Disclaimers Notice: Me? Own Inuyasha? Psh, I wish. Hey that rhymed! I know,
it's corny. I'll get back to doing what I'm good at now.
Authors Beginning Note: If all goes as planned, this should be a very decent lengthed chapter too, oh and I have a question to ask at the end, so hopefully you wonderful and cleaver people can help me, but read the chapter first. Oh, and with 2-B continued battle scenes like I've been doing, I'll do the 'previously' and 'continuing with the story' thing, but ONLY for the 2-b continued battling scenes, it wastes time and space otherwise.
Chapter 14
A Battle of Wills
~~~Previously ~~
Kagome's sphere of power flew with a blinding light.
Audra's lightning globe of lightning flew with a searing light.
And then they collided.
The collision of the two arrows caused a larger crater in the ground. The powers pushed against each other, neither showing any sign of letting down.
Now it came down to a battle of wills.
~~Continuing with the story~~
I don't know how much more I can take it.it's so hard.my arms seem glued the way they are.they're so tire.but if I put them down, my Power Sphere will disappear.if that happens, then both Inuyasha and I will die.he may not Love me, but I love him.and I will protect him.If it's in my power too.but.I'm so tired.how long has it been.maybe if I just let my arms down a little bit.maybe it will be ok.just a little.bit.so tired.
"Don't give up Kagome." She heard a soft sweet whisper in her ear. She nodded and all thoughts of being tired and giving up were erased from her mind. She stood taller and concentrated more on what she was doing.
I have to do this.I just have to.even if it means dying.I have too.just this one little thing.
Suddenly Kagome was flooded with power. Somehow her Miko powers increased with her sudden determination. She glowed with pure purple light that covered only her. Bathing her in light purple, like the purple you see in a rainbow after it rains. Then, Inuyasha started to glow with a red aura, a wholesome red, like the morning sky in winter. Both energies seemed to flow to Kagome. Kagome raised her bow higher and an arrow made of purple and red seemed to swirl in it's confined shape.
Lightning was flashing more wildly across the sky, striking in random places. Audra was calling the lightning to her, to make her stronger. Kagome began to feel weak again, but then felt hands on her shoulder. She looked up and she saw Miroku first. The moment he touched her a sad, deep azure blue appeared around him and flowed to Kagome. He gave an encouraging smile. She looked at Sango one hand on her own shoulder stopping the flow of blood, who was being held up by Miroku's hand at her waist with Kirara perched on her shoulder. Sango glowed a profound and passionate pink. Kirara held a determined white light. Kagome felt a small hand on her leg and looked down to see innocent Shippo. He smiled and glowed a green that reminded Kagome of a renewed emerald green plants in the beginning of Spring.
Kagome turned back to what she was doing and let in a deep shaky breath as she tried to control all of the energy flowing to her and to keep the 'Power Sphere' from being destroyed. She looked at her arrow, now swirling of all different kinds of shades of pinks, blues, whites, greens, purples, and reds. She smiled.
I was so stupid, of course I'm not alone.I never was.and never will be.as long as I have my friends by my side.I can do anything with them here to help me.
She pulled back on her new arrow and aimed; waiting for the exact moment, glad for the strong hands that helped her stay strong.
"Do it now Kagome." Inuyasha whispered. Kagome felt something click inside of her, like everything was as it should be, and released the arrow.
(A/n imagine that one sad song from the movie "Laputa: Castle in the Sky" that played in the scene where the castle was breaking-sorry for the interruption)
The arrow flew about halfway, and time seemed to stop, and then slowly and gradually pick up speed for the Inuyasha group. They all held their breaths, in anticipation.in hope.in anticipation.in fear.and in wondrous awe at the magnificent weapon they all helped to make.
It soared through the air, and cut through Kagome's Power Sphere. Not stopping there, it cut right through Audra's lightning orb of lighting, and right through Audra's heart. The Inuyasha group was sure that if there ever was a need, that arrow could also cut through time.
Audra's scream became distorted as the energy of the arrow began to overwhelm her, causing her to disappear forever. The lightning ball and power sphere seemed to make a dome and then exploded, like a bubble being blown to hard. The explosion was oddly silent, and instead of thrusting Inuyasha and the other back, they were met with a warm breeze that caressed their skin and flowed past them. The clouds slowly broke apart and the sun shone brightly through to greet hem.
