A/N: I Do Not Own Inuyasha

So I've decided to go on with my story no matter who wants to bring it down, to all people out there who read this story, make yourselves known! I mean I have to have some inspiration. Oh and I will take this story as fast or slow as I want to, so there! Now let's go on.

The next day, Kagome walked to a lake close by to wash up, no matter how clean her wounds were, the rest of her felt dirty. She took her clothes off and dunked her head under the icy cold water. She resurfaced and then started viciously scrubbing her head with her hands, although she wanted shampoo, this wound have to do.

Voices made there way to her ears, and she quickly ducked behind a rock. She looked around it to see two women sitting by the shore washing clothes. Staying where she was, she eavesdropped on their conversation as they began their chore.

"Did you hear that the miko has decided to say in our village? If were lucky she might actually be able to protect us," said the one woman.

"Yeah hopefully. I heard that someone was sent out the day she woke up to fetch for the hanyou. He came back today saying that the hanyou didn't even know of the miko's existence," the other woman said suspicion in her voice.

"You don't think that what Nara said is true do you? That he truly has forgotten about her, I mean how is it possible?"

"I don't know, but I do not think the miko should be trusted, for if he does not remember her, maybe she is a demon in disguise." Kagome frowned at this and decided to make her presence known to the women. She got out of the water and put her clothes on, then walked up to the woman who had called her a demon, and whispered in her ear.

"You shouldn't gossip about people, it may just come back to bite you in the ass." The woman looked at her panic seeping into her eyes. Kagome smirked and walked away. She wasn't the same, the woman who had once loved everyone and everything, that girl was gone, she had been obliterated the moment she had made her choice to stay in the world of the living. Now her heart was filled with the agony of losing her love. She now knew how Kikyou felt, why she was always so bitter. But if she continued to close her heart to everything around her, she knew that she would become what she hated most in the world, the person she was reincarnated from.

Walking on she heard the laughter of a child, she headed towards it and saw Hoshiko playing with a kitten. She kneeled down on the gravel, and tapped Hoshiko on the shoulder.

"Kagome, look at the kitten I found! I wanted to give it to you to make you feel better," she said handing the little creature to Kagome.

"Why don't you hold on to it for me? Hoshiko, do you want to go pick flowers?" she asked.

"Of course!" she exclaimed, her eyes alight with joy yet, Kagome could see a twinge of sorrow in them. They walked next to each other, Hoshiko humming an unknowledgeable tune; she grabbed Kagome's hand and swung it back and forth. Kagome stared at the small child, wondering how someone who had gone through so much could be so happy.

Hoshiko smiled up at the miko, they continued to walk on each pondering when he would come. The small child was wise beyond her age, although she didn't know the exact cause of Kagome's sadness; she knew it had something to do with the hanyou. Hoshiko also saw Kagome's eyes that shined with love and sorrow at the mere mention of his name. Reaching a meadow, Hoshiko plopped down onto the ground, picking flowers randomly and twisting them into a strange circle like pattern.

Sitting down on the ground Kagome closed her eyes, her miko abilities scanned the area around them, making sure no danger was in the perimeter. She felt something being put around her neck, and opened her eyes to see Hoshiko planting a lei of flowers around her. Smiling Kagome ruffled the little girl's hair, and lay down in the flower field. Looking up at the cloudy sky, she felt a body lay next to her. They stared at the sky for hours; even after the sun had gone down, not knowing that a demon had come into the field.

A/N: Hope you like! Review to be known