Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha in any way, shape, or form. I give all credit to the great Rumiko Takahashi.
Authors Notes: As promised, a little fluff added to the sad, sad story. And its kind of a cliff hanger. Sorry.. just couldn't resist. Hope you enjoy it anyway! ^^
Chapter 4: A Rekindeled Friendship
"Damnit Bitch!" Inuyasha swore. "That hurts!"
Kagome frowned. "Well it wouldn't hurt so much if you would just sit..."
THUNK!
"... sorry."
Kagome sighed and sat back on her huntches, waiting for the suduing spell to wear off, all the while Inuyasha cursed under his breath.
Outside, the rest of the gang sat under the window, listening in on the conversation that was being held inside.
At the sound of the crash that was Inuyasha, Shippou let out a small giggle.
"Shhh," Sango hushed the boy. "They might hear us."
Miroku sat crosslegged against the wall. "Not much Inuyasha could do at this point, but once he heals, we could be in big trouble."
Shippou nodded excitedly. "This is just so great. I mean, they're alomost acting normal around each other now."
"Define normal." Sango narrowed her eyes.
"What are ye doing?"
All three screamed and turned to face the owner of the voice. Kaede stood looking at them, her red and white robes slumped to the ground.
"Lady Kaede," Miroku started, "please don't scare us like that, especially when we are evasdropping..." She shut up at the look of the expression on her face. On eyebrow was rasied in question.
"Inuyasha and Kagome are in there talking," Shippou explained.
"Are thee?"
Shippou nodded. "Kouga broke Inuya..."
"Kouga? Is he in the village?" Kaede got worried.
Sango shook her head. "No. Thankfully. Inuyasha and Kagome got rid of him, I think."
"Ye think?"
"Just what we have heard from their conversation," Miroku spoke up. "Kagome told Kouga to return to his pack."
Kaede nodded. She motioned for them to follow her. "Inuyasha knows ye are out here. Let us give them some privacy, shall we?"
Sango and Miroku blushed a little. Shippou whined. But they listened to the old priestess anyway and followed her away from the hut.
Inside, Inuyasha growled as he managed to sit up, his broken arm out of place again.
Kagome flinched. "I said sorry."
One of Inuyasha's ears flicked a little in the direction of the window. They were gone. He could relax. He sighed.
Kagome blinked in confusion at him. "Something... wrong?"
"Hmm?" Using his good arm and grabbed his bad arm and jerked it back into a place. His teeth ground together painfully, but he didn't make a sound. "No." He looked up at her. "Why?"
"You seem kind of quiet now that they've left." Kagome glanced toward the window.
"You knew they were there?"
She nodded. "I could hear them. I didn't want to say anything though."
Inuyasha just nodded.
Kagome scooted closer and got back to work on cleaning his wounds. The top of his fire-rat komono lay to the side, his white shirt laying around his waist.
They sat there for some time, Kagome taking care of the injured hanyou, silence bewteen the two.
"I'm sorry," came the whispear.
Kagome's hand stopped in mid air. Did she hear correctly?
"Excuse me?"
"I said 'I'm sorry'," Inuyasha said a little louder.
Kagome hesitated. "For what?"
"For the past 2 years."
Again, silence.
Inuyasha's head was down, not daring to look at Kagome.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome said softly.
"Hmm?"
"What was your wish?"
Inuyasha raised his head to look at her. "My... wish?"
Kagome nodded and reached into her pocket, bringing out the Shikon no Tama. She starred at it for a moment before speaking. "I found it, in a park a short distance from my house. It was in a small cave that had collapsed some time ago."
Inuyasha only nodded.
"And your still hanyou. Not demon, not human. Sango and Miroku said you had made a wish."
He nodded again.
"So what was the wish?"
His eyes averted to look at the floor. A hesitation then, "I asked the Shikon to be able to see you again."
Kagome blinked not really understanding. "But how did it get in the..."
"In the cave?" he finished for her.
She nodded.
He looked up at her, starring into her eyes. "The shikon was purified, I think. And after I made the wish, it started to pulse."
He reached his hand out for the Shikon. Kagome handed it to him.
"I noticed that that pulse started to get stronger as I walked in one direction, then faded in the oppisite direction." He closed his hand over the jewel. "It led me to the cave. There was a magicial barrier at the opening, but I passed through with no problem. I placed the jewel inside, not knowing what else to do with it, then collapsed the tunnel, hoping no demon would ever find it."
"And I found it instead, 500 years later." Kagome reached out and placed a hand on the hand that clutched the jewel.
Inuyasha looked down at her hand. His heart beat sped up. But he wasn't going to tell her that.
