Sorry about the lateness in this chapter! I've been seriously busy and had
a small writer's block. I re-wrote this chapter twice, that's why it took
so much time. Sorries!
Disclaimer: Rumiko Takahashi owns Inuyasha and all characters there of, yada, yada, yada.
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Inuyasha awoke to a dawn light, and sat up. He moved his shoulders around and then touched them.
"God, I feel great." He said to himself, tensing the muscles in his legs and arms. He stood up and looked around, finding Kagome lying asleep in the grass. He went over to her with the intention of waking her up, but when he sat down, he could see neither of them were strong enough to go anywhere, despite his renewed feeling. They hadn't eaten in a long time, and this was the first full night he had been able to sleep. Inuyasha leaned over her side to look at her face.
'She looks so, peaceful. In fact, this whole time the only face she has made has been one with tears. I would think with how weak she normally is, the pathetic human, she would have lost her marbles by now. Maybe she's stronger than I thought?' He pondered, searching her face for some kind of sign. Any thing that would give him a clue as to her heart's feelings. He shook his head and stood up.
'I'll go hunting and get us something to eat, then we'll rest for a few more hours.' He thought. The plan made him feel slightly guilty; after all, his friends were in danger. But he had a feeling that if Sesshoumaru hadn't killed them right away, he was not going to kill them any time soon. That was just how twisted his brother's mind was.
After Inuyasha built a small fire, he went out and caught a rabbit, which he skinned and roasted, all before Kagome had woken up. His nose led him to some blueberries, and he managed to find some wild carrots of sorts, which had a few good vitamins to restore their strength. When he placed them all on huge leaves from a nearby tree, he set it on a flat rock in front of Kagome, who was beginning to stir from her slumber. Inuyasha didn't wait until she woke up to devour his own.
Kagome sat up and gave him a half smile before she saw the food.
"Oh my Goodness, Inuyasha, did you make all of this?" She said, with a big look of surprise on her face. Inuyasha tried to keep a strait face.
"Of course I did, wench. Who else would have?" He replied, sitting next to the fire. But Kagome hadn't waited for his response before she took her fill of the food.
He watched her eat the food, and rolled his eyes. Sometimes, he didn't display any manners when eating, but the way she did it, it was ridiculous.
"Are you eating the food or inhaling it?" He asked with a snarl. Kagome ignored him and finished the last of the berries.
"That was great, Inuyasha. Sure, I may be so hungry I could eat dirt, but it was good. Better than waiting until I could count all of my ribs. But thanks." She told him.
"Feh." He said in annoyance. Kagome laughed. "So let's get going then."
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Kagome hopped on Inuyasha's back after he put out the fire, and he jumped into the trees. For about two hours she rode like that until they came to the ground. When they did, she got off and fell to the ground, feeling a bit dizzy. Inuyasha sat down too, lightly panting. Kagome looked up to the sun.
'This is silly. Why can't I use Sesshoumaru's magic? It would be much easier. I don't know how two transport two people, but I could make the cloud. It's not like the cloud is Sesshoumaru, right? Besides, I've been cheating this whole time anyway by masking my scent. I never put the shield down. I don't suppose I should now.' She thought, her hand on her chin. Kagome thought of Sesshoumaru, and how he always used to sit with such perfect posture. 'I feel like he's dead. I know he can't love me anymore. I don't think he's capable. Why didn't I see it when we first really kissed? Why didn't I see how abruptly he had changed? He kind of acted like me. . .' She thought.
"Oh my God." Kagome suddenly said, a thought popping into her head.
"What's wrong now? Worried about little fluffy-kins?" He asked in a mocking tone.
"No. I think I missed my final exams." Kagome said. "Oh My God I did! I FAILED THE TENTH GRADE!" Kagome shouted, practically breaking Inuyasha's ears. Kagome's hands flew up and she grabbed her hair, pulling on it with the strength of all her stress. "I can't believe I FORGOT!" She yelled again, pulling harder. In fact, had Inuyasha not jumped up to cover her mouth before he went deaf, she would have pulled it out of her head.
"Oi bitch! Do you even know how much that freaking hurts!?" He shouted. Kagome let her hands fall and again she began to cry.
"C'mon, Inuyasha, let's get moving." She told him, standing up with a sorrowful face.
"I'm still tiered." He said.
"That's okay. I'm carrying you this time." She said. Inuyasha tilted his head.
"You may slap hard, but you can't carry me." He told her, standing up as well. Kagome began to form the cloud beneath her feet and Inuyasha almost bit his tongue. "He thought you to do that!?" He yelled with frustration. "And this whole time I've been carrying you!?" He yelled. Kagome nodded, her face becoming a stone of sadness. Inuyasha walked up to the cloud, and tried to step on it. He fell right thought.
"You have to hold my hand, baka." She told him. He snarled.
"I'm not going to hold your filthy little hand." He told her, mock disgust in his voice. But Kagome had already grabbed him by the beads and up to the cloud. She placed a hand on his chest while she removed the one from the beads and held his claws.
