Disclaimer: nope, don't own him. Some lucky Japanese person.
A/N: *sighs at the sound of crickets* what happened? What have I done
wrong? Where are all of my reviewers? Okay. I apologize for taking so
long.Inuyasha: and for kissing me.And for kissing Inuyasha.Inuyasha: and
for spelling shikon no tamma wrong- OKAY OKAY THEY GET IT ALREADY! GEEZ!
^~^
Chapter 11
Inuyasha hated when his 16th birthday was going to be. It was on the night of a new moon. When he became weak and defenseless. He made sure he kept this as discrete as possible and hid in the trees or in a locked bedroom door at night when the night sky was its darkest. But he did not know what he was going to do for this now that it is on his second birthday with all his friends. They would hunt him down if they have to, and Inuyasha thinks they can. Besides, he did not want to be alone for his birthday. He tries to forget the years when no one cared, and it became such a depression for him that he lost track of his own age. He never wants to be reminded of that again. Leaned back on the tree trunk and stared at the night sky while the gang slept next to the bonfire. He played with the partially white Shikon no Tama. While it rolled from finger to finger, he drifted off into a memory of his first real birthday last year.
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In Kagome's time, his birthday was a very important day called New Year's. He didn't really care but the Higurashis and others made a big deal out of it.
"Make a wish Inuyasha! Go on!" Encouraged Ms.Higurashi.
Inuyasha looked at the candles blankly. "Uh.so let me get this straight. I blow the candles out and make a wish, and it will come true just because it's a cake that represents I'm old?"
"Just blow out the candles mister!" Ms. Higurashi said impatiently while everyone else laughed at his comment. Inuyasha shrugged and blew out the candles as everyone watched eagerly. Inuyasha looked around at the snickering audience. "What?" The candles lit up again as everyone laughed.
"Gotchya! It was my idea to buy trick candles." Sota beamed.
Inuyasha looked at him with a smirk. "Brat," he mumbled before blowing out the candles again and again until they finally gave out.
"Finally! I'm starving!" Said the little Kitsuine.
"Birthday boy first, Shippo." Said Sango.
"Yeah, rat, B-day boy first." Inuyasha sneered. Shippo crossed his eyes and stuck his tongue out after Inuyasha.
A few hours later, Kagome was sitting down on a lawn chair watching kids and guests run by with small firecrackers and confetti. She looked down at her watch and said along with the other people.
"3.2.1.HAPPY NEWYEARS!"
The sky lit up with fire works of beautiful bright vivid colors as people ooed and awed. Kagome thought about New Years kiss and sighed. Not that she really cared or anything, but she never had one. Inuyasha broke her thoughts when the grabbed her wrist and yanked her out the lawn chair.
"What?! I'm busy!"
"Feh. Doing what?"
He had a point there, but just to be stubborn she crossed her arms and pouted.
"No time for arguing! Come quick!" He said before dragging her to the shrine.
"What's your problem?"
"I think Miroku is trying to eat Sango! I tried to stop him, but he went back at it!"
"WHAT?!"
He pulled her around the shrine into the brush. Kagome always thought of it as her own little forest. Kagome turned red from trying not to laugh at Inuyasha's discovery. Inuyasha glared at her, then look back at the couple kissing passionately underneath the branches of a tree. Inuyasha looked at her anxiously.
"Well? Your not gonna just stay here and watch them kill each other, are you, ya dumb broad!" He whispered.
Kagome rolled her eyes and shook her head in pity. "Inuyasha. They're just kissing. Ya know, New Years kiss?" Inuyasha raised a quizzical eyebrow. That is when she realized she never really explained how boy and girl work to Inuyasha. There she was, in the same trap than she was in two years ago when Miroku was shot. That familiar heat rose to her cheeks as she looked into Inuyasha's naive gaze, then quickly broke it off.
"Kissing?" Inuyasha asked as he looked at the couple skeptically.
"Yeah. It's uh, when a boy and a girl press their lips together like that." she explained as she pointed to her best example.
Inuyasha blinked confusingly and shook his head. "Why?"
Kagome blushed even more and as Inuyasha saw it he rolled his eyes. "There you go again, making your cheeks red like some freak again-"
"They do it cause they like each other and that's how they show it."
"Looks gross."
"Well, it's not."
"You've done it before?"
"Er."
"THEN HOW WOULD YOU KNOW?"
"Shut up!"
Kagome looked away, trying to cool off her cheeks. If she was going to do that, she had to keep Inuyasha out of her eyesight. It was too hard to admit that he was completely gorgeous and downright disgusting at the same time. It he was not so immature and naïve then maybe.
He broke her thoughts by turning her around, forcing her to look at that rare look of innocence upon his face. He stepped closer to her and looked over his shoulder at Miroku (who was still amazingly going at it) to see if he was positioned correctly, then turned back to the all red Kagome.
"Show me."
"Wha-I- we-uh-you-"
He lowered his head and looked straight into her eyes. She looked up and was now from red to white. Inuyasha felt how uncomfortable she was and was about to pull back. He couldn't stand it when she felt awkward around him. Then she pressed her lips against his. He eyebrows raised and she pulled back. That was it. She looked up as if she saw him for the first time- very shy and meek, yet polite (not Kagome's normal look towards Inuyasha). Inuyasha was surprised that she would actually kiss him after telling him it's for people who like each other.
"There you go."
"That's it?"
"Well what more do you want?!" Kagome gasped with her flush face and red cheeks. Inuyasha cocked his head to point in Miroku's direction.
"I thought THAT was kissing."
"Well, Inuyasha.do you." Kagome looked down right before Inuyasha could see the flash of hope in her eyes. "Do you like me?"
"Yeah."
She looked up, startled. "YEAH? Just like that? That's it?"
"Well what else am I supposed to do, a ritual dance?"
