Time
Summary: Time, it connects all things. It is inescapable, inevitable and unrelenting. It is as incontestable as the very stars in the skies, sometimes time can be your greatest ally and others your gravest fears. Time brought together two unlikely people, but will it also tear them apart? An Inuyasha/Kagome fan fiction. Read and Review please xxxx
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters or lyrics used in this fiction. Which is unfortunate, if I did own them, I would be getting paid bucket loads of cash ££
'Maybe this wasn't such a good idea' Kagome sighed inwardly as she turned once again in her silken bed sheets. The night's events were relaying themselves persistently through her minds eye, taunting and nagging her conscience. It wasn't as she had deducted, sleep paid her no regard and her bed provided none of the sanctuary that the young miko longed for. She was forced to lay awake, wallowing in the guilt of her hurtful words. It was evident that she would not sleep until she apologised to Inuyasha.
She stirred again, restlessly battling her scruples. Why should she have to apologise? It was that stubborn half demon that started the argument; he was so arrogant and full of his own self importance that he sometimes lacked common sense! The young woman was the innocent party! Wasn't she…? Then why did she feel such weight dragging on her conscience?
Kagome pushed her head into the sleek pillow and screamed the irrepressible frustration into its feathery depths. Tears stung the miko's sparkling russet eyes, why couldn't she stop her continual day dreams of the hanyou? What ifs fought desperately in the eye of her confused mind, stabbing at the girl's heart. What if he never spoke to her again? What if he was hurt by what she said? What if he went to Kikyou? What if! What if! What if! They were driving her to the brink of her sanity for pity's sake!
She screamed into her fluffy refuge once more and punched it, irritated that it could not provide her with the wisdom she longed to hear. She wanted to be told that she was being silly, that she was worrying over nothing, that she hadn't said anything too awful. After all, she had only told the hanyou that she hated him… he wouldn't take that seriously would he? Who was she kidding, it was out of line, and Kagome knew that fine and well. Chocolate eyes met the rhythmic ticking that clung desperately to her wall. It had only been a few hours since the argument, so why couldn't Kagome lay in peace?
Tick
The hanyou fought his arrogant face into her mind once more
Tick
A smile etched itself onto her sweet ivory face
Tick
How she loved that face, especially by the defining light of the fire…
Tick…
Lying in my bed again
Clock ticking think of you
Turning in circles, confusion is nothing new
Flashback to warm nights
Almost left behind
Suitcase of memories
Time after…
Inuyasha lay in the time tree going over what had happened only a few hours beforehand. His mind was filled with a rabble of sentences, but one stuck out, one as ominous as anything he had ever faced…
"I hate you Inuyasha! Just leave me alone, I hate you!"
The words sent shivers shooting down his spine like an icy prickling incessantly running the length of his back. How could someone as pure as his Kagome bring themselves to hate? Had he distorted the beautiful time traveller? He must have, how else could his miko say those awful words? Hate… had he really made her hate him? That had never been his intention, all the hanyou had ever longed for, from day one, was the caress of that blossoming priestess. His own fears and insecurities had halted his longing though; they stifled his emotions and turned them on the one person that actually cared for him, Kagome.
He pushed her away, he made her feel small, and he made her feel weak and worthless. In actual fact, it was Inuyasha that was small, weak and worthless, but his miko would never find that out. Inuyasha would have to stay strong for her, that is if she ever came back to him…
Sometimes you picture me
I'm walking too far ahead
You're calling to me
I can't hear what you have said
And you say go slow I have fallen behind
The second hand unwinds…
Tick
Kagome sighed and sat up from her bed
Tick
Inuyasha looked up at the moon
Tick
The miko thought of all the times that her Inuyasha had saved her life.
Tick
Inuyasha thought of all the times his Kagome had made him smile.
Tick
Kagome let a silent tear fall from down her porcelain skin. How she wanted to take back those awful words.
Tick
Inuyasha growled, how could he let her believe those terrible things? She meant the world to him and more.
If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you
I will be waiting
Time after time…
Time after time…
Kagome looked out at the moonlit shrine, her sparkling coffee eyes falling upon the bone-eaters well. That was the one place that connected her to that impossible hanyou. He was her hanyou though, no matter how much he tried to push her away, she loved him, and it was time that she faced that.
