DarkShadow At Midnight
Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha!
A/N: This is another story I had in mind. It's going to have a strange and angering twist in it. So, get ready for some emotional swings. Please try not to flame me or anything.
Also, I'm trying. Seriously I am. Future Scar and Journalistically Captured. I'm on total shut down for them. Please be patient! I AM sorry. Really, I almost cried yesterday because I couldn't think of anything. I started calling myself a quitter and you know…total break down. You all know how it is when you have one special talent in your life and you fail at it.
NOT a good feeling. Anyway, ENJOY!
Book One: Realities End
Title: Ones Not Forgiven
Chapter One: Like Any Other Day
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"Argh!" groaned Kagome, glaring at the equation.
She'd been home from the feudal era for a week, thanks to exams. Kagome ran her hand through her long jet black hair. Tapping her pencil on her textbook in irritation, she didn't notice when the window opened. The answer finally came to Kagome,
"I got it!"
"Kagome!" yelled a masculine voice.
She jumped, knocking her lamp off the desk. The bulb blew out. Kagome snarled then looked back at the one responsible,
"InuYasha! Look what you made me do!"
"Keh!" he snorted.
She grabbed his silver locks and yanked him close to her face,
"Why are you here?"
"I came to get you since you're taking so long to come back."
Kagome let go of his hair then put her hands on her hips, "I told you sunset."
"Yeah, well, you probably would've taken your time…or gotten into trouble like you always do when you go into the forest." he replied, crossing his arms.
She glared, "I'm not a little girl anymore InuYasha, I can take care of myself."
"Keh! That makes you any better at shooting arrows?"
Kagome huffed, exhausted, then plopped down in her chair. Slamming her forehead onto her textbook. InuYasha couldn't help but think of what she said,
"I'm not a little girl anymore InuYasha, I can take care of myself."
That was half true and half false. What was true…she wasn't a little girl anymore. She isn't the fifteen year old girl that freed him from the tree. Yeah, she's still herself, but…she's gotten so much stronger. Beautiful. Her old shoulder length ebony hair was now back length jet black hair.
Those dark blue eyes were now crystal blue eyes. Almost silver. Her skin was still smooth…like an infants. The little, fragile fifteen year old Kagome was now eighteen. Yep, three years had passed. By so fast.
Now, the false was how she said she can take care of her self. Yeah riiight. He smirked and snorted mentally,
"Keh! She's still as clumsy as ever. Every battle, either getting a bruise or a cut."
Kagome felt eyes on her and turned around. She looked into InuYasha's soft, dream-like eyes,
"What is it InuYasha?"
"Nothing." he said, way quicker than he intended. "Would you hurry it up."
Kagome frowned, stood, and walked towards her closet. She dragged the already stuffed yellow bag out the closet. InuYasha walked over to her,
"Let me get it."
"I got it." she said, taking a deep breath and pulling.
To no success. InuYasha rolled his eyes and picked it up, slinging it over his shoulder. No problem what-so ever. Kagome crossed her arms,
"I said I had it."
"It would've taken you centuries to lift it." he said, walking out the room.
Kagome huffed then followed. Three years had passed since she first met InuYasha. She stole looks at the silver haired hanyou beside her. Nothing about his personality changed, other than the way he acts around her when their alone.
Her love for him grew tremendously. Making it hurt to be away from him. Kagome always doubted he felt the same because…three years passed and he still sees Kikyo. Since her grandfather had died, Kagome had learned to hide her feelings. The tears that always threatened to fall when she thought of him not loving her.
InuYasha's long silver hair was the same length as it always was, his golden eyes still in it's place. Despite him turning twenty, he still didn't look any different than he was when he was seventeen. Demons, half demons, all that wasn't human never aged. She let out a little sigh and made a oof sound when she ran into his back.
Kagome asked,
"InuYasha? Why'd you stop?"
"Aren't you going to tell your mother we're leaving?" he asked, looking back at her.
Kagome snapped, "Mama!"
She went into the kitchen to see Mrs. Higurashi was making lunch. Her smile lit the room,
"Yes dear?"
