CHAPTER 6
A week had passed, and Shampoo had not gotten much sleep since the incident. Although still in shock at Ranma's attempt to scare her, her eyes did not find themselves on her window quite so often.
A soft wind blew through the open window and caressed her silky hair, easing her anxieties somewhat. Her grandmother, Cologne, would not be happy to see her like this. Tears fell from her face to the cement as free as rain. What kind of Nimrod would not see how she was feeling simply by looking at her?
She hastily wiped her face of tears, and muttered in her Chinese-accent, "It's all because of her. Ever since she came, she's ruined Ranma..."
She shook with anger and despair as she stood up and gave the wall a swift punch. The punch left a noticeable crater in it, but she did not care, all that she wanted was revenge.
"That girl must die."
Tendo's...
Kagome had discovered Ranma's curse on the fourth day into the week, when Ranma was splashed with cold water by Happosai, rain, and the loony old lady that always splashed water on the street no matter the weather. The fact that Kagome seemed calm about it, even laughing about it, seemed to surprise everyone immensely.
A half boy half girl was uncannily similar in Kagome's mind to a certain half demon she knew.
Ranma had seemed embarrassed and somewhat angry at her, but had not held a grudge long for her open laughing. It had been easy for Kagome to accept him, and she could help but poke the oversized panda the first time she saw Genma's transformation.
"Did you enjoy your breakfast, Kagome?" Kasumi asked with her usual cheerful smile.
Kagome nodded, and found her food to be quite memorable. A bowl of steaming rice, miso soup with tofu, a side-dish of vegetables, and fresh eel.
"Thank you for letting me stay here, Mr. Tendo." Kagome gave a formal bow.
She was very embarassed that a family like this would let a stranger stay for free. Every night as she went to sleep, she would ponder how strange this family truly was.
Soun seemed flattered that she bowed so low, and scratched the back of his head with a smile. He had treated her quite nicely the past week, but so had everyone else, Ranma was always making sure she was alright, Nabiki was...well as they said she was just 'Nabiki. She was told that Genma was on his best behavior, and was going out of his was not to enrage Ranma in front of her.
But then there was Akane...the violet-haired girl had not done anything overtly hostile, but she was cold and detatched, refusing to engage Kagome in any kind of decent conversation. All she would say was 'good morning' 'good night' 'see you later', a vague 'hi', and a tight smile. It was obvious Akane had some sort of feelings for Ranma, and was such ignoring Kagome.
She sighed, and was caught by the ever sarcastic Nabiki.
"Why so down in the dumps, Kagome?" Nabiki asked, as she finished Kasumi's breakfast, and laid her chopsticks on her bowl.
Kagome kept her eyes on her skirt and simply shrugged.
Ranma turned toward her, and his expression softened. Akane stared at him with a hint of a glare, and her lips formed a silent 'idiot', bringing an uncomfortable silence.
The silence came to an end finally, when Kasumi spoke up, "Kagome, you're not sick anymore, right?"
She nodded.
"Well, she should stay for a few more days to make sure she's really alright. Dr. Tofu did say that it's a strange and mysterious virus. Viruses don't exactly disappear like that, you know?" Ranma snapped his fingers to express what he meant. Kagome couldn't help but feel a small smile forming on her lips...his concern and warmth seemed to surround her.
"Why the sudden 'stay a few more days'?" Nabiki snickered, watching Ranma.
His face flushed, and he snapped back, "I'm just concerned, okay? Back off!"
Of course, in this strange house, that excuse was nowhere near good enough to lessen suspicions.
"We should be heading off to school, or we'll be late again, Ranma." Akane muttered, then left the table and walked outside. Ranma seemed speechless, and followed after her mutely, pausing to look over at Kagome a moment before leaving.
"Shouldn't you be going, Nabiki?" Soun asked his daughter suspiciously.
She gave her father a flat look, before turning to Kagome, "After going to Dr. Tofu many times, he finally said you're fine now...in fact I remember him saying you were good to go yesterday. So...tell me, do you like it in Nerima?"
"I guess...it's a nice town." she smiled.
However, Nabiki did not buy her story, instead she leaned forward with a smirk, "Do you like Ranma?"
"What! No--Of course not!" Kagome replied reflexively,"He's a nice guy...but he has a fiancee!"
"Of course he has a fiancee, he has three more of them, too."
"Oh, right..." some time after Kagome found out about Ranma's secret, Kasumi explained to her what had been going on in his strange life. One of the oddities were his four fiancees. Other than Akane, he had Ukyo, Shampoo, and Kodachi.
Poor Ranma, he's entangled with these girls, and he didn't even ask for it
"So, tell me about your school. You never seem to worry about it much, after all...don't you want to get into a good high school?"
