Change and Cherry Blossoms Chapter 5: How'd You Hit Me?
Kagome sighed happily; she was here with the hanyou she loved in a high mountain cave, just the two of them. Also quite enjoying their current position in which Inuyasha mostly covered Kagome from the cold with his warm body. Inuyasha finally broke the silence.
"Do you want to go back to your time?" He asked.
Kagome nearly choked in surprise.
"Really?!" She gasped excitedly, searching Inuyasha's face for a sign of sarcasm. She didn't find any.
"Yup."
**
Kagome and Inuyasha strolled towards the well silently, listening to musical chirps resonating from the surrounding trees, feeling the slight breeze in the wind. One they reached the time-portal, Inuyasha gathered his new lover into his arms and jumped through the well and out the other side.
Kagome sighed and paused momentarily as if bracing herself for something.
"Your mother will understand Kagome, she accepted me." Inuyasha said soothingly.
"It's not HER I'm worried about.... It's jiichan...." She trailed off upon seeing her grandfather rounding the corner of another building in the shrine.
"Kagome! You're back, just in time because I wanted to review some of my remed-eh?...." He stopped in mid-sentence when he saw the obvious changes in his granddaughter. "Kagome? Is that you?"
"Hai, jiichan." Kagome said.
"Where did you get that beautiful kimono? And the sword! What a beautiful sword!" he said.
"Uhh.... The feudal era..." Kagome said.
"Oh, and what did I tell you about colored contacts, they make people look scary!" jiichan explained, motioning to his eyes.
"My eyes are.... Actually this color. They changed." Kagome explained tentatively.
"Oh my, can you still see? I have heard of grey-blue eyes but RED. I mean w- DID YOU GET A TATOO!!!??? I TOLD YOU NEVER TO GET A TATOO!!" Jiichan was clutching Kagome wrists and gazing at the blossoms, which decorated them. "And without asking me first...." He pouted.
"YES I can still see, and I didn't really have much of a choice of getting these tattoos. If you'll just listen for a moment I can explain. I seem to have gained powers near that of a demon from a special cherry blossom. It is now my duty to guard the blossom using its power." She blurted. Kagome held her breath, waiting for a reply.
"De...m..o.n." was all jiichan said before getting out one of his phony seals and trying to paste it on Kagome's arm. "My own granddaughter..... POSESSED BY A DEMON!"
"That's NOT what I said jii-chan! I KNEW you wouldn't accept me this way, I shouldn't have come home at all!" Kagome cried, stepping hastily back from him. Her voice dropped when she continued, to a low whisper. "I thought MAYBE you loved me enough..... that maybe I would still have a place in this world. I was wrong."
Moodily, Kagome turned and made her way back to the well.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha said, trotting after her. "I'm sure if you just explained a little more....."
"No, Inuyasha. My family has had a long past of hating demons. It's in his blood. I know how you feel now, Let's go." Kagome said monotonously, sighing loudly.
"What about your mother? And Souta? Can't you just give them a chance at understanding your predicament!" Inuyasha pleaded, knowing Kagome needed her family in more ways then she knew.
"We're going." Kagome said with finality.
'Think fast, Inuyasha. Think fast, what can you say to make her stay?'
"I thought you were stronger than someone who would let one person steal away their mother and brother." Inuyasha said.
Kagome stopped. 'Yes! It's working.' She turned and looked him in the eyes for any sign of sarcasm.
"One last time." She said and was in the house with the blink of an eye, Inuyasha followed her more slowly.
By the time Inuyasha was in the kitchen, Kagome and her mother were already talking. He decided on waiting outside the door.
"Oh, Kagome. You're still the daughter I know, you're still my little Kagome." Her mother said softly. "You have grown up so much though, I guess you might say this is just part of growing up, it's just a bit different for you since you live in two different times. Just remember, I will always love you." Kagome had thrust herself into her mother's arms, sobbing.
