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Chapter 6: To Protect
"Leave him alone." Her voice dripped with seething fury. "If you so much as touch a hair on his head, I will kill you." The youkai didn't spare her a glance. It continued menacingly toward Shippou. At Shippou's squeal of fright, Kagome lashed out. A jet of energy hit the youkai, and he was purified to nothing. Inuyasha had just reached the doorway to see her kill the interloper. "Oh Shippou-chan, gomen-naisi. I didn't get here quick enough. Are you hurt?" Kagome gathered the trembling kit into her arms, sending waves of comfort to him. Kagome sat on the ground, not noticing how her dress had ridden up to her thighs, holding Shippou. After using her power to transport herself to Shippou and to kill the youkai, she was tired. Kagome sang softly to Shippou, hoping to calm him. After a couple of minutes, Kagome's song lulled him to sleep. Kagome lifted her head and blushed. Inuyasha was still standing in the doorway.
"Um. Gomen Inuyasha, for landing on you, I need to work on my aim." Inuyasha didn't hear what she said. A question burned in his head.
"How did you know that the runt was in danger?" Inuyasha demanded. My room's right beside his, and I didn't feel a thing."
"I created a bond with Shippou-chan. I was hoping to protect him from your brother. It didn't even hit me that Naraku would find out that quickly where I was and who I had grown especially fond of. I won't let him send any of his other minions after my friends. I won't allow it!"
"Feh! You could never beat this Naraku guy. Not with your measly strength. You'll kill yourself trying."
"I don't care. I'd rather die trying than live my life knowing that I let down my friends and family." Uncomfortable silence. "Um. Inuyasha? Could you help me back to my room? I…um…::squirm, blush::I can't get up." Inuyasha looked at her a moment, inhaling her sweet scent. She didn't look injured. Kagome saw the dubious look on his face. "Oh! Never mind." Using every ounce, Kagome wobbled to her feet. Cradling Shippou to her chest, she swayed dangerously. Then she blacked out.
Inuyasha leapt forward and caught her. As his room was the closest and Shippou's room was destroyed, Inuyasha deposited Kagome and Shippou onto his own bed. Tucking them in, he left the room. (Gomen nasi if the characters are OOC and my Japanese is incorrect.) Inuyasha jumped into the tree by his window; his eyes watched Kagome's steady breathing.
That wench is so stubborn. She's going to get herself killed! Her scent is so intoxicating! She's beautiful. Feh! What am I saying! I'm courting Kikyou. But Kikyou smells… ::shudder:: …cold. Why do they look so similar? Inuyasha fell asleep thinking of the girl lying on his bed.
The sun smiled brightly onto the bed. Kagome stretched and opened her eyes. Beside her was Shippou. She glanced around at her surroundings. Where am I? Why am I in Inuyasha's room? Oh, I remember. I blacked out. He must have put me in his room. But where is he? Huh? What's he doing out in that tree? He looks so angelic out there. Why do my legs feel weak when I am around him? Deciding not to disturb him, she picked up Shippou and slipped back to her own room. Placing Shippou onto the bed, she entered the bathroom to bathe. Taking a long, hot shower, she wrapped herself in a towel, stepped out of the bathroom, and burrowed herself into the closet. She came up with a beautiful, pale, sapphire, blue kimono. She let her hair fall in graceful waves around her shoulders, down to her waist. Seeing that Shippou was awake, she ushered him back to his destroyed room to find him a change of clothes. After doing so, they went down to find some breakfast.
Since it was early, the servants in the house hadn't prepared anything and were doing their outdoor jobs, not expecting to be needed that early. Kagome wandered into the kitchen with Shippou in tow. Finding no one, she set out to make bacon, eggs, and cinnamon rolls for Shippou. She quickly went to work. In no time, a meal was prepared, enough for the household and more. The aroma of bacon soon brought the rest of the house. They enjoyed a quiet meal. That morning, the inutaisho left for business. The servants were dismissed by the inutai-youkai later that day.
