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June 1, 2004 Chapter 2: Scream
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Kagome/Yoko fic.
[A/N]— :Ummm…hello? I cant believe got so many reviews for this story. Thank you everyone so much for your support but let me tell you why I haven't updated in so long—:
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:Its very intimidating. I mean what if I mess up, and this chapter sucks? The first chapter came really easily, I mean I just sat down and wrote and there it was. Then my good-for-nothing muse up and left. Well finally I just decided to put it out here and see, even thought my writing style has changed a bit. [Actually my muse was working, just not for this story. I wrote 4 new fics. Check out my old accounts Rime Fox Rime Dei]:
Well on to chapter two —
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'Yoko Kurama.'
"Kagome, hurry up we don't have time to day-dream."
"Huh?" Blink. Once. Twice. Thrice? Inuyasha stood off in the distance, staring back at her. His silver hair untamed in the wind and his golden eyes locked on her.
With a leap he stood in front of her. His forehead nearly meeting hers as he looked down caringly into her eyes. She couldn't help blush and pull her head back.
"Wench, you look kinda sick."
"Inuyasha."
"Eh?"
"Sit."
"Hey. I was just being nice! Get back here! Don'cha walk away from me!! I mighta offered to carry you a bit. But just see if I do now. You just...Kagome?"
She walked passed him. She was wrong. His eyes are amber. Definitely not gold like…
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"I'm sorry Inuyasha. I was just a bit grumpy. You know how I am in the morning—" She could have sworn she'd head an all too familiar 'keh' before he bounced to the next tree. "And it was really rude of the Lord of the house to kick us out at dawn."
No response. This wasn't working. He would wait in a tree only long enough for her to keep up then hop to the next one. He wouldn't let her rest since she sat him.
Oh, he could hear her. She knew that much. Not only because of his demon hearing. But also because of his inability to ignore an apology. To him it meant; You we.ere wro.ong and I wa.as ri.ight. Such a child! At this rate it would take all day, and she was tired.
Maybe a different approach?
"I mean its not your fault you fell asleep on the job."
"I! wasn't asleep! I! don't sleep! It was a spell!!"
"And I'm sure you could have beaten that demon if you weren't snoozing."
"I could have."
"Uh Huh."
"I would have!"
"Mhm."
"YES!"
"Yep." Kagome heard a soft plop as he landed on the dirt behind her, she smiled. 'Got him. He's so predictab—'
"Ow!.."
She fell back and landed on her backside. Quickly she brought her hands from her head to her bottom. "Owww!!"
She glared up at Inuyasha, who stood over her chuckling, her hair locked in his fisted hand. She pulled her head forward but he would not release her poor captive locks.
"Clumsy wench, aren't you."
"Clumsy!? Inuyasha! Why I otta say—"
Ah, the magic words. Like clock work his hand shot forward and gripped her under arms, pulled her up. "Sorry"
"Thank you Inuyasha. But you should never have done it in the first place. It was rude. And you really hurt my—"
"Oi, enough already. It's not my fault your buts so heavy."
"Sit!!! I wasn't going to say butt!"
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Back to square one. No actually this was a mile back from square one. Ah yes she could barely see it in the distance, a desirable speck. Why hadn't she just kept her mouth shut?
Inuyasha still skipping from tree to tree, and Kagome walking. But this time she had to walk twice as fast to keep up with him. He really knows how to hold a grudge. Being sat twice in just one morning had put him in a bit of a mood.
Past the being tired, thirsty and hungry. And out of breath. AND her legs about to fall off. This walking, for miles at a time with no end in sight, wasn't so back. She could just think about something else.
One foot forward, then the other. Kagome didn't have to concentrate on walking, been doing it for a long time, so she just let her mind wander. One foot, other foot. When will Inuyasha finally let her go home? One foot. It wasn't like he was her keeper, but still she didn't go home as often as she would have otherwise liked. Other foot. She missed her home, her room, her Tv and baths with warm water. One foot. Her grandpa. Other foot. Momma. One foot. Branch. Sout— "Ahh!...Owww."
Inuyasha landed infront of her, an ever so smug look on his face, his elbows rested on his knees. "Fell again—"
"Shut up."
"—on your big butt?"
"Shut up! Shut up!! Before you land on your face because of your big mouth."
"Touchy. You've been catty ever since yesterday."
She got up herself, ignoring the him, and dusted off her skirt. But when she reached behind to grab her bag Inuyasha took it from her and swung it over his own shoulder. She looked at him questionably, but he just brushed her off. "Keh. Don't want you to hurt yourself." She smiled and let him walk ahead of her. He did care, he just had his own special way of showing it.