The stars sparkled in her soulful eyes as she smiled at the thought of the half demon's cocky grin. 'He would love that… two women in love with him'. A giggle came from her full lips as she gazed out her window, the window that Inuyasha had climbed in through on a number of occasions, some without her knowledge. Kagome's smile faded, Inuyasha wouldn't climb into her room to see her anymore, and he thought that she hated him, why would he visit her now? The priestess pulled the window open and breathed in the fresh air, her silken ebony tresses flayed in the wind as she closed her eyes summoning a thought about her half demon love.
After your picture fades
And darkness turns is turned to grey
Watching through windows
I'm wondering if you're okay
And you say go slow, I have fallen behind
The drum beats out of turn
Inuyasha jumped down from the fateful tree. He had to make her understand that he was sorry; she had to know that he needed her by his side; he was nothing without her by his side. It wasn't too late to save her; Inuyasha would save her from her hate before it tore her apart inside.
With that thought he ran to the bone-eaters well, determination etched into his amber eyes. If he was good at only one thing, that was saving Kagome, he had always made sure she was protected and safe.
He reached the well in mere minutes and without hesitation, dived into its mysterious depths. Whilst travelling through the well, some disturbing thoughts battled their way into Inuyasha's mind. The reason why he had found Kagome's words so painful was because he was in love with her…. No no no… now he was just being ridiculous, wasn't he? Surely he was, Kikyou was his love, not Kagome…
He landed in the moist soil within the well and instantly his nose settled upon the intoxicating scent of Kagome, a scent of water lilies and the sweet spring bloom of the sakura tree. How he had grown to love the miko's scent. It was as wild and free as her very being; it signified a carefree existence that knew he could never pursue, her existence. He took a deep breath and smiled slightly, she was in the very wind around him. This thought lingered in Inuyasha's mind as he sprang from the well and sprinted out of the shrine.
Inuyasha skidded to a halt as his bright amber eyes fell upon those beloved raven tresses that ever so gently caressed the wind. Kagome stood at her bedroom window gazing at the transient stars. Light seemed to radiate from her very existence, the moonlight capturing the miko's flawless porcelain face in all its magnificence and splendour.
"Kagome…" The hanyou whispered her name into the wind.
Kagome stared at the stars and sighed, she remembered all the nights that she and Inuyasha had gazed into their dazzling iridescence. He had always been so deep in thought at those times, had he been thinking of Kikyou? The miko felt a deep moan come from her throat, how she hoped he wasn't. Kagome slowly pulled her head in the window and picked up her hair brush, slowly and gently running its bristles through her glossy locks. The priestess's eyes darted around the flames that danced merrily on the summit of the candle's wicks that were placed all over her room. The flames danced in the chocolate of her glittering eyes when she felt the comfort of a warm embrace encircle her tiny waist. Slowly, she closed her large, expressive brown eyes and leaned her head back into the firm shoulders behind her. The miko's delicate hands stroked the gleaming silver locks that fell over her own shoulders.
"Inuyasha…" Smiled the breathless priestess as she felt the Hanyou tighten his caring embrace. "I didn't mean…"
"Shut up Kagome." Inuyasha grinned as he brushed his lips gently across her velvet neck.
With that Kagome smiled, she knew her hanyou had forgiven her and was already starting to forget what they had even argued about in the first place. All she cared about now, was holding onto that arrogant, self obsessed boy that held her in his arms.
If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you
I will be waiting
Time after time
Author's note:
Oh my my my! This is my second fiction, whaddaya all think? Well, I think that I might continue this one, maybe add some more chapters. Though I do definitely need some feed-back, there isn't any point in bursting my arse if I don't know if you all like it. So as if on queue, review please! If you all do then I will continue on with the story and maybe send you all some POKEY!
Love ya'll millions and hope you enjoyed this!
Mandie xxxxxxxxxx
Oh and Raelin-chan, this one is for you sweetheart. I can hardly wait to see your newest work. Love you lots and lots –huggles- xxxx