My attention wasn't even on the shard, or the youkai/vampire that carried it. I was focused solely on the words that seemed to freeze me in my tracks.
But also fill me deep indignation.
THERE WAS A REVERSAL!? Why the hell did Kelah CONVENIENTLY forget to TELL me that?!
My eyes narrow. Perhaps he did it on purpose; left that information out. Maybe he wanted to KEEP me as a vampire for his companion, as he said. But it wasn't that simple. I knew it wasn't. Something deep inside told me so.
Leaving the new vampire aside, I rush to Kelah and grab his shirt with a tight fist before I fully return to my senses. He WOULD explain this to me so I could reverse this curse and become human again! No way in HELL was I staying like this for the rest of my life!!
"Why didn't you SAY there was a way to become human again?!" I hiss, nearly touching noses with him. Though I didn't want to be near him whenever possible, that didn't cross my mind now.
There were more important things to consider.
His hands gripped mine and twisted my fist open, pushing me back. Not to be deterred, knowing he wanted a shot at Kodai, I got in his face again. I WOULDN'T stop until I got my answers! HIS creator could WAIT!
"WHY?!" I shouted, gripping his top now with both hands.
Dark brown narrowed to slits and harshly glared at me. "Now is not the time to get into another tutor session with you!" He retorted, going to free himself again.
A sudden chuckle halted a third try and I swivel in the air, suspiciously eyeing the vampire in the center of the group.
"My, my kyuketsuki...you made a creation, yet you can't keep her from harming you? Hmm...okashii..." Kodai muttered, tapping a clawed finger against his cheek.
"Uresai yo!" Kelah shouted, hands going to attack. He flew at Kodai with the intent to kill him as promised, but Kodai's hands were a blur as they suddenly grabbed Kelah's wrists.
No matter how hard Kelah struggled, he couldn't get his hands back.
Black narrowed as the two locked eyes and my breath freezes in my lungs. What would happen now?? There was an urge to fly and help my teacher, as he still owed me explanations and answers to my questions...but I couldn't move. I hover inches off the ground with wide eyes, smelling everyone else's surprise and hesitation.
"Bakayaro!" Kelah grunted, trying to attack Kodai with his legs. Kodai blocked his attack by swinging backward into the air, throwing Kelah into the ground in the process.
I wince, as the impact reminds me of what happens when Inuyasha gets subdued. Kelah ends up inches in the earth, dust particles settling back as seconds pass.
Kodai hovers over my teacher and my fist clenches. My entire vampire sense was telling me to get in there and fight. But the rest of my human mind was telling me I had NO clue who this guy was or how powerful he was. Not even Inuyasha was stupid enough to attack his enemy without knowing anything about it.
Well...at least not ALL the time anyway...
"I don't care about the rest of your traveling companions...they mean nothing to me." Kodai muttered, a hand almost gradually lowering to Kelah's shirt. "But you know things about me that no creature has ever known and you pose a threat. I will not tolerate that."
Kelah's body was picked up and I avidly watch to see his condition. Age would give him the developed senses, but Kodai had the Shikon no Kakera. Really, it would be hard to tell who had the better power.
Kodai's free hand suddenly struck forward, a sickening smell of blood and crunching bones coming from Kelah. My teacher gave a cry of pain, his shaking hands weakly trying to pull Kodai's from his body.
The second the blood hit my nose, I could feel the pain in my body from not feeding double. It hit me like a wave and I try not to double over. Once again, I felt like my stomach was trying to eat itself and my mouth was as dry as a desert.
Gods...not again!
I drop to my knees, smelling my friends' concern and confusion, but I can't even get the words out to tell them what's wrong. The voice of my vampire side was getting louder and drowning out my humanity again. I try to fight it, now that I knew what was happening, but the smell of blood was the catalyst.
I was quickly lost.
The sense of power and predatory instinct spread over my veins and I stood, eyeing the pair again for as if for the first time. My eyes narrow as I take in the two, slowly tensing to take off.
"Kagome-sama! Iie!"
