Chapter 7 : The Youkai Who Loves Kagome
"Kaede - bachan! We're back!" Kagome called out as they entered Kaede's hut.
"Hmm, she's not here" Kagome sighed.
"Hey Kagome. Why on earth did we come back here in the village? We were so close to Mt. Hakurei from where we were. Plus, Sesshomaru said that Naraku would be fully healed by sun down" Inuyasha asked in a stern voice, clearly annoyed.
"Gomen ne. I just need to go back home. I'll just a few things and I'll be back in a few minutes" Kagome replied as Inuyasha's eyes widened.
"Nani! Why do you have to go back! This isn't the perfect time to go home Kagome! We're about to go to Naraku!" Inuyasha shouted out, reminding her about Naraku.
"Baka! I need to go back! It's my mom's birthday today and she wouldn't forgive me if I wasn't there! I promise I'll be back in a few minutes. I just need to greet her" Kagome said bluntly as Inuyasha shrug.
"Demo, Kagome. What if you'll stay for the rest of the day? Just like when you went back for your grandpa's birthday" Shippo said with a sigh, shaking his head as well as Kirara. Hearing this, Kagome shrug.
"Don't worry. I promise I'll be back. If you want to make sure why don't you just come with me Inuyasha?" Kagome asked, turning to Inuyasha.
"Hmph. No way!" Inuyasha exclaimed, crossing his arms across his chest.
"Is that so?" Kagome asked with a glared look as Inuyasha shrug.
"Ka-go-me?" he asked, clearly scared with Kagome's look.
"Inuyasha" she stated with a smile.
"Osuwari!" Osuwari! Osuwari! Osuwari! Osuwari!" Kagome shouted out as Inuyasha repeatedly fell on his face.
"Baka! Baka! Baka! Baka!" Kagome shouted out as she then steps out of the room, leaving Inuyasha in a lot of pain.
"That's gotta hurt" Sango stated as they take a closer look at Inuyasha.
"I told you beforeInuyasha, never fight with Kagome when it comes to going home" Miroku sighed, shaking his head.
"Urusai!" Inuyasha demanded as he tries to stand up.
Meanwhile, Kagome was heading towards the well, as she walked, stomping her feet.
"That baka. Why does he always have to object everytime I decide to come home?" Kagome asked herself, obviously pissed.
"Inuyasha baka!" Kagome shouted out as she stopped on her tracks.
Suddenly, Kagome turned around, as she heard something moving by the bushes.Curious, Kagome walked up to the bushes, taking a closer look at what it might be.
"Human! I love to eat humans!" a centipede youkai shouted out as it jumps out of the bushes startling Kagome making her fall on her butt.
"Wow! Not only are you a human, you also have shikon shards! Give them to me!" the youkai shouted out as Kagome begins to run away.
"Inuyasha, help me" Kagome thought as the youkai runs after her in a fast speed. As Kagome continued to run, she stopped as she found herself on the edge of a cliff.
"You're trapped! Now I'm going to eat you with those shikon shards!" the youkai shouted out as Kagome takes a step back.
"Prepare to die!" the youkai shouted as it rushes to Kagome, attempting to bite her. As the youkaimoved fast towards her, Kagome stepped back, forgetting that she was by the cliff. With that, as she tried to evade the youkai, she fell down the cliff.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome shouted out to the top of her lungs.
"Huh? Kagome?" Inuyasha asked worriedly as he stands up.
"What's wrong Inuyasha?" Sango asked as she and Shippo continued to cook their fish in Kaede's hut.
"Kagome, I think she's in danger" Inuyasha replied as he then stormed out of the hut in a fast speed.
"Kagome, wait for me. Please be safe" Inuyasha shouted out.
As Kagome continued to fall, she closed her eyes as tears streamed down her face, thinking that no one would come to save her and that it was the end for her. But suddenly, someone caught her and jumped back up to where the centipide youkai was.
"Kagome, daijobu?" a voice asked worriedly as Kagome slowly opens her eyes.
"Inuyasha?" she asked. To her suprise, as she finally opened her eyes, what she saw wasn't Inuyasha instead, it was Sesshomaru.
"Sesshomaru? What are you doing here?" Kagome asked as Sesshomaru then stood up and turned to the youkai.
"I was just watching Inuyasha. But then, I heard you scream" Sesshomaru replied as he then drew toukijin while Kagome blushed.
"I"m going to get this shikon shards! Get out of the way youkai!" the youkai shouted out as Sesshomaru grinned.
"Sorry. But you have to defeat me first" Sesshomaru grunted as the youkai laughed.
"Fine. Prepare to die!" the youkai shouted out, as it attempts to bite Sesshomaru. In that instant, Sesshomaru waved toukijin and the centipide instantly sliced in half.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha shouted out as he arrives and rushes to Kagome.
"Sesshomaru, what are you doing here?" Inuyasha asked curiously.
