Hidden Love
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Ch.8 Encounters
RECAP.
"Kagome your 17 years old, that's still young for your powers to have matured. So you would have never known anyways." Inuyasha told her.
"You really think so?" Kagome asked him. He nodded to her as she lied her head on his shoulder once again.
SANGO.AND.MIROKU.
"So they really are together now?" Sango asked Miroku.
"I believe so. If seeing them kiss isn't proof enough then I don't know what's happening." Miroku told her as he poked a stick into the fire.
"Wow, it's about time. I didn't think he was ever going to tell her his true feeling at this rate." Sango said as she just starred into the fire.
"Yes I know, Inuyasha was stuck in his own little conflict about being with Kikyo or Kagome. First off Kikyo is dead and seems to not have any love for him anymore if all she wants to do is pull him down into hell with her and Kagome is the best choice for him. I mean look what she's done to him already. She's changed him. He is more caring now ever since Kagome has been with him. He was slowly changing as I first traveled with him. He actually refers to us as his friends, did you know that?" Miroku asked her.
"I knew he protected us and that we counted him off as a friend but I had no idea he thought the same toward us. But not only did Kagome change his heart, I think he helped Kagome out in his own way." Sango said. Miroku nodded in agreement.
"I do wonder what he is planning to do next time Kikyo comes again though." Miroku said as he stood.
"Ya, I wonder that myself, he didn't say anything like he usually does when Midoriko brought her up." Sango said as she stood also and Miroku nodded.
"Well we'll have to see when it happens. I think it is time we go in, it's getting late." Miroku said as he put the fire out. Sango nodded as she followed him into the hut. He stopped when he saw Kagome and Inuyasha asleep against each other. "It's about time my friend." Miroku said as he smiled and went to another wall and pulled out a sleeping bag. Sango got her sleeping bag out and got in ready for bed also smiling to herself.
'I hope everything works out for the best for you Kagome, you deserve it.' Sango thought to herself as she closed her eyes and allowed sleep to overcome her.
END.RECAP.
"So what are we going to do about the shards?" Miroku asked as Sango, Inuyasha and himself sat around a fire outside the night after the whole incident took place.
"What do you mean what are we going to do about the shards? Were going to go look for them just like always." Inuyasha told him, his amber eyes starring into the fire and the as the soft fire enveloped the wood under neath.
"Do you really find that wise Inuyasha? I mean it's not that I don't want to find the shards but what about Kagome?" Miroku asked as he looked up at Inuyasha with a knowing stare.
"If Kagome ends up getting her powers while we are in battle with a demon she could become very vulnerable and the demon could easily attack her." Sango told the two as she also looked into the fire. Inuyasha looked up at Sango as if he was just realizing it himself.
"I hate to actually admit this but...you guys maybe right...which is why...you guys have to stay and look after Kagome while I find the shards. She needs someone with her." He said softly and saw Sango look over at Miroku to give him an unsure look. Miroku nodded and looked back at Inuyasha.
"After you promised her you would stay with her and help her through this? Would you actually leave Kagome and break a promise to her to find the jewel shards?" Miroku asked him.
"...dammit...so what the fuck do you plan for us to do then? Huh Miroku? We can't take her with us because she could get hurt! I'm not putting her in danger like that!" Inuyasha yelled as he stood to his feet as he looked at Miroku with an irritated gaze.
"Calm down Inuyasha. Kagome will wake up if she hears you. Kagome is the only who can sense the jewel shards. Unless you are absolutely certain you can protect her Inuyasha." Miroku told him as he heard something coming from the hut but didnt acknoledge it. Inuyasha did though and looked toward the hut but faced Miroku once again when he didn't see anything and took a few steps closer to him.
"I would be protecting her anyways, but I don't want something to happen while i'm not looking. Why are you now saying we should go looking for the shards?" He asked him trying to keep his voice down.
"I was trying to make you see that we would need to be extra carefull with Kagome in the state she is in now. I wanted to know what you had in mind. We can go...but we need to make sure she is safe." Miroku explained to Inuyasha.
"You need to stop changing what you say. Kagome is not going. I will not have her put in danger. If i'm not able to protect her then something bad could happen. Either I go alone or you guys go. We all know that it's better if I go alone. I will just have to explain to her what has to be done." Inuyasha told him as he looked to the side at the fire and sighed.
"Kagome may not be to happy. You know as well as I do that she will of course put on a happy face. You will be the one hurting her in the long run." Miroku told him as he crossed his arms. "We better put the fire out before the rain starts." Miroku said as he looked up.
"Don't change the subject! Why don't you just tell me what we should do then, I have no idea. So tell me Miroku, what do you suggest? I'm listening." Inuyasha said as he sat back down on the log by the fire. Miroku sighed as he too took a seat.
"Can I suggest something?" Sango asked drawing attention to herself.
