Kagome & Inuyasha
A Love Story
Chapter 25
"Sesshoumaru!", Kagome said softly.
"Uncle!", said Yasha.
"Lord Sesshoumaru,", one of the village men bowed to him, "I beg your forgiveness for being straightforward, but we caught Inuyasha red-handed, so to speak."
"No. What you saw was Inuyasha tring to help that woman. I witnessed everything. They were attacked by a wolf demon controlled by Akuma. I took care of the demon."
The crowd whispered amongst themselves. The name "Akuma" was whispered numerous times.
"But, Uncle, if you witnessed the whole thing, why did you not stop this madness?", asked Yasha desperately.
Meanwhile, Inuyasha muttered, "I was trying to help them?"
"Human affairs are none of my concern. I do not care if a few die. However, I will be the one who brings Inuyasha down. Not a blood thirsty mob hell bent on revenge.", said Sesshoumaru.
Inuyasha looked angrily at his brother, "You could at least have spoken up sooner.", he said, as Kagome nursed his wounds from the whip.
Sesshoumaru smiled, "And miss the show? Maybe this will prove to you that humans cannot be trusted. With all that you've done for this village and the first chance they get, they turn on you and are ready to throw you to the dogs. Akuma is after your mate's powers. This was an attempt to put a wedge between you and your mate. Lucky for you, she either has extreme faith in you or is extremely stupid, I don't know which."
Kagome growled under her breath. How dare he call her stupid!
Sesshoumaru ignored Kagome's response and continued,
"I suggest you leave this place before Akuma strikes again. The next time you may not be as fortunate."
And with that, he turned and disappeared into the mist.
The crowd, having overheard all of what Sesshoumaru said, sheepishly turned and apologized to Inuyasha, Kagome and Yasha before returning to their homes. They needed time to heal and so did Inuyasha and his family. Returning home, Yasha reassured the other pups that all was fine, while Kagome tended to Inuyasha,
"I refuse to run, Koshii. I will fight till the end.", said Inuyasha.
"You can't kill a spirit. Especially Akuma. Even the gods cannot kill him.", said Kagome.
"I won't run. This is my home. Our home.", said Inuyasha.
"I'm with you. No matter what.", Kagome said, as she kissed him gently.
Later that day, Inuyasha was outside, up in a tree. Yasha joined him,
"Is everything ok, papa?"
"It will be. I'll heal in a day or two.", Inuyasha said.
"I'm sorry for earlier. I mean, for thinking you were responsible for the killings.", said Yasha.
"I thought I was responsible. It's no wonder you believed it too.", said his father.
"Mama never did. She has incredible faith and endurance, doesn't she, papa?", said Yasha.
"She always has had faith in me. I probably would have been dead by now if it wasn't for her.", said Inuyasha.
"At the very least, you'd probably still be stuck to the tree!", joked Yasha.
"At the very least is right!", laughed Inuyasha.
end flashback
As Inuyasha's mind drifted back to the present, he realized the sun was starting to rise. It was still foggy. Crawling into bed beside his wife, he decided he would stay beside her and not wake her up. It was nice to have her near him. His savior. His angel. His Kagome.