Chapter Seven: Trust
Morning came again, and Inu Yasha woke up to find that Kagome was not there beside him. For a second, he thought that she might have been snatched by a demon and was taken away during the night.
He was frightened for a second until he remembered her saying something about leaving in the morning. He must have been half-conscious. Relieved that she was in no danger, he stretched and got up at hunt for breakfast.
"Damn schools," he said to himself as he trudged through the forest, scanning the area for deer. "She said her education was important, but I can only see her once a week. Saturday is the magic day; Sunday is when she and her family go to some weird shrine-honoring thingy," he said, remembering her schedule.
He liked to talk to himself a lot; it comforted him for some reason. People might have looked at him and called him crazy seeing him talking to himself like he was having a conversation with some other person, but oh well. They see a lot of that nowadays.
After a while he found a deer and killed it, then settled down to eat. As he ate, all he thought about was Kagome. "Why do I bother telling her about my past?" he said aloud again with a mouthful of meat. "It's kinda personal, some of it. But then again, she's my mate, so I should tell her, anyway."
Satisfied, he gulped down the meat he was chewing and continued to devour the rest of the deer. A thought occurred to him, and the very thought of it formed a tight knot in his stomach, making him lose his appetite for about a millisecond.
"Does she really want to be my mate? Does she really love me?" he asked himself. His ears drooped, but then he shook himself, as if to clear the thought from him mind. "No, you dolt," he growled angrily, to, you guessed it, himself. "She even said that she loved you. Don't be so selfish and worrying."
He nodded, agreeing with his inner self, and continued to chomp away. Up in the tree above him, two vulture demons waited for him to leave the carcass. "The boy's got issues," one of the two said sadly. "I'll be praying for him," its mate agreed.
Back in the future era, Kagome was not wondering about whether Inu Yasha loved her or not; she knew for a fact that he was crazy about her. Instead, she was trying to do her homework. "Screw these math problems!" she snarled, biting on her stuffed animal in her effort to keep herself from letting all hell break loose from her rage. She hated geometry. She hated shapes. She wanted to destroy them ALL!
But that's a different story. She gives up on her homework and goes to bed, having difficulty falling asleep. Every time she turned around in her bed, she expected to see Inu Yasha there, sleeping soundly beside her.
But he was never there with her in her time. Sighing in disappointment and longing, she would fall asleep dreaming of her and Inu Yasha, finally together, forever.
***
The week shot by, and soon it was Saturday. Once again, Kagome found herself going into the well and coming back to Inu Yasha's cave. After their usual moment of a long kiss, they settled down together and Inu Yasha started to tell his story again. (A/N: Yea, I know I rushed through that. Sorry, but they go through the usual routine. Think of chapter one; that's what happens over and over when she comes. I get sick of putting the same thing in every chapter. Anyways, read on. Sorry to slow you down. ^^)
"The next day after I settled down for my first night in my new home, I pondered all over the village, searching for the hut that held the jewel. Some huts were restricted, but I managed to sneak a peek into a couple.
"Some of the priests kept close watch on me with suspicious eyes. I didn't want to look suspicious myself, so I walked around casually, often pretending to buy things at their small market.
"A couple days passed with no success. I was beginning to lose hope and thought that there was no Shikon no Tama at all. I was starting to think about my plan to winning Kikyo's trust and to get her to tell me where the jewel really was, but I still thought it was a crazy idea.
"But then one day, fate met me at life's crossroads. I was wandering through the woods next to the village, when I came into a small glade and saw Kikyo standing in the middle of the clearing. She had her back to me, yet she still said, 'Hello Inu Yasha. Would you like to join me?' I though she had eyes in the back of her head or something.
"A bit shaken by her knowing it was me, I stepped up to her side, and gazed at whatever she was gazing at. We stared into nothing for about five minutes when I finally asked what we were staring at. 'Spirits,' she replied. 'They are everywhere. They must be counseled while the day is still young.' I looked at her weird and thought that she was either trying to sound impressive, or that she was just delirious.
"But I could tell that she was serious. Her face was so stern and set. Her eyes were like a mysterious, raging fire that tore at you with fear. Yet her eyes were also cold as ice. But deep down, I knew that she was very gentle and caring inside.
"It might be hard to win her trust, but I still attempted it. 'So,' I said after a while, breaking the shattering silence. 'Do you want to take a walk with me or something?' She looked at me, and her eyes actually seemed soothing. After a while, she said, 'Yes, I'd love to. The spirits are not up to anything, anyway.'
"As we walked off into the forest, I secretly rolled my eyes. That 'spirit' thing was very weird, but I could have sworn that I had felt an invisible hand touch my cheek; it was as cold as ice. Hey, it might have been Mother for all I know.
