Disclaimer: I don't own anything.
AN: I'm sorry that it took so long to get this up. I had relatives over for five days or so, and I couldn't get onto the computer with out a younger cousin looking over my shoulder. And then I discovered that my uncle had screwed up word, so I couldn't work for like a day or so. It's not my fault!!!
BTW, I'm only going to do the boys. Sorry for anyone who wanted to see Kagome and Sango done. But the boys should be plenty entertaining. Heheheh.
Revenge, Sweet Revenge.
Inu-yasha rolled over in the leaves and groaned. He tried the leaf test again and failed. Damn it. Whatever demented control the sword had on him was still there.
He had fallen asleep about a half mile away from the camp, where there was no possibility of Kagome hunting him down.
He had been running from her all of yesterday. It was the only thing that he could think of to do. Until this strange inability to lie wore off, he couldn't think of anything else that he could do. If he was around her, she could start asking some questions he didn't really want to answer. Like why he had shoved his sleeve into his mouth when asked about what he really felt about her. Or what he really felt about her
Damn it. That monk.
But wait! If his plan had worked and the monk had gotten that screwed up sword, then he should be in the same situation.
Inu-yasha grinned and set out for camp.
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"Good morning sunshine." Said a grinning Inu-yasha who had crept into the clearing where the just awoken Miroku sat.
Sango had in fact done her job. The sword hung at Miroku's waist.
"Anything different this morning?" Inu-yasha asked.
"Yeah. Woke up with this sword." Miroku stated. A puzzled look came over his face for just a moment and the passed.
"And who would you have rather woken up with, I wonder?" Inu-yasha smirked.
"Sango." Miroku said, then a puzzled look came over his face, like he was wondering why his own mouth had betrayed him.
'Man, do I know that look.' Inu-yasha thought.
"It seems to me, Miroku, that whatever has happened to me also now ails you. It's just a theory, though. Now what could I use to test that theory." Inu-yasha pondered, watching a horrified Miroku. "Oh, I know just what to use! What do you really feel about our friend Sango?"
Miroku dove for Inu-yasha's sleeve. The hanyou jerked it out of the way, sending the monk diving into the brush.
"Damn you." The monk scowled. The half demon watched with amusement as the monks face twisted. He was trying to not talk. Let's just see how long he could fight against the influence of the sword.
"I love her! Are you happy now, you sicko?" The monk snarled.
"Oh, don' t worry. I won't tell anyone about what's happening to you."
Miroku let out a sigh of relief.
"I'll just let you go through the day trying to not let anyone know that you're lying. Should be interesting to watch." The hanyou smirked. Miroku's eyes widened.
'Shit.' He thought, a million things that he lied about daily running through his mind. All it would take was one, "Miroku, whats wrong with you?" and it was all over. He could only imagine what Kagome and Sango would ask him about..
Things he didn't particularly care to speak about.
Especially things pertaining to Sango.
"So its time, I think, Miroku, to find out how good of an actor you really are." Inu-yasha continued. He was enjoying all this, in a sick and demented kind of way. With that, he disappeared into the underbrush.
'What did I do to deserve this.' Miroku pondered.
'Well-' A little voice started.
'Don't answer that.' Miroku stated.
What was he going to do, anyways? Damn it. Stupid inability to lie.
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Inu-yasha was being hunted.
This was not how he expected to spend the last minutes of his life- scrambling through the brush away from Kagome. But her scent was getting closer and closer. He couldn't run much longer now.
And when she found him, he would die. That was one certain thing.
All the horrible questions that she could ask him that he would have to answer truthfully to rushed through his mind.
The intoxicating aroma of Kagome that he usually enjoyed was drawing closer and closer. This was the one time, however, that he really didn't want to smell it.
In an act of stupidity and desperation, he jumped up a tree, hoping that it would buy him atleast a few more seconds of life.
"Inu-yasha? Where are you?"
Damn it. He had to answer that, didn't he?
"Here." He mumbled.
"Oh, there you are!" She exclaimed, peering up at the moping half demon in the tree. "I have some things that I want to ask you."
"Feh." Inu-yasha muttered. He hoped that she couldn't see that he was sweating.
"Come down from that tree!"
"No."
"Don't make me do this the unpleasant way-"
Inu-yasha was down in a flash, not actually particularly wanting to be sat from the height he was at. It hurt enough from the ground.
