*INUYASHA is owned by Rumiko Takahashi yadda, yadda, yadda.
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To the Readers: I'm sorry I wasn't able to update sooner. I lost my password and couldn't seem to remember it until now. Gomen ne. I'll try to update weekly now or every other week I promise.
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JAPANESE TRANSLATION:
Che- shit
Temee_ -bitch
Urasai- shut up
Baka-stupid
Onegai- please
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['...'] - thoughts
"..." - normal conversation
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Chapter 9: Kidomi
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PRESENT
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He sensed her even before she came. He knew of no other woman of that scent. It was too gaddamn strong. Che, this could only mean one thing that temee_ is back.
"What are you doing here, Kidomi?"
He may have spoken in a normal tone, but Kagome cringed as if each word were snarled.
"Why? The last I heard Japan is a free country." The woman's voice dripped with acid.
This is no good.
Kagome tried peering over his shoulder. Who was this woman who could ire this man just by her mere presence? She tried pushing Inuyasha's body out of her way when just immediately she was pushed back behind him.
"State your business and leave."
"My, aren't we a little bit protective." The woman's eyes went towards Kagome. ['Too protective.']
"Urusai!"
The woman smirked. "The dog can bark. I'm amazed." She fluidly stepped into the veranda and closed the distance between herself and Inuyasha. Closing the door and in the process cutting out the noise coming from the party. "Tch, tch, tch, Inuyasha." Sliding a finger down on his left shoulder while Inuyasha and Kagome remained immobile.
['How did she do that?']
"Is that the way you treat the girl you once about to marry?"
Kagome's eyes went wide at that remark. ['Marry?']
The woman leaned forward over Inuyasha, letting her chest touch his body and sulkily whispered in his ear. "Why are you being so cold at me, Inuyasha?"
Whatever it was the woman was saying it must be something bad for Kagome felt Inuyasha's whole body go tense.
Kidome felt it too. ['I still got you, you know.'] Leaning back a little, she gave him a smile. A smile that says she knew something that no one else does. "Remember how good it was between us?" She suggested.
"I don't know what you are talking about." Inuyasha replied without looking at her. He didn't even dared to moved away from her for it might give her an incentive over him. She might think she still have power over him. Well, no longer. She will never have that power over him again. He knew her kind. He will never make the same mistake twice.
"It could still be us, you know."
"No, I don't know." He replied coldly.
Pretending as if she didn't hear him, Kidomi ran her right fingers through his hair. "Now, you're so cold." Twisting the strands of hair near his ear. "As cold as your brother now."
['That's it. Enough is enough!'] Kagome could not take it anymore. ['Why isn't this boy, Inuyasha, doing anything? He just letting this... this woman toy with him.']
"That's not true!" Kagome stepped out from behind Inuyasha, her eyes blazing with angry tears that refused to be shed. "That's not true at all!" Stabbed both her fisted hands on her sides.
Inuyasha and Kidomi simultaneously looked at her as if they could not believe they were not alone.
['What does she think she's doing?'] Went immediately to Inuyasha's mind. ['She must be really a baka.']
"Inuyasha isn't cold." Her body shook yet her voice was strong and steady. "He's not like his brother. And he's definitely not like you!" Inhaling deeply. "You're the one who's cold. As cold as your dead body!"
"Dead body?" Kidomi having moved away from Inuyasha in the middle of the girl's tirade; lifted her left brow. "My, aren't we creative." Giving a smirked. "Inuyasha, your taste in women is getting better."
But Inuyasha didn't hear her. Ever since Kagome bravely defended him, she had all his attention. ['Who was this girl? They've just met. Yet he knew that he knew her. Knew her to be different from any other woman he encountered. Knew her to be warmhearted. Knew her to be...']
"I'm impressed that your little mouse can speak at all." Kidomi laughed. "Imagine that-- a dog and a mouse."
"Dame da!" Kagome shouted. "Dame da!"
['To be baka...'] Inuyasha incredulously looked at her. "Who are you to insult him!?!" Kagome refused to shed her tears. "You don't know anything about him. You don't know the real him!"
"So my Inuyasha, darling, has been opening up to you, eh." ['Who's this girl?'] Even before, Inuyasha had never let anyone get too near him.
Before Kagome could retort back, Inuyasha stepped in front her shielding her once again.
This did not escaped Kidomi. ['So that's the way it is, Inuyasha? I'm impressed I thought you're always dumb.']