"Arigato, okasan." Kagome whispered. "All these changes are just so scary..... I don't want to protect the blossom!"
"Sometimes, we don't like what we have to do, but we do it anyways." Typical motherly comment, but it helped Kagome anyway.
"Mm." Kagome separated herself from her mother a little sheepishly and bowed formally to her.
"Ohh, you have grown up so much! It makes me sad that you are not my little girl anymore." Her mother said sadly. "But I'll have grandchildren soon right?"
Kagome almost fell over. Her mother really knew how to ruin a serious moment.
"Well...." Kagome knew Inuyasha was outside, she heard him, but she couldn't lie to her only mother. "Yes. I'm pretty sure I'm about a week in."
'A week into..... WHAT? She's pregnant and she didn't tell me?! F*ck.... F*ck....' Inuyasha thought, swaying in shock. '!@#&*%.... I gotta hold onto something.... I didn't mean to!' He stumbled and steadied himself on the wall. Head spinning he slid down the wall into a cross-legged position. 'Damn it, I was going to wait until a little later! She wasn't ready!'
Meanwhile, Inuyasha was missing the rest of the conversation. After Kagome said that, her mother squealed and hugged her tightly, not really noticing the depressed expression on her face.
'I'm not really ready to have a kid, but everyone else seems to be great with it....' Kagome thought.
~
Kagome finally was ready to go back, satisfied by her mother's reaction. She called for Inuyasha as soon as she got out of the kitchen, he jumped up and immediately spoke.
"Kagome.... What do you mean you're pregnant?!" Inuyasha asked stupidly.
"Well, if you didn't notice we DID have sex, and that's what happens." Kagome said indifferently.
"I didn't mean to! I was going to wait until later, are you sure you're ready?" Inuyasha said quickly.
Kagome stopped jogging, they were already out of the well and on the way back to the hut due to Kagome's increased speed.
"You didn't mean to eh? Well it's a little late for that kinda stuff now, as for if I'm ready? I have to be. I am a full grown woman with full responsibility, you are my mate, therefore I am required to be ready." Kagome said and upon finishing, began to walk towards the hut again.
"But are YOU ready?" Inuyasha asked, not really acting like himself.
"Why does it matter, I'm going to have the kid whether I'm ready or not." Kagome said, sounding a little miffed.
"The process was pretty fun though." Inuyasha smirked, remembering that night.
Kagome just kept walking in silence.
"I am." Kagome said in a determined voice.
"You're what?" Inuyasha asked having been awoken from his memory by Kagome's voice.
"I am ready." Kagome said.
Inuyasha didn't say anything, instead he just sneaked up behind Kagome and snaked his arms around her stomach, nuzzling his nose in her neck.
"Lets wait to have more kids though...." Kagome whispered. She almost laughed out loud as Inuyasha's ears visibly drooped.
"Hey, we can still kiss!" She reassured him, and to prove it, she turned around in his arms and he immediately caught on, giving her a nice long kiss.
"Ahem." Someone cleared their throat.
Each opened one eye, and just as it registered who it was that was standing right next to them, they broke apart quickly.
"S-sesshomaru?" They said in unison, quite surprised he hadn't taken the liberty of killing them while they were kissing.
"I see you have claimed this girl as your mate, Inuyasha." His low voice was monotonous. "I knew you would stoop to a human. And without asking me first...."
"Asking YOU?!" Inuyasha gasped. "Why would I do something stupid like that?"
"It is the honorable thing to do to consult the highest member of your family before mating. It is a civilized youkai law. Of course, I wouldn't expect you to do anything civilized." Sesshomaru's voice almost sounded cold.
Suddenly, as if on instinct, he sniffed the air curiously. There was a hint of surprise in his eyes, but as soon as it appeared it was gone.
"This girl IS human, isn't she?" Sesshomaru asked, gesturing towards Kagome with disgust. "She doesn't look like the girl you have been traveling with."
