Kagome sat near the well watching the bees flit from one flower to another. It was quiet. Peaceful. She needed that peace.
In over a week, she had not been able to get anyone's attention, not even Kaede's. They weren't looking for her, either, because everyone thought the jewel had transported her to the future. She was stuck here.
She had finally come to terms with her existence. She had died, somehow, and was now a ghost. She couldn't talk to anyone or hug anyone ever again. That realization hurt. So, she had come back to the meadow, needing to forget for a little while.
She let her mind go blank, watching the flowers bob in the light breeze. The flowers and the droning of the bees had pretty much put her into a stupor. Which is why it took her a good long while to realize Miroku was sitting across the clearing from her.
Huh?
She sat up, blinking at him, not sure she wasn't imagining him. She stood up and cautiously walked over to him. He appeared to be meditating.
Hmm. Maybe it'd be easier for him to notice me.
'Hey, Miroku!' she shouted, and waved her hands at him. 'Miroku, can you hear me?' She didn't reach for him this time. Every time she passed through someone, she got the willies.
However, Miroku was frowning! Did that mean he'd noticed something?
'Miroku! I'm right here! Look at me!' She kept waving her hands, hoping something would catch his attention.
He slipped his eyes open.
Blinked.
And promptly fell backwards with a yell.