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Chapter 14-Curiosity Killed the Cat…
Kagome quickly stepped out of the hospital and into the sun as she walked back into camp. She still couldn't understand how Kikyo could have identified the weapon when the doctor herself didn't have an accurate idea. She said she didn't see her attacker, which is reasonable because it was night time, but she knew she was stabbed by something. Even though being jabbed through with a tree branch could be identified as being stabbed, I don't think that's what Kikyo meant. But if the doctors are right, then I'll be able to see what I'm looking for.
"But if I'm right, then I won't see anything." Kagome didn't intend to, but the last sentence of her thoughts slipped from her head and passed her rosy lips. She wasn't loud, but Inuyasha was able to hear her.
"What are you talking about?" Inuyasha asked, arching his eyebrow when she looked up at him surprised before laughing.
"Nothing, I was trying to remember what we were supposed to do for our activity today." She replied as if lying was something she did regularly. She was about to change the subject before he spoke.
"You're lying." Kagome looked over at Inuyasha, slowing her pace.
"What?" She asked. Inuyasha passed her as he walked on.
"You lied; it's not hard to tell." He replied.
"What do mean not hard to tell!" She felt her blood boil hotter than a tea kettle as she ran after him, stopping beside him. "I happen to know that I'm an excellent liar."
"Oh really? Well how do you figure that if I just caught you lying?"
"I wasn't lying! And I know because everyone tells me that I could get myself out of any situation with my lies. So ha!"
"Everyone thinks that but me." He replied as she glared at him. "So what were you talking about? That is what we got into this conversation for and all." He watched the cabin get closer to them, slightly depressing him with the thought of having to leave her company. Gah, get a grip on yourself Inuyasha! She's just some stupid girl that you met a month ago! Who cares if you leave her side for more than ten seconds? Besides, you like being alone, that's how you been all your life.
"I was just thinking about something that has been bugging me. But honestly, it's nothing." She replied. The expression that now formed on Inuyasha's face was very skeptical, though she only rolled her eyes. "Oka I was thinking about what Kaede said to us."
"Yea, what about what the old hag said?" Kagome decided to let the insult slide as she answered his question.
"Isn't it odd that she wouldn't even consider that Kikyo got stabbed? None of them really know what happened and they gave a guess, but Kikyo was there. She'd know better than any of us what happened her, so we should take everything that she says into consideration.
"I know that the idea of someone stabbing her is a little farfetched for us to comprehend but they should have checked it out. They can't just assume that this was an accident. Kaede said herself that the cut was unclean and was too hard to determine where it came from, so anything could have happened to Kikyo. I just don't get why the doctors didn't at least try to get some evidence that she actually walked into a tree. For all we know, there might be something to prove it didn't happen on accident!"
"We don't have any proof that Kikyo's story is valid either. There is a possibility that she did walk into a tree. I mean Kikyo does think about herself a lot, maybe she just didn't notice." Kagome shook her head.
"I already know that her walking into the tree would not cause her to get hurt that badly."
"How can you know that?"
"Because what many don't know is that I'm one of the best students in my entire school, especially in biology. I know just how strong the body is. Unless she was running as fast as she could, there is no way that the branch or stub would pierce the skin that deeply. And now all I have to do it show everyone else what I already know."
"Oh really, and how do you think that you will be able to prove all those doctors wrong at the hospital? You going to demonstrate and end up running into trees? They'll think that you're crazy!" Kagome smirked as she kept walking down the small path she had deliberately led Inuyasha onto.
"No, though that can be used if my plan don't work. I'm going to investigate and check out the trees around where Kikyo fell."
"When are you going to have time to do that? Everyday we have something else to do, and we don't have another free day for a good two weeks. Rin would be pissed if you didn't show up one day, then I'd get in trouble for not being with you." He said.
"This is why you're going to show me where you found her before we went looking for Sango and Miroku. And you're going to do it right now." Inuyasha stopped as this new information was thrown in front of him, finally taking the scenery in around him. Kagome could only laugh at him comical expression, watching as he finally realized that they were back in the forest.
"What happened to going back to you cabin to talk to Rin?"
"I couldn't tell Kaede what I was doing or else she would have stopped me. If I had told you before we got out there, you would make me go back to the cabin. And like you said, we have such a tight schedule, I wouldn't be able to get out here until the evidence was gone. So I deiced to tell you two that I was going back to the cabin, and then distract you while we went by them. I needed you to come with me so you could show me where Kikyo was because I couldn't see anything that night."
"And what makes you think I won't just pick you up and carry you out of here?"
"Because I won't give you the chance to do that." She gave a quick wink before bolting into the woods.
