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The InuYasha characters are currently getting ready for the next chapter, they're in their dressing rooms, and I think that Miroku is trying to watch Sango change again-
*from somewhere backstage*
"Ahhh!!! Miroku! You Pervert!!!"
BAM!!!
I could get a job being a psychic . . .*echoy voice* The chapter will start . . .
Now
~*~*~*~*~*~
Chapter 14
Two Hearts, One Love
Kagome went to school that morning, the first time in over a month. She shouldered her backpack as she walked down the street toward the school.
"Kagome! Where's the fire?"
She turned to see her three friends, running down to sidewalk to catch up with her. She gave them a halfhearted smile; it was a wonder that she _could_ smile at all. The dream she had had the night before was the only thing that had made her feel any better.
"Oh, hey guys." She said, reluctantly waiting for them.
They ran up to her and started asking her questions.
"How are you feeling?"
"Have you gotten over your case of malaria?"
"What about the amnesia? Can you remember everything now?"
"How is that Electro shock therapy going?
Kagome sighed; every time she came back from the feudal era, it seemed that her grandfather had created some sort of new illness she had come down with.
'Why can't they just say I had the flu? That would have been fine for a week or two worth of excuses!'
She walked to school in silence, and though they were dying to know about her "psycho, insane, rude, egotistic" "boyfriend", they sensed that that was a touchy subject at the moment and steered clear of it.
School took so long; Kagome wondered why she even came back.
'Because you need the grades to get a good job down the line. Not that it matters now, if you can't even finish high school . . .'
Finally the last bell rang and Kagome gathered her things.
She would be going back to the feudal era as soon as she got home. She missed her friends; and while her family was very understanding and comforting, the only ones she could mourn with, were Sango, Miroku and Shippo.
"Hey Kagome!"
Looking up at the sound of her voice, she found Hojo standing there. He had a grin on his face. The one that he always had on when he was going to ask her out.
'Oh, please, not now!' she pleaded in her mind.
"Kagome, how are you feeling?"
"Better." She replied shortly, trying to smile back at him.
"Great! Well, I was wondering, are you doing anything tomorrow?"
She cringed inwardly; she didn't really feel like going out with him at the moment.
"Oh, I- . . .Hojo, I'm really sorry, but I don't think I be able to go out tomorrow." She scanned her mind frantically for a good excuse, " I, uh, have a doctors appointment."
'Well that was pathetic!'
"I see," He said, still hopeful, "Maybe another time?"
"Sure." She answered.
He waved as he walked down the hallway,
"See you later Kagome! Hope you feel better!"
She sighed heavily once he was out of sight.
'And, once again, the level of his naïveness has been tested.'
~*~*~*~*~*~
"How is your side, Miroku?"
The monk looked up to find Sango standing right next to him. The sun was shining lightly through the trees and the wind blew softly. Miroku had been sitting underneath a tree, thinking.
"It is fine, how are you?"
Sango sighed and sat next to him.
"I miss Kagome . . . and InuYasha."
Miroku sifted his gaze toward the clouds.
"So do I Sango . . ."
~*~*~*~*~*~
InuYasha opened his eyes painfully. He couldn't remember the last time he had been in so much pain. Had he ever felt this kind of pain? Not a chance.
He tried to get up, but couldn't. Every muscle in his body ached.
'Damn . . .'
He struggled to get up once more, calling up all of his strength, and this time succeeded. He fell against a tree trunk and stood there panting for a minute.
'Great, where the hell am I?'
He sniffed the air and found that he wasn't too far away from the place where he had rescued Kagome-
He froze.
Where was Kagome? Was she all right?
With that last thought his energy was completely spent. He sank down, leaned up against the tree trunk and fell back to sleep instantly. Knowing that when he woke up, his injuries would have healed enough to go and find Kagome.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Three hours later dusk started to fall, and InuYasha awoke feeling much better.
He stumbled back to the castle and found that it had been, pretty much burned to the ground. InuYasha's heart wrenched,
'I hope Kagome's okay.'
He noticed something glimmering in the setting sunlight. Stumbling over to it, he noticed it was the Tetsusaiga. He picked it up and moved to put it in its sheath, but found it not to be at his side. He looked around for a while, but could not find it. So he headed back toward Kaede's village.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Sango stiffened.
