I don't own Inuyasha or anything having to do with this show. I make this
only for entertainment purposes, (and an excuse to avoid my homework:). So
don't sue and enjoy the fic!
The Feudal Fairy Tale Begins Again...
By: Msmelanie
Edited By: Okibi Chan
Chapter Thirty Four: Undress, Get In and I'll Wash You.
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Kagome looked over at Inuyasha as he helped Sly put his kimono back on. The moment Kirara had reunited them, he had her fly to the spring Sly had been taken to to retrieve his fire rat kimono. Then, Inuyasha had indicated where she was to go next. To a place where Kouga would not easily sniff out. To a place where even their companions would not be able to find them.
Kagome sighed as she continued to watch Inuyasha with her unusually silent son. He had insisted that he be the one to wash him.
Inuyasha kept jerking his head toward the water, indicating he wanted Kagome to get in.
Kagome just look at him. 'He wants me to get in?'
As Inuyasha finished with Sly, he sat him down and walked over to Kagome. "Get in."
Kagome didn't know what to make of Inuyasha's strange attitude, but decided she would get in and put him at ease. She spun her right index finger around in a circle, indicating he needed to turn around.
"No." Inuyasha protested. "Undress, get in, and I'll wash you."
Kagome's eyes shot wide open. "What?!"
Inuyasha crossed his arms. "Undress, get in, and I-"
"Inuyasha!" Kagome shouted. "Are you crazy?! There's NO WAY I'm letting you wash me!"
"Yes I am!" he said defiantly. He pointed to Sly who was still sitting on the ground. "I had to wash my pup to get that *******'s smell off of him!" Then, using the same hand he pointed to Kagome. "And I have to get that wolf's ****ing smell off of you too!"
Kagome frowned at Inuyasha, and turned her back towards him while putting her hands rebelliously on her hips. "You know very well that I know how to bathe myself just fine!"
Inuyasha let out a small human growl as he looked at Kagome's back.
Sly just looked at the ground. He didn't seem to care about what was going on. All he did was fiddle with the strings of his kimono.
Kagome glanced back at the half demon, but continued to stay put. She let down her hard exterior a bit though as she saw the strange look that had passed through his eyes.
"Mine."
"..." Kagome didn't know how to handle his response.
"Mine."
"...?" 'What is his problem?' Kagome thought. 'We were almost taken away from him forever, and all he wants do is bathe me and say Mine?' "Inuyasha, I'm no-"
"Mine."
She sighed. "Inuyasha, please liste-"
"Mine."
Kagome was starting to get angry. "Stop interru-!"
"Mine."
"Quit it!" She shouted.
"...mine." He bent and put his hand on Sly's black hair. "He's mine and your mine. You're both MINE, you're not HIS!" He stood and walked back over towards Kagome. "...mine."
Kagome didn't know how to respond. It was becoming apparent he was gonna wash her no matter what. She looked up into Inuyasha's eyes, and for once noticed something different. There was more than just possession there. She couldn't put her finger on it. But, there was something deep inside of her that told her if she kept defying Inuyasha...'Does he mean 'mine'? Or is he asking....'Are you mine'?' She couldn't help but lower her eyes to the ground. The look in his eyes were starting to hurt her so much...
Why was he in so much pain? Just because she wouldn't let him wash her?
"A...." Kagome began. How was she gonna get through this? "I..if you turn around and let me get in..." 'Oh Kami, I can't believe I'm saying this!' She was starting to blush so hard she could feel the heat on her own cheeks. "I..I-I'll let you wash me."
She looked back up to the half demon, but he had already turned his back on her.
"Fine, but make it quick." he grumbled.
She removed her clothes and put them on the ground. She grimaced as she saw how horrible her clothes looked. Then, she quickly stepped into the spring. 'What in the world possessed me to do this?!' And ducking down as far as she could she tried to hang on to her last shred of dignity by yelling out. "I'm in, but I'm warning you not touch me in...in any Miroku restricted places!"
Inuyasha couldn't help but grin as he walked over to her. "Then how can I wash you? That monk isn't allowed to touch you ANYWHERE!"
After a few minutes...
Kagome slowly got dressed as Inuyasha once again turned around to give her privacy. She smiled as she thought about what had happened. The entire time she was in the spring, Inuyasha had argued with her, which made all her anxiety turn into anger. She kept yelling at him that the moment they went back to Kaede's, she'd ask her how to change Inuyasha's leash to activate on the word 'the' instead. He just grinned smugly and said she wouldn't have the guts to. It wasn't until after her bath that she realized he had done it so she'd feel more comfortable. He had even let her stay close to the edge so he could wash her without getting in. 'I still don't understand why he insisted on washing me...could it be a demon thing?' she wondered.
