AN: Guess what? I don't own Inuyasha.
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Slowly though, things began to change. Inuyasha's heart began to beat again, life came back into his form. He still was not breathing though, and for a moment it seemed he would not. But then his head shot up and his eyes flew open. He opened his mouth and let out a loud gasp, taking in air the way someone would if they had been under water for too long. He looked wildly around, and then down at Kagome, breathing heavily. "K-Kagome?"
Kagome didn't even look at the jewel; rather acknowledge it when it pulsated. She just continued sobbing into his chest. Then, she noticed, it just stopped. She was about to give up hope. All of her hope on the jewel working, but then something happened. She had heard his heartbeat. She looked up, in confusion, the hope building back up inside of her. She wiped her tears, looking towards Inuyasha. She jumped back lightly upon seeing him gasp for breath. "I-Inuyasha?" She asked at the same time he asked her name.
Inuyasha's eyes were wide and confused, but the fact that Kagome was in front of him, and okay, was all he needed to know for the moment. He wrapped his arms around her, and laid his head on hers. "Oh Kagome." He said softly, as he hugged her tightly to him.
She couldn't believe it-- it had worked. She quickly found comfort in his arms and let her emotions out. She lightly sobbed into his chest, happy for him to be alive. "I-Inuyasha. . . I--I love you so much. . . " She said, her words coming out muffled as she laid her head on his chest.
Inuyasha closed his eyes, but that didn't stop the tears from seeping through and streaming down his cheeks. "I love you too Kagome. Shhh. . . " He spoke softly as he tried to sooth her. He was still in pain, but refused to show it. He no longer had the poison in him, but he felt still as if he may pass out from the trauma of it all.
She continued crying in his chest, she looking battered and a wreck. She couldn't believe all that had happened in the day. She tried to calm herself down, but found that she couldn't. She had lost the one she loved, then had gotten him back. It was all traumatizing to her.
Inuyasha lifted an unsteady hand and tilted her face up to his. "Kagome. . . you're the only one I've ever truly loved. I didn't even know what love was until I fell for you." He smiled softly. "So please, forgive me. . . " With this, he succumbed to the blissful sleep that was trying to take over him, and passed out.
Normally she would blush at something like that, but she had so many emotions coursing through her, she found herself not doing it. She just hugged him after he passed out. She had to get him back to Kaede's hut. She looked around the hut, wondering where Miroku had 'flown' off to, and where Sango could have been. She wiped her tears away, but was still upset about the whole happenings.
Miroku and Sango entered the hut. Miroku's arm was in a makeshift sling, but besides that he seemed okay. Upon seeing Kagome's tear stained face and Inuyasha's limp form, both of them gasped appropriately. "Is he--?!" Yelped Sango. Miroku rushed over. "Oh God. . . "
Kagome felt relieved upon seeing the two.
"No-- he's fine. . . We just need to get him back to Kaede's hut. . . " She began to calm down somewhat, looking a mess.
Miroku went over to Inuyasha, but then remembered his arm. "Uh. . . Sango, could you--" He was cut off as Sango walked over and picked Inuyasha up easily. Well. . . Guess that boomerang holding paid off in the end. She began to walk out, and Miroku followed in suit. Heading for Kaede's hut.
Kagome followed along, staying quiet. She glanced back at the hut; still not believing that -she- had destroyed Sesshoumaru. . . She turned back towards the others and began walking with them. She didn't say anything about what had happened within the last couple of hours as she folded her arms across her chest.
They eventually reached the hut. Sango laid Inuyasha down and went outside to get some water. Miroku laid the Tetsuiga, which he had retrieve before they left, against a wall near him, and then went to find Sango, and leave the two alone.
Inuyasha looked anything but peaceful. His face was scrunched and he looked as if he were having a nightmare of some sort. His right hand kept twitching every now and then, and he was muttering softly to himself.
Kagome walked into the hut and kneeled next to Inuyasha's form, refusing to leave him at any time. She stayed quiet, moving a couple of strands of dried, blood stained hair from his face. She gave a small sigh as she was happy to have him back with her, but she wished he didn't have to go through this pain.
She ignored her injuries for the most part. Her hands were burned from the power that had emitted from them, and all over her form were scratches and bruises. She didn't even give a thought to them, as all she was worried about was Inuyasha.
Inuyasha started awake, sitting up quickly. He was out of breath, and sweating. He swallowed and looked over at Kagome, his eyes wide. When he saw her, he smiled. "Just a dream. . . " He said sofly to himself, and looked down at his wrists.
Kagome gave a slight jump as Inuyasha quickly sat up. Within moments she had regained her composure, wondering what his dream actually was. "Inuyasha-- lie back down. . . You need your rest. . . " She said lightly, waiting for the others to come back.
Inuyasha shook his head. "Give me a minute. . . " He raised a hand, whipping the sweat from his brow and letting out a long and much needed sigh. He gave a small glance to his wrists again, and then subconsciously began to rub one of them lightly. He looked over at Kagome. "What about you? Shouldn't you be resting as well?"
