Lead Me To A New Path

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A/N: Hey, thanks for the reviews guys.

Disclaimer: Don't own Inu-Baby, BUT KAGOME DOES! XD

Chapter 2: Evil Plans

RECAP: "I want you to go home. . .for good."

Kagome, currently letting her guard down, opened her eyes wide and let her mouth agape at the sudden statement coming from her comrade, and, at the same time, secret crush.

Kagome shook her head and eyed him. "Um, say again?"

Inuyasha nodded his head and repeated himself, "I said, I want you to go home, for good. I don't want you ever to come back, or show your face in the feudal era ever again. Got it?"

Does he really hate me that much? I-I thought we got s-so much closer since we met. . .n-now he never wants to see me again? . . .I-I knew I would h-have to go back but. . .I didn't think he'd restrain me from ever returning! She felt her eyes well up with unshed tears and began sobbing. I-I can't believe he's doing this to me! W-what about that fight with Kaguya- with the kiss. . .and the day we got out of that demon's stomach- he told me he WANTED me to be near him! And, and. . .! She let her tears gush out all at once. "I HATE YOU!" She pushed him harshly and jet into the forest at pinnacle speed. Her cries were heard all throughout the forest as she got deeper and deeper.

Inuyasha sat there on his bum with a very, VERY shocked expression plastered on his face. Whoa. . .okay maybe I overdid it JUST a little. . . He got up and looked around to see if anyone saw their little. . .mishap. More like a catastrophe. . .Sigh.

He went into Kaede's hut to join the rest of the group. Now time to continue on with his plan. "Yo Shippo."

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Kagome sat on a rock in the forest and sobbed out incoherent words. She never felt so sad in her life. Not even when she was separated from Inuyasha because of Kikyou pushing her down the well. A-At least that time h-he want-ted me to b-be there. . .!

Then all of a sudden she thought of something. Surely he's going to miss me just a little bit. Maybe he'll come visit me just once. . .then I'll tell him the truth! All I have to do is make him want to come visit me. What else do I have to lose? Alright, it's a plan!

She got up and headed back towards Kaede's hut.

• • •

"Yo, Shippo."

Shippo turned around from playing with one of his little toys Kagome brought back for him.

"Yeah?"

"I'm gonna need your help.", Inuyasha said while looking down at Shippo.

Shippo's face lit up. Inuyasha had never asked Shippo for his help, and this was his moment to shine.

"Oh, hello Inuyasha. Where have you been? And where is Lady Kagome?", Miroku asked and sat against the wall next to his monk staff.

"I'm right here." Kagome walked in with a smile on her face. She looked like she was previously crying, but she still looked confident.

All according to plan., Kagome smirked.

Miroku looked at Kagome, curious as to why she had such a devilish look on her face.

"Uh. . .Miss Kagome? Were you just crying? Are you alright?"

"Miroku, I'm just fine." She smirked and swayed her hips back and forth as she walked to him. "How are you feeling?" She sat on his lap and crossed her legs, purposely showing off most of her thighs. She wrapped her arm around his neck and sexily whispered something in his ear.

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Inuyasha's mouth had dropped to the floor in amazement. . .Not to mention he was twitching his eye uncontrollably. He was too 'out of it' to be able to listen in on her little secret.

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Kagome whispered in Miroku's ear, "Don't worry. Sango knows what's happening right now. It's just a trick on Inuyasha. I'll tell you the whole story later. Please just play along."

Miroku took a minute to process this whole ordeal. Then a light bulb in his head pinged. He understood fully what was going on.

He smirked and whispered something back in her ear. He watched as Inuyasha grew more and more angry. He smirked wider. He nibbled on her ear and licked it. Kagome giggled and played with his collar.

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Inuyasha blew his stack. This was NOT acceptable. She was HIS and ONLY HIS!

He was about to jump Miroku when he remembered his plan. Cool it, Inuyasha. She will be yours soon enough. But for right now the plan must be unfolded. Sounds like Naraku. :P

He shrugged and said, "Have fun. But I advise you to avoid Sango. She might get a tad annoyed with this little. . .thing. . .you have going on." He turned towards the door and proceeded to walk out of the hut. "Come on, Shippo."

Shippo blinked, more confused than a kitten in a tree. He silently followed his 'Youfu' out the door.

• • •

Kagome watched as Inuyasha and Shippo walked out the door.

"Damn."

She got up and gave Miroku a hand to stand up also. He accepted her offered help and took her hand.

He took his staff and turned back to Kagome.

"Okay, this is what's going on. I–"

"No need to explain Miss Kagome. I understand fully.", Miroku said confidently.

"You do?", Kagome asked. Wow. . .He's good.

"Yes, I do. And I completely support you. Inuyasha must learn to respect women and their wants and needs."

Kagome sweat dropped and said under her breath, "Yeah, like you're one to talk." She looked back up to him with a calm expression.

They began walking out of the hut.

Miroku stopped and asked (unusually) shyly, "Um, Lady Kagome? I am just wondering but. . .what exactly did Sango say when you told her what you were going to do. . .?"

Kagome turned back towards him, confused. She recalled her talk with Sango and smiled.

Flashback

Kagome walked into the field where Kaede's hut was. She saw Sango waxing her Hiraikotsu and quickly ran over to her.

