DarkShadow At Midnight
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Book One: Realities End
Title: Ones Not Forgiven
Chapter Ten: Real War
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As InuYasha gained consciousness, he began to feel the pressure of pain. He winced, opening his eyes. The lightening in the hut was dim. Dawn? InuYasha sat up on his elbows, ignoring the burning sensation coursing through him.
"InuYasha!" came Shippo's excited voice. "You're awake!"
He blinked hard, "Shippo? What happened?"
InuYasha felt someone laying on his chest. He looked down to see Kagome. In a deep, peaceful sleep. Shippo started talking, not noticing he dazed out a bit,
"I…."
He looked a bit sad. InuYasha raised an eyebrow, about to ask what was wrong with him. Then Sango's not-so-happy voice came,
"The part where you run off making Kagome think you were going to die? Or the part you get attacked by Sesshomaru?"
"What?" he retorted. "Sesshomaru?"
She glared at him, "Yes, Sesshomaru."
"Why are you looking at me like that for?" he glared back.
Miroku spoke before Sango could start yelling at him, "You don't remember anything InuYasha?"
"All I remember is seeing Kagome…" he trailed, looking down at her. "Miroku, what happened? I want to know."
He took in a deep breath then sighed, showing his bandaged arm, "I got attacked by the serpent demon and then Kagome arrived. A demon was about to attack her and you transformed into a demon. You killed the demon, reason is to protect your mate.
"Then Kagome ran towards you, and…"
"What?" he asked, feeling panicked. "Tell me Miroku."
Sango answered, "You slapped Kagome."
He paled. Before anything else could be spoken, Kagome stirred. She sat up, rubbing her eyes, then looked over at InuYasha. He paled even more when he saw the red scar on her cheek."
"InuYasha! You're finally awake!" she exclaimed, nearly tackling him to the floor with a hug.
InuYasha winced and she quickly pulled. Kagome giggled nervously,
"I'm sorry, it's just that you haven't woken up in two days. I was getting worried."
InuYasha doesn't respond, but just stares at her scar. She soon feels the tension in the room,
"Did I miss something?"
Miroku, Sango, Kirara and Shippo leave the room after getting a quick glance from InuYasha. When he's sure their gone, he pulls Kagome into him. She senses his guilt and hugs him back,
"What's wrong InuYasha?"
"I'm so sorry I hit you Kagome! I promise not to hurt you again!" he exclaimed, hugging her tighter to him.
Kagome tensed only a bit, "I should've listened to you. Your demon goes by instinct, right? I--"
"It doesn't matter!" he growls out, hugging her, never wanting to let go. "Doesn't give me a right to hit you."
She smiles softly, and relaxes in his arms, "I forgive you InuYasha."
InuYasha calmed down at her comforting voice. He pulled away and runs a finger over the cut. Kagome puts a finger over his,
"Stop feeling so guilty. It's just a cut, it'll heal."
"Thank you Kagome." he replied. "For forgiving me. I'll never hurt you again."
Kagome pecks him on the cheek, "You never did it on purpose."
"Still." he said, kissing her neck.
She lays her head on his chest. Then a familiar broke the peaceful moment,
"We won't have to tell everyone to leave the village will we?"
"Monk!" exclaimed InuYasha in a warning tone, sitting up.
He laughed then left again. Kagome stood when she saw Shippo peek into the hut,
"Um, I have to go ask Sango something. I'll be right back."
"Kagome-" he protested, to only be stopped by her lips.
Kagome pulled away and smiled, "I'll be right back, promise."
She hurried out the hut. InuYasha huffed, ruffling his bangs. After a few minutes, Shippo came in. He sat down beside him. InuYasha raised an eye at him,
"What do you want runt?"
"How are you feeling? You almost died from that poison." said Shippo.
He blinked, "Poison?"
"Yeah, when you're a demon you don't really ever feeling anything." he replied.