"I was just passing by and I heard Kagome scream. Inuyasha, you should take care of Kagome. If you wont, I will" Sesshomaru informed him as he suddenly vanished into thin air.
"What does he mean by that?" Inuyasha asked as he scratched his head.
"Kagome, daijoubu?" Inuyasha asked worriedly as he helps Kagome stand up.
"Baka, I still can't forgive you! Osuwari!" Kagome shouted out as Inuyasha instantly fell on his face as Kagome then walked up to the well and jumped in.
Meanwhile, Jaken was with Rin and Ah-un, watching them as they both cheerfully picked up some flowers.
"What's taking Sesshomaru-sama so long? He's not usually this late" Rin asked curiously as Jaken walked around them hesitantly.
"I'm asking the same question to Rin" Jaken replied with a sigh as the two looked worried.
On the other hand, as Inuyasha, patiently waited for Kagome's return, Sesshomaru was just nearby, watching Inuyasha getting impatient.
"What am I doing? I feel like I didn't come here to watch Inuyasha. But what? What did I come here for?" Sesshomaru asked himself as he tried to figure out why he was feeling a little odd. Suddenly, to his surprise, as herepeatedly askhimself the same question, Kagome's face instantly flashed in his mind as Sesshomaru's eyes widened in shock.
"Kagome? Why am I thinking about her? Why did her face flash in my mind just now?" Sesshomaru asked himself as he then continued to watch Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome called out as Inuyasha instantly stood up and look down the well.
"Kagome, you're back" Inuyasha said as he helps her climb out of the well.
"Baka, didn't I tell you that I wont be long" Kagome grunted.
"Anyway, I got some of those snacks you liked" Kagome said, as she then reaches in her bag and take out potato chips.
"Wow! Arigatou Kagome!" Inuyasha exclaimed with delight as he instantly takes the potato chips from Kagome and hurriedly opened it.
"Baka" Kagome sighed. Suddenly, as Inuyasha continued to eat the potato chips Kagome brought for him, Kagome felt a weird chill run down her spine.
"I feel like we're being watched" Kagome thought as she looks around the trees, wondering if someone was watching them. Then, to her shock, she saw a guy standing on a branch andin a split second, he vanished. Kagome's eyes widened as she then ran towards the tree, hoping to find traces that the guy might have left.
"Hey Kagome! Where are you going!" Inuyasha shouted out as he runs after her.
"I saw someone. He was watching us" Kagome said as she finally arrived at the tree where she saw the guy stood calmly on its branch. Kagome looked around, looking for any clues that would help them know who that person was.
"Isn't this Sesshomaru's?" Inuyasha asked as he then picked up a white furball by the roots of the tree. Hearing this, Kagome instantly took the furball from Inuyasha and took a closer look.
"It's definetly Sesshomaru. I can smell his scent all over this tree. He must be spying on me. Damn that coward!" Inuyasha shouted out as Kagome paid no mind to him and simply glared at the furball.
"Sesshomaru? Do you still want to kill Inuyasha that much?" Kagome asked herself worriedly as she then looked up the sky with a worried face.
"I hope I'm wrong because I really believe that you have a heart, Sesshomaru" Kagome thought, gazing at the beautiful sky.
Meanwhile, at the camp where Rin, Jaken and Ah-un where, the gang were getting impatient, waiting for Sesshomaru.
"Jaken-sama, where are you going?" Rin asked worriedly as Jaken stands up and takes a step forward.
"I have to find Sesshomaru-sama, he might be in danger! After all, he's never this long!" Jaken shouted out as Rin's face suddenly brightened.
"Huh? Why are you smiling? I just shouted at you. What's wrong with you Rin?" Jaken asked in confusion, seeing Rin's bright smiling face.
"You think I'd let something beat me Jaken?" Sesshomaru asked as Jaken shrug and slowly turned around to see Sesshomaru standing right in front of him.
"Sesshomaru-sama! I didn't mean that you were going to be defeated and all! I was just worried!" Jaken replied hesitantly, trying to find an excuse.
"Urusai!" Sesshomaru demanded as Jaken shrug and nodded.
"Sesshomaru-sama, may I ask a question?" Jaken asked curiously as Sesshomaru sighed and nodded.
"It's about Kagome" Jaken stated. The instant Jaken uttered Kagome's name, Sesshomaru's eyes widened in shock
"Yameru! There's nothing we need to speak about Kagome" Sesshomaru grunted as he then turned around and walked away.
"Eh? Sesshomaru-sama acted like he was hiding something" Rin stated as Jaken's eyes widened in shock.
"Yapari. Sesshomaru-sama's falling for her.Sesshomaru-sama'sfalling for the human girl,Kagome. The girl who his brother also loves. This is bad. This is really bad"Jaken thought as he then walked up to Rin.
next chapter...chapter 8 : The Truth Revealed!...