Author's Note: I dunno if I'm gonna have much angst in the next few chapters, or if it's just gonna be fluff and filler. We'll figure it out. Oh, and by the way, if you notice an error (I think in the last chapter, I used "annoying" instead of "ignoring"(I got no time to fix it now)), just copy and paste it in notepad, and then throw it into your review (if you DO review... please do). I'll figure it out, don't worry, I just miss these things because I usually write too fast to go back and proofread. Also, if I have any plotholes, please point'em out (if Kagome says sit, and Inu Yasha doesn't crash, I made a mistake).
I know this is a rather long AN (for me), gomen, but I'm gonna throw some Japanese into my fic. If I do, though, I'll give you a list of it at the start, so you know what it is(if I use a word you don't understand, and I left it out, again, reviews are for corrections).
Words:
Gomen - Sorry
Hai - Yes
Watashi - I/me
Desu - Is
Hai, watashi desu - Yes, it's me. (that's the way Japanese grammar works)
Youkai - Demon (the kind they have in this story, not like the one's that possess people in Christian mythology)
Hanyou - Half-demon
Bouzu/Houshi - Monk (Buddhist's priest)
Inu - Dog
Ne - Right/you know (that kind of thing, just look at the context)
Kawaii - Cute
I might throw summore in next time, just for the hell of it, but I don't have much time right now.
Responses:
kawaii-syaoran713 - Well, it seems like recently, I've been on a role with writing this story. Heh... I started it at like, 4 in the morning on Christmas night (there's an oxymoron for you...), but I had no idea it would get as big as it's gotten. Hopefully, it can only go up from here!
Joy-chan - Meh, I'm not really into just killing Kikyou off, but it worked for the plot. Besides, like it or not, Inu Yasha and Kikyou DID love each other; personally, I think Inu just recognized the soul Kikyou and Kagome share, and thus, fell in love with it. It's just that Kagome's personality is so much better than Kikyou's. :P
Ryguy5387 - Bah, do you have to rub it in...? I really, really hope no one I know reads this... Thanks for liking it, I'm writing this thing because it's not only fun to write, but I like reading fanfics, so I thought I'd put one out. Blind adoration is always nice (=D), but constructive criticism is better. Please, if you find anything wrong with my fic, if the plot gets weak, or I accidentally (or maybe I'll do it on purpose... :D) riddle my fic with grammar/spelnlig (bwahaha...) errors, please, tell me.
Enough with the banter, ON WITH THE FIC!!!
bWhat If They Don't Like Me?/b
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"You- I- How?"
"I believe her words were 'after all, if I can make you human, why shouldn't I be able to do the opposite?'"
"Inu Yasha... I'd give up being able to see my family if it meant I could spend my human life with you. I'd sacrifice a limb, even. Becoming a hanyou so I could spend who knows how many centuries with you... Inu Yasha, I love you so much. To have you, and yet, to become strong, not to have to worry about growing old and weak, to know that my human mortality wouldn't be a problem... yes. Please, Inu Yasha, yes..." she said desperately, as she flung herself against his chest. He wrapped his arms around her, beaming.
Suddenly, a soft pink aura surrounded Kagome. Inu Yasha stepped back, recognizing it. Kagome looked at him quickly, but when she saw no worry in his eyes, she relaxed. She closed her eyes, and she could feel a humming in her soul. The light intensified, and she could see it through her eyelids. Suddenly, the light died down. She relaxed the muscles she had unknowingly been tensing, and she felt extremely exhausted. She looked at a blurry Inu Yasha, before whispering his name, and collapsing against him.
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She woke up slowly. The first thought that came to mind was that she had been dreaming, and she was waking up. Then she remembered that it hadn't been, but this was soon replaced by a headache. She opened her eyes carefully. Inu Yasha sat next to her. She was resting against a tree, and he was studying her carefully.
