FOREVER IN DARKNESS

Chapter 17

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MCS: "My competition is in 5 days! Thank gosh it's a 3 day weekend! I swear things have gotten so busy lately!"

Outside school grounds

Everyone had cut their next class and were sitting, trying to think of a way to defeat Naraku. They had gotten a demon book from Millie's grandma's store.

"I found him!" Millie yelled, everyone crowded around her to see the page. It said that Naraku was one of the most powerful demons ever. No one has ever beaten him. "Well that sure is good for our spirit."

"Only the guardian can stop him."

Everyone looked to see who had spoken those words. A man appeared! Kagome recognized him instantly.

"It's you! The man that I had met when I first came here!" (Chapter 1!)

"Correct. My name is Engvald, I am the trainer of the guardian. I was to watch over and help you defeat demons."

"Good job," snorted Kagome. "Where were you when I was almost shot? When I was almost burned at the stake? When I was almost killed by evil dolls?"

"I couldn't be here at that time! I'm here now though. Only you can stop Naraku, it's your destiny."

"I have questions!" said Kagome. "Is it true that my power comes from darkness?"

"Ha! Ha! Ha!" Engvald laughed. "How dare you ask such a question? You've barely begun to even scratch the surface of your power! Right now you're so weak I'm surprised you made it this far!"

"For some kind of trainer person you aren't helpful!"

"When the time comes, you'll know what to do," then Engvald teleported himself away.

"Why does everyone keep telling me that?" asked Kagome to no one.

"Hey Kagome," said InuYasha moving closer to her. "You will defeat Naraku, I know it! After that, we can go to the beach. (MCS: "Are there any beaches in New York?") You'll love this one beach, the sunset is so beautiful. I'll take you there."

"I'd like that InuYasha, I'd like that a lot."

Kagome's house

Kagome tried to sneak into her house but it was no use. Her mother confronted her.

"Kagome! Your school called to tell me that you skipped class! Do you know how worried I was? After Kikyo disappeared I thought I made it clear that I was to know exactly where you were at all times!"

"I was with my friends!" Kagome shot back defensively. Her mother needed to stop, she was under enough pressure as it was.

"That's it! I don't want you to ever see them again! They're a bad influence! I think I liked it better when you had no friends!"

"THAT'S IT!" Kagome yelled. All of the emotions that she had hid inside exploded out of her. "You have no idea what I do! You don't know what I've sacrificed so you and the rest of the world can go on living! I save the world almost every day! I have magic powers! I didn't ask for this!"

"Kagome, you're crazy! That's it... you've got to be crazy!" Sachi's voice was shaky. She didn't know what to do.

"Mom you really are blind! How many times have you washed some kind of multicolored blood out of my clothes? You can't honestly say that you believed me when I said I joined a late night study group!"

"I- I can take you to see someone."

"NO!" said Kagome. Her mother grabbed her so she pushed her off.

"If you walk out of this house you better stay out!" Sachi was serious. Kagome changed her tone to a lighter one.

"Fine, I won't ever come back here. Bye!" She stomped out of her house, leaving her mother to fall on the kitchen floor and burst into tears. It was too late to take it back, she had pushed her daughter out of her life.