"What is it, wench?" He asked, trying to seem nonchalant. He crossed his arms in front of his chest so that she couldn't see that his hands were shaking. She had so much damn power over him! Anything that she wanted to know, she could. He couldn't hold anything back. He had the distinct feeling that the sleeve would be of no assistance this time, and if he tried to flee she would sit him hard.
"Inu-yasha, why did you run away from me?"
"I didn't really want have to face you until this spell wore off."
"Why?"
"There are some questions that I didn't really want to answer."
He braced himself. Here it came-
But there was nothing, only silence.
Kagome stared off into space, eyes full of thought.
'Why doesn't she get this over with already? Why is she stalling so damn long. WHY WON'T SHE JUST PUT ME OUT OF MY MISERY?!'
"Inu-yasha?" The girl said, eyes now focusing on him. Her voice was soft, full of an emotion that he couldn't really identify. He swallowed. Her scent was strange too.
"Would you ever hate me?" She asked, looking down.
"No." He answered, then looked away, his cheeks dusted with pink.
"Can I tell you something, then? Will you promise that you won't be mad?"
"Well, it kind of depends." Inu-yasha muttered.
"Will you please promise anyways?"
"Yeah." He grumbled.
"I guess I can take your word for that, huh?" She laughed nervously. "With you not being able to lie and all." She smiled, but he could smell her fear.
'Fear? Why the hell is she afraid? What is she getting at, anyways?' Inu-yasha pondered.
She took a deep breath. "Inu-yasha, I love you."
Inu-yashas eyes widened and his mind frosted over with shock. "What?" He inquired, his voice cold.
" I love you Inu-yasha. I've loved you since the moment that I saw you bound to that tree. Kind of funny, isn't it?" She laughed. Her fear was tangable in her voice, and became stronger in her scent.
'She's afraid of rejection.' Inu-yasha realized. 'She's afraid that I'm going to break my oath.'
Another scent reached Inu-yasha's nose. It was somewhat familiar, but one that he couldn't stand.
"Kagome?" He asked, his voice melting. Damn it. Was she.?
She turned away from him, but not before he caught a glimpse of wetness on her cheeks.
She was crying?
"I-I-I'm going to leave now Inu-yasha." Kagome sniffed. "I-I'm sorry. I know I'm an idiot. I'm an idiot to think that you could return my feelings." She started walking out of the clearing, her steps shuffling.
'Her heart is breaking.' Inu-yasha realized. 'But then why-why can't I follow her? Damnit!'
'Because you're afraid.' The annoying little voice in his head stated. 'Because you're a damn coward and you're afraid that she's going to hurt you like Kikyo did.'
'But, but Kikyo and Kagome- they're not the same!' Inu-yasha replied.
'Exactley.' The voice replied smugly.
Inu-yasha's eyes widened. Suddenly he was moving, sprinting towards where Kagome had fled.
"Kagome!" He screamed, finding his voice. He had to find her- he had to, before she left. He had to tell her what he had been so fearful of her knowing. But now all fear was gone from his body, replaced with a fiery determination to fix his idiotic mistake.
"Kagome-" He yelled again. He was closer, he could smell her ahead of him. He finally burst into the clearing that she was crossing. She didn't turn around, though.
He leapt forward and caught her wrist before she could take another step. He pulled her around to face him, but she looked at the ground, refusing to meet his gaze.
"Damn it Kagome, look at me!" He commanded.
"You promised- you promised that you wouldn't be angry with me. Inu- yasha." Kagome sobbed.
"Kagome, I'm not angry. I just want you to look at me!" He yelled. With that he grasped her chin and pulled her face up so that she was looking into his eyes.
Her eyes were red from crying as she ran, and her scent was overpoweringly full of grief.
"Kagome, stop crying." Inu-yasha requested, his voice soft. She closed her eyes, tears continuing to run down her face.
With a gentle hand he wipe the tears away from her cheek. "Kagome. please, just stop crying." He pleaded. Still, she continued.
'She's so damn stubborn.' He thought. Slowly he leaned in towards her and kissed her forehead. It was a feather kiss, lighter than air, but Inu- yasha could still feel his cheeks burn with the contact.
Kagome stared up at him through soaked eyelashes.
"Inu-yasha?" She whispered. The tears had finally stopped, to Inu- yasha's relief. Their faces were still only inches away.