Kagome and Shippou frolicked out in the courtyard. Her laughter tinkled merrily.
A loud knocking resounded through the mansion. "Inuyasha! It's me, Miroku! I brought Sango! Open up!" Sesshomaru opened the door before anyone else was near. He stared coldly at the visitors.
"What is your purpose here Miroku?" Then he directed his attention to Sango. "Who are you?"
Kagome suddenly popped in. "Sango-chan! What are you doing here!" She forced Sesshomaru aside and ushered her friend and the houshi into the mansion.
"The houshi has informed me of the death of your parents Kagome-chan. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine Sango. But what happened. You're not telling me something. I can feel it."
"Kohaku's dead."
"Huh? But I only just cured him!"
"Naraku sent Kagura after my village. Oh Kagome-chan! They're all gone!" Sango suddenly broke down and burst into tears.
"Sango-chan. This is all my fault. That yarou was after me. He killed the village and otou-san and okaa-san because he couldn't find me. I'll get revenge Sango. I will! Please. Stay here." Sango decided to stay at Kagome's insistence. Sesshomaru glared unhappily but did nothing. Inuyasha watched wordlessly. Miroku looked at the two girls with sympathy for their losses. Kagome led Sango to another spare room. Kirara had come as well.
An hour later, they had another visitor. Kikyou had come to see where Inuyasha had disappeared to. When she was allowed in by Inuyasha, she flipped out.
"Inuyasha-kun, where have you been? I've missed you." She leaned up close to him and planted a kiss on his lips, completely surprising him. Kagome, who had come to see who it was, stood immobile at the doorway.
I guess he already has someone. (She hasn't seen Kikyou's face yet.) I think I was beginning to really hope that there was something between us. *sigh* Kagome slipped back to where the rest of the people were.
"Sango-chan" Kagome whispered, "Inuyasha has a girl friend over, and I think he's courting her. She'd get the wrong idea with us here, and I don't want to be of any trouble to him. I'm going to act as his maid. Can you as well? For me?"
"Of course Kagome-chan." Kagome seems to like Inuyasha a lot. I wonder if he knows. Does he like her too?
A moment later, Inuyasha entered with Kikyou latched to his arm. Sango go looked up and froze for a moment. The resemblance was uncanny. Kagome, however, was unfazed. Although she saw the extreme similarity, she chose to ignore it. Sweeping gracefully toward Inuyasha, she bowed to him and said, "Inuyasha-sama, would your guest like some tea." Through a short mind-message she said, "Act along. Your chances with her will be slim if she thinks that Sango and I are staying here and aren't servants." Inuyasha stared at her before responding, "Kikyou and I don't need anything. You are dismissed Kagome." Miroku felt the message from Kagome and looked on in wonder. What had Lady Sango and Lady Kagome been whispering about? What was the message Kagome just sent, why was Kagome acting as a maid, and why did they look alike! Sango quickly followed her friends' example and swept up to Inuyasha.
"My lord, should I ready some refreshments for the guest?" Inuyasha stared baffled at the taijiya's (I don't know if this is right. All this may be out of place, but I wanted to have them all under the same roof and have Inuyasha hear Kagome's real feelings. I'm impatient!) behavior but recovered quickly.
"No Sango, you may leave." Both Kagome and Sango bowed again and backed out of the room. When they were far enough not to be heard (By human ears, not demon. They forgot about demon hearing.), they collapsed in giggles.
"Kagome, why were you so concerned with making sure that Kikyou knew you weren't competition?"
"I…um…I. I just didn't want to get in the way of Inuyasha's life." Kagome began to blush deeply. "I wouldn't have been competition anyways. Inuyasha hates me."
"Kagome-chan, I'm sure Inuyasha doesn't hate you. Do you like him?"
"Iie! Of course not! Why would I like a pigheaded baka like him!?" Sango looked at Kagome skeptically. At her look, Kagome caved. "Oh Sango-chan! I think I'm falling in love with him!"
