Chapter Four
"There are Shikon shards in this area," Kikyo said. She was standing in front of a cave. Suddenly a pack of wolves surrounded her. Three wolf demons appeared beside them.
"Who are you?" the first one asked.
"And what do you want?" the second asked.
"The two Shikon shards you have in your possession," Kikyo said looking at the third wolf demon. "As for my name, you have no need to know it."
"Why do you the shards?" the first one asked.
"That is of no importance," Kikyo said.
"Maybe not to you," the second said, "but it is to us. Now speak."
"Fine then," Kikyo said. She grabbed out an arrow and aimed it on her bow. "Have it your way."
"So, where are we going next, Inuyasha?" Miroku asked.
"Wherever there are Shikon shards," Inuyasha said.
"Then I guess you'll be happy to know that my pack of wolves and wolf demons have two shards in their possession," Koga said.
Inuyasha stopped walking and turned around to face Koga. "And you're just now telling us!"
"I had to know if I could trust you," Koga said. "Of course, I've always trusted Kagome. I have also learned to trust everyone else. However, I still don't trust you."
"Why not!" Inuyasha demanded.
"The way you always act, I wouldn't even be sure if I could trust you at first," Kagome muttered. "Especially if you tried to kill me!"
"Feh!" Inuyasha crossed his arms.
Of course, he has saved me numerous times, Kagome thought. Which is what gained me his trust. Her cheeks started turning red. Oh, no, am I blushing! Her cheeks went even redder. I am blushing!
"Huh? Kagome, you're turning red," Kagome said.
"My dear Kagome, why are you turning red?" Koga asked.
"Um, um, oh, don't worry about it," Kagome said. This is so humiliating.
"You're whole face is turning red," Inuyasha said. "I get it, you're blushing!"
"Blushing? But why?" Sango asked.
"Leave me alone!" Kagome cried and rushed ahead of them on the mountain trail. This is so humiliating. I can't let any of them see me blushing like this. "Especially Inuyasha."
"I guess we'll have to split up and look for her," Miroku said. "Sango and I will go east. Koga and Shippo will go west. Inuyasha, you will go north."
"Fine with me," Inuyasha said. He started heading north. "Why bother looking for her? It's not like she's important anymore. There's Kikyo who can now help. I mean if Kagome can see them, Kikuo can, too. So if she wants to go back home, it's fine with me." He then remembered the dream he had the day Kikyo had taken the shards from Kagome. But I have to protect Kagome even though at the moment she's practically useless to me.
You know that's not true, a voice said.
Inuyasha stopped. "Who's there?"
What kind of question is that? The voice asked.
Inuyasha grabbed out Tessaiga. "That's it. Come out, you coward!"
Coward? Funny you should say that. Considering I am you! The voice said.
"Me?" Inuyasha questioned.
Yeah, you! Do I have to spell it for you? Anyway, I am your thoughts that are in the corner of your brain. Once in a while I remind you of things you think aren't important, the voice said.
Inuyasha put his sword away. "Feh!"
Anyway, you know Kagome is very important to you and could be put into danger if you don't hurry and find her, the voice said. Now use your nose and find her.
"I hope Kagome is alright," Sango said.
Miroku put Sango's hand in his. "I'm sure she'll be just fine."
"I hope you're right," Sango said.
"Why did I have to go with you?" Shippo asked. "I want to go with Sango!"
"Ahh, be quiet," Koga said. "Besides I wanted to go with Inuyasha to make sure if he does find her that he won't try taking her from me."
Shippo rolled his eyes. "Inuyasha won't. He's too stubborn to do so."
"Huh? I knew it. He does like my woman," Koga said. "Of course, I will be the one who finds her. When I do, I will show the whole world that Kagome belongs to me."
Kagome stopped in front of a cave with a lake in front of it. Kagome kneeled down on the shore of the lake. "If I was blushing back there because of what I was thinking does that mean-"
"So, my reincarnation, you are here," a voice said.
Kagome turned around and gasped as Kikyo grabbed out an arrow and aimed it. "K-Kikyo."
Kikyo smiled. "Before I kill you, I just want you to know Inuyasha is next and will forever be mine."
"Why did we have to stay behind?" Rin asked picking a carrot and placing it in her basket.
