Love Transcends

Chapter Three:  Rabbit Hole – Tokyo!

 Inuyasha opened an eye. He scanned the dark room closely, every shadow, every single corner.  He sat up, feeling pain rip through his torso again, but he bit back a snarl. If he blew it now, he'd wake everyone up and wouldn't be able to go and see Kagome. The hanyou slowly stood up, looking out the window to see a near-full moon. He sighed inwardly; the New Moon would be here soon. Inuyasha picked up the sheathed Testusaiga, not being able to lay it around idly. Inuyasha snuck out of the window and ran fast down to the inn as he could with his injury.

 Once there he looked up. He sniffed the air, finding Kagome's scent. He jumped up and landed in the window cell. It reminded him of when he would return with her to her home. He smiled softly, his ears twitching ever so slightly. His amber eyes pierced the room until he found Kagome lying on her bed sleeping. Inuyasha slid himself out of the window cell then crept over to her sleeping form. He bent down on his knees, putting his hands on the futon and leaned over her peaceful face. She stirred, and his back straightened out, his ears turned to her, wondering if he had awoken her in any way.

Kagome stirred, shifting on the futon. She rolled on to her side, her face closer to Inuyasha's. Inuyasha froze up tighter, feeling her breath on his skin. He gulped a little then brought up a claw-finger and poked her head lightly. Kagome didn't awake. Inuyasha poked her head a few more times before her face scrunched up. He moved backwards to sit on all fours as she opened her eyes.

 Kagome opened her eyes and blinked the sleep from them. She lifted her head off the pillow, her raven hair cascading over her shoulders like a silent waterfall. She looked up and saw Inuyasha sitting in front of her, alert. Her mouth dropped open; the thought of him being shirtless never stung her mind. The only thought that could come was that he was living, and going to live. She jumped off the bed and lunged for him, wrapping her arms around him tightly. "Inuyasha!"

 Inuyasha fell over on his back, grunting as a small pain hit him when Kagome landed on top of him. He looked down at her as she held on to him tightly. "Kagome, I'm alright…just, let go…" she held on to him tighter. "Kagome! Get off!"

 "I thought you were going to die!" Kagome said softly. "They wouldn't let me see you for days…Kikyou wouldn't let me!"

 "Kikyou didn't let you se me?!" Inuyasha asked, out ragged. If Kikyou was acting so kind to him, why not to Kagome? He sat up slowly, holding Kagome close so she still could hold on to him. He rested his hand on the back of her head, his claws skimming over the long raven-black hair strands. He remembered their first Jewel Hunt with Yura of the Comb. He smiled softly, and now regretted at treating Kagome so rudely. As if she was Kikyou, the woman who was tricked to betray him. He sighed silently. To him, Kikyou was still dead. The Kikyou that lived now….well, she was not his Kikyou, not the woman he had been so keen on getting to know. This time he let out a small sigh.

 "Inuyasha, what's wrong?" Kagome asked. She looked up at him, remembering that her arms were wrapped around him. She blushed and pulled her hands away. Her eyes trailed down to where the whole was. It seemed a little bit smaller, just not a whole lot. She frowned a little, for some reason Kikyou's medicine was not helping. Maybe if she took him back to her time with her, her family could help him.

 "Nothing." Inuyasha grunted. There was a silence in which she didn't look up to him. Inuyasha poked her forehead, as if to see if she were still alive. Kagome folded her arms and looked him over again, then sighed. "What?"

 "I don't think Kikyou's medicine is helping, Inuyasha." Kagome said softly. "It's helping a little, but not much….and…."

 "It's most likely because of the nearly Full Moon." Inuyasha said lowly. "The New Moon will be here soon, and my youkai abilities are already starting to wane out. It'll take longer now to recover."

 "Why don't you come with me, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked. "I'm going home in the morning, since Kikyou asked me too…and well, maybe some of the medicine that I have at home will work." Inuyasha bent his head to the side, his hanyou ears twitching, and making Kagome laugh lightly. He glared a little, not finding his ears very amusing. Kagome nodded. "Besides, if you are going to be turning human soon, it is guarantied that our medicine will help you!"

 "Alright." Inuyasha twitched his ears around, listening for sounds. "Besides, now that the Shikon no Tama is completed, more and more youkai will be after you."

 Kagome looked down. After these years, was that all he still cared about? Becoming full youkai? Didn't he care about her? She sighed inwardly and brought up her courage, looking up at him. Inuyasha had his head turned to the window, ears bent down. "Nani?"

 "Someone is coming." Inuyasha said. He slowly approached the window, looking down into the street. Kagome followed, looking down as well. Kikyou walked down below, her youkai soul catchers flying in the sky. Kagome frowned, knowing that Kikyou still needed the souls of the dead. Yet, that caused those souls not to be able to leave for the after life. By being selfish, Kikyou was keeping those souls from leaving Japan. Kagome looked at Inuyasha, his ears bent down sadly as his eyes followed the undead woman. Kagome felt her head sink again, and looked down.