"Go ahead Sango." Miroku said as he listened to what she had to say.
"Why don't we just go as we normally do and if danger comes I can always have Kilala take her to safety until it's safe." Sango told the two. They both looked at each other as if thinking over her suggestion. They both sighed in defeat as they agreed it was best.
"That may work." Inuyasha said as he stood once again. "We'll see."
"But Inuyasha..." Miroku started but was cut off by Inuyasha's gruff tone.
"I said we'll see." He told him and walked toward a tree and jumped up on one of the branches. Miroku and Sango sighed and as the two put out the fire and walked inside the hut. Kagome saw them walk in and waited until she was sure they were asleep until she got out of her sleeping bag careful not to wake up Shippo and walked outside with a blanket over her shoulders. She walked outside and walked toward the stream nearby. Inuyasha sniffed as he smelled a familiar scent go by. He looked down and saw Kagome walking away from the hut. He jumped down and followed her without her notice. He saw her sit over on a large rock beside the stream and wrap the blanket around her tightly. He stood a few feet behind her as he stood very quietly to see what she was doing. He heard her sigh as she looked into the stream.
"Why do I have to cause so much trouble? We shouldn't have to stop finding the shards because of me." Kagome said quietly to herself. Inuyasha's ears drooped as he heard what she said. 'She must have heard us.' "I should just go home." Kagome said as she brought her knees to her chest and wrapped her arms around her legs. Inuyasha walked toward her quietly without her noticing and stood right beside the rock and she suddenly saw his reflection in the stream. She gasped and turned to see him standing there.
"If you did that, everyone would miss you." He told her as he sat on the edge of the rock with his back facing her as he crossed his arms. She turned back to face the stream and rested her chin on her knees as she sighed.
"I thought you were asleep." She said quietly.
"Nope." He simply said with his back still to her.
"Well...I just...seem to cause so much trouble. I don't want to be the reason we can't collect jewel shards...you know?" She asked as she looked at the back of his head. His ears fell flat against his head as he looked down at the ground.
"I know Kagome...but your not the reason. It's not your fault, you can't control how your powers come or when they come." He explained to her. She looked back down at the stream then up at the sky. She starred at the stars sadly.
"But it's not fair that I have to be the reason we can't look for shards. Or that you have to go by yourself and find them." She said the last part quietly.
"Kagome...you know I don't want to leave you...but I don't want to put you in danger like that." He said looking down at the ground once again. He flinched when he felt Kagome put her hands on his shoulders. She rested her cheek on one of her hands and Inuyasha put his hand over her free hand.
"...I know...but you shouldn't have to go by yourself. It's to dangerous. I know your half demon but still. Tons of demons against just you? I don't want you to get hurt." Kagome said softly with worry etched into her voice.
"So what do you suggest we do?" He asked her quietly. "You can't go home...you wont know how to deal with your powers on your own. At least here you have Kaede." He told her as he gently stroked her hand.
"...but you'll be gone...if you leave to look for the shards by yourself." She told him with a sigh.
"Kagome...do you want to go? I mean we can always do what Sango said." He explained to her.
"Ya...but...i'll still be getting in the way. See Inuyasha thats the thing. It's better if I go home...wait...how are you guys going to find the jewel shards without me?" Kagome asked lifting her head up to look at him.
"Ya...not exactly sure about that yet actually." He told her and turned around. He lifted his leg on top of the rock as he faced her. "Why don't you go ahead and come and we'll try this out...but if anything happens your going right back to Kaede's without complaint...ok...we can't find shards without you anyways and I can tell you want to go." He told her. She smiled at the idea as she nodded and went forward to hug him.
"Thank you Inuyasha! I'll try very hard not to get in the way." She told him as he hugged her back. He turned so there was more rock space behind him and lied back with her on top of him.
"I know you wont...besides, i'd miss you to much." He told her with a smirk and leaned up to kiss her. He felt some water hit his ears and looked up and Kagome started laughing. "You have got to be kidding me." Inuyasha said as he sat up as the rain started pouring down as hard as it could. "Dammit!" Inuyasha yelled as he slid off the rock dragging Kagome with him. "Let's go back!" Inuyasha yelled. Kagome looked at him when he said that but had a confused look on her face.
"What!" She asked trying to yell over the sound of the rain falling.
"I SAID LET'S GO BACK!" He yelled again. She still looked at him with a confused look until something hard dropped on her shoulder.
"Agh!" She yelled and grabbed her shoulder. Now it was Inuyasha's turn to be confused. "Let's go!" Kagome yelled as she started dragging him to the hut holding his hand. Inuyasha just ran behind her until something hards hit him on the head.