"We had to because this is too dangerous," Riku said. "More dangerous for you that is."
"What do you mean more dangerous for me!" Rin demanded.
Riku sighed. "Forget it."
"Uh-uh," Rin said. "I have to find Sesshomeru."
"What if he goes to this village and finds you are gone?" Riku asked. "How do you think he would feel?"
"That doesn't matter because he won't," Rin said.
"How do you know?" Riku asked.
"Because he thinks I've been kidnapped; therefore, he'll be looking for Naraku," Rin said.
"But what if-"
"No more questions. We have to leave now!" Rin said not letting Riku finish.
Riku sighed. He then saw Kaede coming towards them. "Lady Kaede, can you please tell Rin why she has to stay here."
Kaede went over to the two. "Stay here? I see no real reason why you should. Sesshomaru wouldn't come looking for Rin even if Inuyasha and his friends tell him. He would leave Rin behind thinking it would be safer for her. But demons can come and take her."
"In other words, it's better for us to go look for Sesshomeru," Rin said looking towards Riku. "Got that?"
Riku sighed. "You win."
Inuyasha sniffed the air. He smelled Kagome's scent, a very familiar scent that was similar to Kagome's but not as gentle, and the scent of blood. "Kagome!" He ran towards the scents.
"No!" Kagome cried as Kikyo released the arrow.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha cried. He pushed Kagome towards the lake. His shoulder had been hit. Kagome fell into the lake.
Kagome hid behind a boulder. "Inuyasha, I'm wearing white you know!"
"Kagome, not right now!" Inuyasha said. Sheesh, you save the girl and instead of thanking you she criticizes you.
Inuyasha is wounded, but why did he save me? I mean I don't have any Shikon shards and usually when he saves me he says he did it to protect the shards, Kagome thought. And then he has Kikyo who can see them and therefore, according to him, can help him find the remaining shards. So why? Why would you save me, Inuyasha? Even get wounded in the process of doing so?
"Why did you save her?" Kikyo asked.
Inuyasha took the arrow out. "Because I have to protect her. It's because of you I now realize this, Kikyo."
"What do you mean because of me?" Kikyo asked her eyes narrowing.
"You know that nightmare thingy you put on all of us? Well, when I was trying to convince you I would always protect you, this light thingy appeared telling me I had to protect someone else. At first, I didn't know who until Kagome with her smiling face appeared in that light. That is what awakened me and reminded me of Kagome," Inuyasha said.
Kikyo shot a dark look at Kagome. "So you choose her over me?"
Inuyasha now was unsure what to say.
Kagome looked towards Inuyasha. "Inuyasha."
"Well?" Kikyo asked.
Koga sniffed the air. He smelled the scents of Kagome, a scent similar to Kagome's, the scent of blood, and- "That mutt! He's with Kagome! And she's in trouble!" He picked Shippo up and started running north.
Kirara growled angrily.
"What's wrong, Kirara?" Sango asked.
"She doesn't look too happy," Miroku said.
Kikyo went over to Inuyasha and put her arms around Inuyasha's neck. "Do you pick me or her?"
"Inuyasha," Kagome said.
Inuyasha looked towards Kagome. Her face was full of concern. Only one person has truly been worried about me, treated my wounds even though I told her that it would heal, and has healed my heart as well as many others. Inuyasha looked down at Kikyo. "Kikyo, I still love you but-" He kissed her. "You're dead and it's time for you and me to get over the past and move on." He took her arms off him. "Good bye, my sweet Kikyo." He grabbed out Tessaiga and killed her.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome cried as he put his sword away and fell to his knees. Tears streaked down his cheeks. Kagome ran over to him, kneeled down, and hugged him.
"Why Kagome? Why did it have to be this way?" Inuyasha sobbed. "It's bad enough that I had a bad childhood and had been betrayed by the one I love, but then I end up being the who really betrayed her."
"That's it. Just let it all out," Kagome said. "It's okay."
"So, the mutt is crying," a voice said.
Kagome turned around to see Koga and Shippo.
"What happened, Kagome?" Shippo asked. "Why is Inuyasha crying?"
"Yes, I, too would like to know," Miroku said. Kirara appeared with Sango and Miroku on her back.
