The Dog-Eared Child
Chapter 6: Kagome
Angelneko22: Hello everyone! Im so sorry about the delaying! Homework had been crazy, school has been crazy I have had absolutely NO time to do anything! I also had a horrible mental block which I am thankfully out of thanks to my wonderful friends! So the story continues and im not stopping it if that's what you assumed for the hold up. These stories may not get out as fast as I hope but they will get out eventually! Thanks to all who read my fanfic!
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Kagomewrapped the wool cloth around her shivering body. It was cold and the chill was getting to her.
Koga and his pack had already finished devouring the animal carcass and it lay a few meters away, rotting.
The cool breeze drafted in ruffling Kagome's dark black hair.
She was exhausted and needed to rest, yet was anxious about Inuyasha and if he was okay.
Eventually, however, she curled up and fell asleep beside Koga who stroked her hair soothingly.
Inuyasha turned around startled by the sudden hand flung onto his shoulder. It was Miroku and Sango their smiles apparent in the setting sun.
"We have finally thought up a name!" Miroku burst out proudly.
"Yeah, and what is it? Something stupid and lame like Smith or something?" Inuyasha mumbled.
"Nope! Your new name is Akira Izayoi. (Thank you so much Kitsune-MiMIK! The name is perfect! I couldn't think up a last name anyway!)" Sango said.
Inuyasha was silent for a long moment then spoke ever so softly. "Th-that was my mother's last name." he whispered.
Miroku and Sango both nodded. "We know. That's why we thought it would suit you. You'd be familiar with it, sort of."
"So when do I meet Kagome?" Inuyasha asked, trying to sound as casual as possible. It didn't work too well, though.
"After she returns to her own time. She might seem suspicious of you if you meet her here."
Sango agreed. "Yes. But were going to need disguises too."
"Are you planning on passing through the well?" Inuyasha asked curiously.
"Yes. What'd you think we'd do?" Miroku asked annoyed.
Inuyasha shrugged and dropped the subject.
"Hey Miroku can I get your disguise?" Sango asked hopefully.
"Why of course!" Miroku moved in closer to Sango and attempted to rub her butt, but was knocked aside by her fist.
"I didn't mean it like that you perv!"
"Well, while you too play dress up I'll go for a walk don't expect me back any time soon." Inuyasha called sulking away into the forest. Before either of them could stop him he was long gone into the mass of trees.
Inuyasha followed the trail's winding roads until it led out to a river. He followed the river stopping only when the rapids reached their lowest point.
He dipped his head into the icy cool water and splashed the clear liquid into his face. It felt good.
He stood up and continued walking until he heard a familiar voice. As the voice grew louder he came to a wide lake. He hid behind some shrubs and saw his rival; Koga.
Curious, he watched as Koga and his two followers (I'm not sure what their names are) raced away obvious to go hunt for food.
Inuyasha noticed the cave and approached it cautiously. Who knew what kind of things wolves left behind?
He peeked around the corners of the cave and saw ever so familiar black hair lying in multiple directions. Messy, yet some how beautiful. Her green skirt hardly covered her slim legs twisted together comfortably. Her arms were held close to her chest and her breathing was calm and even.
She was sleeping.
Inuyasha watched transfixed by her calm state. He couldn't take his eyes off her. How he longed to curl up beside her. Stroke her hair and whisper in her ear a thousand times the three words he himself wished to hear: I love you.
He murmured it aloud to himself.
Kagome did not stir, but slept on as if nothing else was going on.
But then reality crashed down on him. Inuyasha glared for several moments where Koga had left.
Why on earth had Kagome been with Koga? Of all demons, she finds her way to Koga!
He was outraged at the mere thought of what might of gone on that night. What exactly had Kagome done with Koga?
Inuyasha shook his head violently. He was used to his usual hair flinging back into his face. He felt unwhole without it but that would be dealt with later. Right now his main priority was finding out why Kagome had been with Koga.
His jealously swelled up inside him. He turned to leave but took one final glance at Kagome just as she began to stir.
He fled into the forest to return to Sango and Miroku, he didn't feel like taking a walk anymore.
He wanted to distract himself from what he had just witnessed, so he made his way back to the village dodging the suspicious questions being thrown at him from Miroku and Sango and Shippo.
Kagome opened her eyes to find herself inside a cave. Where am I? She thought sitting up slowly.
She gazed around confused and stretched out her cramped muscles.
Her eyes wandered over to the deterating carcass being picked at by the buzzards.
Oh that's right, I found Koga ...and I must've fallen asleep in his cave...well, where's Koga then?
Kagome crawled out of the cave stiffly and quickly shut her eyes from the blinding sun.
"Koga?" she called softly.
There was no answer so she made her way down to the clear lake.
"I think I'll take a bath," she murmured to herself. Checking to make sure no peeping toms were spying she undressed and sank into the freezing liquid.
"Ahhh! Its so cold!" Kagome cried.
After ten minutes she was used to the chilly water and had dived under to soak her hair. She didn't have any soap with her or shampoo, but still found it refreshing to take a dip. Kagome swam around dunking her head under a few times and coming back up for air.
Then a rustling in the bushes caught her attention.
