Yeah! So many reviews!! Thank you everyone! To answer some of your
questions... umm... let's see... oh, about the Shikon no Tama. I am basing
Kagome's change due to what was said in the beginning of the Inuyasha
storyline. The Shikon Jewel was coveted by demons for power and by humans
to satisfy their wants. I interpreted that to mean that humans had to have
some way of using the jewel, or the jewel had to have some effect on them
or else their wants wouldn't have been fulfilled. After all, I don't all of
them are just coveting the Shikon no Tama as a house ornament!
And about the picking up the well, I am fixing it right now. Thanks for
letting me know! Feel free to correct me everyone!
As for the hoari, at first I had put kimono, but then I changed it to hoari
because kimono's tend to be dresses... maybe not dresses, but without the
pant legs... and a hoari... well, I know it's not that right either, but...
can you really imagine Inuyasha running around in a kimono, or at least the
stereotype kimono that is the first picture that pops into most people's
minds? So, that's why I put it down as a hoari, or at least in later
chapters. I must have forgotten to change that in the first chapter... so I
am fixing it right now.
I'm sorry for the cliffhangers, well not really.... But, anyway, I'm
updating now, so enjoy! And please keep reviewing! Thank you!!!!
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Inuyasha was startled by Kagome's sudden outburst, and the sudden chilly sensation that had radiated from her body. A look of worry and concern appeared upon his facial features. In attempt to give chase to her, and find out what was bothering her, he ran to the door. As soon as he did so, he started feeling a bit dizzy, and realized the herbs were now taking effect on him. "Kagome.. Wait.." He said in a drowsy voice, before dropping to his knees.
His vision began to blur, causing him to shake his head, trying to see straight. He forced himself off the floor, leaning on his Tetsusaiga to help him walk, stumbling as he began to succumb to his drowsiness.
Kagome ducked into a nearby cave to change, clenching her teeth when she saw she had accidentally grabbed a pile of Kikyo's clothes instead of her own. "Oh well, better than running around in this shift." She thought. After changing, she stashed her shift into a nook in the side of the cave, then checked to see that she had everything she needed. "Bow, Sacred Arrows, Jewel Shards in my pocket... That's everything. I hope this next part works..." She closed her eyes, stretching out her Sacred Aura link to reach the Sacred Tree, far from where she stood. She could see it in her mind's eye, beginning to glow blue under her influence. Kagome used the tree to branch her Aura out until she found the one person she was looking for... Kikyo.
Kikyo turned from the meadow she was standing in. "What is this? Who is calling me?" Her soul catchers lifted her into the air, and flew her towards the source that was calling her. "Kagome!" He weakly called out, still using his Tetsusaiga as a prop to steady himself. He found himself on his knees again, breathing heavily, then pushed himself off the ground, struggling to move on. He didn't care if he got hurt in the process of finding Kagome, he was determined to make sure that she and safe and unharmed.He lost his grip on the Tetsusaiga, causing to him fall flat on his stomach leaning on his arms. Inuyasha continued to lay upon the ground, trying to catch his breath. Out of all his pain, there was only one thing on his mind, Kagome. Kagome panted with the effort of calling Kikyo, then watched as she stepped down in front of her from her soul catchers, which now wound about through the forest, with their shining lights like little beacons in the darkness. "Well, congratulations, I see you've learned a new trick." Commented Kikyo lightly in her always chilly voice. She looked Kagome up and down. "I see you've changed your wardrobe. Much more sensible than that short kimono you always insisted on wearing."
Kagome bit back any retort, then said clearly, "I want a truce. I'll help you in your quest to give Naraku all the Jewel Shards if I can help and speed up the process."
Inuyasha leaned his entire weight upon the Tetsusaiga, noticing the bright soul catchers, thinking, "Kikyo is nearby... what if Kagome's with her?!" Hearing slight voices in the distance, he picked up his pace in alarm, pushing back the brush until he found Kagome and Kikyo.