Kagome shook her head. "Not just like you know, I mean really LIKE me. Like how Miroku likes Sango." Inuyasha looked over to the couple, which finally gasped for air and continued on. Amazing.
"Oh," Inuyasha said understandingly, "No."
Kagome glared at him. "Well I guess I can't kiss you can I? Don't you get it? It's only for people whom LIKE EACH OTHER YOU BAFFOON!!" She shoved him out of the way and stomped off. 'What the hell did I do?' Inuyasha thought, 'Girls.' He shook his head in pity, looked over at the couple and hollered,
"HEY! GET A ROOM!"
SLAP.
Miroku rubbed his cheek and groaned as Sango giggled at the new hand print. "THANKS A LOT, MUT."
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Inuyasha touched his lips as he remembered his first kiss. Well, sort of. He understood more about it now than he did before. He guessed Kagome did not know much about it either. He watched the sun rise and waited a few minutes before he became everyone's alarm clock.
"ALRIGHT YOU DRESS WEARIN' MONK! UP!"
Miroku groaned and rolled to the side, motioning Inuyasha to go away. Inuyasha nudged him with his foot a little too much and Miroku went rolling down the slope until some bushes stopped him. Inuyasha smirked and went on to wake the others, but they were already stretching and yawning. Inuyasha frowned at it, for it was the beginning of his day to make the beginning of THEIR day irritating. He was at least satisfied with Miroku's wake up call.
After breakfast, they all set out to find some more demons, then go back to Kagome's time to rest. They have been running rugged all week. The jewel is half full of white and they ran into two fights with Naraku, or his puppets, whatever you want to call it. Kagome was about ready to go home as well. She has been having a feeling of dread since yesterday, but doesn't want to worry anyone, so she tries to brush it off. This morning it was stronger than ever. Kagome suddenly stopped and turned on her heel sharply. The rest kept going on account they did not see her. Inuyasha saw a demon up ahead.
"Let's get started shall we?" Miroku said as he charged after it along with Inuyasha and Sango. Shippo stopped and turned to see a frozen Kagome, staring off into the distance.
"Kagome?" He walked in front of her to see her blue in the face. "Kagome!"
"Get.the-others." she gasped. She wasn't breathing. Shippo panicked for a moment then ran to them and pointed, screaming at the top of his lungs "SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH KAGOME! SOMETHING'S WRONG! QUICK!"
Inuyasha was distracted and looked over only to be grabbed by the now growing giant hand of the demon. He couldn't budge, but still struggled. Sango was captured as well, and Miroku was stuck. He had the horrible dilemma of getting Kagome or rescuing his friends- and can't use his most powerful weapon; the wind tunnel. Kagome collapsed.
"MIROKU GO GET HER ALREADY!" Inuyasha screamed. He struggled to get free. Miroku sprinted towards her, but it was too late. A streak of red passed by and Kagome was gone. Miroku looked up to see a red cloud hovering above, then flew away. Inuyasha growled and finally broke loose, and sliced the demon into confetti. Sango pulled off the last finger wrapped around her waist. Inuyasha looked into the sky until the red cloud was gone and he clenched his teeth and fist.
"SESSHOMARU YOU DAMN BASTARD! He yelled with all his anger. His fists were now shaking. He turned to Sango.
"WHERE'S KILALA?"
"She-she went to help the other village people rebuild their village after that last demon." She stared at Inuyasha helplessly. Inuyasha turned and glanced at Miroku who had the same look as Sango, then the crying Shippo. Inuyasha frantically looked up at the sky almost as if he was waiting for Kagome to fall back into his arms. His hands dropped to his side and he stared at the ground. Sango could see the desperate look in his eyes. Inuyasha suddenly looked up and pointed to Sango.
"I want you all to go back to the well. I am going back to the village to find Kilala." He turned to leave.
"Wait! Can't we help?" Miroku asked with a voice full of guilt.
Inuyasha didn't bother to face him. "This is not up to you. This is between Sesshomaru and me now. Go."
Miroku was about to protest when Sango stood in front of him.
"He has to do this on his own Miroku. You have to give him his space." She whispered.
Miroku watched the hanyou jump from tree to tree and disappear into the woods. He kept staring off into the distance, still wondering if he should obey Inuyasha's order, then nodded. Shippo wiped his last tear and jumped on Sango's shoulder. "I tried to do something.I didn't know." It's all right, Shippo. She's going to be fine."
"Have any of you seen some thing like a large white cat with red eyes?" Inuyasha watched impatiently as the villagers talked among themselves of how he is a demon like Inuyasha was deaf.
"WHERE?!" Inuyasha growled.
They all quickly pointed in all different directions. They whimpered as Inuyasha found them useless and jumped over their heads. He ran from hut to hut.
"Kilala! Where are ya?"
The beautiful white creature came out of a hut and rubbed her head lovingly on Inuyasha's ankle. Inuyasha knelt down. "All right Kilala now listen. I need to find my brother. Sesshomaru? I need to find him now and I need your help." Kilala tilted her head, then looked at the ruined village. "You'll come right back to help them. This is an emergency!" Kilala then grew larger than Inuyasha and Inuyasha climbed on. Kilala rose up into the sky and began running on her glowing fire. Inuyasha sniffed the air and picked up a weak scent. The one that made his senses go crazy. Inuyasha pointed to the north and Kilala sped off in the direction Inuyasha's finger. Inuyasha leaned forward and narrowed his eyes just by thinking of his brother's name. He never hated him this much in his entire life. How dare he takes Kagome. His Kagome. He growled under in his throat as he picked up a stronger sent.
