Stronger by Moonlight Shadow

I'm stronger on my own

Okay I decided to post a story I wrote a long time ago. Summery: Kagome and Inuyasha get into a fight this time Inuyasha points out every one of her flaws compared to Kikyou. Kagome runs home and doesn't come back for three month's and comes back a whole different person. What's the gang to do?

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha some guy in Japan does.

"Your aim is horrible you couldn't hit the broad side of a barn yard, you can't defend your self, and you are no help whatsoever the only thing you could do is sense the jewel shards. I don't know why I put up with you!" Inuyasha yelled. Kagome's eyes glistened with tears. "Fine I'm going home and you can't stop me." Kagome yelled running to the well and jumping in. It had been three months since Kagome left and since then the gang had stayed at Kaede's village. Nobody would talk to Inuyasha because they all heard what he said to her that made her leave for three months. "Stupid Inuyasha why did he have to go and say that? Now Kagome's sealed the well so he can't go get her." Shippo mumbled he then sniffed the air 'that is a familiar scent. Whose was it?" Shippo sniffed again "Kagome's back!" Shippo called as he ran towards the well Sango and Miroku who were in the hut at the time followed.

Kagome jumped up to the top of the well and was almost pushed back by a reddish brown fur ball. "Kagome I missed you." Shippo cried "Haha I missed you two Shippo were you a good boy?" Kagome asked "Yes it was so boring with out you." Shippo said. Just then Miroku and Sango made it to the well "Who are you? Release the kit now or fight us." Miroku said staff at the ready Sango's hand on Hirikotsu. "What don't you remember me?" Kagome asked. "Sango looked at the girl. "Kagome?" Sango asked Kagome nodded "Kagome!" Sango yelled as she ran towards the girl. "Why didn't you recognize me Sango I wasn't gone for that long?" Kagome asked. "Well my guess is the difference in clothing and hair." Miroku said. Miroku was right instead of the school uniform Kagome wore a tight black shirt with shot sleeves and a black skirt that was the same length as her old one and knee length high heal boots she also wore a sward at her side the sheath was colored black with a design of a red Chinese dragon snaking around the sheath. The hilt was wrapped in black and gold.

Kagome also had longer hair that was as long as Sesshoumaru's that she had put into a low ponytail. She also wore her quiver and a longer red bow. "Why did you seal the well?" Sango asked Kagome "Oh that because I didn't want Inuyasha to get me. Because he would interrupt my training. I also finished high school." Kagome said. "So you won't have to go back for those tests thingy's?" Shippo asked "Yep I can stay here form now on but I'm going back once in a whole to visit my family." Kagome said. "Wonderful now let's go back I'm sure Kaede will be worried about us." Sango said.

Back in the hut the group ate dinner. "Where is Inuyasha?" Kagome asked "He's somewhere in the forest we didn't talk to him for the time you were gone." Miroku said. "Okay well I um don't know how to say this but from now on I'm going to search for the jewel shards on my own." Kagome said. Everybody stopped eating and stared at her "But why you just got back and you can't defeat all those demons on you own." Sango said. "I can and I will my decision is final I leave tomorrow morning. "Kagome said getting up. "I'm going to bed now so good night. The next day at sun rise Kagome got ready to leave. The others woke up to bid her farewell. "Kagome can I go with you please?" Shippo asked hugging Kagome. "I'm sorry Shippo but you can't go someone has to watch out for Miroku can you do that for me?" Kagome asked "Uh huh." Shippo said crying Kagome handed Shippo over to Sango. "Well bye I guess I'll see you some time." Kagome said as she ran off at a god like speed. "I'm going to miss Kagome." Sango said "Well all will Sango." Just then Inuyasha came back "Oi why do I smell Kagome coming here but not leaving?" Inuyasha asked. "Kagome must have masked her scent." Miroku said. "What you mean she was here?" Inuyasha asked. "Yep she was here all night she just left." Sango said going back to the hut. "Why?" Inuyasha asked. "Well my friend Kagome has decided to find the jewel shards on her own." Miroku said.

