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When the Darkness Takes Over ForestSprite Chapter 17
"Kagome you have a phone call." Rin stated when she found her friend and almost mother like figure in the garden by herself.
"Who is it from Rin-chan?" she asked stretching lazily. "I believe it's your two kids." Rin said. Quickly Kagome disappeared inside the house where she picked up the phone.
"Hello? Is everything all right over there?" she paused for a bit. "Oh.....Well I of course understand. I love you too. Please put your brother on Shippo. Daisuka? Yes, I know.
How are you doing sweety? That's good. I just talked to Shippo. I'd appreciate it if you'd try and behave yourself. Yes of course I know what you're talking about. Look Daisuka please put Koga on will you? Thank you. Koga hello? Yes. They are being hard to handle. Just take them to my mom's place tomorrow morning will you? Thank you, thank you. I don't know what's come over them. They never act like that. Maybe. Look I got to get going ok? I'll contact you again before I leave. Ok. Yep. Buh-bye." "What was that all about?" Rin asked curiously.
"They weren't behaving for Koga." "Maybe it was because they missed you and thought if they misbehaved you'd come and check on them. They need reassurances right now." "Unfortunately that is not something I can give them Rin." Kagome said a bit stiffly.
"Now if you will excuse me." she walked past Rin heading outside.
"She's angry." Kurama said behind her.
"She's been like this since she returned for the final time. She has a lot of reasons to be angry." Rin said trying to defend her.
"Yet does she need to take it out on those around her?" "That is how she handles it. Besides I was questioning her ways of raising her children.
That's the worse thing you can do to someone." "How so?" "A mothers pride is her kids. If you question them you're questioning her." she explained.
"Hm." he replied thoughtfully. "Do you have any idea what she's planning to do to defeat this Naraku guy?" She was quiet for awhile before she finally answered in a soft voice. "I'm not entirely sure but I have a small clue as to what she might do. If it is so though she won't be returning to us." "What makes you think that?" "The kids. They have a connection to her that is kind of like a bond. I think they can feel her thoughts and that is why they are worried. They know she is going to do something real soon." "Are you worried?" "How can I not be worried? Ever since I first met her I've always thought of her as strong and unbeatable. She was kind and loving and wouldn't kill without reason. She would look for a way to try and reform the demon if you can believe it." she chuckled. "She's still like that but what you see isn't how she used to be. She's much harder then she used to be. There was a time where she would have gone around joking trying to make everyone smile and take away their thoughts from the final battle coming up even though she too was worried about her friends even if she too was supposed to be fighting." "Do you think she'll survive?" "For everyone I hope so." Rin replied her eyes looking thoughtful.
He hugged her gently. "I'm sure you don't have much to worry about. Like you said she's strong." "But you don't know Naraku. He's evil and will do anything to get his way." she sobbed turning herself into the hug her face pressing into his body. "He's so scary." "Did he ever do anything to you?" he asked her carefully.
"He kidnapped me once to make Sesshomaru join him." she hiccuped.
"Did he hurt you?" "No," she paused for a bit before continuing on again. "Kagome wouldn't let him. She protected me from him and took the beatings." "She was there with you?" "Yes and Sesshomaru finally found me and when I told him she had saved me he got her out as well with me and healed her. He didn't know she traveled with his half-brother." "That would be Inuyasha?" The young girl looked almost terrified. "Don't speak that name." she shushed him as he was about to ask what was wrong with her. "Don't say his name ever." her eyes scanned around the room as though expecting to see someone in there. "He isn't alive as far as anyone is concerned." she explained after she was sure the coast was clear. "What he did to Kagome was wrong and no one is going to forgive him for that because Kagome is family. Trying to kill her was like trying to kill everyone because she was the glue to our odd little group. It was because of her that each person joined and stayed." "I can understand that. She has this light in her that just draws people to her. Even when I first met her and she was cold to us that was how I felt." Rin nodded her head in understanding. "That's how everyone feels around her." They sat there in quiet as each got lost in their own thoughts. After awhile of this the door swung open with a crack and Kagome was standing there her eyes narrowed and she was dressed for battle. "Rin tell your father I'm going out." she turned on her heel and began to walk away.