Kagome nearly collapsed, but Inuyasha wrapped his strong arms around her and held her up. Inuyasha laid Kagome next to the very same tree Shippo had been hiding behind earlier. Kagome couldn't move and was struggling to keep consciousness.
"The.shards.ten.it's.there's.she had.shards.ten shards." She mumbled, she wouldn't meet Inuyasha's eyes. Then exhaustion took over her, like the salty waves of the sea to a small sand castle close to the water. The others looked at each other in wonder, that they had battled a full Yukai as if that weren't bad enough, but with ten shards. Now there was something to whistle about.
The first thing that was done was Bandaging Sango's shoulder. It only bled a little so it was easy to deal with. At first Miroku was helping her, but then his right hand *ahem* 'accidentally' slipped. Needless to say, he became too unconscious to help, so Sango finished bandaging her wound.
Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kirara then went and searched for the shards, spreading across the moor, looking for any glint of the fractions of the Shinkon No Tama. Inuyasha took off his red haori shirt and wrapped Kagome in it. Satisfied that she was as comfortable as he could maker her for the moment, he picked up her bow that she had dropped and placed it close by. He stood up and stared at her. Kagome being the only objective to his thoughts and his eyes. Then he closed them and remembered.
~*~*~*~Flashback~*~*~*~
. I am not a wench! Will you stop calling me that.Feh, if it bothers you that much why don't you go tell some one who actually cares. Like that mangy wolf of yours, or better yet that hobo you're constantly talking about.Because I'm stuck here, helping you.Helping me.I guess if you call having me do all of the work while you help attract danger or unwanted trouble, then ya, I'll call that help.Is that all I am to you. A burden. Or wait. no. that's not all I am to you. I'm not only a burden, I'm 'your shard detector' to. huh.well you know what Inuyasha, no more. I won't take it any more. If all I am is a burden, consider me gone. Go find the Shinkon No Tama by yourself.so, when are you going to go back.I'm not going to go back.
~*~Be A Flashback No More~*~
What she said hurt.it hurt a lot.and what I didn't say.hurt her just as much.I wish.I could have said something.Why did you come back.I was sure.that you were gone for good.I deserved to die.and when you wouldn't look at me.your eyes.they are so sad.Kagome.please.let your sun shine again.If not for me.for the others.because your just not you without it.
"Earth to Inuyasha. Hey! Inuyasha! Do you think you'll be helping us anytime soon with finding the shards. I mean not that we aren't having loads of fun doing it ourselves." Miroku said to Inuyasha. Inuyasha nearly jumped as he saw the monk right before him.
"Feh." He said and turned away. He jumped up into a nearby tree. One that he could see Kagome and the others in, but not be bothered. Miroku sighed and went back to helping the other four with scouring the moor for ten tiny objects no bigger than an earring.
Then every time a shard was found, someone would call out to let everyone else know that another had been found. Eventually, Inuyasha hopped off of his perch and helped to gather the shards as well. When it came to finding the last shard, it was dusk, and it was getting harder to see. Kagome was still sleeping in a deep and restless sleep.
Shippo wandered over to the big crater where the two large energies had collided, and was about to walk past it when he saw something shiny. Looking around for the others and seeing that they were far away, he scampered down to the bottom and picked it up.
"Neat-o! But what am I going to do with it?" he asked himself out loud, and turned the object this way and that. It was a golden-chained bracelet. What caught the attention most about it though, and made it really lovely was the jewel on it. A shard-like, serene murky purple gem dangled from the bracelet with a type of metal beautifully wound around it. For a moment Shippo felt afraid of it, but then it seemed to disappear and he forgot he had been afraid but only a second ago. Shippo though about what he should do with it for a moment and then smiled.
"I know, I'll give it to Kagome!" he jumped up and down for joy at the idea and could hardly wait for Kagome to wake up so that he could give it to her.
"I found the last one!" Yelled Sango. Soon everyone was gathered around a campfire that Inuyasha had built. He picked Kagome up, and set her a few feet away from the campfire, so that she could sleep more peacefully and vanished into the woods. Miroku went ahead and prepared a meal and everyone ate.