The caressing of his hand had awoken Kagome. She opened her eyes and realized immediately that was all she could move. White stands flowed over her cheek. It felt firm under her body. She tried to move at least her head and her attempt failed. Some one else moved it for her. Her eyes were guided to a beautiful face. She could not truly identify him, for her mind felt numb as well. She finally focused her eyes on Sesshomaru's face and nearly fainted. His hand smoothed from her cheek to her neck.
"I've longed for this for a very long time."
Tears formed in Kagome's eyes as she tried to cry out. It was hopeless. She could only scream inside her mind. "You have been running from me, haven't you? Why, miko?" She frowned and let the tears flow freely, trying to get some mercy out of him, but at the same time she did realized she always tried to avoid him. She would help in any battle, even Naraku's, but she would never fight Sesshomaru. And he would never fight her. Never even attempted to hurt her. Why was she doing that? Was it because she afraid of him or did she.
'NO! THAT CAN'T BE TRUE! IT'S NOT! IT'S NOT!" She screamed at herself inside.
He pulled her closer into his arms, and she shivered as the soft silky fur of his beautiful tail tickled her back. The same shiver when she would look into Inuyasha's- No. NO! She did not have the same feelings toward him. But could she truly say that to herself, or was she denying it.
"I wanted you from the first time I heard your name. The desire simply grew over time. I couldn't take it anymore. The only reason why I did not kill Inuyasha yet is because he was protecting you while you grew stronger until now." His sweet breath caressed her ear as he spoke the most dreadful words Kagome could think of at the moment: "Inuyasha should be here for his death any moment now. Like the speak of the devil the door burst open. Kagome's eyes looked and widened with horror as Kilala came charging to a halt with Inuyasha on her back. More tears formed when she saw the hurt look in Inuyasha's eyes. He tried to cover it with a glare, but Kagome saw through his mask of glass. He was crushed to see Kagome in Sesshomaru's arms without any resistance from Kagome.
A satisfying smirk spread across his face. Inuyasha knew that look. That sickening smile he remembered that told him, 'look what I have! Something you cannot ever have. Inuyasha's ears twitched as he got off of Kilala's back and motioned for her to leave. Inuyasha took a step forward, now completely forgetting about Sesshomaru and fixing his eyes on Kagome. Kagome stared back, unable to neither speak nor move. Her eyes watered, but she could not even sob. Inuyasha's glare broke down into a frown. His eyes no longer tried to hide how crushed he was inside. Sesshomaru suddenly broke the silence, and Inuyasha's attention was now back on him with murder written on his face.
"When are you going to understand that a hanyou does not have a right to anything as pure as this?" he laughed wickedly. Kagome wished she could hit him. If she could have only move.
Inuyasha looked like he was on the brink of agreeing, then shook his head violently. "YOU DID SOMETHING TO HER!"
"Did I really?" Sesshomaru looked down at Kagome. Kagome's eyes suddenly locked with his. Her lips slowly twitched. She fought it with all her might. Alas, more tears built up as her lips slowly twitched into a smile as she involuntarily nodded. Inuyasha's eyes widened. He couldn't believe it. He wasn't going to.
"YOU'RE PLAYING HER LIKE A PUPPET! LET HER GO AND LET ME KILL YOU -YOU SON OF A BITCH!"
Sesshomaru suddenly stood, letting Kagome fall to the ground. "Who's the real son of a bitch, Inuyasha? You or me? You're the one who claims her!"
"You wished she was your real mother but she isn't! She never loved you!" Inuyasha dodged a right hook from Sesshomaru that blew out a whole side of the hut. Kagome could suddenly move enough to roll out of the way of the slowly crumbling house. They circled each other slowly, waiting to see on whom will strike first. "YOU COULDN'T TAKE IT, COULD YOU! I'M SURE YOUR'E THE ONE WHO KILLED HER YOU SICK BASTARD! NOW IT'S DRIVING YOU MAD THAT I HAVE KAGOME AND FRIENDS AND YOUR SORRY ASS IS STILL ALONE, SLEEPING IN ABANDONED HUTS?!"
"SHUT UP!"
Inuyasha barley dodged Sesshomaru's neon green poison claw. He tumbled on the ground and pulled out the tetsuiga. He lunged the sword and completely missed. How could that happen. Inuyasha felt a blow run through his back that sent him flying into the forest. Then it-hit him-Sesshomaru has the whole of the shicon no tamma including some of its purity. He had to get that jewel back-that was the only way to beat him.
He stood up and scanned the woods slow and alert. His presence was close. Inuyasha jumped on a branch, barley missing Sesshomaru's powerful whip. He came back down with one swing of the sword and trees were cut clean in half. A slit of blood opened on Sesshomaru's arm. Inuyasha struck again and missed. He was too fast. Inuyasha had to stay on end if he was going to win this.
"Inuyasha!"
The split second of distraction from Kagome's voice caused Inuyasha to be in Sesshomaru's grasp. Kagome nearly fainted after seeing Inuyasha hanging a foot off the floor by Sesshomaru's poisonous claws in his chest. It was near to his heart. Inuyasha dropped the tetsuiga and looked at Kagome. His lips mouthed 'go'. Kagome covered her mouth and shook her head. She couldn't leave Inuyasha like this. She didn't care what he says. Sesshomaru would have to try and kill her first. She could see Inuyasha understood that. She stared at him, mouthing 'what should I do now?' Inuyasha cocked his head until his ear pointed to Sesshomaru's pocket. No one else saw it but her. She saw the jewel glowing from inside his pocket. Kagome's frown deepened into determination. She had to do this for Inuyasha.
"That's right Inuyasha! Say your good byes, bastard! What made you think you could ever destroy me!"
Inuyasha clenched his eyes and teeth and held in his cry as Sesshomaru squeezed deeper into his chest. Inuyasha could bear the pain of the burning in his chest than the tears of Kagome. He was sure she thought, as usual, that this was her fault. But Inuyasha never blamed it on her. Sesshomaru smiled at the dirty blood of the hanyou ooze down his hand. Inuyasha's death river. His smile deepened.
