For the record, I do not own Inuyasha nor the characters. So don't sue me, I have no money.
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It had been almost a week since Inuyasha and Kagome left the cave. Inuyasha has stuck to his promise so far. Instead of hurting Kagome and yelling at her, he's actually shown her a softer side of him. He's caught food and stuff for her, and has done a lot of things. Kagome had noticed the behavior and thought it was odd for someone who was going to kill her. But, she had to admit, the "doggy-man" as she called him was starting to grow on her.
Kagome was building up a fire when she heard someone coming up behind her. She turned around and saw Inuyasha standing there, soaking wet, with two fish in his hand. She couldn't help but start to laugh some at how ridiculou he looked. His hair was matted against his head, his ears were down, and his red gi and hakama were dripping.
"What's so funny?!"
"Do you realize how stupid you look when you're wet?"
"Yeah, well, I normally take baths with my clothes off, ya know! Feh!" He threw the fish and they landed beside her. Kagome lifted her eyebrow, and sighed.
"What? Why the sigh?"
"I am so damn tired of fish."
"Well, if you see a super-market or something around here, feel free to go into it and buy something." He pushed his wet hair off his shoulders and then crossed his arms.
"I have a better idea." Kagome said with a smirk.
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"Three, two, one!" A sharp ring went off, causing Inuyasha to cover his ears.
"What the hell is that?" He said while rubbing his sensitive ears.
"Your instant noodles. Try them." Kagome wasn't stupid. Luckily, she brought a battery powered mini-stove top thing and heated them both up a cup of chicken ramen. Inuyasha carefully sniffed the bowl and stared into the contents. Kagome released an irritable sigh and refrained from throwing her hot noodles at his empty head.
"Inuyasha no baka! Just eat the damn stuff!"
"Fine, fine! Damn, you're so pushy." He pulled some up with his chopsticks and took one bite. He chewed for a bit and then smiled. "Hey, not bad! Not bad!" He then tilted the bowl up and began digging into it, eating it all. Kagome had her chopsticks in her mouth and she blinked. This was the first decent meal she had in days and yet she couldn't eat after seeing that.
"Have you ever had ramen before?"
"Nope. I've lived off of berries and stuff. And I've robbed the super-market's a few times." He grinned. Kagome couldn't help but laugh some.
"Well, how come?"
"Well, the human society is scared of me and wouldn't accept me, and the demon society just hated me because my Mom was human... hah, they wouldn't even let my brother live it down about him having a half-breed brother. So, he banished me and told me that if I killed a human he'd take me to some damn witch who'd turn me full demon."
"Haha... and of all the people, you picked me. Why?"
Inuyasha looked down. "Because you were the only person that I could find."
Kagome lowered her eyes as well and looked back down into her noodles, slowly eating them again. **Wow. One person...err...demon...err...whatever...that I feel comfortable around has to kill me after I save Souta... how interesting.** She looked back up at him. She could see it in her head... the minute Souta has been taken away to their mother's, Inuyasha sneaks up behind her. He uses his Sankon Tetsusou on her. She heard him saying out her name and she shook her head and raised her eyes up to look at him.
"Come on, it's about to be dark and we wanna be somewhere safe before it hits." He gathered up some of the stuff and placed it in her bag while she did the same. Kagome saw that he forgot to put his chopsticks up. She sighed and reached out for them. A few seconds after she put her hand over it, Inuyasha's landed onto hers. They both blinked and looked at each other, then quickly looked away. Inuyasha moved his hand while Kagome put the chopsticks into her bag. She had her back to him while she walked over to the small cave they were staying in for the night, her cheeks burning red. Inuyasha was blushing as well, but not as badly as Kagome, and he silently followed her.
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"Sesshomaru-sama, they have finally gone into the cave! Shall we use our weapon on them now?! OW!"
"Jakken no baka!" Rin fumed angrilly. "You have to wait until he's turned human, you bubble-headed toad!"
"You stupid human! If it weren't for Sesshomaru-sama, you wouldn't even be here! So don't disrespect him!"
"I'm not disrespecting him, I'm disrespecting you!!"
