~Chapter Six: Of Human and Hanyou Natures~
That night, Kagome had left the snoring Miroku and peacefully sleeping Sango and Kaede to venture out to the river and see Inuyasha. Inuyasha himself had left no one, but had been slightly more on edge since his talk with her talk in the hallways.
Finding the spot, she could see he wasn't there yet. She sat down and waited, in the spot she hadn't been able to sit in for almost a week. Kagome delicately pressed her hand down in the sand to leave the same print she always had.
"Hey." Inuyasha said suddenly from behind.
"Hi." Kagome answered. "Did you get your father to repeal the order?"
"Not yet... my mother still has me pinned to take Kikyou as a mate." Inuyasha said quietly.
Kagome sighed, and when he sat down, she leaned against him. "Do you want to take Kikyou as a mate?"
"It's a better political decision, but I don't love her, if that's what you mean." Inuyasha said, practically hitting her point.
"It's ok if you love her... I mean, I don't care or anything." Kagome lied.
"But don't you?" Inuyasha asked, seeing right through her.
"A little..." Kagome muttered in defeat. "Ok, I care about it a lot."
They stayed silent for almost half an hour, watching the moonlit waters glide past the stones on the bottom and the sand on the sides. Once or twice birds fluttered to a different tree, or took flight to the moon on scarlet feathers.
Then Inuyasha broke the silence. "What would you say if I... if it were you in Kikyou's place?"
Kagome blinked, taken aback by his sudden question. "You mean if I were to marry you instead?"
Inuyasha nodded, his silver tresses falling over his shoulders.
"I would like it. I don't think Kikyou should marry you, truth be told. I was making her room up for the night, and Kaede and I didn't finish in time... When I said I was sorry, she slapped me for being slow. She said 'You must work faster in order to achieve your goals'." Kagome explained.
"She slapped you? When was this?" He muttered darkly.
"The first time you met her." Kagome said.
"But... Kagome, that's not possible." Inuyasha said.
"What?" She asked. "How so?"
"Because I first met Kikyou fifty years ago." He said.
"What?" Kagome asked, not following.
"Fifty years ago was the first time I met Kikyou. I haven't seen her since then until mother chose her for me, but I was told the reason she lives so long is because she's got a jewel in her possession, some thing called the Shikon no Tama." Inuyasha explained.
"So you met her before I was even born, and then a few weeks ago your mother chose her to be your mate? Oh, and let's not forget that she's got a jewel in her hands that lets her live longer than is normal!" Kagome sputtered, getting up from the tension.
Inuyasha got up too.
"Kagome, I forgot, I didn't think it meant anything. Why are you angry about this? Kikyou's just some miko from a different land that I'd met once." Inuyasha said.
"What happened when you met her?" Kagome asked, and Inuyasha understood.
"You think we were together then... No. I've never been with Kikyou. I thought I'd loved her then, but it wasn't... it was only because she looked like someone I'd come to love." Inuyasha said cryptically. "I thought that she'd become the mate of some other human lord, I didn't think she'd actually come to be my future mate."
"You... you love me?" Kagome asked.
"I would rather die than love anyone but you." Inuyasha vowed.
Kagome practically threw herself into his arms. For a moment neither moved, and then, completely in sync with one another, their lips came together.
~*~
From the top of the small cliff, Sesshoumaru saw the scene unfold. No emotion crossed his face, but if one were to look closely, they would see that his golden eyes held a resolve that would not, Yumari would soon learn, be broken.
_________________________________________________ AN: I lost all my little plans for this story, so now I have to come up with a whole new plot, or have all my faithful readers help me. Drop me a line and tell me all your suspicions on the 'underground' plot so that I can find out where this fic's goin'! Leave a review with suggestions, flames, comments, ect.
That night, Kagome had left the snoring Miroku and peacefully sleeping Sango and Kaede to venture out to the river and see Inuyasha. Inuyasha himself had left no one, but had been slightly more on edge since his talk with her talk in the hallways.
Finding the spot, she could see he wasn't there yet. She sat down and waited, in the spot she hadn't been able to sit in for almost a week. Kagome delicately pressed her hand down in the sand to leave the same print she always had.
"Hey." Inuyasha said suddenly from behind.
"Hi." Kagome answered. "Did you get your father to repeal the order?"
"Not yet... my mother still has me pinned to take Kikyou as a mate." Inuyasha said quietly.
Kagome sighed, and when he sat down, she leaned against him. "Do you want to take Kikyou as a mate?"
"It's a better political decision, but I don't love her, if that's what you mean." Inuyasha said, practically hitting her point.
"It's ok if you love her... I mean, I don't care or anything." Kagome lied.
"But don't you?" Inuyasha asked, seeing right through her.
"A little..." Kagome muttered in defeat. "Ok, I care about it a lot."
They stayed silent for almost half an hour, watching the moonlit waters glide past the stones on the bottom and the sand on the sides. Once or twice birds fluttered to a different tree, or took flight to the moon on scarlet feathers.
Then Inuyasha broke the silence. "What would you say if I... if it were you in Kikyou's place?"
Kagome blinked, taken aback by his sudden question. "You mean if I were to marry you instead?"
Inuyasha nodded, his silver tresses falling over his shoulders.
"I would like it. I don't think Kikyou should marry you, truth be told. I was making her room up for the night, and Kaede and I didn't finish in time... When I said I was sorry, she slapped me for being slow. She said 'You must work faster in order to achieve your goals'." Kagome explained.
"She slapped you? When was this?" He muttered darkly.
"The first time you met her." Kagome said.
"But... Kagome, that's not possible." Inuyasha said.
"What?" She asked. "How so?"
"Because I first met Kikyou fifty years ago." He said.
"What?" Kagome asked, not following.
"Fifty years ago was the first time I met Kikyou. I haven't seen her since then until mother chose her for me, but I was told the reason she lives so long is because she's got a jewel in her possession, some thing called the Shikon no Tama." Inuyasha explained.
"So you met her before I was even born, and then a few weeks ago your mother chose her to be your mate? Oh, and let's not forget that she's got a jewel in her hands that lets her live longer than is normal!" Kagome sputtered, getting up from the tension.
Inuyasha got up too.
"Kagome, I forgot, I didn't think it meant anything. Why are you angry about this? Kikyou's just some miko from a different land that I'd met once." Inuyasha said.
"What happened when you met her?" Kagome asked, and Inuyasha understood.
"You think we were together then... No. I've never been with Kikyou. I thought I'd loved her then, but it wasn't... it was only because she looked like someone I'd come to love." Inuyasha said cryptically. "I thought that she'd become the mate of some other human lord, I didn't think she'd actually come to be my future mate."
"You... you love me?" Kagome asked.
"I would rather die than love anyone but you." Inuyasha vowed.
Kagome practically threw herself into his arms. For a moment neither moved, and then, completely in sync with one another, their lips came together.
~*~
From the top of the small cliff, Sesshoumaru saw the scene unfold. No emotion crossed his face, but if one were to look closely, they would see that his golden eyes held a resolve that would not, Yumari would soon learn, be broken.
_________________________________________________ AN: I lost all my little plans for this story, so now I have to come up with a whole new plot, or have all my faithful readers help me. Drop me a line and tell me all your suspicions on the 'underground' plot so that I can find out where this fic's goin'! Leave a review with suggestions, flames, comments, ect.