Time
Summary:
Time, it connects all things. It is inescapable, inevitable and unrelenting. It is as incontestable as the very stars in the skies, sometimes time can be your greatest ally and others your gravest fears. Time brought together two unlikely people, but will it also tear them apart? An Inuyasha/Kagome fan fiction. Read and Review please xxxx
Disclaimer:
Shippo: It is all getting a little messy now, Poor Kagome.
Sango: I know, poor kid can't catch a break.
Shippo: Stupid Inuyasha!
Inuyasha: Hey it aint my fault!
Shippo: It's always your fault you big dummy!
Inuyasha: I'm gonna pound you runt! -chases kitsune around in circles-
Sango: -sigh- Mandie doesn't own any characters, lyrics or quotes used in this fanfic.
Last chapter
"What the hell?" Inuyasha growled, unsheathing the Tetsussiaga and standing protectively in front of Kagome.
"Inuyasha…?"
A rustling came from the trees around them and soon a figure appeared. A low growl released itself from Inuyasha's throat.
"Sesshomaru…"
Chapter eight: A miko's mournful flight
Feudal Era: 01.05
"You took your time Inuyasha." Sesshomaru sneered as he walked towards the couple.
"What do you want!?" Inuyasha barked at his approaching brother. A smirk appeared at the corner of the half demons mouth. "You looking for another beating?"
"Enough of your idiocy, my business is my own, I do not desire to share my dealings with the entirety of this forest." Answered Inuyasha's full demon sibling in a very blunt manner.
"So what do you want?" Asked Kagome, who ducked beneath Inuyasha's outstretched arm.
"I need somewhere private to talk." Sesshomaru answered, his golden eyes surveying the young miko as she approached him.
"Kagome get back from him." Inuyasha snapped, knowing his brothers tendencies all too well.
"Where do you have in mind?" Kagome asked Sesshomaru, ignoring the half demons demands of her.
"Do you think I would be asking if I knew of such a place?" the demon rolled his eyes, in irritation. "It is typical of a mere human girl to be so brainless."
"Oh well that's just fine! If that is what I am then you can just get lost!" Kagome yelled and stormed away from the tall form of Sesshomaru.
"Humans…" Sesshomaru sneered as he watched Kagome walk into the forest in a temper.
Inuyasha stared at Kagome's disappearing form and then glared at Sesshomaru with the dirtiest look he could muster. His older brother looked down upon him and shook his head in disappointment.
"You let that idiot girl control you. How pathetic."
"Who you calling pathetic!?" Inuyasha snarled, raising his father's fang high in a warning to his brother. "She doesn't control me either!"
"It is apparent that the only person who is fooled by that statement is you." Sesshomaru mocked.
"I'm gonna cut you into pieces you bastard!" Inuyasha barked, running towards Sesshomaru.
"Enough! I did not come here to waste my time fighting with you."
"Keh! You afraid?" Inuyasha laughed derisively, but stopped his attack all the same.
"Where can we speak that is private?" Sesshomaru growled dangerously, his patience being tried severely.
"How do I know that you won't attack anyone once I take you there?"
"You will just have to put your trust in me, won't you?" Ridiculed Sesshomaru.
Kagome arrived outside Kaede's hut and paused for breath. She had instantly regretted leaving Inuyasha so quickly and her mind was wandering in concern. These thoughts were not permitted to reside in her mind however; Sango, Miroku and Shippo had burst from the doorway of Kaede's safe-haven in order to greet her. Kagome smiled a sad sort of smile as she watched her best friends surround her in concern, Sango continually asked her what Inuyasha had said to anger her, Shippo questioned her if she would be leaving again and Miroku felt the need to feel her behind, since Inuyasha was no where in sight.
With one swift slap to Miroku's face, she started to answer her friend's interrogations.
"The fight with Inuyasha is over now Sango. Everything is alright now." Kagome lied, knowing that everything was far from okay. "I don't plan on leaving yet Shippo; we still have so much left to do."
Everyone paused as Kagome replied. What the hell did she mean? Sango stared into her blank chocolate eyes and frowned. Something was wrong and she was all too certain that Inuyasha would have been the cause of her best friends mood. Sango took Kagome's hand and led her away from the kitsune and lecherous monk Miroku. When they had distanced themselves Sango turned to face the miko, her mahogany eyes shining with unease.
