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I ran so much, I ran through the night and into the day. I wasn't the least bit tired and I ran at a continuous speed. The trees of the forest zoomed past me, I hadn't stopped for anything, water food or rest. I kept going until finally, mid-afternoon; I stooped at a narrow clear, small stream.
.: It's about time you stopped, I thought you'll run yourself to your death:.
'That's not such a bad idea. I mean there's no reason to stay here.'
.: No, think about you're family:.
'I'll get to my time then.'
.:OH really, what about the jewel?:.
'Well, they have Kikyou.'
.: What about Rin? Will you just leave her and Shippo? That'll be the second mother that'll little fox will lose,:.
'I'll take them with me. I did it once, I can do it again.'
.: What about Lord Sesshomaru?:.
'what about him?'
.:Isn't Rin his ward, his responsibility?:.
'Well, he should be but he had let little Rin get lost and hungry all alone in the woods. That's just no way to treat her.'
.:Goodness Kagome, you'll give me a headache, I can already tell. Think about Sango, Miroku and Kaede. I've made up my mind and I'm staying here:.
'You can stay but I know I'm not.'
.: Kagome, I'm quite serious, I'm not leaving:.
'I never said you weren't serious.'
.:Then why do you still wish to go if you can't?:.
'What do you mean I can't?'
.: You can't go anywhere if I disagree. I mean, we must work harmoniously in order to do anything:.
'And if we don't,'
.:One of us will go silent while the other will have all control:.
'That's not fair…'
"I WAS HERE FIRST!" I yelled out. So I forgot I wasn't talking to a real person and got angry at the inner girl.
.:Must you be so loud?:. I didn't respond so she continued.
.:I'll have you know, I was here all along, I just laid dormant like all the inner beasts in humans:.
'I don't understand.' I sat down near the stream listening to it rushing pass and I saw some fish jumping out and doing a little flip.
.:Everyone one has an inner beast. Well, everyone is born with one but in humans; the inner beast is not formed and stays asleep. While in Youkai, they awake as soon as they are born. In hanyou's, though they are like youkai, there are days when their inner beast sleeps:.
'Whatever, you'll have to explain that to me another time, my head is just to full right now.
.:You have too many emotions running wild:.
'No duh, so I've got a real question to ask you.'
.:And that be:.
'How can I shut up you?'
.:You can't:. She sort of sung that out as if she was teasing me, what a punk. I rolled my eyes and watched the fish swim pass by. "I'm bored." I told no one and lay on my back. I stared at the sky and heard her voice again. .:It's about to rain, make shelter:.
'there's no clouds in the sky and don't you mean find shelter?'
.:Look again:. I looked and saw two clouds that were nearing each other. Wow, .:And I meant make shelter, you can't find shelter in the middle of nowhere so make shelter from those trees:.
'Don't be serious, I don't do manual labor on my own. I'm learning how to but I'm hardly at the level to MAKE shelter.'
.:Leave it to me:.
And my body stood on it's own.
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When I finally got the chance to bring myself out of the trance, she had put me in; it was completely dark, and dry. 'What just happen?'
.:Hey, you're awake, about time, I was getting tired:.
'Answer my question.'
.:I Took control:.
'Why, how, when.'
.:I knew you were tired and I need to but you this hut so I just thought, I'll let her sleep and how, well that's easy, I took my side of your mind and heart and knocked you out and when, well hours ago. Don't you feel refreshed?:.
'You can do that? We can't let that happen, and yeah I sort of do. Um, where are all the trees?'
.:I Needed materials for the hut, I chopped them down:.
'Where's the hut and is that why my hands feel like rocks. I was doing manual labor?'
.:It's down the path with nothing but stumps. You'll love it. It's quaint and just so cute:.
I hated this. This woman was taking over me without me know or anything. I have no idea what I am and she just made it worst. She chopped down trees for her own desire and hello, it didn't even rain. I really need some advise something.
I walked down the path of tree stumps away from the narrow stream.
We were still pretty close to the stream when I saw the "hut" she had made, with my body.
