A/N: *hides behind barricade* Okay, if I told you I worked my butt off at
school to get almost straight A's (history gave me a b T_T) Wouldja be less
angry? *dodges various objects* I'M SORRY I'M SORRY I'M SORRY I'M SORRY I'M
SORRY I'M SORRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*goes on for eternity* It'll never happen
again!!!!!!!!!!!! *well, maybe close to an eternity* Speaking of
eternity!!!!!!!!!!! I have a dark little Inu-Yasha fic brewing in my dark
little mind..hehhehehhehehehBWHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AHEM..Disclaimer: I do not own Inu-Yasha and co., but I will own their
children in a 'the fic' *hint hint*
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Chapter 3 Midnight Discussion
Kagome sat in Kaede's hut leaning against the wall. She started to fall sleep, it seemed she was the only one still awake. And it seemed the only thing keeping her awake was the barely breathing human beside her. She quickly went outside to splash her face with cold water and then resumed her place beside Inu-Yasha. She set down a bucket of cold water. Inu- Yasha's breathing was forced, like he was near death.
"Come on, hang in there. Only a couple more hours till sunrise." Kagome grabbed his hand and gasped. "It's so cold!" She rubbed her hand against his for a time. Realizing he was drenched in sweat she picked up a cloth and gently rubbed it over his face.
"Kagome?"
"Inu-Yasha? You're supposed to be resting!," this reminded her of when they were trapped by the spider-heads.
"I was."
"Did I wake you?"
"Kagome, how long till morning?"
"Only a little bit...oh!," Kagome remembered the herb paste she was supposed to put on every once in a while. She had interpreted it as every hour.
"I need you to take off your upper kimono, so I can tend to you."
"Sure, that's the only reason." He began to shrug it off.
"As if," she said as she helped him with undressing his top layer. He laid down on his stomach while she rubbed the paste on the wound.
"If this cut would've been a little higher you would've been dead."
"Mmm," Inu-Yasha closed his eyes. He felt better. Kagome was close enough so he could take in her scent. Her hand was gentle, and it soothed him.
"Can you turn over?"
"Sure," he turned over and stared up at the ceiling. A flashback played in his mind about Kagome's arrow. Then he remembered something he had been meaning to ask Kagome.
"Kagome?"
"What?"
"I've been wanting to ask you this for awhile."
"What is it?"
"You know when we were in Naraku's forest?"
"Yes," Kagome hesitated a little before giving her answer. 'What is he getting at?'
"What did you see? What did Kikyo and the root spell show you? I know you saw something that hurt you."
Kagome bit her lip, but tears leaked and fell down her cheeks.
'I made her cry again?!,' Inu-Yasha quickly sat up, though it hurt. He stared at her straight in the eye.
"Kagome, stop crying. Will you answer me?"
Kagome nodded. "But, first you have to tell me what you saw."
"I went back to that day fifty years ago."
"Oh."
"Your turn."
"I was put in a world where my life was meaningless. A world where I didn't matter to you."
"What did you see?"
"You and Kikyo kissing."
"Oh," Inu-Yasha leaned against the wall thinking this over. Kagome continued to cry, wondering if it would really come true, the vision. Inu- Yasha wasn't sure what to do or how to comfort her.
"I'm sorry. I made you cry again," Inu-Yasha reached over, grabbed her hand, and pulled her into embrace. He had held Kikyo like this once, and now he held her double. He had always hid his feelings, so he had never been good at this kind of thing.
"Inu-Yasha?"
"Yes?"
"Do you think if Kikyo hadn't of died fifty years ago, do you think I would've been born the same person?"
"Not sure, you are her reincarnation."
"And we share a soul, so doesn't that mean we are one and the same? Two sides? Like a split personality?"
"I don't think so. You have your own personality and soul separate from Kikyo."
"You don't think I look like Kikyo anymore?"
"Maybe a little, but now I know you." A small smile pulled at his lips.
Kagome's eyes glistened with joy at his statement. "I'm glad. The last time you held me like this, was before you threw me into the well."
"I never wanted to see you hurt again." Inu-Yasha snorted.
"Inu-Yasha, can we stay like this for a little longer?"
"Yes."
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Sesshomaru stood near a tree, while Jaken and Rin amused themselves with a little game of sorts.
"That girl. She's getting stronger, she could be a problem."
"Ah, I agree Lord Sesshomaru."
"Is that you Naraku?"
"Ai, she proves to be a problem for me too."
