Chapter two= Strange Surprise
Inuyasha watched as the orange light from the burning fire, flashed occasionally across Kagomes sleeping face. His mind went back to what he had heard the other night when Kagome and Sango were talking in the hot spring.
"No problem, Kagome, its just, what were you about to say when you stopped in the middle of your story?"
"Um....well...the voice kept telling me that I was going to loose my one....true love. And I was afraid to say that in front of Inuyasha because I just.......didn't know what he would do."
They sat in silence for a moment, then Kagomes voice broke the silence.
"Besides, he's still in love with Kikyo, so its probably better that I didn't say that. Their is no chance that he'll ever return my feelings. Im not even sure what I feel towards Inuyasha.'
Her gaze flickered to her reflection in the water, staring back at her own eyes. She started when she felt a hand on her shoulder, and looked up into her friends eyes.
"Kagome, you know that Inuyasha cares for you in some way. I mean, he is very protective of you." Sango smiled, her eyes softening.
Kagome smiled, alittle reassured, but then as quick as it had come, it vanished, as another thought sprung to her mind. Her face darkened and before her friend could as her what was wrong, taking a deep breath, she plunged into the water. She felt Sangos hand remove from her shoulder, and swam away from her friend, trying to get herself together. Her eyes burned from keeping them open in the water, but she ignored it, almost glad for the little pain, pushing the thought of Inuyasha promising to go to hell with Kikyo away.
Inuyasha blinked a couple times, not realizing he had been staring off into space. He shook his head alittle, trying to relieve the fog that clouded his mind.
'Why did her expression change? She smiled and then her face darkened and she ducked under the water. What was she thinking?'
He looked over to where the young miko was sleeping, noticing that she was holding the little orange kitsune. He heard Kagomes heart beating a little fast and wondered what she was dreaming. Her breathing had become shallow and rapid and her grip loosened on the little kit, and he rolled into a ball, closer to the fire.
Inuyashas head lowered to his chest, his tetsaiga was beside him, he was sitting in his favorite position. His eyes closed and his ears lowered a little to his head, but they soon swivelled around in Kagomes direction, hearing her soft pleading.
"Don't...please.....I swear I didn't do it....." He looked up, hearing her words, and his amber eyes flashed with worry for a split second before he realized she was alone. For a second, he thought someone had gotten past him and was trying to take her, when he realized that she was dreaming.
Suddenly, she sat up quickly, her eyes wide, full of panic, looking around, and her breath ragged and quick. She put a hand over her chest, not realizing fully yet, where she was, and that a pair of amber eyes were watching her intently. Her heart was racing, as if she had been scared and running for her life. She took a deep breath and looked over to where Inuyasha was sitting, and gave a slight gasp when her eyes caught his.
"..............," Kagomes mouth opened like she was going to say something, their gazes still locked, but she couldn't seem to say anything.
"You okay?" Inuyasha was the first to break the odd silence that had come over them, and he peered intently at Kagomes face, searching for any sign that she would be lying to him.
"Um....I had the same dream again." Her hands balled into fists, gathering her sleeping bag in her fists. Her eyes broke their hold with his, and looked down at her sleeping bag, filling with frustrated tears. This was the third night she had the same dream, and each time she could never get back to sleep.
'I just wont go to sleep anymore.' How long she could keep that up she didn't know but she had to try.
She looked up at Inuyasha, her tears gone, noticing that Inuyasha was still looking at her.
"Do you think these dreams that your having, could be part of your power?"
"What do you mean 'Part of my power'?"
"Feh. Maybe their visions, of what is going to happen." He was thinking about the part of the dream with Kikyo, but was confused at the look of pure horror on Kagomes face.
"Visions?! What, you mean you think im going to kill you?! Oh that's just great Inuyasha! Thanks a lot!" Without letting the now dumbfound hanyou to speak, she jumped up and walked off, the darkness swallowing her.
