Chapter 17 The Unseen Evil
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A/N:
Thanks for reviewing! I know I took so long to update the last chapter but I managed to get this chapter up much sooner!
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Inuyasha05-yeah it's not going to be easy for them! And Kikyo shall make another appearance….just how…you will have to continue to read to see!
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The next couple of days passed smoothly. Kagome and Inuyasha spent a lot of time together, just getting reacquainted and catching up. It had been a long time since they had actually talked. Inuyasha mentioned what Sango and Ayame had told him about her time in America. Surprisingly she didn't seem mad about it, but actually relieved. She didn't have to tell him since he already knew. Most of their time spent together was just talking. They didn't have to do anything spectacular. Being near each other was enough.
The only downside was the press. They were having a field day! "Kagome Higurashi is dating Inutaishio's son! They have been spotted….spending time a lot of together……." It was just so annoying! Kagome tried her best to ignore it, but after awhile she just got so tired of it. Inuyasha didn't even seem to notice all the attention they were getting. He was used to this kind of attention, what with his dad being the head of one of Tokyo's biggest, and most successful businesses. Inutaisho built it from the ground up. Although Kagome had no idea what he did exactly. She had asked Inuyasha once but he had been so evasive she decided to not question him further.
Today Kagome was home alone. Her friends had gone out for the day. Kagome guessed they were out with Koga and Miroku. She should be out with Inuyasha but, today was "that day" so she lied and said she wasn't feeling too well and wanted to stay home. This time her curse had come a few hours early…..and she still looked that way now. This was the longest it had ever lasted. She hoped it would end soon. She began to wonder if one day her curse would become permanent.
Until then she would continue to look through this dull, last month's magazine. Kagome was half way through her magazine when the front door banged open revealing a very angry Sango with Ayame not far behind. Here we go! Kagome thought. This can't be good. Sango looks like she is in a bad mood! I have a feeling Miroku is the cause of this!
"Sango! You are way overreacting! This is Miroku we're talking about! He does stuff like that all the time! He doesn't mean anything by it!" Ayame said trying to calm Sango. And from experience, that was never an easy task, especially when Miroku was involved. Kagome remembered Sango had done some pretty stupid things when she was angry! Oh, how funny it was...the memories!
"I am not overreacting, Ayame! He should know better than that by now!" Sango yelled turning on her friend.
"Kagome, a little help over here!" Ayame pleaded to the point where she was almost begging. The look she was giving Kagome right now….
"Sorry, sista you are all on your own with this one." Kagome said pretending she was just so interested in her magazine.
"But Kagome!"
"Nope! I wanna stay outta this!"
But it seemed Sango was going to make Kagome take part in the argument. She trudged into the living room and grumpily sat down beside Kagome. She then snatched the magazine Kagome was holding and threw it on the coffee table. "Miroku just makes me so mad! I can't believe he did that!" Sango said moodily and crossed her arms.
Kagome sighed. She had some idea as to what Miroku had done but she knew Sango wouldn't be satisfied until she asked. "What did he do this time?"
"You know how we all were going out?" Kagome nodded. "Well everything was going great until he saw this…this other girl. Sure she was pretty but he was out with me! I was so mad that I went over to him and dragged him away from her by his ear! Then he had the nerve to cop a feel! He's so….so…..perverted!" Sango finally said her jaw clenched.
"Yeah… But Sango he does stuff like this all the time! What's the big deal now?" Kagome asked.
"That's what I said!" Ayame said from her place in the armchair.
"Well…" Sango hesitated. "I don't know it just really bothered me this time! He was out with me and here he was flirting with this other girl! I couldn't stand it!" Sango's fists were clenched and were turning red. She was just so angry.
"Well you know what this means?" Kagome said getting excited.
"What?" Sango asked confused.
"YOU LOVE HIM!" Kagome finished.
And for the first time Sango didn't deny it. She actually seemed to be considering it! Kagome looked at Ayame. Ayame looked back at Kagome. And as if they read each other's minds they began jumping up and down yelling, "SANGO LOVES MIROKU! SANGO LOVES MIROKU!"
"Okay, okay!" The overexcited girls stopped their jumping and turned to their friend. They were expecting her to deny her affection towards Miroku and were surprised to see for once she actually wasn't. "So what if I do? I can't help the way I feel for him. It's not something I can control no matter how much I want to!"
Kagome and Ayame sat down beside Sango one on each side. "We know that. We were just teasing you, hun. You know how much we love to do that! And Miroku is a really great guy. Yeah, he can be a real sukebei at times but normally he's a really great guy!" Kagome said soothingly.
"And who knows? Maybe you can change him?" Ayame added smiling.
"Yeah, maybe. I sure hope so!" Sango said her happy mood returning. "I love you guys!" She giggled hugging them tightly.
"And we love you!" Ayame replied.
"Hey Kagome, how come your curse hasn't reversed itself yet?" Sango asked slightly worried.
"I don't know. But I hope it does soon. It's never lasted this long before!" And no sooner had the words left her mouth when she was wrapped in a swirling white light. Seconds later the lights disappeared revealing a seemingly normal Kagome in their place.
"I never get tired of that!" Joked Ayame. "One minute you're a demon and the next you're human!"