"Oh, does she?" Sesshomaru seemed only mildly interested. Jaken and Rin on the other hand were very apprehensive of the figure covered in a baboon pelt.
"Yes, she destroyed my body with a mystical arrow much like Kikyo, the one who pinned Inu-Yasha to the tree."
"So, it was you who formed the miasma?"
"Yes, would you like to see how Inu-Yasha is doing now?"
"Can I?" Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow.
"Kanna."
A little girl with a mirror strode forward. Sesshomaru looked closely into the mirror and an image appeared. It was of a bandaged Inu-Yasha, morning had come. Kagome was in his arms.
"This just shows me I will have some difficulty taking back Tetsusaiga."
"No. It shows you Inu-Yasha's weak spot."
"The girl?"
"Exactly."
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Miroku woke up to a most unusual sight. "Sango, wake up," Miroku nudged the sleeping woman beside him.
"Uhn, wha? What's with them?"
"I don't know, but something clicked," Miroku sat up and softly coaxed his friend awake. "Inu-Yasha, Inu-Yasha,"
"Huh?," Inu-Yasha slowly opened his eyes.
"Are you feeling better?"
"Yeah. How long have you been watching us?"
"We just woke up."
Shippo bounced in. "Man! I thought you guys would never wake up!" The little kitsune paused. "Inu-Yasha?"
"What?"
"Is Kagome your mate now?"
Inu-Yasha snapped from the comment, anger boiling in his gut caused from embarrassment. "That's it!! I'm going to kill you!!!!"
"Yipes!!!!!!!"
"Somebody's feeling better."
"Yep."
Kagome woke up. "Is everybody up?" She asked groggily, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.
"Kagome!!!! HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!," Shippo scrambled toward her followed closely by Inu-Yasha in full dog fashion.
Kagome got an evil grin on her face. "Inu-Yasha sit."
"NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!" Inu-Yasha slammed into the ground.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ A/N: Yuppers. I have a knack for just dropping things off. Tee hee. Anywho, thankyous! (another lame rhyme) Lost Darkness: Thankyou!!!!!!!! I think I just might do that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bwahahahha! In fact I did......teehee, next chapter, Chaos will rule!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It'll be short, yet sweet..*double meaning* SilverArcher: Thankyou!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope you enjoy the chappy and terribly sorry for the wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sarah: SakuraLuna the ediot forgot your fanfiction.net username!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUT MUCHO THANX ANYWAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Next Chapter: Dog Boy vs. Wolf Boy (enjoy the light heartedness while it lasts folks, cause it'll soon turn dark, but still good)
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Calm Before the Storm
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Chapter 3 Midnight Discussion
Kagome sat in Kaede's hut leaning against the wall. She started to fall sleep, it seemed she was the only one still awake. And it seemed the only thing keeping her awake was the barely breathing human beside her. She quickly went outside to splash her face with cold water and then resumed her place beside Inu-Yasha. She set down a bucket of cold water. Inu- Yasha's breathing was forced, like he was near death.
"Come on, hang in there. Only a couple more hours till sunrise." Kagome grabbed his hand and gasped. "It's so cold!" She rubbed her hand against his for a time. Realizing he was drenched in sweat she picked up a cloth and gently rubbed it over his face.
"Kagome?"
"Inu-Yasha? You're supposed to be resting!," this reminded her of when they were trapped by the spider-heads.
"I was."
"Did I wake you?"
"Kagome, how long till morning?"
"Only a little bit...oh!," Kagome remembered the herb paste she was supposed to put on every once in a while. She had interpreted it as every hour.
"I need you to take off your upper kimono, so I can tend to you."
"Sure, that's the only reason." He began to shrug it off.
"As if," she said as she helped him with undressing his top layer. He laid down on his stomach while she rubbed the paste on the wound.
"If this cut would've been a little higher you would've been dead."
"Mmm," Inu-Yasha closed his eyes. He felt better. Kagome was close enough so he could take in her scent. Her hand was gentle, and it soothed him.
"Can you turn over?"
"Sure," he turned over and stared up at the ceiling. A flashback played in his mind about Kagome's arrow. Then he remembered something he had been meaning to ask Kagome.
"Kagome?"
"What?"
"I've been wanting to ask you this for awhile."
"What is it?"
"You know when we were in Naraku's forest?"
"Yes," Kagome hesitated a little before giving her answer. 'What is he getting at?'
"What did you see? What did Kikyo and the root spell show you? I know you saw something that hurt you."
