i really don't have anything to say for this one... read if you like, comment if you wish, whatever.
no, i don't own inuyasha or other charasters involved. if i did, i wouldn't be writing it here would i?
hope you enjoy! - coyotesabre
Chapter Four: You Can't Just Leave Me
Kagome woke again from her (now) forced slumber. This time, she saw the sun coming up and decided to stay awake. All around her, she found her friends still sleeping. Shippo had at some point made his way underneath one of her arms, which she didn't really mind.
'I hope he'll be warm enough without me.'
Stretching, Kagome sat up, though careful not to disturb the kitsune. Hearing a few leaves brushing each other above her, she looked up at Inuyasha. He seemed troubled, though he always seemed to look that way while he was sleeping. Thinking nothing of it, Kagome decided she would go take a bath while everyone else lay sleeping. Grabbing her clothes, soap, shampoo, and towel, she started soundlessly making her way to the river.
'At least I shouldn't have to worry about Miroku this time.'
Her clothes hidden in a bush (in case of monkeys), Kagome waded out into the water. She walked out until water reached the base of her neck, getting the ends of her hair damp. As she dipped her head under in preparation to wash her hair, she started thinking of the current situation between herself and Inuyasha.
'He's so intent on protecting me. Surely that's got to mean something... probably that I'm simply his friend, and one of the women. I've seen him protect Sango a couple of times, though she's quite capable on her own... he only goes when she really needs it. There's times where he has this look in his eyes when I swear he wants to say something more, then when he's a real jerk. Though he's usually only a jerk right after I see that look... I just don't know what to think.'
As she dipped under to rinse off her hair, Kagome swore she heard her name someplace. Leaving it to be an illusion, she began washing the rest of her body.
"KAGOME!!"
This time she was positive she heard her name, and knew who said it. She quickly rinsed off, got out, dried, and dressed, rushing back to their camp. When she got there, she found a distraught Inuyasha waiting for her.
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Inuyasha awoke, surprised to be in a tree and not on the ground... alone no less. The last things he remembered were being with Kikyo... then seeing Kagome. Looking around, he saw Sango near the base of the tree, Miroku over by the ashes of the previous night's fire, and Shippo with Kag-...
'Where the hell is Kagome?'
"KAGOME!!"
Sango sat straight up, alertly looking around and preparing herself for a battle. Miroku sat his head up for a few seconds, took in the situation, and then passed out again. Kirara had transformed and acquired an attachment on her tail that looked very much like a petrified Shippo.
"Inuyasha, what happened? Where's Kagome?"
"I.don't.know. That's what I'm trying to find out. KAGOME!!"
Leaping from the tree and landing gracefully on the ground below, Inuyasha saw that her towel and bath things weren't there. Upon seeing this, his face changed from that of being angry and worried to stupefied, to say the very least. Feeling his pride slowly fall away as Sango, Miroku (who woke with a start to the last shout and gave up on sleep), Kirara, and Shippo awaited an answer from him, Inuyasha twisted the matter around to suit himself.
"..that woman left to bathe without telling any of us. She could get KILLED out there on her own, and she doesn't give a rat's ass!"
Sango and Miroku exchanged knowing looks and walked away, Kirara following with Shippo dragged behind. They weren't going to get in the middle of one of these fights.
"Where the hell do you think YOU'RE going?!"
"We're getting breakfast together... away from here. You and Kagome obviously have some talking to do, and I'd like to be alone with Sango for a wh-..."
::THWACK::
::thud::
And with that, Inuyasha was left pacing back and forth in front of the tree, waiting for Kagome to get back. Surely she'd heard him yelling for her, so any moment now she would appear from the trees.
'But what are you going to tell her, baka? You let yourself get out of control over a dream, but you didn't really know why. Obviously, she means something more than you want to believe... but how do you go about telling her that? Are you going to just try and hide everything again and go off, saying she should have waited to go take a bath... or are you actually going to tell her how you feel? How much longer can you keep this inside, anyway?'
All thought processes stopped when he saw her break through the trees with a towel haphazardly around her neck, clothes and bathing supplies in her arms, wet hair flying around her face... panic in her eyes. Kagome was running over to her bag to drop off the load in her arms in the cautious silence between them.
'You panicked her, you big dope. Is that any way to treat someone you love?'
"What's wrong, Inuyasha?"
Taking one look at her, taking in the scent of her shampoo as well, he knew what he had to do.