"Inu Yasha..." she moaned, "my head hurts. Everything is so loud, and so bright," she said, squinting. Not saying anything he placed his hands on the top of her head, and suddenly, all the sounds became dulled, and bearable. She squinted her eyes, as they adjusted carefully, as if she were only seeing for the first time. Soon enough, the light was bearable by her optic nerves. A sudden thought came to mind, as she reached up to cover her ears. Her hands only brushed against smooth skin and hair, however, and she jumped in surprise. Her jump forced Inu Yasha's hands away from her head, and suddenly everything became unbearably loud again. She whimpered. How could chirping birds and croaking frogs and all the life around her hurt her head so much?! Inu Yasha chuckled slightly amused, before he leaned against the tree, and took her into his arms.
"I don't know how bad it is, I wasn't aware when I learned how to deal with the sound. You'll get used to it, though. Sorry, but I'm not gonna cover your ears anymore. I can't baby you... that much," he added with an after though. She just sighed, and leaned into him, wincing every time a twig broke, or a bird chirped.
"Inu Yasha!" Miroku yelled, as he stepped behind the couple. He couldn't see them through a tree, and he was unaware of his actions.
IStill,/I the male hanyou growled, Ithat damn monk is gonna pay/I. He hadn't missed how Kagome opened her eyes in pain, and fisted her hands in his haori.
"I'm right here, you damn bouzu!" he hissed angrily, careful not to raise his voice to even a normal level of speaking. Kagome silently thanked him. The monk stepped into view, and his eyes widened in shock.
"Inu Yasha! What are you doing? Who is this? Kagome would kill you if she saw you like this!" After a moment of thought, Miroku the righteous monk vacated the premises, and Miroku the lecherous hentai took residence. "And who is she? I have never seen a female hanyou before. She is very beautiful."
"Stop talking so damn loud!" Inu Yasha spat out quietly, but the venom in his voice was no less. Kagome was whimpering into his haori, as her ears adjusted to the intense sounds, and her mind adjusted to the sensitivity of her ears.
"I'm right here, Miroku, stop talking about me like I can't hear you. I can hear all too well, and it's hurting my ears," she whispered, just loud enough for the bumbling monk to understand. He nodded once, before continuing quietly.
"Who are you? You sound familiar, and you know my name, but I'm sure I would never forget a female hanyou, especially one that looks like Inu Yasha." She briefly wondered what he meant, before she put 2 and 2 together, and realized that Inu Yasha had covered ears Ion the top of her head/I.
"I'm... I'm an inu hanyou?" she asked timidly, slightly louder than before. Her head had stopped hurting as badly. Inu Yasha nodded, and Kagome understood the gesture, as his chin rubbed against her scalp. Miroku looked on in question; what kind of hanyou didn't know what they were? Suddenly, she stood up, and slowly turned around. He sized her up, starting with her feet, and made his way upward. He briefly noticed that she worke clothing like Kagome had once brought back, but pushed this to the back of his mind while he examined the girl in front of him. His eyes came to rest with hers, and striking gold eyes gazed at him patiently waiting. Suddenly, he recognized the face.
"K-Kagome-sama?"
"Hai, watashi desu,"
"You're- You're a hanyou!" he exclaimed.
"No shit, Miroku."
"H-how did this happen?
"It's along story, Miroku-sama. I'll tell you on the way back to the village," she said, extending a now clawed hand to Inu Yasha. He "keh"ed when she offered him help, but took her hand anyway. She lifted him quickly to his feet, suddenly awed by her strength. He looked a little shaken up, at being so easily lifted by the one girl he considered physically weak in their group.
"What did you want, anyway, bouzu?"
"Kaede-sama requested your nose for herb gathering. She offered it as an idea to take your mind off of Kagome's disappearance. We were all worried about how distraught you were, Inu Yasha. You barely moved from the Goshinboku for the entire week. Surely you cannot deny this?" Miroku rambled on in a facade of innocence. He knew exactly who he was talking to, what he was talking about, and who overheard it. He mentally grinned, but kept his face straight.
"Inu Yasha... is that true?" Said hanyou glanced at her once, before averting his gaze, as his cheeks painted themselves a deep crimson.
IStupid bouzu... soon as Kagome's outta sight, I'm gonna tear that bastard a new one!/I
"H-hai," he stuttered. He felt weak and vulnerable, when it was exposed that he had barely been able to survive without the ability to go to Kagome. He didn't like feeling weak, or vulnerable, if Kagome was around. He wanted to be able to protect her. What if she knew that he had been so weak?
