Welcome everyone. This is another fine chapter to my story. I know its a little short but I didn't totally know what to do in this chapter other than what happens at the end. And I wanted to end it there as a sort of cliffhanger. I can't wait for the next chapter that's when I start to have some real fun.
Black Dragon - I believe I did get your earlier review. As you can tell, here's another chapter. So I hope to see a review. lol. :)
Inuchan fan - No the story isn't over yet. There's still a bit to go. I enjoyed reading your reviews. You'd yell about IY's mother being Izayoi as if it would make a difference right away. I'm not complaining, I just found it funny.
SilentChaos89 - Thank you for reviewing so much it really helps. I hope you get to read this chapter in peace.
Takerus Lost Angel - Well I did go skiing. I'm guess from what you're saying that you had some bad weather. If that's true then you live west of me cause as I type this we're getting a snow storm (then again a lot of people are to the west of me. I live in PA which is practically on the eastern coast. lol) I must say that I don't know any voice actors but TV Tome has come in handy a lot of times.
Lady Fae - I'm glad you like the story. I'm happy that you decided to read it. I know its getting quite big and it will only get bigger. I try to update my story every other day.
Mii-chan - I actually quickly noted one time that Kikyo was killed a second time by Naraku. She stayed dead because I don't like her and because her soul is in Kagome. IY's parents I'm pretty sure that were dead long before Kikyo. As for IY's parents being reincarnated, remember not everyone gets brought back and besides it took 400 years for Kikyo to be reincarnated.
Flint, another lone wolf - Well the thing about the chapters is this: I don't consider the prologue a full chapter but ff.net does so its offset by 1. Hope you understand now, enjoy.
jen dls - Well you say I write a lot better than you but take one thing into account. I got into writing since about 6th or 7th grade. My earlier works for school weren't that great but I have improved over time. Like they say, practice makes perfect.
wsantelm - as for sleeping arrangments, Kagome's mom will know about them. The only important person that won't know is me cause I haven't decided yet. lol. As for the concealing spell. As planned now, it will wear off twice. Once in the next chapter and then again later and the latter is more important.
Eva - Yes it was fun to keep Kag's friends in character. The only thing I have to figure out now is which one was the oddball. The one that always liked homework and always for the IY/Kag relationship rather than her other friends that told her to break it off. I think it was Ayumi but I'm not sure. If you know, please tell me.
Sango13 - Well in answer for your question, who ever said IY was going to meet up with Sess or Kagura. I hate to disappoint but I don't think Sess will be in the story any more. He will be mentioned. As for Kagura, you'll have to wait and see.
SapphireLynns9 - Well thank you. I did think this through but things do seem to get added on. As for who's watching Kag, you'll find out in this chapter. As for your fic, I'd love to help but there's one thing. I haven't seen Beyblade before so I wouldn't have a clue as to what's going on.
Ryguy5387 - Yeah about 15 chapters and that's an estimate but just remember I get ideas as I go on so if I think up more I'll add more or I'll eventually write a sequel, who knows what the future may bring.
DestroyerDRT - I'm glad you like my story. As for the 3 main ideas you said about, I plan on writing more IY fan fics after this one but something tells me that eventually I might have to use one of those ideas. Not yet though, I have a small story idea I'm gonna do after this and I haven't seen anything like it.
Well that's all the responses for now, I'm so close to 500 reviews it so cool. I never thought I'd get this far but now that I'm this far I'm really hoping that I'll get to 1000 by the time I finish the story. Well by the end of this chapter you'll know who is watching Kagome so enjoy (wouldn't it suck if no one was really watching her but it was just her imagination. lol).
Disclaimer: I may be tired from lack of sleep but I still know that I don't own IY.
Chapter 22: Catching the Watcher
Soon after dinner Kagome walked outside and looked around. She was sure she felt someone watching her before. She didn't have that feeling right now but she want to make sure she wasn't going crazy. She couldn't find any evidence that anyone other than her family, Inuyasha, or her friends had been there.
"Looking for something?" Inuyasha called from behind her. He had gotten a little tired of playing with Souta and decided to look for Kagome. When he came out she was walking around the shrine as if looking for something. She hadn't noticed him and decided to sneak up on her. When he did call out to her he watched her give a small jump in the air at being caught.
"Don't sneak up on me like that!" Kagome yelled at him. Inuyasha was going to say something back but saw that her eyes became serious. "Do you remember before dinner when I introduced you to my friends?"
"Yeah," Inuyasha said waiting for her to say more.
"Did you smell anyone besides them around at the time?" Kagome asked him.
Inuyasha realized how serious this was and became stern, "I don't remember smelling anyone. Why?"
"Before we left to go to your parent's castle, did you come to this time at all?" Kagome asked not answering him.
"No," Inuyasha said, "You told me to give you a week and so that you didn't get mad at me I stayed in the Feudal Era. Now I'll ask again, why?"
"Well during that week, I had a feeling that someone was watching me. I just dismissed it and thought it might have been you," Kagome told him. "But while my friends were here, I got that feeling again. I might just be being paranoid but I thought I'd come out here and see if anyone was here."
"I don't smell anything now. Do you sense anything?" Inuyasha asked Kagome.
"Not right now," Kagome said. "So if someone was watching us before then they're gone now." Kagome was quiet for a while. She noticed Inuyasha was looking around but he didn't seem to notice anything either. Then he just looked at her confused. "So do you think I'm crazy?"
