A/N: Yay! A review! Yesh, I was thinking of waiting until more reviews came, but since I'm here now, I'll just put up another chappie I wrote... Thankies to:
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And my answer to you is this:
Thankees for the review, and I'll try to make you proud!
-salutes-
Ha, I sound so naive right now...xD! Anywhos, onto the story!
Disclaimer: Me, no own, Nuyasha-Iay! ...So backie off! xP!
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There was a journey long ago.
Long ago, oh so long ago.
Finding something that was lost…
So all can rest again.
You must know the way,
For if you don't, you will be lost.
Within the very maze on the Isle.
Ne'er to return.
Now the tide has been set.
Pawns already moving, the time has come.
The Jewel itself has begun to stir.
Come now, find it now.
Through the maze on the cursed Isle!
Do not get lost.
Lost is not the way to be.
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Kagome sighed and smacked her head on the tabletop, landing between pages '250' and '251' of her math book. A frustrated groan could be heard coming forth from her mouth, and her hands were banging on the table repeatedly, making a sort of weirded-out beat. She had been at the studying for about five hours now, and it was pitch black outside. Cars could still be heard from out in the streets, but crickets could be heard, and the moon was shining down upon the inhabitants, the stars twinkling happily. At first, Souta had decided to grace her with his presence, his incessant chatter driving poor Kagome up a wall, until she forcefully removed him from her presence. Luckily, he didn't seem to care; in fact, he went right to the television, playing his video games. After that little episode was over and done with, Kagome had returned to her math book, only to have this overwhelming urge to burn it with matches she hid away under her bed. Resisting the urges that forcefully entered her brain over and over again, she got back to studying, but it didn't work; she could remember ANYTHING she would read about, no matter how hard she tried. So, now, at this late hour, she was banging her head on the math book, whilst hitting the table with her fists.
Inuyasha, meanwhile, had decided, after 'thinking' over everything, or 'moping', as Miroku, Kagome, Sango, and EVERYONE else would say, to go back to Kagome's time, just for the sake of annoying her. He knew that he would probably be 'sat' until his back broke, but he was so damn bored, just laying here! It happened whenever Kagome left…He wouldn't have a reason to move, unless a demon was attacking, which didn't happen that much, nowadays. The demons had learned long ago not to go near wherever Inuyasha was. Not only would he be annoyed to no end, he would easily beat them up, killing them, even, if they tried to hurt any one of his friends. He would never admit it, even if Naraku tortured him, but he had a soft spot for Kaede. Once again, he won't ever admit it, of course. Jumping off his tree, the very same tree he had been pinned to for 50 years, he jumped to the well. Looking down in it's depths, he had second thoughts. What if she…gets REALLY angry? And she never comes back? He thought, before he scoffed and shook his head.
"That wench has got me goin' all soft!" he muttered, before jumping down the well, not noticing the pair of blood red eyes watching him. The eyes blinked, as if in confusion, and made some muttering noises, then they disappeared completely.
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Inuyasha arrived, jumping on the tree, so he could see in Kagome's bedroom window, to see her bang her head repeatedly on the book. He blinked, his dog-ears twitching, before he jumped, landing in her open window.
"Kagome? What're you doin'?" he asked, then he covered his ears as Kagome shrieked in fear and surprise, nearly falling out of her chair to turn and face him.
"Inuyasha! Don't DO that!" she threatened, holding her chest, where her heart was, her pencil stuck on her cheek. He blinked again, then pointed at the pencil.
"Eh?...What's that?" he asked, and Kagome blushed, pulling the pencil out of her cheek, leaving a nice indentation of it. He resisted the urge to laugh, knowing he would be injured in some form, and sat down on her bed. The two were silent, just watching one another, then Kagome turned back to her desk, writing furiously on a piece of spare notebook paper. Inuyasha yawned, fingering his Tetsuaiga unconsciously.
"Uh, Kagome? How's it goin'?" he asked suddenly, flicking his golden eyes over towards her, watching her hand move over the paper. It stopped when she heard the question.
"Horrible, to tell you the truth. I can't remember a thing!" she said, sighing and dropping her head, making it land on the math book, once again. Inuyasha cocked his head to the side slightly, before scoffing and standing up. He walked over to her side, and looked over her shoulder, after pulling up her head so he could read some of the writing in the book.
"What sort of magic is this? I can't understand it at all." He said, glancing at her. Kagome shrugged, about to answer, when she noticed he was holding her head. Blushing, she righted her head and stood up, stretching. Her arms went over her head, and her shirt, already a little bit to small for her, crept up so you could see the ends of her stomach. She blushed even more and put her arms down, hoping he didn't notice. Too bad he did. Blushing as well, he went back to the bed and plopped onto it, laying on his side so he could see her. He propped up his head with his palm, resting his elbow on the bed.
