Here is chapter 20! Hope you all enjoy it. As you all probably have noticed this story don't follow the manga or anime completely so I hope you all like what is happening here I am very happy with this chapter. Of course if anyone find a something that don't seem to fit in or a misspelled word please don't hesitate to tell me. :)
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Chapter 20.
When Kagome had left the hospital with Kyoshi, Ginji and Renji she had been very worried about running into Hojo but she hadn't seen him at all though the guys was still very much on guard even after they had gotten in Kyoshi's car to go home. When their reached Toya's home Kagome climbed out and thanked them with a small smile and once Kyoshi had told her when he would come and pick her up the next morning Kagome said her good byes and went inside the mansion and Kyoshi pulled out of the drive way to get home with his brothers aswell. However he did notice that Renji had jumped out of the car as soon as Kagome had went inside and had sneaked up on a beat up black old car that all three brothers had noticed had been following them from the hospital. Kagome hadn't noticed it and neither of them had told her. She didn't need more to worry about. Kyoshi slowly backed out of the drive way and then made a hard turn and parked sideways over the road keeping the black car trapped and before the driver could react Renji had hurried over to the driver's door and opened it and dragged out the young man behind the wheel, the man that Kyoshi recognized as Hojo and he and Ginji climbed out of the car and stalked towards where Renji stood easily holding the now angered and struggling Hojo by his shirt. When the two was standing on either side of Renji Hojo glare at them with pure hatred. He was furious that he had been caught so easily.
"Let go of me this instance! You have no right to do this!" Hojo hissed out. He didn't want to yell since that might make Kagome and the others hear him and then he would be in trouble. His own parents had made it clear that he wasen't supposed to go near Kagome anymore. His Kagome! Renji just gave the young man he was holding a glare and then shoved harshly against the young man's car making Hojo wince in pain and then pale since he realised that the man holding him by his shirt was probably much stronger than he was. He glared at the three men and tried to hide his fear but that didn't do him any use. All three of them could feel Hojo's fear slowly growing and Renji smiled a very dangerous smile.
"We have no right you say? I have to disagree with you, young Hojo. You are the one that have no right. You are not supposed to come anywhere near Kagome. You have violated the restraining order that has been put on you, which means you are going to jail." Renji said darkly and then he looked at Kyoshi and nodded, Kyoshi immediately got the message and took out his phone, that, though he wasen't used to yet knew how to use to at least make a call and he dialed the number to the police.
Hojo, seeing what was happening started to struggle even harder and tried to attack Renji with his hands, trying to scratch him but it didn't work, the man holding him didn't even flinch making Hojo really fear whoever these people was. Usually a person would flinch or at least make a sound when someone was hurting them. Not this guy. In fact he seemed slightly amused by the attempt.
"What the hell are you?! Let me go damn it! Kagome is my girlfriend. I have a right to see her whenever I want! Let me go you damn freak!" Hojo yelled out but he soon realised he should've stayed quiet because the man shoved so hard against his car that he let out a whimper in pain and knew he would have a large bruise on his back from it and he looked into the man's eyes and forced down the scared noise that wanted to leave his throat. If looks could kill he was sure he would be dead by now.
When Renji and his brothers heard Hojo's words they became very angry, though Kyoshi focused on telling the police what had happened and where they were so all he did was glare at the pathetic man Renji held firmly, Ginji however didn't have to control his anger and he walked closer to Hojo, a scowl on his face.
"Kagome is not your girlfriend. She has never been. You have gone on a few dates but nothing more. Kagome has made it very clear that she don't want anything to do with you. Only a complete moron wouldn't get that by now, you are pathetic!" Ginji hissed out shocking Renji a little, usually Ginji was quieter but then again. Ginji cared for Kagome aswell. They all did. Renji focused his glare at Hojo and then leaned in.
"You are going to spend some time in jail now but know this. When you get out, if either me or my brothers or our cousins see you anywhere near Kagome again we won't hesitate to take matters into our own hands. My family have power yours don't. I will personally promise you that you will regret it if you anger us. Kagome is under our protection." Renji said in a low menacing voice and Hojo stared in shock and fear at him but before he could say anything a police car parked behind his car and two officers climbed out and walked to them. The officer driving walked up to them and looked at the scene and then looked at Renji.
