Yet another chappy-I'm not sure whether Kagome will come back completely the way she was, but her and Inu will definately get back together by the end! ENJOY!
Chapter 9
The next morning Inuyasha watched a distracted Kagome as she followed through with her daily chores around the village.She talked with Sango a while, then continued on with her work.She played with the village children, leaving the grounds for the fields for a while with the playful and curious young ones following close behind. Kagome smiled soothingly, yet still seemed distracted in her mind. Inuyasha watched curiously from afar as Kagome played games with the children, teaching them about the herbs she gathered.
Kagome knelt tiredly in the grass beside a young girl named Koisa. "Koisa...why don't you go over to the forest tree and invite Inuyasha to join us...if he is going to hover over me-he might as well do it in broad day light." Kagome smiled cheerfully to the girl as she skipped off to the base of Inuyasha's tree. Kagome's smile faded as she watched the girl leave her side, but quickly returned as she walked over to the calls of a young boy.
"Lady Kagome...what type of plant is this? Is it special?" Kagome smiled softly as she looked over a small flowered herb. "Hai...it helps to cure fevers when mixed with this right here..." The boy's face lit up with his finds, and Kagome's eyes went cold as she turned to meet Inuyasha's confused glance that burned into her back. The young Koisa ran up to the base of the tree as Inuyasha watched. Inuyasha got one of his innocent looks. "Lady Kagome says you may join us if you like...instead of watching from here you can help us! COME ON!" The girl smile brightly and Inuyasha looked to meet Kagome's stare. 'Kagome....' Kagome turned away and Inuyasha jumped from the tree, taking the girl's eager hand and being led into the fields.
Inuyasha stood awkardly a few feet away from Kagome, listening to the young girl's playful ramblings. Kagome continued her watch over the children and fields while speaking to Inuyasha in a weaker and distracted tone that seemed dispondent. "Inuyasha...I suppose you wish your own sword returned to you?" Inuyasha was a bit taken back, but relaxed and was inwardly relieved. Kagome pulled the sword from her side and tossed it over to him. He caught it, seeming to weigh it in his hands to remember it's feel. "Thanks...I was wondering when you were planning to give it back..." Inuyasha was hesitant to say much, afraid of what would come about, but his more charming traits began to appear in his voice.
Kagome sighed, speaking to the children in a tone that Inuyasha recognized for a change, it seemed more like the Kagome he remembered. "Well then...I suppose we should get back to the village to help Kaede?" The bright faces of the children met with the priestess as they shook their heads yes. Kagome fronted a smile to them, holding a basket of herbs in one hand, and the hand of the youngest little girl in the other. The young girl skipped along beside Kagome, Inuyasha following a few feet behind. When they reached the edge of the village, the children dispersed to their own families-saying their goodbyes and leaving the two alone.
'I forgot what it felt like to be near him...his scent, even to my human nose is so intoxicating...' Kagome stared off into the village with her thoughts, paying no mind to Inuyasha's form behind her as she shook the thoughts from her head. "Kagome...I..." Inuyasha lost his nerve after a moment, letting his voice trail off. 'What would I say to her...' Kagome gave a slightly tired giggle under her breathe. "It's ok Inuyasha-I don't expect you to say anything...but I do expect you to stay close to the village tonight-You won't be brought back a second time..."
'Ok...now I'm confused...I thought she hated me?!' Kagome walked off, leaving Inuyasha to his confusion as she made her way to Kaede's hut with a smile hiding under her lips. The sun was sinking lower in the sky, Inuyasha was watching from his tree branch above Kagome's hut. "There isn't a moon tonight...that's right..." Kouga broke into Inuyasha's thoughts too quickly. "Hey there mutt-face! What are you doing out here?" Inuyasha was a bit annoyed. "What do you want? Don't you have a pack to be guarding?" "Huh...my pack is guarding the den, but me and Kagome have a hunt tonight." This caught Inuyasha's attention readily.
"You're going hunting tonight-with Kagome?" "Umm ya...its a moonless night and we usually go hunting for demons..." Kouga began to walk off in the direction of Kaede's hut. "Hey KAGOME! Come on! It's almost sundown already!" Kagome pushed aside the beaded doorway of the hut, coming out as the sun disappeared, revealing Inuyasha's human form. Inuyasha walked over to Kagome's figure, shrouded in darkness. "You can't be thinking of going out there tonight!" Kagome looked at him in an annoyed way. "So you are human now? Good. You will stay here...with Mirkou and Sango and help watch the village while I'm away."
