Chapter 17: Honeymoon Cut Short
Sango sat on Miroku's couch sighing every 5 minutes and slouching in different directions.
Miroku was in the kitchen cooking a nice romantic dinner for two. He glanced over to see Sango was lying upside down on his couch, sighing. Kirara was sitting next to her, her head tilted to the side curiously. "Sango, it's only been two weeks!"
"I know. But with Inuyasha and Kagome gone, it's so quiet here. It's strange." Sango sighed again and stretched out on the couch this time.
"Only two more weeks and they'll be home. Can you survive that long?" He winked at her as she glared and stuck her tongue out at him. "Dinners ready by the way."
She stood up and walked to the table, mumbling as she sat down. "Baka!"
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Kagome stared out over the ocean as the sun was rising. The warm morning breeze stirring her hair around her face and shoulders. Being on the 21st story balcony gave her a bird's eye view of the city below. It was just now starting to come to life for a new day. She watched as vendors started to set up for sales, more and more people started to venture on to the streets, and many more people were heading toward the beach. She was so wrapped up in watching the city awaken that she didn't notice the person lurking behind her. Kagome panicked and froze when a hand clasped onto the back of her neck. The moment she felt the hand move her hair aside and lips brush her neck, her fear was instantly gone. Replacing her fear was a giddy euphoria befitting a junior high school girl in love, but she didn't care. Kagome turned around to gaze into bewildering violet eyes. She wrapped her arms around the young man's neck as she smiled up at him. "So, what should we do today my husband?"
Inuyasha smiled down at her, clasped his hands together behind her back then looked out at the crystal blue ocean and sky. "Hmmm, what to do? What to do?........." He thought for a moment then smiled down at her maliciously. "Well, we could-"
"NO! I want to go out today. So just erase that thought from your mind for now." Kagome scorned him as he stuck out his lower lip in a pout. "Don't start that or it will be for even longer!" She was only teasing him but she found his reactions funny.
"Yes ma'am!" Inuyasha straightened up and looked straight forward, he looked like a military pawn in this kind of stance. "Ok, how about we go to the Aquarium?"
"Hmmm……I like that! Let's get ready!" Kagome grabbed Inuyasha by the hand and pulled him back into the hotel room so they could get ready for the day.
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By lunch time, they newlyweds had discovered about 2/3rds of the Aquarium. They had seen thousands of different fish, whales, sharks, and other odd marine life. They had lingered at the Otter tank the longest, Kagome thinking the otters reminded her of Shippo, wanted to watch them longer. By around one o clock, both their stomachs were growling. They rested in the center food court, which happened to have a dome over it full of various fish. Kagome sat at a small table with two chairs and waited for Inuyasha to return with the food.
Kagome sat quietly gazing up into the dome. She was surprised when something suddenly poked her in the hand. She looked down to see a paper airplane on the table next to her hand. Kagome glanced around the court for the child that had thrown it. There were only 4 children in the room and all 4 looked innocent. They were either eating or bugging their parents for something. She looked down at the plane again, on the wings it read "Read Me!" Cautiously, Kagome opened the airplane and read the inside:
He was once mine,
He will be again!
Terror filled Kagome as she bolted upright from her seat, causing it to fall over backwards. She looked around franticly, dreading who had really sent the note.
"Kagome?"
The curious and familiar voice distracted Kagome from her hectic search. She looked over to see Inuyasha standing on the opposite side of the small table holding two large bowls of ramen. She calmed a little at seeing her husband standing there. "Inuyasha! It's only you."
Inuyasha arched an eyebrow at her comment. "Well thanks……"
"No, no, not like that…Look!" Kagome handed the creased paper to Inuyasha and waited for him to read it. "Do you think it's……Kikyo?"
"Who else could it be!?" Inuyasha glared at the paper then scanned the room from the corner of his eye. He then wadded up the ex-airplane and tossed it into the trash bin. "This is OUR honeymoon. No one is going to ruin it. I'll see to it these last couple weeks are gonna be great. Now let's eat."
Kagome managed a weak smile then sat down at the table and followed Inuyasha in eating their lunch.
