Hiya all, turns out the point that I decided it was about time for a character we haven't seen in awhile to have a turn, eppie 48 decided to play. (I started this chapter on the Thursday night it aired, so)
Just to let you guys know, as a die-hard Inu/Kag fan I absolutely HATED this episode. It shocks me to hear people go "oh I loved it." Not me, man. Inuyasha is such a clod sometimes. Just an insensitive clod. And stupid too. I mean, for one SHE'S DEAD. Yeah, I heard all his speech about 'I cant be happy b/c its my fault and its our fate to die together' but PHOOEY! SHE'S DEAD YOU'RE ALIVE KAGOME'S ALIVE BE HAPPY!!! Anyway.......
But now I need a fix of angst after all this Inu/Kag goodness (dun believe me on the goodness? They haven't had a fight since about chapter 7 and we haven't had a good sitting in forever) so Kikyou is gonna have a piece~ ::waves a teeny-tiny flag in utter boredom:: Wheee. I bet the Kikyou fans are happy though.
^-^ Actually I am too~ I like writing the angsty chapters~! (I'm good at those) I hope you enjoy~!
Disclaimer: ::Tessen grins:: They finally decided I was far too loopy and far too in love with Inuyasha to be cooped up in the insane asylum so they lemme go!! Yay!!!
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To Be With You Tomorrow
Part Seven :: Kagome, Inuyasha and Kikyou (part 2)
Chapter Twenty-Three :: Uneasy Rest (part 1)
Inuyasha woke slowly to the sound of the birds chirping outside and a slight breeze fluttering in through the door. His numb limbs told him he had not moved in hours, and he felt so comfortable where he was that he did not want to move.
Despite the cool late-autumn air tickling his feet, he realized the rest of him was not chilled at all. He glanced down, peering through dark lashes, and his eyes fell on the face of a sleeping goddess.
Kagome was curled against his side, her body molding to his like a missing piece of a jigsaw puzzle. Both he and Kagome were wrapped in his haori, and he didn't really remember it being put around him. Actually, he didn't really remember falling asleep. Kagome had cared for him while he was wounded, and he had drifted in and out of consciousness several times. The only thing he could really recall was Kagome's tender scent.
He shifted, moving one arm up to cradle her to him, and at the sudden movement Kagome stirred, and Inuyasha felt a sharp tug at the side of his head, like hair being pulled. He peered down at her, not really surprised to find one small hand was gently grasping a lock of his hair.
Well, had been gently. When he moved, almost as if she were unconsciously trying to keep him from leaving, she'd clenched down on it.
He carefully untwined the silver tresses from her fingers, kissing her knuckles lightly and holding her hand against his chest.
*God, let me just stay with her like this for a little longer...*
She stirred then, and Inuyasha released her hand reluctantly, his hands aching for that soft touch for just a little longer, while also becoming a quick atheist. Kagome peered up at him with sleepy brown eyes.
".....mhm... Oh! Inuyasha...!!" She sat up, her features quickly twisting in concern. "How are you, are you alright?"
"Yeah, I'm fine," he replied, and Kagome stretched, his haori falling from her shoulders. "Sorry, I must have fallen asleep next to you..."
"More like on me."
Kagome blushed, and tugged his overcoat from her shoulders, laying it to the side while she peered under his bandages. The smaller wounds were gone, and the exceptionally deep one Tama had inflicted on him the day before had closed up. He still wouldn't be able to fight for a day or two though.
Kagome smiled. "Youkai blood sure is amazing... Not only is the shoulder wound you got three days ago from that earth sprite finally gone, but the ones you got yesterday are too."
"Yeah it's great to finally be rid of that goddamned virus I got from that mukade-byou," he mused, and Kagome eyed him for a moment before he noticed it and pouted. "What?"
"I'm glad you changed back. I love you either way, but my hanyou is the man I fell in love with." She grinned at his slight blush and bent over, tweaking his ears. "And I missed these too!"
Inuyasha yanked away in embarrassment. "Stop that!" Kagome giggled and handed his haori to him. "Are you hungry, I'll make you something to eat."