"I sense a demon."
"So do I." Miroku responded, getting up and helping her as well.
They dashed quickly out of the hut, Shippo and Kirara at their heels. Sango grabbed her boomerang bone on the way out the door.
What they saw scared them witless.
There in front of them, a few yards away, was the battered hanyou.
"InuYasha?" they cried in disbelief.
Miroku eyes narrowed in suspicion.
"How do we know that this is not a trick, to try and deceive us? Who sent you? Naraku?" he demanded, his left hand reaching toward the beads on his right.
"Whoa! Whoa!" InuYasha yelped, putting his hands up in defense, "Before you suck me into that wind tunnel of yours, Miroku, I'm tell'n ya I'm not a trick."
"How do we know? You're dead. What if Naraku is controlling you like he did Kohaku?" Sango demanded, tightening her grip on her weapon.
InuYasha sighed roughly, "I didn't DIE!!!"
'No reason to complicate things.' He though frantically, 'I might as well not have been dead anyway.'
The others didn't believe him, so they sent for Lady Kaede to see whether or not he was being truthful, or if he was even truly alive.
"He is indeed telling the truth." The old priestess concluded after testing him with a few sacred spells.
"Well that's just great! Can you untie me now?!" InuYasha growled, struggling against his bonds.
They untied him and Shippo jumped onto his shoulder.
"It really IS you InuYasha!!!" he cried, yanking a lock of his hair.
"Ow! Come here you little runt-!"
"Kagome is going to be so happy!" The little kitsune added swiftly, jumping to the ground and scrambling to get behind Sango's legs.
"We are all glad that you are well, InuYasha." She said, smiling. Miroku knelt next to the hanyou and smiled as well.
"We are all glad that you have not left us."
InuYasha "hmphed" and looked away. But the words of his parents lingered in his ears.
["And you have people who love you."]
["Go back to the people who love you, and the people you love."]
'Maybe they were right . . .'
~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome came back out of the well, putting her big yellow backpack on the ground for a second while she gazed fondly at the stars overhead.
'There are so many . . . each one beautiful and unique.'
She sighed sadly,
'Too bad InuYasha isn't here to see it.'
She walked steadily back through the trees, knowing full well that it wasn't safe to be out alone at night.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Kaede was tending to InuYasha's wounds when a wonderful scent caught his attention. He stiffened and shot a look at the doorway.
"Kagome . . ."
Before anyone could say anything else, he was out the door.
InuYasha raced through the trees, not caring about his aches and pains, or the fact that he didn't have his haori or Tetsusaiga. All he could think about was getting to Kagome. To see her, touch her, make sure that she was okay.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome heard some rustling in the trees and looked around, feeling more nervous.
'What was-?'
Suddenly there was a presence behind her.
She spun around, dropping her bag in the process, and strung an arrow in her bow all in a half a second. She pointed it at the demon before her and . . . she couldn't believe the sight before her.
Her hands and arms relaxed on their own, for they had no more will power.
There in front of her, stood a tall boy, naked from the waist up. His long, white hair glistened in the moonlight, and his eyes glimmering with emotion. The dark prayer beads around his neck boldly stood out in contrast to his creamy skin. His muscular chest moved with every breath he took, and his torso was halfway bandaged.
Kagome took this all in with difficulty.
'This can't be real.'
Still, her arms fell to her sides. Her quiver slid off of her shoulder and her bow and arrow joined it on the ground.
There were no more tears in her eyes, for she was still in shock.
The hanyou before her smiled slightly, his eyes taking her in.
She wasn't hurt, she was fine, and everything would be fine now . . .
Kagome stood there petrified. What was she going to do?
This had to be a trap! Her rational side screamed. But her other half pushed that thought aside, more concerned on whether or not he was real.
InuYasha's glance didn't waver, constantly staring into her eyes.
Those deep amber eyes . . .
"Ka-Kagome . . ."
As soon as he said her name, it was as if he had just cut her loose from her uncertainty.
"InuYasha!"
She ran to him, tripped slightly and fell against him, the energy from her legs having been sucked dry. They fell gently to their knees, where he wrapped his arms around her and held her close.
Kagome clung to him, unwilling to ever let him go. His heart beat steadily in his chest. His body was warm and alive.