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Just then the door to the veranda was opened and Miroku stepped out.
"Sango." He said very calmly.
Immediately, Sango assessed the situation and was shocked to see Kagome wanting to jump on that woman. She would have laughed, but seeing the intense look on Inuyasha and Miroku made her think otherwise.
"Kagome-chan." She called out her new friend.
While this was going on, Kagome wished the floor would open and swallowed her up. She couldn't believe that she burst out like a mother cat defending her cubs. To top it all, she was defending someone she hardly even knew. No, that was not really true. She did know him. It just that she could not remember where and when, but in her heart it wasn't just a dream or an illusion. And one thing for sure her heart had never go wrong before. This was for real. If only someone would not think her crazy for it. ['Ha!'] Correction, if only she didn't think herself crazy.
"Kagome-chan." Sango called out once again bringing her out of her reverie.
When Kagome snapped out of her thoughts, Sango was holding on her elbow and pushing her towards the doors. Out of the veranda, away from the woman and away from Inuyasha. ['Away from Inuyasha.'] Kagome stopped on her tracks and looked back at Inuyasha, who was not looking at her but had his gaze locked on that woman. Geez, she can't even say her name without getting mad.
As if somehow he could read her thoughts but not taking a chance to avert his gaze he said: "Get out of here, Kagome."
It sounds harsh, but at least he's back to his normal self. Kagome sighed. ['I don't think he'll let himself be fooled by this woman. If...']
"Kagome-sama," this time it was Miroku who called on her, "onegai." Stepping inside the veranda and leaning down on Kagome so only she could hear what he was about to say. "Don't worry about Inuyasha. He's strong." He whispered seriously. "And if anything, I'll be here."
Kagome looked at him and knew he could be trusted with his words. She nodded indicating that she understood even if she didn't understand why Miroku had to appease her worries. No time to think about all that. The important thing is Inuyasha. As long as he had his friends with him, he'll be okay even if he doesn't want to admit that.
"Sango."
"Hai." Sango nodded at Miroku and pulled Kagome out of the veranda and closed the doors behind her.
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ON TO CHAPTER 10
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AUTHOR'S NOTE
REVIEW PLEASE.
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To the Readers: I'm sorry I wasn't able to update sooner. I lost my password and couldn't seem to remember it until now. Gomen ne. I'll try to update weekly now or every other week I promise.
****************************************************************************
JAPANESE TRANSLATION:
Che- shit
Temee_ -bitch
Urasai- shut up
Baka-stupid
Onegai- please
****************************************************************************
['...'] - thoughts
"..." - normal conversation
-
Chapter 9: Kidomi
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PRESENT
-
He sensed her even before she came. He knew of no other woman of that scent. It was too gaddamn strong. Che, this could only mean one thing that temee_ is back.
"What are you doing here, Kidomi?"
He may have spoken in a normal tone, but Kagome cringed as if each word were snarled.
"Why? The last I heard Japan is a free country." The woman's voice dripped with acid.
This is no good.
Kagome tried peering over his shoulder. Who was this woman who could ire this man just by her mere presence? She tried pushing Inuyasha's body out of her way when just immediately she was pushed back behind him.
"State your business and leave."
"My, aren't we a little bit protective." The woman's eyes went towards Kagome. ['Too protective.']
"Urusai!"
The woman smirked. "The dog can bark. I'm amazed." She fluidly stepped into the veranda and closed the distance between herself and Inuyasha. Closing the door and in the process cutting out the noise coming from the party. "Tch, tch, tch, Inuyasha." Sliding a finger down on his left shoulder while Inuyasha and Kagome remained immobile.
['How did she do that?']
"Is that the way you treat the girl you once about to marry?"
Kagome's eyes went wide at that remark. ['Marry?']
The woman leaned forward over Inuyasha, letting her chest touch his body and sulkily whispered in his ear. "Why are you being so cold at me, Inuyasha?"
Whatever it was the woman was saying it must be something bad for Kagome felt Inuyasha's whole body go tense.
Kidome felt it too. ['I still got you, you know.'] Leaning back a little, she gave him a smile. A smile that says she knew something that no one else does. "Remember how good it was between us?" She suggested.
"I don't know what you are talking about." Inuyasha replied without looking at her. He didn't even dared to moved away from her for it might give her an incentive over him. She might think she still have power over him. Well, no longer. She will never have that power over him again. He knew her kind. He will never make the same mistake twice.
