Unfortunate Suffer
Kagome looked around, but Inuyasha was no where to be seen. "Inuyasha," Kagome cried out, her eyes shut so tightly, not wanting to see who was attacking her.
"Get away from her, bastard," Inuyasha shouted, lunging at the demon. At that moment, Kagome's eyes flung open, Inuyasha was holding a long, large sword that had fur where the handle and the sword met. As he swung, it seemed like it was light as air, like Koishii-Yume's bow--light as air, yet looking extremely heavy.
When Inuyasha sliced the demon, Kagome and himself stared in disbelief. This was the power of the sword, Tetsusaiga. The demon's upper half lunged itself at Inuyasha. Inuyasha swung again and that was the end of the demon. Kagome blinked a few times until Inuyasha helped her up.
"Are you all right," Inuyasha asked.
"W-what was that," Kagome stuttered. "W-w-where did you g-get that s-sword?"
"Some youkai that wanted the Shikon no Tama. I don't know what happened to my sword... This demon attacked you and I promised that I would protect you... So, I just pulled out my sword and it transformed..."
"Ano... Arigatou, Inuyasha..."
"Do itashimashite..."
Kagome looked down at her feet, "What's 'going into heat'?"
Inuyasha sighed, "I'll tell you--"
"No, you won't tell me later, you'll tell me now. You didn't tell me before, so you tell me now."
"Fine," Inuyasha growled. "It's when a girl... uh, ano... It's when they--"
"When we what?"
"Um, when a bitch goes into a heat, she gives off a scent that brings male dogs towards her... Usually they'll reject at first, but then they'll accept. It's usually when they're," Inuyasha coughed, "reproducing."
"Oh... and they have signs?"
"Yeah, the scent gives it away immediately, but to humans they'll do all this stuff. Usually, once they accept, they'll accept male--"
"What about cats?"
"I don't know about a neko... Let's go steal Sango's pack for the night, shall we?"
"Hmm, sounds good to me. I'll get it." Kagome launched off for the hut and Inuyasha leaned against the well.
He sighed deeply, What she said before? About her life already being complicated. I guess she's right in ways, but I made it worse, didn't I? Even if she denies it, she knows that it's me, it's always been me. Inuyasha looked down at his feet and then up to the star cluster. She's right, you can't see these in modern times, probably because of all those damn lights. Keh, I'm so pathetic... I'm remembering some stupid poem that one transfer student... What's her name? Amanda, that's it. That Amanda girl wrote. This also reminded him when he had to tell the whole class his poem about Kikyou's death.
Inuyasha sat bored in English class. Another one of the stupid American transfer students was in his class now. She was a strange girl. To Inuyasha, she had rat brown hair and pale skin, according to what she says, her mother travels a lot and that's how she learned Japanese. Keh probably learned it from one of those stupid anime shows. Inuyasha folded his arms. His poem sat on his desk, written and completed... amazingly.
"We'll take a few volunteers to read their poems," Myouga-sensei said. "Um... Marcus, why don't you read yours?"
"N-nani," she stuttered.
"Come up and read yours, if you wouldn't mind."
"D-demo!"
"Just go up there," Inuyasha muttered, "it can't be that bad... Unless that mother of yours didn't teach you to write."
Amanda eyed him, "You're so rude, Inuyasha-san!" She stood up and walked to the front of the classroom. She cleared her throat and glanced around the classroom. The Class B student, Hojo, gave her an encouraging gesture, something that wasn't exactly common in that classroom. Amanda nodded and began to speak her words: "Nervous shake, darting eyes look around and hope to see none at all in the room. Alone, away, staring at the moon.
"Its glittering wonder in the night. Amazement, wonder, watches the shuddering lights. You come back, petrified with fright, to the moment, under the lights, you hear... your name? Suddenly, it all disappears. It goes away, this fear of fear.
"Why does this not happen in life? Or does it? A fear of death that may go away with a sudden burst of energy, then they fade, the lights go out. Yet there is no applause, and none will shout." Amanda sighed and looked around.
