A.N: Hello, Hello! I am SO sorry for lack of updates, but being grounded
rather hampers creativity. Anyway, here is the next chapter! Hope you like
it!
As he exited the well house, Inu-yasha picked up an unusual scent wafting in the air on Kagome's property. Finally recognizing the sent a threatening growl bubbled up from the base of his throat, to linger on the cold air around him.
*` A human male! Why is a weak human crawling about MY WOMAN'S home?!'
' Wait a minute! MY woman where in the seven hells did THAT come from?! Could I be. NO WAY! THERE IS NO WAY I LOVE KAGOME! Its stress.has to be stress. That is the only logical explanation.'
'Just admit you like her.'
'Shut up! You stupid little voice!'*
Shaking his head to rid himself of unwelcome thoughts, Inu-yasha started for the house, still unsure about what he was going to say to Kagome. Upon reaching the house he made an unpleasant discovery, no one was home.
'Feh! I'll just wait until she comes back.'
It did not take long before he caught her sent on the wind, along with the sent previously mentioned human male.
'GGGGGGRRRRRRRRR'
This time the growl was more than just a little threatening. Then her silver laughter drifted to him, reminding him why he was here, to apologize for calling her a worthless replacement. Inu-yasha crept up slowly hoping that the human she was with would keep her distracted enough for her not to notice his presence. Hiding in the bushes next to the door, he watched as she talked to her date. Inu-yasha could barely suppress a growl of protectiveness at the sight of their clasped hands, he did not trust this human, not when it came to Kagome.
"Good night, Ka-chan!"
The boy said giving Kagome a quick kiss, before laving a pink Kagome standing on her doorstep.
"Good night, Hojo."
She said before turning to the bushes where Inu-yasha was hidden.
"Come out, Inu-baka."
He stood slowly not wanting to be to far from the ground if she decided to 'sit' him. Kagome sighed, she knew him well enough by now to know what he was thinking, and she intended to sit him, unless he pulled off the most amazing, sincere, and convincing apology ever.
"Kagome I.I owe you an apology."
Inu-yasha trailed off unsure of how to continue and knowing that he had to.
"Yes, you do."
Kagome was not offering him any way out, if he did not know better he would have said that she was enjoying the idea of watching him squirm. Unhindered, the memory of her lying on the floor of Kanade's hut looking as if she was dead came floating to the front of his mind, bringing with it the memory of his thoughts in those panicked moments.
'Could I really be in love with my best friend? No, Kagome is nothing more than a friend to me, I was panicked that's why I thought that. right?
Freeing his mind from that memory he was swept up in another, more recent one. The misery of last night surfaced, bringing unwanted and unexpected tears to his amber eyes.
"I'm so sorry Kagome, I didn't mean to call you that. Your more than just a shard detector to me, you're my best friend, an original person if there ever was one. Your not a worthless replacement, your worth more than every jewel in the whole world put together, and I."
Inu-yasha ducked his head his bangs shadowing his face and, he hoped, hiding the now freely falling tears.
"I cant bear the thought of you hating me."
Kagome's eyes softened, she knew how much effort it had taken him to apologize, let alone admit he cared. Her hart went out to him when she saw the tears he was trying desperately to keep hidden.
"I forgive you Inu-yasha."
"Really?"
"Yes really."
"Thank you, Kagome. Do you want to back threw the well now?"
"Just let me change, pack some stuff, and leave a note for my family, ok?"
"Sure."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10 Min. Later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Ok, let's go."
Kagome said bouncing down the stairs.
"Got everything?"
Inu-yasha asked, noticing that her pack was quite a bit smaller than normal.
"I just need to grab some food and leave a note."
Kagome answered heading for the kitchen, after packing some food into her bag and writing a note, they where on their way. As an after thought Kagome grabbed an umbrella from its spot by the door, some uncanny feeling told her that she was going t encounter rain. Though she could not tell you how she knew, she just did. Before entering the well house she turned to look at her family's shrine, and the Tokyo suburbs beyond the property line, why did that same feeling that had told her to grab an umbrella now tell her this would be her last time to look at her peaceful sunny home? Shrugging off the uncanny feeling, she turned and followed her best friend and love into the shadows of the well house and then into his world, hoping her feeling had been wrong. It was raining when they entered the Feudal Era, her feeling about the umbrella was right, was the other one right as well?
