- Missunderstood -

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Thanks to :

Teya Yashitoda : I think you read my other stories too? 'cause I got your name posted up on the great reviewers thing ) … I wonder where Shadowww15 went?

Kagome1015 : Nope Inu can't get through… it's cause he and Kagome were complete strangers that are only friends… he doesn't even have the rosary… which means he can't be 'sat'

Shadowww15 : wow…your computer got a virus? Waiiit… lemme see… first it was your computer crashed…then you had no internet for 10 during x-mas or something like that and now it got a virus? Wow…I would've been going crazy after that…o.O

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Chapter 12

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The curiosity was killing him. He had to know. Now. Inuyasha was almost desparate enough to go and wake Sango up. Why was she still sleeping? Maybe she wasn't a morning person afterall.

Inuyasha walked over to the hut and peeked in. Sango was still sleeping. And so was everyone else. Why? The hanyou didn't understand. Although the numbers made no sense to him, Inuyasha looked at the piece of leather with the circular glass piece around his wrist. Kagome had givin it to him during one of their battles.

He still didn't know how to read it properly though. From all he learned the thing said…Inuyasha squinted at it, hoping the answer would pop out. Something along the lines of 6…6:13?

And it was morning. Couldn't forget that part. But still, Our favourite hanyou couldn't get why the taijiya wasn't up yet.

"Keh, 6…" Inuyasha looked down at the watch again and checked the time, " 6:15 am and she still isn't up yet." Inuyasha sighed, no use ranting. If Sango didn't get her sleep not only would she be very mad but the stuff she would be telling him could be slurred. Not taking any chances, Inuyasha turned around and headed back to the well. Maybe Kagome will come back through it?

But what if… a frightening thought entered Inuyasha's brain… what if…Kagome doesn't come back through the well? What if..it was all an accident? Inuyasha started panicking, just a little. Up ahead he saw the well and started running towards it. Once he reached the edge, he leaned over and looked atraight into it.

There, she was. Kagome, sitting at the bottom of the well with her giant yellow backpack she carries around with her all the time. One that Inuyasha knew he was never allowed to touch anymore.

"Wench! Where have you been all night huh?"

"Hmm?"

Kagome looked up, she didn't expect someone to see her sitting at the bottom of the well. Unless it was Sango. She was the only one who knew about her secret.

"What's Inuyasha doing here? All night? What's he talking about…? Unless…" Kagome's eyes widened, "Could he of seen me jump into the well and go back into my time?"

"Uhh… I was…sleeping!"

That wasn't a complete lie, she did sleep…in her own time. Inuyasha didn't buy it. He knew he watched the girl jump into the well and mysteriously disapear.

"No. I saw you jump into the well Kagome. Don't lie."

Kagome was shifting around nervously now. She didn't know what to answer…should she just telling Inuyasha what happened? How she goes back to modern Japan every so often?

"Hey! Wait a second! Didn't Sango say she would cover for me!"

Kagome sighed, well guess it's time to let another person in on her weekly / monthly trips back home…

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Kagura was finally free to roam the mansion, she wasn't complaining. It was better than being trapped in the cellar, not able to move and knowing a fact that too much movement could result in a loss of limbs.

The wind demon wandered around. It felt so much better, walking around. She'll never take it for granted again. Not after she found out what it was like not being able to move. Kagura was on her way to Kanna's room again.

"Maybe…Maybe this time I can do it properly…"

Kagura started her game over again.She needed to give it a name, but really, nothing came to mind. She just calls it 'the game.' Quietly she stepped past Naraku's room. Half way past the door she heard him.

"hAhahAHaHA!"

Kagura slumped her shoulders in defeat. Well, as long as she was going to be there anyways…

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"So let me get this straight, you posess the ability to go 500 years into the future? And not only that but that era is your home time…interesting"

"Keh! I knew there was something weird going on…there is no such thing as ramen here!"

Kagome looked down, she felt guilty about lying to her friends. Are they really mad at her? She would never know. Kagome couldn't look them in the eyes right now. Especially not Inuyasha.

"And the place that you are from…It has all these things?" Miroku motioned at the extremely large pile of supplies Kagome brought back with her.

"yeah…"

"So the time that you come from has a very large varity of many different objects…almost anything is possible?"

"Almost…" Kagome concluded.

