Disclaimer: I do not own Inu-Yasha.
Author's Note: For those who are curious, my hands are doing much better. ^^
Another note (is it just me or does another look a whole lot like author)? To Kawaii Lara-Chan: Thanks so much for everything you've said to me through each of my updates. It means the world that someone is vocally so supportive of my story. ^_^ Thanks again!
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The fear was building in Kagome's chest. Time for WHAT? None of this made any sense. She was supposed to wait until she went to Heaven or was reincarnated. Wasn't that what it said? But until then she couldn't see, smell, feel, whatever. But she did. She felt the chill of someone's tears. Hers? Someone else's? It hardly mattered except that it meant that either it was wrong or that something here was wrong.
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"Kagome, please wake up. Please.." His voice was raspy now. Even Kouga was intelligent enough to know the kind of brutal pounding he'd get from Inu- Yasha if he chose this moment to walk in. Kaede respectfully kept content in another room, cooking dinner for the group to eat later. Though she didn't expect Inu-Yasha would want any..
"I need to see them again. Grandpa, Souta, Mom, Inu-Yasha..I need to see Inu-Yasha again.." Inu-Yasha's eyes widened in surprise. It was Kagome's voice, no doubt about it. It was soft and barely audible, but she was speaking. 'She needs to see me again..?'
"Kagome!" New tears formed, sliding down his cheeks without gathering his attention at all. Her voice...how frightened he'd been that he'd never get to hear her again...
Kagome's eyes slowly fluttered open. The first thing she saw were Inu- Yasha's tears. 'Had he been crying..?' She forced a weak smile, but even the slightest movement caused her a great deal of pain. She was sore all over and her head throbbed dully but enough that she conciously wished for some Tylonel.. But..he had cried. She reached up with a weak arm to wipe away the tears, but was not strong enough to hold the position.
"I thought I'd lost you," he managed to whisper. He smiled softly at her attempts to wipe his cheeks. He hadn't noticed he'd been crying. He took her hand and held it gently. Yeah, he was acting out of character, but no one besides Kagome was around to witness it.
"They said, they said I had to wait to be reincarnated," she stated, though she wasn't sure why.
"What?"
"I--I don't know. Don't worry about it. Sorry I worried you."
"Keh! Don't be stupid, I wasn't worried!" Kagome knew better, though. He had been crying, something Inu-Yasha hardly ever did. Her hand was still warm in his. She was so tired..her eyes closed slowly.
Inu-Yasha panicked. Was she about to leave...? She squeezed his hand to let him know otherwise. Her hand was so tiny in his large one. How trusting she was with those hands. The ones that could, and almost did, tear her to shreds. She was fast asleep, still a source of worry for Inu-Yasha. However, her steady breathing was loud enough and regular enough to calm him.
He was tired himself. Before he allowed himself the luxury of his much needed rest, he squeezed back. He fell asleep just as he was, sitting close enough by her for her to reach up and touch.
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"We're home, Lady Sango," Miroku announced softly upon the arrival at the village. She nodded. Her tears were dry and she did feel much better. Today was a nice change from Miroku, he'd been quite the gentleman for once. She merely nodded.
Miroku looked towards Kaede's village, the spot viewed almost as a safe haven. They all had their own homes, but this was the unspoken one for everyone. Besides, the village got familiar fast every time they waited for Inu-Yasha to go fetch Kagome from her own era.
"Lady Sango, are you feeling all right?"
"Hai. I'm just worried. I wonder if she's up yet?"
"Don't give your hopes up, for if you were to be disappointed, it would only hurt you more." Sango nodded. "I'm sure she'll be fine soon. If she was really so weak, she would have been long gone."
"Where is everyone, Kouga?" Sango asked.
"Inside. Kaede's fixing supper and Inu-Yasha's beside Kagome." He snorted. "None of this woulda happened if that bastard.."
"Kouga, really. You know well he would never have allowed Kagome to take the shot had he known she would have jumped in front of the arrow. As long as she's alive, we still have hope." Miroku frowned. "Come, we'll see if supper's ready."
"Inu-Yasha! Lady Kaede! Lady Kagome?" Sango's voice was optimistic, but only to be greeted by silence. The group stopped upon seeing the pair that was Inu-Yasha and Kagome.
"Inu-Yasha?" No one was sure if he was awake. He opened one golden eye on hearing his name.
"What do you want?"
"How is she?" Sango asked gently.
"She'll be fine."
"How do you know?"
"Because I can feel it. Everything will be all right soon." He closed the eye and fell back asleep. No one bothered either one of them for a while.
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Author's Note: Ever have those school days that tire you out so much that you can only stay awake until a certain point, then you fall asleep for four hours? Yeah, that would be me... First day back is always hectic. Until next time!
