Disclaimer: I don't own Inu Yasha.
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Inu Yasha woke up with a start. " She's here.", he thought eagerly. He was on his feet in seconds, determined to catch her before she disappeared again. The closer he got to the kitchen, the stronger Kagome's scent became. All he could think about was finding her before Yuki took her away, which is why he burst into the room shouting, " Don't you even think about leaving me!"
Kagome and her mother both turned to look up at him with expressions of surprised bewilderment locked on their faces. " We aren't going anywhere.", Kagome's mother answered calmly. Inu Yasha made a sort of scowling face at them to cover up his embarrassment. He really hadn't meant to say something like that, at least not out loud.
" We have to talk.", he said firmly staring at Kagome. She nodded and rose out of her chair. " I'll be back in a little while, Mom.", she said softly. The older woman smiled at her daughter then stood up from the kitchen table. Kagome waited for her mother to leave, before walking to the back door.
Inu Yasha followed her feeling somewhat puzzled. He hadn't expected her to be so calm about things. She'd been so scared of him last time, that it was hard to believe that she would allow herself to be alone with him. " Kagome, about last time. I didn't know you'd forgotten me.", he said as they walked outside.
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" I think he's trying to apologize.", Kagome thought feeling a strange mixture of odd emotions. She knew next to nothing about him, but something about what he'd just said made her feel ridiculously happy. " Enough is enough. I'm going to solve this mystery.", she thought decidedly.
She whirled around, planted a finger firmly on his chest, and said, " Who are you? What do you want with me? Tell me right now." His eyes widened slightly in surprise, and he hesitated a moment before answering, " I'm Inu Yasha."
" I know that. Sota told me that much already.", she said trying to keep her cool. " I am Inu Yasha and I want you to remember me.", he stated simply. Once again, she was overwhelmed by feelings of relief and happiness. " AAHH! Why do you always make me feel so weird!", she yelled in frustration.
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" I make her feel weird.", Inu Yasha thought to himself. He was trying to figure out what exactly she meant by that. Perhaps, Kagome remembered something about him after all. " I know I've made her mad, and sometimes nervous, but weird?", he pondered. He wasn't sure if weird was a good thing.
" I can't tell you anything, if you're screaming.", Inu Yasha said roughly. She stopped immediately and glared at him. " Well? What is it that you have to say?", Kagome asked crossly. " It'd be easier to show you.", he said cautiously. " Show me?", she asked sounding a bit unsure. He grabbed Kagome, mistaking her question for a command, and took off for the well.
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" I'm flying!", Kagome thought in astonishment. She looked down and found herself sitting on Inu Yasha's back. It had all happened so quickly, before she'd even had a chance to protest. One minute she her feet were touching the ground, and the next, the scenery was going by at an alarming rate. They arrived at her family shrine in two minutes flat.
Inu Yasha threw open the door to shrine and went down to the well. " What are we doing here?", she asked him. The stubborn boy didn't answer, only positioned himself on top of the well. Kagome found herself seriously questioning his sanity. What could he possibly show her that she hadn't already seen? Then Inu Yasha jumped, causing her to scream, " Are you crazy?"
Instead of landing at the dusty bottom of the old well, she found herself surrounded by bones. Kagome, who was still on Inu Yasha's back, bopped him on the head and yelled, " Why'd you do such an incredibly pointless thing for? And when did all these bones get down here?" " You'll see.", was his only response.
Once they were out of the well, Inu Yasha dumped Kagome on the ground. Her house was gone and so was the shrine. They were surrounded by trees. She whacked him on the arm. " What the hell you'd do that for?", he growled. " That's for making my house disappear.", she said angrily.
" Where did everything go?", she thought worriedly. After looking around, she couldn't see anything familiar except for the well. " What did you do?", she asked suspiciously. " We're going to find the others, then I'll tell you everything.", was his enigmatic reply.
He kneeled down in front of her. " Does he want me to get on his back?", she wondered. The dog-eared boy said rudely, " Hurry up! I don't have all day." Kagome climbed on and put her hands on his shoulders. Inu Yasha took off running in a northerly direction. So many strange things were happening to her, but she felt as though she could trust him. ****
" It feels nice to have her here with me.", Inu Yasha thought as he raced along. That notion had popped into his head unexpectedly, and was now at the center of all his thoughts. " I've got to protect her from that other stupid half-demon. How the hell am I going to that?", he asked himself.
An idea suddenly came to him, causing him to grin slightly. Inu Yasha was pretty certain that Yuki couldn't go through the well. If that was the case, then Kagome would be safe for as long as she stayed on his side of the well. " I guess she'll just have to stay here with me.", he thought mischievously. The more he thought about it, the more he liked his plan. The grin on his face grew even larger. One might even think he was smiling.
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(A/N: Thanks to anyone who reviewed. I'm sorry it took me so long to update. I had some more tests, and a mild case of writer's block. Well, in spite of all that, I have written the 13th chapter! I hope you all like it. ^_^)
Beth-sama: Wow!! You reviewed again. Thanks! I feel so honored.
Rinoa: You've left a review for like every chapter of my story. Thanks!! ^_^
And finally to Tara-chan: If it were not for her extensive cd collection, this story would not have been written mostly due to lack of inspiration!!!