"We will take it from here, he will be spending a few nights behind bar and then his parents can post bail. We will arrange for a truck to come and pick up young Hojo's car and drive it to the impound. We will call Mrs. Higurashi when he is released. Thank you for informing us of this." The officer said and then took hold of Hojo's right arm and that was when Renji let go and soon Hojo was in handcuffs and put inside the police car. When the police had left the three brothers climbed into Kyoshi's car and drove the small way to their family home.
Once home Kyoshi took out his phone once more and called Kagome's mother to inform her of what had happened. While Kyoshi did that Renji and Ginji was 'attacked' by their parents. Their mother more specifically with kisses and hugs and words on how wonderful it once again was that they were awake and now that they were home and the two looked at each other and mentally sighed but let the woman continue. Their father just gave them a pat on their backs and then stood back just grinning, knowing full well that their mother was in her 'mothering mode.'
With a sigh Sakura hung up her phone call with Kyoshi while mentally thanking every kami she could think of that Kagome had went straight up to her room and into her bathroom to take a shower and hadn't noticed what had happened outside. Sakura had only noticed it when she had seen the police car drive away. She hadn't really thought about it until Kyoshi had called her directly on her mobile phone. Now she was very certain that Hojo would become a problem. The fact that the young man had followed Kagome and broken the restraining order made it perfectly clear in Sakura's mind that the boy seemed to think he was above the law or at least thought he wouldn't get caught. Sakura looked at Toya, who had been in the living room with her when Kyoshi had called and by the scowl on his face it was very obvious that he had the general idea of what had been said but she also knew that he wanted to know it in detail since he would want to inform the lawyers about it. At that thought Sakura took a deep breath and then told Toya everything and as soon as she was done, he was already on the phone, talking to the lawyers. Sakura knew by the tone of his voice that he wanted the lawyers to make sure that Hojo would know the consequences of his actions and Sakura also knew that even if Hojo's parents paid the bail that Toya and the lawyers would make sure he still couldn't move around freely. Sakura shook her head sadly and couldn't help but think that maybe Hojo's obsession with her daughter might be her and her father-in-law's fault. After all. Hojo had from the very moment when Kagome started to miss school because of her 'illnesses' turned up with healthy gifts for her. She herself had told the boy after the first few months at the time that it wasen't necessary but she knew that the old man had welcomed the gifts for his own benefit. Maybe, just maybe Hojo had taken the acceptance of the gifts as some sort of agreement for him to be allowed to date their daughter. Sakura shook her head to chase away those thoughts. Even if that had been the case, no court in the whole world would agree to a reasoning like that. Kagome was her own person and she had never done anything to make Hojo think she was interested. Sakura then stood, knowing that Toya would tell her what was going on later at dinner and that was when she was going to tell Kagome about this aswell. Her daughter needed to know.
During dinner Kagome had been informed of what had happened and had let out an annoyed sigh that maybe she needed to tell Hojo straight to his face that she wasen't interested. However that was when Toya had informed them all that that would have to wait since his lawyers had been able to make sure that Hojo would be staying in jail for a month without a bail so either Kagome would have to wait until he got out or visit him in prison. Kagome had shook her head and stated that she could wait, visiting him would probably make the situation worse and everyone in the dining room agreed to that and once dinner was over they all went to the living room to watch a movie, Kagome, however excused herself. She wanted to call Kyoshi and tell him what had happened with Hojo and then she wanted to call and see if she could talk to Jakotsu and Bankotsu. Once her family nodded their understanding Kagome walked up to her room to call from her own mobile phone. She wanted some privacy even though she knew her family wouldn't say anything or interrupt she didn't want to talk about some things with them around. After what happened with Naraku and then how Bankotsu and the others helped her heal and trained her and now with the situation with Hojo she felt more at ease with the former mercenaries that her own family. From what Dr. Onikuro had said it was completely normal to feel more safe with the people that had helped her before she had gone to tell her mother. The man had also assured her that it would go back to normal once Kagome felt better and had moved pass what had happened.
When Kagome reached her room she walked inside and closed the door and then walked to her bed and sat down as she picked up her phone. She now had quite a lot of numbers in it. Kyoshi, being the first outside of her family, to exchange number with her. She then got Dr. Onikuro's number to his work phone in case she needed to reach him urgently. Kagome smiled a little when she thought that she probably would exchange number with both Renji and Ginji aswell now that they were out of the hospital. With that thought she dialed Kyoshi's number and waited for him to answer.
