Ai no Aishu
"Oi, Kagome, what are you doing down there," the person exclaimed.
Kagome stood there for a moment and found a name, "Ko-Kouga-kun?" Is that even his name?
"What are you doing down there?"
"Nani mo... Uh, could you help us up?"
Kagome began to climb and Kouga helped her out. The others climbed out, but Kagome had to help them because Kouga was too fixated on her.
"You're all dusty," Kouga said, wiping her off.
"Umm... arigatou," Kagome replied. "What are you doing here?"
"I was looking for you and some people said they saw you come over here a few days ago. So, I checked it out and there you were, down at the bottom of the well!"
"We better get out of he--"
"Your two friends can stop with the human thing."
"Oh... right, but they really can't."
"Why?"
"Uh, ano... Sango-chan?"
"These people aren't big fans of youkai and hanyous."
"Right, got you." Kouga leaded them out, each one of them moving as quickly and quietly as their feet could carry them.
When they were out of site, Sesshoumaru shook his head, giving him his ears and tailback. Koishii-Yume put some hair behind her ear and smiled, "That feels so much better... but, matte, Sessy, how come you did the human form when you were coming back?"
"I tried to do business with these people once," Sesshoumaru said simply, "the mother told me of her dislike for youkai and hanyous and kicked me off the shrine grounds."
"That's very rude of her!"
"It was, but you get over these things easily now a days."
Kouga was still talking to Kagome when she leaned over to Sango and whispered very, very quietly: "This guy means nothing to me, does he?"
"Iie," Sango replied, "he's just a guy you dated once."
"No wonder I remember him, he's so stuck up, selfish, and he acts like a jackass to anyone who bumps into him! What in Buddha's name made me go out with him?"
"You were stupid then."
"Oi!"
"Nani," Kouga reacted to Kagome's outburst.
"Nani mo." Kagome smiled at him.
"So, like I was saying, then I kick this guy so hard..." That's when Kagome drifted off, fake laughing (that sounded real) everytime he did.
Finally, Kagome reached an apartment that apparently belonged to Sango. She plopped down on the couch once she got inside and sighed, "He was annoying."
"Oh yeah," Sango replied. She plopped down next to Kagome, "So, what do you want to do?"
"I'm hungry," Kagome groaned, putting a hand over her growling stomach.
"Same, I probably still have some ramen left."
"OK..."
Sango got up and at that moment, the doorbell rang. Sango opened it and gulped, "Konichiwa, Inuyasha..."
"Where's Kagome," Inuyasha growled, stepping inside.
"How'd you get here?"
"I just jumped in and dragged Miroku here with me. Now, where is Kagome?"
"Ano, don't be harsh on her... She is still injured!"
"Where is she!"
Sango stepped aside and Inuyasha turned his head to Kagome sitting on the couch. Kagome smiled innocently. Kagome felt so inferior to Inuyasha right now, even though she had the power to subdue him whenever she wanted to.
"Uh... Hey, Inuyasha," Kagome still put on an innocent smile.
"Don't you ever run off like that again," Inuyasha said, very stern with every word.
Kagome felt a hand wrap around her wrist and pull her up. Her feeling of being inferior became stronger. "Inuyasha... your claws..." Kagome's wrist was turning red where Inuyasha's claws dug into her's.
"Gomen... but you've been crossing the line lately!"
Kagome began to mutter: "That's because you treat me like an animal..."
"What'd you say?"
She bit her lip and looked up at Inuyasha who was facing her now. Kagome got up all the courage she could and shouted: "That's because you treat me like an animal!"
"You act like one!"
"That doesn't give you the right to treat me like this! Just because you have problems with me actually having a life, doesn't mean you have to act like such an asshole!"
"I don't have a life? I don't go running off without a word when I'm not suppose to!"
"At least, I have the decency to be nice to me."
"Those shards are getting to your head, Kagome."
"You think that matters right now? Right now, I'm pissed off!" Just as Kagome said that, shards rushed into her chest and Kagome winced.
"Kagome, you okay?" Inuyasha rushed next to Kagome.
"Get off me..."
"Kagome--"
"Get off me!"
Inuyasha backed away from Kagome as she clutched her wound in pain. Kagome looked up at Inuyasha with an evil glare. Inuyasha stumbled back a little, "Na-nani?"
"You've pissed me off so much..." Kagome stood up, her hand over her heart and blood dripping from her hand and chest. "Don't you understand? I don't want to be treated like a disobedient cat. You're not my mother!" Kagome wiped a tear from her face.
"Kagome, calm down. If your mad, your heart will pump faster and you'll bleed yourself to death..." Inuyasha approached her slowly.
"Leave..." Kagome demanded.
"Just because you share this place with Sango, doesn't mean you can throw me out!"
"You just said I share this place with Sango, which makes me partially the owner. Now, get out of my apartment before I throw you out myself."
"Inuyasha," Sango said cautiously, "just leave... she'll get more enraged if you stay."
"Do I have to say it anymore clearer? Or do you speak Spanish now or something? ¡Salga!"
"Inuyasha--"
"Fine, I'm out of here," Inuyasha snapped. "I wouldn't want to stay in this dump anyway." Inuyasha stormed out, Miroku still outside. Inuyasha slammed the door, nearly catching Miroku's clothes.
Kagome gulped hard and collapsed to the floor; "I feel terrible..."
"It's okay," Sango replied, "he's just a big jackass."
"Even so... he's my cute jackass..."
"Kagome-chan, let's just ignore this incident, get you some bandages, and have some fun? That's what we came here for, right?"
