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Does Forget and Forgive sound better? Oh well. The title tells half of what this chapter will be about and the other half... Read for yourself! Enjoy!

Healing a Broken Heart

Chapter 6:
Forgive and Forget

Kagome slid the door to her room open slowly, stepped in, and slowly closed it back. She let out a loud sigh as she thought back on what she had confronted Inuyasha about.I probably did go too far. He might as well be packing his bags right now because of what I said.

-KnockKnock-

"Huh?" Kagome said as she walked to the door. "Who is it?"

"It's me, Kagome." replied the voice of Sango.

"Oh!" Kagome exlaimed as she quickly opened the door for her friend to enter. I hope she doesn't ask me how things went with Inuyasha... Too bad for Kagome, things just weren't on her side that day.

"How were things with Inuyasha?" was the first thing Sango asked as she stepped inside Kagome's room.

Kagome laughed uneasily as she twitched around. She smiled sweetly at Sango. "I'm sure you'd like some tea first, Sango. I jus-"

Kagome stopped as Sango frowned at her. "Things didn't go well, did they?"

"Yeah." Kagome mumbled.

"You know, Kagome, I've never even seen Inuyasha yet! And he sure does seem really stubborn and ignorant. But I'm sure things will get better, seeing that you'll be taking care of the problem!" Sango smiled reassuringly at Kagome. She patted Kagome on the back. "I'll be back soon, and I'm sure that when I come back to see you, things will be better between Inuyasha and everybody."

Kagome let out an exagerated gasp. "Oh my, oh dear! Since when did Sango become such an expert on these type of problems? Shouldn't she be busy with her own Miroku problems?" She teased. Sango punched her lightly on the shoulder and made a fake pout on her.

Kagome chuckled. "Thanks, Sango. Maybe I'll apologize for what I said to him earlier... I did make the mistake first..."

"Mistake...?" Sango narrowed her eyes at Kagome. "What mistake... What exactly did you say?"

Kagome held up her hands in front of her face and let out a uneasy giggle. "Uh, eerm, umm...emm..."

"Kagome, I need to talk to you." Inuyasha suddenly jumped into the room and crossed his arms. "Alone." He added.

Inuyasha's sudden appearance startled both Kagome and Sango.

Wow! Saved by the... the... the Inuyasha?

"I won't bother you two, ta-ta!" Sango's trailed her as she quickly hopped out of Kagome's room, but not before winking at Kagome.

Kagome fiddle nervously as Inuyasha just stood there, also fiddling.

"So," Kagome broke the silence, "what did you want to talk to me about?"

"Look, I know what I said back at the hill was probably rude and I shouldn't have said that, bu-"

"And I know that I started it by saying that you... you were still thinking about her. You really do feel uncomfortable with me bringing a topic up about her. And I shouldn't have..."

"I'm sorry for what I said!" Kagome and Inuyasha blurted out at the same time.

Kagome let out a surprised gasp. "You're apologizing to me?"

Inuyasha glared at her. "Well, you're apologizing to me! What's so surprising 'bout that?"

She shrugged. "Everything. I never knew you'd actually even think about apologizing to me."

Inuyasha continued to glare at her. "What do you take me for? An unreasonable... unreasonable dog!"

Kagome reapeated her shrug. "Nope," she reached up to Inuyasha's head to rub his dog ears. She smiled cheerfully, "An unreasonable puppy."

-Somewhere-

"Mistress, would you like me to change your tea?" A young girl asked as she bowed in front of her mistress.

The mistress glanced at the young servant out of the corner of her eye. "Yes, dear." She said as she turned around from her painting to face her servant. "I would love it, if you may." She said sweetly.

The servant girl stiffened as her Mistress used her powers to make a long,wide, golden sash levitate in the air and fly towards her.

"Mi...Mi.. Mistress!" The girl stuttered out as the sash wound around her neck.

The Mistress smiled icily and walked to the servant girl. She leaned so that her lips reached her ears. "I'll have a silver leaf tea with extra minced pomigrants please." She took the sash by the end and snapped her fingers lightly. In a flash, the sash unwound itself and disappeared into the air.

