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a/n: Song in here! (hint: it works really well if you take some parts of this song as Inu POV & some as Kag POV-then it relates to the mood a whole lot better if u get the parts right) Sarah Mclachlan "Answer"
Chapter 24
The next few days went by as usual-Kagome trying to do her daily chores & get on with her life, though her friends wished she would take it easy for a bit longer. Inuyasha watched her carefully as she tended to her everyday work & when he felt she had gained her strength back sufficiently, he returned the jewel to her. She soon fused it together with their other shards, so that only one piece remained missing.
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Inuyasha was walking through the village, in search of Kagome since he had somehow lost her earlier. He finally ran into Miroku and Kaede. "You haven't seen Kagome around recently have you?" He looked around curiously. Miroku and Kaede both looked up suspiciously. "No...I haven't seen Lady Kagome around since this morning when she was with you..." Miroku looked around as well. Sango came out when she overheard the conversation at the door. "Kagome came by not too long ago...she grabbed her basket & set out to find some herbs...she said she would be back before dark so she could go take a bath later..."
Inuyasha sat down angrily, putting one hand on his knee & resting his chin on the other hand of which the elbow was propped on its adjacent knee-he closed his eyes in his own pouty way. "Stupid girl...she just runs off whenever she feels like it- WELL! Just go get eaten by a demon! SEE IF I CARE!" Inuyasha continued to mumble to himself as everyone watched him with strange amusement.
Meanwhile, Kagome was in the forest-gathering plenty of herbs around the dry bone-eaters well that had been sealed for sometime now. She caught a glimpse of it from time to time from the corner of her eye-not really allowing herself to stare directly at it. Finally, when she finished gathering herbs, she walked over to the well side, staring at the boards that covered the opening to her old home & the doorway to the life she once knew.
A delicate hand wandered down to the old wooden boards covered in seals, it traced & lingered over it as if it were the most precious storybook a child had ever seen. 'I miss you all...Grandpa, Sota...Mom...please be alright...' Kagome turned away-noticing how late it was getting as the sun sank lower-dusk would be here within a couple of hours & night would fall quickly after that. She began to walk away from the well-not allowing herself to look back at it.
Kagome walked casually through the trees, coming to the sacred tree where Inuyasha's grave was once erected-and the stone still stood. She was almost half-way back to the village when she froze in her steps. 'That...what is that...' Kagome felt something she hadn't ever felt before-it made it difficult to breathe, as though she might be drown-and it overwhelmed her completely, paralyzing her where she stood. She stared blankly ahead-all thoughts leaving her mind except the sensation that ran over her body. Her body, her heartbeat, her soul all pulsed as one-the Kinjai at her side and the jewel around her neck glowed brilliant colors-flaring at the reaction she was having. It reminded her strangely of Naraku, or Suruka to be exact. 'but this.....no this is different- its not...its so much worse-its...horrible...'
Kagome felt like everything was in slow motion-she hardly noticed that she dropped her herb basket to the ground. She was trying to focus, trying to clear her thoughts so she could sense where this was coming from-but nothing worked. Her head was swimming with nothing but that horrible aura. It surrounded and easily swallowed her-engulfing her completely. She blinked slowly-trying to clear her vision but it was useless. Her mind was such a blur she couldn't make sense of anything.
It had been such a long time since she felt like this-so weak & helpless. She was frightened, which was something she hadn't shown in such a long while it felt strange to be revealing her fear at this moment. She couldn't clearly sense the demon-but she knew where he was hiding...she felt the aura so strongly gripping her she couldn't focus-but the dark shadows looming to the left of her were prrof enough. Everything seemed as if it were spinning to Kagome-as if she were watching herself from somewhere else-from outside her own body.
Her mind screamed-seemingly the only thoughts she could make out, but they weren't her own-they came in the form she only recognized from memories. It was Kikyo's voice she heard crying in pain...not her own. 'Leave us be...who are you who wishes to disturb me...I do not wish to return....DO NOT CALL ME FORTH!' Kagome felt herself being severed-seperated into pieces within her body & she knew what was going on-though she wished she didn't.
Finally her body was let go as quickly as it was caught up, her weight collapsed on her knees as she fell to the ground, then her whole body took refuge lying sprawled out over the earth- gasping for air & reaching for a small bit of life to cling to. Her face was pale as it could have possibly been, as though death was setting in on her-her forehead was beaded with sweat and her eyes were fogged-she had to rub them clear with a few blinks before her vision came back. She grasped her chest-as though her soul was going to leave her at any moment to escape the extreme pain she was put through. Her miko energy had reacted with something-or rather something had forced an unpleasant reaction with her miko energy. The voices-the many sounds that consumed her before, fell silent.
