Monologue

By Cassandra Sisenta

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Chapter II

Them

There was silence between the two figures.

Brilliant gold amber clashed with splendid deep violet in an unwavering gaze.

It was a queer experience for both. It was a moment that could only exist in a dream.

"This is just a dream isn't it?" The hanyou finally found his voice, harshly destroying the fantastical moment. He grinned maliciously as he walked towards the human that continued to be silent and still.

"You're nothing but some shit from my imagination. When I wake up, you'll be gone and I'd forget that this ever happened."

"Think what you will. I'd rather not tell." A chuckle slipped out of the human's lips as he retired once more against the boulder. He looked away from the accusing eyes of the hanyou and continued. "It's very interesting how people would just pass incredible things for dreams and yet they so want to escape the reality they exist in.

Could they ever make up their minds?"

"Where the hell did you come from?" Inuyasha the hanyou demanded incredulously, staring wide-eyed in annoyance and disbelief at his very much solid other half. "Are you sure you're not Sesshoumaru's misplaced humanity or something???"

The human caught the sight of his face and the unthinkable happened.

He laughed good-naturedly.

The hanyou growled, seeing nothing funny at the situation.

Violet eyes narrowed amusedly his way as the human said. "Is it so hard to believe that we are two parts of a whole?"

"For one human, I don't talk like I'm some francy, pancy Lord of the Western Lands!" Inuyasha declared, pointing an accusing finger at the human sitting before him, causing the other to laugh even more.

"Oh Inuyasha, I'm sure. If you ever stayed in the castle long enough, you'd sound just like him!"

"URUSE!" In fury of being compared to his brother, the hanyou struck out his clawed hand at the human. Surprisingly, he caught nothing but air.

"Stop trying to annihilate me."

The human Inuyasha appeared behind the hanyou, looking at him sternly but still with a slight humor in his eyes.

Inuyasha growled at the sight of him unharmed.

"This would be over quicker if you would stop asking stupid questions and causing unneeded violence."

If anything, Inuyasha was pissed, even more than he had been to begin with. Was Fate mad at him that he had to have such a bad day? Thinking, for once, that being unreasonable wouldn't help, he sighed and sat down on the rock in front of the human Inuyasha, crossing his arms in a sulky manner. He frowned at his expectant-looking guest.

"Okay, what are you here for? You said you didn't want to fight with me. Why then?" The hanyou was tired.

All movement seemed to cease for the human. His whole body stilled as his eyes turned to stare at the moon overhead. He folded his hands inside his sleeves as he became solemn once more. If he hadn't spoken he would have blended in with boulder.

"I came to speak with you about something concerning the both of us."

Inuyasha couldn't stop himself from snorting. "And what could that be?"

The human locked eyes with the hanyou once more. Absolute seriousness darkened his solemn expression.

"Kagome."

The name of his shard detector startled him dumb. He didn't expect this.

Okay, he didn't really know what to expect. Hanyous' human halves don't show themselves like this. He hadn't even heard of something like this happening before!

However, he sort of had an idea as to why the human wanted to talk about the girl from the future. Oh he knew all right. He wasn't that stupid.

He knew what he felt for Kagome, but he would rather die than tell her.

Emotions make you weak.

With his usual arrogance and feigned denial, he sniffed and asked. "Keh, what about her?"

"Stop being so stubborn damn you!"

Inuyasha almost fell over from the boulder.

Did the human just yell at him?

The human had his lips twisted in a ferocious snarl. His violet eyes were as hard as steel as they bore into the hanyou with impatience and annoyance.

The hanyou saw with his sharp eyes the tension in the human's body as he tried to control his riled up emotions. No matter how he tried though, he just couldn't contain them and it reverberated strongly from him.

The human's anger hit the hanyou with such strength that he never felt before in his whole lifetime. It was so thick and bitter he could almost taste it.

If it continued, he knew he would suffocate.

But then, just as fast as it came, it disappeared almost as quickly.

The human Inuyasha closed his eyes for a moment, calming himself down. When he opened them again, he was calm once more but more troubled than when he had come.

The hanyou hadn't been able to speak. He knew nothing about comforting humans.

He knew nothing about emotions except that they could kill you if you let them loose. He never understood how a human could care so much for others above himself. It was crazy.

Your own life was fragile enough. Why burden yourself with protecting and caring for others?

"Why do you allow yourself to be miserable Inuyasha?"

The hanyou turned sharply to look at the human.

The human had his dark head against the boulder, his eyes closed as if preparing for sleep. A bitter grin lifted the sides of his lips as his eyes opened to stare at the sky.

"You've been through so much before and you have never tasted real happiness. Isn't it about time you opened yourself up to it? To her? Why can't you allow yourself to be vulnerable for her?"

"And what?" The hanyou began in the same bitter tone of voice as he looked away from the human. "Leave her behind after a few years as she ages and I remain forever young?

Or have her hunted down because she is the mate of a bastard hanyou?"

A hand tightened to a fist, swiftly drawing blood.

"No, she doesn't deserve that. I don't deserve her."

"She loves you."

"Love doesn't keep you alive."

"Maybe, but you'd be more alive once you set it free."

"Humans and their sentimentality."

"Youkai and their cold-heartedness."

The hanyou knew that the human turned to look at him again, but he didn't turn to acknowledge it.

"Think about it."

The human smiled.