Long Gone and Forbidden
By: Dragon Lady
Chapter Six
//Stupid mutt. Why does he have to be so mean? I came back, didn't I? What more does he want?// She paused; dropping the corner of the blanket she had been playing with. //I didn't have to stay away /that/ long. so I guess he does have a reason. I should've come back during summer vacation. None of this would've probably happened if I had.//
Kagome sighed, guilt twisting in her chest again. //None of this would've happened had I not left, or had I come back earlier. Guess he does have a reason, but why is he being such a jerk?! He could be a little nicer or happier to see me! I wouldn't mind if it was a "Kagome! You bitch!" with a happy tone, but "Don't touch her." And why is he so protective of that girl anyway? She couldn't really be his new love. could she?//
"Inuyasha. confusing jerk-wad." She mumbled into the soft mattress. She sighed again, feeling too restless to sleep. Her thoughts kept going around in circles now. Inuyasha and, what was her name, Nathifa, together? Inuyasha hating her, but loving another, seemingly more helpless girl?
//He must really like protecting people. Hm.// Her thoughts were interrupted when the person she was thinking about suddenly came in.
"Sit!!"
"Whaddya do that for?! It's not like I was going to hurt you!" He yelled. Kagome ignored him and stared at the wall again, her eyes burning holes into it. "Look, Sango asked me to give you this, in case you had any wounds needing to be fixed."
"I'd say you're the one who needs to be fixed." She mumbled. Inuyasha froze from handing her the medical package Sango had given him and glared at her.
"I'd still like to know what the hell is your problem." He said dropping the package on her back. She rolled over and threw it back at him. He caught it and set it on the floor. "Look. I was a little grumpy with you earlier, I'll admit, but you should remember. I was always like that."
"To the point that you threatened to kill. me. heh." Kagome smiled a little embarrassed. True, he had always seemed slightly short with her, and he had threatened to kill her a couple times. "Sorry." She murmured and sat up, allowing the half demon to sit down next to her.
He took the unspoken offer and sat, legs crossed and hands stuck into opposite sleeves. His knee was a few inches away from hers, and his facial expression was unclear. What was he intending to do?
"Kagome. can I ask you something?" Her heartbeat quickened. Maybe he didn't love that other girl after all. Maybe he still wanted her.
Inuyasha sighed and pulled his kimono halfway off, revealing to her the gashes on his sides and shoulder. "Think you could take care of them?"
Kagome looked at the wounds carefully, absently mindedly digging through the first aid kit. She looked back and searched some more, looking for the right herbs and bandages. Finding them, she mixed the herbs into a thick salve in a grinding bowl. She then smoothed the ointment onto and into the cuts as gently as she could, though it still made him wince. And with the bandages in place, the half demon shrugged his kimono back on.
"What about your leg?" Kagome asked after noticing the red fabric of his pants was dark with blood. Inuyasha glanced at it and shrugged. "Let me look at it."
"What?!" He looked at her stunned and horrified. "No way are you getting anywhere near there!" Just the thought of her examining him anyplace below waist made him cringe.
"Someone needs to look at it. It could get worse, and then we'd have to lock you in hut so you could heal again." She stated.
"You remember I'm a guy, and I have different body parts, right?!" Kagome blushed. She hadn't thought about it that way. And getting him to actually take his pants off for her to look at the wound would be. mortifying! "Besides, it'll be healed up by tomorrow."
"Really? Then why have me dress the other wounds if you were just going to take it all off tomorrow? Hm?" She prodded. The dark haired girl nearly laughed when the white haired boy's face turned a small shade of red darker.
//Maybe he does still love me.// She thought hopefully.
"Well. I. I. better go. Nat's waking up and all." He pulled away from her slightly only to have her lean forward on him. His face turned redder. Kagome merely leaned forward more.
//Should I kiss him?//
"Ka.gome?" He said slowly. Inuyasha didn't like the look in her eyes or the fact that she was so close he could. he could just. kiss her. And that's what he did. Roughly pressing his lips to hers. How long had he wanted to do this? To feel her pressed against him?