Afterall there are airplanes now that enable humans to be in the air, to soar over the oceans. There were cars and bikes and boats and trains…so many different types of transportation.

"If only you knew…I wonder what you would say…"

Miroku was still talking about something that held no interest to Kagome, so she started daydreaming…about what she didn't know. Kagome was in her own little world.

She wasn't the only one though, Inuyasha seemed to be zoneing out too. The only one who was probably listening was Sango. Only because she liked him. Even Shippo fell asleep, Miroku lectures were really time consuming though and since they had nothing better to do… well what a day.

At lunch time Kagome served the ramen, courtesey of Inuyasha making such a big fuss Kagome just had to give in. Or else he seriously wouldn't of stopped.

Inuyasha slurped his noodles loudly. Just to show his love for them. He could eat this stuff everyday…all the time! It didn't matter that Kagome told him it was unhealthy if you ate it way too much. He was half demon afterall. He could handle it.

They were all eating their lunch happily, not a care in the world. Talking about different things, gossiping and all that. Until Kagome got that oh so familiar tingle that told her there was a jewel shard approaching.

"Inu…Inuyasha?"

"mMMmm?"

Inuyasha was still eating his noodles, he didn't really want to be bothered right now. Not when there was the delicious instant food in front of him.

" Jewel shard."

Those two words were enough to make the hanyou set the cup down and get up. He grabbed Kagome's wrist and dragged her out the door with him. Kagome didn't expect the sudden movement and so let out a little scream when she felt his hand clamp around hers.

They stepped outside, Inuyasha took a deep breath and decided that she wasn't lying. There was a demonic aura in the air.

"Where is it?"

"ummMmm.. That way.

Kagome turned around and pointed to the back of Kaede's hut. A dark cloud was forming in the air and Inuyasha didn't like the looks of it very much. Swiftly, he jumped over the house and attacked the demon.

When he realised he couldn't see the shard, Inuyasha lured the demon safely around the house before calling out the question to the school-girl.

"Where is it!"

" In between it's eyes!"

Kagome cupped her hands around her mouth, hoping to amplify her voice. The winds were getting stronger and that just made everything louder. Inuyasha looked carefully at the beast and took aim. He knew exactly where to swing.

In one fluid motion Inuyasha cut the thing down and it landed, shaking the ground lightly like a minor earthquake. Kagome walked over to the youkai and plucked the shard out.

Around them the villagers were gathering around to see what all the noise was about. And when they saw they dead carcass…some went to retrieve weapons and knives while others just ran away screaming.

The villagers gethered around the body, cutting off what they thought was important and could be used later. Kaede even came to look at the mess and concluded which parts were needed to make specific medicines.

When all the commotion was done and all the people left with what bits and parts of demon, there was nothing left except the blood stains on the grass. They even took the bones with them. Inuyasha 'keh-ed' as he ran back into the hut.

Settling down once more he picked up the abandoned cup of ramen and started eating again. After the first slurp, he realised something was wrong.

"No…"

" Is something wrong Inuyasha?"

Kagome looked at the boy, there was shock written all over his face. Did he get hurt during the battle? Did he forget something important?

"The ramen…"

Kagome made a motion with her hands, urgeing him to continue with his sentence. She had to know what the problem was.

"Yes…?"

"It's…."

Kagome stared at him, the curiosity was killing her. Was it going to be a good thing or bad?

"It's gone.."

"What's gone?"

"The ramen! It's all cold and soggy! And.. Eww!"

Kagome face faulted, she didn't expect the great hanyou scream and whine like a little girl. Good thing the others weren't around. Sango and Miroku were who knows where while Shippo and Kirara were playing outside.

"I-InuYasha? A..are you feeling ok?"

Inuyasha gave her a weird look. Was she feeling ok?

"Yea."

The dog demon put on a disgusted face but nonetheless finished up the noodles. When he was done drinking the soup as well he disposed of the container and went to sit with Kagome again.

"Why?"

"Well… you were acting all…girlish…"

"Keh, well it was all cold and soggy." Inuyasha defended.

Kagome didn't want to fight with him. If he didn't like soggy ramen…so let him scream like that. Nothing she could do about it…even if it kinda scared her.

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Kagura was sitting in the middle of Kanna's room. The girl wasn't in, and so Kagura had been just sitting there for about an hour. But then again, you could never really tell with Kanna. For all you know she could be standing right behind you at this very moment. Just for luck, Kagura whirled around.