Once in the small clearing, Inuyasha blinked at the sight of them. Kagome? With Kikyo? He couldn't tell which was which with his blurred vision, both of them were wearing the same clothes. He urged himself on, determined to find out what was going on, soon. "Kagome?" He called out as he approached her, vision clear enough to see that it was indeed her. Inuyasha couldn't prop himself up anymore, and dropped down to his knees, looking up at her, as his vision once again started to blur.
"Inuyasha?!" Kagome turned at the sound of her name being said by Inuyasha. "You're not supposed to be here!"
Kikyo quirked her eyebrows. "An abandoned tryst I see? It doesn't matter, because no, I shall not hold a truce with you. However, those Shards in your pocket would prove useful to me. I shall take them." She nocked an arrow to her bow and let it fly at Kagome, smiling faintly when it scratched the surface of her arm, near where the Jewel Shards were, causing Kagome to grab her forearm in pain, gritting her teeth. "Ahh.. so you put them in your own arm at one point.. foolish girl, I can't believe that you are the reincarnation of me." He gave his head a hard shake, trying to make his vision clear again, though it only made it worse. "Kagome?" He called out again weakly, hearing the conversation going on around him, the herbs making him unable to process what was happening. "Not so fast." Kagome, quickly recovering, let fly one of her one arrows, radiating a pink aura instead of blue, going past Kikyo's head and slaying one of her soul collectors. "I can't believe I wasted my energy in calling you here. Leave, before I destroy all the others too." Kikyo only smiled a bit and called her soulcatchers to her, fading into the sky.
"Now I have to go back... I feel so guilty now..." Kagome looked about and found some wild sorrel, of which she stripped of a few leaves. She walked over to Inuyasha and popped them in his mouth. "Chew, these will make you wake up." Without hesitating, he chewed the leaves, the fresh lemony taste and smell clearing his senses. His vision became clear and now he could process everything around him. He still felt a bit dizzy though. He slowly got up, shifting his gaze to Kagome. "What are you doing Kagome?" He asked, noticing the clothes that she were wearing.
"I'm trying to get this over with sooner. I tried to work out a truce with Kikyo and help her in her quest, and finally end all of this mess. But, it only got me this." She pointed to a long scratch on her left forearm from the arrow. Noticing him looking at her clothes, she said sheepishly. "I grabbed the wrong pile of clothes when I ran out."
He glanced to the scratch on Kagome's forearm, then growled softly at her. "You wanted to work out a truce with Kikyo. I understand that. But working with her won't end this mess. It'll only make it bigger." He said quietly, adverting his gaze to the ground. "Don't ever make me worry like that." He stated bluntly, glancing up at her.
Kagome answered sharply. "Since when do you worry about me? And since when will working with her make everything become a mess? I thought for sure you'd be happy to work with her." She spat out. "I'm going to go home, next thing we know Naraku will show up and mistake me for Kikyo. And with Onigumo's heart, we both know what kind of disaster that will make."
He glanced down to the ground again, clenching his hands into fists down at his sides as he tried to ignore the pain that Kagome's words had again caused. "Since every time I had to come and rescue you from some sort of demon! That's when I worry about you!" He replied, raising the volume of his voice. "I was having a relaxing time with you at the hut until you had to ruin it and run away. You know what? I don't care! Go ahead! Leave!" He shouted at her.
Kagome felt a tear slip down her cheek as she ran away, leaving her bow and quiver behind on the ground, her jacket in a heap underneath the ledge where her night shift was. Her feet practically flew over the ground in her haste to get away. She jumped down the well and slammed open the doors of the temple shrine, running over to the Sacred Tree and flung her arms around it, not bothering to keep her tears in check anymore, sobbing. She got up and shook her head, wiping her tears away on the sleeve of Kikyo's shirt, going to find the box of charms underneath her bed. She took out one long scroll, meant for use as a seal against those with demon blood. Kagome went back outside, laying the scroll over the crack between the hatches of the well's cover, pushing the three Jewel Shards into the side's of the scroll for extra security, though whether or not the Shards would strengthen the scroll, she did not know. However, the scroll's magic was strong enough to keep Inuyasha from coming to her time, and the shards were just there for her own peace of mind. Inuyasha wouldn't be able to get through now. Somehow that thought didn't comfort her as much as she thought it would.
