Chapter 20: Going Back
"KAGOME!" Souta yells, rudely awakening both his sister and the sleeping half-demon. The two had quietly slipped into her room, taking a nap after their strenuous activities in the marketplace while they could. The said girl bolts up, nearly losing her balance as she tries to get her bearings. She rubs her eyes, blinking, before focusing on the form of her little brother, breathing hard and looking a bit scared and mad.
"Souta? What is it?" Kagome questions half-awake, still rubbing the sleep from her eyes.
"Sis, you gotta come out here. The village's gone nuts!" the boy replies.
Kagome closes her eyes, 'Oh no.' she thinks silently, muting a groan before getting up and following him out, hearing Inuyasha not far behind. They go down the stairs and Souta leads the way into the pantry, pointing to the window, "You can see from there."
Kagome furrows her brow before walking to the window and opening it quietly, poking her head out. As soon as she does her eyes widen. It looked like a mob. She quickly draws her head in and powers past the two males, running upstairs again. She races to her room and climbs out of her window, just hearing Inuyasha's protests as she sets foot on the roof. Silently she climbs up so she can peer over the top of her roof. She gapes. The entire village had to be down there. But that's only part of the reason she gapes, the other being the sight of a very human looking Koga leading the mob.
Suddenly she feels warmth radiating onto her back and hears a soft growl. She knows that it's Inuyasha so she doesn't even turn around and isn't surprised when he mutters "Damn. That fleabag of a wolf's seemed to turn the whole village against us! Doesn't he know when to give up?"
Kagome shifts slightly "But Inuyasha, how is he alright already? And why does he look like a normal human?"
She can feel him shrug behind her "I don't know, but it doesn't really matter. What matters is that we stop this, now."
Kagome nods, "Alright, I'll go down there and try to talk it out. No offense but I think they might listen a little better if you're not with me. And," she adds, before he can protest, "you'll be watching from up here, so if anything starts to go wrong, you can jump in and save me."
"Feh. Whatever." Is his only response, which she takes as an affirmative as she slips away and back into the window, giving him one last glance before she makes her way downstairs.
She tells Souta to get Grandpa and hide in the back before she goes to the front door, stopping for a moment. She closes her eyes and gathers her courage to face the storm of who-knows-what that awaited her on the other side of her door. Then she opens the door and steps out, closing it quickly after her, a determined look on her face. Everything goes quiet and she makes her way towards the tree that Koga was using as a platform, people clearing the way for her. When she gets there she looks Koga straight in the eye and grates out through clenched teeth, "Koga, what in the world do you think you're doing?"
The boy just smirks, "Why Kagome, my sweet, I am merely saving you from that wretched demon that obviously has you under a spell. Fear not, darling Kagome! You're words and actions are not your own! I shall free you from the monster's incantation!"
Kagome's eyes nearly bug out of her head and her fists clench, oh how she wanted to just tackle him and pound the living snot out of him, but even she knew that that wasn't a good idea, what with so many people around. So, showing an amazing amount of self-control, she takes a deep breath and calmly asks, "What in the world are you talking about Koga? What proof have you that I am bewitched?"
Koga smirks again, "Isn't the fact that you can stand to be around him enough?" he questioned. Oh how she wanted to slug him... "Not to mention your little display in the marketplace earlier today." Ghosts of affirmation back his claim from members of the village that were in the mob.
Kagome chews the inside of her cheek, trying to keep her temper in check, "He wasn't hurting anyone Koga. I stood up for him because all he wanted to do was see how we lived. He was curious. Has that been deemed a crime while I was away?"
Koga snorts, not losing a beat, "Right, 'curious'. He wanted to see how we lived so he could find our weaknesses! So that later he could ransack our village like I bet HE did the other night!"
That was it. "How dare you!! Inuyasha wasn't anywhere near the village the night that it was destroyed! And furthermore, he wouldn't hurt a fly that didn't attack him first! Why do you want him gone so badly? Are you jealous that he might actually have more of a chance of me at least liking him than you do!?" Kagome gasps after this last part, putting her hand over her mouth. She hadn't meant to say that.
Koga smiles and runs with what she's given him. "See? What did I tell you? The monster has drugged her with a love potion! I am certain of it! That is the only possible explanation! She must be held captive until the beast is killed and thusly the spell brought void!"
Kagome shrieks, "WHAT!?" as the villagers nod and make their way to restrain her.
She sees Koga smirk, "Don't worry my love. This is for your own safety."
She struggles against the many hands, effectively breaking free for a moment and using it to jump Koga as she had originally wanted to. 'If I'm gonna be thought of as enchanted or whatever, I might as well get some satisfaction out of it' she thinks before starting to clobber the unsuspecting scum.
No sooner then she feels the first hand laid upon her to separate her from her victim then it's gone and there's a growl directly behind her. "The first one that touches her gets a up-close look at my claws." Then she feels two strong clawed hands go around her waist and yank her off, jumping back up to the roof, where the villagers can't see. She's dropped unceremoniously before she hears laughter.
She whirls around to see Inuyasha laughing his fool head off. "And would you mind telling me what's so funny?" she asks snippily.
Inuyasha gets a hold of himself long enough to wipe the tears that had formed around his eyes, gasping, "The...look...on that...wimpy wolf's...face! He looked...ready to...piss his pants!" is all he gets out before he starts laughing again, holding his sides in pain.
At first Kagome puts her hands on her hips fuming, but before long she's smiling and giggling along, "It was pretty funny." After a few moments thought, her smile becomes somewhat sad, and she sighs quietly.
Inuyasha catches it with a flick of the ear, and turns to her, "What's wrong Kagome? I thought you'd think it was just as hysterical as I do. You were the one that started to pummel him after all."