It was over two hours later that Kagome came back down from her room, her phone calls had taken more time than she thought. Her conversation with Kyoshi hadn't taken so long but it had been nice to know that they were relieved that Hojo wouldn't be bothering her. Then Kyoshi had told her that he would give Renji and Ginji a ride into town and that they wanted her number aswell so they were going to come over tomorrow before they did that. Apparently Renji wanted to go and set himself up for some new classes to make sure that he knew anything new in the law system that could have been created while he was in a coma. He absolutely refused to risk being blindsided by something he had no knowledge of. Ginji however was going to and talk to some car shops to see if he could start learning straight from the source so to speak. Once the phone call was over and Kyoshi wished her good night, she wishing the same to him and the other two she dialed the phone that was on the floor that Bankotsu and the others was on and when the head nurse answered Kagome asked to speak to Jakotsu and soon she had a very happy Jakotsu nearly talking her ear of. After that was all done she now sat with her family and watched a movie, Souta had chosen Crocodile Dundee which wasen't so bad, she liked the humor in the movie.
It was quite late in the night when the family decided to call it a night and Kagome climbed the stairs to her room when she heard Toya call her name and she looked down at him with a tierd smile.
"Yeah?" She asked gently though the tiredness in her voice was hard to miss and the man smiled at her.
"I heard you were going to have some days of, how about we have a picnic in the garden tomorrow? I am sure I can whip up some of those cookies you like so much." Toya said and at that Kagome gave him a brilliant smile and nodded. Uncle Toya had always made the most delicious chocolate and cashew cookies. She loved them and she haven't eaten those in years so hearing that he would bake them tomorrow made her mouth water.
"Sure, I better get to sleep then, Good Night, Toya." Kagome said and Toya nodded and wished her sweet dreams then the young girl was gone and a door could be heard open and then close right away and Toya chuckled in amusement and she went to his own room to get some sleep.
(Bankotsu at the hospital).
Bankotsu was laying in his bed, listening to his brothers sleeping and stared up into the roof while he let his thoughts run free. For a while his thoughts came to Kagome and he blushed. He liked her, she was smart, beautiful and kind. He didn't know if his like was more than a friends kind of like but he knew for certain that he wanted to spend time with her and get to know her. A part of him was seriously angry at his former life for letting that vile creature, Naraku, touch her and he vowed to himself that he would make sure to protect Kagome now. Sure he didn't think he would be able to protect her in the past since he didn't know if he could get through the well like Kagome could but that just meant that he and his brothers and cousins would train her more so that she could protect herself while on the other side of the well. However, when Kagome was on this side, Bankotsu would make sure that she could relax and take it easy. That meant keeping that loser Hojo and her former friends away from her. He knew he could do that. Even in this life he had been seen as a 'bad boy' he had always been able to fight and when he was in school not many teachers dared speak to him because he always looked dangerous. Bankotsu smirked at that. Sure he had, had some real friends and some teachers knew that he only fought if he was provoked. Now he would use this to his advantage. He wouldn't let Kagome get hurt again. He also wanted to talk to her more privately. He wanted to find out what he truly felt for her. And if it was love then he wanted to slowly make her comfortable with him. If wasen't planning on go fast about this. Kagome still needed to heal and she also deserved to be given the chance to get to know him slowly without rush. Bankotsu sighed and then closed his eyes to get some rest. Kagome had gotten a few days of so he would just wait and in the meantime, maybe he could get the chance to talk to her over the phone.
(Kagura in the feudal era).
Kagura let out a soft groan in pain as she laid down on her futon in her room and she then stared up into the roof. When she had returned after Inu Yasha had destroyed the well and no one was by the well Naraku had been furious and instead of just squeezing her heart until he calmed down like he normally did he decided to psychically beat her this time. He had also demanded to know how Kagome had been able to get all the shards that the Band of Seven had been given but Kagura didn't know, or rather she had an idea but hid it by making sure to mask her scent with her powers. Naraku hadn't noticed it but she had been beaten very badly because of her not knowing. Naraku had then sent some saimyosho to the clearing of the well to try to revive Bankotsu once more but the monk and slayer had reburied all the remains and blessed the spot and even put protective sutras around the new burial site so that hadn't worked. After another beating because of that he had ordered Kanna and Kohaku to drag her to her room and now, she was there. Kagura stared up into the ceiling and couldn't help but feel amazed at what Kagome had seemed to have done. Maybe the miko could help her aswell. After all, Bankotsu said that she was stronger than everyone thought. Kagura slowly closed her eyes and decided to think of that later. Right now, her body needed time to heal.
(With Inutaichi and Kaede).