"The walk did the trick because we talked the whole time. I told her about my life story, but I left out the part about me looking for the Shikon no Tama. She gave me pitiful looks after I finished my tale; most of it was made up, actually. I was a pretty good fibber.
"She told me her story as well. Her mother had died only minutes after Kikyo's birth, and her father went into such a depression that he killed himself when she was five. Since her parents were the master priests of the village and Kikyo was the only one left, she was crowned the new guardian of the Shikon no Tama, even though she was a little child.
"The other priests became her servants and guardians, and the village was under her control. She stayed priestess and successfully protected the jewel from demons up until she was the age she was now, using the bow and sacred arrows that her father and mother passed down to her.
"We talked a little bit more, and I could feel her trust gaining as we went on. I knew that at the end of the day we had become friends. And, I have to admit, I was helplessly in love. By the time we walked out of the forest and into the village, we were both set to new high hopes. She had a friend, a thing she had never had, and I knew that I would get the jewel sooner than I thought I would. I was glad to know that it existed.
"But I was being a selfish, thoughtless little hanyou. But I must say that as I said good-bye and good-night to her at my doorstep, I felt my heart sink. I was actually missing her right before she even left. As I lay in bed that night, all I ever thought about was her. I thought about the jewel occasionally, but mostly her.
"I couldn't get over the fact that I was in love. I guess she felt the same towards me, because I could feel this faint aura surrounding us...an aura of passion. It was overwhelming."
He looked at Kagome but, to his relief, she did not look angry or jealous at all. It was the past, but hey, she could still hate him for loving someone else before her. Why she would feel that way, I have no idea.
"Did you get the jewel from her?" she asked quietly. "Or am I rushing you again?" He smiled. "You're rushing me, but I'll let it go once again. Anyway, as the next day had dawned, I was filled with a new hope, and I went outside only to see her standing there, looking scared and shy..."
To be continued in the next chapter! Sorry if I made it a bit too short; you know how it is. Anyways, I hope you like it so far. I think I'm going to do a couple more chapters, and then I'm making a sequel! SQUEE! What else? Oh, yes: review, review, review! If you read this story and liked it, please review! I worked hard on this! So please, if you have to spare ten seconds of your time, please review! Thankies; next chapter will be completed today I think. Read up and enjoy! =^_^=
Morning came again, and Inu Yasha woke up to find that Kagome was not there beside him. For a second, he thought that she might have been snatched by a demon and was taken away during the night.
He was frightened for a second until he remembered her saying something about leaving in the morning. He must have been half-conscious. Relieved that she was in no danger, he stretched and got up at hunt for breakfast.
"Damn schools," he said to himself as he trudged through the forest, scanning the area for deer. "She said her education was important, but I can only see her once a week. Saturday is the magic day; Sunday is when she and her family go to some weird shrine-honoring thingy," he said, remembering her schedule.
He liked to talk to himself a lot; it comforted him for some reason. People might have looked at him and called him crazy seeing him talking to himself like he was having a conversation with some other person, but oh well. They see a lot of that nowadays.
After a while he found a deer and killed it, then settled down to eat. As he ate, all he thought about was Kagome. "Why do I bother telling her about my past?" he said aloud again with a mouthful of meat. "It's kinda personal, some of it. But then again, she's my mate, so I should tell her, anyway."
Satisfied, he gulped down the meat he was chewing and continued to devour the rest of the deer. A thought occurred to him, and the very thought of it formed a tight knot in his stomach, making him lose his appetite for about a millisecond.
"Does she really want to be my mate? Does she really love me?" he asked himself. His ears drooped, but then he shook himself, as if to clear the thought from him mind. "No, you dolt," he growled angrily, to, you guessed it, himself. "She even said that she loved you. Don't be so selfish and worrying."
He nodded, agreeing with his inner self, and continued to chomp away. Up in the tree above him, two vulture demons waited for him to leave the carcass. "The boy's got issues," one of the two said sadly. "I'll be praying for him," its mate agreed.
Back in the future era, Kagome was not wondering about whether Inu Yasha loved her or not; she knew for a fact that he was crazy about her. Instead, she was trying to do her homework. "Screw these math problems!" she snarled, biting on her stuffed animal in her effort to keep herself from letting all hell break loose from her rage. She hated geometry. She hated shapes. She wanted to destroy them ALL!
But that's a different story. She gives up on her homework and goes to bed, having difficulty falling asleep. Every time she turned around in her bed, she expected to see Inu Yasha there, sleeping soundly beside her.
But he was never there with her in her time. Sighing in disappointment and longing, she would fall asleep dreaming of her and Inu Yasha, finally together, forever.