"I don't think we need an explanation as to why," Sango said spotting Kikyo.
"We should give her a proper burial and hope she rests in peace," Kagome said. "Miroku, could you-"
"Of course," Miroku said getting off Kirara. "But before I do so, I want you to tell me if she has any Shikon shards and if Inuyasha wants anything to remember Kikyo by."
"She has two shards. Both of them are in her quiver," Kagome said. As for anything to remember Kikyo by… She looked towards Inuyasha. I think he has enough to remember her by. I mean I almost have the same scent as her, I look just like her, and we both use healing herbs, have mystical powers, and use a bow and arrows. I would just be torturing him. She went beside Kikyo and took the shards. "I need to go home for a while. Sango, is it okay if I use Kirara to go to the well?"
"Of course," Sango said.
Kagome went to her room and lied down on her bed. "Inuyasha, why must you suffer so much? I wish there was something I could do."
Buyo pressed the on/off button on the remote for the T.V.
"I need to think of something to get us all away from that stuff. To get Kikyo off Inuyasha's mind and the fact that Naraku has most of the shards off everyone else's minds," Kagome said.
T.V. announcer voice: "Have too much on mind? Too stressful to think? Then you need a vacation in Disney-"
"That's it!" Kagome said. "A vacation. That's what we all need!" She got up. "I'm genius!" She got off the bed. "To make it even better, there's a carnival tomorrow! Oh, I can't wait to tell the others!" She put on her shoes and jumped into the well.
"So, any questions?" Kagome asked.
"Yeah, are you sure Inuyasha can come?" Shippo asked.
Inuyasha hit him on the head. "Of course I can come!"
"Well, you were crying and-"
"I was not crying!"
"Oh, then what were you doing?"
"I just had something in my eye."
"Yeah, tears."
"I was not-"
"Will you two quit arguing!" Kagome demanded. "That was so one hour ago, okay? Now, Inuyasha, are you sure you're okay?"
"What is it with you people!" Inuyasha demanded. "I'm okay!"
"Grouch," Kagome muttered.
"What was that?" Inuyasha asked.
"Oh, nothing," Kagome said in an innocent voice.
Inuyasha crossed his arms. "Kagome."
"Anyway, let's-"
"Kagome."
"Go."
"Kagome!"
"Right now!" Kagome ran off. The others followed with Inuyasha in the lead. She smiled. "Last one there is a sore loser!"
Koga threw Shippo off his shoulder. Miroku and Sango smiled at each other. Shippo ran after Koga angrily. Kirara jumped on top of his head. Inuyasha drew closer to Kagome. Kagome smiled even more. Her plan had worked.
"I am beating you, ha, ha, ha, ha!" Sota said. He was playing Kingdom Hearts and was going against Ursula.
"Sota, get off that game, now!" his grandpa said.
"Why?" Sota asked.
"Because I have to train you," his grandpa said.
"Train me?" Sota asked. "To what?"
"Be a priest," his grandpa said. "I need a heir to this temple and I can't train your sister because she keeps going to that other world."
"Um, Grandpa, I just remembered, I, uh, promised my friends I would meet them at Pizza Hut," Sota said. He ran off.
"Why? Why must I have grand chi-"
The door opened. Kagome walked in with Inuyasha and the others following.
"Hi, Grandpa," Kagome said. "You remember Inuyasha, right?"
"Of course I remember," her grandpa said.
"Well, these are our other friends from the feudal era," Kagome said. "This is Sango; she's a demon huntress, this is Miroku who is a monk, this is Shippo and he's a cute little fox demon, and this is Koga who is a wolf demon."
Koga went over to her grandpa. "Do I have permission to marry your beautiful adorable granddaughter? For I love her very much."
Kagome started blushing.
Inuyasha looked at Koga angrily.
"Hmm, so you love her, eh? Well," her grandpa said, "I guess you could-"
"Grandpa!" Kagome cried.
"But I was hoping Inuyasha would," her grandpa continued. "But if you two really love each other-"
"Grandpa, I don't love him!" Kagome yelled. "He loves me!"
"You know what, gramps, if Kagome doesn't love him you shouldn't force her to marry him," Inuyasha said.