Inuyasha grip his hands on Sesshomaru's wrist and lowered his head, then opened his eyes.and stared into the eyes of his murderer. His betrayer. His brother. Sesshomaru stared back, keeping the smile on his face. Inuyasha was suddenly regretting everything in his life. Even though he was Sesshomaru's greatest enemy, he was still his little brother, and with the little time they ever spent together-compared to a regular family-he wished he could have spend more when he was a child. Maybe the person he most hates would not kill him. But it was not that that made him scream inside, it was the fact that deep somewhere in the very dark depths of his heart.He loved him. He stared at Sesshomaru, his breaths becoming shallow. What if this was his end? It felt like it did, so Inuyasha decided to end things right. He doesn't have to hold back what he has been holding inside since it rots inside him from a child. Sesshomaru's smile quivered when something moist streaked his hand. He looked up at his younger brother that stared back and let the tears flow. Just the tears told him he wished things were different. His smile twitched and threaten to fade away when Inuyasha closed his eyes and let the tears escape as he clasped on to Sesshomaru's bloody hand, and stared at him again. He was searching for mercy-not for himself, but for Kagome. Inuyasha choked out blood as he tried to speak.
"Ple-ase. T-ake take.care of-of Kagome.please."
"NO!"
"Please, b-brother." He drew in shallower breaths.
Sesshomaru glared at Inuyasha in disbelief. Inuyasha saw a glint of mercy in his eyes before he shook his head and poured more poison in through his claws.
"Shut the hell up! NO! You hear! Shut up and die DIE INUYASHA!" Sesshomaru sneered with a trembling voice.
Inuyasha saw Kagome in the corner of his eye, aiming her bow and arrow. He clenched his teeth no longer being able to speak. He even tried to move through all the pain to stop her. An arrow will not do the job. When he dies and no one is there to protect her. It was too late, nonetheless. The shining arrow whistled as it cut through the wind. It went directly in to Sesshomaru's back, and immediately, he dropped Inuyasha. The light consumed him, and with a final look of betrayal, he turned and watched Kagome as he vanished. Inuyasha dropped to his knees and watched the flowing white smoke soar off into the wind. Kagome's hand trembled, petrified, making sure he did not come back. Her hands eased to her sides and she looked up into the sky and slowly smiled.
"IT WORKED! IT FREAKEN WORKED! HOLY NO TAMA! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!" she shrieked, grabbing her head. Inuyasha stared at her emotionless, wondering how she did it. Kagome stopped celebrating and ran to Inuyasha and skid to a stop as she dropped on her knees, Kilala close behind her. He held face in her hands and leaned her forehead against his.
"Oh God Inuyasha."
Inuyasha's eyes rolled to the back of his head as he fell against Kagome. Kagome screamed, and Kilala threw him on his back with her mouth, then waited for Kagome to get on. Kagome quickly climbed on as Inuyasha lied down on his back with his legs hanging off. She held on to him as Kilala soared into the sky. Kagome never thought Kilala could have gone as fast as she went.
Kayede walked through the curtains along with the best doctors and priestesses in the village, wiping the blood off her hands. Kagome stood up.
"Well?" She asked in hardly a whisper.
Kayede looked up with a grave expression. "We did everything we could." Kagome immediately hugged Kayede, about to cry when Kayede said.
"It's up to the magic of the sun goddess's tear drops to finish the job. It is all up to the mercy of the sun now."
Kagome opened her eyes, still holding on to her feudal Japan mother. "The sun? Sun goddess?"
"It is simply a nick name. The spell only reacts when the sun is most powerful in the morning. It is a gamble, but it is the only choice we had left. You can go and see him now."
Before Kagome went through the curtains Kagome said, "And please try to get some rest for ye self child."
Kagome walked in the room. It was so flawless and beautiful, she felt as if she walked into a painting. A large horizontal window stretched from wall to wall, showing the beautiful twinkling eyes of the spirits in the night sky, yet that was not the beauty of it all. The glass moon shone bright and the pale light landed on Inuyasha, almost as if showing the path to the beautiful creature sleeping on the floor.
Kagome slowly walked to him and just as slowly clasping her hands as she descended. She did not notice because of the shadow cast over his eyes, but his eyes were ever so slightly open; watching her come down with her hair shining like midnight blue velvet and alive as the wind made it dance gently around her face of utter beauty, her soft hazel eyes shining. He could have sworn it was an angel. His body gave in and he drifted off into deep sleep. Kagome hovered over his face, then slowly, she rested her lips on the warmth of his. She kissed his cheek and his wound, then froze. She began trembling at the thought of looking him, but decided she was not going to cry. She was truly thankful he was alive and thanked God for sparing him. She lay there on his chest and slowly drifted off into sleep.
A/N: So whaddaya tinc? Kouga: IT SUCKS! Where the hell am I in this damn fic anyway? And another thing, WHEN DID INUYASHA HAVE A LAST NAME! I MEAN, JIKOTO? Inuyasha: when Tiano realized I was more important than you were! Hey! That's not true! I love both of you just the same.*tiano gave up when she saw it was no use on account of they would rather brawl in her room than listening to her corny speech;;-.-;;* Well neways, I would like a few suggestions before I begin the other chapter as the following: (tiano pulls out crumpled piece of paper with coffee stains on it)
1:should I put Kouga in the story? 2:am I being too harsh on Sesshomaru? 3:WHO WANTS A LITTLE, NON OOC, HARMLESS FLUF? ANYONE? 4:am I stretching it too much? 5:does anyone out there understand trigonometry out there?
