InuYasha: Kagome's Choice
Author's Note: Wow, so, it's like, three years later. Back when I started this, the months just flew by, and by the time I had come back to this story, I had forgotten my plot. But having a review from someone not too long ago, I realized that I had other ones, too, so, I figured I might as well try and continue this, after a few years' hiatus, lol. Well, at any rate, here's the next chapter!
Chapter Two: A Melancholy Surprise
After tending to Sango's wounds, the gang once again made its way along the path. "Are you sure you're feeling alright to walk already, Sango?" asked Kagome worriedly, putting her hand gently on Sango's arm. They were nearing the small village ahead, where they could restock on medicines and food, so they were relieved to be so close.
"Yes, I'm fine, thank you, Kagome," answered Sango with a small smile on her face, trying to assure Kagome she was alright.
"Pfft, yeah, don't ask if I'm okay," grumbled InuYasha to the side.
"Oh, InuYasha, if something was wrong with you, you wouldn't hesitate to let us all know!" Kagome shouted at him. If he was going to continue to act so immature, Kagome's anger was going to continue to grow.
"Oh, yeah!? You really think so!?" InuYasha's voice started rising along with Kagome's.
"Yeah!"
"Fine, then! If you think I complain so much, I just won't talk now!"
"Grrr," growled Kagome, "fine, be a baby, InuYasha!"
"At least we'll get some peace and quiet for a while," chuckled Miroku, making Sango and Shippo snicker in the background.
"Oh, shut up, Miroku!" InuYasha sneered and glared at Miroku, refraining from jumping at him, having lost his temper already.
Eyes closed and annoyed, Kagome retorted, "I thought you weren't going to talk anymore." She laughed haughtily and continued, "I knew it wouldn't last long. How long was that this time, five seconds?" She felt like she had won the battle when InuYasha made no reply. But when she opened her eyes and faced him, she realized he had stopped walking, and just stood there, glaring ahead. "Inu….Yasha?" Turning her head slowly from him to the area where he was staring.
They were atop a hill, looking down into a valley, where a village had once lay. Silence fell upon them as they stared down to the once prosperous village, now burned down and covered in ash. "Wh – what happened!?" cried Shippo in horror.
"The village….. – Uh, what about the people!" Kagome rushed toward the burned down buildings to see if there were any survivors.
As the others followed behind, Kagome was calling out for any sign of life in the rubble. "Kagome…." InuYasha said softly, walking to her from behind. She had stopped up ahead, standing in a demolished building.
Seeing many of the dead bodies, burned or killed by some other means, was a disgusting feeling, and Kagome felt like she was about to cry. But no tears came. All that came out in a soft whisper was, "Who could have done this?" She then saw a small, cloth doll down in the rubble, of which most was black from burns, and as Kagome bent down and picked it up, it started fall apart in her hands. She held it close to her; although she knew no one there, she couldn't help but have sympathy for them. Suddenly she found herself turned around and into InuYasha's arms, who tried to comfort her.
"It was probably the Myagonku gang. I've heard they were in this general area lately," piped up Miroku.
"The Myagonku gang?" questioned Shippo, clearly ignorant of the name.
"Yes, they're a nomad group, and they travel around. They seem to just get their kicks by pillaging and destroying towns and villages."
"That's disgusting! Who in their right mind would do such a thing!" Sango exclaimed, distraught by the entire idea at all.
After Kagome had calmed down a bit, she realized something she had not earlier. Taking a step back from InuYasha, she closed her eyes. "Wait a second, guys, I think….I think there was a jewel shard here."
"Jewel shard? Where? Is it still here?" InuYasha had become anxious, and quickly started looking around.
"No, it's not here anymore, InuYasha. I think….it went that way." Kagome pointed off into the distance, to the West, where the sun was started to set, its golden glow emitting to the rest of the sky and the few clouds, making a beautiful sunset indeed.
"Well, then what are we standing around for! There's no use just hanging around here! The Mya – whatever, must have taken it! Let's go!"
"InuYasha!" Kagome hollered threateningly. "Have you no heart at all!" She briskly stomped off toward the West, with the others following behind.
"What? What did I say?" inquired the clueless InuYasha.
"Never mind! It's not worth telling you! You wouldn't understand anyways!" And that remark had brought their anger at each other back. InuYasha had strayed to the side, murmuring about how ridiculous Kagome was being. Kagome just side glanced him, glaring.
After a while, Sango decided to break the awkward silence, "What I don't get is, why would the Myagonku want the jewel shard? Of what use would it be to them?"
Considering both InuYasha and Kagome were too flustered to answer, Miroku was the one to respond, "That's a good question. I don't know why."
"Maybe they accidentally took it, or maybe they thought it would be valuable," interjected a thoughtful Shippo.
"Yes, that could be the case, unless of course…."
"Unless what, Miroku?" entered Kagome into the conversation, now interested.
"Unless, they're now working for Naraku."
Author's Note: Whew! Okay, glad I'm done with that chapter. I apologize that it's short, but I prefer shorter ones as opposed to long ones because I lose interest, like when I'm reading a story, so the same applies to when I'm writing, lol. But since I'm just getting back into the story, I thought this would be a slow chapter, but I'll try to up it up with the next ones. That is, if people would like me to continue! ^_^
P.S. In case you were confused with the Myagonku gang, that's just something I made up, lol.