It was Inuyasha's turn to get smart. "Well, I doubt you would know anything about it, as a matter of fact she is the girl I have been traveling with, only now she possesses power that you'll never even know."
Kagome shifted uncomfortably. It WAS true, but why'd he have to go out and say it? 'Guess it's just sibling rivalry.' She sighed.
"Impossible. A human could never be half as powerful as I." Sesshomaru said confidently. "Show me." He commanded.
"No, I won't be ordered around by you!" Kagome said.
"I will force you to show me then." He lunged at her. She hopped easily out of his way and drew her sword.
"Fool!" She yelled at him. "I told you I don't wanna fight you!"
Sesshomaru didn't care what she did or did not want though, and attempted to attack her with his whip. She blocked it easily with the long handle of her sword
"WHY YOU....." Kagome was getting really mad now. She sheathed the sword and bolts of electricity formed in her hands. She concentrated them at him and the surge jumped towards him, hitting him square in the stomach.
He dropped to the ground in surprise.
"How did you hit me?" He demanded.
"You idiot." Kagome mumbled, ignoring the question "Attacking me...."
Inuyasha just stood and smirked at his older brother. "How's it feel to be hit by a human?" he asked. "They aren't so weak are they."
"I'll kill you both." Sesshomaru said and was gone just as quickly as he had came.
"Why'd you tell him about my powers!?" Kagome demanded as soon as he had gone.
"I figured he needed to learn a lesson. He thinks he is the best of the best, he thinks he should be king. I had to show him that it IS possible for someone to be better than him, and what better person then you?" Inuyasha explained carefully.
Kagome just grumbled a reply and they set off walking again. He smiled at her. Even if she did have greater powers then him, it was ok.
End of chapter. Hope you liked it. I kinda ad-libbed that chapter, didn't really think about what would happen at all, I just wrote. O well! That's how I write some of my best stuff! Anyway, review please, I need some motivation to continue, and even some suggestions. Thanks! Ja ne!
~kakite
Kagome sighed happily; she was here with the hanyou she loved in a high mountain cave, just the two of them. Also quite enjoying their current position in which Inuyasha mostly covered Kagome from the cold with his warm body. Inuyasha finally broke the silence.
"Do you want to go back to your time?" He asked.
Kagome nearly choked in surprise.
"Really?!" She gasped excitedly, searching Inuyasha's face for a sign of sarcasm. She didn't find any.
"Yup."
**
Kagome and Inuyasha strolled towards the well silently, listening to musical chirps resonating from the surrounding trees, feeling the slight breeze in the wind. One they reached the time-portal, Inuyasha gathered his new lover into his arms and jumped through the well and out the other side.
Kagome sighed and paused momentarily as if bracing herself for something.
"Your mother will understand Kagome, she accepted me." Inuyasha said soothingly.
"It's not HER I'm worried about.... It's jiichan...." She trailed off upon seeing her grandfather rounding the corner of another building in the shrine.
"Kagome! You're back, just in time because I wanted to review some of my remed-eh?...." He stopped in mid-sentence when he saw the obvious changes in his granddaughter. "Kagome? Is that you?"
"Hai, jiichan." Kagome said.
"Where did you get that beautiful kimono? And the sword! What a beautiful sword!" he said.
"Uhh.... The feudal era..." Kagome said.
"Oh, and what did I tell you about colored contacts, they make people look scary!" jiichan explained, motioning to his eyes.
"My eyes are.... Actually this color. They changed." Kagome explained tentatively.
"Oh my, can you still see? I have heard of grey-blue eyes but RED. I mean w- DID YOU GET A TATOO!!!??? I TOLD YOU NEVER TO GET A TATOO!!" Jiichan was clutching Kagome wrists and gazing at the blossoms, which decorated them. "And without asking me first...." He pouted.