"Kagome where are you going?" Rin asked as she walked quickly to catch up with her friend.
"If I don't tell you then you can honestly say you don't know." was all Kagome said as she grabbed a pair of black fingerless gloves and walked out the door slamming it shut behind her.
Rin looked bewildered at the door trying to figure out what to do when Sesshomaru came out.
"What's going on out here?" he demanded.
"Otousan Kagome has just left and wanted me to tell you that." she said nervously His eyes narrowed slightly. "Where did she go?" "She told me if she didn't tell me I could honestly say I don't know." Rin said hanging her head down.
"How was she dressed?" Kagura asked coming in behind her mate.
"Like she was looking for a fight." Souta then appeared by the door and leaned against it a bit. "Nothing to worry about. It's probably that gang again. She's going to find them and take them down before they can track her to here and make trouble." "What gang?" Rin asked and looked to her family to see them slightly confused as well.
"She's been fighting them ever since she returned to this time. They will sink as low as to kidnap someone from her family and use them as a bargaining chip. They did that once." he gave a short harsh laugh. "I was the bargaining chip. I must say I'm glad she got me into fighting before that happened though." "Has she ever told you anything about them?" Rin asked.
The boy cast his eyes down. "I'm not supposed to tell. She told me not to and I gave my word." "Please tell us." Rin pleaded as she stepped closer to him and put a hand under his chin and lifted his face to hers. She made a small gasp as she saw the tears that shined in his eyes.
"You don't get it. I can't tell you because I promised her and I would die before I broke a promise to her." "She could be in serious danger though. What if it could help her out?" Kagura asked hesitantly.
"I can't." he replied his eyes moving away from Rin's. "If it makes you feel better the worst injury she has ever gotten from them was a cut from a poison tipped knife." "Is that supposed to make me feel better?" Rin demanded incredulous.
"Yes it is. If you have seen what other stuff they have with them or how many she has to fight at a time yes it is supposed to make you feel better." "What if she's in danger?" "She doesn't need help." the boy said simply. "She's my sister and I know her. You got it? She doesn't need help and if she did she wouldn't ask for it anyway so just drop it.
She should be back in an hour or two and will want clean clothes and a drink. I will go take care of that." he said walking away from them all.
"Can't say he isn't loyal to her." Kagura said quietly.
"It's stupid loyalty though. It could get either one of them killed." Sesshomaru growled.
"It's a brothers love for his older sister that he looks up to." Kagura replied.
"What does the symbol of a spider mean to you?" a voice asked. They spun to see Hiei standing in the dark shadows.
"What?" Rin asked a little frightened.
"What does the symbol of a spider mean to you?" he asked again this time slightly annoyed.
"No! It can't be. No, no, no, no." Rin said as she put her hands over her ears as if to block out what she had just heard.
"Why do you ask?" Kagura asked quietly as she came up behind the girl and wrapped her arms around her comfortingly.
"That's the image that was playing through the boys head while he talked to you. He was thinking of a spider tattoo." Rin turned into her mothers arms and cried. "It can't be." she whimpered softly.
Kagura looked down lovingly at the girl in her arms and ran her hand through the girls hair trying to calm her down. "You will be fine Rin. We will not let him have you again.
Your father and I would die before we let him get his filthy hands on you again." she whispered to the girl softly. Soon Rin began to relax and she fell asleep in Kagura's warm embrace.
"Sesshomaru please take Rin to her room." Kagura said to her mate her eyes resting on Hiei who was leaning against a wall boredly his eyes closed but still extremely alert.
Sesshomaru looked at her carefully then picked up the small inu-youkai in his arms and walked off.
"You had my little girl worried for a minute." Kagura said softly to the demon once they were gone. "What does it mean?" he asked.
"It's an old enemy that doesn't seem to know how to stay dead." "Hn." "That of course would be Naraku then am I correct?" Kurama asked as he walked over to his partner. "Yes I remember this gang that she fights. I've seen her fight them once and found all their bodies another time after she rescued Yusuke's girlfriend." "Yes the spirit detective." Kagura nodded her head thoughtfully.
