Demon Body, Human Heart
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Prologue: A Bad Omen
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Inuyasha glanced towards Kagome, his gaze soft. He
didn't understand it. This girl managed to affect him
in ways that shouldn't be possible. She treated him
with unaccustomed tenderness. UNDESERVED tenderness.
He didn't understand. When she was near, he wanted
nothing more than to hold her. His heart was torn
from his chest every time he saw her cry. Such things
shouldn't affect a great demon such as himself.
He wasn't paying much attention to what was going on
around him as he turned and stared into the fire. He
didn't understand these feelings. He shouldn't feel
anything for her, yet...she was important to him. He
wanted to protect her like nothing else. Even
Kikyou. It had never been like this with her. This
felt so...he didn't know how it felt, but he knew it
was getting harder to put out a legible sentence
around her. He'd spoken to Myoga about it, and the
old flea had readily named it.
Love.
But he loved Kikyou. Even if he was in love with
Kagome, it hadn't felt this way with Kikyou and he
knew he'd loved her too. He frowned, noting the fire
was barely embers now. He picked up a few sticks and
dropped them on it, blowing into the fire.
It lit brightly, the dryness from the drought causing
the brittle limbs to catch quickly. He stared into
nothing, wondering why they lit a fire when it was so
god awfully hot outside anyways. He glanced towards
Kagome who was sitting, slumped, with one of her
spell books in her lap and frowned. "Can I put this
out?" He asked.
No response.
She stared at the page blankly, as if she weren't
totally there.
Inuyasha crawled towards her and gently shook her.
"Kagome? Can I put out the fire; it's too hot for
one..."
She snapped out of her dazed state and looked back at
him. "Oh, it's you..." She shivered slightly and
nodded. "Sure...I just needed the light. I think I'm going to sleep."
He looked at her worriedly and scooped some dry dirt
onto the fire. "I still can't believe you want us to
go back to the village now..."
She yawned, curling up on the sleeping bag.
"Yes...but...if we don't, they could die..." She
murmured, her eyes closing slowly. "'Sides, if we go
back...I can go home...get water..." She slowly
drifted into sleep, unaware that Inuyasha was watching
her, quite contently.
Inuyasha knelt beside her head, looking down at her
peaceful face. He wore only his hakama as it was too
hot, as did Miroku and Shippou. Sango had traded her
kimono in for a outfit similar to Kagome's. She'd
called them shorts and tank tops. He shrugged,
looking at her hair, wondering how even in a drought,
she managed to find springs and such to bathe in. Her
skin was slightly dusty, yet, she looked clean. Her
healthy glow shone brighter in the moonlight.
Without realizing what he was doing, he gently brushed
her hair from her face, his fingers caressing her face
as they returned to him. She was important to him,
but he didn't know why. How could such an irritating
child steal his heart? It shouldn't be possible.
Perhaps it was her compassion that made his words turn
to gibberish, or her protectiveness that made his
heart race. Her obvious feelings for him. She didn't
hide them well. He wasn't sure if he was much better
at concealing his own, though. After all, Myoga had
figured it out.
He looked into the skies and frowned. The bare tree
beside where Kagome lay held hundreds of crows. The
symbol of death. His eyes narrowed. He grabbed
Kagome's hand desperately. They wouldn't take her
away from him. She was HIS. He'd be dammed if he let
anyone take her away.
He slowly released her hand and picked up a rock,
hurling it up the tree and hit the truck, not far from
a crows head. He gave the birds a harsh stare and
picked up another rock. They took to the sky.
To his surprise, they flew in the direction they were
headed. Towards Kaede's village. From where nearby a
neat column of smoke rose from his forest. His eyes
widened.
This was a *very* bad omen.
Very bad...
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End Prologue
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Author's Notes: Bwahahaha! Revisions begun! My author's
notes are going to be changed, and I'm going through for spelling
and grammar errors (Most of the grammar errors wont get
changed, because some people LIKE sentence fragments!) In later
chapters, I'm probably going to be doing major edits (like
additions and such), things I'd been going to put in, but never got
around to doing, ya know. No changes in the story, just the
possibility of added scenes. Enjoy! ~DemonSaya~
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Prologue: A Bad Omen
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Inuyasha glanced towards Kagome, his gaze soft. He
didn't understand it. This girl managed to affect him
in ways that shouldn't be possible. She treated him
with unaccustomed tenderness. UNDESERVED tenderness.