"Hey wench, get back here!" He screamed, chasing after her. The area around where they once stood was silent until the slow shuffle of feet disturbed the gentle spot, following the two teens.
Scene Change
Sango slowly shut the door of Kikyo's room as she turned to face Miroku. He was now leaning against the wall across from the room.
"Ah Sango, I see you're beautiful face has returned to me." Sango only rolled her eyes as she leaned over, slapping him in the head with her hand.
"Keep it to yourself pervert. We're in a hospital, I'm sure I can find somewhere to hurt you without people noticing."
"Or maybe you just want to get me alone to-" Sango quickly cut him off.
"So what do you think really happened? With Kikyo I mean." She asked as they began to walk towards the exit of the door. Unlike their other two companions, Sango and Miroku had stayed with the injured girl to keep her company until she fell asleep. Miroku only shrugged at Sango's question.
"I'm not exactly sure; anything is possible at this camp. I mean, most people just go to camp and have to worry about using poison ivy as toilet paper in the woods. But instead, we have to worry about random people with objects of danger chasing us in the woods."
"So you do think that someone stabbed her?"
"It's hard not to believe her; she seems so sure of that one detail. Everything else is a blur to her, but she knows that she got stabbed. I think she was really attacked."
"Let's go back to what we have now. One random girl was walking in the woods, and then some random person comes out and randomly stabs her. Something about that isn't settling with me now."
"You forgot one more thing." At the awkward glance Sango sent him, Miroku continued. "Kikyo didn't want to go into the woods. Remember when we were all going into the forest the first time we came here?"
"Oh yea, when Inuyasha said that he didn't hate Kagome and then Kikyo came and ruined the moment?" Miroku only chuckled at her memory.
"Why is it that you only remember the romantic parts of things?" Sango started to smile.
"I just think those two are meant to be with each other!" She sighed dreamily before she remembered what they were talking about. "Oka, so I remember that day. Kikyo said that she didn't want to go into the forest because she thought animals would hurt her."
"Exactly. So tell me, why would she to go into the woods, alone none the less, when she told us before she didn't want to?"
"So now we have Kikyo going into the woods randomly and getting randomly stabbed by some random person? This really is a weird camp!"
"Well maybe it wasn't all random. I mean that is way too convenient for them to meet in such a vast area of land. Plus, the attacker wouldn't be holding a knife unless he wanted to use it." Sango felt a small chill run down her spine at the thought.
"So whoever did this knew Kikyo would be out there?" Sango asked. Miroku nodded.
"This cuts Inuyasha, Kagome, you and me out of the picture." Miroku replied. Sango looked at him, watching his calm face turn to her. "What's wrong?"
"You thought it was one of us?"
"No, but others might. We would all have our own reasons to attack her."
"Yes but to try and kill her? That's not possible for any of us to do that."
"Anything is possible with good reason, and murder is just another chore to the attacker." Miroku replied.
"What we still need to figure out is the attacker, the motive, and how they knew Kikyo would be there. Without these things, we're out of luck. Especially if they come back for another person."
"If they do, I'll just have to make sure to keep you safe." Sango watched with wide eyes as he smiled.
"I can take care of myself you know, I'm not weak."
"I didn't say you were, but I wouldn't let anything happen to you while I'm watching over you." Sango couldn't tell if this was another one of Miroku's lines or not.
"…You'd really do that?"
"Well yea, I wouldn't want anything to hurt you. Besides, I'm your partner; I'm supposed to keep you safe." He winked as he continued his statement. "Who knows, if you got killed I might end up losing my future wife."
"In your dreams maybe." She replied, though he only grinned. At the sight of his smile, a light pink blush sprinkled her face as she looked away from him for a moment."I'd do the same for you too." He could only laugh at her comment.
"I would hope that I'd be able to talk care of myself before you got involved. If I couldn't take care of them, then I'm not sure that you could." He backed into the hospital's wall at the angered look she now sent him, though he continued to laugh as he looked up at the ceiling. When he felt a tug pull on the back of his neck, he couldn't help but glance down at her. Her fingers were now entwined into the silver chain that hung from his neck, her palm cupping the locket.
"I've never seen you wear this before." Sango only stared at the beautiful necklace, marveling at the sapphire gems that hung around the silver heart. She could only stare for a second longer, Miroku snatching it from her hand and shoving it back under his shirt. "Hey!"
"That locket is not something to be played with." The playfulness that once danced in his voice disappeared within the sentence, catching Sango off guard. His hard gaze immediately made her look down at the floor.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to." She replied quietly. The instant she talked, Miroku relaxed into his normal self. He could tell he worried her by the way she refused to look up at him. Sighing, Miroku gently tilted her head back up to face him. Once he could see her face, he smiled softly.