The two locked eyes and growled at each other until a tall man with long white hair and a fluffy thing around his arm seperated them. "Jakken, Rin is right. We do have to wait until he's human for tonight to release our weapon." He smiled. "Besides, it wouldn't be fair to Kirara if she had to fight him like this. After all, I want a clean-cut battle. I want both him and the girl dead." He turned his eyes to a low growling sound behind him. He grinned evilly and petted the large, cat-demon on the head. Kirara's eyes glowed a deadly red as she was under his spell. "You'll get your chance, kitty. I promise."
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Inuyasha sat near the entrance of the cave with his arms crossed as he watched the sun going down. Kagome had already started up a fire and was now fixing out her sleeping bag. Once she finished she pulled out a book and began reading. Inuyasha sighed deeply as the sun had finally gone down and the new moon shown ahead. He closed his eyes as he felt the on-coming transformation. His dog-like ears turned more human, his claws into human nails, and his hair and eyes turned black. Kagome sensed something and looked up from her book to see the newly transformed Inuyasha. She threw the book aside and screamed.
"Inuyasha?!"
"Nah, I'm a talking puppet. Of course it's me." He gave off an Inuyasha trademark smirk.
Kagome felt her heart relax as she released a sigh and reached for her book. "Wait a sec... how come you look like this?"
"Because it's a curse!" A voice said.
Kagome looked around. "What the fuck was that?" Her eyes continued moving around until she saw something on Inuyasha's shoulder. "Uhh... what is that?"
"A stupid flea named Myouga." Inuyasha closed his eyes. "He's supposed to be my guide and protect me, but does he? Noooo... he always runs off at the sign of trouble, damn coward."
"Iuyasha-sama, I do not!"
Inuyasha flicked the flea off his shoulder and Kagome caught him in her hand. She looked down at the small creature.
"So, uh... why's Inuyasha like that?"
"Well, since he's half-demon, on the night of the new moon, he turns human for that one night."
A loud roar was heard outside and Inuyasha immediately opened his eyes and hid into the shadows more, yet looking outside. Kagome ducked more into the shadows as she looked outside as well. A smile crossed her face when she noticed a familiar creature outside.
"Kirara!" She stood up and began to run outside. Inuyasha grabbed her by her wrists and pulled her back. She fell on her butt, and rubbed it as she felt the ground bruising it.
"Ow, what the hell was that for?!"
"Baka, can you not tell she's different from before?! Look at her eyes! Sheesh, humans these days!"
"Look who's talking." She noticed Inuyasha still held onto her wrist, so she jerked it loose and ran outside anyway. Inuyasha followed after her and eventually caught up with her.
"Myouga, what's wrong with--" He look on Kagome's shoulders and then his shoulders, and saw that the feal was no where to be found. "That goddamn stupid coward flea!" Inuyasha growled. **Damnit, what's wrong with her? If she attacks, I can't defend myself! And what about Kagome? Unless Kirara comes to her senses, she'll attack her as well!** "Kagome, we--" He looked around again and saw that Kagome had vanished, too. He looked in the direction of Kirara and felt his heart sink. Kagome was walking to her! Her had was out-stretched.
"Kagome, get back!" But it was too late. Kirara jumped up and tackled Kagome down to the ground. Kagome screamed out in pain as she felt the claws going through her wrists as Kirara held her down. Kirara growled and lowered her head to Kagome's, her eyes glowing a deadly red.
Kagome struggled, but the more she did, the more her wounds opened. "Kirara, it's me! It's Kagome! Stop, Kirara!" But her words went unheard. Kirara lowered her mouth to Kagome's neck and bit. Kagome tried to scream, but Kirara's fangs were against the front of her throat, cutting off her air-supply and her vocal cord. Kagome was falling unconcious when she felt the weight of the huge cat being lifted off of her. She felt Inuyasha shaking her and screaming out for her, but she couldn't respond to him. She had no idea how long it was taking and she could hear the screams of a man and... a woman? Also, behind her closed lids, she could feel the sun's rays slowly falling upon her face. She felt strong arms lift her up and whisper something into her ear. Then she slipped into a world of darkness and silence.
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Bleh. x.x ::Falls over:: Okay, chapter 5 is up! And chapter 6 shall soon follow! Thanks for the reviews and for everyone being so patient. Muwaha. Byes.
