Chapter Twelve
'Trust'
The snow had begun to lighten, between the clouds formed tiny gaps letting the sun shine through. It made the ice crystal sparkle as they slowly fell from the sky. He could see the sacred tree from here. Inuyasha sat outside leaning against the doorframe. The pain in his heart was somewhat gone, somewhat. He was still torn between what to do.
She had ripped the arrow from my chest. Inuyasha could see the mark on the sacred tree. The last thing he remembered was suddenly being lifted from the darkness. The first thing he'd saw when he opened his eyes were the snowflakes. His body was limped against the roots of the sacred tree. Kagome was there, also slumped on the ground. She didn't look at him though, didn't even apologize. "Sango needs our help," she had said before standing up, starting to walk away.
"Is that all you can say?" He remembered what had happened. The memory of that night lingered in his mind as the last thing he saw. It wouldn't go away. It's like he relived that moment over and over again until Kagome finally relieved him by removing the spell.
"I know you must really hate me right now. Honestly, I do too. I don't expect you to understand. But that's not the problem at the moment," Kagome kept her back turned to him. But her voice wasn't shaky or weakened. It was firmer than he'd ever heard it, "I'm worried about Sango. So let's just get Miroku and go find her. You can yell, scream, and do what ever you want when we get back."
"That's it?!" He stood up feeling the ache in his muscles. Where the arrow had hit felt like it was bleeding on the inside, "You think I'd help you after that?!" Inuyasha grunted in pain, nearly falling over.
The snow was falling harder now, so hard he had to shield his eyes to look ahead. Kagome turned, with almost an angry look on her face, or at least he thought. All he could really hear was her voice, "Naraku lied to you!"
And before he realized it, she was right up against him, digging her face into his shoulders. The sudden unexpected weight caught his aching muscles off guard, and the two toppled over into the snow, "I never lied to you, about my feelings, about my past, about everything."
The cold feeling on the snow under his fingers brought him back to that night, when they were driven out of their own home into the snowy plains. He felt so confused. Nothing made sense. He wanted to trust Kagome, but something still held him back.
As if reading his mind, Kagome whispered in his ears, "You don't have to trust me. But right now Sango needs our help, and I need your help to help Sango. So please just shove everything into the back of your head and help me!"
Kagome knew how to get to him. 'He was like this when I first met his too, the sunny day when the wind blew gently around the sacred tree.' Though Kagome was in a strange world where nothing made sense, and a boy with dog ears was before her, she wasn't afraid. Because Inuyasha was there, even in his unconscious state, he made her feel comfortable and calm.
'He eventually learned to trust though. He trusted our group even though he never said it out loud. And I can count on that.'
Kagome tugged on his hand. And before he knew it, he was moving along with her.
"Sango's finally asleep."
Kagomes voice made him flinch. Thought it warmed his heart, Inuyasha didn't want to talk to her at the moment. He didn't know what to say, or where to begin. Something smelt good though, and he didn't need to see to smell what it was.
Kagome squatted down beside him, brushing the snow from the spot she sat on. A bowl was held under his nose, steam warmed his face, but he pushed it away stubbornly.
Kagome scrambled to keep the hot liquid inside from spilling, "Hey! Watch it! It's not like its poisoned or something!"
"Who knows? It might be."
Kagome sighed frustrated, "It's only porridge! And it's quite good too. Kaede made it for me the night--."
"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!" Inuyasha interrupted gesturing for her to stop right there, "Kaede made it? Now I'm sure it's poisoned." He crossed his arms and turned away.
Kagome sat the bowl down on her lap, feeling its heat on her legs. She hadn't changed out of her school uniform yet, "Are you still going on about that?" She narrowed her eyes and asked in a voice that mocked his question.
But Inuyasha stayed quiet and continued staring out at the snow.
"Listen," her voice was gentler now, seeing he wasn't amused, "Kaede didn't lie to you. The village really didn't murder your mother. The bandit that told you that lie, Naraku, he only said that because he's in mad love with me and-," Kagome stopped herself right there. Somehow that didn't turn out the way she wanted it to. But as she thought of a way to better word it, Inuyasha rose to his feet.
"You said so yourself that I didn't have to trust you. And that all you wanted was to save Sango. Now Sango's safe so what else it there to say?" His tone was almost hurt, "I need some air." With that he jumped away.
"Wait! Inuyasha!" Kagome started. But as she stood up to chase after him, the bowl of porridge toppled over on her lap. Kagome screeched brushed the burning liquid off her bare legs, another reason not to wear mini skirts, and turned her attention back to Inuyasha. But he was already gone leaving Kagome alone in the snowy scene.
"INUYASHA, YOU IDIOT! Didn't your mother ever teach you manners?! ARG!"
