Ahem, I had no reviews on chapter four. I just want you people to know, if I had feelings, they would be deeply hurt right now.
Sessh- But…you don't have feelings.
Me- Very good! You get a Scooby snack.
Sessh- Really?!
Oh and this chapter is called "Flashbacks" for reasons that shall make themselves known.
Inu- Ohhhh you mean because the whole chapter is flashbacks?
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Kagome inhaled a sharp breath, and glared daggers at the hanyou before her. Inuyasha continued to stare, completely oblivious to the glares he was getting, out into a field. Annoyed, the young girl finally walked in front of the half-demon.
"Inuyasha!" she screamed at him. This barely roused his attention. He simply turned to her. Carelessly, he asked, "What?"
"You can't…I know what your thinking about. And you can't!"
To say the least, the young demon was confused. He starred at her for a few moments. She continued to rave and rant for a while. Inuyasha was completely lost. "Uh…Kagome. I'm sorry but what are you talking about?!" he asked in annoyance.
"You!" she screamed. "You want to become a full demon."
"Well…yeah. And this is news?"
"You can't! You know what your like…when you turn full demon. You were awful, Inuyasha. I know you don't really want to be like that. Do you?"
The young demon turned his gaze away from the teen, unable to look into her watery eyes. He hated seeing her sad, or depressed. He believed that it took all of the life out of her eyes. Made her look soulless. Like…
"Kikyo," he whispered softly. He hadn't realized he had been speaking out loud, until he noticed Kagome standing directly in front of him. He jumped back a bit in shock. "Don't do that!" he yelled.
"Is that all you care about?" she asked taking angry steps toward him. "Kikyo? Oh yeah, I forgot. You have a thing for dead girls!" Inuyasha starred in surprise at the girl in front of him. The sadness had gone from her face. Now, her usually pale cheeks were flushed with anger. A small smile tugged at his lips. (She can change her moods so quickly. Kagome, she always seems to amaze me.) "Does it even matter? That she wants you dead, that she tried to kill *me*, stole my jewel shards and gave them to Naraku. Or are you so incredibly blind that you still…" She trailed off. Unable to bring herself to actually say the words.
"What?" he asked softly. Kagome was looking down at the ground for a few moments. A few times she opened her mouth, as if to speak. She said nothing. Raising her eyes, she suddenly met golden ones. They were filled with that odd sense of clam he got sometimes. After he had spoken with Kikyo. It was then that Kagome realized her close proximity to the hanyou.
"You…still love Kikyo." There. She had said it aloud. Now, he would be aware that she knew. Kagome decided that she should just turn. Leave now and have a good cry. But her feet were not moving. Not the direction she wanted them to, anyways. Closer to Inuyasha, but not farther away. "I understand, I guess. I mean in a way she is your soul mate. And you must truly have cared, to love her after all she did to you. I just…would you say it?"
"Huh?" Inuyasha asked in complete confusion. (First she's talking about how I'm doing something wrong, then about Kikyo, now what is she asking me?) "Say what?"
"Tell me that…tell me that you love her, Inuyasha. I want to know that deep down in your heart you love her."
"Why?" was the only thing he could choke out.
"Because…if I know that you really do love her, then I'll know that, you really did care about me. That you really did care that she tried to kill me, and you. And if I know that the reason you let everything go, let her live after everything she's done, is because you really do love her, well…"
The hanyou took a slightly nervous step closer to her. He placed his hand underneath her chin, and lifted her face to meet his gaze. A tear threatened to spill down her cheek. Tenderly, he wiped it away. Kagome was more then a little confused by his actions. He was behaving in the same way he had been when he'd thrown her back down the well. "I can't."
"But…" she said. She closed her eyes, and told her self she wouldn't cry. She could *not* cry. "So you don't love her?" Angrily Kagome pushed him away. Her eyes were stone as she glared at him. "Then why did you let her get away! With my jewel shards! She tried to kill me, and hurt you, and you just stood by and…and…" (Oh God! I can't believe it. He really doesn't care about me. If he did, he would have done something. He wouldn't have been going after Kikyo all this time.) She was shaken out of her thoughts as two strong arms pulled her into a fierce embrace. Startled, Kagome again met Inuyasha's gaze.
"I don't love her. I can't. Because I love…I'm in love with…"
Miroku and Sango ran quickly to the top of the hill top. Hearing their yells, Kagome and Inuyasha quickly got out of their embrace. "Inuyasha, we have found out where the Tiger demon tribe are located. They have a den up in the mountains." The hanyou nodded. Kagome quickly jumped up on his back. The group then began their trek to the layer of the demon tribe.