He was alive.
InuYasha nuzzled his cheek in her raven black hair, breathing in her wonderful and intoxicating scent.
Kagome was alive; he was alive; and everything else could just fall into place.
No more words had to be spoken. In fact, no sound came from the forest around them; it was peacefully still. Not even the crickets chirped (A/N Because I squashed them all!!! HAHAHA!!!)
It was as if the whole world was watching them in awe.
Two hearts, and one unspoken and undying love . . .
The End
(A/N . . . for now!!! Mwahahaha!!!) ~*~*~*~*~*~
Okay, what do you think? Good? Bad? Not what you were expecting? Well, of all of those people, who have been telling me to write more stuff, I have good news for you! I plan on writing two more stories, one of which will be the sequel to this one!
K: That was good! I love it Denra!
Inu: Feh.
M: very nice!
S: I must say, I have to agree!
Sh: It rocked!!!
Yuske: It was okay.
Everyone: What are you doing back here?!
Yuske: I had to see how it ended.
Tailz: That was sooo romantic *sniffle* I'm not gonna cry!
D: Well everyone, I hope you like this little story and I hope I did well for my first fanfic! Stay tuned, 'cause I'll be posting some other stories ASAP!!! But before I go I have to thank all of my reviews that have been with me so far.
Chaoticdream, Silvertailz, Lilblazinchica, ClawladyAshkeveron, Kittie, Angel452, EvilVidel, Goku Li, Kaagome, L.A. Dodgers, Yun Fei, Sonic-Fan, youkai chick supreme, kohole, silver hyper pikachu, Shadow's Assasin, Saria, Crimsondragon6, Forgotten Sorceress, johnnymaniac777, Krista, Heartbreaker2007, Drake Siege, Kotosue, Fallen Rain, Raven Muninn, Demon Kitara, AnimeGurl16, shippiogirl18, ChibiWolfieChan, Nori Ryeko, Barbie Doll Slayer 19, Bonkerzz, and Kyo-Terayashi.
Thank you all for your support.
I couldn't have done it without you.
*HUGGS AND KISSES!!!*
Later!
~Denra
The InuYasha characters are currently getting ready for the next chapter, they're in their dressing rooms, and I think that Miroku is trying to watch Sango change again-
*from somewhere backstage*
"Ahhh!!! Miroku! You Pervert!!!"
BAM!!!
I could get a job being a psychic . . .*echoy voice* The chapter will start . . .
Now
~*~*~*~*~*~
Chapter 14
Two Hearts, One Love
Kagome went to school that morning, the first time in over a month. She shouldered her backpack as she walked down the street toward the school.
"Kagome! Where's the fire?"
She turned to see her three friends, running down to sidewalk to catch up with her. She gave them a halfhearted smile; it was a wonder that she _could_ smile at all. The dream she had had the night before was the only thing that had made her feel any better.
"Oh, hey guys." She said, reluctantly waiting for them.
They ran up to her and started asking her questions.
"How are you feeling?"
"Have you gotten over your case of malaria?"
"What about the amnesia? Can you remember everything now?"
"How is that Electro shock therapy going?
Kagome sighed; every time she came back from the feudal era, it seemed that her grandfather had created some sort of new illness she had come down with.
'Why can't they just say I had the flu? That would have been fine for a week or two worth of excuses!'
She walked to school in silence, and though they were dying to know about her "psycho, insane, rude, egotistic" "boyfriend", they sensed that that was a touchy subject at the moment and steered clear of it.
School took so long; Kagome wondered why she even came back.
'Because you need the grades to get a good job down the line. Not that it matters now, if you can't even finish high school . . .'
Finally the last bell rang and Kagome gathered her things.
She would be going back to the feudal era as soon as she got home. She missed her friends; and while her family was very understanding and comforting, the only ones she could mourn with, were Sango, Miroku and Shippo.
"Hey Kagome!"
Looking up at the sound of her voice, she found Hojo standing there. He had a grin on his face. The one that he always had on when he was going to ask her out.
'Oh, please, not now!' she pleaded in her mind.
"Kagome, how are you feeling?"
"Better." She replied shortly, trying to smile back at him.
"Great! Well, I was wondering, are you doing anything tomorrow?"
