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Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.
Author's note: This is my first attempt at an extended fight scene (meaning more than two lines) so I hope I was able to pull it off alright.
A Love Nearly Forgotten
Chapter 7: Reactions
Inuyasha shifted uneasily at Kagome's side. He swallowed hard in an attempt to push back the growing lump in his throat. Glancing back toward Kagome and then once again returned his attention to the one who had addressed him. The now rising sun's rays poured through the trees; catching her blue stoned circlet so that it shined radiantly upon her forehead. Her raven hair perfectly framed her slender face, which was accented by the two emerald orbs that coldly stared back at him. She so resembled the woman he had mated so long ago. The only feature that seemed different was the lifelessness that seemed to come from behind her eyes. The light that his mate had radiated was not there, and that alone proved to him that she was not his mate. He knew the thought that she might have been his mate, Schala, had been foolish to begin with. She died a long time ago, and there was no way this woman could be her. Even if she did look exactly like the Vampiric Elf he had once loved.
'Why doesn't he say anything?' Kagome wondered silently. Her friend had been quiet for some time, and Kagome was beginning to worry. He was never quiet and the fact that he had nothing to say now confused her. Schala had said that the two of them had been friends after all, and wouldn't old friends have at least something to say? She looked over toward Schala to see her reaction to the hanyou's lack of response, only to find the woman's face to be a cold mask of indifference. For a moment Kagome was reminded of Sesshomaru.
"Who are you?" Inuyasha finally was able to growl out, causing Kagome's thoughts to end.
Schala showed no change in emotion, but only shook her head. "I am Schala, Inuyasha. Has it been so long that you do not remember me?" She said, sounding almost bored.
Inuyasha only growled. 'This must be some sort of trap cast by a shape- shifter of some kind,' his mind all but blurted out. It was the only explanation that he could think of. After all, Schala was well known here, and any demon who had known her could have easily mimicked her appearance.
"What's wrong with you baka?" Kagome snapped. She was immediately answered by a clawed hand yanking her by the wrist, and she found herself tripping over her feet as she was tossed behind the hanyou.
"Get back Kagome." Inuyasha snarled as he pushed the girl behind him. Then he pulled the Tetsusaiga from its sheath, and stood ready to take care of this demon that was disguised as his mate. "I don't know who you are, but I don't believe for one minute that you are Schala. She died a long time ago, so your little plan just won't work with me." He spat out as he lunged towards his opponent.
Schala only shook her head. "Damn it Inuyasha, did you ever listen to me?" She gritted through her teeth as she leapt out of harm's way and into a nearby tree. A large crash came from the forest floor where she had just been, and looking back, she found a large crater in the ground with Inuyasha at its rim. He turned and gave her a fang filled grin.
"You think you can dodge me forever?" He taunted as he lunged again. He was quickly befriended by the trunk of the tree shattering it in the process, as he hacked at it with his sword. Schala had once again dodged him, but the Tetsusaigaia had grazed her cloak and it now lay in a pool of black fabric on the forest floor.
"I do not wish to fight you Inuyasha. Will you just listen to me for a moment?" Schala bit out as Inuyasha turned to attack again.
"Feh, listen to what? Show yourself demon!" Inuyasha snarled and threw himself towards Schala again. 'It's still at it! How dare it do this!' his mind thundered. The fact that some demon was soiling his mate's image infuriated him.
"Inuyasha stop it! She isn't a demon." Kagome called after Inuyasha, but shook her head as she realized that she would get nowhere with him in this state. "Don't make me say it Inuyasha!" she yelled after him again.
"Feh, you wouldn't dare!" Inuyasha yelled over his shoulder as he came down upon Schala once more.
"Inuyasha sit!" Kagome snapped, and planted her fists firmly on her hips as she prepared to tell Inuyasha exactly what was on her mind.
Much to Schala's surprise, the rosary around Inuyasha's neck began to glow and the hanyou flew into the ground face first, creating a rather large hole in the process. 'She controls him with but one word.' Schala thought to herself, 'Clever female she is.'
