InuYasha sat down next to Kagome, and crossed his arms over his chest. He said nothing, but Kagome knew what he was thinking.
"It'll be alright, InuYasha, you'll see." She said soflty, touching him on the arm. "You won't transform tonight, don't worry about it." InuYasha knew she was talking about his demon side. He had startled her the other night, because he had transformed into a full demon, and had lost control of his body. He also had no memory of what had happened. Apparently he had just been crouching beside her staring at her, grinding his fangs together, and breathing heavily. She had woken up, and had been scared by him staring at her with his deep, red eyes. She had reached out to him tentatively, and stroked his face. When she did that, he shuddered and returned to a half-demon. Then had asked her what the hell was going on. She had told him to go to sleep, that she would explain it in the morning. InuYasha didn't recognise the emotion on her face, so had complied without disobeying. When she told the group in the morning, Shippou had hid behind Sango, making InuYasha feel even worse, although he would never show it. Kagome knew though. She knew he was ashamed of what he did. And it had kept happening. Night after night, he would transform and continue to watch over Kagome through the night, then pass out and sleep all day. After the second time, Kagome had started to pretend to sleep, although she hoped that InuYasha in his heightened form wouldn't notice. She was really worried about him, InuYasha knew.
He looked up at the setting sun, and frowned. Kagome sighed, and hugged him, putting her arms around his neck. InuYasha blushed as she placed a small kiss on his cheek, and sat down closer to him. He put his arm around her, and closed his eyes, feeling his muscles relax. He felt Kagome put her arm around him, reaching further around him. She began to rub his shoulder, and InuYasha tilted his head onto her shoulder. Kagome smiled as his dog-like ear twitched against her cheek. Kagome sat like that for awhile, watching the sun set. When it dipped below the horizon, she gently shook InuYasha awake, wishing she didn't have to. She took his hand, and helped him stand up.
"Come on, InuYasha, let's go inside."
"Yeah..."
He held onto her hand as they walked toward their hut, taking slow steps, enjoying the last rays of sunshine on their backs. As they entered the hut, Sango and Kirara looked up. Kirara mewled soflty, and walked over to InuYasha, rubbing up against his leg, purring softly. InuYasha caught Sango's smile, and picked up Kirara. He gave her a thorough back-scratching, and set her down softly. He moved over to the fire in the centre of the room, and removed a stick from the depths of the flames. He sniffed the impaled fish tentatively, then took a huge bite out of it, sitting down cross legged on the floor. Kirara mewled again, and put her paw on InuYasha's leg. InuYasha looked down at the two-tailed cat, and held his hand, letting the neko sniff over the fish. InuYasha smiled as the cats nose twitched, and then watched as the small bundle of fur opened its mouth and bit into the fish, ripping off a small chunk of warm fish. InuYasha raised the fish to his face, and examined it. It now bore a set of dog-like teeth marks in it, and a tiny set of cat teeth marks. InuYasha grinned and ripped off another chunk of fish, chewing it thoroughly. Suddenly, Kagomes hand reached past his shoulder, and grabbed the fish out of his hand. He turned, and looked at her as she took a bite out of the fish, handing it back to him. She turned and walked over to Sango, and InuYasha followed her every movement, admiring her body. He finished the fish, and stood up, folding his arms across his chest, eyes closed. He walked out the door, and headed towards the forest, alone.
Kagome didn't notice him leave, as she was talking to Sango about her brother, Kohaku, so when InuYasha walked in, Kagome was startled.
"Where were you, InuYasha?" She asked, worried about him turning into a full-demon with no one to stop him. Or attempt to stop him, she thought wryly. She knew that it was a lot darker out than she was comfortable with, so she questioned him readily.
InuYasha's face turned red, and he looked away from her.
"Well, ...you know...just..." Kagome leaned closer to him, and tilted his head up, forcing him to look at her. She looked into his eyes, and suddenly she understood what he meant. He was out taking care of business.
"Oh..." She said softly, her face flushing. She looked away from him, and let her hand slide off his face, down his chest, to fall by her side. She looked back up at him, saw him looking at her, and she looked away again. He walked past her, and sat down on the floor, letting himself fall into a lying down position. He stared at the wall across from him, letting his eye lids slowly drift closed. Kagome dug through her backpack, and pulled out a think, heavy blanket, as the temperature plummeted with the onset of night. She threw it over InuYasha's shoulders, and got a sweater out of her bag, pulling it over her head. InuYasha opened his eyes, heard Kagome moving around behind him, felt the blanket land on his shoulders, and he smiled, closing his eyes again.