"Ah shit, what the hell!" He yelled as he held his head and looked to the ground to see what hit him. "Fuck!" He yelled as he ran beside Kagome and took his haori off and tried to hold it over both of them so they wouldn't get hit. They got to the hut and right as they were about to go in they were getting hit more and more. "Dammit!" Inuyasha yelled as he tried to push Kagome inside and went in himself. He looked to see everyone was awake and looking at him strangely.
"Get caught in the rain?" Miroku asked casually.
"More like the down pour and not to mention hail. Why the fuck is there hail?" Inuyasha asked as he rubbed his head.
"I don't know, but I left my blanket out there." Kagome said as she noticed she had the haori over her shoulders still but her blanket was gone.
"Well you can wait till morning then. Theres no way in hell that i'm going back out there in that." Inuyasha told her as he stepped away from the front of the hut and leaned against the wall. Shippo walked to the door and was about to look outside when Inuyasha grabbed him by the tail. "Where do you think your going?" He asked him bringing him up so they were face to face.
"I want to see the hell." Shippo told him and crossed his arms.
"Shippo it's hail, and you don't want to go out there. You'll get hurt, it's big chunks of ice falling from the sky. Trust me it hurts." Kagome said with a slight bit of laughter.
"Why arn't you guys asleep anyways?" Inuyasha asked as he eyed them suspiciously.
"Your kidding me right? Sleep through that noise?" Miroku asked.
"Well I guess you wont be sleeping through the night because it dosn't look it'll be stopping anytime soon." Inuyasha said as he took a peek through the side of the door flap. He heard a couple of sighs from around the room after he said that.
"I wonder how Kaede is doing right now." Kagome wondered out loud.
"Oh ya, I wonder if she's ok. It hasn't hailed like this in a long time." Sango said as she looked at the roof while balls of ice hit it. "It's a good thing we had some extra wood in here." She said as she watched the flames dance over the small logs.
"Ah!" Kagome yelled when a ball of ice landed next to her. Sango jumped up a bit and Miroku grabbed Shippo by the tail and pulled him away. Inuyasha was at her side the moment she screamed and saw the ice and looked to the roof to see a round hole on it.
"What the fuck! This hail is going to destroy the hut." Inuyasha said as he held an arm around Kagome as if protecting her from the ice. Shippo was now at Sango's side trying to hide himself.
"Now i'm very worried about Kaede." Sango said as she looked at the hole in the roof.
"Do you think we should go see if she's alright?" Kagome asked as she backed away from the ice as if it would come to life any moment.
"How do you expect us to do that Kagome? Big chucks of ice are falling from the sky if havn't noticed." Inuyasha told her and crossed his arms as he rose to his feet.
"I know it sounds dumb...but I agree with Kagome. Kaede isn't young. She may not be able to protect herself." Sango explained as she held Shippo securely.
"Kaede has fought demons left to right. I think she can manage some measely hail. You girls are just to worried. She'll be fine." Miroku told them and the two sighed. Kagome leaned against the wall and Sango looked back at the ceiling. "We might as well try to get as much sleep as we can. Hopefully this will be cleared by tomorrow." Miroku told them as he made himself comfortable to go to sleep. Sango nodded as she did the same with Shippo cuddled with her. Kagome jumped again when another chunk of ice fell through the ceiling. Inuyasha sighed as he went to sit next to her.
"Listen...Kaede will be fine. I'm sure none of the ice will hit you, so try and get some sleep." Inuyasha spoke softly to her.
"Young love, how sweet." Miroku said with a big grin as he looked at the two. Inuyasha clenched his fist and grabbed the chunk of ice.
"Young love this pervert." Inuyasha said as he turned to throw it at Miroku but missed as he lied his head down dodging the chunk of ice.
"Ok, i'm going to sleep...good night honey." Miroku said in a mocking voice.
"Miroku go to hell!" Inuyasha yelled as he jumped up and kicked Miroku in the side.
"Ah damn." Miroku said as he held his side and turned to go to sleep to prevent himself from anymore pain. Sango rolled her eyes as she too turned to go to sleep. Inuyasha side glanced him before sitting against the wall beside Kagome and making hand notions for her to come sit in front of him. She did and sat between his legs with her back to his chest and her knees against her chest with her arms wrapped around her legs loosely. Inuyasha took his haori off her shoulders and rubbed her arms to keep her from shivering from the new cold.
"Don't worry, everything will be alright." He whispered into her ear sending shivers down her spine as he did so. Somehow she knew he was right. She trusted him with her life, why wouldn't she believe his every word he spoke to her. She felt safe with him protecting her, like no danger could come while he watched over her. He was her protector, her lifeline. She cuddled into him and he smiled as he wrapped his arms around her. Knowing she was safe was what let her doze off to sleep.
MORNING.
"It dosn't look like we'll be going anywhere today. Even if we did head out we wouldn't get very far before someone got hurt." Miroku said as he stood outside looking at the piles of ice everywhere and puddles that covered the once grassy land.
"Can we go see how Kaede is then?" Kagome asked with Shippo in her arms.