IForget about what if's, she does know! Is she going to think I can't protect her... will she go to someone else?!/I he thought desperately.
"I'm so sorry, Inu Yasha," she whispered to him, as she leaned against him, and wrapped her arms gently around his neck, as she rested her head on his shoulder. She knew Miroku couldn't hear her. Inu Yasha briefly noted that she was taller than she used to be.
Inu Yasha expected alot of things, but Kagome hugging him, and apologizing was the last of them. Why was Ishe/I apologizing to Ihim/I? Kagome was never at fault; he was always the one who had done something wrong. He had been the one to drive her away, while he was constantly chasing after the undead miko, and he had been the one who hadn't admitted his feelings. In all truth, he hadn't wanted to hurt her. He knew she had some feelings for him, and he knew he felt for her, but... he had owed Kikyou his life. He hoped that she could rest peacefully, until she was reborn as his beloved Kagome. He smiled at the thought; in the end, it was Kikyou's soul he still loved. Of course, when he compared Kikyou to Kagome, he still loved Kagome more. He wondered for a brief moment if, perhaps, it was not Kikyou's soul, but Kagome's that he had loved? He like that idea. Maybe that's why he was drawn to Kikyou, despite her cold exterior... had he seen in her a glimpse of his Kagome? But he knew, also, that it was more than that; Inu Yasha needed Kikyou, back then, just as she needed him. It was someone to share their loneliness with. He quietly thanked the dead miko, for starting the process that opened him up, so that he could love Kagome.
He was brought back to reality when Miroku coughed.
"Shall I tell them that something else has detained you, Inu Yasha?" The taller hanyou glared the lecher for a moment. He softened his gaze, and rested his eyes on the ears of the girl in his arms.
"Kagome?" he asked, gently. He wanted to make it her choice about when she would head back.
"Better sooner than later, I suppose..." He knew she was worried about how everyone would respond. "Inu Yasha... can I ask you what all the differences are? Between me now, and when I was just a human?"
"Well, you're the most beautiful creature on Earth, but that didn't really change when you became a hanyou," he said, grinning when she blushed, and looked away. She found a rock that piqued her interest, and refused to break her gaze, until she felt her cheeks cool. She looked back at him.
"Be serious, Inu Yasha."
"I was," he said with a chuckle, and now, she glared at him. He sighed, and continued, "You're a bit taller than you used to be, maybe three or four inches. You've got golden eyes, like me, and white hair, and I think it's a few inches longer. These are traits of all inu youkai. You've also got ears like mine on the top of your head, as well as clawed hands. The more subtle changes are that you'll be more toned if you looked, and your womanly curves have become even curvier." He glared at the monk. "And bouzu, if I find you even looking at her with that glint in your eyes, head of monk meets fist of hanyou. Many, many times. Got it?"
Miroku gulped, "Duly noted, Inu Yasha. I'll meet you in the village." With that, the monk and his cursed hand made their exit.
"Inu Yasha... what if they don't like me anymore? I mean, you've been a hanyou from the start, they couldn't accept you as anything else, but... I've just been weak Kagome the human, who's only uses were her arrow, and the shard detecting. What if they think I'm dirty now? Not that II/I think I am, or that you are, but... I've finally began to understand why you didn't want to be a hanyou, and now, why you didn't want to be a human. My ears still kind of hurt, but it's not as bad, and everything else is so much clearer, so much more... alive. I'm just worried... what will they think?"
"I'll tell you what they'll think, Kagome. They'll think, they can't believe how lucky they are, because you're back in the first place. After that, they'll be happy for you. They're your friends, Kagome, and they are what they are for a reason. As for the villagers, and other people, they might shun you, but if you just be yourself, they'll grow to love you just the same. Oh, and I forgot to mention; you've got fangs now, too." She gasped in surprise, then felt around in her mouth. She was surprised, somewhat pleasantly, although she did not know why, that she had fangs, like Inu Yasha.
"Alright. I'm ready, Inu Yasha. Let's go.