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"There are so many of them!" Shippo said to Kagome. She could not argue with him there. The place was packed. Over one hundred tiger demons were there. And all of them were vicious. Sango and Miroku were busy fighting off a horde of them. Inuyasha was busy fighting the leader. Kagome set Shippo down and told him to stay still. She ran over to where Inuyasha was fighting. "In his left shoulder!" she yelled. "The shard is in his shoulder!"
Inuyasha looked over his shoulder to see Kagome yelling at him. "Get out of here!" he yelled to her. "It's not…"
Kagome watched in horror as the Tiger demon leader pulled out some kind of golden staff. He speared it through the half-demons chest. From the moment she saw him fall, everything seemed to go in slow motion. The young girl ran over to the fallen hanyou. Blood was pouring rapidly from the wound in his chest. Inuyasha watched through hooded eyes as Kagome tried to yell for help. Slowly, he reached for her. He managed to get a loose grip on her hand. The teen looked down. She felt the warm liquid on her hands, but she squeezed Inuyasha's closer. To the two, the rest of the fighting seemed to fade into the back ground.
"I love…" he began to say.
"Shh," she told him, placing her free hand on his shoulder. "Don't, don't try to speak Inuyasha. Just save your strength, all right?"
"Kikyo."
Kagome unconsciously flinched as he said the name. (What is he trying to say? That he loves…Kikyo?)
"It'll be all right," she said again, more to reassure herself. Miroku had recently opened up his wind scar, which was proving to be quite helpful. Sango's boomerang was flying, taking down demons with each swoop. (Good. The fight will soon be over.)
"Kagome." At hearing her name, Kagome's attention again turned to the demons. (He looks like he's in so much pain. But he's been through worse. I'm sure if we just bring him…) But something was different, she noticed. This wound was deeper then any other he'd ever had. Blood was still pouring. His breathing was so very shallow, so very slow. (No! He can't be dieing. He can't be!) "Just hold on."
"No," he protested. "I think…it hurts. It's deep."
"I know. But Sango and Miroku are almost…it'll be over soon."
"I'm in love with…" It seemed that he couldn't manage to choke out the last word. It could have been that he was just in pain, or that he was actually scarred to say it. But the way he was looking at her…(Why is he starring at me like that? He's looking at me like I've seen him look at…) It dawned on her. Maybe he couldn't say it, because she hadn't. Of course, that would only matter if he actually loved her. Closing her eyes, and hoping to the Heavens that she was doing the right thing, Kagome bent down, and gently brushed her lips over his. The action did not seem to surprise Inuyasha, who kissed her back softly. Soon, Inuyasha stopped responding. Kagome opened her eyes slowly, and saw that he was now lying back on the ground. "No," she whispered. "Miroku! Sango! Hurry!"
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(I need to know, Inuyasha. Was it me that you were kissing. Or was it Kikyo? Do really love me, or was it always her? Please wake up Inuyasha. Please.)
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Jenahara paced back and fourth. (This should be fun. I'll get to see that demon slayer kill the little annoying girl who's been trying to help Inuyasha. That will make him pay. Take away his life line. Just like he did to me.)
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A young red haired girl gazed tearfully at her village. Her home, her family, was all set ablaze. Screams could be heard throughout the village as people tried to escape their burning homes. Jenahara shrunk farther behind a bush. (What have I done now? Oh I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to!) The small girl had been trying to help her mother by lighting a fire. But once again, she had been unable to control her powers and had ended up setting the entire village on fire. Out of fear she had ran into the woods. She knew that if her father found out, he would surely kill her. He was always telling her, "Stupid girl. If you ever use those fire powers of yours again, I'll beat you until your dead. Got that?" This is when Keneu came upon the girl. Sobs were wracking her small frame. For long moments he gazed at the fiery village. (What's happened here?)
Jenahara noticed a the young man watching her. She turned to him with fearful eyes. A shock of surprise escaped from Keneu as he looked into the now orphaned girl's eyes. He was a bit older then her, Jenahara could tell. He was tall and lean, and had shoulder length brown hair.
"What has happened to the village?" he questioned her softly. Unable to answer, the young girl whimpered and began sobbing once again. The boy knelt down in front of her and tried to get her to calm down enough to speak. "What is your name?"
"Jen-Jenahara," she stuttered.
"What happened here? Was the village attacked?" She shook her head shamefully and choked out another sob. "I am Keneu. I was traveling here with my older brother. He went into the village yesterday. Did you see him?"
