Chapter 2: Everytime we touch…
Last time: Whispers in the wind billowed the whites of his sleeves and his silver hair blew in the wind. Unsettled was not a feeling he was accustomed to. And as for the Miko hugging the Monk for dear life? His beast wanted to kill him for touching her…even if it was to make her feel better. His eyes flashed red then back to gold and then he walked off.
Lady Nefertiti: As always expect extreme OOC-ness from this fic…Enjoy reading!
Beast talking are in bold…
Parts of the song 'Everytime we touch' are in this chapter by Cascada (in italics)
Disclaimer: I sadly admit that I do not own Inuyasha…or the song 'Everytime we touch' by Cascada…
"Kagome-sama.." Miroku said trying to pry her off of him, gently. Which was strange for him cause he wouldn't mind the (ahem) closeness and an opportunity to grope, but she was choking him with her death-like grip. A dead Houshi would not be good cause then he wouldn't have a chance to ever grope his Sango again.
"I'm not hungry." Kagome said staring at the ground. Okay maybe she was being difficult but Miroku didn't blame her. He could never be one to say 'Oh Kagome I know how you feel….to lose your loved ones etc….etc….' Kagome hadn't lost them….not really…they weren't dead….just gone, a memory lost in time. It was worse…much…much worse than being dead, 500 years much more to be exact. He didn't want to leave her in the state she was in. Who knew what she would do or could do when she was completely so out of it.
-With Kagome-
' I'm sorry I won't be home in time for dinner mama….' She thought humorously.
'Oi you're too young to lose your marbles right now Miko!' her conscious said, reproachfully.
Miroku was trying his hardest to help her out but to no avail. Kagome was a lost cause, a lost soul….so lost in time. And that was the very root of the problem…Sango didn't know about this yet, she was still at the demon-slayer village. She would be furious with Inuyasha but there was little she could to help. The well was destroyed.
Give her someone to believe in….
Some one to believe in? hah! What a joke.. She had no one! She believed Miroku to touch her ass every chance he got! She believed Sango to be her friend and help her in a sticky situation, She believed Kikyo enough to know that she'd try each and every chance she got to make Kagome's life miserable. And she might as well hand over her life to Inuyasha….. There was no one she could believe…..there was no one she could trust in to tell her that it was going to be alright! For a heart can just shatter once…..A sob threatened to escape her and inwardly she hoped that Miroku would just get annoyed of waiting for her and leave. There was no way she was going to be traveling with the Inu-tachi now….sitting Inuyasha was just too good even for him, he deserved to go to hell 'or further…' she thought grimacing. Her stomach was hurting from feeling so miserable.
Her wish had been granted but Miroku said that he was only leaving to give her time to herself and that he'd be back to get her after lunch….and he'd even drag her back if he had to. He made his way towards the village waiting for Sango, Shippo and Kilala to arrive. No doubt Sango would hit Inuyasha across the head with that giant boomerang of hers….possibly hoping that she'd really killed him.
-With Sesshomaru-
'Finally the Houshi leaves!' Sesshomaru thought. Strange for the Miko to just lament and mope by the well….must be a popular place for them to hang-out? He was feeling odd about seeing her just lying there and didn't know why….he couldn't just leave her there….. unprotected. He had just come to Inuyasha's Forest to kill his brother and he came across her. Sobbing to anyone who cared to hear her sorrows….
'Does Baka master know why the Miko mourns?' his beast said. No, Sesshomaru didn't….but whatever it was….it was killing the Miko on the inside. It wasn't sitting well with him and it irked him to no end to see that he couldn't walk away from her.
'Help Mate?' his beast asked eagerly.
'….'
'This Sesshomaru….…wait….what!' Sesshomaru thought growling at his beast. Where the hell had that come from? He wasn't the type to pick up every single human female stray he came across let alone call her his mate. He huffed.
'Mine.' His beast said purring looking at Kagome's finely shaped legs. Sesshomaru didn't think so but his beast thought otherwise. Perhaps it was a bad idea to come here after all….he was not about to give in to his stupid beast's desires. 'Kagome… his mate indeed.' Too bad he had forgotten that his beast had more power to override his decisions. He watched the Houshi's retreating back and then emerged from the shadows.
He walked closer to her and she turned around to look at him. He thoughts she'd freak out on him and beg for mercy but she didn't. She gave him a puzzled smile, a sad look and said, "Hello Sesshomaru…It's nice to see you after so long." Then resumed staring at the ground.
'…'
Did she know that he wasn't going to hurt her? Curiosity getting the better of him he asked, "Miko what's the matter with you?" 'And I have no idea why I'm asking you….' he thought. She gave a short laugh and smiled like an idiot. Sesshomaru frowned. Had the Miko perhaps lost her mind? Had Inuyasha finally achieved his goal to drive his 'shard-detector' to madness!
'Oh no! Too late! Mate lost mind!' his beast said, clearly upset and vowed to bring death to the one who had caused her pain. 'She is not our mate for the hundredth time!' Sesshomaru thought. No answer from the beast who obviously disagreed. It was probably her broken smile that caused his inner beast to stir.
"Miko." He said. How strange were humans going to possibly get? Human emotions were considered worthless to him and yet he didn't know why Kagome caused HIM and not his beast to have such an unsettled feeling inside.
"Hn? You're probably wondering why I'm not pointing an arrow at you and threatening that I'll kill you too right?" Kagome asked him looking straight in his amber eyes without flinching and not a single stutter in her words.
'Indeed.' Sesshomaru thought.
'Yup!'his beast said happily.