He nodded, peering around the small hut as he dressed. Everyone else was still asleep, except one face, one who should have been there but wasn't.
"Kagome, where's Tama?"
Kagome looked around. She hadn't come in last night? Unlike Inuyasha, who loved sleeping outside, when they had the chance Tama always took the indoors. Kagome swallowed, suddenly worried. "I.. don't know, she said she was going out to think..." The miko stood up, going to the door and peering out it. After a moment she disappeared, and Inuyasha watched after her in confusion. "Kagome...??"
Kagome came running back in after awhile. "She's not here! Tama-chan's gone."
~*~
"What do you mean she's gone?!!" Tanpopo demanded, and Kagome rubbed the kit's head. "Don't cry, Tanpopo-chan, I'm sure she's not in any trouble or anything. She said she needed some time to think, but that it was no big deal and not to worry about her. Okay?"
Inuyasha rolled his eyes, cursing. "Damn Tama. She's so selfish. Taking a vacation when we need to go out and look for shards!"
Kagome nodded. "I'm sure it's not a big deal at all. She'll be back soon." She rummaged through her bag, and after a moment she looked a little flustered. "Ah... you know, we're still short on supplies... I never got to go home. I still need to go back for a bit."
She could almost hear Inuyasha's veins popping.
"What all do you need to get?" Sango asked, and Kagome sighed, counting on her fingers. "Ah, well... Antibiotics, bandages, some clean.. uhm.. underclothes..."
"You don't need to go back for all that, we can take care of ourselves," Inuyasha insisted and Kagome added, "...ramen..."
Inuyasha picked her up, shoving her towards the door. "What the hell are you waiting for, wench, go!!"
"It's about time we rest anyway, we've been searching for weeks on end," Miroku suggested, "Kagome-sama, you're going back then?"
Kagome nodded. "I'm gonna get some more supplies, repack, take a bath and a nap and I'll be back in a few hours." Miroku looked at her seriously. "Take a bath, hm? May I accompany you--"
WHAM. Sango nonchalantly pushed Hiraikotsu to its side, the hard bone weapon landing on its intended target with a deformed grace. Miroku, with a lump on his head the size of a melon, smiled at Kagome. "Never mind, I have something else to do here."
Kagome stood up, her half-emptied bag slung, and she smiled. "I'll be back by sunset! Promise."
~*~
"Souta-kun, breakfast is ready."
The third grader turned at his mother's statement, flicking his game on pause for a moment, and scooted over to the table. He grinned when he saw what she had made. "Okonomiyaki!! It looks great Kaachan!"
"Arigatou, Souta-kun," she smiled, and just as the three of them, Souta, Jiichan and Mama, all sat down to eat, the shoji slid open and Kagome trudged in, "Tadaima!"
Mama stood. "Kagome-chan! Welcome home! Do you want to have breakfast first or would you rather have a bath?"
"Bath please. I'll eat later." Kagome said with a smile, and Mama nodded, heading off to start the bath. Souta looked up at his sister. "Neechan, you didn't bring Inuyasha no niichan this time?"
"No, I'm only going to stay for awhile so Inuyasha stayed behind this time." Kagome replied, and she put her elbow on the table, leaning against her hand. "How have you all been doing?"
"When the new semester started Takeshi-kun got moved across the room. It sucks cause now we only get to talk during lunch." Souta began, and then went off on another tangent, babbling about 9 year old little boy issues, and Kagome unintentionally drowned him out with a sudden thought.
*That's right, the new semester started last week... I was so worried about Inuyasha, I didn't even think about school...*
*No,* she amended, *That's not right. It's not that I was worried about him... It was just that school... doesn't seem as important anymore...* She grimaced.
"Aaah, what am I saying?!!! School is DEATHLY important!!! If I don't get a good education, I won't go anywhere in this life!! I may be a miko in Sengoku-jidai but here I'm just a normal girl!! I have to be able to resume life here after we collect all the shards!"
