Disclaimer~ Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi, Shonen Sunday, etc.
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Seeing Can Be Deceiving
Chapter 3
by sunny1388
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Inuyasha leapt up from his place on the tree branch and jumped down to catch Kagome, but he was quickly pulled back by the collar of his haori. Reaching a hand behind his back, he found something like a twig caught onto his collar and ripped it off.
Desperately, he leaped from the branch and frantically searched for Kagome, hoping that she was caught on the branches of the large tree, or that a branch had snagged her, or something...anything, other than falling to the ground.
But inside, he knew it was hopeless.
In a few seconds, the hanyou realized Kagome had fallen through the branches and had already landed on the ground far below.
Dropping gently, but quickly from the last branch off the ground, Inuyasha immediately saw the girl laying on her back, unmoving on the ground.
He suddenly stopped and memories flooded back to him of when he was a child and his mother had died.
Her face was as pale as Kagome's now, and her once-bright eyes were closed.
Inuyasha quickly shook off the feeling of dread, his mother had been covered with blood, and Kagome didn't seem to have any open wounds.
Taking a quick sniff at the air to see if there was any scent of coppery blood, Inuyasha swore under his breath; he had forgotten that tonight was the full moon.
He decided that the only way to tell how Kagome was doing would be to go up to her and look, even though he didn't want to if she was already dead...
Walking up to her still body, Inuyasha gently put a hand on her shoulder, but didn't shake her, in case she was injured. He called to her, trying not to sound too desperate,
"Kagome? Kagome, are you alright? C'mon, say something!"
But Kagome didn't move.
"Dumb girl...why were you up in that tree in the first place, you don't even like climbing trees! Stupid girl, I told you not to follow me around..."
Inuyasha began to panic, even though his calm exterior didn't show it, like always... His grip on her shoulder tightened and even though he knew he shouldn't, he shook her,
"Kagome..."
~*~
Kagome felt a jolt of pain that shot straight up her shoulder from all the way from her fingertips. She opened her eyes and a small gasp of pain escaped her lips.
The moment her eyes sorted out the blurry image, she tried to sit up, to leave, but the slightest movement of her arm sent her right back to the ground again.
So, instead, she turned her head away from Inuyasha.
She knew that if she looked into his eyes...
After laying still for a few moments, the pain slowly faded away and Kagome closed her eyes once more, but this time in relief.
~*~
"Kagome?"
When Inuyasha saw Kagome's eyes flutter open, he jumped back, almost in fear of her seeing that he cared.
As she lay there, completely still and just staring off facing away from him, he slowly inched back to her side.
But when she closed her eyes again, the recent feelings of panic started to bubble up again and he called her name, willing her to stay conscious.
~*~
Kagome heard his voice and she had just been ready to drift into blackness again, but now she opened her eyes and remembered that she was laying on the hard, cold, and muddy ground after a long fall from the tree above.
She took a few deep breaths, then slowly sat up, trying not to jostle her injured arm at all.
Amazingly, she managed it, and after another deep breath, made it on her feet by herself, pushing away Inuyasha's shyly offered help.
She looked around, finding her way again, then started to walk slowly back to the cave. She was thinking as she walked and tried to evaluate her current health.
Her right arm was probably broken; she had lost all feeling in it except when the pain resurfaced whenever she moved it.
Her right ankle also seemed to be a bit hurt, but probably not broken or sprained. She could still walk on it, but she'd have to be careful and hide the small limp it was causing.
Other than a few small cuts and scrapes and some bruises from her landing, she was doing pretty well.
She had been injured more severely in fights before.
~*~
As she walked away from him, Inuyasha could not help but feel guilty. He knew Kagome thought he didn't care, but he did.
He just didn't know if he wanted to show it or how to do it.
Every time she got hurt, he felt responsible. After all, she had chosen to help him on his quest to find the Shikon Jewel, so it was his responsibility to protect her inr eturn from her help.
Aside from feeling obligated to protect her, there was also the little nagging voice in his head that he told him he wanted to protect her.
But hadn't he promised already to protect Kikyo?
He knew that he could protect both of them, but what if it was something more?
Things were getting too confusing for him. Inuyasha brought up a hand to rub his head to get rid of the sudden pounding headache he had, but he stopped his hand infront of his nose.
Taking a small sniff at it, he recognized a bit of Kagome's blood.
But he shrugged it off, obviously she would have some small cuts from falling down a tree, plus he was too occupied with his thoughts.
A small cut wouldn't be enough to attract any youkai, only a bleeding wound would do that, and since Inuyasha hadn't picked up any traces of a large would on Kagome, he slowly followed her, not thinking it was necessary to cover their tracks.