Hoping to see the girl's face. No luck there, she was still all alone in the room. The demon looked around, all the rooms looked exactly the same except for Naraku's his is the only one with mats that separated the room into sections. His was the only room that had furniture.

His 'minions' didn't even get beds, just mats that they would lay on the floor. No pillows either. It was a hard life, and Kagura hated it. She didn't know if she could say the same for Kanna though…

Just as Kagura was about to go back to her own room ( she gave up on waiting for Kanna ) she heard Naraku suddenly call out her name. Without answering, she dragged herself to the door and slid it open to reveal the hanyou.

Beside Naraku was a boy…about 12 or 13. Naraku saw the puzzled look on Kagura face and smiled. Nothing made sense in the world so why should this? The wind demon knew that well. All the tenants and servants of the mansion were dead, because of the thick poisonous vapour around and the fact that Naraku would sometimes just kill them for seeing something they shouldn't have.

So why was there suddenly a boy beside the Naraku himself? How was he special in any way? Then she saw it, there was a Shikon Shard in the boy's back. Meaning that he was already dead, just brought back to life. So was that all the laughing about? Naraku reviving the dead with jewel shards?

"What do you want" Kagura said rather coldly

Naraku chuckled , " A small favour…"

Kagura was silent. This couldn't be good.

"Show this boy around mMmm? And make sure he doesn't get hurt…or killed. And don't let the shard in his back get taken."

"Show him around where?"

"Use your brain Kagura. Anywhere, everywhere. Make sure that he knows as much of the area as possible."

Kagura nodded and signaled for the boy to follow. He did and made it to her in a zombie like fashion. Kagura shook her head in a disapointing way at the kid and just continued to walk out.

On her way out the castle, she could of sworn she heard Naraku let out another of his villany laughs…

Kagura inwardly sighed and whipped a feather out from her hair and got the boy to get on. This was going to be a long day.

The guy was quiet for one, never talking unless he was spoken to. It made the tour kinda lonely for Kagura. All she managed to get out of him was his name. And that even took a long time. It seems that his memory had been wiped clean.

"Naraku's doing."

"Where are we going next?"

"huh?"

That was weird, did he just talk? And say something other than 'yes' or 'no'? Well new things happen and this is new…for Kagura.

"I don't know. Somewhere."

Kohaku nodded and the rest of the trip went on in silence, aside from the usual, 'do you understand?' or 'do you know how to get here and the importance of this place.'

He was flown to many places and the advantage of having no memory was proven here. Kagura must've flown to over 20 sites and Kohaku remembered all the places in order and the directions to get there by foot. Some kid.

Near the end of the day, they returned to the castle and Kohaku got his own room. He didn't have to share the same room with Naraku anymore. To say the truth Kohaku didn't exactly enjoy his stay there either.

Whenever Kagura brought up the hanyou you could see a visible scowl on his face. Just a few more days of the maniac laughter and the boy could've gone insane. Well, he got out just in time.

Kagura led him to his room and then went to hers. With a quick stop at the washroom she washed up and was ready to go to bed. It was a mat, not very comfortable but better than nothing. Even though most people sleep on the mat, Kagura decided that she liked to use the sheet as a cover. The hard floor and the rag were practically the same anyways and the nights in Feudal Japan were freezing!

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That night the group camped out, they didn't make it to a village on time. No one but Shippo complained, he said it's too dark and scary out to be sleeping.

"But what if we get eaten alive?"

"Don't worry, inuyasha will always protect us.."

"But what happens if Inuyasha got eaten first?"

"Feh! Me? Eaten! Yeah right kid!"

Kagome sighed, she tried to calm him down, didn't work. Inuyasha didn't exactly help either. But then again, Inuyasha won't get eaten first right? But what if he did? Great now Kagome was panicking.

She looked over her shoulder to see how Shippo was doing and was surprised when she saw him sound asleep and dreaming. The girl smiled and laid down beside the kitsune and slowly drifted off into dreamland as well. Leaving the hanyou last one awake once again. Miroku and Sango had already gone off to sleep long ago. That would explain how they wake up so early.

Inuyasha sat in his tree, something was wrong here. He just couldn't tell what it was. The dog demon closed his eyes and started sleeping, he would know if something was about to jump out and eat them.