"Same here!" Agreed Sango. "It never gets old!"
Kagome shook her head. Her friends were just so strange! But that's why she loved them so much!
"So..." Sango started "Now that your curse is reversed (A/N yay rhymed ) how about we hit the Pendulum, I'm sure Inuyasha would want to meet you there since you haven't seen him at all today."
"Sure why not? I'm tired of being home all day! Let's get out and go dancing!" Not wasting another second Kagome immediately got to her feet and ran to her room.
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Less than an hour later Kagome, Sango and, Ayame were walking through the double doors of their most favorite hang out spot. And it was no easy task either. The press somehow knew this and were staking out the area, waiting for their arrival. Luckily they were being held at bay by the very handy police tape. Still that didn't stop them from shouting several questions at once at Kagome and her friends.
Inside the club was a roaring party. It seemed since Kagome's sudden popularity the Pendulum had been getting great business. Most of the people Kagome knew, were hoping to catch a glimpse of her.
She searched the crowd of people for Inuyasha. As usual he wasn't too hard to spot. He always seemed to stand out with his long silver hair. And as always he was hiding by the far wall of the club. He could be almost invisible there and that's what he liked most about it. Not many people came up to him or bothered him. She supposed that's what he wanted. That is, until she got there. She headed towards him with Sango and Ayame in tow.
"Hey," He said when she reached him. "I haven't seen you all day!"
"I know and I'm sorry. I just couldn't leave the house." She stood beside him. It had only been one day since she last saw him but it felt like years. Why was that?
"Yeah I know. I was gonna stop by but I had some things I had to do first."
"Yeah that's okay."
"Well, Sango and I will leave you two alone." Ayame said. "Bye." And they headed off, back the way they had come. Kagome had a feeling they had spotted Miroku and Kouga nearby and had only followed her to make sure she found Inuyasha.
"Would you like me to get you a drink?" Inuyasha asked.
"No thanks. I'm fine. I just wanna dance." Kagome grabbed Inuyasha's hand and led him to the dance floor.
They danced together letting the beat of the music flow through their body. It wasn't long before they met up with their friends. Even Rin and Sesshomaru had come to have some fun. For them it was like a mini-party celebrating Kagome and Inuyasha getting back together after such a long separation! It was great fun.
But through all the fun Kagome couldn't shake the feeling that she was being watched. She felt like someone was watching her every move. But when she would scan the crowd she saw nothing out of the ordinary. Maybe it was just her imagination?
"What's wrong Kagome?" Inuyasha asked after seeing her scan the crowd for what seemed like the millionth time that night.
"Oh, nothing. I just thought someone was watching me." Kagome said trying to shrug it off. "I'm sure its nothing."
"Are you sure?" Inuyasha said questioningly. "Cuz if you want we can leave."
"No, no! Don't worry! It's fine!"
"Okay well if you change your mind tell me, okay?"
"I will. Let's just have some fun!"
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Hidden in the darkest corner of the way over packed club he continued to watch her with HIM! His eye's remained emotionless but on the inside he was burning with unspent anger, anger that needed to be released and soon would be.
He hated HIM! HATED HIM! How dare he! How dare that filthy Hanyou take her from him again! He would pay! One way or another that beast would pay!
It wasn't fair! She was his! How could such a beautiful woman fall pray to the tricks and deceptions of that Hanyou! That stupid, deceiving Hanyou must have done something to her! That had to be the reason! If it wasn't…his just heart wouldn't be able to take it!
He continued to stare his hatred seeming to surround his body, when a voice spoke inside his head. "You want her back, don't you?" It asked. It wasn't his voice. But if it wasn't then whose was it? And how were they able to get into his thoughts? "Don't you want her back?" The voice continued.
"I do." Hojo replied.
"I can help you."
"How?" Hojo said genuinely interested.
"tut tut tut. Not so fast now. I will help you……u but for a price. To get what you desire you must first help me. And you won't be able to do it alone. You shall need assistance."
"What do you want?"
"That I will tell you when the time comes. First you must meet someone. She is also in need my help. You will meet her and she will inform you of what to do. She is already waiting for you."
"Where shall I meet her?" Hojo asked already vowing to do whatever task the voice wanted him to do.
"You will meet her in the park, in one hour. Midnight." The voice said and then was gone.
Hojo nodded. He'd go there and meet this woman. He didn't really understand what had just happened but was too consumed by his hatred to stop and think. With one last glance at the woman he lost he left.
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"MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! It's all falling into place! Fed by their hatred and desires these two mortals will do anything I want! And they actually think I'm going to give them something in return! How stupid and weak they are and yet, how very useful they are for my cause. Kagome my love, you thought you could get away from me? Well I'm about to show you how very wrong you are, my sweet! Soon you shall once again me mine! Have fun while your freedom lasts!"
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Well here it is! This chapter didn't take me as nearly as long as the last one but it seemed harder to do! One week and 6 pages later and this is what I came up with! It's not much but I hope you like it! Thank you and please R and R!
And thanks Berii for helping me when I was stuck! It seems all you need to do is add 2 to 3 sentences to get my brain ticking again! I love you so much! You are the best friend I have ever had and I hope we stay that way!
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