I ignore Miroku's sudden cry and push off my feet, flying forward with my fangs bared and hands extended to grab something to hurt. I meet Kodai's gaze for a split second before he tossed Kelah in my way. I whip around the obstacle and go for Kodai, my eyes spotting the blood on his hand first.
Mine!
"So little newborn, you think you can take me on too?" Kodai mused, looking to the others. His hands grab my wrists the same as Kelah's and I struggle.
I growl at how weak I am compared to him. It drives me crazy that such a powerful predator is not so strong to take on another predator.
Somewhere in the back of my blood-crazed mind, I knew it was the shard that made his bone-crunching grip this way. A little bit of my humanity surfaces and mixes with the vampirism in my mind.
As if reaching some kind of stalemate with my brain, I sense the power of the Shikon no Kakera under his robes. My mind suddenly lusts for the power I sense there. I want that shard! We came here to get it...and I'd be the one to do so!
My fangs show as I hiss at my capturer, twisting my wrists and freeing one of them. "Give me the shard!" I cry out, clutching his robe.\
"Never!" He retorts.
"Kagome-chan! No! It's too dangerous!"
My teeth grit at the pain Kodai inflicts by squeezing my wrist even further. His other hand snags my arm back up again, almost gripping the elbow. The anger on his face suddenly melts away to malicious glee.
I can see the evilness in his eyes and I feel a small stab of fear. Then I mentally berate myself for feeling so weak and try to struggle against the human shakles.
"If you try to get in my way again, I will destroy you along with your creator." He deadly hissed. The hand near my elbow suddenly jerks upward, dislocating bone and breaking the skin.
I loudly scream in intense pain, slumping to the ground as he takes a step back. I imagine I just busted the eardrums of everyone with sensitive hearing, along with mine. With my good arm, I weakly go to grab his ankle, but he floats to the air.
"Farewell kyuketsuki. If you knew what was good for you, you'll not come near me again."
In my eyesight, I see the others rush over, missing Kodai as he sails into the air and is gone.
"Kagome-sama!"
"Kagome-chan!"
"Kagome, are you alright?!"
"Bakaro! What were you THINKING?!"
I slowly roll to my back, clutching at my broken arm, teeth still tightly clenched. I stare at the others through a haze of receding pain. My humanity came back when the bone shifted and broke, leaving me to deal with it rather than my vampire side.
I almost wish that cold side of my mind would spring up, if only to make this pain keep me from wanting to pass out.
Tears wet the side of my face, and I suddenly registered them. How long was I crying for?? They weren't sadness, but pure pain. Gods, I have never broken bones before...not in all my travels here. My eyes squeeze shut as I exhale a pent up breath.
I smell Inuyasha close to me and feel his strong hands grip my good shoulder. He's gentle as he helps me sit up and I peek my eyes open. His glare is dark, but there's as much concern as much as there is anger. I send him a weak smile, grimacing at the waves that threaten to take my consciousness.
"It's definitely broken...but I'm going to have to move your sleeve to see how badly. Then I'll try to find a way to set it back." He muttered, claws hovering over my sleeve.
My head shakes, but not to keep him from touching me. I know how badly everything is and I don't need to see it. "Iya..." I rasp, trying to breathe. "You can't...set it...the bone...broke through......the skin."
"Kami-sama..." Sango horridly breathed. I can smell her overpowering concern, also with Shippo and Miroku.
"What are we going to do then??" Shippo whined.
"...No...thing..."
My gaze shoots over in amazement, smelling a little from Inuyasha. "Anata!-" I breathe, stopping when my arm throbs. "Iteiteiteite!..."
Out of slitted eyes, I watch Kelah sit up and gently touch the hole in his stomach. Much like Inuyasha's battle with Sesshoumaru, it left a hole in his ribcage. The once white shirt was now almost totally blood red. I quickly look away to keep from being overtaken again.
Perhaps this broken bone was a blessing in disguise. I might've already attacked Kelah by now otherwise.
With heavy breathing in my ears, I search Kelah's emotions to make sure he wasn't dying. Even though the blow looked deep, his resolve was strong and I knew he'd live.