He never once thought that his senses might have been dulled.
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Seeing Can Be Deceiving
Chapter 3
by sunny1388
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Inuyasha leapt up from his place on the tree branch and jumped down to catch Kagome, but he was quickly pulled back by the collar of his haori. Reaching a hand behind his back, he found something like a twig caught onto his collar and ripped it off.
Desperately, he leaped from the branch and frantically searched for Kagome, hoping that she was caught on the branches of the large tree, or that a branch had snagged her, or something...anything, other than falling to the ground.
But inside, he knew it was hopeless.
In a few seconds, the hanyou realized Kagome had fallen through the branches and had already landed on the ground far below.
Dropping gently, but quickly from the last branch off the ground, Inuyasha immediately saw the girl laying on her back, unmoving on the ground.
He suddenly stopped and memories flooded back to him of when he was a child and his mother had died.
Her face was as pale as Kagome's now, and her once-bright eyes were closed.
Inuyasha quickly shook off the feeling of dread, his mother had been covered with blood, and Kagome didn't seem to have any open wounds.
Taking a quick sniff at the air to see if there was any scent of coppery blood, Inuyasha swore under his breath; he had forgotten that tonight was the full moon.
He decided that the only way to tell how Kagome was doing would be to go up to her and look, even though he didn't want to if she was already dead...
Walking up to her still body, Inuyasha gently put a hand on her shoulder, but didn't shake her, in case she was injured. He called to her, trying not to sound too desperate,
"Kagome? Kagome, are you alright? C'mon, say something!"
But Kagome didn't move.
"Dumb girl...why were you up in that tree in the first place, you don't even like climbing trees! Stupid girl, I told you not to follow me around..."
Inuyasha began to panic, even though his calm exterior didn't show it, like always... His grip on her shoulder tightened and even though he knew he shouldn't, he shook her,
"Kagome..."
~*~
Kagome felt a jolt of pain that shot straight up her shoulder from all the way from her fingertips. She opened her eyes and a small gasp of pain escaped her lips.
The moment her eyes sorted out the blurry image, she tried to sit up, to leave, but the slightest movement of her arm sent her right back to the ground again.
So, instead, she turned her head away from Inuyasha.
She knew that if she looked into his eyes...
After laying still for a few moments, the pain slowly faded away and Kagome closed her eyes once more, but this time in relief.
~*~
"Kagome?"
When Inuyasha saw Kagome's eyes flutter open, he jumped back, almost in fear of her seeing that he cared.
As she lay there, completely still and just staring off facing away from him, he slowly inched back to her side.
But when she closed her eyes again, the recent feelings of panic started to bubble up again and he called her name, willing her to stay conscious.
~*~
Kagome heard his voice and she had just been ready to drift into blackness again, but now she opened her eyes and remembered that she was laying on the hard, cold, and muddy ground after a long fall from the tree above.
She took a few deep breaths, then slowly sat up, trying not to jostle her injured arm at all.
Amazingly, she managed it, and after another deep breath, made it on her feet by herself, pushing away Inuyasha's shyly offered help.
She looked around, finding her way again, then started to walk slowly back to the cave. She was thinking as she walked and tried to evaluate her current health.
Her right arm was probably broken; she had lost all feeling in it except when the pain resurfaced whenever she moved it.
Her right ankle also seemed to be a bit hurt, but probably not broken or sprained. She could still walk on it, but she'd have to be careful and hide the small limp it was causing.
Other than a few small cuts and scrapes and some bruises from her landing, she was doing pretty well.
She had been injured more severely in fights before.
~*~
As she walked away from him, Inuyasha could not help but feel guilty. He knew Kagome thought he didn't care, but he did.
He just didn't know if he wanted to show it or how to do it.
Every time she got hurt, he felt responsible. After all, she had chosen to help him on his quest to find the Shikon Jewel, so it was his responsibility to protect her inr eturn from her help.
Aside from feeling obligated to protect her, there was also the little nagging voice in his head that he told him he wanted to protect her.
But hadn't he promised already to protect Kikyo?
He knew that he could protect both of them, but what if it was something more?
Things were getting too confusing for him. Inuyasha brought up a hand to rub his head to get rid of the sudden pounding headache he had, but he stopped his hand infront of his nose.
Taking a small sniff at it, he recognized a bit of Kagome's blood.
But he shrugged it off, obviously she would have some small cuts from falling down a tree, plus he was too occupied with his thoughts.
A small cut wouldn't be enough to attract any youkai, only a bleeding wound would do that, and since Inuyasha hadn't picked up any traces of a large would on Kagome, he slowly followed her, not thinking it was necessary to cover their tracks.
He never once thought that his senses might have been dulled.