"He's dead," she cried sadly. "Their all dead. I didn't mean to do it!"
"Do what?" the young boy asked in confusion. Jenahara buried her face into her hands. "You did…this? But, how?"
"I didn't mean to! I was helping my mother, and…if father finds out he'll kill me! He's coming back today. If he find out…I really didn't mean to! You won't tell him will you?" she asked shakily. "Please don't say anything to him."
Keneu looked at the young girl with pity. (My brother is dead. What can I do now? I can not stay here. And I will not abandon this girl.) "Of course not," he assured her. "We need to get out of here."
"But…but…" she protested softly.
"You can come with me. I'll make sure you stay safe. I promise, OK?"
Jenahara thought about it for a moment. She could not stay here. She had slaughter her entire village, and her father would surely kill her. But this boy, Keneu, was offering her protection. Even though he may have lost his own brother. Being the frightened young girl that she was, she agreed to go with him.
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For almost twenty years the two traveled together. They were all each other had left. Jenahara began falling in love with the young boy. Keneu only ever thought of her as a sister.
"I love him more then anything. And I know, I know he would have loved me too! But no. Mutt face had to go and ruin it all. He killed *my* Keneu. He didn't even remember what he had done to him. Inuyasha deserves a fate far worse then death. And I'll make sure he is punished!"
Suddenly, a vase sitting on one of the tables in the large room burst into flames. Jenahara seemed to ignored this, and continued to stare angrily into the water which she used as a mirror to gaze into Inuyasha's nightmares. Muttering curses to herself, she smirked evilly. With a flick of her hand, she was now seeing into the monastery where Inuyasha was staying. She watched as the Sango walked solemnly down the hall to the room of Inuyasha and Kagome. (Kagome will drink the poison, and then there will be no one to help Inuyasha. No one.)
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Um…yeah. So if anyone is still reading, *that's* why Jenahara hates Inuyasha so incredibly much and is doing this shite to him. And she's kind of…um…how shall I say this nicely…
Sessh- A few fries short of a happy meal.
Inu- Her elevator doesn't quite reach the top floor.
Miroku- She's freaking crazy!
Or that will work too. Oh and sorry if this chap sucks. Please, please, please review! Even if your lying and telling me it's good. I don't care!
Sessh- But…you don't have feelings.
Me- Very good! You get a Scooby snack.
Sessh- Really?!
Oh and this chapter is called "Flashbacks" for reasons that shall make themselves known.
Inu- Ohhhh you mean because the whole chapter is flashbacks?
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Kagome inhaled a sharp breath, and glared daggers at the hanyou before her. Inuyasha continued to stare, completely oblivious to the glares he was getting, out into a field. Annoyed, the young girl finally walked in front of the half-demon.
"Inuyasha!" she screamed at him. This barely roused his attention. He simply turned to her. Carelessly, he asked, "What?"
"You can't…I know what your thinking about. And you can't!"
To say the least, the young demon was confused. He starred at her for a few moments. She continued to rave and rant for a while. Inuyasha was completely lost. "Uh…Kagome. I'm sorry but what are you talking about?!" he asked in annoyance.
"You!" she screamed. "You want to become a full demon."
"Well…yeah. And this is news?"
"You can't! You know what your like…when you turn full demon. You were awful, Inuyasha. I know you don't really want to be like that. Do you?"
The young demon turned his gaze away from the teen, unable to look into her watery eyes. He hated seeing her sad, or depressed. He believed that it took all of the life out of her eyes. Made her look soulless. Like…
"Kikyo," he whispered softly. He hadn't realized he had been speaking out loud, until he noticed Kagome standing directly in front of him. He jumped back a bit in shock. "Don't do that!" he yelled.
"Is that all you care about?" she asked taking angry steps toward him. "Kikyo? Oh yeah, I forgot. You have a thing for dead girls!" Inuyasha starred in surprise at the girl in front of him. The sadness had gone from her face. Now, her usually pale cheeks were flushed with anger. A small smile tugged at his lips. (She can change her moods so quickly. Kagome, she always seems to amaze me.) "Does it even matter? That she wants you dead, that she tried to kill *me*, stole my jewel shards and gave them to Naraku. Or are you so incredibly blind that you still…" She trailed off. Unable to bring herself to actually say the words.
"What?" he asked softly. Kagome was looking down at the ground for a few moments. A few times she opened her mouth, as if to speak. She said nothing. Raising her eyes, she suddenly met golden ones. They were filled with that odd sense of clam he got sometimes. After he had spoken with Kikyo. It was then that Kagome realized her close proximity to the hanyou.
