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Chapter Three

Finding a Miko


Inuyasha wouldn't believe them at first when they told him that Kikyou was alive. It took some time but Kagome had convinced him that if Kikyou were truly dead once again then she would have her soul back. The information lessened his worries but only just.

She had a Priestess to find.


"Yeah... this was smart.... I'm definitely lost." "Soooooo clever Kagome! Bringing your bow and nothing else! Food? No. Water? No. Sleeping bag?! NO!!!" "ARRRGG! Stupid rock!"

Birds flew from their trees as Kagome stumbled through the forest. She didn't really know where she was going, but she knew that she needed to cover her scent incase Inuyasha came after her. She didn't want to be found. She stopped a moment wondering if this was the right thing to do. She had left in the middle of the night with only her weapon. no warning, no supplies, no telling anyone where she was going. She stopped and frowned. Looking back the way she thought she came, she wondered if leaving like that was all right.

' Well... I left a note...' Shaking her head she continued on hoping she would find a way out of the forest soon.

All she had brought with her were the capris jeans and tank top she was wearing. She had long ago given up wearing her school uniform to the Sengoku Jidai. 'I'll have to get something at the next town I come across. Oh wait! I didn't bring any money!' She sighed and straightened resolve and determination shining in her azure eyes. She would survive this. She would find Kikyou and fend for herself in the process. She would hunt. She would learn to protect her self. She would not think of the difficulties she would face. She'd think and act.

She sighed. Who was she kidding? She wouldn't be able to survive. She would--'NO. I can do this. I'll train while I look for Kikyou. I'll get better. Then... maybe...' She shook her head. Now wasn't the time for such thoughts. She needed to find a way back onto the beaten path.

Her scraped knees couldn't take much more.


"INUYASHA! ... INUYASHA! ... SANGO! ...SANGO!! ... SANGO! ... MIROKUUUUU!" Miroku, Sango and Inuyasha woke up to a Screaming, crying, hyperventilating fox kit. Inuyasha could feel his ears ringing and so bonked Shippou on his head.

"OI Runt! Shut up! It's Dawn!" Inuyasha froze as soon as he spoke. His ears flattening on top of his head as he waited for the inevitable 'Osuwari' command he was sure to get for hitting the kit.... But it never came. Everyone looked around in confusion before Inuyasha started to make his way over to Kagome's sleeping bag.

"Keh! Stupid wench must still be sleepin'" He kicked it once. Nothing. He kicked it again. Nothing. Growling in annoyance Inuyasha pulled open they 'zipper' only to find it empty. "Oi! Runt! Where's the wench?!"

"INUAYSHA! LISTEN I WAS TRYING TO TELL YOU! M-momma... her sleeping bag... f-f-find... where... not to look… al-alright... back soon!" Shippou had started crying again and Inuyasha had burst through the door of the hut half way through his message. Sango and Miroku didn't know what was going on and they couldn't get another word out of Shippou he was crying so hard.


Inuyasha was running through the forest at his top speed trying to find his friend. He had heard all of what Shippou said and he didn't like it one bit.

"Momma left a note in her sleeping bag that said she had to go find something. She didn't say where she was going but she told us not to look for her and that she'll be alright and she'll come back soon."

'Damnit Kagome! What do you think your doing?! You can't protect yourself! I lost Kikyou... I won't lose you too...!' He pumped his legs harder searching for her scent.


It was nearly mid day before Shippou calmed down enough to speak. He was burrowed in Kagome's sleeping bag trying to be as close to her scent as possible. Sango was out helping Kaedae and so it was up to Miroku to find out what was going on.

"Shippou." he called softly. Clearly something was wrong if it had Shippou this upset. Normally Shippou would try to "keep it together" not sulk like this.

"Yeah Miroku?"

"Can you please explain what's going on? Sango and I missed what you said earlier when Inuyasha left the hut."

"Okay... Well I woke up this morning and I was in mamma's sleeping bag thing but I knew I fell asleep with Kirara and I *sniffle* I couldn't smell mama and so I woke up. But all of you were sleeping so I figured mama went to do something. But I found a note that mama wrote on t-top of her bag and it said that she needed to go find something. It d- didn't say what only that it was important and that she d-didn't want us to look for her because she would be fine and come back soon." At Miroku's puzzled look Shippou continued, " Mama's been teaching me how to read. She says I'm really good at it." his lips quirked up a bit before he buried his face back into the best source of his mama's scent Miroku stood and left the hut to find Sango to discuss this latest development.


Inuyasha had been running for some time. How long? He didn't know. A few of Kagome's 'ours' probably and still he hadn't found her. He had managed to follow her scent deep into the forest before it just vanished. It didn't make any sense.

A person always gives off a scent. It would take weeks for a persons scent to cover enough for there to be no trace. Even if they stayed in one spot the scent would still move, because it would spread on the wind, but it would get weaker the further away you got from the person. She couldn't have been kidnapped because he would've seen or smelt something. The only thing that would make sense would be if Kagome had masked her scent but she didn't know how to do that. 'No way the wench could do that! She can hardly fire her arrows!'

He searched for a while longer before heading back to the village. He wasn't stupid. Sango and Miroku would want to help and having two other demons with sharp senses would increase their chances of finding her. But he wasn't going to give up. 'I'll save you Kagome. Don't you worry.'


"Why would Kagome do that? It's not like her to make people worry like this."

"I think that Lady Kagome wrote the note so that we WOULDNT worry. It's just like her to think that telling us not to worry would do any good" Miroku had found Sango and explained what was going on. Now that they understood the 'what' and relative 'how' they were trying to find the 'whys'.

"Are we even sure that Kagome wrote the note? It could be a fake. And how was Shippou able to read it in the first place?"

"No Shippou swore it was her writing but I compared it to one of her note books and it's a perfect match. As for how Shippou knows how to read, he told me that Kagome has been teaching him."

Sango stood and started to pace. She couldn't just sit and fidget any longer. Her sister was out there, Kami knows where, doing Kami knows what with no protection. "I just don't get it Miroku! Why would she do this?! She didn't bring food or water or anything with her!"

"Sango..." he soothed, as he rubbed comforting circles on her back, "Inuyasha will return and then we'll all go look for her. She'll be fine. We'll find her before you know it" 'I hope'


Blacklight: HIIIIII!

Shippou: Where's mamma go?

Blacklight: She's been kicked out of this CC for sayin' my thing.

Shippou: no. i KNOW that! where'd she go in the story! she just LEFT! she didn't even say bye!

Blacklight: I can't tell you sweetie. only the readers an me can know but don't worry she's safe.

Shippou: Okay! I'm gonna go tell Bakayasha!


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