'I remember this...that feeling of being changed...as though my soul will be reverted back to my previous form-I remember what that witch did to me-she reserected Kikyo from the grave. But-that's impossible...I watched Kikyo become nothing but dust...she is at peace now...and she will not be revived...'
She felt uneasy here now-as though this demon or whatever was still somewhere in the shadows, watching her fidget under the pain & contemplate her own demise. After forcing herself up off the ground, she leaned back on a nearby tree, rubbing her fingers over the jewel around her neck. She sighed, sitting there for what seemed like hours...daring the strange beast to recollect her body in its dark grasp. After she finally realized Inuyasha & the others would be coming for her & find her like this-she gathered herself up, taking hold of the basket and a few of her herbs so Inuyasha and the others wouldn't be so suspicious. She tiredly walked the rest of the way into the village, stopping to lean on a tree occasionally to regain what little strength she retained.
Upon entering the village-she went into her hut quietly so she wouldn't be seen by the others just yet. She placed her herbs on a table in the hut, then rubbed her forehead clean of the sweat, dusting herself off & trying to act as casual as possible while she strolled over to Kaede's hut where everyone was sitting around a fire, awaiting her arrival.
Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, & Kaede were talking by the fire while Shippo slept with the baby behind Sango in the corner. Dusk had already crept up on them and they were getting worried about Kagome. "WHERE IS SHE! I SHOULD GO AFTER HER! Stupid girl...where could she be..." Miroku and Sango looked between themselves as Inuyasha continued to throw a concerned fit. "I agree-she is awfully late..." Sango looked to Miroku who nodded as well. "Hai-she has been gone a while now-" Everyone looked to the door as Kagome stepped inside halfway-but didn't come in too far-so she could stand clear of too much firelight that might give her condition away and give cause for concern.
"KAGOME! Where have you been!? You should have been back at least an hour ago!" Kagome only smiled weakly, shadows concealing her deep brown hues, but everyone caught on to her edgyness & noticed the shortness of breath in her words. "Sorry bout that..time just got away from me I guess...so I'm gonna go take a bath alright?" Sango and Miroku only looked on with concern until Sango tried to speak up. "Kagome...is everything alright?" Kagome started to ease back out the door-staring aimlessly to the ground as she remembered the forest...it still gave her a horrible feeling just thinking about it, but she blinked the thoughts away and turned to leave. "I....er...I'm fine...its nothing....I will be back later..." Kagome stumbled out the door exhaustingly. She sighed heavily when she exited, still feeling a bit drained but it was nothing to worry her friends over.
Keade finally spoke up in the hut when Kagome left. "Did thee child not act somewhat...strange to ye?" Sango nodded. Inuyasha was rather quiet as he sat deep in thought, his mind playing with Kagome's condition. 'Something wasn't right...her scent...' Inuyasha got up without a word-but gave a low and determined growl deep in his throat as he exited the hut after Kagome. Everyone watched without objection, knowing Inuyasha was impatient with Kagome's disreguard for her own safety.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha quickly caught up with Kagome as she trudged toward the hot springs-but she seem to ignore him in annoyance and frustration so he grabbed her arm and stepped in front of her weak form. "Inuyasha...let go..." Her eyes continued to play on everything around them-avoiding his eyes so he wouldn't see that the fear-though layed to rest, still lingered in her brown hues & her body was too weak to conceal it. "Kagome! Tell me what's wrong! What happened to you..." She shook her head sighing. "Nothing..." Inuyasha's voice spilled over with frustrated anger and concern. "Nothing?! Don't give me that- Your scent is covered with the smell of fear! Not to mention you look like you're about to collapse and you're ice cold...tell me...what happened to you..." Inuyasha voice got softer as he spoke- realizing that she was slightly shaking as he held her arm.
"Kagome..." He looked her over with tender yellow orbs. "I don't know...I...I just don't know what happened..." Her head leaned forward, resting on his chest to his suprise-until his arms instictively folded around her trembling body.Flashes of the feeling-of the way she was paralyzed kept reocurring like a nightmare. Inuyasha picked her up-taking her to the hot springs. "C'mon...I knew you shouldn't have been running off so soon...you're still so weak from before...you'll feel better after your bath." He tried comforting her with soft words, but he knew that wasn't it-he knew something else must have happened-though he wasn't sure what. Kagome nodded tiredly. She clung to his kimono the whole way with a distant & dispondent look in her eyes that scared Inuyasha.