He felt a sharp pain slice through his heart, when saw the tears that welled up in Kagome's warm brown eyes. "Kagome! Don't go! I didn't mean it." He called out after her. He ran after her in chase, attempting to get her back.
However, he was too late, seeing that she had already jumped inside of the well. He peered over the edge of the well, looking deep inside of it. He could sense a strange barrier in the portal of the well, something he knew wouldn't let him past. The sensation was strong, and he hadn't noticed it before. He figured out that Kagome probably sealed up the well on the other side. "Kagome..." He said softly, as he sat down next to the well, leaning his back against it. He uttered a deep sigh, staring at the ground in guilt and shame.
"So, the rumors I hear are true. You're forgetting your promise to me Inuyasha." Kikyo said, walking out from the shadows of the trees.
He was startled a bit from Kikyo's voice that broke the awkward silence. "What promise?" He asked stupidly, though, he knew perfectly well what promise she was talking about. He took a quick glance at her, before adverting his gaze away, looking at nothing in particular.
"You know what promise I'm talking about Inuyasha. You promised to protect me from everything, and you declared you would always love me. You said your life was mine, and mine was yours. You're breaking that promise Inuyasha. Is she worth it?" Kikyo asked, her cold eyes glittering. "I know what she did Inuyasha, she put those Jewel Shards in her arm. Foolish girl. I can see on your face what happened."
He narrowed his amber eyes at her, giving her a rather cold glare. "I know that she did. But she did it to protect me." He struggled getting the words out of his mouth. "As you can see, I'm human right now." He added, adverting his gaze to the starry sky, in which it held the new moon. "Yes... Kagome's worth it. I owe her my life." He said quietly, struggling with these words as well. After these words were spoken, he glanced down at the ground.
"... I see Inuyasha. Enjoy your time now, because I intend on holding you to your promise when this is all over. Promises should not be made lightly, and I shall not forget your promise anytime soon." Kikyo called her soul catchers, rising into the sky, leaving Inuyasha by the well.
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There are a couple things I thought I should say. One, it's another cliffhanger!! Two, my chapters are getting progressively longer... Three, I don't actually know if sorrel has properties to wake someone up, but I DO know that it DOES have a sweet lemony flavor! For lack of herb or wild plant that would wake someone up, I used sorrel. And four... remember to review! Thank you!!!
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Inuyasha was startled by Kagome's sudden outburst, and the sudden chilly sensation that had radiated from her body. A look of worry and concern appeared upon his facial features. In attempt to give chase to her, and find out what was bothering her, he ran to the door. As soon as he did so, he started feeling a bit dizzy, and realized the herbs were now taking effect on him. "Kagome.. Wait.." He said in a drowsy voice, before dropping to his knees.
His vision began to blur, causing him to shake his head, trying to see straight. He forced himself off the floor, leaning on his Tetsusaiga to help him walk, stumbling as he began to succumb to his drowsiness.
Kagome ducked into a nearby cave to change, clenching her teeth when she saw she had accidentally grabbed a pile of Kikyo's clothes instead of her own. "Oh well, better than running around in this shift." She thought. After changing, she stashed her shift into a nook in the side of the cave, then checked to see that she had everything she needed. "Bow, Sacred Arrows, Jewel Shards in my pocket... That's everything. I hope this next part works..." She closed her eyes, stretching out her Sacred Aura link to reach the Sacred Tree, far from where she stood. She could see it in her mind's eye, beginning to glow blue under her influence. Kagome used the tree to branch her Aura out until she found the one person she was looking for... Kikyo.