It wasn't until the new moon was clear into the sky and the others were long done eating their food that Kagome finally woke up.
"Oof!" Kagome said as Shippo bound into her lap.
"Oh Kagome! I was sooooooo worried! I didn't think you were ever going to wake up, and I."
"Shippo, why don't you let Lady Kagome at least sit up."? Shippo started to pout as he got off of Kagome, but soon was bouncing up and down he was so happy to finally be with Kagome again.
"You had us really worried Kagome. You really out-did yourself today." Said Sango, who, next to Shippo, was the closest to her.
"Don't worry about me. I'm fine, just tired. How is your shoulder Sango?"
"It's stiff, but other than that it's fine. I got it all bandaged up.no thanks to Miroku." Sango gave him a dirty look. Kagome laughed, a genuine laugh, unlike she had made since she had left, knowing all too well of what probably had happened. Miroku looked at Sango, rubbing his neck nervously and laughing dryly.
"Now we're on our way to Keade's, so she can take a look at it when we get there." Sango finished.
"Kagome, how did you get here? Don't you need a shard to get through the well?" asked Miroku.
"I did have a shard." Inuyasha was now a few yards away, and his ears perked up as he heard Kagome tell her story of how she got here. He stood still to listen.
"Well.Shippo did, apparently he had taken one from Inuyasha."
"Well, everyone was in danger! And Inuyasha wasn't moving, so I had to do something! It was the only thing I could think of to do!" Shippo said defensively.
"It's o.k. Shippo, no ones mad at you." Said Kagome smiling. Shippo relaxed a little and smiled back as he sat in her lap, as she was now sitting up and leaning against a tree.
"Do you want to tell your share of the story Shippo?" Shippo's eyes went wide and nodded.
"O.K. then, go ahead." Kagome said encouragingly.
"Well I got the shard from Inuyasha and then I ran all the way to the bone eaters well."
"How could you have Shippo? It's a two days journey walking." Asked Sango.
"I am very curious as to know the answer to this too."
"I don't know." Said Shippo matter of factly. Everyone looked at each other puzzled.
"I just ran. I think it was the shard or something, but I just ran and I went really super fast without tripping on anything." The others still looked puzzled but Shippo wasn't going to give them time to figure out exactly how he was able to run to the bone Eaters Well that fast.
"And I went to Kagome's house but she wasn't there, but her mom was and I asked her where Kagome was and she told me where she had went and so I followed her directions and she was in this big dark room with people sitting and watching this portal to another world, with this other guy and."
"Dark room with a portal to another world? Other guy?" Sango said confused. Kagome blushed and Inuyasha was secretly fuming over the thought of her being with another guy.
"It's called a theater. It's where you um.watch a movie.its like T.V., only.well.bigger." Said Kagome trying to figure out how best to describe it and went on to tell the story, purposely ignoring the question about 'the other guy'. Inuyasha was really ticked at the thought of Kagome asking Kouga for help, and riding his back like she did his.
That stupid, low life, mangy wolf.how dare.and I bet that other guy was hobo.erg.the next time I see him.I'm gonna.
"Kagome! I just remembered something! I got something for you!" Shippo said jumping up and down, then when he was sure he had her attention he pulled put the bracelet he found earlier.
"Oh! It's beautiful Shippo!" exclaimed Kagome surprised. Sango raised an eyebrow at Miroku, he just shrugged in an 'I-don't-know-where-it- came-from-so-don't-ask-me' sorta way. Sango turned back and helped Kagome with the small clasp.
It wasn't until Inuyasha dropped the twigs and branches that he had found and carried that everyone noticed him. Now in place of the silver hair, amber eyes, dog-ears, and claws or a Hanyou, stood a boy with long black hair and brown eyes, with no other features to indicate that he might be something other than a human. Kagome looked at him but didn't meet his eyes, then looked away.
"Feh." Was all Inuyasha said and disappeared back into the forest. Everyone became tense for a while. It was silent, except for the usual night sounds and crackling fire. Soon Kagome's soft breathing became rhythmic as she fell asleep, with Shippo curled up in her lap.
"I think I'm going to go for a walk." Said Sango, but getting up was a labor to her, and she soon had lean back against the tree. He breathing became ragged. She leaned her head back to try and stop the dizziness. She felt a hand on her shoulder and opened her eyes to see Miroku's stormy blue-gray eyes staring back at her.
