For the record, I do not own Inuyasha nor the characters. So don't sue me, I have no money.
**= Thoughts
*= Past events.
~~~
Inuyasha sat beside the still unconcious Kagome. His injuries weren't as serious as Kagome's. He closed his eyes and remembered the events that happened as Kagome was slipping into her unconcious state.
*Inuyasha managed to jump onto Kirara's back and plant his feet on the ground. Slowly, he managed to pull the huge cat off of Kagome and throw her to the side. Kirara flipped through the air and landed on her feet. Her blood-red eyes glared at the two as she growled lowly, slowly making her way back. Inuyasha pulled Kagome into his arms, shaking her gently.
"Kagome! Kagome!" He looked up and saw that Kirara was soaring through the air, ready to attack. Inuyasha put himself over Kagome's body, waiting for the attack
"Hiraikotsu!" Suddenly huge boomerang flew between Inuyasha and Kirara, causing Kirara to stop her attack. The boomerang circled and then was caught by its owner. Sango put it back over her shoulder as she ran over to Kirara, attempting to try to find out what was wrong. While Sango doged Kirara's attacks, the sun started making it's way across the sky. Inuyasha put his head to Kagome's ear and whispered his words as he laid her back down to join the fight. His black hair now turned back to silver, and his eyes to golden. His nails had also grown into claws.
Kirara sensed the transformation and then turned away and took off. Sango looked to Inuyasha.
"I thought you had done something to Kagome to make her start attacking you."
"Yeah, well, obviously I didn't." He made his way back to Kagome and slowly picked the unconcious girl into his arms. Her wounds were still bleeding slightly, and she was covered in her blood. Sango looked over at her.
"Something really evil must've taken over Kirara, because I really doubt she'd do that."
Inuyasha thought of saying a sarcastic remark, but held his tongue. Instead, he asked her, "Where can we find a doctor or whatever?"
"I know of a priestess..."
Inuyasha felt his heart skip a beat and he turned pale.
"What's your problem? Her name's Kaede. Come on."
Inuyasha released a deep sigh of relief and followed Sango.*
And that's how they got here. Inuyasha kept his eyes on the old priestess as she and Sango continued their conversation. Kaede made her way over to Kagome and checked her once again, and then looked at Inuyasha.
"Ah, it's been a while, has it not, Inuyasha?"
"Hmph." He implied as he crossed his arms.
"Have ye forgotten who I am?"
"Yeah, yeah, I know who you are, old hag."
"I...Inu...yasha...don't...treat old...people like that..." A voice beside him whispered. He blinked and looked down at Kagome.
"What? This old hag is just--What?!" Inuyasha felt Kaede slip something around his neck. He cocked an eyebrow as he saw the necklace. Inuyasha grabbed it and tried to pull it off, but it wouldn't move. All it would do is glow. Kaede whispered something to Kagome and she smiled lightly. Inuyasha looked at Kaede then down at Kagome. He turned his gaze to Sango who simply shrugged. Inuyasha gulped as he looked back at the two.
"Try it." Kaede implied.
"Oswari..."
The beads started to glow and got heavier, pulling towards the ground. Inuyasha muffled an "oof" as he was sent to the ground face first. He groaned in pain as he slowly made his way back up.
"Grrr..." He grabbed the beads again. "What the hell is this?!"
"Something that Kagome can control ye with."
"Oh, fuck!" Inuyasha said as he groaned again. "Well, how do I get this damn thing off?!"
"Only she can release ye, so there is no sense in trying to get it off. Aye, I should have given it to my sister..."
Inuyasha felt his heart skip a beat again.
"Your sister?" Sango asked.
"Aye, I had an elder sister named Kikyou. But she died fifty years ago because of something." She made sure that she put the emphasis on "some".
"How did she die?" Sango asked again. By now she had joined the others by Inuyasha's side.
"Inuyasha, why don't ye tell them while I go find some more herbs for Kagome." Kaede stood up and then made her way outside. Sango and Kagome looked over at Inuyasha.
Inuyasha inhaled deeply and held it for a few minutes. As he exhaled, he began his story.
"Fifty years ago... I was still trying to become a full-demon. As you can tell, demons and half-demons don't age as fast as humans... anyways, I came across Kikyou and kidnapped her as well. But, as time went on, we became closer and fell in love. In a fight with some very powerful demon, I was trying to protect her. But, he managed to seperate us... and he killed her. I brought her body back to Kaede, and they had her cremated. Kaede was a kid then, and she's had this hatred for me because she thinks I never protected Kikyou and I did..." He looked off to the side. Kagome tilted her head some because she thought she saw tears rising up in his eyes. Inuyasha closed his eyes and looked over to Kagome. They stared at each other for a few moments before Sango cleared her throat and they looked at her.
"Well, I'm off... I'm gonna go see if I can track down Kirara and whoever's controlling her. Kagome-chan, I hope you get healed soon." She gave a nod to Inuyasha and he returned it. Sango walked to her boomerang and put it across her back as she walked out. She told Kaede goodbye and left.