"You…still love Kikyo." There. She had said it aloud. Now, he would be aware that she knew. Kagome decided that she should just turn. Leave now and have a good cry. But her feet were not moving. Not the direction she wanted them to, anyways. Closer to Inuyasha, but not farther away. "I understand, I guess. I mean in a way she is your soul mate. And you must truly have cared, to love her after all she did to you. I just…would you say it?"
"Huh?" Inuyasha asked in complete confusion. (First she's talking about how I'm doing something wrong, then about Kikyo, now what is she asking me?) "Say what?"
"Tell me that…tell me that you love her, Inuyasha. I want to know that deep down in your heart you love her."
"Why?" was the only thing he could choke out.
"Because…if I know that you really do love her, then I'll know that, you really did care about me. That you really did care that she tried to kill me, and you. And if I know that the reason you let everything go, let her live after everything she's done, is because you really do love her, well…"
The hanyou took a slightly nervous step closer to her. He placed his hand underneath her chin, and lifted her face to meet his gaze. A tear threatened to spill down her cheek. Tenderly, he wiped it away. Kagome was more then a little confused by his actions. He was behaving in the same way he had been when he'd thrown her back down the well. "I can't."
"But…" she said. She closed her eyes, and told her self she wouldn't cry. She could *not* cry. "So you don't love her?" Angrily Kagome pushed him away. Her eyes were stone as she glared at him. "Then why did you let her get away! With my jewel shards! She tried to kill me, and hurt you, and you just stood by and…and…" (Oh God! I can't believe it. He really doesn't care about me. If he did, he would have done something. He wouldn't have been going after Kikyo all this time.) She was shaken out of her thoughts as two strong arms pulled her into a fierce embrace. Startled, Kagome again met Inuyasha's gaze.
"I don't love her. I can't. Because I love…I'm in love with…"
Miroku and Sango ran quickly to the top of the hill top. Hearing their yells, Kagome and Inuyasha quickly got out of their embrace. "Inuyasha, we have found out where the Tiger demon tribe are located. They have a den up in the mountains." The hanyou nodded. Kagome quickly jumped up on his back. The group then began their trek to the layer of the demon tribe.
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"There are so many of them!" Shippo said to Kagome. She could not argue with him there. The place was packed. Over one hundred tiger demons were there. And all of them were vicious. Sango and Miroku were busy fighting off a horde of them. Inuyasha was busy fighting the leader. Kagome set Shippo down and told him to stay still. She ran over to where Inuyasha was fighting. "In his left shoulder!" she yelled. "The shard is in his shoulder!"
Inuyasha looked over his shoulder to see Kagome yelling at him. "Get out of here!" he yelled to her. "It's not…"
Kagome watched in horror as the Tiger demon leader pulled out some kind of golden staff. He speared it through the half-demons chest. From the moment she saw him fall, everything seemed to go in slow motion. The young girl ran over to the fallen hanyou. Blood was pouring rapidly from the wound in his chest. Inuyasha watched through hooded eyes as Kagome tried to yell for help. Slowly, he reached for her. He managed to get a loose grip on her hand. The teen looked down. She felt the warm liquid on her hands, but she squeezed Inuyasha's closer. To the two, the rest of the fighting seemed to fade into the back ground.
"I love…" he began to say.
"Shh," she told him, placing her free hand on his shoulder. "Don't, don't try to speak Inuyasha. Just save your strength, all right?"
"Kikyo."
Kagome unconsciously flinched as he said the name. (What is he trying to say? That he loves…Kikyo?)
"It'll be all right," she said again, more to reassure herself. Miroku had recently opened up his wind scar, which was proving to be quite helpful. Sango's boomerang was flying, taking down demons with each swoop. (Good. The fight will soon be over.)
"Kagome." At hearing her name, Kagome's attention again turned to the demons. (He looks like he's in so much pain. But he's been through worse. I'm sure if we just bring him…) But something was different, she noticed. This wound was deeper then any other he'd ever had. Blood was still pouring. His breathing was so very shallow, so very slow. (No! He can't be dieing. He can't be!) "Just hold on."
"No," he protested. "I think…it hurts. It's deep."
"I know. But Sango and Miroku are almost…it'll be over soon."