InuYasha sighed, "What was wrong with you earlier?"
"Nothing." he said, clenching his fist in his lap.
InuYasha sat up, the pain fading slowly, "Shippo, there's something wrong with you-"
"I'm sorry InuYasha." he said in a low voice.
He was confused, "Sorry for what?"
"Not stopping Kagome." answered Shippo. "I'm not strong enough."
InuYasha put his hand on Shippo's head and rustled his hair,
"Don't worry about it runt. It'll take twenty or more men to stop Kagome from doing something dangerous."
"But she could've gotten killed." he said, surprised InuYasha wasn't pounding his head in or throwing insults in his face.
InuYasha shook his head, "I wouldn't let that happen."
He looked down when InuYasha took his hand back. What he said next shocked,
"I wouldn't let any of you get killed."
Shippo looked up at him and he was standing up. InuYasha smirked down at him,
"It's that it?"
Shippo smiled and stood, hugging him. InuYasha was shocked. Soon he pulled away and looked up at him,
"InuYasha, I…I always thought of you as-
"PERVERT!" came Sango and Kagome's loud, sneering voice.
Miroku comes running into the hut, "InuYasha, there after me!"
"What have you done this time?" he asked, glancing at InuYasha then at Miroku.
Kagome and Sango came running in. She looked at Shippo,
"Did you!?"
He shook his head and looked down at the ground. Kagome tackled Miroku along with Sango. InuYasha shook his head then looked over at Shippo, hesitating,
"Uh…Shippo, what were you going to tell me?"
"Nothing." he said in a small voice.
InuYasha frowned, "You better tell me runt! All the hugging and stuff was done for a reason!"
Shippo didn't respond, and InuYasha hit him on the head,
"I know you hear me!"
"Hey!" yelled Shippo, holding his head, then looking over at Kagome. "Kagome! InuYasha's picking on me!"
He sputtered, "Wha-
"InuYasha!" yelled Kagome, jumping up, and looking at him with flaming eyes.
Shippo looked at Kagome with tear-filled eyes. InuYasha stuck his hand out,
"No, Kagome!"
"Sit boy!" she yelled.
InuYasha fell to the floor with a loud thud. Shippo made his way out the hut, with Kagome following. Her nose in the air. Sango crossed her arms and followed her. Miroku sat up, rubbing his bruised face,
"They love us oh so much don't they InuYasha?"
"Grrrrr." was his response.
On The Trail
"InuYasha," started Kagome, "I sense a jewel shard."
He asked, "Which way Kagome!?"
"It's a little two miles away." she replied, before getting hauled onto his back.
They rode for a long while, soon skidding to a stop in a clearing. Kagome slid off of InuYasha's back and gapes,
"This is beautiful."
Before them was a huge waterfall. It was a grassy plain with only five trees around. Kagome walks towards the water,
"There it is."
The others walked up to the water, and there glistening in the water was the jewel. The last one they had to find. Kagome slipped off her shoes, pulled up her pant legs, and walked into the cold water. She then grabbed it, a smile on her face as it purified.
Then the sun, somehow, made the light purple/pinkish shard look red. Those eyes flashed in her head and tears clouded her vision. InuYasha calls,
"Kagome! Are you alright?"
"Huh?" she retorts, swipes her tears away then goes back towards them.
InuYasha searched her eyes, "Are you alright?"
"Yeah," she nodded, "fine."
Kagome fused the shard with the half jewel she had. She dropped it into his hand, seeing the once purple/pink jewel look pitch black. InuYasha clenched it in his hand,
"The real war begins from here on out."
The wind blew a little violently after he said that. Kagome and Shippo stood side-by-side. Look on uncertainty, fear and worry clouded Sango and Miroku's eyes. Sadness and fear clouded Kagome and Shippo's.
Tears fell down both Shippo and Kagome's face. Both of them loved InuYasha dearly. To much to lose him. It was a total matter of one heart and two tears.
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