Gomen nasai!! I know I said I would update sooner, but you know how things
go. Anyway, I don't have much to say this time.
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kittykathy: thank you for your review! I hope you continue to read my story!
Lost Darkness: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!! Don't kill me! I'll make it up to you! The end of this chapter isn't a cliffhanger! Well not much anyway.
Inuhugger: Come on! Where's the update on Dreaming you promised me? Oh, well, as long as you update soon, I'm happy. And thanks for reviewing me once again. I'm a fan of your work, you know.
SakuraLuna: Yay! ish good
Disclaimer: Yeah, I own Inu-Yasha. I just forgot him in my locker.
~
Kagome watched in horror as Inu-Yasha fell to the ground, the gigantic sword jabbed through his chest.
"Inu-Yasha!"
The Tetsusaiga transformed into its smaller state, looking ridiculously harmless in the gaping wound.
"Sessho-maru! You're dead!" Kagome shouted in fury.
Kagome fired two arrows at lightning speed towards Sessho-maru. The first arrow severed the human arm. The second would have taken his head if he hadn't moved at the last moment. Still, the arrow skimmed his shoulder, leaving a painful cut. Kagome readied another arrow, but Sessho-maru was already making his escape. Kagome turned and ran to where her friends were kneeling beside Inu-Yasha in a growing pool of blood.
'Please don't die, Inu-Yasha.'
~
"Why did you run away, m'lord?" Jaken interrogated his master.
"Because it was no use for me to stay," Sessho-maru replied calmly. "That annoying human girl severed my arm with her arrow, so I would not have been able to retrieve the Tetsusaiga, anyway."
"Oh, I see."
'No. That is not a truthful answer,' Sessho-maru thought to himself. 'Why did I retreat? Because of my brother, that's why. Why would he sacrifice himself to save the life of one pathetic human? I don't understand.'
Sessho-maru glanced over at Rin who was chasing a butterfly around. Sessho-maru smiled.
'Then again, maybe I do understand.'
~
Inu-Yasha heard faint voices. They sounded so far away. He listened, tried to make them out. Slowly, they became clearer. Was that Kagome's voice? He tried opening his eyes. A blurry figure turned in his direction.
"Inu-Yasha?"
Inu-Yasha blinked, trying unsuccessfully to clear his blurred vision. The figure moved closer.
"Inu-Yasha! You're awake!"
"We were beginning to think you'd never wake up. You were out for nearly three full days." Miroku's voice came from across the room where two more blurry figures were sitting next to each other.
Inu-Yasha blinked again. The person next to him became a little clearer.
"Ka . Kagome?"
Inu-Yasha realized his own voice sounded faint and far away. He tried to move, even though he couldn't feel most of his body. He almost succeeded, but a wave of pain stopped him. Inu-Yasha cringed. His whole body hurt all of a sudden.
"Inu-Yasha. Don't try to move yet."
Inu-Yasha squeezed his eyes shut as he waited for the pain to pass. Every breath hurt. After the pain had subsided a little, Inu-Yasha opened his eyes again and looked up. His vision cleared completely this time. It was Kagome.
"Where are we?" he asked weakly.
"It's okay. We're in Kaede's hut," Kagome's soft voice responded. "You should rest now."
Kagome gently rubbed his ears and ran her fingers trough his hair as Inu-Yasha became unconscious again. Miroku took advantage of this quiet moment
SLAP!!
~
(A/N: Okay, I added this next part, just for fun. I was kinda in a fluffy mood.*teehee*)
-Later that night-
Kagome sighed. She couldn't get to sleep. It was just one of those nights. She rolled over in her sleeping bag, hoping this would somehow help. Nope. She sat up and looked around. Shippo was curled up next to her. Sango was sleeping by her feet with Kirara. She noticed that Miroku had gotten closer to Sango during the night. Inu-Yasha . She looked over to where Inu-Yasha was sleeping. Still sleeping.
'He jumped in front of Tetsusaiga and nearly lost his life,' she thought. 'Does he really care about me that much?'
"Kagome? Why are you awake?"
"Sango! Did I wake you up? I'm sorry. I just can't get to sleep, that's all." Kagome's gaze slid over towards Inu-Yasha again.
"You're worried about him, aren't you?"
"Yeah, well, sort of."
"I can't really blame you. Well since I'm awake and you can't get to sleep, I'll just keep you company for a while."
"Thanks, Sango."
