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" " - Speech ' ' - Thoughts **** - Scene changes
Inuyasha's Christmas Adventure
Chapter 9
It was mid-afternoon when Inuyasha and Kagome landed at the bottom of the well. They both were deep in their own thoughts. Inuyasha grabbed the extra bags that they had with them. It was mostly food that Mrs. Higurashi insisted that they bring with them, but there were also a few gifts that Kagome's family had gotten for the others.
It had taken most of the morning to get away from her family. Not that they were trying to prevent them from coming back to the feudal era, it was more like they both were a little hesitant to return. He was surprise to feel that way, but then he never really had a home before.
Inuyasha landed in the snow outside the well with a soft plop. He set the bags down as he looked around, noticing that they had gotten another inch of snow while they had been away. He took a deep breath of the fresh air, hoping to clear his mind a little. He was still a little overwhelmed with everything that had happened the day before. He knew that he should talk to Kagome and let her know that he had heard, but he was scared. What if she denied it? What if she didn't? He didn't know at that moment which scared him more. He knew that he loved her more than anything, but he was scared that his love for her would hurt her in the long run. He still felt like Kikyo's death was his fault and he didn't want Kagome to die because of him loving her either.
He was still deep in thought as Kagome climbed out of the well with her yellow backpack. She breathed a sigh of relief; climbing out of the well with a full backpack was hard work. She was just glad that Inuyasha had taken the other bags for her.
"Ready to go back to the village?" She asked looking up to see him staring up at the sky thinking. "Are you ok?" She asked moving to his side.
He looked over to see her with a concerned expression on her face. "Just thinking, that's all." He replied. 'I've gotta find out the truth. Then maybe I can decide whether I should tell her how I feel or not.'
"Oh, ok." She said and started to move away.
"Kagome, wait." Inuyasha said grabbing her arm gently and turning her to face him.
"What is it Inuyasha?" She looked at him curiously. She could tell that something was bothering him and that he was nervous. "You know if you can talk to me." She said to help reassure him.
"Kagome, I-I." He sighed heavily turning his head away slightly and crossing his arms. 'Damn, this is going to be harder than I thought.' He sighed again and looked at her out of the corner of his eye. "I heard what you said to Hojo."
Kagome blinked. 'H-he heard? I hope doesn't mean the part where.'
"Did you mean what you said?" Inuyasha asked quickly facing her again as well as taking a step closer so that they were almost eye-to-eye. He could smell the nervousness rolling off of her.
"W-what do you mean?" She asked looking down at the snow. She knew what he meant by the look in his eyes. He was searching for the truth.
"I heard you tell Hojo that you.that you." He gulped, he didn't know if he could even say it. He took a deep breath and tried again. "I heard you tell Hojo that you.. love me." He said, saying the last part in a whisper. He was practically choking on his own nervous emotions. So much so that he almost missed the fact that her heart skipped a beat and was now racing, almost missed the change of her scent from nervousness to fear, almost missed the sharp intake of breath and the way her body went rigid. But he didn't, and he knew that she felt the same fear as he did. It wasn't the fear you feel when your life is in danger, it was the fear you feel of revealing your feelings, of being rejected by some one you care for.
"Kagome, please tell me, did you mean it?" He asked again in a shaky voice, not sure what to expect.
"Does it really matter?" She asked still looking down at the snow with her head turned to the side.
"Yes, of course it does." He replied, he would stand here for the rest of the day and night if he had too to get an answer out of her. Now that he asked he needed to know.
"I don't see why it would matter to you. When the jewel is complete you will be going to hell with Kikyo anyway." She said in a quiet voice that had a bit of sadness to it and started to turn away from him.
He quickly grabbed her arm again and pulled her towards him. "And if I don't?" He asked, he could tell that she was struggling with her emotions, much in the same way he had.
"Then you'll want to use the jewel to become a full youkie." She replied. "Either way I'll lose you." She said softly, so softly that even Inuyasha's sensitive ears barely heard it.
'She's afraid of losing me.' He thought in wonder. He was always soo afraid of losing her that he never thought that she would be afraid of losing him too. He knew at that moment that he wouldn't lie to her, that he would tell her the truth, that he loved her.
