Diclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or anything in this story except my own character(s) and plot!
Kitty-cat love
Chapter Two: It Begins
"Hooray! The rain has stopped!" exclaimed the little fox-demon, Shippo.
"Yeah, and my cold is gone, too!" agreed Kagome.
"Good. We have to get the rest of the jewel shards before Naraku does," said Inuyasha.
"Yes. I suppose you're right. So let's get going."
They then left the little hut and went in search of the jewel shards.
"Oh, thank the Gods!" sighed Kitasha as she stretched and got out of the hollow tree she spent the night in.
Kitasha jumped over puddles as she started searching for someone. She held the tree jewel-shards that she had collected each one from a demon that was now either dead or recovering.
She was just walking and thinking about the last words that her mother had said to her before she died:
"Never regret a thing that you've done in our life. You are my child, and you must protect yourself. Don't ever let anyone get in you way of reaching towards your goals."
Kitasha winced as she thought of her mother. Her mother was killed when Kitasha was seven years old. That was eight years ago. And she had vowed to get revenge in the demon that had killed her.
Sigh Well there's no use in thinking of the past when you cant change it," said Kitasha as she put her jewel shards away and stated leaping through the forest as she picked up the scent of another half-demon, Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha!" froze Kagome, as the whole group stopped and stared ad Kagome.
"What is it, Kagome?" asked Inuyasha.
"I sense some jewel shards, and they're coming fast."
"Are you sure?" questioned Sango.
"That can only be one person. And that person is…" said Miroku as his sentence was finished off by a common visitor.
"ARRGH!" yelled Inuyasha, as he was crushed to the ground.
"Hello, Kagome! Did you miss me?" greeted Koga while he held Kagome's hand within his own.
"Hi, Koga," responded Kagome.
Inuyasha was muttering under his breath, "You damn wolf! Get away from her!"
"Hey, Inuyasha! What are you doing crawling on the ground like a mangy mutt?" teased Koga.
"SHUTUP, KOGA!" yelled Inuyasha as he pulled his Tetsusaiga out. "Say, Koga, how about that little fight between us? You wanna finish it this time!"
"Sounds good to me," challenged Koga.
"Inuyasha, SIT!" ordered Kagome as Inuyasha's necklace lugged him to the ground. "No one is fighting today, ya hear! And that goes for the both of you!"
"Well, I guess we're just going to have to do the next time! Take care of my Kagome for me, mutt-face!" said Koga to Inuyasha.
Inuyasha pulled his face out of the dirt.
"Good-bye, Kagome," said Koga as he kissed her on her lips. Kagome blushed and Koga disappeared into his cyclone of dust and sped off.
"RRRGGG! You fing wolf! If you ever touch Kagome again, I swear I'll…" yelled Inuyasha before he realized he was only yelling into air.
Kagome was still blushing as they continued to walk on.
A few hours later :
"Inuyasha, can we please make camp? I'm exhausted," begged Kagome.
"Fine, whatever," answered Inuyasha.
Night was beginning to fall, and so our group made a fire. Inuyasha was still mad at the way Kagome had acted when Koga had made his romantic farewell, and he had hardly said a word to her.
"I'm going to get some more wood," said Inuyasha, and he got up and went into the forest.
Kagome then stood up.
"Where are you going Kagome?" asked Sango.
"I'm going to go try to talk to Inuyasha. I can't stand him being quiet."
"Can I come with you?" asked Shippo.
"No, you better stay. You don't want Inuyasha to take his anger out on you."
Shippo then nodded his head and then cuddled next to Sango.
Inuyasha was talking to himself as he picked up twigs and branches from the forest floor. "That damn wolf, how dare he kiss her! And her! Acting all flushed and flirting with him…"
Kagome was listening the whole time. 'Is he really that angry?'
Kagome stepped on a twig, and it snapped.
"Huh! Who's there? Oh, it's you, Kagome."
"Hey. I thought you might want some company," greeted Kagome.
"Fine, whatever."
An awkward silence passed…
"Inuyasha are you still mad at me?" asked Kagome.
Silence. . .
"Well, you're going to have to talk to me sometime!"
"Oh, yeah? Why should I!"
"Because I'm the only person who can see the jewel-shards!"
"No you're not! Kikyo can them too!"
"Well, then why don't you just ask her to help you, instead of me!"
"I would never ask Kikyo to replace you," said Inuyasha in almost a whisper.
"Inuyasha, why did it make you mad when Koga kissed me?" asked Kagome.
". . . because . . ." muttered Inuyasha. "I don't know."
Silence. . .
A cold wind blew through the trees. Kagome gazed at Inuyasha, with his silver hair dancing with the wind, and his golden eyes looking at his feet.(A/N drool...)
'Oh, Inuyasha,' thought Kagome, 'how beautiful you are. I wish I could tell you how I really feel about you, so badly.'
Inuyasha stared at Kagome as she watched the moon conceal itself behind the crescent moon.
'Kagome. . .' thought Inuyasha, 'I wonder, do you like Koga more than me? Hmph! If you do, I don't really care! If you want to go with him, fine! No one's stoppin' ya!'
Inuyasha then felt sad. 'Who am I kidding? I even know that if you left, my heart would probably be torn to pieces. But I'm never gonna admit that out loud.'
"Hey, Inuyasha?" said Kagome.
"Yeah, what is it?"
"Can I ask you something?" asked Kagome, curious about Inuyasha's feelings.
"Sure."
"UM. . .how do you think of me?"