Kagome shifted, moving towards him more. Inuyasha licked her lip and she opened her mouth. She tasted so sweet. And her kisses were almost as great as.
The half demon pulled away abruptly, Kagome falling onto his chest. "Wrong. I can't. you're not." She pressed a finger to his lips before kissing him again. His ear twitched. He could hear Nathifa waking up. Kindly pushing the girl away, Inuyasha stood up and left.
She sat up slowly, rubbing sleep from her eyes in an attempt to get them to focus. She remembered the last thing she saw, Inuyasha, and they had been falling before she had.
She opened her mouth and only a wheezing sound came out. She tried again, getting more noise before licking her lips. Another try and finally, a barely audible sound came out.
"Inu. Inuyasha." She rasped. Her throat was too dry. She needed water, anything liquid. She tried swallowing again, finding only that it hurt.
"Here." A cup of water was pushed into her hands and she drank hastily. A pair of arms pulled her towards the young man sitting next to her. She was pulled into his lap and held like a small child. The dark haired girl leaned onto him, feeling safer, as she sipped on the rest of her water.
"It's okay." The white haired boy cradled her, stroking her hair gently. "You're safe, Nat. No one's gonna mess with you." He murmured softly into her ear. Nathifa looked up into Inuyasha's gold eyes and smiled, knowing he wouldn't lie to her. He smiled back slightly.
"What happened?" Her voice was nearly normal, still soft and somewhat raspy. She took another sip and cleared her throat the best she could. The half demon nuzzled her, growling vaguely. The girl giggled and pushed him away playfully. "Come on. Tell me."
He sighed, his appearance looking dreamy, almost like he was thinking about. Her face reddened and she began fidgeting with the cup of water in her hands. He laughed slightly and nuzzled her again.
"We were freed." He whispered tenderly in her ear. "Someone came back to get us off. She-"
"Was it Kagome?" She asked abruptly.
"Well. uh." He was startled by the suddenness of the question. The white haired demon scratched behind one of his ears, tilting his head to the side a bit. She poked his side making him grunt and wince.
"Oh. Sorry. I didn't."
"I know. You weren't awake during the battle, so just." Inuyasha was silenced first by her finger on his lips, then by her own lips on his. He could feel the magic flow through her into him, felt the pain from the wounds slowly ebb away.
She pulled away and kissed his nose. "Better?"
"Yeah." A white, furry ear twitched. He looked up at the cloth hanging in the doorway. There was a slight bulge and a large brown eye peering in at them. "Kagome." He growled.
Both girls looked at him in shock. Kagome almost immediately dropped the cloth and stood silently, barely breathing. Nathifa followed Inuyasha's gaze towards the door, seeing the curtain gently wavering.
"It's just the wind." She murmured turning her attention back on him. The half demon frowned, ear twitching slightly. She poked his chest bringing his attention fully on her again. "Forget it. It wasn't anything."
"Ch." The white haired boy rolled his eyes. He had heard something, but he decided to forget about it. for now. Inuyasha grinned and chuckled evilly. The dark girl in his arms raised an eyebrow. He pushed her back onto the bed, tickling her.
Nathifa looked up at him lovingly, her hands clasped behind his neck. The half demon smiled back and kissed her again, enjoying the way her body felt against his once again. He gently rubbed her shoulder with one hand, mindful of his claws. The other hand was twined in her midnight hair, twirling it around his fingers.
He gave her another passionate kiss and nuzzle before rolling off of her to lie next to the girl. He pulled her against him and the blanket over their heads, as he gently kissed her to sleep.
"I love you." He purred into her ear, thankful to be able to still hold her.
Kagome, who had been sitting outside, listening disgustedly, felt tears sting her eyes. She swallowed hard; trying force them back but to no avail. The tears fell in a steady stream as the dark haired girl stood and ran back into her hut and dove onto the bed, sobbing her heart out.