"Kagome, it's alright. You can tell me, I'm right here and I'm not going anywhere." He said lifting her chin up with his finger so that she was looking him in the eye's again. He took another step towards her so that they were practically nose-to-nose and watched her emotions battle played out in her eyes. His own eyes softening, showing his true feeling.
Kagome looked into the golden eyes that she had come to love in the eight months that she had been traveling with him. They were full of warmth and caring at the moment. She could still remember when they held nothing but fear, hatred and mistrust in them. She knew at that moment that she couldn't lie to him, no matter how much she wanted to deny the truth, to hide her feelings for him. She just couldn't do that to him.
Sighing heavily Kagome closed her eyes and moved her head as far as he would allow. "Yes, Inuyasha. I meant what I said." She turned her head fully away as his hand dropped to his side.
He was speechless, she had meant it and she wasn't lying to him either. He could tell by her scent that she was telling the truth. His heart beat faster and he swam in his emotions. The relief that he felt for knowing the truth and the serge of love for her that went through him at that moment threatened to drown him.
He reached out and pulled her to him tightly, careful not to hurt her. "Kagome," He whispered in her ear, his voice choked with emotions "I love you too."
"Inuyasha!" Kagome cried softly burring her face into his shoulder and hugging him fiercely in return. She couldn't believe what he had just said to her. She would never have guessed that he loved her in a million years. Not with the way he kept going to Kikyo, but none of that matter at that moment. What mattered was that he was there with her and he loved her.
He smiled slightly, it-felt soo good to have her in his arms. Her scent was so comforting, and she was soo warm and alive. Kikyo never made him feel like this, not even when she was alive. He knew that he wouldn't go to hell with her; he would see that she got put to rest again though. It was the least he could do for her.
He pulled away slightly so that he could look into her face again. He had something that he needed to ask her. "Kagome," He said quietly. "When the jewel is complete, will you stay with me?" He asked. "I'll even use the jewel to become human instead of youkie if you want me too." He said quickly, hoping that she wouldn't refuse his offer. He couldn't bear to lose her after everything that they had been through together. He was startled when she started to laugh softly.
"Inuyasha, of course I'll stay with you. Do you really think that I would leave you?" She said smiling up at him. "And I don't expect you to become human for me. I could never ask that of you, I know how much you dislike being human. I love you for who you are Inuyasha, and I'm kinda partial to those ears of yours." She said laughing softly at the blush that appeared on his face.
"So.. you really don't care that I'm a hanyou?" He asked looking down at her.
"Of course not. You wouldn't be the Inuyasha that I love if you were anything else." She said, her eyes full of love and happiness.
He was a little surprised that she wouldn't want him to become human for her, 'but then again, she wouldn't be My Kagome.' He thought to himself.
He carefully ran a clawed hand through her soft hair for a moment before pulling her towards him again and gently pressed his lips to hers. A shock went through both of them, this time even stronger that when they had kissed underneath the mistletoe.
Kagome tightened her hold on Inuyasha slightly and deepened the kiss causing him to growl slightly out of surprise and pleasure. He deepened the kiss even further by gently licking and sucking on her lower lip, asking for entrance and was rewarded when he parted her lips slightly allowing him to explore.
They stood there kissing for several minuets before finally parting for some air. He pulled her against him, nuzzling and kissing her neck for a moment before just holding her and breathing in her intoxicating scent.
Kagome sighed contentedly and reached up, rubbing his ears gently.
This felt soo right that neither one of them wanted to move away from the other but they both knew that night came all too quickly in the winter and the others were expecting them back. Kagome was the first to move.
She sighed heavily and stepped out of his embrace. "We should be getting back to the others." She said going over the bags and started picking them up.
"I guess your right." Inuyasha said. He walked over to her grabbing the bags from her hands. "I'll carry these." He said smiling softly at her.
"Alright." She said blushing slightly and started walking toward the village with Inuyasha right behind her. Each lost in their own thoughts once again.
Inuyasha once again was thinking about everything that had happened over the last two days. He had so much to thank Kagome for. He was finally accepted for who he was, he had friends now, and he had a family and a girl that loved him for who he was. He felt so content and happy at that moment that he even dared to dream, to hope at what the future held for him. As long as Kagome was by his side he knew that everything would be all right.
The End
Thanks again for all the reviews. I hope the ending was fluffy enough for everyone!