Any questions?*stares at note saying "back in five minutes; sincerely, crickets* @.-! Hey! IF I DON'T GET SOME ANSWERS, I'M GONNA DO SOMETHING REALLY BAD TO INUYASHA- *gets pulled in the dust cloud that Kouga and Inuyasha made while fighting*
Chapter 11
Inuyasha hated when his 16th birthday was going to be. It was on the night of a new moon. When he became weak and defenseless. He made sure he kept this as discrete as possible and hid in the trees or in a locked bedroom door at night when the night sky was its darkest. But he did not know what he was going to do for this now that it is on his second birthday with all his friends. They would hunt him down if they have to, and Inuyasha thinks they can. Besides, he did not want to be alone for his birthday. He tries to forget the years when no one cared, and it became such a depression for him that he lost track of his own age. He never wants to be reminded of that again. Leaned back on the tree trunk and stared at the night sky while the gang slept next to the bonfire. He played with the partially white Shikon no Tama. While it rolled from finger to finger, he drifted off into a memory of his first real birthday last year.
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In Kagome's time, his birthday was a very important day called New Year's. He didn't really care but the Higurashis and others made a big deal out of it.
"Make a wish Inuyasha! Go on!" Encouraged Ms.Higurashi.
Inuyasha looked at the candles blankly. "Uh.so let me get this straight. I blow the candles out and make a wish, and it will come true just because it's a cake that represents I'm old?"
"Just blow out the candles mister!" Ms. Higurashi said impatiently while everyone else laughed at his comment. Inuyasha shrugged and blew out the candles as everyone watched eagerly. Inuyasha looked around at the snickering audience. "What?" The candles lit up again as everyone laughed.
"Gotchya! It was my idea to buy trick candles." Sota beamed.
Inuyasha looked at him with a smirk. "Brat," he mumbled before blowing out the candles again and again until they finally gave out.
"Finally! I'm starving!" Said the little Kitsuine.
"Birthday boy first, Shippo." Said Sango.
"Yeah, rat, B-day boy first." Inuyasha sneered. Shippo crossed his eyes and stuck his tongue out after Inuyasha.
A few hours later, Kagome was sitting down on a lawn chair watching kids and guests run by with small firecrackers and confetti. She looked down at her watch and said along with the other people.
"3.2.1.HAPPY NEWYEARS!"
The sky lit up with fire works of beautiful bright vivid colors as people ooed and awed. Kagome thought about New Years kiss and sighed. Not that she really cared or anything, but she never had one. Inuyasha broke her thoughts when the grabbed her wrist and yanked her out the lawn chair.
"What?! I'm busy!"
"Feh. Doing what?"
He had a point there, but just to be stubborn she crossed her arms and pouted.
"No time for arguing! Come quick!" He said before dragging her to the shrine.
"What's your problem?"
"I think Miroku is trying to eat Sango! I tried to stop him, but he went back at it!"
"WHAT?!"
He pulled her around the shrine into the brush. Kagome always thought of it as her own little forest. Kagome turned red from trying not to laugh at Inuyasha's discovery. Inuyasha glared at her, then look back at the couple kissing passionately underneath the branches of a tree. Inuyasha looked at her anxiously.
"Well? Your not gonna just stay here and watch them kill each other, are you, ya dumb broad!" He whispered.
Kagome rolled her eyes and shook her head in pity. "Inuyasha. They're just kissing. Ya know, New Years kiss?" Inuyasha raised a quizzical eyebrow. That is when she realized she never really explained how boy and girl work to Inuyasha. There she was, in the same trap than she was in two years ago when Miroku was shot. That familiar heat rose to her cheeks as she looked into Inuyasha's naive gaze, then quickly broke it off.
"Kissing?" Inuyasha asked as he looked at the couple skeptically.
"Yeah. It's uh, when a boy and a girl press their lips together like that." she explained as she pointed to her best example.
Inuyasha blinked confusingly and shook his head. "Why?"
Kagome blushed even more and as Inuyasha saw it he rolled his eyes. "There you go again, making your cheeks red like some freak again-"
"They do it cause they like each other and that's how they show it."
"Looks gross."
"Well, it's not."
"You've done it before?"
"Er."
"THEN HOW WOULD YOU KNOW?"
"Shut up!"
Kagome looked away, trying to cool off her cheeks. If she was going to do that, she had to keep Inuyasha out of her eyesight. It was too hard to admit that he was completely gorgeous and downright disgusting at the same time. It he was not so immature and naïve then maybe.
He broke her thoughts by turning her around, forcing her to look at that rare look of innocence upon his face. He stepped closer to her and looked over his shoulder at Miroku (who was still amazingly going at it) to see if he was positioned correctly, then turned back to the all red Kagome.
"Show me."
"Wha-I- we-uh-you-"
He lowered his head and looked straight into her eyes. She looked up and was now from red to white. Inuyasha felt how uncomfortable she was and was about to pull back. He couldn't stand it when she felt awkward around him. Then she pressed her lips against his. He eyebrows raised and she pulled back. That was it. She looked up as if she saw him for the first time- very shy and meek, yet polite (not Kagome's normal look towards Inuyasha). Inuyasha was surprised that she would actually kiss him after telling him it's for people who like each other.
"There you go."
"That's it?"
"Well what more do you want?!" Kagome gasped with her flush face and red cheeks. Inuyasha cocked his head to point in Miroku's direction.
"I thought THAT was kissing."
"Well, Inuyasha.do you." Kagome looked down right before Inuyasha could see the flash of hope in her eyes. "Do you like me?"
"Yeah."
She looked up, startled. "YEAH? Just like that? That's it?"
"Well what else am I supposed to do, a ritual dance?"
Kagome shook her head. "Not just like you know, I mean really LIKE me. Like how Miroku likes Sango." Inuyasha looked over to the couple, which finally gasped for air and continued on. Amazing.