The servant girl coughed and choked for a minute before finally bowing to her Mistress and hurrying out the door, only to be called back in by her Mistress.

"Ye... Yes... Mistress?" She asked in fear.

The Mistress' face was looking out the door and into the water fountain that was outside.
The fountain, made of pure diamonds and jewels, had a small chip on the side. Normally, a regular human would not have been able to see the chip from the room the 'Mistress' was in, but who ever said this Mistress was normal?
Her arm thrusted out like lightning and grabbed the girl by the neck. She slowly lifted her up. "What happened to the fountain?" The Mistress' piercing shrieks were enough to make the young servant girl faint from fear. The Mistress' coolness had disappeared and was replaced by anger.

"Useless wretch." The Mistress dropped the servant girl and took in a deep breath before her coolness returned. She held up her hands in a little circle and closed one eye. She looked at the servant girl with one eye through the hole and started to summon a spell. Slowly, blue mists started to appear in the circle. They spiraled towards the center of the circle again and again until the Mistress stopped chanting her spell. The Mistress opened her other eye.

"This," The Mistress whisphered as she blew into the center of the mist, "is for the carelessness you gave to my fountain."

The center of the mist started to pop out from her hands' circle. As it inched near the girl, it grew bigger and bigger. Just as the center of the mist was about to swallow the servant girl, the servant's eyes flashed open. She took one glance at the large, blue hole in front of her and did nothing. It was no use trying to escape.

The Mistress watched in glee as the hole swallowed the servant girl. First her legs, then up to her waist, and then, finally her head.

"That'll make sure all of you will be taking very good care of my fountain later on." The Mistress' voice boomed loudly through her entire palace. Although she did not say the reason for her words, the other servants were well aware of young Koharu's demise.

Kikyo-

Shiori shuddered as Kikyo slapped her face again.

"I TOLD YOU TO FIND HIM!" Kikyo screamed as she slammed her fist into the table next to her. "Oh, I couldn't find him, Miss..." Kikyo immitated Shiori's quiet and light voice. "HE'S IN THE FOREST OF LIFE, YOU USELESS HALF-BREED!" Shiori winced. For she, was also a half-demon. "THAT KAKOMEE PERSON IS PROTECTING HIM! I TOLD YOU TO GO TO HER HUT AND RAID IT! DID I NOT GIVE YOU ENOUGH PEOPLE TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR SIMPLE TASK?"

Only then, did Shiori dare to look Kikyo in the face. "Isn't the priestess' name Kagome?"

Kikyo glared swords at Shiori and pulled on Shiori's silver hair. "I don't care what her name is. Her name could be Wench, for all I care." She said icily. Kikyo saw Shiori's pain and only pulled harder. "I, want you to find that Inuyasha and bring him back to me. I have plans that won't go through successfully without Inuyasha's help."

Kikyo's grip on Shiori's hair loosened and Shiori managed to quickly pull away with only a few strands of her hair missing.

"Yes, Miss. Kikyo. I will find Inuyasha." Shiori bowed and quickly ran out of the room.

"DAMN!" Kikyo shouted as soon as Shiori had left. That Shiori will have to die as soon as she brings me Inuyasha. She knows too much. Those greedy villagers and demons will also have to die as soon as they finish helping me get Inuyasha... Considering that they will get him. What if they don't! What will I do then?

"3 more weeks." Kikyo declared to herself. "3 more weeks, Inuyasha. If they don't get you and bring you back to me then, be prepared to face me again." Kikyo smirked evily as she returned to thinking about her plan to use Inuyasha... Again.

Shiori-

"It's ok, Shiori, sister!" The lynx demon wiped Shiori's tears away, but that didn't stop her sniffing.

Shiori blinked back tears and looked at her sworn god-brother. "Oh Bunza!" Shiori hugged Bunza and sniffed some more.

