Is a Parting of Skin a Parting of Ways?
disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha
"Slash" went the flesh. Kagome touched the fresh wound on her cheek. It stung so she took her hand from her and looked at it. It was blood . her blood. The cut wasn't very deep, but it wasn't the cut that surprised her, it was the person that hurt her, that hurt her the most. Three long gashes on her left cheek running from the bottom of her eye to her jaw bone. She stared at the person who had hurt her, looking from the blood on her hand. She stepped back from him, fear rising in her. She was scared, frightened, terrified of him. 'He said he'd protect me' she thought and stepped back, then another and another. 'Why did he save me from all of those demons if he was just going to hurt me any way?' She continued to stare at him. "InuYasha?" She asked, seeing if it was a dream or not.
He surprised himself 'I . I just hit Kagome.' InuYasha thought 'What am I doing? I just hit Kagome.' He stared at her. She was backing away. She was staring at him. He looked at his right hand and saw blood, Kagome's flesh and blood in his claws. He looked up at her. She looked at him, scared. He'd never seen that much fear in her eyes, ever. "Kagome, I . I" he trailed off. He didn't finish, tears were running down her cheeks. A tear hit her cut and a light whimper escaped her throat. He was ashamed. He'd just hit her out of rage. "I . I" he stammered, but she whispered something.
"You. you hurt me." She backed away more "You struck me." It hurt them both. "I really am just a jewel shard detector, aren't I?"
"I. I." he began.
"It doesn't matter." She said "You just protect me to hurt me."
"No." He said angrily. He didn't want to argue with her this way. He wanted to argue with the angry Kagome, not the sad, scared girl in front of him. He could then be mad, instead of ashamed. He wanted her to yell, to scream, to sit him even, but not to cry, or to be scared of him. "No, that's not true."
"Yes it is." She whispered, backing away toward the well. Her last words were the most painful "I'm sorry." The anger left, his guilt overpowered it. 'If anything, I should be saying that." He thought. He took a step towards her. He flinched when she recoiled away from him. Just then their audience got out of their state of shock. Miroku stood in front of Kagome, blocking her from view. Sango stood beside him.
"InuYasha." She yelled before Miroku could open his mouth. "What do you think you are doing?!" Shippo was in front of both of them.
"Why did you hurt Kagome?!" he yelled, "She didn't hurt you!" Which was true, she didn't sit him once that day, "Look what you did to her." He pointed at her. Kagome had had enough and turned, running toward the well.
"Kagome! Wait!" Yelled InuYasha, as he jumped over his group of friends, running after her. She ran for the well, her stuff was already on the other side of the well. She jumped in head first and went through the well. InuYasha almost jumped into the well and grabbed her foot before she could reach the bottom. He didn't use his claws, he didn't want to hurt her more then he already had. She looked at him upside down. She was more frightened that he had chased her. "InuYasha, let go," she pleaded "please."
"No." He said "Don't go away mad." This time he was pleading.
"InuYasha, I'm not mad," she said sadly. "I'm disappointed." She shut her eyes tight, and whispered "sit." He fell backwards and his grip on Kagome's foot slipped, and she fell into the well, through time.
"Soon the rest of the group was beside him. He was knocked out.
"It was a sit," said Miroku.
"Yes, but usually he gets sit face down." Said Sango.
"Hmmm" thought the monk. "Maybe being mad he falls face down, and when she is scared, he falls away from her." Unknown to the others, InuYasha could hear, and he felt even more ashamed.
disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha
"Slash" went the flesh. Kagome touched the fresh wound on her cheek. It stung so she took her hand from her and looked at it. It was blood . her blood. The cut wasn't very deep, but it wasn't the cut that surprised her, it was the person that hurt her, that hurt her the most. Three long gashes on her left cheek running from the bottom of her eye to her jaw bone. She stared at the person who had hurt her, looking from the blood on her hand. She stepped back from him, fear rising in her. She was scared, frightened, terrified of him. 'He said he'd protect me' she thought and stepped back, then another and another. 'Why did he save me from all of those demons if he was just going to hurt me any way?' She continued to stare at him. "InuYasha?" She asked, seeing if it was a dream or not.
He surprised himself 'I . I just hit Kagome.' InuYasha thought 'What am I doing? I just hit Kagome.' He stared at her. She was backing away. She was staring at him. He looked at his right hand and saw blood, Kagome's flesh and blood in his claws. He looked up at her. She looked at him, scared. He'd never seen that much fear in her eyes, ever. "Kagome, I . I" he trailed off. He didn't finish, tears were running down her cheeks. A tear hit her cut and a light whimper escaped her throat. He was ashamed. He'd just hit her out of rage. "I . I" he stammered, but she whispered something.
"You. you hurt me." She backed away more "You struck me." It hurt them both. "I really am just a jewel shard detector, aren't I?"
"I. I." he began.
"It doesn't matter." She said "You just protect me to hurt me."
"No." He said angrily. He didn't want to argue with her this way. He wanted to argue with the angry Kagome, not the sad, scared girl in front of him. He could then be mad, instead of ashamed. He wanted her to yell, to scream, to sit him even, but not to cry, or to be scared of him. "No, that's not true."
"Yes it is." She whispered, backing away toward the well. Her last words were the most painful "I'm sorry." The anger left, his guilt overpowered it. 'If anything, I should be saying that." He thought. He took a step towards her. He flinched when she recoiled away from him. Just then their audience got out of their state of shock. Miroku stood in front of Kagome, blocking her from view. Sango stood beside him.
"InuYasha." She yelled before Miroku could open his mouth. "What do you think you are doing?!" Shippo was in front of both of them.
"Why did you hurt Kagome?!" he yelled, "She didn't hurt you!" Which was true, she didn't sit him once that day, "Look what you did to her." He pointed at her. Kagome had had enough and turned, running toward the well.
"Kagome! Wait!" Yelled InuYasha, as he jumped over his group of friends, running after her. She ran for the well, her stuff was already on the other side of the well. She jumped in head first and went through the well. InuYasha almost jumped into the well and grabbed her foot before she could reach the bottom. He didn't use his claws, he didn't want to hurt her more then he already had. She looked at him upside down. She was more frightened that he had chased her. "InuYasha, let go," she pleaded "please."
"No." He said "Don't go away mad." This time he was pleading.
"InuYasha, I'm not mad," she said sadly. "I'm disappointed." She shut her eyes tight, and whispered "sit." He fell backwards and his grip on Kagome's foot slipped, and she fell into the well, through time.
"Soon the rest of the group was beside him. He was knocked out.
"It was a sit," said Miroku.
"Yes, but usually he gets sit face down." Said Sango.
"Hmmm" thought the monk. "Maybe being mad he falls face down, and when she is scared, he falls away from her." Unknown to the others, InuYasha could hear, and he felt even more ashamed.