Jiichan and Souta stared at Kagome blankly, and then the pair exchanged nervous glances. "Is Neechan yelling at herself?" Jiichan nodded. "She may be possessed. I should perform a exorcism..."
"No, she's fine, don't worry about her," Mama said from nowhere, startling Jiichan and Souta, and she smiled at Kagome. "Kagome-chan, the bath is ready!"
"Ah, arigatou Mama!"
After she was gone Souta looked at his mother. "Kaachan, aren't you worried about her?" Mama turned. "Of course I worry about her. But the thing about parenting is to know when NOT to worry. As long as Kagome-chan is with Inuyasha-kun, she will be able to find her place." She looked at Souta with a smile. "Oh, and Souta-kun?"
"Huh?"
"You're late for school."
~*~
Kagome sank down into the water, immersing herself completely in the steaming pool. She breathed deeply, enjoying the feeling. It had been a month since she had a bath like this, despite the numerous hot springs the gumi had come across. But her mind was not calmed by it as she had hoped.
*School, huh...? I wonder... when we're done gathering the shards... if it will become unnecessary for me to come here...? What will happen to me and Inuyasha...? He promised we would be together when he broke up with Kikyou, but...*
But can a girl from 1997 and a boy from 1497 really be together?
Kagome sighed and whispered aloud to herself. "I don't want to leave Inuyasha. I know that. I want to stay by his side... I stayed with him even when I didn't know he loved me. But can he and I really be together?"
She leaned back, looking at the ceiling. "Can we?"
~*~ To be continued ~*~
a/n :: Awh~~~~~~ ::sniffle:: These are the side-effects of watching eppie 48 when you're a die-hard Inu/Kag fan, dammit!! GOD I HATE THAT EPISODE~
OKIE! I haff a question for you all that deals with the later chapters, and I would really love feedback so I know what you guys wanna read. Review your asses off, okie?
Question: Would you rather (a) Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru continue hating each other until one of them kills the other or dies of old age or something, (b) they come to an agreement to tolerate each other's presence but they still don't really like each other, or (c) they love each other like brothers should and don't fuss anymore.
Lemme know with reviews!! Okie, ja~!
~*~ V^-^V ~*~
~Tessen
Just to let you guys know, as a die-hard Inu/Kag fan I absolutely HATED this episode. It shocks me to hear people go "oh I loved it." Not me, man. Inuyasha is such a clod sometimes. Just an insensitive clod. And stupid too. I mean, for one SHE'S DEAD. Yeah, I heard all his speech about 'I cant be happy b/c its my fault and its our fate to die together' but PHOOEY! SHE'S DEAD YOU'RE ALIVE KAGOME'S ALIVE BE HAPPY!!! Anyway.......
But now I need a fix of angst after all this Inu/Kag goodness (dun believe me on the goodness? They haven't had a fight since about chapter 7 and we haven't had a good sitting in forever) so Kikyou is gonna have a piece~ ::waves a teeny-tiny flag in utter boredom:: Wheee. I bet the Kikyou fans are happy though.
^-^ Actually I am too~ I like writing the angsty chapters~! (I'm good at those) I hope you enjoy~!
Disclaimer: ::Tessen grins:: They finally decided I was far too loopy and far too in love with Inuyasha to be cooped up in the insane asylum so they lemme go!! Yay!!!
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To Be With You Tomorrow
Part Seven :: Kagome, Inuyasha and Kikyou (part 2)
Chapter Twenty-Three :: Uneasy Rest (part 1)
Inuyasha woke slowly to the sound of the birds chirping outside and a slight breeze fluttering in through the door. His numb limbs told him he had not moved in hours, and he felt so comfortable where he was that he did not want to move.
Despite the cool late-autumn air tickling his feet, he realized the rest of him was not chilled at all. He glanced down, peering through dark lashes, and his eyes fell on the face of a sleeping goddess.
Kagome was curled against his side, her body molding to his like a missing piece of a jigsaw puzzle. Both he and Kagome were wrapped in his haori, and he didn't really remember it being put around him. Actually, he didn't really remember falling asleep. Kagome had cared for him while he was wounded, and he had drifted in and out of consciousness several times. The only thing he could really recall was Kagome's tender scent.
