CHAPTER 3- Here We Go Again
"You honestly expect us to believe that you suddenly want us to help you free yourself from Naraku because you asked us nicely?" InuYasha said with a scowl as he sat in his classic glaring position. "Well she did help Kohaku," Sango said. "She has a point and she's agreed to tell us were Naraku's new castle is," Miroku agreed. "I still don't trust her. How do you know she won't betray us like she wants to do to Naraku huh?" InuYasha argued.
"I assure you I won't, he treats me like I simply want to be free and free Kanna and I can't do that as long as he's alive." "Feh," Kagura began to arise and leave when Kagome grabbed her shoulder "Kagura, you can stay with us if you want, it will be augured and we don't trust you one-hundred percent yet but you have salvation with us," Kagome said with her hand over the bewildered hanyou's mouth. "Welcome to the group Kagura-sama" Shippo said jumping on her shoulder. "Thank-you Lady Kagome."
"So, she thinks she's safe from me just because she's with that Inu-Hanyou? She should think again." A strange man in a white baboon costume said to the little girl that stood in front of him. She was dressed entirely in white. Her hair was white with white flowers dressing it. Her eyes are the only color on her. Black. She was holding a mirror up to her master. Her mirror has the ability to let her master see things and take the souls of the living, then take over their bodies.
"My sister is growing foolish," the little girl said with her voice void of emotions to the man in front of her. "Yes, she is Kanna, get rid of her. I have no patience for betrayal. Take the hanyou out with her." He said sitting back in a tree. "As you wish... Lord Naraku."
"Here Kagura," Kagome said putting some blankets and a pillow on the floor beside the young woman Kaugra looked up from her book as Kagome sat down beside her. "Hum?" Kagome looked at her weird then explained that it was starting to get cold. Kagura was confused as to of why she was being so nice after all the wrong she had done to her and her friends. She only said a simple thank-you and got back to the book she was writing in. Kagome suddenly popped her head up, "Anou, Kagura, do you have any jewel shards?" Kagura raised her head looking curiously at her companion then nodded. "Four" she said simply, "InuYasha, two shards."
InuYasha looked at the door then left with everyone else following. "Were is that demon at?" they were looking all over when a tornado came at them. Then Kagome, Sango, Miroku and Shippo all calmed down but InuYasha just got more tense. " baka Koga," InuYasha started in an almost whisper. "What the do you want now? To get your wimpy wolf kicked?" Koga just ignored him and walked over to Kagome, "How is my Kagome this evening?" Koga said emphasizing the my, ing InuYasha off and taking her hand and kissing it. Kagome was slightly blushing and then turned to Sango with a pleading look on her face. Sango just shrugged her shoulders and giggled. "I'm fine Koga," Koga looked behind Kagome and seen one of his enemies. The one who killed a lot of his tribe. Kagura.
"You! Kagome get out of my way!" Koga launched at Kagura (AN: "Man there names are tongue twisters in the same sentence." ) who was luckily five meters behind Kagome. Kagura began to arm herself fanning her fan out when Kagome shot InuYasha a look saying Stop him or I'll sit you to the middle of the earth. InuYasha agreed and jumped in front of Kagura with Tetsiaga in full form guarding them both. "Out... of... my... way... Inu- kozo" Koga said between trying to claw his way to the woman behind the sword.
"Come on!" Lita-Jade started running really fast toward the glow of a village as she once again hit her staff to a sword. It was almost as if she to trying to cut the setting sun. Yue and Jemerald quickly took flight and caught up with her when she stopped to ask a villager something. "Were is the Lady's House?" he was to frightened by her aperients so he just pointed. She began to run off but then back stepped. She said a simple thank-you, bowed politely then ran off.
When she got close enough to the house she stopped and Yue and Jemerald seen her hair start to flout and her aura shimmer. They looked at what she was staring at and seen someone with a tail beating at someone. "That , is going to pay." She suddenly jumped toward the demon and only missed him because he heard her and moved back. She didn't face the hanyou she had landed in front of but immediately turn and started attacking the demon again. "Why is she attacking Koga?" Miroku asked to no one specifically. ' That demon? Wait a minute she's not a demon. I don't know what she is, but, its familiar. I don't know what's going on here and why she smells familiar, but I am sure as going to find out., "Oh, that god sacredly wolf. Now I really am going to kill him." She turned her head when she noticed eyes on her companions. All the sudden she heard such a high pitched squeal herself (and everyone else for that mater) covered there ears.