People were actually applauding for her, something new to Amanda. She sighed and smiled, "Arigatou..."
"That was wonderful, Marcus," Myouga-sensei smiled. Amanda sat down in her seat and stuck her tongue out at Inuyasha. Myouga-sensei looked at his list, "How about... Inuyasha's poem now?"
"Good luck, inu-yarou-onii-chan." Amanda smirked as Inuyasha growled at her and got up.
"Never call me dog-bastard brother," Inuyasha snarled.
"What are you going to do? Chase me up a tree?"
"Inuyasha, Marcus," Myouga-sensei exclaimed, "calm yourselves! Stay seated, Marcus and Inuyasha, come up here and say your poem."
Inuyasha grumbled and stalked up to the front of the classroom. He fumbled with his paper. Inuyasha hid his face, but before he could start, Myouga-sensei spoke up, "Don't hide your face behind the paper, Inuyasha. I'm sure the girls still want to adore your ears." Some of the girls giggled, and others cried out, "Gross!"
Inuyasha snarled and spoke up, attempting to hide his face with his bangs, "A night with one full moon, a night that was doomed. The night to never be forgotten, the night to never be foreseen.
"We were so young, yet so strong. I left, but it didn't fell wrong, until I turned to see a horrifying sight. It seemed I was facing my only fright.
"I fought them away, I took you in my arms. I looked in your eyes as you looked in mine. I couldn't leave you behind. You cry, touch my face, and you said the words that forever remain. A ray of hope fades for eternity, until the day that we meet again in the next world..." Inuyasha looked up and quickly went to his seat in the back of the room.
Everyone followed him with his or her eyes. They all felt pity for him and some had tears in their eyes from the sadness of the poem. "What are you all staring at," Inuyasha snarled. They all turned back around and muttered things.
"Inuyasha," Amanda started.
"Leave me alone," Inuyasha growled a reply.
"Gomen about your lost... A love?"
"I said leave me alone, bitch. I just wrote the fucking poem off of some movie."
"If you say so..." Amanda turned back her notebook and continued to draw.
"She knew it was a lie," Inuyasha muttered. "I regret writing that stupid poem. I knew I should've written about Sesshoumaru's feminism!"
"Inuyasha," Kagome exclaimed from the entrance of the field. "I got it! It took me a while to make sure Miroku and Sango got bad to sleep!"
"Finally, woman," Inuyasha said. "Come on, let's check out if the book's in there."
Kagome ran and sat down next to Inuyasha. Kagome sniffed the bag quick, "Let me search."
"Why," Inuyasha whined.
"There's stuff in there you don't want to see."
"Nani? What do you mean...?"
"Famine stuff."
"Ugh, ew!" Inuyasha moved away from Kagome and plugged his nose. "Search quickly before I get sick."
Kagome rolled her eyes and rummaged through the red pack. There we tampons, pads (definitely things Inuyasha did not want to see), school books, a notebook, pencils, pens, food, water, and. "What's this?" Kagome pulled out a box.
"What's what," Inuyasha asked, reluctant to go near, but he did anyway.
Kagome snickered a little and began to burst out laughing, "Oh... my... Buddha!"
"What, what is it!"
"Look familiar?" Kagome tossed the box to Inuyasha.
Inuyasha sulked and a sweat drop formed. He looked at the box, shoved it in the pack, and pulled out a brown book, "Here it is."
"You didn't care what that box was," Kagome questioned.
"Keh, knowing Miroku, she probably put them in there just in case... You never know when he might spring on you surprisingly!"
"That's kind of disturbing to picture... Ew, I'm scarred now because of you! Abazureon'na!"
"What if I take you surprisingly, Kagome... and there's no Sango around or she's ran out?"
"Then we'll have a kitsune, slash, neko, slash, inu, slash, human kid! Oh, won't that be fun? Twenty-five percent of each!"