"Hai..."
"Then enjoy yourself!"
Kagome stumbled as they entered the bathroom where the first aid kit still sat. Kagome sighed and said, "Arigatou, Sango-chan."
"Anything for a sister."
Later that night, Inuyasha and Miroku went to a local club for some drinks and to relax a little while they were in modern times. Miroku checked out every girl in a mini skirt as they walked by with a Pepsi in his hand. Inuyasha sat by himself in his own little world, fiddling with his napkin, and feeling guilty about the way he yelled at Kagome.
"Cheer up, Inuyasha," Miroku said, watching a girl in tight jeans dance. "Enjoy yourself while you can."
"I can't," Inuyasha replied, "besides, don't you have a girlfriend?"
"That doesn't mean I can't look."
Inuyasha pelted an olive at him and growled, "Yes, it does."
"Calm down, I'm sure Kagome is all right."
"How do you know, Mr. Smart Ass?"
"Because Kagome and Sango are right over there. Kagome's still human though... odd, must be for 24 hours."
Inuyasha slumped lower down in his chair; "She doesn't want to talk to me... especially after the way I yelled at her..."
"Relax, everything will turn out okay."
"Kagome basically dropped out of school for me and I yell at her. I'm a fucking baka yarou."
"Inuyasha, you put yourself down too much."
Sango approached them, obviously Kagome was very reluctant to go over there since Sango was dragging her.
"Hey Miroku, hey Inuyasha," Sango smiled.
"Hey, Sango," Miroku replied.
"Inuyasha, has Miroku been looking at other girls?" Inuyasha just shrugged in response and Sango hit Miroku upside the head.
"Oi, he shrugged!"
"I take it as a 'Yes, Sango. Miroku has been looking at other girls!'"
"That means he doesn't know."
"Get over yourself."
Miroku stood up and dragged Sango out on the dance floor. Meanwhile, Sango said, "Don't think I won't forgive you automatically!"
Kagome sat down in the chair, scanning the room. Inuyasha fiddled with his napkin and held his head down. Kagome sighed and yawned, "Gee, I'm tired."
Inuyasha grunted and said, "Gomen... I didn't mean to overreact."
"You were overreacting more than anyone could about a situation like that."
"Hai-hai... but, I was wondering... do you hate me?"
There was a short, awkward pause until Kagome replied, "Not really, I just don't like to be ordered around, that's all."
"Follow me." Inuyasha grabbed Kagome's wrist and dragged her out a back door.
Kagome was dragged away until Inuyasha led her to an arroyo. He pulled her inside of a tunnel and Kagome followed, watching her head. They headed down some until Inuyasha stopped them in the middle of one. It was dark and only lit by the city lights above them. The ground had a tiny stream of water that flowed down the tunnel and out to the arroyo to be dispensed somewhere.
It was silent for a while until Inuyasha embraced Kagome, "I don't mean to hurt you, you know that?"
Kagome hugged him back as a tear trickled down her cheek, "I know, it's just..."
"It's just, what?"
"Nani mo, but it's okay. I'm used to getting hurt, it's really nothing new."
Inuyasha held her closer, "You should never get hurt. You don't deserve it, you're perfect."
"I'm not perfect, no one's perfect..."
"You are... please, Kagome, forgive me."
"Anytime you want to love me..." Kagome held him close.
Inuyasha pulled her away a little and wiped her tears away, "Don't cry..."
"...I can't help it." Kagome sniffled; "You make me so happy, but you can hurt me so much."
"I love you, Kagome. Nothing will ever change that, ever. Naraku won't even stop me from loving you." Inuyasha went to kiss Kagome, but she moved away.
"I-I... I can't, it's just too hard..." Kagome pushed him away from her. "I can't stand being around you right now... I just can't, it's unbearable."
"Kagome--"
Kagome ignored whatever Inuyasha said after that and started to walk away into the darkness of the tunnel, only stepping into a foot of light every ten feet and continuing into darkness. As she walked, she heard Inuyasha growled and punch a hole through the wall. Kagome flinched and stepped into a side tunnel to sit.
In the distance, she heard Sango and Miroku talked and then it was silent. Apparently, they met up with Inuyasha. Kagome heard whispers, but she didn't know what they said. Kagome just scooted into the side tunnel more.
A voice crept up to Kagome's ear and it whispered, "Alone... in a dark tunnel. No one to protect you? How stupid..." Something snatched Kagome and she screamed at the top of her lungs.
Inuyasha heard her cry and screamed to Miroku, "Get my fucking knife!"
"Knife," Miroku replied.
"In the couch, get it, now!"
Miroku ran off and Sango looked at him, worried about Kagome. Out of no where, Sango said, "Inuyasha, are you going homicidal...?"
"Get out of the fucking tunnel and stay out there."
"Nani! No way, I'm staying!"
"Unless you want to get attacked, then get your fucking ass outside, abazureon'na!"
"Inuyasha--"
"Now!" Inuyasha turned and snarled at Sango.
Kagome's cries could still be heard, it even rung in Inuyasha's head repeatedly. Kagome screamed at the top of her lungs of names of people she knew could save her, mainly Inuyasha's name came up the most.
If only I ran after her, I'm so fucking stupid! Inuyasha thought this in his head, growling at himself. Kagome, I'll save you...
Miroku ran up behind Inuyasha and handed him the knife. Inuyasha snatched it and snarled at Miroku as he began to dash, "Protect Sango outside! Stay the fuck out there or else I'll kill you myself!"
"Inuyasha!" Kagome cried at the top of her lungs.