"Just......give it a few...minutes." He rasped, heavily leaning on his knees. "And......me too."
Inuyasha suddenly decided to open his big mouth and say something, to either gloat or berate me again. I could smell his emotions change before he even inhaled.
"Just what the hell is going on!? Why can't I touch her?? Why did you attack that ass?? You're in no position to do anything! You're not even to be TRUSTED! Next time I find you doing something so stupid, I'll kill you before that bakayaro can!"
A weary smile appeared from Kelah and I smelled mild amusement from him. "Uresai," Cough, "demon. I know what...I'm talking about. We're weak from...not feeding......but give it time and...she'll...heal."
"But what about you?" I grit out, trying not to touch my arm. The instinctive need to grip the hurt area was strong and I was warring with it as I slowly become accustomed to the throbbing. "I want answers and explanations Kelah... You owe me them!"
He was silent and I wondered for a second if he fainted or was truly dead.
After a minute, I took an experimental inhale in his direction and the blood smell seemed to diminish. My ears pick up his heartbeat getting stronger and steadier, and whatever bones Kodai broke quietly pop back into place.
"What are you doing temee?"
Apparently from Inuyasha's wary voice, he heard it too.
Another minute passed before Kelah slowly got to his feet, starling us all. I look up in shock, forgetting my pain for a second. His hands started pulling the top up until if opened. I was given a good view of his lithe chest...also the wound that slowly inched close as it healed.
My eyes widen as far as they'd go. This was the first time I saw anything like this. I can't help but look to my sleeve and slowly edge it up.
There's a gasp from Sango and a low growl from Inuyasha. Nausea comes up and I try to hold it back.
There was a chunk of my forearm sticking out of the elbow area! The two ends pushed through the skin, a small bit of blood falling to the ground.
"You will be fine in a few minutes."
I look up again and find Kelah's eyes on me.
As if on cue, there was a sudden stab of intense pain, almost as bad as when Kodai broke my arm, and I mewl against it. My teeth grit again as my free hand tightly clutches my sleeve.
Then there was a sickening CRACK as my arm went back the way it was.
A few startled and horrified cries sounded from everyone as I dumbly stare at my arm. There was more blood, but it slowly...closed much like Kelah's wound.
As the skin was once again solid and smooth, I timidly moved my fingers, finding only a limited amount of pain. It was like a pinching that was fading away.
My arm was mending itself, exactly like my teacher said.
"Yosh. Let's get back. There's something that needs to be done before we confront Kodai-sama again." Kelah answered.
I look up from my fully healed arm and shot to my feet. I meet brown and narrow my eyes in suspicion. The graveness and need in those eyes says that Kelah wants...
"NO!" I shout, getting in his face again. "You're not going to MAKE me!"
"Bakaro! You won't LAST much longer if you don't!" He retorts, glaring at me. "We BOTH should've healed a lot faster than we did, you much quicker than my wound. But your stubbornness was our weakness and now I've lost MORE blood that I was keeping safe to live off of!" A finger pointed in my face, accusing. "So BECAUSE of your foolishness, I AM taking you out on a hunt and you WILL feed!!"
I smell the others' indignation and protectiveness as they take a few steps to me. "Baka! You're not making Kagome do anything she wants to!"
"Kagome-chan, don't listen to him!"
"Temee..."
"There's no other choice!" Kelah bit out. "Do you want her to die just because of some human emotions? Her survival DEPENDS on blood...the same as normal food! If she doesn't feed, she won't live much longer. Demon, you know what I'm talking about; you can smell her too..."
A low growl came from behind me. Inuyasha knew Kelah was right, and I knew Kelah was right. I could feel myself weaken as the days passed and it was getting harder to do everything I used to. Even now made me so tired I wanted to give into it. But still...I WOULDN'T feed off humans!
"There has to be another way..." I mutter, shaking my head. The thought was just too horrific to consider still.
It would always be to me.