'That's right...I'm just tired...he thinks I'm still recovering from Suruka-I had completely forgotten...if only that were true....' Inuyasha let Kagome down by the springs edge, then he ran up into a tree nearby. Kagome quietly undressed-slipping into the water that seemed to melt away all her burdens. She soaked there, her head resting on her arms before her which were crossed atop a rock by the steamy water's edge. Her hair stuck to her bare back down to the water where it spread about the surface like fallen flower petals. She stared aimlessly over the Kinjai with nothing on her mind but ridding herself of that piece of aura that lurked within. Somehow-she felt as though she had broken off a piece of the demon & brought it with her in her heart and there was nothing now that could be done to rid herself of it. Inuyasha spoke to her from time to time-and she gave him a short & uninterested answer.
She saoked for almost an hour, simply letting her eyes wander from the shadows to Inuyasha, then to the stars & the reflection in the water. Her orbs stayed mostly to the soft reflection since there was something she couldn't forget...the things that Kikyo had said...she argued within herself that it was impossible to even entertain thoughts of such a thing...but no matter-she still couldn't stop thinking 'what if...'
Inuyasha watched her deep in thought-occasionally breaking the silence with a question to which the answer he was given told him she wasn't much for talking tonight. He hadn't seen Kagome so troubled in a while-he wanted to ask her what was bothering her so much, but he knew she wouldn't tell him.
Kagome let her eyes wander back to Inuyasha who was looking at her with a thoughtful gaze. She let a weak smile play in her mind, softly creeping to her lips unnoticed. He always gave her a comforted & protected feeling when he was near-when she caught a glimpse of those ember orbs, everything was pointless & insignificant because he would make it all okay. Inuyasha stared back down at her-watching her gently smile was a relief, so he sighed-giving the small hint of a smile.
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I will be the answer
At the end of the line
I will be there for you
Why take the time
In the burning of uncertainty
I will be your solid ground
I will hold the balance
If you can't look down
If it takes my whole life
I won't break, I won't bend
It will all be worth it
Worth it in the end
Because I can only tell you that I know
That I need you in my life
When the stars have all gone out
You'll still be burning so bright
Cast me gently
Into morning
For the night has been unkind
Take me to a
Place so holy
That I can wash this from my mind
And break choosing not to fight
If it takes my whole life
I won't break, I won't bend
It will all be worth it
Worth it in the end
Because I can only tell you that I know
That I need you in my life
When the stars have all gone out
You'll still be burning so bright
Cast me gently
Into morning
For the night has been unkind
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After her bath, Inuyasha walked Kagome back to her hut and watched her from his tree with an unsettling feeling, Inuyasha was caught by her voice as she began to think back. Kagome spoke up clearly from under her blankets-her eyes staring aimlessly at nothing while she faced away from Inuyasha-but her voice was calm and empty-as if she was talking about something that had happened a long time ago, or something that didn't affect her at all. "It was...horrible...overwhelming & dark....like being drowned in a thick & cold sea of black nothingness...I couldn't breathe or move...it surrounded me so that I couln't even see through it-my mind couldn't think through it...and the most frightening part was- that....it...spoke to me..." She went on, sure that he was listening from his tree just outside her window.
Kagome pulled her blankets tighter in her fist, curling herself into a secure ball. "It was...talking to me...but I couldn't understand all the things it was saying..." Inuyasha wasn't sure he understood as he listened intently. "This demon...or what ever it was...it toyed with me...it threatened to swallow me up without hesitation & I couldn't do anything about it...I've faced many powerful demons...but this- this one was like nothing I've ever felt before....and it's coming back-it won't leave me alone-I just know it..."
Kagome closed her eyes-snuggling against the pillow under her head. Inuyasha could only stare down at Kagome for the longest time-even after she finally fell asleep. He had never seen her so afraid of anything. Something had done this to her, terrified her so much... and he was going to find out what it was.