"Where did she go to anyway?" Kurama asked. "Couldn't tell you. I'm figuring Souta knows but he won't tell anyone and he probably already knows that you broke into his head so he won't let his guard down anymore so good luck getting anymore information from him." Kagura said addressing mostly Hiei.
"Hn. He wanted me to know otherwise I wouldn't have been able to get it so easily. His barriers are as strong as his sisters." Kagura looked thoughtful for a bit when all of a sudden she sensed something very powerful near her house. Her eyes opened wide as she felt the power recede as if trying to hide and quickly raced to the door only to find Kagome limping up the road to the house mumbling to herself.
"Stupid jerks trying to set up a trap on me. As if they stood a chance and look I haven't even been gone more then 15 minutes. I bet they...." she was cut off as Kagura leapt over to her hugging her tightly. "Air.....Kagura....Air." "Oh yea." she replied letting her go. She stepped back from the girl and lifted her hand and slapped her. Hard. Kagome looked up at her with her eyes hard and narrowed. "That was for scaring me and Rin." Kagura said simply.
Kagome's eyes stayed the same as she walked past the woman and headed towards her room. She walked past Kurama and Hiei but ignored each of them not saying anything as she continued to her room. At the top of the steps Souta stood with a towel in his hands and a clean outfit ready for her. "You're bath is ready sis." he said to her.
She smiled ever so slightly at him as she brought him into a hug. "Thank you Souta. By the way I'm letting you know now that your lessons are canceled for today. Do small things throughout the day just for practice but don't worry. I'm going out again after I get cleaned up." she said as she limped to the bathroom to her shower.
The younger boy watched her walk off his eyes flashed sadly then hardening he walked off. He headed towards the dojo stopping by his room to grab a couple different weapons.
He then stopped by Sesshomaru's study to find the demon lord looking over some files. "Lord Sesshomaru." he said bowing respectfully. He had learned a lot from his sister and one thing she had drilled into him is always be respectful to those that can eat you in one bite if they are on the good side because they may change their mind about not eating you.
Sesshomaru looked at him to show he was listening. "I was wondering if I could request the dojo for the day." he said.
"For any particular reason?" "Just for training my lord." he said respectfully. "Go ahead." was his reply.
Souta began to walk off but paused at the doorway. "I suggest not to have anyone come in and check on me and any loud booms you hear are perfectly normal and nothing to worry about." saying his piece he walked off to the dojo.
"Quite the determined one." a soft voice said.
Sesshomaru turned to see Kagura standing by the windows. "Would you stop moving like some kind of thief?" She looked at him innocently. "It's hard to break old habits dear and to let you know I wasn't a thief but a spy." He just shook his head at her watching as she cocked her head to the side thoughtfully then left the room.
Kagome finished her bath and dressed in the clothing Souta had given her which turned out to be a black halter top with flames at the bottom of it and a pair of large black jeans with huge pockets that he had already put a couple of her usual weapons in. She smiled at his thoughtfulness. He really was a good kid she thought lovingly with pride.
She walked to her room and grabbed her small purse and a pair of sunglasses. Slipping them on she smirked as she headed down the steps going toward the doors. As her hands reached out to touch the door knob she heard a familiar voice. "Now where are you going?" she turned to face Kagura.
"Does it matter?" she asked.
"You're not supposed to answer a question with a question." "Looks like I broke the rule then doesn't it?" "You're not going out." Her eyes snapped angrily at her friend. "Who are you to tell me that? You have no control over me." she spat out angrily. "A friend who is worried about you." Kagura replied.
"Is that what it was? Guess what I don't take orders too kindly and I'm not about to take to your orders." "You're putting this family in danger just by being here the least you can do is listen to us." "Is that what you're problem is?" she demanded angrily. "I'm putting your family in danger? Fine then I'm leaving." she clapped her hands before her and a bag and two small suitcases appeared before her. "Look all packed and now heading out. Kirara." she called for the small firecat that came running at a sprint into the room and leapt to her shoulder.
"Good-bye." she said stiffly as she twisted the doorknob opening the door picking up the suitcases easily.
"Where are you going?" Kagura demanded upset.
"Away. I'm putting your family in danger as you're so worried about." Kagome turned her way her face looking down not looking up to meet her eyes.