"I'm going back with InuYasha."
She nodded, "Okay, be safe."
Kagome gave her mother a hug then left with InuYasha.
Feudal Era
InuYasha jumped out the well, with Kagome pinned to his side. Once they landed, he let go, not looking her way. She asked,
"InuYasha, is there a reason you brought me back so early?"
"Wait until we get to the hut." he replied, making his way towards the hut.
Kagome frowned and hurried in front of him. She searched his eyes,
"What's going on? Did something happen? Does it have to do with Naraku?"
InuYasha stood there for seconds, staring into her crystal blue eyes. She looked into his, trying to stay aware of what she was doing. If she was still fifteen…she'd probably would've turned red and looked away. Instead she simply stared into his focusing amber eyes.
Close to caramel. Kagome looked at him concerned now,
"InuYasha, is there something wrong?"
"Get on." he said, turning away and kneeling down.
Kagome did as she was told. He stood and jolted towards Kaede's hut.
Hut
"Kagome!" exclaimed the now eight year old Shippo, hugging Kagome around the waist.
He'd actually grown a lot. He was now at Kagome's waist. Kagome smiled and hugged the boy she'd grown so much closer too. She'd missed him so much.
Shippo pulled away and looked up at her with an excited face,
"Kagome! Are you going to stay longer this time?"
"I promise." she vowed, feeling guilty by his question, she'd been worrying about her last year of school so much…she'd barely been in the Feudal Era.
Sango and Miroku hugged Kagome. They were engaged, soon after Naraku's defeat they want to start a family. Wait? Kagome giggled mentally,
"Oh so they claim. Their always running off to Sango's village. Couldn't fool me."
"What's so funny Kagome?" asked Sango, catching her smirking at them.
Kagome composed her face, "Nothing."
The couple looked at her suspiciously. Clearly thinking, 'what does she know'
Kagome smiled innocently, then closed her eyes. She took a breath, opened them, then looked at InuYasha,
"What's going on?"
"InuYasha's rushing things quite to quickly." said Miroku, resting against the hut wall, the staff laying against his chest.
InuYasha glared, "Shut up you perverted monk. I'll be the one talking."
"By all means InuYasha." he replied, waiting.
InuYasha looked at Kagome, "Naraku's gotten stronger by the year. The more we waste time collecting the remains of the Sacred Jewel, the less possible it's going to get for us to defeat Naraku. With the jewel, I doubt it's going to be enough to defeat him."
"We haven't seen Naraku in months." said Kagome, confused. "Did you all come across him?"
They all nodded. Shippo spoke,
"It was the day you left."
"What happened?" she asked, the guilty feeling once again taking over any other emotions she had.
Sango huffed, "We were at the well the day you left. When we were sure you were home, we decided to take a little time and search for jewels. It was InuYasha's idea."
"How exactly were you planning on doing that without me?" she asked, looking at him.
He snorted, "I don't need you 24/7 to look for the jewel fragments."
"Did you find one?" asked Kagome.
Miroku spoke this time, "Actually, we did. We came across a Kappa. A water demon in the west."
"You traveled that far?" she asked. "How'd you detect it?"
Sango answered, "InuYasha did what he does best. Starts slicing the thing to pieces."
"No surprise," grumbled Kagome, earning a glare from him, "then…."
InuYasha said one word, "Naraku."
"He showed up out of nowhere." explained Sango. "He had many new powers and one can slice through InuYasha's wind scar. There's a new member to his group. A girl, younger looking than Kanna. Maybe Shippo's age. She has this necklace.
"It has a red-like gem in the middle with the picture of a raven. When InuYasha did Wind Scar, they just stood there…not doing anything. The girl looked upset then the necklace glowed red…as well as her eyes. There was a dark shadow, it's speed was just as fast as Sesshomaru's. It sliced right through Wind Scar. Leaving nothing but a breeze.
"There was a battle, as always…and as InuYasha said. Naraku has gotten stronger. He took the jewel from us."
