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Inu-Yasha, Stay With Me!

Chapter 5

The wind blew the clouds over the old well and sent a slight chill with it. The trees sang beautiful lyrics as the wind passed by. Kagome sat on the thick edge of the well trying to regain a little of her composure, for everyone's sake. She wondered if Kikyo was gone yet.

'Mom doesn't want me to worry about her...' She replayed in her mind as she tucked her dark hair with her hand. 'And she's right. I have no reason to be below Kikyo.' Kagome stood up abruptly straightening out her skirt. She walked with her eyes down on the ground as she could smell the aroma of burning wood. The nearly fall air nipped at her bare legs which made her walk faster back to the village. She rounded the corner to Kaede's hut where black smoke came from the roof.

"I'm back.." She wearily stated. As she walked in, dark clouds made the sun outside disappear. Leaving the hut in darkness except around the fire.

"Kagome..." Sango said a little slurred. "Kikyo left... but she told us something you might want to listen to..." She put a hand down to Kirara who was sill curled up warmly with Inu-Yasha. Kagome seemingly ignored Sango and sat down right by Inu-Yasha, placing a hand on his forehead.

"Lady-Kagome it's urgent." Miroku pleaded.

"I'm listening." She replied dully. "What is it?"

"She says... It's up to you to find a cure for him. The injury has something to do with Kikyo so she can't help him either. She says it's up to you to find out what this is and treat it." Sango explained.

"Really?" Kagome said standing up. "That right..." She looked back down at the half demon.

"What?" Shippo asked curiously.

"Inu-Yasha, the pain he had... It was in his chest! The same place where Kikyo's arrow had hit him and sealed him to the tree!" She almost screamed.

"Kagome what are ye yelling about?" Kaede said carrying some rice for the group out of the next room.

"I think I know how this all happened though..." She said seriously as ever.

"You do!" Miroku said leaning in, as if to not miss a word.

"Unfortunately," She started. "Naraku had the heart of Onigumo, who pined for Kikyo... His heart must have taken over making him put something over Inu-Yasha, knowing that if Naraku himself died, Inu-Yasha couldn't have Kikyo either... Which is how he's like this..."

"But why is it where the arrow was?" Kaede asked still puzzled.

"Naraku must have wanted Inu-Yasha killed by what didn't 50 years ago. By having the pain right through his heart." She said looking away from Inu-Yasha.

"How did you figure that out?" Miroku looked at her strangely.

"I don't know," She said with a puzzled look on her face. "But it seems to fit doesn't it?"

"Yes it does.." Kaede said now putting the rice tray down.

"Now I just need to find out how to help him." She said quietly.

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The rain clouds started to fill the sky with blackness as once again the teenager had found her way away from the group. She sat, her head resting on her arms that were on top of her tired, pulled in legs. She sat under a tree on the hill side but heard the approaching thunder rolls off in the distance. She stood up once again making her way through the town. She spotted children playing tag but off to the corner a boy and a girl and she could hear what the girl was saying.

"But Daisuke I like you!" She was crying.

"But I like your sister ok?" The boy pushed her away and continued playing with the other children. The girl sat and cried. Kagome couldn't help feeling sorry for the girl, after all she was in the same position.

"Aw, are you alright?" Kagome said getting down to her level.

"Dai-daisuke doesn't like me... He said that he didn't like my sister anymore but he lied!" She said now angry. The girl couldn't be more than 7 or 8, she didn't need to worry about this sort of stuff now.

"I'm sure that he's just confused..."

"How would you no?" She screamed out in frustration.

"Oh trust me I would." She said patting the girl on the head. "Just don't get all down yet, after all, his feelings could change." She smiled at the girl and made her way back to Kaede's hut, leaving the girl to go back to playing with her friends.

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"Kagome please eat something..." Sango insisted giving her a bowl of rice.

"I will just not right now. I'm too busy thinking." Kagome sat staring at Inu-Yasha as if the answer to all her problems were written right on his face.

"But you're going to get sick; What's the point in finding the answer if you're too sick to perform it?" Miroku tried once again to reason with her.

"Fine.." She said snatching the bowl of rice from Sango. 'Now I know what's happening... But I have no idea how to fix it...' She thought as she ate the first of the rice.

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It was about two hours later and a heavy thunderstorm had struck. Everyone was sleeping soundly however except Kagome who sat up still thinking.

'No that wouldn't work either...' She mentally cursed realizing she had no answer. She plopped back down into a makeshift pillow with Shippo curled up in the crease of her arm, snoring and mumbling softly in his sleep. She wished she could sleep as soundly.

Still trying, Kagome closed her eyes, images of Inu-Yasha and her playing back through her mind. She wished she could be there with him, in his dreamings. Or at least know what he was dreaming about.

'Probably about Kikyo...' She mumbled mentally. She remembered the girl she has talked to in the village that day though.

"Just don't get all down yet, after all, his feelings could change."

Could that be true about Inu-Yasha's feelings towards Kikyo too?

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A/N: Yey-ness, another chappie done :... I hope y'all liked it...I know it kind of wandered a lot and a lot happened but hey I told you I have a way with my stories... That whole reason why Inu-Yasha was affected took me forever to sort out... X.X but lemme know what you think guys! thanks so much for everything you've done so far! Love you all and PLEASE KEEP REVIEWING!

'Till Next Time!

A friend in words,

--KB