By: Dragon Lady
Chapter Six
//Stupid mutt. Why does he have to be so mean? I came back, didn't I? What more does he want?// She paused; dropping the corner of the blanket she had been playing with. //I didn't have to stay away /that/ long. so I guess he does have a reason. I should've come back during summer vacation. None of this would've probably happened if I had.//
Kagome sighed, guilt twisting in her chest again. //None of this would've happened had I not left, or had I come back earlier. Guess he does have a reason, but why is he being such a jerk?! He could be a little nicer or happier to see me! I wouldn't mind if it was a "Kagome! You bitch!" with a happy tone, but "Don't touch her." And why is he so protective of that girl anyway? She couldn't really be his new love. could she?//
"Inuyasha. confusing jerk-wad." She mumbled into the soft mattress. She sighed again, feeling too restless to sleep. Her thoughts kept going around in circles now. Inuyasha and, what was her name, Nathifa, together? Inuyasha hating her, but loving another, seemingly more helpless girl?
//He must really like protecting people. Hm.// Her thoughts were interrupted when the person she was thinking about suddenly came in.
"Sit!!"
"Whaddya do that for?! It's not like I was going to hurt you!" He yelled. Kagome ignored him and stared at the wall again, her eyes burning holes into it. "Look, Sango asked me to give you this, in case you had any wounds needing to be fixed."
"I'd say you're the one who needs to be fixed." She mumbled. Inuyasha froze from handing her the medical package Sango had given him and glared at her.
"I'd still like to know what the hell is your problem." He said dropping the package on her back. She rolled over and threw it back at him. He caught it and set it on the floor. "Look. I was a little grumpy with you earlier, I'll admit, but you should remember. I was always like that."
"To the point that you threatened to kill. me. heh." Kagome smiled a little embarrassed. True, he had always seemed slightly short with her, and he had threatened to kill her a couple times. "Sorry." She murmured and sat up, allowing the half demon to sit down next to her.
He took the unspoken offer and sat, legs crossed and hands stuck into opposite sleeves. His knee was a few inches away from hers, and his facial expression was unclear. What was he intending to do?
"Kagome. can I ask you something?" Her heartbeat quickened. Maybe he didn't love that other girl after all. Maybe he still wanted her.
Inuyasha sighed and pulled his kimono halfway off, revealing to her the gashes on his sides and shoulder. "Think you could take care of them?"
Kagome looked at the wounds carefully, absently mindedly digging through the first aid kit. She looked back and searched some more, looking for the right herbs and bandages. Finding them, she mixed the herbs into a thick salve in a grinding bowl. She then smoothed the ointment onto and into the cuts as gently as she could, though it still made him wince. And with the bandages in place, the half demon shrugged his kimono back on.
"What about your leg?" Kagome asked after noticing the red fabric of his pants was dark with blood. Inuyasha glanced at it and shrugged. "Let me look at it."
"What?!" He looked at her stunned and horrified. "No way are you getting anywhere near there!" Just the thought of her examining him anyplace below waist made him cringe.
"Someone needs to look at it. It could get worse, and then we'd have to lock you in hut so you could heal again." She stated.
"You remember I'm a guy, and I have different body parts, right?!" Kagome blushed. She hadn't thought about it that way. And getting him to actually take his pants off for her to look at the wound would be. mortifying! "Besides, it'll be healed up by tomorrow."
"Really? Then why have me dress the other wounds if you were just going to take it all off tomorrow? Hm?" She prodded. The dark haired girl nearly laughed when the white haired boy's face turned a small shade of red darker.
//Maybe he does still love me.// She thought hopefully.
"Well. I. I. better go. Nat's waking up and all." He pulled away from her slightly only to have her lean forward on him. His face turned redder. Kagome merely leaned forward more.
//Should I kiss him?//
"Ka.gome?" He said slowly. Inuyasha didn't like the look in her eyes or the fact that she was so close he could. he could just. kiss her. And that's what he did. Roughly pressing his lips to hers. How long had he wanted to do this? To feel her pressed against him?