"I think your crazy for asking that," Inuyasha told her. "I've learned to trust your senses and if you say that you sensed someone then that's good enough for me. I just don't know what to do. This city of yours is just too big to go off and look for one person. We'll just have to wait for him to return."
Kagome smiled at him. "Thank you for believing me. I was starting to think that I was going crazy," Kagome told him.
"Inuyasha!" came a yell from the house. Both Inuyasha and Kagome knew the voice belonged to her little brother.
"No more video games," Inuyasha moaned. He didn't mind them at first but when Souta wanted him to play nonstop with even a break it was annoying. His eyes hurt after playing for so long.
Kagome gave a small laugh at his grumbling. "Come follow me," she said as she ran down the stair towards the street. He quickly followed her. "I'll show you around Tokyo. It will help if your going to be here a while."
Almost 2 hours later they had returned. There was still a little more time until the sun went down. Kagome hadn't been able to show him the entire city because it was far too large. She had managed to show him about half of the city though. He was thoroughly impressed by the future. He had managed to see some of it before when he came to the future but now he had a chance to truly see it and understand everything. Kagome had really managed to explain everything pretty good and Inuyasha did his best keeping up with her. He could understand now why she was always bringing stuff from her era back to his. His time was so primitive compared to her's not to mention there was better food here. He really didn't know why Kagome liked to spend time in his world though when he though about it he guess that he'd get tired of the high buildings and would yearn for the forest.
"So what did you think?" Kagome asked as they reached the top of the stairs at the shrine.
"It's different," Inuyasha said. "There's a lot of cool stuff here that is really nice though there isn't many trees."
"Well there are a few parks in the city. I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to show it to you," Kagome told him.
"So what's a park like?" he asked her.
"Well imagine your forest with sidewalks going through it, benches to sit down and rest, some open areas for people to have fun, and probably best of all the grass it cut," Kagome gave a small laugh. "I hate walking through some of the really high grass in your time especially with a skirt on."
It was Inuyasha's time to laugh. "I can't say that I disagree. It's nice when the grass is at a low level," he told her. He then noticed where he was. They were both under the God Tree. He looked at it for a bit. "I wonder what would have happened if you never would have come back in time and freed me. Would I have still been here in your time?"
"I think you might have," Kagome said. "I think we were destined to meet so not matter what we would have. Whether it was in the past or here in the future," Kagome told him. "Also though I didn't realize it at the time Kikyo had put a strong spell on you to keep you here so it would have taken a miko just as powerful if not more to break the spell and release you."
"I'm glad it was you that released me, even though I wasn't at the time," Inuyasha said. "Thank you." Inuyasha was about to lean in and kiss her as a way of showing thanks but he stopped when he noticed that she wasn't paying much attention to him. She seemed to be real tense and her eyes were real serious.
"Do you remember what I talked to you about before we let?" Kagome asked him. Inuyasha nodded in response. "I feel it again. What about you?"
"Nothing, can you tell where?" Inuyasha whispered.
"No," she replied quietly as well. "I can't tell where its coming from I can just sense it."
Just at that moment, Inuyasha hugged her. While doing so he whispered in her ear, "There is someone out there. The wind just changed and I know where he is. I'm going to go for him, I want you to run into the house as fast as you can, okay?" Kagome just nodded. "On three: one, two, three…" With that Inuyasha let go of Kagome and jumped high in the air in the direction of the stalker. At the same time, Kagome bolted for the door to the house but kept an eye of Inuyasha as he went after the man. She noticed where he planned to land and could see some movement as the person was trying to get away.
When Inuyasha landed the person had managed to only get about 10 feet away. With another quick stride forward he grabbed the collar of the man's jacket and shirt. Inuyasha pulled the man off the ground and carried him out of the bushes. "Let me go! They can't know I'm here! Let me go!" the man continued to yell.
"Shut up!" Inuyasha yelled back at the man. He looked at the guy, he certainly didn't recognize him. Inuyasha looked over towards the house to make sure Kagome got in safely. Instead Kagome stood there at the door but wasn't moving. She was staring in shock at the man Inuyasha was holding. "Do you know this guy?" Inuyasha asked. By now the man stopped struggling; he realized it was fruitless and that he had already been noticed.
Kagome just stared at the man for a bit more. She was in total shock – her knees were barely supporting her. When she finally realized Inuyasha's question, she just nodded her head. She barely found a voice to speak, "He…he's m..my father."
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Well the big secret is out. It was Kag's father but now I leave you with some questions. Why is she shocked to see him? Was he dead or what? Was he a good father or abusive? Why doesn't he want his family to know he's there? What is truly going on? I love confusing people. You'll have your answers in the next chapter. So just hold on until then. In the next chapter I also start the Act/Adv/ Mystery and in my way Fun. And another character is going to be in the next chapter as well. So until then check out my referral to tide you over and to one person who asked though I don't remember who. All referrals are IY stories unless otherwise noted.
Across Time by Kagome Hanyou storyid=1531514
Falls into DestroyerDRT's main ideas (you'd have to read his review to
understand) but its a really good story none the less
Well I'd like to say thanks to all my reviewers. I'm not gonna go through all the names cause there were like 50 and its 3:30 AM and I have school tomorrow but thank you all. Come back next time for:
Chapter 23: Dangerous Love