Kiss n' make up!
By: Nikumu Chan
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha
Author's note: Please do forgive me if this fic isn't very good the idea came to me at 3:30 AM so please don't be mad. Well, read, enjoy, and review! ^^ Oh, and please, if this seems too cliché… tell me, onegai!
Chapter 1: Attacking and Leaving
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Kagome stomped through the forest to the Bone Eater's Well. She was pissed and warned everyone that if anyone, especially Inuyasha, followed her they could expect a broken limb. Inuyasha had started another fight with her and ended in a 'sit', a few threats, and a fuming Kagome storming off while calling that she wouldn't be back.
She wiped an unintentional tear from her eye, angry at the weakness.
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Inuyasha sat in a tree, high above the ground, glaring murderously at the sky. He really despised fighting with Kagome, but it just came… naturally, almost, to fight back when she snapped at him. He sighed, taking his angry stare away from the bright sky. He knew that if there was anyone to blame, it should be himself. But, as stubborn as he was, he wouldn't even think of letting himself admit it!
Inuyasha closed his eyes and let the scene replay in his head over and over as he sulked.
Inuyasha suddenly halted in his step and stiffened. Something was coming. He signaled to the others and they crept to the bushes and prepared to attack if needed.
Inuyasha saw that Miroku, Sango, Shippou, Kirara, and—wait! Kagome wasn't with them! He glanced back to the traveling path and groaned when he saw Kagome standing there, fumbling with her bow.
"Stupid wench," he muttered to himself. "Wench! What the heck are you doing?! Get the hell over there with Sango!" he hissed.
Kagome looked up from her bow to glare at Inuyasha. "I have a name; use it and I may consider listening to you. Mind you, may was the key word there," Kagome replied forcefully.
Inuyasha stood tall, apparently unfazed by her harsh tone. "Get over there. Now."
Kagome declined stubbornly. "No," She crossed her arms and looked away from him, forgetting the bow clasped in her hand completely.
"Idiotic wench, if—" He stopped when he saw something leap, with incredible speed, towards Kagome.
Kagome looked back when she heard Inuyasha stop in the middle of his sentence; he never did that. She shrieked when she saw something jump at her.
Inuyasha instantly, upon hearing Kagome's scream and seeing the creature-thingy (A/n: Okay, I'm very sorry but I don't have a name for this so it's going to be creature, creature-like-thingy, or creature-thingy, 'kay? ^^; Sorry) jump, rushed forward, drawing out his Tetsusagia. He saw Kagome shield her face and brace herself for the attack from the creature-like-thingy just before he pushed her out of the way. The creature missed Inuyasha by bare centimeters.
"Dang it! See why I wanted you out of the way?!" he growled to Kagome, who he held closely, not to mention protectively. The creature spun around, ready to launch another attack, and Inuyasha, upon noticing how close he was holding the human girl and seeing the demon ready, pushed Kagome away, rather harshly in her opinion, and attacked the creature.
With one swipe of the Tetsusagia, the creature-like-thingy was on the ground, presumably dead. Inuyasha's thoughts of the creature being dead were confirmed when it evaporated into dust; also confirmed were the thoughts of it being a demon, though a very low class demon at that. Heh, to challenge the great Inuyasha… Suicide, it is… he remarked smugly, though to himself for there was no one to tell it to considering the demon was killed.
"Good job, Inuyasha," Kagome congratulated and was greeted by a very annoyed scowl. "Don't look at me like that!"
Inuyasha glared then abruptly turned his back to her. "Stupid, lousy wench… always getting her ass into trouble and who always has to save her?! I hate that! I always seem to be her frickin' savior," he murmured sourly to himself, "Goddamned nuisance needs to start taking care of herself,"
Even though Inuyasha's voice was quiet, Kagome heard every word. Not only did she hear him, but also each and every word seemed to stab mercilessly at Kagome's heart. She felt tears flood her eyes and cloud her vision but she stubbornly held them back. "That's all I am to you?" Kagome snapped, letting anger fill her veins and overtake the sorrow she blocked from view.
Inuyasha looked back at Kagome, making sure he didn't look her in the eye. He knew it would kill him if he did. "Yes! You're just a freggin' nuisance and a lousy shard detector!"
Miroku, Sango, and Shippou all gaped at his hostility. Sure, Inuyasha was known to say some nasty things but …that… that was just all-out cruelty after all she'd done for him!!
Kagome grasped the necklace, which held her Shikon shards, tightly. "Fine, you think you can do better?" she yanked the necklace over her head and threw it to the ground in front of her, grounding the jewel into the dirt with her heel. "You can do it on your own! I'm leaving!" Kagome declared before storming off towards the Bone Eater's well.