Kagome stomped over to where Inuyasha lay planted to the ground, "You baka, now listen to me?" she spat, "Schala isn't a demon. She was a spirit when she saved me." Kagome paused and looked toward the woman in question. "She has a jewel shard in her stomach, which probably resurrected her." Kagome paused again to look back down at the hanyou who was firmly planed in the ground. "She said that she was a friend of yours, and I think it would be a wonderful idea to ask her to come with us." Kagome smirked as she saw Inuyasha beginning to try and push himself free of the spell, "Sit boy." She said once again, "You are going to listen to me before I let you go anywhere. Besides, if you are so worried about her being dead then I think I should tell you that she was dead when she saved me. Or at least it was her spirit that saved me, and now she has a jewel shard imbedded in her body so that is what is probably keeping her alive." Kagome huffed, "There, better now?"
Schala's eyes widened, and her hand went to her stomach, 'Damn she has already seen the shard.' She stopped and thought for a moment, 'but the girl did just offer a good explanation for it, so it will have to due. I will ignore that Inuyasha seems to have forgotten my immortality for now.'
"Kagome! You're alright." A small voice full of excitement came from the brush, and soon the fox kit, Shippou, came bounding out of the forest and into Kagome's arms. He snuggled close in his friend's arms, and squeaked occasionally about how much he had missed her.
"Oh Shippou, I'm fine." Kagome said, and then turned to see how Inuyasha was doing. He still lay face first in the ground with his claws digging into the dirt beneath him, and attempting to push himself free; occasionally growling and mumbling things that Kagome couldn't hear or understand.
"What did he do now Kagome?" Shippou asked sarcastically as he peered through Kagome's arms into the hole Inuyasha had made when he had been subdued.
"Yes Kagome, what did he do this time." Miroku asked as he, Kirara, and Sango came into view.
"Kagome, I'm so happy you're alright!" Sango cried as she ran to embrace her friend, and nearly knocked Kagome over as she did so. When she finally pulled away, Sango looked at her friend with a worried expression. "Kagome did they hurt you? How did you escape?" She asked with great concern.
Kagome smiled at Sango. "I'm fine; they didn't hurt me too much." She paused and turned to Schala, who had not moved from her place. The woman only gazed blankly upon the group. 'I wonder why she seems so different now. She was somewhat pleasant before, but now she seems no more alive than Sesshomaru.' Kagome thought for a moment, and then collected her thoughts to answer Sango. "She helped me." Kagome replied as she pointed over towards Schala. She knew it was not Schala herself who had saved her, but Kagome really didn't want to go into anything involving Sesshomaru. It would only make the situation worse.
"Ah and who might this beautiful maiden be?" Miroku asked as he made his way over to Schala. "Tell me fair lady, what is your name?" He asked Schala as he took her hand in his own, but that gesture was not met kindly. Schala quickly pulled her hand back and glared at the monk.
"My name is Schala if you must know." Schala answered shortly as she glared at the odd male. He did not seem to be a likeable creature in any way. Humans were completely new to her to begin with, and she was beginning to realize that they were an odd race indeed.
Miroku took a moment to recover from Schala's reaction then cleared his throat in preparation to ask her his usual question. "What a beautiful name Miss Schala. Tell me, by any chance would you consider." He was cut off by a large flying rock that made contact with his head, and left him sprawled upon the forest floor.
"Don't you even think about it Miroku!" Kagome scolded. She was wearing a rather large grin on her face, obviously pleased with her aim.
"What in the hell was that for?" Inuyasha came yelling as he jumped out of the hole. He landed only a few feet from Kagome, and nearly pulled her face first into the ground as he yanked her by the arm. "This is none of your business stupid girl." He growled in Kagome's face. "And what do you mean by she's coming with us? Feh, over my dead body! There is no way I'm having some shape shifting demon coming with us!"
Kagome gave Inuyasha a look of hell and twisted slightly in his grasp. "Just what I said Inuyasha, I want her to come with us. She said she was an old friend of yours so I don't see why you are so intent on killing her. I already told you that it is probably the shard she has that keeps her alive, so just shut up about this shape shifting stuff." Kagome spat back, and pulled away from the hanyou's hold on her.
