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Ch. 3A demon?! Her mind reeled. But-but how can that be? Demons weren't real. They were just monsters that adults created to scare little children… weren't they? "How… what…?" Kagome stuttered.
"Yeah that's right," Inuyasha said with a smirk. "Demons live on this planet with us. In fact, demons and humans live together on the other eight planets as well."
"But how can that be?" She asked again. "What about the space program? It's too hot and too cold to live on the other planets."
"Feh. That's all a load of bullshit. Everyone in the space program belong to the Organization. They feed the rest of the world a pack of lies to keep away the questions. The 'sun' is just a ball of rock held together by a special type of gas, and as the gas particles bounce of the rock particles, a reaction occurs and a sort of radiation comes of the 'sun'. The particles of the radiation glow and so that's where the light comes from."
Inuyasha waited as she processed this information, "But why do we feel heat?"
"The layer around this planet protects it from any traveling demons, but it takes up a lot of energy to erect, so the heat is a bi-product. The sun's radiation has an effect on the layer that causes it to be hotter when closer to the sun. The part of the layer that is away from the sun's special radiation makes it colder. Don't overload your brain trying to understand this, bitch."
Her head snapped toward him at his rude last comment but she didn't say anything about it. "What's the Organization? The doctor that was at this one hospital had a necklace that said, 'The Organization'."
"The Organization is just this group that makes sure that no one knows about demons. They need Organization members in hospitals to cover for the demons that create harmful accidents. Anyone who knows about demons or works in a company that might discover them is pulled into the Organization. There are spies all over the place. Personally, I think the Organization's a bunch of crap. I mean, half of the world is part of the Organization. Tch. I don't even know why Sesshomaru bothers with this. It's a lot of strain, which is why I won't join, not like I would be accepted anyway." He said that last comment more to himself than to Kagome.
She didn't inquire. It sounded personal. "Who's Sesshomaru?"
"The Head of the Organization."
"Why are you telling me all of this?"
"Because," he said a bit wearily, "because you're a priestess."
"What does being a priestess have anything to do with this?"
"Back in the Sengoku Jidai, the Era of the Wars, priestesses and priests used holy power to destroy the demons. They were hated by all demons and most were killed on this planet. Any priestesses left now a days is in the Organization. But trust me, you don't want to be there. They perform all sorts of experiments on them to try to create holy power to eliminate bothersome demons. You're lucky I found you before they did. Your powers must have been dormant."
"W-will you be keeping me here?" She asked timidly.
He looked at her out of the corner of his eye, and after some hesitation, he answered, "Yes." He glanced at a clock nearby and ignored her cries of, 'Thank you!' "You should get some sleep. It's 11:05." He walked back to his room and lightly kicked the door closed after him. He sighed and flopped onto his bed without changing his clothes. Answering all the girl's questions was tough. He definitely didn't want to go through that again. He pitied the poor suckers that did this as a living in the Organization. As he turned his head to the pillows, the comforting smell of cherry blossoms and lavender, from when the girl had slept in his bed, calmed him down immediately. The soft fragrance enveloped his senses and it lulled him to sleep in seconds.
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The aroma of sizzling bacon and scrambled eggs wafted through the room. Inuyasha's nose twitched. He lifted his upper body and opened his eyes groggily. He caught a glimpse of Kagome exiting his room. He shifted his gaze to his bedside table and found a large tray of bacon, eggs, and toast. He couldn't suppress a small smile. She had made him breakfast in bed. He brought the tray to his lap and marveled at her superior cooking. He was going to have to have her cook for him more often. A soon as he finished eating, he slouched to his bathroom and came out five minutes later looking completely refreshed.
He found Kagome cooking cookies in the kitchen. She smiled when she saw him. "Cookie?" She offered. She held out a plate of sugar cookies. He took one and feigned disinterest.
"Thanks for the breakfast," he mumbled quietly through his cookie. It was apparent that he was unused to thanking people.
She beamed at his thanks, "No problem."
Inuyasha just couldn't figure her out. According to her, her whole family had been killed and yet she could still smile as if nothing happened. He was sure that she was still mourning on the inside, but it had taken him three centuries to even crack a smile after the death of the woman who had stolen his heart. Against his will, the memories came flooding back.
~ Flashback ~
"Kikyo, I don't see why you bother with these stupid villagers. Just leave them alone and we can live together. Only the two of us," Inuyasha said while sitting high up in a tree.