Inuyasha's eyebrow twitched as he looked for Kagome's answer; "I found it!"
"Let me see!"
"Then take back the kid thing."
"No, because it's the truth!"
"Then I guess you won't know..."
Kagome tried to grab the book, "Give me it!"
"No!"
"Give me the book, now!"
"What are you going to do?"
"It's not what I'm going to do, it's what I won't do to you!"
Inuyasha growled, "Fine."
"Arigatou, puppy!" Kagome took the book, smiled, and looked. Kagome read aloud, "Cats are polyestrus, which means females can have many heat periods in each breeding season. Each heat period lasts between 5-14 days. If she is mated, the cat will usually go out of heat within 24 hours.
"Breeding season in the Northern Hemisphere is during the months of late winter and early spring (March-September), blah, blah, blah. Here we are!
"When in heat, the cat may display several signs. These may vary between breeds and even between individual cats. Signs include the famous calling (loud meowing), increased appetite and restlessness. Many cats begin to roll on the floor and demand to be petted. Some cats may begin to-- Ew! I know I'm not doing that! That's disgusting..."
"What is," Inuyasha peered over and finished reading. "Nasty! If you were, I wouldn't be very turned on..."
A sweat dropped formed on Kagome's face. "That's nice..."
"The one thing that attracts the males are the scent, bet it didn't say that, eh?"
"Scent...?"
"Have you smelled yourself lately?"
Kagome blinked, "It's not something on my daily to-do list."
"The scent you gives off means you're in heat. It's magnetic in a way, males smell the scent, and they come to the female that's in heat. It's natural in the cycle of the wilderness. No worries."
Kagome blinked again, "'No worries'..." Kagome mimed and she became enraged. Fire seemed to burst all around her. "'No worries'! I'm going to be chased by youkai and hanyou neko men if they smell me and I have 'no worries'!"
Inuyasha backed away from Kagome, his eyes wide, "De-demo--"
"No buts!" Kagome collapsed to the ground and cried softly. "I never wanted this, I never wanted it at all. I wanted to be a normal teenage girl, but could I? No! I can't because of that fucking Rattlesnake and kitsune-neko youkai! I hate this... I never wanted to be some protector of a jewel that I just found out about! Why do I have to suffer, why?"
Inuyasha went to her side, "Kagome, I'm sorry. Some of this is my fault. If I hadn't met you--"
"I wouldn't be as happy as I've been in years."
"But, you said you were suffering!" You're confusing, woman.
"Yeah, but besides that, I've been doing great. I mean, you stayed with me, you held me when I cried, and you even wrote a song for me. No normal guys do that all the time..."
"Yes, they do..."
"Maybe, but my guy is special. He had dog ears, turns human on the first night of the new moon, white hair, fangs, claws--"
"He's a youkai," Inuyasha was teasing Kagome now.
"Nope, he's a hanyou. He's not like the others; he doesn't desire the power to be a full youkai. He fits in just fine in my heart no matter what he is. Whether he be human, demon, or both, he'll always be in a special place in my heart."
"Hmm? Do I know this guy?"
"Maybe, his name is Inuyasha."
"That's strange, my name is Inuyasha!"
"And what do you know? You have everything I described!"
"Sugoi, how ironic is that?"
"It's very ironic." Kagome giggled. She snuggled closer into Inuyasha and he sighed. "Should we go back to Kaede's?"
"No, let's leave Sango and Miroku alone. That girl looked like she would sleep like a rock through anything if it weren't for her mind reading. I highly doubt she's keen on reading minds while she's sleeping."
"You're right... If we go back, we might hear a few bangs and some heaving."
"Yeah."
Inuyasha and Kagome giggled/snickered and they drifted off to sleep, leaning against the outer surroundings of the well. Inuyasha's eyes drifted open and went from Kagome's face, down to her breasts. He tilted his head. Kagome, feelings a glare upon her, opened her eyes. It was Inuyasha.
"What are you doing, hentai," Kagome cried out.