After she was done, he turned around and looked at her. "About time wench. Now that I don't have to worry about smelling that wolf on you when the sun comes up, we can get on with it."
Kagome looked at him. "Get on with what?"
Inuyasha didn't answer but went over to Sly and looked at him.
Sly looked at Inuyasha, then back down at the ground.
'Oh yeah...' Kagome thought. 'Kawayou's been acting quite strange lately.' "Is he still adjusting to being human?"
Inuyasha scoffed. "Why are humans always so ****ing clueless?!"
Kagome frowned. "Well, excuse me! You don't have to get an attitude about it!"
Inuyasha didn't reply, but sat down cross legged next to Sly. Then, he lifted Sly up and set him in his lap. Sly made no attempt at moving as Inuyasha laid his chin gently down on his head. "Come here Kagome."
Kagome obeyed as she realized something more was wrong with her son than she previously thought. As she set down next to Inuyasha, he quickly wrapped his left arm around her.
Inuyasha lifted his chin as he spoke, but continued to look down at his son. "Still pretty bad?"
Sly bobbed his head up and down slowly.
Kagome looked at her son. "Is being human really that bad honey?"
Sly looked at his mom and stretched his human hands out for her. "IT ****ING SUCKS MOMMA!"
If Kagome hadn't seen the painful expression in his eyes, she would've scolded him. But the look in those foreign bluish-grey eyes...
She reached out to hug her son and Inuyasha pulled her in closer.
"There's no words to describe it." Inuyasha said as he put his chin on top of her head. "There's just no feeling like it..."
"Is that true?" she asked as she continued to hug her son.
"Sort of..." Sly whispered softly. "It's like...remember what it's like when you're sick? Really sick?"
Kagome rubbed his long black hair as he spoke.
"How..." Sly continued. "...how you feel when you can't breathe through your nose...cause it's all stuffy..and...how your body feels really tired..." He started to sniffle. "...and how all you wanna do is curl up in bed and cry cause you feel so miserable?"
"Yes, I remember." Kagome replied.
"IT'S A HUNDRED ****ING TIMES WORSE!!" He cried out as he started to cry on his momma's shoulder.
Inuyasha just held onto his family protectively. "To have demon senses all your life, then have them ripped away from you..." He looked at Kagome. "I hate it Kagome, and I'm betting since Sly's never gone through it, he hates it even more."
Kagome felt a tear travel down her cheek as she felt her son cry against her. "I had no idea..." She looked at Inuyasha. "..I had no idea..."
Inuyasha sighed as he continued to hold his family. 'Of course she had no idea. I kept all of that away from them. It wasn't any of their business...' He looked down guiltily at Sly. 'Dammit, if only his jewel half hadn't been taken!' Inuyasha looked up at the night sky. He had always gotten through it by remembering that as soon as the sun came up the next day, the torture would be over. 'Dammit! How in the hell is my pup gonna get used to something that even I never could?!'
Kagome listened patiently as Sly told her all the differences he had been trying to get used to. She had always though it was just smelling, strength, and hearing that affected them.
Boy, was she wrong.
He told her about how weird his teeth felt, about how scary the sound of absolute silence was, about how scared he is of getting hurt and not being able to heal quickly, about how everything just seemed to get worser as time went by, etc., etc.
There just was no end to her son's misery. But the worst one above all to her was...
How ashamed he felt that he couldn't protect his mommy.
Kagome never knew there was so much. 'It makes sense now. How Inuyasha always felt he needed to become a full demon. How he wanted to just stay away from demons and humans alike....' She looked up at Inuyasha. 'How's he gonna get through this?'
Inuyasha understood what she was thinking, but didn't answer her as he looked around himself. They appeared to be near a spring in the middle of nowhere, but that was far from the truth. He had Kirara drop them off in a place he knew well enough that he could bring his human family too. Most demons around the area weren't hostile, and the demons that were, were weak enough to beat, even as a human. Still, he didn't want to risk any chances...
He handed Sly over to Kagome and stood up.
Kagome also stood up while Sly burrowed his head into her embrace. "Where are we going?" she asked as she followed Inuyasha to a huge tree on a hill. She looked up at it. "How can you climb that without claws?"
Inuyasha looked at a huge rock near the hill. "Keh! I'm not gonna climb it."
Kagome was about to ask what he meant as he suddenly started to push the huge rock out of the way. "How can you move something that heavy when you're human?!"
Inuyasha continued to push it, becoming slightly annoyed with her questions. "It's not real heavy, it's lighter than it looks."
Kagome was about to ask another question as she suddenly saw her answer in front of her.
The heavy looking rock had been hiding a hole. She looked at the hill once again. 'That's not just a hill...
