He Was A Half-demon, She Was A Human
By melaniemelmelgirl
Disclaimer: Nope, not mine, just good ol' Rumiko-sama's. End of story.
Author's note: Well I had just watched a whole bunch of Inuyasha episode reruns that I had stored on my TiVo, and I decided to watch the episodes on Kikyo, the ones where Inuyasha cared a lot for Kagome, and so on. I made mental notes for a possible fanfic...and well, here I am, at one a.m. babbling all this too you. Well, enjoy, this is my first Inuyasha fanfic. Oh, and by the way, this is a collection of one shots. I will continue to post more as I get more ideas. And it starts out in Inuyasha's POV...
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He was a half-demon.
She was a human girl.
He lived 500 years into the past.
She lived 500 years into the future.
He was hash and rarely showed his true colors.
She was kind, caring, and loving.
This is their story.
A story of their love.
A story of their hatred.
A story of truth, lies, and then some.
And the priestess that brought them together…
Inuyasha's POV-
Inuyasha looked down towards the ground, sighing heavily.
He had caused poor Kagome such pain, such sorrow, such enduring, without even realizing it. How dense he was…
It was just plain...cruel, of him, to switch back and forth with the two.
Kagome truly cared for him, he knew that for a fact, otherwise, why would she continue to stay with and help him?
And why would she have...kissed him, that one time when he was full demon and in trouble?
Kikyo, on the other hand, was out to kill him...for revenge.
She hated Inuyasha, and he knew it.
Cold and most of the time emotionless, her one true goal was to drag Inuyasha to hell with her.
Yet Inuyasha didn't want to let go, didn't want to erase the memories of 50 years ago, when Kikyo was alive.
He didn't want to let go...
He sighed heavily, in frustration.
Why was life so…confusing?
Why couldn't he just make up his mind and choose already?
Either Kagome...or Kikyo?
Who would he choose?
Who would he choose?
That thought raced through his mind vigorously, again and again.
He closed his eyes to concentrate, as brief flashbacks of both Kikyo and Kagome raced through his mind. Images and memories all collided as one.
His mind paused on one, one of him and Kagome.
flashback-
He was in a river, trying his best to wash the wretched stench of blood off of his claws, after he had slayed a bunch of bandits, some of which begged for their life, while he had been a full yokui.
Kagome came and sat next to him.
He told her that she didn't have to stay with him, if it caused so much pain. Kagome then kneeled down in back of him, and put her hands on his shoulders, and rested against him.
"Oh, Inuyasha..." she said.
"I'm with you by choice".
I'm with you by choice...
Those words rang through his mind.
He smiled, closing his eyes and putting his right hand over Kagome's.
'Oh, Kagome, someday, I might come after you with these claws...'
end of flashback-
He got up and walked around, thinking as he did so.
Kagome did choose to be with him...
He continued to walk along the path, until he got to the Bone Eater's Well.
Slumping up against it, he sat down in the grass and buried his head in his knees.
Well, he just would have to decide the old-fashioned way.
He would have to figure out who he felt more comfortable with, who he felt more alive, happy, and...free, with.
He thought of Kikyo.
He thought hard, and long.
Memories went through his mind.
Long ago, he did truly love Kikyo...
Back then, he thought he could not love anyone as much as he loved Kikyo.
He thought that their love would last forever...but alas, forever wasn't long enough...
It's kind of ironic, but if Naraku hadn't killed Kikyo, he never would have met Kagome.
Heck, Kagome would have never even have been BORN if it weren't for Naraku killing Kikyo...
And having the Shikon no Tama carried to her grave with her...
And having Kagome, a sort of reincarnation of Kikyo, born with the jewel embedded in her...
He thought more about Kagome.
Whenever he was with her, he felt a strong need to protect her...to always be by her side, in case if she was in need.
Sure, he felt like that with Kikyo, but not so much anymore as he used to, and not as much as he felt like protecting Kagome...
Maybe...Kikyo wasn't meant for him?
Maybe...Kagome...was?
He thought some more.
He did feel less cold, harsh, hatred, and angry around her.
She was a sort of happy machine or something.
If she had a problem or was in pain, he was worried, concerned, and felt pain for her as well.
Around her, he felt…warm.
And Kagome did really care for him...a lot...a whole lot...maybe...just maybe...even...loved?
Maybe she loved him?
And he loved her back?
Lowering his head to the ground, he sighed.
He was a scumbag, and didn't deserve Kagome's love.
She was true human, while he wasn't...not really.
He wasn't really a human...
He wasn't really a demon...
Sometimes, he transformed into a demon, or was human for a day.
But not very often...
Who would want someone that wasn't human, yet wasn't a demon?
Who was a nobody?
Who was…a half demon…?
His eyes opened wide, as a thought rushed suddenly through his mind.
It made his heart skip a beat or two...
He had fallen in love...
Fallen in love with Kagome...
None other than Kagome...
than ...And out of love with Kikyo...
He stood up.
He just HAD to tell her!
Tell his lovely black-haired beauty from the future, how he truly felt!
He had to tell her, right now!
Rushing off, he went to find Kagome...
Kagome's POV-
Yawning a bit, she sat down next to the campfire.
It was late at night, yet she couldn't sleep.
Something was on her mind...
Something was troubling her...
Something that HAD been troubling her for quite some time...
She had fallen in love with Inuyasha.
Yet she didn't think he loved her back.
Which is why she never said anything about it...she didn't want to break the love Inuyasha held for Kikyo...
She was just too kind to do that.
Too weak...
Too scared...
Too afraid to admit her own feelings...
Her TRUE feelings...