Kagome nods, "I do...it's just...Inuyasha, we have to leave."
Inuyasha's eyes widen, "What? Why? I was just starting to like it here. It's a breath of fresh air compared to being cooped up in my castle all the time."
Kagome sighs, "I know, but we have to, for Grandpa and Souta's sakes. If we stay, they won't stop, especially with Koga around. As long as we're here, Grandpa and Souta aren't safe. At least if we leave, there's a chance that they'll let up on them. Please Inuyasha?"
At this point the hanyou crosses his arms and sits down so that he's sitting cross-legged. He closes his eyes in thought for a moment before grimacing and saying, "Alright, I guess. Though I don't want you thinking I'm going soft or anything. I just don't feel like messing with those idiot humans, not to mention that shit for brains."
Kagome smiles and nods, "Alright, we should probably go tell your brother and Rin that we're leaving."
Inuyasha rolls his eyes, "Knowing him, he already knew the second that you left the house. Come on, just gather up whatever the hell you want to and we'll leave before they decide to surround the house and get pitchforks and torches."
Kagome nods again, "Okay, if you're sure." Before going back inside and starting to gather her things. Once she's done she goes to find her brother and grandpa, to give them a proper farewell.
She finds her brother and starts to explain that she has to leave before getting cut off by him, "Inuyasha already told me sis. You and him are going on a big adventure to save the world and might not be back for a real long time right? And if anyone starts talking bad about you or him that's just a bad guy trying to get people to be evil and I should ignore them and get home as quickly as possible." He says with a nod, affirming his own words.
Kagome stares at her brother for a moment 'I can't believe Inuyasha would think to make such a story up so that Souta wouldn't worry.' She then smiles, 'The idiot. He does care.' She thinks before nodding, "Right. Exactly like that. Now I have to go Souta. Tell Grandpa that I love him and I'll be home as soon as possible. Oh, and don't tell him about the mission. You know how his heart is." Getting one last nod from Souta, she ruffles his hair and goes back to her room, backpack stuffed with all of the things she had bought the previous day.
She climbs out of her window and into the sight of an impatient half-demon. "Feh. Took you long enough. Come on, the villagers are getting antsy again."
He grabs her and makes to jump before she stops him, "Inuyasha, wait. Do you think you could outrun them with me on your back?"
Inuyasha raises an eyebrow, "Yeah, why?...Oh no, you're not thinking of..."
Before he can finish she cups her hands around her mouth and yells at the top of her lungs, "HURRY INUYASHA!! LET'S RUN INTO THE FOREST BEFORE THEY NOTICE WE'RE GONE!" then, quietly whispers so he can barely hear her above the ringing in his ears, "sorry, but I had to make sure that they wouldn't hurt Souta or Grandpa while going through the house."
Sure enough, moments later they see the first people start to come out from the alley and Inuyasha leaps from the roof towards the forest. Looking back to make sure they're giving chase, the couple then darts into the trees, soon lost between the shadows.
A.N. Man, how the heck did Kagome manage to grow up right when she was in a town of such sheep? Well, there you are, another chapter complete, where the two are back on their way to the castle. It's been an interesting adventure, but don't think we're done yet! Through the very VERY light planning ahead I've done, we have Christmas, along with more Koga and Naraku evil or just plain badness coming ahead. As for the next chapter...that's anyone's guess! Sorry for taking so long to get this posted, I've been reading this one fanfic and it's taken me a while to get it done. Anyways, onto Reviewer Replies!
Rebel Writer- I'm glad that I could reach you on such a personal level. And, by the way, I know at least partially where you're coming from. One of my best friends going all the way back to Kindergarten has a slight mental disability, and I'll happily admit I'm a bit protective of her, especially if I hear some comment being said behind her back. It ticks me off too. Though I'm nowhere near as explosive as Kagome was lol. And don't worry, I won't rest until there's a nice Koga-shaped hole in the ground either lol.
ChibiSess- Lol, it's good to see that I've made you loath the guy so much. I promise that much more Koga bashing and smashing is on the way.
RoseMaiden-I'm glad you liked it. I just let it write itself honestly. It's kinda freaky how I can just sit down and words just seem to pour out of my head and fingers. But honestly, thanks a lot for the compliment.
Copperline Kitty- Lol, I won't ask about that whole dialog thing, but thanks, I'll try to keep updating as frequently as possible.
Inuyashasonly1- Thanks for all the compliments. Yeah, I thought it was pretty cool of Kagome too. I agree Inuyasha is really cute when he blushes lol. I'll keep updating asap.
Kailean- Lol, thanks.
Amandy- No, sorry, this is my only Inu fic, outside the poem that I wrote. The best thing that I'd say for you to do is to broaden your anime view a bit. I mean, sure, Inuyasha rocks, there's no denying that, but there are lots of other shows that kick butt as well. From what I've personally seen, I'd say that if you like action, try Yu Yu Hakusho (shown on Toonami ((though the edit the crap out of it)) a couple hours before Inu comes on) or the classic DBZ or (as is also showing on Toonami right now) DBGT. I know that merchandising makes it look like crap, but in my opinion it's not half bad. If you're into romance, I'd say try maybe something like one of the Tenchi Muyo incarnations. Oh, I got it! If you want action AND romance, plus a bit of history, try Rurouni Kenshin! It's pretty cool and is set not all that long after Inu's story is...ok, maybe like, three and a half centuries, but who's counting? Lol. Anyways, that's all the advice I can give you, broaden your horizons and it'll give you that much more fanfic to read!
Well, that's all for now! R&R please!