Kagome stared at Nabiki in stunned silence. Who'd have known one of the sisters would be so clever? her heart skipped a beat, and she felt cornered, How do I answer this?
"Nabiki! You should never interrogate a guest like that!" Kasumi scolded lightly to her younger sibling. "Shouldn't you be going to school? Run off or you'll be late."
Nabiki shrugged and left for school with a nonchalant expression on her face.
Kasumi turned to Kagome and chuckled, "You'll have to forgive her--she can go a little overboard sometimes."
Kagome nodded with a forced laugh and eyed Kasumi. She was picking up several of the dishes that were left of the table, as usual, humming lightly to herself. How could this lady stay so cheerful all the time?
She sighed and went to go outside of the Tendo's. "I'll be back Mr.Tendo, I'm just going to get some fresh air."
InuYasha's Time
"WIND-SCAR!"
A tremendous slash gouged a wide slice out of the dirt-covered ground, and demolished the demons that had been standing there. Inu-yasha re-sheathed his Tetsusaiga, but kept his sharp claws on the handle.
He squinted his eyes, sharpening his vision incrementally, so he could just make out the figure trudging through the heavy mist. Tilting his head, feeling his long white hair flowing behind him, he used his powerful sense of smell to distinguish who would dare come toward him now.
It's familiar, alright, he thought, while taking a wary step closer. "Problem is I can't make it out through this stupid mist!"
His vocal complaint was loud enough for the raven-haired woman dressed in a miko-outfit, with a bow and arrow strapped to her back under a loose pony-tail.
There was something terribly wrong with the thing approaching him, Inu-yasha's skin prickled, and his gut twisted at the thought of her vague scent. His nose was too suffocated with the stench of the thousands of demons he had killed in his search for a way to go to Kagome's time, so he could not make out whether the stranger was hostile or not.
Souls danced around in a circle around the woman, ghostly demons feeding her strength each passing second. Inu-yasha's eyes widened as realization dawned, and without warning his lips formed her name.
"Kikyo..."
"Inu-yasha." her mono-tone voice nearly pierced Inu-yasha's heart. She was his first love, murdered in the betrayal of Naraku. Although she had been brought back to life, she could never be the same. She knew the truth of her death, but it could not be helped, her clay body could serve only one purpose, and she reeked of death even now. However, her startling beauty still deceived Inu-yasha as she spoke in tones of ice. "I've heard about Kagome."
As her words reached his ears, Inu-yasha's heart lurched. She had actually said her name, she said Kagome. But why? After all the times she tried to make her suffer, why?
"You sent her back to her own time just so she had a chance to live? Very bold, Inu-yasha..." her voice trailed off a moment, "...But very idiotic."
He widened his eyes and shook his head, staring into her flint-black eyes. Angered and confused, he shouted out, "What do you mean!"
Kikyo's cold eyes softened, showing she was deep in thought, "It is all a set up. Naraku is planning something devious, I can feel it. All I can tell you for now is this...Kagome is in danger. In her own time or not, she is in danger, Inu-yasha. Hear me this, she is in love with her own killer."
It was as though time stopped.
"Come with me, Inu-yasha, if you would ever want to see her again."
Without a word or even a thought, he dashed after her disappearing form, and followed her to the path of his destiny.
In a moment Inu-yasha found himself struggling against a barrier. Pushing forward, he broke through it and found himself completely in a daze. The scent of the demons had drugged him, his abilities were growing weaker each step he made toward the dark castle ahead of him. As he reached it, the darkness eagerly engulfed him, and he found himself blinded and deafened by the drugged scent.
He felt like he was drowning...had he fallen into a lake, ocean, or even a pond? He couldn't seem to kick to the surface. He could somehow feel himself breathing, despite the sensation of drowning, but he could not open his eyes.
"Kagome..." his soft voice gurgled into the water-like spell as he fell deeper and deeper into the depths of blackness.
Kagome
"What's this feeling?" Kagome stopped dead in her tracks, she could not shake the feeling that someone was following her. She had been walking for some time, and had been lost in thought.
She snapped to attention and looked both ways, seeing that she had wandered into an alley.
What drew me here? She slowly turned around, hoping that no creepy person was standing behind her.
Her hope did not come to pass.
"Priestess--Kagome, I shall finally obtain the powers I wanted years ago." his long dark hair blended into the shadows that were cast upon them both by the buildings. "Your soul, it belongs to the Master."
His demonic red eyes and massive walrus-like fangs stuck out of his curved mouth. "Let me taste the blood of a reincarnated priestess!"
Kagome's scream echoed through the alley, but went unheard by the masses of people who had turned into their houses for the night, as the demon lunged forward at inhuman speed.
Her scream was cut short by a red blur that flashed in front of her eyes.
"Inu-yasha..." She allowed a small smile to grace her face as she whispered his name, then collapsed on the cold gravel.
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