"YUE-CHAN!" Sakura squealed as she glomped him. He had to fly to stop from landing himself and his mistress on the ground (on there back ends). InuYasha let go of his ears majorly ed off. "The seven Hells heard you. We were... right... here." InuYasha stopped ranting when he seen the silver haired angel who was standing beside Sakura. "What the are you doing here? Shouldn't you be with that old geezer you call a master?" Yue and Sakura turned at the sound of the hanyou's' voice. "I am with my mistress thank-you. Why aren't you hiding in the orange blossom tree in Clow Reed's garden waiting for her to come home?" Yue said a little colder then usual. The strange girl popped head up at the hanyou's voice. "Inu... Yasha?" she turned her to see InuYasha lower and sheath his sword. "InuYasha!" she suddenly jumped on the surprised hanyou knocking him over, he then rolled on top of her, pinning her down. "Are you..?" InuYasha only half asked from lack of voice. "In the fur!" Lita-Jade said. Then whispered "Can I talk to you alone later Inu-chan?" he only nodded and got up off her. "U-m-m-m, InuYasha can I ask who this is?" Kagome asked quite nervously. "I'm his cousin on his fathers side Higarashi-san. Don't you recognize me?" Kagome just shook her head. Lita-Jade just shrugged. "Inu-chan why don't you fill us in?" Lita-Jade suggested to stop the fight brewing between InuYasha, Syaoran and Yue. "Inu-chan?" everyone (+Kagura, -InuYasha) 'I don't know how close they are but they better JUST be cousins. I have enough trouble keeping him away from Kikyo, I don't need someone else. (Sorry for all the OOC-ness on Kagome's half'
Lita-Jade was sitting on Keade's roof with her knee's held close to her chest and her arms wrapped around her legs. She was staring at the quarter moon. She was so into her thoughts that she didn't notice the hanyou come up behind her with a blanket. "Oi, Lita-Jade, You cold?" InuYasha asked sitting down beside her. Lita-Jade just shook her head, never removing her gaze on the moon. InuYasha just looked at her trying to figure out what was wrong with her. "Inu-chan, have I really been gone this long?" InuYasha looked at her shocked then nodded. "Then she really did do that to you?" at his silents she sighed. He had by know turned his head away from her, "I never really trusted her, you know, even if you claimed to love her. She may have been a Miko, but she wasn't pure. She didn't love you for who were InuYasha. She was like everyone else when we growing up. If she was going to be seen to be with our kind, we were going to at least look human. You were both lonely and you filled each others voids at that time, but... I am sorry for what she did to you. You didn't disserve that" InuYasha had been staring at her since she started talking. "I suppose your right. Besides, I don't care for her like I thought I did, not anymore." Lita-Jade looked at him and nodded, "I know, it's Kagome, isn't it." Lita said (Not asked) InuYasha just nodded. "You can trust them both you know." InuYasha asked who she was talking about and she smiled for the first time that evening, "Kagome with your heart and Kagura with your friends," InuYasha suddenly turned away. "Feh, whatever, its not like I care," Lita-Jade suddenly burst into a fit of giggles and took his hand. "Come on," when he didn't move she started tweaking his ears. He started contently growling as he called it. ( Most people who have heard him call it purring... ) "Fine I'm coming," Lita-Jade just burst into another fit of giggles.
"Are you sure you can't stay?" Miroku said as they stood by the well. Lita-Jade looked very upset even though she tried to hide it with a big smile. "I'm afraid so. This isn't our time." Lita-Jade was about to jump in the well but turned around gave InuYasha a hug. "I'll miss you Inu-chan, good-bye." Lita-Jade turned around quickly and jumped in. "Was she... crying?" InuYasha asked to himself.
When they got to the other side of the well Lita-Jade didn't stay long enough for her to see any one she just started to head for the house not looking at anyone. She wiped her eyes. ' I can't believe I just left him there like that. I missed him so bad, finally I see him again and what do I do? Leave the day after.' "Baka." She began rubbing her upper arm when something scratched her. She looked at her hands and seen her Inu-claws. Her ring finger had a drop of blood. She touched her head to feel her dog ears. "Why... didn't I change back?" Lita-Jade suddenly heard four voices scream her name. Syaoran came up behind her still looking like a demon. "Oh, no. Go back through the well with Yue and don't go to far." She pulled a hat from her pack put it on then leapt toward Sakura's house. "OK."
"Man I hate this," Sakura yelled as her and her friends (+Yue) fell through the well only to land on the other side on the grass. "By the way Lita-Jade's going, we had better get used to it." Eli said rubbing his head and getting up and helped Tomoyo up. "What are you brats doing back?" They all looked up to see InuYasha looking down on them. Syaoran stood up and stood in front of Sakura. "Lita-Jade sent us." Eli ducked Syaoran's head and finished what he was saying. "Lita-Jade sent us back because when we went through the well we didn't change back to our human forms. I don't know were she went." Kagome was surprised because she had never transformed going through the well little-own stick looking like a demon.