"You really shouldn't test him so, Kagome. He means well." Kagome looked up to see Miroku walking next to her a friendly smile on his lips. But wasn't he walking with… Miroku bowed his face slightly and she could make out a red spot on his cheek, a glance behind secure her suspicion. A fuming Sango walked behind, glaring assured death at a certain monk. If he was in hentai mode, maybe it wasn't the best idea to walk next to him just now. She backed away warily. "Lady Kagome, do you mistrust my intent? I am hurt beyond words."
"Hehehe, I'm just gotta go chat a bit with Sango. Of course I trust you." [Not within an arms length of my person.] She backed away facing him fully trusting him to do what he was renowned for, if she turned her should back to him.
"Oh? Scheduling any late night visits to a hot spring? I sense a foreboding dark spirit about these woods. It might not be wise for you two young ladies to go unattended. My services as a chaperone, though frequently declined, are always available."
"No, no. That's ok really."
"That lecher he never gives up, does he!?" Sango seethed. "Maybe if we cut his wondering hands off. After all it would remove his curse we'd be doing him a favor." Her hands inched towards the hilt of her katana.
"Now Sango I don't think that would be a good idea." Kagome said teasingly and looked at her innocently. "After all wouldn't you miss those neck rubs he gives you when no ones watching?" [Actually she'd been watching. Just waiting for the perfect opportunity to spring the news. Just like this.]
Souta did an interesting science project when he was in 1st grade. What not to put in a microwave for extended periods of time. Test subject 008, a lovely ripe tomato. She's not sure what he was researching, but she's almost positive the conclusion was; things can only get so red and swollen before they explode. At that moment Kagome was afraid she was going to relive that charming trial. And have to spend another three hours scraping her friend off the trees.
"Ummm…so, you…ah, know about that?" Sango tried to sound casual about it.
"Yea. I do. You like him don't you?"
"What!?"
"Do you, Sango, like him, Mirok—" A hand was pressed over her mouth at that precise moment. And unfortunately her nose too. 'Can't breath…'
"Shhh! Kagome he'll hear you!" Sango hissed into her ear, but she forgot to remove her hand, until she got a little bite of remembrance on her little finger.
"Sango he can't hear us."
"But your talking so loud, of course he can."
"No, it just sound like it to you because your right next to me. Miroku's far away, he's only human."
"But he's next to Inuyasha what if he's reciting everything were saying?"
"I'm sure they aren't."
[At that very moment.]
"Kagome says she's sure we aren't."
"Ah, yes, go on. Go on."
[Just kidding, they're actually walking in an uncomfortable silence.]
"What about you Kagome? Is there some one you love?"
For a moment Kagome thought of his golden eyes. Yoko. She could almost feel again the warmth radiating off of him as he stood behind her, his chest torturous millimeters from her back. His cool breath on the exposed flesh of her shoulder. She felt a warm/cold chill go down her back and then back up to the roots of her hair. It was a feeling that could never be replicated. [Unless you stood in a bucket of warm water in front of an open fridge. But that would be just stupid.]
"Uh…Kagome. Kagome? Is that a yes?"
She snapped out of her little fantasy and looked back at her friend. "No." She really doubted that Inuyasha wouldn't have heard if she had said yes. One of his furry tell-tale ears pointed backwards towards them, then turned back satisfied with her answer.
":Hot springs:"
":Ok:"
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"Ok, Kagome, tell. Tell all." Sango looked at her expectantly. There hot springs they found were a couple of small pools the side of a bathtub, and Sango was getting dangerously close to falling right out of hers.
"Its no on really. I just lied to get you off my back." She kidded.
"Oh come on Kagome. Will you see me beg?" Sango's chocolate brown eyes got new-born-yew wide, and her lower lip puckered out. Oh what curse upon humanity had she unleashed when she taught Sango the puppy dog pout.
"OK. Ok. Just put away the lip." She sighed. "Its not what you think. I'm not in love."
"But there is someone you are fond of, yes?"
She was going to sound so stupid. Why was she even considering telling Sango about him? [She refuses to say his name to prove she has some kind of control and indifference over him.] "Your going to be sorely disappointed Sango. I don't really know anything about this guy other then his name."
"Admiration from afar? Alright then just tell me what he looks like and what attracts you to him."
Kagome closed her eyes and relaxed against the rim of her spring, leaning her head back to lay on the warm soil. What was attractive about him? In her mind a picture of him formed at little will. "Haa…he had the most fascinating eyes, molten gold. And I've never touched him hair but it looks as soft as white silk. And he had well built body. I know you can't really describe a guy as beautiful but he was so perfect." [A huge lie. She secretly ran her hand over his hair when she was nursing him.] Finally she opened her eyes and looked at her friend. Sango was staring at her in disbelieve.
