Ok everyone, this is my first fanfic so I hope you will bear with me. I have read all the manga and seen most of the episodes and the first movie, so I should have the names and everything down. Also, while this fanfic is not AU, it will not follow the canon. This story is simply my take on Inuyasha and Kagome's relationship and how he feels about the situation. It is not the most flattering depiction of Kagome, and Kikyo will not be making an appearance, so be forewarned. Ok, enough of the author chitchat...on with the show (or story, in this case).
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Correcting Mistakes (Chapter 1)
Kagome's POVIt had been two weeks since Naraku's defeat. Two weeks since Inuyasha almost died and confessed his love to me. It was a difficult battle, even with all of our allies. Shippo was there, even though I terrified that he would be hurt. His foxfire skills had increased, and even though he did not do much damage, he was an integral part of our success because he was able distract him long enough for Sango to land some critical blows with her Hiraikotsu. Miroku worked on the perimeter, sucking up thousands of poisoned insects and lesser demons with his windtunnel. I don't know how he managed to survive the massive poisoning, but he did.
Kouga tried to help, but once Naraku removed his jewel shards, his contribution to the cause was greatly limited. Sesshomaru proved to be our greatest asset. His energy whip allowed him to attack from a distance when he was unable to get close enough to stab with Tokijin. And then there was Inuyasha. He fought with everything he had. Up close, he used his Blades of Blood. From farther away, he used his Wind Scar. He was battered, broken and bruised; yet he refused to give up until Naraku was dead. Ultimately, it was the combination of one of my purity arrows and his Backlash Wave that sent Naraku to hell. I no longer worried about Kikyo taking Inuyasha away from me, for she had given me back the remaining piece of my soul in order for me to have enough power to destroy Naraku.
After it was all over, everyone collapsed from their wounds. Miroku, Sango, and I somehow managed to get the injured Inuyasha back to Kaede's. Before we left, I gathered up Kikyo's remains so that she could be properly re-buried. It was the least that I could do, seeing that she gave up her life to help me. Sesshomaru left on his own, as he did not want our assistance, and Kouga had to get back to his wolf tribe. For two days after we got back to Kaede's village, it was touch and go with Inuyasha. We honestly didn't know if he was going to make it, but I never left his side. When he woke up, he proclaimed his love for me and asked me to be his mate. I happily accepted. We haven't consummated our relationship because we both wanted to wait (and he was injured), but things have slowly gotten back to normal.
"Hey bitch, it's too early to daydream," a smirking Inuyasha called down to me. He was sitting on a branch of the Goshinboku looking every bit as arrogant as someone who had saved the world should.
"You know that's not my name. It's Kagome, remember. Or did your head have too many run-ins with Naraku's fist?" I tease in reply.
"Feh. I know what your name is; I just like calling you that. I mean, after all you are the soon to be mate of a dog demon, so that means you're a bitch!" He laughed, happy about winning the argument.
"Don't make me say it," I threaten.
"Hey, no fair. You promised not to use that any more," he said, a little less certain of himself.
"Well, you're the one that told me not to take them off," I retorted.
"And you know why!" he said, blushing, afraid our friends would overhear.
No one else knew that I had offered to take off the rosary after we defeated Naraku. Inuyasha had proved himself trustworthy to me in my eyes, and I was beginning to feel more than a little guilty about having this power over him. I felt as if it were an unfair advantage, and if we were to be mates, we should be equals. When I tried to remove them, however, he stopped me. He said that he wanted to keep them as a reminder of how we were first bound to each other. It sounded so sweet I couldn't refuse. How I wish I had...
Normal POV"Well, let's go. Sango and Miroku should be up now, and you don't want that monk getting any perverted ideas about why we are out so early in the morning," Kagome said, snapping out of her reverie.
"Feh, if he does, I'll just beat them out of him," Inuyasha retorted.
"Promise?" she asked, snickering.
"Yep. Now, about breakfast..."
They went back to Kaede's hut where the others were just getting up. Shippo bounded over to Kagome the minute she walked into the hut.
"Kagome, I'm hungry. Can I have some candy?" He asked as he put on his best puppy-dog face.
"I'm sorry Shippo, but you have to eat your breakfast first," Kagome replied, busy heating the water for the ramen.
"Well Kagome, what's for breakfast then?" Shippo asked, eager to get breakfast out of the way so that he could have his candy.