It took about a split second before Inuyasha gathered his senses and realized what she was referring to, when he jumped up and ran after her. He saw her slender form ahead of him and was about to say something when he caught the scent of salt water.
'Eh?! She was crying?! Stupid wench.'
'Oh shut up. You know you want to apologize.'
'I do not! Now go away!'
'Not until you apologize!'
'Im NOT apologizing! I didn't do anything!'
'Oh sure, you never do.'
While he mentally argued with himself, he failed to catch the scent of soil, clay, and dead souls. It wasn't until he heard that cold, but sensual voice, say something to Kagome that he snapped out of his reverie. He noticed that Kagome was further ahead, out of site, but within hearing rang. He had stopped running when he started having a mental argument with himself.
Now he felt stupid.
'You are.'
'Oh shut up already! I have to get Kagome!'
He waited for the voice to say something else, but it was silent. He smirked.
'Good, now stay gone.'
'Im still here.'
'Damn it.'
He started after kagome, but was thrown back by a powerful shield. He landed on his back, and gathered his equilibrium before sitting up. Kikyo had placed a barrier, to, no doubt, keep him out.
'Oh no! What is she going to do to Kagome?!'
'Kill her.' The voice stated simply, matter of factly.
'Oh, well that's reassuring.'
'Oh, well how 'bout this then? She kidnaps her, takes her to Naraku, gets the shards and leaves, letting Naraku do with Kagome as he wishes?'
He felt his blood boil at the thought of what Naraku would do to her. His eyes widened as a thought came to his head....what if Naraku.....no, he wouldn't let him! He felt his tetsaiga struggle to keep his demon side contained. He contemplated leaving the sword here, and letting his demon side take over, but then he could also kill Kagome without realizing it. He couldn't take that chance.
He heard her scream and his ears perked up, his hair standing on edge.
"Kagome!"
He was about to try to break down the barrier with tetsaiga when a familiar scent reached his nose. His eyes widened and his heart hammered against his chest. He knew that scent.
Blood.
Kagome's blood.
TO BE CONTINUED
Inuyasha watched as the orange light from the burning fire, flashed occasionally across Kagomes sleeping face. His mind went back to what he had heard the other night when Kagome and Sango were talking in the hot spring.
"No problem, Kagome, its just, what were you about to say when you stopped in the middle of your story?"
"Um....well...the voice kept telling me that I was going to loose my one....true love. And I was afraid to say that in front of Inuyasha because I just.......didn't know what he would do."
They sat in silence for a moment, then Kagomes voice broke the silence.
"Besides, he's still in love with Kikyo, so its probably better that I didn't say that. Their is no chance that he'll ever return my feelings. Im not even sure what I feel towards Inuyasha.'
Her gaze flickered to her reflection in the water, staring back at her own eyes. She started when she felt a hand on her shoulder, and looked up into her friends eyes.
"Kagome, you know that Inuyasha cares for you in some way. I mean, he is very protective of you." Sango smiled, her eyes softening.
Kagome smiled, alittle reassured, but then as quick as it had come, it vanished, as another thought sprung to her mind. Her face darkened and before her friend could as her what was wrong, taking a deep breath, she plunged into the water. She felt Sangos hand remove from her shoulder, and swam away from her friend, trying to get herself together. Her eyes burned from keeping them open in the water, but she ignored it, almost glad for the little pain, pushing the thought of Inuyasha promising to go to hell with Kikyo away.
Inuyasha blinked a couple times, not realizing he had been staring off into space. He shook his head alittle, trying to relieve the fog that clouded his mind.
'Why did her expression change? She smiled and then her face darkened and she ducked under the water. What was she thinking?'
He looked over to where the young miko was sleeping, noticing that she was holding the little orange kitsune. He heard Kagomes heart beating a little fast and wondered what she was dreaming. Her breathing had become shallow and rapid and her grip loosened on the little kit, and he rolled into a ball, closer to the fire.
