Chapter Two: Confessions
Kagome must have somehow fallen asleep while riding on Inu Yasha because she was awoken from his hand gently shaking her shoulder and saying her name softly.
She sat up abruptly and scared Inu Yasha out of his wits at her sudden revival, and he fell over. Not noticing this, she looked around and realized that they were in a small cave.
It was warm and cozy, and it had a small pool of pure water in the very center of the cave. There were bundles of leaves in random places as well.
Kagome guessed that that was where Inu Yasha slept. She suddenly felt sorry for him because he was so alone, but she was quickly brought out of her thought by Inu Yasha's voice.
"God Kagome, you scared the hell out of me! Don't do that again!" he said as he got up and dusted himself off. Kagome looked up at him and smiled. "Sorry, Inu. My bad."
He cocked his head slightly at that. "What the heck does 'my bad' mean?" he asked her. Kagome blushed and looked away. "Um, I dunno. It's something people say when they're sorry. It's slang."
He gave her another weird glance. "What is slang? Is it some kind of food?"
Kagome sweat dropped and sighed. "No, no. Forget I said anything." He gave her one final look, and then looked away.
Some time ensued before Kagome spoke up again. "So, um, this is where you live, huh?" Inu Yasha nodded. "Yes. Do you like it?"
Kagome considered a moment, and then said, "Yes, of course. I think it's, um, nice." Inu Yasha sighed and sat down beside her. "I know what you're thinking. Look, it's not like I had any other place to go."
"You could have stayed with Miroku and Sango," Kagome suggested. "Feh! Are you crazy, wench? I wouldn't stand living with that pervert for the rest of my days!"
Kagome smiled when he said 'wench'. She actually liked it when he called her that. To her, it was his way of saying that he loves her. Well, in a weird kind of way, that is.
"Inu Yasha," she said softly. "Do you ever get lonely?" Inu Yasha looked at her with a surprised expression on his face. "Why would you care?" he asked her testily.
She shrugged and smiled. "Because I care about you, that's why." She was looking into his eyes as she said this. His face turned a light crimson color and he looked away.
"Oh, really?" he said. "Yes," Kagome replied. "Very much." Inu Yasha smiled to himself. His plan was going where he wanted it to go; he was helping the words out of Kagome's mouth.
What he did not suspect was that Kagome already knew what he was trying to do, and she decided to play along and try his trick as well.
"Why would you care about me so much, Inu Yasha?" she asked, an innocent expression on her face. Inu Yasha looked dumbfounded. "Well...um, I...erm, that is, uh..." he stammered. Finally he stopped, scratched the back of his head, and studied the floor.
"The thing is, Kagome," he tried again, "I...I care about you very much like you said you cared about me. Only I think that my, um, caring is much more serious."
"Why is that?" she asked. The innocent schoolgirl expression was still plastered onto her face.
"Well...because I'm a boy," he said. He blushed, embarrassed. "I mean, you might not know the true nature of a male demon, but let me tell you that it's pretty messed up."
He stopped, realizing that he sounded like a fool. He was even confusing himself. He glanced at Kagome, and she looked at him intently. "So, what are you trying to say?" she asked.
"I..." Inu Yasha started. He paused as their eyes met, and they held their gaze for what seemed like an eternity. The connection was overwhelming, and the atmosphere was getting a bit too hot.
"What I am trying to say, Kagome, is I..." He paused and took a deep breath. 'This is it' he thought. 'Don't screw the moment up, you dumb mutt.'
"I love you," they both finished at the same time. They grew silent as they gazed at each other, their mouths gaping. For the longest time they did not say anything. They were too shocked to utter a sound.
Finally Kagome broke the silence. "Do you mean that, Inu Yasha?" she whispered. "Do you really love me?" Inu Yasha smiled, and then nodded. "Yes, Kagome; I really, truly, honestly, absolutely, undoubtedly love you with all my heart," he whispered back.
She looked at him for a second, and then smiled at him. "And I love you just as much, Inu Yasha," she said softly. There was another great pause, and then Inu Yasha slowly leaned in and captured her lips with his own.
Kagome's breath caught painfully in her throat and her heart was beating like crazy. She kissed him back, and it lasted for a while. They savored the moment for a minute, and then Inu Yasha wrapped his arms around her, still kissing her passionately.
She held him back, their love for each other growing every second. Inu Yasha's heart was about to rip from his chest, and his male instincts were screaming at him. He was careful not to lose control of himself. He did not want to hurt Kagome in any way.
