What Happens After This?

Chapter Three

Breathing the fresh air Kagome always associated with this time. The clear sky. The joyous feeling she always got coming here. This is where Kagome felt most comfortable. With it not being her time, she felt that this could eventually, become her home.

Heading to the village at a slow pace, both enjoying the foliage. The duo in their own thoughts. For once enjoying the silence. There had been no fight, no sits, nothing to cause the content of the moment.

Almost to the village, Inuyasha abruptly stopped. Growling and smelling the air around them. He was on high alert. Thus Kagome started to look around, wishing she had her bow and quiver.

"Inuyasha what's wrong?" Kagome asked

"Someone was here, Sango and Miroku were with them. I've never smelled this person before. Their scents just vanish! Then picks back up not far from here. They took off by air. I don't like this." Inuyasha spoke trying to gather his thoughts

"Okay, let's go put the stuff down. I can grab my bow at Kaede's. Then we can go."

"I don't think so. Who knows what we're going into, I don't need to save your ass."

"So you would rather have me here with Kaede, than with you. What if they have a jewel shard? What if they want us to be separated?" Kagome rambled off

Inuyasha glared at the girl, "Whatever. Let's put your shit down. Hurry it up."

Kagome nodded. Picking up the pace, they got to Kaede's hut to rearrange things. Putting the sleeping bag in with what she needed. Leaving what they wouldn't need behind. She grabbed her bow and quiver, left the hut, and went back to the place they smelled the scent last. Picking Kagome up with one quick swoop, they were off. Tracking the unknown scent, that was giving Inuyasha a bad feeling. Starting slow, catching a whiff of their scents here and there. The scent seeming to bounce everywhere. Off this tree, off a rock, not in any normal pattern. Starting to feel like they were going in circles. Everything looked the same! Hours ticked by. Now Kagome knew, they were officially lost.

"Inuyasha, are we lost?" Kagome finally asked, not wanting to anger him any further

"His trail goes in circles and disappears up this tree. He left no other trails. I haven't smelled Sango or Miroku's scents for a while." Inuyasha growler out annoyed with the situation "Why don't we make camp, going from your freakish world to here, has fucked with my eyesight."

"Well, you wouldn't have to worry about it if you didn't always follow me!" Kagome exclaimed, knowing he was mad already. This probably wouldn't help the situation

Inuyasha huffed setting Kagome down. Wondering off to find firewood. At least, that's what Kagome hoped for. She laid her sleeping bag out then got some of the instant ramen out. Having it set up, so all they had to do was start cooking it. Set up for camp wasn't hard. It didn't consist of much this time around. It obviously had Kagome's things, then the ring of rocks for the fire. It was simple and quiet. It didn't have Shippo's noise or Miroku's blabbering mouth, Sango to tell him to shut up. The camp was set up. Sitting down on her sleeping back, Kagome waited for Inuyasha to get come back.

Inuyasha finally returned, with a bundle of firewood. Starting the fire, for their dinner. Kagome set a small pot towards the side, filling it with one of her bottles of water. She waited for the water to boil. Inuyasha, sitting next to the fire, watched her every move. Having Inuyasha help her with the pot, they poured the water in and waited for the ramen to be ready. The quiet was starting to get to Kagome. They hadn't fought. Both were just antsy.

"Inuyasha, do you have any idea what is going on? It's not like Sango and Miroku to just go charging off without us. I mean, they wouldn't have taken Shippo if they thought they were dangerous. Right?" asked Kagome, getting up to check the ramen, which was done