"Where will you stay? How many people will put up with you Kagome?" Kagura demanded angrily. "You will put everyone you come in contact with into danger and not just because of the danger of Naraku but because of what you are." she put her hands to her mouth as she realized what it was she said wishing at that moment she could take back her words, but it was to late. She had said it and there was no way of undoing the damage.
"Thank you for reminding me why I don't keep friends." Kagome said lifting blazing eyes to her. "Thank you for reminding me about me being forbidden. Thank you for reminding me just how I don't belong in this blasted world." with that she spun on her heel and walked out the door slamming it shut behind her.
"Kagome wait. Please." Kagura called out desperately. "I didn't mean it." she yelled tears streamed down her face as she swung the door open to see Kagome drive off.
Souta in the dojo suddenly froze. Something was wrong with Kagome. He ran out of the dojo with hiraikotsu attached to his back and sword in hand as he raced into the house up to her room. It was empty.
"Kagome." he yelled out.
He ran down the steps to find Kagura in front of a wide open door crying softly on the ground. He looked to the driveway to find it empty. She was gone.
"KAGOME!!" he yelled out. He jumped over Kagura and raced outside. He looked around him frantically wishing this was just a bad dream. She had left him. "KAGOME! Damn it. NO!!" he yelled out angrily fighting back his tears. "You promised me." he shouted angrily. "You promised." he sank to his knees on the driveway a tear found its way past his eyes despite his attempts to hold it back. He pounded his fist onto the driveway. His hands throbbed painfully. They were cut and bleeding but he didn't care. More tears found their way down his face.
"Damn it you promised me Kagome. You promised me. How could you lie to me?" he demanded as he continuously pounded the driveway with his hands.
He could hear the soft voice of Rin as she ran to him, calling out to him. He didn't care.
He could hear Kurama behind Rin, he too was calling out to him. He didn't care about that either.
"You promised you wouldn't leave me." he said bitterly. "You lied. YOU LIED!!!" He was soon lost in his own pain and grief and didn't notice the hands that lifted him up and carried him to the house and to his room. He didn't feel himself on the soft bed or the warm blankets over him. He was numb. He was lost in his own world at what he viewed as a betrayal by the one person he loved more then anything in the whole world.
She had made a promise and broken it. To him it was unforgivable. She could have told him before she left. She always did that before when something came up but this time she left without telling him and he knew she had no intentions of telling him this time.
He fell into a deep troubled sleep that was dark and scary.
Hiei stood in the corner of the sleeping boys room and looked at him with almost pity in his eyes which he covered up quickly with his normal indifference. The boy was tossing and turning in his sleep calling out for his missing sister and crying out 'liar' everynow and then.
Rin stood next to his bed trying her best to calm him down but nothing she did worked.
He just continued with his state of troubled sleep. "I just don't get what's wrong with him." "Maybe he's connected to her like her children." Kurama suggested as well confused as she was.
"I doubt it. Any clue as to why he's yelling out liar?" she replied.
"When we found him he was crying out to his sister." Kurama said thoughtful. "That's right he said she promised she wouldn't leave him and he called her a liar." "Any clue as to what happened yet?" Sesshomaru's smooth voice questioned.
"No clue. When we went to see what all the commotion was about we found Kagura by the doorway crying and Souta yelling angrily on the driveway. Kagome was gone already by this time." Kurama replied.
"How is Kagura doing?" Rin asked.
"She is asleep as well." "Looks like we have to wait awhile to find out what happened." Rin said a bit bothered.
She looked thoughtful for a moment. "I'll be right back I lent something to Kagome earlier yesterday and I need it back for something." She excused herself from the room and walked out.
Kurama stayed in the room his eyes on the tossing boy. "I think all this has to do with Kagome. Isn't it suspicious that these two seem to lose it just after she leaves?" Suddenly a loud shout of surprise was heard. Rin.
All three raced out of the room down the hall where Kagome's room was at. They stepped in it to find it completely empty. All her belongings taken and there was no sign that she had been there at all except for a book on the bed. Rin stood in the middle of the room looking around in surprise. "I think I'm beginning to understand what happened." Kurama murmured.
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lol I'm not so sure about this chappy and might rewrite it it didn't turn out how I wanted it to but yea. Oh well.