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The next day they went down to the beach. They took along a picnic lunch so they wouldn't have to return to the hotel till late. Inuyasha and Kagome were currently splashing around in the tepid ocean water. Attacking each other with splashes of water. Kagome was really attacking Inuyasha, not letting him get a shot in at all.
"If you don't slow down I'm gonna get out Tetsusaiga and really create some waves!" The brief hesitation his statement created in Kagome was just what he needed. Inuyasha lunged at Kagome, grabbing her by the waist and pulled her down into the water on top of him.
After surfacing from her brief take down, Kagome stood up and glared at Inuyasha, water dripping from her hair and face. "You……you…you HAD to do that didn't you!?"
Inuyasha slowly rose from the water and grinned at her, trying to look a little innocent. He watched her wade out of the water and sit down on the picnic blanket under the umbrella. A moment later he joined her. Inuyasha was drying himself off when he heard Kagome gasp. "What is it?"
"There….there's another note. It was in the basket!" Kagome was very pale as she handed the note over to Inuyasha.
"He WILL be mine!" Inuyasha sighed as he looked the note over again. "Keh, like I would go back to her anyway."
"Inuyasha, this is really making me nervous. What if she does something really dangerous?"
"Then she'll really pay!" growled Inuyasha as he violently grabbed a sandwich from the basket.
Kagome sat nervously, holding her knees to her chest as she thought. 'Why does Kikyo always ruin everything!?'
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Later that night, Inuyasha and Kagome decided to eat in. They ordered room service and would watch movies all night. After the two notes the last couple of days, Kagome was extremely nervous and scared. She had pleaded to Inuyasha to stay in tonight to let her nerves rest. To her relief Inuyasha agreed.
There was a knock at the door just as Kagome was climbing out of the shower. Inuyasha answered it, letting in room service. The waitress brought in the cart of food and quickly left, keeping her head down cast. Kagome soon emerged from the bedroom wearing a soft, light purple yukata. Inuyasha smiled at the sight of her and directed her toward the table and chairs. He pulled out a chair fro her while saying "Dinner is served my lady."
That comment got a small giggle out of Kagome. She slowly started to pick at the pasta placed before her. She looked across the table to her husband, who was wolfing down his food like normal. About 20 minutes later there was a knock at the door and Kagome went to answer it. She opened the door to see a woman that looked much like herself. Kagome froze and went ghost pale as her eyes widened with surprise. "Kiky-"
*THUMP*THUMP*
Kikyo stood staring at the two unconscious people on the floor, her evil smile could have sent chills down Naraku's spine. "I timed the poison just perfectly! To bad it will only make them sleep." She stealthily walked around the sleeping Kagome and made her way over to Inuyasha. She stood staring down at the black haired man on the floor. "This is the same guy that resulted in my death 500 years ago. He thought to toss me aside and move on to someone else…I don't think so." Kikyo kneeled down and gently brushed her hand on his check. "I'll be back to comfort you later. Inu…yasha………"
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"KAGOME DON'T!" Inuyasha sat upright and instantly looked in Kagome's direction toward the door. The door was ajar but no one was there. Absolutely no one, not even, Kagome. He couldn't hear her, couldn't see her, and could barely smell her. He looked over at the clock on the wall. "I WAS OUT FOR 6 HOURS!!" Inuyasha jumped to his feet and bolted from the room, following what was left of Kagome's scent through the hotel. To hasty to wait for the elevator he ran down the 21 flights of stairs, picking her scent up again in the lobby.
The manager was extremely surprised to see a quest wondering around at 1 am. "Sir, may I be of any assistance?"
Inuyasha growled loudly as he glared up at the manager. "My wife has been kidnapped! What do you think?!" He then left the manager dialing the phone as he stormed off toward the exit. The moment he stepped outside, Inuyasha felt his heart collapse inside his chest. He slowly walked from under the hotel canopy into the pouring rain.
The rain and winds had washed away Kagome's scent, leaving a distressed hanyou standing in the street. He stared up into the night sky, rain splashing down on his face. He could hear the police sirens closing in and for once, Inuyasha felt totally helpless. All he could think to do was scream. "KAAGGGOOOOMMMMMEEEEEE!!"
