Inu- Yasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi, also the wonderful creator of Ranma ½
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STORY: BED OF THORNS CHAPTER: 2
Inu- Yasha held the rose out.
"Kagome, because you've been helping me so long, I've decided to present you this rose as a t-token of my ap- "
"ARGGHH!!! I can't say it!!" Inu-Yasha shouted in frustration at the Kagome substitution (a tree, to put it bluntly) in front of him.
"I'll have to try this again!" Inu-Yasha rubbed his hands together, and faced the tree again.
"Kagome, I need t- "
"Need to what, Inu-Yasha?"
Inu-Yasha froze in his tracks, and forced himself to turn around. There, in front of him, was Kagome. She looked flushed and tired from just traveling through the well.
Inu-Yasha blushed, and waved his hand frantically. "N-nothing! You're bothering me in my time of peace!"
Kagome shrugged. "Okay, Inu-Yasha. If that's what you want, I'll leave you alone." She started back towards the village.
Inu-Yasha felt a sinking feeling in his stomach, and hurriedly grabbed onto Kagome's wrist. "No! That's no what I meant! I need to give you something!"
Kagome turned slowly, and looked at Inu-Yasha quizzically.
"I'm listening…"
Inu-Yasha tensed up again, and he started his speech for the third time.
"Kagome, I really wanted to tell y- "
"Tell Kagome what, Inu-Yasha?" Shippo asked, suddenly appearing from behind a bush.
Inu-Yasha stopped in surprise at this interruption, and glowered at irritably at Shippo. "And just what are YOU doing here?"
One more head emerged from the bush, and it bopped Shippo on the head.
"Shippo, how could you? And just when things were going to get juicy too!"
Suddenly, sensing a murderous atmosphere around him, Miroku turned, and saw a very deadly looking Inu-Yasha glaring daggers at him.
"Miroku…. Shippo…" he said in a dangerously calm voice.
"Ah…I think it is time for us to depart!" Miroku said in a nervous voice, then grabbed Shippo and ran.
Inu-Yasha stared at them angrily, until they were just two dots in the horizon. It isn't fair, he complained bitterly to himself, why did these things ALWAYS have to happen?!?
"Inu-Yasha? Didn't you have something to tell me?" asked Kagome gently, bringing him out of his thoughts.
"Ye-ah…I did. Kagome," Inu-Yasha fidgeted, "I really want to thank you for helping with the shards, and so I decided to get you something."
Kagome eagerly watched as Inu-Yasha brought something out of the sleeves of his kimono. Once she saw what it was, she gasped in surprise.
"Inu-Yasha, it's beautiful," Kagome exclaimed as she admired the rose. Inu-Yasha relaxed a little. "It's for you," he said hastily.
Kagome's hand trembled as it slowly reached out to take the rose from Inu-Yasha's hand. As her hand closed around the stem, her finger pricked itself on a thorn.
"Oh!" Kagome cried out, and jumped back. A little speck of blood had appeared on that finger, and the color was oddly bright- like the color of the rose. Inu-Yasha quickly seized her hand and examined it.
"Kagome, are you alright?" He asked anxiously.
"Yeah, I think so," Kagome replied in a weak voice. She had often pricked her finger before, but somehow, this time, she felt a little lightheaded. Kagome looked down at the dot of blood, and the color seemed to get more intense the longer she glanced at it. She felt nauseas, and the ground started to spin. Grabbing hold of Inu-Yasha's shoulder in order to steady herself, Kagome tried to ease the dizziness. Everything was swirling together; white turned to black, green turned to red. Then, she could only see red everywhere, and felt smothered under a heavy fragrance.
Kagome heard Inu-Yasha's voice calling her worriedly, and then she lost consciousness.
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Inu-Yasha's Lesson: Never give a rose with thorns.
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