A/N: well the usual... I don't own them... I just have Inu locked up somewhere... he he he
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SS/N: Clarification of some ongoing misunderstandings of Chapters 1 & 2. Despite that both are written as InuYasha's dreams, there is a lot of confusion as to how Kagome's POV comes in. His dreams are a reflection of things that happened before the events of Chapter 3. He knew (had heard and smelled) everything that Kagome voices and the tears she shed in the dream. Have you ever had a dream where you see things through someone else's eyes? It's like that. InuYasha knows Kagome well enough to form the necessary thought and less noticed actions carried out by Kagome in his dreams. If it still makes no sense, well_ this idea isn't always as easy to use in writing as initially thought and she probably should've practiced a little with it first, but here's Chapter 6.
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Chapter 6 - Truth Be Told
"MIROKU!!! YOU TOUCH MY BLOODY ASS ON MORE TIME...!!!" Sango shrieked.
I stepped outside to find Miroku on the ground holding his cheek where Sango had left him with a brilliantly red palm print. I felt the urge to burst into laughter as he tried profusely to apologize. It was obvious that she was ignoring him in her fury.
"Hey guys, miss me?" I intervened, saving him a lot of grief.
"INUYASHA!" Sango exclaimed in relief, "There you are! We got worried when we found you gone!"
"Sorry," I muttered sheepishly as that exaggerated sweat drop grew.
"It's okay, at least you're safe," she stated, "You must have had a good reason for leaving us and coming here."
"Well, good news. You may all stay here, so long as you help out," Kaede explained, standing in the doorway, then turned to the grinning idiot, "And Miroku, why you are holding your cheek? Is it Sango?"
"Umm... Well... yes..." he replied, broadening the grin.
"Dare I ask why, Sango?" Kaede inquired reluctantly.
"The usual," came the answer.
"Miroku, please chop wood," Kaede ordered serenely, "Sango, you may help me with lunch, and Shippo, either help Miroku, help us, or keep InuYasha in good company."
"Yes Kaede," they replied.
Shippo must have really wanted to help out, because he trailed after Miroku. I sat outside, dazed in thought. Kagome had been gone for barely over a month now and I still wanted to just crawl in a hole and die. I felt a pair of arms around my shoulders.
"You looked like you needed one of those," Sango whispered softly in my ear.
As she let go, I looked up at her, that face full of concern and sympathy.
"Want to talk about it?" she asked in the same voice.
"No... not right now," I commented, looking away as tears began to fall.
She cupped my chin in her palm and turned my face back to hers. She must have seen me crying.
She hugged me and simply said: "Shh... it's okay."
I returned the embrace as more tears fell.
"Kagome..." I murmured
"Lunch," Kaede called, "Are you alright InuYasha?"
"No... I can't... I won't..." I sputtered.
I would have yelled had Sango not been so close. She let go, figuring that I would probably take off. Instead, I rolled up my sleeve and prepared to scar up my arm again.
"Sango... please go and fetch Miroku and Shippo," Kaede pleaded, "I will be needing your help."
"Sure," Sango replied shakily, scrambling off to get them.
"Come inside," Kaede requested softly, "You need rest."
"No," I rebutted, dragging my claws over my wrist.
"Please, InuYasha, stop this," Kaede demanded.
The fear in her voice diminished the force of her words. Miroku came running through the woods, followed closely by the other two.
"InuYasha, stop this at once!" he yelled.
"I wouldn't say that if I were you..." Sango muttered under her breath, looking away.
"FUCK YOU MIROKU!" I snarled, "YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY I'M DOING THIS, DO YOU?! NO?! I THOUGHT NOT! WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHY!"
"InuYasha, are you sure you're ready?" Kaede questioned in concern.
"Why not Kaede?" I screamed sarcastically, "Then maybe Miroku will quit being such a fucking jackass!"
Still seething, Miroku noticed my tears as I pressed on.
"Kagome wasn't the only one grabbed that night," I continued, still yelling but with more focus, "I was chained to a fucking wall. I had to watch as our captor... he... as he killed Kagome! Guess who it was... Naraku!!! That fucking ass killed the woman I loved and intended to make my mate! HE KILLED HER!!!"
Now I was seething. Looking through my tears, I could see Miroku's shock. I must have left him speechless, because he couldn't make anything audible. Sango's shock dissipated into remorse and she started crying. Shippo scrambled inside. Kaede was also stunned, but not at the information. I think she was just surprised at how I'd said it.
"Prove it!" Miroku challenged in disbelief.
"He speaks the truth," Kaede rebutted regretfully, "I found him clutching Kagome's cold lifeless body in his arms. He has been through too much."
Miroku stood, dumbstruck, his mouth gaping slightly.
"Oh... InuYasha I..." Sango murmured.
She dropped to her knees, trembling from her sobs.
"InuYasha..." Miroku choked, "I don't know what to say..."
"Then don't!" I growled, finding my footing.
I took off.
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A.N. there you have it chapter 6... like I promised... and yes Miserikordi is SS/N... stands for Sesshie's Slave's Note... she's my awesome editor... thank you so very much Miseri...
