By. Seelin
Disclaimer: Inu is not mine...I have no claim over him. He belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. I think you all got the point of this disclaimer.
A/N: It's been awhile. Sorry about that. I've been on vacation and writing my other story. I wonder if people even like it...Oh well I like writing it so it doesn't matter!
Shippo: I like it!
Inuyasha: Shut up twerp, you're just sucking up so she'll make you a grown up.
I actually intend to make him older. It is like sixteen years later. He can't just stay little.
Kagome: Can you make Inuyasha nice?
Inuyasha: What the hell woman. I am nice. Now get back to detecting shards!
I see your point.
Sango: And can you make Miroku change his lecherous ways?
Miroku: No, please, I like my lecherous ways.
Chapter Three:
The Weakness
Feudal Era: Northern LandsInuyasha had been in a battle with a ferocious spider demon. Shippo, who had grown much stronger during his years with Inuyasha, assisted him by using his Foxfire. Kirara attacked the demon from above.
Inuyasha had been following the rumor of a shard that lay in the possession of a spider demon. Shippo, Kirara, and he had been passing through a village at the time. The villagers noted him to be the infamous hanyou and stopped him in the middle of the streets. They begged him to rid their village of a formidable spider demon. Inuyasha questioned if this demon might possess a fragment of the jewel but they shook their heads in dismay. He was only interested in finding shards so he pressed to continue on. Shippo, on the other hand, urged Inuyasha to help them. Reluctantly, he agreed.
Inuyasha didn't need help to slay the demon. It was effortless work, but the task seemed to move along quicker with help. Inuyasha seemed to have become a better team fighter over the years. Since he was unable to sense shards he relied on more primitive methods to detect them. One was relying on rumors, which mostly led him on wild goose chases, the other was by using the shards he had collected to find other shards imbedded in a demon's flesh. He would scan a dead demon's body with a shard until it would glow, letting Inuyasha know that there was another shard hidden inside.
He took a shard out of a small vial where he kept the fragments he had collected. Slowly he moved the shard all along the body, hoping there would be a shard inside. There was no luck for him today. Angered, he kicked the dead demon's body.
They returned to the village where villagers cheered for their saviors. The village elder came out to thank Inuyasha and the others. He held up a small, folded cloth in his hand. He unfolded it to reveal a rather large jewel fragment. Inuyasha growled, demanding why they had not told him sooner. The villagers backed away, repelled by his sudden anger. They told him that they did not want the hanyou to take the fragment without doing something in return for them. He growled louder and snatched the fragment away. Shippo made up for Inuyasha's anger by bowing to the village elder, wishing him a good day and many thanks for the jewel fragment.
They started on their trek again after Shippo heard another rumor about the spider demon that had a shard. They left the village with haste, due north. The wind was strong and blew warm air from the south. The group welcomed the warmth, for it was harshly cold in the northern lands. Kirara, who had been carrying Shippo, stopped suddenly.
Inuyasha snarled, "C'mon. We've gotta get this shard before the storm hits us."
Shippo beckoned for Kirara to move but the fire cat did not budge. Instead, she lifted her nose and began to sniff the air.
"She probably just smells Sango's scent. The gust is coming from the south," Shippo said.
Inuyasha sniffed the air, too. He smelled Sango's scent but another familiar scent as well. He could vaguely recognize the scent because he hadn't smelt it in so long. He turned around, facing south, and inhaled the air. Convinced, he changed his direction. He hopped on Kirara's back behind Shippo and told her to head back to the village as fast as she could.
Feudal Era: VillageKagome and the others had caught up as much as they could. She told them of her life in the future; being a doctor, a wife, and a mother was hard work. Sango nodded and agreed. Kagome's story was good, but not the one everyone wanted to hear.
Miroku nodded politely, "All in all Lady Kagome, the tale of your life in the future is fascinating but I think I speak for everyone when I ask why you left."
Kagome opened her mouth to speak but no words came. She looked around to see everyone anxious to here about what happened. In her mind, she tried to piece together the scene of her departure. She had suppressed the memory for so long that she could not remember much of what had happened. Finally she looked down, folding her hands in her lap.