"YES I can still see, and I didn't really have much of a choice of getting these tattoos. If you'll just listen for a moment I can explain. I seem to have gained powers near that of a demon from a special cherry blossom. It is now my duty to guard the blossom using its power." She blurted. Kagome held her breath, waiting for a reply.
"De...m..o.n." was all jiichan said before getting out one of his phony seals and trying to paste it on Kagome's arm. "My own granddaughter..... POSESSED BY A DEMON!"
"That's NOT what I said jii-chan! I KNEW you wouldn't accept me this way, I shouldn't have come home at all!" Kagome cried, stepping hastily back from him. Her voice dropped when she continued, to a low whisper. "I thought MAYBE you loved me enough..... that maybe I would still have a place in this world. I was wrong."
Moodily, Kagome turned and made her way back to the well.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha said, trotting after her. "I'm sure if you just explained a little more....."
"No, Inuyasha. My family has had a long past of hating demons. It's in his blood. I know how you feel now, Let's go." Kagome said monotonously, sighing loudly.
"What about your mother? And Souta? Can't you just give them a chance at understanding your predicament!" Inuyasha pleaded, knowing Kagome needed her family in more ways then she knew.
"We're going." Kagome said with finality.
'Think fast, Inuyasha. Think fast, what can you say to make her stay?'
"I thought you were stronger than someone who would let one person steal away their mother and brother." Inuyasha said.
Kagome stopped. 'Yes! It's working.' She turned and looked him in the eyes for any sign of sarcasm.
"One last time." She said and was in the house with the blink of an eye, Inuyasha followed her more slowly.
By the time Inuyasha was in the kitchen, Kagome and her mother were already talking. He decided on waiting outside the door.
"Oh, Kagome. You're still the daughter I know, you're still my little Kagome." Her mother said softly. "You have grown up so much though, I guess you might say this is just part of growing up, it's just a bit different for you since you live in two different times. Just remember, I will always love you." Kagome had thrust herself into her mother's arms, sobbing.
"Arigato, okasan." Kagome whispered. "All these changes are just so scary..... I don't want to protect the blossom!"
"Sometimes, we don't like what we have to do, but we do it anyways." Typical motherly comment, but it helped Kagome anyway.
"Mm." Kagome separated herself from her mother a little sheepishly and bowed formally to her.
"Ohh, you have grown up so much! It makes me sad that you are not my little girl anymore." Her mother said sadly. "But I'll have grandchildren soon right?"
Kagome almost fell over. Her mother really knew how to ruin a serious moment.
"Well...." Kagome knew Inuyasha was outside, she heard him, but she couldn't lie to her only mother. "Yes. I'm pretty sure I'm about a week in."
'A week into..... WHAT? She's pregnant and she didn't tell me?! F*ck.... F*ck....' Inuyasha thought, swaying in shock. '!@#&*%.... I gotta hold onto something.... I didn't mean to!' He stumbled and steadied himself on the wall. Head spinning he slid down the wall into a cross-legged position. 'Damn it, I was going to wait until a little later! She wasn't ready!'
Meanwhile, Inuyasha was missing the rest of the conversation. After Kagome said that, her mother squealed and hugged her tightly, not really noticing the depressed expression on her face.
'I'm not really ready to have a kid, but everyone else seems to be great with it....' Kagome thought.
~
Kagome finally was ready to go back, satisfied by her mother's reaction. She called for Inuyasha as soon as she got out of the kitchen, he jumped up and immediately spoke.
"Kagome.... What do you mean you're pregnant?!" Inuyasha asked stupidly.
"Well, if you didn't notice we DID have sex, and that's what happens." Kagome said indifferently.
"I didn't mean to! I was going to wait until later, are you sure you're ready?" Inuyasha said quickly.
Kagome stopped jogging, they were already out of the well and on the way back to the hut due to Kagome's increased speed.