"I suppose you're right," her grandpa said.
"Of course, I really don't care," Inuyasha said.
Kagome's grandpa went over to Inuyasha. "How about you marry my granddaughter?"
"Grandpa!" Kagome cried.
"What!" Koga asked.
"Marry your granddaughter!" Inuyasha asked. "Um, are you sure about that? Because I don't like her or anything like that."
"And I don't like him like that, Grandpa," Kagome said. "I only brought Inuyasha and everyone here because we need a vacation from that world. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to change my clothes." She ran upstairs. A couple of minutes later she came back down. She now wore a yellow long sleeve shirt with a v-neck, a sky blue mini skirt, black dress shoes, and carried a white purse. "Now let's go. First stop, the mall!"
"Wow! What's this?" Shippo said taking an action figure off the shelf.
"Oh, that's Goku from DBZ," Kagome said, "but we're not here to get toys. We're here for clothes. So, put that back from where you got it from."
Shippo obeyed. He then followed the others into the JcPenny's store.
Kagome first looked in the junior section for Sango. She grabbed out some jeans and shirts and handed them to Sango. She then told Sango to try them on in the dressing room. A couple of minutes later Sango came out wearing a dark blue long sleeve turtleneck and blue jeans. She gave the rest of the clothes to Kagome.
"I liked these out of all those," Sango said.
Kagome smiled. "Okay. Now go change back into your other clothes while I put these away."
Sango went back into the changing room while Kagome put the rest of the clothes away. After Sango came back out and Kagome put the clothes away, they went to the men's section.
"Umm, well, I'm a girl so I really don't know what you guys would like," Kagome said.
Inuyasha looked at the shirts. "Kagome, all this clothes is lame."
"Well, you're not coming with me looking like that," Kagome said. "So find something."
"Fine," Inuyasha said. He grabbed a Lakers jersey and baggy jeans. "I'll take these."
"You might want to try them on first," Kagome said.
"Fine!" Inuyasha said. He went into the fitting room.
Kagome went over to the caps. "I need something that will cover his ears."
Miroku grabbed a short sleeve black shirt and regular jeans. "Lady Kagome, should I try these on?"
"Huh? Oh, yeah," Kagome said. She grabbed a Dodgers cap. "This'll do."
A couple of minutes later Inuyasha and Miroku came out. Kagome put the cap on Inuyasha.
"What the-Kagome, what the heck is this thing?" Inuyasha asked. "It's making my ears uncomfortable."
"It's a cap," Kagome said. "Just wear it, okay."
Koga grabbed a green muscle shirt, brown leather jacket, regular jeans, and sunglasses. He soon came out of the fitting room. "So, how do I look, Kagome?"
"Uh, great," Kagome lied. Actually, you look like a gangster. Then again, Inuyasha kind of does, too.
After putting their normal clothes on, paying for the new clothes, and putting the new clothes back on, they went to the shoe store.
Inuyasha grabbed a pair of black sneakers. Miroku grabbed regular tennis shoes. Koga took a pair of black boots. Sango took a pair of black shoes. Shippo, whose shoe size was very hard to find, took a pair of brown boots in baby size one. Kagome gave them socks. They then paid for the shoes and socks then went to the baby store.
Shippo grabbed black jeans, white t-shirt, and a black vest. Kagome gave him a long black coat and put the vest away telling him that he needed to cover his tail. After paying for that, Kagome dragged Koga and Shippo into the ladies restroom after making sure no one was there.
"You guys need to wear your hair down because of your ears," Kagome said. "I don't know any other way to cover them."
Koga and Shippo took their hair down. Koga looked like some gangster rock star. Shippo just looked like an adorable little boy. After leaving the restroom, they went to the food court on the second floor.
Shippo got a kid's meal and a small coke from Burger King, Koga got a slice of supreme pizza from Domino's, Miroku and Sango both got Chinese from the Panda Express, Kagome and Inuyasha got Japanese from the Teriyaki restaurant.
"This is really good," Shippo said.
"Yeah," Koga said.
"I wish we had food from this world in ours," Miroku said.
"Is it that good?" Kagome asked.
"It's okay," Inuyasha said.
"We should have these kinds of foods in our world," Sango said.
