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Chapter 2. Teenagers
Inuyasha sat beside Kikyo, thinking back to the day of their first kiss, five years ago, when they were eight years old. Now they were teenagers. Teenagers brought along more freedom in their eyes: making out, dates, and status, but it also brought along more responsibilities, such as: work, duty, and the younger. Inuyasha still lived by that pond where he learned to cook trout, and Kikyo still with her mom. Nothing had changed much between the two of them, but to others, something had. Inuyasha was a lot more confident now, and he got into more quarrels and fights. Kikyo became less shy and helped many people in her job as trainee priestess. See, nothings changed much.
"ATTACK! Someone has attacked our village! Help! Every able-bodied person help!" When Kikyo heard the noise, she took off along the path to the pond. She ran faster than ever before. She needed to get to Inuyasha. He could slay the demon sure enough. He always slew the demons. Kikyo stumbled as she made it to the pond, where Inuyasha sat, sipping some water from his hand. Inuyasha rushed forward to help Kikyo up, as she hurriedly explained the situation. Inuyasha took off at a run. He carried Kikyo on his back as if she were nothing. He jumped boulders, and small trees, making sure Kikyo was safe on her perch on his back. Kikyo always enjoyed these rides, for it was the fastest thing that she had ever experienced. She only did it rarely, however, when Inuyasha wasn't slaying demons, and that was only when they were private. The thirteen year old half-demon sped along on his way to the village. He had faced many demons before; this one should be no problem.
When Inuyasha arrived in the village, he was shocked at what he saw. There was not one demon, there were three. He had never taken on something as massive as one of the demons. All three of them put together would be very hard to beat, if he could do it at all. He placed Kikyo on the ground out of harms way. Inuyasha called out in his arrogant manner:
"Hey! Get you're a down here and fight like a man! You other two also! Fight someone that can take you on!" The giant demons strode up looking down at Inuyasha and laughing.
"I'll show you!" Inuyasha roared, and flung himself into the air. He slashed out with his claws, merely managing to scratch one on the shoulder. The biggest demon, who called his self Swallew, carried a club the size of a house. He swung the massive item at Inuyasha, who dodged smartly to the side. The other two lunged at him with great agility, knocking him to the ground. The demons laughed again. They stomped on Inuyasha until blood came out of his mouth, laughing the whole time.
Kikyo watched from the assorted mass of villagers the scene taking place. She needed to do something. Spotting a bow and arrow from a fallen warrior on the ground, she took it, aiming an arrow right at the head of the big one. She pulled back on the bowstring and let the arrow fly, and to the shock of everyone in the massed audience, the arrow turned blue with power and aura. The arrow struck Swallew right in the middle of his forehead. He toppled over dead in an instant. The other two fled in terror.
Kikyo was the first person up there to check on Inuyasha. He was barely breathing. His legs were bleeding, and crushed. Kikyo knelt beside him and wept, for she did not want this to be the end of Inuyasha. Many others came to the scene. Since there was no hospital, Kikyo would take care of Inuyasha herself.
Kikyo had Inuyasha laid down on her bed. His wounds were bleeding badly from the thighs, and there was only one way to get to that. She would have to strip him down. Kikyo carefully took off his robe; she had to turn her head. She would feel guilty about this, but she had to do it. She forced her head back around. She applied a dressing to his upper leg, making sure she didn't touch anything other than necessary. When she had him all cleaned up, she covered him up and let him rest. She sat by the bed, for hours and hours at a time. She watched every breath he made, and every one he didn't. She would feel terrible if he died.
Inuyasha opened his eyes. He blinked several times at the light he was seeing. His head felt like it was on fire. He couldn't move. He looked around the room and saw Kikyo by the bed. He was in her house, he concluded.
"Ki-ky-o," he managed to choke. Kikyo smiled at him sweetly.
"Inuyasha, I'm so glad you're awake! I've missed you so much! I love you!" He had already fallen back asleep.
The next time he arose, he did so without so much pain. He could talk clearly, and even felt fit enough to run about. He looked at Kikyo.
"Hey Kikyo. Goo-….. Why the h am I naked?" he looked furious. "Who undressed me?" he asked. Kikyo blushed. "I did, Inuyasha." Inuyasha turned blood-red. The thought of Kikyo seeing his manhood was extreme. He didn't like to think about it. He was so embarrassed.
"I had to do it, Inuyasha, your life was at stake. I promise I didn't do anything to you if that makes you feel a bit better. I looked away as much as I could." She smiled. What she said comforted him a little.
"I trust you, Kikyo," Inuyasha said. Kikyo looked at him.
"As do I, Inuyasha," she said. They looked at each other one more time and then the kissed. It wasn't a peck on the lip this time either. It was the real thing.
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