WARNING: There will probably be some out of character actions for all of the characters. It's inevitable as these are my interpretations of how and why the characters act the way they do.
DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own Inuyasha, nor do I receive any monetary gains from this little ditty.
Kagome's Mistake
Chapter 1: Passion Unrequited
It has been 5 years since I first fell down the well, five years of searching for the shards of that damn jewel I broke, of friendship and love and loss. I looked around the slowly dying fire at my sleeping friends, wondering if Sango knew she snuggled up to Miroku in her sleep, or if Inuyasha knew that he cradled Kilala protectively in his arms, much like he used to do with Shippo. My heart warmed as I looked at Inuyasha, watching those adorable dog ears twitch in a dream above his gorgeous sterling locks, his lashes sooty against his cheeks. Beautiful, I sighed, and reluctantly pulled my gaze away from my sleeping friend to the only other member of our party that was awake. Shippo looked sheepishly at me as he silently returned to the fire, the 15 year old kitsune looking guiltily happy. He's in love, I thought to myself, and briefly wondered who the lucky girl was before I heard the familiar roars of Ah and Un disappearing into the sky.
"Rin?" I asked him softly, knowing from his guilty look that it was true. I sighed, he felt guilty because Rin was Sesshomaru's ward, and he knew that Inuyasha wouldn't approve. Over the years he had been adopted by Inuyasha and I, making us a little pack in place of the one he had lost so long ago. And now he was risking losing it again with his visits to the ward of Inuyasha's second most hated rival. "It's okay, Shippo, I understand."
"Oh sister, I knew you would, but he never will," Shippo's voice was still slightly squeaky even with his recent puberty.
"Knew I would, huh?" I laughed as he snuggled into the extra sleeping bag I had bought when it became obvious that he was too old to share mine.
"Anyone can see how you feel about Inuyasha, Kagome. Talk about pointless love," he smiled and drifted off to sleep. I sighed and fell asleep as well, knowing that all was good and our little pack was safe, if only for the night.
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I awoke to soft lips moving over mine, teasing me with hints of fang until my mouth opened to accept a gently questing tongue while clawed fingers smoothed down my body, causing shivers of desire. One of those hands worked its way to my breast, fondling it a little rougher than I liked, but sending waves of pleasure coursing through me to coil in my damp heat. I opened my eyes slowly, meeting the intense golden gaze of Inuyasha before his lashes lowered and he deepened the already erotic kiss. The hands dancing along my body grew needier, more rough and I felt my nightgown begin to rip. I gasped in surprise, and the spell was broken, Inuyasha opening his eyes again, but the familiar gold was gone, replaced by demonic red as he struggled to tear himself away. With a curse he pushed me to the ground, then turned and ran into the woods, leaving me trembling by the fire. Tears pricked the corners of my eyes as I watched him disappear.
I never even noticed an awake Shippo watching me with pity in his eyes....