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Welps-how did ya like it? I guess i just keep throwing ya into twist after twist right? Well...this twist is just starting-and the inspiration for it came from juliapuppylove. So thanks for the great idea! I really loved it! THX! R&R!
a/n: Song in here! (hint: it works really well if you take some parts of this song as Inu POV & some as Kag POV-then it relates to the mood a whole lot better if u get the parts right) Sarah Mclachlan "Answer"
Chapter 24
The next few days went by as usual-Kagome trying to do her daily chores & get on with her life, though her friends wished she would take it easy for a bit longer. Inuyasha watched her carefully as she tended to her everyday work & when he felt she had gained her strength back sufficiently, he returned the jewel to her. She soon fused it together with their other shards, so that only one piece remained missing.
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Inuyasha was walking through the village, in search of Kagome since he had somehow lost her earlier. He finally ran into Miroku and Kaede. "You haven't seen Kagome around recently have you?" He looked around curiously. Miroku and Kaede both looked up suspiciously. "No...I haven't seen Lady Kagome around since this morning when she was with you..." Miroku looked around as well. Sango came out when she overheard the conversation at the door. "Kagome came by not too long ago...she grabbed her basket & set out to find some herbs...she said she would be back before dark so she could go take a bath later..."
Inuyasha sat down angrily, putting one hand on his knee & resting his chin on the other hand of which the elbow was propped on its adjacent knee-he closed his eyes in his own pouty way. "Stupid girl...she just runs off whenever she feels like it- WELL! Just go get eaten by a demon! SEE IF I CARE!" Inuyasha continued to mumble to himself as everyone watched him with strange amusement.
Meanwhile, Kagome was in the forest-gathering plenty of herbs around the dry bone-eaters well that had been sealed for sometime now. She caught a glimpse of it from time to time from the corner of her eye-not really allowing herself to stare directly at it. Finally, when she finished gathering herbs, she walked over to the well side, staring at the boards that covered the opening to her old home & the doorway to the life she once knew.
A delicate hand wandered down to the old wooden boards covered in seals, it traced & lingered over it as if it were the most precious storybook a child had ever seen. 'I miss you all...Grandpa, Sota...Mom...please be alright...' Kagome turned away-noticing how late it was getting as the sun sank lower-dusk would be here within a couple of hours & night would fall quickly after that. She began to walk away from the well-not allowing herself to look back at it.
Kagome walked casually through the trees, coming to the sacred tree where Inuyasha's grave was once erected-and the stone still stood. She was almost half-way back to the village when she froze in her steps. 'That...what is that...' Kagome felt something she hadn't ever felt before-it made it difficult to breathe, as though she might be drown-and it overwhelmed her completely, paralyzing her where she stood. She stared blankly ahead-all thoughts leaving her mind except the sensation that ran over her body. Her body, her heartbeat, her soul all pulsed as one-the Kinjai at her side and the jewel around her neck glowed brilliant colors-flaring at the reaction she was having. It reminded her strangely of Naraku, or Suruka to be exact. 'but this.....no this is different- its not...its so much worse-its...horrible...'
Kagome felt like everything was in slow motion-she hardly noticed that she dropped her herb basket to the ground. She was trying to focus, trying to clear her thoughts so she could sense where this was coming from-but nothing worked. Her head was swimming with nothing but that horrible aura. It surrounded and easily swallowed her-engulfing her completely. She blinked slowly-trying to clear her vision but it was useless. Her mind was such a blur she couldn't make sense of anything.
It had been such a long time since she felt like this-so weak & helpless. She was frightened, which was something she hadn't shown in such a long while it felt strange to be revealing her fear at this moment. She couldn't clearly sense the demon-but she knew where he was hiding...she felt the aura so strongly gripping her she couldn't focus-but the dark shadows looming to the left of her were prrof enough. Everything seemed as if it were spinning to Kagome-as if she were watching herself from somewhere else-from outside her own body.
Her mind screamed-seemingly the only thoughts she could make out, but they weren't her own-they came in the form she only recognized from memories. It was Kikyo's voice she heard crying in pain...not her own. 'Leave us be...who are you who wishes to disturb me...I do not wish to return....DO NOT CALL ME FORTH!' Kagome felt herself being severed-seperated into pieces within her body & she knew what was going on-though she wished she didn't.
Finally her body was let go as quickly as it was caught up, her weight collapsed on her knees as she fell to the ground, then her whole body took refuge lying sprawled out over the earth- gasping for air & reaching for a small bit of life to cling to. Her face was pale as it could have possibly been, as though death was setting in on her-her forehead was beaded with sweat and her eyes were fogged-she had to rub them clear with a few blinks before her vision came back. She grasped her chest-as though her soul was going to leave her at any moment to escape the extreme pain she was put through. Her miko energy had reacted with something-or rather something had forced an unpleasant reaction with her miko energy. The voices-the many sounds that consumed her before, fell silent.
