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Chapter 28: One Angry Miko

Kagome woke suddenly, something wasn't right. She sat up and strained her eyes in the darkness of her hut. She placed a hand on her forehead, another headache. But this time it was different, she was sensing something, something familiar, but she could think of what it was. It was coming near, getting closer. She concentrated on what it might be, but her head hurt too much. She felt like something was wrapping around her brain and squeezing. They were getting worse, every time she got them they got worse. Kagome let out a moan as another wave of pain hit her. She fell forward on the palm of her hands, breathing deeply into her lungs.

"Kagome? Are you alright?" Shippou wiggled out from under the blankets and placed a hand on her arm. She had her eyes closed tight shut, teeth gritted, and sweating. "Kagome?" he pulled on her sleeve.

"Shippou,… where's…InuYasha?"

The kitsune panicked, talking fast. "I don't know! He was here when you fell asleep but then he said he was going for a walk and left but that was a couple of hours ago and I have no idea where he went!"

"Shippou, calm down…I-I'm fine…" she laid back down on the bed.

"But Kagome…"

"I'm fine now. Don't worry, I'm just a bit tired." She closed her eyes, her breathing almost instantly shallowed as she fell back to sleep.

"Kagome." The kitsune's eyes were full of tears. He really didn't want to leave her, even if she was sleeping now, but he wanted to find InuYasha and tell him what happened, too. He nodded to himself and took off to find InuYasha. His nose wasn't as sensitive as InuYasha's, and he was still a little young, but soon he had InuYasha's scent and was following it through the forest. Shippou raced past trees, bushes, and the occasional nocturnal animal until he came to a clearing, InuYasha laying in the middle with his arms crossed behind his head gazing up into the sky.

"INUYASHA!"

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When InuYasha was sure Kagome had fallen asleep, he went outside telling Shippou he would be back later. He dashed through the forest, the cool night air breezing through his silver hair and on his face. He came to a clearing, tall grass reaching above his ankles, swaying side to side in the wind. He plunked down in the middle and crossed his arms behind his head and sighed. There was so much going on so fast, not even he could keep up with it all. He just wished there was something more he could do for Kagome. Everything seemed to be against her.

He alone knew how much she missed her family on the other side of the well. He would hear her at night mumbling in her sleep. But in the morning light, when she was around all her friends, her sadness was hidden. And she hid it well, not ever her closest friend, the exterminator Sango, noticed how she was really feeling. But InuYasha did. InuYasha noticed the gleam in her eyes wasn't as bright as it use to be, he noticed everything about her. How she would smile when the topic of her other home came up, but deep inside it was ripping her apart.

She looked at him like that sometimes too. Scared. Sad. Lost. THAT was ripping HIM apart. He couldn't do anything to help. InuYasha was there, watching her, standing by her side, loving her. Now, he would give up anything for her happiness. Kaede had explained to what extent depression can drag people. Feeling hopeless, always sad, always lonely. That didn't sound like Kagome at all. She had always been the one to find the good in everything. She had even found the good in InuYasha. But a lot had happened to her. What is this depression was taking control of her? He couldn't even bear to thing of Kagome being like that, not even for a little while. Kagome may not be the best fighter, she may be the weakest physically in the group, but she was the heart of the group. As far as InuYasha was concerned, she was stronger than even him.

"INUYASHA!" InuYasha stood rather quickly at Shippou's yell, instantly drawing Tetsusaiga. After seeing the kit he put the sword away.

"Shippou, what are you doing out here! I thought I told you to stay with Kagome."

"Something was wrong with her! She was sweating, and, and holding her head, and she asked where you were so after she fell asleep again I followed your scent and came looking for you to tell you that she needs you there!" he said everything in a single breath, as he tends to do when he's nervous.

"What! Not again…" he was off, leaving Shippou behind, full force to the hut. He didn't even bother avoiding the trees, he busted straight through them. He only slowed when he finally reached the hut. He walked threw the entrance to the back of the hut, and pushed aside the golden curtain. InuYasha sighed, she was sleeping soundly, but sniffing around he did sense her upset not too long ago.

When she wakes up she's gonna tell me everything! He thought to himself. I can't take all this… if she's really depressed like Kaede said, I'll have to find a way to help her through it. I can't just sit around doing nothing.

