Disclaimer: I wish I owned Inuyasha (or at least his ears!) but, sadly, I
don't. T.T
"words" talking ^words^ thoughts words dreams
Chapter 5: Rude Awakening
Inuyasha gazed down to Kaede's small hut. ^Was Kikyo
telling the truth?^ He wondered. ^Can she really manipulate
Kagome's soul?^ The thought send a shudder up his spine. He
didn't want to see Kagome suffer anymore. But the only way for
her to be safe was. . .he knew the answer. It was for Kagome to
go home. . .and the well to be sealed. . .forever. He choked
back sudden tears as he thought about a life without Kagome. He
had finally realized his love for her, and now he knew it wasn't
meant to be. ^Kikyo. . .why can't you just let go?^
Kagome opened her eyes and looked around. The sun was
shining through Kaede's small window, but everyone else was still
sleeping. She moved to the window and gazed out. Inuyasha was
still in that tree. Had he moved at all? She was worried about
him. Kagome stood and walked to the outside, standing just
underneath the tree. Inuyasha looked down at her. She could see
the pained expression touch his face once again. "I-Inuyasha?"
She called. "What do you want?" Inuyasha grumbled. "Geez,
Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed.."
"I heard that."
"Well, why don't you come down and eat something?"
"No."
"Why not? You've haven't eaten in so long and. . ."
"Look, Kagome, I said I don't want food. So stop bugging me and go find something better to do!"
Kagome bit her lip to keep from crying. "Ok, Inuyasha. . .I'm
sorry. . ." She whimpered. "Kagome. . ." Inuyasha started, but
before he could finish, Kagome spun on her heel and began running
toward his forest. "Kagome, no! Wait! Come back!" He called
after her, but it was no use. He had to stop her! He jumped
quickly from his tree and dashed after her.
Kagome continued to run farther into the forest. ^How can
Inuyasha be so rude?& She wondered, tears streaming down her
cheeks. ^I thought that maybe, once this was all over, he would
change. . .but he's still the same.^ She would have continued
her thoughts, but a sudden pain in her chest made her stop. The
world was spinning in an instant. Kagome could feel herself
falling, but she never felt herself hit the ground.
"Kagome! Kagome, please come back!" Inuyasha called.
^Where is she?^ Then, he finally spotted a heaped figure lying
in the ground. "No." He murmured. "Kagome!" He ran over to
the still figure. "Kagome, wake up." He urged. Kagome eyes
snapped open. Inuyasha looked at her. Her eyes were lifeless,
totally empty of the light and warmth they always had. She
slowly turned to look at him. "I warned you, Inuyasha." She
said, her voice showing no emotion at all. Her eyes were still
nothing but voids of pure black. Inuyasha then realized that he
could smell something other than Kagome's scent. He could smell
Kikyo! "No. . .Kikyo!" He realized. "Kikyo let her go! Let go
of Kagome! Leave her alone!" He pleaded. Inuyasha began
shaking Kagome's body back and forth rapidly. "In-u-ya-sha s-top
sh-a-kin-g me-e!" Kagome said in between shakes. "Kagome!"
Inuyasha exclaimed. Kikyo's scent had vanished. "Inuyasha, what
happened? I was so afraid!" Kagome sobbed, burying her face in
Inuyasha's kimono. He looked down at the top of her head. ^What
do I do now?^ He wondered. Suddenly his mother popped into his
mind. Whenever he came to her from town, he would always cry
into her kimono- just like Kagome was doing now- and she would
wrap around him and comfort him. Inuyasha slowly moved his arms
to wrap Kagome in a hug. She showed no protest, but buried her
face farther into his kimono. She wished this moment would last
forever. She wished that she never had to go home. She wished
that Inuyasha felt the same way about her as she did about him.
Her ears perked as she heard Inuyasha whisper something to her.
"It's okay now, Kagome. I'll protect you." Kagome sat up
suddenly. Wasn't that what he had always promised Kikyo?
"Kagome? What's wrong?" He asked, alarm in his voice. "Y-you
always promised Kikyo that." She stuttered. "Kagome. . .I know
you think that I still care about Kikyo. . .but I don't. I. . ."
Inuyasha couldn't find words to express his feelings.
In the back of his mind, there was still that fear that Kagome
would reject him. "Listen, Kagome. . .I know you don't want to,
but you have to go home. If you stay, you'll be in danger.
Please, you have to trust me." Kagome looked at Inuyasha
desperately. Suddenly, she lunged back into his arms, tears
spilling from her eyes once again. She clung to him like crazy,
never wanting to let go. Inuyasha looked down at the top of her
head. For the first time ever he didn't see the strong, stubborn
girl he'd known for so long. . .but a small, fearful child afraid
to face the world. "Oh, Kagome." He muttered, holding her
tighter.
~~~~~
Tadaa! Another chapter done! I think this is the longest one so far. Well, what did ya think? I hope this one was good enough for all you guys cause I definitely worked hard on it. Well, next chapter Kagome gets to go back home, but is it really what she wants? You'll have to read on to find out! (Don't forget to R&R!!!)