He shifted, moving one arm up to cradle her to him, and at the sudden movement Kagome stirred, and Inuyasha felt a sharp tug at the side of his head, like hair being pulled. He peered down at her, not really surprised to find one small hand was gently grasping a lock of his hair.
Well, had been gently. When he moved, almost as if she were unconsciously trying to keep him from leaving, she'd clenched down on it.
He carefully untwined the silver tresses from her fingers, kissing her knuckles lightly and holding her hand against his chest.
*God, let me just stay with her like this for a little longer...*
She stirred then, and Inuyasha released her hand reluctantly, his hands aching for that soft touch for just a little longer, while also becoming a quick atheist. Kagome peered up at him with sleepy brown eyes.
".....mhm... Oh! Inuyasha...!!" She sat up, her features quickly twisting in concern. "How are you, are you alright?"
"Yeah, I'm fine," he replied, and Kagome stretched, his haori falling from her shoulders. "Sorry, I must have fallen asleep next to you..."
"More like on me."
Kagome blushed, and tugged his overcoat from her shoulders, laying it to the side while she peered under his bandages. The smaller wounds were gone, and the exceptionally deep one Tama had inflicted on him the day before had closed up. He still wouldn't be able to fight for a day or two though.
Kagome smiled. "Youkai blood sure is amazing... Not only is the shoulder wound you got three days ago from that earth sprite finally gone, but the ones you got yesterday are too."
"Yeah it's great to finally be rid of that goddamned virus I got from that mukade-byou," he mused, and Kagome eyed him for a moment before he noticed it and pouted. "What?"
"I'm glad you changed back. I love you either way, but my hanyou is the man I fell in love with." She grinned at his slight blush and bent over, tweaking his ears. "And I missed these too!"
Inuyasha yanked away in embarrassment. "Stop that!" Kagome giggled and handed his haori to him. "Are you hungry, I'll make you something to eat."
He nodded, peering around the small hut as he dressed. Everyone else was still asleep, except one face, one who should have been there but wasn't.
"Kagome, where's Tama?"
Kagome looked around. She hadn't come in last night? Unlike Inuyasha, who loved sleeping outside, when they had the chance Tama always took the indoors. Kagome swallowed, suddenly worried. "I.. don't know, she said she was going out to think..." The miko stood up, going to the door and peering out it. After a moment she disappeared, and Inuyasha watched after her in confusion. "Kagome...??"
Kagome came running back in after awhile. "She's not here! Tama-chan's gone."
~*~
"What do you mean she's gone?!!" Tanpopo demanded, and Kagome rubbed the kit's head. "Don't cry, Tanpopo-chan, I'm sure she's not in any trouble or anything. She said she needed some time to think, but that it was no big deal and not to worry about her. Okay?"
Inuyasha rolled his eyes, cursing. "Damn Tama. She's so selfish. Taking a vacation when we need to go out and look for shards!"
Kagome nodded. "I'm sure it's not a big deal at all. She'll be back soon." She rummaged through her bag, and after a moment she looked a little flustered. "Ah... you know, we're still short on supplies... I never got to go home. I still need to go back for a bit."
She could almost hear Inuyasha's veins popping.
"What all do you need to get?" Sango asked, and Kagome sighed, counting on her fingers. "Ah, well... Antibiotics, bandages, some clean.. uhm.. underclothes..."
"You don't need to go back for all that, we can take care of ourselves," Inuyasha insisted and Kagome added, "...ramen..."
Inuyasha picked her up, shoving her towards the door. "What the hell are you waiting for, wench, go!!"
"It's about time we rest anyway, we've been searching for weeks on end," Miroku suggested, "Kagome-sama, you're going back then?"
Kagome nodded. "I'm gonna get some more supplies, repack, take a bath and a nap and I'll be back in a few hours." Miroku looked at her seriously. "Take a bath, hm? May I accompany you--"
WHAM. Sango nonchalantly pushed Hiraikotsu to its side, the hard bone weapon landing on its intended target with a deformed grace. Miroku, with a lump on his head the size of a melon, smiled at Kagome. "Never mind, I have something else to do here."