ForestSprite
When the Darkness Takes Over ForestSprite Chapter 17
"Kagome you have a phone call." Rin stated when she found her friend and almost mother like figure in the garden by herself.
"Who is it from Rin-chan?" she asked stretching lazily. "I believe it's your two kids." Rin said. Quickly Kagome disappeared inside the house where she picked up the phone.
"Hello? Is everything all right over there?" she paused for a bit. "Oh.....Well I of course understand. I love you too. Please put your brother on Shippo. Daisuka? Yes, I know.
How are you doing sweety? That's good. I just talked to Shippo. I'd appreciate it if you'd try and behave yourself. Yes of course I know what you're talking about. Look Daisuka please put Koga on will you? Thank you. Koga hello? Yes. They are being hard to handle. Just take them to my mom's place tomorrow morning will you? Thank you, thank you. I don't know what's come over them. They never act like that. Maybe. Look I got to get going ok? I'll contact you again before I leave. Ok. Yep. Buh-bye." "What was that all about?" Rin asked curiously.
"They weren't behaving for Koga." "Maybe it was because they missed you and thought if they misbehaved you'd come and check on them. They need reassurances right now." "Unfortunately that is not something I can give them Rin." Kagome said a bit stiffly.
"Now if you will excuse me." she walked past Rin heading outside.
"She's angry." Kurama said behind her.
"She's been like this since she returned for the final time. She has a lot of reasons to be angry." Rin said trying to defend her.
"Yet does she need to take it out on those around her?" "That is how she handles it. Besides I was questioning her ways of raising her children.
That's the worse thing you can do to someone." "How so?" "A mothers pride is her kids. If you question them you're questioning her." she explained.
"Hm." he replied thoughtfully. "Do you have any idea what she's planning to do to defeat this Naraku guy?" She was quiet for awhile before she finally answered in a soft voice. "I'm not entirely sure but I have a small clue as to what she might do. If it is so though she won't be returning to us." "What makes you think that?" "The kids. They have a connection to her that is kind of like a bond. I think they can feel her thoughts and that is why they are worried. They know she is going to do something real soon." "Are you worried?" "How can I not be worried? Ever since I first met her I've always thought of her as strong and unbeatable. She was kind and loving and wouldn't kill without reason. She would look for a way to try and reform the demon if you can believe it." she chuckled. "She's still like that but what you see isn't how she used to be. She's much harder then she used to be. There was a time where she would have gone around joking trying to make everyone smile and take away their thoughts from the final battle coming up even though she too was worried about her friends even if she too was supposed to be fighting." "Do you think she'll survive?" "For everyone I hope so." Rin replied her eyes looking thoughtful.
He hugged her gently. "I'm sure you don't have much to worry about. Like you said she's strong." "But you don't know Naraku. He's evil and will do anything to get his way." she sobbed turning herself into the hug her face pressing into his body. "He's so scary." "Did he ever do anything to you?" he asked her carefully.
"He kidnapped me once to make Sesshomaru join him." she hiccuped.
"Did he hurt you?" "No," she paused for a bit before continuing on again. "Kagome wouldn't let him. She protected me from him and took the beatings." "She was there with you?" "Yes and Sesshomaru finally found me and when I told him she had saved me he got her out as well with me and healed her. He didn't know she traveled with his half-brother." "That would be Inuyasha?" The young girl looked almost terrified. "Don't speak that name." she shushed him as he was about to ask what was wrong with her. "Don't say his name ever." her eyes scanned around the room as though expecting to see someone in there. "He isn't alive as far as anyone is concerned." she explained after she was sure the coast was clear. "What he did to Kagome was wrong and no one is going to forgive him for that because Kagome is family. Trying to kill her was like trying to kill everyone because she was the glue to our odd little group. It was because of her that each person joined and stayed." "I can understand that. She has this light in her that just draws people to her. Even when I first met her and she was cold to us that was how I felt." Rin nodded her head in understanding. "That's how everyone feels around her." They sat there in quiet as each got lost in their own thoughts. After awhile of this the door swung open with a crack and Kagome was standing there her eyes narrowed and she was dressed for battle. "Rin tell your father I'm going out." she turned on her heel and began to walk away.
