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Chapter22
Kagome and Inuyasha
Miroku, Shippo and Kaede slowly walked through the empty village. The crickets chirped loudly, and fireflies flew everywhere. Shippo, who was on top of Miroku's head at the time, noticed two figures at the entrance of the village.
"Hey... Isn't that... KAGOME!" Shippo jumped off of Miroku's head and took off toward Inuyasha and Kagome just to be stopped by Miroku's staff, which landed on his head.
"Ow!" Shippo rubbed his head and glared at Miroku. "What was that for?!"
"Just as Kohaku and Sango need their time alone, Kagome and Inuyasha need their time alone as well Shippo, that's why I won't allow you to go up there," Miroku sighed.
"The monk is right Shippo. It looks as if we are the odd ones out this time," Kaede said with a smile. Kaede looked up at the two herself and watched them walk into the forest of Inuyasha.
Kagome and Inuyasha walked slowly hand in hand to the river. Kagome hadn't bathed sense before the battle with Naraku and she felt like a pig.
"You must have done a lot of digging to get that dirty," Inuyasha laughed.
Kagome blushed. "Uhh yeah! I really smell. And I feel like a pig."
Inuyasha sniffed her.
"Yeah, and you smell like one too!"
Kagome's blush deepened. Wanting to change the subject, she let go of Inuyasha's hand and pointed ahead of them.
"There it is. I think I see the river!"
Kagome took off running with her newfound speed, as Inuyasha struggled to catch up with her.
"Hey Kagome! Wait up! You do have the entire jewel in your leg!" Inuyasha yelled after her.
Kagome reached the river in seconds and smiled when Inuyasha finally caught up with her.
"What took so long slow poke?" Kagome giggled. Inuyasha glared at her.
"You're the one who cheated. You do have the Sacred Jewel in your leg. Just like Koga," Inuyasha muttered.
Mentioning Koga brought Kagome back to the night of the fight.
"What... happened to him...? And everybody else...?" Kagome asked, slightly trembling.
"To tell you the truth, I don't know myself. But when I woke up that day... I didn't see anyone..."
Tears formed in Kagome's eyes, but she refused to let them fall. She put on a fake smile and looked at Inuyasha.
"Well than! Let's not talk anymore about it okay?" Kagome chirped, trying not to break down and cry.
Inuyasha stared at Kagome. It hurt him to see her like this. It hurt him even more to know that he was the one that made her feel this way.
"Okay... Kagome."
"Are you going to watch me undress or are you going to turn around?" Kagome asked, still feeling guilty.
"Oh." Inuyasha turned around and shut his eyes tightly.
Kagome quickly undressed and waded out into the water. She waited until the water was up to her neck before she turned around and yelled, "You can turn around now Inuyasha."
Inuyasha opened his eyes and turned around to see Kagome was nowhere to be in sight.
"Kagome? Kagome?!"
Inuyasha began to panic until he saw bubbles emerging from under the water, followed by Kagome's head.
"Did you call me?" she asked puzzled.
"Oh uh..." Inuyasha turned around and crossed his arms. "I wasn't worried. I knew you were there. I just didn't know if you could swim."
Kagome smiled.
'Right Inuyasha. You knew I was here the whole time. That's why you were about to start crying,' Kagome thought with a giggle.
She stuck her head under water and scrubbed all of the mud out since she didn't have any of her glorious shampoo. She emerged from under water again and looked at Inuyasha.
"What?"
Kagome and Inuyasha walked once again hand in hand. They had no certain destination, and what was the point in going back to the village that night? The jewel was completed, Naraku was dead and so were all of their other enemies. What was the rush?
"Thanks again for letting me borrow your haori Inuyasha. My clothes were covered in mud. I couldn't just put them on again."
"Don't mention it," Inuyasha muttered. Kagome looked up at him and smiled. She quickly leaned up and kissed his cheek. Inuyasha blushed deeply.
"Thanks...."
Kagome giggled.
"Are you blushing Inuyasha? I think you are!"
