Chapter II:
"Did you know this was going to happen?" asked Kagome growing more worried.
"I had suspicions..." said Inuyasha.
Kagome began to climb off his back. He pulled her back on before she touched the ground. "Wait. You'll go through. I- I can't." he said solemnly.
"Why?" she asked curiously.
"Look at the moon."
Kagome glanced at the clear indigo sky; "It's a new moon...so that means..."
"Yeah. I thought we could make it through before I—"he grunted.
"Inuyasha, maybe we should get out of the well before you change completely."
He leapt up a little less gracefully.
Gradually, his claws pulled back into his fingers. His long gray hair turned a silky black- violet. His sharp fangs dulled into normal teeth. His soft ears formed into human ears.
"Are you okay?" Kagome asked concerned.
"Yes," Inuyasha answered quietly, "I just fear for the others. Who's going to protect them," He smirked, "There's not much they can do without me."
"They can take care of themselves. They're not completely defenseless."
I can't believe he even cares what happens to them.
"Stupid moon," he hissed silently.
"Come inside," she said trying to cheer him up. "I'll make you some Ramen. And it's kinda chilly out here. It will really warm you up."
Inuyasha sighed and nodded.
As they entered the house, Kagome said, "You can wait in my room for me. The noodles will only take a minute or so to cook. I shouldn't be long." She smiled at the black-haired Inuyasha and walked into the kitchen.
Inuyasha watched her until she was out of sight. She's gonna wanna know why I came back. I can't tell her that I missed her and that I couldn't stop thinking about her. What should I say?
He walked up the stairs and into her bedroom. He looked around and reached for the ticking object on her nightstand. What did she call this thing? As soon as he touched it, it began to ring loudly. He fumbled with it until it fell to the ground and broke.
He sniffed around. He could not smell the scent of Kagome's clothes, nor the scent of the bed she had just laid in. He could not smell the Ramen getting closer nor hear, Kagome climbing up the stairs.
He sat down on her bed and touched her soft pillow.
"How can I tell you the truth Kagome? How can I tell you how I feel about you?" he said quietly.
Kagome stopped at the door and listened. What is he saying?
"Kagome I... I just wanted to tell you that... No that won't work. Kagome I ca- I can't live without you and..." he sighed.
Kagome took a deep breath and slowly opened the door. Inuyasha whipped around. "Umm..." she said, "Here's your noodles."
He nodded, "Thanks."
She sat on the bed next to him. "So...now do you want to explain to me why I had to come back?"
Inuyasha swallowed a mouth full of noodles, "No. Not really."
"Inuyasha?!"
"I'm eating here!" he said stubbornly.
Kagome glared at him, "Inuyasha, if you don't tell me right now, I'll make you crash so many times that you'll see the other side of the world!"
Inuyasha looked at her. He pushed his bowl away and stood in front of her. "You want to know why you had to come back?" he yelled.
"Yes, Inuyasha!" she yelled back.
"It's because," he yelled, "it's because... it's easier to find shards if you sense them!"
"That's why?! Si—"
"Wait!" he grabbed her arms.
"All you're concerned about is those stupid shards! You don't care what happens to me! As long as you become a full demon!"
He held his nose in the air, "So what if I do? I've been waiting to become a demon for a long time. "
"Sit!"
CRASH!
"Would you stop doing that!" he said wearily, "This body's fragile!"
"You had it coming! You are so conceited! You're inconsiderate! You don't care about anyone else but yourself!"
"How would you know?! You don't know anything about me!"
"I know what a selfish jerk you are! What else is there to know?!"
"Why do I even bother? Fine, then when I change back I'm going back to the feudal era and I don't want you to ever go back there! EVER!"
"FINE! But good luck trying to find shards without me! You said it yourself, it's easier to find them with my help."
"I don't need your help! You've been nothing but a pain in my ass ever since you got here!"
"You weren't saying that a few minutes ago!" she yelled angrily.
Inuyasha fell silent. Kagome, just realizing what she said out of anger, fell silent as well. Oops! Why did I open my big mouth?
After a few awkwardly silent moments, Inuyasha finally said quietly, "You...you heard what I said?"
Kagome looked at the floor.
"Well...it's not like I meant it or anything," he snapped.
"Never thought you did..." said Kagome quietly.
"And what were you doing eavesdropping anyway?"
"I wasn't. I was just bringing you your food. Sorry I can't turn off my ears. You weren't exactly whispering," she said calmly.
Inuyasha scowled.
You already said it Inuyasha. No use trying to hide it now. What are you so afraid of? Kagome thought.
"It's not like I'm gonna hold you to it or anything," said Kagome.
Inuyasha sat the floor and crossed his arms.
"Well fine. If you're going to be so stubborn about it," said Kagome finally, "then why don't you finish your food, change back into a normal jerk, and go back to the feudal era. And if you really don't want me to return, then tell Shippo, Miroku, and Sango that I said good-bye forever!" And with that, she stormed out of her room and down stairs.
"Fine!" he yelled after her, "I'll do just that!" He scowled.