"Do you want to know what the monk was trying to make me tell you?" Inu-yasha asked. Kagome nodded.
Inu-yasha wrapped his arms around her, pulling her towards his chest.
"He was trying to make me tell you that I love you." He whispered. As Kagome looked up with wonder, he caught her lips in a kiss.
The first thing that struck Inu-yasha was that it wasn't like kissing Kikyo. Kissing her was like kissing stone. (No pun intended.) It was nothing. But this kiss was different.
It made him forget everything around him, everything that troubled him. All he could seem to remember was the girl that was in his arms, the girl that he loved more than anything else. Everywhere their skin touched burned, but in a way that made Inu-yasha want to kiss her forever. She broke the kiss softly, looking up at him with eyes that were happier than he had ever seen them before.
She rested her head on his chest gently, and they stood there for a long time, unmoving and silent.
Finally Kagome reached up and started rubbing Inu-yasha's ears.
Inu-yasha tried to scowl at her, but eventually gave in.
"Have I ever told you that I love the way that you pur? And your ears? And well-frankly- pretty much everything about you?" Kagome asked. Inu-yasha smiled.
"Inu-yasha? Will you promise me something?" Kagome asked.
"What?" Inu-yasha asked.
"Never changed."
Inu-yasha just stared at her. She wanted him to stay- like this? In this half demon form? But why? Wouldn't she want him to become human so that he could be with her?
As if reading his mind, Kagome continued. "I love you the way you are, Inu-yasha. If you changed who you are I don't know what I'd do."
'It was Kikyo.' Inu-yasha realized. 'It was Kikyo who wanted me to become human for her.' But Kagome, she wanted him to stay the same.
"Only if you promise never to leave me." Inu-yasha replied.
"It's a deal." Kagome smiled. With that she wrapped her hands around his head and pulled him down into another sweet kiss.
AN:
Monigue: Okay, so Inu-yasha and Kagome are pretty much done. The focus will be on Miroku and Sango in the next couple of chapters.
Miroku+Sango: NOOOOOO!!!!
Monigue: Ignore them. I hoped you enjoyed reading this fluff as much as I enjoyed writing it! And review please!
AN: I'm sorry that it took so long to get this up. I had relatives over for five days or so, and I couldn't get onto the computer with out a younger cousin looking over my shoulder. And then I discovered that my uncle had screwed up word, so I couldn't work for like a day or so. It's not my fault!!!
BTW, I'm only going to do the boys. Sorry for anyone who wanted to see Kagome and Sango done. But the boys should be plenty entertaining. Heheheh.
Revenge, Sweet Revenge.
Inu-yasha rolled over in the leaves and groaned. He tried the leaf test again and failed. Damn it. Whatever demented control the sword had on him was still there.
He had fallen asleep about a half mile away from the camp, where there was no possibility of Kagome hunting him down.
He had been running from her all of yesterday. It was the only thing that he could think of to do. Until this strange inability to lie wore off, he couldn't think of anything else that he could do. If he was around her, she could start asking some questions he didn't really want to answer. Like why he had shoved his sleeve into his mouth when asked about what he really felt about her. Or what he really felt about her
Damn it. That monk.
But wait! If his plan had worked and the monk had gotten that screwed up sword, then he should be in the same situation.
Inu-yasha grinned and set out for camp.
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"Good morning sunshine." Said a grinning Inu-yasha who had crept into the clearing where the just awoken Miroku sat.
Sango had in fact done her job. The sword hung at Miroku's waist.
"Anything different this morning?" Inu-yasha asked.
"Yeah. Woke up with this sword." Miroku stated. A puzzled look came over his face for just a moment and the passed.
"And who would you have rather woken up with, I wonder?" Inu-yasha smirked.
"Sango." Miroku said, then a puzzled look came over his face, like he was wondering why his own mouth had betrayed him.
'Man, do I know that look.' Inu-yasha thought.
"It seems to me, Miroku, that whatever has happened to me also now ails you. It's just a theory, though. Now what could I use to test that theory." Inu-yasha pondered, watching a horrified Miroku. "Oh, I know just what to use! What do you really feel about our friend Sango?"
Miroku dove for Inu-yasha's sleeve. The hanyou jerked it out of the way, sending the monk diving into the brush.