"Sango, I don't have time to explain now but I may have to do something you won't exactly approve of. . .", Kagome said as she twiddled with her thumbs.

Sango looked up with her normal welcoming smile and said, "Kagome you're like a sister to me. There's nothing I wouldn't approve of you doing. You should know that by now."

Kagome gulped and said quietly, but hearable, "I-I'm gonna have to flirt with Miroku a little. . .okay, a lot. . ."

Sango's smile dropped into a very big frown. She blushed big time and glared. "Except that." She got up and let go of her glare. "Since when did you like Miroku? What happened to liking Inuyasha? Why would you want to do that? WHY MIROKU?"

Kagome hushed her and sighed. "I don't like Miroku. I do like Inuyasha. And I need to do that because I need to make Inuyasha jealous and Miroku is the only other guy -thats my age-in this group. I'll tell you the whole story why later. So please?"

Sango kept her blush and sighed. "Fine. And I'm only saying fine because I know I can trust you. . .But if Miroku pulls anything. . .!"

Kagome laughed and patted her on the shoulders. "I know, I know. You'll kill him. I got it. No worries, I'll keep an eye on him at all times." She gave her 'sister' a hug and quickly ran to the hut while saying her thanks.

End of Flashback

By the time Kagome finished, Miroku had a VERY big grin/smirk on his face. Kagome sweat dropped. At least I know he's loyal. . .somewhat, Kagome thought and continued to walk out of the hut, Miroku trailing behind her.

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Inuyasha walked over to the Bone Eaters Well and sat down indian style. He folded his arms into his sleeves. His sword lay against his shoulder like always as he let his bangs shade over his eyes.

"What did you want to talk to me about, Youfu?", Shippo asked as he jumped into the hanyou's lap.

He looked up, well actually down, to the little Kitsune on his lap.

"I told you, I'm gonna need your help. Kagome is gonna go home forever now and–"

"YOU JERK! WHAT DID YOU DO THIS TIME?", Shippo interrupted.

Inuyasha hit the fox across his head.

"Ouch!", Shippo cried and held his head in pain.

"Let me finish, you runt!" Inuyasha sighed and went to continue. "Kagome is gonna go home forever now and I want you to make sure she goes. When she's gone, I'll go into her time and talk to her mom. I'll tell her to make sure that she doesn't start to go off with another guy. Then–"

"You like her don't you?" Shippo interrupted again and slid a small sly smirk onto his face. "I knew it. You can't do anything without Kagome."

Inuyasha growled and grabbed Shippo up by his tail. "You got a problem with that, runt?" Shippo cried out to let him down. Inuyasha dropped him roughly back into his lap and said, "Stop interrupting and let me talk.", with a (unusually) serious face.

Shippo nodded slightly.

Inuyasha continued. "Then when she gets home from school I'll hang around her room. I'll stay there for two days or so, come back, then go visit her again. I'll go there every two days. I'll stalk her until she's ready to know the truth. He's not very good at this plan thing, is he?

Shippo showed a confused look and asked, What's a 'stook', and what truth?"

Inuyasha sweat dropped and answered, "Its stalk, and it means to follow or try to get close to a person inconspicuously. And the truth is that I like her, a lot. And I have to tell her that–now. What else do I have to lose?" Where have you heard that before?

Shippo smiled at his Youfu's braveness. "But how did you know what 'stook' meant?"

Inuyasha slapped his hand to his forehead in exasperation and said, "It's STALK, and I learned it from when Kagome was teaching me how to read." He ended the sentence with a blush grazing over his cheeks.

Shippo laughed at the hanyou's blush. Inuyasha only blushes when Kagome does something 'cute', or when she accidentally shows too much cleavage for the hanyou to handle. -But in that situation he basically turns into a tomato.

"But I don't get why you need me?", Shippo wondered out loud.

"Kagome may decide to stay because of you, and I defiantly can't have that. So I want you to act like you don't need her here anymore and you won't miss her.", Inuyasha said softly.

"But I do need her and I will miss her!", Shippo said more as a cry than a statement.

"I know that, baka! She'll obviously be back. Just go along with it for know, okay?", Inuyasha said.

Shippo frowned sadly and looked up to his Youfu. He nodded his understandment. Inuyasha stood up and threw Shippo onto his shoulder.

"Inuyasha?"

Inuyasha gasped when he saw Kagome standing there in front of him. He gasped more to the fact that she wasn't smiling like she usually was and that he could smell the stench of tears coming from her. Of course she was crying, you imbecile. You friken told her off like she was a dog that didn't belong. Ha, that rhymed.

"Um, hey Kagome.", he said nervously.

She walked a little closer and stopped. "Okay."

Inuyasha was confused now. "Uh, okay what?"

"Okay, I'll go home. If that's really what you want, then I'll do it. I just want to make you happy. You mean everything to me. . ."

Inuyasha was crumbling inside. Ughhhh, I can't take it! She's killing me!

". . .But on one condition."

Uh oh, Inuyasha thought as he started to sweat.

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Hope you liked it people. Tried my best. Oh, p.s. - I'll update faster. I was just waiting for someone to do something with my fic. HINT, HINT, ANNE! lol ja ne x3

Oh yeah and, if theres any mistakes, blame my editor, not me. XP love yah anne!

-KUMiKO the demon loving hunter