Kagome looked down at her food. This food will be in your world someday, it's just you won't live to be there when it is.
"Kagome, you gonna eat or not?" Inuyasha asked.
"Huh? Oh, no. Guess I'm not I'm not hungry after all," Kagome said smiling. "You can have-"
"Great!" Inuyasha said. He took her food and started eating away.
"Kagome, are you feeling well?" Miroku asked.
"Oh, I'm just fine," Kagome said. Not really. What will happen to you guys after we gather all the Shikon shards?
"Kagome, where are we going next?" Koga asked.
"Oh, um, I guess to the movies," Kagome said.
Instead of getting nachos, popcorn, candy, and soda, Kagome and the others went straight to their seats. After a bit of trouble on how to sit down followed by an accidental sit from Kagome to Inuyasha, they were soon seated and the movie, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, soon started. Kagome decided they should see it because they could relate to it plus she wanted to see it.
Sango and Miroku held hands when it got to Aragorn and Arwen having to split up. Shippo closed his eyes and said eeewww when the two kissed. Koga imagined himself as Aragorn and Kagome as Arwen. Kagome enjoyed the movie. Inuyasha just watched Kagome when it got to Aragorn and Arwen.
After the movie, they went to the arcade to play video games. Kagome put a dollar into a coin machine.
"Kagome, what are you doing?" Shippo asked. "And why putting paper in the machine?"
"Oh, I'm doing that for game coins," Kagome said. "You know, so we can play the games."
"Oh," Shippo said.
The coins came out. Kagome took them and was about to show Shippo how to play the games when Inuyasha grabbed her by the arm.
"Kagome," he said turning her to face him, "do you call this thing a video game?" He was pointing a finger at a Street Fighter game.
"Yeah, Inuyasha," Kagome said. "Do you want me to show you how to play it?"
"Huh? Uh, sure, whatever," Inuyasha said.
Kagome put a coin in it, picked her person, and began playing. "It's been a while since I played one of these games."
Inuyasha watched her.
"This is so cool!" Shippo said.
"I wish we had those in our world," Koga said.
Kagome quit pushing the buttons.
"Kagome, you're gonna die if you don't do something," Inuyasha said.
You guys will have these in your world, but none of you will be alive. Not even Inuyasha, Shippo, or Koga because you, the demons, don't exist, Kagome thought.
The screen flashed game over.
"Kagome, were you not winning earlier?" Miroku asked.
"Oh, um, I was, but I guess I wasn't paying attention after some time," Kagome said. She turned around smiling. "Who wants to go next?"
"Isn't there a carnival tonight?" Sango asked trying to change the subject.
"Oh, yes, and it's going to start soon," Kagome said. "We had better get home and get ready."
"Geez, how long does it take for a girl to get dressed?" Inuyasha asked. He and the others were back in their normal clothes. Kagome had told them it was all right for tonight.
A couple of minutes later, Kagome came down stairs wearing three layers of kimono. The one that was visible was blue, the one underneath that was bright pink, and the last one was white. She also wore sandals. "Well, let's go."
"Kagome, you are as beautiful as the moon," Koga said. "She will shine her light upon your every graceful move, and your eyes will sparkle like her children, the stars."
"Oh." Kagome blushed. "Thank you."
"Feh! I hate the moon," Inuyasha said.
"I guess you do," Kagome said. "Human by the new moon, half demon most of the year, and-"
"Full demon forever when I get all the Shikon shards and the Shikon Jewel comes back," Inuyasha said.
Kagome looked down at him sadly. Then we will part. I don't want to leave you guys. My dear friends who do not exist in my era. Why? Why must we part?
Inuyasha met her eyes and looked away. "We gonna go or not?"
"Yes, let's leave," Kagome said.
"Okay, here's the deal, I'll give everyone some of my money and you can all do whatever you want here," Kagome said. "But only in the carnival, got it?"
"Yes," everyone said.
Kagome gave them some of her money. Sango and Miroku, holding hands, went in one direction. Shippo followed Koga in a different direction.
"So, Inuyasha, what do you want to do?" Kagome asked.
"I don't really care," Inuyasha said.
"Hey, you want to go and try to capture goldfish?" Kagome said.
