ch6bl Chapter 6~Return to Normal

Inuyasha watched the young girl sleeping not too far from him. *She loves me...she kissed me...yet, she's just a child...how could she know what love is?*
The girl slept on a makeshift bed, made of some soft, sweet grasses in the far corner of the cave. She looked so peaceful in her sleep, he couldn't help but notice his heart begin racing again. He walked towards the entrance of the cave, leaning against the wall of it, his face confused.
*She is kinda cute...but...she's human, so who would want to shack up with her. I wonder if she's a virgin.* His mind betrayed him and he remembered the kiss he'd sucessfully blocked out since an hour after it happened until the sun rose. *She's a virgin alright. That was not the kiss of a girl who lost her virginity. I don't understand...when those villagers looked like they were going to piss their pants, she came at me...* He looked up at the ceiling, his eyes narrowing.
"Inuyasha?" A voice asked.
He turned towards the entrance, seeing the monk who'd attacked him with the demon hunter at it's entrance. The man looked down and pulled a sword from behind him. "This is for Kagome-sama. I'd like to give it to her, if I may."
Inuyasha sneered, letting him walk in. The monk knelt beside Kagome's sleeping form and quickly checkted on her before slipping the Tetsusaiga into her grasp. "Stay well, Kagome-sama." He said, touching her forhead gently.
"What are you to the wench, anyways, houshi?"
Miroku turned to Inuyasha a sad look in his eyes. "I'm a friend of hers, as well as yours, Inuyasha. Don't harm her." He moved to walk out the cave, only to feel claws pressing into his back.
"I'd much rather kill you..." Inuyasha purred into his ear.
Miroku didn't turn. "I think if you were to kill any of Kagome's friends, you'd break the heart she gave you." He said, standing perfectly still. "I don't know about your full demon form, but the Inuyasha I know cannot stand to see that girl cry."
Inuyasha slowly lowered his claws. "Get out."
Miroku walked out easily.

Kagome woke with the sun shining off a familiar profile and she felt her heart do flipflops. She also noticed she had something in her hands. Looking down, her eyes rested upon the Tetsusaiga. "Where...?" She gasped, her eyes raising to Inuyasha. "Inuyasha...?" She whispered.
"The houshi wanted you to have it." He said coldly.
Kagome slowly stood, aware she was no longer wearing her jeans, just the shirt which thankfully went down to mid-thigh. She walked towards him, holding the sword in both hands. "It's not mine, Inuyasha. It's yours. It's your Tetsusaiga." She said softly.
"Didn't you say you could return me to normal using this?"
She nodded meekly.
"Then keep it. I don't want to be a stupid halfling."
Kagome hung her head, unsheething sword and looking up at him sadly. "Then I must destroy you." She whispered.
He stared down incredulously. "What could a child so to me?"
She looked up at him sadly and stepped towards him. She closed her eyes and lifted the sword to her chest, pressing it slightly. "Goodbye..." She whispered.
Inuyasha's eyes widened and he reached out, deflecting the blow downward when she began to thrust into her chest. It just slid harmlessly into her abdomon. He stared down at her, horrified. Then, he realized what was happening. He felt his demonic blood slowly ebbing away.
Kagome stared up at him through pained eyes as his transformation was undone as he touched the sword. She smiled happily, yet, the pain in her eyes plain.
The last color ebbed from the stripes on his face and eyes, disolving into their normal color. When the last of it was gone, he still had all the memories of when he'd been in demon form. His eyes looked down where he sword and he blinked away tears. "I...please, tell me I didn't..."
She smiled, and let him pull the sword from her stomache. "I'm...I'm alright, Inuyasha..." She whispered, touching his face gently. "You didn't do this, I did what I had to in order to return you to your true form..." She hugged him gently and felt him trembling.
"I have to get you to your time..." He whispered, scooping her up and running from the cave. When he was gone, he didn't see Sango and Miroku go back into the cave, retrieving her things.

Kagome had faded into blackness just before he'd jumped into the well and when he'd jumped from her side of the well, he'd pressed his hand agaisnt the bleeding wound in her stomache. "DESUKATE!" He cried, yelling for anyone to come. "HIAKU, DESUKATE!" He closed his eyes, crying.
Sota walked into the well house and his eyes widened. "Kaa-san! CALL AN AMBULANCE! KAGOME-NEECHAN'S HURT!" He cried, going over to Inuyasha and drug in from the well house. "What happened?!"
Shame filled his eyes. "I went into full demon form and wouldn't touch Tetsusaiga to return to normal, so she made me..." He closed his eyes, tightening his grasp on the love of his life. "I'm sorry..." He whispered.
Sota wasn't sure if he was talking to him, or his elder sister, so he remained silent. When the rest of the family rushed over to them, Mrs. Higurashi began accusing Inuyasha of not protecting her daughter properly.
Inuyasha shut out the accusations and held Kagome tightly, waiting for help to arrive.
When the amulance finally did arrive, he felt hands prying his off of her. He released her and stood, following them to the ambulance.
"Let me stay with her..." He practically begged.
The man in it snorted. "Family only."
Inuyasha's head fell and his shoulders slumped. *I may never seen her again...*
"Let him go with her, he practically is family!" Sota cried, pushing Inuyasha into the ambulance and climbing in after him.
"Family only, not practically family." The man objected, trying to push the half demon back out.
"He's her iinazuke!" Sota cried, suddenly inspired.
Inuyasha flushed at the term.
The doctor looked at the boy skeptically. "He doesn't even look natural."
The half-demon winced, fortunately the doctor didn't notice.
"He was coming to pick Kagome up to go to the anicon! She had hid in the well until he got here and was attacked by a burgular!" Sota glanced up at Inuyasha who, looked relieved that the doctor now looked like the understood.
"Alright, I was going to go to that today. Great costume, sir. Stay out of our way while we save your iinazuke." He said, going to work on stopping the blood flowing from the hole in Kagome.
Inuyasha silently thanked the small boy while his eyes remained of Kagome while they sped towards the hospital.