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Cruel Gift

By PinkGrenade

Chapter two: The Village

'I can't believe I actually did that… I killed Inuyasha and Kikyou. I killed my only love and the only person I will ever love. Inuyasha please forgive me!' Kagome cried silently to herself as Shippo lay next to her in a blanket sleeping. She seemed to be having an emotional struggle. She clutched her chest as she stared at his sword. 'He wasn't even a match for me… Couldn't he have at least put up a fight? Then he might still be alive. I know he chose Kikyou but I don't know what snapped in me to kill him. He wanted the jewel and he couldn't have it, but I still love him…' She wiped away the tears and laid down in her sleeping bag then put her hand out and brought Shippo to her chest for his comforting warmth.

'He is dead now and there is nothing I can do but go forward… I will never let anyone harm me emotionally again. I will never care for anyone but Shippo and my friends again.' Her eyes slowly drifted closed after those last thoughts. The fire lit up the small area around the surrounding area. Right when she went to sleep a miko barrier formed around them to protect them from harms way. Five hours had passed and dawn was soon approaching. Kagome's eyes snapped open and she stood right up putting on a black kimono.

She strapped her sword to her side and Inuyasha's to her other. She packed her things into her yellow back pack and prepared to leave and threw the back pack onto her back. She had changed now and no longer had that glistening look in her eyes you would see all the time. Now the only time you would ever see it is if she was looking at her innocent kit. She slowly walked over to Shippo's sleeping form and her heart pounded against her chest as she saw he looked so innocent. She scooped him up as he slowly opened his eyes. He looked up at his mother and smiled at her brightly.

"What are we going to do today momma?" Shippo asked in his innocent voice. Kagome looked down at her and nuzzled his nose. 'I love him so much… He is my light in the darkness.' She put a finger to her lips and smiled her fake smile.

"Well we are going to go to my time forever and ever! We can live there where no harm can come to us and we can always have fun," she said with enthusiasm. His blue eyes widened as he looked up at her with a disbelieving look.

"Really?" he asked excitedly. She nodded and he began bouncing up and down in her arms as she smiled warmly at him. They walked through the woods and soon came to the opening of the meadow. 'It has been one month since I last saw my family. She slowly approached the bone eater's well and looked down. She looked down at Shippo and whispered, "This is it so hang on." She jumped down with him clutching to her Kimono as she dropped down the well.

They both closed their eyes and waited for the blue light to engulf them. Instead it never came and she felt her self drop at the bottom of the well. Her eyes widened in shock as tears slid down her face. 'It cannot be! I can never go back now! What more can go wrong for me!' She broke down and started crying. Shippo looked up at his mother's face and used his paw to wipe her tears away. He nuzzled her neck as she looked down at him and dried the rest of the tears.

"It seems after I used the jewel for my wish that the well had closed up… I didn't even mean to make that wish! This is such a cruel gift," she whispered harshly under her breathe. Shippo looked up at his mother and frowned slightly.

"It's okay momma because you have me remember?" Shippo stated with determination. She looked down at him and her heart dropped at that innocent face. Kagome nodded and replied, "Yes I do, and I will never let anything happen to you so let us be going now." He nodded and they began walking hand in hand down the path into the woods. Birds flew across the forest filling it with the music of animals. Her eyes darted around the forest making sure the direction they were going was safe. Shippo sat there in her arms playing with his little toys. She looked down at his innocent face and smiled softly but then hid it.

"Shippo this looks like it would be a good place to camp for the night," Kagome said softly as she set Shippo down. She put down her yellow back pack and took out her two person sleeping bag she set it up then went and set up the fire. She pulled out her pots and pan and began cooking some ramen. Shippo sat there waiting for dinner to be down. He looked up at his mom and smiled.

"Momma, can I have a loli pop" he asked innocently. She looked at him and smiled softly. She shook her head and he pouted. She laughed slightly and replied sternly, "You can not have any sweets until you have your dinner." He nodded then and sat by the pot waiting for dinner to be done. She took the pot and poured ramen into two bowls and handed one to Shippo. He ate quickly and she just watched with a smile. She noticed that it was starting to get darker and closer to Shippo's bedtime. 'Inuyasha…' Her eyes saddened slightly as she thought about him. 'I have Shippo so I should be happy and not sad at all!' With that last thought she seemed to become less sad but still held that feeling. 'I shouldn't show emotion to anyone but my kit…' With that thought she started working on an emotionless mask.

Shippo snuggled into the two person sleeping bag and got cozy. Soon after Kagome followed suit and slid in with him bringing him close to her chest just to listen to his heart beat. She smiled softly down at her son. 'I love him so much…' Shippo looked up at his mom before falling asleep and thought, 'Mom I wish you would be okay and forget the bad things that plague your mind…' They both dozed off into their sleep. The winds blew around the camp and the fire blew out leaving their small camp site go into darkness.

Kagome's eyes fluttered open as she saw that the sun was already approaching… 'I can not believe I actually slept in this long… I don't normally sleep this long.' She sat up and picked Shippo up the gently set him in a blanket. She then packed up the sleeping bag and put it into the yellow back pack. She took the pots and pans and also packed them. She put her black kimono back on and tied both swords on. She looked around the picked out her black hair tie and tied it back in a high pony tail letting her bangs fall down freely. She breathed in deeply and hoisted her yellow back pack onto her back. Kagome then bent down and scooped Shippo back up into her arms and began walking into the woods. Her eyes quickly darted around to make sure all was well and when she was satisfied she steadied her eyes to the path ahead.

