Disclaimer: You know the drill, I don't own any characters except Seato-
sune.
A/N: Yay! The holidays are upon us!! I know it's only 2 pages, but it has a lot of long paragraphs.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Remembering the Battle~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
A soft, but steady beeping noise awoke Inuyasha. He blinked a couple times to get used to the brightness. Where am I? He wondered, looking around. He felt something stir beside him. Looking down he saw, to his amazement, Kagome; she was asleep in a chair by his bed, holding his hand. He smiled to himself then placed her hand in her lap and covered her with a blanket. Inuyasha turned to stare out the window.
Ok, so I'm in a hospital, but why? A chart on the wall told him why. He had had a severe blow to the head and ended up with a concussion, and he had a giant hole in his side. I remember going into the portal to my father's grave, but why can't I remember anything else? I don't know how I got my injuries, what happened, or how I got back.
~*~
Kagome woke up right where she had fallen asleep, minus one detail. She was wrapped in a blanket and wasn't holding Inuyasha's hand anymore. She sat up, fully awake. Looking around she realized it was night. Then she saw him, sitting there looking out the window like nothing was wrong. He must not remember, she thought.
Sensing her movement, he turned and their eyes met. "How are you feeling?" she asked.
"Better, healing wise, but confused mentally," he said, still holding her gaze. "What happened when I went to my father's grave?"
"You mean.. You don't remember?" she asked, shocked.
He shook his head and looked down at his sheets.
"Well, when you went through the portal I followed you."
"You WHAT?!? Kagome, how could you?!? Do know how dangerous that was? You could have been killed!" He ranted, but stopped when his side started to ache.
Kagome quieted him with a soft shushing noise. "We landed in a lonely land full of bones, and there was your father's grave. You raced Naraku into it and, I don't really remember much, you fought over some sword. I remember he had you pinned against a wall so I started throwing bones at him. He got mad and rounded on me, which activated your sword. Then you swung it and it was like a huge explosion. Naraku went flying into the air and you flew back and hit your head. I thought Naraku was gone, so I started dragging you out of the gravesite, but he came back. Inuyasha, he came back." Kagome trailed off, tears streaming down her face.
Inuyasha leaned forward and wiped the tears away, slowly tracing his finger along her cheek. "I'm so sorry, Kagome. You don't have to go on."
"No, I'll finish," she composed herself and started again, "He came back and was muttering some sort of spell under his breath. I couldn't make out what he was saying. Then a shock wave ruptured the air and knocked the wind out of me. I knew he was going to kill you because you had gotten the sword and that's what he had wanted. So I flung myself on top of you. He sent a purple lightening bolt towards us, but it just kinda bounced off. He got mad and kept trying, but a protective shield of some sort was over us. Then he suddenly became calm and left. He just left! So I dragged you back through the portal and here." She finished, then looked away.
They both sat there silently for awhile, while it sank in. The calm beeping persisted, as well as other hospital noises. After an hour or so, Inuyasha gingerly reached out and held Kagome's hand.
Startled she looked up. "Thank you, Kagome, for being a friend." And with that, he turned and looked out the window.
She couldn't take it any longer. She stood up and sat on the edge of his bed. Staring at him she said, "Inuyasha? What's that matter? Why are you so secluded, why won't you tell me?"
He didn't look at her, but continued to stare into the calm night sky. For a moment he didn't answer and she was afraid she had offended him. "in my life," he started out, his voice hardly a whisper, "I've had to live through hell. Sorry for being so withdrawn, but you have to understand, I've never had a friend before. I guess I was afraid that if I did get a friend that they'd discover my true life and run away without looking back. I was so used to being alone. Then you came barging into my life and I didn't know what to do. I wasn't sure if it was real, or if it was a trick. Then I realized it was no trick, and you weren't going anywhere. Then I became worried that something would happen to you. I don't know what I'd do with myself if something were to happen to you.Please forgive me, but I'm not used to people caring about me." He trailed off, never once looking at her. She could see tears silently falling from his cheeks onto the crisp sheets.
"Inuyasha, I ." Kagome started, "I want to be your friend, I want to help you. Please. let me help you." She said, then sank back into her chair, still holding his hand.
After awhile she fell asleep. He went to her and covered her up. Then slowly he leaned down and kissed her forehead. He went to the door, and with a last look back, left.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~The End~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A/N: A little foreshadowing for ya, and A LOT of fluff. But I figured that since this is a romance fic, I should get to the romance. Thanks to Crystal and Timmah!
