Doing the Impossible
By: Senko Tenrou (formerly known as Nikumu Chan)
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha under any circumstances.
Chapter 2: Planning
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What was she doing? She hadn't so much but looked at him since they'd found her.
Inuyasha trudged sullenly behind the others – seeing as they'd voted on walking back. His ears drooped with dejection and his head was low. Kagome, on the other hand, didn't look much better. Her arms were crossed lazily across her stomach and Shippou walked close behind her, forgotten – a very unusual sight. She wore a weak smile that didn't meet her eyes and looked as if she would burst out with tears at any given moment.
Sango looked back and forth between the two. It was ridiculous! They were both miserable and they were both avoiding each other! Inuyasha was keeping his distance because, in Sango's opinion, he was afraid of angering her while Kagome just ignored his presence.
The taijiya narrowed her eyes. Didn't the two have some making up to do? Well, Sango decided, I may just have to help out…
She looked at Miroku, who was also studying the two brooding companions. She beckoned him closer to explain her plans.
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Sango pulled back from their huddle of plans suddenly. What was that she felt …on her bottom?? Sango flared with anger varied with realization and slapped Miroku across the face. Miroku grabbed his abused cheek and howled with pain.
…Not one friend looked over and they both deflated, Miroku still holding his injured face.
Well, on to plan two…
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They reached Kaede's soon after. Kagome still had not acknowledged Inuyasha – or even laughed at their antics – along the way. Miroku and Sango were beginning to loose their enthusiasm and Miroku's cheek was black and blue – a handprint clear in the flesh.
Shippou clung to Kagome's ankle, trying to get some response. There was none, but Shippou didn't give up. Sango and Miroku had decided that Shippou could handle Kagome – for it seemed as if he had a plan of his own – and that they'd focus on Inuyasha… just not at the moment… He looked furious, and if they'd learned anything, it was: Don't mess with an enraged hanyou…
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Sango and Miroku had to leave and they had to bring Shippou with them…
Inuyasha snorted. What did they think they were playing at? Only a damned moron wouldn't understand their plans. Unless… Inuyasha became suspicious of his companions. Unless, that's what they want us to think and they're planning something bigger… He narrowed his eyes impulsively, his sight whipping in every direction.
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Kagome shifted uncomfortably; her eyes were conveniently averted from Inuyasha as she sat, hunched over, on the floor – her arms draped around her bent knees as she hummed depressingly. Kagome found that it was damn well hard to ignore someone when they were in the same god forsaken room as she. She really did start to feel alone, though…
Of all things, Kagome, at least, expected to be shouted at for running off – but, Inuyasha hadn't even spoken to her. She knew she was to forget him but that hurt her… The fact that he wouldn't even acknowledge her for scolding…
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She just wished that he'd shout, yell, reprimand her…
Just so she would get angry…
...Just so she would have a reason to ignore him—
Hold it! She had a reason! That reason was crystal clear, right?
…Right?
Yes! It was right! There were no doubts! She was… she was right… Inuyasha and Kikyou were wrong…
She didn't know why, of course, but they were oh-so wrong…
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"I hate you…" Kagome finally uttered, her voice cracking with suppressed emotion.
It was low, but Inuyasha's acute hearing had picked up her small voice. Both his eyes and ears flicked over to the girl. "And why is that?"
Kagome blinked. Had she said that aloud? She blinked a second time. Oops! She remained silent to Inuyasha's query even though she was rather satisfied that she'd finally gained Inuyasha's attention.
Inuyasha waited several moments for an answer before slowly nodding and accepting that she wasn't going to talk any more. "So, you hate me, eh? Why does that sound familiar?" he joked, trying to get some sort of reaction from her. At the moment, he'd even settle with a glare without protest from the hanyou.
Kagome remained emotionless – not even a quirk at the lips. She just stared right past Inuyasha, at the wall behind him.
When Inuyasha intercepted her gaze, she simply continued to stare as if she would see right through him. It was creepy, really. He didn't even know Kagome could seem so frightening!
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…She was beginning to look more like Kikyou…
Inuyasha shuddered involuntarily at the mere thought. That was definitely a terrifying picture…
Inuyasha sighed and got to his feet. A searing pain lanced through his hands and continued up his arms. He looked down at his open palms. Claw marks had bitten into his flesh and Inuyasha bit back a curse that rose in his throat.
He'd been clenching his fists so tightly, unconsciously, of course, that he'd drawn blood.
Inuyasha stood idle for several, long moments, watching the blood pool in his hands before slipping out to meet the brutally hard floor beneath him.
Breaking from his stupor, Inuyasha closed his palms and began out the door… err, curtain…
He sent one, last, fleeting glance at Kagome from the doorway, softly mumbling, "Get well, Kagome; I hate to see you this way…" His eyes softened and he swept out the door to god-only-knows where.
Huge tears brimmed at Kagome's eyelashes upon hearing the intense emotion held in his voice and she clenched her eyes, shut tight, to fight them back. "Inuyasha," she murmured brokenly, breaking down into loud sobs.
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Miroku grimly watched Kagome from the doorway in which Inuyasha had just emerged from with Sango and Shippou. Sango had to wipe away the tears caused by her friend's pain with her free arm whereas Shippou didn't come off as lucky. The tiny kit was bawling into the taijiya's shoulder – though the sound was drown out by Kagome's own weeping – while Sango tried, unsuccessfully, to soothe the small kitsune.
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This was bad, Miroku concluded finally…
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Okay, minna, please, be happy… This was a whole lot better than the measly 500 word chapter I was tittering on about posting… You have no idea how hard it was for me to write this! I just couldn't fine the correct words and, sometimes, it took me up to fifteen minutes to complete a mere paragraph! Ugh! Well, -.- I hope you enjoyed it…
Please review!
Senko