Her feelings for Inuyasha…
Because she wanted him to be happy.
Happy.
Happy...
Happy.
Even if it was with a priestess that theoretically died over fifty years ago...
And was made of clay and dirt, feeding of off the souls stolen from innocent humans to survive...
To live.
To breath.
Sighing, she looked at the large jewel around her neck.
It was almost whole.
She, Inuyasha, and everyone else had found almost all the jewel shards...
All but the remaining few...
After she collected them all, she would no longer have a true excuse to stay in the feudal era...
She would have to go back to modern-day Japan.
Modern-day Tokyo.
Five hundred years into the future.
And she wouldn't be able to see Inuyasha anymore...
The thought of not seeing Inuyasha made cold shivers run up her spine.
To not see Inuyasha...
That would make her heart truely break.
Her eyes opened wide.
She knew what she must do.
She needed to go tell Inuyasha...
Tell him.
How she felt about him.
Tell him the truth.
The whole truth.
And nothing but the truth.
She got descended up, and started to run.
She had to find him!
Her one true love!
Inuyasha's POV-
He could smell her scent.
He was drawing closer and closer to her by the second.
He picked up his pace, running faster.
Moments later, he could see her...
As he drew nearer to her, he realized that she was running towards him too.
He stopped dead in his tracks.
And stared at her.
Kagome stopped running right when she got about two feet away from Inuyasha, gasping to catch her breath.
'Ughhh, what a run...' she thought.
He spoke up.
"Kagome, there's something I want to tell you"...
"Inuyasha..." she cut him off.
"No, hear me through. I really want you to hear what I have to say."
She nodded.
Nodded that beautiful, black-haired head of hers.
Ah, how beautiful she was...
"Kagome, I...I love you. That's all there is too it."
Kagome gasped.
Stepping a little bit closer towards her, he proceeded to speak, but once again Kagome cut him off.
"But what about...what about Kikyo?"
"Kagome, she is no longer a part of my life. The Kikyo I once knew and loved, died, long ago. No more do I long to be with her, to care for her. The one I care for is…you, Kagome. And tonight, I finally realized it."
"Inuyasha..."
"And, I need to know, Kagome? Do you love me? Do you want to be with me?"
She opened her mouth to speak, but Inuyasha spoke again.
"Or...would you rather prefer to be with Koga, or that Hobo person from your time? Would you rather be with someone else?"
He paused for a minute, staring deeply into her eyes.
"I know I'm not perfect, Kagome, but, if you give me a chance, I could be there for you, to love and care for you, and to protect you with all I have. But, if you don't want me, that's fine, I'd understand. I'm sure you'd rather find a person that's actually a PERSON, not a half-demon, half-human, a person who has NORMAL eyes and NORMAL hair, and not dog ears, and doesn't purr, without claws, and that such".
Kagome then spoke.
"Inuyasha...please realize, I do love you. I love every detail about you. I don't care that you're not a human but not a demon, that you have yellow eyes, that you have dog ears and can purr, which I find very adorable, and I love your long hair. It's really silky and stuff, plus your claws help to save the day, and your demon-like instincts help us all out."
She smiled at him.
"And no, I don't love Koga, I never did, I pretended to though, so you'd be jealous...that was wrong of me. And that guy Hojo, well, I don't really know very much about him, and I sure don't love him. You are the one I love Inuyasha, despite all your thoughts and differences. I love you for who you are, and your kind heart."
"Kagome..."
He bent over, and kissed her slowly on the lips. She blushed a little, shocked from the recent events, however she kissed him back, harder, and the once small kiss turned into a beautiful, passionate confession of love, truth, and the joy of lifting a weight of burden off of their shoulders.
Inuyasha wrapped his arms around her waist, and she put her hands on his face, pulling him closer to her, deepening the kiss further if that was even possible.
They stayed like that, just kissing, for at least a good minute.
The beautiful half-moon shone upon the two lovebirds, adding a soft glow and beautification to their passionate rendezvous.
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, they pulled apart.
She smiled up at him while he smiled down upon her.
They finally had each other, their true love, and the person just for them.
"Kagome, even after all the pieces of the jewel are collected...will you stay here? Stay here with me, and everyone else?"
She smiled at him, and spoke.
"Of course I will, Inuyasha!"
That thought made her very happy.
Yay, now she had an excuse to stay with Inuyasha!
And a good one, too!
He took her hand, and they together walked back to the grounds where the others were sleeping.
Inuyasha jumped up into a tree, and helped Kagome up onto it as well.
He took off the top of his red haori, made of very warm fire rat fur, and put it on Kagome so she wouldn't get cold as she slept.
She smiled, and brought her lips to his.
The two shared one last kiss before she fell asleep.
He wrapped his arms tightly around her, and she said, "I love you, Inuyasha...", before peacefully falling asleep in his strong, supporting arms.
He nestled his face into her head, inhaling the beautiful scent of her hair.
His love for her was pure, and true.
He had loved her for quite some time, not even realizing it.
Not Kikyo, but Kagome, was meant for him.
It was just meant to be...
He wrapped his arms even more tightly around her, before drifting off to sleep.
Little did he know, they would spend the rest of and eternity and even beyond together...as one.
He was a half-demon.
She was a human girl.
He lived 500 years into the past.
She lived 500 years into the future.
And they lived happily ever after…
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Okay wow. I re-read this, and it made my spine tingle. This is the first time I ever wrote a fanfiction about Inuyasha, AND a oneshot that I completed, AND such a powerful love story...eeeh I'm so proud of myself lol. Well, I hope all of you enjoyed reading it, I know I enjoyed writing it! Luve, melaniemelmelgirl