A.N: So what do you think? 5 more reviews and I'll update. Bye!
As he exited the well house, Inu-yasha picked up an unusual scent wafting in the air on Kagome's property. Finally recognizing the sent a threatening growl bubbled up from the base of his throat, to linger on the cold air around him.
*` A human male! Why is a weak human crawling about MY WOMAN'S home?!'
' Wait a minute! MY woman where in the seven hells did THAT come from?! Could I be. NO WAY! THERE IS NO WAY I LOVE KAGOME! Its stress.has to be stress. That is the only logical explanation.'
'Just admit you like her.'
'Shut up! You stupid little voice!'*
Shaking his head to rid himself of unwelcome thoughts, Inu-yasha started for the house, still unsure about what he was going to say to Kagome. Upon reaching the house he made an unpleasant discovery, no one was home.
'Feh! I'll just wait until she comes back.'
It did not take long before he caught her sent on the wind, along with the sent previously mentioned human male.
'GGGGGGRRRRRRRRR'
This time the growl was more than just a little threatening. Then her silver laughter drifted to him, reminding him why he was here, to apologize for calling her a worthless replacement. Inu-yasha crept up slowly hoping that the human she was with would keep her distracted enough for her not to notice his presence. Hiding in the bushes next to the door, he watched as she talked to her date. Inu-yasha could barely suppress a growl of protectiveness at the sight of their clasped hands, he did not trust this human, not when it came to Kagome.
"Good night, Ka-chan!"
The boy said giving Kagome a quick kiss, before laving a pink Kagome standing on her doorstep.
"Good night, Hojo."
She said before turning to the bushes where Inu-yasha was hidden.
"Come out, Inu-baka."
He stood slowly not wanting to be to far from the ground if she decided to 'sit' him. Kagome sighed, she knew him well enough by now to know what he was thinking, and she intended to sit him, unless he pulled off the most amazing, sincere, and convincing apology ever.
"Kagome I.I owe you an apology."
Inu-yasha trailed off unsure of how to continue and knowing that he had to.
"Yes, you do."
Kagome was not offering him any way out, if he did not know better he would have said that she was enjoying the idea of watching him squirm. Unhindered, the memory of her lying on the floor of Kanade's hut looking as if she was dead came floating to the front of his mind, bringing with it the memory of his thoughts in those panicked moments.
'Could I really be in love with my best friend? No, Kagome is nothing more than a friend to me, I was panicked that's why I thought that. right?
Freeing his mind from that memory he was swept up in another, more recent one. The misery of last night surfaced, bringing unwanted and unexpected tears to his amber eyes.
"I'm so sorry Kagome, I didn't mean to call you that. Your more than just a shard detector to me, you're my best friend, an original person if there ever was one. Your not a worthless replacement, your worth more than every jewel in the whole world put together, and I."
Inu-yasha ducked his head his bangs shadowing his face and, he hoped, hiding the now freely falling tears.
"I cant bear the thought of you hating me."
Kagome's eyes softened, she knew how much effort it had taken him to apologize, let alone admit he cared. Her hart went out to him when she saw the tears he was trying desperately to keep hidden.
"I forgive you Inu-yasha."
"Really?"
"Yes really."
"Thank you, Kagome. Do you want to back threw the well now?"
"Just let me change, pack some stuff, and leave a note for my family, ok?"
"Sure."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10 Min. Later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Ok, let's go."
Kagome said bouncing down the stairs.
"Got everything?"
Inu-yasha asked, noticing that her pack was quite a bit smaller than normal.
"I just need to grab some food and leave a note."
Kagome answered heading for the kitchen, after packing some food into her bag and writing a note, they where on their way. As an after thought Kagome grabbed an umbrella from its spot by the door, some uncanny feeling told her that she was going t encounter rain. Though she could not tell you how she knew, she just did. Before entering the well house she turned to look at her family's shrine, and the Tokyo suburbs beyond the property line, why did that same feeling that had told her to grab an umbrella now tell her this would be her last time to look at her peaceful sunny home? Shrugging off the uncanny feeling, she turned and followed her best friend and love into the shadows of the well house and then into his world, hoping her feeling had been wrong. It was raining when they entered the Feudal Era, her feeling about the umbrella was right, was the other one right as well?
A.N: So what do you think? 5 more reviews and I'll update. Bye!