"Ramen, of course ya little runt," Inuyasha replied, as took the first bowl of ramen from me.
"So, what are we doing today, Inuyasha?" Miroku asked, as he slowly moved his hand toward Sango's behind.
"Shard hunting, of course. I thought we'd start—"
SLAP"Pervert!" Sango yelled.
Miroku fell to the ground unconscious. Everyone shook their head and sighed. Sango had already accepted his proposal and agreed to marry him, yet he still couldn't keep his hands to himself. Oh well, once a pervert, always a pervert...
"As I was saying," Inuyasha continued. "I thought we'd head South and go from there."
"That's a dumb plan, Inuyasha," said Kagome. "We haven't heard any shard rumors since we killed Naraku and now we're just going to walk around until we find something?"
"Got any better ideas, wench?" Inuyasha retorted.
Her anger rising, Kagome did the one thing she could think of...
"SIT boy! Sit! Sit! Sit!" Then she stalked off from the group.
"Some people never learn," Miroku commented, nursing a bright red handprint on his face.
Later that day, they walked along in silence. Inuyasha was still mad at Kagome for sitting him, and Kagome was still mad that Inuyasha called her a wench. The others were just tired of the couple's antics and decided not to say anything.
'I can't believe she sat me after she insulted me' the enraged hanyou thought.
'Stupid jerk, always calling me names. Why can't he be more like the boys from my time? They know how to treat a girl right. Or like Koga...' A devious smile formed on her lips as she plotted her revenge against Inuyasha. They were headed south, after all, and close to his territory. It would do Inuyasha good to get a little jealous. Maybe then he would treat her better. Kagome was so happy with her plan that she let out a little snort. Inuyasha looked at her as if she were crazy and continued sulking.
Suddenly, a dust tornado appeared out of the trees and Inuyasha gave a warning growl.
"Koga" he hissed, the name sounding like poison.
Koga paid no attention to Inuyasha and instead went straight for Kagome who had stepped from behind him.
"Kagome, you're looking well. How's dog-turd treating you?" Koga asked, as he took her hands in his. This action did not go unnoticed by Inuyasha, and he growled low and dangerously in the back of his throat.
"Get the fuck away from her, you wimpy wolf," Inuyasha spat out.
'Good, good. Now, to make him even more jealous' thought Kagome.
"How are you, Koga-kun? We haven't seen you in such a long time and I've missed you," Kagome said sweetly. Then she did the unthinkable: she reached up and kissed Koga on the cheek. Inuyasha looked like he was about to explode from rage, while Sango, Miroku and Shippo wondered what Kagome was doing.
"Sango, do you think it is wise of Kagome to treat Koga in such a familiar way knowing how he and Inuyasha feel about each other?" Miroku asked in a hushed whisper, clearly confused.
"No, I don't, but I don't know what's going on in that mind of hers. I hope she knows what she's doing, or this could get ugly," Sango replied, remembering her training about demons and their mating habits.
"Oh my sweet Kagome, always concerned for me. I'm sorry it took me so long to get to you, but I've been busy preparing our den for your arrival. Now that Naraku's dead, you're coming with me. I've left you with mutt-face far too long, and now it's time for you to take your place at my side," Koga said.
"The hell she will," Inuyasha roared as he lunged at Koga. "Kagome is staying here with me, where she belongs."
"You can't make my woman stay with you. She's mine, and she's coming with me."
"We'll see about that," Inuyasha said, drawing Tessaiga to attack.
"Ha! Like you could defeat me with that overgrown fang," Koga smirked, preparing to charge Inuyasha.
Kagome looked mildly amused at the situation before her. They were always like this. Koga comes, compliments her, Inuyasha gets jealous, they fight a little, she sits Inuyasha, Koga runs off, and all is right with the world. Today would be just like any other day, or so she thought.
"I can and will kill you with Tessaiga. Kagome is my mate, and I'll be damned if she's going anywhere with you!" Inuyasha yelled, ready to kill Koga without a thought.
"You can't claim my woman. I already said she was mine," Koga growled, equally pissed. From the sidelines, Kagome started to get a bad feeling. Maybe it wasn't the best idea to make Inuyasha jealous of Koga. Oh well, if it got out of hand, she could just sit Inuyasha so Koga could escape.
Inuyasha lunged at Koga, intent on slicing him in half, but Koga was too quick for him. Even without the jewel shards, he was still very fast. Koga quickly turned and punched Inuyasha in the stomach, causing him to fly into a nearby tree.