Sango and Kagome talked to each other about various different things for a while. Sango's gaze kept drifting to a certain spot on Inu-Yasha's head.
"Hard to resist, isn't it?" Kagome asked.
"Hmm? Oh, well, um, yes."
"The first time I saw Inu-Yasha, I couldn't pay attention to anything else. I couldn't resist either. Lucky for me he was asleep."
"You're so lucky ."
"Go ahead."
"Nani? Can I really?"
"Well, sure. He's asleep now, so it's the only opportunity you'll have for a while."
"Well, okay." Sango tentatively reached a hand up to Inu-Yasha's head. Her hand touched its prize and the other hand quickly joined it.
"They're . so soft," Sango said in amazement.
"I know! Nobody can resist those ears!"
(A/N: Thanks for dealing with me. I was thinking, poor Sango. She never got the chance to touch those fuzzy little ears of his. Well, I had to give her her chance.)
~
-Three days later-
It had been almost a week since the battle with Sessho-maru and Inu- Yasha was almost completely healed. He was sitting next to Kagome on the same hilltop they had sat on only a short time before. Together, they gazed out over the village.
"Inu-Yasha?"
"Yeah?"
"I have to ask you something. Why did you jump in front of Tetsusaiga?"
"To save you, that's obvious."
"Yeah, but . You almost got yourself killed. Why would you do something like that?"
"Feh. I knew I would live."
"Hmph. Just like you to say something like that."
The couple returned their gaze to the village. Many of the villagers were busy rebuilding their huts. Inu-Yasha sighed.
"What's the matter, Inu-Yasha?"
"I still just feel so guilty about what I did."
"Yeah, but it couldn't be helped. At least we have the Tetsusaiga back now."
"I'm not so sure that matters anymore," Inu-Yasha muttered under his breath.
"What was that, Inu-Yasha?"
"Nothing, Kagome. Nothing."
~
Was that a short chapter? I think it was a short chapter. Did you think it was a short chapter? I do. Did you like the part about the ears? I did.
Cliffhanger? I don't think it was a cliffhanger. Did you think it was a cliffhanger? I don't. Do you?*knife sticks into wall next to me* I guess so.
Anyway, I'm accepting flames now, since I've been writing this story for a while.
Review responses:
White-wings01: Eeeek!! Don't kill me! I'm going as fast as I can!
elven dragonlord: I'll read your stories, just hold your chopsticks! Geesh! Some people have no patience!
kittykathy: thank you for your review! I hope you continue to read my story!
Lost Darkness: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!! Don't kill me! I'll make it up to you! The end of this chapter isn't a cliffhanger! Well not much anyway.
Inuhugger: Come on! Where's the update on Dreaming you promised me? Oh, well, as long as you update soon, I'm happy. And thanks for reviewing me once again. I'm a fan of your work, you know.
SakuraLuna: Yay! ish good
Disclaimer: Yeah, I own Inu-Yasha. I just forgot him in my locker.
~
Kagome watched in horror as Inu-Yasha fell to the ground, the gigantic sword jabbed through his chest.
"Inu-Yasha!"
The Tetsusaiga transformed into its smaller state, looking ridiculously harmless in the gaping wound.
"Sessho-maru! You're dead!" Kagome shouted in fury.
Kagome fired two arrows at lightning speed towards Sessho-maru. The first arrow severed the human arm. The second would have taken his head if he hadn't moved at the last moment. Still, the arrow skimmed his shoulder, leaving a painful cut. Kagome readied another arrow, but Sessho-maru was already making his escape. Kagome turned and ran to where her friends were kneeling beside Inu-Yasha in a growing pool of blood.
'Please don't die, Inu-Yasha.'
~
"Why did you run away, m'lord?" Jaken interrogated his master.
"Because it was no use for me to stay," Sessho-maru replied calmly. "That annoying human girl severed my arm with her arrow, so I would not have been able to retrieve the Tetsusaiga, anyway."
"Oh, I see."
'No. That is not a truthful answer,' Sessho-maru thought to himself. 'Why did I retreat? Because of my brother, that's why. Why would he sacrifice himself to save the life of one pathetic human? I don't understand.'
Sessho-maru glanced over at Rin who was chasing a butterfly around. Sessho-maru smiled.
'Then again, maybe I do understand.'
~
Inu-Yasha heard faint voices. They sounded so far away. He listened, tried to make them out. Slowly, they became clearer. Was that Kagome's voice? He tried opening his eyes. A blurry figure turned in his direction.