Inuyasha pushed away and crossed his arms. "Feh fine, if she has a shard then she can come. When she turns on us and tries to kill you don't come crying to me!" He said, and turned towards Schala. "You hear that? You can come, but I'm watching you so don't go trying anything funny ya got that?"
"Of course Inuyasha." Schala simply answered, and walked over to the pile of cloth on the ground. She frowned. "You owe me another cloak. I believe this is the third one you have ruined Inuyasha." Schala said, almost sounding amused.
"I don't owe you nothing'!" Inuyasha growled back, and then turned back to Kagome. "Now you're going to tell me everything that happened. Who were those demons, and why did they want you?" He demanded. "And why do you smell like Sesshomaru?" He growled angrily.
Kagome shifted slightly, and looked away. She didn't know how she was going to get out of this one.
"Really Inuyasha, must you be so childish?" Schala asked, seemingly annoyed. "Why must the two of you quarrel so much? Your mate is safe and that is all that matters" She said as she looked off into the trees trying to avoid eye contact with the hanyou. She had no desire to show him any sign of emotion. It would only make her task harder.
Both Inuyasha and Kagome looked at Schala in surprise. 'Did she just say mate?' Kagome thought to herself, and felt her cheeks get hot at the thought.
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Well there it is. I hope it tuned out OK. Please let me know what you think. Reviews help tremendously with updating. I will not require any reviews though, and if someone dislikes it I would certainly like to know.
Review response:
Elky: Actually this is not an alternate pairing, but there should be little, if not none at all, fluff between Inuyasha and Kagome since this is not entirely a romance fiction. The most you will probably see is a hint here and there.
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I hope my above explanation will answer the questions of those who wish to kill me over sticking another character upon Inuyasha, and believe that this is an Inu/OC story. It is not. Maybe. If by the end of this story people wish to read a prequel of sorts to this story, I might write one explaining the background of this story. If not, I will leave it as is.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.
Author's note: This is my first attempt at an extended fight scene (meaning more than two lines) so I hope I was able to pull it off alright.
A Love Nearly Forgotten
Chapter 7: Reactions
Inuyasha shifted uneasily at Kagome's side. He swallowed hard in an attempt to push back the growing lump in his throat. Glancing back toward Kagome and then once again returned his attention to the one who had addressed him. The now rising sun's rays poured through the trees; catching her blue stoned circlet so that it shined radiantly upon her forehead. Her raven hair perfectly framed her slender face, which was accented by the two emerald orbs that coldly stared back at him. She so resembled the woman he had mated so long ago. The only feature that seemed different was the lifelessness that seemed to come from behind her eyes. The light that his mate had radiated was not there, and that alone proved to him that she was not his mate. He knew the thought that she might have been his mate, Schala, had been foolish to begin with. She died a long time ago, and there was no way this woman could be her. Even if she did look exactly like the Vampiric Elf he had once loved.
'Why doesn't he say anything?' Kagome wondered silently. Her friend had been quiet for some time, and Kagome was beginning to worry. He was never quiet and the fact that he had nothing to say now confused her. Schala had said that the two of them had been friends after all, and wouldn't old friends have at least something to say? She looked over toward Schala to see her reaction to the hanyou's lack of response, only to find the woman's face to be a cold mask of indifference. For a moment Kagome was reminded of Sesshomaru.
"Who are you?" Inuyasha finally was able to growl out, causing Kagome's thoughts to end.
Schala showed no change in emotion, but only shook her head. "I am Schala, Inuyasha. Has it been so long that you do not remember me?" She said, sounding almost bored.
Inuyasha only growled. 'This must be some sort of trap cast by a shape- shifter of some kind,' his mind all but blurted out. It was the only explanation that he could think of. After all, Schala was well known here, and any demon who had known her could have easily mimicked her appearance.
"What's wrong with you baka?" Kagome snapped. She was immediately answered by a clawed hand yanking her by the wrist, and she found herself tripping over her feet as she was tossed behind the hanyou.