"It could still be us, you know."
"No, I don't know." He replied coldly.
Pretending as if she didn't hear him, Kidomi ran her right fingers through his hair. "Now, you're so cold." Twisting the strands of hair near his ear. "As cold as your brother now."
['That's it. Enough is enough!'] Kagome could not take it anymore. ['Why isn't this boy, Inuyasha, doing anything? He just letting this... this woman toy with him.']
"That's not true!" Kagome stepped out from behind Inuyasha, her eyes blazing with angry tears that refused to be shed. "That's not true at all!" Stabbed both her fisted hands on her sides.
Inuyasha and Kidomi simultaneously looked at her as if they could not believe they were not alone.
['What does she think she's doing?'] Went immediately to Inuyasha's mind. ['She must be really a baka.']
"Inuyasha isn't cold." Her body shook yet her voice was strong and steady. "He's not like his brother. And he's definitely not like you!" Inhaling deeply. "You're the one who's cold. As cold as your dead body!"
"Dead body?" Kidomi having moved away from Inuyasha in the middle of the girl's tirade; lifted her left brow. "My, aren't we creative." Giving a smirked. "Inuyasha, your taste in women is getting better."
But Inuyasha didn't hear her. Ever since Kagome bravely defended him, she had all his attention. ['Who was this girl? They've just met. Yet he knew that he knew her. Knew her to be different from any other woman he encountered. Knew her to be warmhearted. Knew her to be...']
"I'm impressed that your little mouse can speak at all." Kidomi laughed. "Imagine that-- a dog and a mouse."
"Dame da!" Kagome shouted. "Dame da!"
['To be baka...'] Inuyasha incredulously looked at her. "Who are you to insult him!?!" Kagome refused to shed her tears. "You don't know anything about him. You don't know the real him!"
"So my Inuyasha, darling, has been opening up to you, eh." ['Who's this girl?'] Even before, Inuyasha had never let anyone get too near him.
Before Kagome could retort back, Inuyasha stepped in front her shielding her once again.
This did not escaped Kidomi. ['So that's the way it is, Inuyasha? I'm impressed I thought you're always dumb.']
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Just then the door to the veranda was opened and Miroku stepped out.
"Sango." He said very calmly.
Immediately, Sango assessed the situation and was shocked to see Kagome wanting to jump on that woman. She would have laughed, but seeing the intense look on Inuyasha and Miroku made her think otherwise.
"Kagome-chan." She called out her new friend.
While this was going on, Kagome wished the floor would open and swallowed her up. She couldn't believe that she burst out like a mother cat defending her cubs. To top it all, she was defending someone she hardly even knew. No, that was not really true. She did know him. It just that she could not remember where and when, but in her heart it wasn't just a dream or an illusion. And one thing for sure her heart had never go wrong before. This was for real. If only someone would not think her crazy for it. ['Ha!'] Correction, if only she didn't think herself crazy.
"Kagome-chan." Sango called out once again bringing her out of her reverie.
When Kagome snapped out of her thoughts, Sango was holding on her elbow and pushing her towards the doors. Out of the veranda, away from the woman and away from Inuyasha. ['Away from Inuyasha.'] Kagome stopped on her tracks and looked back at Inuyasha, who was not looking at her but had his gaze locked on that woman. Geez, she can't even say her name without getting mad.
As if somehow he could read her thoughts but not taking a chance to avert his gaze he said: "Get out of here, Kagome."
It sounds harsh, but at least he's back to his normal self. Kagome sighed. ['I don't think he'll let himself be fooled by this woman. If...']
"Kagome-sama," this time it was Miroku who called on her, "onegai." Stepping inside the veranda and leaning down on Kagome so only she could hear what he was about to say. "Don't worry about Inuyasha. He's strong." He whispered seriously. "And if anything, I'll be here."
Kagome looked at him and knew he could be trusted with his words. She nodded indicating that she understood even if she didn't understand why Miroku had to appease her worries. No time to think about all that. The important thing is Inuyasha. As long as he had his friends with him, he'll be okay even if he doesn't want to admit that.
"Sango."
"Hai." Sango nodded at Miroku and pulled Kagome out of the veranda and closed the doors behind her.
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ON TO CHAPTER 10
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AUTHOR'S NOTE
REVIEW PLEASE.