"You have to be touching me at all times, unless you want to fall off. Get it?" Kagome asked without tone. Inuyasha nodded and held her hand. Though Kagome was going through a little depression about school, Inuyasha's hand made her forget it. She loved the feel of his smooth warm skin, even if only on her hands. She cracked a smile as they took off.
But when they did, Inuyasha did more than just hold her hand, he threw her arms around her. Kagome laughed.
"Afraid of heights, dog boy?" He growled. But Kagome just giggled again and thought about moving the cloud with her magic. She couldn't help but love his arms around her. 'The way I used to wish they would be.' Kagome said to herself. 'The way. . . I still wish he would.' She realized, suddenly blushing from the contact. Kagome pried loose and arm from her sides and placed it on him. At first, he twitched, but he didn't say a word about it.
It was beginning to get late and the sun was casting brilliant colors across the sky, when they realized they had entered the western lands. Kagome insisted on watching the rest of the sunset up in the air, while Inuyasha wanted to get down and make camp. When they finally did touch down, Kagome looked around.
"Crap, I forgot." She said to aloud. Inuyasha was looking around as well.
"What now, missed a date with Hobo?" He asked with a sneer. Kagome gave him a dirty look.
"No. I forgot that the western lands are swarming with Sesshoumaru's youkai. We should have stopped on the border to the western lands and made the final leg of the journey through the air. Have you still got Sesshoumaru's scent?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha nodded.
"Climb on my back." He ordered.
"We are not traveling any more tonight Inuyasha." She replied.
"I'm going to get us in a high tree so we'll be able to see youkai coming." He told her. Kagome didn't argue and got on. Inuyasha jumped up to the tallest tree they could see and got on the sturdiest branch. Kagome hated climbing trees, and when she got off, she grabbed Inuyasha and squeezed her yes shut.
"I thought you liked heights?" He asked. Kagome squeezed tighter.
"You let me fall, and I'll say the word all of the way down." She told him, opening her eyes a crack. He picked her up and sat down, putting her in his lap.
"Oi, I didn't sat I wanted to breathe the same air, dog boy." She replied. He grabbed her face and turned it to look at him.
"If you say the word up here, I'd probably die. There is no way I'm letting that happen." He told her, positioning his arms around her waist. Kagome yawned and put her arms over his neck.
"I'm going to mask our scents, okay?" She asked. He gave her a funny face and nodded. He felt a tingling sensation come over him when she smiled; that he was pretty sure wasn't from the magic. She felt so warm in his arms.
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Disclaimer: Rumiko Takahashi owns Inuyasha and all characters there of, yada, yada, yada.
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Inuyasha awoke to a dawn light, and sat up. He moved his shoulders around and then touched them.
"God, I feel great." He said to himself, tensing the muscles in his legs and arms. He stood up and looked around, finding Kagome lying asleep in the grass. He went over to her with the intention of waking her up, but when he sat down, he could see neither of them were strong enough to go anywhere, despite his renewed feeling. They hadn't eaten in a long time, and this was the first full night he had been able to sleep. Inuyasha leaned over her side to look at her face.
'She looks so, peaceful. In fact, this whole time the only face she has made has been one with tears. I would think with how weak she normally is, the pathetic human, she would have lost her marbles by now. Maybe she's stronger than I thought?' He pondered, searching her face for some kind of sign. Any thing that would give him a clue as to her heart's feelings. He shook his head and stood up.
'I'll go hunting and get us something to eat, then we'll rest for a few more hours.' He thought. The plan made him feel slightly guilty; after all, his friends were in danger. But he had a feeling that if Sesshoumaru hadn't killed them right away, he was not going to kill them any time soon. That was just how twisted his brother's mind was.
After Inuyasha built a small fire, he went out and caught a rabbit, which he skinned and roasted, all before Kagome had woken up. His nose led him to some blueberries, and he managed to find some wild carrots of sorts, which had a few good vitamins to restore their strength. When he placed them all on huge leaves from a nearby tree, he set it on a flat rock in front of Kagome, who was beginning to stir from her slumber. Inuyasha didn't wait until she woke up to devour his own.
Kagome sat up and gave him a half smile before she saw the food.
"Oh my Goodness, Inuyasha, did you make all of this?" She said, with a big look of surprise on her face. Inuyasha tried to keep a strait face.
"Of course I did, wench. Who else would have?" He replied, sitting next to the fire. But Kagome hadn't waited for his response before she took her fill of the food.
He watched her eat the food, and rolled his eyes. Sometimes, he didn't display any manners when eating, but the way she did it, it was ridiculous.
"Are you eating the food or inhaling it?" He asked with a snarl. Kagome ignored him and finished the last of the berries.
"That was great, Inuyasha. Sure, I may be so hungry I could eat dirt, but it was good. Better than waiting until I could count all of my ribs. But thanks." She told him.
"Feh." He said in annoyance. Kagome laughed. "So let's get going then."
