38 chapters... man this fic is long. I am terribly sorry. Then again, it's usually the longest ones that are most enjoyable. Also I lied about the three more chapters didn't I? Sorry
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Chapter 38: Journey Home part 1
Kagome spent a few hours in her room, pacing and thinking about what she wanted to do. Well, she knew what she wanted. She wanted to stay. But telling that to Inuyasha was going to cause some serious problems. Then again, she also wanted to go home. Another fact that Inuyasha would argue against. She should talk to Sesshomaru. Kagome ruffled her hair. On one hand she had no idea if he'll even agree to it. The village was a few days from there. Would he risk her travelling? With Mizuki? One the other hand he did tell her he would accept any choice she made. So if she just explain that she wanted to visit her family for a few days, that should be fine. Right? She sighed and flopped down on her bed.
"Kagome? Are you okay?" Tsume asked. The demoness had watched the young girl pace back and forth for a good while know. She was so deep in thought, Tsume didn't want to disturb her.
"Uh, yeah. I was just thinking." Kagome responded with a smile.
"About what? If I may ask."
"It's about me staying here. I want to stay but I don't want my friends to be angry with me. Well, Inuyasha is the only one that'll be angry with my decision. I also want to visit my family."
"Your family?"
"Yup. My mother, grandfather and younger brother. I miss them. But to get home I would have to travel for a few days."
"And you're not sure if Lord Sesshomaru would agree to it." Tsume added.
"Exactly."
"Well, the only way to find out is to ask him straight out."
"Yeah. I know."
"How about we head down to the dinning hall. It's almost time for dinner. You can ask him then." Tsume said smiling.
"Sure. Ah, but first I want to see Rin. I feel like I should talk to her before everyone else."
"Of course." Tsume picked up Mizuki from the bed and walked out the door with Kagome. They made their way to Rin's room and walked inside. They found her sitting on her bed with Shippo. When the two saw them enter, Shippo immediately ran up to Kagome.
"Okaa-san. Are we really leaving?" He asked.
"Do you want to leave?" Kagome questioned.
The kit shook his head then shrugged. "I don't know. Not really. I like it here. But if you think we should..."
"It's okay." Kagome answered. She smiled at Rin and motioned her over. "I like it here too, so I don't plan on leaving anytime soon."
"Really?" Rin asked, eyes brightening.
"Really." She hugged the younger girl and stood up. "Now how about we head on to dinner."
"Okay."
As they headed to the dinning hall together, Kagome couldn't help feeling anxious. As they entered the room she took her usual seat and tried to calm down as best she could. She greeted her friends and the inu beside her.
"Feeling better now, Kagome?" Sango asked.
"Yes." She nodded.
"You still seemed troubled."
"Yes, well. I've made my decision."
"About leaving?" Inuyasha questioned in a serious tone.
Kagome simply nodded and quietly began to eat, leaving the rest of her companions in suspense. They waited for her to say something but she continued eating.
"Well? Are you going to tell us or not?"
"No."
"And why not?"
"I want to wait till I've finished eating." Kagome said, mouth full of food. "We can talk about it later."
Inuyasha let out an exasperated sigh. "It'll be so much easier if you just said it now."
"I rather not."
"Miko," Sesshomaru gazed at her steadily. "What is your decision?"
She frowned at him before sighing. "I'm staying." She said keeping eye contact.
"What?!" Inuyasha shouted, standing from the table. His outburst distracted her from the inu's eyes, so she missed the momentary look of surprise.
"Kagome are you out of your mind?"
"This is why I wanted to wait after dinner. I knew you would get like this."
"Why? Why are you staying?"
"Does it matter why? I just feel like I need to stay."
"You do know your life is in danger right?"
Kagome rolled her eyes before taking in another mouthful of food. "Inuyasha my life is always in danger. It will always be so whether I stay or leave."
"If Kagome's made her decision then we should respect that." Sango said, interrupting before the hanyou could say anymore.
Inuyasha just huffed, slouching in his seat with his arms crossed. Miroku shook his head. "Well, now that we have that settled. What is our plan now?"
"Before that there is one more thing that I wanted to do." Kagome replied before turning to Sesshomaru. "May I go home for a few days?"
The inu looked at her questioningly.
"It will only be a few days. I want to visit my family. It'll be a safe trip, I promise."
"There really is no place safer than her home." Inuyasha added. His eyes widened as a thought came to him. "I am so stupid."
"You just realized that now?" Shippo muttered under his breath.
"Shut up runt. Why didn't we do this before?"
"Do what before?" Kagome asked.
"Sent you home. It's the safest place I know. You just wait there until we find Naraku and stop him. It's as simple as that."
"It is kind of your fault we're here, but I guess you're right." Kagome mumbled in reply.
"How sure are you that it's safer?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Pretty sure. I mean so far I haven't seen any demons in my ti- ah!" She stopped herself a little too late.
"Your time, miko?" The inu responded with a smirk. "I already knew."
"H-How? For how long?"
"A while. Besides it would be more believable that you come from another time or another world entirely."
"Another world? What makes you say that?" Kagome eyed him curiously.
"Your choice in... clothing."
"I see your point."
"You don't seem to be objecting the idea." Inuyasha said glancing at the inu lord.
Sesshomaru spared him a glance. "If it's as safe as you say then there would be no point in arguing." The inu saw Rin looking down. "Rin."
The little girl head shot up. "Y-yes?"
"We want Kagome safe, isn't that right?"
Rin nodded. "Yes."
"Hey Rin," Kagome patted her head gently. "I'm sure if you ask lord Sesshomaru, you can come travel with me."
"Can I?"
"We will leave in the morning," the inu replied with a nod.
"We?" Inuyasha asked.
"Do you think I will leave her unattended?" He said standing up. "The sky should be clear before dawn." He added leaving the room.
Kagome sighed after a while. She was not planning on this at all but maybe it was for the best. If anything this would make things more difficult for Katsurou and Meichiko from finding Mizuki. That is, of course, the little inu could pass through the well. Kagome thought it best if she kept that to herself. No use bringing up a negative scenario in their new plan. Finishing the last bits of her food, she got up from her seat.
"Turning in for the night?" Inuyasha asked standing up along with her.
"Yes."
"I'll walk you back."
Kagome was going to refused but decided against it. Giving the hanyou a quick nod, she retrieved Mizuki from Tsume and headed out the door. The walk down the hall was heavy with silence. Kagome couldn't tell what her hanyou friend was thinking or whether he was upset with her.
"You know... this is the right thing to do."
"Huh?" Kagome looked at the hanyou confused.
He rolled his eyes before continuing. "You'll be safer."
"I know." She replied sighing. "We've already established that."
"Just making sure."
"I'm not that stubborn to argue against this. Unlike you," Kagome muttered.
"What the hell is that suppose to mean?"
"Not only do you still refuse to apologize to Lord Sesshomaru, you also made Rin cry. You've been so negative about me staying here."
"One. I am never going to apologize to that prick. Two. I didn't mean for the kid to cry. Three. I don't want you here."
It was her turn to roll her eyes. "Well now you got your wish. I won't be staying here any longer," she said bitterly.
Inuyasha took notice and looked at her puzzled. 'She sounded like she didn't want to leave. What was it about this place that she liked?'
So I wanted to post this near the end of January but then I saw we were so close to February why not wait. Then school kept me busy... again, sorry you had to wait. Hoped you liked this chapter. It was kind of a head ache to do. Keeping everyone in character is harder than I thought. Also I should make it clear now- I have no intention of making Kagome a demon. So yeah. keep that in mind. Part two will be coming soon.