"Might as well. You two arn't going to drop it until we do anyways." Inuyasha said as he threw a stick onto the ground.
"Great!" Sango said as she walked alongside Kagome as they were ready to go ahead and head off to the main village. They were staying in the outskirts of the village so not to cause a disturbance to a few villagers who seemed to dislike the fact they had a hanyou protecting their village. They took a twenty five minute walk down to the village. When they got to the village they noticed there was not one chunk of ice in sight. "I wonder why it didn't hail here." Sango said to herself as she looked around.
"Bad karma I suppose?" Miroku asked as he looked around also.
"I have a feeling it wasn't that." Kagome told them.
"Kagome's right. I smell a strong aura...priestess." Inuyasha said as he walked off without them. They looked at eachother before following behind.
"Hey old hag you in there!" Inuyasha called out as he walked into the hut.
"Ah, Inuyasha." Kaede said as she walked into the room. "What brings ye by?" She asked him.
"We came to check on you. What did you do put a barrier around the village?" He asked her as the others stood in the door way.
"Precisely, Now if ye don't mind I would like to get back to my nap. As you can tell I ain't the youngun I used to be and using my powers for so long tires me." She explained to him with a yawn.
"All right we'll leave you alone Kaede. Were just glad to hear that your all right." Kagome said as Sango nodded in agreement with a smile.
"Hai child, i'm fine. Stay safe." Kaede said as she walked them outside.
"We will Kaede, you too." Sango said.
"Mew." Kilala agreed as she ran off and sat on Miroku's shoulder.
"Bye." Miroku said with a wave as he turned to walk.
"See ya." Inuyasha said as he followed behind him and let the girls stay behind with Shippo to say their good byes. "That was a waste. We walked all the way here for nothing." Inuyasha complained as he walked on and the girls ran to catch up with both boys.
"We came to check on Kaede, besides a little walk never hurt anyone." Kagome said as they caught up. She walked alongside Inuyasha once she was near them. He crossed his arms into his sleeves as they walked seeming to be rushing a bit as he looked side to side every once in a while.
"Ok, well let's get back. We can at least start packing if we are going to travel tomorrow." He told them. Miroku looked at him suspiciously but didn't say anything as they headed back.
"Don't you think we should stick around a bit and help out a bit?" Sango asked.
"No, let's get back." Inuyasha told her sternly. Sango was taken back by his tone but didn't say anything to regard it but that didn't mean Kagome wouldn't.
"What is with you?" Kagome asked as she looked at him, he brought his gaze down to her but then looked back ahead of him.
"Nothing, I just think we should get back to the camp. We need to get ready. We've wasted to much time as it is." He told her with a more subtle tone. She was about to say something when Miroku spoke up.
"I agree let's get going." Miroku said as he looked into the forest and Inuyasha stopped and looked at him when he agreed. When Miroku looked at him Inuyasha looked at the ground from Miroku's knowing stare. Both girls sighed as they did as told with Shippo still in Sango's arms. He smelt the scent that Inuyasha smelled but kept quiet as he watched Kagome knowing what might come up. Once they reached outside the village was when the wind started to pick up. They walked all the way back to camp and got their stuff so they could head out looking for jewel shards. No one said anything. They reached a cliff where there was a rickety old bridge. Miroku was the first to start walking across it as the other followed with Kagome behind everyone trying to keep calm being on the bridge as she gripped both sides made of rope. As they reached the middle of the bridge the wind picked up more. "This is some peculiar weather we're having today." Miroku said as reached the other side of the bridge and helped Sango off.
"Ya it is...how come it's so windy all of a sudden?" Shippo asked as the wind kept getting stronger and stronger. Inuyasha and Kagome were left to cross the bridge as they walked from the middle as their hair flew with the wind violently. Kagome brought a hand to hold her hair back as she tried to keep her balance.
"Kagome are you ok?" Sango asked urgently when Kagome lost her balance as the strong wind pushed her into one of the sides. She was bent over the side looking down with her eye's wide as she saw how far up they were.
"...Uhh...y-ya, i'm f-fine." Kagome stuttered as she got her balance back. Inuyasha grabbed her hand and lead her to the end without saying a word. He walked off the bridge once a ferocious wind blew and what looked like two blades flying by hitting the rope end of the bridge snapping it in two with Kagome still standing on it. She screamed a high-pitched sound making Inuyasha's ears flatten as he tightened his grip on her hand.
"KAGOME!" He yelled as she fell while screaming. He was lying on his stomach holding Kagome's hand as he reached down with her other hand holding her hand in both of his.
"Kagome!" Sango yelled as she tried to run to the edge but Miroku held her back. "What are you doing?" She asked as he held her. Shippo tried to run over but Miroku grabbed him too.