Shiori was a young half-bat-demon and Bunza was a full-lynx-demon. Shiori had only been 4 years of age, when the villagers of Kikyo's village had found her and given her to Kikyo as a gift. Since then, Shiori had been Kikyo's helper for 5 years.

A pawn's more like it. Shiori thought bitterly as she thought back when she was just 5, when Kikyo had told her she was her new helper.

Bunza was 2 years younger than Shiori and was 7 years of age. He had been a hunted prey of the villagers and one fateful day, Kikyo shot him down with an arrow and had deemed him worthy of being her helper... Or slave. Shiori was to do all the finding, creeping, inspecting, and sneaky jobs, while Bunza was to do the cooking and cleaning jobs. Kikyo herself, only gave the orders.

"Sister Shiori, it has been 5 years since you've been with Kikyo and 5 years since I've been with her (Bunza was 2 when he was shot down. He only did the cleaning when he was 2). We have put up with her for so long, once again, I'm begging you sister, let's flee this dreaded place!" Bunza whisphered quietly, so that only Shiori could hear.

Shiori looked at her long silver hair shamefully. "We can't, Bunza. We can't." She said quietly. "Kikyo has us in her grasp. Even if we take a step out of her boundaries, she'll bring us back with her miko powers - and we will surely have a punishment! It - It is impossible!"

Bunza looked at the miserable 'sister' of his and shook his head. He was only 7 and she was 9, but Bunza seemed much braver than his older 'sister' was.

If Shiori refuses to, there is nothing I can do. Bunza sighed and patted Shiori on the back. "Whatever you say, sister. I will support you." Bunza beamed at Shiori.

Shiori smiled back and picked up Bunza. "Come on, brother, let's go and cook the night food. Together."

Although both longed to escape from evil Kikyo's grasp, they both had something in their way. For Shiori, meer fear was the answer. For Bunza - The sister he admired.

Inuyasha-

Inuyasha looked back and forth from the girl named Sango and to his new aquantince, Miroku. Strange enough, Miroku had two big prints on his face. Then, something Miroku said flashed back into Inuyasha's mind. He grinned. So Miroku's really a pervert that earns slaps from this 'Sango'.

Sango had been very nice to Inuyasha so far, unless you count the time she slapped him on the hands for trying to steal a small piece of fish from Shippo's platter. And boy, did she slap hard.

Miroku looked dazed. Sango looked annoyed. Kagome looked normal. Kaede looked like she was in a trance. Shippo looked like- WAIT! Where was Shippo?

Inuyasha thought suspisiously as he sniffed the air for any trace of Shippo scent. I can even smell him! But where is he... Inuyasha's eyes widened as he recognized the trail where Shippo was heading. My room! That little brat! He's probably messing with my stuff! But what stuff do I have?

"Uh, I need to be excused." Inuyasha ran out of the eating room quickly and jumped to his room.

And sure enough, there was Shippo... Doing what? Well, would you call stringing bandages around the room, drawing pictures of a muscular fox demon looking down on a skimpy dog on the walls with charcoal, and hanging dog demon repelling charms all around the room a welcome present?

"Damn munchkin!" Inuyasha shouted. "What are you doing in MY room!"

Shippo froze in his tracks. He turned around and sweatdropped (Anime style of course!). "Uhhh... Giving you a welcome present?" He answered cheekily. He glanced nervously at Inuyasha's glistening sharp claws. "L-listen to me explain Inu-INUYASHAAAA!"

"Come here you brat! Arg, come back!" Inuyasha raced after Shippo, who was no match for him.

A punch here, and a punch there... Shippo's life add an Inuyasha to it --- Things would never be the same again.

So, how was that? If you're wondering who the 'Mistress' is, you'll just have to continue reading my story! Hope this chapter wasn't too boring and that it was actually good! So far, I like my first chapter the best! Anyways, review, review! Cause they make me happy! You don't want to see me unhappy because I have no reviews, cause... I'LL TURN WEIRD! AND I WON'T UPDATE! Oh well, looks like my hyper side took over. I'll have to hurry up and quickly end this chapter!

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