"Maybe it was the spirit of Midoriko that led you to that cave," Kagome said, removing her hand and placing it in her lap. "Maybe she was trying to tell us something."
He looked up at her. "Like what?"
"That maybe friends shouldn't fight." She looked down at her lap then back up at him after a pause. "I'm sorry, too, Inuyasha. For leaving the way I did. If I could do it all over..."
Inuyasha grabbed her with his good arm and pulled her to his chest.
Kagome blushed slightly. Then a small amount of tears started to brim her eyes.
Inuyasha tensed at the smell of her tears. He tightened his grip on her small body. "Shhh." He nuzzeled his head into her shoulder. "Please don't cry, Kagome."
"It's just..." A breath. "I've missed you so much, Inuyasha." And then she broke down into snobs.
Inuyasha started to panic. "Kagome! Don't cry!" He pushed her far enough back to look into her face. Her tears were flowing slowly, but she had a smile on her face.
"I'm glad I was able to come back," she said slowly, taking breaths as nessassary to calm her tears.
"It wasn't the same without you. I would have gone through the well to get you but Kik..." He stopped, realizing just who he was about to mention.
Kagome looked at him in confusion. "Kikyo?"
He turned his head away. "Sorry. I shoulnd't have..."
"No. Tell me. What happened to her?" Kagome placed her hand on his knee.
He looked up at her in surprise. Her tears had stopped, her eyes still red and puffy. But she was still beautiful.
And she was listening.
Inuyasha sighed. "It all started the day we defeated Naraku."
"That was 6 days after I left."
"I know that!" he snapped. "Do you want me to tell you or not?"
Kagome nodded with a smile. "Go on."
"Like I was saying, Kikyo came to me the day we defeated Naraku..."
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Sorry Guys! Just had to end it there! ^^ The next chapter will be full of fun filled Kikyo*DIE BITCH*and the story to her conlusion. Dare I say dimise? Or even death? Naw. I think I'll keep your little minds wondering if she is still walking the earth or not. What do you think?
Oh, and next chapter will be in Inuyasha's point of view, since he is the one telling the story. Hope you enjoyed this one. JA Ne for now!
Oh, yah. I forgot. Keep those reviews coming. The only reason I updated after only a day is because of the awesome reviews I've been getting. Keep it up!!! More to come.
Authors Notes: As promised, a little fluff added to the sad, sad story. And its kind of a cliff hanger. Sorry.. just couldn't resist. Hope you enjoy it anyway! ^^
Chapter 4: A Rekindeled Friendship
"Damnit Bitch!" Inuyasha swore. "That hurts!"
Kagome frowned. "Well it wouldn't hurt so much if you would just sit..."
THUNK!
"... sorry."
Kagome sighed and sat back on her huntches, waiting for the suduing spell to wear off, all the while Inuyasha cursed under his breath.
Outside, the rest of the gang sat under the window, listening in on the conversation that was being held inside.
At the sound of the crash that was Inuyasha, Shippou let out a small giggle.
"Shhh," Sango hushed the boy. "They might hear us."
Miroku sat crosslegged against the wall. "Not much Inuyasha could do at this point, but once he heals, we could be in big trouble."
Shippou nodded excitedly. "This is just so great. I mean, they're alomost acting normal around each other now."
"Define normal." Sango narrowed her eyes.
"What are ye doing?"
All three screamed and turned to face the owner of the voice. Kaede stood looking at them, her red and white robes slumped to the ground.
"Lady Kaede," Miroku started, "please don't scare us like that, especially when we are evasdropping..." She shut up at the look of the expression on her face. On eyebrow was rasied in question.
"Inuyasha and Kagome are in there talking," Shippou explained.
"Are thee?"
Shippou nodded. "Kouga broke Inuya..."
"Kouga? Is he in the village?" Kaede got worried.
Sango shook her head. "No. Thankfully. Inuyasha and Kagome got rid of him, I think."
"Ye think?"
"Just what we have heard from their conversation," Miroku spoke up. "Kagome told Kouga to return to his pack."
Kaede nodded. She motioned for them to follow her. "Inuyasha knows ye are out here. Let us give them some privacy, shall we?"
Sango and Miroku blushed a little. Shippou whined. But they listened to the old priestess anyway and followed her away from the hut.
Inside, Inuyasha growled as he managed to sit up, his broken arm out of place again.
Kagome flinched. "I said sorry."
One of Inuyasha's ears flicked a little in the direction of the window. They were gone. He could relax. He sighed.
Kagome blinked in confusion at him. "Something... wrong?"