Strong arms gripped me and I was thankful I wasn't in anymore pain. "There IS no other way you chit! There is only blood for our race! Why can't your thick head UNDERSTAND that??"
I glare back at him, feeling my face heat a degree. I didn't WANT to understand it! I wouldn't let it sink in or my vampire side might start swaying me to LIKING it.
"Youkai!"
I wrench from Kelah's hold and turn to Sango. "Sango-chan, nani wa?"
"Youkai!" She repeated. Her fingers snapped as if just figuring something out. "That's IT! You don't want to feed off humans, as well you shouldn't. But youkai...what about the aku no youkai?? We exterminate and kill them already..."
Her sentence was left hanging. I could smell the doubtful, but energized emotions in the air.
Aku no youkai?? Hmm...
"How are they supposed to do THAT Sango??" Inuyasha almost bit out.
I sneak a peek at him to find his face angry, but his emotions mixed. There was bitterness swirling with doubtfulness, most likely from Sango's idea.
I couldn't help but think that he WAS a youkai, even partial, and it must be unsettling to picture me trying to feed off one.
My nose partially scrunched up. Then again, it was unsettling for ME to picture myself feeding off one!
"There is no other option then. If she won't feed off people, then we'll have to try that. Chi wa chi. Perhaps these creatures will be enough for what Kagome and I need."
"I'm not so sure I can-"
"Baka suranai!"
A hand gripped my shoulder, fingers harshly squeezing into my flesh. I struggled, but he was still stronger than me.
"Hanaso!"
"You have no choice! How many times am I going to repeat myself?! You WILL NOT last much longer if you don't FEED! If you don't, I WILL. Youkai don't sound so high and mighty as people in your list, so I'm not going to hesitate to hunt one down and have my fill. And I suggest you come along for a lesson or two."
I still with a harsh sigh, shoulders slumping. The effects of no 'nourishment' and my arm breaking were taking its toll on me. I had no choice.
Finally, my head weakly nods in consent.
"But don't expect me to LIKE it." I grit out.
~*~*~
We were forced to wait until another night came, as the night was late as it was. By the time we got back to the village, the first beginnings of dusk started coming.
I was the first to wake and leave the hut for once. Even though I was badly wounded and it taxed me greatly, I was eager for a hunt. I hadn't hunted since before Kagome and the demon found me.
It was time to satisfy that hunger.
"Don't go too far Kelah. You're not leaving my sight again."
I turn and wait for my pupil to leave the hut, getting an unfriendly look when the mat was pushed aside.
I have the grace to smile in my good humor. The promise of a hunt was too good to let anything bring me down. "Wouldn't think of it. I'm waiting to see what you can do. Especially when your bloodlust overtakes you. That was quite an impressive, but stupid display you put on last night."
It was true. I was fighting conscious when Kagome's emotions changed from ones of pain to power, and I forced myself to remain awake to see what was going on. Her actions and behavior not only startled me, but impressed me. She was magnificent and highly beautiful when the bloodlust overtook her.
And if she or the demon knew that, they'd both kill me TOGETHER.
Thick robes shifted in my ears and mere seconds later, Inuyasha landed next to Kagome. "So what do you intend on doing?" He darkly asked, glaring at me yet again.
"If it makes you feel better, you can come with us on the hunt. Keep Kagome from going overboard. The others may remain. It isn't for humans or children to see."
Inuyasha was about to say something, but Kagome's hand on his shoulder stopped him. "I have to agree with Kelah. I don't want the others seeing what I'll do." She quietly answered, eyes averting.
"You'll soon come to terms with yourself." I vaguely answer, floating to the air.
That was, until she figured out how to turn back into a human.
By then, I would hopefully be one myself and it would be entirely void.
Staying in arm's reach of the demon, I smell the air for anything evil and find small amounts littering in the area. Apparently, whatever youkai were, there were plenty of them around here. This area was perfect to hunt in.
I land again and look to the two. "There are a few in this area that are perfect. All we have to do is smell them out, preferably from the air again, and we'll have ourselves the prey we need."