"Here. You should sit up completely so I can redress your wound."
"It's nothing really, just a scratch." Sango said, but she wasn't going to fool anyone.
"It could be infected." Miroku said sternly. Sang nodded and tried to sit up, but soon became dizzy again, and was about to fall over side ways, only Miroku held her in place. When Sango was sure she could sit up on her own without getting dizzy, Miroku let go of her. Miroku got the last of the bandages he had, and the herb-moss that Keade had given Sango a while back, which was to prevent swelling and help heal infections.
"I'll be right back. I need to go see if there is any water that I may collect near by." Miroku said and disappeared.
While he was doing that, Sango clumsily took off part of her shirt, just enough to dress the wound, but not enough to give reason for the lecherous monk to celebrate.
Soon Miroku came back with a small bowl half full of water.
"So were did you get the water?"
"I was wrong the other day when I said that the stream would run off in the other direction. There was a small stream, not more than five arm spans wide not to far off, but the water soon runs in a different direction all together." Miroku's face was grim as he spoke and looked at the blood soaked bandages he had put on earlier. He carefully unwrapped the dirty bandages. When the bandages were taken off, Miroku washed off the encrusted dry blood over her shoulder only to have blood begin to trickle down again. He quickly placed the dry moss over the wound and had Sango hold in place and didn't have her mover her hand until he was sure that it was firmly in place with a few bandages. With Sango's hand removed he finished wrapping her shoulder. Sango put her shirt back on, wincing slightly.
Miroku was sitting back on his feet watching her. Sango looked up blushing, and saw something in his eyes.but couldn't quite place what it was.
"What is it Miroku?" She asked curiously. Miroku shook his head and smiled.
"Don't you know that curiosity killed the cat?" he said, leaning oh so slightly closer to Sango.
"Yes, I do, but then satisfaction brought it back." Miroku smiled even more as an all too familiar look appeared on his face, and before Sango knew it, Miroku who was only a foot away placed his right hand on Sango's *ahem* chest. Sango then slapped him so hard; it left a reddish- purple mark on his face, as he fell over.
"You pervert!" she yelled. Standing up, Sango reached beside the tree for her Hiraikotsu, but before she could actually use it, Miroku had completely disappeared. She sighed and looked over at Kagome and Shippo, making sure that they hadn't awoken. They hadn't so she eased herself back down and leaned against the tree. She glanced back over to Kagome.
I'm glad your back Kagome.now it's not just two perverted men against me.together we can take those two guys on.
Sango giggled at the thought of how many times they had ganged up on the guys and won. Her gaze shifted to the fire. Though her eyes were looking to the fire, her mind was elsewhere.
Oh Miroku.what is it that I saw.in your eyes.desire.love.no, I'm just imagining it.but.I'm sure.no it couldn't have been.you don't love me.not like that.though.I wish you did.because you know.I.love.you.
"Miroku." She whispered and fell into a deep sleep.
Not to far away, Miroku was lying on his back, on the forest border, looking up at the sky. He cringed as a felt a pinch of pain in his right hand. He held it up, his other hand laid casually on across his stomach.
It's growing again.how long do I have.is it long enough for us to defeat Naraku.what if.what if we.what about Sango.and the others.what if they get pulled.I don't think I could bare it.Sango keeps saying we'll defeat Naraku in time.but what if she's wrong.what if.
Miroku stayed lying on his back, staring at his hand, lost completely in thought. He sighed and rested across his stomach too. Before he knew it, he had fallen asleep too.
Authors Ending Note: Me question is.how does Inuyasha relate to Keade, and vise-versa, the same thing with Shippo, Miroku, Kagome, ect.like um.what is the Inu gangs attitude toward her, and her them.and does well Inuyasha call her any specific names like when he calls Kagome, Sango,ect. wench and stuff like that and all of his favorite nick-names he loves to call Kouga. I'm hoping that all of my faithful, and helpful readers whom have helped me in the past, will also be able to help me now too..please! I mean, I could probably do it without help, but not as well. Anyways, I hope you people liked this chapter.a lot of fluffy thoughts.some suspense.Kagome kicked but not to mention she has a new attack.so ya, I think it's good. I dunno, you tell me. Well, till next time! L8ters.