(^_^) (^_^) (^_^) (^_^) (^_^) (^_^) (^_^)
i am a heinous bitch, no?
no, i don't own inuyasha or other charasters involved. if i did, i wouldn't be writing it here would i?
hope you enjoy! - coyotesabre
Chapter Four: You Can't Just Leave Me
Kagome woke again from her (now) forced slumber. This time, she saw the sun coming up and decided to stay awake. All around her, she found her friends still sleeping. Shippo had at some point made his way underneath one of her arms, which she didn't really mind.
'I hope he'll be warm enough without me.'
Stretching, Kagome sat up, though careful not to disturb the kitsune. Hearing a few leaves brushing each other above her, she looked up at Inuyasha. He seemed troubled, though he always seemed to look that way while he was sleeping. Thinking nothing of it, Kagome decided she would go take a bath while everyone else lay sleeping. Grabbing her clothes, soap, shampoo, and towel, she started soundlessly making her way to the river.
'At least I shouldn't have to worry about Miroku this time.'
Her clothes hidden in a bush (in case of monkeys), Kagome waded out into the water. She walked out until water reached the base of her neck, getting the ends of her hair damp. As she dipped her head under in preparation to wash her hair, she started thinking of the current situation between herself and Inuyasha.
'He's so intent on protecting me. Surely that's got to mean something... probably that I'm simply his friend, and one of the women. I've seen him protect Sango a couple of times, though she's quite capable on her own... he only goes when she really needs it. There's times where he has this look in his eyes when I swear he wants to say something more, then when he's a real jerk. Though he's usually only a jerk right after I see that look... I just don't know what to think.'
As she dipped under to rinse off her hair, Kagome swore she heard her name someplace. Leaving it to be an illusion, she began washing the rest of her body.
"KAGOME!!"
This time she was positive she heard her name, and knew who said it. She quickly rinsed off, got out, dried, and dressed, rushing back to their camp. When she got there, she found a distraught Inuyasha waiting for her.
(^_^) (^_^) (^_^)
Inuyasha awoke, surprised to be in a tree and not on the ground... alone no less. The last things he remembered were being with Kikyo... then seeing Kagome. Looking around, he saw Sango near the base of the tree, Miroku over by the ashes of the previous night's fire, and Shippo with Kag-...
'Where the hell is Kagome?'
"KAGOME!!"
Sango sat straight up, alertly looking around and preparing herself for a battle. Miroku sat his head up for a few seconds, took in the situation, and then passed out again. Kirara had transformed and acquired an attachment on her tail that looked very much like a petrified Shippo.
"Inuyasha, what happened? Where's Kagome?"
"I.don't.know. That's what I'm trying to find out. KAGOME!!"
Leaping from the tree and landing gracefully on the ground below, Inuyasha saw that her towel and bath things weren't there. Upon seeing this, his face changed from that of being angry and worried to stupefied, to say the very least. Feeling his pride slowly fall away as Sango, Miroku (who woke with a start to the last shout and gave up on sleep), Kirara, and Shippo awaited an answer from him, Inuyasha twisted the matter around to suit himself.
"..that woman left to bathe without telling any of us. She could get KILLED out there on her own, and she doesn't give a rat's ass!"
Sango and Miroku exchanged knowing looks and walked away, Kirara following with Shippo dragged behind. They weren't going to get in the middle of one of these fights.
"Where the hell do you think YOU'RE going?!"
"We're getting breakfast together... away from here. You and Kagome obviously have some talking to do, and I'd like to be alone with Sango for a wh-..."
::THWACK::
::thud::
And with that, Inuyasha was left pacing back and forth in front of the tree, waiting for Kagome to get back. Surely she'd heard him yelling for her, so any moment now she would appear from the trees.
'But what are you going to tell her, baka? You let yourself get out of control over a dream, but you didn't really know why. Obviously, she means something more than you want to believe... but how do you go about telling her that? Are you going to just try and hide everything again and go off, saying she should have waited to go take a bath... or are you actually going to tell her how you feel? How much longer can you keep this inside, anyway?'
All thought processes stopped when he saw her break through the trees with a towel haphazardly around her neck, clothes and bathing supplies in her arms, wet hair flying around her face... panic in her eyes. Kagome was running over to her bag to drop off the load in her arms in the cautious silence between them.
'You panicked her, you big dope. Is that any way to treat someone you love?'
"What's wrong, Inuyasha?"
Taking one look at her, taking in the scent of her shampoo as well, he knew what he had to do.
(^_^) (^_^) (^_^) (^_^) (^_^) (^_^) (^_^)
i am a heinous bitch, no?