"I think Naraku may have been testing his powers, or better yet the new addition to his posse." said Miroku, deep in thought.
Kagome asked, "No name? Any clues that we can find of where she came from?"
"Kagura called her Lore." said Shippo, wanting to be part of the story telling. "InuYasha…he-
He was silenced by a hard whack on the head. Kagome exclaimed as Shippo got into her lap,
"InuYasha! Sit boy!"
He slammed face first into the hardboard floor. Miroku cleared his throat as if trying to hide his laugh. Kagome rubbed Shippo's head while glaring at him. When he jumped back up, her eyes dared him to test her. Instead of insulting her again, he plopped down in his seat again.
Kagome had become very protective of Shippo. Thanks to InuYasha babying Kagome all the time, she started doing it to Shippo. The cycle goes on. She smiled in victory then asked,
"Now what were you going to say Shippo?"
"InuYasha was transforming into a demon." he said, laying his head on Kagome's chest as she rubbed his hair.
The room went dead quiet. Sango and Miroku nodded, letting her know what Shippo had said was no lie. She looked at him confused,
"InuYasha?"
"Keh!" he snorted, standing, and storming out the hut.
Kagome asked, "Why? How? Who!?"
"We don't know." explained Miroku. "That Lore girl simply looked into his eyes and he just started going berserk. It wasn't until Kagura yelled her name did he pass out. Not remembering it when he awoke the following morning."
Sango sighed, "In result, he want's to start a long voyage tomorrow. We won't be returning to Kaede's or my village for a couple of months."
"What!" she exclaimed. "What if one of us get's hurt or something."
Sango scratched Kirara behind the ear, "You've learned a lot. Three years is a long time and you've been under Kaede's wing since the month before your sixteenth birthday."
She sighed. If only there was a herb for wiping memories. Kagome stood. Shippo asked,
"Are you leaving again Kagome?"
"No, I'm going to talk to InuYasha." she said. "There's no way he's thought this through."
They all nodded. Before she left out, Kaede walked in. What freaked Kagome out, was that Kaede seemed to be stuck on old age. Like she wasn't going to get any younger or older. Just the same old Kaede. Getting wiser by day. She gave a polite smile,
"I see ye have returned Kagome."
"Yes Kaede." smiled Kagome. "I'll be right back. I'm going to talk some sense into InuYasha."
"Aye." she replied, letting her pass. "I shall begin making supper."
Shippo smiled excited, starving.
Goshinboku: Sacred Tree
She stopped in front of the tree, hands on hips, and looking up at the hanyou. Kagome called,
"InuYasha, we need to talk."
"Go away wench." he replied not so politely.
Kagome called, "If you don't get down here, I'll S-I-T you down here."
He rolled his eyes then hopped off the branch. Landing gracefully in front of her. Kagome glared,
"InuYasha, you can't just expect us to pack up and go searching. What exactly is your goal?"
"Get as many jewel shards we can. We already have the whole half of the jewel. Just a few who knows where and the others with Naraku. When we get them, we'll find Naraku's hide out and get those then…defeat him."
She raised an eyebrow, "What were you going to say? InuYasha…what are you going to wish on the jewel?"
He looked into her eyes briefly then looking away. Kagome's eyes softened,
"You're thinking of becoming a demon? B. but you said you weren't-"
"Do I have a choice!?" he yelled. "If we don't defeat Naraku now, we're all going to die Kagome!"
She shook her head, "How do you know? Everyone and everything has weakness. All we have to do is-
"No, Kagome!" he interrupted, taking her by the shoulder. "I've made up my mind."
Kagome felt the tears prickle her eyes but she held them from falling,
"InuYasha you don't know what'll happen when you wish something like that on the jewel. What if something happens to you."
"Why does anybody care?" he replied, letting his hands drop to his side.
Kagome was confused, "What do you me why does anybody care? I won't let you sacrifice yourself! I'm not letting you anywhere near the jewel shard!"
"This is my decision Kagome and you're not stopping me!" he yelled, his amber eyes burning as he stared into hers.
