Don't Judge What You Can't See: an InuKag Story
Chapter 9: Day One
As the little group trekked through the woods, Kagome gradually accepted defeat and calmed. After all, this just meant that she would meet her true love- who was human and royalty- and therefore be safe. Plus, she was starting to enjoy riding on Inuyasha's back, he would sometimes take a giant leap into the air as they traveled –to scout the area as they went, he said- and Kagome felt as though she were flying. The sky was so blue and bright and the clouds were so fluffy enough that she could make out shapes or faces. The views were so breathtaking, she could see the land roll with hills and change color due to nearby crops or meadows. She felt free, careless and weightless. Soon enough the wind playing with her hair and face began to tire her, and Kagome leaned to snuggle her head into the crook of Inuyasha's shoulder. Inuyasha fought the blush that was rising and loosened his grip a little, since the hime seemed to behave now he didn't need to hold her as tightly, her legs were holding on fine.
Miroku gazed at the hime riding his hanyou companion. There was something with her aura that seemed off. He already sensed her miko-chi and shrugged that off, he didn't care about that. It was the extra aura that was dormant within that miko aura. It felt demonic, but not fully demonic- like a hanyou's aura- and to Miroku that was weird. Shippo hopped from Miroku to Kagome's shoulder, slightly startling her from dozing off. She opened her drowsy stormy eyes at the little kitsune boy, stifling a yawn. She couldn't help becoming tired; the rhythmic beat of Inuyasha's running added with the wind from his speed and high jumps was highly soothing, like she belonged there. Shippo patted her cheeks to further ignite her attention as he asked her a question. "Hime-sama, are you…I dunno, troubled inside?" he asked. That got Kagome at full attention, as she sat up a little. "What do you mean, Shippo-chan?" she asked. Shippo rubbed his neck. "Earlier today…your face seemed to be really concerned, especially when you found out Inuyasha was a hanyou. But you didn't look hateful or disgusted, just scared. Why?" he specified. Inuyasha's ear twitched at that, and his face looked a mix of curious, relieved, and confused. Kagome bit her lip, wracking her head for a suitable lie that wouldn't leak into her scent. "Well, Shippo-chan. It's complicated and has to do with a very horrible incident that happened to me when I was born. It's hard to explain and I would like to not talk about it." She replied, mentally giving herself a high-five.
Shippo pouted his lips but nodded; if she seemed so scared about it then it would be natural for her to not bring it up. Miroku liked her answer and decided to ask a question himself. "Kagome-sama, I'd like some womanly advice, if you'd be so kind to hear me out." He asked. Kagome smiled, secretly knowing what he meant and nodded. "Shoot, houshi-san." She said. Miroku smiled and tapped his fingers. "Well…say I fancy a girl, and she's unlike any other girl I've lusted after, I feel genuinely interested in her." He started. Kagome giggled a little and waved her hand. "Ok…" she prompted. "And we actually struck a conversation…but something happened and a few things went wrong, like I kinda groped her and something I said wouldn't happened occurred anyway so now she hates me. How do you approach her and settle things without being horribly killed?" he asked. Kagome giggled again. "Well…this is a unique situation, Miroku-houshi. I guess for one, you should stay out of firing range but within hearing range, so you can fully explain yourself without being instantly killed. Then once you explain your full intentions and apologize for that groping, maybe Kobayashi-chan will give you another shot." She explained. Miroku blushed, realizing that she saw through his wall and knew exactly the situation he was describing. "Thanks, Kagome-sama." He said, and Kagome gave a hum of reply.
Then she snuggled into Inuyasha's shoulder-ready to close her eyes again-but met the dirt rather painfully and abruptly. Kagome glared at the hanyou facing away from her. "Oi! What the hell was that for? The sooner I get back home the better!" she scolded. Shippo smiled up at her. "You'll love Musashi, it's super pretty!" he chirped. Kagome smiled. "I know; I lived there for a short time of my childhood, before my parents were…killed. I hope I can still remember some of the nature trails in the gardens." She replied, her eyes getting a dreamy look. "Say…what's Naraku-sama like anyway? I hope he's not too bad like Kobayashi described to me." She asked. Inuyasha snorted. "From the short visit I got, he's a prick who likes to do actions first and then think about the consequences." He scoffed. Shippo giggled as took a sip of water from the stream they stopped by. Kagome's face seemed worried, but no one noticed. Miroku looked angry. "He comes from an evil family. His father Iwao was the one who released the plague that decade ago, and since there was no heir from the Higurashi family present to fix things, the villages then elected his son Naraku to rule, and here we are. Even then, Iwao's father Onigumo placed a terrible curse upon my family, and the only way to remove it is to kill his descendant: Naraku. Very little people find him likeable at all, and even those people don't live long with him around." He described. Kagome's face continuously grew frightened to the point of her whole body paling and shaking with fear.
"Please tell me that's only from your own feelings." Kagome whispered. Shippo snorted this time. "Yeah right, Naraku's an evil jerk! He took my parents for something they didn't do! He orphanized me over a rumor of stolen rice!" he growled, his eyes misting slightly. Now Kagome began to cry. "Stop it! Ju-just stop talking like that! Have any of you actually met the guy for a log period of time?" she asked with a quivering voice. None of them said anything. "Exactly, maybe all of those things were misunderstandings, maybe there was more to what happened! There's always more to people than what we all see! Miroku houshi-san, I'm sorry that happened to you, but that was in the past and surely you wouldn't resort to such measures for your own benefit?" Kagome continued her teary glare making them all shut up. Inuyasha scented her fear, sorrow and worry and began to feel guilty. "Alright alright, stop with the waterworks hime. You can get to know him when we get there in a few days." He said. Kagome stiffened, her emotions replaced. "A few days? That long?" she repeated, looking back at the descending sun. "Well then, we should make camp for the night then, right?" she asked, he voice going up pitch nervously. Inuyasha seemed suspicious and shook his head in disagreement. "Iie, that would take longer, we can keep through the night." He replied. Kagome bit her lip and rushed to him. "But…there are rouge youkai and human bandits and rapists and wild animals in the woods!" she countered. Shippo paled. "You know…we should make camp up hill Inuyasha…that sounds safer." He said, sounding more like a plea.
Inuyasha snorted. "I'd be able to sniff those out before they even get near us, we keep going." He declined again. Kagome grew frantic now. "So help me if we don't camp up that hill I will use the kotodama all the way there! I NEED SOMEWHERE TO CAMP RIGHT NOW!" she shouted, her demand echoing in the woods and rousing a few birds in the sky. All three boys had to blink a few times and wait for the ringing in their ears to leave. Inuyasha shrunk away from Kagome, her eyes alight with an inner fire that promised terrible pain. "Ok, we make camp, on the risk of the hime killing us all." He grumbled, lifting her back onto his back and walking a few miles upwards, reaching a small mountainous area. Kagome dropped herself off and pointed to a giant cave with a boulder blocking the path. "Perfect, let's stay here." Kagome ordered.
and there's the last update on this story! I didn't use any other jap terms here, so just review please and thank you! The next update on DJWYCS is coming soon!
~The New Kagome