((A/N: HEYAS! ^~ Well, here's chapter four! It's the very best chapter in
this story, so I hope you like it! ^^ Cause if not, I'll have to hunt you
down and beat you with a stick! MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Hehe. Read/Review!!
Oh, and one more thing, HOW COULD you people possibly think that I would KILL SHIPPOU?! ;_; That's just mean!! . Lol. Anyway.))
~Chapter four~ -Showdown with Sesshomaru-
Kagome cried harder with her head bowed, as silent tears streamed down her face and fell onto the dirt. InuYasha could smell the salty liquid draining from her eyes. He too mourned for the loss of the once cheerful, spirited fox companion in his own way. Instead of tears, however, an ever growing hatred against his brother formed in his heart. He gripped the Tetsusaiga harder with each passing moment.
He looked up, surprised, a few seconds later. He quickly got to his feet and began to glare from side to side; an old familiar scent had worked its way to his sensitive nose. A belligerent look rested upon his face.
Kagome hadn't noticed his actions. Her eyes were too clouded, and her heart was both in rage and sorrow. She needed time to think, but there was no time! Sesshomaru MUST be stopped!!
"Kagome," InuYasha said still looking in every direction at once, trying to get her attention. "InuYasha, I just can't-" she managed to squeak, but was interrupted by a low growl coming from his throat. "Kagome.." he said again, in a more desperate tone. His eyes were now fixed upon one location. A hut in the center of the village where the smell was strongest, ".he's here."
As he spoke the words, two red-hellish eyes could be seen glowing from the inside of the hut. A half-second later, Sesshomaru burst through the top of the roof. Wood, splinters, and chips swirled and flied all around his body. A small, seemingly lifeless bundle was in his right hand.
Kagome gasped when she saw what he was doing and how many shards he had. Holding a large shard he had stolen from the village in his left arm (the one with the human tissue), he squeezed it into his hand. Small drops of blood trickled to the ground where he had forced the fragment to pierce his skin and into his body. He closed his eyes and chuckled slightly. When he opened them again he felt stronger, the jewel piece had done its work well.
"Sesshomaru!!" She quickly got up to her feet, prepared an arrow, and aimed for the demon. When she saw what was in his other arm though, she froze. "Shi-shippou?" Shippou opened one of his eyes, hazily. ".Ka- go-me.?" He instantly fell unconscious again.
The demon looked down at the two angered teammates, especially his younger brother. "Drop your weapons.now.." he sneered. InuYasha glared at him, holding on his sword tighter, now that he knew just what he was after. "Fat chance that'll happen! I'd rather use it to kick your sorry-!" Sesshomaru dangled Shippou in front of him dangerously, then let him fall out of his hand. The small kitsune moaned as he began to fall down to the ground far below. It made InuYasha stop in mid- sentence. Kagome let the loose arrow then ran. Sesshomaru dodged it with very little effort. He seemed to disappear, and reappear right below Shippou. He caught the young child just inches above the ground.
"STOP!" he glared. Kagome froze in place. ".Let that be a lesson to you both. The next time, I will NOT catch him," Sesshomaru's cold eyes shimmered in the sun's fading light, "..now, drop your weapons."
Kagome instantly let her bow fall to the ground beside her; her eyes remained glued to the child in his hand. InuYasha gave her a look, but still held his sword firmly. "InuYasha.?" his brother's voice was like that of a snake. "I REFUSE to hand over Tetsusaiga this easily!" he growled once more, "Sesshomaru. Every time we have met, you told me to keep my honor. Every single time! It means more to our family than anything else." He paused and looked Sesshomaru dead in the eye. His face was serious, "If we do not uphold our pride, then what, brother (it was the first time that InuYasha had ever said the word 'brother' to him), do we have left? And now that I am ready to show my loyalty to our family, you turn around and tell me to push it aside? To back down and give up without a fight?! Just like that?!? I will not dare commit such a thing.."
His words took Sesshomaru by surprise. He stood there, paused, and contemplated what he had just said. Every word of it was true. He smirked a few seconds after. "Very well, little brother," he closed his eyes, "we will settle this your way, the correct way." He opened his eyes again. "Follow me." He turned and vanished, reappearing again several hundred yards away. He walked towards a deserted rocky field that stretched not far from the village.
Kagome shook from head to toe. She had been so scared; so scared for Shippou's safety. She breathed deeply, then bent down and picked up her bow. InuYasha kept his eyes on Sesshomaru as he returned Tetsusaiga to its sheath. ~Thank God. Thank God he bought it~ He then looked down at Kagome. She was silently crying again. He started to rest a hand on her shoulder, but she shoved his hand away. "I'm fine!" she snapped, wiping some tears from her eyes. She stood up.
InuYasha stepped back, a little hurt from her reaction, but he slowly understood. He turned and began to follow the demon's path. Kagome did the same.