Authors Beginning Note: If all goes as planned, this should be a very decent lengthed chapter too, oh and I have a question to ask at the end, so hopefully you wonderful and cleaver people can help me, but read the chapter first. Oh, and with 2-B continued battle scenes like I've been doing, I'll do the 'previously' and 'continuing with the story' thing, but ONLY for the 2-b continued battling scenes, it wastes time and space otherwise.
Chapter 14
A Battle of Wills
~~~Previously ~~
Kagome's sphere of power flew with a blinding light.
Audra's lightning globe of lightning flew with a searing light.
And then they collided.
The collision of the two arrows caused a larger crater in the ground. The powers pushed against each other, neither showing any sign of letting down.
Now it came down to a battle of wills.
~~Continuing with the story~~
I don't know how much more I can take it.it's so hard.my arms seem glued the way they are.they're so tire.but if I put them down, my Power Sphere will disappear.if that happens, then both Inuyasha and I will die.he may not Love me, but I love him.and I will protect him.If it's in my power too.but.I'm so tired.how long has it been.maybe if I just let my arms down a little bit.maybe it will be ok.just a little.bit.so tired.
"Don't give up Kagome." She heard a soft sweet whisper in her ear. She nodded and all thoughts of being tired and giving up were erased from her mind. She stood taller and concentrated more on what she was doing.
I have to do this.I just have to.even if it means dying.I have too.just this one little thing.
Suddenly Kagome was flooded with power. Somehow her Miko powers increased with her sudden determination. She glowed with pure purple light that covered only her. Bathing her in light purple, like the purple you see in a rainbow after it rains. Then, Inuyasha started to glow with a red aura, a wholesome red, like the morning sky in winter. Both energies seemed to flow to Kagome. Kagome raised her bow higher and an arrow made of purple and red seemed to swirl in it's confined shape.
Lightning was flashing more wildly across the sky, striking in random places. Audra was calling the lightning to her, to make her stronger. Kagome began to feel weak again, but then felt hands on her shoulder. She looked up and she saw Miroku first. The moment he touched her a sad, deep azure blue appeared around him and flowed to Kagome. He gave an encouraging smile. She looked at Sango one hand on her own shoulder stopping the flow of blood, who was being held up by Miroku's hand at her waist with Kirara perched on her shoulder. Sango glowed a profound and passionate pink. Kirara held a determined white light. Kagome felt a small hand on her leg and looked down to see innocent Shippo. He smiled and glowed a green that reminded Kagome of a renewed emerald green plants in the beginning of Spring.
Kagome turned back to what she was doing and let in a deep shaky breath as she tried to control all of the energy flowing to her and to keep the 'Power Sphere' from being destroyed. She looked at her arrow, now swirling of all different kinds of shades of pinks, blues, whites, greens, purples, and reds. She smiled.
I was so stupid, of course I'm not alone.I never was.and never will be.as long as I have my friends by my side.I can do anything with them here to help me.
She pulled back on her new arrow and aimed; waiting for the exact moment, glad for the strong hands that helped her stay strong.
"Do it now Kagome." Inuyasha whispered. Kagome felt something click inside of her, like everything was as it should be, and released the arrow.
(A/n imagine that one sad song from the movie "Laputa: Castle in the Sky" that played in the scene where the castle was breaking-sorry for the interruption)
The arrow flew about halfway, and time seemed to stop, and then slowly and gradually pick up speed for the Inuyasha group. They all held their breaths, in anticipation.in hope.in anticipation.in fear.and in wondrous awe at the magnificent weapon they all helped to make.
It soared through the air, and cut through Kagome's Power Sphere. Not stopping there, it cut right through Audra's lightning orb of lighting, and right through Audra's heart. The Inuyasha group was sure that if there ever was a need, that arrow could also cut through time.
Audra's scream became distorted as the energy of the arrow began to overwhelm her, causing her to disappear forever. The lightning ball and power sphere seemed to make a dome and then exploded, like a bubble being blown to hard. The explosion was oddly silent, and instead of thrusting Inuyasha and the other back, they were met with a warm breeze that caressed their skin and flowed past them. The clouds slowly broke apart and the sun shone brightly through to greet hem.
