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Inuyasha © Rumiko Takahashi.
Summary: When, one night Inuyasha of the future turns up in Sengoku
Jidai beaten and bloody, Inu-gumi are surprised-except for Kagome, who rushes
to his side without hesitation. Secrets are revealed & an untold future
comes to light, but will Inuyasha accept his newfound responsibility?
Rated: PG-13 / R for mild to moderate sexual content and Inuyasha's
potty mouth.
Warning: *Hides* This chapter ends with a MAJOR cliché - *begs
on knees* forgive me for my lack of originality, but I promise, I will
twist the rather 'over done' scene! *hides behind Inu-kun plushi*
by: *Angelstars
email: angtanuk@yahoo.co.uk
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0.8 – Let me love you!
**Story re-cap**
"Kagome, what are you doing in the
forest alone?"
The miko stood back and blinked, "Um, I just needed some fresh air is all,
Inuyasha." She replied, her voice sounded confused and more than a little
nervous.
He eyed her up and burrowed his eyebrow slightly, "Keh, you shouldn't wonder
the forest alone, Kagome,"
"Ano, Inuyasha? What's with you?" She asked, raising her eyebrows.
The hanyou blushed and stuttered under her curious gaze, "Well, I… you
see—well, I was just-"
"You what?" Kagome interrupted, now completely mystified.
Inuyasha shook his head and flicked a finger to scratch nervously at his nose,
"I wanted to ask you something…" he lowered his voice and head from view,
sheltering his eyes under white bangs.
"Nani? What is it, Inuyasha?"
"I-I…" He lifted his head, and opened his eyes before continuing, "Will you
become my mate and marry me?"
There. He had finally said it.
He watched as Kagome stared at him, her face void of any emotion. She went
pale, then slightly green, as she swayed a little.
He nervously waited for an answer.
**Continuation**
She found herself running, deeper and deeper into the forest. The wind blew at
her hair as taunted, soft whispers filled her ears, yet she shed no tears at
the winds words.
*Flashback*
"I-I can't believe… you" she shook her head with pent-up denial. Unshed
tears strained for release as she backed up away from the worried hanyou in
front of her.
"K-Kagome?" A clawed hand reached out to touch her.
The dark-headed miko flinched at his touch and jerked away from him.
"I can't believe you'd ask such a thing of me! How could you be so
insensitive?!" Her voice was cold and sharp, as venom hissed at the
hanyou's sensitive ears – very unlike his Kagome.
"Kag-" He tried to speak, but was cut off as her hand made contact with
his cheek, leaving a small reddened hand print in its wake. He blinked at her,
wide-eyed as he rubbed the sour stinging.
"What makes you think that I would accept such a thing?! Have you no conscious
or feeling of loss what so ever?" Once again, her voice spat its venom,
stinging him even more.
He said nothing and diverted his gaze.
"No! The answer is No. Never!" She had regretted those words, her head
was screaming to take it back… but she was blinded by her grief.
"Why? Why can't you let me love you, now?" Inuyasha's eyes made
contact with her own watery depths, hurt and betrayal all apparent to her
vision.
She did not stop to listen.
"You never stopped to think! You think it's that easy? That I can forget my
mate, the one I loved more than my life!" Shaking her head, she looked into
his amber glazed orbs.
"You make me sick, Inuyasha!"
It was like she had no control of her actions—of her words. Like she were out
of her body and looking on at the scene of malice as she spat those harsh words
at him. She didn't mean what she had said, she wanted nothing more than to fall
back into her hanyou's arms and feel safe-warm-wanted-loved once again.
No. She had gone to far this time, so she turned from him and ran. She ran from
his hurt look, she ran as he called for her, as he begged her. She did not
stop, she did not want to hear nor see his hurt.
She feared the worst.
Had she lost him forever this time?
*end flashback*
However harsh its breeze circled within her, she deserved the reality of her
actions – he, however, did not.
--
Shippo watched as Kagome and Inuyasha
exchanged words or at least Kagome. When she finally snapped and ran, his small
legs moved as fast as they could carry him. He sprang out in front of the down
cast hanyou.
"Inuyasha?!"
He did not reply.
"Inuyasha what happened? I thought everything would be alright now?" His
innocent words and pleading eyes looked upon the silver-haired Inu-youkai.