Someone was back from hunting.
Koga carried the three dead animals on his shoulder and made his way back to his camp. Where his woman lay. He thought grinning happily.
Oh yes I knew she couldn't resist me! Now her and I will get married and have lots of kids! Koga chuckled quietly wondering what their children would look like.
He thought he heard Kagome's voice and hurried to the lake. After brushing aside some tree branches he saw Kagome and then regretted coming back so soon. And so quietly.
A loud, high pitched shriek of terror and surprise erupted from the lake, and Kagome.
She had absolutely nothing on and was hurling branches and sticks at him, while remaining in the water.
He dodged another flying branch fleeing away into the forest to escape the madness he had stumbled into.
Kagome heaved a deep sigh of relief. He was gone and she was in no mood to continue her bath so she climbed out, dried herself off and redressed herself once more.
She had had quite enough of Koga for a while so left wishing Koga could read so she could've wrote him a note.
She wandered around the trails and paths and found her way to Sango's old village in which the demon slayers had all once lived.
"Hello?" she called entering the village and peering around at the deserted ghost town. "Anybody here?"
No reply.
"Hello?" she said again.
"Kagome?" a familiar figure emerged from a shrine and approached her smiling his wicked, perverted grin. His hand outstretched toward her, reaching below the waist and rubbed her bottom.
Kagome turned crimson. Sango appeared behind him her terrifying expression glaring down at Miroku, while her hand was locked on target, slapping him across the face.
A descent red mark remained on his face.
"Perverted monk," muttered Sango crossly.
"What brings you here?" asked Miroku turning his attention on Kagome.
"I was actually looking for Inuyasha. Have you seen him?"
They both froze.
"Why are you looking for him?" Sango asked.
"Well, I haven't seen him in such a long period of time, I guess I was just worried that's all."
Sango and Miroku exchanged anxious glances. What were they going to do?
"Uh...no w-we haven't seen him," Miroku stuttered.
Kagome stuck her face extremely close to Miroku and then at Sango eyeing them suspiciously.
Then she withdrew her head and said, "Fine then I'll be off. If Inuyasha turns up will you let him know that I'm looking for him?" Satisfied, she marched off back onto the trail toward The Bone Eaters Well.
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Inuyasha neared Sango's village when he heard Kagome's voice. "Fine then I'll be off."
He ducked behind some bushes and shrubs to keep out of sight of her. She passed so closely to him he could smell her sweet scent and resisted the urge to stop her and apologize for all the harm he had caused.
After she had vanished he dashed over to Miroku and Sango, who still remained in their exact positions.
"Inuyasha?" they both uttered in unison.
"Why are you back?"
"Because I decided against going for a walk. What did Kagome want?"
"She's oftely worried about you." Sango said.
"And she wanted to know if we had seen you." Miroku added.
"And what did you tell her?"
"That we hadn't."
"Good." Inuyasha said relieved.
"She's going back to her world I think."
"What? Why?" Inuyasha curiously asked.
"Because she's mad at you for not showing up and abandoning her." Sango said quietly.
"I am not abandoning her!" interjected Inuyasha, filling with rage.
"Well, she doesn't know that." Miroku spoke truthfully.
Inuyasha was silent as he padded over to the shrine, went inside and pulled out his belongings tied together neatly in a rag.
"We're off." he said.
"Off where?"
"To the well."
"Why?"
"Because your going to take me to the Bone Eaters Well, and then we're going to find Kagome and apologize." Inuyasha answered.
"How are we going to do that?" Sango asked, dumbfounded..
"You'll see," Inuyasha said mischievously
Kagome followed the path to the old well that transported her to the feudal era and her own time and climbed over the side.
She leaped into the void as colors swirled and blurred around her. Soon after, she landed with a thump to the bottom and dusted herself off. She climbed out of the well and gazed around.
Yep. She thought recognizing her own time. I'm home.
She walked to her house, greeted her mom, grandpa, and younger brother and stalked up the stairs falling onto her soft, comfortable bed.
She was asleep almost immediately.
Inuyasha, Sango, and Miroku gazed down into the depths of the well.
They had waved off Kaede, Shippo, and Kohaku, who was being watched over by Kaede.
"Well how do we enter the well?" asked Miroku.
"You jump."
"You just...jump?" Sango said, confused.
Inuyasha nodded. "Yep!"
He pushed off the ledge with both his hands and tumbled into the hole as the darkness swallowed him up.
Sango glanced at Miroku with unease. "Should we?"
He nodded gravely. "Would you like to hold my hand?"
Sango grasped Miroku's cool hand and held it tight.
"On the count of three. 1,2,...3!"
They pushed off together following Inuyasha and having the darkness swallow them up as well.
Sango rubbed her aching head. She looked around. Where am I?
She sat up and saw Miroku sprawled out beside her, unconscious.
That's right we jumped into the well.
She crawled over to Miroku and shook him awake.
He mumbled into consciousness.
"Sango?"
She dragged him to his feet and they both climbed to the top of the well. Miroku lifted Sango up first then himself and they both sat on the edge of the well mystified by their surroundings.
"Wow!" they both gasped. "Is this Kagome's world?"