"Are you sure she will be safe?" Lita-Jade had told Sakura's father about the well and where Sakura was. "All do respect misuta- Kinomoto, but have I ever let anything happen to your daughter?" He shook his head. "You said that Eli and Syaoran are there?" She nodded her head and added that Tomoyo probably had powers too. He sighed then nodded. Lita-Jade reached over and hugged him "Thanks papa... Opps" Lit-Jade suddenly pulled back "I... I..." He put his hand on her shoulder. "It's OK, You can hug me anytime you want, and, technically, I am your father so go ahead." She looked up shocked than hugged him again.
"Thanks," He pulled away "Now, go protect my other daughter." She nodded and he followed her out to the door and watched her jump away. "Bring her home safe," he whispered to himself then turned around and closed the door behind him as he entered the house. He had to figure out what to say to Tomoyo's mom, Wei would be easy, just tell him the truth.
"Are you sure she'll be coming," they all nodded their head for the umpteenth. InuYasha was pacing around the well waiting for Lita-Jade come back when the well started to glow. Lita-Jade came flying out of the well. She was going to land on InuYasha... again. He, however, was prepared and she just spun around when he caught her. She just hugged him. "I hope you didn't think I would stay away Inu-chan, I was trapped last time. That's why I didn't come back, but now, I am here until you tell me to leave," she whispered. She let go of him and walked over to Kagura, Miroku and Sango. And started a conversation starting with: "You, I am staying away from." She was talking to Miroku of course. She seemed to be getting to be the only one who Kagura would have a conversation with.
It was now dark and they were in Keade's cabin. Kagome and Sango were cooking and talking, Sakura and Tomoyo were playing with Shippo and Kirara, InuYasha and Syaoran were in opposite corners glaring at each other, Yue was standing up against the wall by Syaoran quietly and Kagura and Lita-Jade were talking and reading each others writing.
"I'm glad she's opening up to someone. By what can tell she went through a lot of abuse with Naraku and she needs a friend, but, she won't talk to us that much." Kagome said stirring the soup in the big cauldron when suddenly Eli came over behind her. "Can I talk to you for a minute?" She nodded and told Sango that she would be back in a few minutes. Sango nodded and she went outside with Eli.
"Are you a miko?" Eli didn't spend anytime getting to the point. Kagome stepped back and nodded. "Do you know how to use your powers?" She shook her head. "Lady Kaede is teaching me minor spells but not really. Why?" Eli explained that he was the reincarnation of a magician from this time, but that she couldn't tell any of her friends. He also said that he would help teach her how to us her powers. "May I ask you one question?" He nodded and she continued. "Who are you really? I know you but..." Eli answered as simply as he could: "Did you hear Sakura and InuYasha talk about Clow Reed..." He spent a few minutes outside explaining.
"They have been out there a while. I wonder what they're talking about," Shippo said as he sat down with everyone else as they sat down in a circle to eat. "Well, they better not be doing anything but talking," InuYasha said as he dug into his Ramen. "Osawari" ! BAM !
Everyone turned to see Kagome and Eli standing in the doorway. Kagome had a red face (A little embarrassment a little anger) When the spell finally wore off and he came up with a face full of Ramen. Without looking at InuYasha she handed him another bowl of Ramen. And she got back to eating while he continued himself. Sango leaned over to Miroku with her hand ready incase he tried something. "He isn't swearing his head off as usual," "No kidding he sounded like Miroku, he would get sat again," Shippo added quietly in Sango's ear, unfortunately, not quiet enough because InuYasha heard him "Shut-up Shippo, I did not."
Sakura leaned over to Tomoyo, "Do you think they're like this all the time?" InuYasha looked over at them. "Got a problem with it?" They looked up and shook their heads vigorously. Sakura and Tomoyo eachmoved closer to Eli and Syaoran who were on either side of them. They didn't argue to them being so close but they felt really weird.
AN: "Hey, Lita-Jade here again. Incase anyone wants to know, the little '' means that the character is swearing. For you to know, I don't swear as a rule but I wanted to get the point across that I am not a huge fan of Koga either.
The characters are staying in the feudal era for a while. Here is a sneak peak of the next chapter."
"Lita-Jade, calm down he does this constantly, he always has, why are you so ed for it now?" Lita-Jade turned with tears rimming in her eyes. "He was saying things like I wasn't even there, things that I should have kicked the s sorry for, and I could have killed him but because of that Kami-dammed tradition I didn't. If he tells mom that I am still weak she'll take me away again, do you want that? I don't."
There you go. Je-Ne!