"Uhhh, what do you mean?"
"I mean, like, do you think of me as more than just a friend, or just a jewel- shard detector?"
Kagome's heart was beating like a drum. She half expected Inuyasha to ask if she was feeling alright.
"In that case," said Inuyasha as he avoided her eyes, "I think of you as. . .a really close friend."
'That doesn't really answer my question, sort of.'
Silence. . .
"Inuyasha… I'm scared."
"You're scared? What're you scared of Kagome?" asked Inuyasha as he stood in front of Kagome.
Kagome looked down and hid her eyes.
"I'm scared of what might happen after we find the jewel shards. I mean, I'm just afraid that after we find them. . . I might not be needed here anymore. . ."
"Kagome. . ."
A tear fell to the ground from Kagome's eyes.
"Don't cry, Kagome," soothed Inuyasha as he gently pulled Kagome's chin up.
Inuyasha wiped a tear from her face with his thumb and looked her in the eyes.
"Don't worry about that. I promise you. When we find all the jewel-shards and we defeat Naraku, we will still need you here."
"Oh, Inuyasha," cried Kagome as she started sobbing into his chest.' Inuyasha held and stroked her head.
"It's gonna be all right, don't worry."
Kagome started to calm down, and all of the sudden. . .
"AHHH!"
Inuyasha and Kagome both looked towards the direction where the scream came from.
"What was that!" asked Kagome as she went closer into his chest.
"I don't know, but let's go find out."
Inuyasha leaped through the forest with Kagome on his back, searching for the scream.
"AHHH!"
Inuyasha and Kagome landed on the ground where they heard the sound. What they saw nearly gave them a heart attack. It was Kagura and a young female demon. The unknown demon stated to get up from the ground.
"You pessimistic half-breed! Give me the jewel shards and I will leave you alone!" ordered Kagura.
"You witch! I will never give my shards! They're for someone else, and why would I give them to someone who has the scent of my mother's murderer!" yelled Kitasha.
"If you won't give me them, I'll just take them!" opposed Kagura as she picked up her fan.
"Dance of the Dragon!" waved Kagura.
Kitasha leaped in the air and dodged it.
"Not this time. Darkness Claws!" attacked Kitasha.0
The crescent moon glowed bright for a moment, then it disappeared beneath a black smoke. Everything was in complete darkness and Kagura couldn't see.
"Inuyasha! Where are you?" whispered Kagome.
"Don't worry, I'm right here," said Inuyasha as he grabbed her close.
"Where are you! You little-Unh!" yelled Kagura.
"Ha, ha, ha! You idiotic wench! Did you forget that cats can see in the dark?" taunted Kitasha.
The black smoke disappeared and the moon shone as bright as ever. Inuyasha and Kagome looked at Kagura. She was hardly covered by her kimono, which was in tatters.
"Don't forget that I will come back for those jewel shards," said Kagura as she threw her feather in the air and sailed away with the wind.
"And I will be ready," said Kitasha, as she fell to the ground from her wounds.
"Come on, Inuyasha! We have to help her!"
"Kagome! Wait up!
Kitasha's eyes fluttered open as she saw an angelic girl come to her side. Kagome examined her. She was very beautiful, and seemed to look the same age as Kagome. When she saw the girl's eyes, she was in awe of how the demon girl's eyes glowed in the dark.
Kagome the looked at Kitasha's body. It had gashes all over it, and blood was everywhere. Her skirt was torn and her hair hung loosely at her shoulders.
"You poor thing!" pitied Kagome.
"Dear girl, please don't pity me. I'm in enough pain already to accept the pity of a mortal girl. But I would greatly like to know your name."
"My name is Kagome."
"Kagome. . . your name sounds familiar. The village with the old priestess said that you are the reincarnation of a priestess from fifty years ago. Is this gossip true?" asked Kitasha.
Kagome hesitated for a while, but then she answered yes.
"I see. My mother had once fought with this priestess, and she told me that she was very grateful to the priestess for letting her live. You . . . must also. . .have. . .her spirit. . ." said Kitasha as her eyes closed.
"So, this girl's mother knew Kikyo," said Inuyasha.
Kagome stared at the demo-girl. 'She didn't even tell me her name.' she checked Kitasha's pulse. She was only unconscious.
Kagome sighed. "She's gonna be all right. Inuyasha we have to take her to our camp."
"Why?"
"Because she's hurt."
"She'll be fine by tomorrow."
"Inuyasha, you selfish jerk! SIT!"
Inuyasha pulled his head out of the ground. He glared at Kagome. "Fine! We'll take the girl."
He then leaped, with both Kagome and the new half-demon, back to camp where Miroku, Sango, and Shippo all waited, with their own thoughts on why Inuyasha and Kagome were so late in coming back.
"I bet you anything that Kagome and Inuyasha confessed their love for each other and are now being "close together"," suggested Miroku.
"No way! Kagome could never love that brainless jerk!" denied Shippo, not knowing what Miroku meant by "close together".
Sango thought about it for a moment. She knew of Kagome's love for Inuyasha. It could be possible of what Miroku was saying. But she doubted Inuyasha ever confessing his love.
"I agree with Shippo. I truly doubt those two would do that."
"Okay, Sango, if you don't think I'm right let's have a little wager then. If I'm right, you must bear my children or let my hand do as it will. And if you're right, and they come back still bickering, you can slap me across my face as many times that you want…tonight."
Confident with her opinion, she bargained with him. All they had to do was wait.