Without a word, Inuyasha scooped the Kitsune up into his arms and silently
whispered a single command. The fox cub looked up at the hanyou and nodded, and
sprang from his arms to follow the miko's path.
Meanwhile, Sango and Miroku emerged from the darkened over cast of the forest.
Their worried glances never left the Inu-hanyou's view as Sango spoke with
worry.
"Inuyasha, I'm sure Kagome-chan did not mean those words." Her attempts were
lost on the demon.
He stayed silent and uncaring of such words as the taijiya rested a hand upon
his back.
"Inuyasha? Are you-"
"Sango, don't" He finally raised and pulled away from her, keeping his eyes
diverted.
Sango lowered her own head, understanding his actions. It was so like him not
to accept comfort.
Miroku had yet to say anything, but wisely chose to heed any words he may have
on the tip of his tongue.
Silence soon filled the tense atmosphere.
--
Shippo lifted his head and nose and sniffed the forests air once more; Kagome
had passed here only a few moments before him.
Good, now I'll be able to catch up with her! He thought and took off
once again, his small legs pushing with all his worth.
Kagome blindly ran through the forest, pushing the branches of trees and over
growth as she sped up her pace, someone was following her. She could feel their
presence.
She shook the feeling off as its being intensified and poured over her,
somewhat, powerful Miko senses. She shivered under the cold gaze that reached
the back of head, and inwardly cursed herself for leaving her arrows back at
the hut.
She should have known better.
Shippo's nose and ears perked at the tweak of unmasked scent that lingered from
the direction in which Kagome had gone, his little eyes widened with fear.
Was Kagome in danger?
He hoped he was wrong and that scent was nothing more than distant lingers of
demon aura.
He continued, this time leaping from tree branch to tree, he had to find
Kagome.
Kagome could feel a bout of giddiness over come her as she slowed to a pace,
only coming to a halt when her legs gave way.
Shippo barely made it in time to see Kagome fall to her knees as a dark,
purplish shadow hovered above her. His round orbs widened with instant
recognition.
That smell…a scent that he knew to well - one of hatred and pure evil.
Naraku.
--
Inuyasha had not spoken the whole walk back to the village, and was now
brooding, alone in one of the above trees. Miroku looked over and down at Sango
as she held a hand over her chest, the worry in her eyes pointed its way toward
the edge of the forest.
"Its as if he is avoiding the shinboku tree," she lifted her voice in the monks
general direction.
"Aa, it will be hard for him and Kagome-sama." He shook his head and leaned
slightly against his staff.
"Do you feel that, Sango?"
At his words a chill quivered at her spine causing her to wriggle and
uncomfortably shiver. "Hai, what was that, Hoshi-sama?"
"I felt a darkened presence for a moment, but now it has vanished…"
Sango nodded and looked toward the unmoving hanyou, "Yet Inuyasha makes no
move?"
"Hn," Miroku rubbed his chin mindfully. "I very much doubt he missed that
overwhelming youki-"
He was interrupted by sounds of wailing and shouting coming from the opposite
side of the tree, Inuyasha perched in.
"INUYASHA!"
"Inuyasha! Come quick, Kagome is in danger!!" Shippo scrambled up the bark of
the tree, before gripping onto the hanyou's haori.
"Nani? What happened?" Inuyasha growled as he took off toward Kagome's scent.
How did he miss her strong scent of fear?
Shit! Something has been blocking his senses. He should have been able to pick
her change of scent sooner.
"Inuyasha! Shippo!" Sango and Miroku suddenly appeared a top of Kirara.
"Minna! Kagome has been taken by Naraku!" The Kitsune wailed in their
direction, as he clung to Inuyasha. "I couldn't help her and now she's gone!!"
"That fucking bastard!" Inuyasha snarled as he sped up.
--
Kagome slowly opened her eyes, she felt light headed and more than a little
sick as her head spun. Blinking, she coughed from the intensity of the youki
she felt circle around her.
The smell of miasma strong to her senses.
Thick black, purple vapour surrounded her, causing the young girl to lift a
hand to her mouth and nose, her thoughts instantly focussing on the danger she
was in.
"I'm pleased you've awoken, little girl," came a smooth but deep gruff voice
from behind her.
Kagome whipped her head around as her eyes widened, "Naraku?"
The mist spread a path as the hanyou moved beside her, his dark eyes and shady
bangs only coming into view as he neared the helpless miko.