"Is that all you got, dog-boy? Now I know you're lying about Kagome wanting to be your mate. She'd never get with someone so weak." Koga said, gloating.
Inuyasha didn't even bother answering. He just got up and charged at Koga again. This time, however, he anticipated Koga stepping to the side and turned at the right time in order to slash Koga across his arm. Koga looked shocked at first, then pissed. He ran to Inuyasha and punched him in the head, causing him to stagger. While he was off guard, Koga kicked him in leg, almost breaking his knee. Inuyasha got up and continued to fight, despite his injuries.
Kagome watched the fight with growing trepidation as she realized that they were actually trying to kill each other. She frantically thought of something to do to get them to stop, since they weren't paying attention to her yelling their names. As Inuyasha got ready to deliver the deathblow with Tessaiga, Kagome took action. It was a move she would later regret.
"Inuyasha, SIT boy! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit!" she screamed, as Inuyasha cursed and struggled against the spell.
"Oh no!" gasped Sango, Miroku and Shippo, fully understanding the implications of her actions.
Kagome had thought that if she sat Inuyasha, Koga would run away and return to his pack, but she was wrong. Inuyasha wasn't the only one out for blood, so was Koga.
"See, dog-breath. I knew she loved me. Why else would she subdue you so that I could kill you with ease?" Koga asked, as he prepared to stomp on Inuyasha's back, breaking his spine.
"Koga, don't!" Kagome screamed, hoping that he would listen. But he didn't. He raised his leg and slammed down on Inuyasha as hard as he could. A sickening crack resounded throughout the clearing.
"No!" Kagome screamed, running over to Inuyasha. "Why did you do that?" she sobbed, unable to hold back all tears.
"I had to defeat him in order to properly claim you. You are mine now, and no one can take you away," Koga replied smugly.
"I'm not going with you," Kagome said in a deadly calm voice. "You killed him. I will never go anywhere with you!"
"I think you're wrong. Nothing's stopping me from taking you now," Koga said, still oblivious to her distress. He reached out to touch her arm and was burned. He howled and drew back.
"If you don't leave right now, I'll purify you. I hate you, and I never want to see you again. If I do, I'll kill you," she stated. Kagome then turned on her heel and kneeled next to Inuyasha. He was still alive, but barely. His spine was broken in several places, and he was bleeding heavily. His breath was labored, and he was unconscious. They had to get him back to Kaede's quickly, but were afraid to move him because of his condition.
Finally, they decided to risk loading him onto Kirara and flying him back. Miroku and Shippo flew back with Inuyasha, while Sango and Kagome walked because there was not enough room. The friends walked in silence for a while, until Sango couldn't hold it in any more.
"Kagome, why did you do that?" Sango asked. She had to know what possessed her best friend to act in such a rash way.
Kagome didn't say anything. She had been asking herself the same thing. What had seemed like a good plan at first turned into her worst nightmare. Inuyasha was injured, he might not even recover, and it was her fault. More than that, she was the one that initiated the fight that lead to his condition.
"I don't know. After the argument this morning, I thought it would be good to get Inuyasha jealous. He's always so rude, and I thought if he saw how I responded to Koga's treatment, he'd treat me better. I didn't know this would happen," she replied.
"But Kagome, you should have known better. Inuyasha and Koga have always fought over you. And Kaede explained to you that once you accepted to be Inuyasha's mate, he would be even more possessive of you. He saw Koga as a threat to him and did what only comes natural—protected himself."
"I know, Sango, but I—" Kagome started, but Sango cut her off.
"No, you don't know because if you did, you wouldn't have done this. Kagome, you helped his enemy in a battle against him. He almost died because of it. How do you think he's going to feel when he wakes up, if he wakes up?" Sango questioned. She loved Kagome like a sister and generally sided with her, but today was not a day for sympathy. Kagome was wrong, and her actions hurt someone they cared about. She needed to understand that this fight wouldn't be resolved like the others. Inuyasha wouldn't sulk and pout until he decided to come get her or apologize. Sango didn't know what he would do.
"Oh God," Kagome moaned. "He's going to think I've betrayed him, just like Kikyo. I have to get to him and make him understand."
Kagome started walking faster, hoping that she could make it to Kaede's before Inuyasha awakened. She wanted to explain everything to him. She wanted him to forgive her.