Disclaimer: Sorry I don't own Inuyasha.
" " - Speech ' ' - Thoughts **** - Scene changes
Inuyasha's Christmas Adventure
Chapter 9
It was mid-afternoon when Inuyasha and Kagome landed at the bottom of the well. They both were deep in their own thoughts. Inuyasha grabbed the extra bags that they had with them. It was mostly food that Mrs. Higurashi insisted that they bring with them, but there were also a few gifts that Kagome's family had gotten for the others.
It had taken most of the morning to get away from her family. Not that they were trying to prevent them from coming back to the feudal era, it was more like they both were a little hesitant to return. He was surprise to feel that way, but then he never really had a home before.
Inuyasha landed in the snow outside the well with a soft plop. He set the bags down as he looked around, noticing that they had gotten another inch of snow while they had been away. He took a deep breath of the fresh air, hoping to clear his mind a little. He was still a little overwhelmed with everything that had happened the day before. He knew that he should talk to Kagome and let her know that he had heard, but he was scared. What if she denied it? What if she didn't? He didn't know at that moment which scared him more. He knew that he loved her more than anything, but he was scared that his love for her would hurt her in the long run. He still felt like Kikyo's death was his fault and he didn't want Kagome to die because of him loving her either.
He was still deep in thought as Kagome climbed out of the well with her yellow backpack. She breathed a sigh of relief; climbing out of the well with a full backpack was hard work. She was just glad that Inuyasha had taken the other bags for her.
"Ready to go back to the village?" She asked looking up to see him staring up at the sky thinking. "Are you ok?" She asked moving to his side.
He looked over to see her with a concerned expression on her face. "Just thinking, that's all." He replied. 'I've gotta find out the truth. Then maybe I can decide whether I should tell her how I feel or not.'
"Oh, ok." She said and started to move away.
"Kagome, wait." Inuyasha said grabbing her arm gently and turning her to face him.
"What is it Inuyasha?" She looked at him curiously. She could tell that something was bothering him and that he was nervous. "You know if you can talk to me." She said to help reassure him.
"Kagome, I-I." He sighed heavily turning his head away slightly and crossing his arms. 'Damn, this is going to be harder than I thought.' He sighed again and looked at her out of the corner of his eye. "I heard what you said to Hojo."
Kagome blinked. 'H-he heard? I hope doesn't mean the part where.'
"Did you mean what you said?" Inuyasha asked quickly facing her again as well as taking a step closer so that they were almost eye-to-eye. He could smell the nervousness rolling off of her.
"W-what do you mean?" She asked looking down at the snow. She knew what he meant by the look in his eyes. He was searching for the truth.
"I heard you tell Hojo that you.that you." He gulped, he didn't know if he could even say it. He took a deep breath and tried again. "I heard you tell Hojo that you.. love me." He said, saying the last part in a whisper. He was practically choking on his own nervous emotions. So much so that he almost missed the fact that her heart skipped a beat and was now racing, almost missed the change of her scent from nervousness to fear, almost missed the sharp intake of breath and the way her body went rigid. But he didn't, and he knew that she felt the same fear as he did. It wasn't the fear you feel when your life is in danger, it was the fear you feel of revealing your feelings, of being rejected by some one you care for.
"Kagome, please tell me, did you mean it?" He asked again in a shaky voice, not sure what to expect.
"Does it really matter?" She asked still looking down at the snow with her head turned to the side.
"Yes, of course it does." He replied, he would stand here for the rest of the day and night if he had too to get an answer out of her. Now that he asked he needed to know.
"I don't see why it would matter to you. When the jewel is complete you will be going to hell with Kikyo anyway." She said in a quiet voice that had a bit of sadness to it and started to turn away from him.
He quickly grabbed her arm again and pulled her towards him. "And if I don't?" He asked, he could tell that she was struggling with her emotions, much in the same way he had.
"Then you'll want to use the jewel to become a full youkie." She replied. "Either way I'll lose you." She said softly, so softly that even Inuyasha's sensitive ears barely heard it.
'She's afraid of losing me.' He thought in wonder. He was always soo afraid of losing her that he never thought that she would be afraid of losing him too. He knew at that moment that he wouldn't lie to her, that he would tell her the truth, that he loved her.