It was made of the bark of the trees, or logs, whatever and the roof was covered with tree and bark. It wasn't that big but then it's only one person staying in it. The door was leaves tied together with some type of string. I walked closer and saw the string was green. That was when I felt a breeze. I looked down and saw my half a skirt. "You aren't serious."
I received no response from her and I continued to my skirt that had shrunk in size. It was smaller by length and I knew if I was to bend down, well you'll see my entire tush.
I felt my head get hot, damn, what is she? She can take over me and I can't take over her. Man I need some help. I heard rustling from behind and I automatically went from my arrows and bow, too bad I didn't have them with me. SO I just thought to get in a fighting stance, wishing they'll get scared that I could fight and just run off. I smelled a horrible smell, I almost got knocked out.
"My, my, my little miko is out on her own. What a mistake." I knew that voice and I matched it with the newly found scent that had to be hers. "Hello, Kagura." I had just remembered about the apple peeler I had swiped from my mother. I had slipped it in my socks before I ran off, afraid of Inuyasha coming to get me.
She came out of the trees and into the sumps path. Her feather was shrinking in her hand and the other held a fan.
"Are her to try and kill me?" I asked although it'll be quite stupid if she was. No I was wrong it wouldn't be stupid, it's not like I'm the only one who can see the jewel shards and Kikyou, well Kikyou is Kikyou, nothing more nothing more.
"Of course not, Naraku found out that Kikyou has officially joined your group so, he wants another miko."
"I don't care."
"Well, you should, that miko he wants is you."
"Well come and get me." No, don't, what was I saying? Well all I know is she did exactly that. She waved that fan and I jumped out of the way using that girl's, inside of me, power.
"Miko, why are you so fast? You run and look and little like a youkai." She waved again and the blades flew out. I dodged it but she waved a third time when I wasn't paying attention much. It caught in the legs and I went down from the air not even facing her.
The smell of my own blood just rushed to my head. Blood was just leaking out of me. I smelt decay and a smell of rat but I didn't care of that much. I pulled out the peeler and just threw it behind me thinking that was where she was. I heard a satisfying grunt but instead of her copper blood like smell, I smelt more decay coving every other scent.
I turned trying hard not to hurt myself farther and saw who, more like what, I got.
There sitting on a stump was Kikyou with my peeler right in her chest. Inuyasha was standing of her staring at her gaping. He turned towards me with red eyes. And Kikyou coughed out blood and fell limp.
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My breathing became hollow and I was already immobile. I had just killed Inuyasha's love. The woman that grabbed his heart and made sure that every one knew he was hers and no one not even her reincarnation would be able to have some of his heart.
My right eye twitched and I watched as his fangs and claws grew longer. Marking's on his face became dominate and was on his cheeks burning violet. He purposely took slow steps towards me. He's eyes were scarlet red and I just knew he smelt my fear. I know I smelt it, and it was so powerful I was almost fainting.
My eyes took a long look at his entire body, a memento for when I was going to be a spirit that I'll always remember my first love. My eyes fell to the side of his waist where his sword was not at.
"Inuyasha, she died a long time ago." I turned to the voice and saw Sango with Miroku but, my kids weren't with them.
I grew confused but I was still alert, I was going to die. I looked back at Inuyasha and realized he was closer and he had not even paid attention to the demon exterminator. My voice was lost and I didn't even try to ask for forgiveness. Though it was an accident, I knew nothing I can say or do will pay back this horrible deed.
"Well, Naraku would be angry if the only shard detector was killed by one of his enemies." Kagura said from the air and she raised her fan to attack, just in case. I had forgotten she was even there. I didn't bother to turn my head. Inuyasha was standing two feet from me.
No
An arm raised and his voice came out low and struggled, "Mate killed, you die!" And the claws went down.
"INUYASHA!" voices called out. My friends.
NO!
Crackle, crackle, his claws hit something right in front of my face. It had blue sparks flying out and it was invisible. He just stopped or was something stopping him. The tips of the sharp, murderous nails that were his nails were an inch above my face but it just stopped mid killing me.
My breath was still caught up in my throat. I still was speechless, and my heart was beating a loud crazy rhythm.
His body stood paralyzed those 2 small feet away from my immobile fallen body.