Kikyo turned from the meadow she was standing in. "What is this? Who is calling me?" Her soul catchers lifted her into the air, and flew her towards the source that was calling her. "Kagome!" He weakly called out, still using his Tetsusaiga as a prop to steady himself. He found himself on his knees again, breathing heavily, then pushed himself off the ground, struggling to move on. He didn't care if he got hurt in the process of finding Kagome, he was determined to make sure that she and safe and unharmed.He lost his grip on the Tetsusaiga, causing to him fall flat on his stomach leaning on his arms. Inuyasha continued to lay upon the ground, trying to catch his breath. Out of all his pain, there was only one thing on his mind, Kagome. Kagome panted with the effort of calling Kikyo, then watched as she stepped down in front of her from her soul catchers, which now wound about through the forest, with their shining lights like little beacons in the darkness. "Well, congratulations, I see you've learned a new trick." Commented Kikyo lightly in her always chilly voice. She looked Kagome up and down. "I see you've changed your wardrobe. Much more sensible than that short kimono you always insisted on wearing."
Kagome bit back any retort, then said clearly, "I want a truce. I'll help you in your quest to give Naraku all the Jewel Shards if I can help and speed up the process."
Inuyasha leaned his entire weight upon the Tetsusaiga, noticing the bright soul catchers, thinking, "Kikyo is nearby... what if Kagome's with her?!" Hearing slight voices in the distance, he picked up his pace in alarm, pushing back the brush until he found Kagome and Kikyo.
Once in the small clearing, Inuyasha blinked at the sight of them. Kagome? With Kikyo? He couldn't tell which was which with his blurred vision, both of them were wearing the same clothes. He urged himself on, determined to find out what was going on, soon. "Kagome?" He called out as he approached her, vision clear enough to see that it was indeed her. Inuyasha couldn't prop himself up anymore, and dropped down to his knees, looking up at her, as his vision once again started to blur.
"Inuyasha?!" Kagome turned at the sound of her name being said by Inuyasha. "You're not supposed to be here!"
Kikyo quirked her eyebrows. "An abandoned tryst I see? It doesn't matter, because no, I shall not hold a truce with you. However, those Shards in your pocket would prove useful to me. I shall take them." She nocked an arrow to her bow and let it fly at Kagome, smiling faintly when it scratched the surface of her arm, near where the Jewel Shards were, causing Kagome to grab her forearm in pain, gritting her teeth. "Ahh.. so you put them in your own arm at one point.. foolish girl, I can't believe that you are the reincarnation of me." He gave his head a hard shake, trying to make his vision clear again, though it only made it worse. "Kagome?" He called out again weakly, hearing the conversation going on around him, the herbs making him unable to process what was happening. "Not so fast." Kagome, quickly recovering, let fly one of her one arrows, radiating a pink aura instead of blue, going past Kikyo's head and slaying one of her soul collectors. "I can't believe I wasted my energy in calling you here. Leave, before I destroy all the others too." Kikyo only smiled a bit and called her soulcatchers to her, fading into the sky.
"Now I have to go back... I feel so guilty now..." Kagome looked about and found some wild sorrel, of which she stripped of a few leaves. She walked over to Inuyasha and popped them in his mouth. "Chew, these will make you wake up." Without hesitating, he chewed the leaves, the fresh lemony taste and smell clearing his senses. His vision became clear and now he could process everything around him. He still felt a bit dizzy though. He slowly got up, shifting his gaze to Kagome. "What are you doing Kagome?" He asked, noticing the clothes that she were wearing.
"I'm trying to get this over with sooner. I tried to work out a truce with Kikyo and help her in her quest, and finally end all of this mess. But, it only got me this." She pointed to a long scratch on her left forearm from the arrow. Noticing him looking at her clothes, she said sheepishly. "I grabbed the wrong pile of clothes when I ran out."
He glanced to the scratch on Kagome's forearm, then growled softly at her. "You wanted to work out a truce with Kikyo. I understand that. But working with her won't end this mess. It'll only make it bigger." He said quietly, adverting his gaze to the ground. "Don't ever make me worry like that." He stated bluntly, glancing up at her.