Kagome glanced down at his actions, but then looked back up to him as he asked her a question. "No-- I'm fine. . . " She said lightly as she looked him in the eyes, hoping he would believe her. She just cared about his well-being at the moment, not hers.
Inuyasha nodded, still rubbing his wrist. "I hope you're not just saying that." He finally ceased, and looked down at his wrist, which was now slighlty red from his rubbing. He ignored it though, and rubbed his eyes.
Kagome sat against the closest wall, glancing down at his wrists. She couldn't help but be curious towards his actions, and wonder what his dream was about. She sat quietly, poking one of the bruises that had formed on her arm idly.
Inuyasha sighed again, and glanced to Kagome. Upon seeing her bruise he frowned. "You sure you're okay?" He asked gingerly.
She looked up, having been pulled from her thoughts. "Yeah-- I'm fine. . . " She said lightly and stopped the poking. She moved a few stray strands of hair out of her face.
Inuyasha nodded again. "If you say so." He placed a hand on the ground next to him, and carefully began to push himself into a stand.
Kagome watched him begin to get up. "W-wait! What are you doing??" She asked him quickly, knowing he shouldn't be getting up at all. But-- then again. . . he was a hanyou. . .
Inuyasha steadied himself once he was standing, and swallowed back any dizziness that may try to say hello. He looked at Kagome, turning his head slowly. "I don't want to go back to sleep. . . " He said simply.
"But-- you shouldn't be getting up!" She scrambled to her feet and walked over to him. "Inuyasha-- I don't want anything else to happen to you. . . " She said lightly as she stood in front of him.
Inuyasha turned, starring her deeply in the eyes. "I -can't- go back to sleep Kagome. Not now anyway." He spoke softly, with a bit of desperateness in his voice. His left hand fell to his right wrist.
Kagome noticed him favor his wrist once more. "Inuyasha-just. . . what -did- happen in that dream?" She was curious, as it must have seemed real to him, due to his actions.
Inuyasha's eyes fell to the floor to the right of him, and he set his gaze determinedly on it. "Nothing." He mumbled softly. The last thing he wanted in the world was to have to show yet more weakness to Kagome. She had already seen him like he had never wanted him to. In a way, he felt he had let her down but being so weak and helpless. "Not a thing." He muttered.
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A/N: Sigh. Another awkward ending. AND an awkward beginning. x.x Heh. Sorry. Anyway. Next Chapter is coming up soon. Review!
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Slowly though, things began to change. Inuyasha's heart began to beat again, life came back into his form. He still was not breathing though, and for a moment it seemed he would not. But then his head shot up and his eyes flew open. He opened his mouth and let out a loud gasp, taking in air the way someone would if they had been under water for too long. He looked wildly around, and then down at Kagome, breathing heavily. "K-Kagome?"
Kagome didn't even look at the jewel; rather acknowledge it when it pulsated. She just continued sobbing into his chest. Then, she noticed, it just stopped. She was about to give up hope. All of her hope on the jewel working, but then something happened. She had heard his heartbeat. She looked up, in confusion, the hope building back up inside of her. She wiped her tears, looking towards Inuyasha. She jumped back lightly upon seeing him gasp for breath. "I-Inuyasha?" She asked at the same time he asked her name.
Inuyasha's eyes were wide and confused, but the fact that Kagome was in front of him, and okay, was all he needed to know for the moment. He wrapped his arms around her, and laid his head on hers. "Oh Kagome." He said softly, as he hugged her tightly to him.
She couldn't believe it-- it had worked. She quickly found comfort in his arms and let her emotions out. She lightly sobbed into his chest, happy for him to be alive. "I-Inuyasha. . . I--I love you so much. . . " She said, her words coming out muffled as she laid her head on his chest.
Inuyasha closed his eyes, but that didn't stop the tears from seeping through and streaming down his cheeks. "I love you too Kagome. Shhh. . . " He spoke softly as he tried to sooth her. He was still in pain, but refused to show it. He no longer had the poison in him, but he felt still as if he may pass out from the trauma of it all.
She continued crying in his chest, she looking battered and a wreck. She couldn't believe all that had happened in the day. She tried to calm herself down, but found that she couldn't. She had lost the one she loved, then had gotten him back. It was all traumatizing to her.
Inuyasha lifted an unsteady hand and tilted her face up to his. "Kagome. . . you're the only one I've ever truly loved. I didn't even know what love was until I fell for you." He smiled softly. "So please, forgive me. . . " With this, he succumbed to the blissful sleep that was trying to take over him, and passed out.
Normally she would blush at something like that, but she had so many emotions coursing through her, she found herself not doing it. She just hugged him after he passed out. She had to get him back to Kaede's hut. She looked around the hut, wondering where Miroku had 'flown' off to, and where Sango could have been. She wiped her tears away, but was still upset about the whole happenings.
