Chapter two: the meeting
As Kagome arrived back at the village she realized she would need some things from her past. Those were things she was hoping of forgetting. Kagome's past wasn't as normal as some may perceive it to be by the way she acts. Kagome lost two of the most important people in her life when she was ten years old, just when Souta turned five years old. Even after their death those people had made it harder for her to live a normal life. She had to hold their secrets and origins to herself and no one within or outside of the family were to know unless she wanted the ultimate secret to come out into the open. She had tried to hide them from everyone and everything so she would hopefully live out the rest of her days in peace and without living out the destiny drawn out for since before she was born.
Shaking those forboding thoughts from her head for now she thought of the other supplies she would need for her new obstacle in the fuedal era.
Finally reaching the village Kagome walk in the hut noticing Sango was over a pot of boiling ramen, Miroku watching with a keen eye, and Shippo coloring in a corner with Kirara watching next to him.
"Hey Kagome I thought you went to go get InuYasha for lunch. The ramen is almost done, is he outside still? Are you alright?" Sango was looking at her as she passed them by to dig into her backpack next to Shippo.
"Nothing is wrong I just have a lot on my mind is all."
Hearing that something may be wrong with his surrogate mother Shippo jumped up with his picture in hand. She always cheered up when he showed her his drawings.
"Look mama, I made a drawing of me and Kirara playing with the other village kids." Kagome watched with a smile as he bounced up and down, the picture held between both of his small clawed hands. "It's beautiful honey. You're going to be a great artist one day, it's a great talent to have." Shippo beamed at the praise and the mission success to make his mama smile. He flopped back down next to Kirara and began a new picture.
Sango and Miroku watched the scene with a smile as they watched the little family but that didn't stray them away from noticing that Kagome had evaded the question. They didn't believe her but probably figured it was because of Inuyasha as it truly was every other time. They loved Kagome like a sister but always wondered why Kagome stood with them. She had a whole other life in a future that they soon found out to be just as difficult as this one even if it was deprived of technology and hers deprived of demons. Now that they thought about Kagome they really didn't know anything about Kagome personally. They would have to ask her later. Sango and Miroku exchanged knowing looks, it would have to wait, something was wrong with their little sister.
Kagome searched through her backpack for a pen and notebook paper so she would have her list then to quickly be off back to her time. If she finished her list fast she would be able to meet her mother's new employee for the shrine. Ms. Higurashi had told her that it was the same boy who used to pick on her every time his mother came to the shrine to pray. Kagome knew that woman well because she had always prayed that she would get over her habit soon for the sake of her son and herself. She also remembered the boy and she had promised to pay him back for all times he picked on her, calling her a tom boy, an ugly priestess and calling her weak because she was a girl. That jerk just so happened to be her best friend Yusuke Urameshi.
"Hey, Kagome what are you writing?" Miroku asked. He had moved next to her in order to get a better view of her writing even though he could hardly understand the …female necessities.
"It's just a list that I will need so I don't forget anything when I go back home today. I really need to tell you guys something before Inuyasha comes back from his meeting with Kikyo."
"You saw Inuyasha with the clay pot again? Are you okay with that Lady Kagome?"
"I don't care anymore. I'm tired of crying and running. I just want to be strong and protect my friends. Kikyo can have him. I won't fight for him anymore." She gave a heavy resigned sigh.
Sango had been listening intently to Kagome's answer and had wanted to hug her right then and there. Miroku was proud that she was able to confess this so boldly but wanted to know how her feelings could have changed so quickly.
"Are you sure Kagome? You were just in love with him what made you change your mind?" Sango asked this somewhat already knowing that it must have been something that happened to her while she was looking for Inuyasha. Whatever it was she was glad for it. Now she didn't have to pay attention to that arrogant bastard. She never truly liked Inuyasha. She was only there for Kagome whom she still owed her life to.
"I'm sure and you're right I did love him but I really want to move on."
"That's the spirit Kagome. All you have to do is move on." Miroku was over joyous to hear that he didn't have to pretend to tolerate Inuyasha anymore. He was alright personally but Inuyasha was always saying something that made everything worse. Kagome brought this group together and without her it would fall apart as it did so many times before when Inuyasha sent her home with harsh words or stupid actions as going to see Kikyo.
"Besides I think we can all do with another break and one without Inuyasha to interrupt it could be a dream come true." As he said this he moved towards Sango and gently 'exercised' his cursed hand.
"PERVERT!" Sango retaliated with her usual slap that sent him flying into a nearby wall.
"You still didn't tell me what changed your mind about him Kagome?" Visibly ignoring the waste of man flesh she added to the corner wall twitching in pain.
"Well I was just going to tell you that I am not going to…"
"What is everybody talking about?"
Inuyasha just walked in not looking at Kagome's direction and seated himself next to her.
He looks over her list and notices it's for more supplies. He snatches it away from her.
"What the hell is this for? You just came back and you decide to go back for all this crap now!"
"Inuyasha…"
"You have a lot of nerve thinking that you can go back now. We still have to look for the jewel shards or did you forget…again."
"Shut it." She had had enough of this and it showed as she develpoed a twitch on her right eye. InuYasha gaped at her but soon trading the look for one pissed off.
"What did you say to me you worthless excuse for a shard detector?"
At this time Miroku, Sango, and Shippo with Kirara on his shoulder sprang up into action until Kagome silently shook her head to stop them from causing the poor hanyou mortal pain. They reseated themselves and glared heatedly at him. Shippo subconsiously fingering his magic top and Kirara visibly arching.
"I knew you would say that but truthfully I don't give a shit what you say. I will do what I want when I want to with or without your approval. You have no control over me or anyone else for that matter. Even Kikyo knows not to follow your insolent orders. Frankly I admire her for being able to stand being with for this long already because I honestly would have sat you so much down into the ground that the heat from the earth's core would have incinerated your sorry ass."
