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Inuyasha Fanfic
WARNINGS: Warning for Inuyasha's potty mouth.
To Lose the One I LoveBy: Chiruken
Chapter 16
"It won't. Either way she will be unable to leave through the Bone Eater's Well." Focusing on Kagome again he leveled an intent look at her. "It is entirely up to you how you will shape your future. Will you devote your life to guarding the Shikon no Tama that youkai and human alike lust after? Will you follow in the steps of the miko, Kikyo?" He paused and glanced at the hanyou at his furious growl. "Or will you forge your own destiny by destroying that which has already ruined countless lives? It is, after all, ultimately your decision." He waited for a moment before returning his gaze back to the young woman standing directly behind Inuyasha. "So what will it be, Kagome? A life of servitude? Or a life of freedom? Decide quickly. Time grows short." He turned on his heel and strode away, leaving stunned silence in the clearing behind him.
Inuyasha scowled after his elder brother's retreating back before slowly sliding Tetsusaiga back into its saya. "Keh." He turned back to face his companion. "Oi. Kagome. Let's go back."
Kagome stared at the ground, Sesshoumaru's words echoing through her mind. "Ne…Inuyasha…do you think he was telling the truth? Do you think that no matter what happens I'll be trapped here?"
"Ano…" The hanyou closed the distance slowly and gently placed a hand on her shoulder comfortingly. His ears flicked forward and back as he tried to form an answer that would somehow be true yet also ease her obvious fear. "Kagome…" Sighing softly as his ears drooped unhappily he finally shook his head. "I don't know. Not much is known about the Shikon no Tama."
"Kikyo might know…" As soon as the words were out of her mouth she wished she could take them back. Baka! What a time to remind him of her!
"Ee…and maybe Sango since it came from her village first." Tilting his head to the side he tried to peer into her averted eyes.
Drawing in a deep breath she tried to push her anxiety aside and slowly turned to meet his steady gaze. "Well, then I guess we should ask her, ne?" Forcing a smile she grabbed his sleeve and started back towards where they'd left their companions. "Come on, Inuyasha. Let's go."
"W-wait a minute!" Refusing to be led he jerked his arm out of her grasp. "What if he's right? You should go back before it's too late." He gestured towards the Bone Eater's Well.
Turning back to face the hanyou she tilted her head to the side. "But it isn't complete yet. There's still time. I mean, we could at least ask Sango-chan. Maybe…"
Gritting his teeth he shook his head stubbornly. "Don't you get it? You could be stuck here! What then?"
Eyes filling with tears she shrugged. Inuyasha no baka! I'm trying to tell you that I don't care! "There's still time!" Planting her fists on her hips she refused to give in to despair and cry.
Shoulders slumping in defeat he shook his head sadly. "Kagome…" Turning away from her he stared at the well. "If you get stuck here…"
She closed the distance and placed her arms around his waist, resting her forehead against his back. "If I get stuck here, then I get stuck here. Would it be any different if the well gets sealed while I'm on the other side?"
Covering her hands with his own he nodded slowly. "Ee…at least you'd be safe where you belong."
"Maybe I belong where you are…"
"Kagome…" Closing his eyes he allowed a half smile to play about his lips. "Do you know what you're sayin'?"
"Baka…of course I do!" Pulling away from him she tugged on his sleeve urging him to turn to face her. Looking up into his familiar features and meeting his amber gaze fiercely with a determined look of her own she smiled. "I'm saying that I want to be with you…no matter what." Drawing in a deep fortifying breath she forged ahead despite the butterflies dancing in her stomach in time with the thudding of her heart. "I love you and that's…" She didn't get a chance to finish as he suddenly pulled her into his arms in a crushing embrace. Gasping, she stared over his shoulder in shock. The last time he tugged me like this he stole the Shikon shards I had and shoved me down the well! "I-Inuyasha…"
"Kagome…" His arms tightened as he inhaled her scent before shoving her roughly away. "It isn't fair!" He turned away, hands clenching into fists at his sides. Bowing his head he gritted his teeth. "Chikusho…"
"Inuyasha?" Tentatively she placed a hand lightly on his arm. "What is it? What's wrong?"
Glaring at her he shrugged her hand off. "You don't belong here!" He turned to face her fully. "You don't come from this world!" Advancing on her with anger burning in his eyes he winced inwardly as she took a hasty step back, fear flitting across her features. "You belong in the future and no amount of wishin' is gonna change that!"
Tears filling her eyes Kagome felt her own temper flare. "So what? That doesn't matter! I just told you that I love you and you're getting angry with me! Why? Is it because you really do hate me?" Furiously she swiped at the tears falling slowly down her cheeks. "Am I just a shard detector to you after all? Were you just playing with my feelings?" Eyes widening in shock she stopped and drew in a sharp breath. "That's it, isn't it? You can't really have Kikyo so I'd make a decent substitute until you can be together again, isn't that it? How could you, Inuyasha? How could you do something so…so…heartless?"
"A-ano…" Eyes wide in shock he shook his head sharply. "No! That's not it!" Grabbing her by the shoulders he shook her lightly. "That's not it at all!"
"Let me go!" She tried to shake free of his grasp.
"No, not until…"
"Sit!" As soon as the word was out of her mouth she realized her error. He was too close to her and the magical command worked immediately, dragging him to the ground with bone crushing force…taking her along with him. With a startled shriek she fell, momentarily pinned to the spot.
"Chikusho…" With his face planted directly between her legs and pinned to the ground he could do nothing more than close his eyes tightly and try to ignore the compromising situation. "Kagome…" Her name emerged on a low growl. "Baka…" Fighting against the pull of the rosary he found that his struggles were only making the situation worse. "That was fucking brilliant, woman."
Blinking rapidly at the grumbles issuing from a rather intimate region of her anatomy Kagome could only stare at the back on his head with eyes wide with horrified shock as a blush spread rapidly up her neck and into her face. "I-I…" She winced when her voice failed her and was reduced to stutters of mortification.
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**To Be Continued…**
Definitions:
Youkai: Demon
Miko: Priestess
Hanyou: Half human, half youkai
Saya: Sheath
Oi: Hey
Ne: Say…; …right?
Ano: Um…
Baka: Stupid; idiot; fool
Ee: Yes; yeah
-Chan: "little" or "cute"; a diminutive name suffix used to address children, female relative and close friends; also used as an endearment
Inuyasha no baka: Stupid Inuyasha
Chikusho: Damn it!
Author's Notes:
Hmm…longer chapters…but weird cliffhangers…
Not exactly the resolution to the conflict that I'd first envisioned when I began this chapter…but I guess it'll do.
^_^x
Chiruken