Chapter 3
The next day Shippo sat staring at a sleeping Kagome. He heard her moan for the forth time in the last hour. His curiosity overriding all the reasoning he had left, he leapt over to stand in front of a distraught hanyou. "Inuyasha what's wrong with her? Is she in pain?"
"Apparently it wasn't just a legend…..Kagome…..is turning into a hanyou." Inuyasha closed his eyes and cringed each time he heard her moan.
"She's WHAT? She's going to be like you?" Shippo stared at Inuyasha, surprised and saw him nod in agreement. "Why did you do it?" He yelled at the dejected dog-boy.
"To save her life, why else." Inuyasha yelled back to the fox child. "I couldn't just let her die could I?"
"Since when do you care about Kagome's well being, you've always been a mean, rude jerk, insisting on running after a clay doll of your previous girlfriend. I wonder why she even fell for you in the first place." Shippo crossed his arms and turned away from Inuyasha.
"……….." Inuyasha stared at Shippo's back blankly. 'He's right, why does Kagome love me? I've given her more reason than anybody not to love me, and yet she does. She's even stayed by me after that night with Kikyo. She deserves so much better than me.' Inuyasha looked away from the fox youkai, disheartened. "Your right Shippo. I don't deserve the love Kagome has offered me, but you're wrong about one thing. I do care bout her, I have since we first met, when I protected her from that centipede youkai. I can't even stand to see her hurt, so naturally I would do anything to save her life, you've seen that yourself. And by tomorrow morning we'll find out if she's going to end mine."
Shippo stared at the silver haired hanyou in disbelief. 'He's being nice, he said I was right. Is he sick?' "Inuyasha are you feeling well, you've never admitted I was right before."
Inuyasha hit the fox boy in the head and glared at him. "Yes I'm feeling well, I'm just worried about Kagome." He then threw Shippo at Miroku and stood up. "I have some things to do. I should be back in a couple hours. Keep an eye on her, if something happens to her, it will be our hides." Inuyasha glared daggers at everybody present then left the hut, soundlessly.
"What could he possible have to do?" Miroku scratched his head in thought.
Sango placed a wet towel on Kagome's forehead to cool down her slight fever. "Hey Shippo can you get me more water from the river." In a matter of seconds, Shippo had retrieved the bucket and fled from the hut. "It's strange…..ever since Inuyasha admitted his feeling for Kagome, he's been more open with his emotions. I'm not use to it."
"Yes well this is Inuyasha, I wouldn't get use to it. Knowing him, the moment Kagome wakes up he'll be back to his usually gruff self." Miroku closed his eyes as he heard Kagome emit another moan. "I hope for Kagome's sake, that he'll show her at least a little bit of kindness. She's really going to need him when she wakes up to show her how to live as a hanyou." Miroku let out a heavy sigh. "Considering Kagome's current state, at least we know they truly love each other. I wish I could find somebody to love me like that in return." Miroku stared at his healed hand and flexed it as he sighed again.
Sango blushed slightly and downcast her face to her changing friend. Sango noticed Kagome's ears were starting to elongate and reach for the top of her head. She shook her head then looked at Miroku. "I wonder how Inuyasha is going to tell her. I wonder how she's going to take it." Sango looked back to her friend and continued. "She told me once that she didn't want Inuyasha to use the jewel to become a full youkai……but she said she didn't want him to be a full human either. That she had fallen in love with him as a hanyou, he's stronger then his father, a Taiyoukai, but has more compassion like humans. She said she liked him better as a hanyou, especially his honey gold eyes and fuzzy ears. But I don't know how she'll take being the same as Inuyasha when she's been a human her whole life."
Miroku stood and placed a hand on Sango's shoulder. "All we can do is wait and keep her comfortable. When she awakes, then we'll worry about running for cover." He smiled weakly at her in hope of lighting her mood.
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Inuyasha stood before a small cave that was heavily covered with buses and vines. He cut his way through using his claws and stood at the mouth of the abyss of darkness. Inuyasha reached inside his haori and pulled out a long cylinder and flicked the switch, lighting up the cave. "He hehehe, thank Kami-sama for Kagome's modern conveniences. I just hope she doesn't get mad that I took it….and other things." He then proceeded to walk further into the cave. "I guess with Kagome being marked as my mate……I should retrieve a few……things. Soon…..Kagome will be my mate in every sense of the word." Inuyasha grinned to himself as he followed the wall of the cave into what seemed a bottomless pit.
