Last time: Kagome thought of how degrading this must be for Inu Yasha so
she asked Naoko if she could carry him and he let her. She put Inu Yasha's
haori on and picked Inu Yasha's wounded body.
Chapter 7
"We're nearly there. When we get there I can scavange some decent clothing from my daughter. She looks about your age. You two should get along just fine." Naoko spoke as they continued to walk through the woods to his village.
"How many members are in your family?" Kagome asked innocently.
"Just me and my daughter. Kouga's pack killed my mate during battle."
"Oh gods... I'm sorry for bringing up the subject."
"It's okay. I still morn for her, but it was a long time ago. It just makes me fight harder. And I have yet to kill the bastard who murdered her." He said with a faint growl in his throat.
"Sorry for asking so many questions... but what was his name?" Kagome asked breaking his train of thought.
"His name was... Masahiro..." he spoke the name as if it tasted like acid. "...he will pay for what he did..."
Kagome thought of the name but it didn't ring any bells. She looked down at Inu Yasha who was looking back at her. He turned his head away in the shame that Kagome actually had to carry him. His hair color was changing faster as the sun was setted lower in the sky. As they walked, Inu Yasha was getting heavier and heavier and she began to have a splitting head ache. Her lower back began to hurt a lot too. When they arrived at Naoko's village, it was nearly dusk. It was just like Kouga's village.
The dwellings were all caves in the cliffside and there was a stream that trickled by. There were Onigindensetsu pups running around the stream pouncing on the fish that swam by and catching the fireflies that buzzed around their heads. The pathways were lit by tall torches that resembled todays bug repellant torches. In the center of the dwellings was a blazing fire with several towns people surrounding it, talking about their day and eatting dinner with their friends. Naoko lead them up to his cave and sat them down on a small cushioned bed that was on the ground. Then he walked out of the room to gather some clothing and bandages. Kagome set a now asleep and completly transformed Inu Yasha down on the bed and sat next to him holding her head. Kagome's headache was getting so bad that she was getting dizzy. She sat down on the cushion and collapsed next to Inu Yasha. She began to twist and turn in agony. Naoko entered the room with a brilliant yellow and lime green kimono for Kagome and gause for Inu Yasha. When he saw Kagome twisting around in pain he dropped the supplies and sat by her side. She was itching at her ears and they were beginning to bleed rapidly. He pinned her arms down so she would stop but was nearly thrown off by her kicking and struggling. He looked over at Inu Yasha who was just beginning to wake up.
"Let her go Naoko." he spoke in a fatherly tone and starred daggers at him. Naoko didn't understand but he let her go anyway. She jumped up and ran across the room and into the wall and crouched in the corner. She held her ears that were spurting blood all over the place. Then she howled in pain as they began to shrink into her head. Inu Yasha layed there watching with a blank expression on his face. Naoko just stood there shocked that Inu Yasha was so calm about this and that is was actually happening. Kagome's hair was changing quickly from silver to raven black. As soon as her ears were gone she held her tail and yiped in pain as it was sucked into her back like spaghetti. After the transformation was complete, she just kneeled there in the corner looking down at her bloody hands. After a few moments of silence she gazed over at the astonished Naoko and the placid Inu Yasha with tears filling her eyes.
"Ya...you...are a hanyou h...huh..?" Naoko stuttered at the site of the crouching teen.
"Yeah dumbass remember me? You kinda squwashed me at the raid of my friend's village! You even had that little 'remember me' in the clearing!" she screamed. Naoko stood back at the yelling but replied anyway.
"I wasn't talking to you! I was talking to your flee bitten buddy right here!" he shouted back pointing at Inu Yasha. Inu Yasha growled at the dog comment but couldn't do much. 'Oh... just you wait until I can move!' he thought angrily. Kagome attempted to stand up but fell back to her knees and winced in pain. "Lets get you washed up now..." Naoko said putting his arm around her waist and her arm around his neck. He grabbed a bag before they left and started toward the exit. Inu Yasha growled at this. ' Take my Kagome will you? You are SO dog meat when I heal up Naoko!' he thought to himself.
They walked out of the cave and down the path to the stream where the pups were playing earlier. He waded into the calm water with her and sat her down on a rock. He then grabbed the bag he had and took out a bar of herbal soap. Then he took Kagome's hand gingerly into his and began to wash the blood off. '...the blood smells so good... I have to control myself... grrr..' he growled to himself. Kagome was embarrassed when she remembered that she didn't have any real pants on. '...at least Inu Yasha's haori is like skirt... a REALLY short skirt... but a skirt all the same...' she thought and blushed slightly. Once he was done with her hands he gave her the bar of soap.