Inuyasha huffed in anger, noticing she was wearing the same thing he had seen her in the first day he layed eyes on her in a year. Her hair was once again tightly braided and she carried her bow and quiver with her sword at her side. Kouga came up beside Inuyasha. "Kagome..are you alright? You seem-" "I'm fine.Let's go." Kagome found her hand being grasped by Inuyasha who pulled her back. "I won't stay here! You can't just run off and fight demons!" Kagome jerked her hand away. "I have been since-" Kagome stopped herself, not looking Inuyasha in the eye anymore. Inuyasha sighed, grabbing her wrist and looking over the rosary in defeat. "These are mine...give them back to me and I will do as you ask..." Kagome's glance shot confusion at him a moment, then she slipped them off her wrist and puddled them onto Inuyasha's outstretched hand.
She turned without another word and began to walk into the forest. Kouga looked back and forth between the two a moment, then followed after Kagome. 'Be safe Kagome...' Inuyasha turned back and walked into the hut. From Kagome's sword hung a small pouch containing a jar holding an unusual jewel. The pouch seemed to attract wandering eyes in the darkness, and Kagome could feel them staring into her. "Kouga....you take that way-we will meet up again shortly, shout if you meet up with anything." Kagome gestured routinely and Kouga followed the demand.
A figure watched Kouga race off, then Kagura, along with Kanna stepped into Kagome's dim view. Kagome held out a light made of miko energy, she threw it up just above their heads, illuminating the small area with a blueish tinted light that flickered like firelight. "Is there a reason you sought me out Kagura?" "Of course...we want to know why Naraku's heart has not been destroyed like you promised! Why have you not turned it over to Sesshomaru." Kagome rolled her eyes. "Hai...well...my energies have weakened as of late...it's all thanks to Sesshomaru-I can't believe he would do this to me! I can't give it to him...he wishes to destroy me with it...but-purifying it myself may very well destroy me anyway...such power lies in this small heart-I would have to join Midoriko and fight as she does..."
"But that would mean..." Kanna spoke in a lifeless voice, gazing into her mirror. "You would have to face Naraku in his own heart-you would be destroyed-your soul would be devoured by him...and the evil in his heart would only grow stronger..possibly reviving his soul and bringing him back..." Kagura opened her fan in amusement. "Well then, we can't have that now...you will have to find another way to destroy it..." "There is none-If I were to purify the jewel with everything I had, both I and the jewel would be destroyed-this is a cost I would willingly pay to have peace again..."
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Wait until you see the twist that turns out from this in the next chapter! YUP, we are about to go on a rollercoaster of loops! Hope you enjoy! R&R!
Chapter 9
The next morning Inuyasha watched a distracted Kagome as she followed through with her daily chores around the village.She talked with Sango a while, then continued on with her work.She played with the village children, leaving the grounds for the fields for a while with the playful and curious young ones following close behind. Kagome smiled soothingly, yet still seemed distracted in her mind. Inuyasha watched curiously from afar as Kagome played games with the children, teaching them about the herbs she gathered.
Kagome knelt tiredly in the grass beside a young girl named Koisa. "Koisa...why don't you go over to the forest tree and invite Inuyasha to join us...if he is going to hover over me-he might as well do it in broad day light." Kagome smiled cheerfully to the girl as she skipped off to the base of Inuyasha's tree. Kagome's smile faded as she watched the girl leave her side, but quickly returned as she walked over to the calls of a young boy.
"Lady Kagome...what type of plant is this? Is it special?" Kagome smiled softly as she looked over a small flowered herb. "Hai...it helps to cure fevers when mixed with this right here..." The boy's face lit up with his finds, and Kagome's eyes went cold as she turned to meet Inuyasha's confused glance that burned into her back. The young Koisa ran up to the base of the tree as Inuyasha watched. Inuyasha got one of his innocent looks. "Lady Kagome says you may join us if you like...instead of watching from here you can help us! COME ON!" The girl smile brightly and Inuyasha looked to meet Kagome's stare. 'Kagome....' Kagome turned away and Inuyasha jumped from the tree, taking the girl's eager hand and being led into the fields.
Inuyasha stood awkardly a few feet away from Kagome, listening to the young girl's playful ramblings. Kagome continued her watch over the children and fields while speaking to Inuyasha in a weaker and distracted tone that seemed dispondent. "Inuyasha...I suppose you wish your own sword returned to you?" Inuyasha was a bit taken back, but relaxed and was inwardly relieved. Kagome pulled the sword from her side and tossed it over to him. He caught it, seeming to weigh it in his hands to remember it's feel. "Thanks...I was wondering when you were planning to give it back..." Inuyasha was hesitant to say much, afraid of what would come about, but his more charming traits began to appear in his voice.