"You didn't mean to eh? Well it's a little late for that kinda stuff now, as for if I'm ready? I have to be. I am a full grown woman with full responsibility, you are my mate, therefore I am required to be ready." Kagome said and upon finishing, began to walk towards the hut again.
"But are YOU ready?" Inuyasha asked, not really acting like himself.
"Why does it matter, I'm going to have the kid whether I'm ready or not." Kagome said, sounding a little miffed.
"The process was pretty fun though." Inuyasha smirked, remembering that night.
Kagome just kept walking in silence.
"I am." Kagome said in a determined voice.
"You're what?" Inuyasha asked having been awoken from his memory by Kagome's voice.
"I am ready." Kagome said.
Inuyasha didn't say anything, instead he just sneaked up behind Kagome and snaked his arms around her stomach, nuzzling his nose in her neck.
"Lets wait to have more kids though...." Kagome whispered. She almost laughed out loud as Inuyasha's ears visibly drooped.
"Hey, we can still kiss!" She reassured him, and to prove it, she turned around in his arms and he immediately caught on, giving her a nice long kiss.
"Ahem." Someone cleared their throat.
Each opened one eye, and just as it registered who it was that was standing right next to them, they broke apart quickly.
"S-sesshomaru?" They said in unison, quite surprised he hadn't taken the liberty of killing them while they were kissing.
"I see you have claimed this girl as your mate, Inuyasha." His low voice was monotonous. "I knew you would stoop to a human. And without asking me first...."
"Asking YOU?!" Inuyasha gasped. "Why would I do something stupid like that?"
"It is the honorable thing to do to consult the highest member of your family before mating. It is a civilized youkai law. Of course, I wouldn't expect you to do anything civilized." Sesshomaru's voice almost sounded cold.
Suddenly, as if on instinct, he sniffed the air curiously. There was a hint of surprise in his eyes, but as soon as it appeared it was gone.
"This girl IS human, isn't she?" Sesshomaru asked, gesturing towards Kagome with disgust. "She doesn't look like the girl you have been traveling with."
It was Inuyasha's turn to get smart. "Well, I doubt you would know anything about it, as a matter of fact she is the girl I have been traveling with, only now she possesses power that you'll never even know."
Kagome shifted uncomfortably. It WAS true, but why'd he have to go out and say it? 'Guess it's just sibling rivalry.' She sighed.
"Impossible. A human could never be half as powerful as I." Sesshomaru said confidently. "Show me." He commanded.
"No, I won't be ordered around by you!" Kagome said.
"I will force you to show me then." He lunged at her. She hopped easily out of his way and drew her sword.
"Fool!" She yelled at him. "I told you I don't wanna fight you!"
Sesshomaru didn't care what she did or did not want though, and attempted to attack her with his whip. She blocked it easily with the long handle of her sword
"WHY YOU....." Kagome was getting really mad now. She sheathed the sword and bolts of electricity formed in her hands. She concentrated them at him and the surge jumped towards him, hitting him square in the stomach.
He dropped to the ground in surprise.
"How did you hit me?" He demanded.
"You idiot." Kagome mumbled, ignoring the question "Attacking me...."
Inuyasha just stood and smirked at his older brother. "How's it feel to be hit by a human?" he asked. "They aren't so weak are they."
"I'll kill you both." Sesshomaru said and was gone just as quickly as he had came.
"Why'd you tell him about my powers!?" Kagome demanded as soon as he had gone.
"I figured he needed to learn a lesson. He thinks he is the best of the best, he thinks he should be king. I had to show him that it IS possible for someone to be better than him, and what better person then you?" Inuyasha explained carefully.
Kagome just grumbled a reply and they set off walking again. He smiled at her. Even if she did have greater powers then him, it was ok.
End of chapter. Hope you liked it. I kinda ad-libbed that chapter, didn't really think about what would happen at all, I just wrote. O well! That's how I write some of my best stuff! Anyway, review please, I need some motivation to continue, and even some suggestions. Thanks! Ja ne!
~kakite