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Scientific Method
Chapter 53
Was she a moron? Yes she was! Did Sesshomaru want to make her look the fool? Apparently, possibly, he did! Was Inuyasha being damnably elusive? Yes he was!
Kagome growled angrily as she walked and opened door after door. The Hojo household was ridiculous! Why did such a small family need a huge house?
Well…Sesshomaru lived here, as did Inuyasha. That would explain the opulence and the need for space. Sesshomaru probably needed a place to transform and release some energy. This house was perfect, or the Taiyoukai had made it so, since it was impossible to feel any aura at all.
Why did she follow Inuyasha just like that? Why had Sesshomaru's door disappeared? This was all a bluff, a way to get revenge for her leaving them and going to the future!
No, her mind whispered. It couldn't be. The painting on the wall, the exquisite drawing of her, so methodically made and with such devotion…this was no joke. This was important. It had to be important for them to do this. After all, they had kept the Shikon shards safe all these years. It had to be something.
With a tired wave of her limbs and aching feet Kagome continued on checking all doors. The house was magicked, there was no denying that, so how was she supposed to find Inuyasha? How could she retrieve the shards in his possession?
Defeated after finding too many strange doors, she stopped. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. It had been a long time since she meditated, but Sesshomaru had taught her how back in the past. Perhaps today it was time to use the skill.
After many moments, merging with her surroundings, she felt a heartbeat. It was not the shards, It was something…warm.
Tender.
NOV GMDNN, PROMPT 3: DISTANCE
Kagome kept her eyes closed. This time, she wasn't looking or searching for doors. It was this new and steady heartbeat.
It's a life, Kagome quickly understood, and somehow her body felt warm and tingly and pleasant. She felt as if suddenly the world was pink and a giant cloud was protecting her.
Left, her instincts supplied and she obeyed. The halls were all the same, their scent also. There was no way to tell one from another, but she had a guide. Distance was nothing now.
She patiently followed the trail until she bumped against a door. Only then she opened her eyes. Brown eyes stared at the massive, wooden and metal door. After taking a moment to prepare herself, Kagome pushed the door open. As soon as she did a shiver ran up her spine. There behind the door, was her family's shrine, and there, harmlessly waiting, stood the Bone Eater's Well.
Unbidden, her hands started to shake and tears began to flow down her cheeks. The Well. It was now her nightmare and her personal curse. She just…couldn't go there; she couldn't jump.
On the other side was Kikyo, her personal hell. There was also Inuyasha and Sesshomaru from the past, the ones that had, directly or indirectly, betrayed and used her. She couldn't go back, she couldn't!
She crumpled on the floor and doubled over herself, but a sound made her glance up again. There, standing by the Well with his Staff, stood Jaken. Kagome's breath hitched when he extended his hand with an awkward smile, "Trust us, Kagome-sama."
She closed her eyes as an overflow of tears hit her, and then she walked to the Well and nervously sat on it. "Jaken, did he really use me?"
"No, Kagome-sama," Jaken answered sincerely.
With a smile, she jumped.
To be continued...
JeniNeji's Note:
Here we go! :jumps: