A Bond Across Time
By: ChocolateEclar
Disclaimer: Obviously I don't own Inuyasha or any other character from the anime/manga "Inuyasha." So don't try to sue me. ^_^
To TetsuoTsubushi: Thankies! ^__^To Aarolye: Yea, I figured you guys had had enough cliffies for a while… XP Anyway, thanks again!
To Tinuviel: Yep, Inuyasha's still pretty much the same. He still swears, still hates Kouga, and still loves Kagome… ^_^ Thank you for reviewing!
A/N: Yea! No reviews that threaten my life this time! ^_^
Inuyasha: *holding up Tetsusaiga ominously over Choccy's head*
Kagome: ^_^;; *sweatdrop*
Choccy: Inuyasha, don't make me give myself the power to 'sit' you…
Inuyasha: *gulp* *puts down his sword* *glares at Choccy*
Choccy: Good, boy. ^_^
Shippou: *laughing*
Inuyasha: -__ *twitch*
Choccy: *nervous laughter* Let's move on to chapter 5, guys. By the way, this chapter is under Kagome POV once again.
Part 5: Emotions Under the New Moon
I felt much freer from then on. Inuyasha would actually talk to me, but I knew he would never be quite the same hanyou ever again. He had seen too much and lived far too long to go back to being the old him. No matter what though, he was still Inuyasha.
I wondered why he still had the rosary beads around his neck. I had no desire to 'sit' him nowadays and I was sure Kaede must have asked to take them off after awhile. The following day I asked him about it.
We were sitting on the porch, our bare feet touching the dirt below. He gazed at me with his golden eyes and replied, "I didn't want it off."
"But only I can say the 's-word' and I was gone, so what was the beads' purpose?" I questioned.
"To remind me."
I nodded slowly at his answer. "I bet I can take them off," I remarked after a few moments.
Inuyasha shrugged and eyed me wirily.
I huffed in mock-anger and snapped playfully, "The spell was placed on you to protect me and anyone you tried to attack so I bet I can remove it."
His ears flattened at the word 'attack' but we both knew it was true. When we first met he was ready to kill me.
Without waiting for any further responses from Inuyasha, I crawled behind him and grabbed the rosary beads. I yanked on them causing him to choke a bit and look at me darkly. Then, when I had almost given up, the beads separated and clanked onto the wooden porch and the soil.
Inuyasha smirked and stared at the broken necklace. He was released from my only magical power over him. But the other power I had over him, love, remained. Eventually he turned back to me and said, "Go on! Say sit!"
I chuckled at his new enthusiasm and complied, "Sit!"
Nothing happened. Inuyasha's grin widened.
"Sit?" I said again.
Inuyasha's face didn't implant itself in the dirt. He laughed.
I nodded and picked up all the beads off the floor. "So that we always remember the strange circumstances surrounding our first meeting," I whispered looking up at him.
Inuyasha nodded gazing out over the lawn. The sun would be setting soon, bathing half of the world in darkness and taking Inuyasha's youkai powers. It was the night of the new moon.
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Inuyasha faced the fading rays of sunlight as nightfall arrived. Soon, his dog-ears vanished, replaced with ninjen ones, and his hair turned jet-black. His eyes became dark and his claws disappeared.
"Ninjen Inuyasha has arrived!" Shippou remarked, leaning against the front doorframe.
Inuyasha turned to him a bit irritatedly, but after a bit of glowering let Shippou's comment go without incident.
Shippou grinned and cocked his head towards me, looking at the beads in my hands. "So, you finally convinced the old bastard to remove that ancient rosary," he noted.
'I should've known being with Inuyasha so long would give Shippou a bit of a foul mouth…' I thought dismally. "Yea," I replied to the kitsune.
Shippou nodded and said to Inuyasha, "I almost forgot it was your time of the month. I must be gettin' old or something."
"Hmph," Inuyasha said turning away from Shippou, his arms crossed.
Shippou smirked again and informed us, "Mrs. Higurashi says its time for dinner by the way."
I nodded and followed him into the house, Inuyasha behind me.
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Much later that night, I tossed and turned in my old bed. After awhile I threw the comforter off of me and stomped downstairs and into the kitchen. As I rummaged in the refrigerator I noticed Inuyasha dozing in a tree outside the window. I drank a glass of milk and put on my slippers.
Then, I crept outside. Maybe, just this once, I would be able to sneak up on Inuyasha. Without his youkai senses, I didn't think he would be able to hear me. But unfortunately he had far more practice then I, and even as a ninjen he was better at such things than me. As I silently climbed the tree and leaned over the branch he was sitting on, getting ready to shout, he muttered, "Nice try, Kagome."
His dark eyes opened slowly and I nearly fell from the tree in surprise. He grabbed me though, laughing at my horrid attempt at scaring him.
"That's not funny!" I said trying to sound indignant and failing miserably because I kept chuckling.
He smiled at me, a true smile of warmth and tenderness that left me feeling rather content and loved. I suddenly felt horrible though. He had hurt me then I had hurt him one hundred times worse.
Five years compared to five hundred years.
I couldn't bear to face him anymore and turned away.
I remembered the first few weeks of our separation and how empty I had felt. A better word would be lifeless. I barely ate or moved. I just went to school and hung out with my friends, Yuka, Eri, and Ayumi. They asked me what was wrong many times, but I never told them the truth. Hojo asked me on dates several times, but I told him I couldn't each occasion.
But now that I thought about those past heartbroken years, I knew it didn't compare to Inuyasha's five hundred years. He must have ached as each year went by and if only I had given him another chance that wouldn't have happened.
One thought sprang out at me then.
'After five hundred years, he still loves you!'
I froze. 'Right,' I agreed with myself weakly. I glanced at Inuyasha out of the corner of my eye. He was looking at me in a way that made my face heat up.
I don't know how it happened; all I know is the next thing I knew I was in his arms totally voluntarily and looking up at him, a soft expression on both our faces. He leaned down and I tipped my head upwarder. Our lips met and we both nearly fell from the tree. I was only half-aware of Inuyasha stopping us from coming tumbling down by grabbed onto the bough.
It felt like it went on forever and when it was over, he nuzzled against my neck causing my face to turn a deeper shade of red. My insides we bubbling and I felt somewhat faint. All I was conscious of was his warm body and my own heated face.
We were like that for what I think was only minutes, my thoughts muddled. Eventually Inuyasha murmured, "Kagome?"
"Hmm?"
"You-You don't care that-" he began.
I interrupted him though, sitting up slightly. "Hush, you don't have to say it, I know what you're thinking," I told him. "I, unlike Kikyo, love you for who you are, not what you are. I don't want you to change unless you want too. You will always be Inuyasha to me."
Inuyasha was silent for numerous seconds, until he finally muttered, "Then I'll stay a hanyou."
"I thought you would," I whispered. "As a hanyou you can experience three different sides: youkai, ninjen, and hanyou. The power and senses of a youkai, the many compassionate feelings of a ninjen, and the unique mixture that is a hanyou. That's you, Inuyasha."
A brief silence ensued. "I think I'll make my wish in two days."
"Hmm?"
"My Shikon Jewel wish," Inuyasha explained.
"What'll you wish for?" I inquired puzzledly.
"You'll find out," whispered Inuyasha lightly kissing my brow.
He wouldn't tell me anything else.
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A/N: #^____^# More fluff!
Shippou: Yuck!
Choccy: Well, I'll just have to ask, your girlfriend, Tessie's, opinion then. XD
Shippou: N-No! That's all right! I was just kiddin'!
Choccy: O:-) Hehe. Good.
A/N 2: Don't forget to review! ^_____^ Bye!