"Uh, no! Why would I be embarrassed for?"
"For letting a human kiss you, that's why!" Kagome laughed.
"Well, you're the coolest human I know, so I'm not embarrassed!" Inuyasha yelled happily, poking Kagome. "By the way, you're it!"
Inuyasha turned around and took off running.
"Ha! You have to run faster than that dog boy!"
Kagome took off in a sprint after Inuyasha, who was just yards away. Kagome caught up with him and had to slow down to run next to him.
"This is fun Inuyasha," Kagome laughed, looking in front of them. "By the way slowpoke, you're it!"
Kagome reached out and poked Inuyasha, than turned and took off in the other direction.
"You're mine!"
After about an hour of tag, the two had gotten tired and rested in a tree. Inuyasha sat in a branch about fifty feet from the ground against the trunk of the tree with Kagome sitting on his lap, facing him.
"That was fun," Kagome whispered against Inuyasha's chest, which was where she lay her head.
"Yeah," Inuyasha whispered back, stroking her hair.
"Inuyasha..."
"Hmm?" Inuyasha moaned sleepily, closing his eyes.
"What are we going to do with the jewel?"
Inuyasha's eyes opened and he frowned.
"It's in your leg Kagome, what can we do with it?" Inuyasha asked, as if it was the simplest question in the world.
"Inuyasha, I can remove the jewel at any time. It's only been in my leg for a few hours," Kagome said softly.
"Well, what about it?" Inuyasha asked, knowing what was coming.
"Inuyasha... We've been searching for the jewel for what seems like an eternity. Now that we finally have it, what are we going to do with it? What purpose does it fulfill for us now?"
"Kagome... When you first arrived in this time, I was pinned to the God Tree by Kikyo's sacred arrow. That centipede ripped your side open and out came the Scared Jewel. After you broke Kikyo's spell, I wanted the jewel to become a demon. But now... I don't want that anymore... Do you understand what I'm saying Kagome?"
Kagome paused.
"You... You don't want the jewel anymore, so you think it should go back, well, stay inside of me?" Kagome asked.
"Yeah... I guess that's exactly what I'm saying..." Inuyasha whispered.
There was silence throughout the forest, save for the wind. Inuyasha looked down at Kagome, who had the Sacred Jewel in her hand.
"Kagome!"
"Don't worry. I'm not bleeding and it doesn't hurt at all. If it was in my side at first, that's where it should go right?"
Inuyasha just stared at her, than nodded slowly. Kagome smiled at Inuyasha and slowly brought the jewel just above her waist.
"Inuyasha. I'm going to need you to make a hole in my side, just big enough for me to put the jewel into."
Inuyasha looked at Kagome as if she were crazy.
"I'm not going to do that to you!" Inuyasha yelled.
"Don't worry, the Sacred Jewel will heal me in no time!" Kagome chirped. "Now..."
Kagome moved part of Inuyasha's haori so that her side could be seen.
"Right here Inuyasha." Kagome grabbed Inuyasha's hand and made a small scratch on her waist. Kagome slightly cringed.
"Kagome! Are you okay?!" Inuyasha immediately grabbed his hand and wiped the blood away.
"Inuyasha... Quit acting like a kid. It's just a scratch."
Kagome brought the Shikon no Tama to her side and pushed it inside of herself. The cut slowly disappeared and Kagome wrapped Inuyasha's haori tightly around herself again.
"See!" Kagome said, smiling warmly.
Inuyasha smiled back at her, than kissed her on the lips lightly.
"I guess tomorrow we had better tell your mom that we finished finding the jewel shards," Inuyasha whispered against her lips.
"Yeah, but for now, I'm just going to spend my time with you."
Kagome curled up into a little ball and Inuyasha wrapped his arms around her.
"Inuyasha, I love you," Kagome whispered before going to sleep.
"Kagome, I love you too. More than you know."
Inuyasha kissed her forehead and than he slowly fell asleep, feeling more safe and relaxed than ever before.