A/N: Yay! The holidays are upon us!! I know it's only 2 pages, but it has a lot of long paragraphs.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Remembering the Battle~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
A soft, but steady beeping noise awoke Inuyasha. He blinked a couple times to get used to the brightness. Where am I? He wondered, looking around. He felt something stir beside him. Looking down he saw, to his amazement, Kagome; she was asleep in a chair by his bed, holding his hand. He smiled to himself then placed her hand in her lap and covered her with a blanket. Inuyasha turned to stare out the window.
Ok, so I'm in a hospital, but why? A chart on the wall told him why. He had had a severe blow to the head and ended up with a concussion, and he had a giant hole in his side. I remember going into the portal to my father's grave, but why can't I remember anything else? I don't know how I got my injuries, what happened, or how I got back.
~*~
Kagome woke up right where she had fallen asleep, minus one detail. She was wrapped in a blanket and wasn't holding Inuyasha's hand anymore. She sat up, fully awake. Looking around she realized it was night. Then she saw him, sitting there looking out the window like nothing was wrong. He must not remember, she thought.
Sensing her movement, he turned and their eyes met. "How are you feeling?" she asked.
"Better, healing wise, but confused mentally," he said, still holding her gaze. "What happened when I went to my father's grave?"
"You mean.. You don't remember?" she asked, shocked.
He shook his head and looked down at his sheets.
"Well, when you went through the portal I followed you."
"You WHAT?!? Kagome, how could you?!? Do know how dangerous that was? You could have been killed!" He ranted, but stopped when his side started to ache.
Kagome quieted him with a soft shushing noise. "We landed in a lonely land full of bones, and there was your father's grave. You raced Naraku into it and, I don't really remember much, you fought over some sword. I remember he had you pinned against a wall so I started throwing bones at him. He got mad and rounded on me, which activated your sword. Then you swung it and it was like a huge explosion. Naraku went flying into the air and you flew back and hit your head. I thought Naraku was gone, so I started dragging you out of the gravesite, but he came back. Inuyasha, he came back." Kagome trailed off, tears streaming down her face.
Inuyasha leaned forward and wiped the tears away, slowly tracing his finger along her cheek. "I'm so sorry, Kagome. You don't have to go on."
"No, I'll finish," she composed herself and started again, "He came back and was muttering some sort of spell under his breath. I couldn't make out what he was saying. Then a shock wave ruptured the air and knocked the wind out of me. I knew he was going to kill you because you had gotten the sword and that's what he had wanted. So I flung myself on top of you. He sent a purple lightening bolt towards us, but it just kinda bounced off. He got mad and kept trying, but a protective shield of some sort was over us. Then he suddenly became calm and left. He just left! So I dragged you back through the portal and here." She finished, then looked away.
They both sat there silently for awhile, while it sank in. The calm beeping persisted, as well as other hospital noises. After an hour or so, Inuyasha gingerly reached out and held Kagome's hand.
Startled she looked up. "Thank you, Kagome, for being a friend." And with that, he turned and looked out the window.
She couldn't take it any longer. She stood up and sat on the edge of his bed. Staring at him she said, "Inuyasha? What's that matter? Why are you so secluded, why won't you tell me?"
He didn't look at her, but continued to stare into the calm night sky. For a moment he didn't answer and she was afraid she had offended him. "in my life," he started out, his voice hardly a whisper, "I've had to live through hell. Sorry for being so withdrawn, but you have to understand, I've never had a friend before. I guess I was afraid that if I did get a friend that they'd discover my true life and run away without looking back. I was so used to being alone. Then you came barging into my life and I didn't know what to do. I wasn't sure if it was real, or if it was a trick. Then I realized it was no trick, and you weren't going anywhere. Then I became worried that something would happen to you. I don't know what I'd do with myself if something were to happen to you.Please forgive me, but I'm not used to people caring about me." He trailed off, never once looking at her. She could see tears silently falling from his cheeks onto the crisp sheets.
"Inuyasha, I ." Kagome started, "I want to be your friend, I want to help you. Please. let me help you." She said, then sank back into her chair, still holding his hand.
After awhile she fell asleep. He went to her and covered her up. Then slowly he leaned down and kissed her forehead. He went to the door, and with a last look back, left.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~The End~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A/N: A little foreshadowing for ya, and A LOT of fluff. But I figured that since this is a romance fic, I should get to the romance. Thanks to Crystal and Timmah!