Chapter 7: Going home
A/n: Obligatory disclaimer that I don't own Inuyasha or any of the characters. I'm just playin' with them.
Kagome woke in something warm and fuzzy. She turned to her side and pulled it closer to her, rubbing her face on it and hummed in contentment. There was no sunlight trying to shine through her eyelids so she knew it was still dark, but there must have been some reason she woke up. Slowly one eye peaked open and scanned the camp but nothing seemed to be out of place. Shrugging, she closed her eye and prepared to go back to sleep.
Kagome stilled in shock before shooting her eyes open and bolting upright. The thing she was wrapped in had moved. She held the edge up to her face to examine it.
"It's called mokomoko-sama." Sesshomaru said coolly.
"Mokomoko?" Kagome repeated. "What is that?"
"It's an extension of my yoki, my tail from my demon form if you will."
"It's so warm and fluffy." She said rubbing it against herself again. The tiniest moan escaped her throat and she stilled, blushing and embarrassed. Quickly she stood and returned mokomoko. "I should get in bed with the kids again before anyone wakes up." She said rushing to her sleeping bag. It wasn't as warm in the sleeping bag as it was wrapped in his fluffy but she didn't want to impose and ask for it back so she spent the next few hours in a restless sleep.
When the sun rose the group waisted no time eating quickly and continuing with their search. They came across a lesser demon which Inuyasha easily took out after Kagome pointed out that there was a shard in his forehead. Inuyasha taunted it and the hog demon took the bait, grabbing Inuyasha and bringing him close to its face to be eaten. Once he was close enough Inuyasha dug his claws in and pulled out the shard. Kagome shot an arrow at the hogs chest and purified it.
The second shard they came across was a little more difficult to get. The giant bird demon had made it hard for Kagome or Inuyasha to reach as it kept taking to the sky. The bird would attack, Inuyasha would dodge, Inuyasha would attack, and the bird demon would fly. Eventually Sesshomaru got tired of this and used his light whip to pull the bird down, Kagome told Inuyasha the shard was in it's left wing. He jumped into action yelling 'Iron Reaver Soul Stealer' cutting and killing the demon. Kagome ran over and picked up the shard.
"What is it Kagome?" Miroku asked noticing she was just staring at it. She turned around to face the group.
"It's the last one to collect." She said quietly.
"How do you know?" Sango asked placing her hand on her friends shoulder.
"I don't know, I can just feel it. Between the pieces we have, the 2 in Koga's legs and the half Naraku has, there are no more to look for."
"Well, let's go get the mangy wolfs shards and take down Naraku." Inuyasha declared.
"Inuyasha, sit! Koga needs those shards to help us defeat Naraku. Then we can get the shards back." Inuyasha grumbled from his spot, face planted in the ground. "I guess, we should go back to the village. Restock, recharge, find safety for those not fighting and get ready for the final battle." The group nodded and headed back toward the village.
Once they got back Kagome started packing her bag. The group noticed but didn't say anything until she started heading in the direction of the well.
"Oi wench, where do you think you're going?" Inuyasha called.
"Home, Inuyasha, I'd like to see my family before the fight." She said without looking back. Inuyasha didn't protest anymore but followed to make sure she got there safe. "I'll just stay the night Inuyasha. I'll be back tomorrow evening."
"Okay." He pouted. She hugged him then threw her legs over the ledge and fell into the well.
She hauled her now almost empty bag up the ladder into the well house. It seemed quiet as she made her way up the stairs to her house. 'Mama?' She called out with no answer. She noticed a note on the counter.
Darling,
Incase you come back,
we're at the market and will
be home in time for dinner.
Love mama.
She placed the note back on the counter and made her way upstairs. She grabbed some clothes from her room then headed to the bathroom. A nice hot bath is just what I need. She thought stripping down and climbing in. She rested her head against the edge and closed her eyes.
"Kagome?" Her mother knocked on the bathroom door startling her.
"Yes mama?" She asked pulling the plug and wrapped herself in a towel trying to get to the door in a rush. She pulled it open just as mama was about to speak.
"Oh! What would you like for dinner dear?"
"Anything home cooked would be great really!"
"Alright, see you downstairs soon dear." Kagome nodded and closed the door again to get dressed and throw her hair up in a towel. She ran to her room to throw her dirty clothes in her basket before running down stairs to hug her mama. After that she sat on the counter so they could talk.
"So how long are you staying this time?"
"Only tonight, I told Inuyasha I'd be back tomorrow evening. I wanted to come see you though."
"Why's that dear?"
"We got the last few pieces of the jewel today. The only thing we have left to do is fight Naraku and get his half."
"That's great, maybe I'll get to see more of you now then."
"Hopefully. Naraku's not going to be easy to defeat." She trailed off sadly.
"Now listen here Kagome. This Naraku may be strong but so are you, and so is Inuyasha, and from what you told me so are Sango and Miroku."
"Actually, remember Sesshomaru? Inuyasha's half brother? He joined us too. He's really powerful and will be a great help."
"Even better, with those two boys there's no reason for you not to come back home to me safely. So tell me more about this Sesshomaru, is he handsome?"
"Mama…" Kagome whined.
"Come on, tell me!" Kagome blushed.
"Yes he's cute but-"
"Does he take care of you?" Ms. Higurashi cut her off.
"Well yeah, I guess, but-"
"Do you like him?"
"Mama!" Kagome said shocked.
"Well, do you?"
"Yeah I did, but he's a powerful demon, Lord of the Westlands, and besides, he's Inuyasha's brother." Her mother gave her a knowing look but kagome changed the subject. They talked about everything until dinner was ready and Sota and gramps joined them to eat.
Fish and rice wasn't a fancy meal but it was delicious after only being able to eat whatever Sesshomaru and Inuyasha couch catch, unseasoned. Dinner passed quickly as Sota talked about his soccer games and asked about her adventures. It wasn't long before Kagome flopped onto her bed to sleep, exhausted. I missed my bed. She thought crawling under the covers.