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Sango sat on Miroku's couch sighing every 5 minutes and slouching in different directions.
Miroku was in the kitchen cooking a nice romantic dinner for two. He glanced over to see Sango was lying upside down on his couch, sighing. Kirara was sitting next to her, her head tilted to the side curiously. "Sango, it's only been two weeks!"
"I know. But with Inuyasha and Kagome gone, it's so quiet here. It's strange." Sango sighed again and stretched out on the couch this time.
"Only two more weeks and they'll be home. Can you survive that long?" He winked at her as she glared and stuck her tongue out at him. "Dinners ready by the way."
She stood up and walked to the table, mumbling as she sat down. "Baka!"
~***~
Kagome stared out over the ocean as the sun was rising. The warm morning breeze stirring her hair around her face and shoulders. Being on the 21st story balcony gave her a bird's eye view of the city below. It was just now starting to come to life for a new day. She watched as vendors started to set up for sales, more and more people started to venture on to the streets, and many more people were heading toward the beach. She was so wrapped up in watching the city awaken that she didn't notice the person lurking behind her. Kagome panicked and froze when a hand clasped onto the back of her neck. The moment she felt the hand move her hair aside and lips brush her neck, her fear was instantly gone. Replacing her fear was a giddy euphoria befitting a junior high school girl in love, but she didn't care. Kagome turned around to gaze into bewildering violet eyes. She wrapped her arms around the young man's neck as she smiled up at him. "So, what should we do today my husband?"
Inuyasha smiled down at her, clasped his hands together behind her back then looked out at the crystal blue ocean and sky. "Hmmm, what to do? What to do?........." He thought for a moment then smiled down at her maliciously. "Well, we could-"
"NO! I want to go out today. So just erase that thought from your mind for now." Kagome scorned him as he stuck out his lower lip in a pout. "Don't start that or it will be for even longer!" She was only teasing him but she found his reactions funny.
"Yes ma'am!" Inuyasha straightened up and looked straight forward, he looked like a military pawn in this kind of stance. "Ok, how about we go to the Aquarium?"
"Hmmm……I like that! Let's get ready!" Kagome grabbed Inuyasha by the hand and pulled him back into the hotel room so they could get ready for the day.
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By lunch time, they newlyweds had discovered about 2/3rds of the Aquarium. They had seen thousands of different fish, whales, sharks, and other odd marine life. They had lingered at the Otter tank the longest, Kagome thinking the otters reminded her of Shippo, wanted to watch them longer. By around one o clock, both their stomachs were growling. They rested in the center food court, which happened to have a dome over it full of various fish. Kagome sat at a small table with two chairs and waited for Inuyasha to return with the food.
Kagome sat quietly gazing up into the dome. She was surprised when something suddenly poked her in the hand. She looked down to see a paper airplane on the table next to her hand. Kagome glanced around the court for the child that had thrown it. There were only 4 children in the room and all 4 looked innocent. They were either eating or bugging their parents for something. She looked down at the plane again, on the wings it read "Read Me!" Cautiously, Kagome opened the airplane and read the inside:
He was once mine,
He will be again!
Terror filled Kagome as she bolted upright from her seat, causing it to fall over backwards. She looked around franticly, dreading who had really sent the note.
"Kagome?"
The curious and familiar voice distracted Kagome from her hectic search. She looked over to see Inuyasha standing on the opposite side of the small table holding two large bowls of ramen. She calmed a little at seeing her husband standing there. "Inuyasha! It's only you."
Inuyasha arched an eyebrow at her comment. "Well thanks……"
"No, no, not like that…Look!" Kagome handed the creased paper to Inuyasha and waited for him to read it. "Do you think it's……Kikyo?"
"Who else could it be!?" Inuyasha glared at the paper then scanned the room from the corner of his eye. He then wadded up the ex-airplane and tossed it into the trash bin. "This is OUR honeymoon. No one is going to ruin it. I'll see to it these last couple weeks are gonna be great. Now let's eat."
Kagome managed a weak smile then sat down at the table and followed Inuyasha in eating their lunch.
