Well, after a VERY long wait, here it is. The fourth chapter to More than a Friend! Hurrah! It's not the best, but I hope you will enjoy it anyways.
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Chapter 4
Kagome's soul hurt. She felt her heart ache as little by little the demon inside her devoured her soul. She could no longer remember her name, or where she was. In facct, she couldn't even feel her physical self. Her soul was floating in a nothing land, being picked apart by the child of Naraku.
Must not Forget, Kagome whispered weakly in her mind. Must...not...
Oblivious to what was happening to her, Inu Yasha sat next to Kagome's body, sleeping peacefully. A small rumble of thunder roused him and he slowly opened his eyes. "Rain..." he mumbled sleeply. "Better go get the others...don't want them to get sick." He got to his feet and stretched.
He found them by the river, talking pleasently. He watched them for a while, waiting for someone to notice he was there. It didn't take long, because Mitsukai turned around and gave him a strange look. "It's going to rain." Inu Yasha told them glancing at the sky. "Why don't you sleep in the cabin tonight?"
"Good idea." Miroku said, standing up. Sango followed suit, nodding. Mitsukai however, stayed where she was.
"Aren't you coming?" Inu Yasha asked grumpily, making it clear he really didn't want her to.
"Uh...yeah." Mitsukai stuttered, and stood up embarassed.
"Feh." Inu Yasha walked back to the cabin, the others following close behind. Sure enough, as soon as they had closed the door to the little cottage, the rain began to pour down so hard it sounded like someone was dumping buckets of gravel on the roof.
Inu Yasha took his usual place by Kagome, leaning up against the wall and staring off into space. Miroku attempted to sit next to Sango but was forcefuly shoved away before he could try anything. Mituskai stood uncertainly in the middle of the room before chosing a seat next to Inu Yasha.
Inu Yasha growled at her, but still she did not leave. "What do you want?" he snapped angrily.
"I...just wanted to talk to you." She said quietly, not looking at him.
"Hmph."
"Please? I just want to know what happened to her!"
Inu Yasha's hard espression softed for a minute into one of saddness and guilt. "I...I did something stupid." he said, his voice slightly wavering. "I wasn't there to protect her...It's my fault."
"I'm sure there was nothing you could have done to change it Inu Yasha." Mitsukai said sympatheticaly.
"Yes there was dammit! I should have been there! But I was out chasing Kikyou around and I left her to stay with Kaede even though I knew that Naraku was in the area! I was so....STUPID!" He shouted, voice muffled slighty by the fact he had his face buried in his arms. "And now...Kagome suffers just because I wanted to see Kikyou again....God dammit, Kikyou is DEAD! She isn't alive! Not like Kagome was..."
"....was? What do you mean was?"
"It's pretty obvious isn't it? She isn't going to wake up Mitsukai. I...I really should just kill her and end her pain...but when I see her face, looking so peaceful...I remember....I just can't do it!" He raised his head from his arms and gave a shuddering sigh. Suddenly, Mitsukai noticed something.
"Your....hair....It's....changing color!" she stammered. Sure enough, Inu Yasha's long white hair was fading to black and his claws where disapearing.
"Oh...SHIT! Not tonight! Why?! Oh.....DAMMIT!" Inu Yasha got up and started pacing the room. "Seven hells! Why didn't I pay attention to the moon?" Inu Yasha turned and punched the wall as hard as he could, leaving a small dent in the wood.
"What's going on?" Mitsukai exclaimed, surprised. "You....you're human!"
"Oh, rub it in why don't you?" Inu Yasha snapped, once again taking his place by Kagome.
"Usualy you are so paranoid about this night Inu Yasha....why did you let it slip?" Miroku asked him uncertainly.
"Shut the hell up monk! You think I like this?!" Inu Yasha pouted in his corner.
"You know....he is kind of handsome as a human..." Mitsukai replied giggling.
Inu Yasha's eye twitched slightly and his face flushed a dark red."Er...." He looked pretty uncomfortable, causing the others to laugh in amusment.
"Been a long time since I've seen him blush!" Sango cried out, slapping her thigh in mirth.
"Last time was when Kagome whispered him name in her sleep while he was carrying her!" Miroku snikered.
"Oh Shut up guys!" This flustered comment from Inu Yasha only caused the group to laugh even harder however.
Later that night, when the group was sleeping Mitsukai snuck over to Kagome to have a look at her. The young woman was sleeping soundly and had a tranquil look on her face. Mitsukai could see why Inu Yasha loved her. She was beautiful and had a kind face, and whenever she was near Mitsukai felt the tingle of her aura being purified. So...this girl purified his heart did she? Mitsukai thought. Well, thanks for that Kagome. Otherwise I would be dead! Mitsukai laughed softly and Inu Yasha stirred from his slumber.