"Look, there is to much wieght...it's going to break." Miroku said as he pointed to the cliff with worry in his voice. A powerful wind blew making Inuyasha clutch her hand harder. He tried to pull her up but found he couldn't pull her up at all.
"I-Inuyasha, my foot is caught." She told him with her eyes tightly shut.
"Hold on Kagome!" Sango yelled. Kilala tried to jump off Miroku's shoulder but he wouldn't let her. They looked to the side when an even more vicious wind blew, it seemed to be getting closer and closer. The wind blew Kagome's hair into her face and dust and dirt was flying everywhere. The sky slowly turned from bright and sunny to dark as night with a chill in the air as the wind still continued to blow fiercly. The darkness slowly overcame the bright sunny day as dark clouds slowly engulfed the sky.
"What's going on?" Miroku asked as he held Sango back.
"Don't let go." Kagome said quietly as she looked up at Inuyasha. He looked back down at her with worry in his eyes but still held onto her.
"Kagome...I would never let you fall." He told her using his own words as encouragement to do what needed to be done. "Miroku get over here." Inuyasha called as he still looked at Kagome. Miroku looked over at Inuyasha and stepped closer but stopped and put Kilala and Shippo on the ground as he slowly walked over, sliding his feet carefully. When he got near the edge he got on his knees as he crawled over to the edge where Inuyasha was. "Hold her." He told him. Miroku looked at him with wide eyes but grabbed Kagome's hands anyways. He was surprised he trusted him enough.
"What are 'you' going to do?" Miroku asked as he made sure he had a tight grip on Kagome before Inuyasha let go.
"I'm going to untie that rope around her foot." He told him casually as he stood up and was about to climb down the side when he saw a shadow formed beside his own. He looked over at Sango to see soul collectors have them wrapped not letting them speak. He looked at the owner of the shadow and was faced off with a pair of dark cold eyes starring back at him. He looked at her with wide eyes until Kagome screamed and he was knocked out of his trance. He shook his head back to reality and ran to the side as Kagome screamed while two soul collectors slithered around her body to hold her as they lifted her. Miroku still held on to her hand until she was lifted out of his reach. One of the soul collectors must have cut the rope at her feet. "...Kikyo is this all your doing?" Inuyasha asked unbelievably. Kikyo didn't answer as she had the soul collectors bring Kagome down but still carried her above ground. Miroku ran over to Sango as he tried to get the soul collectors away then finally pulled out some ofudas and placed them on the soul collectors holding Sango in her current state. "What are you trying to do? Kagome did nothing to you." Inuyasha told her, his voice coming out raspily. Kikyo gave him a glance and then pulled Kagome by the hair down to face eye to eye with her. Kagome held in all screams and yells as she starred at Kikyo with wide, terrified brown eyes. "Let her go Kikyo!" Inuyasha told her a little more demanding.
"...Inuyasha..." Kikyo started getting Inuyasha's full attention. Kagome watched with a new feeling flowing through her...she was feeling a little hurt. She didn't understand how he could stand aside as Kikyo might kill her. Did he want to go back to Kikyo and just leave her after he made that promise to her? This wasn't right at all. How could Kikyo do all this? Does she really have the power to do all she's done? "...What is it that terrifies you so?" Kikyo finally asked as she looked at him dead on before turning back to face Kagome once again. Kagome couldn't stand to see what was happening as she held her eyes tightly shut. His words raced through her mind. Every sweet thing he has whispered to her, every promise, every word that he had spoken to her the day he told her he loved her. She remembered every kiss he had tried so desperately to sneak without anyone's notice playout in her mind. A tear fell down her cheeks when he did nothing but watch.
He was watching fearfully and did not know what he should be doing. He felt as though he couldn't decide on his own. He knew he had told Kagome he loved her, but seeing Kikyo again revived old feelings. He had promised Kagome and now he wasn't even doing anything about what was happening to her. He watched as Kikyo slowly walked to the side of the cliffs with the soul collectors that held Kagome followed. Sango, Miroku, Shippo and Kilala were taken away by the swarm of soul collectors. Would Inuyasha actually let his past love hurt Kagome? Kagome meant everything to him...so what was the change of heart? Who did he love? 'What the fuck is wrong with me? I love and always will love...' "Kikyo!" Inuyasha yelled as he ran forward and pulled her back. Kikyo looked at him with shock in her eyes mixed with her cold stare. She made a hand notion and the soul stealers released Kagome from their tight grasp and dropped her so she fell to her knees on the ground. Inuyasha walked in front of Kikyo giving her a thoughtful look.
"I-Inuyasha?" Kagome asked nervously as she watched the two. He didn't even turn to look at her as he grabbed Kikyo's hand in his and looked down at her hand as he stroked it with his own. He looked up to Kikyo's face.