"Kagome tell me what is wrong with you. What did Inuyasha say to upset you now?" the demon slayer asked carefully.
"Inuyasha has been perfectly fine." Kagome answered truthfully.
"Then why is it that you are in pain?"
"You know Sango; you never cease to amaze me…" Kagome smiled caringly at the anxious girl who sat before her.
"What do you mean Kagome?"
"You are just so much in tune with what is going on around you."
"Kagome…?"
"Don't worry Sango, I will be alright." Kagome smiled sadly, taking Sango's hand into her own.
"What are you hiding Kagome, I have never seen you look so forlorn."
As Sango stared into the dimmed eyes of her friend, she suddenly understood everything. Why Kagome had lost her passion and spirit, why her eyes no longer sparkled and why the young miko seemed almost broken. The demon slayer gripped Kagome's hand a little tighter.
"You are leaving aren't you?" Sango asked quietly, though she felt she already knew the miko's answer.
"How- how could you know that?" Kagome gasped, she had not meant for anyone to find out yet. Especially not Sango, the girl she classed as her best friend.
"Why else would you be looking at me in that way?" Sango replied, her usually strong voice trembled with emotion. "You also said that you didn't plan on leaving yet."
"Sango I… I have to leave soon; I can't keep coming here…" Kagome whispered, tears threatened to spill over her eyes once more. "I don't belong in this time."
"You do belong! As much as any one of us!" Sango cried as she stood up and started pacing back and forth. "What is the real reason? Why is it that you are truly leaving?"
"Sango…"
"What has he done now? I swear that I will make him regret whatever it is!" Growled the tai-ji-ya in fury, how dare Inuyasha hurt Kagome this badly!
"Sango…"
"Where is he? I am going to pound him right now!" raged Sango and she paced ever faster.
"Sango…"
"How dare he! All you have ever done is help him and care for him! Typical!" she cried, still ignoring Kagome's request to listen.
"He never did anything to upset me Sango!" Kagome exclaimed, "He was the nicest that I have ever seen him. I swear it to you!"
"Then why?" her friend asked, sitting down beside Kagome once more, her anger spent from all the pacing.
"Kikyou…" Kagome breathed, "Somehow she managed to pass the barrier into my era."
"How is that possible?" Asked Sango in confusion, "I thought that only you and Inuyasha could pass through the barrier."
"So did I." Sighed the miko, "Kikyou said that it seen her as me and that is why she was allowed to pass."
"That is ridiculous, you are different people!" gasped Sango, "So what happened?"
"She spoke to Inuyasha and me for a few minutes about Naraku and then she asked that she could speak to me alone…" Kagome said softly, her voice cracking at the end of the sentence.
"What did she say to you Kagome?" Sango said warily, watching Kagome carefully.
"She said that – that…" Kagome suddenly stood up, her eyes finally allowing the waterfall of tears to fall. "I can't Sango… I just can't!"
With that, Kagome took off into the forest, running as fast as her legs could carry her. She couldn't handle repeating those words, those words of sheer hatred and damnation towards her. Sango called after her, fearful that the young priestess would encounter the dangers of the twighlight.
Inuyasha and Sesshomaru soon arrived at Kaede's hut. The half-demon and his brother walked through the threshold and were met with the eyes of four bewildered friends. Though it was not the sight that Inuyasha had been expecting, where was Sango? More importantly, where was Kagome?
"What is the meaning of this Inuyasha?" Kaede asked sternly, her eyes surveying Sesshomaru wearily.
"Quit your worrying wench." Inuyasha sneered, "He is here to talk with me."
Kaede continued to survey Sesshomaru with unease. Inuyasha also seemed to be inundated with disquiet, Miroku watched carefully as Inuyasha searched the hut for the girls. Realising that they weren't there, his piercing golden eyes fell upon cerulean. Miroku shook his head and averted his eyes to the window that sat behind him. Sesshomaru watched his brothers actions with little interest, the great dog demon merely leaned against the wall with his arms folded in a very bored looking manner.
"Inuyasha can I speak with you for a minute?" Miroku's cerulean eyes flashed dangerously at the hanyou.
"Keh, whatever." Inuyasha sneered arrogantly as he followed the monk outside.
Once they had gotten out of Sesshomaru's hearing range, Miroku turned on Inuyasha angrilly.
"Have you lost your mind?" The monk breathed, "Why the hell is Sesshomaru with you?"
