Chapter 9

She opened her eyes with a smile on her face. She was glad that Inuyasha hadn't waked her up early in the morning. She was glad that she had been given the chance to just sleep in and enjoy the rest she knew she needed. Well, she would have been, if she hadn't noticed that she was currently in her room, in her time, and in her bed. Taking that something must have happened; Kagome jumped out of bed and began to run around looking for some clothing and the spear shikon jewel shard she kept hidden in her time in case Inuyasha were to ever try to seal her in her time again.

He had been sleeping as for a while, it hadn't been until he was woken up by the sound of Kagome jumping off the bed and running around her room. Just as he turned around to growl at her to stop, Inuyasha froze in his place. Not only did she had a look that he knew meant he was going to get sat, but she wasn't wearing a shirt or pants. Before he could even say a word, Kagome turned around to run to closet only to freeze upon seeing Inuyasha. Not knowing what to do are say, Kagome locked eyes with him.

Realizing that she was not going she was not going to be turning around to cover herself, Inuyasha turned his back to her and said, "I brought you here to make sure you could see a healer from your time if you needed it. Are you feeling alright?"

"Yeah, wait where is Shippo? What happened to him? How is he?" Kagome asked in a worried voice.

"We'll go see him once you get dressed wench." Inuyasha growled as he stood up.

"But he was hurt, he was knocked out." Kagome stated in a worried voice.

"Calm down already wench, he is fine; we'll see him once you're ready to go." Inuyasha growled.

"We better, I want to see my pup." Kagome hissed back as she continued to get dressed.

"Feh, pushy wench." Inuyasha growled.

"Does my mother know that we're here?" Kagome asked as she ignored his comment.

"No, but why do you have a jewel shard here?" Inuyasha growled.

"Uh…I'll explain once I'm done getting ready. I'll meet you at the well house." Kagome answered.

"Feh, don't take long, call me if you need help getting out of the house." Inuyasha growled before walking toward the window while keeping his back toward her.

'Now what? I can't tell him that I kept him here so that he couldn't seal me in my time again…I just can't tell him that.' Kagome thought sadly.

Meanwhile, Sango and Miroku looked over Shippo. He seemed to be doing alright, his wound was almost healed and he seemed to be doing fine. While Kaede did say to keep an eye on him, they were busy talking about what was to come. About the new life they were going to be leading. Just as they were about to turn to leave, Shippo came running up to them and looked at the two before asking, "When is Kagome coming back?"

"She just needed to be checked by a doctor in her time. I'm sure they'll be back by the end of the day." Sango answered.

"Come Shippo, why don't you and I go and get some water for Kaede. She is running low on water." Miroku was heard.

"Sango, can ye come with me?" Kaede was heard as she approached the three.

"Kaede, hello." Sango greeted.

"We're going to go and get some water.

"Very good, ye will have a sweet root when ye get back with my water." Kaede answered with a smile on her face.

"Be careful." Sango called.

"We will." Miroku called back.

"What is it Kaede?" Sango asked as she kept her eyes on the two boys.

"I was thinking about what ye told me and, ye must answer me again. Are ye sure that Kagome eat the herbs?" Kaede asked in a serious voice.

"I'm sure, Shippo saw her eat the herbs." Sango answered. "Kaede, what is going to happen to her?"

"I cannot tell ye for I do not know child. Those herbs will give her power the energy and strength it will need to sustain more power. If she does not hurry then her miko powers will only grow more then what they were supposing to and take over that spot." Kaede explained.

"But if that happens she'll only die since she won't have room for the demon power to be held." Sango pointed out.

"Then ye and the monk will have to hurry and find a way. Before it is too late." Kaede answered before turning around and taking her leave.

Kagome had finished getting ready and had met Inuyasha. She knew she would have to answer him soon but at the moment she didn't really want to. She didn't want to make him feel bad. She didn't want to make him think that she didn't trust him. Once she had closed the door behind her, she was not surprise when she heard his low growl ask, "So why did you have jewel shard hidden here?"

"Umm…I have it here in case you ever sent me back again like you did after the second encounter we had with your brother…when you saved me." Kagome answered as she looked into the well.

"Damn it wench…" Inuyasha growled.

"Don't say it, don't say it when you have already said it to someone else. You have no right to tell me that you'll protect me when you've promised it to Kikiyo." Kagome whispered in a sad, broken voice.

Inuyasha stared at Kagome in shock. She had never voiced anything about Kikiyo to him and now she was. He had no idea what had changed but she had spoken the truth. He had once promised to protect Kikiyo, so he had no right to say he would protect her but what she didn't know was that he had already ended things with Kikiyo. 'She doesn't trust me…he thinks I'll go to hell with Kikiyo after the jewel is completed.' Inuyasha thought sadly before jumping into the well.