Inuyashas head lowered to his chest, his tetsaiga was beside him, he was sitting in his favorite position. His eyes closed and his ears lowered a little to his head, but they soon swivelled around in Kagomes direction, hearing her soft pleading.
"Don't...please.....I swear I didn't do it....." He looked up, hearing her words, and his amber eyes flashed with worry for a split second before he realized she was alone. For a second, he thought someone had gotten past him and was trying to take her, when he realized that she was dreaming.
Suddenly, she sat up quickly, her eyes wide, full of panic, looking around, and her breath ragged and quick. She put a hand over her chest, not realizing fully yet, where she was, and that a pair of amber eyes were watching her intently. Her heart was racing, as if she had been scared and running for her life. She took a deep breath and looked over to where Inuyasha was sitting, and gave a slight gasp when her eyes caught his.
"..............," Kagomes mouth opened like she was going to say something, their gazes still locked, but she couldn't seem to say anything.
"You okay?" Inuyasha was the first to break the odd silence that had come over them, and he peered intently at Kagomes face, searching for any sign that she would be lying to him.
"Um....I had the same dream again." Her hands balled into fists, gathering her sleeping bag in her fists. Her eyes broke their hold with his, and looked down at her sleeping bag, filling with frustrated tears. This was the third night she had the same dream, and each time she could never get back to sleep.
'I just wont go to sleep anymore.' How long she could keep that up she didn't know but she had to try.
She looked up at Inuyasha, her tears gone, noticing that Inuyasha was still looking at her.
"Do you think these dreams that your having, could be part of your power?"
"What do you mean 'Part of my power'?"
"Feh. Maybe their visions, of what is going to happen." He was thinking about the part of the dream with Kikyo, but was confused at the look of pure horror on Kagomes face.
"Visions?! What, you mean you think im going to kill you?! Oh that's just great Inuyasha! Thanks a lot!" Without letting the now dumbfound hanyou to speak, she jumped up and walked off, the darkness swallowing her.
It took about a split second before Inuyasha gathered his senses and realized what she was referring to, when he jumped up and ran after her. He saw her slender form ahead of him and was about to say something when he caught the scent of salt water.
'Eh?! She was crying?! Stupid wench.'
'Oh shut up. You know you want to apologize.'
'I do not! Now go away!'
'Not until you apologize!'
'Im NOT apologizing! I didn't do anything!'
'Oh sure, you never do.'
While he mentally argued with himself, he failed to catch the scent of soil, clay, and dead souls. It wasn't until he heard that cold, but sensual voice, say something to Kagome that he snapped out of his reverie. He noticed that Kagome was further ahead, out of site, but within hearing rang. He had stopped running when he started having a mental argument with himself.
Now he felt stupid.
'You are.'
'Oh shut up already! I have to get Kagome!'
He waited for the voice to say something else, but it was silent. He smirked.
'Good, now stay gone.'
'Im still here.'
'Damn it.'
He started after kagome, but was thrown back by a powerful shield. He landed on his back, and gathered his equilibrium before sitting up. Kikyo had placed a barrier, to, no doubt, keep him out.
'Oh no! What is she going to do to Kagome?!'
'Kill her.' The voice stated simply, matter of factly.
'Oh, well that's reassuring.'
'Oh, well how 'bout this then? She kidnaps her, takes her to Naraku, gets the shards and leaves, letting Naraku do with Kagome as he wishes?'
He felt his blood boil at the thought of what Naraku would do to her. His eyes widened as a thought came to his head....what if Naraku.....no, he wouldn't let him! He felt his tetsaiga struggle to keep his demon side contained. He contemplated leaving the sword here, and letting his demon side take over, but then he could also kill Kagome without realizing it. He couldn't take that chance.
He heard her scream and his ears perked up, his hair standing on edge.
"Kagome!"
He was about to try to break down the barrier with tetsaiga when a familiar scent reached his nose. His eyes widened and his heart hammered against his chest. He knew that scent.
Blood.
Kagome's blood.
TO BE CONTINUED