I ignore Kagome's meek emotions at my choice of words. She WOULD learn to get used to it. I wasn't going to baby my newborn.
I meet brown. "Take the demon like you did last night. We'll go faster that way. And he won't bring us any extra surprises by being on the ground." A predator's smile slowly appears as the thrill of the hunt starts coming to the surface. "Stealth has always been our weapon."
The two look at each other in silence before Inuyasha reluctantly raises his arms, shooting a glare my way. But I'm too caught up in the hunt, much like a basset hound after the fox, and take to the air. I wait until Kagome has him in her grip before taking off for the closest one.
The sooner we found a youkai, the sooner I could feed.
I keep silent until we were nearly over the monster. I raise a hand for Kagome to stop and eye the ground just in my sight. "Swoop down fast and don't give it a chance to know what's going on. Demon, I suggest you stay out of the way. This is a vampire's time of the hour."
Not letting him get a word in, I barrel down to the ground, eyes avidly searching for the monster. It's a breed I can't figure out, and my hands whip out to latch onto its wide arms.
Not letting it get a grip, I sink my fangs deep into the wide mass of dark skin, feeling the surge of blood gush into my mouth.
Indulging myself, I take to it as if it were my last meal.
Above, I smell Kagome and the demon just over the smell of blood and mentally berate her for not doing as I order. She'll never learn to be a hunter if she keeps hesitating!
The monster finally gets its arms back and grips my throat. Sadly taken away from my meal, also enraged at that too, it's not long before I have the weakened creature slammed into the ground.
I look up while it's dazed, meeting timid brown eyes. "Do it now! Chikushou, abazureonna! You don't have much time left! Get DOWN here!"
She's still hesitant, but there's a small wave of understanding coming from Inuyasha. At least HE understands what I'm saying.
Somehow, he's pulling her to the ground, mostly from her being too startled to fight him, and she's in front of the creature.
I feel stronger from the initial feed, but I still haven't had enough to satisfy what I won't get again. She won't allow this to happen again, so I need all I could get.
Hurriedly, I grab the monster again to keep him from attacking or leaving and meet her eyes. "Since you're new to this, I'll stun it long enough for you to have some."
I knew she would drink as little as she could, unless the bloodlust overtook her. Why it hadn't when she first smelled blood was unknown, but she probably was too horrified by my attack to be caught up in it.
I must have reminded her of when I attacked HER.
My teeth sink into the back of its neck from my place behind it, getting a cry of pain. Its struggles are weak in more ways than one and there's no contest to keep it from throwing me away again.
I have to force myself to stop before I take too much and don't let Kagome get any. I'm tempted to, but remind myself who refuses to drink and live here. She won't be able to finish it off anyway, but that was fine. There was enough for her small size.
Letting it go, the creature weakly falls and tries to crawl away. "Do it." I order, seriously staring at her. "This should be nothing for you, or for any newborn. Drink what will keep you strong and for the next few days."
The more I stare into her eyes, the more I see the bloodlust take over. Most likely she's been fighting it the entire time, and losing again.
NO ONE can resist the bloodlust when it calls.
She strode over and grabbed the creature, hauling it to its feet. She can at least handle THAT dead weight I note. With an almost proud smile, I watch as her fangs sink near the first hole I made.
The emotions are strong that come to my nose. The vampire in her is finally being sated for now and it's contented. She smells much like when she first drank my blood for the transformation.
I let her drink, but keep a sharp nose on the creature's blood. It lessens to the danger point and I walk over, placing a hand on her shoulder. She looks up with annoyed eyes, baring bloody fangs and a dripping chin.
"You must never drink all of your prey's blood or you will take your own life force with theirs and die with them." I solemnly quote. Once learned, it was something EVERY vampire abided by.
She stared at me for a second, eyes slowly widening, before her arms suddenly let the youkai drop to the ground. She stares at it almost in wonder before taking a small step back.
I know she can't finish it off.
I don't intend on doing so for an evil thing either and step around it. My ears pick up its shallow breathing and almost inaudible groans as I casually head for the demon.