Chapter22
Kagome and Inuyasha
Miroku, Shippo and Kaede slowly walked through the empty village. The crickets chirped loudly, and fireflies flew everywhere. Shippo, who was on top of Miroku's head at the time, noticed two figures at the entrance of the village.
"Hey... Isn't that... KAGOME!" Shippo jumped off of Miroku's head and took off toward Inuyasha and Kagome just to be stopped by Miroku's staff, which landed on his head.
"Ow!" Shippo rubbed his head and glared at Miroku. "What was that for?!"
"Just as Kohaku and Sango need their time alone, Kagome and Inuyasha need their time alone as well Shippo, that's why I won't allow you to go up there," Miroku sighed.
"The monk is right Shippo. It looks as if we are the odd ones out this time," Kaede said with a smile. Kaede looked up at the two herself and watched them walk into the forest of Inuyasha.
Kagome and Inuyasha walked slowly hand in hand to the river. Kagome hadn't bathed sense before the battle with Naraku and she felt like a pig.
"You must have done a lot of digging to get that dirty," Inuyasha laughed.
Kagome blushed. "Uhh yeah! I really smell. And I feel like a pig."
Inuyasha sniffed her.
"Yeah, and you smell like one too!"
Kagome's blush deepened. Wanting to change the subject, she let go of Inuyasha's hand and pointed ahead of them.
"There it is. I think I see the river!"
Kagome took off running with her newfound speed, as Inuyasha struggled to catch up with her.
"Hey Kagome! Wait up! You do have the entire jewel in your leg!" Inuyasha yelled after her.
Kagome reached the river in seconds and smiled when Inuyasha finally caught up with her.
"What took so long slow poke?" Kagome giggled. Inuyasha glared at her.
"You're the one who cheated. You do have the Sacred Jewel in your leg. Just like Koga," Inuyasha muttered.
Mentioning Koga brought Kagome back to the night of the fight.
"What... happened to him...? And everybody else...?" Kagome asked, slightly trembling.
"To tell you the truth, I don't know myself. But when I woke up that day... I didn't see anyone..."
Tears formed in Kagome's eyes, but she refused to let them fall. She put on a fake smile and looked at Inuyasha.
"Well than! Let's not talk anymore about it okay?" Kagome chirped, trying not to break down and cry.
Inuyasha stared at Kagome. It hurt him to see her like this. It hurt him even more to know that he was the one that made her feel this way.
"Okay... Kagome."
"Are you going to watch me undress or are you going to turn around?" Kagome asked, still feeling guilty.
"Oh." Inuyasha turned around and shut his eyes tightly.
Kagome quickly undressed and waded out into the water. She waited until the water was up to her neck before she turned around and yelled, "You can turn around now Inuyasha."
Inuyasha opened his eyes and turned around to see Kagome was nowhere to be in sight.
"Kagome? Kagome?!"
Inuyasha began to panic until he saw bubbles emerging from under the water, followed by Kagome's head.
"Did you call me?" she asked puzzled.
"Oh uh..." Inuyasha turned around and crossed his arms. "I wasn't worried. I knew you were there. I just didn't know if you could swim."
Kagome smiled.
'Right Inuyasha. You knew I was here the whole time. That's why you were about to start crying,' Kagome thought with a giggle.
She stuck her head under water and scrubbed all of the mud out since she didn't have any of her glorious shampoo. She emerged from under water again and looked at Inuyasha.
"What?"
Kagome and Inuyasha walked once again hand in hand. They had no certain destination, and what was the point in going back to the village that night? The jewel was completed, Naraku was dead and so were all of their other enemies. What was the rush?
"Thanks again for letting me borrow your haori Inuyasha. My clothes were covered in mud. I couldn't just put them on again."
"Don't mention it," Inuyasha muttered. Kagome looked up at him and smiled. She quickly leaned up and kissed his cheek. Inuyasha blushed deeply.
"Thanks...."
Kagome giggled.
"Are you blushing Inuyasha? I think you are!"