Kagome answered sharply. "Since when do you worry about me? And since when will working with her make everything become a mess? I thought for sure you'd be happy to work with her." She spat out. "I'm going to go home, next thing we know Naraku will show up and mistake me for Kikyo. And with Onigumo's heart, we both know what kind of disaster that will make."
He glanced down to the ground again, clenching his hands into fists down at his sides as he tried to ignore the pain that Kagome's words had again caused. "Since every time I had to come and rescue you from some sort of demon! That's when I worry about you!" He replied, raising the volume of his voice. "I was having a relaxing time with you at the hut until you had to ruin it and run away. You know what? I don't care! Go ahead! Leave!" He shouted at her.
Kagome felt a tear slip down her cheek as she ran away, leaving her bow and quiver behind on the ground, her jacket in a heap underneath the ledge where her night shift was. Her feet practically flew over the ground in her haste to get away. She jumped down the well and slammed open the doors of the temple shrine, running over to the Sacred Tree and flung her arms around it, not bothering to keep her tears in check anymore, sobbing. She got up and shook her head, wiping her tears away on the sleeve of Kikyo's shirt, going to find the box of charms underneath her bed. She took out one long scroll, meant for use as a seal against those with demon blood. Kagome went back outside, laying the scroll over the crack between the hatches of the well's cover, pushing the three Jewel Shards into the side's of the scroll for extra security, though whether or not the Shards would strengthen the scroll, she did not know. However, the scroll's magic was strong enough to keep Inuyasha from coming to her time, and the shards were just there for her own peace of mind. Inuyasha wouldn't be able to get through now. Somehow that thought didn't comfort her as much as she thought it would.
He felt a sharp pain slice through his heart, when saw the tears that welled up in Kagome's warm brown eyes. "Kagome! Don't go! I didn't mean it." He called out after her. He ran after her in chase, attempting to get her back.
However, he was too late, seeing that she had already jumped inside of the well. He peered over the edge of the well, looking deep inside of it. He could sense a strange barrier in the portal of the well, something he knew wouldn't let him past. The sensation was strong, and he hadn't noticed it before. He figured out that Kagome probably sealed up the well on the other side. "Kagome..." He said softly, as he sat down next to the well, leaning his back against it. He uttered a deep sigh, staring at the ground in guilt and shame.
"So, the rumors I hear are true. You're forgetting your promise to me Inuyasha." Kikyo said, walking out from the shadows of the trees.
He was startled a bit from Kikyo's voice that broke the awkward silence. "What promise?" He asked stupidly, though, he knew perfectly well what promise she was talking about. He took a quick glance at her, before adverting his gaze away, looking at nothing in particular.
"You know what promise I'm talking about Inuyasha. You promised to protect me from everything, and you declared you would always love me. You said your life was mine, and mine was yours. You're breaking that promise Inuyasha. Is she worth it?" Kikyo asked, her cold eyes glittering. "I know what she did Inuyasha, she put those Jewel Shards in her arm. Foolish girl. I can see on your face what happened."
He narrowed his amber eyes at her, giving her a rather cold glare. "I know that she did. But she did it to protect me." He struggled getting the words out of his mouth. "As you can see, I'm human right now." He added, adverting his gaze to the starry sky, in which it held the new moon. "Yes... Kagome's worth it. I owe her my life." He said quietly, struggling with these words as well. After these words were spoken, he glanced down at the ground.
"... I see Inuyasha. Enjoy your time now, because I intend on holding you to your promise when this is all over. Promises should not be made lightly, and I shall not forget your promise anytime soon." Kikyo called her soul catchers, rising into the sky, leaving Inuyasha by the well.
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There are a couple things I thought I should say. One, it's another cliffhanger!! Two, my chapters are getting progressively longer... Three, I don't actually know if sorrel has properties to wake someone up, but I DO know that it DOES have a sweet lemony flavor! For lack of herb or wild plant that would wake someone up, I used sorrel. And four... remember to review! Thank you!!!