He didn't understand. When she was near, he wanted
nothing more than to hold her. His heart was torn
from his chest every time he saw her cry. Such things
shouldn't affect a great demon such as himself.
He wasn't paying much attention to what was going on
around him as he turned and stared into the fire. He
didn't understand these feelings. He shouldn't feel
anything for her, yet...she was important to him. He
wanted to protect her like nothing else. Even
Kikyou. It had never been like this with her. This
felt so...he didn't know how it felt, but he knew it
was getting harder to put out a legible sentence
around her. He'd spoken to Myoga about it, and the
old flea had readily named it.
Love.
But he loved Kikyou. Even if he was in love with
Kagome, it hadn't felt this way with Kikyou and he
knew he'd loved her too. He frowned, noting the fire
was barely embers now. He picked up a few sticks and
dropped them on it, blowing into the fire.
It lit brightly, the dryness from the drought causing
the brittle limbs to catch quickly. He stared into
nothing, wondering why they lit a fire when it was so
god awfully hot outside anyways. He glanced towards
Kagome who was sitting, slumped, with one of her
spell books in her lap and frowned. "Can I put this
out?" He asked.
No response.
She stared at the page blankly, as if she weren't
totally there.
Inuyasha crawled towards her and gently shook her.
"Kagome? Can I put out the fire; it's too hot for
one..."
She snapped out of her dazed state and looked back at
him. "Oh, it's you..." She shivered slightly and
nodded. "Sure...I just needed the light. I think I'm going to sleep."
He looked at her worriedly and scooped some dry dirt
onto the fire. "I still can't believe you want us to
go back to the village now..."
She yawned, curling up on the sleeping bag.
"Yes...but...if we don't, they could die..." She
murmured, her eyes closing slowly. "'Sides, if we go
back...I can go home...get water..." She slowly
drifted into sleep, unaware that Inuyasha was watching
her, quite contently.
Inuyasha knelt beside her head, looking down at her
peaceful face. He wore only his hakama as it was too
hot, as did Miroku and Shippou. Sango had traded her
kimono in for a outfit similar to Kagome's. She'd
called them shorts and tank tops. He shrugged,
looking at her hair, wondering how even in a drought,
she managed to find springs and such to bathe in. Her
skin was slightly dusty, yet, she looked clean. Her
healthy glow shone brighter in the moonlight.
Without realizing what he was doing, he gently brushed
her hair from her face, his fingers caressing her face
as they returned to him. She was important to him,
but he didn't know why. How could such an irritating
child steal his heart? It shouldn't be possible.
Perhaps it was her compassion that made his words turn
to gibberish, or her protectiveness that made his
heart race. Her obvious feelings for him. She didn't
hide them well. He wasn't sure if he was much better
at concealing his own, though. After all, Myoga had
figured it out.
He looked into the skies and frowned. The bare tree
beside where Kagome lay held hundreds of crows. The
symbol of death. His eyes narrowed. He grabbed
Kagome's hand desperately. They wouldn't take her
away from him. She was HIS. He'd be dammed if he let
anyone take her away.
He slowly released her hand and picked up a rock,
hurling it up the tree and hit the truck, not far from
a crows head. He gave the birds a harsh stare and
picked up another rock. They took to the sky.
To his surprise, they flew in the direction they were
headed. Towards Kaede's village. From where nearby a
neat column of smoke rose from his forest. His eyes
widened.
This was a *very* bad omen.
Very bad...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
End Prologue
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Author's Notes: Bwahahaha! Revisions begun! My author's
notes are going to be changed, and I'm going through for spelling
and grammar errors (Most of the grammar errors wont get
changed, because some people LIKE sentence fragments!) In later
chapters, I'm probably going to be doing major edits (like
additions and such), things I'd been going to put in, but never got
around to doing, ya know. No changes in the story, just the
possibility of added scenes. Enjoy! ~DemonSaya~