The next morning found Kaede and Inuyasha sitting by the fire pit in Kaede's house as Kaede explained what exactly the Jewel was. "It is the Jewel of Four Souls, it holds tremendous power and can grant the wish of any who possess it. Not only demons desire it though. Some humans desire it to further their petty grasping needs."
Inuyasha snorted and his eyes went to Kagome who lay off to the side tapping her claws impatiently. "Speaking of petty…why are you still here anyway?" After last night Kagome had followed them but had made no further attempt to take the jewel. She just sat brooding inside the hut, ostentatiously ignoring them all.
Kagome glared over her shoulder at the strange boy who had the power to make her eat dirt. "I am waiting for the jewel." She said as if it was obvious.
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow and held up the jewel to show it off. "Why do you want it anyway? Aren't you already powerful? I mean you took care of that centipede lady pretty easily."
Kaede set the iron she had been poking the fire with down and turned to stare at Kagome. "She's only a half-demon."
Wood splintered as Kagome punched through the ground in the blink of an eye. "I am getting sick of you talking as if you know me hag!" She glared at Kaede and growled.
"Ye don't remember me then? I am Kaede, younger sister to Sesshomaru, the priest who bound ye to that tree." She said settling back comfortably.
"Kaede? Oh you were that little whelp that always followed him around right?" Kagome said looking her over thoughtfully before laying back down. "If you are this old, Sesshomaru must be pushing 100. I'm glad I don't have to worry about getting old. Not yet anyway."
"Sesshomaru didn't worry either. Sesshomaru died." Kaede said.
Kagome's flinch almost went unnoticed. Died… "Well that's just one more thing I don't need to worry about then."
Kaede's eyes almost smirked at her, "I wouldn't start celebrating Kagome. I now know that Inuyasha is my brothers reincarnation."
Inuyasha looked at Kaede confused. "I'm you're brothers reincarnation? But how can that be?"
Kaede didn't answer straight out and left Inuyasha to ponder to himself. You look like him, you have his powers…and the Jewel came from your body. You are his reincarnation. You born again to protect it.
Inuyasha wandered around the village in a daze trying to take everything in. Alright…I am in Feudal Japan, there are real live demons and I am supposed to protect this Jewel from the demons that will KILL me to get it. Inuyasha came back to himself at the sound of his name.
"It's the reincarnation of Lord Sesshomaru. Lord Inuyasha." The villagers were saying and bowing to him.
What the hell? Inuyasha thought before fleeing to the edge of the village. Along the way villagers got in his path and pressed items on him, different foods, different odds and ends. Finally he was out of the village and under the tree Kagome had fled to. He looked up at her where she sat, her silver hair shinning in the sun. He fingered the fruit in his hand before chucking it at her head.
Kagome caught it and turned to glare at him. "What do you want?"
"The villagers gave me all this food. Share it with me?" Inuyasha said giving her a small smile. Kagome growled but joined him on the ground eating silently never taking her eyes off him. Finally Inuyasha put down the fruit he was eating and glared at her. "You really hate me don't you?"
Kagome gave him a sickening smile. "You make me retch!"
Inuyasha looked away and sighed. "I'm not Sesshomaru. I am Inuyasha. Inu-ya-sha! Can you be a little nicer?"
Kagome laughed and stood up putting her hands on her hips. "Do you think I am a fool? I don't care who you are. I wont show you any mercy when I take the Jewel from you." The stupid boy. Does he think I could ever mix him up with Sesshomaru? Kagome let out an evil chuckle.
Inuyasha picked up his fruit again and looked at it, mumbling. "Mercy huh? Well all I have to do is say 'sit'…" Kagome slammed to the ground and Inuyasha laughed and shook his hand apologetically unable to stop. "I'm sorry it was an accident!"
Kagome raised her head from the ground and growled at Inuyasha but said no more.
That night Inuyasha lay in Kaede's hut staring at the ceiling as he waited for morning to come or sleep to claim him. It's been two days. I have to get home somehow. Mom, grandpa, Boutan…I'll get home soon. You must be so worried. A few seconds later sleep overwhelmed Inuyasha and he fell into an exhausted rest.
Kagome sat on the fence outside the hut and watched as a crow landed on the window of the hut. Finally she flicked a pebble at it sending it flying away into the sky. There's the first demon. They are beginning to sense the Jewel already. A crow demon means trouble though.
When Inuyasha got up the next morning he snuck from the village. If they had known where he was going they would have tried to stop him. He sighed as he leaned against a tree to think. I came out of the bone-eaters well after falling into it. Maybe…if I go back there I can get home the same way. Inuyasha fingered the Jewel around his neck as he thought unaware of the eyes that watched him. Finally he sighed and started further into the woods. It's worth looking into. He passed many clearings but none were the clearing that held the well. He was getting very frustrated when he found it and was oblivious to the sounds of movement around him in his annoyance. The well! He thought spying it at last. He started into the clearing but hands grabbed him and he heard voices saying, 'we have him'. What the hell is going on! He thought before his eyes were covered and he felt someone hit him and he became dizzy.
Writing this I realized...the beginning is very slow...well review and I'll post soon. Much love from B.D.!