Author's Note: For those who are curious, my hands are doing much better. ^^
Another note (is it just me or does another look a whole lot like author)? To Kawaii Lara-Chan: Thanks so much for everything you've said to me through each of my updates. It means the world that someone is vocally so supportive of my story. ^_^ Thanks again!
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The fear was building in Kagome's chest. Time for WHAT? None of this made any sense. She was supposed to wait until she went to Heaven or was reincarnated. Wasn't that what it said? But until then she couldn't see, smell, feel, whatever. But she did. She felt the chill of someone's tears. Hers? Someone else's? It hardly mattered except that it meant that either it was wrong or that something here was wrong.
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"Kagome, please wake up. Please.." His voice was raspy now. Even Kouga was intelligent enough to know the kind of brutal pounding he'd get from Inu- Yasha if he chose this moment to walk in. Kaede respectfully kept content in another room, cooking dinner for the group to eat later. Though she didn't expect Inu-Yasha would want any..
"I need to see them again. Grandpa, Souta, Mom, Inu-Yasha..I need to see Inu-Yasha again.." Inu-Yasha's eyes widened in surprise. It was Kagome's voice, no doubt about it. It was soft and barely audible, but she was speaking. 'She needs to see me again..?'
"Kagome!" New tears formed, sliding down his cheeks without gathering his attention at all. Her voice...how frightened he'd been that he'd never get to hear her again...
Kagome's eyes slowly fluttered open. The first thing she saw were Inu- Yasha's tears. 'Had he been crying..?' She forced a weak smile, but even the slightest movement caused her a great deal of pain. She was sore all over and her head throbbed dully but enough that she conciously wished for some Tylonel.. But..he had cried. She reached up with a weak arm to wipe away the tears, but was not strong enough to hold the position.
"I thought I'd lost you," he managed to whisper. He smiled softly at her attempts to wipe his cheeks. He hadn't noticed he'd been crying. He took her hand and held it gently. Yeah, he was acting out of character, but no one besides Kagome was around to witness it.
"They said, they said I had to wait to be reincarnated," she stated, though she wasn't sure why.
"What?"
"I--I don't know. Don't worry about it. Sorry I worried you."
"Keh! Don't be stupid, I wasn't worried!" Kagome knew better, though. He had been crying, something Inu-Yasha hardly ever did. Her hand was still warm in his. She was so tired..her eyes closed slowly.
Inu-Yasha panicked. Was she about to leave...? She squeezed his hand to let him know otherwise. Her hand was so tiny in his large one. How trusting she was with those hands. The ones that could, and almost did, tear her to shreds. She was fast asleep, still a source of worry for Inu-Yasha. However, her steady breathing was loud enough and regular enough to calm him.
He was tired himself. Before he allowed himself the luxury of his much needed rest, he squeezed back. He fell asleep just as he was, sitting close enough by her for her to reach up and touch.
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"We're home, Lady Sango," Miroku announced softly upon the arrival at the village. She nodded. Her tears were dry and she did feel much better. Today was a nice change from Miroku, he'd been quite the gentleman for once. She merely nodded.
Miroku looked towards Kaede's village, the spot viewed almost as a safe haven. They all had their own homes, but this was the unspoken one for everyone. Besides, the village got familiar fast every time they waited for Inu-Yasha to go fetch Kagome from her own era.
"Lady Sango, are you feeling all right?"
"Hai. I'm just worried. I wonder if she's up yet?"
"Don't give your hopes up, for if you were to be disappointed, it would only hurt you more." Sango nodded. "I'm sure she'll be fine soon. If she was really so weak, she would have been long gone."
"Where is everyone, Kouga?" Sango asked.
"Inside. Kaede's fixing supper and Inu-Yasha's beside Kagome." He snorted. "None of this woulda happened if that bastard.."
"Kouga, really. You know well he would never have allowed Kagome to take the shot had he known she would have jumped in front of the arrow. As long as she's alive, we still have hope." Miroku frowned. "Come, we'll see if supper's ready."
"Inu-Yasha! Lady Kaede! Lady Kagome?" Sango's voice was optimistic, but only to be greeted by silence. The group stopped upon seeing the pair that was Inu-Yasha and Kagome.
"Inu-Yasha?" No one was sure if he was awake. He opened one golden eye on hearing his name.
"What do you want?"
"How is she?" Sango asked gently.
"She'll be fine."
"How do you know?"
"Because I can feel it. Everything will be all right soon." He closed the eye and fell back asleep. No one bothered either one of them for a while.
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Author's Note: Ever have those school days that tire you out so much that you can only stay awake until a certain point, then you fall asleep for four hours? Yeah, that would be me... First day back is always hectic. Until next time!