She looked back up, "I had to leave."
Sango squinted her face in confusion, "And you could not have told us before you departed?"
Kagome's words were few, "I...I...was scared."
"Scared," questioned Amaya.
"Angry," Kagome corrected herself. "I was angry and upset."
"But why?" Sango asked.
Kagome looked back down at her lap, "I saw Inuyasha..."
Sango looked over to Miroku who understood his wife's thoughts. He stood up and took Amaya and Aiko out of the house, making it more comfortable for Kagome to tell her tale. Sango got up and walked with them to make sure they were a good distance away from the house. She nodded and gave a small smile before sitting down to listen to Kagome's story.
"Well, I had to leave as I said before. I saw Inuyasha with Kikyo. They were kissing..."
FlashbackA younger version of our current Kagome could be seen strolling through the woods. She tugged her empty backpack closer to herself as a chill ran down her spine. She had a bad feeling, but couldn't quite figure out why. 'Maybe something bad is going to happen.' She looked around her but spotted no sign of danger. Soon, after completely checking her surroundings she started to head towards the well once again.
"Food, first aid, umm...clothes," Kagome could be heard counting out the things she would be bringing back from her time.
As she neared the well she stopped. 'I could have sworn I heard giggling. Why did it sound so familiar?' she asked herself. Curious, she walked over to a clearing in the woods, a little ways off from the well. She heard a rustling in the bushes and a crack of twigs. She silently moved a leafy branch out of her way to get a better view. 'Inuyasha?!' Kagome yelled in her mind. 'Why...'
Unfortunately, her question was answered when she spotted the source of the giggle, Kikyo. Kagome stood there in shock. She was unable to move any of her limbs, like she was paralyzed. Suddenly she realized that she really was paralyzed and could see Kikyo's soul skimmers holding her. Kikyo was doing this on purpose and had set a trap for her.
Kikyo looked Kagome's way, knowing exactly where she was, and gave a small, evil smile. Inuyasha had his arms around Kikyo's waist with a look that he knew exactly what he was doing. Kikyo looked up into his eyes and kissed him deeply with a hungry passion. Inuyasha kissed her back with that same hunger, each fulfilling the other's need to be loved.
Kagome wanted to run, but being paralyzed, she could do no such thing. So instead, she did the only thing she could, and that was to cry. Silent tears rolled down her cheeks. Rather than minutes, time seemed to go by like hours before the pair had finished kissing. She reached up to wipe her tears away when she noticed that she had control of her limbs once again. Now, instead of being sad, she was seething with anger. She clutched the shard that lay against her neck and yanked it off. She threw it up in the air once and caught it again. She aimed and then chucked the shard at Inuyasha's head. It hit its target and caused Inuyasha to abruptly turn around while rubbing his head. He didn't look that surprised to see Kagome standing there. This only angered Kagome more.
"Fine, take the damn thing! I'm leaving. Let her replace me since that's what you most obviously want!" She screamed before she dashed off to the well, never to return.
End FlashbackKagome had started to cry her silent tears. Sango hugged her friend and soothed her.
"Oh Kagome. I guess I understand now why you left so suddenly. I wish I had been there to help," Sango said. She felt deeply for her friend.
Kagome sniffled and smiled, "I bet he'd be dead if you had been there."
Sango laughed, "Yeah, you're probably right. Serves the bastard right."
"Well, that's it. That's why I left and didn't return...until now," Kagome said while standing up and smoothing out her shirt.
Sango was still not satisfied. "Still, that doesn't explain why you didn't come back. I mean you could have come back. I don't understand why you didn't."
Kagome knelt back down, "I was scared to return. I thought I would come back after a week. That week turned into a month, and that month turned into years."
Both women stood up simultaneously. Sango led the way to the door and gestured for everyone to come back inside.
Everything was calm now. Kagome had told Sango of her unfortunate event, which she would soon tell Miroku, who would in turn tell their daughter, who would most likely tell Amaya.
Kagome had agreed to stay for the remainder of the week since she had the week of anyway. Amaya was very happy to actually to spend quality time with her mother. It had been to long since they were able to even spend a full hour together. Kagome had taken Amaya out into the woods for a walk and Amaya had placed her mother in a very difficult position.