"KAGOME!" The voices called out again but they were closer. They reached and few feet away from Inuyasha. His mouth stuck in a sneer, and his eyes full of pain and hatred and his killing weapon right above my nose.
My nose, that's when I smelt fox-demon mixed with oranges and human mixed with a scent of the Sakura blossoms. I matched them to the aura I've grown to get use to and love and I knew those scents belonged to Shippo and Rin. I heard their voice and they were by them selves behind me a few feet back.
I found my voice and I gazed into Inuyasha's eyes, "I'm sorry, but, just sit." He didn't falter not a bit. He stayed in that position and I repeated, "sit."
Nothing happened again. I looked at his neck and I saw the rosary but it was not affecting him. Sango came running to me when she realized Inuyasha was frozen. "Now this is what Naraku must know about." I heard Kagura and she flew off.
"Kagome, are you okay, what happen, why is he like that?" She went on but then she finally took notice to why I really felt like passing out, "you're bleeding! How'd that happen? You're losing too much blood. Miroku, help my and leave that statue alone."
"Did you kill Kikyou?" He asked me as soon as he crouched to help me. I looked up at him with narrow eyes. "Mamma, you're bleeding!"
I pulled my eyes away from him and looked at the two kids running to me with my bags dragging behind them.
I smiled at the sight but then I felt a breeze and looked to it to see sparkles.
"What in bloody hell just went down?" She asked. She appeared on a stump and she had a bit of a birds eye view, "why are you bleeding?"
"I don't remember." I told the half god. I didn't trust her. I didn't think I should tell her every thing so some things, I'll keep to my self for now on.
"How can you not remember, Kagome, was it that painful, you had a memory relapses?" Sango asked me. I looked her and I felt my eyes drop, "I think she just doesn't want to tell me." Sango looked up to the girl but I kept my eyes on her.
My head was on her thighs and looking up to the sky but I kept my face towards her. "Kagome, we need to heal your wounds, they're still bleeding." Miroku whispered to me and I felt my body getting heavy.
I let my eyes close.
"Oh my god she's dead!" I heard the goddess yell. "What!" Sango yelled back.
"She's merely unconscious, I suggest you tend to her wounds before she gets an infection, and truly die."
Now that voice had no smell or aura to match. The voice was cold and stiff as if the person saying it was dead. I thought about it for a second but then felt my self truly falling into the unconscious state.
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"I do believe that girl is coming to." I heard her voice. I mean, why must it be her voice that I have to hear as soon as I awake?
"Etsuko," I heard that angelic Sango voice. "That girl has a name and it's Kagome, and she just happens to be my friend."
"I don't care if she's your friend, I don't trust her."
"My fair lady, May I ask why you do not trust Lady Kagome."
"You will keep your distance monk." EW, what a gag. "Why should I trust her? I don't even know what she is. Someone who resembles, smells like and looks like youkai but has the aura of a miko is not some one you should trifle with. Who knows what that bloody girl is planning?"
I opened my mouth to speak but a grunt came out instead and I felt pain shoot down my legs. "Kagome!" Sango shouted and she was at my side instantly. I slowly opened my eyes and gave her a smile.
The sun had sat and we were in a hut. Perhaps it was the shed my "beast" had made earlier, but at the time I had no idea where I was. "Tell that girl that I don't trust her either." I said softly but then I heard a scoff.
"Well I'm leaving." She said and she began walking to a leaves made cover door, thing.
"I thought you said you would not leave until Rin-chan was in Sesshomaru's possession." Miroku told the Etsuko girl. "She is with Shoma right now, so I'm going home. My work here is done."
"What…cough, cough" I tried to speak louder but it made my throat stretch or something. In my head I was screaming WHAT but sadly no one heard my cry.
"So this Shoma person is Sesshomaru?" Sango asked ignoring me, what a friend right? "How odd, he allows you to call him that?"
"Does that matter?" she asked Sango right back. "I'm talking that as a no." The girl rolled her eyes and walked out.
"Is Shippo with Rin also?" I asked with my voice slowly coming back but a loud roar was heard outside and I heard Rin yell…
DI: I know, I just ended it like that but this is a fairly short chapter it doesn't need much