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Here's Chapter Five

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"So…what are you gonna do about Naraku?"

Kagome sighed and looked Inuyasha in the eye. "Prepare," she replied.

"Prepare for what exactly?" Inuyasha asked.

"I'm going to prepare to fight Naraku…and win."

"What do you plan to do to prepare yourself for that?" the hanyou asked curiously. He admired his friend's courage and determination.

"I have an idea," then, recalling something, Kagome asked, "Inuyasha, how did you know Naraku?"

The boy's face grew dark. "It's a long story. I was twelve when it happened. My father took me out to train with Tetsusaiga. It has been a rough practice and we returned to find our house burning to the ground. My brother had gone to college and no one was home with my mother. My dad ran in to find her but it was too late. He ran back out with her limp body in his arms. She had suffocated to death while the house burned down around her. My father found one of Naraku's minions nearby and knew it was his doing. After killing Naraku's pathetic servant demon, my father vowed to get revenge and planned to set out immediately to kill him. First he decided to bury my mother though. In our grief we didn't sense his presence. Next thing I knew, my father was lying on the ground, dead. Naraku had struck him from behind. The coward," Inuyasha spat. "I unsheathed Tetsusaiga to fight, but never got the chance to." Inuyasha's voice was filled with hatred. "Naraku laughed at me, saying I wasn't worth his time. He left before I could even attempt to strike. This is the first I've seen him since then but I'll never forget his stench. I memorized it for the day I'd get my revenge." Inuyasha's eyes were cold. "He still the same rotten coward he was five years ago."

Kagome sat next to him silently, her eyes full of sympathy. Then her eyes matched Inuyasha's, taking on a cold glare. "That's settled then. Naraku will fall."

And at that moment the two teenagers locked eyes, feeling as though nothing could stop them.

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Inuyasha finally went home late that night after discussing everything with Kagome. He slowly walked past his brother's room and went to his own. Falling into bed, Inuyasha fell instantly asleep. The next day would be another long one for both he and Kagome.

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"Inuyasha where are you…?" Kagome asked as she waited anxiously. She was sitting on the shrine steps waiting for Inuyasha to pick her up. She glanced at her watch again just as a black convertible pulled up.

"Inuyasha! Finally!" Kagome said, jumping up.

"What? You thought I wouldn't make it or something?" he laughed.

"I was beginning to think you forgot," Kagome replied as she hopped in the front seat.

"Never," the inu hanyou said. The two sped away heading for the house of the old, wise miko.

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Getting out of the car the two walked up to the village. They had had to park outside the town because it was built to mimic the ancient villages of Japan.

"This must be the house of the ancient miko," Inuyasha said as he and Kagome came to a small hut in the center of the town.

"I'm not ancient young man," said a voice from inside. "Come in and I'll make ye a cup of tea." Inuyasha and Kagome looked at each other in surprise before walking into the cool, semi-lit room.

"So, Kagome and Inuyasha, what brings ye here?" the miko, Kaede asked after they introduced themselves.

"We came to ask for your help." Kagome replied while Kaede served the tea and sat on the ground facing them.

"Ahh," she said knowingly, "and what kind of help may ye be needing?"

"I wish to further train my powers as a miko. Inuyasha needs to finish training with Tetsusaiga. His previous training was…err…cut short."

"Ahh, I see. So ye both want to train so ye can defeat Naraku?"

The two jumped, looking at each other with startled expressions. They hadn't said anything about Naraku.

The old woman chuckled.

"Revenge is written all over ye face," she said to Inuyasha, "and I know both of your stories well. Oh don't be startled by it," she said in answer to the looks they wore on their faces. "I know many things about each person I meet, but I've also known both of your families. Their histories have played out before my eyes."

"Wow, you really are ancient." Inuyasha muttered. "Ow!" he said when Kagome poked him in the ribs. Kaede's eyes twinkled with a smile.

"I will help both of you complete your training. Not only for revenge, but because what Naraku seeks must not be taken from its rightful protector," she said looking strait at Kagome.

And so their training began.

Kaede told them to take the next day to rest up. Training started right after school on Monday. Inuyasha and Kagome thanked the old miko and left the village.

Both felt as if they traveled through a time warp as they walked out of the ancient village and towards the car.

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