How much is too much?
Chapter one
Feelings
He watched them from afar.
The hanyou sat in his favorite position on top of a rock.
His gold eyes watched his group set up for the night, but his vision was mostly on Kagome. Usually, he would be much closer to them, sitting in a near by tree, but not tonight.
He and Kagome had gotten into a fight, but this one was much worse.
It was personal.
He didn't mean to though.
'Besides… she shouldn't get offended so easily.' He thought to himself as he watched her roll out her sleeping and lye down on her back, Shippou joining her. Inu Yasha wanted to go over to her and apologize, but he wanted to give her time to heal.
'Who am I kidding; I'm scared of what she'll do to me.' He thought as he got off the rock and rested his back on it. He ran his fingers nervously through the grass.
He had apologized already thought.
(Flashback :)
The group had encountered a demon and it was bloody mess.
When they finished, Kagome and Sango headed for the nearest spring to clean the blood and mud off. Miroku and Inu Yasha had passed.
"We'll go later." The monk had said as the girls walked towards the warm spring.
They had talked and laughed while cleaning themselves. Kagome had brought her jasmine soaps and offered some to Sango, but she refused. She said that the smell was too girlie for her.
Kagome had only rolled her eyes and the comment and began to rub the soap all over body.
"Well, I'm done. I think I'll go for a short walk before heading back to camp. You almost done?" She asked as Kagome shook her head. "No, I think I'll stay here a bit longer."
Sango nodded and left, wearing her pink shirt and green skirt.
Kagome dunked her head in the water and sighed happily.
She ran her fingers through her wet hair, taking out the knots. She began to hum as she did this, moving out of the water. She walked out of the water, her skin hardening at the cool wind. The 16-year-old girl walked over to the rock where her clothes were.
She grabbed it with her hand, not noticing the small spider crawling on her school uniform. Kagome had only noticed it when it crawled on her skin. Her eyes shot open and stared at the brown hairy spider and gasped.
Her lungs filled with air as she screamed as loud as they could.
She waved her hand around in the air, jumping in circles.
She was yelling "ew" and "gross" so loud she hadn't heard the worried half-demon jump behind her.
When she finally calmed down and began to breathe normally, she turned around to pick up her clothes when she noticed a figure staring at her. Her hands froze as her mouth dropped. Her gray eyes moved up the body to see Inu Yasha's face in awe, staring at her exposed self.
Her face turned red as she yelled again.
"SIT!"
A loud thump was heard and a mumbling Inu Yasha.
The embarrassed girl pulled on her undergarments and clothes quickly before the spell wore off. When Inu Yasha felt his strength return he leaped to his feet, glaring.
"What the hell was that for!"
"What were you doing here!" She yelled back, returning the same look.
"W-… you screamed! Obviously I was going to come to see if you're okay!"
"It was a spider!" She yelled back, her face returning to its normal color.
He gave her a confused look.
"You…screamed that loud because of a spider?"
She looked away.
"They're nasty." She whispered.
He chuckled.
"Wow…now that's pathetic." He said with a smirk.
"Not as pathetic as you, sneaking up on naked girls to get your blood pumping!" She shot back, his smirk turning into a frown.
"I would never want to see you naked!" He said harshly, Kagome's glare fading.
The smell of salt reached his nose. He knew he had hurt Kagome. His ears flattened on his head. She looked away from him.
"K-kagome…I didn't…mean…"
The brunette walked away before he could answer.
Her slow pace turned into a jog which then started to become a fast run. Inu Yasha ran after her, jumping ahead of the crying human.
"Kagome, I…"
She didn't look at him.
He took a step towards her.
He opened his mouth, but she beat him.
"I'm sorry I disgust you." She whispered softly. Her voice sounded hurt. She was holding back more tears as she looked at her feet, her bangs covering her watery eyes.
He shook his head.
"Y-You don't. I-…"
"That's right; I forgot…you like to look at me because I remind you of Kikyou. Does the thought of me looking like her turn you on? Do I remind of how you want to be with her! To fuck her!" She yelled, clenching her fists. He looked away.
"Got to hell." She whispered walking past him.
He went to grab her hand but the feeling of him crashing to the floor interrupted.
He softly growled.
(End)
Inu Yasha sighed deeply.
It's not that he didn't want to be with Kagome. It's just that things were too complicated now. He did want her, to hold her and kiss her, but not yet.
He hoped that she would still love him when the time was right.
He began to walk towards the group, Kagome now asleep.
He stood next to her, watching her sleep.
She looked so peaceful, so beautiful. Her breaths were long and soft. Her one hand was placed next to her head, the other around Shippou. She shifted in her sleep, making the silver haired hanyou flinch backwards.
Kagome moved around a bit before becoming still again.
Inu Yasha sighed. He jumped up in the tree and sat on a branch, watching them. He looked up at the starlit sky and let his mind wander, his ears listening to the forest's calm night.
The sun's rays crept over the distant mountains in the east, his eyes looking down and the stirring five some. Kilala had been up for quite some time, Sango being second. Miroku slowly woke up, the dozed back off. But when Sango bent down to pick up Kilala, he took the opportunity to grab her behind.
A loud clapping noise echoed through the morning, Miroku standing up.
"Well, now I'm up." He moaned, rubbing his reddened cheek.
Kagome was the next to awake. She rubbed her eyes while sitting up. She turned her eyes to Shippou, who was still sleeping. The young teenager bent over to him and whispered words in his ears.
"Come on, Shippou, time to get up."
He moaned and turned away from her, making her smile.
"Then no breakfast for you." She said as his ears twitched and he was up on his feet.
"Shippou, at your service." He said in a deep voice, making Kagome laugh.
Kagome picked him up and walked over to her pack. "Tell me what you want…" She asked as his smiled.
"Bacon!"
Kagome pulled out a small red box from her pack. She took out her small pan and lit the fire. She ripped the plastic off with her teeth and put on five strands. She looked up and her tow human friends. "Want some?"
Sango shook her head, Miroku nodding.
Kagome looked up in the trees.
She couldn't see Inu Yasha, but she knew he was there, staring at her. Kagome looked away. She knew he would want some, but she didn't want to ask . Assuming, she put on four strips for him.
The fire quickly began to cook the meat, the smell of it swimming around the hungry humans and demons. When it was ready, Kagome took off the pan from the fire, telling them to let it cool off. Shippou being very hungry picked one up only to feel his tiny fingers being burnt. Tears sprung from his eyes as he sucked on the tips. Kagome turned to him, pulling out his fingers.
The tips were red and throbbing.
She blew softly on them before pulling out her water bottle. She took out some gauze from her first aid kit and poured water all over it. She them wrapped the damp gauze around his fingers.
The throbbing stopped, but they still hurt.
"Keep that on." She warned as he nodded.
Within a few minutes, the bacon was cool enough to eat. Miroku took three strands and Shippou took two. Six were left on the cooling pan and Kagome looked up to the trees. She took her two and began to eat them.
Inu Yasha jumped out of the tree and landed behind her. His stomach growled for meat. He knew she was still upset and felt guilty about taking the food. Kagome stood up, her back still facing him.
"Take them before I give them to Shippou." She said in a threatening tone as she walked away. Inu Yasha stared at her. Yep, she was still upset, but she didn't leave for home yet. He picked them up and swallowed them whole. His stomach was satisfied for the moment.
She rolled up her sleeping bag and cleaned off the pan in a nearby lake.
Inu Yasha hoped that today, he'd be able to get her to forgive.