Inu Yasha sat and stared out to the forest as he let his thoughts wander. He could feel the others look at him but he ignored it. He knew that they thought he was too quiet and it was true. He was more quiet than he usually was but he still went over what Kikyo had said and he was first now starting to realise that some of what she had said before he left her in the forest just didn't make sense and he didn't know if he should tell the others. But he suspected that if he didn't tell them and they found out later on they would be mad at him. And he would be mad at himself if it meant that Kagome got hurt when she finally came back because he didn't tell his friends. At that Inu Yasha let out a heavy sigh and looked back at his friends and Kaede and took a deep breath.
"Hey Kaede, Kikyo said some things that didn't add up earlier." Inu Yasha said slowly and once he saw that the old miko and his friends were waiting for him to continue he spoke.
"She said something about Kagome not deserving what she had at that it should've been her powers, not Kagome's…" Inu Yasha said and at that Kaede furrowed her brows in thought and Sango and Miroku doing the same. Shippo just looked confused as he looked at Inu Yasha.
"I mean, Kagome is Kikyo's reincarnation, so the power that she has, her reiki, shouldn't Kikyo had, had that when she was alive. Sure I am sure that since Kikyo died young she never reached her full potential or whatever but it is the same power, right?" Inu Yasha asked in confusion. Kaede looked at Inu Yasha before he let out a deep sigh and shook her head in sadness.
"It may be that Kagome is not my sister's reincarnation. That is the only explanation as to what Kikyo said. And I have had my doubts it for some time." Kaede said and the shocked expression on the others faces and how Inu Yasha was about to start speaking again she held up her hand to stop him and the others.
"Please, let this old woman finish speaking. I know that this has been the belief since the moment young Kagome came here but over the years ye all has been collecting the shards and fighting Naraku I have noticed that as young Kagome grew and matured she became less like Kikyo in appearance. Where my sister I guess would be seen as an elegant beauty Kagome seem to be more like a wild beauty. She looked like my sister the first year but now, three years has passed since the day she came through the well and they now don't look anything alike." Kaede said and at that the others in the hut stayed quiet, thinking over that Kaede had said. For Shippo it was easy. He had never thought Kagome and Kikyo had looked alike. for Miroku he had seen some similarity if you just took a glance but he then admitted that Kaede was right. Even if the two women had looked alike at first, they now looked nothing alike. Sango looked down at her hands as she thought it all over and she also agreed with the elderly miko. Kagome and Kikyo was like night and day in both personality and appearance. Inu Yasha however took longer to think it over and after nearly ten minutes he looked at the others, they all agreeing. Kagome was not Kikyo's look alike anymore.
"But Kaede, what does this mean? Does it really mean that Kagome is not Kagome's incarnation?" Mioku asked and Kaede nodded slowly.
"Yes, it is not proven since it is impossible to prove. But it is the beliefs that someone's reincarnation will always look very similar to what they looked like in their earlier life. They just don't have the same personality. Kagome however looks nothing like my sister anymore." Kaede said slowly and at that Inu Yasha frowned.
"But Kagome's soul was taken by that demon witch and once it went into the body the witch created from Kikyo's remains and clay Kikyo was back, how can Kagome not be Kikyo's reincarnation?" He asked and at that Kaede sighed.
"It is possible that the Shikon jewel absorbed my sister's soul once she died and me and the villagers burned her body with the jewel. Then the jewel vanished until Kagome was about to be born and it re-entered this realm that way. I know that it seems very strange but in the light of what ye have just told us, Inu Yasha it might be truth to the stories that has been seen as a legend for every miko in training. It is legend that is only passed down by the mikos. Not the monks. As we all know, the Jewel was created by Miko Midoriko as an last attempt to kill the demon she fought for days. But an old story that was told to my sister and me by the miko training us before our teacher died told about Midoriko having a child and that child had such strong reiki that demons from all over the land came to kill the child but that Midoriko killed them all and in a last attempt to kill her and her child the demons joined together to create one whole demon by using a man that loved Midoriko to combine them all. Much like what Naraku did when he was the human bandit Onigumo. On the last day of the battle Midoriko sacrificed herself and killed the demon and trapped it's soul and her own and thus the jewel was born. Whatever happened to the child after that no one knows. But maybe, just maybe Kagome could be Midoriko's decendant. It should explain why the jewel was inside her body and how Kikyo's soul was inside her aswell. Maybe when mistress centipede ripped the jewel out of young Kagome, Kikyo's soul was somehow able to cling on to Kagome and was able to free itself from the jewel. I do not think that Kikyo's soul had any intention to hurt Kagome. At least not until Urasue forced her back in to this life inside that body of bones and clay. Now my sister might want to take Kagome's power for herself. I will admit that my sister was slightly obsessed about Miko Midoriko even before she was allowed to become the jewels guardian. It became worse after she got that duty. At least until she met Inu Yasha, after that she hated her duties and wanted to rid herself of them and thus her and Inu Yasha falling for the newly created Naraku's plans." Kaede said and she looked at how they all were staring at her in shock and she chuckled.