"Uh, no! Why would I be embarrassed for?"
"For letting a human kiss you, that's why!" Kagome laughed.
"Well, you're the coolest human I know, so I'm not embarrassed!" Inuyasha yelled happily, poking Kagome. "By the way, you're it!"
Inuyasha turned around and took off running.
"Ha! You have to run faster than that dog boy!"
Kagome took off in a sprint after Inuyasha, who was just yards away. Kagome caught up with him and had to slow down to run next to him.
"This is fun Inuyasha," Kagome laughed, looking in front of them. "By the way slowpoke, you're it!"
Kagome reached out and poked Inuyasha, than turned and took off in the other direction.
"You're mine!"
After about an hour of tag, the two had gotten tired and rested in a tree. Inuyasha sat in a branch about fifty feet from the ground against the trunk of the tree with Kagome sitting on his lap, facing him.
"That was fun," Kagome whispered against Inuyasha's chest, which was where she lay her head.
"Yeah," Inuyasha whispered back, stroking her hair.
"Inuyasha..."
"Hmm?" Inuyasha moaned sleepily, closing his eyes.
"What are we going to do with the jewel?"
Inuyasha's eyes opened and he frowned.
"It's in your leg Kagome, what can we do with it?" Inuyasha asked, as if it was the simplest question in the world.
"Inuyasha, I can remove the jewel at any time. It's only been in my leg for a few hours," Kagome said softly.
"Well, what about it?" Inuyasha asked, knowing what was coming.
"Inuyasha... We've been searching for the jewel for what seems like an eternity. Now that we finally have it, what are we going to do with it? What purpose does it fulfill for us now?"
"Kagome... When you first arrived in this time, I was pinned to the God Tree by Kikyo's sacred arrow. That centipede ripped your side open and out came the Scared Jewel. After you broke Kikyo's spell, I wanted the jewel to become a demon. But now... I don't want that anymore... Do you understand what I'm saying Kagome?"
Kagome paused.
"You... You don't want the jewel anymore, so you think it should go back, well, stay inside of me?" Kagome asked.
"Yeah... I guess that's exactly what I'm saying..." Inuyasha whispered.
There was silence throughout the forest, save for the wind. Inuyasha looked down at Kagome, who had the Sacred Jewel in her hand.
"Kagome!"
"Don't worry. I'm not bleeding and it doesn't hurt at all. If it was in my side at first, that's where it should go right?"
Inuyasha just stared at her, than nodded slowly. Kagome smiled at Inuyasha and slowly brought the jewel just above her waist.
"Inuyasha. I'm going to need you to make a hole in my side, just big enough for me to put the jewel into."
Inuyasha looked at Kagome as if she were crazy.
"I'm not going to do that to you!" Inuyasha yelled.
"Don't worry, the Sacred Jewel will heal me in no time!" Kagome chirped. "Now..."
Kagome moved part of Inuyasha's haori so that her side could be seen.
"Right here Inuyasha." Kagome grabbed Inuyasha's hand and made a small scratch on her waist. Kagome slightly cringed.
"Kagome! Are you okay?!" Inuyasha immediately grabbed his hand and wiped the blood away.
"Inuyasha... Quit acting like a kid. It's just a scratch."
Kagome brought the Shikon no Tama to her side and pushed it inside of herself. The cut slowly disappeared and Kagome wrapped Inuyasha's haori tightly around herself again.
"See!" Kagome said, smiling warmly.
Inuyasha smiled back at her, than kissed her on the lips lightly.
"I guess tomorrow we had better tell your mom that we finished finding the jewel shards," Inuyasha whispered against her lips.
"Yeah, but for now, I'm just going to spend my time with you."
Kagome curled up into a little ball and Inuyasha wrapped his arms around her.
"Inuyasha, I love you," Kagome whispered before going to sleep.
"Kagome, I love you too. More than you know."
Inuyasha kissed her forehead and than he slowly fell asleep, feeling more safe and relaxed than ever before.