Author's Note: Meh, I dunno if this chapter is shorter or longer or what, I don't care, I'M OFF TO A LAN PARTY! Hehe... hey, no complainin', you just read the third chapter, hot off the presses! Okay, fine, I don't have any presses, but I've got notepad! If I weren't a guy, I'd probably glomp it... (:D) Anyway, til next time (probably in a day or two =D), read more fiction! It's good for you.
I know this is a rather long AN (for me), gomen, but I'm gonna throw some Japanese into my fic. If I do, though, I'll give you a list of it at the start, so you know what it is(if I use a word you don't understand, and I left it out, again, reviews are for corrections).
Words:
Gomen - Sorry
Hai - Yes
Watashi - I/me
Desu - Is
Hai, watashi desu - Yes, it's me. (that's the way Japanese grammar works)
Youkai - Demon (the kind they have in this story, not like the one's that possess people in Christian mythology)
Hanyou - Half-demon
Bouzu/Houshi - Monk (Buddhist's priest)
Inu - Dog
Ne - Right/you know (that kind of thing, just look at the context)
Kawaii - Cute
I might throw summore in next time, just for the hell of it, but I don't have much time right now.
Responses:
kawaii-syaoran713 - Well, it seems like recently, I've been on a role with writing this story. Heh... I started it at like, 4 in the morning on Christmas night (there's an oxymoron for you...), but I had no idea it would get as big as it's gotten. Hopefully, it can only go up from here!
Joy-chan - Meh, I'm not really into just killing Kikyou off, but it worked for the plot. Besides, like it or not, Inu Yasha and Kikyou DID love each other; personally, I think Inu just recognized the soul Kikyou and Kagome share, and thus, fell in love with it. It's just that Kagome's personality is so much better than Kikyou's. :P
Ryguy5387 - Bah, do you have to rub it in...? I really, really hope no one I know reads this... Thanks for liking it, I'm writing this thing because it's not only fun to write, but I like reading fanfics, so I thought I'd put one out. Blind adoration is always nice (=D), but constructive criticism is better. Please, if you find anything wrong with my fic, if the plot gets weak, or I accidentally (or maybe I'll do it on purpose... :D) riddle my fic with grammar/spelnlig (bwahaha...) errors, please, tell me.
Enough with the banter, ON WITH THE FIC!!!
bWhat If They Don't Like Me?/b
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"You- I- How?"
"I believe her words were 'after all, if I can make you human, why shouldn't I be able to do the opposite?'"
"Inu Yasha... I'd give up being able to see my family if it meant I could spend my human life with you. I'd sacrifice a limb, even. Becoming a hanyou so I could spend who knows how many centuries with you... Inu Yasha, I love you so much. To have you, and yet, to become strong, not to have to worry about growing old and weak, to know that my human mortality wouldn't be a problem... yes. Please, Inu Yasha, yes..." she said desperately, as she flung herself against his chest. He wrapped his arms around her, beaming.
Suddenly, a soft pink aura surrounded Kagome. Inu Yasha stepped back, recognizing it. Kagome looked at him quickly, but when she saw no worry in his eyes, she relaxed. She closed her eyes, and she could feel a humming in her soul. The light intensified, and she could see it through her eyelids. Suddenly, the light died down. She relaxed the muscles she had unknowingly been tensing, and she felt extremely exhausted. She looked at a blurry Inu Yasha, before whispering his name, and collapsing against him.
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She woke up slowly. The first thought that came to mind was that she had been dreaming, and she was waking up. Then she remembered that it hadn't been, but this was soon replaced by a headache. She opened her eyes carefully. Inu Yasha sat next to her. She was resting against a tree, and he was studying her carefully.
"Inu Yasha..." she moaned, "my head hurts. Everything is so loud, and so bright," she said, squinting. Not saying anything he placed his hands on the top of her head, and suddenly, all the sounds became dulled, and bearable. She squinted her eyes, as they adjusted carefully, as if she were only seeing for the first time. Soon enough, the light was bearable by her optic nerves. A sudden thought came to mind, as she reached up to cover her ears. Her hands only brushed against smooth skin and hair, however, and she jumped in surprise. Her jump forced Inu Yasha's hands away from her head, and suddenly everything became unbearably loud again. She whimpered. How could chirping birds and croaking frogs and all the life around her hurt her head so much?! Inu Yasha chuckled slightly amused, before he leaned against the tree, and took her into his arms.