Kagome bit her lip, but tears leaked and fell down her cheeks.
'I made her cry again?!,' Inu-Yasha quickly sat up, though it hurt. He stared at her straight in the eye.
"Kagome, stop crying. Will you answer me?"
Kagome nodded. "But, first you have to tell me what you saw."
"I went back to that day fifty years ago."
"Oh."
"Your turn."
"I was put in a world where my life was meaningless. A world where I didn't matter to you."
"What did you see?"
"You and Kikyo kissing."
"Oh," Inu-Yasha leaned against the wall thinking this over. Kagome continued to cry, wondering if it would really come true, the vision. Inu- Yasha wasn't sure what to do or how to comfort her.
"I'm sorry. I made you cry again," Inu-Yasha reached over, grabbed her hand, and pulled her into embrace. He had held Kikyo like this once, and now he held her double. He had always hid his feelings, so he had never been good at this kind of thing.
"Inu-Yasha?"
"Yes?"
"Do you think if Kikyo hadn't of died fifty years ago, do you think I would've been born the same person?"
"Not sure, you are her reincarnation."
"And we share a soul, so doesn't that mean we are one and the same? Two sides? Like a split personality?"
"I don't think so. You have your own personality and soul separate from Kikyo."
"You don't think I look like Kikyo anymore?"
"Maybe a little, but now I know you." A small smile pulled at his lips.
Kagome's eyes glistened with joy at his statement. "I'm glad. The last time you held me like this, was before you threw me into the well."
"I never wanted to see you hurt again." Inu-Yasha snorted.
"Inu-Yasha, can we stay like this for a little longer?"
"Yes."
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Sesshomaru stood near a tree, while Jaken and Rin amused themselves with a little game of sorts.
"That girl. She's getting stronger, she could be a problem."
"Ah, I agree Lord Sesshomaru."
"Is that you Naraku?"
"Ai, she proves to be a problem for me too."
"Oh, does she?" Sesshomaru seemed only mildly interested. Jaken and Rin on the other hand were very apprehensive of the figure covered in a baboon pelt.
"Yes, she destroyed my body with a mystical arrow much like Kikyo, the one who pinned Inu-Yasha to the tree."
"So, it was you who formed the miasma?"
"Yes, would you like to see how Inu-Yasha is doing now?"
"Can I?" Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow.
"Kanna."
A little girl with a mirror strode forward. Sesshomaru looked closely into the mirror and an image appeared. It was of a bandaged Inu-Yasha, morning had come. Kagome was in his arms.
"This just shows me I will have some difficulty taking back Tetsusaiga."
"No. It shows you Inu-Yasha's weak spot."
"The girl?"
"Exactly."
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Miroku woke up to a most unusual sight. "Sango, wake up," Miroku nudged the sleeping woman beside him.
"Uhn, wha? What's with them?"
"I don't know, but something clicked," Miroku sat up and softly coaxed his friend awake. "Inu-Yasha, Inu-Yasha,"
"Huh?," Inu-Yasha slowly opened his eyes.
"Are you feeling better?"
"Yeah. How long have you been watching us?"
"We just woke up."
Shippo bounced in. "Man! I thought you guys would never wake up!" The little kitsune paused. "Inu-Yasha?"
"What?"
"Is Kagome your mate now?"
Inu-Yasha snapped from the comment, anger boiling in his gut caused from embarrassment. "That's it!! I'm going to kill you!!!!"
"Yipes!!!!!!!"
"Somebody's feeling better."
"Yep."
Kagome woke up. "Is everybody up?" She asked groggily, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.
"Kagome!!!! HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!," Shippo scrambled toward her followed closely by Inu-Yasha in full dog fashion.
Kagome got an evil grin on her face. "Inu-Yasha sit."
"NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!" Inu-Yasha slammed into the ground.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ A/N: Yuppers. I have a knack for just dropping things off. Tee hee. Anywho, thankyous! (another lame rhyme) Lost Darkness: Thankyou!!!!!!!! I think I just might do that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bwahahahha! In fact I did......teehee, next chapter, Chaos will rule!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It'll be short, yet sweet..*double meaning* SilverArcher: Thankyou!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope you enjoy the chappy and terribly sorry for the wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sarah: SakuraLuna the ediot forgot your fanfiction.net username!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUT MUCHO THANX ANYWAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Next Chapter: Dog Boy vs. Wolf Boy (enjoy the light heartedness while it lasts folks, cause it'll soon turn dark, but still good)