Inuyasha briefly let his gaze fall to the taijiya, monk, and kitsune, then to the Shikon shards on the ground, and finally to Kagome's retreating back. He gathered his courage and followed. "Kagome, wait!" He grabbed her wrist and spun her around. Inuyasha faltered slightly when he saw her eyes glistening with tears.
Kagome snatched her hand away from his hold and ran, calling, "Inuyasha, sit!"
Inuyasha collided with the ground rather painfully and growled at himself for being so stupid. She was crying because of it, dammit! How cold-hearted could he get today?!
Kagome almost smiled as she ran. Hearing Inuyasha's collision with the ground had a satisfied laugh bubbling in her throat and a grin tugging at her lips but she suppressed both. She turned again to see Miroku, Sango, and Shippou starting after her and Inuyasha prying himself off the ground.
She angered.
Didn't she state that she was leaving, without them?! Couldn't they understand that?! She wanted to be alone! By herself… meaning no companions!! "Anyone who follows me can be expecting a broken limb," she warned loudly, so for the group to hear from her distance. She was positive they heard her because they paused in their step but they didn't stop completely. "I mean it! I'm not playing or kidding you; I seriously will!!" she added with a fierce growl, showing she was deathly serious.
Her companions froze and she ran, once again.
"Kagome-chan," Shippou whimpered, "Come back, please?"
Miroku shook his head solemnly. "I don't think she's—"
Sango whacked him over the head and finished for Miroku, "I don't think she's going to be gone long, is she, Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha gave Sango a sharp look and stalked off in the opposite direction of Kagome, growling a warning for them not to follow.
Inuyasha sighed again; narrowing his now opened eyes. Could he get any stupider?! At that, could he get any guiltier?! Now that he said it, he realized how foolish he was even though he seriously didn't mean for it to come that way.
He felt like pounding his head on the tree for his rash statements that cost him Kagome's presence. The worst thing was, she left her jewel shards behind and the only way for her to come was with the jewel shards. I hope someone picked those up… Inuyasha sighed, knowing the option of his getting her to come back was next to impossible.
She was stubborn and they all knew it. She could compete with Inuyasha, at times! They also knew that Kagome could hold horrible grudges when it concerned Inuyasha, if she wanted. He almost growled at that thought. "There's gotta be a way to get her to come back," he said to himself, "And if there is, I'll find it and figure how to use it! She's gotta get back here for—"
For what? For the jewel shards? Nice cover up, but that's not it and I know it. For Shippou? He needs a mother figure and she's perfect... along with me we could be gr—what?! Where did that come from?! A slight blush found its way to Inuyasha's cheeks. Dammit!! …. That's still not the answer, is it? Eyebrows furrowed and a concentrated look on his face formed as he looked over the options. Why did he want her back? Sango? Kagome's the only thing she's got left that's actually worth something . . . other than that crooked lecher, but she won't admit that. (A/n: ~.^ Sorry, I'm a pretty big fan of Sango/Miroku too!)
Hmm… to humor Miroku, maybe? Nah, Sango does that just fine. Inuyasha chuckled slightly when he heard a familiar shout, from below, and a thump, which was undoubtedly Miroku being pounded into the ground.
To fight? Nah, Miroku, Sango, and I handle that pretty well on our own. Inuyasha sighed. There was only one option left and that one he was trying to avoid at all costs, but now he couldn't deny it considering it was his last, fricking option.
For… me? Inuyasha sighed again as his cheeks darkened with color; he didn't like that thought… Dammit! That had to be the last option, didn't it?! I'm almost positive the others have noticed that I do fight better when she's around… but, is that the only reason I keep her around? I know it's not because of her fighting skills, because she—wait! What am I saying?! She fights pretty damn well for a human, of course, especially for a young priestess who just started out with that stupid bow! She's saved my ass a few times with that thing… or by just being all-out stupid and trying to fight for me, but that hasn't happened lately. I know that's a pitiful reason and I know there's another one. I'm pretty sure I even know what it is but there's no way in hell I'm going to admit that, even to myself, any time soon! Love. Heh! What a stupid concept?!
Inuyasha decided to take himself up on the earlier option of hitting his head on the tree repeatedly for the time being. He'd think of a plan later.
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A/n: First chapter looks seemingly done to me! Well, here ya'll go and I hope this isn't too cliché to any of you. Comments and any suggestions are welcome in reviews…. just remember to actually review please!
Nikumu