She cringed inwardly; she didn't really feel like going out with him at the moment.
"Oh, I- . . .Hojo, I'm really sorry, but I don't think I be able to go out tomorrow." She scanned her mind frantically for a good excuse, " I, uh, have a doctors appointment."
'Well that was pathetic!'
"I see," He said, still hopeful, "Maybe another time?"
"Sure." She answered.
He waved as he walked down the hallway,
"See you later Kagome! Hope you feel better!"
She sighed heavily once he was out of sight.
'And, once again, the level of his naïveness has been tested.'
~*~*~*~*~*~
"How is your side, Miroku?"
The monk looked up to find Sango standing right next to him. The sun was shining lightly through the trees and the wind blew softly. Miroku had been sitting underneath a tree, thinking.
"It is fine, how are you?"
Sango sighed and sat next to him.
"I miss Kagome . . . and InuYasha."
Miroku sifted his gaze toward the clouds.
"So do I Sango . . ."
~*~*~*~*~*~
InuYasha opened his eyes painfully. He couldn't remember the last time he had been in so much pain. Had he ever felt this kind of pain? Not a chance.
He tried to get up, but couldn't. Every muscle in his body ached.
'Damn . . .'
He struggled to get up once more, calling up all of his strength, and this time succeeded. He fell against a tree trunk and stood there panting for a minute.
'Great, where the hell am I?'
He sniffed the air and found that he wasn't too far away from the place where he had rescued Kagome-
He froze.
Where was Kagome? Was she all right?
With that last thought his energy was completely spent. He sank down, leaned up against the tree trunk and fell back to sleep instantly. Knowing that when he woke up, his injuries would have healed enough to go and find Kagome.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Three hours later dusk started to fall, and InuYasha awoke feeling much better.
He stumbled back to the castle and found that it had been, pretty much burned to the ground. InuYasha's heart wrenched,
'I hope Kagome's okay.'
He noticed something glimmering in the setting sunlight. Stumbling over to it, he noticed it was the Tetsusaiga. He picked it up and moved to put it in its sheath, but found it not to be at his side. He looked around for a while, but could not find it. So he headed back toward Kaede's village.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Sango stiffened.
"I sense a demon."
"So do I." Miroku responded, getting up and helping her as well.
They dashed quickly out of the hut, Shippo and Kirara at their heels. Sango grabbed her boomerang bone on the way out the door.
What they saw scared them witless.
There in front of them, a few yards away, was the battered hanyou.
"InuYasha?" they cried in disbelief.
Miroku eyes narrowed in suspicion.
"How do we know that this is not a trick, to try and deceive us? Who sent you? Naraku?" he demanded, his left hand reaching toward the beads on his right.
"Whoa! Whoa!" InuYasha yelped, putting his hands up in defense, "Before you suck me into that wind tunnel of yours, Miroku, I'm tell'n ya I'm not a trick."
"How do we know? You're dead. What if Naraku is controlling you like he did Kohaku?" Sango demanded, tightening her grip on her weapon.
InuYasha sighed roughly, "I didn't DIE!!!"
'No reason to complicate things.' He though frantically, 'I might as well not have been dead anyway.'
The others didn't believe him, so they sent for Lady Kaede to see whether or not he was being truthful, or if he was even truly alive.
"He is indeed telling the truth." The old priestess concluded after testing him with a few sacred spells.
"Well that's just great! Can you untie me now?!" InuYasha growled, struggling against his bonds.
They untied him and Shippo jumped onto his shoulder.
"It really IS you InuYasha!!!" he cried, yanking a lock of his hair.
"Ow! Come here you little runt-!"
"Kagome is going to be so happy!" The little kitsune added swiftly, jumping to the ground and scrambling to get behind Sango's legs.
"We are all glad that you are well, InuYasha." She said, smiling. Miroku knelt next to the hanyou and smiled as well.
"We are all glad that you have not left us."
InuYasha "hmphed" and looked away. But the words of his parents lingered in his ears.
["And you have people who love you."]
["Go back to the people who love you, and the people you love."]
'Maybe they were right . . .'
~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome came back out of the well, putting her big yellow backpack on the ground for a second while she gazed fondly at the stars overhead.
'There are so many . . . each one beautiful and unique.'
