[Disclaimer: I do believe the word is self-explanatory, idiot.]
Confusion reigned supreme in the courtyard. Inuyasha sheathed the Tetsusaiga.
"What are you talking about, I attacked you?" he yelled.
"Don't play with me, Inuyasha. I was walking along the river and you rushed me. You fought with such ferocity that I could not fend you off."
"But that's impossible! Inuyasha has been with us since you kidnapped Kagome! We even discovered the place where you were attacked!' said Sango. Sesshoumaru staggered again, recovering a little later this time.
"It doesn't matter. Kagome is mine and she will stay mine, whether you're alive or not," he said, eyes [downright gorgeous eyes being the ones I'm talking about] narrowing.
Inuyasha leapt at his half-brother, sword forgotten, claws raised. "Cut the crap and die, kisama!!!" he yelled, voice deepening as if he were changing over to his youkai form.
Sesshoumaru was not prepared for the attack. Inuyasha grabbed him by the throat and was preparing to plunge his left hand into the inuyoukai's heart when a voice stopped him.
"Inuyasha!!" Kagome shouted from the doorway of a nearby building, kicking toads away form her to her best ability, owing to the limited range of movement while she was wearing the kimono.
"What now!?" yelled Inuyasha, gaze not wavering from his brother's shocked face.
"Don't kill him!!" Inuyasha would have fallen over had he not been kneeling on the ground, holding Sesshoumaru down.
"Why the fuck not?!?!" he yelled.
"Because if you defeat Sesshoumaru now it won't have been fair. You've always wanted to kill Sesshoumaru when he was at his full power, but now he's weak. He's not able to fight you! Wait until he's better, then you can do whatever you want to him."
"Kagome, sometimes I wish you weren't so damned good-hearted!" Inuyasha shouted, seeming to struggle in the process of removing his claws from Sesshoumaru's throat, where they had punctured the skin. Blood was running down the sides of Sesshoumaru's neck and onto his silver hair.
Wiping his claws off on Sesshoumaru's [not sure what to call it; for this story it's his tail] tail, Inuyasha stood up.
"But I guess you're right. It'd be an insult to us both if I killed him now." He walked away from the stunned inuyoukai, towards his girlfriend, who ran to him and hugged him around the neck.
Inuyasha wrapped his arms around Kagome, smelling her sweet scent for the first time in about four days. How he had missed that scent. Though it was now mingled with tears, it was still the same beautiful scent.
***
Lying limp on the ground, Sesshoumaru felt rather than saw Inuyasha and the others leave. To put it simply, Sesshoumaru was supremely confused and surprised. Obviously, the Inuyasha who attacked him was not the real one, but this Inuyasha, this REAL Inuyasha, who had attacked to get his woman back, was even fiercer than the one that had wounded Sesshoumaru so badly.
And why had Kagome saved him again? She despised him, yet she had saved his life twice. Once after his brother had seemingly attacked, the second time before he attacked. It didn't fit together right in his mind.
***
"But I want to see Kagome!!" wailed Shippou, struggling to get out of Miroku's grasp.
"Kagome has had a tiring time, Shippou. Leave her and Inuyasha alone for a while."
**
On one of the lower branches of a tree of a size to rival that of the Goshinboku, Kagome leaned back against Inuyasha's chest. She was back in her regular clothes, the beautiful kimono discarded somewhere in the thick forest on her right.
"Kagome, why did you stop me form killing him?" asked Inuyasha quietly. Kagome stayed silent for a few seconds before answering.
"I guess I just didn't want to see any more blood. When Rin and I discovered him in the woods beside the river, there was blood absolutely everywhere. It was awful." She snuggled deeper into Inuyasha's warm embrace.
He hugged her tighter, arms wrapped around her from behind, fingers laced over her stomach, which was swelling barely enough to be noticed.
"I love you, Kagome."
"I love you too, Inuyasha." Her reply was slightly hesitant, as though her thoughts were elsewhere. [Personally, I'd kill to be in that embrace, but...]
[A/N: Don't you DARE send me a review saying you liked the story, please do a sequel. It's not over yet. By all means review, but the story isn't over yet. Sesshoumaru still has to give Kagome the jewel shard back, don't forget.
But wasn't it sweet when they were sitting in the tree together??
Sesshoumaru: So sweet it makes your teeth rot.
Kagome: I'll say it was a heck of a lot better than anything I experienced in your castle.
Inuyasha: *sticks tongue out at brother and wraps arm around girlfriend*
Sesshoumaru: You just wait until I'm better, then I'll kick your hanyou ass all the way to the bank.
Inuyasha: Technically, you're healthy here in the world of author notes, so...*draws Tetsusaiga*
SPK: Sit.
Inuyasha: *bam* What was that for, bitch? I thought only Kagome could do that!!!
SPK: Apparently not. Listen. I don't want any of you to kill each other off just yet.
Inuyasha: Hear that, Sesshoumaru? Yet. *shoulders Tetsusaiga*
And in closing, I'd like to congratulate myself on an update so soon following the last one. Woot for Jessica-san!!!]