'I remember this...that feeling of being changed...as though my soul will be reverted back to my previous form-I remember what that witch did to me-she reserected Kikyo from the grave. But-that's impossible...I watched Kikyo become nothing but dust...she is at peace now...and she will not be revived...'
She felt uneasy here now-as though this demon or whatever was still somewhere in the shadows, watching her fidget under the pain & contemplate her own demise. After forcing herself up off the ground, she leaned back on a nearby tree, rubbing her fingers over the jewel around her neck. She sighed, sitting there for what seemed like hours...daring the strange beast to recollect her body in its dark grasp. After she finally realized Inuyasha & the others would be coming for her & find her like this-she gathered herself up, taking hold of the basket and a few of her herbs so Inuyasha and the others wouldn't be so suspicious. She tiredly walked the rest of the way into the village, stopping to lean on a tree occasionally to regain what little strength she retained.
Upon entering the village-she went into her hut quietly so she wouldn't be seen by the others just yet. She placed her herbs on a table in the hut, then rubbed her forehead clean of the sweat, dusting herself off & trying to act as casual as possible while she strolled over to Kaede's hut where everyone was sitting around a fire, awaiting her arrival.
Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, & Kaede were talking by the fire while Shippo slept with the baby behind Sango in the corner. Dusk had already crept up on them and they were getting worried about Kagome. "WHERE IS SHE! I SHOULD GO AFTER HER! Stupid girl...where could she be..." Miroku and Sango looked between themselves as Inuyasha continued to throw a concerned fit. "I agree-she is awfully late..." Sango looked to Miroku who nodded as well. "Hai-she has been gone a while now-" Everyone looked to the door as Kagome stepped inside halfway-but didn't come in too far-so she could stand clear of too much firelight that might give her condition away and give cause for concern.
"KAGOME! Where have you been!? You should have been back at least an hour ago!" Kagome only smiled weakly, shadows concealing her deep brown hues, but everyone caught on to her edgyness & noticed the shortness of breath in her words. "Sorry bout that..time just got away from me I guess...so I'm gonna go take a bath alright?" Sango and Miroku only looked on with concern until Sango tried to speak up. "Kagome...is everything alright?" Kagome started to ease back out the door-staring aimlessly to the ground as she remembered the forest...it still gave her a horrible feeling just thinking about it, but she blinked the thoughts away and turned to leave. "I....er...I'm fine...its nothing....I will be back later..." Kagome stumbled out the door exhaustingly. She sighed heavily when she exited, still feeling a bit drained but it was nothing to worry her friends over.
Keade finally spoke up in the hut when Kagome left. "Did thee child not act somewhat...strange to ye?" Sango nodded. Inuyasha was rather quiet as he sat deep in thought, his mind playing with Kagome's condition. 'Something wasn't right...her scent...' Inuyasha got up without a word-but gave a low and determined growl deep in his throat as he exited the hut after Kagome. Everyone watched without objection, knowing Inuyasha was impatient with Kagome's disreguard for her own safety.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha quickly caught up with Kagome as she trudged toward the hot springs-but she seem to ignore him in annoyance and frustration so he grabbed her arm and stepped in front of her weak form. "Inuyasha...let go..." Her eyes continued to play on everything around them-avoiding his eyes so he wouldn't see that the fear-though layed to rest, still lingered in her brown hues & her body was too weak to conceal it. "Kagome! Tell me what's wrong! What happened to you..." She shook her head sighing. "Nothing..." Inuyasha's voice spilled over with frustrated anger and concern. "Nothing?! Don't give me that- Your scent is covered with the smell of fear! Not to mention you look like you're about to collapse and you're ice cold...tell me...what happened to you..." Inuyasha voice got softer as he spoke- realizing that she was slightly shaking as he held her arm.
"Kagome..." He looked her over with tender yellow orbs. "I don't know...I...I just don't know what happened..." Her head leaned forward, resting on his chest to his suprise-until his arms instictively folded around her trembling body.Flashes of the feeling-of the way she was paralyzed kept reocurring like a nightmare. Inuyasha picked her up-taking her to the hot springs. "C'mon...I knew you shouldn't have been running off so soon...you're still so weak from before...you'll feel better after your bath." He tried comforting her with soft words, but he knew that wasn't it-he knew something else must have happened-though he wasn't sure what. Kagome nodded tiredly. She clung to his kimono the whole way with a distant & dispondent look in her eyes that scared Inuyasha.