"Well, Sango, I must retire," Miroku said, "Care to join me?" Sango glared at him. "In your dreams, you pervert monk." Miroku smirked. "Oh, Sango, in my dreams, you do more than just join me in retirement for the night." Sango blushed, and growled, looking around wildly for something to throw at him, for he was standing, and she was too tired to get up and slap him. She grabbed an empty bowl, and hurled it at him, smirking in satisfaction as it bounced off his head, producing a hollow thumping sound. Miroku grinned and rubbed his head, as he lay down for the night. Sango turned away from him and looked out the doorway, past the trees and light fog, to the stars above, glimmering brightly in the night sky. She sighed, and Kagome sat down next to her, putting her arm around her. She had just finished covering up Shippou, and had turned around to find Sango looking at the sky, sighing sadly. Kagome pulled Sango towards her, letting her best friend rest her head on her shoulder. She knew what was bothering Sango. She knew what was bothering both of them. Sango was worried about her brother, Kohaku, and also about the trouble InuYasha was going through. She closed her eyes and relaxed, moving a bit closer to Kagome's gentle warmth. Kagome rubbed Sango's arm, and began to hum softly one of the lullabys that her mom used to sing to her. Soon enough, Sango's slow and soft breathing assured that Sango was indeed sleeping, and Kagome placed a kiss on her forehead before extracting herself carefully from Sangos grasp. Sango had indeed put her arm around Kagomes waist. Kagome layed her gently on her back, placed a pillow under her head, and dropped a blanket over her. She checked on Shippou, yawned, and climbed under the covers with InuYasha. In her fatigue, she didn't notice his small moan, or his eyes squeezed closed angrily, his mouth formed into a small grimace.
InuYasha's dream
I walked over the top of the hill, and called out to the others behind me, that I had found Naraku's castle. I turned around, and caught the scent of Kagome, her sweet, soft scent tickling and teasing my nose, and I knew that if I didn't control myself, I would be all over her in a matter of seconds. I must have looked at her too long, because Miroku was getting that look on his face, Sango was warning him not to say anything, and Kagome was looking at me weirdly. I looked away, and growled out harshly, "Hurry the hell up, you guys, I finally got Narakus damn castle." Miroku came up to stand beside me on the crest of the hill, overlooking the castle, now unprotected by his damnable shields, and nodded. Kagome came up on my other side, and her arm brushed against mine, making a shiver run through my body. Oh, man, how I longed to kiss her, to taste her sweet flesh, to lick parts of her that would make her moan with pleasure, to...O...shit. Goddammit! I blushed and hoped no one noticed the bulge in my pants. I folded my arms over my chest, letting my sleeves hang down in front of me to cover me up. Sango happened to look down at Shippou standing by my feet, as she was taking a drink from a bottle that Kagome had given her, and had obviously seen something, because she started spluttering, and choking on the liquid, coughing loudly as she attempted to spit out or swallow the liquid. Miroku rubbed her back, rubbed her ass, and asked if she was okay. She was so embarrassed she couldn't even slap Miroku for groping her, and just nodded, keeping her eyes adverted away from me. I held my arms a bit closer to my chest, and a bit lower too, but there was no need, for it had all but dissappeared as I concentrated on the idea of slicing Naraku to pieces. We started down the hill, my eyes scanning every bush, nook and rock for the possibility of an ambush, while Miroku and a still blushing Sango took to the skies on Kirara. Suddenly, a horde of demonstook flight from behind the castle, and I drew Tetsusaiguia, ready to perform the Windscar. Kagome put an arrow to her bow, and drew it back tight, aiming for the centre of the demons. She released the bow at the same time I released the Windscar, taking out multiple enemies. I felt my blood heat up, and the thrill of battle threaten to overwhelm me as I ran down the hill, sword slashing left and right, dark red blood spilling out of the severed corpses, covering my fang with a slippery sheen of liquid. I jumped over a rocky patch of ground, raised my sword over my head, and slashed downward, releasing the Windscar, feeling the power of it in my hands, roaring up through my arms as the shockwave reverberated through the ground. I let out a feral yell as I slashed open a demon that had evaded my Windscar with my claws, feeling the warm blood splash all over my face. I kept on running toward the castle, determined to reach Naraku no matter how many of the same old demons he threw at me. I was driven by the image of him sneering as he clutched the rapidly darkening Sacred Jewel in his hands. I laughed at the sheer power i felt as one of Kagomes arrows whizzed by my head, instantly killing more demons, reducing their numbers to about 1500. Thats when I knew it. This was the fnal battle. We knew Naraku was here, we found his castle, and he was now throwing every demon he had at us. I knew deep down that it was either him, or us that was gonna die, and I was gonna do every damn thing I could to protect me and Kagome, and the group. That was when I heard it. The sound of Kagome's tortured scream. I whirled around, and saw, way across the field that I had cut my way through, and saw Kagome lying on the ground in a puddle of blood, surrounded by demons. I raced over as fast as I could, feeling as though I would never make it, screaming her name, feeling the tears run down my face, blurring my vision. As I dropped down beside her, I could detect no movement in her chest. I placed my finger on her throat, and felt no pulse. I slashed the air angrily, screaming her name as a nameless demon swept down to attack me.