"Oh," Inuyasha said understandingly, "No."
Kagome glared at him. "Well I guess I can't kiss you can I? Don't you get it? It's only for people whom LIKE EACH OTHER YOU BAFFOON!!" She shoved him out of the way and stomped off. 'What the hell did I do?' Inuyasha thought, 'Girls.' He shook his head in pity, looked over at the couple and hollered,
"HEY! GET A ROOM!"
SLAP.
Miroku rubbed his cheek and groaned as Sango giggled at the new hand print. "THANKS A LOT, MUT."
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Inuyasha touched his lips as he remembered his first kiss. Well, sort of. He understood more about it now than he did before. He guessed Kagome did not know much about it either. He watched the sun rise and waited a few minutes before he became everyone's alarm clock.
"ALRIGHT YOU DRESS WEARIN' MONK! UP!"
Miroku groaned and rolled to the side, motioning Inuyasha to go away. Inuyasha nudged him with his foot a little too much and Miroku went rolling down the slope until some bushes stopped him. Inuyasha smirked and went on to wake the others, but they were already stretching and yawning. Inuyasha frowned at it, for it was the beginning of his day to make the beginning of THEIR day irritating. He was at least satisfied with Miroku's wake up call.
After breakfast, they all set out to find some more demons, then go back to Kagome's time to rest. They have been running rugged all week. The jewel is half full of white and they ran into two fights with Naraku, or his puppets, whatever you want to call it. Kagome was about ready to go home as well. She has been having a feeling of dread since yesterday, but doesn't want to worry anyone, so she tries to brush it off. This morning it was stronger than ever. Kagome suddenly stopped and turned on her heel sharply. The rest kept going on account they did not see her. Inuyasha saw a demon up ahead.
"Let's get started shall we?" Miroku said as he charged after it along with Inuyasha and Sango. Shippo stopped and turned to see a frozen Kagome, staring off into the distance.
"Kagome?" He walked in front of her to see her blue in the face. "Kagome!"
"Get.the-others." she gasped. She wasn't breathing. Shippo panicked for a moment then ran to them and pointed, screaming at the top of his lungs "SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH KAGOME! SOMETHING'S WRONG! QUICK!"
Inuyasha was distracted and looked over only to be grabbed by the now growing giant hand of the demon. He couldn't budge, but still struggled. Sango was captured as well, and Miroku was stuck. He had the horrible dilemma of getting Kagome or rescuing his friends- and can't use his most powerful weapon; the wind tunnel. Kagome collapsed.
"MIROKU GO GET HER ALREADY!" Inuyasha screamed. He struggled to get free. Miroku sprinted towards her, but it was too late. A streak of red passed by and Kagome was gone. Miroku looked up to see a red cloud hovering above, then flew away. Inuyasha growled and finally broke loose, and sliced the demon into confetti. Sango pulled off the last finger wrapped around her waist. Inuyasha looked into the sky until the red cloud was gone and he clenched his teeth and fist.
"SESSHOMARU YOU DAMN BASTARD! He yelled with all his anger. His fists were now shaking. He turned to Sango.
"WHERE'S KILALA?"
"She-she went to help the other village people rebuild their village after that last demon." She stared at Inuyasha helplessly. Inuyasha turned and glanced at Miroku who had the same look as Sango, then the crying Shippo. Inuyasha frantically looked up at the sky almost as if he was waiting for Kagome to fall back into his arms. His hands dropped to his side and he stared at the ground. Sango could see the desperate look in his eyes. Inuyasha suddenly looked up and pointed to Sango.
"I want you all to go back to the well. I am going back to the village to find Kilala." He turned to leave.
"Wait! Can't we help?" Miroku asked with a voice full of guilt.
Inuyasha didn't bother to face him. "This is not up to you. This is between Sesshomaru and me now. Go."
Miroku was about to protest when Sango stood in front of him.
"He has to do this on his own Miroku. You have to give him his space." She whispered.
Miroku watched the hanyou jump from tree to tree and disappear into the woods. He kept staring off into the distance, still wondering if he should obey Inuyasha's order, then nodded. Shippo wiped his last tear and jumped on Sango's shoulder. "I tried to do something.I didn't know." It's all right, Shippo. She's going to be fine."
"Have any of you seen some thing like a large white cat with red eyes?" Inuyasha watched impatiently as the villagers talked among themselves of how he is a demon like Inuyasha was deaf.
"WHERE?!" Inuyasha growled.
They all quickly pointed in all different directions. They whimpered as Inuyasha found them useless and jumped over their heads. He ran from hut to hut.
"Kilala! Where are ya?"
The beautiful white creature came out of a hut and rubbed her head lovingly on Inuyasha's ankle. Inuyasha knelt down. "All right Kilala now listen. I need to find my brother. Sesshomaru? I need to find him now and I need your help." Kilala tilted her head, then looked at the ruined village. "You'll come right back to help them. This is an emergency!" Kilala then grew larger than Inuyasha and Inuyasha climbed on. Kilala rose up into the sky and began running on her glowing fire. Inuyasha sniffed the air and picked up a weak scent. The one that made his senses go crazy. Inuyasha pointed to the north and Kilala sped off in the direction Inuyasha's finger. Inuyasha leaned forward and narrowed his eyes just by thinking of his brother's name. He never hated him this much in his entire life. How dare he takes Kagome. His Kagome. He growled under in his throat as he picked up a stronger sent.
The caressing of his hand had awoken Kagome. She opened her eyes and realized immediately that was all she could move. White stands flowed over her cheek. It felt firm under her body. She tried to move at least her head and her attempt failed. Some one else moved it for her. Her eyes were guided to a beautiful face. She could not truly identify him, for her mind felt numb as well. She finally focused her eyes on Sesshomaru's face and nearly fainted. His hand smoothed from her cheek to her neck.