---Kaoru.
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It had been almost a week since Inuyasha and Kagome left the cave. Inuyasha has stuck to his promise so far. Instead of hurting Kagome and yelling at her, he's actually shown her a softer side of him. He's caught food and stuff for her, and has done a lot of things. Kagome had noticed the behavior and thought it was odd for someone who was going to kill her. But, she had to admit, the "doggy-man" as she called him was starting to grow on her.
Kagome was building up a fire when she heard someone coming up behind her. She turned around and saw Inuyasha standing there, soaking wet, with two fish in his hand. She couldn't help but start to laugh some at how ridiculou he looked. His hair was matted against his head, his ears were down, and his red gi and hakama were dripping.
"What's so funny?!"
"Do you realize how stupid you look when you're wet?"
"Yeah, well, I normally take baths with my clothes off, ya know! Feh!" He threw the fish and they landed beside her. Kagome lifted her eyebrow, and sighed.
"What? Why the sigh?"
"I am so damn tired of fish."
"Well, if you see a super-market or something around here, feel free to go into it and buy something." He pushed his wet hair off his shoulders and then crossed his arms.
"I have a better idea." Kagome said with a smirk.
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"Three, two, one!" A sharp ring went off, causing Inuyasha to cover his ears.
"What the hell is that?" He said while rubbing his sensitive ears.
"Your instant noodles. Try them." Kagome wasn't stupid. Luckily, she brought a battery powered mini-stove top thing and heated them both up a cup of chicken ramen. Inuyasha carefully sniffed the bowl and stared into the contents. Kagome released an irritable sigh and refrained from throwing her hot noodles at his empty head.
"Inuyasha no baka! Just eat the damn stuff!"
"Fine, fine! Damn, you're so pushy." He pulled some up with his chopsticks and took one bite. He chewed for a bit and then smiled. "Hey, not bad! Not bad!" He then tilted the bowl up and began digging into it, eating it all. Kagome had her chopsticks in her mouth and she blinked. This was the first decent meal she had in days and yet she couldn't eat after seeing that.
"Have you ever had ramen before?"
"Nope. I've lived off of berries and stuff. And I've robbed the super-market's a few times." He grinned. Kagome couldn't help but laugh some.
"Well, how come?"
"Well, the human society is scared of me and wouldn't accept me, and the demon society just hated me because my Mom was human... hah, they wouldn't even let my brother live it down about him having a half-breed brother. So, he banished me and told me that if I killed a human he'd take me to some damn witch who'd turn me full demon."
"Haha... and of all the people, you picked me. Why?"
Inuyasha looked down. "Because you were the only person that I could find."
Kagome lowered her eyes as well and looked back down into her noodles, slowly eating them again. **Wow. One person...err...demon...err...whatever...that I feel comfortable around has to kill me after I save Souta... how interesting.** She looked back up at him. She could see it in her head... the minute Souta has been taken away to their mother's, Inuyasha sneaks up behind her. He uses his Sankon Tetsusou on her. She heard him saying out her name and she shook her head and raised her eyes up to look at him.
"Come on, it's about to be dark and we wanna be somewhere safe before it hits." He gathered up some of the stuff and placed it in her bag while she did the same. Kagome saw that he forgot to put his chopsticks up. She sighed and reached out for them. A few seconds after she put her hand over it, Inuyasha's landed onto hers. They both blinked and looked at each other, then quickly looked away. Inuyasha moved his hand while Kagome put the chopsticks into her bag. She had her back to him while she walked over to the small cave they were staying in for the night, her cheeks burning red. Inuyasha was blushing as well, but not as badly as Kagome, and he silently followed her.
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"Sesshomaru-sama, they have finally gone into the cave! Shall we use our weapon on them now?! OW!"
"Jakken no baka!" Rin fumed angrilly. "You have to wait until he's turned human, you bubble-headed toad!"
"You stupid human! If it weren't for Sesshomaru-sama, you wouldn't even be here! So don't disrespect him!"
"I'm not disrespecting him, I'm disrespecting you!!"
