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Oh...and this is a slight remake from an earlier fic with the same name...so yea...
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Where Am I?
Chapter 6

A few weeks later Inuyasha and I reached the outskirts of Katchki. It was a bustling town full of many interesting people. We decided to rent an apartment and Inuyasha would find work while I cleaned house and such. At first I was against this idea, but Inuyasha finally convinced me that in this time women didn't work if they had a man to provide for them.

"So you're gonna provide for me?" I asked playfully.

"If you'll let me," Inuyasha said with downcast eyes. "I'm only a year older than you and all, but I promise I'll take care of you." Inuyasha heard a gasp and looked up. He saw my shining eyes a few seconds before I gave him a gigantic hug.

"Of course I'll let you," I said as I hugged him. I let go and looked up at Inuyasha. He smiled and offered me his arm. We walked into the town together, and easily found a place to stay. The landlord was very nice and understanding. He had a job opening at the hotel he also managed and allowed Inuyasha to work, taking the cost of our room out of his paycheck. In this way we had a place to stay, and Inuyasha had a steady job.

Everyday we looked for Kaede as well as attempt put a stop to Onigumo Naraku's plans. I had recognized the name when Kaede had said it and immediately connected it with the man from my memory. When Inuyasha was at work I would gather as much information I could about Naraku's whereabouts, and every night we would compare notes.

One day Naraku came to the hotel looking for a room. I knew that he would remember me, but I decided that I had to try and confront him and try and figure out what he was doing here. I took out an old dress, one that I had never worn but had gotten for an occasion such as this, and put it on. I pulled my hair into a tight bun and put on some glasses that someone had left at the hotel and hadn't come back for.

I glanced in the mirror that we had just bought and nodded my head, satisfied that Naraku wouldn't recognize me. I walked down the stairs and pulled a shawl over my head, hiding my face, and helping my disguise. I walked across the street and into the hotel. Naraku was standing at the counter, waiting for someone to assist him. I went into the back room and walked up to Inuyasha.

"Hey, Inuyasha?" I whispered as I tapped his back.

"Wha-? Who are you?" he asked, surprised that someone had snuck up on him.

"It's me, Kagome. I'm glad my disguise worked, but I need to warn you. Naraku is out there. Let me assist him, I know how."

"Uh, sure. Sounds like a good idea. Mr. Jardgenson is sleeping still, so he won't have to know. I can hardly recognize you, so I doubt he will. Go ahead, but don't forget, give him a good room, even if you don't like him."

"I know, I will," I said. I gave him a small kiss, and blushed as I looked away.

"Old women don't blush Kagome," Inuyasha said with a smile as he took my face in his hands and gave me another small kiss. "Go on, don't keep a customer waiting." I smiled at this and walked back out, behind the counter. I had composed myself, and I was ready to play the old woman.

"Hello sir, I am sorry for the wait. How may I assist you?" I asked in a crackly voice.

"Well, I would like a room for a few weeks."

"I'll need your name, and we charge by the week; you pay at the end of every week."

"Naraku, Onigumo Naraku. How much is a room? I was told you had the best rates in this town."

"Yes, we do. It is 10 dollars a week, and breakfast is provided free of charge in that room over there."

"Hm...that sounds like a good deal. Show me to my room if you don't mind."

"Of course not, this way sir. Do you need help with your bags?"

"No, I only have this one," he said, indicating the small duffle by his leg.

"Follow me then," I said as I pulled out a ring of keys. I led him to one of the better rooms in the hotel and opened the door for him. "If you don't mind me asking, sir, what brought you to Katchki?"

"Oh, well I am trying to get people to join my cause," he said after checking the halls for any listeners. "You won't tell anyone will you? I feel that I need to confide in someone, and I can tell you are good at keeping secrets."

If only you knew what secrets I thought to myself as I smiled pleasantly, trying not to squint as I looked through my glasses.

"Well, I'm trying to get a committee together to cultivate the land. You know, try and get the most out of it. Are you from around here?"

"No, as a matter of fact I just moved here a few months ago. My husband died last year, and I felt that I couldn't stay in Ryoka without him."

"Oh, I'm sorry for your loss Ms. ?"

"Watanashi."

"Ms. Watanashi. Were you very close?"

"Yes, we started out hating each other, but you know how quickly hate blossoms into love. He would have loved your idea of cultivation, but, alas, he is gone."