'That's right...I'm just tired...he thinks I'm still recovering from Suruka-I had completely forgotten...if only that were true....' Inuyasha let Kagome down by the springs edge, then he ran up into a tree nearby. Kagome quietly undressed-slipping into the water that seemed to melt away all her burdens. She soaked there, her head resting on her arms before her which were crossed atop a rock by the steamy water's edge. Her hair stuck to her bare back down to the water where it spread about the surface like fallen flower petals. She stared aimlessly over the Kinjai with nothing on her mind but ridding herself of that piece of aura that lurked within. Somehow-she felt as though she had broken off a piece of the demon & brought it with her in her heart and there was nothing now that could be done to rid herself of it. Inuyasha spoke to her from time to time-and she gave him a short & uninterested answer.
She saoked for almost an hour, simply letting her eyes wander from the shadows to Inuyasha, then to the stars & the reflection in the water. Her orbs stayed mostly to the soft reflection since there was something she couldn't forget...the things that Kikyo had said...she argued within herself that it was impossible to even entertain thoughts of such a thing...but no matter-she still couldn't stop thinking 'what if...'
Inuyasha watched her deep in thought-occasionally breaking the silence with a question to which the answer he was given told him she wasn't much for talking tonight. He hadn't seen Kagome so troubled in a while-he wanted to ask her what was bothering her so much, but he knew she wouldn't tell him.
Kagome let her eyes wander back to Inuyasha who was looking at her with a thoughtful gaze. She let a weak smile play in her mind, softly creeping to her lips unnoticed. He always gave her a comforted & protected feeling when he was near-when she caught a glimpse of those ember orbs, everything was pointless & insignificant because he would make it all okay. Inuyasha stared back down at her-watching her gently smile was a relief, so he sighed-giving the small hint of a smile.
-
I will be the answer
At the end of the line
I will be there for you
Why take the time
In the burning of uncertainty
I will be your solid ground
I will hold the balance
If you can't look down
If it takes my whole life
I won't break, I won't bend
It will all be worth it
Worth it in the end
Because I can only tell you that I know
That I need you in my life
When the stars have all gone out
You'll still be burning so bright
Cast me gently
Into morning
For the night has been unkind
Take me to a
Place so holy
That I can wash this from my mind
And break choosing not to fight
If it takes my whole life
I won't break, I won't bend
It will all be worth it
Worth it in the end
Because I can only tell you that I know
That I need you in my life
When the stars have all gone out
You'll still be burning so bright
Cast me gently
Into morning
For the night has been unkind
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After her bath, Inuyasha walked Kagome back to her hut and watched her from his tree with an unsettling feeling, Inuyasha was caught by her voice as she began to think back. Kagome spoke up clearly from under her blankets-her eyes staring aimlessly at nothing while she faced away from Inuyasha-but her voice was calm and empty-as if she was talking about something that had happened a long time ago, or something that didn't affect her at all. "It was...horrible...overwhelming & dark....like being drowned in a thick & cold sea of black nothingness...I couldn't breathe or move...it surrounded me so that I couln't even see through it-my mind couldn't think through it...and the most frightening part was- that....it...spoke to me..." She went on, sure that he was listening from his tree just outside her window.
Kagome pulled her blankets tighter in her fist, curling herself into a secure ball. "It was...talking to me...but I couldn't understand all the things it was saying..." Inuyasha wasn't sure he understood as he listened intently. "This demon...or what ever it was...it toyed with me...it threatened to swallow me up without hesitation & I couldn't do anything about it...I've faced many powerful demons...but this- this one was like nothing I've ever felt before....and it's coming back-it won't leave me alone-I just know it..."
Kagome closed her eyes-snuggling against the pillow under her head. Inuyasha could only stare down at Kagome for the longest time-even after she finally fell asleep. He had never seen her so afraid of anything. Something had done this to her, terrified her so much... and he was going to find out what it was.
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Welps-how did ya like it? I guess i just keep throwing ya into twist after twist right? Well...this twist is just starting-and the inspiration for it came from juliapuppylove. So thanks for the great idea! I really loved it! THX! R&R!