The two locked eyes and growled at each other until a tall man with long white hair and a fluffy thing around his arm seperated them. "Jakken, Rin is right. We do have to wait until he's human for tonight to release our weapon." He smiled. "Besides, it wouldn't be fair to Kirara if she had to fight him like this. After all, I want a clean-cut battle. I want both him and the girl dead." He turned his eyes to a low growling sound behind him. He grinned evilly and petted the large, cat-demon on the head. Kirara's eyes glowed a deadly red as she was under his spell. "You'll get your chance, kitty. I promise."
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Inuyasha sat near the entrance of the cave with his arms crossed as he watched the sun going down. Kagome had already started up a fire and was now fixing out her sleeping bag. Once she finished she pulled out a book and began reading. Inuyasha sighed deeply as the sun had finally gone down and the new moon shown ahead. He closed his eyes as he felt the on-coming transformation. His dog-like ears turned more human, his claws into human nails, and his hair and eyes turned black. Kagome sensed something and looked up from her book to see the newly transformed Inuyasha. She threw the book aside and screamed.
"Inuyasha?!"
"Nah, I'm a talking puppet. Of course it's me." He gave off an Inuyasha trademark smirk.
Kagome felt her heart relax as she released a sigh and reached for her book. "Wait a sec... how come you look like this?"
"Because it's a curse!" A voice said.
Kagome looked around. "What the fuck was that?" Her eyes continued moving around until she saw something on Inuyasha's shoulder. "Uhh... what is that?"
"A stupid flea named Myouga." Inuyasha closed his eyes. "He's supposed to be my guide and protect me, but does he? Noooo... he always runs off at the sign of trouble, damn coward."
"Iuyasha-sama, I do not!"
Inuyasha flicked the flea off his shoulder and Kagome caught him in her hand. She looked down at the small creature.
"So, uh... why's Inuyasha like that?"
"Well, since he's half-demon, on the night of the new moon, he turns human for that one night."
A loud roar was heard outside and Inuyasha immediately opened his eyes and hid into the shadows more, yet looking outside. Kagome ducked more into the shadows as she looked outside as well. A smile crossed her face when she noticed a familiar creature outside.
"Kirara!" She stood up and began to run outside. Inuyasha grabbed her by her wrists and pulled her back. She fell on her butt, and rubbed it as she felt the ground bruising it.
"Ow, what the hell was that for?!"
"Baka, can you not tell she's different from before?! Look at her eyes! Sheesh, humans these days!"
"Look who's talking." She noticed Inuyasha still held onto her wrist, so she jerked it loose and ran outside anyway. Inuyasha followed after her and eventually caught up with her.
"Myouga, what's wrong with--" He look on Kagome's shoulders and then his shoulders, and saw that the feal was no where to be found. "That goddamn stupid coward flea!" Inuyasha growled. **Damnit, what's wrong with her? If she attacks, I can't defend myself! And what about Kagome? Unless Kirara comes to her senses, she'll attack her as well!** "Kagome, we--" He looked around again and saw that Kagome had vanished, too. He looked in the direction of Kirara and felt his heart sink. Kagome was walking to her! Her had was out-stretched.
"Kagome, get back!" But it was too late. Kirara jumped up and tackled Kagome down to the ground. Kagome screamed out in pain as she felt the claws going through her wrists as Kirara held her down. Kirara growled and lowered her head to Kagome's, her eyes glowing a deadly red.
Kagome struggled, but the more she did, the more her wounds opened. "Kirara, it's me! It's Kagome! Stop, Kirara!" But her words went unheard. Kirara lowered her mouth to Kagome's neck and bit. Kagome tried to scream, but Kirara's fangs were against the front of her throat, cutting off her air-supply and her vocal cord. Kagome was falling unconcious when she felt the weight of the huge cat being lifted off of her. She felt Inuyasha shaking her and screaming out for her, but she couldn't respond to him. She had no idea how long it was taking and she could hear the screams of a man and... a woman? Also, behind her closed lids, she could feel the sun's rays slowly falling upon her face. She felt strong arms lift her up and whisper something into her ear. Then she slipped into a world of darkness and silence.
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Bleh. x.x ::Falls over:: Okay, chapter 5 is up! And chapter 6 shall soon follow! Thanks for the reviews and for everyone being so patient. Muwaha. Byes.
---Kaoru.