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Kaede's hut was silent and dark, lit only by the small fire burning in the center. After several hours, Inuyasha returned to find everyone asleep. He walked over and took a seat by the sleeping girl with blackish hair. She didn't look to be in pain anymore, which was a relief to him. He brushed her bangs out of the way so he could see more of her face, when he did so his fingers brushed against something furry at the top of her head. Without looking, he knew what it was, but he looked anyway. Two fuzzy blackish blue dog-ears sat. 'DAMN this light, I can't see her very well.' Deciding he would have better luck in the morning he crawled over and shook Sango awake. "Come outside, I need to talk to you. He then left the hut silently.
Sango found Inuyasha standing several feet in front of the hut, holding something. "What's this about, Inuyasha?"
"I have a feeling Kagome will awaken tomorrow morning, when she does, she'll need ….something….to wear. Put this on her before she wakes so she's clothed."
Inuyasha handed the bundle to Sango. "I don't want her wearing that miko attire….too many bad memories. Tell her if she wants we'll make her something else but no miko clothes, got it!"
Sango stared at the bundle of fabric in awe. Even in the moonlight she could make out the intricate design. The fabric was peach with pink sakura blossoms and green leaves with light purple splotches. "Inuyasha……this is exquisite. This is such a gorgeous Kimono. Where did you get it?"
Inuyasha scratched an ear, a little embarrassed. "It was something my mother had saved for when I choose a….a…..a mate. It's supposed to go to my bride….as a gift."
Sango could see he was uncomfortable about this topic so she smiled and nodded at him then turned and entered the hut.
Inuyasha looked up into the night sky and sighed. "I hope I'm doing the right thing. Mother, give me a sign that this is right." At that moment, two stars shot across the sky, side by side. Inuyasha smiled ironically and followed after Sango, toying with a small object he held in his hand. So mother thinks this is right….ok!"
~******~
The next day Shippo sat staring at a sleeping Kagome. He heard her moan for the forth time in the last hour. His curiosity overriding all the reasoning he had left, he leapt over to stand in front of a distraught hanyou. "Inuyasha what's wrong with her? Is she in pain?"
"Apparently it wasn't just a legend…..Kagome…..is turning into a hanyou." Inuyasha closed his eyes and cringed each time he heard her moan.
"She's WHAT? She's going to be like you?" Shippo stared at Inuyasha, surprised and saw him nod in agreement. "Why did you do it?" He yelled at the dejected dog-boy.
"To save her life, why else." Inuyasha yelled back to the fox child. "I couldn't just let her die could I?"
"Since when do you care about Kagome's well being, you've always been a mean, rude jerk, insisting on running after a clay doll of your previous girlfriend. I wonder why she even fell for you in the first place." Shippo crossed his arms and turned away from Inuyasha.
"……….." Inuyasha stared at Shippo's back blankly. 'He's right, why does Kagome love me? I've given her more reason than anybody not to love me, and yet she does. She's even stayed by me after that night with Kikyo. She deserves so much better than me.' Inuyasha looked away from the fox youkai, disheartened. "Your right Shippo. I don't deserve the love Kagome has offered me, but you're wrong about one thing. I do care bout her, I have since we first met, when I protected her from that centipede youkai. I can't even stand to see her hurt, so naturally I would do anything to save her life, you've seen that yourself. And by tomorrow morning we'll find out if she's going to end mine."
Shippo stared at the silver haired hanyou in disbelief. 'He's being nice, he said I was right. Is he sick?' "Inuyasha are you feeling well, you've never admitted I was right before."
Inuyasha hit the fox boy in the head and glared at him. "Yes I'm feeling well, I'm just worried about Kagome." He then threw Shippo at Miroku and stood up. "I have some things to do. I should be back in a couple hours. Keep an eye on her, if something happens to her, it will be our hides." Inuyasha glared daggers at everybody present then left the hut, soundlessly.
"What could he possible have to do?" Miroku scratched his head in thought.