"What are you doing Mitsukai?" Inu Yasha mumbled, rubbing his eyes.
"I'm just getting a better look at her. She is very beautiful."
That brought a smile to Inu Yasha's face. "They both are." he said softly. When Mitsukai gave him a strange look he added,"Both of her incarnations. Kagome and Kikyou."
Mitsukai nodded slowly in understanding, looking quietly on the face of the girl sleeping beside them. "You know she's pregnant right?" Mitsukai asked quietly.
"Yeah." Inu Yasha spat bitterly. "That bastard. If he wasn't alread dead I would rip him limb from limb for what he did to her. I hope he is having fun in burning hell right now." Inu Yasha growled and leaned back against the wall. "And all for a stupid jewel."
Mitsukai leaned forward and looked at Kagome's necklace. At her throat was a shining pink jewel that shone with spirtual power. Mitsukai reached out and touched it softly, feeling the tingle of its power. "You mean this? This is...the Shikon no Tama, am I right?"
Inu Yasha nodded. "And for that tiny jewel, Naraku has ruined so many lives. Including my own."
"What...happened?"
"Kikyou...I had decided to become human for her. So that we could live together. But, when she went out to meet me, Naraku stole my form and attacked her to steal the jewel. Thinking that it was me, Kikyou chased after him. I was going out to meet Kikyou when Naraku stole her form and shot me. To get my revenge, I attacked the village and stole the jewel, which Naraku had put back in its proper place. I was running away from the village when the real Kikyou saw me and shot me with her purity arrow, sealing me to the God Tree. Soon after she died of her wounds and was burned along with the jewel."
"Then how did you meet Kagome?"
"She fell down a well in her time, the Bone Eater's Well, and was transported into the Fuedal Era. She had the Shikon Jewel embedded in her body and a Centipede lady was chasing her when she came upon me sealed to the tree. She pulled out Kikyou's arrow and awakened me. But, I thought she was Kikyou so I tried to kill her. That's how I got this." Inu Yasha fondled the rosary around his neck. "Soon after, a crow demon ate the jewel, and when Kagome shot it down it shattered. We were halfway forced to join up to gather all the shards."
After Inu Yasha's short speech, the two sat looking at Kagome, and eventually fell asleep.
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Ok, so that was a pretty bad ending. And so what if most of this was backstory....sigh Just review and tell me what you think.
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Chapter 4
Kagome's soul hurt. She felt her heart ache as little by little the demon inside her devoured her soul. She could no longer remember her name, or where she was. In facct, she couldn't even feel her physical self. Her soul was floating in a nothing land, being picked apart by the child of Naraku.
Must not Forget, Kagome whispered weakly in her mind. Must...not...
Oblivious to what was happening to her, Inu Yasha sat next to Kagome's body, sleeping peacefully. A small rumble of thunder roused him and he slowly opened his eyes. "Rain..." he mumbled sleeply. "Better go get the others...don't want them to get sick." He got to his feet and stretched.
He found them by the river, talking pleasently. He watched them for a while, waiting for someone to notice he was there. It didn't take long, because Mitsukai turned around and gave him a strange look. "It's going to rain." Inu Yasha told them glancing at the sky. "Why don't you sleep in the cabin tonight?"
"Good idea." Miroku said, standing up. Sango followed suit, nodding. Mitsukai however, stayed where she was.
"Aren't you coming?" Inu Yasha asked grumpily, making it clear he really didn't want her to.
"Uh...yeah." Mitsukai stuttered, and stood up embarassed.
"Feh." Inu Yasha walked back to the cabin, the others following close behind. Sure enough, as soon as they had closed the door to the little cottage, the rain began to pour down so hard it sounded like someone was dumping buckets of gravel on the roof.
Inu Yasha took his usual place by Kagome, leaning up against the wall and staring off into space. Miroku attempted to sit next to Sango but was forcefuly shoved away before he could try anything. Mituskai stood uncertainly in the middle of the room before chosing a seat next to Inu Yasha.
Inu Yasha growled at her, but still she did not leave. "What do you want?" he snapped angrily.
"I...just wanted to talk to you." She said quietly, not looking at him.
"Hmph."
"Please? I just want to know what happened to her!"
Inu Yasha's hard espression softed for a minute into one of saddness and guilt. "I...I did something stupid." he said, his voice slightly wavering. "I wasn't there to protect her...It's my fault."
"I'm sure there was nothing you could have done to change it Inu Yasha." Mitsukai said sympatheticaly.