"Are going to be staying here long?"

"No, I am just passing through. I take odd jobs, cleaning house or running small hotels, in each town I come through so I can save up some money. I want to be able to find a small town, much smaller than this one, and settle down."

"That's too bad. When are you leaving?"

"Soon, probably tomorrow or the next day."

"I suppose I will have to say good bye to you now, I probably won't see you after this."

"This is true. I hope your committee goes well," I said as I turned to leave. I gave a small gasp as I felt hands around my neck.

"If you tell anyone that I am here I will break your neck like so much straw," he hissed into my ear, giving a slight squeeze to accentuate his reInuyasha. I nodded my head slightly and almost ran out of his room. At the bottom of the stairs I crashed into Inuyasha.

"Kagome? What's wrong?" he asked, concern in his voice.

"H-he threatened me. Oh, Inuyasha," I said as I flung my arms around his neck and cried into his shoulder. He picked me up and took me to the back room, where no one could see us and wonder what I was doing on the floor with the desk clerk of the hotel.

"Shh, it's okay Kagome. He doesn't know who you are." I nodded my head, drying my tears.

"I'll go back to our apartment and wait for you okay? Don't come home to late," I said with a small sniff.

"Alright. We'll talk some more then," he said as he kissed my forehead. I smiled and pulled the shawl over my head once more. I peeked around the doorjamb and gave a sigh of relief that Naraku hadn't followed me downstairs. I quickly walked back to my home and locked the door. I changed back into my normal clothes and slumped against the wall.

The next day Inuyasha and I decided that we would have to do something drastic in order to get rid of him.

"He won't just go away. The only way to make him be quiet for good is to kill him, send him back to the future, or make him forget his memories. The last two aren't guaranteed to be permanent, but the first one has some consequences," Inuyasha said.

"I know, but I also believe it's the only possible way," I said softly, as I looked at the floor.

Later that night I saw Naraku leave his hotel room and start off towards the local pub where most men spent their paychecks. I tugged at Inuyasha's sleeve and he slipped out of the house, treading softly. If I hadn't known he was there I would have thought he was a shadow. A few minutes later I also went out of the house. We met outside the pub, a few minutes before Naraku arrived. We walked hand-in-hand towards him, our faces grim.

"Naraku, we know what you are planning," Inuyasha said gruffly.

"What? Who are – oh, the children from that despicable little village on that mountain. What do you want?"

"For you to stop. This place is beautiful, why would you want to ruin it?" I said.

"Because that's how it is. You can't change the past, it's already happened."

"Not for me it hasn't," Inuyasha said loudly as he lunged at Naraku. Inuyasha brought his arm up and I saw a dark shape in his hands before he brought it crashing down on Naraku's head. There was a dull 'thunk' and a small cry of pain. I think it was from Naraku, but I can't be completely sure. Inuyasha brought his arm down several times before I grabbed his arm.

"Inuyasha, stop. He's gone." There was a 'clunk' as a wooden stave hit the ground. Inuyasha wrapped his arms around me and sobbed into my shoulder.

"I killed him Kagome. I did something horrible."

"You had no choice. Come on, we need to get rid of his body and all the evidence," I said gently. I rubbed Inuyasha's back and he quieted down and nodded his head. He let go of me and dragged the body to a sinkhole not far off. I grabbed the wooden stave and scuffed the tracks with a branch as best as I could. We weighted the body with some rocks and rope and dropped him into the hole along with the staff.

"Come on, it's over now," Inuyasha said as he took my hand. "We can be properly married now." I smiled and took his hand as we walked back to our home. I made a quick dinner and we went into our separate rooms and fell asleep as soon as our heads hit our pillows.

When the two years passed we put a flower in our window. Every week in remembrance of Kaede we would put a fresh water lily in the vase. We always remembered her sacrifice, and I knew we would tell this story to our children, and our children would tell it to their children, and so on.

"Come on Kagome, you shouldn't be standing up for so long," Inuyasha said as he came up behind me.

"I'm coming Inuyasha," I said as I rubbed my hand over my enlarged belly. We would start the tradition with this child I thought as I turned towards my husband.

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yay :) the end of this fic :) Be happy guys...u got the better ending than my teacher did...he hated the original ending...it was like two paragraphs...i decided to be nice and write a longer one...with a better ending...:) so...:tear: it ends here...