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SS/N: Clarification of some ongoing misunderstandings of Chapters 1 & 2. Despite that both are written as InuYasha's dreams, there is a lot of confusion as to how Kagome's POV comes in. His dreams are a reflection of things that happened before the events of Chapter 3. He knew (had heard and smelled) everything that Kagome voices and the tears she shed in the dream. Have you ever had a dream where you see things through someone else's eyes? It's like that. InuYasha knows Kagome well enough to form the necessary thought and less noticed actions carried out by Kagome in his dreams. If it still makes no sense, well_ this idea isn't always as easy to use in writing as initially thought and she probably should've practiced a little with it first, but here's Chapter 6.
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Chapter 6 - Truth Be Told
"MIROKU!!! YOU TOUCH MY BLOODY ASS ON MORE TIME...!!!" Sango shrieked.
I stepped outside to find Miroku on the ground holding his cheek where Sango had left him with a brilliantly red palm print. I felt the urge to burst into laughter as he tried profusely to apologize. It was obvious that she was ignoring him in her fury.
"Hey guys, miss me?" I intervened, saving him a lot of grief.
"INUYASHA!" Sango exclaimed in relief, "There you are! We got worried when we found you gone!"
"Sorry," I muttered sheepishly as that exaggerated sweat drop grew.
"It's okay, at least you're safe," she stated, "You must have had a good reason for leaving us and coming here."
"Well, good news. You may all stay here, so long as you help out," Kaede explained, standing in the doorway, then turned to the grinning idiot, "And Miroku, why you are holding your cheek? Is it Sango?"
"Umm... Well... yes..." he replied, broadening the grin.
"Dare I ask why, Sango?" Kaede inquired reluctantly.
"The usual," came the answer.
"Miroku, please chop wood," Kaede ordered serenely, "Sango, you may help me with lunch, and Shippo, either help Miroku, help us, or keep InuYasha in good company."
"Yes Kaede," they replied.
Shippo must have really wanted to help out, because he trailed after Miroku. I sat outside, dazed in thought. Kagome had been gone for barely over a month now and I still wanted to just crawl in a hole and die. I felt a pair of arms around my shoulders.
"You looked like you needed one of those," Sango whispered softly in my ear.
As she let go, I looked up at her, that face full of concern and sympathy.
"Want to talk about it?" she asked in the same voice.
"No... not right now," I commented, looking away as tears began to fall.
She cupped my chin in her palm and turned my face back to hers. She must have seen me crying.
She hugged me and simply said: "Shh... it's okay."
I returned the embrace as more tears fell.
"Kagome..." I murmured
"Lunch," Kaede called, "Are you alright InuYasha?"
"No... I can't... I won't..." I sputtered.
I would have yelled had Sango not been so close. She let go, figuring that I would probably take off. Instead, I rolled up my sleeve and prepared to scar up my arm again.
"Sango... please go and fetch Miroku and Shippo," Kaede pleaded, "I will be needing your help."
"Sure," Sango replied shakily, scrambling off to get them.
"Come inside," Kaede requested softly, "You need rest."
"No," I rebutted, dragging my claws over my wrist.
"Please, InuYasha, stop this," Kaede demanded.
The fear in her voice diminished the force of her words. Miroku came running through the woods, followed closely by the other two.
"InuYasha, stop this at once!" he yelled.
"I wouldn't say that if I were you..." Sango muttered under her breath, looking away.
"FUCK YOU MIROKU!" I snarled, "YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY I'M DOING THIS, DO YOU?! NO?! I THOUGHT NOT! WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHY!"
"InuYasha, are you sure you're ready?" Kaede questioned in concern.
"Why not Kaede?" I screamed sarcastically, "Then maybe Miroku will quit being such a fucking jackass!"
Still seething, Miroku noticed my tears as I pressed on.
"Kagome wasn't the only one grabbed that night," I continued, still yelling but with more focus, "I was chained to a fucking wall. I had to watch as our captor... he... as he killed Kagome! Guess who it was... Naraku!!! That fucking ass killed the woman I loved and intended to make my mate! HE KILLED HER!!!"
Now I was seething. Looking through my tears, I could see Miroku's shock. I must have left him speechless, because he couldn't make anything audible. Sango's shock dissipated into remorse and she started crying. Shippo scrambled inside. Kaede was also stunned, but not at the information. I think she was just surprised at how I'd said it.
"Prove it!" Miroku challenged in disbelief.
"He speaks the truth," Kaede rebutted regretfully, "I found him clutching Kagome's cold lifeless body in his arms. He has been through too much."
Miroku stood, dumbstruck, his mouth gaping slightly.
"Oh... InuYasha I..." Sango murmured.
She dropped to her knees, trembling from her sobs.
"InuYasha..." Miroku choked, "I don't know what to say..."
"Then don't!" I growled, finding my footing.
I took off.
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A.N. there you have it chapter 6... like I promised... and yes Miserikordi is SS/N... stands for Sesshie's Slave's Note... she's my awesome editor... thank you so very much Miseri...