Kagome shifted, moving towards him more. Inuyasha licked her lip and she opened her mouth. She tasted so sweet. And her kisses were almost as great as.
The half demon pulled away abruptly, Kagome falling onto his chest. "Wrong. I can't. you're not." She pressed a finger to his lips before kissing him again. His ear twitched. He could hear Nathifa waking up. Kindly pushing the girl away, Inuyasha stood up and left.
She sat up slowly, rubbing sleep from her eyes in an attempt to get them to focus. She remembered the last thing she saw, Inuyasha, and they had been falling before she had.
She opened her mouth and only a wheezing sound came out. She tried again, getting more noise before licking her lips. Another try and finally, a barely audible sound came out.
"Inu. Inuyasha." She rasped. Her throat was too dry. She needed water, anything liquid. She tried swallowing again, finding only that it hurt.
"Here." A cup of water was pushed into her hands and she drank hastily. A pair of arms pulled her towards the young man sitting next to her. She was pulled into his lap and held like a small child. The dark haired girl leaned onto him, feeling safer, as she sipped on the rest of her water.
"It's okay." The white haired boy cradled her, stroking her hair gently. "You're safe, Nat. No one's gonna mess with you." He murmured softly into her ear. Nathifa looked up into Inuyasha's gold eyes and smiled, knowing he wouldn't lie to her. He smiled back slightly.
"What happened?" Her voice was nearly normal, still soft and somewhat raspy. She took another sip and cleared her throat the best she could. The half demon nuzzled her, growling vaguely. The girl giggled and pushed him away playfully. "Come on. Tell me."
He sighed, his appearance looking dreamy, almost like he was thinking about. Her face reddened and she began fidgeting with the cup of water in her hands. He laughed slightly and nuzzled her again.
"We were freed." He whispered tenderly in her ear. "Someone came back to get us off. She-"
"Was it Kagome?" She asked abruptly.
"Well. uh." He was startled by the suddenness of the question. The white haired demon scratched behind one of his ears, tilting his head to the side a bit. She poked his side making him grunt and wince.
"Oh. Sorry. I didn't."
"I know. You weren't awake during the battle, so just." Inuyasha was silenced first by her finger on his lips, then by her own lips on his. He could feel the magic flow through her into him, felt the pain from the wounds slowly ebb away.
She pulled away and kissed his nose. "Better?"
"Yeah." A white, furry ear twitched. He looked up at the cloth hanging in the doorway. There was a slight bulge and a large brown eye peering in at them. "Kagome." He growled.
Both girls looked at him in shock. Kagome almost immediately dropped the cloth and stood silently, barely breathing. Nathifa followed Inuyasha's gaze towards the door, seeing the curtain gently wavering.
"It's just the wind." She murmured turning her attention back on him. The half demon frowned, ear twitching slightly. She poked his chest bringing his attention fully on her again. "Forget it. It wasn't anything."
"Ch." The white haired boy rolled his eyes. He had heard something, but he decided to forget about it. for now. Inuyasha grinned and chuckled evilly. The dark girl in his arms raised an eyebrow. He pushed her back onto the bed, tickling her.
Nathifa looked up at him lovingly, her hands clasped behind his neck. The half demon smiled back and kissed her again, enjoying the way her body felt against his once again. He gently rubbed her shoulder with one hand, mindful of his claws. The other hand was twined in her midnight hair, twirling it around his fingers.
He gave her another passionate kiss and nuzzle before rolling off of her to lie next to the girl. He pulled her against him and the blanket over their heads, as he gently kissed her to sleep.
"I love you." He purred into her ear, thankful to be able to still hold her.
Kagome, who had been sitting outside, listening disgustedly, felt tears sting her eyes. She swallowed hard; trying force them back but to no avail. The tears fell in a steady stream as the dark haired girl stood and ran back into her hut and dove onto the bed, sobbing her heart out.