She began to speak again, after they had walked for a long while. "..I'm sorry," she said looking at the ground, trying to keep her body moving forward. InuYasha smiled slightly. He was relieved that she was feeling better, "No need to apologize." She continued in her sad tone, "It's all my fault, you know. I..I dropped my weapon, when I should've held my position. If it hadn't been for you, we probably would've been defenseless and killed along with Shippou," she winced, "I'm so, so sorry!" She began to cry again, this time from frustration.
InuYasha smiled. He walked closer to her, and tried to calm her down, "It's ok, Kagome. It's ok. You didn't do anything wrong..heck, if you look at it this way, you were the braver one!" She looked up at him with red, puffy eyes, "Really?"
He smiled even more and stopped walking. He placed both hands on her shoulder. "Really. You were willing to risk everything for the one you love," she brightened at his sudden kindness towards her, "..and that. That is worth a thousand times more than anything I did."
She smiled, and gave him a large hug. She wrapped her arms around his waist and felt the warmth of his beating heart. He was once again shocked, but he began to hug back. This time was more passionate than the last.
"InuYasha.." she said looking at the direction of where Shippou had been carried off, the opposite direction of the setting sun. Her eyes closed. She knew that there was a possibility, now that Sesshomaru was so much stronger than ever before and now it was just the two of them fighting, that either of them would not make it through this battle. Now was the perfect time to tell him. ".InuYasha," she summed up all of her courage, ".I love you.."
His heart skipped a beat, and she could feel it. She held her own breath, waiting for his response. He opened his mouth to say something: something that was perfect for this occasion- something that he had been saving for her since the day they met, ..but nothing came. Only air. He closed his mouth and looked down at her. Slowly, he tilted her head up, his gaze meeting hers. He bent down, and ever so gently, gave her a soft kiss on the lips.
She melted into his arms, the taste of his lips finally on hers, but somehow she felt unsure. ~He didn't say it.~ She thought, very saddened. ~He didn't say he loves me in return..~
Smelling her sadness in large waves, InuYasha slowly pulled back on the kiss. He knew that he had made it all wrong. All of it wrong. Wrong, and there was no way that he could make it up. He tried to put on a happy smile for her. "Hey, we better catch up ..Sesshomaru was never the kind of person for patience." She nodded scarcely in agreement.
The two semi-lovers walked side by side: towards their helpless friend, their uncertain destiny, and possibly,.their very doom.
((A/N: AAAAHHHHHHH!!!! *runs around screaming* That was the BEST chapter I've EVER done!!! WHEEEEEEE!!!!! ^_^ *overexcited* Well, anyway. *sniffle* I hope you loved this one as much as I did. I gotta go! Ja matta ne! Review plez! I love to get them obviously! ^~))
Oh, and one more thing, HOW COULD you people possibly think that I would KILL SHIPPOU?! ;_; That's just mean!! . Lol. Anyway.))
~Chapter four~ -Showdown with Sesshomaru-
Kagome cried harder with her head bowed, as silent tears streamed down her face and fell onto the dirt. InuYasha could smell the salty liquid draining from her eyes. He too mourned for the loss of the once cheerful, spirited fox companion in his own way. Instead of tears, however, an ever growing hatred against his brother formed in his heart. He gripped the Tetsusaiga harder with each passing moment.
He looked up, surprised, a few seconds later. He quickly got to his feet and began to glare from side to side; an old familiar scent had worked its way to his sensitive nose. A belligerent look rested upon his face.
Kagome hadn't noticed his actions. Her eyes were too clouded, and her heart was both in rage and sorrow. She needed time to think, but there was no time! Sesshomaru MUST be stopped!!
"Kagome," InuYasha said still looking in every direction at once, trying to get her attention. "InuYasha, I just can't-" she managed to squeak, but was interrupted by a low growl coming from his throat. "Kagome.." he said again, in a more desperate tone. His eyes were now fixed upon one location. A hut in the center of the village where the smell was strongest, ".he's here."
As he spoke the words, two red-hellish eyes could be seen glowing from the inside of the hut. A half-second later, Sesshomaru burst through the top of the roof. Wood, splinters, and chips swirled and flied all around his body. A small, seemingly lifeless bundle was in his right hand.
Kagome gasped when she saw what he was doing and how many shards he had. Holding a large shard he had stolen from the village in his left arm (the one with the human tissue), he squeezed it into his hand. Small drops of blood trickled to the ground where he had forced the fragment to pierce his skin and into his body. He closed his eyes and chuckled slightly. When he opened them again he felt stronger, the jewel piece had done its work well.
"Sesshomaru!!" She quickly got up to her feet, prepared an arrow, and aimed for the demon. When she saw what was in his other arm though, she froze. "Shi-shippou?" Shippou opened one of his eyes, hazily. ".Ka- go-me.?" He instantly fell unconscious again.