"Damn you." The monk scowled. The half demon watched with amusement as the monks face twisted. He was trying to not talk. Let's just see how long he could fight against the influence of the sword.
"I love her! Are you happy now, you sicko?" The monk snarled.
"Oh, don' t worry. I won't tell anyone about what's happening to you."
Miroku let out a sigh of relief.
"I'll just let you go through the day trying to not let anyone know that you're lying. Should be interesting to watch." The hanyou smirked. Miroku's eyes widened.
'Shit.' He thought, a million things that he lied about daily running through his mind. All it would take was one, "Miroku, whats wrong with you?" and it was all over. He could only imagine what Kagome and Sango would ask him about..
Things he didn't particularly care to speak about.
Especially things pertaining to Sango.
"So its time, I think, Miroku, to find out how good of an actor you really are." Inu-yasha continued. He was enjoying all this, in a sick and demented kind of way. With that, he disappeared into the underbrush.
'What did I do to deserve this.' Miroku pondered.
'Well-' A little voice started.
'Don't answer that.' Miroku stated.
What was he going to do, anyways? Damn it. Stupid inability to lie.
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Inu-yasha was being hunted.
This was not how he expected to spend the last minutes of his life- scrambling through the brush away from Kagome. But her scent was getting closer and closer. He couldn't run much longer now.
And when she found him, he would die. That was one certain thing.
All the horrible questions that she could ask him that he would have to answer truthfully to rushed through his mind.
The intoxicating aroma of Kagome that he usually enjoyed was drawing closer and closer. This was the one time, however, that he really didn't want to smell it.
In an act of stupidity and desperation, he jumped up a tree, hoping that it would buy him atleast a few more seconds of life.
"Inu-yasha? Where are you?"
Damn it. He had to answer that, didn't he?
"Here." He mumbled.
"Oh, there you are!" She exclaimed, peering up at the moping half demon in the tree. "I have some things that I want to ask you."
"Feh." Inu-yasha muttered. He hoped that she couldn't see that he was sweating.
"Come down from that tree!"
"No."
"Don't make me do this the unpleasant way-"
Inu-yasha was down in a flash, not actually particularly wanting to be sat from the height he was at. It hurt enough from the ground.
"What is it, wench?" He asked, trying to seem nonchalant. He crossed his arms in front of his chest so that she couldn't see that his hands were shaking. She had so much damn power over him! Anything that she wanted to know, she could. He couldn't hold anything back. He had the distinct feeling that the sleeve would be of no assistance this time, and if he tried to flee she would sit him hard.
"Inu-yasha, why did you run away from me?"
"I didn't really want have to face you until this spell wore off."
"Why?"
"There are some questions that I didn't really want to answer."
He braced himself. Here it came-
But there was nothing, only silence.
Kagome stared off into space, eyes full of thought.
'Why doesn't she get this over with already? Why is she stalling so damn long. WHY WON'T SHE JUST PUT ME OUT OF MY MISERY?!'
"Inu-yasha?" The girl said, eyes now focusing on him. Her voice was soft, full of an emotion that he couldn't really identify. He swallowed. Her scent was strange too.
"Would you ever hate me?" She asked, looking down.
"No." He answered, then looked away, his cheeks dusted with pink.
"Can I tell you something, then? Will you promise that you won't be mad?"
"Well, it kind of depends." Inu-yasha muttered.
"Will you please promise anyways?"
"Yeah." He grumbled.
"I guess I can take your word for that, huh?" She laughed nervously. "With you not being able to lie and all." She smiled, but he could smell her fear.
'Fear? Why the hell is she afraid? What is she getting at, anyways?' Inu-yasha pondered.
She took a deep breath. "Inu-yasha, I love you."
Inu-yashas eyes widened and his mind frosted over with shock. "What?" He inquired, his voice cold.
" I love you Inu-yasha. I've loved you since the moment that I saw you bound to that tree. Kind of funny, isn't it?" She laughed. Her fear was tangable in her voice, and became stronger in her scent.
'She's afraid of rejection.' Inu-yasha realized. 'She's afraid that I'm going to break my oath.'
Another scent reached Inu-yasha's nose. It was somewhat familiar, but one that he couldn't stand.
"Kagome?" He asked, his voice melting. Damn it. Was she.?
She turned away from him, but not before he caught a glimpse of wetness on her cheeks.
She was crying?