Kagome nearly collapsed, but Inuyasha wrapped his strong arms around her and held her up. Inuyasha laid Kagome next to the very same tree Shippo had been hiding behind earlier. Kagome couldn't move and was struggling to keep consciousness.
"The.shards.ten.it's.there's.she had.shards.ten shards." She mumbled, she wouldn't meet Inuyasha's eyes. Then exhaustion took over her, like the salty waves of the sea to a small sand castle close to the water. The others looked at each other in wonder, that they had battled a full Yukai as if that weren't bad enough, but with ten shards. Now there was something to whistle about.
The first thing that was done was Bandaging Sango's shoulder. It only bled a little so it was easy to deal with. At first Miroku was helping her, but then his right hand *ahem* 'accidentally' slipped. Needless to say, he became too unconscious to help, so Sango finished bandaging her wound.
Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kirara then went and searched for the shards, spreading across the moor, looking for any glint of the fractions of the Shinkon No Tama. Inuyasha took off his red haori shirt and wrapped Kagome in it. Satisfied that she was as comfortable as he could maker her for the moment, he picked up her bow that she had dropped and placed it close by. He stood up and stared at her. Kagome being the only objective to his thoughts and his eyes. Then he closed them and remembered.
~*~*~*~Flashback~*~*~*~
. I am not a wench! Will you stop calling me that.Feh, if it bothers you that much why don't you go tell some one who actually cares. Like that mangy wolf of yours, or better yet that hobo you're constantly talking about.Because I'm stuck here, helping you.Helping me.I guess if you call having me do all of the work while you help attract danger or unwanted trouble, then ya, I'll call that help.Is that all I am to you. A burden. Or wait. no. that's not all I am to you. I'm not only a burden, I'm 'your shard detector' to. huh.well you know what Inuyasha, no more. I won't take it any more. If all I am is a burden, consider me gone. Go find the Shinkon No Tama by yourself.so, when are you going to go back.I'm not going to go back.
~*~Be A Flashback No More~*~
What she said hurt.it hurt a lot.and what I didn't say.hurt her just as much.I wish.I could have said something.Why did you come back.I was sure.that you were gone for good.I deserved to die.and when you wouldn't look at me.your eyes.they are so sad.Kagome.please.let your sun shine again.If not for me.for the others.because your just not you without it.
"Earth to Inuyasha. Hey! Inuyasha! Do you think you'll be helping us anytime soon with finding the shards. I mean not that we aren't having loads of fun doing it ourselves." Miroku said to Inuyasha. Inuyasha nearly jumped as he saw the monk right before him.
"Feh." He said and turned away. He jumped up into a nearby tree. One that he could see Kagome and the others in, but not be bothered. Miroku sighed and went back to helping the other four with scouring the moor for ten tiny objects no bigger than an earring.
Then every time a shard was found, someone would call out to let everyone else know that another had been found. Eventually, Inuyasha hopped off of his perch and helped to gather the shards as well. When it came to finding the last shard, it was dusk, and it was getting harder to see. Kagome was still sleeping in a deep and restless sleep.
Shippo wandered over to the big crater where the two large energies had collided, and was about to walk past it when he saw something shiny. Looking around for the others and seeing that they were far away, he scampered down to the bottom and picked it up.
"Neat-o! But what am I going to do with it?" he asked himself out loud, and turned the object this way and that. It was a golden-chained bracelet. What caught the attention most about it though, and made it really lovely was the jewel on it. A shard-like, serene murky purple gem dangled from the bracelet with a type of metal beautifully wound around it. For a moment Shippo felt afraid of it, but then it seemed to disappear and he forgot he had been afraid but only a second ago. Shippo though about what he should do with it for a moment and then smiled.
"I know, I'll give it to Kagome!" he jumped up and down for joy at the idea and could hardly wait for Kagome to wake up so that he could give it to her.
"I found the last one!" Yelled Sango. Soon everyone was gathered around a campfire that Inuyasha had built. He picked Kagome up, and set her a few feet away from the campfire, so that she could sleep more peacefully and vanished into the woods. Miroku went ahead and prepared a meal and everyone ate.
It wasn't until the new moon was clear into the sky and the others were long done eating their food that Kagome finally woke up.