"Do you think you can wash the...ahem... rest of youreself?" he asked and stood up. She wondered what he ment then looked down and remembered her tail.
"Uh... YEAH...uhh... I don't know why you were washing me in the first place!" she said and blush bright red. But then she found out why he was helping her in the first place. She fell face first into the stream and sat up spitting out water. She looked up at Naoko and gave him a silly grin. He smirked and helped her back on the rock.
"Yeah... I can wash myself...just stand over there okay?" she giggled and started to scrub her hair that was crusted with dried blood.
"Okay... just don't fall again..." he said laughing under his breath.
"Deal." she said and continued to scrub.
****
As soon as she was done bathing, Kagome and Naoko walked up to his cave where they found Inu Yasha chatting with Naoko's daughter.
"Ah yes, I see you've met my daughter Ryoko, Inu Yasha. Kagome, this is my daughter Ryoko. Ryoko, this is Inu Yasha's woman Kagome-"
"She ain't my woman!" He shouted... 'Yet...' he thought at the same time.
"Yeah, since when was I anyone's woman?" Kagome asked nearly shouting.
"Well... I just figured that when you two emerged from the bushes together naked that you two were mates. But I guess I saw wrong... when my eye grows back maybe I could see better..." he said with a small smirk on his face while pointing to his patched eye. Inu Yasha and Kagome instantly blushed and looked at eachother. When they saw eachothers faces they immediatly were on the ground laughing their faces off. Naoko and Ryoko stood back stunned at why they would be laughing. This continued for about five minutes before there was an awkward silence. Ryoko broke the silence.
"So... why are you two here?" she asked.
"Well, Kagome had been changed into a demon and we were actually here to... uh..." Inu Yasha stopped in his tracks. Kagome also seemed to stop as if she had been talking too. They both starred at eachother as if asking, 'what do we say?'
"W...we came to k..kill y...you..." she managed to stutter out, pointing to Naoko.
Teaser: "...but...but wwwe can't kill you now..."
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WOW! That was probably one of my best cliff hangers yet! R&R please guys!
Chapter 7
"We're nearly there. When we get there I can scavange some decent clothing from my daughter. She looks about your age. You two should get along just fine." Naoko spoke as they continued to walk through the woods to his village.
"How many members are in your family?" Kagome asked innocently.
"Just me and my daughter. Kouga's pack killed my mate during battle."
"Oh gods... I'm sorry for bringing up the subject."
"It's okay. I still morn for her, but it was a long time ago. It just makes me fight harder. And I have yet to kill the bastard who murdered her." He said with a faint growl in his throat.
"Sorry for asking so many questions... but what was his name?" Kagome asked breaking his train of thought.
"His name was... Masahiro..." he spoke the name as if it tasted like acid. "...he will pay for what he did..."
Kagome thought of the name but it didn't ring any bells. She looked down at Inu Yasha who was looking back at her. He turned his head away in the shame that Kagome actually had to carry him. His hair color was changing faster as the sun was setted lower in the sky. As they walked, Inu Yasha was getting heavier and heavier and she began to have a splitting head ache. Her lower back began to hurt a lot too. When they arrived at Naoko's village, it was nearly dusk. It was just like Kouga's village.
The dwellings were all caves in the cliffside and there was a stream that trickled by. There were Onigindensetsu pups running around the stream pouncing on the fish that swam by and catching the fireflies that buzzed around their heads. The pathways were lit by tall torches that resembled todays bug repellant torches. In the center of the dwellings was a blazing fire with several towns people surrounding it, talking about their day and eatting dinner with their friends. Naoko lead them up to his cave and sat them down on a small cushioned bed that was on the ground. Then he walked out of the room to gather some clothing and bandages. Kagome set a now asleep and completly transformed Inu Yasha down on the bed and sat next to him holding her head. Kagome's headache was getting so bad that she was getting dizzy. She sat down on the cushion and collapsed next to Inu Yasha. She began to twist and turn in agony. Naoko entered the room with a brilliant yellow and lime green kimono for Kagome and gause for Inu Yasha. When he saw Kagome twisting around in pain he dropped the supplies and sat by her side. She was itching at her ears and they were beginning to bleed rapidly. He pinned her arms down so she would stop but was nearly thrown off by her kicking and struggling. He looked over at Inu Yasha who was just beginning to wake up.