His smile curved at his lips as he lowered a clawed hand to pick Kagome up by
the arm and pull her closer.
She gasped and whimpered from the violent pull on her arm, with little avail,
she tried to pull away from the disgusting creature.
"What do you want?" She finally found her voice, as he leaned down closer to
look her in the eye.
She cringed at his evil glint.
"This," He pulled on her hard as she was turned and now facing away from him,
back to chest.
His free hand moved from behind her and rested upon the swell of her slightly
swollen stomach.
He lent down, so as his lips barely whispered in to her ear, "I want this"
Cringing, she felt his breath over her bare skin of her nape and neck.
She swallowed hard and closed her eyes when his clawed hand snaked around her
and dug in to the flesh of her sensitive stomach.
"What do you mean, 'you want this'?"
Her voice trembled as the creature, Naraku, squeezed her closer into his chest,
and moved his lower hand.
She felt held her breath and tightly clenched her eyes closed, as his hand and
claws moved lower under her shirt, scrapping her skin at its touch.
"Please, don't…" She cringed and tried to, unsuccessfully, arch away from him.
Once again, his lips came close to her ear, "I mean, I want the thing growing
in side of you," his lower hand emphasised his want.
"Inuyasha's offspring."
A single tear ran down the side of her cheek as the dark hanyou pulled on her,
digging poison claws into her skin, smiling as the smell of scorched flesh made
its way to his scenes.
Kagome had to bite back a scream, as she felt the corrupt effects of the jewel,
which now surrounded her and Naraku. Its powerful aura stung and painfully
hissed in her head.
"All I need are those few shards, you carry around your neck," his breath
lowered to her neck as reached for the jar of shards.
A sly smile crept upon his face as he
continued to whispered slowly, "and this thing growing in side of you" His claw
tapped at her swollen area.
Kagome clenched her teeth tightly and whimpered once again as the intensity
from the jewel grew.
"Onegai, please stop it!"
He ignored her pleas and continued to smile, cold and unemotionally. The Shikon
no Tama glowed a bright blackish tint as it enclosed he and the miko.
The final few shards turned instantly
black, as it joined with the, now fully reformed, Shikon no Tama.
Kagome's mind screamed as the dark aura intertwined between them, flaking and
sparking in its wake.
As dark radiance faded so did deep blue eyes, as they turned grey and cold,
corrupt as the Tama itself.
--
Inuyasha neared the edge of the forest where Shippo pointed out Kagome's last
position. His nose was still fucked up; he could barely even make out her scent,
let alone feel her aura. He twitched his ears as they perked taught and
upright, his eyes darted all corners of the forest.
Naraku was still here, and Kagome too. He didn't need his nose and senses to
tell him that.
With that he turned to his companions, who had only just arrived on Kirara, and
picked the Kit up.
His eyes widened as he yelped at the forward motion of Inuyasha's throw.
Miroku caught the Kit in his arms and looked up at Inuyasha.
"Keep an eye on him, and don't follow me!" He ordered, causing his companions
to look at one another.
"Inuyasha?" Miroku inquired, "as to why are we not to follow you any longer?"
"'Cause I fucking said so! Kagome is mine and my responsibility!" His hand
lowered over the hilt of Tetsusaiga as he drew it from its sheath. "I have to
do this, alone!" He finally added as the fang transformed and started to glow a
bright red, instantly, it powered up ready to break what barrier surrounded the
part of the forest.
Without even stopping to hear his friends' calls, Inuyasha lifted the glowing
fang into the air, circling the winds between the barrier and himself and let
loose Kaze no Kizu with one swoop.
The power surged and hit its target dead on, and the barrier of dark aura
disappeared, allowing the seething Inu-hanyou entrance.
That bastard would pay if he touches Kagome.
"Naraku!" He snarled, as he took off deeper into the forest. "You lowly
asshole, where the hell are you?!"
The forest around Inuyasha suddenly distorted, green and navy merging into blurs
of colourless swirls. Said hanyou appeared, fully garbed in his baboon pelt, as
one eye darkly regarded him from behind his mask.
"Inuyasha, so you've finally come?" His thick, cold voice echoed from the
whirlwinds of distorted forest.
"Naraku, you fucking bastard! Where is Kagome?!" The Inu-hanyou snarled, and
gripped Tetsusaiga tightly, and brought about in front of him.
