OK so another chappy is here, this is actually quite a fast update...hehe! I just got a nintindo wii like a week ago and that's my life now...I know...get back to work! hehe! Here you go! enjoy! there might be some spelling errors...oh well! heh!
Chapter 23 What Would You Do For The Sacred Jewel?
"There's got to be something you want." Kagome thought for a moment. "I'm not leaving here without that jewel." Kikyo showed her to the kitchen and they sat at a small wooden table. She took a seat and Kikyo took a seat across from her.
"What are you planning on using the jewel for Kagome?" Kikyo asked.
"Why do you care?" Kagome frowned, why was Kikyo playing games with her?
"There must be a good reason for why you want this jewel." Kikyo reasoned. "Do you seek it for it's powers?"
"No," Kagome sighed frustrated, "I want it so I can save my friends and get out of this place."
"These friends of yours, is Inuyasha included amongst them?" Kikyo asked dubiously.
"No," Kagome snapped, the Inuyasha subject was still a sore one. "After I'm done kicking his ass I'll want nothing more to do with him."
"Ok then I think we can make a deal." Kikyo offered, "Promise me that if I give you the jewel I can have Inuyasha, forever."
"You can keep him," Kagome said bitterly.
"I'll need your word on that." Kikyo detailed.
"You have my word, you can have Inuyasha, forever." Kagome repeated feeling a bit stupid. "Now give me the jewel."
Kikyo got up and went to the counter. She pulled a small box out of a cabinet and opened it. A soft pink aura came bursting out of the box as if the jewel itself was a light. Kikyo placed the jewel in a velvet bag and handed it to Kagome.
"Use it wisely." She advised.
"I plan to." Kagome took the bag with the jewel in it then left not once stopping to look back.
Naraku walked out of the living room to join Kikyo in her kitchen. They watched through a window as Kagome left.
"You now have what you want, right?" Naraku confirmed.
"Inuyasha is mine." Kikyo smirked. "Why give her the jewel?"
"Because she's the only one who can open the portal." Naraku explained. "And for your spell to work you had to give up something of equal value."
"I thought the jewel held four souls though." Kikyo pondered aloud.
"Exactly." Naraku nodded.
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Kagome left the small house with the jewel in her hand. She had her plan all worked out, now all she needed to do was go kick the shit out of a half demon she knew would be looking for her. She decided to start with his house. She knew he wouldn't be at her place. He'd probably already guessed she knew his secret. Maybe he even thought that was why she left early. She grumbled an almost silent curse and walked on. With each step she could feel herself calming down and she didn't want that. She wanted to be mad at Inuyasha. He was in the game with Naraku. Was that his job? Sneak in and make her trust him? Now she was confused, because she thought that was her job. If so why hadn't he taken her last night? She had slept quite heavily thanks to his presence.
A part of her wanted to pretend it wasn't his fault, that he was just dragged into it just like she was. She knew that wasn't true though. She could feel it in her gut. She wondered where Hojo had went. Had Inuyasha taken him down while she was asleep and let him go? Or was he dead, was Hojo really the one she should have trusted? She spun around looking to see if anyone was following her then walked on. She wove many scenarios in her head. Most of them Inuyasha was a good guy, but the worst ones were when Inuyasha was a bad guy.
She thought about how she was going to ask him to come with her when she left. Thank God she hadn't, how embarrassing would that have been. Especially since he was on the bad guys team. Her walking slowed when a chill ran up her back. She didn't stop knowing that would give her away. She slowed and concentrated hard on the noises around her. She heard the birds, the sound of distant cars traveling faster than the speed limit. She heard the sound of water running nearby, possibly a creek, but other than that there was only silence. She shrugged her shoulders slightly and carried on. She was slowing becoming psycho. She'd end up in a nut house for sure. She walked till she reached his street. She stayed hidden in the cemetery across from his house for a while to scope the place out. Just as she'd expected Inuyasha's car was in the driveway. That means he had to go to the bar to get it. He was teamed up with Naraku. God how she wanted to kill him. She felt her anger rise up inside her and knew now was the time.
She approached the house slowly. It was broad daylight outside but Kagome had figured out a way to get in. She went around the back of the house praying that no cars would pass by. She went to the farthest window on the west side of the house. She climbed onto the trash can and it wobbled a bit. She caught herself and after regaining her balance started climbing up the side of the house using her leet ninja skills. Not really, there was actually a awning that she was able to reach and climb up putting her right next to the window she knew would be open. It was the same window that Miroku and Sango had escaped from the other day.
She climbed up onto a trash can and from there grabbed the gutter and swung herself onto the roof. Approaching the window she checked again to make sure no one was watching. She sighed in relief when the window pushed open, she was afraid it would have been locked. She climbed into the room and listened for the sound of an alarm.
She heard voices downstairs but she couldn't tell for sure if thy were male of female. She opened the door and slowly made her way down the hall. Reaching the stairs Kagome could hear the voices better. Though she still didn't know what they were saying. Creeping down the stairs slowly, Kagome started to understand what the voices were saying. She saw a blur of white in the living room and made her way that way for a closer look.
"Where is she?" She heard Inuyasha ask in a loud tone.
"She is out of the picture." The other man said off-handedly. "I made a deal with a man to keep you out of her path."
