Chapter 2: Troubling Realizations
"K-Kagome," he said lightly. He looked down confused as to why she was there in front of him instead of lying beside him. When he looked down at the woman beside him he realized his mistake. The woman beside him was not Kagome though she looked a lot like her. He listened silently as he heard Kagome turn and run. He didn't know where she was going but for once he wouldn't be following her. He had hurt her, he knew it, and it would be for the last time in his opinion. As he watched the woman beside him she began to stir. Her eyelids fluttering as she tried to open them. A low menacing growl erupted from him as her eyes opened. He watched as she turned fearful eyes on him in confusion.
"Inu-Inuyasha, what's wrong?" she asked quietly staring up at him. He just continued growling before he jumped into a tree leaving her there by herself. He began running from the clearing away from his new mate. He knew it would hurt him to leave her there but he couldn't stay there. He didn't follow Kagome but he couldn't stay with his mate. He loved Kikyo, true, but he had given up mating with her. He thought he had at least till he woke up that afternoon with the dead miko lying beside him.
A small orange blur ran past the taijiya as she stood watching the forest Kagome had disappeared into. The kit ran into the hut following Kagome's scent hoping she was still there. He turned quickly as he realized he only smelled her yellow bag that had been placed in the hut. He had almost passed the taijiya a second time when he was caught up by the tail.
"Waah…Sango!" he whined staring up at the woman. He quickly stopped as he saw the sad look in her eyes. "Where's Kagome, Sango?"
The taijiya only frowned as she pulled the kit into a tight hug. She silently prayed that she had been wrong about what she thought Inuyasha was doing. She tensed slightly as she felt a presence behind her. The person however only rested his hand lightly on her shoulder. She sighed leaning back against him before finally answering the kit in her arms. "I don't know Shippo."
"Miroku?" Shippo questioned as he turned his gaze on the man behind her. She breathed deeply as she let her gaze turn from the forest to look up at the perverted monk. The houshi only shrugged lightly in response as he too turned his gaze away from the forest to look at the two watching him.
"Let us wait inside," he whispered. They both nodded silently before they all made their way inside hoping both their friends would return in the morning.
He woke slowly with a tired yawn as the sun peeked over the horizon. He blinked rapidly bringing himself out of his deep sleep. He moved to get up but stopped quickly when he heard a mumbled complaint from the wench on top of him. He gazed down at the top of her head letting a surprised look cross his face before his ice mask fell once more. It took a moment before he remembered what had happened the night before. He didn't know much but he assumed his baka of a half-brother had something to do with the wench sleeping on top of him. He then realized the comforting sound he had been making during the night and abruptly stopped it. 'What brought that on?'
He watched silently as the girl started to wake with the sun in her eyes. He quietly wondered why he had not killed the girl last night for her insolence, before he could ponder further on the subject though the girl in question woke completely.
She scrambled away from him quickly managing to look confused and fearful at the same time. The shock seemed to be too much however as she began to sway slightly while sitting. He watched silently as she fell to the side as she fainted. 'At least she's not sleeping on me,' he thought to himself.
'Was it really that bad?' his beast asked for the first time in a long while. He growled quietly not answering it. It had not spoken to him since before his father had died. The animal whined at him before falling silent. He picked the girl up for one reason or another before starting on his way. His retainer and ward were waiting for him.