"Hmm?" Using his good arm and grabbed his bad arm and jerked it back into a place. His teeth ground together painfully, but he didn't make a sound. "No." He looked up at her. "Why?"
"You seem kind of quiet now that they've left." Kagome glanced toward the window.
"You knew they were there?"
She nodded. "I could hear them. I didn't want to say anything though."
Inuyasha just nodded.
Kagome scooted closer and got back to work on cleaning his wounds. The top of his fire-rat komono lay to the side, his white shirt laying around his waist.
They sat there for some time, Kagome taking care of the injured hanyou, silence bewteen the two.
"I'm sorry," came the whispear.
Kagome's hand stopped in mid air. Did she hear correctly?
"Excuse me?"
"I said 'I'm sorry'," Inuyasha said a little louder.
Kagome hesitated. "For what?"
"For the past 2 years."
Again, silence.
Inuyasha's head was down, not daring to look at Kagome.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome said softly.
"Hmm?"
"What was your wish?"
Inuyasha raised his head to look at her. "My... wish?"
Kagome nodded and reached into her pocket, bringing out the Shikon no Tama. She starred at it for a moment before speaking. "I found it, in a park a short distance from my house. It was in a small cave that had collapsed some time ago."
Inuyasha only nodded.
"And your still hanyou. Not demon, not human. Sango and Miroku said you had made a wish."
He nodded again.
"So what was the wish?"
His eyes averted to look at the floor. A hesitation then, "I asked the Shikon to be able to see you again."
Kagome blinked not really understanding. "But how did it get in the..."
"In the cave?" he finished for her.
She nodded.
He looked up at her, starring into her eyes. "The shikon was purified, I think. And after I made the wish, it started to pulse."
He reached his hand out for the Shikon. Kagome handed it to him.
"I noticed that that pulse started to get stronger as I walked in one direction, then faded in the oppisite direction." He closed his hand over the jewel. "It led me to the cave. There was a magicial barrier at the opening, but I passed through with no problem. I placed the jewel inside, not knowing what else to do with it, then collapsed the tunnel, hoping no demon would ever find it."
"And I found it instead, 500 years later." Kagome reached out and placed a hand on the hand that clutched the jewel.
Inuyasha looked down at her hand. His heart beat sped up. But he wasn't going to tell her that.
"Maybe it was the spirit of Midoriko that led you to that cave," Kagome said, removing her hand and placing it in her lap. "Maybe she was trying to tell us something."
He looked up at her. "Like what?"
"That maybe friends shouldn't fight." She looked down at her lap then back up at him after a pause. "I'm sorry, too, Inuyasha. For leaving the way I did. If I could do it all over..."
Inuyasha grabbed her with his good arm and pulled her to his chest.
Kagome blushed slightly. Then a small amount of tears started to brim her eyes.
Inuyasha tensed at the smell of her tears. He tightened his grip on her small body. "Shhh." He nuzzeled his head into her shoulder. "Please don't cry, Kagome."
"It's just..." A breath. "I've missed you so much, Inuyasha." And then she broke down into snobs.
Inuyasha started to panic. "Kagome! Don't cry!" He pushed her far enough back to look into her face. Her tears were flowing slowly, but she had a smile on her face.
"I'm glad I was able to come back," she said slowly, taking breaths as nessassary to calm her tears.
"It wasn't the same without you. I would have gone through the well to get you but Kik..." He stopped, realizing just who he was about to mention.
Kagome looked at him in confusion. "Kikyo?"
He turned his head away. "Sorry. I shoulnd't have..."
"No. Tell me. What happened to her?" Kagome placed her hand on his knee.
He looked up at her in surprise. Her tears had stopped, her eyes still red and puffy. But she was still beautiful.
And she was listening.
Inuyasha sighed. "It all started the day we defeated Naraku."
"That was 6 days after I left."
"I know that!" he snapped. "Do you want me to tell you or not?"
Kagome nodded with a smile. "Go on."
"Like I was saying, Kikyo came to me the day we defeated Naraku..."
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Sorry Guys! Just had to end it there! ^^ The next chapter will be full of fun filled Kikyo*DIE BITCH*and the story to her conlusion. Dare I say dimise? Or even death? Naw. I think I'll keep your little minds wondering if she is still walking the earth or not. What do you think?
Oh, and next chapter will be in Inuyasha's point of view, since he is the one telling the story. Hope you enjoyed this one. JA Ne for now!
Oh, yah. I forgot. Keep those reviews coming. The only reason I updated after only a day is because of the awesome reviews I've been getting. Keep it up!!! More to come.