InuYasha slipped in beside Kagome, wrapping an arm around her waist, nuzzling into her hair. He waited until Shippou returned, jumping in on the other side of Kagome, and went to sleep.

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"I'm fine InuYasha. It was just a little headache."

"Not from what Shippou told me last night, so spill it."

"I don't know, InuYasha! I. Don't. KNOW!"

InuYasha sighed. "Kagome, if this is about…everything…that's been going on, I want to help you, but I have to know what's wrong first." She lowered her head and turned away. "Kagome, you better talk to me!"

"I already told you, I don't know!"

"I mean it wench, if you don't start talking I'm never gonna let you out of this hut again!"

"Oh yea! Sit!"

"Gah!" THUMP! InuYasha hit the floor, busting a few of the boards on the way down. Kagome clinched her fists as she stepped over the hanyou and out the door. As soon as the spell wore off he was after her again.

"Kagome! Get back here!"

"Sit!" THUMP!

"Ka-g"

"Sit!" THUMP! She stormed off down the path. What was he thinking! That I was lying to him! That I was making up a story for him! I don't know what's going on, how could I? All I know is I get this weird feeling followed by a torturous headache and I get sleepy. And HE asks what wrong, and when I tell him he practically calls me a liar!

She headed to Sango and Miroku's hut. At least THEY won't call me a liar like SOME people I know.

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Shippou followed the line of craters until he found InuYasha. He was still face down on the ground, mumbling to himself. "What did you do to her this time?"

InuYasha pealed himself out of the dirt. "I didn't do anything. I just tried to figure out what's been going on with her lately." He stood to his feet, brushing off the dirt on his clothes and spitting more out from his mouth. "I'm going after her."

"Are you sure InuYasha? She was pretty angry with you. She might 'sit' you more than she already has if you just run after her."

InuYasha thought. If he went after Kagome now, she would definitely 'sit' him again. But, if he didn't, he would just have to ask her all over again some other time. He sighed, working up his courage and started off after her. When he was a kid being chased by angry villagers, he could handle it. When he was trying to get a jewel shard from a youkai five times his size, no problem. But one angry Kagome was all that it took to get him scared. Her AND that stupid necklace.

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"Sango? Miroku?" Kagome peaked into their hut.

"Kagome, what are you doing here?" Sango walked out, one hand over her bulging tummy. "And where's InuYasha?"

Kagome turned up her nose. "Probably still eating dirt."

Sango sighed, shaking her head. "What did he do this time?"

"He asked me what's been wrong with me for the past few weeks. When I told him I didn't know, he pure out called me a liar and demanded me to answer him truthfully! Like I would lie to him!" she held her clinched fists by her side.

"Kagome, he's only worried about you. We all are." She paused. "You're absolutely sure you don't know what could be wrong? Anything at all?" Sango was referring to what InuYasha had told her Kaede mentioned about Kagome being depressed. "You could tell me, Kagome. I'm your friend."

This made Kagome furious, she couldn't even think straight. "I don't believe this! You think I'm lying too!"

Sango placed an arm on Kagome's shoulder. "No, Kagome! I'm just trying to help you."

Kagome pulled away. "Well, I don't need that kind of help. I-I'm going home!" with that Kagome took off, running out of Sango's sight.

Sango followed, but eventually gave up. The added weight of the baby made it where she could keep up with Kagome anymore. She sighed and turned back. As soon as Miroku got back she would seen him after her.

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InuYasha knew where Kagome was heading. There were only two places she headed when she was this mad; to her own time and to talk to Sango. Since the first was now impossible, he thought the latter. He wasn't even paying attention to where he was going, being use to the path that led to his friends' hut, it was almost second nature. He was so lost in thought that he could have ran right into a tree and not even realize it, which he did. But this one he realized, since its trunk was thick and sent him sprawled on the ground. Just what I needed, another lump on the head.

He rubbed the sore spot on his forehead with one of his claws and used his other to push himself back to his feet. He had been trying to think of what he was going to say when he did find Kagome. InuYasha knew he couldn't just walk up to her and ask her again. That would only get him eating more dirt then he already had. Everything he thought of was a win/lose situation, with him being on the losing end.