"Interesting…" she mumbled under her breathe. When they came out of the forest up ahead in a clearing was a human village. Kagome wrinkled her nose in disgust. 'I seriously hope I didn't smell that bad when I was a human… I really, really hope not.' She sighed briefly and lightly shook her head. Shippo's eyes soon opened and she looked down at him and smiled brightly. He looked up at his mother and returned that same smile. Her face turned into an emotionless mask as they entered the village as Shippo fell back asleep in her arms.

There were people running everywhere on the dirt roads and playing. 'They don't even realize how much danger they may be in every single day they are out and about.' It got silent around the village and the people turned to stare at her and they got very scared and drew back to let her pass. Kagome's eyes narrowed as they backed away. Then a young looking man came up to her wearing monk garbs. Her eyes scanned is form and he was also holding a monks staff. 'Do they plan on slaying me?'

"Demon, what is your purpose for coming to this village?" the young monk asked harshly. Kagome quickly glanced around the village to see that people were very frightened. 'This couldn't be any worse! Now it will take much more to make them trust me since I am not human!' She sighed and looked at him with slightly calmer eyes but held an emotionless face.

"I am just traveling through with my kit… Possibly looking for shelter for the day or a place to live. I do not mean to frighten you humans because believe me I will not harm any of you as long as you do not pose a threat to me or my kit," Kagome stated coolly at the monk. He looked at her and nodded and smiled slightly. He bowed slightly and she did so back. He then motioned her to follow him which she did.

"You can stay at the temple with my fellow monks and I… If you want you could even live with us as long as you help protect the village when other demons come and attack," he said softly. Kagome looked at him as they walked up the hill and her eyes softened. 'He really does care about the village and the people… I can tell that for sure. If they are offering me a place to live in order to help with protecting why shouldn't I take it? That way I can live a more peaceful life.' They approached a well built temple that was the color blue. She looked around and saw gardens with different flowers growing in them.

"I think I will take you up on that offer you had give to me…" Kagome said softly in almost a whisper like voice as he nodded to her. She then looked at him and said softly, "I don't think you ever told me your name. What might it be?" He looked at her from the side and smiled softly.

"My name is Masaaki, and what might your kit's and yours be?" he then asked. She slightly smiled but then hid it and replied, "My name is Kagome and my kit's name is Shippo." He looked at her and nodded is head. They then came up to a door and he slid it to the side opening it. Inside was two beds that were on the ground and a small table with a candle lit. There was also another table on it with some food laid out. She looked over at him and nodded.

"This room will do perfectly and I thank you," she said softly and he left. She walked inside and placed the sleeping Shippo into one of the beds. She then set down her back pack and walked over to the door and slid it shut. She then slid off her kimono and took out her hair tie. She slid into the covers and closed her eyes falling into a deep sleep.

Dream

"Momma, Momma, look what I got you!" said and overly excited Shippo handing his mother a bundle of flowers. She smiled down at them and took them into her hands smiling brightly.

"Why thank you! Are you done with you studies for the day?" she asked sternly. He looked at her and smiled and laughed. She tackled him and they began rolling around laughing.

"I practiced the swords skills that you taught me and I want to keep continuing…" he said softly. She looked over at him and nodded. They sat on the hill facing the peaceful village.

"Momma I like it here and I hope we can stay here forever," Shippo said softly as he looked up at his mother. She looked down at him and nodded but then scooped him up and nuzzled his nose. She then whispered into his ear, "Don't worry everything will always be like this…"

End of Dream

Shippo's eyes snapped open and he looked over to see Kagome still lay there asleep. 'At least Momma is okay.' He then laid back down and fell back asleep. Kagome then woke up and got up pushing the covers off of her. She slipped on her black kimono and tied her swords to her side. She then put her hair up in a high pony tail with the black tie. She smiled softly at Shippo's sleeping form then slid on her emotionless mask. She slid open the door then slid it closed. She walked down the hall and went outside to the gardens. Kagome watched as s bird landed on a branch and began to chirp. 'Everything is really peaceful here and I like it… I think I have made the right choice.' She heard a twig snap behind her and she spun around to see Masaaki. She then turned back around to look around.

"You know it is a very peaceful life that we all live here…" Masaaki said calmly to Kagome. She looked over at him and nodded in agreement. He looked at her and frowned then asked, "Why do you not dislike humans? Why do you not mind living with us?" She looked towards him the back to the flowers.

"I do not care for what people say about humans… It just doesn't really matter to me," she replied softly. He nodded in understanding but then there was this huge commotion going on so they ran out of the temple area and into the village. There stood one of the man generals. His icy blue hair was tied back into a high pony tail. He looked like he stood 6"7 and he had icy blue eyes and he had two blue stripes on either side of his cheek. He had a muscular build also.

"What do you want with our peaceful village?" the monk asked seriously. The General looked at him but then sensed a great power and looked towards Kagome shocked to see that the power was coming from a female demon. He scanned her figure to see that she seemed very beautiful. 'This seems to be a very interesting day.' He stepped forward towards Kagome.

"I came in command of Sesshomaru-Sama to recruit new and powerful demons for the army and I have come to talk to you," he said looking towards Kagome. She looked at him with narrowed eyes. She turned to see Shippo standing by the temple.

A/N: I hope that you guys enjoyed this chapter and I hope that you all review! Thank you and review!

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