Miroku and Sango entered the hut. Miroku's arm was in a makeshift sling, but besides that he seemed okay. Upon seeing Kagome's tear stained face and Inuyasha's limp form, both of them gasped appropriately. "Is he--?!" Yelped Sango. Miroku rushed over. "Oh God. . . "
Kagome felt relieved upon seeing the two.
"No-- he's fine. . . We just need to get him back to Kaede's hut. . . " She began to calm down somewhat, looking a mess.
Miroku went over to Inuyasha, but then remembered his arm. "Uh. . . Sango, could you--" He was cut off as Sango walked over and picked Inuyasha up easily. Well. . . Guess that boomerang holding paid off in the end. She began to walk out, and Miroku followed in suit. Heading for Kaede's hut.
Kagome followed along, staying quiet. She glanced back at the hut; still not believing that -she- had destroyed Sesshoumaru. . . She turned back towards the others and began walking with them. She didn't say anything about what had happened within the last couple of hours as she folded her arms across her chest.
They eventually reached the hut. Sango laid Inuyasha down and went outside to get some water. Miroku laid the Tetsuiga, which he had retrieve before they left, against a wall near him, and then went to find Sango, and leave the two alone.
Inuyasha looked anything but peaceful. His face was scrunched and he looked as if he were having a nightmare of some sort. His right hand kept twitching every now and then, and he was muttering softly to himself.
Kagome walked into the hut and kneeled next to Inuyasha's form, refusing to leave him at any time. She stayed quiet, moving a couple of strands of dried, blood stained hair from his face. She gave a small sigh as she was happy to have him back with her, but she wished he didn't have to go through this pain.
She ignored her injuries for the most part. Her hands were burned from the power that had emitted from them, and all over her form were scratches and bruises. She didn't even give a thought to them, as all she was worried about was Inuyasha.
Inuyasha started awake, sitting up quickly. He was out of breath, and sweating. He swallowed and looked over at Kagome, his eyes wide. When he saw her, he smiled. "Just a dream. . . " He said sofly to himself, and looked down at his wrists.
Kagome gave a slight jump as Inuyasha quickly sat up. Within moments she had regained her composure, wondering what his dream actually was. "Inuyasha-- lie back down. . . You need your rest. . . " She said lightly, waiting for the others to come back.
Inuyasha shook his head. "Give me a minute. . . " He raised a hand, whipping the sweat from his brow and letting out a long and much needed sigh. He gave a small glance to his wrists again, and then subconsciously began to rub one of them lightly. He looked over at Kagome. "What about you? Shouldn't you be resting as well?"
Kagome glanced down at his actions, but then looked back up to him as he asked her a question. "No-- I'm fine. . . " She said lightly as she looked him in the eyes, hoping he would believe her. She just cared about his well-being at the moment, not hers.
Inuyasha nodded, still rubbing his wrist. "I hope you're not just saying that." He finally ceased, and looked down at his wrist, which was now slighlty red from his rubbing. He ignored it though, and rubbed his eyes.
Kagome sat against the closest wall, glancing down at his wrists. She couldn't help but be curious towards his actions, and wonder what his dream was about. She sat quietly, poking one of the bruises that had formed on her arm idly.
Inuyasha sighed again, and glanced to Kagome. Upon seeing her bruise he frowned. "You sure you're okay?" He asked gingerly.
She looked up, having been pulled from her thoughts. "Yeah-- I'm fine. . . " She said lightly and stopped the poking. She moved a few stray strands of hair out of her face.
Inuyasha nodded again. "If you say so." He placed a hand on the ground next to him, and carefully began to push himself into a stand.
Kagome watched him begin to get up. "W-wait! What are you doing??" She asked him quickly, knowing he shouldn't be getting up at all. But-- then again. . . he was a hanyou. . .
Inuyasha steadied himself once he was standing, and swallowed back any dizziness that may try to say hello. He looked at Kagome, turning his head slowly. "I don't want to go back to sleep. . . " He said simply.
"But-- you shouldn't be getting up!" She scrambled to her feet and walked over to him. "Inuyasha-- I don't want anything else to happen to you. . . " She said lightly as she stood in front of him.
Inuyasha turned, starring her deeply in the eyes. "I -can't- go back to sleep Kagome. Not now anyway." He spoke softly, with a bit of desperateness in his voice. His left hand fell to his right wrist.
Kagome noticed him favor his wrist once more. "Inuyasha-just. . . what -did- happen in that dream?" She was curious, as it must have seemed real to him, due to his actions.
Inuyasha's eyes fell to the floor to the right of him, and he set his gaze determinedly on it. "Nothing." He mumbled softly. The last thing he wanted in the world was to have to show yet more weakness to Kagome. She had already seen him like he had never wanted him to. In a way, he felt he had let her down but being so weak and helpless. "Not a thing." He muttered.
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A/N: Sigh. Another awkward ending. AND an awkward beginning. x.x Heh. Sorry. Anyway. Next Chapter is coming up soon. Review!