"Kikyo, you lost your life under the hands of Naraku. And I promised I would avenge your death and that is what i'll do...but...i'm not going to hell with you. I know back then that I would have done anything to be with you but after I was stuck on the tree then released to be told you were dead, I had to get over the fact you were gone...Kikyo, you died...you just seemed to be the only person who was there for me but...I love Kagome...just stop all this. I'm sorry Kikyo...but don't hurt Kagome anymore." Inuyasha said the last part a little more demonding as he dropped her hand. Kikyo gasped as if what he just said was just now making sense. She turned to look at a stunned Kagome and then turned back to face Inuyasha. She glarred at him before speaking.
"You dare to think a reincarnation of myself could ever replace me?" Kikyo asked in a harsh tone.
"Kikyo no one could ever replace you...you still mean alot to me...but I love Kagome. Don't call her your reincarnation, she may be that but you call her that for all the wrong reasons." He explained to her. Kikyo glarred as she turned to walk away as the ground began to rumble.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled as she was about to fall back over the cliff once again when Inuyasha grabbed her and rolled away from the side of the cliff. He hovered over her trying to protect her from whatever may happen. Kagome lost her voice when she saw rocks start to collide down the side of the mountain they were on. She pulled Inuyasha down to her tightly and squeezed her eyes shut.
"Kagome wha..." He stopped when he heard the rocks coming and turned his head to look. He ducked over Kagome as she held him tighter. They stayed like that a few minutes until they realized the rocks never hit them. Inuyasha looked up and his eyes widened as he saw why. "Kagome...it's ok." He said and she slakened her grip as she looked at him and looked around and jumped back away from him when she saw also as it slowly dissapeared.
"...A-a barrier?" She asked him as she looked at him as he nodded. "Kikyo?" She asked him nervously. Inuyasha shook his head as he got up and walked to her and crouched down to her. She pointed to her self slowly and Inuyasha nodded. "H-How?" She asked. Inuyasha shrugged and scooped her up in his arms.
"I guess your powers are starting to surface. Couldn't have asked for a better time to." Inuyasha told her with a smirk as he tried to make her feel better.
"But how did I do that? I havn't had any training or anything." She told him unbelievably.
"I guess we were lucky." He told her.
"KAGOME! INUYASHA!" They Sango yell.
"KAGOME!" Shippo yelled.
"OVER HERE!" Inuyasha yelled back as he stood up and set Kagome to her feet.
"What happend?" Sango asked as she walked over to them. "Are you ok Kagome?" She asked when she saw Kagome's distant look, when she didn't respond she waved her hand in front of her face.
"Kagome?" Inuyasha asked. She shook her head out of her daze and looked back at him.
"I did do that?" Kagome asked again unbelievably.
"...ya...are you ok Kagome?" Inuyasha asked her as he felt her forehead. She pushed his hand away and walked away from him to be in the middle of the area. Inuyasha followed to stand right beside her. She was looking down at her hands and Inuyasha followed her gaze.
"...what happend Inuyasha?" Sango asked once again as she took a step closer.
"What about Kikyo?" Kagome suddenly asked as she looked up at the sky.
"...what about her?" Inuyasha asked hesitantly ignoring Sango's question.
"Look, the sky is clearing up...it's like the weather had something to do with her. What's going on?" She asked.
"Ya, that was...odd. How 'did' she do that?" Miroku asked as he gazed up at the now detereating clouds.
"Maybe she had someone helping her...maybe Naraku?" Sango suggested. Miroku sighed as he stood next to her.
"I wouldn't doubt it. Kikyo has been one to work with Naraku a couple of times when..." He cut himself off when Sango elbowed him as she watched Inuyasha.
"Shut up Miroku." She whispered to him.
"No...Miroku is right. Kikyo has been working with Naraku. His stench is everywhere." Inuyasha told them not taking his eyes off Kagome as she looked at him sadly. Sango grabbed Miroku's arm and picked Shippo up as he dragged the two with her as Kilala followed, having a little trouble getting Miroku to follow until she had to squeeze his arm as she dragged him.
"...M-Maybe you should go check it out." Kagome told him hesitantly. Inuyasha stroked her cheek with the back of his hand. He didn't say anything as he kissed her lightly on the lips.
"I'm not leaving you. Never." He whispered to her and she pulled him into a hug and he slowly responded as he wrapped his arms around her. "I want to stay with 'you' Kagome. Stop making it seem like I would be better with Kikyo." He told her softly she froze and pulled away.
"What do you mean I make it seem like you'd be better off with her? I never thought that. Your the one who get's this sad look everytime she comes around." She argued.
"I'm not sad. You saw me tell her I wanted to be with you." He told her calmly.
"Ya so why are you saying I..." She stopped when he pulled her body to his and covered her mouth with his. He pulled away and smiled.
"Just shut up Kagome. Always making things worse then they have to be." He chuckled and she opened her mouth to argue once again but he beat her and pulled her to him once again. She wanted to pull away and yell at him so badly but couldn't find herself to. Her body and mind weren't working to her satisfacation at the moment, they were both losing against his kiss.
