Hi, this is my first fanfic ever published on this username. I thought I should let you know, this fanfic is being written by myself and a friend through a roleplay we are doing, and Inuyasha's actions should be credited to him. Well... at least the parts I didn't tweak a bit... Anyway, thanks for reading, and please review!
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Inuyasha lay on his back upon a branch of a shaded tree. His hands were clamped behind his head, being used as a pillow to support his head from the rough texture of bark. Slight twitching came from his delicate dog ears, hearing the soft rustling of the wind, ruffling the leaves of trees. Other than that, he heard nothing, the forest was silent today. He glanced around, only seeing scattered trees.
"Where the heck is Kagome?!" He said out loud, just to break the silence that was starting to get on his nerves. He shifted his position, now sitting up. A low growl came from his throat as he put his arms in the sleeves of his red kimono, as sure sign he was getting angry. His eyes wandered as he started to get impatient from waiting for Kagome to get back from her own time era. Inuyasha jumped down from his perching spot, landing softly upon the ground. He folded his arms across his chest as he paced impatiently, back and forth, underneath the tree. Again, he shifted his position, now sitting on the ground in his usual dog like position, glaring coldly at the well.
A yellow backpack arced through the air, landing with a heavy thump on the grass. Next came a bow and a quiver of arrows that were dropped at the well's side. Kagome's head appeared above the edge of the well, panting a bit after lugging her overstuffed pack up the ladder. Sitting on the edge of the well, she took a deep breath and exhaled, wiping a hand across her perspiration dotted brow, not noticing Inuyasha.
His ears twitched, as his keen sense of smell caught the scent of Kagome. "You're late!" He bluntly stated, as he narrowed his amber eyes at her, giving her a cold glare. "What's your excuse this time? A stupid test? Your dumb school work? Whatever it is, I don't want to hear it. You know what? I'm sick and tired of your lame excuses!" He said in bitterness, not even giving her time to defend herself. He glanced away, putting his arms in the sleeves of his kimono again.
"Inuyasha! How am I late?! I didn't even tell you what time of day I was going to come back!!!" Kagome glared right back at him. She stood up, slinging her pack over her shoulders and grabbing her bow and quiver. "I have a life over there too you know, I can't just devote all of my time to being here with you."
She stormed past him, nose high in the air as she followed the dirt path that would take her back to Lady Kaede's village, where the others were staying.
"I can't believe I was actually thinking of apologizing to him with my abrupt leaving. He's so rude!" She thought.
He continued his growling, as he glanced over his shoulder, narrowing his eyes at her. "I don't care what time of day you came back. Don't you how long I've been sitting here waiting for you?!" He called out after her, almost yelling. "Where do you think you're going?! You can't just leave me here by myself!" He said, still calling after her, slowly trailing behind Kagome.
"I can and I will! You need to learn the virtue of patience, Inuyasha." Kagome dumped her things in Lady Kaede's hut, finding a note scribbled on bark parchment.
Kagome and Inuyasha,
Sango, Shippo and I have gone to look for her brother, after receiving a clue from some people passing through the village. Lady Kaede has gone off to a neighboring village to help them through a plague of sickness that is in danger of spreading to other areas. We will return soon.
Miroku
Kagome sighed, and thought, "It's just going to be me and Inuyasha. What fun." Slowing down as he entered the hut, Inuyasha glanced over at Kagome, and saw how miserable she looked. Shifting his gaze over to the piece of parchment she held in her hands, his ears twitched as he read it. "What? They can't leave! Tonight is a new moon. They know that I'm powerless when I become a weak human." He thought bitterly. He glanced over at Kagome again. "How am I going to protect Kagome?"
He uttered a deep sigh before speaking. "Well, they're gone, so there isn't any reason for you to be here. You can go home now." He said, trying to keep his voice calm and sound convincing.
Kagome jerked her head towards him, narrowing her eyes and crying out. "What?! After all that yelling about how I was SO late and how LONG you were waiting for me, you tell me to GO HOME!?!?! No way mister, I am staying right here."
She twitched her nose at him and to prove her point, set up her sleeping roll, then built up the embers of the dying fire with dry tinder and sticks.
He put on a sullen look in response. Clearly she had forgotten that tonight would be the night of a new moon, which would make him become a full human, losing his ability to wield the Tetsusaiga, as well as to use his claws.
Inuyasha hesitated for a moment, seeing darkness taking over the sky, then said again with a slight edge of anxiety in his voice, "So? There's no reason for you to be here, and the Jewel Shards can wait one more day, so I suggest you go home." practically repeating himself. Kagome watched him carefully. It wasn't like him to just send her away, usually it took about 5 falls in the dirt to get him off her back and let her go home. What was so special about tonight? Then an idea struck her and Kagome narrowed her eyes again.
"You-you're meeting Kikyo, aren't you? That's why you want me to go, isn't it? Well, I don't care! Go ahead and have your little tryst, I'm staying here because we have jewel shards to find. Feel free to leave to wherever you're meeting her, I'm getting some water from the well."
Hearing Kagome's words, he let his gaze drop to the ground, trying to ignore the hurt that her words had caused. "No! Do I have to have a reason for everything?!" He replied to her, raising the volume of his voice. He put his arms in the sleeves of his kimono, clenching his hands into fists.
Kagome picked up the wooden bucket from outside the door and flipped her hair at him, ignoring the question, fuming inside at Inuyasha. She slammed the bucket down on the side of the stone well in the middle of the village, then had to bite back a scream of frustration when she saw the well had run dry in the summer heat. She picked up the bucket and stormed down the path towards the spring nearby as she could see the creek running under the village bridge was all but dried up too.
He smirked, seeing the frustration she had written all over her face. "Heh, see. I told you there is no reason for you to stay." He repeated himself again. Inuyasha didn't care that his last statement didn't make any sense to a person with rational thinking, he was starting to get really nervous watching the sky get darker and darker, and was starting to wonder if he should just pick up Kagome and take her through the well himself.
Kagome didn't hear Inuyasha's last statement, too wound up in her own thoughts and emotions to notice anything outside of them. Her mind kept drifting back to the fact that Inuyasha had chosen Kikyo, not herself. "You idiot, you just said that so that you wouldn't have to leave... Inuyasha probably just wants you to go because he hates being around you in his human form..."
Kagome knelt by the spring, cupping her hands, bringing the sweet, fresh water to her lips, drinking deeply. As she stared at her reflection in the rippling water, a single tear ran down her cheek, which she brushed away angrily. Taking the bucket, Kagome filled it almost to the brim then began to walk back to the village, trying not to spill her precious load.
Inuyasha uttered a soft sigh, realizing that nothing was going to make Kagome go back to her own time era tonight. Might as well enjoy her company while he reverts back to human. He looked over to Kagome, before slowly walking over her, taking the bucket out of her hands.
"Feh, knowing how clumsy you are, you might trip and get hurt. Don't expect me to take care of you when you do, 'cause I ain't Kaede. I don't go around healing people." He said condescendingly.
The retort Kagome had on the tip of her tongue disappeared when a deep roar pierced the sky. From the hills of the forest rose a dark shape, black against the night sky, seeming to stand as taller than new moon which was rising into the sky. The shape revealed itself to be of a large dragon, the size of Ryokotsusei, black as ebony. "I've come for the jewel shards." It rumbled in deep bass tones though its mouth never opened and there was no face on its forehead to speak for it. In large paw, it grabbed Kagome, squeezing her tight between its talons, making her scream in pain. Before she could utter a cry for help, the dragon spirited the two of them away..............................................................................................................................................
Heh, sorry about the cliffhangar, I'll update ASAP, I promise.