"Kagome where are you going?" Rin asked as she walked quickly to catch up with her friend.
"If I don't tell you then you can honestly say you don't know." was all Kagome said as she grabbed a pair of black fingerless gloves and walked out the door slamming it shut behind her.
Rin looked bewildered at the door trying to figure out what to do when Sesshomaru came out.
"What's going on out here?" he demanded.
"Otousan Kagome has just left and wanted me to tell you that." she said nervously His eyes narrowed slightly. "Where did she go?" "She told me if she didn't tell me I could honestly say I don't know." Rin said hanging her head down.
"How was she dressed?" Kagura asked coming in behind her mate.
"Like she was looking for a fight." Souta then appeared by the door and leaned against it a bit. "Nothing to worry about. It's probably that gang again. She's going to find them and take them down before they can track her to here and make trouble." "What gang?" Rin asked and looked to her family to see them slightly confused as well.
"She's been fighting them ever since she returned to this time. They will sink as low as to kidnap someone from her family and use them as a bargaining chip. They did that once." he gave a short harsh laugh. "I was the bargaining chip. I must say I'm glad she got me into fighting before that happened though." "Has she ever told you anything about them?" Rin asked.
The boy cast his eyes down. "I'm not supposed to tell. She told me not to and I gave my word." "Please tell us." Rin pleaded as she stepped closer to him and put a hand under his chin and lifted his face to hers. She made a small gasp as she saw the tears that shined in his eyes.
"You don't get it. I can't tell you because I promised her and I would die before I broke a promise to her." "She could be in serious danger though. What if it could help her out?" Kagura asked hesitantly.
"I can't." he replied his eyes moving away from Rin's. "If it makes you feel better the worst injury she has ever gotten from them was a cut from a poison tipped knife." "Is that supposed to make me feel better?" Rin demanded incredulous.
"Yes it is. If you have seen what other stuff they have with them or how many she has to fight at a time yes it is supposed to make you feel better." "What if she's in danger?" "She doesn't need help." the boy said simply. "She's my sister and I know her. You got it? She doesn't need help and if she did she wouldn't ask for it anyway so just drop it.
She should be back in an hour or two and will want clean clothes and a drink. I will go take care of that." he said walking away from them all.
"Can't say he isn't loyal to her." Kagura said quietly.
"It's stupid loyalty though. It could get either one of them killed." Sesshomaru growled.
"It's a brothers love for his older sister that he looks up to." Kagura replied.
"What does the symbol of a spider mean to you?" a voice asked. They spun to see Hiei standing in the dark shadows.
"What?" Rin asked a little frightened.
"What does the symbol of a spider mean to you?" he asked again this time slightly annoyed.
"No! It can't be. No, no, no, no." Rin said as she put her hands over her ears as if to block out what she had just heard.
"Why do you ask?" Kagura asked quietly as she came up behind the girl and wrapped her arms around her comfortingly.
"That's the image that was playing through the boys head while he talked to you. He was thinking of a spider tattoo." Rin turned into her mothers arms and cried. "It can't be." she whimpered softly.
Kagura looked down lovingly at the girl in her arms and ran her hand through the girls hair trying to calm her down. "You will be fine Rin. We will not let him have you again.
Your father and I would die before we let him get his filthy hands on you again." she whispered to the girl softly. Soon Rin began to relax and she fell asleep in Kagura's warm embrace.
"Sesshomaru please take Rin to her room." Kagura said to her mate her eyes resting on Hiei who was leaning against a wall boredly his eyes closed but still extremely alert.
Sesshomaru looked at her carefully then picked up the small inu-youkai in his arms and walked off.
"You had my little girl worried for a minute." Kagura said softly to the demon once they were gone. "What does it mean?" he asked.
"It's an old enemy that doesn't seem to know how to stay dead." "Hn." "That of course would be Naraku then am I correct?" Kurama asked as he walked over to his partner. "Yes I remember this gang that she fights. I've seen her fight them once and found all their bodies another time after she rescued Yusuke's girlfriend." "Yes the spirit detective." Kagura nodded her head thoughtfully.
