Adoration and Fidelity

Define:

Adoration - Profound love or regard; The act of warship

Fidelity - Faithfulness to obligations, duties, observances; Exact correspondence with fact or with a given quality, condition, or event; accuracy; Loyalty

This will be my longest fan fiction yet! I plan on devoting most of my time and energy to it. I will make each and every chapter more wondrous than the last, using all the details my mind can create. I will read over all of my chapters and edit them before I post them

Summary: Inuyasha would give up everything to protect the ones he adores and cares for most. He is a hanyou with a dogs fidelity and a humans adoration. Put one and one together and you get a loving and loyal hanyou. Inuyasha's most prized person is Kagome, the modern girl which transcends time.

Inuyasha and Kagome are faced with some new difficulties as a whole new journey begins for them after the evil hanyou, Naraku is defeated. Inuyasha and Kagome have always gotten through their problems with mostly ease, but always before is not always after.

A true romantic tale, based on the anime hit series Inuyasha... a feudal fairy tale.

Couples:

Main - Inuyasha and Kagome (Based)

Possible Others: Sango and Miroku

Shippo and OC

Sesshomaru and OC

Kouga and Ayame

(Maybe Others)

Rating: M for Mature

Warnings: Sexual Content; Extreme Violence; Offensive Language

"Talking"

'Thoughts'

Disclaimer: I don't not own Inuyasha, but I do own this storyline.

Chapter 1: Trepidation

The sun arose from its hiding place behind the hills as dawn hit the lands of Edo. People awoke from their dormancy's and began their daily obligations. None of the people were aware of the harsh battle that had taken place miles away from them. None would know how many had been sacrificed and how many had risked their lives to protect the human race, to protect good, to protect the pure...

Miles north of Edo, in a large valley, bodies lay fallen on the ground. The bodies of soldiers and demons alike. Few had survived and all that had subsisted would never obliterate the horrible recollections of the battle. All of the living were mostly barely breathing and numb from pain and deep, open abrasions.

A young, wounded woman at the age of seventeen coughed and moved aside some wreckage so she had at least little more space for mobility. This way she didn't have to be completely immobile.

"Inuyasha..." The girl moaned out, searching the area, with tired eyes, for the half dog demon she so adored. She glanced around, but all she could see was a scattered, perished, horde of bodies. She could not see the beloved hanyou she yearned so dearly to look upon. She just needed to know he was alive. She needed to know that he had not corroded like so many others around her. "Inuyasha..." She called out once again, a little louder this time. When she got no answer her heart beat a little bit faster in her chest. It was the cause of her growing concern and wanning hope.

Inuyasha had jumped in front of her over and over and over again during the battle. He had protected her, using every ounce of his power, even if it meant his own demise and aching. Kagome had hated that he had risked so much just for her. She did not want him to hurt himself for her own safety. She valued and idolized him much to much to lose him.

Kagome moved her nearly inert, fragile form. She found it very difficult. She looked around, paying close attention to every figure that lay on the ground. Her eye site was a bit blurry and she felt so weak. It even pained her to move her head from side to side, but this did not put a dent in Kagome's determination to find her companions.

So much debris covered the bloody ground that it was hard to tell whether there was people beneath it or not. Nothing moved other than Kagome and the wind. A small trace of left over miasma filled Kagome's nostrils. She winced back at the pain it caused in her lungs. Bile came to her throat, which was an affect of the nasty smell of rotting flesh.

"I.. Inuyasha!" Kagome nearly screamed this time. Her efforts were continuously futile, as no reply was heard. Tears stung Kagome's optics. She could feel them welling over her under eye-lids. A single drop slid down her cheek and onto her bloody lap. She felt so helpless and alone. The smell of the dead was disgusting and the site in itself was deathly horrifying. "Please..." She pleaded quietly, hoping in someway Inuyasha heard her and would come back to her, telling her everything would be alright.

He had reassured her before the battle had began. He had told her they would get through this and that she had to live, but was she the only one that did live? She had made him promise that he would not leave her! Had the promise been broken? Shredded and smashed like many of the poor souls around her? Kagome's heart skipped another beat and then swelled in her throat.

The priestess (miko) dragged herself a little ways away from some decaying body. She tried her very best to stand up. It was very difficult for her frail self. She had much willpower and would do it. She would find her beloved and her friends. She would make sure they were safe and help nurse them all back to health, even if it took everything she had... even if she - herself - needed to be nursed back to health as well.

When the miko finally got to her feet she grimaced in anguish. Her breathing was scraggy and the more she moved the more irregular it became. 'I have to find them. I have to find Inuyasha! Miroku... Sango... Kirara...' She thought firmly. Shippo had not taken part in the battle. Kagome would not allow him to see such revulsions as witnessed within the last day and a half. 'Come on, girl. You can do this.' Kagome pushed herself even farther, towards the last place she had seen Inuyasha, before she passed out, around the end of the bloodshed.

When Kagome finally noticed a soft, velvety dog ear sticking out of some debris, hope flooded her heart. 'Inuyasha!' She could not stop the joy that spread like butter from the inside out.