"I've longed for this for a very long time."
Tears formed in Kagome's eyes as she tried to cry out. It was hopeless. She could only scream inside her mind. "You have been running from me, haven't you? Why, miko?" She frowned and let the tears flow freely, trying to get some mercy out of him, but at the same time she did realized she always tried to avoid him. She would help in any battle, even Naraku's, but she would never fight Sesshomaru. And he would never fight her. Never even attempted to hurt her. Why was she doing that? Was it because she afraid of him or did she.
'NO! THAT CAN'T BE TRUE! IT'S NOT! IT'S NOT!" She screamed at herself inside.
He pulled her closer into his arms, and she shivered as the soft silky fur of his beautiful tail tickled her back. The same shiver when she would look into Inuyasha's- No. NO! She did not have the same feelings toward him. But could she truly say that to herself, or was she denying it.
"I wanted you from the first time I heard your name. The desire simply grew over time. I couldn't take it anymore. The only reason why I did not kill Inuyasha yet is because he was protecting you while you grew stronger until now." His sweet breath caressed her ear as he spoke the most dreadful words Kagome could think of at the moment: "Inuyasha should be here for his death any moment now. Like the speak of the devil the door burst open. Kagome's eyes looked and widened with horror as Kilala came charging to a halt with Inuyasha on her back. More tears formed when she saw the hurt look in Inuyasha's eyes. He tried to cover it with a glare, but Kagome saw through his mask of glass. He was crushed to see Kagome in Sesshomaru's arms without any resistance from Kagome.
A satisfying smirk spread across his face. Inuyasha knew that look. That sickening smile he remembered that told him, 'look what I have! Something you cannot ever have. Inuyasha's ears twitched as he got off of Kilala's back and motioned for her to leave. Inuyasha took a step forward, now completely forgetting about Sesshomaru and fixing his eyes on Kagome. Kagome stared back, unable to neither speak nor move. Her eyes watered, but she could not even sob. Inuyasha's glare broke down into a frown. His eyes no longer tried to hide how crushed he was inside. Sesshomaru suddenly broke the silence, and Inuyasha's attention was now back on him with murder written on his face.
"When are you going to understand that a hanyou does not have a right to anything as pure as this?" he laughed wickedly. Kagome wished she could hit him. If she could have only move.
Inuyasha looked like he was on the brink of agreeing, then shook his head violently. "YOU DID SOMETHING TO HER!"
"Did I really?" Sesshomaru looked down at Kagome. Kagome's eyes suddenly locked with his. Her lips slowly twitched. She fought it with all her might. Alas, more tears built up as her lips slowly twitched into a smile as she involuntarily nodded. Inuyasha's eyes widened. He couldn't believe it. He wasn't going to.
"YOU'RE PLAYING HER LIKE A PUPPET! LET HER GO AND LET ME KILL YOU -YOU SON OF A BITCH!"
Sesshomaru suddenly stood, letting Kagome fall to the ground. "Who's the real son of a bitch, Inuyasha? You or me? You're the one who claims her!"
"You wished she was your real mother but she isn't! She never loved you!" Inuyasha dodged a right hook from Sesshomaru that blew out a whole side of the hut. Kagome could suddenly move enough to roll out of the way of the slowly crumbling house. They circled each other slowly, waiting to see on whom will strike first. "YOU COULDN'T TAKE IT, COULD YOU! I'M SURE YOUR'E THE ONE WHO KILLED HER YOU SICK BASTARD! NOW IT'S DRIVING YOU MAD THAT I HAVE KAGOME AND FRIENDS AND YOUR SORRY ASS IS STILL ALONE, SLEEPING IN ABANDONED HUTS?!"
"SHUT UP!"
Inuyasha barley dodged Sesshomaru's neon green poison claw. He tumbled on the ground and pulled out the tetsuiga. He lunged the sword and completely missed. How could that happen. Inuyasha felt a blow run through his back that sent him flying into the forest. Then it-hit him-Sesshomaru has the whole of the shicon no tamma including some of its purity. He had to get that jewel back-that was the only way to beat him.
He stood up and scanned the woods slow and alert. His presence was close. Inuyasha jumped on a branch, barley missing Sesshomaru's powerful whip. He came back down with one swing of the sword and trees were cut clean in half. A slit of blood opened on Sesshomaru's arm. Inuyasha struck again and missed. He was too fast. Inuyasha had to stay on end if he was going to win this.
"Inuyasha!"
The split second of distraction from Kagome's voice caused Inuyasha to be in Sesshomaru's grasp. Kagome nearly fainted after seeing Inuyasha hanging a foot off the floor by Sesshomaru's poisonous claws in his chest. It was near to his heart. Inuyasha dropped the tetsuiga and looked at Kagome. His lips mouthed 'go'. Kagome covered her mouth and shook her head. She couldn't leave Inuyasha like this. She didn't care what he says. Sesshomaru would have to try and kill her first. She could see Inuyasha understood that. She stared at him, mouthing 'what should I do now?' Inuyasha cocked his head until his ear pointed to Sesshomaru's pocket. No one else saw it but her. She saw the jewel glowing from inside his pocket. Kagome's frown deepened into determination. She had to do this for Inuyasha.
"That's right Inuyasha! Say your good byes, bastard! What made you think you could ever destroy me!"
Inuyasha clenched his eyes and teeth and held in his cry as Sesshomaru squeezed deeper into his chest. Inuyasha could bear the pain of the burning in his chest than the tears of Kagome. He was sure she thought, as usual, that this was her fault. But Inuyasha never blamed it on her. Sesshomaru smiled at the dirty blood of the hanyou ooze down his hand. Inuyasha's death river. His smile deepened.