She sighed and then said, "Inuyasha, it was his fault. He destroyed my only way home and now I cannot go home ever again. I have to wait…..but I possibly can't live that long so I guess it's just me and the feudal era huh?
"The well is your way home." He said as a statement rather than a question and she just nodded, unable to say anything fearing that she'd break down again. So it was Inuyasha who caused her this pain…only this time it was a pain that would forever remain permanent. "How long?"
"What?" Kagome asked him, confused as to what he was asking.
"How long will you have to wait for your family?" he asked. She clenched her jaw and then looked at him. Did he know that he was lucky that he didn't have any siblings to mourn over? Inuyasha wasn't exactly what you would call family…. And his parents, he wouldn't remember them right? He was a young child when they died. Was that why he kept such an icy façade? So no one would be able to guess if he was happy or sad?
"Miko…" Sesshomaru said in a warning tone. Was she ignoring him?
"500 years…." She said looking elsewhere, anywhere as long as it wasn't at him. She didn't notice him coming closer to her and she gasped when he lifted her chin up with his hand to look at him straight in the eyes. Blue clashed into Gold and an unreadable expression came and went on his face.
"Gomen for your loss little Miko." He said softly. She shivered at his touch even though his hand was warm. 'He…we…I….'
Everytime we touch I get this feeling
Everytime we kiss I swear I can fly
Can't you feel my heart beat fast?
I want this to last…
Need you by my side.
'NANI!' she thought pulling away suddenly. She was surprised and completely bewildered by his declaration and he smirked at her look. Well at least she wasn't upset anymore….and he didn't know what compelled him to help her. "You do understand Japanese correct?" he said watching her start to fume in anger or embarrassment he wasn't sure.
'Mate not upset?' his beast asked him pawing restlessly in apprehension.
'No.' he said inwardly and his inner beast relaxed.
'Sesshomaru I …." And she hugged him, inhaling his soothing scent. There was something about his presence that calmed her.
You're arms are my castle
You're heart is my sky
They wipe away tears that I cry
'…'
Okay so he wasn't used to being hugged but he'd let her touch his person…. For now. "Kagome there is a way you can still see them…" he said in a soft voice and stroked her hair, which was saying something since he was disgusted by their mere presence.
Everytime we touch I feel the static
Everytime we kiss I reach for the sky
Can't you hear my heart beat so?
I can't let you go
Want you in my life…
-Sango- (upon arriving at the village)
She'd been away for a couple of days and really wanted to see the guys but then she saw Miroku walking up to her with a solemn expression on his face. He hadn't even noticed her because by now he'd be running up to her praising her, hugging her and asking her to bare his child. Something was very odd….
"Houshi-sama.." she said softly. He looked up and nodded silently as if he'd acknowledged her.
"Kagome is suffering from emotional pain Sango-sama and I, we, cannot do anything to help her. She lies by the well in hopes, praying that she can find an answer soon." He said. And it was then Sango guessed it right away.
"Inuyasha…..What did he do this time Houshi?" Sango said aloud, very bitterly. That boy seriously needed a good 'whipping.' Miroku sighed and knew his Sango would blow up in rage and would be unforgiving once she knew. 'I'm going to kill him! How much more pain can he bring the poor girl?' Sango seethed inwardly.
"He…destroyed the well….Sango-sama" Miroku said. He winced knowing that she was going to blow up.
3….
2….
1….
And then there was Nothing?
'…' He looked up to see Sango with a blank, chalky white expression on her face. Oh no! His Sango had gone into shock! "Sango!" he said not wanting to shake her. "Sango?" he said a bit more gently. Her eyes watered with tears for her beloved little sister but she could not voice them aloud. Miroku sighed and took Sango by the hand and both walked off towards the village in silence.
-Inuyasha- (Walking towards the village)
He 'fixed' his clothes and tried to smooth his hair down as best as he could. He didn't feel like taking a bath….after all humans couldn't smell the scent of sex….A sense of accomplishment is what he felt when he was (ahem) busy with Kikyo but it was regret, dread and foreboding was what he felt in his heart. How odd…. Well he hoped that Kagome was back from her era because those jewel shards weren't going to find themselves….
Faithless….
-With Kagome and Sesshomaru- (by the well)
-Kagome's P.O.V-
She pulled out of his grasp and turned away, still in shock that he was touching her. "I don't know what you expected of me Inuyasha…..Did you expect me to fall apart and die from heartbreak?" Kagome said sadly to the sky, suddenly forgetting that Sesshomaru was standing right in front of her. Maybe she had gone mental….
He narrowed his eyes at her sad expression, his eyebrow twitching in disgust for his brother who had reduced her to such a state. Finally unable to take it he shoved her against the nearest tree and said, "Pathetic…. You dare reduce yourself to nothing Miko? How can such a vile creature, a hanyou, have such an effect on you?"
"Are you going to kill me?" Kagome asked him. "If so, please do it quick to ensure that I do not feel any pain…"
'Mate?' his beast said sadly, not happy to see her in such a distressed state.
'Shut up...I'm the one in charge here….and she's not my mate!' Sesshomaru said to his beast.
' You lie! Die now!' His beast said to him.
'….'
Forgive me my weakness
But I don't know why
Without you it's hard to survive…
Lady Nefertiti: I wanted to use this song in one of my fics. I love Cascada's songs.
Inuyasha: Hey I thought I was a good guy in this bloody fic?
Lady Nefertiti: why are you so impatient?
Miroku: Yeah! Yasei-hana! Keep your cool!
Inuyasha: WHY YOU! How dare you call me that! (Chases Miroku)
Kagome: Well…that was certainly interesting…
Vocab:
Yasei-hana: means 'Wildflower'
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