~*~
The next day they went down to the beach. They took along a picnic lunch so they wouldn't have to return to the hotel till late. Inuyasha and Kagome were currently splashing around in the tepid ocean water. Attacking each other with splashes of water. Kagome was really attacking Inuyasha, not letting him get a shot in at all.
"If you don't slow down I'm gonna get out Tetsusaiga and really create some waves!" The brief hesitation his statement created in Kagome was just what he needed. Inuyasha lunged at Kagome, grabbing her by the waist and pulled her down into the water on top of him.
After surfacing from her brief take down, Kagome stood up and glared at Inuyasha, water dripping from her hair and face. "You……you…you HAD to do that didn't you!?"
Inuyasha slowly rose from the water and grinned at her, trying to look a little innocent. He watched her wade out of the water and sit down on the picnic blanket under the umbrella. A moment later he joined her. Inuyasha was drying himself off when he heard Kagome gasp. "What is it?"
"There….there's another note. It was in the basket!" Kagome was very pale as she handed the note over to Inuyasha.
"He WILL be mine!" Inuyasha sighed as he looked the note over again. "Keh, like I would go back to her anyway."
"Inuyasha, this is really making me nervous. What if she does something really dangerous?"
"Then she'll really pay!" growled Inuyasha as he violently grabbed a sandwich from the basket.
Kagome sat nervously, holding her knees to her chest as she thought. 'Why does Kikyo always ruin everything!?'
~*~
Later that night, Inuyasha and Kagome decided to eat in. They ordered room service and would watch movies all night. After the two notes the last couple of days, Kagome was extremely nervous and scared. She had pleaded to Inuyasha to stay in tonight to let her nerves rest. To her relief Inuyasha agreed.
There was a knock at the door just as Kagome was climbing out of the shower. Inuyasha answered it, letting in room service. The waitress brought in the cart of food and quickly left, keeping her head down cast. Kagome soon emerged from the bedroom wearing a soft, light purple yukata. Inuyasha smiled at the sight of her and directed her toward the table and chairs. He pulled out a chair fro her while saying "Dinner is served my lady."
That comment got a small giggle out of Kagome. She slowly started to pick at the pasta placed before her. She looked across the table to her husband, who was wolfing down his food like normal. About 20 minutes later there was a knock at the door and Kagome went to answer it. She opened the door to see a woman that looked much like herself. Kagome froze and went ghost pale as her eyes widened with surprise. "Kiky-"
*THUMP*THUMP*
Kikyo stood staring at the two unconscious people on the floor, her evil smile could have sent chills down Naraku's spine. "I timed the poison just perfectly! To bad it will only make them sleep." She stealthily walked around the sleeping Kagome and made her way over to Inuyasha. She stood staring down at the black haired man on the floor. "This is the same guy that resulted in my death 500 years ago. He thought to toss me aside and move on to someone else…I don't think so." Kikyo kneeled down and gently brushed her hand on his check. "I'll be back to comfort you later. Inu…yasha………"
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"KAGOME DON'T!" Inuyasha sat upright and instantly looked in Kagome's direction toward the door. The door was ajar but no one was there. Absolutely no one, not even, Kagome. He couldn't hear her, couldn't see her, and could barely smell her. He looked over at the clock on the wall. "I WAS OUT FOR 6 HOURS!!" Inuyasha jumped to his feet and bolted from the room, following what was left of Kagome's scent through the hotel. To hasty to wait for the elevator he ran down the 21 flights of stairs, picking her scent up again in the lobby.
The manager was extremely surprised to see a quest wondering around at 1 am. "Sir, may I be of any assistance?"
Inuyasha growled loudly as he glared up at the manager. "My wife has been kidnapped! What do you think?!" He then left the manager dialing the phone as he stormed off toward the exit. The moment he stepped outside, Inuyasha felt his heart collapse inside his chest. He slowly walked from under the hotel canopy into the pouring rain.
The rain and winds had washed away Kagome's scent, leaving a distressed hanyou standing in the street. He stared up into the night sky, rain splashing down on his face. He could hear the police sirens closing in and for once, Inuyasha felt totally helpless. All he could think to do was scream. "KAAGGGOOOOMMMMMEEEEEE!!"
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