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It Begins
Kagome sighed and her head dropped to her chest. 'Why can't he just let me go?' she pondered as Inuyasha ranted and raved a few feet in front of her.
"You went home two weeks ago!" Inuyasha yelled as he paced. "Now you want to go back again! Do you know just how close to my brother's land we are! We've been trying to get here for days! We just found it! Come on, Kagome…."
The last line made Kagome look up. Inuyasha's ears were plastered against his head and he had squatted two feet in front of her. 'He looks like a lost puppy,' Kagome thought and felt a pang in her heart. She smiled sadly and reached out to rub one of his ears.
"How long will you be gone, Kagome?" piped Shippou, who was sitting in the basket on her bike.
"Not long," Kagome replied, smiling sweetly at Shippou. "Probably only a couple of days. I need restock on bandages and ramen."
Inuyasha let out a frustrated sigh and stood, knocking Kagome's hand away.
"You've got tree days, wench!" he huffed, turning his back to her. Her eye twitched and she was about to sit him, but decided against it.
"Thank you!" Kagome jumped and grabbed her pack, then kissed Shippou on the top of his head. She had a bad feeling, but brushed it off and started walking away. She looked back and saw Inuyasha pick up her bike and start following her with an annoyed look. She smiled and continued walking, her spirits lifted.
'It's good to see them in a good mood, especially Shippou. I didn't realize her was so attached to Sango.' Kagome thought back to when Sango and Miroku had left. It had been a sad day indeed. Everyone cried except Inuyasha, but if he had talked, Kagome suspected he would have let out a sob. Miroku and Sango decided to go off and travel instead of staying in Japan. They left together and Kagome hoped that one day they would return together.
After an long and uneventful walk back to Kaede's village, Kagome, Inuyasha and Shippou all sat down and ate together. No words were passed as the small group sat in a comfortable silence. It was broken when Kagome stood to leave.
"Be careful, Child," Kaede muttered. "return safely."
Kagome nodded and left the hut, making her way to and through Inuyasha's Forest. The trek seemed shorter than it had been two weeks earlier, but Kagome wasn't complaining. Soon she was at the well and had thrown her pack over. As soon as she heard the dull thud, she leapt over it and held her breath.
When she was on the other side, she picked up her pack and hurried up the ladder and out of the well house. She missed the faint blue glow that issued from it, and also the creaking of the God Tree.
Yuusuke growled and threw the chess board to the floor.
"How the hell did you talk me into this, Kurama!" he shouted, shaking his fist at Kurama.
Kurama looked at the watch on his wrist and then at Yuusuke. "I'm sorry, but I have a meeting with a Shinto priest that I'm supposed to be at soon. Our rematch will have to wait, Yuusuke."
"Whatever," Yuusuke grumbled. "Just make sure you don't forget."
Kurama inwardly smirked as he slid into his coat. He flipped up the collar and turned away from Yuusuke. The shrine was a few blocks away, so he decided to go ahead leave.
T. B. C.
(a.s.a.p.)
Checat: Not my best work, but it's the beginning and my first fic!. I swear it'll get better! Please, feel free to review and say whatever you want.