Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I do not own Inuyasha. sighs If I did, I would not be a short, geeky, female fan fiction writer.
Author's note: Responses to reviews will be put at the beginning. (Because I feel like it at the moment) Ah, yes, I would also like to point out that flames will be used to heat up my pizza. By the way, you might want to read a fanfic by "littleboz1715" called Love: Lost and Found. She's a friend of mine.
Miroku'sGurl: Yes, I agree they are both good people. But do keep in mind that Sango is actually starting to like Miroku, so her annoyance at him being lecherous is increasing. Also keep in mind that though Miroku is a good person, he is rather womanizing, whatever anyone may think. He's not perfect. And Sango, she is a bit violent. I believe she smacks him at least once every episode on average. I will take your point into consideration though. Thank you for the constructive criticism!
Chap3: At an Impasse?
Sesshomaru ran, hard. That miko was running fast for a human. He knew Rin was safe. He had made sure she was in a cave with Jaken and Ah-Un before he went out to do some thinking. That's when he had crashed into Kagome. He didn't know why he was running. 'Why do I care?' he thought, 'She's just an annoying human.' You like her. another unfamiliar voice in his head said. 'No she is simply… interesting.' It's a shame that the Taiyoukai of the Western Lands, is blind to his own feelings. 'Shut up.' Sesshomaru tried to clear his head of the incessant voices. Naraku was right in Kagome's path, and this human interested him, he didn't want her dead just yet. Besides, Naraku had kidnapped Rin. He'd do it for Rin. Nice excuse. said the voice inside his head before it vanished.
With Kagome…
'Why did Inuyasha betray me? He promised he'd protect me. What did I do to deserve this! What's wrong with me? I thought… I thought maybe he could love me. Apparently I'm just a reincarnation. Just like Kikyo says. But, he… he…' Kagome cried harder and tripped over a tree root. She didn't look to see what she had tripped over, or hold her bleeding knee. She just kneeled there.
"Hello, little miko. You seem to have lost your way," said an overly calm, cool voice. The voice made Kagome shudder; it was a voice of pure evil, hatred. A voice that could know no happiness, peace, joy, or anything that sanity would depend on. Kagome looked up, for the first time she wasn't afraid. What more could be done to her?
"Hello, Naraku." Naraku smiled an evil grin.
"It looks like you are alone, and you have the jewel shards. Excellent, I'll take those." Immediately, a tentacle shot out from Naraku towards Kagome. With all the times she had encountered Naraku, Kagome had never faced him without Inuyasha at her side. Images of the hanyou flashed through her mind, but another image flashed through her mind. An image of someone with gold eyes and silver hair in the wind, but it wasn't Inuyasha. 'Who…?' she thought. Then the image vanished. She closed her eyes and braced herself for impact that would come moments later. Where could she run?
The blow never came.
With Inuyasha and the gang (Sorry I haven't gotten to them yet.)
"Where is she!" yelled a thoroughly ticked off hanyou. She had been gone for more than an hour now; she never stayed out that long without telling anyone… When Inuyasha had asked Sango and Miroku when she had left, the conversation had gone from loud, to louder.
"When did she leave?" Inuyasha had asked more or less calm.
"She left about an hour ago," Sango had said as she poked the fire, "To see if, er, you and Kikyo were okay…" She shot a knowing glance at Miroku; they had an idea why Kagome had been out so late…
"But… I was fine! Kikyo and I were just, uh…" Inuyasha stumbled over his words, "We were just talking a while. Which way did Kagome go?" Miroku shook his head.
"Inuyasha, has it ever occurred to you that you being with Kikyo hurts Kagome?" Miroku had said in a quiet voice.
"Feh, just because I'm not protecting Kagome for a few hours doesn't me- OW!" Inuyasha had started that sentence with a 'Feh,' and ended it with a hard bonk on the head from Miroku's staff.
"I mean emotionally, Inuyasha." Miroku said calmly, "You're always calling her names and hurting her feelings, perhaps you should try to be a little kinder." Inuyasha was about to reply with an arrogant comment before he smelled his two worst enemies. 'Oh good, maybe they'll finish each other off.' he thought with an inward smirk, and then he smelled another familiar scent. He took off running, leaving the demon exterminator and the monk to catch up with him on their own time.
'Kagome,' he thought worriedly, 'Wench, what have you gotten yourself into now!'
End of chapter
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