Author's
notes~ Sorry it took me so long to update, I had a small writer's block, and
the evil plot bunnies are punching me with another idea. But I shall resist!
^_^; anyways, please enjoy this chapter
Quiet Temptations
Chapter four
He felt so empty now…the connection he had with Kagome had been shattered. He
stood limply, feeling as if he could be knocked over with a feather. His heart
felt like it had shattered and his ears drooped. He tucked the beads and the
small youkai teeth into the sleeve of his haori, unable to part with it.
Though he found the 'sitting' tiresome, it always seemed to give him a
connection with the schoolgirl. A bond that had unwillingly formed, but soon he
failed to notice. He had grown so used to the rosary beads clinking against one
another, the familiar weight accompanying him when Kagome returned to her time.
The pain he felt inside his heart refused to depart as he looked at the thin
string that had held him to Kagome so readily.
His connection with Kagome was broken…his heart was broken…he was a broken man.
In his mind he was only thinking one thing: 'I've lost our connection…she
hates me…I'm alone again…'
~*~*~*~
Kagome stomped angrily through the trees, making her way towards the well. The
nerve of Inu yasha, all she did was care about him and they somehow always
found a way to fight with one another. Why did she endure his tormenting and
his arrogance? She sighed, she knew the answer but was far too angry to admit
it, even to herself.
After some time, she reached the clearing that held the well and walked up to
the dark wood that would lead her back to her time. With a small smirk of
satisfaction, she threw one leg over the rim and balanced herself on the
ancient wood. Her heart jabbed against her ribcage, but why?
She thought that perhaps Inu yasha was around, waiting for the final moment to
prevent her from returning home, but there was nothing he could do now. Without
the rosary he couldn't travel through the well. With a gasp of realization,
Kagome felt her breath catch in her throat.
She had removed the rosary…
In her anger she had been unable to make out her scrambled thoughts, their
fight seemed like a blur. With a small sniff she realized that she didn't even
remember what they were fighting about. She had removed the rosary…the
connection…the force that allowed her to stay with Inu yasha.
With that shattering thought, Kagome felt tears come to her eyes and she
angrily wiped them away. Why was she crying over him? She could go to her time
in peace now…without the rosary, Inu yasha can't pass through…
Kagome limply stood away from the well. She couldn't…
With a feeble sigh, she retreated back to the village. She'd go visit Sango…to
talk.
Her feet fell silently on the grass that grew in the clearing. Everything
around her seemed to fade and she looked depressingly at her feet. Somehow,
this fight had cut her deep…she didn't know why…she just wanted to make up with
Inu yasha…
She sniffed as a stray tear fell down her soft, pale cheek and she once again
whipped it away before it could make it halfway down her face.
As she left the forest, the modest village came into view, just across the rice
fields and the small river. With a fond smile, Kagome quickened her pace. As
she approached the village, she saw Kaede digging around in her herb garden.
"Hello, Kaede-bachan!" she greeted happily.
The older woman looked up and smiled when she saw Kagome approaching her.
Grabbing her bow, she used the weapon as a walking stick. As she slowly rose,
she placed a hand on her back like many of the old ladies in Kagome's own time.
The woman walked towards Kagome with a smile, "Good day, child."
Kaede looked around and turned back to Kagome's quizzical glance, "And where is
Inu yasha? Was he not with ye?"
Kagome's expression darkly and she didn't meet the old woman's eyes, "He's off
somewhere, bachan. I have to go see Sango-Chan and Miroku-Sama. Ja ne!"
Kagome waved and set off without a backwards glance at the chuckling old woman.
"Ah…love," she told herself with a roll of the eye and returned to her work in
the herb garden.
~*~*~*~
Inu yasha soon came to the village, having followed Kagome's scent to the well,
much to his horror, and then take a U-turn towards Kaede's village. With a
mighty bound, he was over the tree line and descending from the sky towards the
rice patties. With a small gasp of surprise, he landed in the knee-deep water
before taking off towards the village; he had no time to really worry about wet
pants…
His pride wouldn't allow it, but he needed to apologize to Kagome. He gulped,
knowing that the girl would probably be too angry to really talk any sense into
her. As he ran the small beads clinked together in his sleeve…he'd have to find
a small pouch to hold them in, he couldn't bare to part with them. Though, he
was slightly relieved that Kagome couldn't sit him anymore.