Chapter 6: To Protect
"Leave him alone." Her voice dripped with seething fury. "If you so much as touch a hair on his head, I will kill you." The youkai didn't spare her a glance. It continued menacingly toward Shippou. At Shippou's squeal of fright, Kagome lashed out. A jet of energy hit the youkai, and he was purified to nothing. Inuyasha had just reached the doorway to see her kill the interloper. "Oh Shippou-chan, gomen-naisi. I didn't get here quick enough. Are you hurt?" Kagome gathered the trembling kit into her arms, sending waves of comfort to him. Kagome sat on the ground, not noticing how her dress had ridden up to her thighs, holding Shippou. After using her power to transport herself to Shippou and to kill the youkai, she was tired. Kagome sang softly to Shippou, hoping to calm him. After a couple of minutes, Kagome's song lulled him to sleep. Kagome lifted her head and blushed. Inuyasha was still standing in the doorway.
"Um. Gomen Inuyasha, for landing on you, I need to work on my aim." Inuyasha didn't hear what she said. A question burned in his head.
"How did you know that the runt was in danger?" Inuyasha demanded. My room's right beside his, and I didn't feel a thing."
"I created a bond with Shippou-chan. I was hoping to protect him from your brother. It didn't even hit me that Naraku would find out that quickly where I was and who I had grown especially fond of. I won't let him send any of his other minions after my friends. I won't allow it!"
"Feh! You could never beat this Naraku guy. Not with your measly strength. You'll kill yourself trying."
"I don't care. I'd rather die trying than live my life knowing that I let down my friends and family." Uncomfortable silence. "Um. Inuyasha? Could you help me back to my room? I…um…::squirm, blush::I can't get up." Inuyasha looked at her a moment, inhaling her sweet scent. She didn't look injured. Kagome saw the dubious look on his face. "Oh! Never mind." Using every ounce, Kagome wobbled to her feet. Cradling Shippou to her chest, she swayed dangerously. Then she blacked out.
Inuyasha leapt forward and caught her. As his room was the closest and Shippou's room was destroyed, Inuyasha deposited Kagome and Shippou onto his own bed. Tucking them in, he left the room. (Gomen nasi if the characters are OOC and my Japanese is incorrect.) Inuyasha jumped into the tree by his window; his eyes watched Kagome's steady breathing.
That wench is so stubborn. She's going to get herself killed! Her scent is so intoxicating! She's beautiful. Feh! What am I saying! I'm courting Kikyou. But Kikyou smells… ::shudder:: …cold. Why do they look so similar? Inuyasha fell asleep thinking of the girl lying on his bed.
The sun smiled brightly onto the bed. Kagome stretched and opened her eyes. Beside her was Shippou. She glanced around at her surroundings. Where am I? Why am I in Inuyasha's room? Oh, I remember. I blacked out. He must have put me in his room. But where is he? Huh? What's he doing out in that tree? He looks so angelic out there. Why do my legs feel weak when I am around him? Deciding not to disturb him, she picked up Shippou and slipped back to her own room. Placing Shippou onto the bed, she entered the bathroom to bathe. Taking a long, hot shower, she wrapped herself in a towel, stepped out of the bathroom, and burrowed herself into the closet. She came up with a beautiful, pale, sapphire, blue kimono. She let her hair fall in graceful waves around her shoulders, down to her waist. Seeing that Shippou was awake, she ushered him back to his destroyed room to find him a change of clothes. After doing so, they went down to find some breakfast.
Since it was early, the servants in the house hadn't prepared anything and were doing their outdoor jobs, not expecting to be needed that early. Kagome wandered into the kitchen with Shippou in tow. Finding no one, she set out to make bacon, eggs, and cinnamon rolls for Shippou. She quickly went to work. In no time, a meal was prepared, enough for the household and more. The aroma of bacon soon brought the rest of the house. They enjoyed a quiet meal. That morning, the inutaisho left for business. The servants were dismissed by the inutai-youkai later that day.