Kagome stood up, her half-emptied bag slung, and she smiled. "I'll be back by sunset! Promise."
~*~
"Souta-kun, breakfast is ready."
The third grader turned at his mother's statement, flicking his game on pause for a moment, and scooted over to the table. He grinned when he saw what she had made. "Okonomiyaki!! It looks great Kaachan!"
"Arigatou, Souta-kun," she smiled, and just as the three of them, Souta, Jiichan and Mama, all sat down to eat, the shoji slid open and Kagome trudged in, "Tadaima!"
Mama stood. "Kagome-chan! Welcome home! Do you want to have breakfast first or would you rather have a bath?"
"Bath please. I'll eat later." Kagome said with a smile, and Mama nodded, heading off to start the bath. Souta looked up at his sister. "Neechan, you didn't bring Inuyasha no niichan this time?"
"No, I'm only going to stay for awhile so Inuyasha stayed behind this time." Kagome replied, and she put her elbow on the table, leaning against her hand. "How have you all been doing?"
"When the new semester started Takeshi-kun got moved across the room. It sucks cause now we only get to talk during lunch." Souta began, and then went off on another tangent, babbling about 9 year old little boy issues, and Kagome unintentionally drowned him out with a sudden thought.
*That's right, the new semester started last week... I was so worried about Inuyasha, I didn't even think about school...*
*No,* she amended, *That's not right. It's not that I was worried about him... It was just that school... doesn't seem as important anymore...* She grimaced.
"Aaah, what am I saying?!!! School is DEATHLY important!!! If I don't get a good education, I won't go anywhere in this life!! I may be a miko in Sengoku-jidai but here I'm just a normal girl!! I have to be able to resume life here after we collect all the shards!"
Jiichan and Souta stared at Kagome blankly, and then the pair exchanged nervous glances. "Is Neechan yelling at herself?" Jiichan nodded. "She may be possessed. I should perform a exorcism..."
"No, she's fine, don't worry about her," Mama said from nowhere, startling Jiichan and Souta, and she smiled at Kagome. "Kagome-chan, the bath is ready!"
"Ah, arigatou Mama!"
After she was gone Souta looked at his mother. "Kaachan, aren't you worried about her?" Mama turned. "Of course I worry about her. But the thing about parenting is to know when NOT to worry. As long as Kagome-chan is with Inuyasha-kun, she will be able to find her place." She looked at Souta with a smile. "Oh, and Souta-kun?"
"Huh?"
"You're late for school."
~*~
Kagome sank down into the water, immersing herself completely in the steaming pool. She breathed deeply, enjoying the feeling. It had been a month since she had a bath like this, despite the numerous hot springs the gumi had come across. But her mind was not calmed by it as she had hoped.
*School, huh...? I wonder... when we're done gathering the shards... if it will become unnecessary for me to come here...? What will happen to me and Inuyasha...? He promised we would be together when he broke up with Kikyou, but...*
But can a girl from 1997 and a boy from 1497 really be together?
Kagome sighed and whispered aloud to herself. "I don't want to leave Inuyasha. I know that. I want to stay by his side... I stayed with him even when I didn't know he loved me. But can he and I really be together?"
She leaned back, looking at the ceiling. "Can we?"
~*~ To be continued ~*~
a/n :: Awh~~~~~~ ::sniffle:: These are the side-effects of watching eppie 48 when you're a die-hard Inu/Kag fan, dammit!! GOD I HATE THAT EPISODE~
OKIE! I haff a question for you all that deals with the later chapters, and I would really love feedback so I know what you guys wanna read. Review your asses off, okie?
Question: Would you rather (a) Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru continue hating each other until one of them kills the other or dies of old age or something, (b) they come to an agreement to tolerate each other's presence but they still don't really like each other, or (c) they love each other like brothers should and don't fuss anymore.
Lemme know with reviews!! Okie, ja~!
~*~ V^-^V ~*~
~Tessen