Kagome sighed, speaking to the children in a tone that Inuyasha recognized for a change, it seemed more like the Kagome he remembered. "Well then...I suppose we should get back to the village to help Kaede?" The bright faces of the children met with the priestess as they shook their heads yes. Kagome fronted a smile to them, holding a basket of herbs in one hand, and the hand of the youngest little girl in the other. The young girl skipped along beside Kagome, Inuyasha following a few feet behind. When they reached the edge of the village, the children dispersed to their own families-saying their goodbyes and leaving the two alone.
'I forgot what it felt like to be near him...his scent, even to my human nose is so intoxicating...' Kagome stared off into the village with her thoughts, paying no mind to Inuyasha's form behind her as she shook the thoughts from her head. "Kagome...I..." Inuyasha lost his nerve after a moment, letting his voice trail off. 'What would I say to her...' Kagome gave a slightly tired giggle under her breathe. "It's ok Inuyasha-I don't expect you to say anything...but I do expect you to stay close to the village tonight-You won't be brought back a second time..."
'Ok...now I'm confused...I thought she hated me?!' Kagome walked off, leaving Inuyasha to his confusion as she made her way to Kaede's hut with a smile hiding under her lips. The sun was sinking lower in the sky, Inuyasha was watching from his tree branch above Kagome's hut. "There isn't a moon tonight...that's right..." Kouga broke into Inuyasha's thoughts too quickly. "Hey there mutt-face! What are you doing out here?" Inuyasha was a bit annoyed. "What do you want? Don't you have a pack to be guarding?" "Huh...my pack is guarding the den, but me and Kagome have a hunt tonight." This caught Inuyasha's attention readily.
"You're going hunting tonight-with Kagome?" "Umm ya...its a moonless night and we usually go hunting for demons..." Kouga began to walk off in the direction of Kaede's hut. "Hey KAGOME! Come on! It's almost sundown already!" Kagome pushed aside the beaded doorway of the hut, coming out as the sun disappeared, revealing Inuyasha's human form. Inuyasha walked over to Kagome's figure, shrouded in darkness. "You can't be thinking of going out there tonight!" Kagome looked at him in an annoyed way. "So you are human now? Good. You will stay here...with Mirkou and Sango and help watch the village while I'm away."
Inuyasha huffed in anger, noticing she was wearing the same thing he had seen her in the first day he layed eyes on her in a year. Her hair was once again tightly braided and she carried her bow and quiver with her sword at her side. Kouga came up beside Inuyasha. "Kagome..are you alright? You seem-" "I'm fine.Let's go." Kagome found her hand being grasped by Inuyasha who pulled her back. "I won't stay here! You can't just run off and fight demons!" Kagome jerked her hand away. "I have been since-" Kagome stopped herself, not looking Inuyasha in the eye anymore. Inuyasha sighed, grabbing her wrist and looking over the rosary in defeat. "These are mine...give them back to me and I will do as you ask..." Kagome's glance shot confusion at him a moment, then she slipped them off her wrist and puddled them onto Inuyasha's outstretched hand.
She turned without another word and began to walk into the forest. Kouga looked back and forth between the two a moment, then followed after Kagome. 'Be safe Kagome...' Inuyasha turned back and walked into the hut. From Kagome's sword hung a small pouch containing a jar holding an unusual jewel. The pouch seemed to attract wandering eyes in the darkness, and Kagome could feel them staring into her. "Kouga....you take that way-we will meet up again shortly, shout if you meet up with anything." Kagome gestured routinely and Kouga followed the demand.
A figure watched Kouga race off, then Kagura, along with Kanna stepped into Kagome's dim view. Kagome held out a light made of miko energy, she threw it up just above their heads, illuminating the small area with a blueish tinted light that flickered like firelight. "Is there a reason you sought me out Kagura?" "Of course...we want to know why Naraku's heart has not been destroyed like you promised! Why have you not turned it over to Sesshomaru." Kagome rolled her eyes. "Hai...well...my energies have weakened as of late...it's all thanks to Sesshomaru-I can't believe he would do this to me! I can't give it to him...he wishes to destroy me with it...but-purifying it myself may very well destroy me anyway...such power lies in this small heart-I would have to join Midoriko and fight as she does..."
"But that would mean..." Kanna spoke in a lifeless voice, gazing into her mirror. "You would have to face Naraku in his own heart-you would be destroyed-your soul would be devoured by him...and the evil in his heart would only grow stronger..possibly reviving his soul and bringing him back..." Kagura opened her fan in amusement. "Well then, we can't have that now...you will have to find another way to destroy it..." "There is none-If I were to purify the jewel with everything I had, both I and the jewel would be destroyed-this is a cost I would willingly pay to have peace again..."
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Wait until you see the twist that turns out from this in the next chapter! YUP, we are about to go on a rollercoaster of loops! Hope you enjoy! R&R!