"Only if I can eat it," Inuyasha said.
"Okay, you can watch," Kagome said. She went over to the fish and gave the man the money. He handed her the net.
Inuyasha went over to her and watched. Kagome caught a fish. The man put it into a bag with bag with water in it. Kagome turned towards Inuyasha and smiled.
"Do you want to try?" Kagome asked.
"Fine," Inuyasha said. He paid the man and took the net. He spotted a fish and went for it, but broke the net. The man laughed and Inuyasha looked at him angrily.
Kagome went over to him and paid the man. She then put the net into Inuyasha's hand and with her hand she guided his. "First you have to watch the fish and try not to scare it," she said. "Then you have to follow it with the net slowly. Finally, when it's distracted you gently, but swiftly go towards it, and, tadaa, you've caught it." She took her hand away from his. The man put the fish in the bag with her other fish. She smiled. Inuyasha looked towards her.
"Anymore?" the man asked.
"No, thanks," Kagome said. She joined Inuyasha. The two began to walk.
"I will win everything I possibly can for Kagome," Koga said. "Then she will pick me over that mutt. And we will live together forever!"
"Koga, I want that thing," Shippo said. "Kagome said it's called a hotdog and I'm hungry."
Koga sighed and went over and ordered two hotdogs and two Pepsi's.
Miroku handed Sango a teddy bear he had won from one of the games. This was the third one he had won for her. It was white as snow, had angel wings, and held a heart saying I Love You.
"You know, you haven't been acting like yourself lately," Miroku said. "What's wrong?"
"It's Kagome," Sango said. "Don't you think she's the one who's been acting odd lately?"
"Hmm, I suppose you're right," Miroku said, "but I'm sure Inuyasha will turn her back to normal."
Sango leaned her head against his shoulder. "I hope you're right."
"So, what do you want to do next?" Kagome asked.
Inuyasha looked around when he spotted a young couple.
"Oh, Ranma, can you win me that?" the girl asked.
"Win it yourself, Akanae," the boy said.
Akanae put her hands on her hips. "Win it now, Ranma or else!'
Ranma sighed and paid the man.
The two reminded him of him and Kagome. If he was the boy right now and Kagome was the girl and Inuyasha didn't listen he would've been sat.
"Do you want to go on a ride?" Kagome asked.
"Do you?" Inuyasha asked.
"I really don't know if I want to," Kagome said.
"Are you scared?" Inuyasha asked looking up at the lighted up Ferris wheel.
"I'm not sure what I am," Kagome said. "I wasn't really sure if I wanted to come here in the first place."
"Why not?"
"I don't know. Lately I've been thinking about the future."
"What about it?"
"You know my world is your future, right?"
"Yeah. So?'
"Well, in this world demons don't exist meaning you, Shippo, and Koga aren't in this era. You guys aren't alive. And Sango and Miroku won't even be alive because they're human. My point being after this is all over I will never see you guys again," Kagome said.
Inuyasha hugged her. She began crying.
"I'll miss you guys so much," Kagome said.
"I would miss you," Inuyasha said, "but the Shikon Jewel was from this world so you have to bring it with you and protect it. Since it'll be with you, though, you can come and visit us anytime you like."
"Inuyasha," Kagome said. "I-"
"Do you want to go on a ride?" Inuyasha asked. "I'll go with you."
"Will you?" Kagome asked.
Inuyasha nodded.
The two went over to the Ferris wheel, gave the man the tickets, and took their seats.
Inuyasha watched the moon. Kagome watched the sky. She saw a shooting star and made a wish. She then lied her head on Inuyasha's shoulder. "Inuyasha."
Inuyasha looked down at her. "Yeah?"
"I like you the way you are. Please, don't ever change," Kagome said.
Inuyasha looked back at the moon. "I will if you promise you will never leave me behind."
Kagome closed her eyes and smiled. "I wish this night would never end."
Meanwhile high in the sky…Kanna and Naraku watched Kagome and Inuyasha.
"Don't think you can escape me so easily, Inuyasha," Naraku said. "Now that I know your weakness my life will be much more easier."
"Kagome should be careful what she wishes for," Kanna said. Her mirror lighted up.
The two began laughing evilly.
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