Kagome and Shippou frolicked out in the courtyard. Her laughter tinkled merrily.
A loud knocking resounded through the mansion. "Inuyasha! It's me, Miroku! I brought Sango! Open up!" Sesshomaru opened the door before anyone else was near. He stared coldly at the visitors.
"What is your purpose here Miroku?" Then he directed his attention to Sango. "Who are you?"
Kagome suddenly popped in. "Sango-chan! What are you doing here!" She forced Sesshomaru aside and ushered her friend and the houshi into the mansion.
"The houshi has informed me of the death of your parents Kagome-chan. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine Sango. But what happened. You're not telling me something. I can feel it."
"Kohaku's dead."
"Huh? But I only just cured him!"
"Naraku sent Kagura after my village. Oh Kagome-chan! They're all gone!" Sango suddenly broke down and burst into tears.
"Sango-chan. This is all my fault. That yarou was after me. He killed the village and otou-san and okaa-san because he couldn't find me. I'll get revenge Sango. I will! Please. Stay here." Sango decided to stay at Kagome's insistence. Sesshomaru glared unhappily but did nothing. Inuyasha watched wordlessly. Miroku looked at the two girls with sympathy for their losses. Kagome led Sango to another spare room. Kirara had come as well.
An hour later, they had another visitor. Kikyou had come to see where Inuyasha had disappeared to. When she was allowed in by Inuyasha, she flipped out.
"Inuyasha-kun, where have you been? I've missed you." She leaned up close to him and planted a kiss on his lips, completely surprising him. Kagome, who had come to see who it was, stood immobile at the doorway.
I guess he already has someone. (She hasn't seen Kikyou's face yet.) I think I was beginning to really hope that there was something between us. *sigh* Kagome slipped back to where the rest of the people were.
"Sango-chan" Kagome whispered, "Inuyasha has a girl friend over, and I think he's courting her. She'd get the wrong idea with us here, and I don't want to be of any trouble to him. I'm going to act as his maid. Can you as well? For me?"
"Of course Kagome-chan." Kagome seems to like Inuyasha a lot. I wonder if he knows. Does he like her too?
A moment later, Inuyasha entered with Kikyou latched to his arm. Sango go looked up and froze for a moment. The resemblance was uncanny. Kagome, however, was unfazed. Although she saw the extreme similarity, she chose to ignore it. Sweeping gracefully toward Inuyasha, she bowed to him and said, "Inuyasha-sama, would your guest like some tea." Through a short mind-message she said, "Act along. Your chances with her will be slim if she thinks that Sango and I are staying here and aren't servants." Inuyasha stared at her before responding, "Kikyou and I don't need anything. You are dismissed Kagome." Miroku felt the message from Kagome and looked on in wonder. What had Lady Sango and Lady Kagome been whispering about? What was the message Kagome just sent, why was Kagome acting as a maid, and why did they look alike! Sango quickly followed her friends' example and swept up to Inuyasha.
"My lord, should I ready some refreshments for the guest?" Inuyasha stared baffled at the taijiya's (I don't know if this is right. All this may be out of place, but I wanted to have them all under the same roof and have Inuyasha hear Kagome's real feelings. I'm impatient!) behavior but recovered quickly.
"No Sango, you may leave." Both Kagome and Sango bowed again and backed out of the room. When they were far enough not to be heard (By human ears, not demon. They forgot about demon hearing.), they collapsed in giggles.
"Kagome, why were you so concerned with making sure that Kikyou knew you weren't competition?"
"I…um…I. I just didn't want to get in the way of Inuyasha's life." Kagome began to blush deeply. "I wouldn't have been competition anyways. Inuyasha hates me."
"Kagome-chan, I'm sure Inuyasha doesn't hate you. Do you like him?"
"Iie! Of course not! Why would I like a pigheaded baka like him!?" Sango looked at Kagome skeptically. At her look, Kagome caved. "Oh Sango-chan! I think I'm falling in love with him!"