...it's Inuyasha's secret den?'
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The Feudal Fairy Tale Begins Again...
By: Msmelanie
Edited By: Okibi Chan
Chapter Thirty Four: Undress, Get In and I'll Wash You.
*********************************************
Kagome looked over at Inuyasha as he helped Sly put his kimono back on. The moment Kirara had reunited them, he had her fly to the spring Sly had been taken to to retrieve his fire rat kimono. Then, Inuyasha had indicated where she was to go next. To a place where Kouga would not easily sniff out. To a place where even their companions would not be able to find them.
Kagome sighed as she continued to watch Inuyasha with her unusually silent son. He had insisted that he be the one to wash him.
Inuyasha kept jerking his head toward the water, indicating he wanted Kagome to get in.
Kagome just look at him. 'He wants me to get in?'
As Inuyasha finished with Sly, he sat him down and walked over to Kagome. "Get in."
Kagome didn't know what to make of Inuyasha's strange attitude, but decided she would get in and put him at ease. She spun her right index finger around in a circle, indicating he needed to turn around.
"No." Inuyasha protested. "Undress, get in, and I'll wash you."
Kagome's eyes shot wide open. "What?!"
Inuyasha crossed his arms. "Undress, get in, and I-"
"Inuyasha!" Kagome shouted. "Are you crazy?! There's NO WAY I'm letting you wash me!"
"Yes I am!" he said defiantly. He pointed to Sly who was still sitting on the ground. "I had to wash my pup to get that *******'s smell off of him!" Then, using the same hand he pointed to Kagome. "And I have to get that wolf's ****ing smell off of you too!"
Kagome frowned at Inuyasha, and turned her back towards him while putting her hands rebelliously on her hips. "You know very well that I know how to bathe myself just fine!"
Inuyasha let out a small human growl as he looked at Kagome's back.
Sly just looked at the ground. He didn't seem to care about what was going on. All he did was fiddle with the strings of his kimono.
Kagome glanced back at the half demon, but continued to stay put. She let down her hard exterior a bit though as she saw the strange look that had passed through his eyes.
"Mine."
"..." Kagome didn't know how to handle his response.
"Mine."
"...?" 'What is his problem?' Kagome thought. 'We were almost taken away from him forever, and all he wants do is bathe me and say Mine?' "Inuyasha, I'm no-"
"Mine."
She sighed. "Inuyasha, please liste-"
"Mine."
Kagome was starting to get angry. "Stop interru-!"
"Mine."
"Quit it!" She shouted.
"...mine." He bent and put his hand on Sly's black hair. "He's mine and your mine. You're both MINE, you're not HIS!" He stood and walked back over towards Kagome. "...mine."
Kagome didn't know how to respond. It was becoming apparent he was gonna wash her no matter what. She looked up into Inuyasha's eyes, and for once noticed something different. There was more than just possession there. She couldn't put her finger on it. But, there was something deep inside of her that told her if she kept defying Inuyasha...'Does he mean 'mine'? Or is he asking....'Are you mine'?' She couldn't help but lower her eyes to the ground. The look in his eyes were starting to hurt her so much...
Why was he in so much pain? Just because she wouldn't let him wash her?
"A...." Kagome began. How was she gonna get through this? "I..if you turn around and let me get in..." 'Oh Kami, I can't believe I'm saying this!' She was starting to blush so hard she could feel the heat on her own cheeks. "I..I-I'll let you wash me."
She looked back up to the half demon, but he had already turned his back on her.
"Fine, but make it quick." he grumbled.
She removed her clothes and put them on the ground. She grimaced as she saw how horrible her clothes looked. Then, she quickly stepped into the spring. 'What in the world possessed me to do this?!' And ducking down as far as she could she tried to hang on to her last shred of dignity by yelling out. "I'm in, but I'm warning you not touch me in...in any Miroku restricted places!"
Inuyasha couldn't help but grin as he walked over to her. "Then how can I wash you? That monk isn't allowed to touch you ANYWHERE!"
After a few minutes...
Kagome slowly got dressed as Inuyasha once again turned around to give her privacy. She smiled as she thought about what had happened. The entire time she was in the spring, Inuyasha had argued with her, which made all her anxiety turn into anger. She kept yelling at him that the moment they went back to Kaede's, she'd ask her how to change Inuyasha's leash to activate on the word 'the' instead. He just grinned smugly and said she wouldn't have the guts to. It wasn't until after her bath that she realized he had done it so she'd feel more comfortable. He had even let her stay close to the edge so he could wash her without getting in. 'I still don't understand why he insisted on washing me...could it be a demon thing?' she wondered.
