The Secrets that We Hold by TheFallenAngel

Laughter

I do not own Inuyasha!

“Thoughts”

“Beast”

Laughter

They had begun their morning as usual with Inuyasha screaming at them to hurry up. After many grumbles and sits they were once again searching for jewel shards. It was just before mid-day when Kagome stopped dead in her tracks with eyes as wide as they would go. Sango was the first to notice her friend’s lack of movement and the expression that was on her face.

“Kagome are you okay?” Kagome immediately snapped out of her stupor and gave Sango a nod. “I just zoned out for a moment Sango I am fine.”

Sango was not in the least convinced the look that she saw on Kagome’s face was one of pure horror. She decided not to push however; she knew Kagome would tell her when she was ready. After a few moments Sango’s eye began to twitch and with a powerful swing and scream of HENTI Miroku was on the ground with a smile on his face and a red handprint on his cheek.

Kagome could not help it her laughter bubbled up. Her moment of fear completely forgotten but that might not have been a good thing. For not though the whole group was laughing at the poor monk that would never learn to keep his hands to himself.

They found a nice place to take a break so Kagome and Sango got ready to make lunch while Inuyasha was hunting and Miroku was getting water. Shippo kept the laughter going by performing tricks for the girls. Inuyasha returned with a few rabbits skinned and gutted ready to be cooked. Just before they finished lunch Kagome sensed the aura she felt earlier that had her fear escalating once more. Inuyasha’s nosed twitched as he smelt Kagome’s fear for the second time that day.

“Oi wench why are you afraid again?” Kagome glowered at him however she knew she had no choice left her secret would be revealed before night fall and she knew it. “Everything is fine Inuyasha lets just keep moving.”

“Keh whatever wench lets go.” After that Inuyasha started off with a brutal pace. Everyone left Kagome to her thoughts.

“This can’t be happening what is he doing here he’s going to ruin everything. That inconsiderate jerk I told him I would handle it myself and tell my friends when I am ready not when he deems it fit. I still have some time though I need to figure out how to explain this to them before he gets here. If he keeps his pace steady as he is now then I have until the sun sets to tell them everything. This is so unfair ever since I found all of this out last year he has been a thorn in my side.”

Sango had been watching Kagome the entire time they were traveling and thinking as well. “Ever since this morning Kagome has been acting a little strange I wonder what could be bothering her.”

With a deep sigh Kagome spoke up, “Inuyasha lets stop here for the night I have something I need to speak with all of you about.”

Inuyasha looked at her hearing the seriousness in her voice. “Keh we don’t need to stop you can tell us at night fall when it’s actually time for us to make camp wench.”

Kagome’s eyes narrowed on him and everyone could see the fire light up in her eyes she was pissed and everyone knew it. “Inuyasha we are stopping now you all need to know this and you need to know before night fall. It is the reason for what happened first thing this morning as well as the reason you smelt my fear at lunch today.”

Inuyasha glowered at her once more and with a growled, “Well spit it out already wench we ain’t got all day.”

Kagome actually growled at him and everyone stared at her in shock the growl was inhuman and they all knew it. “This is serous Inuyasha there is someone coming and I have to explain everything to all of you before he arrives because if I do not he will. Which I would rather him not to I want to tell all of you myself but he will not give me that choice. He had already told me he would let me tell you in my own time but he has been heading in our direction since this morning and he will arrive here by sun down. Please just this once Inuyasha do not fight me on this you all need to know everything before he gets here.”

“Who is this he you keep referring to Lady Kagome?” Kagome looked at Miroku and answered him in a sigh. “He is my older brother Lord of The North Lord Hokutonoken.” Inuyasha growled, Miroku’s eyes widened, and Sango gasped at Kagome’s revelation Shippo was just smiling up at his mother in awe. After everyone regained their senses they found a place to make camp.

Kagome took a deep breath, “I will begin from the beginning.”

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