Always My Soul
By: dragonfly-rising
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters
Kagome barely held herself still as she looked at Inuyasha's face. He had listened to her warning and stopped moving. She could feel her miko power churning inside her, reacting to his half demon side. She took another step back; hoping distance would calm the waves of energy begging to be released against the demon, against the one with the curse. Her eyes shifted to Miroku who was looking at her uneasily, clenching, and unclenching his cursed hand. She was confused as to why her powers would wish to harm a human; she had thought them to be more apt to react to Inuyasha then to Miroku. She couldn't deny the fact that when the monk had moved towards her the power simply leapt at him and she had been hard pressed to subdue the reaction. She felt hopelessly lost and wanted to run into Inuyasha's arm for reassurance but knew the moment she touched him she wouldn't be able to save him from herself. He would die by her hands if she weren't strong enough to resist that idea.
A small flare of pain in her temple made Kagome lift her hand to her forehead. A steady thrum, sounding almost like heartbeats reverberated in her ears. Many different heartbeats, all were demanding her attention. She could feel the torrent of power trying to move through her again and she squashed it mercilessly, causing the pain in her temple to become steadily worse.
"Kagome, we must get you to Kaede" Miroku insisted.
~ Yes Kaede, she could help me. ~
She shook her head slightly trying to reduce the thrumming in her ears only to find her senses sharpen so that she heard one steady heartbeat above the others. One that was close enough to her to make her whole body beat in time with it. She looked over at Inuyasha in half amazement.
"I can hear your heart," She whispered, her voice sounding strange to her own ears.
Inuyasha's ears lay back, " You can hear my heart?"
"Yes...your heart. I can hear so many but yours...I think I can hear demon's hearts" She said in wonder.
"Kikyo could never..." he began but stopped as Kagome's eyes flashed dangerously.
"Kikyo couldn't do half the things I can now Inuyasha" Kagome returned, her voice cold.
Something inside her had tensed the moment Inuyasha mentioned Kikyo. She hadn't wanted to react in such a way. He was after all only pointing out the differences, and yet just the mention of the dead miko's name caused Kagome to almost lose her precarious control over her powers. She breathed deeply and regained her composure.
She didn't want a repeat of that reaction so she turned and walked away from the pit towards the entrance of the cave, hoping Inuyasha wouldn't say that name to her again until they had figured out a way to get her back to her old self.
"Kagome wait!" Inuyasha ordered sounding more like his old self.
She stopped and turned to him. As he advanced her powers flared and she cried out in fear, wrapping her arms around herself. Inuyasha stopped where he was, a look of concern crossing his face. She felt sweat bead on her forehead as she bit into her lip, wrestling with the tides of power until they subsided. She took a deep breath and let it out slowly, finally picking her head up to look at her companions who were so obviously torn between rushing to her aid and preserving their own lives.
"I'm sorry" she said at last.
"For what!?" Miroku asked confused.
"I can't control it very well. Whatever she did to me...it's awakened my powers to an almost uncontrollable amount. I don't want to hurt you...either of you. Just stay back from me until I can handle it better." She ordered.
Miroku nodded. Inuyasha scowled but slightly dipped his head not liking the idea at all. Kagome almost allowed a smile to cross her lips. Trust Inuyasha to be annoyed with her even when she could kill him just by touching him. It settled her mind somewhat for him to react in such a normal way to a situation concerning her.
"Lets get you to Kaede, then we'll talk" he said, the scowl remaining on his face.
By: dragonfly-rising
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters
Kagome barely held herself still as she looked at Inuyasha's face. He had listened to her warning and stopped moving. She could feel her miko power churning inside her, reacting to his half demon side. She took another step back; hoping distance would calm the waves of energy begging to be released against the demon, against the one with the curse. Her eyes shifted to Miroku who was looking at her uneasily, clenching, and unclenching his cursed hand. She was confused as to why her powers would wish to harm a human; she had thought them to be more apt to react to Inuyasha then to Miroku. She couldn't deny the fact that when the monk had moved towards her the power simply leapt at him and she had been hard pressed to subdue the reaction. She felt hopelessly lost and wanted to run into Inuyasha's arm for reassurance but knew the moment she touched him she wouldn't be able to save him from herself. He would die by her hands if she weren't strong enough to resist that idea.
A small flare of pain in her temple made Kagome lift her hand to her forehead. A steady thrum, sounding almost like heartbeats reverberated in her ears. Many different heartbeats, all were demanding her attention. She could feel the torrent of power trying to move through her again and she squashed it mercilessly, causing the pain in her temple to become steadily worse.
"Kagome, we must get you to Kaede" Miroku insisted.
~ Yes Kaede, she could help me. ~
She shook her head slightly trying to reduce the thrumming in her ears only to find her senses sharpen so that she heard one steady heartbeat above the others. One that was close enough to her to make her whole body beat in time with it. She looked over at Inuyasha in half amazement.
"I can hear your heart," She whispered, her voice sounding strange to her own ears.
Inuyasha's ears lay back, " You can hear my heart?"
"Yes...your heart. I can hear so many but yours...I think I can hear demon's hearts" She said in wonder.
"Kikyo could never..." he began but stopped as Kagome's eyes flashed dangerously.
"Kikyo couldn't do half the things I can now Inuyasha" Kagome returned, her voice cold.
Something inside her had tensed the moment Inuyasha mentioned Kikyo. She hadn't wanted to react in such a way. He was after all only pointing out the differences, and yet just the mention of the dead miko's name caused Kagome to almost lose her precarious control over her powers. She breathed deeply and regained her composure.
She didn't want a repeat of that reaction so she turned and walked away from the pit towards the entrance of the cave, hoping Inuyasha wouldn't say that name to her again until they had figured out a way to get her back to her old self.
"Kagome wait!" Inuyasha ordered sounding more like his old self.
She stopped and turned to him. As he advanced her powers flared and she cried out in fear, wrapping her arms around herself. Inuyasha stopped where he was, a look of concern crossing his face. She felt sweat bead on her forehead as she bit into her lip, wrestling with the tides of power until they subsided. She took a deep breath and let it out slowly, finally picking her head up to look at her companions who were so obviously torn between rushing to her aid and preserving their own lives.
"I'm sorry" she said at last.
"For what!?" Miroku asked confused.
"I can't control it very well. Whatever she did to me...it's awakened my powers to an almost uncontrollable amount. I don't want to hurt you...either of you. Just stay back from me until I can handle it better." She ordered.
Miroku nodded. Inuyasha scowled but slightly dipped his head not liking the idea at all. Kagome almost allowed a smile to cross her lips. Trust Inuyasha to be annoyed with her even when she could kill him just by touching him. It settled her mind somewhat for him to react in such a normal way to a situation concerning her.
"Lets get you to Kaede, then we'll talk" he said, the scowl remaining on his face.