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Kagome hopped on Inuyasha's back after he put out the fire, and he jumped into the trees. For about two hours she rode like that until they came to the ground. When they did, she got off and fell to the ground, feeling a bit dizzy. Inuyasha sat down too, lightly panting. Kagome looked up to the sun.
'This is silly. Why can't I use Sesshoumaru's magic? It would be much easier. I don't know how two transport two people, but I could make the cloud. It's not like the cloud is Sesshoumaru, right? Besides, I've been cheating this whole time anyway by masking my scent. I never put the shield down. I don't suppose I should now.' She thought, her hand on her chin. Kagome thought of Sesshoumaru, and how he always used to sit with such perfect posture. 'I feel like he's dead. I know he can't love me anymore. I don't think he's capable. Why didn't I see it when we first really kissed? Why didn't I see how abruptly he had changed? He kind of acted like me. . .' She thought.
"Oh my God." Kagome suddenly said, a thought popping into her head.
"What's wrong now? Worried about little fluffy-kins?" He asked in a mocking tone.
"No. I think I missed my final exams." Kagome said. "Oh My God I did! I FAILED THE TENTH GRADE!" Kagome shouted, practically breaking Inuyasha's ears. Kagome's hands flew up and she grabbed her hair, pulling on it with the strength of all her stress. "I can't believe I FORGOT!" She yelled again, pulling harder. In fact, had Inuyasha not jumped up to cover her mouth before he went deaf, she would have pulled it out of her head.
"Oi bitch! Do you even know how much that freaking hurts!?" He shouted. Kagome let her hands fall and again she began to cry.
"C'mon, Inuyasha, let's get moving." She told him, standing up with a sorrowful face.
"I'm still tiered." He said.
"That's okay. I'm carrying you this time." She said. Inuyasha tilted his head.
"You may slap hard, but you can't carry me." He told her, standing up as well. Kagome began to form the cloud beneath her feet and Inuyasha almost bit his tongue. "He thought you to do that!?" He yelled with frustration. "And this whole time I've been carrying you!?" He yelled. Kagome nodded, her face becoming a stone of sadness. Inuyasha walked up to the cloud, and tried to step on it. He fell right thought.
"You have to hold my hand, baka." She told him. He snarled.
"I'm not going to hold your filthy little hand." He told her, mock disgust in his voice. But Kagome had already grabbed him by the beads and up to the cloud. She placed a hand on his chest while she removed the one from the beads and held his claws.
"You have to be touching me at all times, unless you want to fall off. Get it?" Kagome asked without tone. Inuyasha nodded and held her hand. Though Kagome was going through a little depression about school, Inuyasha's hand made her forget it. She loved the feel of his smooth warm skin, even if only on her hands. She cracked a smile as they took off.
But when they did, Inuyasha did more than just hold her hand, he threw her arms around her. Kagome laughed.
"Afraid of heights, dog boy?" He growled. But Kagome just giggled again and thought about moving the cloud with her magic. She couldn't help but love his arms around her. 'The way I used to wish they would be.' Kagome said to herself. 'The way. . . I still wish he would.' She realized, suddenly blushing from the contact. Kagome pried loose and arm from her sides and placed it on him. At first, he twitched, but he didn't say a word about it.
It was beginning to get late and the sun was casting brilliant colors across the sky, when they realized they had entered the western lands. Kagome insisted on watching the rest of the sunset up in the air, while Inuyasha wanted to get down and make camp. When they finally did touch down, Kagome looked around.
"Crap, I forgot." She said to aloud. Inuyasha was looking around as well.
"What now, missed a date with Hobo?" He asked with a sneer. Kagome gave him a dirty look.
"No. I forgot that the western lands are swarming with Sesshoumaru's youkai. We should have stopped on the border to the western lands and made the final leg of the journey through the air. Have you still got Sesshoumaru's scent?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha nodded.
"Climb on my back." He ordered.
"We are not traveling any more tonight Inuyasha." She replied.
"I'm going to get us in a high tree so we'll be able to see youkai coming." He told her. Kagome didn't argue and got on. Inuyasha jumped up to the tallest tree they could see and got on the sturdiest branch. Kagome hated climbing trees, and when she got off, she grabbed Inuyasha and squeezed her yes shut.
"I thought you liked heights?" He asked. Kagome squeezed tighter.
"You let me fall, and I'll say the word all of the way down." She told him, opening her eyes a crack. He picked her up and sat down, putting her in his lap.
"Oi, I didn't sat I wanted to breathe the same air, dog boy." She replied. He grabbed her face and turned it to look at him.
"If you say the word up here, I'd probably die. There is no way I'm letting that happen." He told her, positioning his arms around her waist. Kagome yawned and put her arms over his neck.
"I'm going to mask our scents, okay?" She asked. He gave her a funny face and nodded. He felt a tingling sensation come over him when she smiled; that he was pretty sure wasn't from the magic. She felt so warm in his arms.
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