She sighed sadly,
'Too bad InuYasha isn't here to see it.'
She walked steadily back through the trees, knowing full well that it wasn't safe to be out alone at night.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Kaede was tending to InuYasha's wounds when a wonderful scent caught his attention. He stiffened and shot a look at the doorway.
"Kagome . . ."
Before anyone could say anything else, he was out the door.
InuYasha raced through the trees, not caring about his aches and pains, or the fact that he didn't have his haori or Tetsusaiga. All he could think about was getting to Kagome. To see her, touch her, make sure that she was okay.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome heard some rustling in the trees and looked around, feeling more nervous.
'What was-?'
Suddenly there was a presence behind her.
She spun around, dropping her bag in the process, and strung an arrow in her bow all in a half a second. She pointed it at the demon before her and . . . she couldn't believe the sight before her.
Her hands and arms relaxed on their own, for they had no more will power.
There in front of her, stood a tall boy, naked from the waist up. His long, white hair glistened in the moonlight, and his eyes glimmering with emotion. The dark prayer beads around his neck boldly stood out in contrast to his creamy skin. His muscular chest moved with every breath he took, and his torso was halfway bandaged.
Kagome took this all in with difficulty.
'This can't be real.'
Still, her arms fell to her sides. Her quiver slid off of her shoulder and her bow and arrow joined it on the ground.
There were no more tears in her eyes, for she was still in shock.
The hanyou before her smiled slightly, his eyes taking her in.
She wasn't hurt, she was fine, and everything would be fine now . . .
Kagome stood there petrified. What was she going to do?
This had to be a trap! Her rational side screamed. But her other half pushed that thought aside, more concerned on whether or not he was real.
InuYasha's glance didn't waver, constantly staring into her eyes.
Those deep amber eyes . . .
"Ka-Kagome . . ."
As soon as he said her name, it was as if he had just cut her loose from her uncertainty.
"InuYasha!"
She ran to him, tripped slightly and fell against him, the energy from her legs having been sucked dry. They fell gently to their knees, where he wrapped his arms around her and held her close.
Kagome clung to him, unwilling to ever let him go. His heart beat steadily in his chest. His body was warm and alive.
He was alive.
InuYasha nuzzled his cheek in her raven black hair, breathing in her wonderful and intoxicating scent.
Kagome was alive; he was alive; and everything else could just fall into place.
No more words had to be spoken. In fact, no sound came from the forest around them; it was peacefully still. Not even the crickets chirped (A/N Because I squashed them all!!! HAHAHA!!!)
It was as if the whole world was watching them in awe.
Two hearts, and one unspoken and undying love . . .
The End
(A/N . . . for now!!! Mwahahaha!!!) ~*~*~*~*~*~
Okay, what do you think? Good? Bad? Not what you were expecting? Well, of all of those people, who have been telling me to write more stuff, I have good news for you! I plan on writing two more stories, one of which will be the sequel to this one!
K: That was good! I love it Denra!
Inu: Feh.
M: very nice!
S: I must say, I have to agree!
Sh: It rocked!!!
Yuske: It was okay.
Everyone: What are you doing back here?!
Yuske: I had to see how it ended.
Tailz: That was sooo romantic *sniffle* I'm not gonna cry!
D: Well everyone, I hope you like this little story and I hope I did well for my first fanfic! Stay tuned, 'cause I'll be posting some other stories ASAP!!! But before I go I have to thank all of my reviews that have been with me so far.
Chaoticdream, Silvertailz, Lilblazinchica, ClawladyAshkeveron, Kittie, Angel452, EvilVidel, Goku Li, Kaagome, L.A. Dodgers, Yun Fei, Sonic-Fan, youkai chick supreme, kohole, silver hyper pikachu, Shadow's Assasin, Saria, Crimsondragon6, Forgotten Sorceress, johnnymaniac777, Krista, Heartbreaker2007, Drake Siege, Kotosue, Fallen Rain, Raven Muninn, Demon Kitara, AnimeGurl16, shippiogirl18, ChibiWolfieChan, Nori Ryeko, Barbie Doll Slayer 19, Bonkerzz, and Kyo-Terayashi.
Thank you all for your support.
I couldn't have done it without you.
*HUGGS AND KISSES!!!*
Later!
~Denra