Kagome remained silent. Inuyasha had no parents, his brother hated him, and he lost the one he loved. She shouldn't feel sorry for him, but she couldn't help but do so. She turned her eyes to gaze up at him. Kagome hated to admit it, but she felt something for him. After all this time they spent together and he stopped acting like a jack-ass, she got closer to him... and now she knows his story. Inuyasha, on the other hand, was battling with himself on the inside. He sighed and stood up, walking outside. Not too much longer, the sounds of arguing were heard. Inuyasha wanted Kaede to hurry up with whatever she was doing and Kaede kept telling him to be patient. Kagome sat up and with all the strength she could summon, screamed out.
"Inuyasha!! Oswari!!"
"OOF!!"
~~~
Three days later, Kagome was fully healed thanks to Kaede's herbs and magic. Since then, she noticed a change in Inuyasha. He was acting somewhat colder. Not as cold as he did when they first met, but not as happy since the attack. They walked side by side in complete silence. All they did was walk, eat, sleep, and relieve themselves. They hardly spoke now. She could tell that Inuyasha was battling with something inside of him... maybe his human side wanted to take over? Or maybe his demon side? But more importantly... she was trying to remember those words that he whispered to her...
"Kagome, is this the place?"
Kagome snapped out of her thoughts and looked to where Inuyasha was pointing at. There was a house--not a small one, but not a big one, a shrine, and some well. Kagome nodded. She took one step forward then stopped. Was she that scared? Well, she hadn't seen the woman since she was a kid... but still. It was her mother, she shouldn't be scared. She felt someone give her a small push and she looked to see Inuyasha. He was motioning his forward, telling her to move. She nodded and slowly made her way to the house.
She came to the door and froze again. She could feel Inuyasha's eyes on her, telling her to do it. As she looked over her shoulder, he gave her a nod of reassurance. Kagome turned her attention back to the door and rang the doorbell. She heard a woman shout "coming!" from behind the closed door and she held her breath. The door opened and a woman with short, brown hair looked from behind the door and down at the girl.
"Who are you?"
"Hey, Mom. Long time no see."
"Kagome..."
Ms. Higurashi moved aside and let her daughter in, and closed the door behind them. Inuyasha sat beneath the shade of a tree and crossed his arms and legs, closing his eyes.
**Good luck... Kagome.** He sighed deeply and rested the back of his head against the tree to think some more.
~~~
BLAH. Chapter 6 is FINALLY up. x_x And I'm in a verrrrry creative mood right now so I guess I'll start writing on chapter 7. Enjoy! Thanks for the reviews, and I'm sorry for the cliff-hangers. =p But they're my specialty. ^___^; Byes.
---Kaoru.
**= Thoughts
*= Past events.
~~~
Inuyasha sat beside the still unconcious Kagome. His injuries weren't as serious as Kagome's. He closed his eyes and remembered the events that happened as Kagome was slipping into her unconcious state.
*Inuyasha managed to jump onto Kirara's back and plant his feet on the ground. Slowly, he managed to pull the huge cat off of Kagome and throw her to the side. Kirara flipped through the air and landed on her feet. Her blood-red eyes glared at the two as she growled lowly, slowly making her way back. Inuyasha pulled Kagome into his arms, shaking her gently.
"Kagome! Kagome!" He looked up and saw that Kirara was soaring through the air, ready to attack. Inuyasha put himself over Kagome's body, waiting for the attack
"Hiraikotsu!" Suddenly huge boomerang flew between Inuyasha and Kirara, causing Kirara to stop her attack. The boomerang circled and then was caught by its owner. Sango put it back over her shoulder as she ran over to Kirara, attempting to try to find out what was wrong. While Sango doged Kirara's attacks, the sun started making it's way across the sky. Inuyasha put his head to Kagome's ear and whispered his words as he laid her back down to join the fight. His black hair now turned back to silver, and his eyes to golden. His nails had also grown into claws.
Kirara sensed the transformation and then turned away and took off. Sango looked to Inuyasha.
"I thought you had done something to Kagome to make her start attacking you."
"Yeah, well, obviously I didn't." He made his way back to Kagome and slowly picked the unconcious girl into his arms. Her wounds were still bleeding slightly, and she was covered in her blood. Sango looked over at her.
"Something really evil must've taken over Kirara, because I really doubt she'd do that."
Inuyasha thought of saying a sarcastic remark, but held his tongue. Instead, he asked her, "Where can we find a doctor or whatever?"
"I know of a priestess..."
Inuyasha felt his heart skip a beat and he turned pale.
"What's your problem? Her name's Kaede. Come on."
Inuyasha released a deep sigh of relief and followed Sango.*
And that's how they got here. Inuyasha kept his eyes on the old priestess as she and Sango continued their conversation. Kaede made her way over to Kagome and checked her once again, and then looked at Inuyasha.
"Ah, it's been a while, has it not, Inuyasha?"
"Hmph." He implied as he crossed his arms.
"Have ye forgotten who I am?"
"Yeah, yeah, I know who you are, old hag."
"I...Inu...yasha...don't...treat old...people like that..." A voice beside him whispered. He blinked and looked down at Kagome.