Kikyo turned toward him. She sat in the middle of a field of flowers, and in her hands, she held a bouquet of herbs. She gave him a small don't-be-stupid smile, "They may be stupid villagers to you, Inuyasha, but I grew up around those kind people. They helped me grow and taught me to be the woman I am today. I will not abandon them and I will do anything to help them, which brings me to the responsibility of village priestess."
"Keh," he averted his eyes stubbornly.
~ End Flashback ~
~ Flashback ~
Demons surrounded him in battle, both live and dead. "Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!" He shouted out, disintegrating countless demons before him. As he prepared for the next batch of demons, he heard his name called.
"Inuyasha!" A huge pink glow streaked toward him. It vaporized any demon within a five-meter radius, and embedded itself in his chest an inch below his heart. The force of the blow pushed him to the ground and across it several meters. Indescribable pain exploded throughout his chest. The burning feeling spread from his heart to the far reaches of his body attempting to paralyze him. He jerkily raised his head and saw Kikyo in a stance holding her bow. Blood dripped down her left arm creating a red river at her feet.
"K-Kikyo… what…?"
She staggered toward him with obvious effort and kneeled at his head. She picked up the pale, pink jewel resting next to him and clasped it tightly in her hand. He stared at it in surprise, "Where… did that… come fro- "
"Don't pretend, Inuyasha. It makes your devious nature even more despicable." She sobered, "You said you loved me, Inuyasha. You said countless times that you wanted to live with me and I was gullible enough to believe you. I actually believed that you would turn human for me with the power of the Shikon no Tama. Then the moment I let my guard down, you betrayed me. I believed that there was actually some good in you because you were half human. I was a fool."
Inuyasha watched her in shock and betrayal, as he fought to stay conscious. What was she talking about? He didn't steal the jewel! He didn't even know how it turned up at his side. Kikyo's image began to blur and a familiar darkness demanded to take over. He saw more demons coming at them, and he lifted his hand with great effort to slay them with another Iron Reaver Soul Stealer.
"We would be alive, Inuyasha, we would continue to live if it wasn't for your inane actions. But I don't care it you hate me. I still love you. And I will follow you in death and take the Shikon no Tama, the Jewel of Four Souls, to the fires of my funeral pyre." Inuyasha managed to lift his hand one last time to kill the demons racing toward them before he slipped into a deep sleep. Kikyo collapsed on top of Inuyasha, her loss of blood finally taking effect. One hand held her bleeding shoulder while the other rested over the arrow she had pierced his heart with.
~ End Flashback ~
"Inuyasha. Inuyasha-a!" Kagome called to him. She snapped her fingers and he looked up in surprise. She sighed, "Oh good, you're back. You had a major space out there. You okay?"
"Yeah, whatever," he said still pondering on his memories.
She watched him closely, "A penny for your thoughts?"
Inuyasha snorted, "My thoughts cost way more than a penny. And anyway… do you even have a penny?"
"Humph. Jerk," she muttered under her breath, fully knowing that he could hear her, as she folded her arms over her chest in a pout.
Inuyasha smirked. He had to admit, she was cute like that. In fact, he had been admitting a lot of things in the past day. The girl was making him soft, and he hadn't even known him for 24 hours! "Hey, you wanna go out today?"
"For what?" She looked up at him, confused.
"For clothes or something. Since you'll be living here."
Her face split in a grin, "Thank you."
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Kagome sat across from Inuyasha as they ate burgers at the food court in the mall. She had lived in a cardboard box for almost a week eating whatever she could find, sometimes even forced to dig out of the dumpster. Simple cheeseburgers and fries were like the fruits of nirvana in comparison to that alley. She was having the time of her life.
Inuyasha sucked the last of his drink from his straw noisily, "Well, where are we off to now?"
"Maybe I should get some make up."
He shook his head, "Naw, that stuff's just a waste of money. You look pretty enough without it." He said without thinking.
She blushed. Instantly realizing his mistake, Inuyasha stumbled for an excuse, "If you can call that face of yours pretty. Personally, I think make up wouldn't be able to make you look any less ugly." He looked away with a slight blush.
Kagome smiled lightly and stood up, "I think I have enough clothes for me to hold out for a while. We can go now if you want." Inuyasha nodded. Kagome looked at him out of the corner of her eye. He was wearing shades to cover his unnaturally colored eyes and he wore a black bandana matching his black shirt and pants to hide his ears. His appearance clearly gave the impression of 'bad boy'.
"Kagome!" Someone called to her. She turned around only to be practically knocked to the ground by three girls around her age. If it weren't for Inuyasha catching her with his lightning reflexes, she would have been on the ground by now.