"words" talking ^words^ thoughts words dreams
Chapter 5: Rude Awakening
Inuyasha gazed down to Kaede's small hut. ^Was Kikyo
telling the truth?^ He wondered. ^Can she really manipulate
Kagome's soul?^ The thought send a shudder up his spine. He
didn't want to see Kagome suffer anymore. But the only way for
her to be safe was. . .he knew the answer. It was for Kagome to
go home. . .and the well to be sealed. . .forever. He choked
back sudden tears as he thought about a life without Kagome. He
had finally realized his love for her, and now he knew it wasn't
meant to be. ^Kikyo. . .why can't you just let go?^
Kagome opened her eyes and looked around. The sun was
shining through Kaede's small window, but everyone else was still
sleeping. She moved to the window and gazed out. Inuyasha was
still in that tree. Had he moved at all? She was worried about
him. Kagome stood and walked to the outside, standing just
underneath the tree. Inuyasha looked down at her. She could see
the pained expression touch his face once again. "I-Inuyasha?"
She called. "What do you want?" Inuyasha grumbled. "Geez,
Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed.."
"I heard that."
"Well, why don't you come down and eat something?"
"No."
"Why not? You've haven't eaten in so long and. . ."
"Look, Kagome, I said I don't want food. So stop bugging me and go find something better to do!"
Kagome bit her lip to keep from crying. "Ok, Inuyasha. . .I'm
sorry. . ." She whimpered. "Kagome. . ." Inuyasha started, but
before he could finish, Kagome spun on her heel and began running
toward his forest. "Kagome, no! Wait! Come back!" He called
after her, but it was no use. He had to stop her! He jumped
quickly from his tree and dashed after her.
Kagome continued to run farther into the forest. ^How can
Inuyasha be so rude?& She wondered, tears streaming down her
cheeks. ^I thought that maybe, once this was all over, he would
change. . .but he's still the same.^ She would have continued
her thoughts, but a sudden pain in her chest made her stop. The
world was spinning in an instant. Kagome could feel herself
falling, but she never felt herself hit the ground.
"Kagome! Kagome, please come back!" Inuyasha called.
^Where is she?^ Then, he finally spotted a heaped figure lying
in the ground. "No." He murmured. "Kagome!" He ran over to
the still figure. "Kagome, wake up." He urged. Kagome eyes
snapped open. Inuyasha looked at her. Her eyes were lifeless,
totally empty of the light and warmth they always had. She
slowly turned to look at him. "I warned you, Inuyasha." She
said, her voice showing no emotion at all. Her eyes were still
nothing but voids of pure black. Inuyasha then realized that he
could smell something other than Kagome's scent. He could smell
Kikyo! "No. . .Kikyo!" He realized. "Kikyo let her go! Let go
of Kagome! Leave her alone!" He pleaded. Inuyasha began
shaking Kagome's body back and forth rapidly. "In-u-ya-sha s-top
sh-a-kin-g me-e!" Kagome said in between shakes. "Kagome!"
Inuyasha exclaimed. Kikyo's scent had vanished. "Inuyasha, what
happened? I was so afraid!" Kagome sobbed, burying her face in
Inuyasha's kimono. He looked down at the top of her head. ^What
do I do now?^ He wondered. Suddenly his mother popped into his
mind. Whenever he came to her from town, he would always cry
into her kimono- just like Kagome was doing now- and she would
wrap around him and comfort him. Inuyasha slowly moved his arms
to wrap Kagome in a hug. She showed no protest, but buried her
face farther into his kimono. She wished this moment would last
forever. She wished that she never had to go home. She wished
that Inuyasha felt the same way about her as she did about him.
Her ears perked as she heard Inuyasha whisper something to her.
"It's okay now, Kagome. I'll protect you." Kagome sat up
suddenly. Wasn't that what he had always promised Kikyo?
"Kagome? What's wrong?" He asked, alarm in his voice. "Y-you
always promised Kikyo that." She stuttered. "Kagome. . .I know
you think that I still care about Kikyo. . .but I don't. I. . ."
Inuyasha couldn't find words to express his feelings.
In the back of his mind, there was still that fear that Kagome
would reject him. "Listen, Kagome. . .I know you don't want to,
but you have to go home. If you stay, you'll be in danger.
Please, you have to trust me." Kagome looked at Inuyasha
desperately. Suddenly, she lunged back into his arms, tears
spilling from her eyes once again. She clung to him like crazy,
never wanting to let go. Inuyasha looked down at the top of her
head. For the first time ever he didn't see the strong, stubborn
girl he'd known for so long. . .but a small, fearful child afraid
to face the world. "Oh, Kagome." He muttered, holding her
tighter.
~~~~~
Tadaa! Another chapter done! I think this is the longest one so far. Well, what did ya think? I hope this one was good enough for all you guys cause I definitely worked hard on it. Well, next chapter Kagome gets to go back home, but is it really what she wants? You'll have to read on to find out! (Don't forget to R&R!!!)