"I'm in love with…" It seemed that he couldn't manage to choke out the last word. It could have been that he was just in pain, or that he was actually scarred to say it. But the way he was looking at her…(Why is he starring at me like that? He's looking at me like I've seen him look at…) It dawned on her. Maybe he couldn't say it, because she hadn't. Of course, that would only matter if he actually loved her. Closing her eyes, and hoping to the Heavens that she was doing the right thing, Kagome bent down, and gently brushed her lips over his. The action did not seem to surprise Inuyasha, who kissed her back softly. Soon, Inuyasha stopped responding. Kagome opened her eyes slowly, and saw that he was now lying back on the ground. "No," she whispered. "Miroku! Sango! Hurry!"
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(I need to know, Inuyasha. Was it me that you were kissing. Or was it Kikyo? Do really love me, or was it always her? Please wake up Inuyasha. Please.)
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Jenahara paced back and fourth. (This should be fun. I'll get to see that demon slayer kill the little annoying girl who's been trying to help Inuyasha. That will make him pay. Take away his life line. Just like he did to me.)
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A young red haired girl gazed tearfully at her village. Her home, her family, was all set ablaze. Screams could be heard throughout the village as people tried to escape their burning homes. Jenahara shrunk farther behind a bush. (What have I done now? Oh I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to!) The small girl had been trying to help her mother by lighting a fire. But once again, she had been unable to control her powers and had ended up setting the entire village on fire. Out of fear she had ran into the woods. She knew that if her father found out, he would surely kill her. He was always telling her, "Stupid girl. If you ever use those fire powers of yours again, I'll beat you until your dead. Got that?" This is when Keneu came upon the girl. Sobs were wracking her small frame. For long moments he gazed at the fiery village. (What's happened here?)
Jenahara noticed a the young man watching her. She turned to him with fearful eyes. A shock of surprise escaped from Keneu as he looked into the now orphaned girl's eyes. He was a bit older then her, Jenahara could tell. He was tall and lean, and had shoulder length brown hair.
"What has happened to the village?" he questioned her softly. Unable to answer, the young girl whimpered and began sobbing once again. The boy knelt down in front of her and tried to get her to calm down enough to speak. "What is your name?"
"Jen-Jenahara," she stuttered.
"What happened here? Was the village attacked?" She shook her head shamefully and choked out another sob. "I am Keneu. I was traveling here with my older brother. He went into the village yesterday. Did you see him?"
"He's dead," she cried sadly. "Their all dead. I didn't mean to do it!"
"Do what?" the young boy asked in confusion. Jenahara buried her face into her hands. "You did…this? But, how?"
"I didn't mean to! I was helping my mother, and…if father finds out he'll kill me! He's coming back today. If he find out…I really didn't mean to! You won't tell him will you?" she asked shakily. "Please don't say anything to him."
Keneu looked at the young girl with pity. (My brother is dead. What can I do now? I can not stay here. And I will not abandon this girl.) "Of course not," he assured her. "We need to get out of here."
"But…but…" she protested softly.
"You can come with me. I'll make sure you stay safe. I promise, OK?"
Jenahara thought about it for a moment. She could not stay here. She had slaughter her entire village, and her father would surely kill her. But this boy, Keneu, was offering her protection. Even though he may have lost his own brother. Being the frightened young girl that she was, she agreed to go with him.
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For almost twenty years the two traveled together. They were all each other had left. Jenahara began falling in love with the young boy. Keneu only ever thought of her as a sister.
"I love him more then anything. And I know, I know he would have loved me too! But no. Mutt face had to go and ruin it all. He killed *my* Keneu. He didn't even remember what he had done to him. Inuyasha deserves a fate far worse then death. And I'll make sure he is punished!"
Suddenly, a vase sitting on one of the tables in the large room burst into flames. Jenahara seemed to ignored this, and continued to stare angrily into the water which she used as a mirror to gaze into Inuyasha's nightmares. Muttering curses to herself, she smirked evilly. With a flick of her hand, she was now seeing into the monastery where Inuyasha was staying. She watched as the Sango walked solemnly down the hall to the room of Inuyasha and Kagome. (Kagome will drink the poison, and then there will be no one to help Inuyasha. No one.)
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Um…yeah. So if anyone is still reading, *that's* why Jenahara hates Inuyasha so incredibly much and is doing this shite to him. And she's kind of…um…how shall I say this nicely…
Sessh- A few fries short of a happy meal.
Inu- Her elevator doesn't quite reach the top floor.
Miroku- She's freaking crazy!
Or that will work too. Oh and sorry if this chap sucks. Please, please, please review! Even if your lying and telling me it's good. I don't care!