I wipe the blood off my mouth and chin, licking what I can from my hand. Nothing should be wasted; blood is everywhere, but still precious.
"We are finished here."
"You're not even going to KILL it?? What kind of coldhearted bastard ARE you?!"
I meet yellow and evenly stare at his glare. He doesn't understand. None of them do. And they never will. I have always said that to keep from getting angry at the outsiders.
"We are the forsaken."
~*~*~
I had no clue what kind of ass set out to kill something and then doesn't DO it! My warrior's instincts were telling me to take Tetsusaiga over there and finish the creature for them, since neither seemed able to do it.
What Kelah said about drinking a creature's entire mass of blood got me wondering.
Though unable, if Kagome tried to drink all of that hebi's blood the first time, would she be dead too?
Not to mention if she were able to keep sucking off MINE.
She let go of me in utter silence, even though I can tell she's at war with something inside. Most likely her mind and thoughts. Part of me wants to say something, but the rest says to leave her alone. If she wants to talk, she knows she can come to me.
She always has.
I watch her take a few steps away from the hut. My ears twitch as Kelah shifts behind me.
"Where are you going Kagome? You shouldn't wander off."
I mentally scoffed. Why was KELAH telling that to KAGOME?? Talk about hypocritical!
She suddenly whipped around with fiery eyes trained behind me. I'm suddenly glad no to be on the receiving end of that glare. If it was me, I assume I would've been 'sat' multiple times and a long time ago.
"You just made me do something I swore I would NEVER do! I did it out of survival and nothing else! So leave me ALONE for a while!!" She shouted, taking off in a run. I watch her head for my forest until she's gone from my sight.
With a low growl, I turn to Kelah. "I'm going to enjoy the day when I get to kill you." I grit out, wishing I could use Tetsusaiga on him like usual. It would make me feel a little better anyway.
I hated how helpless I feel whenever Kagome gets like this.
Brown met mine and I feel my youkai instincts to dominate this other demon male into submission. This land was under my control; he should know his place in my territory!
"Not if I'm human first." He evenly answers, heading inside the hut.
I blink, too unbalanced by his exit to do much else. WHEN Kagome came back, he WAS going to explain his knowledge of that whole transformation bit to ALL of us!
I turn to the forest, biting my lip in split decision. Kagome just said she wanted to be left alone for a while. Did that mean me too?
My fist clenches. No. I knew Kagome would never turn me away like that. And even if she did, it was MY forest she ran into. I had a right to go into my forest if I wanted. Any lame old excuse would work for being out there anyway...
Instead of running after her, I take a normal walk, smelling the entire way. She would get time alone, just not that much.
Instead of being at the edge of the cliff I found her at twice before, she's sitting at the bottom of what she calls Goshinboku; my tree. Thankfully she's not crying for once, but her body language is stiff and scrunched up. I can't tell what she's thinking by smelling her.
I stand on the other side of the clearing, able to see this far away. I know she can hear, smell, or see me. If I can, then so can she.
It's an odd thought.
"I really AM a monster now, aren't I?" She whispers. Her gaze doesn't look to me, but sullenly stares across the way.
She's looking to the well.
"You'll never be a monster Kagome." I quietly answer, taking a few steps toward her. I pause after that few feet when she didn't say anything else and not acknowledge me anymore.
I wondered if she really DID want to be left alone this time. Was I ever going to learn??
Probably not.
"I certainly looked that way earlier..." She dryly retorted, tightly gripping both legs to her.
I take a few more paces and stop again, watching her for signs of anything that she wanted me to leave. I was always in unfamiliar territory when it came to this onna no ko, and I hated that. Not knowing what I can and can't do always irritates me.
Brown finally looked to me in the dark. "You going to sit down yet?" She throws out, lips tilting.
I give a small scowl, but finish the rest of the distance and plop down next to her, cradling my sword.
"I didn't know whether or not you wanted to be alone. You said it to Kelah."
"But I never said it to you..."
The air ceases in my throat. How can she always be so honest without a second thought?? That had to be one of her best qualities. Even if I see her blushing a little.
