A Little Problem
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Chapter 12: Before The Hunt
Upon exiting the cave, Sango reached with her left hand and pulled something from behind her back. Sango slowly placed it on her right hand in front of Kagome.
"MY UNIFORM! Thank you, Sango-chan." Kagome said.
Soon afterwards, Miroku and Shippou came out of the cave. "Inuyasha has now also instructed us to keep Kagome-sama safe." Miroku responds.
Sango quickly moved her right hand backwards so Miroku and Shippou couldn't see Kagome. This was mostly so Miroku couldn't see Kagome. "Where is Kagome?" Shippou asked.
"Oh, she's uumm… right here." Sango said without moving her hands.
"She's behind you?" Miroku asked.
"It's okay now, Sango-chan." Kagome's voice shouted.
Sango moved her right hand into position and Kagome was now back in her uniform.
"How is Inuyasha?" Kagome asked.
"He's still looking for Kikyou. But he was worried someone like Kagura would show up again." Shippou responded.
After waiting near the entrance of the cave with no incident, Inuyasha finally emerged from the cave. "Well, is Kikyou?" Sango asked.
Inuyasha remained silent.
Kagome was getting extremely anxious. Would she ever be her normal size again? The group returned to Kaede's village without Inuyasha saying a word. None of the group really felt like pressuring Inuyasha at this time but Kagome was getting extremely apprehensive. When the group finally entered Kaede's hut, she wasn't there. "Let's wait for the old woman." Inuyasha finally said as he found a place to sit down. Miroku, Shippou and Sango all set close to Inuyasha. Sango put her hands on the floor so Kagome could climb down if she so desired. Kagome decided to get closer to Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome said nervously as she approached him.
"I'll explain soon…" Inuyasha said.
Kaede returned at that moment. "What happened?" Kaede asked immediately.
"Kikyou… I can't find her. I can't feel her presence but Kagome is still…" Inuyasha explained.
"I think my sister must have made it so that the spell is held together by a magic item. This item is why Kagome remains so small. But actually finding this will be rather difficult." Kaede said.
"Could someone be holding this item?" Sango asked.
"Who would Kikyou trust?" Miroku asked.
"It's gotta be Kagura. They were in on this together." Inuyasha reasoned.
"Well, it's the only lead we have." Kagome said.
"Find Kagura, huh. If she's behind one of Naraku's barriers, we won't be able to find her." Miroku said.
"Oh, we'll find her. I know we will." Inuyasha said.
"Yes, we will." Kagome said, finally finding some hope that she could be restored to her normal size.
"Kagome, it's too dangerous. We need you to be someplace safe." Inuyasha bent over and said.
"But…" Kagome tried to protest.
"Inuyasha is right. At your present size, you would be in grave danger. You can trust us." Sango said.
"Okay…" Kagome said dejectedly.
"I'm taking you back to the other side of the well. Your family can watch after you for awhile." Inuyasha said as he picked Kagome up.
Inuyasha quickly raced to the well and jumped through. Upon arriving in Kagome's era, he entered through the front door to Kagome's house. "Hey!" Inuyasha shouted.
"Inuyasha, don't be so rude. Especially after you barge into someone's house." Kagome said.
"Ah, big brother." Souta said as he emerged from another room.
Inuyasha reached his hand out. "Look after her here. It's dangerous on the other side." Inuyasha explained. Souta reached his hand out and Inuyasha gently put Kagome in her younger brother's hands.
"Please be careful Inuyasha." Kagome said.
"I will. You can trust me." Inuyasha said as he left, ready to hunt down Kagura.
To Be Continued…