"I don't know how bad it is, I wasn't aware when I learned how to deal with the sound. You'll get used to it, though. Sorry, but I'm not gonna cover your ears anymore. I can't baby you... that much," he added with an after though. She just sighed, and leaned into him, wincing every time a twig broke, or a bird chirped.
"Inu Yasha!" Miroku yelled, as he stepped behind the couple. He couldn't see them through a tree, and he was unaware of his actions.
IStill,/I the male hanyou growled, Ithat damn monk is gonna pay/I. He hadn't missed how Kagome opened her eyes in pain, and fisted her hands in his haori.
"I'm right here, you damn bouzu!" he hissed angrily, careful not to raise his voice to even a normal level of speaking. Kagome silently thanked him. The monk stepped into view, and his eyes widened in shock.
"Inu Yasha! What are you doing? Who is this? Kagome would kill you if she saw you like this!" After a moment of thought, Miroku the righteous monk vacated the premises, and Miroku the lecherous hentai took residence. "And who is she? I have never seen a female hanyou before. She is very beautiful."
"Stop talking so damn loud!" Inu Yasha spat out quietly, but the venom in his voice was no less. Kagome was whimpering into his haori, as her ears adjusted to the intense sounds, and her mind adjusted to the sensitivity of her ears.
"I'm right here, Miroku, stop talking about me like I can't hear you. I can hear all too well, and it's hurting my ears," she whispered, just loud enough for the bumbling monk to understand. He nodded once, before continuing quietly.
"Who are you? You sound familiar, and you know my name, but I'm sure I would never forget a female hanyou, especially one that looks like Inu Yasha." She briefly wondered what he meant, before she put 2 and 2 together, and realized that Inu Yasha had covered ears Ion the top of her head/I.
"I'm... I'm an inu hanyou?" she asked timidly, slightly louder than before. Her head had stopped hurting as badly. Inu Yasha nodded, and Kagome understood the gesture, as his chin rubbed against her scalp. Miroku looked on in question; what kind of hanyou didn't know what they were? Suddenly, she stood up, and slowly turned around. He sized her up, starting with her feet, and made his way upward. He briefly noticed that she worke clothing like Kagome had once brought back, but pushed this to the back of his mind while he examined the girl in front of him. His eyes came to rest with hers, and striking gold eyes gazed at him patiently waiting. Suddenly, he recognized the face.
"K-Kagome-sama?"
"Hai, watashi desu,"
"You're- You're a hanyou!" he exclaimed.
"No shit, Miroku."
"H-how did this happen?
"It's along story, Miroku-sama. I'll tell you on the way back to the village," she said, extending a now clawed hand to Inu Yasha. He "keh"ed when she offered him help, but took her hand anyway. She lifted him quickly to his feet, suddenly awed by her strength. He looked a little shaken up, at being so easily lifted by the one girl he considered physically weak in their group.
"What did you want, anyway, bouzu?"
"Kaede-sama requested your nose for herb gathering. She offered it as an idea to take your mind off of Kagome's disappearance. We were all worried about how distraught you were, Inu Yasha. You barely moved from the Goshinboku for the entire week. Surely you cannot deny this?" Miroku rambled on in a facade of innocence. He knew exactly who he was talking to, what he was talking about, and who overheard it. He mentally grinned, but kept his face straight.
"Inu Yasha... is that true?" Said hanyou glanced at her once, before averting his gaze, as his cheeks painted themselves a deep crimson.
IStupid bouzu... soon as Kagome's outta sight, I'm gonna tear that bastard a new one!/I
"H-hai," he stuttered. He felt weak and vulnerable, when it was exposed that he had barely been able to survive without the ability to go to Kagome. He didn't like feeling weak, or vulnerable, if Kagome was around. He wanted to be able to protect her. What if she knew that he had been so weak?
IForget about what if's, she does know! Is she going to think I can't protect her... will she go to someone else?!/I he thought desperately.
