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Awaken to Love - Chapter 4
"Child, I am Lady Tora of the Northern Lands. I have come to help you and your friend, the hanyou, Inuyasha. He is ill, is he not?"
Kagome's eyes grew wide. "Yes, he is.."
"Well then, take me to him. I must see him."
Kagome nodded and picked up the bucket of water and lead the mysterious demon to the hut where Inuyasha was.
They walked into the room and sat down beside him. Kagome on his right side and Lady Tora on his left.
Kagome wiped the sweat off of his face with a cool damp cloth.
Lady Tora smiled. "You really love him, don't you?"
Kagome looked up at her and nodded shyly.
"Well Kagome, I do believe your love will save him."
Kagome gasped. She didn't believe it. It wasn't possible..was it? But then again, she was in a different time period where demons were lurking about, so anything was possible, really.
Lady Tora put her hand on Inuyasha's forehead and was soon swept away into the darkness.
*
Inuyasha noticed a glowing orb coming toward him. He was startled and sort of..afraid? He reached down, ready to grab Tetsusaiga in case of danger.
Suddenly, Lady Tora appeared in front of him.
"Inuyasha. I am Lady Tora of the Northern Lands. I have come to help you."
"What? Why?" Inuyasha asked rather calmly, yet disbelievingly.
"Let's just say I owed a debt to your father once, and this is how I intend to pay him back," she smiled faintly at him.
"What kind of debt?" he asked rather curious.
"Your farther saved my son a long time ago, when you were just a pup. And since your father is now dead," she looked down for a moment before looking back up at Inuyasha, "I will repay him by helping his son; you."
Inuyasha didn't know what to say. Lady Tora walked up to him and put her hand on his cheek to comfort him a little.
"And plus," she added, "there is somebody who wants you to come back to her."
Inuyasha looked at her. "Kagome?"
She nodded. "Kagome is fine, so don't worry about that, but she is very worried about you." She paused for a moment. "Inuyasha..do you love her? I mean, truly love her?"
He looked down at the floor. "Yes..I do.." he whispered, "but she doesn't feel the same away about me.."
She lifted up his chin so he could see her face. "Actually, she does and this love you two share will save you. You just have to believe."
He looked at her, stunned. "Ok.." he said sheepishly.
She smirked. "I must go talk with Kagome now, but you just sit still and everything will be okay. Oh - and Inuyasha, I will return to inform you of current news of this situation."
He nodded and she disappeared.
'Kagome.. loves me?'
*
When she was out of the darkness, she was greeted by Kagome.
"Lady Tora, are you alright? You just passed out! I got so worried!"
"I'm okay, just had a little chat with Inuyasha."
"WHAT?! Is he okay? What's wrong with him?"
"He's fine, just calm down."
Kagome sighed. "I hope so," she breathed.
Kagome and Lady Tora started to talk about the cure for Inuyasha.
"Kagome, the only thing that will break this spell is love. You must show your love to Inuyasha and he must return that love."
Kagome looked a little worried. "So you're saying that I must tell him I love him and he must feel the same about me?"
"Yes..but there is something else.."
Kagome gulped loudly. "Like..what?"
"You must show him that you love him..with a kiss."
Kagome was speechless. 'You mean I have to kiss Inuyasha?!' she thought to herself.
Lady Tora noticed Kagome beginning to blush and she smiled inside. 'Ah..true love..'
"Kagome." She broke her thought of kissing Inuyasha.
"Oh..sorry.. I must have just spaced out there for a second." Kagome giggled nervously.
"Kagome, I must leave soon, so you must do this on your own. I am sorry, but my people need me back."
Kagome nodded. "Okay. I understand."
"Now, I will go talk to Inuyasha one last time and inform him of this and then I will be gone."
Kagome stood up. "Wait."
"Yes, Kagome?"
"What if he doesn't return the love?" Kagome asked sadly.
"Do not worry child, he will."
Kagome's eyes started to show her happiness and she looked up from the ground and saw that Lady Tora was gone.
"Thank you," Kagome whispered into the air and sat back down beside Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha," Kagome said while wiping his face again with the cloth, "you will be better soon. I promise.."