"So why come all the way out here? Are you tempting yourself with thoughts of the well?" I retort, unable to keep the bite out of my voice.
She doesn't take the bait, simply shook her head. "I can't go back to my world, now more than ever. I just gave in to the hunger. Everything over there was too strong the FIRST time I went over. It might completely overtake me if I go back a second."
"You'll manage."
Brown suddenly pierces me as if looking right through me. After a minute, her eyes soften with a quiet sigh. "You have more faith in me than even I do. ...Arigatou..."
Nothing but sputtering comes out as I try to shy away from her thanks. I never felt deserving of it and I still don't. It's not like I'm doing anything major to help ANYWAY...
We sit in silence, the sounds of nature coming to my ears. I stare at a dark spot on the other side of the clearing, content just to sit by Kagome. We've always been able to communicate better without speaking.
I was never good with words anyway...
"I want to go back and find Kodai with you tomorrow Inuyasha."
My head whips over. I scowl and glare at her. She really WAS stupid! "Didn't I just say LAST night that you shouldn't go?? I was RIGHT! You DID go nuts when you smelled blood! It's your weak point and can be easily exploited baka!!""That was because I hadn't had...in so long." She insisted, leaning closer to me. "Now that I've...f...feeded...I'll be fine. I feel a lot stronger already."
The retort dies as her eyes guiltily strayed to the ground. So she was beating herself up over that whole incident, eh? That must've been the reason she came out here...to get away from what KELAH made her do at least.
I stare up at the night through the canopy, trying to figure out what to do. Kagome was the only one who could sense the shards, but now I knew what this Kodai guy smelled like. I could track him down myself. I didn't need Kagome's help.
I could even use Kelah to find him, as HE seemed adamant on getting to him as well.
So should I bring her with because she asked and put her in danger again?
Seeing that bone pop back into place was rather unsettling...even to ME!
"I know you don't want me to go." She quietly muttered, going back to her previous stance. "But it's my responsibility to collect the Shikon no Kakera since I broke it. ANY that we collect that Naraku doesn't get to is a good thing. If necessary, I can make a deal with Kelah since he's out for revenge on Kodai too..."
"You're not making ANY deal with that bastard!" I immediately growl. She wasn't going to get into anything like that. If anybody was, it'd be ME.
She sighed and was silent for some time. I let her, not wanting to argue. Even though she was more powerful, she was tired too. This had to be taking its toll on her from every angle.
Plus there were times when I hated to fight her, even though I liked it as well. This was not one of those times.
I quickly look to her when her hand settled on my haori. With a confused blink, I meet her eyes, finding a small measure of pleading and need there.
Gods...not those eyes...
My ears flip back.
I could already feel myself caving.
"Onegai Inuyasha... You know I hate being left behind and I'm at least SOME use to you. And now I can fight as an equal instead of just arrows. I can track him and I'll let you kill him. But...at least let me come along and help you get one more shard."
My eyes narrow with a scowl. Those damn eyes of hers... Had I not looked, maybe I wouldn't be already tilting to the other side right now!
Finally, I growl at my weakness. This girl was making me even weaker than I wanted! Even though parts of it weren't always a bad thing...
"FINE!" I grit out, looking away. "But I'm not going to be responsible if you go nuts or get hurt again!"
Silence. "Arigatou Inuyasha..."
A flush heated my face when her head rested on my shoulder. This was one of the few times she'd ever done that.
At least we were alone for her to do so this time.
With a sigh, I looked back to the stars and let her rest for a little bit. She was safe with me, and she knew it.
**I am a BEGINNER Japanese learner...so if these are not 100% correct...please let me know if you care to do so. I only have a web page to learn from, a dictionary, and a few months experience to work with.**
Translations: Okashii-Funny/Interesting Iteiteiteite!-Owowowowowow! Aku no youkai-Evil youkai Chi wa chi-Blood is blood Nani wa?-What is it?
Baka suranai!-Don't be stupid! Chikushou, abazureonna!-Damn it, bitch!