"Where did she go to anyway?" Kurama asked. "Couldn't tell you. I'm figuring Souta knows but he won't tell anyone and he probably already knows that you broke into his head so he won't let his guard down anymore so good luck getting anymore information from him." Kagura said addressing mostly Hiei.
"Hn. He wanted me to know otherwise I wouldn't have been able to get it so easily. His barriers are as strong as his sisters." Kagura looked thoughtful for a bit when all of a sudden she sensed something very powerful near her house. Her eyes opened wide as she felt the power recede as if trying to hide and quickly raced to the door only to find Kagome limping up the road to the house mumbling to herself.
"Stupid jerks trying to set up a trap on me. As if they stood a chance and look I haven't even been gone more then 15 minutes. I bet they...." she was cut off as Kagura leapt over to her hugging her tightly. "Air.....Kagura....Air." "Oh yea." she replied letting her go. She stepped back from the girl and lifted her hand and slapped her. Hard. Kagome looked up at her with her eyes hard and narrowed. "That was for scaring me and Rin." Kagura said simply.
Kagome's eyes stayed the same as she walked past the woman and headed towards her room. She walked past Kurama and Hiei but ignored each of them not saying anything as she continued to her room. At the top of the steps Souta stood with a towel in his hands and a clean outfit ready for her. "You're bath is ready sis." he said to her.
She smiled ever so slightly at him as she brought him into a hug. "Thank you Souta. By the way I'm letting you know now that your lessons are canceled for today. Do small things throughout the day just for practice but don't worry. I'm going out again after I get cleaned up." she said as she limped to the bathroom to her shower.
The younger boy watched her walk off his eyes flashed sadly then hardening he walked off. He headed towards the dojo stopping by his room to grab a couple different weapons.
He then stopped by Sesshomaru's study to find the demon lord looking over some files. "Lord Sesshomaru." he said bowing respectfully. He had learned a lot from his sister and one thing she had drilled into him is always be respectful to those that can eat you in one bite if they are on the good side because they may change their mind about not eating you.
Sesshomaru looked at him to show he was listening. "I was wondering if I could request the dojo for the day." he said.
"For any particular reason?" "Just for training my lord." he said respectfully. "Go ahead." was his reply.
Souta began to walk off but paused at the doorway. "I suggest not to have anyone come in and check on me and any loud booms you hear are perfectly normal and nothing to worry about." saying his piece he walked off to the dojo.
"Quite the determined one." a soft voice said.
Sesshomaru turned to see Kagura standing by the windows. "Would you stop moving like some kind of thief?" She looked at him innocently. "It's hard to break old habits dear and to let you know I wasn't a thief but a spy." He just shook his head at her watching as she cocked her head to the side thoughtfully then left the room.
Kagome finished her bath and dressed in the clothing Souta had given her which turned out to be a black halter top with flames at the bottom of it and a pair of large black jeans with huge pockets that he had already put a couple of her usual weapons in. She smiled at his thoughtfulness. He really was a good kid she thought lovingly with pride.
She walked to her room and grabbed her small purse and a pair of sunglasses. Slipping them on she smirked as she headed down the steps going toward the doors. As her hands reached out to touch the door knob she heard a familiar voice. "Now where are you going?" she turned to face Kagura.
"Does it matter?" she asked.
"You're not supposed to answer a question with a question." "Looks like I broke the rule then doesn't it?" "You're not going out." Her eyes snapped angrily at her friend. "Who are you to tell me that? You have no control over me." she spat out angrily. "A friend who is worried about you." Kagura replied.
"Is that what it was? Guess what I don't take orders too kindly and I'm not about to take to your orders." "You're putting this family in danger just by being here the least you can do is listen to us." "Is that what you're problem is?" she demanded angrily. "I'm putting your family in danger? Fine then I'm leaving." she clapped her hands before her and a bag and two small suitcases appeared before her. "Look all packed and now heading out. Kirara." she called for the small firecat that came running at a sprint into the room and leapt to her shoulder.
"Good-bye." she said stiffly as she twisted the doorknob opening the door picking up the suitcases easily.
"Where are you going?" Kagura demanded upset.
"Away. I'm putting your family in danger as you're so worried about." Kagome turned her way her face looking down not looking up to meet her eyes.