The baboon-masked hanyou stifled a laugh, before motioning toward a shadowed
figure.
Inuyasha's eyes widened, as amber met grey.
Kikyo? No, it couldn't be.
"Kagome!" He yelled, and began to run toward her just as he felt the change of
aura. His nose had once again failed him.
She emerged from the shadows, her future clothes now exchanged for red and
white traditional miko robes. Her lengthy black hair tied back with white
ribbon as it blew about from side to side.
At arms length, her bow and arrow, now notched, fully aimed at its set target.
"Kagome?"
Inuyasha looked up into her grey, unemotional eyes, her face pale in comparison
to her usual pinkish tan. The arrow was now aimed at his heart, but what he had
not yet noticed, was that of the Whole Shikon no Tama, glowing black
with taint, around her neck.
--
A/N: Oh, gomen ne! I am so sorry for the clichéd ending there, but things may
take a whole twist now, ne?! I told you this wasn't going to end any time soon…
we have yet to work through Inuyasha and Kagome's relationship, and fluff is
well on its way! We want Naraku dead right? We want to see Kagome and Inuyasha
happy, right? We want Miroku and Sango to have more lines, right? We want more
Inuyasha/Kagome, right? lol
– forgive the rambling, I really am sorry about the unoriginal scene at the end
there, I know the Kikyo/Kagome thing has been done to death, but I will make it
better, I promise (and if I fail you all again, please feel free to flame
me…not, begs on knees once more, I'll shine shoes, lick your feet, anything!
Just don't flame my ass)
--
Next Chapter: 0.9 – Black hole dream
Inuyasha Vs Naraku. The end of Naraku? The end of all nightmares? Or has
Inuyasha's nightmare only just begun? Will Inu and Kagome's friendship be able
to overcome Naraku or will their new found relationship hold the key to the
unknown?
All this and more in the next instalments, look forward to it!
-- Omake!
I would love suggestions for name(s) for Kagome and Inuyasha's pups!! (I
haven't decided if there will be one or two yet) Arigatou!
-- Shout Outs!
KagomeWannabe – I kind of know what you meant with the different
feelings Inuyasha and Kagome will be going through, and you hit the nail dead
on, I don't think she should say yes – well not at first – I will eventually
get them on the right track, especially now that the another major twist has
been added. 0_o; As for your confusion over the whole "Well, now he knew why
Kouga had gone ballistic over him 'touching his woman' " The italic his,
meant Kouga's woman, I suppose it was a little confusing the way I wrote it, I
meant he (Kouga) was upset that Inuyasha had dared to touch his woman, ya know,
he thinks Kag's is his woman, not Inuyasha's – You're right Kagome does kind of
see Inu's future self as a different person than her Inuyasha of the past (or
present) – she does love him, we know this already. I am going by the animé, and
we all know there is a 'relationship' there. Grief was the main issue I wanted
to make a point of adding in this chapter, she's looking for someone to blame
and poor Inuyasha gets the guilt ridden crap – things will get better, I intend
on fluff shortly, especially now that Naraku is threatening Inuyasha's pups and
now the SNT is corrupt things will become clear --
P-chan Luver – You know I'm not that easily persuaded :P j/k – this applies to SilverStarWing
and dark-kagome, also – 1 ½ chapters have now grown to around about 4 is
that a little better? It better be 0.o My epilogue will be of the future –
that's why I want some names for the pups!!
Hope and Harmony – thank you so much!
Airen – That confusion about Inuyasha not knowing of Kagome's pregnancy
or even that she mated with him lol is becoming more apparent, especially in
this chapter – Inuyasha's nose isn't working so well, ne? I will explain this
in future chapters!!
Bex – You? Predictable? I think not lol – I don't ever know what kind of
reaction you're gonna come out with and as for surprise reviews, you blow my
mind and make me wanna update faster *review junkie right here* As for
confusion, I agree. Its made everyone's head messed up (including my own) but
all of that is over! We're getting closer to the end and another plot twist is
about to be uncovered and this time its GOOD! Inuyasha and Kagome fluff well on
its way in the next chapter – PLUS we get to see Inuyasha KICK Naraku's arse
back to hell!!! (especially once he realises where Naraku's hands wondered on
his mate… well soon-to-be mate)
Once again, thanks to ALL my reviewers and very loyal one's too! ^.^ MM.org
reviewers, this includes you and my loyal readers, I get emails all the
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