"It's Oka; just…just don't tell anyone about it Oka?" She nodded at his request. Staring at her a moment longer, Miroku felt a strong urge that he couldn't fight. Slowly pushing away from the wall, Miroku let the grip he had on Sango's chin drop down, landing softly on her waist. He had to hold down an Inuyasha-like-smirk when he saw her eyes widen and a blush cross her face. Though he didn't show it, his heart was beating faster than he could ever recall. Only one thought crossed his mind before he gave into his urge. God I hope she doesn't hate me after this.
Scene Change
Kagome hummed happily as she looked at the scenery around her, admiring the peace that nature brought. When she heard grumbling, she glanced back at the boy in front of her. She could only roll her eyes as she caught up to him, glancing at his angered face.
"Come on Inuyasha, don't be like that." Kagome said, circling his arm with her own. Kagome had to fight down a blush at the small gesture. Though Inuyasha said nothing about the movement, he had noticed it and had to keep down a smile as he glared over at her.
"Why did we have to be the ones to go looking for evidence? Why didn't we send Sango and Miroku looking for it? Then we could go back to the cabins
and not get in trouble for sticking our noses where they don't belong." Inuyasha replied.
"Fine, if you really don't want to come, then you don't have to." Inuyasha perked up at the information, stopping rapidly. This cause Kagome to jerk forward, though her arms were still locked around his.
"Good, then let's get out of here now." Though Inuyasha didn't tell Kagome, the entire time they had been walking, Inuyasha's nerves had been on edge. He could still feel the hair on the back of his neck sticking up, and his hands kept twitching as if waiting for something to happen. The sooner they got out of the forest, the better.
"Yes you can. You've lead me far enough, I bet I could find it from here." The excitement that Inuyasha once felt was now gone at the realization that Kagome would be staying in the woods no matter what he did.
"Great, now I have to stay." He mumbled as he continued walking. She walked next to him as she asked him a question.
"If I just told you that you could leave, then why are you staying?"
"Because if I left you here, then I know that something would happen to you. Plus, if you do find something, you have no witness to prove it. And I thought you said you were smart." He replied, slowly stopping. "We're here, now hurry up and try to find what you're looking for so we can leave."
"Why are you in such a rush to get out of here? Will you just relax?" When he only glared at her, she turned to the opening and walked over to the closest tree. She walked around the tree, and when she didn't find what she wanted, she moved to the next tree. She took her time on each tree, and studied the trunk very slowly. On occasion, Kagome would stand near certain trees and place her body in front of it, shaking her head and moving on.
Finally, Kagome returned to Inuyasha with a triumphant look on her face. He looked at her for a moment, waiting for her to explain what she had found. When she said nothing, Inuyasha sighed in frustration.
"Well Sherlock, what did you find?" She couldn't help but smile again as she walked around him. Inuyasha tried to keep his eyes on her, though at times he had to stop from the slight dizziness he felt.
"I found nothing." He almost fell over at this information.
"What do you mean you found nothing!" He shouted, causing her to giggle.
"I mean that I didn't find anything on the trees. This is exactly what I wanted." When he said nothing, she continued with her explanation. "You see, if Kikyo had indeed run into a tree, there would have been some blood on the branch that she had run into. But the only stumps that were low enough to reach the area she had been punctured had no blood on them. And before you say it, the tree would have had darker areas on the bark where the blood had been if it had rained.
"That means that she didn't run into a tree. This also proves that the doctors in the camp's hospital were wrong, and that makes me wonder if maybe they knew that they were wrong."
"Wait, why would they tell us that this happened if they knew different?"
"I'm not sure, but I have a strong feeling that Kaede knows what's going on." Before another word could be said, Kagome noticed a dark red piece of paper lying at Inuyasha's feet. Growing curious once again, Kagome slowly bent down to pick up the piece of paper on the ground. When she felt slight tension from the paper, she pulled it hard and released it from the ground.
"Kagome, curiosity killed the cat…?" Kagome read it again in her mind to make sure she had seen it right the first time.
"Who put that there?" Inuyasha asked, watching Kagome shake her head.
"I'm not sure, but they knew I was coming here."
"…Or maybe they are here now." A sudden burst of danger filled Inuyasha's heart as he glanced around them, searching for any sign of another person. Suddenly, Kagome heard a snap below her. Before she had time to react, the ground underneath her quickly disintegrated and she fell into the deep hole, screaming the entire way down. Abruptly she hit the bottom of the hole and everything went black.
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Chapter 15- First Clue to Inuyasha's Secret
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