"Get back Kagome." Inuyasha snarled as he pushed the girl behind him. Then he pulled the Tetsusaiga from its sheath, and stood ready to take care of this demon that was disguised as his mate. "I don't know who you are, but I don't believe for one minute that you are Schala. She died a long time ago, so your little plan just won't work with me." He spat out as he lunged towards his opponent.
Schala only shook her head. "Damn it Inuyasha, did you ever listen to me?" She gritted through her teeth as she leapt out of harm's way and into a nearby tree. A large crash came from the forest floor where she had just been, and looking back, she found a large crater in the ground with Inuyasha at its rim. He turned and gave her a fang filled grin.
"You think you can dodge me forever?" He taunted as he lunged again. He was quickly befriended by the trunk of the tree shattering it in the process, as he hacked at it with his sword. Schala had once again dodged him, but the Tetsusaigaia had grazed her cloak and it now lay in a pool of black fabric on the forest floor.
"I do not wish to fight you Inuyasha. Will you just listen to me for a moment?" Schala bit out as Inuyasha turned to attack again.
"Feh, listen to what? Show yourself demon!" Inuyasha snarled and threw himself towards Schala again. 'It's still at it! How dare it do this!' his mind thundered. The fact that some demon was soiling his mate's image infuriated him.
"Inuyasha stop it! She isn't a demon." Kagome called after Inuyasha, but shook her head as she realized that she would get nowhere with him in this state. "Don't make me say it Inuyasha!" she yelled after him again.
"Feh, you wouldn't dare!" Inuyasha yelled over his shoulder as he came down upon Schala once more.
"Inuyasha sit!" Kagome snapped, and planted her fists firmly on her hips as she prepared to tell Inuyasha exactly what was on her mind.
Much to Schala's surprise, the rosary around Inuyasha's neck began to glow and the hanyou flew into the ground face first, creating a rather large hole in the process. 'She controls him with but one word.' Schala thought to herself, 'Clever female she is.'
Kagome stomped over to where Inuyasha lay planted to the ground, "You baka, now listen to me?" she spat, "Schala isn't a demon. She was a spirit when she saved me." Kagome paused and looked toward the woman in question. "She has a jewel shard in her stomach, which probably resurrected her." Kagome paused again to look back down at the hanyou who was firmly planed in the ground. "She said that she was a friend of yours, and I think it would be a wonderful idea to ask her to come with us." Kagome smirked as she saw Inuyasha beginning to try and push himself free of the spell, "Sit boy." She said once again, "You are going to listen to me before I let you go anywhere. Besides, if you are so worried about her being dead then I think I should tell you that she was dead when she saved me. Or at least it was her spirit that saved me, and now she has a jewel shard imbedded in her body so that is what is probably keeping her alive." Kagome huffed, "There, better now?"
Schala's eyes widened, and her hand went to her stomach, 'Damn she has already seen the shard.' She stopped and thought for a moment, 'but the girl did just offer a good explanation for it, so it will have to due. I will ignore that Inuyasha seems to have forgotten my immortality for now.'
"Kagome! You're alright." A small voice full of excitement came from the brush, and soon the fox kit, Shippou, came bounding out of the forest and into Kagome's arms. He snuggled close in his friend's arms, and squeaked occasionally about how much he had missed her.
"Oh Shippou, I'm fine." Kagome said, and then turned to see how Inuyasha was doing. He still lay face first in the ground with his claws digging into the dirt beneath him, and attempting to push himself free; occasionally growling and mumbling things that Kagome couldn't hear or understand.
"What did he do now Kagome?" Shippou asked sarcastically as he peered through Kagome's arms into the hole Inuyasha had made when he had been subdued.
"Yes Kagome, what did he do this time." Miroku asked as he, Kirara, and Sango came into view.
"Kagome, I'm so happy you're alright!" Sango cried as she ran to embrace her friend, and nearly knocked Kagome over as she did so. When she finally pulled away, Sango looked at her friend with a worried expression. "Kagome did they hurt you? How did you escape?" She asked with great concern.