After she was done, he turned around and looked at her. "About time wench. Now that I don't have to worry about smelling that wolf on you when the sun comes up, we can get on with it."
Kagome looked at him. "Get on with what?"
Inuyasha didn't answer but went over to Sly and looked at him.
Sly looked at Inuyasha, then back down at the ground.
'Oh yeah...' Kagome thought. 'Kawayou's been acting quite strange lately.' "Is he still adjusting to being human?"
Inuyasha scoffed. "Why are humans always so ****ing clueless?!"
Kagome frowned. "Well, excuse me! You don't have to get an attitude about it!"
Inuyasha didn't reply, but sat down cross legged next to Sly. Then, he lifted Sly up and set him in his lap. Sly made no attempt at moving as Inuyasha laid his chin gently down on his head. "Come here Kagome."
Kagome obeyed as she realized something more was wrong with her son than she previously thought. As she set down next to Inuyasha, he quickly wrapped his left arm around her.
Inuyasha lifted his chin as he spoke, but continued to look down at his son. "Still pretty bad?"
Sly bobbed his head up and down slowly.
Kagome looked at her son. "Is being human really that bad honey?"
Sly looked at his mom and stretched his human hands out for her. "IT ****ING SUCKS MOMMA!"
If Kagome hadn't seen the painful expression in his eyes, she would've scolded him. But the look in those foreign bluish-grey eyes...
She reached out to hug her son and Inuyasha pulled her in closer.
"There's no words to describe it." Inuyasha said as he put his chin on top of her head. "There's just no feeling like it..."
"Is that true?" she asked as she continued to hug her son.
"Sort of..." Sly whispered softly. "It's like...remember what it's like when you're sick? Really sick?"
Kagome rubbed his long black hair as he spoke.
"How..." Sly continued. "...how you feel when you can't breathe through your nose...cause it's all stuffy..and...how your body feels really tired..." He started to sniffle. "...and how all you wanna do is curl up in bed and cry cause you feel so miserable?"
"Yes, I remember." Kagome replied.
"IT'S A HUNDRED ****ING TIMES WORSE!!" He cried out as he started to cry on his momma's shoulder.
Inuyasha just held onto his family protectively. "To have demon senses all your life, then have them ripped away from you..." He looked at Kagome. "I hate it Kagome, and I'm betting since Sly's never gone through it, he hates it even more."
Kagome felt a tear travel down her cheek as she felt her son cry against her. "I had no idea..." She looked at Inuyasha. "..I had no idea..."
Inuyasha sighed as he continued to hold his family. 'Of course she had no idea. I kept all of that away from them. It wasn't any of their business...' He looked down guiltily at Sly. 'Dammit, if only his jewel half hadn't been taken!' Inuyasha looked up at the night sky. He had always gotten through it by remembering that as soon as the sun came up the next day, the torture would be over. 'Dammit! How in the hell is my pup gonna get used to something that even I never could?!'
Kagome listened patiently as Sly told her all the differences he had been trying to get used to. She had always though it was just smelling, strength, and hearing that affected them.
Boy, was she wrong.
He told her about how weird his teeth felt, about how scary the sound of absolute silence was, about how scared he is of getting hurt and not being able to heal quickly, about how everything just seemed to get worser as time went by, etc., etc.
There just was no end to her son's misery. But the worst one above all to her was...
How ashamed he felt that he couldn't protect his mommy.
Kagome never knew there was so much. 'It makes sense now. How Inuyasha always felt he needed to become a full demon. How he wanted to just stay away from demons and humans alike....' She looked up at Inuyasha. 'How's he gonna get through this?'
Inuyasha understood what she was thinking, but didn't answer her as he looked around himself. They appeared to be near a spring in the middle of nowhere, but that was far from the truth. He had Kirara drop them off in a place he knew well enough that he could bring his human family too. Most demons around the area weren't hostile, and the demons that were, were weak enough to beat, even as a human. Still, he didn't want to risk any chances...
He handed Sly over to Kagome and stood up.
Kagome also stood up while Sly burrowed his head into her embrace. "Where are we going?" she asked as she followed Inuyasha to a huge tree on a hill. She looked up at it. "How can you climb that without claws?"
Inuyasha looked at a huge rock near the hill. "Keh! I'm not gonna climb it."
Kagome was about to ask what he meant as he suddenly started to push the huge rock out of the way. "How can you move something that heavy when you're human?!"
Inuyasha continued to push it, becoming slightly annoyed with her questions. "It's not real heavy, it's lighter than it looks."
Kagome was about to ask another question as she suddenly saw her answer in front of her.
The heavy looking rock had been hiding a hole. She looked at the hill once again. 'That's not just a hill...
...it's Inuyasha's secret den?'
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