"What she's going to be killed!" Inuyasha yelled. "I have trust in Kagome when she says she can handle it well then I believe her." Miroku said walking in the hut. Kaede then came back from collecting herbs "So I see young Kagome has left." Kaede said. "You mean you also let her go." Inuyasha yelled "Yes I sensed an increase In Kagome's spiritual powers," Kaede said, "Oh and there is a rumor that a demon is terrorizing a village just west of here. It might have jewel shards." Kaede said. "Right then lets go we have no reason to stay and we have been lounging around long enough." Inuyasha said.

They made it to the village only to see the demon already dead. "Excuse me sir but do you mind telling us who killed this demon?" Sango asked the man she asked turned around "Oh yes she was a priestess clad in a short black kimono. She came by a killed the demon with her sward and arrows then took a pink jewel from it and left." He said "This girl how long ago did she come by?" Miroku asked "About an hour ago. She took of that way I believe she was on her way to the next village." He said "Thank you sir." Miroku asked "So Kagome came by huh I guess we follow her trail of dead demons since she masked her scent." Miroku said.

Kagome

"That was fun. Now I see why Inuyasha is always itching for a fight." Kagome said walking along the path. "If my senses are correct there is another jewel shard just beyond the next village." Kagome said just then Kagome started singing Ooh hey, yeah Hush, just stop There's nothing you can do or say, baby I've had enough I'm not your property as from today, baby You might think that I won't make it on my own But now I'm...

[Chorus:] Stronger than yesterday Now it's nothing but my way My loneliness ain't killing me no more I'm stronger

That I ever thought that I could be, baby I used to go with the flow Didn't really care 'bout me You might think that I can't take it, but you're wrong 'Cause now I'm...

Stronger than yesterday Now it's nothing but my way My loneliness ain't killing me no more I'm stronger

Come on, now Oh, yeah

Here I go, on my own I don't need nobody, better off alone Here I go, on my own now I don't need nobody, not anybody Here I go, alright, here I go

Stronger than yesterday Now it's nothing but my way My loneliness ain't killing me no more I'm stronger

Stronger than yesterday Now it's nothing but my way My loneliness ain't killing me no more I'm stronger

Kagome laughed at how that applied to her life. "It's true I'm stronger now I even surpass Kikyou I refuse to be compared to her again." Kagome said with a fire in her eyes. Kagome then took out her walkman she brought just in case she got board. Evanescence Everybody's Fool came on Kagome then began to sing along with it.

Perfect by nature

Icons of self indulgence

Just what we all need

More lies about a world that

Never was and never will be

Have you no shame? Don't you see me?

You know you've got everybody fooled

Look here she comes now

Bow down and stare in wonder

Oh how we love you

No flaws when you're pretending

But now I know she

Never was and never will be

You don't know how you've betrayed me

And somehow you've got everybody fooled

Without the mask where will you hide?

Can't find yourself, lost in your lie

I know the truth now

I know who you are

And I don't love you anymore

It never was and never will be

You don't know how you've betrayed me

Somehow you've got everybody fooled

It never was and never will be

You're not real and you can't save me

Somehow now you're everybody's fool Kagome sang as she walked into the next village. It had been a week since Kagome came back and so far she had collected 10 jewel shards. "Hm I wonder how long it will be until the others find me." Kagome thought. "Kagome saw some steam rise in the distance "What is that?" Kagome asked herself she looked at her surroundings "Oh now I remember there was a hot spring near by. Good I need a bath." Kagome thought as she walked to the hot springs.

Meanwhile Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Inuyasha stopped at a nearby hot spring for Sango. When Sango left Miroku got up. "Don't even think about it lecher." Shippo and Inuyasha said. "Sigh I wish Kagome never told you to look after me Shippo." Miroku said sitting down. "Keh." Shippo said. 'Stupid kit now he's acting like me. I guess it's because he misses Kagome though I'll never admit it I do too.' Inuyasha thought.

At the hot springs Kagome undressed and got in the hot springs. On the other side Sango also got in they were separated by a boulder at the same time both girls sighed. Kagome and Sango immediately jumped up. "Whose there?" Kagome asked. "Kagome?" Sango asked. "Yes who is this?" Kagome said. "Kagome its Sango where are you?" Sango asked "I'm in the hot spring." Kagome said. "Sango looked past the boulder "Kagome!" Sango called as she jumped in with Kagome. "Hay Im happy to see you to." Kagome said.