"Does that happen when girls become hanyous," Inuyasha tilted his head the other way.
"Does what happen?"
"You breasts got bigger..."
"Hentai!" Kagome struggled, pulled out a rosary that Miroku had given her (just in case Inuyasha changed again), threw it around his neck, and slipped away from his grip. Kagome yelled out, "Osuwari!"
Inuyasha collapsed into the ground, making his own indent. "What the hell was that!"
"A subduing spell," Kagome folded her arms, huffed, and turned away. "That's what you get for making such a comment! Ugh, etchi..."
"What!" Inuyasha tried to pull it off, but the necklace glowed and wouldn't go over his head.
"It's no use. Only I can take it off."
"Take it off, now, Kagome!"
"No." Kagome bent down to Inuyasha's level.
"Now or else I'll--"
"You'll what? You can't do anything now, Inuyasha. You try to hurt me or if you offend me like that again and I'll just say the word!"
"Abazureon'na."
"Arigatou!" Kagome huffed again and sat down next to Inuyasha. "Are you going to behave?"
"Yes..."
"Nasai, puppy."
"Whatever..."
Inuyasha and Kagome fell asleep against the walls outer lining. Kagome sighed at her great success; she would have to thank Miroku in the morning. If it wasn't for him, she might've ripped off his ear instead, but all she had to do now was say the word.
Miroku held Sango in his arms. He had seen Kagome snatch Sango's pack. Miroku knew his fun was ruined when she took that pack, no condoms, and no fun. He shrugged it off and silently slept with Sango.
Sango, on the other hand, hadn't known her pack was taken and that Miroku was having such thoughts. She was in dreamland, but this night's dream was going to be much different... It was going to be very, very different.
"Father wants us home," Kohaku, exclaimed.
"All right," Sango cried back, catching her old, rusty, beaten-up Hiraikostu.
"You need to get a new bone boomerang." Kohaku began to walk with his older sister.
"Why? I love this."
"It's getting beaten up and it's too old."
"That so? Just like me?"
"Yes." Kohaku smiled up at Sango.
Sango stuck her tongue out at him and followed him home. The two siblings had finished practicing with their weapons. That day was bright, sunny, and not even a cloud stood in the sky. It was absolutely beautiful, and nothing could ruin this. Or could it?
Kohaku ran ahead of Sango, saying that he had to talk to Otou-sama about something before Sango arrived. Sango still walked, wearing a yukata (thin-cotton kimono) over her armor and her Hiraikostu over her shoulder, resting upon her back. It was only five minutes later when Sango arrived and it was a horrifying sight.
The ground was covered in blood, her house was on fire, and she heard no screams before. Even being human, Sango could smell the blood. She rushed into the house, putting on her mask. "Kohaku," Sango cried out, "Kohaku!" Sango wandered around the house, taking a few valuables as she walked, "Kohaku!"
Sango walked outside, and there was Kohaku. Kohaku stood with his weapon, covered in the blood of Otou-sama, Kohaku's best friend, Shirou, and his own. Kohaku collapsed, taking off his mask, "Onee-sama..."
"Kohaku," Sango cried out, coming to his side.
"I killed Papa and Shirou!"
"It's OK," Sango cried on his shoulder and he cried on hers. "You didn't mean it..."
"I did," Kohaku's voice had deepened a little and gotten serious. Kohaku stabbed Sango in the back with is weapon, making her bleed deeply.
"Ko-Kohaku..." Sango whispered, falling from his arms.
"Ku, ku, ku, ku, ku, ku, ku," a voice laughed from behind her.
"Ya-yarou! I'll kill you!" Sango got on her feet and threw her Hiraikostu with all the force she could bring herself to create.
The creature that laughed at Sango's agony hit the Hiraikostu away, breaking it into pieces. "Such a stupid child. No wonder I could take over your brother so easily..."
"Yarou! I'll kill you until my last breath!"
"You'll die soon anyway. You can't beat me with a bloody body like yours!" The creature flew down and struck Sango, sending her into the house.