"Where will you stay? How many people will put up with you Kagome?" Kagura demanded angrily. "You will put everyone you come in contact with into danger and not just because of the danger of Naraku but because of what you are." she put her hands to her mouth as she realized what it was she said wishing at that moment she could take back her words, but it was to late. She had said it and there was no way of undoing the damage.
"Thank you for reminding me why I don't keep friends." Kagome said lifting blazing eyes to her. "Thank you for reminding me about me being forbidden. Thank you for reminding me just how I don't belong in this blasted world." with that she spun on her heel and walked out the door slamming it shut behind her.
"Kagome wait. Please." Kagura called out desperately. "I didn't mean it." she yelled tears streamed down her face as she swung the door open to see Kagome drive off.
Souta in the dojo suddenly froze. Something was wrong with Kagome. He ran out of the dojo with hiraikotsu attached to his back and sword in hand as he raced into the house up to her room. It was empty.
"Kagome." he yelled out.
He ran down the steps to find Kagura in front of a wide open door crying softly on the ground. He looked to the driveway to find it empty. She was gone.
"KAGOME!!" he yelled out. He jumped over Kagura and raced outside. He looked around him frantically wishing this was just a bad dream. She had left him. "KAGOME! Damn it. NO!!" he yelled out angrily fighting back his tears. "You promised me." he shouted angrily. "You promised." he sank to his knees on the driveway a tear found its way past his eyes despite his attempts to hold it back. He pounded his fist onto the driveway. His hands throbbed painfully. They were cut and bleeding but he didn't care. More tears found their way down his face.
"Damn it you promised me Kagome. You promised me. How could you lie to me?" he demanded as he continuously pounded the driveway with his hands.
He could hear the soft voice of Rin as she ran to him, calling out to him. He didn't care.
He could hear Kurama behind Rin, he too was calling out to him. He didn't care about that either.
"You promised you wouldn't leave me." he said bitterly. "You lied. YOU LIED!!!" He was soon lost in his own pain and grief and didn't notice the hands that lifted him up and carried him to the house and to his room. He didn't feel himself on the soft bed or the warm blankets over him. He was numb. He was lost in his own world at what he viewed as a betrayal by the one person he loved more then anything in the whole world.
She had made a promise and broken it. To him it was unforgivable. She could have told him before she left. She always did that before when something came up but this time she left without telling him and he knew she had no intentions of telling him this time.
He fell into a deep troubled sleep that was dark and scary.
Hiei stood in the corner of the sleeping boys room and looked at him with almost pity in his eyes which he covered up quickly with his normal indifference. The boy was tossing and turning in his sleep calling out for his missing sister and crying out 'liar' everynow and then.
Rin stood next to his bed trying her best to calm him down but nothing she did worked.
He just continued with his state of troubled sleep. "I just don't get what's wrong with him." "Maybe he's connected to her like her children." Kurama suggested as well confused as she was.
"I doubt it. Any clue as to why he's yelling out liar?" she replied.
"When we found him he was crying out to his sister." Kurama said thoughtful. "That's right he said she promised she wouldn't leave him and he called her a liar." "Any clue as to what happened yet?" Sesshomaru's smooth voice questioned.
"No clue. When we went to see what all the commotion was about we found Kagura by the doorway crying and Souta yelling angrily on the driveway. Kagome was gone already by this time." Kurama replied.
"How is Kagura doing?" Rin asked.
"She is asleep as well." "Looks like we have to wait awhile to find out what happened." Rin said a bit bothered.
She looked thoughtful for a moment. "I'll be right back I lent something to Kagome earlier yesterday and I need it back for something." She excused herself from the room and walked out.
Kurama stayed in the room his eyes on the tossing boy. "I think all this has to do with Kagome. Isn't it suspicious that these two seem to lose it just after she leaves?" Suddenly a loud shout of surprise was heard. Rin.
All three raced out of the room down the hall where Kagome's room was at. They stepped in it to find it completely empty. All her belongings taken and there was no sign that she had been there at all except for a book on the bed. Rin stood in the middle of the room looking around in surprise. "I think I'm beginning to understand what happened." Kurama murmured.
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lol I'm not so sure about this chappy and might rewrite it it didn't turn out how I wanted it to but yea. Oh well.
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