"Are ye that shocked? It is a story that the first slayers decided that only mikos would have the knowledge of." Kaede said and that snapped them all out of their stupor and Inu Yasha trembled slightly in anger but also in worry.
"Can, Kikyo do that? Take Kagome's power?" He asked and at that Sango and Miroku looked at Kaede while Shippo was near tears. Kaede looked to be thinking it over and then sighed.
"It might be that she will try to kill Kagome and try to absorb the rest of her soul and attempt to make it her own soul, that might give her Kagome's power. I don't think that is possible but the being walking on this earth now is not the sister I knew and loved. She might try it." Kaede said and at that Inu Yasha stood abruptly and Sango and Miroku following.
"Then I will go back through the well and stay by the shrine until Kagome is ready, I won't rush her anymore, but I will protect her when she is ready to come back here. I don't think Kikyo really have left. I can't smell her but that doesn't prove anything." Inu Yasha said.
Miroku looked at Inu Yasha and placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Me, Shippo, Sango and Kirara will camp by the well, we can take turns to go to the village to get food so that the well will always be guarded. I have put sutras on the well just in case Kikyo tried anything but I will not risk her being able to bypass my sutras. But I think you should stay here like you agreed with Souta. I think that you being in Kagome's time might be pressure in itself. With us camping by the well you will be able to go any time you want, that should be enough." Miroku said calmly and though Inu Yasha wanted to argue he could see the monk's point of view and he nodded in agreement. Then they all told Kaede bye and they all hurried over to the well, before they arrived Inu Yasha said he would go through the well and inform Souta of what was happening. Maybe Kagome could find a way to take back the piece of her soul that Kikyo had without having to have to go through the well that way Kikyo would lose whatever power she had over Kagome and her powers. Once they reached the clearing they all looked around and then Inu Yasha jumped down the well and vanished and the others sat down to wait since it was still light outside. They would start looking for fire wood once the sun starting to set.
(With Inu Yasha in the future).
Inu Yasha landed on the bottom of the well and looked up at the well house ceiling and took a deep breath and jumped out of the well and hurried outside and started to sniff the air and found out quickly that Souta was still there, that he was inside the house. Once he knew that he hurried over there and just walked right in through the front door.
"Souta! It's me, I need to talk to you!" Inu Yasha yelled out. Souta who had been upstairs in his room heard Inu Yasha yelling and sighed but then paused the game he was playing then walked out his room and down the stairs and looked at Inu Yasha.
"Inu Yasha, you just left, what is it?" Souta asked and Inu Yasha scowled slightly but let it pass, it was true after all.
"Can you check with Kagome if she can somehow take back the piece of her soul that Kikyo has without going through the well? It is really important and quite frankly I am not sure how to explain it all. Just tell her that Kaede and well, the rest of us thinks that Kagome might not be Kikyo's reincarnation." Inu Yasha said and that Souta just stared at him in shock with his mouth slightly open. Souta stared at Inu Yasha while he processed what Inu Yasha had said and he slowly nodded.
"Yeah, sure I can ask her tomorrow. We are going to have a picnic, I will ask then." Souta said and at that Inu Yasha nodded.
"Good, I will stay with you tonight. I'm gonna try to explain what Kaede told me and our friends and also what made us believe this. Then you can tell Kagome. Tomorrow I'm gonna go back through the well and see if maybe Kaede can write it down or maybe if Miroku can do it. Then Kagome can read everything herself." Souta nodded in agreement to that and then looked at Inu Yasha.
"Would like something to eat? I can make you some ramen and while you eat I will prepare the guest room and call my mother so that she knows you are here and that I have something to ask Kagome tomorrow. Right now Kagome don't need me just dropping this on her out of the blue. If our mother tells her that I need to ask her something and that it is something you asked me to do then she might be more relaxed. Mother said that right now, Kagome don't need any surprises right now after what has happened the last few days." Souta said but then he mentally slapped himself as he noticed how Inu Yasha narrowed his eyes in suspicions and he sighed and looked at Inu Yasha.