She wobbled over to the ear and fell to her knees as soon as she reached it. Inuyasha was there, under a demon. Kagome used all she had to push aside the demon and look over her hanyou. She was so blissful to see his chest was rising up and down. The rhythm was slow and ragged, but it was there and that was all that mattered. He was unconscious, but other than that he seemed fairly fine. She was sure many of his wounds had healed over night while they were all passed out. Sadly, she could not say the same for herself.

"Inuyasha." Kagome spoke softly and slowly as she placed a hand on the hanyou's shoulder. His ear twitched. She knew that in his slumber he had acknowledged her presence. She smiled down at him. It seemed like her first smile in forever. 'I'm so glad he's alive...' She could do no more. She had already over worked herself. She fell over, curled next to Inuyasha. She could do nothing else for now. She was to weak.

Inuyasha opened his beautiful, drowsy amber eyes. He was immediately filled with trepidation when the smell of death and Kagome's blood hit his nose at an equivelent time. The half demon (hanyou) used his elbows for support and edged himself up a little.

"Kagome.." Inuyasha called with a dried throat. He heard a small moan. He turned his head to the side and saw the person he was looking for lying there, motionless.

Relief lavished him. 'She's alive.' He came to the notion, releasing his fear of her no longer walking with the living. Inuyasha could never bare to lose this woman. He lost one and had dealt with it, but losing Kagome would be he demise. She was everything to him. She was his most prized person.

Inuyasha found himself turning a little more towards the girl. His clawed hand reached out for her and traced the structure of her jaw. He had to touch her. He had to make sure she was real and alive. 'You better live, wench. Especially after all I went through to guard you.' Inuyasha directed the particular thought towards Kagome.

Now there was enough just sitting around. Inuyasha needed to find the others and get them back to Kaede's village before it was to late. The old woman would help them to heal fully. Inuyasha was almost positive they were all still alive. He had seen them standing when he had passed out, but he had lost trace of Kagome before he fell unconscious, so he had not known what had happened to her. So you can imagine how delightful it was to see her beside him and also breathing.

Inuyasha sat up completely and stuck his nose in the air. He would have to smell for his friends and the first one he needed to find was Kirara. She had not been hurt to badly and would assist Inuyasha in sniffing out the others and getting them back to the village.

When Inuyasha stood fully, he felt a bit dizzy. He had lost a lot of blood and used up a lot of energy during the final battle with Naraku. As the hanyou smelt the area, he comprehended that it was difficult to smell his friends over all the other blood and bodies. Kirara's smell was faint, but it was there. Miroku and Sango were nearby the feline demon, which was relieving. It meant less walking for an injured Inuyasha.

Inuyasha began to head off, but suddenly felt a small weight on his ankle. He looked down and Kagome's hand was rested there. Looking at her face, he realized she was still passed out. He grinned inwardly and moved her hand to the side. He would come for her later.

Inuyasha headed in the direction of his other friends. They were not to far from him. Inuyasha could smell all of their blood, but they did not smell dead. They were just deeply hurt. They, like Kagome, would need immediate attention.

As Inuyasha reached them he looked down at the small neko (cat) demon. She had a small amount of blood dried on her, but otherwise she seemed healthy and alive. She had only battled small demons, which were never a problem for her.

Inuyasha knelt down in front of the demon. He shook her a little.

"Kirara." He whispered. His voice was evidently still fairly dry. A small whimper and 'meow' came from Kirara. The cat demon slowly opened her eyes. Inuyasha was grateful to see that she was coming to so quickly. 'Good.' He thought. "Kirara, we've got to get the others to Kaede's. I'm going to need your help." Another 'meow' was heard in response. She was always able to understand Inuyasha clearly.

Kirara moved a bit weakly at first, but then fine. She stood up on all four paws, gawking, for a moment, at the hanyou in question.

"You'll have to transform." Inuyasha informed. "So you can carry Miroku and Sango. I'll get Kagome." Kirara nodded and 'meowed' once more as flames engulfed her small form and transformed her into her larger, more demonic stage. "Okay. Miroku and Sango are over there." He pointed to his right. I'll help get them unto your back." As Inuyasha began to make his way over to the two, he realized he was limping slighly. Glancing down at his thigh, he noticed a large gash. He cursed silently to himself. He must have re-opened it when he was moving around to get to Kirara. Warm blood began to drip down his leg. He had to ignore it.

The two walked over to Miroku and Sango's unconcious forms. The air around them was disgusting. Naraku had died a little closer to this point and his miasma was still hung thick in the air. When Inuyasha knelt down to pick up Miroku first, he noticed something in the distance.

Kouga.

Kouga was lying on the ground, passed out. His wolves were knocked out around him and so were many of his human-looking followers. The wolf demon looked pretty beat down. Inuyasha had to admit: even without the jewel shards in his legs Kouga was a pretty good fighter, of course not as good as him.

When the thought of jewel shards hit Inuyasha's head, his eyes had to widen. He had been paying so much attention to Naraku that he had forgotten all about the jewel, which should now be whole. He looked around, perplexing Kirara.