"If she's hurt you better pray to the Gods," Inuyasha threatened. "Cause I'll kill you."
"Inuyasha you need to work on that temper." the other man tisked.
"I want to know where she is." There was movement in the room so Kagome backed up to keep out of sight.
"She's doing what she came here to do, and then she'll leave." The voice was smug and Kagome wanted to confront the man. "You don't have the luxury of helping criminals."
"I don't care what she is!" Inuyasha retorted. "She needs my help!" there was more movement and Kagome thought maybe she should leave, but she didn't.
"If you leave this house you will no longer be a part of this family." the other man warned.
"Screw you Sesshomaru." Kagome got up and snuck away from the doorway. She'd meet up with Inuyasha later. She listened as Inuyasha stomped out of the house and knew he was gone with the resonating sound of the front door slamming. Not wanted to cross paths with Sesshomaru Kagome stayed hidden for a good amount of time. When she was sure the coast was clear Kagome made her way upstairs and left out the same window she came through. Kagome thought about the conversation between Inuyasha and Sesshomaru, whoever he was. She thought back to the list of family members that had come up on the bio she'd found on him. There was no Sesshomaru, that she could recall, or even a niece named Rin.
She thought about what Inuyasha had said. He was innocent, set up just like she had been. Kagome felt guilty for even thinking he'd betrayed her. How stupid could she be? She had to find him and get his help, she still needed it. She walked purposefully down the street. She didn't know where they would meet up, but she still had to go back to the apartment and clean up. Kagome decided to run and she was 50 yards from the apartment parking lot before she slowed back down to a walk. She looked both ways, she didn't need another episode like the day before, she was still hurting from that meeting with the concrete. She didn't see Inuyasha's vehicle in the parking lot but hopefully he'd be here soon to see if she'd come here. She went inside and started packing Miroku, Sango, and her things into their bags. They'd overstayed their welcome in this town and now it was time to go. First she had to find Inuyasha and get her friends back. Kagome threw the 3 bags onto the floor by the front door. She did a sweep of the apartment, and then went to the kitchen with a trash bag. She put all the extra food in the bag.
As she was tying the knot, there was a knock at the door. She hurried to the door and swung the door open wide. Inuyasha stood there with a relieved look on his face.
"Kagome where have you been?" She backed up and let him come in.
"I'm sorry," Was all she said before pulling him into a bear hug. "I left early, I didn't want you to get hurt."
"Kagome, I can take care of myself." Inuyasha said stroking the back of her hair absentmindedly.
"I went to meet Naraku." Kagome whispered.
"I know, but by the time I got there the only thing that was there was my car." He sighed heavily as if he'd just gotten something big off his chest. "I was worried about you."
"I'm sorry, I thought you were a bad guy." Kagome shrugged, she pulled away so she could look him in the eye.
"Sesshomaru," Inuyasha growled at the name. "My brother set you up, he made a deal with Naraku so you'd stay away from me."
"I know." Kagome looked to the floor trying not to act guilty.
"How?" Inuyasha asked truly confused.
"I was in your house, when you had the fight." Kagome didn't take her eyes off the floor. That is until Inuyasha did the unexpected. He started laughing, at her!
"What?" Kagome asked truely horrified she'd pushed Inuyasha into a psychotic stupor.
"Kagome you're a professional thief," He stopped for air, "If you think I'm going to get mad at you for breaking into my house, then you're stupid."
"I am not stupid!" Kagome objected. "Besides, you know I'm trying to change my ways." Kagome giggled at her fib.
"I think you still need work." He joked, then he was quiet. "I thought I lost you." The seriousness was thick and Kagome felt a blush creeping onto her face. He took her face into his hands and cradled it there. He'd lost track of his thoughts and knew only one thing.
"Inuyasha? Are you oh--" Kagome was cut off when Inuyasha pressed his lips to hers. She stood stock still for a moment unfamiliar with this new arrangement. She fell into the kiss with a long awaited sigh. This, she knew, decided it, if she asked him he would say yes. He would go with her to wherever they were off to next. She broke the kiss and took a deep breath of much needed air. She wanted to ask him now before she chickened out.
"Kagome, I--" Inuyasha stopped not knowing how to say it.
"I know." Kagome finished for him, it was all coming together, she was ready to finish the job and leave. "I have it." She smiled.
"Have what?" Inuyasha's confusion was obvious.
"I have the jewel, you can come with me." Kagome smiled. "We can get my friends and leave this place. Go somewhere else, start new." her smile glowed and Inuyasha knew what he had to do. She hugged him and turned. She picked up two bags and shouldered them. "Now will you help me take these out to your car?" She asked and turned. "And then we can be on our--" Shocked into silence Kagome didn't know what to say. She dropped her bags and started backing up. At first she though she was imagining it, surely she was just seeing things. Then he spoke and she realized just how stupid she was.
"Go to the door." Inuyasha's voice was devoid of any emotion Kagome glared.
"I can't believe you, " She sweared. "You vile, indescpicable creep!"
"Kagome, turn around and go to the door or else." Inuyasha cocked the gun and pointed it at her head.
End Chappy
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Review...or else...I just stop there with no explanation...and I know you don't want that! I wanted to finish it in this chapter but then I decided to end with a cliffy, so the next chapter will be the last...so yea...be prepared...it will all eventually make sense!