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Inu Yasha woke up with a start. " She's here.", he thought eagerly. He was on his feet in seconds, determined to catch her before she disappeared again. The closer he got to the kitchen, the stronger Kagome's scent became. All he could think about was finding her before Yuki took her away, which is why he burst into the room shouting, " Don't you even think about leaving me!"
Kagome and her mother both turned to look up at him with expressions of surprised bewilderment locked on their faces. " We aren't going anywhere.", Kagome's mother answered calmly. Inu Yasha made a sort of scowling face at them to cover up his embarrassment. He really hadn't meant to say something like that, at least not out loud.
" We have to talk.", he said firmly staring at Kagome. She nodded and rose out of her chair. " I'll be back in a little while, Mom.", she said softly. The older woman smiled at her daughter then stood up from the kitchen table. Kagome waited for her mother to leave, before walking to the back door.
Inu Yasha followed her feeling somewhat puzzled. He hadn't expected her to be so calm about things. She'd been so scared of him last time, that it was hard to believe that she would allow herself to be alone with him. " Kagome, about last time. I didn't know you'd forgotten me.", he said as they walked outside.
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" I think he's trying to apologize.", Kagome thought feeling a strange mixture of odd emotions. She knew next to nothing about him, but something about what he'd just said made her feel ridiculously happy. " Enough is enough. I'm going to solve this mystery.", she thought decidedly.
She whirled around, planted a finger firmly on his chest, and said, " Who are you? What do you want with me? Tell me right now." His eyes widened slightly in surprise, and he hesitated a moment before answering, " I'm Inu Yasha."
" I know that. Sota told me that much already.", she said trying to keep her cool. " I am Inu Yasha and I want you to remember me.", he stated simply. Once again, she was overwhelmed by feelings of relief and happiness. " AAHH! Why do you always make me feel so weird!", she yelled in frustration.
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" I make her feel weird.", Inu Yasha thought to himself. He was trying to figure out what exactly she meant by that. Perhaps, Kagome remembered something about him after all. " I know I've made her mad, and sometimes nervous, but weird?", he pondered. He wasn't sure if weird was a good thing.
" I can't tell you anything, if you're screaming.", Inu Yasha said roughly. She stopped immediately and glared at him. " Well? What is it that you have to say?", Kagome asked crossly. " It'd be easier to show you.", he said cautiously. " Show me?", she asked sounding a bit unsure. He grabbed Kagome, mistaking her question for a command, and took off for the well.
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" I'm flying!", Kagome thought in astonishment. She looked down and found herself sitting on Inu Yasha's back. It had all happened so quickly, before she'd even had a chance to protest. One minute she her feet were touching the ground, and the next, the scenery was going by at an alarming rate. They arrived at her family shrine in two minutes flat.
Inu Yasha threw open the door to shrine and went down to the well. " What are we doing here?", she asked him. The stubborn boy didn't answer, only positioned himself on top of the well. Kagome found herself seriously questioning his sanity. What could he possibly show her that she hadn't already seen? Then Inu Yasha jumped, causing her to scream, " Are you crazy?"
Instead of landing at the dusty bottom of the old well, she found herself surrounded by bones. Kagome, who was still on Inu Yasha's back, bopped him on the head and yelled, " Why'd you do such an incredibly pointless thing for? And when did all these bones get down here?" " You'll see.", was his only response.
Once they were out of the well, Inu Yasha dumped Kagome on the ground. Her house was gone and so was the shrine. They were surrounded by trees. She whacked him on the arm. " What the hell you'd do that for?", he growled. " That's for making my house disappear.", she said angrily.
" Where did everything go?", she thought worriedly. After looking around, she couldn't see anything familiar except for the well. " What did you do?", she asked suspiciously. " We're going to find the others, then I'll tell you everything.", was his enigmatic reply.
He kneeled down in front of her. " Does he want me to get on his back?", she wondered. The dog-eared boy said rudely, " Hurry up! I don't have all day." Kagome climbed on and put her hands on his shoulders. Inu Yasha took off running in a northerly direction. So many strange things were happening to her, but she felt as though she could trust him. ****
" It feels nice to have her here with me.", Inu Yasha thought as he raced along. That notion had popped into his head unexpectedly, and was now at the center of all his thoughts. " I've got to protect her from that other stupid half-demon. How the hell am I going to that?", he asked himself.
An idea suddenly came to him, causing him to grin slightly. Inu Yasha was pretty certain that Yuki couldn't go through the well. If that was the case, then Kagome would be safe for as long as she stayed on his side of the well. " I guess she'll just have to stay here with me.", he thought mischievously. The more he thought about it, the more he liked his plan. The grin on his face grew even larger. One might even think he was smiling.
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(A/N: Thanks to anyone who reviewed. I'm sorry it took me so long to update. I had some more tests, and a mild case of writer's block. Well, in spite of all that, I have written the 13th chapter! I hope you all like it. ^_^)
Beth-sama: Wow!! You reviewed again. Thanks! I feel so honored.
Rinoa: You've left a review for like every chapter of my story. Thanks!! ^_^
And finally to Tara-chan: If it were not for her extensive cd collection, this story would not have been written mostly due to lack of inspiration!!!