"Oof!" Kagome said as Shippo bound into her lap.
"Oh Kagome! I was sooooooo worried! I didn't think you were ever going to wake up, and I."
"Shippo, why don't you let Lady Kagome at least sit up."? Shippo started to pout as he got off of Kagome, but soon was bouncing up and down he was so happy to finally be with Kagome again.
"You had us really worried Kagome. You really out-did yourself today." Said Sango, who, next to Shippo, was the closest to her.
"Don't worry about me. I'm fine, just tired. How is your shoulder Sango?"
"It's stiff, but other than that it's fine. I got it all bandaged up.no thanks to Miroku." Sango gave him a dirty look. Kagome laughed, a genuine laugh, unlike she had made since she had left, knowing all too well of what probably had happened. Miroku looked at Sango, rubbing his neck nervously and laughing dryly.
"Now we're on our way to Keade's, so she can take a look at it when we get there." Sango finished.
"Kagome, how did you get here? Don't you need a shard to get through the well?" asked Miroku.
"I did have a shard." Inuyasha was now a few yards away, and his ears perked up as he heard Kagome tell her story of how she got here. He stood still to listen.
"Well.Shippo did, apparently he had taken one from Inuyasha."
"Well, everyone was in danger! And Inuyasha wasn't moving, so I had to do something! It was the only thing I could think of to do!" Shippo said defensively.
"It's o.k. Shippo, no ones mad at you." Said Kagome smiling. Shippo relaxed a little and smiled back as he sat in her lap, as she was now sitting up and leaning against a tree.
"Do you want to tell your share of the story Shippo?" Shippo's eyes went wide and nodded.
"O.K. then, go ahead." Kagome said encouragingly.
"Well I got the shard from Inuyasha and then I ran all the way to the bone eaters well."
"How could you have Shippo? It's a two days journey walking." Asked Sango.
"I am very curious as to know the answer to this too."
"I don't know." Said Shippo matter of factly. Everyone looked at each other puzzled.
"I just ran. I think it was the shard or something, but I just ran and I went really super fast without tripping on anything." The others still looked puzzled but Shippo wasn't going to give them time to figure out exactly how he was able to run to the bone Eaters Well that fast.
"And I went to Kagome's house but she wasn't there, but her mom was and I asked her where Kagome was and she told me where she had went and so I followed her directions and she was in this big dark room with people sitting and watching this portal to another world, with this other guy and."
"Dark room with a portal to another world? Other guy?" Sango said confused. Kagome blushed and Inuyasha was secretly fuming over the thought of her being with another guy.
"It's called a theater. It's where you um.watch a movie.its like T.V., only.well.bigger." Said Kagome trying to figure out how best to describe it and went on to tell the story, purposely ignoring the question about 'the other guy'. Inuyasha was really ticked at the thought of Kagome asking Kouga for help, and riding his back like she did his.
That stupid, low life, mangy wolf.how dare.and I bet that other guy was hobo.erg.the next time I see him.I'm gonna.
"Kagome! I just remembered something! I got something for you!" Shippo said jumping up and down, then when he was sure he had her attention he pulled put the bracelet he found earlier.
"Oh! It's beautiful Shippo!" exclaimed Kagome surprised. Sango raised an eyebrow at Miroku, he just shrugged in an 'I-don't-know-where-it- came-from-so-don't-ask-me' sorta way. Sango turned back and helped Kagome with the small clasp.
It wasn't until Inuyasha dropped the twigs and branches that he had found and carried that everyone noticed him. Now in place of the silver hair, amber eyes, dog-ears, and claws or a Hanyou, stood a boy with long black hair and brown eyes, with no other features to indicate that he might be something other than a human. Kagome looked at him but didn't meet his eyes, then looked away.
"Feh." Was all Inuyasha said and disappeared back into the forest. Everyone became tense for a while. It was silent, except for the usual night sounds and crackling fire. Soon Kagome's soft breathing became rhythmic as she fell asleep, with Shippo curled up in her lap.
"I think I'm going to go for a walk." Said Sango, but getting up was a labor to her, and she soon had lean back against the tree. He breathing became ragged. She leaned her head back to try and stop the dizziness. She felt a hand on her shoulder and opened her eyes to see Miroku's stormy blue-gray eyes staring back at her.