As the neared the village he jumped out of the water and across the river. He
came to a sudden halt in front of Kaede's hut and charged in, expecting Kagome
to be in there. He found nothing.
With a small grunt of annoyance he turned to leave, that is until he was hit on
the head with a bow.
"Ow," he said before he could stop himself and rubbed the bump that was forming
on the back of his skull. He turned to person who dared strike him and scowled
when he saw Kaede. "What the fuck was that for, hag?"
"Show some respect, Inu yasha," Kaede said crossly and whacked him again before
he could dodge.
"FEH!" Inu yasha glared and dodged another swing from Kaede. "Do you know where
Kagome is?"
"Aye," Kaede said and outside towards her herb garden, Inu yasha followed her.
"She went to visit Sango."
"Great," he muttered. After Kagome was done talking to Sango, he'd have to
dodge a large flying boomerang or risk losing his head to the infuriated demon
slayer.
"Wait, Inu yasha," Kaede said as she bent down into her garden. "Kagome is not
in the best of moods, ye would be wise to leave her be," she said with a
serious tone. Inu yasha growled, but he couldn't deny the fact Kagome would
probably be angered.
With a huff he went off in the opposite direction of Miroku and Sango's hut. He
sighed again.
~*~*~*~
"Ja ne, Sango-Chan. Ja ne, Miroku-Sama!" Kagome waved to her two friends as the
sun began to set. After a few hours of ranting and raving, Kagome felt much
better and was ready to search out the inu hanyou. However, she wasn't
completely sure if he wanted her to find him…
She groaned and raked her fingers through her long black hair. This was
ridiculous; they'd had worse fights then this? Why was it so awkward? Maybe
because of what he said…how true it was…no…it was just so intense, knowing that
she no longer had the rosary…
Kagome kicked a stray rock down the road and watched it bounce and hit before
rolling to a stop. As she approached it, she kicked it again and it went
sailing down a small decline and into the river. Kagome watched the riddles
fade away with the current and stood looking at the small indent the stone had
made in the long grass. Her face slowly turned into a smile and she felt her
blue eyes surveying the world before her. Inu yasha and she were just like that
rock…hard and rocky at first before it got smoother.
Yes…
Kagome chuckled, 'I'm making connections about Inu yasha because of a
rock…something must be wrong with me.' But at this point she didn't care
because she had caught site of the red clad hanyou.
Taking a deep breath she marched towards the hanyou, who sat on a small hill.
He leaned against a tree, his arms tucked behind his head and his golden eyes
gazing solemnly at the sky. His nose twitched and she knew at once that he had
detected her scent. Sure enough, his head tipped to the side and he peered at
her, his golden eyes hesitant.
Kagome smiled lightly and looked at he ground near him before looking back into
his eyes, silently asking to sit near him. With his tiny nod, Kagome sat
herself comfortably next to the silver haired hanyou.
Kagome cleared her throat and found that the hanyou was still observing her.
With a small blush she grabbed his hand in between her small, pale ones. She
was entranced by the roughness of the tanned skin and squeezed it reassuringly
when Inu yasha turned his head away in what she guessed a shameful gesture.
His long fingers were rough and the knuckles were slightly swollen from the
number of punches he'd thrown. His long claws were thick and seemed impossible
to break. Turning it over, Kagome observed the palm, it too was rough, but not
completely, the skin was lighter as well. And despite all of this, Kagome felt
the gentleness and the softness of his hand.
She shook her head quietly and gazed at the hanyou, a small smile on her face.
"Inu yasha?"
"…yes?" came his hesitant reply.
Kagome smiled and scooted closer to him, her smile widening. She was glad he
wasn't angry with her, and even though she knew that it wasn't completely her
fault, she figured he'd never apologize. So, she took the step to mend the gap
between them.
"I'm sorry."
He smiled gently and nodded and Kagome knew that that was his way of
apologizing as well.