Kagome smiled at Sango. "I'm fine; they didn't hurt me too much." She paused and turned to Schala, who had not moved from her place. The woman only gazed blankly upon the group. 'I wonder why she seems so different now. She was somewhat pleasant before, but now she seems no more alive than Sesshomaru.' Kagome thought for a moment, and then collected her thoughts to answer Sango. "She helped me." Kagome replied as she pointed over towards Schala. She knew it was not Schala herself who had saved her, but Kagome really didn't want to go into anything involving Sesshomaru. It would only make the situation worse.
"Ah and who might this beautiful maiden be?" Miroku asked as he made his way over to Schala. "Tell me fair lady, what is your name?" He asked Schala as he took her hand in his own, but that gesture was not met kindly. Schala quickly pulled her hand back and glared at the monk.
"My name is Schala if you must know." Schala answered shortly as she glared at the odd male. He did not seem to be a likeable creature in any way. Humans were completely new to her to begin with, and she was beginning to realize that they were an odd race indeed.
Miroku took a moment to recover from Schala's reaction then cleared his throat in preparation to ask her his usual question. "What a beautiful name Miss Schala. Tell me, by any chance would you consider." He was cut off by a large flying rock that made contact with his head, and left him sprawled upon the forest floor.
"Don't you even think about it Miroku!" Kagome scolded. She was wearing a rather large grin on her face, obviously pleased with her aim.
"What in the hell was that for?" Inuyasha came yelling as he jumped out of the hole. He landed only a few feet from Kagome, and nearly pulled her face first into the ground as he yanked her by the arm. "This is none of your business stupid girl." He growled in Kagome's face. "And what do you mean by she's coming with us? Feh, over my dead body! There is no way I'm having some shape shifting demon coming with us!"
Kagome gave Inuyasha a look of hell and twisted slightly in his grasp. "Just what I said Inuyasha, I want her to come with us. She said she was an old friend of yours so I don't see why you are so intent on killing her. I already told you that it is probably the shard she has that keeps her alive, so just shut up about this shape shifting stuff." Kagome spat back, and pulled away from the hanyou's hold on her.
Inuyasha pushed away and crossed his arms. "Feh fine, if she has a shard then she can come. When she turns on us and tries to kill you don't come crying to me!" He said, and turned towards Schala. "You hear that? You can come, but I'm watching you so don't go trying anything funny ya got that?"
"Of course Inuyasha." Schala simply answered, and walked over to the pile of cloth on the ground. She frowned. "You owe me another cloak. I believe this is the third one you have ruined Inuyasha." Schala said, almost sounding amused.
"I don't owe you nothing'!" Inuyasha growled back, and then turned back to Kagome. "Now you're going to tell me everything that happened. Who were those demons, and why did they want you?" He demanded. "And why do you smell like Sesshomaru?" He growled angrily.
Kagome shifted slightly, and looked away. She didn't know how she was going to get out of this one.
"Really Inuyasha, must you be so childish?" Schala asked, seemingly annoyed. "Why must the two of you quarrel so much? Your mate is safe and that is all that matters" She said as she looked off into the trees trying to avoid eye contact with the hanyou. She had no desire to show him any sign of emotion. It would only make her task harder.
Both Inuyasha and Kagome looked at Schala in surprise. 'Did she just say mate?' Kagome thought to herself, and felt her cheeks get hot at the thought.
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Well there it is. I hope it tuned out OK. Please let me know what you think. Reviews help tremendously with updating. I will not require any reviews though, and if someone dislikes it I would certainly like to know.
Review response:
Elky: Actually this is not an alternate pairing, but there should be little, if not none at all, fluff between Inuyasha and Kagome since this is not entirely a romance fiction. The most you will probably see is a hint here and there.
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I hope my above explanation will answer the questions of those who wish to kill me over sticking another character upon Inuyasha, and believe that this is an Inu/OC story. It is not. Maybe. If by the end of this story people wish to read a prequel of sorts to this story, I might write one explaining the background of this story. If not, I will leave it as is.