Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN INU-YASHA, SO NOW I'M GONNA GO CRY!! ::sob.:: So I'm a drama queen. Love the drama, live the drama! FEEL THE DRAMA!! BE THE DRAMAAA~!!! ::Dragged off stage by security guards.::
A/N: Ahhhem. :D Okay, I'm sorry about the whole Sota time-value thing, and I admit it didn't work out too well. Wanted to tunnel all my romancy-action vibes to this fanfic, so I hope I was successful. If I wasn't, please tell me. Flames easily accepted, and all reviews are helpful. Please continue reviewing, and send all private comments to: animeangel2007@yahoo.com THANKS EVERYONE!
Rating: PG (PG-13 later chapters?)
12/9/02 (BEGUN) -
CHAPTER THREE
Kagome trembled at his touch and pulled away. She cast her eyes back to the well. It was too much time – how long could her brother last against a demon so powerful? Myoga jumped on Inuyasha's shoulder, appearing from the middle of nowhere.
"Hello there, Kagome," his voice squeaked.
"I have to go back and get Sota," she whispered. Her eyes lingered on Inuyasha's face, contorted and discontented. His tan face moved closer to hers as he took another step towards her. He nudged her chin so that the rest of her face would follow and face him. Kagome's heart pounded in her chest. 'He's going to kiss me!'
She could hear his breath – first entering slowly at his inhale, and his warmth being spread back to her. A sigh escaped his lips, and he turned his nose to the air indignantly. Kagome moaned softly; she had never actually expected him to do something like kiss her… What made her so sure he was going to do it right then, she didn't know. Even why she had thought that so immediately made her quiver. She didn't want a kiss from dog boy in a million years! Did she? He pulled his face away, and turned his gaze back towards the well.
"Feh. If I must," Inuyasha muttered, arms crossed. "Let's get going… C'mon, flea…" Instantly, Kagome pulled him down the well, and they landed, looking up at her grandfather. Again, he was spilling sacramental sake down the well's throat. Yet he hadn't realized they had returned… And it landed on their heads… again.
Their heads now drenched, and smelling of sake, they walked up the stairs leading to Sota's room. Kagome reached for Inuyasha's hand, which she gratefully found nearby. His nails struck the wood door, hard and fast, solid, as though made out of titanium. Brows furrowed, Inuyasha left the door in shreds, each as small as a splinter.
"Inuyasha! This is my home!!" Kagome wailed, looking down at the shredded pieces of wood.
"Hmph. You want your brother saved or not?" He strode into the room with poise, careful not to cut his bare feet on the shards of wood on the ground before him. Quickly, his eyes scanned the room.
Darkness enveloped everything, and as far as he could see, all was safe. Suddenly, two slits loomed out of the darkness, pale green in color, and expanding their size. The demon had finally appeared, and Inuyasha scraped its 'face' with his sharp nails, which were stained underneath with blood from previous battles. Usually these battles contained the typical gory mess, and everyone took forever to get cleaned up, bandaged, and then moving again. Kagome shrunk to Inuyasha's side in fear. She wimpered and he only looked at her in disgust.
"Stupid girl," he said tilting his head, and turned his eyes back to the demon. "Make yourself useful, would you?" She nodded and ran to fetch her bow and arrows from downstairs. Moments later, Kagome reappeared armed and ready, only to find Inuyasha drenched in blood and unconscious on the floor. Sota sat motionless on his bed, cuddling a teddy bear, eyes wide. She dropped to Inuyasha's side, cradling his head in her arms. Her gray eyes snapped back to Sota.
"Are you all right?" Kagome smiled grimly. He nodded, speechless. She beckoned to him, and he shivered in the draft of the open window. "What happened, Sota?" Sota crawled to her, then pointed out the window. Cold air was drifting in, and although she didn't have nearly as good of a nose as Inuyasha, she could smell blood. And it was not just Inuyasha's splattering either – the demon had reached someone else. She softly laid down Inuyasha's silky white head on the carpet and leaned the top of her torso out the window. In the street, a car was rumbling deep within its engines, and as she peered further into the dark, she saw no driver at the wheel. Next to the car laid a body, one that was not moving. The door had been torn and slashed off, the body sprawled between the pavement and driver's seat. Thoughts racing through her head, Kagome tugged on Inuyasha's kimono, hoping to wake him.
"Inuyasha…" she whispered, shaking him harder. Tears filled her eyes and ran down her cheeks. Slowly she let go of the folds of cloth, and turned towards Sota. Finally, she shook Inuyasha violently hard, bringing him closer to her and then away again, over and over.
"Please, Inuyasha… Come back to me…" Kagome whispered.