Inuyasha grip his hands on Sesshomaru's wrist and lowered his head, then opened his eyes.and stared into the eyes of his murderer. His betrayer. His brother. Sesshomaru stared back, keeping the smile on his face. Inuyasha was suddenly regretting everything in his life. Even though he was Sesshomaru's greatest enemy, he was still his little brother, and with the little time they ever spent together-compared to a regular family-he wished he could have spend more when he was a child. Maybe the person he most hates would not kill him. But it was not that that made him scream inside, it was the fact that deep somewhere in the very dark depths of his heart.He loved him. He stared at Sesshomaru, his breaths becoming shallow. What if this was his end? It felt like it did, so Inuyasha decided to end things right. He doesn't have to hold back what he has been holding inside since it rots inside him from a child. Sesshomaru's smile quivered when something moist streaked his hand. He looked up at his younger brother that stared back and let the tears flow. Just the tears told him he wished things were different. His smile twitched and threaten to fade away when Inuyasha closed his eyes and let the tears escape as he clasped on to Sesshomaru's bloody hand, and stared at him again. He was searching for mercy-not for himself, but for Kagome. Inuyasha choked out blood as he tried to speak.
"Ple-ase. T-ake take.care of-of Kagome.please."
"NO!"
"Please, b-brother." He drew in shallower breaths.
Sesshomaru glared at Inuyasha in disbelief. Inuyasha saw a glint of mercy in his eyes before he shook his head and poured more poison in through his claws.
"Shut the hell up! NO! You hear! Shut up and die DIE INUYASHA!" Sesshomaru sneered with a trembling voice.
Inuyasha saw Kagome in the corner of his eye, aiming her bow and arrow. He clenched his teeth no longer being able to speak. He even tried to move through all the pain to stop her. An arrow will not do the job. When he dies and no one is there to protect her. It was too late, nonetheless. The shining arrow whistled as it cut through the wind. It went directly in to Sesshomaru's back, and immediately, he dropped Inuyasha. The light consumed him, and with a final look of betrayal, he turned and watched Kagome as he vanished. Inuyasha dropped to his knees and watched the flowing white smoke soar off into the wind. Kagome's hand trembled, petrified, making sure he did not come back. Her hands eased to her sides and she looked up into the sky and slowly smiled.
"IT WORKED! IT FREAKEN WORKED! HOLY NO TAMA! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!" she shrieked, grabbing her head. Inuyasha stared at her emotionless, wondering how she did it. Kagome stopped celebrating and ran to Inuyasha and skid to a stop as she dropped on her knees, Kilala close behind her. He held face in her hands and leaned her forehead against his.
"Oh God Inuyasha."
Inuyasha's eyes rolled to the back of his head as he fell against Kagome. Kagome screamed, and Kilala threw him on his back with her mouth, then waited for Kagome to get on. Kagome quickly climbed on as Inuyasha lied down on his back with his legs hanging off. She held on to him as Kilala soared into the sky. Kagome never thought Kilala could have gone as fast as she went.
Kayede walked through the curtains along with the best doctors and priestesses in the village, wiping the blood off her hands. Kagome stood up.
"Well?" She asked in hardly a whisper.
Kayede looked up with a grave expression. "We did everything we could." Kagome immediately hugged Kayede, about to cry when Kayede said.
"It's up to the magic of the sun goddess's tear drops to finish the job. It is all up to the mercy of the sun now."
Kagome opened her eyes, still holding on to her feudal Japan mother. "The sun? Sun goddess?"
"It is simply a nick name. The spell only reacts when the sun is most powerful in the morning. It is a gamble, but it is the only choice we had left. You can go and see him now."
Before Kagome went through the curtains Kagome said, "And please try to get some rest for ye self child."
Kagome walked in the room. It was so flawless and beautiful, she felt as if she walked into a painting. A large horizontal window stretched from wall to wall, showing the beautiful twinkling eyes of the spirits in the night sky, yet that was not the beauty of it all. The glass moon shone bright and the pale light landed on Inuyasha, almost as if showing the path to the beautiful creature sleeping on the floor.
Kagome slowly walked to him and just as slowly clasping her hands as she descended. She did not notice because of the shadow cast over his eyes, but his eyes were ever so slightly open; watching her come down with her hair shining like midnight blue velvet and alive as the wind made it dance gently around her face of utter beauty, her soft hazel eyes shining. He could have sworn it was an angel. His body gave in and he drifted off into deep sleep. Kagome hovered over his face, then slowly, she rested her lips on the warmth of his. She kissed his cheek and his wound, then froze. She began trembling at the thought of looking him, but decided she was not going to cry. She was truly thankful he was alive and thanked God for sparing him. She lay there on his chest and slowly drifted off into sleep.
A/N: So whaddaya tinc? Kouga: IT SUCKS! Where the hell am I in this damn fic anyway? And another thing, WHEN DID INUYASHA HAVE A LAST NAME! I MEAN, JIKOTO? Inuyasha: when Tiano realized I was more important than you were! Hey! That's not true! I love both of you just the same.*tiano gave up when she saw it was no use on account of they would rather brawl in her room than listening to her corny speech;;-.-;;* Well neways, I would like a few suggestions before I begin the other chapter as the following: (tiano pulls out crumpled piece of paper with coffee stains on it)
1:should I put Kouga in the story? 2:am I being too harsh on Sesshomaru? 3:WHO WANTS A LITTLE, NON OOC, HARMLESS FLUF? ANYONE? 4:am I stretching it too much? 5:does anyone out there understand trigonometry out there?
Any questions?*stares at note saying "back in five minutes; sincerely, crickets* @.-! Hey! IF I DON'T GET SOME ANSWERS, I'M GONNA DO SOMETHING REALLY BAD TO INUYASHA- *gets pulled in the dust cloud that Kouga and Inuyasha made while fighting*