"What? This old hag is just--What?!" Inuyasha felt Kaede slip something around his neck. He cocked an eyebrow as he saw the necklace. Inuyasha grabbed it and tried to pull it off, but it wouldn't move. All it would do is glow. Kaede whispered something to Kagome and she smiled lightly. Inuyasha looked at Kaede then down at Kagome. He turned his gaze to Sango who simply shrugged. Inuyasha gulped as he looked back at the two.
"Try it." Kaede implied.
"Oswari..."
The beads started to glow and got heavier, pulling towards the ground. Inuyasha muffled an "oof" as he was sent to the ground face first. He groaned in pain as he slowly made his way back up.
"Grrr..." He grabbed the beads again. "What the hell is this?!"
"Something that Kagome can control ye with."
"Oh, fuck!" Inuyasha said as he groaned again. "Well, how do I get this damn thing off?!"
"Only she can release ye, so there is no sense in trying to get it off. Aye, I should have given it to my sister..."
Inuyasha felt his heart skip a beat again.
"Your sister?" Sango asked.
"Aye, I had an elder sister named Kikyou. But she died fifty years ago because of something." She made sure that she put the emphasis on "some".
"How did she die?" Sango asked again. By now she had joined the others by Inuyasha's side.
"Inuyasha, why don't ye tell them while I go find some more herbs for Kagome." Kaede stood up and then made her way outside. Sango and Kagome looked over at Inuyasha.
Inuyasha inhaled deeply and held it for a few minutes. As he exhaled, he began his story.
"Fifty years ago... I was still trying to become a full-demon. As you can tell, demons and half-demons don't age as fast as humans... anyways, I came across Kikyou and kidnapped her as well. But, as time went on, we became closer and fell in love. In a fight with some very powerful demon, I was trying to protect her. But, he managed to seperate us... and he killed her. I brought her body back to Kaede, and they had her cremated. Kaede was a kid then, and she's had this hatred for me because she thinks I never protected Kikyou and I did..." He looked off to the side. Kagome tilted her head some because she thought she saw tears rising up in his eyes. Inuyasha closed his eyes and looked over to Kagome. They stared at each other for a few moments before Sango cleared her throat and they looked at her.
"Well, I'm off... I'm gonna go see if I can track down Kirara and whoever's controlling her. Kagome-chan, I hope you get healed soon." She gave a nod to Inuyasha and he returned it. Sango walked to her boomerang and put it across her back as she walked out. She told Kaede goodbye and left.
Kagome remained silent. Inuyasha had no parents, his brother hated him, and he lost the one he loved. She shouldn't feel sorry for him, but she couldn't help but do so. She turned her eyes to gaze up at him. Kagome hated to admit it, but she felt something for him. After all this time they spent together and he stopped acting like a jack-ass, she got closer to him... and now she knows his story. Inuyasha, on the other hand, was battling with himself on the inside. He sighed and stood up, walking outside. Not too much longer, the sounds of arguing were heard. Inuyasha wanted Kaede to hurry up with whatever she was doing and Kaede kept telling him to be patient. Kagome sat up and with all the strength she could summon, screamed out.
"Inuyasha!! Oswari!!"
"OOF!!"
~~~
Three days later, Kagome was fully healed thanks to Kaede's herbs and magic. Since then, she noticed a change in Inuyasha. He was acting somewhat colder. Not as cold as he did when they first met, but not as happy since the attack. They walked side by side in complete silence. All they did was walk, eat, sleep, and relieve themselves. They hardly spoke now. She could tell that Inuyasha was battling with something inside of him... maybe his human side wanted to take over? Or maybe his demon side? But more importantly... she was trying to remember those words that he whispered to her...
"Kagome, is this the place?"
Kagome snapped out of her thoughts and looked to where Inuyasha was pointing at. There was a house--not a small one, but not a big one, a shrine, and some well. Kagome nodded. She took one step forward then stopped. Was she that scared? Well, she hadn't seen the woman since she was a kid... but still. It was her mother, she shouldn't be scared. She felt someone give her a small push and she looked to see Inuyasha. He was motioning his forward, telling her to move. She nodded and slowly made her way to the house.
She came to the door and froze again. She could feel Inuyasha's eyes on her, telling her to do it. As she looked over her shoulder, he gave her a nod of reassurance. Kagome turned her attention back to the door and rang the doorbell. She heard a woman shout "coming!" from behind the closed door and she held her breath. The door opened and a woman with short, brown hair looked from behind the door and down at the girl.
"Who are you?"
"Hey, Mom. Long time no see."
"Kagome..."
Ms. Higurashi moved aside and let her daughter in, and closed the door behind them. Inuyasha sat beneath the shade of a tree and crossed his arms and legs, closing his eyes.
**Good luck... Kagome.** He sighed deeply and rested the back of his head against the tree to think some more.
~~~
BLAH. Chapter 6 is FINALLY up. x_x And I'm in a verrrrry creative mood right now so I guess I'll start writing on chapter 7. Enjoy! Thanks for the reviews, and I'm sorry for the cliff-hangers. =p But they're my specialty. ^___^; Byes.
---Kaoru.