"Inu-Yasha?"
Inu-Yasha blinked, trying unsuccessfully to clear his blurred vision. The figure moved closer.
"Inu-Yasha! You're awake!"
"We were beginning to think you'd never wake up. You were out for nearly three full days." Miroku's voice came from across the room where two more blurry figures were sitting next to each other.
Inu-Yasha blinked again. The person next to him became a little clearer.
"Ka . Kagome?"
Inu-Yasha realized his own voice sounded faint and far away. He tried to move, even though he couldn't feel most of his body. He almost succeeded, but a wave of pain stopped him. Inu-Yasha cringed. His whole body hurt all of a sudden.
"Inu-Yasha. Don't try to move yet."
Inu-Yasha squeezed his eyes shut as he waited for the pain to pass. Every breath hurt. After the pain had subsided a little, Inu-Yasha opened his eyes again and looked up. His vision cleared completely this time. It was Kagome.
"Where are we?" he asked weakly.
"It's okay. We're in Kaede's hut," Kagome's soft voice responded. "You should rest now."
Kagome gently rubbed his ears and ran her fingers trough his hair as Inu-Yasha became unconscious again. Miroku took advantage of this quiet moment
SLAP!!
~
(A/N: Okay, I added this next part, just for fun. I was kinda in a fluffy mood.*teehee*)
-Later that night-
Kagome sighed. She couldn't get to sleep. It was just one of those nights. She rolled over in her sleeping bag, hoping this would somehow help. Nope. She sat up and looked around. Shippo was curled up next to her. Sango was sleeping by her feet with Kirara. She noticed that Miroku had gotten closer to Sango during the night. Inu-Yasha . She looked over to where Inu-Yasha was sleeping. Still sleeping.
'He jumped in front of Tetsusaiga and nearly lost his life,' she thought. 'Does he really care about me that much?'
"Kagome? Why are you awake?"
"Sango! Did I wake you up? I'm sorry. I just can't get to sleep, that's all." Kagome's gaze slid over towards Inu-Yasha again.
"You're worried about him, aren't you?"
"Yeah, well, sort of."
"I can't really blame you. Well since I'm awake and you can't get to sleep, I'll just keep you company for a while."
"Thanks, Sango."
Sango and Kagome talked to each other about various different things for a while. Sango's gaze kept drifting to a certain spot on Inu-Yasha's head.
"Hard to resist, isn't it?" Kagome asked.
"Hmm? Oh, well, um, yes."
"The first time I saw Inu-Yasha, I couldn't pay attention to anything else. I couldn't resist either. Lucky for me he was asleep."
"You're so lucky ."
"Go ahead."
"Nani? Can I really?"
"Well, sure. He's asleep now, so it's the only opportunity you'll have for a while."
"Well, okay." Sango tentatively reached a hand up to Inu-Yasha's head. Her hand touched its prize and the other hand quickly joined it.
"They're . so soft," Sango said in amazement.
"I know! Nobody can resist those ears!"
(A/N: Thanks for dealing with me. I was thinking, poor Sango. She never got the chance to touch those fuzzy little ears of his. Well, I had to give her her chance.)
~
-Three days later-
It had been almost a week since the battle with Sessho-maru and Inu- Yasha was almost completely healed. He was sitting next to Kagome on the same hilltop they had sat on only a short time before. Together, they gazed out over the village.
"Inu-Yasha?"
"Yeah?"
"I have to ask you something. Why did you jump in front of Tetsusaiga?"
"To save you, that's obvious."
"Yeah, but . You almost got yourself killed. Why would you do something like that?"
"Feh. I knew I would live."
"Hmph. Just like you to say something like that."
The couple returned their gaze to the village. Many of the villagers were busy rebuilding their huts. Inu-Yasha sighed.
"What's the matter, Inu-Yasha?"
"I still just feel so guilty about what I did."
"Yeah, but it couldn't be helped. At least we have the Tetsusaiga back now."
"I'm not so sure that matters anymore," Inu-Yasha muttered under his breath.
"What was that, Inu-Yasha?"
"Nothing, Kagome. Nothing."
~
Was that a short chapter? I think it was a short chapter. Did you think it was a short chapter? I do. Did you like the part about the ears? I did.
Cliffhanger? I don't think it was a cliffhanger. Did you think it was a cliffhanger? I don't. Do you?*knife sticks into wall next to me* I guess so.
Anyway, I'm accepting flames now, since I've been writing this story for a while.
