Chapter 2: Flashbacks and Questions

"I smell it, the blood of the woman who killed me. And It's coming closer…Hello Kikyo, playing with bugs now are we?"

"So you're alive?"

"Why you takin so long to kill it? Just do her like you did me... You look pretty dumb there, Kikyo. The Kikyo I know wouldn't waist her time."

"That does it! Kikyo, Kikyo. Whoever she is, she's not me because my name is-"

"She's here."

"Good, now pull!"

"So I was saved…"

"You're pathetic Kikyo."

"I'm NOT Kikyo! Look I'm telling you, I'm not her. Whoever her is!"

"And I'm sayn you gotta be her because there' no way you could smell so… You are not her."

"I know. My name is Kagome! Ka - go - me!"

"You're right Kikyo was cuter. Much cuter."

"Aggghhhhhhhhh! Let go of me!"

"Ow, Ow, Ow! No, you let go!"

"Inuyasha has revived!"

"Give me the sacred jewel!"

"Stop it!…Hey I did that before too, in the well. But how'd I do it though? Huh? What's happening now?"

"Give me the jewel! Quick! Hurry!"

"I herd some half-demon spawn was after the sacred jewel. It's you, isn't it?"

"Half's all I need to kick your scaly hide. Anything more than that would be a waste of my time!"

"Listen, you talk big, but can you back it up?"

"Huh?"

"Can you or not?"

"What can he do, pinned there like that. Or you for that matter. You're powerless to stop me! You're helpless the both of you."

"Don't you dare!"

"Look. It's re-arming… It's crushing me! Ah!"

"Hey can you-pull out this arrow?"

"Huh?"

"Look. Can you pull out this arrow or not?"

"I-I don't know. Uh."

"Ney, child. Once you the arrow is removed Inuyasha will be free to destroy us all!"

"Don't be stupid you old hag! At least with me you have a chance! Where as that things gonna eat you!… And what about you? You ready to die yet?"

"Given the choice… I choose to!…Uh-OH!"

"Kagome… It's too late for me… save yourself…"

"Forget it! I'm not leaving here without you!"

"Ka-go-me?"

"Pull the master inside… Kagome thrust the Tetsusaiga into the door! It will hold them off for some time…"

"Oh no. He's freezing! Inuyasha you have to stay with us! Say something! Can you hear me?… This all happened because I suggested we stay here at the temple."

"You mustn't put the blame on yourself."

"But it is all my fault."

"I will draw the poison from his blood!… Master Inuyasha's survival will depend on his own strength from this point."

"He's dripping in sweat… Sorry, I didn't wake you up did I?"

"No… Kagome?"

"What is it?"

"Tell me something. Why were you crying?"

"Uh… Back in the other room?… Because I thought I was going to loose you. I thought you were gonna-die."

"You shed tears for me… Cried for me… Kagome if its not too much trouble, can I lie on your lap?"

"Huh? Yes… How do you feel? A little better than before?"

"Yes… Kagome, you smell kind of nice."

"Huh? Ok, that's it. You already made it a point before that you couldn't stand my scent!"

"I did… but I was lying…"

'Kagome better be coming soon. I can't wait to see if she'll say yes!' Inuyasha thought

Sango, Kagome, and Shippo were in the hot spring outside of the village.

"Wow… I can't believe how long it's been since then… A whole two years of traveling around searching for Naraku. And we just now killed him! " Sango said.

"I know. It seems like yesterday that I fell down the well and found Inuyasha." Kagome told her.

"It seems like that one day I'm gonna wake up and have to be on my own again... That this-was-all a-dream." wailed Shippo; with his eyes tearing up.

"AW! Don't cry Shippo!" Kagome told him.

"I'm-not-trying-to. It's just-It's-I miss my parents!" He wailed.

"Shippo come here." Kagome told him and he tried to swim over to her while still crying. "Now Shippo. I know you miss your parents but I'm like your mom! I don't care, call me mom!"

"Ok… mommy. Does that mean because you and Inuyasha like each other I can call him daddy?" Shippo asked. Kagome blushed very deep at this.

"Well I guess…" She said very quietly.

"Then I guess that makes me an aunt!" Sango said

"YAY! I HAVE A FULL FAMILY!"

"Yes Shippo. Just don't call Inuyasha daddy just yet. Ok? It'll be like he's your almost-daddy."

"Ok mommy!"

"Oh yes, I forgot. Inuyasha wanted to talk to me about something. I better get going before he comes and gets me." Kagome told them.