Confusion reigned supreme in the courtyard. Inuyasha sheathed the Tetsusaiga.
"What are you talking about, I attacked you?" he yelled.
"Don't play with me, Inuyasha. I was walking along the river and you rushed me. You fought with such ferocity that I could not fend you off."
"But that's impossible! Inuyasha has been with us since you kidnapped Kagome! We even discovered the place where you were attacked!' said Sango. Sesshoumaru staggered again, recovering a little later this time.
"It doesn't matter. Kagome is mine and she will stay mine, whether you're alive or not," he said, eyes [downright gorgeous eyes being the ones I'm talking about] narrowing.
Inuyasha leapt at his half-brother, sword forgotten, claws raised. "Cut the crap and die, kisama!!!" he yelled, voice deepening as if he were changing over to his youkai form.
Sesshoumaru was not prepared for the attack. Inuyasha grabbed him by the throat and was preparing to plunge his left hand into the inuyoukai's heart when a voice stopped him.
"Inuyasha!!" Kagome shouted from the doorway of a nearby building, kicking toads away form her to her best ability, owing to the limited range of movement while she was wearing the kimono.
"What now!?" yelled Inuyasha, gaze not wavering from his brother's shocked face.
"Don't kill him!!" Inuyasha would have fallen over had he not been kneeling on the ground, holding Sesshoumaru down.
"Why the fuck not?!?!" he yelled.
"Because if you defeat Sesshoumaru now it won't have been fair. You've always wanted to kill Sesshoumaru when he was at his full power, but now he's weak. He's not able to fight you! Wait until he's better, then you can do whatever you want to him."
"Kagome, sometimes I wish you weren't so damned good-hearted!" Inuyasha shouted, seeming to struggle in the process of removing his claws from Sesshoumaru's throat, where they had punctured the skin. Blood was running down the sides of Sesshoumaru's neck and onto his silver hair.
Wiping his claws off on Sesshoumaru's [not sure what to call it; for this story it's his tail] tail, Inuyasha stood up.
"But I guess you're right. It'd be an insult to us both if I killed him now." He walked away from the stunned inuyoukai, towards his girlfriend, who ran to him and hugged him around the neck.
Inuyasha wrapped his arms around Kagome, smelling her sweet scent for the first time in about four days. How he had missed that scent. Though it was now mingled with tears, it was still the same beautiful scent.
***
Lying limp on the ground, Sesshoumaru felt rather than saw Inuyasha and the others leave. To put it simply, Sesshoumaru was supremely confused and surprised. Obviously, the Inuyasha who attacked him was not the real one, but this Inuyasha, this REAL Inuyasha, who had attacked to get his woman back, was even fiercer than the one that had wounded Sesshoumaru so badly.
And why had Kagome saved him again? She despised him, yet she had saved his life twice. Once after his brother had seemingly attacked, the second time before he attacked. It didn't fit together right in his mind.
***
"But I want to see Kagome!!" wailed Shippou, struggling to get out of Miroku's grasp.
"Kagome has had a tiring time, Shippou. Leave her and Inuyasha alone for a while."
**
On one of the lower branches of a tree of a size to rival that of the Goshinboku, Kagome leaned back against Inuyasha's chest. She was back in her regular clothes, the beautiful kimono discarded somewhere in the thick forest on her right.
"Kagome, why did you stop me form killing him?" asked Inuyasha quietly. Kagome stayed silent for a few seconds before answering.
"I guess I just didn't want to see any more blood. When Rin and I discovered him in the woods beside the river, there was blood absolutely everywhere. It was awful." She snuggled deeper into Inuyasha's warm embrace.
He hugged her tighter, arms wrapped around her from behind, fingers laced over her stomach, which was swelling barely enough to be noticed.
"I love you, Kagome."
"I love you too, Inuyasha." Her reply was slightly hesitant, as though her thoughts were elsewhere. [Personally, I'd kill to be in that embrace, but...]
[A/N: Don't you DARE send me a review saying you liked the story, please do a sequel. It's not over yet. By all means review, but the story isn't over yet. Sesshoumaru still has to give Kagome the jewel shard back, don't forget.
But wasn't it sweet when they were sitting in the tree together??
Sesshoumaru: So sweet it makes your teeth rot.
Kagome: I'll say it was a heck of a lot better than anything I experienced in your castle.
Inuyasha: *sticks tongue out at brother and wraps arm around girlfriend*
Sesshoumaru: You just wait until I'm better, then I'll kick your hanyou ass all the way to the bank.
Inuyasha: Technically, you're healthy here in the world of author notes, so...*draws Tetsusaiga*
SPK: Sit.
Inuyasha: *bam* What was that for, bitch? I thought only Kagome could do that!!!
SPK: Apparently not. Listen. I don't want any of you to kill each other off just yet.
Inuyasha: Hear that, Sesshoumaru? Yet. *shoulders Tetsusaiga*
And in closing, I'd like to congratulate myself on an update so soon following the last one. Woot for Jessica-san!!!]