"...Umm...Just to let you know we still must be on our way and all." Miroku said from behind. Inuyasha growled in his throat giving Miroku the sign to start running for his life as Inuyasha gave Kagome one last kiss and got up to chase the monk.
"Miroku! I told you to stay over here!" Sango yelled as she stomped over. Kagome giggled as she watched until Miroku gave in and apologized over and over again so he wouldn't kill him for it.
"Can we go now?" Sango asked as she picked up hiraikotsu.
"Ya, let's go." Inuyasha agreed as they started walking again.
"Sense any jewel shards yet Kagome?" Inuyasha asked impatiently once again after they had walked about two miles.
"For the last time no Inuyasha, I will tell you when I sense any jewel shards." Kagome told him irritably.
"We should be getting closer to the next village, maybe we can stop there." Miroku offered.
"No, we keep moving till night fall and then if we have to we'll make camp." Inuyasha ordered as he trudged on.
"But it will be a cold one tonight." Miroku complained.
"That's why you have blankets." Inuyasha told him.
"Do you hear that?" Sango asked them. Everyone stopped where they were to try and hear what she had heard.
"...all I hear is a river nearby." Inuyasha said as he tried to listen closely.
"Ya, we should camp near water. This way it's there if we need it." Sango concluded.
"If we do that we'll lose daylight." Inuyasha told her.
"Oh big deal, it's not like we're going to find anything." Sango told him.
"So you'd rather go ahead and make camp then keep searching?" Inuyasha asked her.
"Ya...pretty much." Sango told him.
"Whatever." Inuyasha said as Sango smiled and led them to a good place to set up camp. "This is stupid. It is way to early to set up camp." Inuyasha said as Miroku laid wood down for a fire.
"Well when Kagome get's dehydrated or needs a break you'll wish we stopped here." Sango told him with a smirk. He dropped his arms to his side and looked at her.
"That's cold Sango." He exclaimed as he walked into the wood.
"Where are you going?" She asked him.
"To find Kagome. It dosn't take that long to get water." He told her as he kept on walking. He found her sitting by the water looking down into it. "What is with you and starring at water?" Inuyasha asked as he walked to stand by her.
"Oh it's you...I don't know...it's just so calming." She said as she looked back at the water. He swept her into his arms getting a small yelp out of her.
"It'd be more calming if you got a closer view of it." He smirked.
"You wouldn't..." She said but was cut off as he tossed her into the water as she screamed till she hit the water.
"Or would I?" He asked with a smirk as he saw her struggle.
"O-ohh, y-you are s-s-so d-dead!" Kagome said as she shivered from the cold water.
"You wouldn't hurt me." Inuyasha told her playfully as she slowly walked through the water to him with her arms crossed.
"Like h-hell I w-wouldn't." She told him after he held his hand out to help her up surprising him by the usage of words as she pulled him in. She was pulled back in again when he didn't release her hand. "R-run." Kagome simply said when he surfaced to the top of the water.
"I can't believe you pulled me in." Inuyasha said surprised.
"You t-threw m-me in!" Kagome yelled at him and he smirked as he ducked under the water and grabbed her foot pulling her down. Kagome gasped as she was pulled down and tried to gather a quick breath before going under completely. He dragged her to the graound and floated over her. She realized he was going to kiss her and pushed him away and swam to the top. Inuyasha followed her up and jumped up creating a huge splash. "Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled as she was hit with the waves. "It's c-c-cold!" She complained as she rubbed her arms for warmth. Inuyasha chuckled as she pushed her hair out of her face. "W-what's so funny?" She asked him as she looked at him as if he lost it.
"Nothing...you look cute wet." He told her as he moved closer to her. She smirked as she looked at him.
"Really n-now?" She asked and slid her arm across the water splashing him. He went under the water once again and she took that chance to make a run for it as she headed for land. She felt something touch her leg and out of habit she yelled the word. "SIT!" She turned when she realized what she had done but saw Inuyasha face first on the land. She looked wide eyed. "I-If your on land then what...!" She screamed as she went to land as fast as she could and got on land and running by Inuyasha. "Something touched my foot." She said quietly.
"Maybe a fish." Inuyasha said in mono tone as he lifted himself from the ground.
"...oh." She said in realization then hit him on the shoulder.
"Hey, what was that for?" He asked.
"You threw me in!" She yelled and Inuyasha chuckled once again and lept on her pushing her down holding his weight off her.
"You pushed me in too." He said playfully.
"You pushed me in first! That water is cold!" She told him as she struggled to get away from him. He calmed her as he leaned in to kiss her. He rubbed her arms as he kissed her trying to keep her from shivering.
"Come on your cold. Let's get to the camp and you can sit by the fire." He told her as he got up helping her up.