"Here. You should sit up completely so I can redress your wound."
"It's nothing really, just a scratch." Sango said, but she wasn't going to fool anyone.
"It could be infected." Miroku said sternly. Sang nodded and tried to sit up, but soon became dizzy again, and was about to fall over side ways, only Miroku held her in place. When Sango was sure she could sit up on her own without getting dizzy, Miroku let go of her. Miroku got the last of the bandages he had, and the herb-moss that Keade had given Sango a while back, which was to prevent swelling and help heal infections.
"I'll be right back. I need to go see if there is any water that I may collect near by." Miroku said and disappeared.
While he was doing that, Sango clumsily took off part of her shirt, just enough to dress the wound, but not enough to give reason for the lecherous monk to celebrate.
Soon Miroku came back with a small bowl half full of water.
"So were did you get the water?"
"I was wrong the other day when I said that the stream would run off in the other direction. There was a small stream, not more than five arm spans wide not to far off, but the water soon runs in a different direction all together." Miroku's face was grim as he spoke and looked at the blood soaked bandages he had put on earlier. He carefully unwrapped the dirty bandages. When the bandages were taken off, Miroku washed off the encrusted dry blood over her shoulder only to have blood begin to trickle down again. He quickly placed the dry moss over the wound and had Sango hold in place and didn't have her mover her hand until he was sure that it was firmly in place with a few bandages. With Sango's hand removed he finished wrapping her shoulder. Sango put her shirt back on, wincing slightly.
Miroku was sitting back on his feet watching her. Sango looked up blushing, and saw something in his eyes.but couldn't quite place what it was.
"What is it Miroku?" She asked curiously. Miroku shook his head and smiled.
"Don't you know that curiosity killed the cat?" he said, leaning oh so slightly closer to Sango.
"Yes, I do, but then satisfaction brought it back." Miroku smiled even more as an all too familiar look appeared on his face, and before Sango knew it, Miroku who was only a foot away placed his right hand on Sango's *ahem* chest. Sango then slapped him so hard; it left a reddish- purple mark on his face, as he fell over.
"You pervert!" she yelled. Standing up, Sango reached beside the tree for her Hiraikotsu, but before she could actually use it, Miroku had completely disappeared. She sighed and looked over at Kagome and Shippo, making sure that they hadn't awoken. They hadn't so she eased herself back down and leaned against the tree. She glanced back over to Kagome.
I'm glad your back Kagome.now it's not just two perverted men against me.together we can take those two guys on.
Sango giggled at the thought of how many times they had ganged up on the guys and won. Her gaze shifted to the fire. Though her eyes were looking to the fire, her mind was elsewhere.
Oh Miroku.what is it that I saw.in your eyes.desire.love.no, I'm just imagining it.but.I'm sure.no it couldn't have been.you don't love me.not like that.though.I wish you did.because you know.I.love.you.
"Miroku." She whispered and fell into a deep sleep.
Not to far away, Miroku was lying on his back, on the forest border, looking up at the sky. He cringed as a felt a pinch of pain in his right hand. He held it up, his other hand laid casually on across his stomach.
It's growing again.how long do I have.is it long enough for us to defeat Naraku.what if.what if we.what about Sango.and the others.what if they get pulled.I don't think I could bare it.Sango keeps saying we'll defeat Naraku in time.but what if she's wrong.what if.
Miroku stayed lying on his back, staring at his hand, lost completely in thought. He sighed and rested across his stomach too. Before he knew it, he had fallen asleep too.
Authors Ending Note: Me question is.how does Inuyasha relate to Keade, and vise-versa, the same thing with Shippo, Miroku, Kagome, ect.like um.what is the Inu gangs attitude toward her, and her them.and does well Inuyasha call her any specific names like when he calls Kagome, Sango,ect. wench and stuff like that and all of his favorite nick-names he loves to call Kouga. I'm hoping that all of my faithful, and helpful readers whom have helped me in the past, will also be able to help me now too..please! I mean, I could probably do it without help, but not as well. Anyways, I hope you people liked this chapter.a lot of fluffy thoughts.some suspense.Kagome kicked but not to mention she has a new attack.so ya, I think it's good. I dunno, you tell me. Well, till next time! L8ters.