To Taint A Pure Soul

by Kira Hatake

There are two sides to every soul a tainted black side and a pure white side. Kagome is the purest being alive but after the well is destroyed in a battle and she can no longer return to her family in the future. Then the betrayal of those she called her friends and family from the past. Stranded with no one to turn to will the darkness that resides in every soul overcome our dear

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XXIII.

Kagome smiled at him as he made his way to her, "As always so precise with your kill Sesshomaru."

Sesshomaru smirked at her and then looked at where Sango and Miroku were standing just watching them. Kagome tugged on his sleeve to get his attention back on her.

Once Kagome was sure she had his attention she spoke, "Can we make camp here for the night? I believe that they have some things they wish to tell me about."

Sesshomaru nodded his head in agreement, "I shall hunt for our dinner then."

Kagome smirked at him, "We will set up the camp and I will wait for your return for them to explain to me why they turned against me."

Sesshomaru looked at the two out the corner of his eye and asked so only Kagome could hear him. "What if they lie to you to save their own lives?"

Kagome's eyes narrowed and her answer was just a low as his question. "Then they will die a slow and painful death."

Sesshomaru nodded his head in agreement then he was gone to hunt for dinner.

Kagome turned back to Sango and Miroku, "Sesshomaru is hunting our dinner so we shall set up camp. Sango I need you to collect water from the stream for tea and Miroku you will collect the fire wood."

Without a word the two did as Kagome said and Kagome pulled the furs from Ah-Un's saddle bags that she and Sesshomaru would be sleeping on. If she accepts the answer that she gets from Sango and Miroku then they will be sleeping there as well. They will also once more be a part of her pack. If not then they would die. It was not long for everyone to complete their assigned tasks and once dinner was served was when the conversation began.

Kagome looked at Sango first, "I will hear from you first Sango and I want the truth from the beginning."

Sango nodded her head and began looking Kagome in the eye so she knew that she was not lying to her. "One day when you went home about a week before everything happened Inuyasha asked to prepare the evening tea for everyone. I agreed and that was when everything started to go downhill and fast. I learned that he had obtained the tea from Kikyo and that it gave her control of the body but we could still see everything that was going on around us. Apparently it was spelled so whenever the controller was killed we were able to once more be ourselves."

Then she looked away in shame and tears in her eyes before she spoke again, "Please do not make me tell you what happened during the time we were under her control."

Miroku put his hand on her shoulder, "If Kagome will allow I will tell the rest Sango. If she will allow we will wait until you are asleep for me to tell them."

Sango nodded her head and looked at Kagome with pain filled hopeful eyes. Kagome could not deny her this so far they have told the truth and apparently it was something that scared Sango deeply. So she nodded her head in agreement.