"Kagome, it's alright. You can tell me, I'm right here and I'm not going anywhere." He said lifting her chin up with his finger so that she was looking him in the eye's again. He took another step towards her so that they were practically nose-to-nose and watched her emotions battle played out in her eyes. His own eyes softening, showing his true feeling.
Kagome looked into the golden eyes that she had come to love in the eight months that she had been traveling with him. They were full of warmth and caring at the moment. She could still remember when they held nothing but fear, hatred and mistrust in them. She knew at that moment that she couldn't lie to him, no matter how much she wanted to deny the truth, to hide her feelings for him. She just couldn't do that to him.
Sighing heavily Kagome closed her eyes and moved her head as far as he would allow. "Yes, Inuyasha. I meant what I said." She turned her head fully away as his hand dropped to his side.
He was speechless, she had meant it and she wasn't lying to him either. He could tell by her scent that she was telling the truth. His heart beat faster and he swam in his emotions. The relief that he felt for knowing the truth and the serge of love for her that went through him at that moment threatened to drown him.
He reached out and pulled her to him tightly, careful not to hurt her. "Kagome," He whispered in her ear, his voice choked with emotions "I love you too."
"Inuyasha!" Kagome cried softly burring her face into his shoulder and hugging him fiercely in return. She couldn't believe what he had just said to her. She would never have guessed that he loved her in a million years. Not with the way he kept going to Kikyo, but none of that matter at that moment. What mattered was that he was there with her and he loved her.
He smiled slightly, it-felt soo good to have her in his arms. Her scent was so comforting, and she was soo warm and alive. Kikyo never made him feel like this, not even when she was alive. He knew that he wouldn't go to hell with her; he would see that she got put to rest again though. It was the least he could do for her.
He pulled away slightly so that he could look into her face again. He had something that he needed to ask her. "Kagome," He said quietly. "When the jewel is complete, will you stay with me?" He asked. "I'll even use the jewel to become human instead of youkie if you want me too." He said quickly, hoping that she wouldn't refuse his offer. He couldn't bear to lose her after everything that they had been through together. He was startled when she started to laugh softly.
"Inuyasha, of course I'll stay with you. Do you really think that I would leave you?" She said smiling up at him. "And I don't expect you to become human for me. I could never ask that of you, I know how much you dislike being human. I love you for who you are Inuyasha, and I'm kinda partial to those ears of yours." She said laughing softly at the blush that appeared on his face.
"So.. you really don't care that I'm a hanyou?" He asked looking down at her.
"Of course not. You wouldn't be the Inuyasha that I love if you were anything else." She said, her eyes full of love and happiness.
He was a little surprised that she wouldn't want him to become human for her, 'but then again, she wouldn't be My Kagome.' He thought to himself.
He carefully ran a clawed hand through her soft hair for a moment before pulling her towards him again and gently pressed his lips to hers. A shock went through both of them, this time even stronger that when they had kissed underneath the mistletoe.
Kagome tightened her hold on Inuyasha slightly and deepened the kiss causing him to growl slightly out of surprise and pleasure. He deepened the kiss even further by gently licking and sucking on her lower lip, asking for entrance and was rewarded when he parted her lips slightly allowing him to explore.
They stood there kissing for several minuets before finally parting for some air. He pulled her against him, nuzzling and kissing her neck for a moment before just holding her and breathing in her intoxicating scent.
Kagome sighed contentedly and reached up, rubbing his ears gently.
This felt soo right that neither one of them wanted to move away from the other but they both knew that night came all too quickly in the winter and the others were expecting them back. Kagome was the first to move.
She sighed heavily and stepped out of his embrace. "We should be getting back to the others." She said going over the bags and started picking them up.
"I guess your right." Inuyasha said. He walked over to her grabbing the bags from her hands. "I'll carry these." He said smiling softly at her.
"Alright." She said blushing slightly and started walking toward the village with Inuyasha right behind her. Each lost in their own thoughts once again.
Inuyasha once again was thinking about everything that had happened over the last two days. He had so much to thank Kagome for. He was finally accepted for who he was, he had friends now, and he had a family and a girl that loved him for who he was. He felt so content and happy at that moment that he even dared to dream, to hope at what the future held for him. As long as Kagome was by his side he knew that everything would be all right.
The End
Thanks again for all the reviews. I hope the ending was fluffy enough for everyone!