"Oh my god! Are you talking about Inuyasha? OUR Inuyasha?!" Sango looked about ready to jump out of her skin. Actually the feeling was mutual.
"NO!!! Eww!!! No way." She didn't know why the thought suddenly sounded so ghastly. To be honest she had loved the rude, obnoxious, standoffish…etc. hanyou for a long time. She wasn't sure when she had stopped but now, at this very minute it sounded ridiculous.
"Oh, hehehe. Yes that would be inane. But the description...OH MY GOD!!" The look Sango's pale face went from horror to just died of shock. What could possibly be so horrible? She could swear Sango's hair was turning gray before her eyes. "Is it SESSHOUMARU??!!"
"NOOO!!!! OHMIGOD!!! SANGO. What are you—"
"What's wrong?"
"Is everything alright?"
Suddenly Miroku, Inuyasha and a very large Kirara appeared in the clearing. "We heard yelling. 'Inuyasha!' and 'Sesshoumaru!' and…" Miroku tilted his head to the side and seemed to be considering something very serious. "Should I be insulted that I didn't hear my name called?"
Both girls looked at him confused. Not quite perceptive as to what he was implying, they gave each other a look of bewilderment, then they're eyes widened. They both were standing up and the hot springs barely clearing their thighs. Also they were grasping each others fore arms almost hugging, their breasts touching and, their, now pepper red, faced inches apart. "Kyaaa!!..."
They both pushed away from each other at the same time and fell back of balanced into their baths. Their legs and arms were sticking out at odd ends but at least everything was covered.
Deafening screams of 'henais' and 'perverts' were heard chasing two terrified boys away from the bath site. Only Kirara stayed, smartly covering her ears with her paws.
[Far Far Away]
The Demon Lord of the Western land bolted up in bed and looked around alarmed. A shear white blanked clung to his damp naked chest. "Did someone call my name?" He ran his hand threw his perfectly white hair, making his muscles rippling in the moonlight that bathed the bed. "Must have been just a nightmare."
Suddenly he looked strait at the camera and raised a perfectly sculpted eyebrow. "You may look, but never touch, this Sesshoumaru."
[Even Farther Away]
"Inuyasha I don't think they're chasing us."
"What?"
"WHAT?!"
[Back at the Hot Spring]
"So Kagome who were you talking about?"
"His name is Yoko Kurama."
"Yoko Kurama, hmm. That sounds familiar."
"He's a demon, a kitsune, and has the most adorable little—" [Hmm…I I'm going to let you guess what she was going to say. It was either tail or a word one letter shorter.]
"Ohmigod—"
"Sango are we going to start that again?"
"No its just Kagome. Yoko Kurama. Yoko Kurama. Yoko Kur—"
"Yes Yoko Kurama."
"I'm sorry its just, I've heard of him. He's the most revered crook human, demon, or anything in between. How ever did you meet him." [She also heard he was incredibly good looking.]
"Last night he was the one who attempted to rob that house."
"Wow. And we were all asleep, imagine all the things you could have done."
"Sango we didn't do anything he almost killed me and stole the jewel."
"How did you escape? I've heard he's impossible to catch so he must be incredibly strong."
"I used my irresistible womanly charms to persuade him to return the shards and leave me unscathed." [Edited version, much more appealing them 'I stabbed him with my arrow.']
She heard her friend snort, she didn't buy it for a second. "And during that whole time did you ever think you wake your bestest friend?"
"Nope. I'm not sharing this one."
"Mmm." Sango closed her eyes and leaned against the edge of the pool. Kagome too sank lower until only her head bobbed above the water. Again her mind wandered of its own accord to Yoko. Remembering his every touch. Slowly the world around her seemed to dim out and she could no longer hear the rhythmic breathing of Sango next to her or feel the cool breeze on her flushed face.
But she could smell roses. She felt as if she was surrounded by the flowers their petals bathing her body tinting her vision into a dark red.
A tunnel seemed to form in front of her. And at the end he stood. "Yoko" She felt the words leave he mouth heavily but she couldn't hear them. That didn't matter everything was fine as long as he was here. She reached out her right hand but he turned away leaving her drowning in the sea of bloody rose petals. But she couldn't smell the sweet fragrance anymore. She couldn't breath!
'Sleep.'
[A/N] I tried guys I'm sorry. This chapter isn't as long as the first, though it took me five bloody hours to write! But I'm really happy with it. Especially the Sesshoumaru scene, I just had to add that. Drool If anyone notices ANY spelling errors please tell me. It'd be really embarrassing if I read it over later and find I mixed up of and or. Or made other stupid mistakes.
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