Inu Yasha, The Reincarnation of Midoriko?

Man, did that AP Lit test suck. Love this, and love that. Oh well, it gave me some extra time to work on this since I don’t have to go back to school until the academic fair tonight. For those of you that skipped chapter fourteen, here is a quick overview.

Inu Yasha wanted some alone time with Kagome, and took off with her into the woods.

While they are off doing their thing, Sango brings a bloodied Miroku back to find that her friends are missing. While Sango bandaged him up, Miroku makes an observation about Sango’s behavior. They make up, she’s happy, and he is unconscious. Meanwhile, just before Inu Yasha gets himself a little play, Midoriko decides to come back. This is about where we left off, if I am not mistaken.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inu Yasha. (Like you didn’t see that one coming.)

Chapter 15

Kagome walked back over to the pile of clothes and numbly dressed herself. Then, she picked up Inu Yasha’s garments and handed them to Midoriko.

"I do apologize, I had no clue that he would reawaken while I rested, but there is a reason that I have returned." Kagome turned to the apologetic spirit.

"You didn’t see anything, did you?" Midoriko shook her head.

"I saw nothing. Though, on another level I can sense thought, I am mostly aware of the body, or to be more specific, the status of the shards within the body, but I do not wish to upset you further. As I was saying, Inu Yasha’s awakening caused an adverse effect on the shards." Kagome’s eyes grew wide.

"Is that why he....." Midoriko dressed as she spoke.

"Most likely, not only did his demon blood cause them to become slightly tainted, but he began to absorb them faster. With me in control the process is slowed slightly. My best guess to as why is that my spirit is that of a full human, so I have no demon powers to mingle with the shards. Again, I apologize for any damage that I have caused upon my return, but it was most urgent that I do so." With the both of them fully clothed, they exited the cave.

"Why do you keep apologizing, you said yourself that it was the shards driving his actions." Kagome still held a pang of regret in her tone, but at the same time she was rationalizing the situation.

"Well, that may not be entirely true, even though we are unaware of each others actions, we are aware of our dreams and thoughts. He struggled when I tried to emerge."

"Was that why he was grasping his chest?"

"Possibly, but even though he is being suppressed, he is not happy about it. Currently, he is having a dream about getting rid of me in a rather uncivilized manner so that he can be truly alone with you."

"But I thought that it was his instincts being amplified by the jewel."

"This time it seems, the jewel merely broke down the barriers that kept his true feelings from you." Kagome just nodded with little understanding. Once the entrance to the cave was reached, she stopped and looked around.

"Um, I hate to say this, but I don’t know where we are, or how we got here. I kind of had my eyes shut the entire time." Midoriko shook her head.

"Just because I am a long dead spirit does not mean I cannot use a body. I still have a few of his senses, I am just not as experienced with them." She sniffed the air, then her Inu Yasha’s coat, then Kagome. "Interesting."

"What?" Kagome asked.

"Two things, from what I am comprehending of smell, the two of you came from the west. The other thing is, well, when I took in your scent, Inu Yasha calmed down within me."

"Really?" Kagome was full of one word questions.

"There is not time to sit and discuss the many aspects of our current arrangement. Now, I believe that I can get us back, but it would require me carrying you. Would that be too awkward for you?"

"Whatever it takes to get everything back to normal." Kagome climbed on to Midoriko’s back and they headed off towards the village.

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Miroku had managed to regain consciousness, but this time he did have some memory loss. Too bad it was the hug he had forgotten, and not the beating. Now, he was refusing to talk to Sango. Their commotion had roused Shippou, and this caused him to become their little messenger.

"Why won’t you speak to me." Miroku’s back was turned to the girl. He then turned to look at Shippou.

"Please tell that madam over there that I do not wish to speak to her because she beat me into unconsciousness." Shippou walked over to Sango.

"Miroku says..."

"You were still conscious when I brought you in, it was...something else that made you pass out." Shippou looked to the both of them and wandered back to Miroku.

"Sango said....."

"Tell her that is not what I remember. Besides, if it were not the beating, what else could have caused such problems." Shippou shrugged and Walked to Sango, he opened his mouth to speak, but it did no good.

"Does it really matter what it was?" She screamed. She did not want to tell him because she was unsure of what his reaction might be. By this point, Shippou was beyond frustrated.

"Oh, fuck you two!" He quickly covered his mouth realizing that he had let that slip. Miroku stood and turned around to look at the blushing kitsune. Sango gave Shippou a blank stare that soon filled with anger. Anger she unleashed on the unsuspecting monk.

"You taught him that didn’t you?" Sango roared.

"Me? I am one with Buddha, I do not use such language. You know that it was probably Inu Yasha." The two argued back and forth each comment being worse than the last. Shippou relaxed and turned from the feuding couple, and gave a shrug.

"At least they’re talking to each other."

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I hope this is O.K. for now. I probably won’t be updating again until Thursday, so if you want to guarantee that it happens send a review. I have award ceremonies, and end-of the year senior stuff to deal with, so the updates will be a little slow, but how many times have I said that, then updated the next day? I am also working on other fan fics, and my own original fiction, so I need to balance my time a bit. So, I guess at this point it is go with the flow, and speaking of flows, these have nothing to do with water.

Hawk Niag - Did this clear up any questions?

Brekke rider of gold Wire - Thanks for the compliment

IceRayven - sorry to cause you to reread. I didn’t even intend it in that manner, or realize that it could be interpreted as such, but hey, it’s gutter minds that fuel the porno and comedy industry.

Hikaru - Hey, glad you liked it. Feel free to give me the website, I always give myself a little relaxation time where I just surf I might check it out the next chance I get.

I kind of forgot this part last time,

Until next time, this is

Dexter’s Sister

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