"I wouldn't be cold if you didn't think I needed a closer view of the water." She mumbled as she walked with her arms crossed.
"So your going to complain now?" He asked her as he looked off to the side with his arms also crossed.
"Yes. Not like your listening though." She mumbled the last part to herself, forgetting Inuyasha could still hear her.
"If I wasn't listening I wouldn't be responding to it." He told her as he came up behind her and lifted her into his arms. Kagome tried to stay mad but couldn't help but laugh when he tickled her.
"I...hate you." She said between laughs.
"No you don't." Inuyasha told her as he threw her over his shoulder as he kept walking.
"Yes I do. Put me down!" She told him as she kicked her legs.
"...hmm...I don't think I will." He said with a smirk as he kept walking. He out her down before they got to the camp and they all sat around the fire. Sango and Miroku ended up going on a walk together which was very peculiar and Kilala and Shippo were off playing somewhere. Kagome stayed quiet for a while making Inuyasha think she fell asleep. He was about to ask when she spoke up, he was sitting in a tree as he watched her.
"Why didn't you want to at least check on Kikyo?" Kagome asked curiously. Inuyasha jumped down from the tree and sat by her in front of the fire and she kept her gaze at the fire.
"...you even have to ask a stupid question like that?" He asked her softly.
"It's not stupid...I was just wondering. You always go check up on that kind of stuff." She told him also quietly.
"Ya but everytime I do...it hurt's you." He told her. She looked up at him like he had no idea what he was talking about.
"Wha-..." She started but he interrupted as he looked back at her.
"Your usually leaving when I went to see her or avoiding me, oh ya here's my favorite, when you start fights with me about anything possible." He told her knowingly.
"I don't s-..." She started again.
"Ya you do. I don't blame you though. Seems all girls get jealous." He smirked.
"What? All girls? So what's your excuse? You get mad whenever I smell the littlest bit of Hojo or it smells as if I was hugged by a guy oh ya, the best one, when Koga comes around and you try killing him if he comes near me. I'm not stupid Inuyasha." She told him.
"I wasn't jealous, I am supposed to protect you. I was just doing what I was supposed to do." He told her as he crossed his arms.
"So you don't care if Hojo were to hug me? I mean you wouldn't be there anyways and he's human so there's nothing to protect me from." She told him with a smirk.
"You don't know that! What if he kidnaps you or something!" He asked her as his temper rose just thinking of another guy that close to her.
"Well my friends are usually there so they would help me if anything were to happen. He keeps asking me out and giving me stuff, stuff I don't need but my friends tell me that I should go out with him instead of the violent bad-boy that i'm always around." She told him as she smiled to herself as she could feel his anger rising.
"Who! Me! What the fuck! Violent bad-boy! What gave them that idea!" He asked her as he gave her a narrowed look.
"Yup, always getting mad and fighting. I couldn't tell them you are a half demon. They came to their own conclusions. They say Hojo is sweet and nice and can treat me alot better." She told him. Inuyasha's ears flattened, when she noticed she continued. "But they don't know how you really are. I don't want to be with Hojo. Hojo can be really dense sometimes. He can't get the hint that I don't like him like that. But he still asks me out." She told him.
"You don't think your better off...with...that guy?" He asked her hesitantly. She leaned over and kissed him.
"Of course not. I'm better off here." She told him as she closed her eyes and leaned over to kiss him once again. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her closer with a smile. She tried to straighten herself so she wasn't leaning when she leaned to much making them fall back off the log.
"Ugh...nice Kagome." Inuyasha said lying on his back with his legs on the log. Kagome lied beside him uncomfortably.
"Uh huh." She agreed as she got up. She was going to get up to sit back on the log when Inuyasha pulled her back and picked her up as he stood. "What are you doing?" She asked but he didn't answer as he kept walking. He sat down with his back against the tree with Kagome still in his arms. He leaned down to kiss her once again. He pulled away and pulled her to lie against him. When Sango and Miroku returned they went straight to bed. Miroku was afraid to say anything when Inuyashagave him a warning look. Kagome had already fallen asleep while Inuyasha held her close to him. He sat up and pulled off his haori and lied it over her. He had put it back on after it had dried. He was starting to like being able to hold her close as she slept.
'She dosn't believe I won't leave her. She still thinks i'll go off with Kikyo.' Inuyasha thought, his ears fell flat against his head as he looked at her. 'Dosn't she trust me? Well I really never gave her a reason to trust me. I'm always being a jerk to her...i'll just have to make her trust me. Kagome, i'm not going to leave you.' He thought as he dozed off into a deep sleep.
AUTHOR'S.NOTE.
I've finally updated! Got caught up in 'the hells of high school' --;; well i gonna update 'the hells of high school' THEN start typing my new fic! I hope you guys will enjoy it! Ttyl!
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