He could apologize. That worked sometimes, but would it work now with her being so mad? InuYasha thought not. He really didn't mean to sound like he was calling her a liar. He was just frustrated with all that had been going on until now, and frustrated with himself for not being able to do anything. The last thing he needed now was for Kagome to be mad at him. InuYasha came to a decision; he nodded as he thought to himself he would wait till Kagome was ready to talk to him.

Finally he could see the hut only a few yards off. Sango was sitting on the steps with a solemn look on her face. "Hey Sango, where's Kagome?"

Sango looked up. "She left. I think I made her mad."

"You too?"

"Um hum. She thinks I don't believe her."

"Keh. Feelings mutual." He rolled his eyes. "Where did she head off to?"

"She said she was going back home. You should have ran into her on your way over here."

InuYasha blushed. "I…kind of took a detour." He was referring to the 'run-in' with the tree. Sango stood.

"Well, if you're going after her, I'm coming with you. I should apologize also, if that's what you were intending to do."

InuYasha nodded and waited for Sango to start back down the path once again. Half way there and they started talking.

"You said you didn't believe her. What didn't you believe?" InuYasha asked. He had decided to travel slow since the exterminators condition, and it would give Kagome a little more time to cool off.

She sighed, taking in a deep breath. "She told me about the fight you had with her, and I made the mistake of asking her the same question."

InuYasha cringed. If that was true, it was going to take more than a few simple apologies to calm her down. "At least she didn't 'sit' you."

"I think if it were in her power she would have, as angry as she was at the time. Baby or no baby."

"Where's Miroku anyway?"

"He and Shippou were helping Kaede in the village. It seems there was a small dispute between two of the families that needed Miroku to straighten it out."

"Keh. That lecher? What can he do?"

"He has gotten better priorities since I first met him. So have you, InuYasha."

He looked to the sky as he walked. "I guess he's not that bad. When I first met Miroku I just wanted to kill him. Kagome wouldn't let me though." InuYasha thought. "She never let me kill anything with good reason."

"And I'm happy that she did stop you. Otherwise where would I be?"

Finally they reached the hut. InuYasha stopped.

"Maybe I should go in first. If she's still mad she won't attack me with the baby. At least, I hope not." InuYasha nodded. He sad down under a shaded tree and waited. He was surprised when Sango walked back out with no Kagome.

"Where's Kagome?" he asked.

"She's not here."

"You sure?" He walked inside looking around, pulling back to curtain to the bed, but sure enough Kagome wasn't anywhere near. "You sure she said she was coming here?" he looked to Sango.

She nodded. "Maybe she changed her mind and went to Kaede's."

"You stay here, I'll send Miroku when I find him. I'm going after Kagome."

When he got back to the village he went straight to Kaede's. Looking around, she wasn't there either. InuYasha started to panic. Where could she have gone? Had a youkai gotten to her? He didn't sense any youkai near, but that didn't mean there wasn't any. The windy weather of spring always threw off his nose a bit, and lately it had been pretty windy. The wind might have blown away the scent.

He sped up to find Miroku in the village along with Kaede and Shippou. "Miroku! Kaede! Have either of you seen Kagome?"

"No, not today InuYasha. Why, is she missing?"

"If she weren't missing why would I be asking you, monk? She ran off after we had a fight."

"Calm ye self. Have ye checked with Sango?"

"Of course! Sango said Kagome was going home, and I went back to the hut but she wasn't there. Then I figured she had changed her mind so I went to your place. She's not there either."

The two considered this. Miroku was the first to speak. "InuYasha, do you think she meant her other home? The one beyond the well?"

"The well's closed, she wouldn't go there."

"I would check if I were you. She may have been blinded by her anger and had forgotten about it being sealed."

"She…she couldn't have."

Miroku shook his head. "Yes she could.

InuYasha made haste straight to the bone eater's well.

A/N:

Thanks for all the reviews! You guys are so nice! Anyway, the next couple of chapters may seem pointless, but I'm just trying to get across all the 'feelings' that's going on, so, bear with me. I promise more action and fluff are up ahead!

Sorry I didn't update yesterday, but the FanFiction server was down and I couldn't upload the chapter.