"I-I-I'm going to leave now Inu-yasha." Kagome sniffed. "I-I'm sorry. I know I'm an idiot. I'm an idiot to think that you could return my feelings." She started walking out of the clearing, her steps shuffling.
'Her heart is breaking.' Inu-yasha realized. 'But then why-why can't I follow her? Damnit!'
'Because you're afraid.' The annoying little voice in his head stated. 'Because you're a damn coward and you're afraid that she's going to hurt you like Kikyo did.'
'But, but Kikyo and Kagome- they're not the same!' Inu-yasha replied.
'Exactley.' The voice replied smugly.
Inu-yasha's eyes widened. Suddenly he was moving, sprinting towards where Kagome had fled.
"Kagome!" He screamed, finding his voice. He had to find her- he had to, before she left. He had to tell her what he had been so fearful of her knowing. But now all fear was gone from his body, replaced with a fiery determination to fix his idiotic mistake.
"Kagome-" He yelled again. He was closer, he could smell her ahead of him. He finally burst into the clearing that she was crossing. She didn't turn around, though.
He leapt forward and caught her wrist before she could take another step. He pulled her around to face him, but she looked at the ground, refusing to meet his gaze.
"Damn it Kagome, look at me!" He commanded.
"You promised- you promised that you wouldn't be angry with me. Inu- yasha." Kagome sobbed.
"Kagome, I'm not angry. I just want you to look at me!" He yelled. With that he grasped her chin and pulled her face up so that she was looking into his eyes.
Her eyes were red from crying as she ran, and her scent was overpoweringly full of grief.
"Kagome, stop crying." Inu-yasha requested, his voice soft. She closed her eyes, tears continuing to run down her face.
With a gentle hand he wipe the tears away from her cheek. "Kagome. please, just stop crying." He pleaded. Still, she continued.
'She's so damn stubborn.' He thought. Slowly he leaned in towards her and kissed her forehead. It was a feather kiss, lighter than air, but Inu- yasha could still feel his cheeks burn with the contact.
Kagome stared up at him through soaked eyelashes.
"Inu-yasha?" She whispered. The tears had finally stopped, to Inu- yasha's relief. Their faces were still only inches away.
"Do you want to know what the monk was trying to make me tell you?" Inu-yasha asked. Kagome nodded.
Inu-yasha wrapped his arms around her, pulling her towards his chest.
"He was trying to make me tell you that I love you." He whispered. As Kagome looked up with wonder, he caught her lips in a kiss.
The first thing that struck Inu-yasha was that it wasn't like kissing Kikyo. Kissing her was like kissing stone. (No pun intended.) It was nothing. But this kiss was different.
It made him forget everything around him, everything that troubled him. All he could seem to remember was the girl that was in his arms, the girl that he loved more than anything else. Everywhere their skin touched burned, but in a way that made Inu-yasha want to kiss her forever. She broke the kiss softly, looking up at him with eyes that were happier than he had ever seen them before.
She rested her head on his chest gently, and they stood there for a long time, unmoving and silent.
Finally Kagome reached up and started rubbing Inu-yasha's ears.
Inu-yasha tried to scowl at her, but eventually gave in.
"Have I ever told you that I love the way that you pur? And your ears? And well-frankly- pretty much everything about you?" Kagome asked. Inu-yasha smiled.
"Inu-yasha? Will you promise me something?" Kagome asked.
"What?" Inu-yasha asked.
"Never changed."
Inu-yasha just stared at her. She wanted him to stay- like this? In this half demon form? But why? Wouldn't she want him to become human so that he could be with her?
As if reading his mind, Kagome continued. "I love you the way you are, Inu-yasha. If you changed who you are I don't know what I'd do."
'It was Kikyo.' Inu-yasha realized. 'It was Kikyo who wanted me to become human for her.' But Kagome, she wanted him to stay the same.
"Only if you promise never to leave me." Inu-yasha replied.
"It's a deal." Kagome smiled. With that she wrapped her hands around his head and pulled him down into another sweet kiss.
AN:
Monigue: Okay, so Inu-yasha and Kagome are pretty much done. The focus will be on Miroku and Sango in the next couple of chapters.
Miroku+Sango: NOOOOOO!!!!
Monigue: Ignore them. I hoped you enjoyed reading this fluff as much as I enjoyed writing it! And review please!