***
The week shot by, and soon it was Saturday. Once again, Kagome found herself going into the well and coming back to Inu Yasha's cave. After their usual moment of a long kiss, they settled down together and Inu Yasha started to tell his story again. (A/N: Yea, I know I rushed through that. Sorry, but they go through the usual routine. Think of chapter one; that's what happens over and over when she comes. I get sick of putting the same thing in every chapter. Anyways, read on. Sorry to slow you down. ^^)
"The next day after I settled down for my first night in my new home, I pondered all over the village, searching for the hut that held the jewel. Some huts were restricted, but I managed to sneak a peek into a couple.
"Some of the priests kept close watch on me with suspicious eyes. I didn't want to look suspicious myself, so I walked around casually, often pretending to buy things at their small market.
"A couple days passed with no success. I was beginning to lose hope and thought that there was no Shikon no Tama at all. I was starting to think about my plan to winning Kikyo's trust and to get her to tell me where the jewel really was, but I still thought it was a crazy idea.
"But then one day, fate met me at life's crossroads. I was wandering through the woods next to the village, when I came into a small glade and saw Kikyo standing in the middle of the clearing. She had her back to me, yet she still said, 'Hello Inu Yasha. Would you like to join me?' I though she had eyes in the back of her head or something.
"A bit shaken by her knowing it was me, I stepped up to her side, and gazed at whatever she was gazing at. We stared into nothing for about five minutes when I finally asked what we were staring at. 'Spirits,' she replied. 'They are everywhere. They must be counseled while the day is still young.' I looked at her weird and thought that she was either trying to sound impressive, or that she was just delirious.
"But I could tell that she was serious. Her face was so stern and set. Her eyes were like a mysterious, raging fire that tore at you with fear. Yet her eyes were also cold as ice. But deep down, I knew that she was very gentle and caring inside.
"It might be hard to win her trust, but I still attempted it. 'So,' I said after a while, breaking the shattering silence. 'Do you want to take a walk with me or something?' She looked at me, and her eyes actually seemed soothing. After a while, she said, 'Yes, I'd love to. The spirits are not up to anything, anyway.'
"As we walked off into the forest, I secretly rolled my eyes. That 'spirit' thing was very weird, but I could have sworn that I had felt an invisible hand touch my cheek; it was as cold as ice. Hey, it might have been Mother for all I know.
"The walk did the trick because we talked the whole time. I told her about my life story, but I left out the part about me looking for the Shikon no Tama. She gave me pitiful looks after I finished my tale; most of it was made up, actually. I was a pretty good fibber.
"She told me her story as well. Her mother had died only minutes after Kikyo's birth, and her father went into such a depression that he killed himself when she was five. Since her parents were the master priests of the village and Kikyo was the only one left, she was crowned the new guardian of the Shikon no Tama, even though she was a little child.
"The other priests became her servants and guardians, and the village was under her control. She stayed priestess and successfully protected the jewel from demons up until she was the age she was now, using the bow and sacred arrows that her father and mother passed down to her.
"We talked a little bit more, and I could feel her trust gaining as we went on. I knew that at the end of the day we had become friends. And, I have to admit, I was helplessly in love. By the time we walked out of the forest and into the village, we were both set to new high hopes. She had a friend, a thing she had never had, and I knew that I would get the jewel sooner than I thought I would. I was glad to know that it existed.
"But I was being a selfish, thoughtless little hanyou. But I must say that as I said good-bye and good-night to her at my doorstep, I felt my heart sink. I was actually missing her right before she even left. As I lay in bed that night, all I ever thought about was her. I thought about the jewel occasionally, but mostly her.
"I couldn't get over the fact that I was in love. I guess she felt the same towards me, because I could feel this faint aura surrounding us...an aura of passion. It was overwhelming."
He looked at Kagome but, to his relief, she did not look angry or jealous at all. It was the past, but hey, she could still hate him for loving someone else before her. Why she would feel that way, I have no idea.
"Did you get the jewel from her?" she asked quietly. "Or am I rushing you again?" He smiled. "You're rushing me, but I'll let it go once again. Anyway, as the next day had dawned, I was filled with a new hope, and I went outside only to see her standing there, looking scared and shy..."
To be continued in the next chapter! Sorry if I made it a bit too short; you know how it is. Anyways, I hope you like it so far. I think I'm going to do a couple more chapters, and then I'm making a sequel! SQUEE! What else? Oh, yes: review, review, review! If you read this story and liked it, please review! I worked hard on this! So please, if you have to spare ten seconds of your time, please review! Thankies; next chapter will be completed today I think. Read up and enjoy! =^_^=