"Oh... right..." Inuyasha picked up his two friends separately and placed them on Kirara's back as gently as possible, not wanting to re-open any of their wounds, like he had his own. "Could you bring them back yourself? I'll catch up." Inuyasha questioned. The feline demon nodded and trotted, before jumping into the sky and running on the wind as a means of getting back to Kaede's.

Inuyasha growled. 'Damn! How could I be so stupid not to pay any attention to the jewel!' Inuyasha jogged over to Kagome. He would need her help for this. They could not risk another demon taking possession of the sacred item, which was currently so full of power and at the moment bitterly tainted. Kagome would have to purify it when they found it. It had to be somewhere around. Inuyasha reached Kagome, ignoring the pain from over exerting himself in his weakened state.

"Kagome!" Inuyasha hollered out. He watched as she stirred. He leaned down beside her and shook her shoulder a little bit. "Kagome!" He repeated. She slowly blinked her eyes open, almost painfully. The sound of her painful moan, caused a pang of guilt in Inuyasha's chest.

"I... Inuyasha.." She mumbled as loudly as she felt possible. "You're... awake." She spoke so weakly that Inuyasha was urged to simply hold her and somehow make her all better. He felt so sorry that he did not protect her any more than he did.

"Yeah... I'm awake..." He said sadly, managing to give her a small smile. "You have to get up. I need your help."

"What.. is.. it?" She coughed, accidentally. Blood seemed to come up, but just the smallest amount. Inuyasha trembled at the mere thought of losing the girl. Naraku had targeted her throughout the battle. She had become a large nuisance to him. Her and her sacred arrows.

"The jewel. Can you sense it? It's somewhere around and I can't pin-point it." Inuyasha advised. Kagome took a moment to register his words. When she did she slowly nodded her head in reply.

"Yes... I can..." She bit down on her lip, feeling weaker than she wished to be.

"Where? Can you tell me?" Inuyasha asked. Another nod came from Kagome. There was a moment of silence. Kagome closed her lids over her eyes for the longest of seconds. When she lifted them back up, she had a stronger look in her brown orbs.

"About... twenty... feet behind... you." Inuyasha bobbed his head in understanding.

"You can rest now. I'm going to take you to Kaede's and she'll heal up all of your wounds." Inuyasha placed his hand on Kagome's head, wipping away a stray hair from her face. He then slid that hand down, closing her eyelids for her.

When Inuyasha arose, he immediately turned and faced directly behind him. He scanned the area, but saw no jewel. He hadn't expected it to be just out in the open. The hanyou walked twenty feet or so to where Kagome had said the jewel would be. He browsed the stretch around him, smelling the harsh air.

It took a few more moments for him to finally see the jewel under some rubble. He smiled as he went and picked it up. As his hand came in contact with the smooth surface, he was forced to flinch a tad. It burned to touch it. It was so tainted and impure that the black and purple swirls in it were beginning to show around the outside of it.

Lifting himself back up, Inuyasha stalked over to Kagome. He called out to her again.

"Kagome!" Kagome slowly opened her eyes and turned her head towards Inuyasha. She smiled, seeing the complete jewel in his hands. Eying the item, Kagome felt a sense of relief. It had been over two years since she had been able to see it whole.

"Could you purify this?" He quized. Kagome reluctantly sat up and groaned in pain.

"Of course." She replied finally. Inuyasha placed it on the ground and as soon as Kagome touched it, a ripple of white light hit it morphing the color, turning it a light peach. "We... finally did it..." She muttered happily. "No more Naraku... and you have the full jewel... How wonderful. Two years of hard work... it's all worth it... Inuyasha... it's all worth it, because... because... I can see you... smile again..." She finished feebly as she laid back down, needing more rest.

Inuyasha felt his heart skip a beat. It was all worth it because she could see him smile again? What exactly did she mean? Did she like it when he smiled that much? Or did she just enjoy seeing him happy?

Inuyasha bit the inside of his cheek in contemplation. He decided he would have to think about this later. For now he needed to get Kagome back to Kaede's. She could get her wounds all bandaged up and sleep well, instead of in a field of the dead and dying.

Inuyasha stuffed the jewel into his haori and grabbed Kagome, pulling her up as tenderly as he could manage. He had to hold her bridal style, for she could not climb on to his back. She would not be able to hold on, for she was not awake.

Kagome moaned, moving a little closer to him. She was obviously pained that he had moved her position.

"We better go." Inuyasha said aloud. He began running off in the direction of Kaede's village. It was difficult, considering he still had wounds on his arms, legs, back, and other parts.

He leapt into the air, trying to cover greater distance. When he landed he realized his mistake. Jumping was way to over exerting. He would just have to run most of the way and simply jump on necessary portions.

As Inuyasha ran past green and brown trees, he realized he hadn't felt so free in so long. He felt so blithe. Naraku was dead and gone from all existence, the jewel was whole once more, Kagome and the others had survived...

He felt as though nothing could go wrong at this time, but than the thought of what would happen next struck him.

This is the edited version of the chapter.

This chapter took a long time to write. I'm hoping it was well enjoyed by my audience. I worked hard on it.

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Trepidation means fear