There was a rustling in the bushes, the hanyou walked up to it, wondering what the heck it was. And when he found it he was more than just a little shocked. The Shikon no Tama! Whole! And beside it a cup of ramen!

He ran over to the items, faster now since he knew what the prize ahead was. As he was bending over to get the treasure and the food he heard someone call his name…

"INUYASHA! I WILL KILL YOU!"

He looked over his shoulder to see Kikyou, arrow drawn ready to release at any givin moment. And the scary part was, Kikyou never misses. Inuyasha looked back at the items on the forest floor. Had this all been a trap?

The hanyou looked back at his former love, she still had her arrow drawn and was ready to fire. Knowing that his life was more valueable than the jewel and the ramen, he backed away. Slowly at first and then he bolted. He heard Kikyo realease the arrow and it hit in the tree right in front of him, flying past his left cheek.

Inuyasha kept running, he heard voices, whispering…probably about him. But he didn't care. He ran until he saw a clearing ahead and shouted in happiness and relief. Finally made it to safety. With one giant leap he made it into the clearing.

It was too bad he didn't notice 'his' scent in the air. But anyhow, it was all too late. A searing pain hit him right in the chest and he only managed to catch a glimpse of the attacker…

Kagome?

After that everything was a blank. Suddenly the view shifted to another area, as if someone else was seeing this event through their eyes. Inuyasha's body was pinned to a tree. To be more exact, the goshinboku tree. Inuyasha watched from the view of another as Kagome walked forwards and took the shards that he normally carried along with him.

He couldn't help but feel weird, she…killed him. Kagome made her way to another person. Another man. He stood in the shadows but you didn't need to be a genuis to figure out it was 'him'. The only one that could be so evil and controlling.

Kagome dropped the shards into his hands and they both walked away. They two figures disapeared into the shadows. All of the sudden Inuyasha, still in another person's view, heard a voice all for him.

"Inuyasha!"

He looked around but he couldn't see anyone. Maybe he was already in hell? It looks the same as the field where he got killed.

"Inuyasha!"

His eyes darted back and forth, no one was in the clearing, who could be calling for him? Even Inuyasha knew that he had perfect vision. But, nonetheless he squinted, just in case.

"Inuyasha!"

The hanyou woke up, a little bit startled and confused. He looked down to see his friends all ready and smiling. Waiting for him to go, that's a new one. It was always Inuyasha who was rushing everyone else. Guess he slept in?

No one woke him up though, they all knew how tired he was. He took up the duty of watching over them at night. And on top of that he had to stay alert so that no demons could kill them all. He barely got any sleep.

Inuyasha watched them wave at him, signalling him to get down and ready to lead the group to the next destination. One even he didn't know. Inuyasha never knows what the next destination was though, he never did. He would often take random paths, or as Miroku had done before he joined the group, drop his staff at any fork in the path.

Whichever way the staff landed…Inuyasha would choose the opposite. He was usually right though. The dog- demon jumped down from the tree and walked past his group of friends, all having smiley faces plastered to their faces.

"What got them so happy this morning?"

The shard hunters walked in silence, only being inturrupted a few times by some cheerful whistling, from those who could whistle. They picked many happy tunes and they blew until they were out of breath. This was going to be a happy trip for once even if it killed them.

While everyone was being all happy, Inuyasha was still trying to decipher his dream.

"Is that it? Is my dream right? So…Kagome and Sango aren't coming with us to join up and kill Naraku…but instead, they are with Naraku and were sent to kill and take the jewel shards?"

It was all very confusing. He knew that much. So instead of giving his brain anymore time, Inuyasha looked back at his friends and forgot about the problem…until later.

Dreams aren't always real. Maybe that was just a nightmare, or so Inuyasha wanted to think. He tried his best to forget the dream or at least do something else to distract him from thinking about it. Kagome killing him? Nah, that was waaaayyy too much for one hanyou to handle.

As much as Inuyasha wanted to deny it, he had to admit that if he said he hated Kagome… would be a lie.

So what if he had the littlest crush on the girl? No one will ever know…not until the time was right for Inuyasha. Which might not be for another few hundred years……

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There! Chapter 12! I'm so happy I finally finished…and…oh! I got a few more reviews.. well.. I'll just add them to the top…

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