Realizing that she had gone to far, Kagome jumped into the well and tried to catch up to Inuyasha. She knew that it wasn't fair of her to bring that up but she just didn't want to hear it. She could protect herself now. She had the power to now that the jewel wasn't sealing it and keeping it from her. Kaede had even told her that she not only had more power that her sister but that she could someday surpass Midoriku. Once she had reached the other side of the well, Kagome found Inuyasha waiting for her. As she walked over to him, Kagome took in a deep breath and said, "I didn't mean to hurt you, I didn't mean to make you think that I didn't trust you because I do trust you. I know that you would die for me."

"Feh, than what did you mean wench?" Inuyasha growled out in anger as he tried to hide his hurt from her.

Kagome took yet another deep breath and answered, "I just don't want to make you have to make promises you shouldn't be making when you have already made them to someone else. I can protect myself now, and I will only protect myself when you're not around, until that time comes, I'll always need you…but please, don't make promises that you can't keep. It just hurts."

Before Inuyasha could say or do anything, the two were interrupted when Sango and Shippo came running toward them. While Shippo began to call out to Inuyasha and beg him to go and teach him how to hunt, Sango pulled Kagome away to the point where Inuyasha would be unable to hear the two of them. Once Sango got Kagome to herself, Kagome turned to her friend and asked, "What's wrong? What's going on?"

"Kagome you need to find a way soon. If you don't you will only die." Sango stated in a serious voice.

"What are you talking about? Where did this come from?" Kagome asked in a confused voice.

"Kaede said that the herbs you took have time limit. If you don't become a hanyou before your miko powers take over that spot you can never become a hanyou." Sango explained.

"Umm…I guess I do have something but I'm going to need Sesshomaru's help and I'm going to need to find a place to do this." Kagome replied.

"Don't worry Lady Kagome; I think I just found you a way." Miroku was heard.

"Alright, then, Sango, I'll give you the list of herbs I will be needed from Kaede, can you ask her to have them ready by tomorrow." Kagome answered as she turned to face Miroku. "Whatever it is you better have it so that it gets Inuyasha leaving the village by tomorrow."

"Don't worry, it will." Miroku answered with a grin on his face before making his way toward the hanyou and the fox kit.

"Kagome, are you sure you want to go through with this? You could die." Sango stated in a worried voice.

"I want to, I'm sorry that it had to be before you could get married to Miroku but I have to do this…before it gets too late." Kagome answered with a sad smile on her face.

"Are you going to go and tell your mother?" Sango asked.

"I want to, but by the looks of it I don't have a choice but to go through with this without telling her thing." Kagome whispered before turning to make her way to Inuyasha and a crying Shippo.

'I don't know what is going to happen but I have to have faith. I want this to work, I need this to work. If not for me but for the others, for my family…for the village…for the ones I love.' Kagome thought sadly as she made her way to pick up her crying son while sitting Inuyasha lightly. Once she had done so, she began to make her way back to the hut. She knew that he was still upset about what she had said, she could only hope that he would not be enraged when he would see her as a hanyou…especially when she tricks him so that she could get him into transforming so that she could get his blood.

Inuyasha looked at Miroku with a frown on his face, he didn't like the news that he had been told but there was nothing he could do. After taking a calming breath he said, "Feh, fine, we'll leave in the morning. Kagome still needs her rest."

"Alright, I'll go ahead and let Sango know that we'll be leaving tomorrow morning." Miroku stated.

Shippo turned to look at his father. He didn't want to keep the secret from his father but he didn't want his mother to lose her dream. He wanted her to be able to leave as long as he did, so that he wouldn't watch her grow old. So that he wouldn't watch her die once his father was gone. Just as Miroku had turned to leave, Shippo turned to face Inuyasha and asked, "What if my Oka was a inu hanyou? I wish she was."

Upon hearing Shippo's statement, Miroku slowly turned around to find a very shocked Inuyasha. Upon seeing Inuyasha's shocked face, Miroku grinned and said, "IF only she were, maybe she would be able to stay here with us without having to go back to her time."

"Feh, like if I would let that happen, she deserves a better life." Inuyasha growled out.

"But I want my Oka to stay with me…I don't want her to leave." Shippo cried.

"Feh, don't worry runt, I'll find a way to keep her here." Inuyasha promised before taking his leave.

"Inuyasha." Miroku called in a serious voice.

"What do ya want monk?" Inuyasha growled as he watched Shippo run off and toward his mother.

"What did you mean by that?" Miroku asked.

Inuyasha looked at Miroku and said, "Its none of your business monk." before taking his leave.

As he watched the inu hanyou storm off, Miroku couldn't help but feel bad. Soon Kagome would trick him; she would not only trick him but force him to lose trust in her, in all of them. But it was something that they had given their word. They would help Kagome with this no matter what. They were going to help her and make sure she lived.

A/N: Well there you have it. That's it for this chapter. Don't worry it's not the end of the story yet. I still have much to do and the jewel still needs to be completed. Please let me know what you all think and would like to happen. Review!!!!!

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