"That's none of your god damn business!" Growled the hanyou, glaring at the monk. His golden eyes had only lingered there for a moment though, his nose had caught the scent of sakura blossoms and strawberries, Kagome's scent.
"How do you know that he isn't here to kill us?" Miroku snapped, frustrated at Inuyasha's response. He then noticed that Inuyasha's eyes had wandered to the forest. "Are you even listening?"
Inuyasha merely ignored Miroku's protest and concentrated on the miko's scent. It was getting much more feint, meaning only one thing, she was moving further away and from the rapidly disappearing smell, she was running. A small panic seemed to rise in his chest, making it feel tight and slightly painful, Kagome running through the youkai filled woods alone, Sango's scent coming from a completely different direction.
The hanyou let a deep growl escape his throat and he turned piercing amber eyes upon Miroku. The monk returned the half demons glare with just as much intensity, angering the hanyou more than was necessary. Inuyasha grabbed the houshi's robes and bared his fangs dangerously.
Miroku, never having been a man who backed down easilly, continued to glare right back at the furious half demon.
"You idiot monk," Inuyasha snarled with frightening intensity, "Why the hell did you let the girls go into a damned youkai infested forest on their own?"
"Sango wanted to talk to Kagome in private." Miroku replied, though his eyes- instead of angry- were concerned.
"What the hell is going on?" Cried a female voice from a little way away from them, "Inuyasha let him go!"
Inuyasha turned his golden eyes to the approaching form of Sango, she looked wary and was clearly out of breath. Inuyasha continued to grip the monks robes threateningly, ignoring Sango completely.
"Let him go..." She snapped in agitation, "Inuyasha, you need to find Kagome. She ran off into the woods, I can't find her anywhere."
"What did you do to upset her?" Miroku asked, despite his robes being gripped by angry hanyou claws.
"I'm not sure, we were talking about... well we were talking and she got really upset when I asked her what Kikyou said to her. She just ran..." Sango replied anxiously, her mahogany eyes staring into Inuyasha's.
"Did she tell you what Kikyou said to her?" Asked Inuyasha as he eventually let go of the houshi's robes.
"No, that is when she ran." Sango sighed with concern, "I tried to catch her but she runs too fast."
"You both stay here, I won't be long." Inuyasha said as he ran into the forest, following the scent that lay in the winds.
"What about Sesshomaru?" Miroku called after him.
"What?" Sango coughed in shock.
"This is going to be a long night..." Miroku sighed in frustration.
Authoresses notes:
Kame-sama! You guys are great! How do you manage to be so nice? I feel luffed, oh man, I missed you all!
Righto, I'm sending you love in the form of some personal thank you's.
Catie: My princess, I am doing much better now. Thank you for asking. With your permission, I would still love to give everyone the website to your amazing poems. I love you, sweet muffin xxxx
Angelofgood: Thank you for saying so. Tu es tres sweet! Or something like that, My french is tres terrible. I hate Kikyou too, stinky clay coffin dodger, then she does create the angst that I need. The evil one has her uses, though they are few... xxxxxx
Akina Darkheart: Love you and your candy sweetness! I promised that I would post two chapters, I have been having some problems with the ninth chapie, I should have it posted later on. I will not keep you all hanging, pinky promises xxxx
Tifa Sohma: There is a lot more heartache than I originally anticipated to be honest, but then it does make the story more interesting ne?? Dinnae cry yet princess, gimme a smile :o) xxxxxxxxx
Meatballheadedprincess14: Hee hee, confusion works both ways ne? No, Sesshy was waiting in the feudal era for Yasha. I try to kinda stick to what the episodes say in terms of circumstances of the group. Sesshomaru never tried to access the well as far as I am aware, so I kept it that way. Thank you my sweetness for the compliments, I was quite apprehensive abouting how I was to characterise Sesshy. That made me feel so much better, thank you for reviewing, LOVE xxxxxxx
surfer.teen: Aaaaah pokey for you! Sweet sweet person, arigatou! I am being kinda mean aren't I? Oooo that means ya'll are gonna kick ma butt soon... no hints though :o) Kisses, xxxx
inuyashalover1990: You will just have to wait and see, the future of this story relies upon my decision of whether or not I should write a sequel. Until then, I'm gonna keep you all guessing... because that is just the way I play the game:o) Love love love love ya xxxxxxxxx
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