Kagome had never felt this much love since she was first kissed by Hojo at the junior high dance. Now she was so full of lust, she could not stand it.
The kiss lasted for a while longer, until Inu Yasha finally broke away. "What is it?" Kagome asked after she caught her breath.
Inu Yasha shook his head. "Kagome, I don't want to lose control. I'm afraid I might hurt you." Kagome she gave him a loving look before gently hugging him. "I trust you, Inu Yasha," she whispered. "I know you would never hurt me."
"You only think that I would never hurt you by my own desire," he said. "But the truth is, I am a demon, and demons can be killers when their instincts take over them, especially their mating instincts."
"Mating?" Kagome asked him. She looked up at him. "Is that what's nagging at you, Inu Yasha?" He couldn't face her. He looked down, deeply embarrassed and ashamed.
"Yes," he said softly. "But I cannot control it. It's a terrible desire, and if I do not have the power it can take over me."
She looked at him, a look of pity and understanding on her face. "Alright, it's okay," Kagome said quietly, gently stroking his hair. "It's okay, Inu Yasha. I am too young, anyway. My parents would kill me."
She giggled softly, but when she looked at him she saw that his expression was stern. "Maybe when I graduate college I can come here and live with you," she said softly, her eyes never leaving his. "By then I'll be ready."
He glanced at her, still ashamed. "Well, until then, let's just stick with hug-and-kiss, okay?" he said. She smiled and kissed his cheek. "Sounds like a plan to me."
After she broke away, they sat there for a while, not talking. A cricket chirped outside the entrance to the cave, and a frog croaked deep in its throat.
All was quiet and peaceful. It was a bit too quiet, really. Suddenly, a curious thought dawned to Inu Yasha. "Kagome," he said, "have I ever told you about my past?"
She shook her head and said, "You told me that you didn't like to talk about it." Inu Yasha scratched his head. "Yea, well...that's only because it wasn't a good time. But now that we're alone, I would very much like to discuss it with you."
"Are you sure?" she asked. Inu Yasha nodded. "Yes. Even though I remember only bits and pieces of it, I will try to explain it the best I can."
Kagome scooted over until she was sitting in front of him, and she put her chin in her cupped hands. "Alright, if that's what you want to talk about," she said. "Fire away."
And so, being a bit confused with the expression, Inu Yasha began his story.
Kagome must have somehow fallen asleep while riding on Inu Yasha because she was awoken from his hand gently shaking her shoulder and saying her name softly.
She sat up abruptly and scared Inu Yasha out of his wits at her sudden revival, and he fell over. Not noticing this, she looked around and realized that they were in a small cave.
It was warm and cozy, and it had a small pool of pure water in the very center of the cave. There were bundles of leaves in random places as well.
Kagome guessed that that was where Inu Yasha slept. She suddenly felt sorry for him because he was so alone, but she was quickly brought out of her thought by Inu Yasha's voice.
"God Kagome, you scared the hell out of me! Don't do that again!" he said as he got up and dusted himself off. Kagome looked up at him and smiled. "Sorry, Inu. My bad."
He cocked his head slightly at that. "What the heck does 'my bad' mean?" he asked her. Kagome blushed and looked away. "Um, I dunno. It's something people say when they're sorry. It's slang."
He gave her another weird glance. "What is slang? Is it some kind of food?"
Kagome sweat dropped and sighed. "No, no. Forget I said anything." He gave her one final look, and then looked away.
Some time ensued before Kagome spoke up again. "So, um, this is where you live, huh?" Inu Yasha nodded. "Yes. Do you like it?"
Kagome considered a moment, and then said, "Yes, of course. I think it's, um, nice." Inu Yasha sighed and sat down beside her. "I know what you're thinking. Look, it's not like I had any other place to go."
"You could have stayed with Miroku and Sango," Kagome suggested. "Feh! Are you crazy, wench? I wouldn't stand living with that pervert for the rest of my days!"
Kagome smiled when he said 'wench'. She actually liked it when he called her that. To her, it was his way of saying that he loves her. Well, in a weird kind of way, that is.
"Inu Yasha," she said softly. "Do you ever get lonely?" Inu Yasha looked at her with a surprised expression on his face. "Why would you care?" he asked her testily.
She shrugged and smiled. "Because I care about you, that's why." She was looking into his eyes as she said this. His face turned a light crimson color and he looked away.
"Oh, really?" he said. "Yes," Kagome replied. "Very much." Inu Yasha smiled to himself. His plan was going where he wanted it to go; he was helping the words out of Kagome's mouth.