Kagome looked away, a bad feeling piling up inside her. If he does it…
"What if he doesn't remember me? What if he kills everyone."
"Kagome."
His voice called her name softer than he's ever said it. Kagome looking up at him, her face hiding all emotion. Not a tear in her eye but inside she was sobbing. Images of him not being him anymore taunted her.
Inuyasha knew her fears,
"I'll always remember you. No matter what form I'm in."
"How do you know that?" asked Kagome, her voice calm. "How do you know anything?"
He frowned mentally, "She's gotten so good at hiding her true feelings. It's harder to try to admit anything to her now."
"Kagome, can't you just support me on this?" asked InuYasha.
Her eyes softened, "InuYasha, you know I'll support you during and on anything, but this. This is insane. Remember all the times you became a demon? Each time it's harder to bring you back. When you wish this, you'll never be you again."
"Fine," he said, glaring at her, "you don't have to do anything. I'll do this on my own. All I do need you to do is track the jewel shards."
Kagome yelled at his back when he pushed past her, "Is that all I am to you!? A shard detector!?"
"You know that's not true!" he retorted, still facing away from her.
She stomped over to him, took his hand and turned him toward her. Kagome exploded in his face,
"Then what am I to you InuYasha!"
"What am I to you?" he asked, looking into her blue-silver like eyes.
Kagome relaxed, her fingers intertwining with his by accident,
"A whole lot of things."
He gasped at her answer. Kagome wasn't phased. InuYasha became enchanted by her eyes and felt himself coming closer to her face. She felt electricity go through her as his forehead rested against hers.
Their lips inches apart. Smelling each others sweet breath. Without a word, he kissed her. Kagome's eyes slowly began to close, soon kissing him back. She wrapped her arms around his torso. A gentle wind blew, playing with both of their hair.
Tears burned her eyes from under the lids.
"I love him more than my own life. Saying how I feel won't make him change his mind, but it will make my heart break more than it already is. If he dies…what would be the point in any of this?"
She pulled away then turned away before he could look at her confused. InuYasha asked,
"Kagome?"
"There's no point in admitting anything InuYasha. You're throwing your whole life away!" she yelled, focusing more on her anger than her sadness.
InuYasha clenched his jaw in determination then wrapped his arms around her from behind. Getting a audible gasp. He buried his face into the nape of her neck. Kagome's hair in his face.
She pulled at his arm, holding her tears,
"Let go of me InuYasha. Don't."
"Kagome," whispered InuYasha, his breath tickling her neck, "I care for you, a lot. You know I do."
She couldn't help it, one tear fell, "Then why won't you stay the same."
"I can't." he whisper, hugging her tighter. "I'm doing this for you and everyone else. I won't let you die…let them die."
Kagome's voice cracked, her legs going numb, "We can help. We can."
"No." he said. "Just help me get the jewel. I'll take it from there."
She fell to the ground, InuYasha still holding her, "Kagome, please."
"InuYasha," started Kagome, squeezing his arms closer to her, "I love you. Please don't leave me. Please."
He was shocked for seconds, but soon returned to reality, in a way...he already knew and she knew as well, "I love you too Kagome. I'm not leaving you."
"Yes you are!" she yelled, once again trying to free herself. "Let go right now!"
He sighed and released her. Kagome stood and looked back at him,
"If you're going to kill yourself, I'm not going to be there to watch!"
With that she stormed further into the forest, ignoring his calls. Once she knew she was far away, Kagome picked up a rock and clenched it. Her hand started off pink then blue then red. She pulled her hand all the way back and let it fly towards the river.
It skid against the water, steaming. Soon crashing into a tree on the other side, making it light up then turn to nothing but shards of wood, crackling. Afterwards, she felt exhausted. Kagome fell to her knees, wincing then looking at her hands. Her palm looked like it'd been burned.
Kaede had warned her. Not to get to emotional while using her spiritual powers. The pink and blue are alright. The red, she had said one day, was similar to demonic powers. It could drive her to something beyond human.
Kagome sighed,
"InuYasha…why are you doing this? Why."
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