She had never snapped like that before but boy did it feel good. Kagome stood up from her spot on the floor and walked out before the hanyou could fully comprehend her outburst of sophisticated words. Miroku had been flipping through her dictionary throughout her entire little speech and laughed uncontrollably along with the others who seemed unable to breath.
Inuyasha was beyond confused and simply did what he always did… he jumped into a nearby tree.
Kagome walked on heatedly towards the river at the edge of the village where she knew nobody would find her and Inuyasha wouldn't smell her, though she hadn't noticed the trail of blood left behind from the pressure of her fingers balled up into tight fist piercing her skin.
She knelt by the river bed and looked down at her reflection noticing that her 'little' secret was about to come out in full bloom.
"Just two weeks left. Ryo… Kieko what am I supposed to do without you? I don't know if I can survive this without the both of you. I'm all alone again."
She stopped looking down to raise her head up to the midnight sky hoping to find her answers but knew that she was the only one who could fix her problem and she was determined to do it on her own even though help was always to be appreciated.
As the wind picked up and caressed her ivory skin the smell of fresh copper reached her now sensitive nose. Looking down she noticed her still bleeding hands and slowly raised them up to eye level. Staring at it as if hypnotized she once again failed to notice her surroundings.
The blood he had smelt half an hour ago was still fresh but no matter how familiar the sent was he could not exactly identify it. A few feet away from his goal the wind picked up and the sent of vanilla and lilies were mixed into the copper smell.
'How did I not realize it until now? It's her sent. No one in the entire world as far as I know has that sent. What is she doing?'
As he thought about the curious woman child in front of him he caught the ending of her one person conversation. Who was this Ryo and Keiko person? Why would she be alone?
Where was Inuyasha? At this he sniffed the air again and found out that his half brother was at the center of Kagome's village. Sesshoumaru then noticed that she was now hypnotized by her blood. He then walked out of his hiding place from the shadows of the tree.
"Why do you stay out here unprotected, Kagome?"
As if she had expected him she dipped her hands slowly into the river and sighed slowly before answering.
"I was hoping you would answer something for me."
He slowly arches an eyebrow considering how much her body language and tone of voice changed so drastically.
"I'm listening."
"Do people here have things beyond demons that they find…well are there any forbidden things here?"
"What do you mean?"
He knew exactly what she meant. Forbidden creatures. Demons birthed from the mating of demons that were not to be. Abominations. The unpredictable monsters of ancient times. How did a human know about such things that have been children stories for demons more than a thousand years ago? Something was amiss here and he was slightly put off because of the mere atmosphere it held.
She breathed a heavy sigh and turned to look at him straight in the eye. Her hands dangling at her sides dripping from the mixture of blood and river water. Her eyes held such intensity within those blue piercing pools and tried to search his golden ones for an answer. She received none.
"Do you know of any forbidden people in this time?"
'Time? What does she mean? But how does she know?' His rampant thoughts now even more confusing.
When he voiced his questions she gave him a big grin and said not to worry about it and thanked him for answering her question. That confused him even more. He didn't answer her unless… 'how did you know?' She had turned her back to him to continue cleaning her hands until they both heard a rustling sound behind them failing to notice Inuyasha until it was too late.
"What the hell are you doing here Sesshoumaru? Get away from Kagome, NOW!"
He reached to his side to unsheathe the Tetsusaiga but Sesshoumaru beat him to it by pointing his Tokijin at the hanyou's throat.
"You should have stayed at your village whelp and let the grown-ups finish talking. You would have been better off."
Kagome merely watches on from her place on the floor until Inuyasha looks her way desperately. Seeing him in his pathetic state she picked herself up and dusted herself off casually and approached the Taiyoukai slowly.
"Sesshoumaru, I will be leaving now but just make sure he's still at least alive and in one piece by the time I come back. Good luck Inuyasha you'll need it."
Before walking away she gave the Taiyoukai a playful smile.
"What do you mean by that? Come back here and purify his dumb ass! Kagome!"
"You got yourself into this you can get your self out. Seeya in four days and take care of your self! You'll need it!"
As Kagome neared the village she could hear a string of a few choice words coming from the mutt and then a scream that reminded her of a 10 year old. Reentering the hut she grabbed her list and scribbled some minor things down before she realized the stares she was receiving from her fellow companions.
"Sorry I guess I got caught up in my list. I will be going to my time to get these things but why I'm getting them is because Sesshoumaru has offered me to train under him in exchange for tutoring his ward Rin. He allowed me four days until I am to leave with him and he also gave me permission to take you, Shippo, if you want to that is?"
Shippo had then launched himself onto her neck laughing joyously.
"Can I really? I would never leave you momma! Will we come visit the others though?"
"Of course, and by the way Sesshoumaru is having a… heart to heart conversation with our favorite mutt, so if he seems a bit… roughed up then just give him some ramen and he'll be okay. I have to leave now and I'll see you guys in four days."
With that she quickly left to the well in record time and could still hear some of Inuyasha' screams way off in the distance.
Hahahahahahah that's all for now folks so did ya like it did ya did ya did ya! Sorry im high off some serious sugar and caffeine… BURP! Hehehe That part KAg said about sitting him all the way down to the earths core was froma movie ( Raising Helen i think so I DONT OWN IT!!!) The little part about the dictionary was just something that popped into my head.... lol?
I had almost forgotten about the one person who actuallyhelped me(even though it was just a little thing i would not be writing this) KESSHOU...where ever you actually are THANKS!
and big thanks to my first reviewer Destiny's Destination THANKS even though that was my only review but hey im just that generous...pfft yeah