Beautiful Possessions by Phaedairu

Chapter One

Author’s Note: This story was first written and published (on FF.net) on August 31, 2010. Since then, my writing skill has greatly increased and I felt that I needed to re-do this story (it was awful). It will basically stay the same, but it will be much better than it was. I also decided to change the title, making it relate a little more to the story. It used to be called Get Outta My Head. If you haven’t read this story before then just ignore this note! Hope y'all enjoy!

Chapter One

'Kagome...'

Kagome was pulled out of her random thoughts when she heard someone say her name. "What?" she asked her friends. Naturally, she assumed it was one of them who spoke her name. They looked back at her and curiosity was written across their faces. Inuyasha, being the abrasive hanyou he normally is, stomped up to Kagome and grabbed her arm.

 "What do you mean ‘what’, Kagome?" Inuyasha spat at her. Kagome blushed and she crossed her arms. "Sit, Inuyasha. You don’t have to be so rude all the time!"

She turned towards the other group members. "I thought I heard one of you guys say my name so…yeah" Her friends looked at her with worried expressions and she laughed nervously. "Oh, I was probably just too deep in thought and imagined it." She kept laughing, trying to assure them that she wasn't crazy. They all shrugged and started walking again. Inuyasha had recovered from being shoved into the ground and glared at her, turned around and stomped off. Kagome flinched visibly; she knew that Inuyasha was never particularly happy with her when she did that, but the look on his face was hatred. She took a deep breath and started to catch up with the rest of them when she heard the voice again.

'Kagome...your time has come...'

Her eyes widened and she stiffened. Why do they not hear it?  It's...all around me, clear as crystal. How can they not hear it? Kagome turned around; searching for any sign of what the mysterious voice may be coming from. Of course with her pathetic humane eyes, she saw nothing. She turned back around, clearly annoyed, and ran to catch up with the group, stopping just behind Inuyasha.

All of a sudden, she had this sharp pain in her chest and she couldn't breathe. She grabbed hold of Inuyasha's sleeve and pulled hard, trying not to collapse. Inuyasha growled and turned around. "Kagome, what the hell is your probl-" He stopped talking when he saw her with one hand over her heart and the other on her throat, lying on the ground. She could barely talk but she managed to get out a few words. "I can't...breathe. Help!" Her mouth was opening and closing in an attempt to speak more but she could not get out another word.

Inuyasha started panicking and grabbed Kagome by the shoulders. "Kagome! BREATHE, KAGOME!" He shook her, desperately trying to get her to breathe. Sango bonked him on the head with her Hiraikotsu and shoved him out of the way. She took a little container out of her pocket and opened it. It contained some sort of green paste that she rubbed over Kagome's chest. Kagome relaxed instantly.

She took several deep breaths and then jumped on Sango, crying her eyes out. Sango rubbed her back and murmured comforting words in her ear. Inuyasha was just staring at the pair, trying not to cry himself. He didn't understand what had just happened and it really pissed him off that he couldn't do anything at all to help her. "What happened, Kagome?" he spoke quietly. Kagome pulled herself away from Sango and looked up at Inuyasha, tears still falling from her eyes. "I...I don't know. I heard the voice again and then it just happened! I felt this sharp pain in my chest and I couldn't breathe. It was so scary...I thought I was going to die." After that statement, she started crying again and Sango hugged her tight.

Shippou, who had been clinging to Kirara up until this point, crawled over to Kagome. He put his small hand on Kagome's leg, looking up at her with big, sad eyes. Kagome looked down and put her hand on Shippou's head, her heart throbbing painfully. "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to you worry you Shippou." She picked him up and hugged him tight.

Miroku smiled with relief that Kagome was okay. She had become like a sister to him and it would sadden him greatly if he ever lost her. He looked at the green paste that still sat on Kagome’s chest. "By the way Sango, what was that paste you used to help Kagome breathe?" Sango turned to face Miroku and explained. "It was a healing salve that was blessed by a priestess. It gets rid of negative energy and really weak demons. I don't know what made me think to use it, but I'm sure glad I did." Sango looked over at Kagome with a sad smile on her face.

Kagome had finally stopped crying and her mind started to clear. "Then...that must mean there was some kind of demon possessing me or something, right?" She looked fearfully at Sango and Miroku. They looked down. "Something like that, Kagome..." She stood up, Shippou in her arms. "Well, we have to find whatever it is that's causing all this crap to happen and kill it!" She stomped ahead of them, leaving them speechless. They all laughed and followed her, happy that they had their old Kagome back!

Meanwhile, a man sat in his castle, staring at a doll that resembled a young priestess in green and white modern garb. There were several candles lit around him and he had incense burning. The doll sat in a circle of small candles and it had been cut in half.

 A door slid open beside the man and a young girl walked in. "My Lord, the possession has failed. Inuyasha and his companions are still alive." The man just sneered at the doll. "Very well, Chiyoko. I will try again in a few days." The girl nodded, backing out of the room and leaving her master to his privacy.