"Let her go Naoko." he spoke in a fatherly tone and starred daggers at him. Naoko didn't understand but he let her go anyway. She jumped up and ran across the room and into the wall and crouched in the corner. She held her ears that were spurting blood all over the place. Then she howled in pain as they began to shrink into her head. Inu Yasha layed there watching with a blank expression on his face. Naoko just stood there shocked that Inu Yasha was so calm about this and that is was actually happening. Kagome's hair was changing quickly from silver to raven black. As soon as her ears were gone she held her tail and yiped in pain as it was sucked into her back like spaghetti. After the transformation was complete, she just kneeled there in the corner looking down at her bloody hands. After a few moments of silence she gazed over at the astonished Naoko and the placid Inu Yasha with tears filling her eyes.
"Ya...you...are a hanyou h...huh..?" Naoko stuttered at the site of the crouching teen.
"Yeah dumbass remember me? You kinda squwashed me at the raid of my friend's village! You even had that little 'remember me' in the clearing!" she screamed. Naoko stood back at the yelling but replied anyway.
"I wasn't talking to you! I was talking to your flee bitten buddy right here!" he shouted back pointing at Inu Yasha. Inu Yasha growled at the dog comment but couldn't do much. 'Oh... just you wait until I can move!' he thought angrily. Kagome attempted to stand up but fell back to her knees and winced in pain. "Lets get you washed up now..." Naoko said putting his arm around her waist and her arm around his neck. He grabbed a bag before they left and started toward the exit. Inu Yasha growled at this. ' Take my Kagome will you? You are SO dog meat when I heal up Naoko!' he thought to himself.
They walked out of the cave and down the path to the stream where the pups were playing earlier. He waded into the calm water with her and sat her down on a rock. He then grabbed the bag he had and took out a bar of herbal soap. Then he took Kagome's hand gingerly into his and began to wash the blood off. '...the blood smells so good... I have to control myself... grrr..' he growled to himself. Kagome was embarrassed when she remembered that she didn't have any real pants on. '...at least Inu Yasha's haori is like skirt... a REALLY short skirt... but a skirt all the same...' she thought and blushed slightly. Once he was done with her hands he gave her the bar of soap.
"Do you think you can wash the...ahem... rest of youreself?" he asked and stood up. She wondered what he ment then looked down and remembered her tail.
"Uh... YEAH...uhh... I don't know why you were washing me in the first place!" she said and blush bright red. But then she found out why he was helping her in the first place. She fell face first into the stream and sat up spitting out water. She looked up at Naoko and gave him a silly grin. He smirked and helped her back on the rock.
"Yeah... I can wash myself...just stand over there okay?" she giggled and started to scrub her hair that was crusted with dried blood.
"Okay... just don't fall again..." he said laughing under his breath.
"Deal." she said and continued to scrub.
****
As soon as she was done bathing, Kagome and Naoko walked up to his cave where they found Inu Yasha chatting with Naoko's daughter.
"Ah yes, I see you've met my daughter Ryoko, Inu Yasha. Kagome, this is my daughter Ryoko. Ryoko, this is Inu Yasha's woman Kagome-"
"She ain't my woman!" He shouted... 'Yet...' he thought at the same time.
"Yeah, since when was I anyone's woman?" Kagome asked nearly shouting.
"Well... I just figured that when you two emerged from the bushes together naked that you two were mates. But I guess I saw wrong... when my eye grows back maybe I could see better..." he said with a small smirk on his face while pointing to his patched eye. Inu Yasha and Kagome instantly blushed and looked at eachother. When they saw eachothers faces they immediatly were on the ground laughing their faces off. Naoko and Ryoko stood back stunned at why they would be laughing. This continued for about five minutes before there was an awkward silence. Ryoko broke the silence.
"So... why are you two here?" she asked.
"Well, Kagome had been changed into a demon and we were actually here to... uh..." Inu Yasha stopped in his tracks. Kagome also seemed to stop as if she had been talking too. They both starred at eachother as if asking, 'what do we say?'
"W...we came to k..kill y...you..." she managed to stutter out, pointing to Naoko.
Teaser: "...but...but wwwe can't kill you now..."
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WOW! That was probably one of my best cliff hangers yet! R&R please guys!