The demon looked down at the two angered teammates, especially his younger brother. "Drop your weapons.now.." he sneered. InuYasha glared at him, holding on his sword tighter, now that he knew just what he was after. "Fat chance that'll happen! I'd rather use it to kick your sorry-!" Sesshomaru dangled Shippou in front of him dangerously, then let him fall out of his hand. The small kitsune moaned as he began to fall down to the ground far below. It made InuYasha stop in mid- sentence. Kagome let the loose arrow then ran. Sesshomaru dodged it with very little effort. He seemed to disappear, and reappear right below Shippou. He caught the young child just inches above the ground.
"STOP!" he glared. Kagome froze in place. ".Let that be a lesson to you both. The next time, I will NOT catch him," Sesshomaru's cold eyes shimmered in the sun's fading light, "..now, drop your weapons."
Kagome instantly let her bow fall to the ground beside her; her eyes remained glued to the child in his hand. InuYasha gave her a look, but still held his sword firmly. "InuYasha.?" his brother's voice was like that of a snake. "I REFUSE to hand over Tetsusaiga this easily!" he growled once more, "Sesshomaru. Every time we have met, you told me to keep my honor. Every single time! It means more to our family than anything else." He paused and looked Sesshomaru dead in the eye. His face was serious, "If we do not uphold our pride, then what, brother (it was the first time that InuYasha had ever said the word 'brother' to him), do we have left? And now that I am ready to show my loyalty to our family, you turn around and tell me to push it aside? To back down and give up without a fight?! Just like that?!? I will not dare commit such a thing.."
His words took Sesshomaru by surprise. He stood there, paused, and contemplated what he had just said. Every word of it was true. He smirked a few seconds after. "Very well, little brother," he closed his eyes, "we will settle this your way, the correct way." He opened his eyes again. "Follow me." He turned and vanished, reappearing again several hundred yards away. He walked towards a deserted rocky field that stretched not far from the village.
Kagome shook from head to toe. She had been so scared; so scared for Shippou's safety. She breathed deeply, then bent down and picked up her bow. InuYasha kept his eyes on Sesshomaru as he returned Tetsusaiga to its sheath. ~Thank God. Thank God he bought it~ He then looked down at Kagome. She was silently crying again. He started to rest a hand on her shoulder, but she shoved his hand away. "I'm fine!" she snapped, wiping some tears from her eyes. She stood up.
InuYasha stepped back, a little hurt from her reaction, but he slowly understood. He turned and began to follow the demon's path. Kagome did the same.
She began to speak again, after they had walked for a long while. "..I'm sorry," she said looking at the ground, trying to keep her body moving forward. InuYasha smiled slightly. He was relieved that she was feeling better, "No need to apologize." She continued in her sad tone, "It's all my fault, you know. I..I dropped my weapon, when I should've held my position. If it hadn't been for you, we probably would've been defenseless and killed along with Shippou," she winced, "I'm so, so sorry!" She began to cry again, this time from frustration.
InuYasha smiled. He walked closer to her, and tried to calm her down, "It's ok, Kagome. It's ok. You didn't do anything wrong..heck, if you look at it this way, you were the braver one!" She looked up at him with red, puffy eyes, "Really?"
He smiled even more and stopped walking. He placed both hands on her shoulder. "Really. You were willing to risk everything for the one you love," she brightened at his sudden kindness towards her, "..and that. That is worth a thousand times more than anything I did."
She smiled, and gave him a large hug. She wrapped her arms around his waist and felt the warmth of his beating heart. He was once again shocked, but he began to hug back. This time was more passionate than the last.
"InuYasha.." she said looking at the direction of where Shippou had been carried off, the opposite direction of the setting sun. Her eyes closed. She knew that there was a possibility, now that Sesshomaru was so much stronger than ever before and now it was just the two of them fighting, that either of them would not make it through this battle. Now was the perfect time to tell him. ".InuYasha," she summed up all of her courage, ".I love you.."
His heart skipped a beat, and she could feel it. She held her own breath, waiting for his response. He opened his mouth to say something: something that was perfect for this occasion- something that he had been saving for her since the day they met, ..but nothing came. Only air. He closed his mouth and looked down at her. Slowly, he tilted her head up, his gaze meeting hers. He bent down, and ever so gently, gave her a soft kiss on the lips.
She melted into his arms, the taste of his lips finally on hers, but somehow she felt unsure. ~He didn't say it.~ She thought, very saddened. ~He didn't say he loves me in return..~
Smelling her sadness in large waves, InuYasha slowly pulled back on the kiss. He knew that he had made it all wrong. All of it wrong. Wrong, and there was no way that he could make it up. He tried to put on a happy smile for her. "Hey, we better catch up ..Sesshomaru was never the kind of person for patience." She nodded scarcely in agreement.
The two semi-lovers walked side by side: towards their helpless friend, their uncertain destiny, and possibly,.their very doom.
((A/N: AAAAHHHHHHH!!!! *runs around screaming* That was the BEST chapter I've EVER done!!! WHEEEEEEE!!!!! ^_^ *overexcited* Well, anyway. *sniffle* I hope you loved this one as much as I did. I gotta go! Ja matta ne! Review plez! I love to get them obviously! ^~))