One of the girls grabbed her arm and pulled her away from Inuyasha, "Kagome! We heard about the accident. We're so sorry! We went to the funeral but you weren't there! Where were you? We've been looking all over the place. You worried us sick! And here we find you in the mall hanging out with some hot guy I definitely don't remember. By the way, is he available?" The girl asked looking Inuyasha up and down.
Kagome pulled her hand away from the girl's grasp and rubbed her wrist, "Um… sorry, but do I know you girls?"
The girls gasped simultaneously. One of the girls who had short hair spoke, "You're kidding right? It's only been a week since you've been missing and you already forgot about us? We've known each other since we were six."
Kagome struggled to remember. The girl's name was on the tip of her tongue, "E-Eri?"
"Yes!" The girl jumped excitedly, "You must have amnesia or something. Oh, you poor girl!"
Kagome turned to the other two girls, "Um… Yuki? Ayumi?"
"Yes!" They both said happily.
"Kagome!" Yuki, the girl who had pulled her arm, jumped in, "you have to come home with us! I'm sure my parents will let you stay! I mean, you don't have a home right? I don't know where you've been, but you should come with us. Come on! Let's go- "
"Just a second," Inuyasha cut in. The girls looked at him as if seeing him there for the first time, "Who said you could take Kagome? Did she even say she wanted to stay with you?" He spoke fiercely.
Eri leaned over to Kagome and whispered in her ear, "Who is this guy?"
Before she could answer, Ayumi called for her attention, "Ooo! Kagome, Kagome, look who's coming! Do you remember him? You should!" Kagome looked in the direction Ayumi's finger pointed in and saw a handsome young man walking toward her. His long, black hair was pulled into a high ponytail and his piercing blue eyes seemed to penetrate to her very soul. But… there was something about him that seemed almost deceitful. She couldn't quite put her finger on it, but she brushed that thought aside. She remembered who this young man was.
"Kouga!" She squealed happily. She bounded past the others and jumped into his waiting arms. Inuyasha looked surprised and let out an annoyed growl. "Oh, Kouga!" Kagome gushed, "I missed you so much! It seems like such a long time since the last time I saw you! I'm so relieved that I can count on someone to help me through this crisis," she hugged his neck tightly and unsuccessfully tried to hold back her tears.
Kouga stroked her hair in a placating manner, "Don't cry, baby. You know you'll always have me to lean on." This seemed to cheer her up and she pulled back to give him a sparkling smile through her tears.
Inuyasha couldn't help but feel a little jealous at this, but that wasn't what he was worried about. The stench that came off this 'Kouga' fellow was clearly that of a wolf demon and he could tell through the guy's actions and false smile that he was faking his comforting motions. Something was very wrong about him.
Inuyasha gave a low growl that only Kouga could hear. Kouga looked up at the noise. "Kagome, who is this dog turd?" He asked wrapping a protective arm around her.
Kagome struggled out of his tight grip, "Relax. That's only Inuyasha. He saved me after I ran away from the hospital and let me live at his apartment."
"You live under the same roof as this mongrel?" Kouga asked in disbelief. Inuyasha gave a dangerous growl.
"Kouga!" Kagome scolded, "Inuyasha saved me from a um… from a large, stray dog that attacked me. Be nice!"
"Come on, Kagome, let's go." Inuyasha ground out through his clenched teeth.
Kouga stood in front of Kagome, "Who said she wanted to go with you? I could just let her stay at my house."
"Actually," Kagome sidestepped into their conversation, "I think I'll stay with Inuyasha. I owe him for saving my life, so I'm going to help him around his apartment. I'm sorry Kouga; I don't want to be a burden to anymore people. We'll see each other often okay?" She told him softly with her back turned to Inuyasha. She missed the triumphant smirk that he flashed at Kouga.
Kagome walked out of the mall with Inuyasha. He looked down at her and told her softly, "You know, Kouga isn't the only person you can lean on. I've got your back too."
Kagome gave him a grateful smile that seemed to brighten the parking lot they were walking into, "Thank you, Inuyasha. That means a lot to me."
Inuyasha looked away with a small blush, "Feh."
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Wow! I got three chapters done already! Anyway, for all you scientific people, that stuff about the sun and junk was just made up, so if it doesn't make any sense, ignore it 'cuz it's my story and I get to decide what happened.
The last few chapters I've put up have been pretty quick because I had it all written down on paper, so the next chapters won't come out as fast. But there is a way for me to update faster and that is reviews! So all you wonderful people, review por favor! (that means please in Spanish for all you dumdums out there.) Thank you!