InuYasha awoke, gasping for breath, sweat pouring down his face, covering his body. He sat up, and focussed on Kagome, and growled softly, his eyes flashing red in the darkness. He leaned forward on his haunches, over Kagome's prone body, and for an instant, InuYasha had a flashback to his dream, with Kagome lying in the exact same position, covered in blood. Kagome stirred as InuYasha growled louder, his confused mind wondering why she wasn't moving. Kagome awoke, sat up, and blinked a few times, opening her eyes to stare into InuYasha's blood red orbs. InuYasha snarled at her, but Kagome wasn't scared, instead she whispered his name.
"InuYasha..."
As she said his name, something clicked in InuYasha's mind, and he lunged forward to put his arms around her, hugging her tightly. Kagome hugged him back, stroking his back, and rubbing his ears. Kagome felt something wet leak through her shirt, and when she pulled away from him to look at him, there were tears leaking from the corners of his eyes. When he opened his eyes, they were back to their normal golden state, and he hugged her again. Kagome kissed him on the mouth, and put her mouth by his ear.
"It's alright, InuYasha, I'm okay, just relax, and go to sleep."
InuYasha nodded, and laid down next to her, wrapping his arms around her and pulling her close to his body. Kagome closed her eyes, and put her hand on top of InuYasha's, on her stomach. InuYasha fell asleep soon after, holding Kagome close.
InuYasha awoke, and slowly removed his hand from Kagomes stomach, and rubbed his face, pushing his silver hair out of his face as he glanced aroung the room. Sango was preparing breakfast, Miroku was cleaning his staff, and Kagome was still sleeping. Suddenly he remembered. He had transformed last night. He remembered his dream, and the anger and sadness he felt when Kagome had "died", in his dream, and how he had woken up as a full demon, sitting guard next to Kagome, watching her sleep, and the peace he had felt when she said his name, and kissed him. InuYasha thanked her silently for all she had done for him, and he leaned over to kiss her on the throat, then the cheek. He got up, and accepted the bowl of rice and chopsticks from Sango, eating it slowly as he thought about what was happening to him. Suddenly, Kagome put her arms around InuYasha's neck, startling him, as he was unaware that she had awoken. InuYasha purred softly and licked her wrist, recieving a hug and a kiss on the throat for his efforts. Miroku sat down in front of InuYasha.
"Did you transform again last night, InuYasha?" He asked, looking at him seriously. Kagome moved to InuYashas side, as InuYasha nodded.
"Yeah, I did." He noticed Sango sit up a bit straighter. "The only difference is, I remember it all this time." He said, explaining it all to them. He blushed a bit when he got to the part where Kagome kissed him, and where he cried, but he knew that they would understand the feelings he had for Kagome.
"We have to figure this out immediately, InuYasha, your body can't take repeated transformations. Your flesh will wear out long before anything else happens." Miroku said, and the implications of how serious this was slowly started to dawn on them. InuYasha grimaced, and realized that he had been indeed feeling more and more tired after every transformation.
"I can only hope to find a way to stop these damn transformations, and they are somehow linked to my recurring dreams of Kagome being killed on the battlefield." InuYasha said, wondering what was going on inside his body.
AN: haha what an awful place to stop...but it me bed time, so...ciao.