"Look, forget I said that. Everything is being taken care of." Souta said but he was then interupted by Inu Yasha let out a loud snarl.
"I will not forget it, what did you mean? What has happened?! Has Kagome been hurt? Have they hurt her?!" Inu Yasha hissed out and Souta groaned in annoyance.
"No, Kyoshi and the others haven't hurt my sister, seriously. It is something else okay?!" Souta yelled out in frustration and when he saw Inu Yasha's glare his shoulder slumped and he knew that the half demon wouldn't give up.
"Okay fine. I will tell you but only if you promise me that you won't lose it." Souta said and after few minutes Inu Yasha nodded in agreement and Souta sighed and led Inu Yasha into the kitchen and let him sit down at the table while he started to make Inu Yasha some ramen.
"Look, I am sure you remember Kagome's old friends from school and the boy that wanted to date her right?" Souta said as he started to boil some water and Inu Yasha raised his brow at that.
"Yeah, those noisy friends and that clingy loser, Hojo right?" Inu Yasha asked and Souta nodded.
"Yeah those, well when they heard Kagome was back home they came here and well one thing led to another and Kagome told them straight up that if they were real friends they wouldn't try to get her to date Hojo since she had no interest in him and she told Hojo they didn't really take it well and followed Kagome to the hospital and when Kagome wouldn't see them and the security went to escort them out of the building, Hojo and Kagome's friend Yuka actually started to fight, violently. The police was called and now neither of those four are allowed to go near my sister. Hojo did it anyway and right now he is in prison. The girls I don't know. I think they have backed off but I can't be sure." Souta said as he let some cubes of ramen into the now boiling water and looked at Inu Yasha and saw that he was furious.
"Look Inu Yasha, you can't get involved. That will just get Kagome more stressed out. Kyoshi and his brothers have her back. Just let it go." Souta said and Inu Yasha to clench if fist slightly as he grinded his teeth in anger but was able to calm down and nod in understanding. He would however if he ever saw those girls and that guy Hojo again make sure that they knew what he thought of them. After a while the ramen was done and Souta filled everything in a large bowl and handed it to Inu Yasha along with some chop sticks and told him that he would get the guest room ready and then left the room. Leaving Inu Yasha to eat his ramen.
After Souta left and went back upstairs Inu Yasha ate his ramen as he thought about what Souta had told him and he didn't like it. He just had to hope that Bankotsu and those other bastards was different people in this time and that they would protect Kagome like Souta and Sakura said they had promised. But now it seemed that it was more going on with the mess of Kagome's former friends here in this time and that guy Hojo. It seemed that what Kagome had told them a year before that she didn't feel like the three girls from her school really wasen't acting as her friends anymore. What bothered him more though was Hojo's obsession of her. That was not good. Even he knew how dangerous a person could be when the focused on one thing or person to that extent. Inu Yasha shook his head and sighed as he ate the last of his ramen. 'I will not think of this more tonight. This era is much safer than my time. I will just wait until Kagome is ready to start travel again and then I will ask about this.' Inu Yasha thought as he put the dish in the sink and then heard Souta call for him that the room was ready and he went upstairs and thanked Souta by ruffling his hair a little and then said good night and closed the door to his room. Souta smiled a little after Inu Yasha and then went to his own room and took his cell and called uncle Toya and talked to his mother for a few minutes and then hung up and unpaused the game and saved it instead and then turned it off and got himself ready for bed.
(In the feudal era in the well clearing).
Sango and Miroku had collected some firewood and they now had a campfire going and they all talked very quietly since Miroku had noticed one of Kikyo's soul collectors in the forest when he looked for wood. It seemed to him like it had wanted him to see it so they all now knew Kikyo was around. They all agreed that Miroku would take first watch just in case the dead one would try something. Kikyo looked at the group in the clearing where the well was and scowled. She had seen them all coming and seen how Inu Yasha had jumped down and vanished, she wasen't stupid. She wouldn't do anything until Kagome returned but now it seemed that the group would wait in the clearing aswell so Kikyo had to come up with something. But she had time. It was quite obvious that Kagome had been injured quite severely if she didn't want to come back still so she had time. Kikyo leaned against the tree behind her and flinched when she felt pain go through her again. It was happening much more now but she just pushed it aside as imaginations, after all she wasen't really alive so she shouldn't be able to feel pain. Her soul collectors was flying above her, now completely black and their once blue eyes was now pure white.