he was caught in the middle of a desperate fight,
and she couldn't find how to push through...
Kagome woke up suddenly, rain. She looked up from the bottom of the well, clouds. Kagome sighed and stood. She looked down at her hidden hands, they were covered by the long sleeves of the Miko clothes, and she found herself thinking about the man who gave them to her. Kagome climbed out of the well and began to walk slowly in the slow pouring rain; she was not really sure what to do from there.
Kagome soon found herself looking at the tree that once held Inuyasha. Kagome placed her hand on the tree, and even though in this time he was alive, she was sad because she had seen him die. Kagome looked at the ground, tears wanting to fall, and then something hit her.
"Wait, Inuyasha was only 15 when he was sealed to this tree!" She was right; he was sealed there and then stayed there for 50 years. Kagome took her hand away from the tree and turned her back to it. Lots of things started to come into her head, one being when his father's tomb was placed in his eye.
"Maybe If I can get the sword, they won't fight over it," She said it as if it was a good idea, it was not a good idea. Kagome made up her mind; she would get the sword for Inuyasha! One other thing Kagome knew was that without Inuyasha, she would be walking everywhere, that was soooo not going to work.
"Guess I have to pull a Miroku," Kagome set her path to a village.
The village thought her very odd, and they all wanted to look at her. They were happy to have a Miko help them. Kagome defeated a low, low, demon, and the village was more than happy to give her a horse and a few fruits and vegetables. Kagome went out of the village and stopped; she had to find the swords, but how? She knew they were not lying at the castle. Still, no the Inu pop had a plan for that sword before he died.
"Totosai, here I come."
Kagome knew he was the master sword maker, and he was the one who made the great Inu's swords, and she also knew that Sesshomaru at one time wanted him to make him a sword; she laughed remembering that. Kagome made her way, she would find the old man and get Inuyasha's sword, or that's what she thought anyway. Little did she know, the tomb and sword she was after were already in Inuyasha's eye.
The rain turned to snow, and Kagome slowly made her way to the old man; it would be a ride to get there. Once she had made it to the rocky part, the horse refused to carry her; she had to get off and pull the animal up the rocky mountain he lived on.
"Don't get used to this, buddy," She told the horse, who just snorted at her.
Kagome found the old man's cave and left her horse next to the flying cow. Both cow and horse gave her an odd look, it seemed the people of this time were not the only ones who thought she was weird, but she could say the same of them.
"Totosia!" Kagome called, forgetting once again she was not in the past that she was used to. Kagome walked deeper into the cave, "Totosai?" She said quite,
"Hmm, do I know you?" The old man said, looking up from his fire. Kagome noticed the sword at his side; it was covered. Kagome went to her knees. "The sword!"
Totosi looked at the sword and then at the girl, "Now what would you want with the great dog demon sword?" He asked in his old raspy voice, he looked and sounded the same as the day she had met him, from the other past. Kagome looked at him,
"No good can come of this young lady," He said, closing his eyes,
"But I need Inuyasha's sword!" Kagome said that got the old man to look at her.
"Inuyasha, you say?"
Kagome made a mental note to stop calling everyone by their name, as she is not supposed to know them yet. "Yeah," She said, hoping,
"Well, you're too late for that, Inuyasha already has that sword."
Kagome looked defeated. "Too late, again," She whispered to herself. She then found another sword being held in front of her. "You can have this one," Totosi said,
Kagome looked at the sword and blinked a few times, "Sesshomaru's sword?" She said,
"If you take it to him, I'll give you some gold coins," Totosi said, holding out a sack. Kagome looked at the sly old man; she knew he was scared of Sesshomaru. Kagome stood and took the sword and money. "I would have taken the sword to him for free old man."
She then walked out, making the old man fall, anime style.
Before she left the old man had told her where to find Sesshomaru, all she caught about the tree that she was supposed to be finding was that Sesshomaru talked to it, yeah.
Kagome could not help but find that bit funny; she has seen many things, but a talking tree?
"Well, if a cow can fly," She said, riding on the back of her horse, Sesshomaru's sword on her back. The horse walked slowly, Kagome herself was in no hurry; she had time. Kagome soon went in the direction she was told to go and then felt for Sesshomaru's power; it had only taken her 2 hours. Kagome removed herself from the horse and left him behind; she would walk the rest of the way.
Kagome walked slowly and soon found herself peeking around a tree. Sesshomaru was standing in front of an old, old tree. Kagome held her breath for a moment, though she didn't know why; she was not scared of him. Right before Kagome stepped out, Sesshomaru spoke.
"You and come out."
Kagome's face went flat; she should have known he would know she was there. Kagome slid from behind the tree, and the tree that Sesshomaru was standing by raised its eyebrows at the girl.
"A human girl," The tree spoke,
"Wow, it talked," She said it like the time she had met Shippo,
Sesshomaru looked at the old tree, and the tree sweatdropped. "Why are you here?" Sesshomaru asked, looking back at Kagome.
"Oh, yeah," Kagome took the sword from her back and unwrapped it. "It's your dad's sword," She spoke; she looked from the sword to him. He didn't move, so she walked up to him and held it out. Sesshomaru looked at the sword and then back at her.
"That's is not the sword I seek."
"Yeah, but it's one of the swords you want, right?"
Sesshomaru looked at her and then back at the sword; he took the sword and turned from her,
"A sword that does not cut, could it be that I am afraid?"
Kagome didn't understand, and Sesshomaru did not wait for her to get it; he walked away. Kagome was about to stop him, but she thought it best for him to learn independently. Would he learn on his own? She was here now, and events were going to change. Would he ever meet Rin?
"The sword he seeks is protected but never known to its protector."
Kagome looked at the tree that spoke; then, it hit her. Sesshomaru had said that when he was pulling the tomb out of Inuyasha's eye.
"You mean to tell me it took him over 50 years to figure that out."
"Figure what out?" The tree asked, but he was a wise tree,
Kagome looked at the tree, "Uh, nothing."
Kagome walked away from the tree and followed after the demon Lord; she felt bad; he did not deserve to spend 50 years trying to figure it out; maybe that's why he was so angry at Inuyasha, among other reasons.
"Sesshomaru!" Kagome yelled,
Sesshomaru did not stop in his steps, but Kagome caught up. "Sesshomaru, wait."
Again he said nothing, and Kagome stopped walking. "I know where the other sword is."
Sesshomaru stopped and looked at her. "I grow tired of your riddles, human, nor do I know how you know what you do."
"I told you I was sent from the future."
"Your purpose here is not me, Miko I can assure you; I do not need the aid of a human."
"But you do," She said quite,
He turned from her and walked away. She should have told him, but the time did not seem right, and Inuyasha was still a baby. Kagome made her way back to the old tree; she felt defeated and sad for the demon lord.
"The greatest fight he has is with himself, young human."
Kagome again looked at the tree, saying, "And I can't find a way to push through."
He was fighting with himself not to care about his father's death, or his brother or for the fact that the sword he wanted the most was not left to him. Kagome wanted to help, but how was she to get through to him? Everything started with him, and little did either of them know, it would end with him.