Watashi no Musume
Chapter 11- Wishes

It was only midday and her leg was already acing. The hurt limb was not used to the constant walking and complained painfully. But Kagome said nothing. Inuyasha was probably waiting for the perfect excuse to send her strait home. After a while though the pain became obvious when Kagome started to limp.

"Kagome, are you alright?" All eyes seemed to be on her as the Miko slightly limped her way along the dirt road,

"I'm fine." Still Sango wasn't assured. Inuyasha smirked with his "I told you so" smile. Kagome looked over at Inuyasha angrily.

"I said I was fine!"

"I didn't say anything!"

"You didn't need to! It was all over your face!"

"What are you talking about!" Kagome had to stop to catch her breath.

"Um Kagome… why doesn't Inuyasha carry you?" Sango could almost feel the deadly glare of the hanyou behind her. "Or maybe you can ride on Kirara." Sango quickly suggested.

At first Kagome was opposed to the idea. She wanted to prove her strength to Inuyasha. This however did not last long when Kagome when't from a limp to a one leg walk. Inuyasha became so annoyed with Kagome's hopping that he forcefully picked up the miko and placed her on Kirara's back.

Inuyasha became even more protective over Kagome (even though he denied it) since they started traveling. The hanyou was constantly by her side in case she fell or needed protection from surprise attacks. This however left more room for arguments. For the whole day the two argued nonstop. Several times Sango and Miroku had to stand between the two to prevent injuries. Bandages covered most of the hanyou's face from the constant "Sit" commands.

The fights would go off in a chain reaction. First Kagome would comment how Inuyasha didn't need to stand next to her all the time and that she would be fine. This comment would then turn into a loud nagging between the two of them. Inuyasha (being the hanyou he is) decided to comment on past mistakes that required her to be saved by him and then end his sentence with "you are a weak defenseless human." Again the hanyou's slow thinking had failed him when he found himself on the ground (guess how : P ) and instinctively began to charge at the miko.

Inuyasha's head rammed into the hiraikotsu that was conveniently placed in front of Kagome by none other than Sango. Inuyasha fell to the ground feeling dazed and annoyed at the same time.

"Inuyasha…. Grow up." Sango and Miroku shook their heads. Kagome sat on Kirara smirking at the fallen Inuyasha.

"Kagome…. Let Inuyasha guard you." Inuyasha instantly stood even madder than before.

"Are you kidding me! Let the demons have her! I'm not going to stop them!" But Sango and Miroku were already pulling off their packs deciding to stop for the night. They didn't know how much longer they could stand all of this.

It had been hours and there was no sign of Inuyasha. After they unpacked the hanyou decided to run off without warning. No one paid any attention to his absence. They all knew he was very capable of defending himself.

Chiharu lay in her mother's lap wrapped in blankets, while Kagome's thoughts drifted away. For hours they sat pulling in the warmth of the fire. It seemed impossible to sleep but somehow the remaining three slept soundly. Nothing moved. Not even the crickets spoke which was odd at this time of year.

The miko scowled at the thought of Inuyasha. She wondered were he was. No… She knew were he was. He was with Kikyou. She didn't know how or why but she could almost feel her presence. She had 3 jewel shards with her. Kikyou must have used the shards to bring herself back to life. This didn't surprise Kagome. In fact Inuyasha probably brought Kikyou to life himself. "Mommy?"

"Hmm?" Kagome snapped back into reality. She almost forgot that there was a world around her still living.

"Why won't any of my wishes come true?"

"What do you mean?" Kagome was now looking down on the child. She looked sad and possibly lonely. But why?

"When I blew out the candles on my birthday cake and I even asked the Goshinboku for help but none of my wishes are coming true!"

The child was nearly sobbing now. Kagome thought back to when she first met Chiharu. Everything seemed to be nothing but questions since then and Kagome was tried of these questions. Especially since no one seemed to find a way to answer them. But there was one person who could answer them It was just that no one ever bothered to ask.

"Chiharu…. You know when Daddy found you under the tree? What were you doing there?" The crying slowed a bit as Chiharu began to talk. Kagome was prepared to suck in every word despite how crazy it may have seemed.

"You and Daddy were fighting and I waiting under the tree, wishing that it would stop. I around and I couldn't hear you anymore. Everyone was gone… and I started to cry…."

Kagome shushed the child when the tears started to come back. Chiharu ignored her mother and began to complain louder.

"Why do you have to fight! I don't want you and Daddy to break up like they do on TV!" The miko covered the child's mouth and pointed to the sleeping group.

There was nothing that Kagome could say. Her and Inuyasha weren't and never could be… a couple. But the child thought differently.

"Chiharu… Inuyasha… were just... Don't worry… ok. Inuyasha and I are just having trouble working together right now. It will get better soon." Kagome picked up the child and tucked her in. The Miko wished so much that those words were true. But it would never work between her and the Hanyou. She knew that better than anyone.

Without a word to anyone Kagome walked across the fields and into the thick forest that Inuyasha had ran to only hours ago.

A/n: Ok! Sorry it took so long to write but…. IT'S CHRISTMAS! You can blame me much.
I feel like the worlds is against me right now because they are taking Inuyasha off Adult Swim until they finish translating the new episodes. (so until summer.) That means no reruns! It gets worse. They are showing my two favorite episodes before taking it off and on a Wednesday! Now that school is starting I can't stay up like I usually do! So unless I can manage to tape the episodes (If the tape player decides to work that is) I wont get to see them!

Hiraikotsu - Sango's boomerang