Chapter 10
Kurama: Well, she's still out.
Inuyasha: Great. I'm not going to write this story. Were going to have to wake her up.
Miroku: *grins evily* I think I can do that....
SLAP
Blue Tigeress: Hentai! Get away from me!
Inuyasha: Would you look at that.
Kurama: Well she's awake now.....
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Kagome stared in shock at the battle field. Inuyasha and Miroku had already gone from the clearing, and Koga had been removed by the less injured warriors. Sango stood by her in silence. Kagome suddenly dropped to her knees, tears trickling silently down her face. Sango knelt next to her and wrapped her arms around her friend. A little while later Sango helped Kagome stand, and the two rode Kilala back to town.
Kagome was curled on her bed. Sango had dropped her off at her house, and after much pushing by Kagome, had gone home. She could not tear her gaze from the photo of her and Inuyasha from all those years ago. This entire time she had been lying to herself, and trying to fill the place in her heart with others. She now fully understood what she was feeling. And it was time to tell.
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Inuyasha winced as Miroku placed the antiseptic in the punctures on his arm. The two were sitting in the kitchen of Inuyasha's house.
"You know I don't need that shit." He said. Demon healing had already stopped the bleeding a while ago and by morning the marks would be gone.
"Fine." Miroku put the bottle down and looked at Inuyasha. "So you beat Koga. What do you do now?"
"Well...." Inuyasha said.
"He has won mating rights to the girl. Or, in other words, she is now his if he would work up enough gut to claim her." Sesshomaru walked into the kitchen and reached into a cabinet for a glass. Filling it with water, he walked back out.
"Well thanks." Inuyasha stated sarcastically at his brothers back. But the knife started twisting in his gut. Now what was he going to do? He beat Koga, making Kagome his, but what if she hated him for it? He started from his thoughts when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
"She won't hate you, Inuyasha. You need to talk to her tomorrow." Miroku could see the doubt in the hanyou's eyes. "Trust me on this, if nothing else." Inuyasha nodded.
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Kagome woke with a start, her alarm clock blaring in here ear. Looking at the time, she jumped out of bed and rushed about her room, getting ready for school at hyper speed. She was hopping across her room, trying to pull on her sock, when Sango reached her room door.
"Uh, Kagome? Do you need some help there?"
Kagome started at her voice and looked up. "Oh, no, almost ready..." She finished putting on her sock and grabbed her bag, then rushed out of her room, pulling Sango with her. She ran down the stairs and stormed through the kitchen. Stopping momentarily to grab her shoes and put them on, she raced out the door.
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Inuyasha made it to class with time to spare. Dropping his bag in one of the seats in the back, he walked back outside and moved through the crowds of early people, hoping to catch Kagome's sent. But he couldn't find her. The bell finally rang and he entered his class unwillingly. He'd have to find her at lunch.
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Kagome made it to school with seconds to spare. Yelling to Sango that she'd meet her at lunch, she ran for band at top speed. She slammed into the door just as the bell began to ring. Opening the door, she hastened to her seat and got out her flute. 'Only 3 periods to go, then I can talk to him' she thought as she prepared to play.
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Blue Tigeress: I think I'll leave you all with that for now. Lunch time will have to wait for Chapter 11.
Inuyasha: You're mean. I want to make Kagome mine! *pouts*
Blue Tigeress: Yeah, well deal with it. By the way, where's Kurama?
Sango: Didn't you send him to get Hiei?
Blue Tigeress: Right! I remember! Hiei gets to deal with the hentai. *grins*
~In a Forest Somewhere~
Hiei: This is going to be fun.
Miroku: *Is tied upside down* Help!
~Back With the Authoress~
Blue Tigeress: By the way all, Koga's not dead. It was just a good closing for the fight.
Inuyasha: Damn. Blue Tigeress: R/R Please!
Kurama: Well, she's still out.
Inuyasha: Great. I'm not going to write this story. Were going to have to wake her up.
Miroku: *grins evily* I think I can do that....
SLAP
Blue Tigeress: Hentai! Get away from me!
Inuyasha: Would you look at that.
Kurama: Well she's awake now.....
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Kagome stared in shock at the battle field. Inuyasha and Miroku had already gone from the clearing, and Koga had been removed by the less injured warriors. Sango stood by her in silence. Kagome suddenly dropped to her knees, tears trickling silently down her face. Sango knelt next to her and wrapped her arms around her friend. A little while later Sango helped Kagome stand, and the two rode Kilala back to town.
Kagome was curled on her bed. Sango had dropped her off at her house, and after much pushing by Kagome, had gone home. She could not tear her gaze from the photo of her and Inuyasha from all those years ago. This entire time she had been lying to herself, and trying to fill the place in her heart with others. She now fully understood what she was feeling. And it was time to tell.
/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*
Inuyasha winced as Miroku placed the antiseptic in the punctures on his arm. The two were sitting in the kitchen of Inuyasha's house.
"You know I don't need that shit." He said. Demon healing had already stopped the bleeding a while ago and by morning the marks would be gone.
"Fine." Miroku put the bottle down and looked at Inuyasha. "So you beat Koga. What do you do now?"
"Well...." Inuyasha said.
"He has won mating rights to the girl. Or, in other words, she is now his if he would work up enough gut to claim her." Sesshomaru walked into the kitchen and reached into a cabinet for a glass. Filling it with water, he walked back out.
"Well thanks." Inuyasha stated sarcastically at his brothers back. But the knife started twisting in his gut. Now what was he going to do? He beat Koga, making Kagome his, but what if she hated him for it? He started from his thoughts when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
"She won't hate you, Inuyasha. You need to talk to her tomorrow." Miroku could see the doubt in the hanyou's eyes. "Trust me on this, if nothing else." Inuyasha nodded.
//*//*//*//*//*//*//*//*//*//*//*//*//*//*
Kagome woke with a start, her alarm clock blaring in here ear. Looking at the time, she jumped out of bed and rushed about her room, getting ready for school at hyper speed. She was hopping across her room, trying to pull on her sock, when Sango reached her room door.
"Uh, Kagome? Do you need some help there?"
Kagome started at her voice and looked up. "Oh, no, almost ready..." She finished putting on her sock and grabbed her bag, then rushed out of her room, pulling Sango with her. She ran down the stairs and stormed through the kitchen. Stopping momentarily to grab her shoes and put them on, she raced out the door.
/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*
Inuyasha made it to class with time to spare. Dropping his bag in one of the seats in the back, he walked back outside and moved through the crowds of early people, hoping to catch Kagome's sent. But he couldn't find her. The bell finally rang and he entered his class unwillingly. He'd have to find her at lunch.
/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*
Kagome made it to school with seconds to spare. Yelling to Sango that she'd meet her at lunch, she ran for band at top speed. She slammed into the door just as the bell began to ring. Opening the door, she hastened to her seat and got out her flute. 'Only 3 periods to go, then I can talk to him' she thought as she prepared to play.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Blue Tigeress: I think I'll leave you all with that for now. Lunch time will have to wait for Chapter 11.
Inuyasha: You're mean. I want to make Kagome mine! *pouts*
Blue Tigeress: Yeah, well deal with it. By the way, where's Kurama?
Sango: Didn't you send him to get Hiei?
Blue Tigeress: Right! I remember! Hiei gets to deal with the hentai. *grins*
~In a Forest Somewhere~
Hiei: This is going to be fun.
Miroku: *Is tied upside down* Help!
~Back With the Authoress~
Blue Tigeress: By the way all, Koga's not dead. It was just a good closing for the fight.
Inuyasha: Damn. Blue Tigeress: R/R Please!