 'He still cares about Kikyou.' Kagome thought sadly. 'But…does, does he care about her more than me? Wait, what am I saying! He loved Kikyou fifty years ago, FIFTY! Kagome, what makes you think that Inuyasha would ever love you the way he loved her? Oh, Kagome, you are head over heals for a hanyou who still maybe only interested into becoming a full youkai!' she shook her head lightly, leaning back on to the ground on her feet. She watched Inuyasha as he stuck his head out the window, watching his once beloved Kikyou continue down. Kagome watched as his ears twitched in all directions, catching up sounds of the night. Kagome sighed and stood, walking back over to her bed.

 Inuyasha turned to look at her. "Kagome, is something wrong?" Kagome didn't turn to him, merely shake her head. Inuyasha looked at her puzzled, ears twitching as more of the youkai soul gatherers passed by. He studied the reincarnated girl, as she sat down on the futon, back facing him. He would never get over how much she looked like Kikyou when she wore the miko clothes. It scared him sometimes, how much Kagome and Kikyou were alike. He walked over to her slowly, and then bent down at the bed again. "Kagome, come on, tell me."

   "Please don't worry about it, Inuyasha." Kagome said softly. "Just get some sleep, since we'll have to leave early that way Kikyou doesn't find out….if she already hasn't."

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Inuyasha walked beside Kagome that morning. It was still early, the sun hadn't risen, and the dew on the ground still hadn't dissipated yet. His feet were wet from the dew, making him want to stop and dry them off. Kagome was still dressed in her miko robes, carrying her blood filled school fuku. He knew that was his blood, from when she held him before he peacefully fell into darkness. He looked at her for a moment, wondering why he felt better physically when she was around, than when Kikyou was treating his wounds. It baffled the hanyou, making his ears bend back in frustration. Within a few moments they had reached the Old Well. He looked down at the bottom, still seeing Mistress Centipede's bones. He glanced at Kagome, finding that she no longer feared the bones. He smiled; she probably could have destroyed a youkai like that with her good bow skills now.

 Kagome turned and began to climb down the veins in the well. She looked up at Inuyasha as he jumped in, as if he was not injured. He grabbed her as he fell to the floor on his feet. Soon Time appeared around them, the blue lights and streaks of the ages. Inuyasha held her tighter until they had reached the ground of the Old Well in her time. He left go of Kagome, and helped her up out of the well. Kagome helped Inuyasha out of the well, and opened the Well House door. The sun had risen now, and the smell of breakfast filled the shrine air from the house. "Good, just in time! We'll be able to have some breakfast!" she grabbed his hand and ran into the house. "Jii-chan! I'm home!" she called and opened the door to the house.

 Inuyasha followed Kagome slowly as she ran into the kitchen. He leaned in the door way as Kagome and her Jii-chan embraced each other in a family hug. Jii-chan walked over to Inuyasha, looking up at him. "What do you want, old man?"

 "Inuyasha..!" Kagome growled. "Sit!"

 Inuyasha fell face forward on to the ground, twitching a little. This 'sit' didn't hurt as much as the ones recently, probably because Kagome didn't want to make his injuries worse. "You wench!"

 "Si…"

 "Now, Kagome." Jii-chan scolded his granddaughter. "You shouldn't treat your wounded friend in such a way! What would your mother say?" he helped Inuyasha up once the hanyou had recovered. He studied the wound through Inuyasha's thin shirt. He nodded. "After a well meal, we'll start to fix you up Inuyasha-san." He glanced over at Kagome who smiled up at Inuyasha, a childish glee in her eyes. Jii-chan laughed softly. "Come, come, and sit down Inuyasha-san! One as injured as you shouldn't be walking around in such a manner!"

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 Kikyou flung the small door of Keade's hut open. The sun was low in the morning, sending off its warm glow. Her eyes darted around till she found Shippou, the kistune youkai, playing with the children. She walked forward, and the children scattered away. Shippou looked up at her confusedly. Kikyou snatched the kistune youkai up. "Where is Inuyasha?"

 "Why would you be worried?" Shippou asked, scratching behind his ear with one of his legs. Kikyou sighed at the playfulness the kistune youkai had in the early morning. "Inuyasha went out with Kagome way early this morning. He said something about Kagome wanting to help him heal faster, since the New Moon is coming and he is healing slower."

 "So that is why he has not recovered." Kikyou said softly. She let the small youkai down. "And, where did they go?"

 "They went back to Kagome's world." Shippou replied. "He'll be back soon, he can't stand that world! He usually ends up bringing Kagome back from her own time into ours!"

 Kikyou nodded. "Well, we shall just have to wait for them to return for me to check up on him now won't we Shippou?" she turned and reentered the hut. Keade looked up at her sister as she entered.

 "Why are thou so worried of Inuysaha, Onee-sama?" Keade asked. "Inuyasha is in good hands in the time that Kagome lives in, not as many youkai run about as they do here. He will return soon enough." Kikyou did not answer her. "I still believe that in your own heart, beneath the dirt and bones from your grave, Onee-sama, you still love the hanyou."

 "You should not worry of such things that do not concern you, Keade."

 Keade shook her head. "Ah, but Onee-sama, it does concern me. I am friends of Kagome, her companions, and believe it or not Inuyasha himself. It is my right to know why you should still worry of where the hanyou is." There was a silence. "Do you fear that Inuyasha shall try to steal the Shikon no Tama from Kagome?"

 "I hope that does not happen." Kikyou looked at her sister. "For at least Kagome's sake."