"I'm so sorry, Inu Yasha," she whispered to him, as she leaned against him, and wrapped her arms gently around his neck, as she rested her head on his shoulder. She knew Miroku couldn't hear her. Inu Yasha briefly noted that she was taller than she used to be.
Inu Yasha expected alot of things, but Kagome hugging him, and apologizing was the last of them. Why was Ishe/I apologizing to Ihim/I? Kagome was never at fault; he was always the one who had done something wrong. He had been the one to drive her away, while he was constantly chasing after the undead miko, and he had been the one who hadn't admitted his feelings. In all truth, he hadn't wanted to hurt her. He knew she had some feelings for him, and he knew he felt for her, but... he had owed Kikyou his life. He hoped that she could rest peacefully, until she was reborn as his beloved Kagome. He smiled at the thought; in the end, it was Kikyou's soul he still loved. Of course, when he compared Kikyou to Kagome, he still loved Kagome more. He wondered for a brief moment if, perhaps, it was not Kikyou's soul, but Kagome's that he had loved? He like that idea. Maybe that's why he was drawn to Kikyou, despite her cold exterior... had he seen in her a glimpse of his Kagome? But he knew, also, that it was more than that; Inu Yasha needed Kikyou, back then, just as she needed him. It was someone to share their loneliness with. He quietly thanked the dead miko, for starting the process that opened him up, so that he could love Kagome.
He was brought back to reality when Miroku coughed.
"Shall I tell them that something else has detained you, Inu Yasha?" The taller hanyou glared the lecher for a moment. He softened his gaze, and rested his eyes on the ears of the girl in his arms.
"Kagome?" he asked, gently. He wanted to make it her choice about when she would head back.
"Better sooner than later, I suppose..." He knew she was worried about how everyone would respond. "Inu Yasha... can I ask you what all the differences are? Between me now, and when I was just a human?"
"Well, you're the most beautiful creature on Earth, but that didn't really change when you became a hanyou," he said, grinning when she blushed, and looked away. She found a rock that piqued her interest, and refused to break her gaze, until she felt her cheeks cool. She looked back at him.
"Be serious, Inu Yasha."
"I was," he said with a chuckle, and now, she glared at him. He sighed, and continued, "You're a bit taller than you used to be, maybe three or four inches. You've got golden eyes, like me, and white hair, and I think it's a few inches longer. These are traits of all inu youkai. You've also got ears like mine on the top of your head, as well as clawed hands. The more subtle changes are that you'll be more toned if you looked, and your womanly curves have become even curvier." He glared at the monk. "And bouzu, if I find you even looking at her with that glint in your eyes, head of monk meets fist of hanyou. Many, many times. Got it?"
Miroku gulped, "Duly noted, Inu Yasha. I'll meet you in the village." With that, the monk and his cursed hand made their exit.
"Inu Yasha... what if they don't like me anymore? I mean, you've been a hanyou from the start, they couldn't accept you as anything else, but... I've just been weak Kagome the human, who's only uses were her arrow, and the shard detecting. What if they think I'm dirty now? Not that II/I think I am, or that you are, but... I've finally began to understand why you didn't want to be a hanyou, and now, why you didn't want to be a human. My ears still kind of hurt, but it's not as bad, and everything else is so much clearer, so much more... alive. I'm just worried... what will they think?"
"I'll tell you what they'll think, Kagome. They'll think, they can't believe how lucky they are, because you're back in the first place. After that, they'll be happy for you. They're your friends, Kagome, and they are what they are for a reason. As for the villagers, and other people, they might shun you, but if you just be yourself, they'll grow to love you just the same. Oh, and I forgot to mention; you've got fangs now, too." She gasped in surprise, then felt around in her mouth. She was surprised, somewhat pleasantly, although she did not know why, that she had fangs, like Inu Yasha.
"Alright. I'm ready, Inu Yasha. Let's go.
Author's Note: Meh, I dunno if this chapter is shorter or longer or what, I don't care, I'M OFF TO A LAN PARTY! Hehe... hey, no complainin', you just read the third chapter, hot off the presses! Okay, fine, I don't have any presses, but I've got notepad! If I weren't a guy, I'd probably glomp it... (:D) Anyway, til next time (probably in a day or two =D), read more fiction! It's good for you.