From the Shadows
By Aile Anna
Authors notes: This is just a bit of waff about Inu Yasha watching Kagome sleeping from the shadows of the God Tree.
Disclaimer: Inu Yasha and Kagome belong to each other and Romiko Takahashi
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He sat on the branch of the Go Shinboku, the soft breeze blowing lifted strands of his hair about him. In the bright light of the nearly full moon it glistened like liquid silver, flowing wildly down his back. His slitted golden eyes glowed, their intense gaze burning into the darkness of the night. Fuzzy triangular ears twitched and swiveled from atop his head, picking up the strange sounds of this time…Her time.
Beyond the glass of her half open window, she lay, sleeping. He could hear the sounds of her deep, even breathes. Sniffing the warm air, his sensitive nose caught her scent, the smell of sweet herbs, honey, and her own unique smell. The smell that was only Kagome's. Closing his eyes, he let the comforting warmth her scent brought him wash over him. His tense muscles relaxed, and he found himself amazed at how much she affected him, even in her sleep.
When had she become more to him than just a shard detector, than a friend? The very thought of her away from him pained him. That was why he was here. She had more of her stupid tests. She said it would only be a few days, three maybe four. After only one, he needed to see her. Irritation, anger, loneliness had filled his heart when he had let her go, watching her slip into the Bone-Eater's Well and back into her own time. Gods, but it hurt to see her go, but this time, he let her go. Without resistance, he had allowed her to leave him. He smirked remembering the look of surprise on her beautiful face when he agreed to let her leave.
Her hazel eyes, so bright with life, had been wide with shock. "You're not going to try and stop me?" She had asked.
"Feh," he had snorted, "why should I? You'd only "sit" me and go anyway." He had turned from her then, afraid that his eyes would betray the sadness he truly felt. "But if you're not back in three days, I'm coming for you!" It was then that he had felt her hand reach out and touch the sleeve of his haori. He turned toward her, looking into those eyes that made his heart beat faster.
With a smile, oh that sweet smile that he knew would haunt his dreams later, "T-thank you, Inu Yasha. And don't worry, I'll be back." Then she had turned and left, glancing up at him one last time before disappearing within the depths of the well.
True to his thoughts, her smile had haunted him later that night. He had tried to sleep, but it was only filled with the visions of soft hazel eyes and full lips smiling at him. Leaping from his branch he had tried to run himself to exhaustion. Racing through the quiet night of the forest, he pushed his body until it ached. Still, he could not sleep. When daylight had finally come, he pushed her from his thoughts, but the pesky kitsune would only say something to bring them back full force.
He had waited until he knew she would be asleep in her own time before he came. He would sleep near her window in the God Tree, and before dawn, before she knew he had been there, he would be gone again.
She stirred in her sleep, mumbling incoherently into her pillow. An ear swiveled, straining to make out her words. He smiled when her contented sigh reached him. It was a pleasant dream, nothing of the horrors of their life on the other side of the well.
Suddenly she bolted upright, "Inu Yasha?" Her sleep ridden voice called out. She felt him, sensed the warm tingle of his aura. Rising from her bed she went to the window and lifted the pane fully open. "I know you're out here, Inu Yasha." Now annoyance filled her voice.
His head peeped down at her from the roof of the house. "What?" He growled, forcing the gruffness into his voice.
Her hazel gaze locked with his gold amber one. She could not find her voice at first, the intensity of his eyes sent shivers of delight down her spine. "What are you doing here?" She asked after a moment. "I've only been gone for one day. You didn't come to take me back already, did you?" She said with a slight frown.
Jumping down from the roof to land gracefully on the branch he had recently vacated, he faced her. "No." He growled averting his gaze from her searching look. "I-I…just…," I what, he thought? 'Just came to see you, to know you were okay,' but he could never say that. He couldn't let her know he cared. Allow her to know that she was far more precious to him than any Shikon no Tama. "When are you coming back?" He finally said, far rougher than he had meant.
"I already told you, after I take my tests I would be back. Only another day or two." She rolled her eyes at him. He would never change. Always pushing for her to go back to the past. "Come on in," she sighed. "I'll never get any sleep with you out there."
Smiling to himself, he jumped through the window, landing soundlessly on her carpeted floor. A sly smirk entered his eyes as he watched her grab a spare blanket from her closet to make a bed for him on the floor. This was much better than sleeping in the tree. Her scent was stronger now, and he felt it tug at his senses, forcing a wide, feral yawn of sharp fangs to split his face.
Kagome climbed back into her bed. It felt so right to have him here with her. A soft pink blush spread across her cheeks as her thoughts wandered to her dream. She had been curled up in his lap, his strong arms circling around her tightly, possessively. It had startled her when she awoke to his presence, but not in a bad way. She suddenly felt safe, protected. A smile curved her lips. Yes, she thought, he does belong here with me, by my side.
"Goodnight, Inu Yasha," she mumbled stifling a yawn.
He watched her face in the moonlight that shone through the window. She was blushing and smiling. Did she want him here? She didn't seem to mind, even made a place for him to sleep here, in her bedroom. "Goodnight, Kagome." Folding his arms beneath his head for a pillow, he finally found sleep, the closeness of her scent and the softness of her breathing pulling him into sweet dreams.
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