Disclaimer: -sighs- I do NOT own Inuyasha or his friends. I only own Kayame. And possibly another character… -hint hint-
It was near sunset when they arrived at Kaede's now ruined hut. Sesshoumaru, who had been carrying Kayame, set her down gently and covered her with a blanket from Kagome's backpack. Then everyone sat and talked about things yet to discover and things left unsaid. Kagome also told Sango and Miroku about what had happened back in her time.
"Well, I managed to salvage my medicines, but all Kayame needed was some sleep," said Kaede, after rummaging through the broken remains of her house.
"Well, she's had enough of it!" said Inuyasha loudly. "We've waited for 5 hours!"
"Aye, Inuyasha, but do ye not remember what Kayame told ye?" asked Kaede.
"Yes, Inuyasha, if she indeed had spiritual contact with Lady Midoriko, she must be very exhausted," Miroku suggested.
Kagome was silent, sorting through her thoughts. Then she asked, "Kaede, why did she see Midoriko then? What made Midoriko's soul stir?"
"Hm...I believe that the sight of something must have sparked Midoriko's part of her soul, granting Midoriko the ability to control Kayame from her center." said Kaede, interpreting the situation. "It must have been very familiar to Midoriko for her to do something like that."
"Was it Kirara? When Kayame's eyes glazed over, she asked if Kirara remembered her," Sango looked over to her two-tailed companion. "What was that all about?"
"I can answer that."
"Ah, you're finally awake child?" Kaede turned to a weary Kayame. "How are ye feeling?"
"I'm feeling fine, Kaede, thank you for asking," said Kayame, coming to sit next to her.
"It's about time you woke up!" Inuyasha's tone was harsh. "We've been waiting forever!"
"Inuyasha, sit!" Inuyasha fell to the ground with a bam, an angry Kagome trying to control her temper. "Have a little patience, would ya?"
"No, it's alright. I know I haven't answered all of your questions," Kayame took a small breath. "For now, though, I will tell you what I think happened."
"You THINK! You mean you don't know?" Inuyasha was asking for it. "How will we be able to--"
One venomous glare from Kayame was all that was needed to shut him up.
"Are you finished?" she asked, eyes still laced with a poisonous toxin.
"Uh..." Inuyasha never thought anyone other than Sesshoumaru would be able to glare like that. "Yes."
Shippo sniggered. Bad timing.
"WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING AT, PIPSQUEAK?" Inuyasha lunged at Shippo, who quickly dashed to hide behind Kayame.
"Don't let him hurt me, Kayame!" he said.
Kayame felt an incredible surge of frustration. She decided to teach Inuyasha a little lesson. "Inuyasha!" she was attempting to hold him back a moment longer so she could gather her energy. It worked. Inuyasha hesitated, which was all Kayame needed. She leaned forward and put her first and middle finger to Inuyasha's forehead, who immediatly froze in his position.
Now it was Inuyasha's turn to be frustrated. He struggled against her spell, but to no prevail. "I can't move!" he yelled in anger.
"You're temporarily paralyzed until my spell wears off," she said.
"Just when will that be?" asked Inuyasha as calmly as he could, which was a little alarming.
"A few hours," Kayame shot him another deadly glare. "At the least."
"Why you stupid--" Inuyasha was cut off.
"Do you have a comment?" asked Kayame calmly, not taking her eyes off Inuyasha's. "If you do, I would be very pleased to purify your soul and render you weak."
Inuyasha stared at Kayame with utter disbelief. "Feh."
"That's what I thought," said Kayame, her gaze lessening. "Now, you were wondering about Kirara, Sango?"
"Yes, why did you ask if she remembered you?" Sango was confused.
"Oh, that's right," Kayame said. "Well, that wasn't me. That was Midoriko. I am incredibly certain that Kirara helped Midoriko battle all those demons you saw in the cave awhile ago. When I saw Kirara, Midoriko's soul sprang forth and took control of my body, because she probably longed to see her."
"So Kirara used to know Midoriko?" asked Sango.
"Yes," said Kayame. Everyone was quiet, no doubt thinking about the new information they had gathered.
"Kaede, what attacked the village?" asked Kayame, breaking the silence.
"It was a giant dog demon," said Kaede. Inuyasha's ears perked up and Sesshoumaru leaned closer. "It was looking for someone."
"Who?" asked Kayame.
"He was chanting something..." Kaede said quietly, trying to remember. Kayame's eyes went wide. "Something about snow..."
"Where did he go?" asked Kayame hastily.
"He stomped off that way," said Kaede, pointing to the forest where a big chunk of trees had been torn out and debris lay everywhere. Kayame jumped up, grabbed her weapons, and bolted towards the trees. "Don't follow!" she yelled over her shoulder. "It's for your own good!" Suddenly, Inuyasha fell from his pose.
"Hey!" said Inuyasha, stretching. "I'm not paralyzed anymore!"
"Kayame must have lifted the spell," said Kagome. Then she looked at the fading image of Kayame, who was running top-speed. "Why is she going after it? She could be killed!" At her words, Sesshoumaru stood up and ran after Kayame.
"That stupid wench!" said Inuyasha, not even acknowledging his brother's worry. "She's no match for that demon! She's probably just trying to get out of explaining everything to us."
"Inuyasha!" Kagome pleaded.
"It's no good Kagome, Inuyasha's too stubborn." said Kaede. "Ye should be after Sesshoumaru."
Kagome nodded. "You're right Kaede." she said, before turning to Inuyasha. "You would come too if you had a brain." Her plan succeeded. Inuyasha feh'd, then flung Kagome and her weapons onto his back and took off, with Miroku, Sango, and Kirara not too far behind.
"Look, there's Sesshoumaru!" said Kagome after they had been following his trail for awhile. They soon came to stop next to him, who was standing still.
"A barrier..." Sesshoumaru held up his hand and it came in contact with the invisible shielding force. "She must have put it up to keep us from following. Or at least to slow us down."
"What?" Kagome asked.
Inuyasha pulled out Tetsusiaga. "Don't worry, I'll get rid of it." He slashed at the barrier, but Tetsusiaga immediatly transformed back. "What the hell?"
"She is indeed a powerful human," said Sesshoumaru.
"Who cares? We need to get through this stupid barrier!" Inuyasha slammed the rusty Tetsusiaga back into its sheath.
"You, miko," said Sesshoumaru suddenly. "Use your sacred arrow."
"Uh... ok!" Kagome gripped her bow, noched an arrow, and fired it into midair. It hit the barrier and froze, and split second later, the barrier broke and Sesshoumaru went running through.
"Hey!" yelled Inuyasha after him. "Sesshoumaru!"
"Inuyasha, just let it pass!" said Kagome.
"Feh," said Inuyasha. "Let's go." Once again, they followed in Sesshoumaru's path.
I know, this chapter is ridiculously short, and I noticed that there were a lot of typos in the other chapters. So sorry! I'll make sure I make the next chapters awesome! Thank you for 106 hits! xD Please review!