"When you gonna come back? This exam of yours seems to be more troublesome than it's worth." He reasoned, watching her, just in case he had to make a fast escape. Kagome sighed and nodded, rubbing her head.
"Yeah, it is. But I have to! It's a deciding factor in my schooling! If I fail, I may have to repeat the year over. And please, don't make me think of that, if it does happen." She responded, sitting back down at her chair. Inuyasha sighed and shook his head.
"If you had just given up on this schooling, you'd be just fine. Not as cranky, that's fer sure." He said, muttering the last part. She heard him, evidently, for her eyes flared open and she glared over at him.
"What was that?" she asked dangerously, and Inuyasha flinched.
"Nothing!" he said quickly. Kagome nodded, folding her arms over her chest, when Inuyasha suddenly sat up, his left ear perked, towards the open window. His eyes were focused, and Kagome forgot about her anger, for the time being.
"What is it?" she asked quietly, holding the Jewel Shards closer to her, just in case. Maybe out of habit, as well, probably. Every time, or about half the time, Inuyasha looked like that, it was because the Jewel Shards were going to be in danger.
"I hear somethin'…It's comin' from the well." He muttered, glancing over at Kagome, who shrugged and went to her door, opening it slowly. A small squeaking sound sounded off as she opened it, and Inuyasha flinched, the sound ten times louder than what Kagome heard. She smiled apologetically over at him, then walked down the hallway and down the stairs. She got her shoes and went out the door, Inuyasha having just jumped from her room window, his arms folded in his haori sleeves. He looked calm and poised, and more than a little annoyed at how slow she was. Kagome sighed, about to retort to his unseen comment, when she heard singing. It was quiet, and timid, but she could distinctly hear it. She blinked and glanced at Inuyasha, who nodded.
There was a journey long ago.
Long ago, oh so long ago.
Finding something that was lost…
So all can rest again.
You must know the way,
For if you don't, you will be lost.
Within the very maze on the Isle.
Ne'er to return.
The song kept repeating itself, but it got faster and it sounded more…scared. The singer was defiantly female, but it sounded like a little girl, maybe ten years old at the most. The song repeated itself three times, getting faster and faster, more distorted, before silence fell. Inuyasha and Kagome shared a look of pure confusion, before a bright light descended on them. Inuyasha, purely out of instinct, ran to Kagome, standing protectively over her, just in case, and drew his Tetsuaiga. It grew to its normal, sword-size, and he hefted it, looking for an enemy. The light was blinding him, slightly. He growled and squinted his eyes, and Kagome tapped him on the shoulder.
"Uh…Inuyasha? Should this be happening?" she asked dumbly, before she could actually think about what she said.
"No, you wench! If it was supposed to be happening, I'd know!" Inuyasha said, and Kagome sighed angrily. You wish. She thought, bemused at his cockiness, even when he didn't know who was attacking them. She was about to tell him to put Tetsuaiga away, nothing was going to happen to them, when a pain erupted on the palm of her hand. It felt like someone was hammering a nail through it. She gasped and clutched her pained hand, her left hand, in her right and stared at it.
"Kagome, what's—" he started, before pain erupted in his own hand, though he just flinched and glanced down. A black mark, about the same size as a 'baseball' Kagome had showed him once, was appearing on his hand, and it flared in pain, then lessened, then flared again. He glanced over at Kagome, who was staring avidly at her now-open palm. She had a dark blue spot on her palm. She glanced over at him, then blinked when she saw he had the same type of mark. Before she could speak, she heard the same child-like voice, but it sounded sweet and melodic.
Now the tide has been set.
Pawns already moving, the time has come.
The Jewel itself has begun to stir.
Come now, find it now.
Through the maze on the cursed Isle!
Do not get lost.
Lost is not the way to be.
The song repeated itself, as before, but the voice got louder, and louder, and…CLOSER. Inuyasha sniffed the air, a new scent rising in the air, and Kagome felt a presence near them, and she drew closer to Inuyasha involuntarily. She grabbed onto his shoulder with her uninjured hand, and looked over his shoulder. The light around them was fading, and she could faintly see the houses, the well, and the God-Tree, and…someone was leaning on the tree, their arms folded over their chest. Inuyasha growled and pointed Tetsuaiga at the figure.
"Who're you?" he snarled, and the figure, who was looking away from the two, turned their head, and Kagome and Inuyasha gasped, then glanced at each other in confusion.
What…is it? The two thought, not knowing the two had thought the same thing.
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A/N: Oooooh, a cliffie, hehehehehehehe, yesh, I love to do that. So, questions!
Who is the figure?
What's the stupid song about?
Why have Inu an' Kags been branded with a crummy Black-Spot lookalike?
When will I stop asking these stupid questions?
uh, yeah... R and R, please!