Sango placed a wet towel on Kagome's forehead to cool down her slight fever. "Hey Shippo can you get me more water from the river." In a matter of seconds, Shippo had retrieved the bucket and fled from the hut. "It's strange…..ever since Inuyasha admitted his feeling for Kagome, he's been more open with his emotions. I'm not use to it."
"Yes well this is Inuyasha, I wouldn't get use to it. Knowing him, the moment Kagome wakes up he'll be back to his usually gruff self." Miroku closed his eyes as he heard Kagome emit another moan. "I hope for Kagome's sake, that he'll show her at least a little bit of kindness. She's really going to need him when she wakes up to show her how to live as a hanyou." Miroku let out a heavy sigh. "Considering Kagome's current state, at least we know they truly love each other. I wish I could find somebody to love me like that in return." Miroku stared at his healed hand and flexed it as he sighed again.
Sango blushed slightly and downcast her face to her changing friend. Sango noticed Kagome's ears were starting to elongate and reach for the top of her head. She shook her head then looked at Miroku. "I wonder how Inuyasha is going to tell her. I wonder how she's going to take it." Sango looked back to her friend and continued. "She told me once that she didn't want Inuyasha to use the jewel to become a full youkai……but she said she didn't want him to be a full human either. That she had fallen in love with him as a hanyou, he's stronger then his father, a Taiyoukai, but has more compassion like humans. She said she liked him better as a hanyou, especially his honey gold eyes and fuzzy ears. But I don't know how she'll take being the same as Inuyasha when she's been a human her whole life."
Miroku stood and placed a hand on Sango's shoulder. "All we can do is wait and keep her comfortable. When she awakes, then we'll worry about running for cover." He smiled weakly at her in hope of lighting her mood.
~******~
Inuyasha stood before a small cave that was heavily covered with buses and vines. He cut his way through using his claws and stood at the mouth of the abyss of darkness. Inuyasha reached inside his haori and pulled out a long cylinder and flicked the switch, lighting up the cave. "He hehehe, thank Kami-sama for Kagome's modern conveniences. I just hope she doesn't get mad that I took it….and other things." He then proceeded to walk further into the cave. "I guess with Kagome being marked as my mate……I should retrieve a few……things. Soon…..Kagome will be my mate in every sense of the word." Inuyasha grinned to himself as he followed the wall of the cave into what seemed a bottomless pit.
~******~
Kaede's hut was silent and dark, lit only by the small fire burning in the center. After several hours, Inuyasha returned to find everyone asleep. He walked over and took a seat by the sleeping girl with blackish hair. She didn't look to be in pain anymore, which was a relief to him. He brushed her bangs out of the way so he could see more of her face, when he did so his fingers brushed against something furry at the top of her head. Without looking, he knew what it was, but he looked anyway. Two fuzzy blackish blue dog-ears sat. 'DAMN this light, I can't see her very well.' Deciding he would have better luck in the morning he crawled over and shook Sango awake. "Come outside, I need to talk to you. He then left the hut silently.
Sango found Inuyasha standing several feet in front of the hut, holding something. "What's this about, Inuyasha?"
"I have a feeling Kagome will awaken tomorrow morning, when she does, she'll need ….something….to wear. Put this on her before she wakes so she's clothed."
Inuyasha handed the bundle to Sango. "I don't want her wearing that miko attire….too many bad memories. Tell her if she wants we'll make her something else but no miko clothes, got it!"
Sango stared at the bundle of fabric in awe. Even in the moonlight she could make out the intricate design. The fabric was peach with pink sakura blossoms and green leaves with light purple splotches. "Inuyasha……this is exquisite. This is such a gorgeous Kimono. Where did you get it?"
Inuyasha scratched an ear, a little embarrassed. "It was something my mother had saved for when I choose a….a…..a mate. It's supposed to go to my bride….as a gift."
Sango could see he was uncomfortable about this topic so she smiled and nodded at him then turned and entered the hut.
Inuyasha looked up into the night sky and sighed. "I hope I'm doing the right thing. Mother, give me a sign that this is right." At that moment, two stars shot across the sky, side by side. Inuyasha smiled ironically and followed after Sango, toying with a small object he held in his hand. So mother thinks this is right….ok!"
~******~