"So mom, tell me about this Inuyasha. What's he like?" Amaya asked.
Kagome stopped, unprepared for this particular question. "Well, he is a half demon. And he is a jerk. That's all I can tell you about him."
Amaya eyed her mother, actually knowing better. "Uh huh. I've heard differently. Tell the truth."
"Heard differently from who?" Kagome asked.
"Sorry mom, I'm sworn to secrecy," Amaya said smiling sweetly.
"Ok, since you seem to know so much I suppose I'll tell you a little about how I remember him," Kagome said. She stopped their walk and they sat down under a tree as a gentle wind blew around them. "He is a half dog demon. He's very strong and agile. He has two little doggy ears and long silver hair."
Amaya was not at all satisfied with her mother's description, "Mom, when I ask what he's like I mean what's his personality like."
Kagome rolled her eyes and sighed, "Fine, ok I'll tell you then. He was loud, obnoxious, sarcastic, arrogant, selfish, pompous, and rude. I don't think I could describe him any better. Did I mention that he was a jerk?"
Amaya shook her head, "I guess he did something really hurtful to you. Didn't he Mom? You don't have to tell me because I already know what happened. I suppose it's a good thing that you met daddy then huh?"
Kagome smiled at her daughter. She was almost an adult but still a child in many ways. Parts of her wanted to tell her the truth herself but she was glad that she already knew. "Yeah, I am glad I met your father. If I didn't then you wouldn't be here then would you?"
Amaya shook her head, "No. I guess I wouldn't."
They continued their walk for the better part of an hour before they decided to call it a day. They headed back to the village before dusk. Aiko greeted her new friend and took Amaya to her house for dinner. They all dined and swapped stories the rest of the night.
It had come time for Kagome and Amaya to return back to their time. Sango, Miroku, and Aiko were all reluctant to see their friends go but waved goodbye for they had promised to return the following weekend under the condition that Inuyasha was not to be there. Kagome wanted nothing to do with the hanyou and everyone knew that well.
Miroku was worried that Inuyasha might hear of Kagome's return and rush to see her. He was always returning to the village to see if they had heard from her. It was only after five years that he stopped coming back as often. But he always came back to ask. Sango had advised her husband and daughter not to tell Kagome Inuyasha's comings or she might be scared away and not ever come back.
Sango looked over to her husband, "What should we do if Inuyasha does return?"
Miroku shrugged his shoulders, "I suppose we'll have to think of something to send him on his way. There's a strong wind blowing north and that is where Inuyasha is currently seeking shards. I'm afraid that he'll catch her scent and come running here."
"Yes, I noticed that as well and figured the same. The only thing we can do is to tell him the truth that he is not wanted." Sango said.
"It won't matter. After waiting for so long, he won't leave here without seeing her. And I'm sure the fact that Kagome has a child will disturb him deeply." Miroku stated.
Aiko had accompanied Kagome and Amaya to the well and was now returning. Sango grabbed her daughter's arm and they all headed back to the hut. Miroku opened the screed door and stepped inside. He looked up only to find one angry hanyou.
"So," Inuyasha started, "where is she?"
---Ok. Well that's it for now. Again, I'm sorry for the long wait but I was busy working on my other story, so yea...I hope you enjoy this chapter and review many many times. Lol.
Inuyasha: Wait...what other story?
My other story with you in it.
Inuyasha: Oh...well if it has me in it then I guess it's all right.
Kagome: How egotistical.
Inuyasha: Cool, so what is it about?
Well, you die an untimely death and...
Inuyasha: Wait...I die? What the hell's up with that? I mean I can't die. The story is called Inuyasha.
I'm kidding. I wouldn't kill somebody with cute puppy dog-ears.
Kagome: They are cute aren't they?
Yes, they are. (Fondles his ears)
Inuyasha: Leave my ears alone you stupid bitches!
Kagome, can you do the honors?
Kagome: My pleasure. Sit boy!
Next Chapter: Inuyasha makes a visit into the future and gets quite a few surprises. And quite a few surprises are in store for the readers as well.