End of Chapter II
"Did you know this was going to happen?" asked Kagome growing more worried.
"I had suspicions..." said Inuyasha.
Kagome began to climb off his back. He pulled her back on before she touched the ground. "Wait. You'll go through. I- I can't." he said solemnly.
"Why?" she asked curiously.
"Look at the moon."
Kagome glanced at the clear indigo sky; "It's a new moon...so that means..."
"Yeah. I thought we could make it through before I—"he grunted.
"Inuyasha, maybe we should get out of the well before you change completely."
He leapt up a little less gracefully.
Gradually, his claws pulled back into his fingers. His long gray hair turned a silky black- violet. His sharp fangs dulled into normal teeth. His soft ears formed into human ears.
"Are you okay?" Kagome asked concerned.
"Yes," Inuyasha answered quietly, "I just fear for the others. Who's going to protect them," He smirked, "There's not much they can do without me."
"They can take care of themselves. They're not completely defenseless."
I can't believe he even cares what happens to them.
"Stupid moon," he hissed silently.
"Come inside," she said trying to cheer him up. "I'll make you some Ramen. And it's kinda chilly out here. It will really warm you up."
Inuyasha sighed and nodded.
As they entered the house, Kagome said, "You can wait in my room for me. The noodles will only take a minute or so to cook. I shouldn't be long." She smiled at the black-haired Inuyasha and walked into the kitchen.
Inuyasha watched her until she was out of sight. She's gonna wanna know why I came back. I can't tell her that I missed her and that I couldn't stop thinking about her. What should I say?
He walked up the stairs and into her bedroom. He looked around and reached for the ticking object on her nightstand. What did she call this thing? As soon as he touched it, it began to ring loudly. He fumbled with it until it fell to the ground and broke.
He sniffed around. He could not smell the scent of Kagome's clothes, nor the scent of the bed she had just laid in. He could not smell the Ramen getting closer nor hear, Kagome climbing up the stairs.
He sat down on her bed and touched her soft pillow.
"How can I tell you the truth Kagome? How can I tell you how I feel about you?" he said quietly.
Kagome stopped at the door and listened. What is he saying?
"Kagome I... I just wanted to tell you that... No that won't work. Kagome I ca- I can't live without you and..." he sighed.
Kagome took a deep breath and slowly opened the door. Inuyasha whipped around. "Umm..." she said, "Here's your noodles."
He nodded, "Thanks."
She sat on the bed next to him. "So...now do you want to explain to me why I had to come back?"
Inuyasha swallowed a mouth full of noodles, "No. Not really."
"Inuyasha?!"
"I'm eating here!" he said stubbornly.
Kagome glared at him, "Inuyasha, if you don't tell me right now, I'll make you crash so many times that you'll see the other side of the world!"
Inuyasha looked at her. He pushed his bowl away and stood in front of her. "You want to know why you had to come back?" he yelled.
"Yes, Inuyasha!" she yelled back.
"It's because," he yelled, "it's because... it's easier to find shards if you sense them!"
"That's why?! Si—"
"Wait!" he grabbed her arms.
"All you're concerned about is those stupid shards! You don't care what happens to me! As long as you become a full demon!"
He held his nose in the air, "So what if I do? I've been waiting to become a demon for a long time. "
"Sit!"
CRASH!
"Would you stop doing that!" he said wearily, "This body's fragile!"
"You had it coming! You are so conceited! You're inconsiderate! You don't care about anyone else but yourself!"
"How would you know?! You don't know anything about me!"
"I know what a selfish jerk you are! What else is there to know?!"
"Why do I even bother? Fine, then when I change back I'm going back to the feudal era and I don't want you to ever go back there! EVER!"
"FINE! But good luck trying to find shards without me! You said it yourself, it's easier to find them with my help."
"I don't need your help! You've been nothing but a pain in my ass ever since you got here!"
"You weren't saying that a few minutes ago!" she yelled angrily.
Inuyasha fell silent. Kagome, just realizing what she said out of anger, fell silent as well. Oops! Why did I open my big mouth?
After a few awkwardly silent moments, Inuyasha finally said quietly, "You...you heard what I said?"
Kagome looked at the floor.
"Well...it's not like I meant it or anything," he snapped.
"Never thought you did..." said Kagome quietly.
"And what were you doing eavesdropping anyway?"
"I wasn't. I was just bringing you your food. Sorry I can't turn off my ears. You weren't exactly whispering," she said calmly.
Inuyasha scowled.
You already said it Inuyasha. No use trying to hide it now. What are you so afraid of? Kagome thought.
"It's not like I'm gonna hold you to it or anything," said Kagome.
Inuyasha sat the floor and crossed his arms.
"Well fine. If you're going to be so stubborn about it," said Kagome finally, "then why don't you finish your food, change back into a normal jerk, and go back to the feudal era. And if you really don't want me to return, then tell Shippo, Miroku, and Sango that I said good-bye forever!" And with that, she stormed out of her room and down stairs.
"Fine!" he yelled after her, "I'll do just that!" He scowled.
End of Chapter II