"Yes there was dammit! I should have been there! But I was out chasing Kikyou around and I left her to stay with Kaede even though I knew that Naraku was in the area! I was so....STUPID!" He shouted, voice muffled slighty by the fact he had his face buried in his arms. "And now...Kagome suffers just because I wanted to see Kikyou again....God dammit, Kikyou is DEAD! She isn't alive! Not like Kagome was..."
"....was? What do you mean was?"
"It's pretty obvious isn't it? She isn't going to wake up Mitsukai. I...I really should just kill her and end her pain...but when I see her face, looking so peaceful...I remember....I just can't do it!" He raised his head from his arms and gave a shuddering sigh. Suddenly, Mitsukai noticed something.
"Your....hair....It's....changing color!" she stammered. Sure enough, Inu Yasha's long white hair was fading to black and his claws where disapearing.
"Oh...SHIT! Not tonight! Why?! Oh.....DAMMIT!" Inu Yasha got up and started pacing the room. "Seven hells! Why didn't I pay attention to the moon?" Inu Yasha turned and punched the wall as hard as he could, leaving a small dent in the wood.
"What's going on?" Mitsukai exclaimed, surprised. "You....you're human!"
"Oh, rub it in why don't you?" Inu Yasha snapped, once again taking his place by Kagome.
"Usualy you are so paranoid about this night Inu Yasha....why did you let it slip?" Miroku asked him uncertainly.
"Shut the hell up monk! You think I like this?!" Inu Yasha pouted in his corner.
"You know....he is kind of handsome as a human..." Mitsukai replied giggling.
Inu Yasha's eye twitched slightly and his face flushed a dark red."Er...." He looked pretty uncomfortable, causing the others to laugh in amusment.
"Been a long time since I've seen him blush!" Sango cried out, slapping her thigh in mirth.
"Last time was when Kagome whispered him name in her sleep while he was carrying her!" Miroku snikered.
"Oh Shut up guys!" This flustered comment from Inu Yasha only caused the group to laugh even harder however.
Later that night, when the group was sleeping Mitsukai snuck over to Kagome to have a look at her. The young woman was sleeping soundly and had a tranquil look on her face. Mitsukai could see why Inu Yasha loved her. She was beautiful and had a kind face, and whenever she was near Mitsukai felt the tingle of her aura being purified. So...this girl purified his heart did she? Mitsukai thought. Well, thanks for that Kagome. Otherwise I would be dead! Mitsukai laughed softly and Inu Yasha stirred from his slumber.
"What are you doing Mitsukai?" Inu Yasha mumbled, rubbing his eyes.
"I'm just getting a better look at her. She is very beautiful."
That brought a smile to Inu Yasha's face. "They both are." he said softly. When Mitsukai gave him a strange look he added,"Both of her incarnations. Kagome and Kikyou."
Mitsukai nodded slowly in understanding, looking quietly on the face of the girl sleeping beside them. "You know she's pregnant right?" Mitsukai asked quietly.
"Yeah." Inu Yasha spat bitterly. "That bastard. If he wasn't alread dead I would rip him limb from limb for what he did to her. I hope he is having fun in burning hell right now." Inu Yasha growled and leaned back against the wall. "And all for a stupid jewel."
Mitsukai leaned forward and looked at Kagome's necklace. At her throat was a shining pink jewel that shone with spirtual power. Mitsukai reached out and touched it softly, feeling the tingle of its power. "You mean this? This is...the Shikon no Tama, am I right?"
Inu Yasha nodded. "And for that tiny jewel, Naraku has ruined so many lives. Including my own."
"What...happened?"
"Kikyou...I had decided to become human for her. So that we could live together. But, when she went out to meet me, Naraku stole my form and attacked her to steal the jewel. Thinking that it was me, Kikyou chased after him. I was going out to meet Kikyou when Naraku stole her form and shot me. To get my revenge, I attacked the village and stole the jewel, which Naraku had put back in its proper place. I was running away from the village when the real Kikyou saw me and shot me with her purity arrow, sealing me to the God Tree. Soon after she died of her wounds and was burned along with the jewel."
"Then how did you meet Kagome?"
"She fell down a well in her time, the Bone Eater's Well, and was transported into the Fuedal Era. She had the Shikon Jewel embedded in her body and a Centipede lady was chasing her when she came upon me sealed to the tree. She pulled out Kikyou's arrow and awakened me. But, I thought she was Kikyou so I tried to kill her. That's how I got this." Inu Yasha fondled the rosary around his neck. "Soon after, a crow demon ate the jewel, and when Kagome shot it down it shattered. We were halfway forced to join up to gather all the shards."
After Inu Yasha's short speech, the two sat looking at Kagome, and eventually fell asleep.
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Ok, so that was a pretty bad ending. And so what if most of this was backstory....sigh Just review and tell me what you think.