What he did not suspect was that Kagome already knew what he was trying to do, and she decided to play along and try his trick as well.
"Why would you care about me so much, Inu Yasha?" she asked, an innocent expression on her face. Inu Yasha looked dumbfounded. "Well...um, I...erm, that is, uh..." he stammered. Finally he stopped, scratched the back of his head, and studied the floor.
"The thing is, Kagome," he tried again, "I...I care about you very much like you said you cared about me. Only I think that my, um, caring is much more serious."
"Why is that?" she asked. The innocent schoolgirl expression was still plastered onto her face.
"Well...because I'm a boy," he said. He blushed, embarrassed. "I mean, you might not know the true nature of a male demon, but let me tell you that it's pretty messed up."
He stopped, realizing that he sounded like a fool. He was even confusing himself. He glanced at Kagome, and she looked at him intently. "So, what are you trying to say?" she asked.
"I..." Inu Yasha started. He paused as their eyes met, and they held their gaze for what seemed like an eternity. The connection was overwhelming, and the atmosphere was getting a bit too hot.
"What I am trying to say, Kagome, is I..." He paused and took a deep breath. 'This is it' he thought. 'Don't screw the moment up, you dumb mutt.'
"I love you," they both finished at the same time. They grew silent as they gazed at each other, their mouths gaping. For the longest time they did not say anything. They were too shocked to utter a sound.
Finally Kagome broke the silence. "Do you mean that, Inu Yasha?" she whispered. "Do you really love me?" Inu Yasha smiled, and then nodded. "Yes, Kagome; I really, truly, honestly, absolutely, undoubtedly love you with all my heart," he whispered back.
She looked at him for a second, and then smiled at him. "And I love you just as much, Inu Yasha," she said softly. There was another great pause, and then Inu Yasha slowly leaned in and captured her lips with his own.
Kagome's breath caught painfully in her throat and her heart was beating like crazy. She kissed him back, and it lasted for a while. They savored the moment for a minute, and then Inu Yasha wrapped his arms around her, still kissing her passionately.
She held him back, their love for each other growing every second. Inu Yasha's heart was about to rip from his chest, and his male instincts were screaming at him. He was careful not to lose control of himself. He did not want to hurt Kagome in any way.
Kagome had never felt this much love since she was first kissed by Hojo at the junior high dance. Now she was so full of lust, she could not stand it.
The kiss lasted for a while longer, until Inu Yasha finally broke away. "What is it?" Kagome asked after she caught her breath.
Inu Yasha shook his head. "Kagome, I don't want to lose control. I'm afraid I might hurt you." Kagome she gave him a loving look before gently hugging him. "I trust you, Inu Yasha," she whispered. "I know you would never hurt me."
"You only think that I would never hurt you by my own desire," he said. "But the truth is, I am a demon, and demons can be killers when their instincts take over them, especially their mating instincts."
"Mating?" Kagome asked him. She looked up at him. "Is that what's nagging at you, Inu Yasha?" He couldn't face her. He looked down, deeply embarrassed and ashamed.
"Yes," he said softly. "But I cannot control it. It's a terrible desire, and if I do not have the power it can take over me."
She looked at him, a look of pity and understanding on her face. "Alright, it's okay," Kagome said quietly, gently stroking his hair. "It's okay, Inu Yasha. I am too young, anyway. My parents would kill me."
She giggled softly, but when she looked at him she saw that his expression was stern. "Maybe when I graduate college I can come here and live with you," she said softly, her eyes never leaving his. "By then I'll be ready."
He glanced at her, still ashamed. "Well, until then, let's just stick with hug-and-kiss, okay?" he said. She smiled and kissed his cheek. "Sounds like a plan to me."
After she broke away, they sat there for a while, not talking. A cricket chirped outside the entrance to the cave, and a frog croaked deep in its throat.
All was quiet and peaceful. It was a bit too quiet, really. Suddenly, a curious thought dawned to Inu Yasha. "Kagome," he said, "have I ever told you about my past?"
She shook her head and said, "You told me that you didn't like to talk about it." Inu Yasha scratched his head. "Yea, well...that's only because it wasn't a good time. But now that we're alone, I would very much like to discuss it with you."
"Are you sure?" she asked. Inu Yasha nodded. "Yes. Even though I remember only bits and pieces of it, I will try to explain it the best I can."
Kagome scooted over until she was sitting in front of him, and she put her chin in her cupped hands. "Alright, if that's what you want to talk about," she said. "Fire away."
And so, being a bit confused with the expression, Inu Yasha began his story.