Sango stumbled and reached for her grandmother's Hiraikostu. She stumbled a little and walked outside. The creature laughed again, "Ku, ku, ku, ku, ku, still alive, eh?"
"I won't die until you're finished," Sango cried out, throwing her Hiraikostu. The boomerang went through the creature, down it's chest, flying back to Sango. "Take that, you f--"
"You baka," the creature's voice said. "That was only a mere puppet. Arigatou for your brother, he'll be a great person to control."
"No! Kohaku! Don't listen to him!"
"It's no use, he only hears my voice. He's still alive because of me. You try to kill me again, he dies." The creature's voice drifted away and Kohaku ran away.
"Kohaku, no! Kohaku! Kohaku!" Sango collapsed, her back still bleeding. She felt weak, helpless, and depressed. She had to die like this. Sango had to die in the hands of her only brother, Kohaku. Why'd this happen to her...?
"Kohaku," Sango cried out aloud in reality.
Miroku's eyes swung open and looked down at the sweating, frightened, and crying Sango. He held her even closer (if that was even possible) and whispered, "Sh, sh, it's OK. It was a dream."
"That yarou killed my family, my brother, and my brother's best friend," Sango cried. "He took control of Kohaku and made him kill me. Kohaku..." Sango cried harder.
"Sango, don't cry, please," Miroku petted her head, kissing it, "it'll be all right. It was a nightmare, only a nightmare. Don't let the past haunt you like it's haunted me."
"It was my fault Kohaku died, if I hadn't let him run ahead. I knew better than to let him do that! Miroku..."
"It's not your fault. It was the creature that made him do those things. Sango, onegai, don't cry. It breaks my heart to see you cry, your smile is gone and it's the only thing that gives everyone faith that hope is still out there..."
"Stop talking stupid, Miroku-sama... I'm only a pathetic little girl with no family and a few friends. My smile does nothing for people, only to make them think I'm happy."
"Sango, you wouldn't believe how many times I've seen you smile and it's made me want to cheer up and smile back at you without lying."
"Miroku, how do you do it?"
"Do what?"
"Make me feel like I'm a goddess."
"You are, that's the problem. I'm dating a goddess and I don't even deserve her."
Sango giggled, "I'm dating a hoshi and I don't even deserve him."
"You're both wrong," Koishii-Yume smirked from in front of the fire. "You deserve each other equally whether you like it or not. If you don't like it, too damn bad because if you two don't date each other, I'll ground you both and lock you up in a room."
"I like that idea," Miroku smirked, "being locked in a room with Sango... Could it include handcuffs?"
Once again, Sango giggled and whispered something in Miroku's ear that made him go stiff. "Really," Miroku said. Sango nodded and whispered something else that made his eyes go wide. "Sugoi," Miroku gaped.
Sango whispered some more things in Miroku's ear. By this time, Miroku was ready to fall apart in shock and "happiness". Once Sango had finished, she giggled and rested her head in Miroku's lap. She fell asleep like that and Miroku blushed. Eventually, Miroku had fell asleep, Sango in his lap, and Koishii-Yume turned away.
Love, such an adorable thing, Koishii-Yume thought. If only they would shut up already so I can get to sleep! It's so hard to block those two out, god. Koishii-Yume's face went green and she ran outside. She threw up and gagged, I didn't want to know that, Miroku! Buddha! Oh, ew, Sango! Koishii-Yume threw her head in the bush again, holding her hair back. These people are disgusting. Extremely, really, really pervertedly disgusting. Koishii-Yume walked inside and was finally able to block out the couple's thoughts. She fell asleep, feeling not so relieved, but at least somewhat relaxed.
A very good note to everyone, you never want to know what these two were thinking. Koishii-Yume was glad she couldn't hear Kagome's or Inuyasha's thoughts. Those two were more intimate and their thoughts were probably worse. Koishii-Yume shivered at the thought and was now fast asleep in front of the fire.
