Do you trust me?
Wow I haven't written in forever!!!! This story came about while I was sitting in class. As such, I haven't written the next chappie yet. And with finals coming up it may be a while before I post it. Of course, reviews do help encourage an author to write.
*I don't own the characters of Inuyasha or the storyline, or the same for the Disney movie Aladdin.
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She remembered watching a movie when she was younger. There was a prince, standing on a magic carpet. And he extended his hand to the princess and asked her "Do you trust me?" Like most young girls, she had sighed with longing, imagining the day when her own prince would sweep her off her feet in this way. "Do you trust me?" At the time she had no idea what trust really meant. Sure she played "trustfall" with her friends, but even with her best friends, she always balked at the last moment and attempted to catch herself. They all did. And they still called it trust.
Years later, Kagome stood looking down at the sleeping Inuyasha. He had gone off again last night, she was sure of it. She had opened her weary eyes in the middle of the night only to see him heading into the forest.
He must have been gone for quite some time to still be sleeping after sunup, Kagome thought to herself. The thought twisted the dagger in her heart.
Golden eyes opened and stared up at the enigma of a girl in front of them. "Oi! Kagome! What's for breakfast?!" Inuyasha demanded, hopping to his feet and shaking himself much like the dog he inevitably was. Kagome sighed, shaking her head gently. "You missed it, you Baka! I tried to wake you up, but you told me to go away."
Shippo came bounding over, a huge smile on his young kitsune face. "We had some eggs Kagome found! They were really good. I ate your part! Kagome said I'm a growing boy and if you wouldn't wake up I could have it!" Shippo said all of this while hiding half behind Kagome's legs. He was bold, but he wasn't stupid. The young fox demon knew fully well that to raise the ire of a hungry Inu demon was a feat best done only when one was sure they were protected from harm. In fact, at the moment, said dog demon was lunging towards the young fox child, fully intending on beating the little whelp into the ground. Shippo didn't even flinch. He trusted that Kagome would never allow harm to come to him.
Kagome growled, glaring at the jerk who would dare threaten her adopted son. "Inuyasha! Sit boy!"
Shippo smiled as he was rewarded with the musical sound of his tormentor being mercilessly slammed into the ground. Shippo laughed and climbed up onto Kagome's shoulder.
Deep in the shadows, a tall figure smirked with almost a snarl as he watched his idiot half brother once again being bested by the mere wisp of a human girl that followed him like a lost kit. Sesshomarou would have shook his head, were he not far above such meaningless actions. Why, he wondered, did the woman still follow the half breed? Perhaps it was for her own protection? But then again, he had seen the woman in battle before, and knew her to be somewhat capable. Perhaps it was fear of separation? While this seemed unlikely, he decided to store that theory for deeper consideration at a later date. Could it be that she truly trusted his idiot brother? If she did, she was surely a witless fool, for even he knew of his brother's unfaithfulness to the little miko woman. Sniffing the air, Sesshomarou shifted his stance as the smell of the undead bitch accosted his nostrils, mixed as it was with the decidedly unpleasant scent of his half brother.
If it was trust, then the miko was far less worthy of his consideration than previously thought. If she could convince herself of such a lie, then surely the woman would believe anything. Sesshomarou looked back in the direction where he knew his ward and her retainer currently resided. Rin trusted him, despite the fact that he was more than capable of hurting her. But then again, he had never given the child reason not to trust him, which was more than he could say for his brother about the miko. Perhaps blind trust was a common trait in human females. It would make sense, seeing as humans were a weak and pathetic race, and their females were the epitome of foolishness and folly. Except his Rin, of course... He would teach her the ways of the Inu, the ways of wariness of the world and caution and calm calculation and thought. Rin would know better than these witless human females he had seen so often. Trust, he scoffed mentally, was something not to be taken lightly, nor given without it being earned. With that thought, Sesshomarou turned and left the scene, displeased by this new trait in the miko woman.
The day had worn on much like all other days in the feudal era did for Kagome and her gang. The girls were more than happy to stop for the night, while Inuyasha wished to push on, claiming the day had been wasted and they hadn't even had whiff of a shard in almost a week. In the end, the females won the battle, Sango by beating Miroku senseless with her Hiraikotsu, Kagome by "sitting" Inuyasha repeatedly until the demon decided that he too needed to rest. Smiling at a job well done, Kagome announced that she was off to find a hot spring. Sango offered to join her and the two walked off giggling at their success in putting down the male revolt so thoroughly for the night.
"Ahhh.... I loooove a good hot spring! I'm beginning to think it's better than a warm shower!" Kagome exclaimed, sinking down in the water so that only her head was visible above the steaming liquid.
"One of these days, you're going to have to show me what this shower-thing of yours is." Sango smiled, following Kagome's example and sliding down into the water herself.
Kagome smiled dreamily. "One day.." she answered, shutting her eyes for a moment.
She opened them only when she felt Sango shaking her. "Kagome, get up. You've been sleeping for almost half an hour. Your fingers are all wrinkled!" Kagome frowned but woke, sitting up in the spring. "You go along, Sango. I'll meet you back at the campsite in about ten minutes or so, okay?"
Sango frowned, but knew there was no arguing with Kagome when she was determined to relax. "Okay, but if you take any longer than that I'm coming back to get you. So don't go falling asleep again, okay?"
Kagome sighed, nodding. "Okay, okay! I promise Sango."
"And yell if you need anything. We're not far off so we will be able to hear you. And I'll have Kirara listening out too."
"Go, Sango. I trust you guys... I'll be fine."
Reluctantly, Sango left, heading back towards the campfire that she could smell in the near distance.
*Wow a cliffie.... okay so I'll try to get back to the next chappie soon.... this sort of came to me while sitting half-listening to my Communication Theory class. My teacher had defined "trust" and the belief that someone won't let harm come to you, physically or emotionally. I began to think about how Kagome doesn't trust Inuyasha, but is lying to herself making herself believe she does. At the same time I realized that Kagome never really feared Sesshomaru and has more trust in him than in Inubaka.