DEPTHS OF THE DAMNED
...Recovering; the Second Appearance...
Disclaimer: Blah, blah, blah. You know the drill.
A/N: Okay, just in case for those of you who don't understand, Story Weaver1 asked me:
"...we still don't know why Kojigoku possessed her in the first place."
I already answered his question through an e-mail, but anyone who's curious, here's my answer:
"see, when they were doing that "light as a feather..." stuff at Kagome's house, her body wasn't really doing anything (Kagome's body), it was just there, waiting to be used for possessing. so Kojigoku takes an opportunity at whoever's body isn't being used at the moment, which is Kagome's, so, I dunno, Kojigoku is evil and wants Kagome's friends against her, which they're not. Hope that explains enough"
"...also, "light as a feather..." is just a levitation thing, and also a game of trust, because if you don't trust the people raising you, then you're stiff as a board, but if you do trust them, you're light as a feather...and I know that nobody can get possessed in the game, I just did it to make things more interesting and exciting"
Okay, and this chapter is gonna have InuKag stuff in it, just so we don't forget them, and don't worry, some MirSan fluff in it too! =3 Anyways, enjoy the story! =P
Sango had recovered almost fully after Kagome's unaccounted attack. She had told Miroku everything that happened and he listened intently, being the good Miroku he is. It was only about a week after the attack. Miroku had told InuYasha that Sango had seen Kagome and, unfortunately, was attacked by her. InuYasha didn't want to believe it, but he did. After all, she was possessed!
(The story switches over to InuYasha for a while, just to see how things are over there...)
InuYasha paced back and forth on his rug, wringing his hands as he walked circles in his room, deep in thought. Miroku had been told by Sango that she had seen Kagome, InuYasha's girlfriend. But, if Kagome had appeared to Sango, why hadn't she come to him yet? It also made him sick to know that she was being possessed and attacked his best friend's girl friend. He shook that thought out of his head and continued to pace back and forth.
"Maybe some fresh air will do me good..." he muttered to himself.
Now, InuYasha is not normally the type to do things like that. You all know very well that whenever situations are serious, or even mildly serious, the hanyou will go crazy and too possessive and handle the situation not very wisely. The scary thing is, he's being, well, wise and reasonable, to say... Must be a very bad illness that he has...
InuYasha walked over across the street and stepped into the cool green grass. Kids were zipping down slides and swinging on swing sets and pushing each other on the merry-go-round. The hanyou growled in annoyance. They were too loud and he needed to think. He pouted to himself, crossed his arms, and slumped against an oak tree and settled on the grass.
InuYasha then looked up and saw etched into the bark of the tree:
SaNgO x MiRoKu 4EvEr
And below it:
KaGoMe x InUyAsHa 4EvEr
The depressed hanyou sighed. He and the others, along with Kagome, came here together and Miroku etched the love signs on the bark. They had then all gone together to Kagome's house later on, saying that she had to watch Souta, so he, Miroku, and Sango, all agreed to watch him. Yes, but that had been two weeks before Kagome's incident...
InuYasha growled as he balled his fists and punched the tree, making a small pressed indent in the old tree. He stood up abruptly and stomped off to a quieter side of the park, where there were no remembrances of Kagome and him...
He sat down in the shelter area where there were picnic tables lined up under the roof and muttered to himself angrily. He fiddled with a pebble and flicked it off the table and it went flying, and...Ping! it bounced off one of the table legs and hit him in the head.
"OW, DAMMIT!" he said as he rubbed his temple gingerly and kicked the pebble away. InuYasha leaned against one of the walls and looked around as he saw happy couples walking hand-in-hand, and...unfortunately, for InuYasha...kissing...
That was the last straw. He yelled out in frustration and sprinted off down the sidewalk. A few of the couples stopped locking their lips together to see the hurt hanyou go down the walkway and disappear down a corner.
He hit everything in sight as he walked back to his home. He tripped over a wandering tom cat and it hissed at him. He scowled and continued on towards his house. As he reached the front door, he fumbled around for a tiny little bronze key, stuck it in the keyhole, and opened the door, slamming it shut behind him. He flopped down on a couch in the next room and pulled a pillow over his face.
"Damn Kagome...damn Kikyou...damn everyone..." he muttered irritably.
"InuYasha..." a feminine voice sing-sang.
"WHADDYA WANT? Oh, my God...Kagome! You're...you're here!" InuYasha gasped as he threw the pillow off his face and he stared into the green eyes of Kagome. She smiled softly and stroked his face. "Why are you wearing those clothes, Kag?"
Kagome didn't reply, just placed a kiss on his forehead and sat down beside him and stroked his leg; InuYasha shivered. Trying to seduce him, was she...? Well, let her seduce you! A voice inside InuYasha's mind whispered. InuYasha nodded slowly then shook himself and gathered consciousness of what she was doing.
"Kagome...stop..." he moaned as the pleasurable sensation ran up his spine.
"...Why...? You were enjoying it, Inu..." Kagome whispered in his ear.
"Yeh—no. I—just don't do it, please, Kagome..."
Kagome laughed shortly.
"You said 'please'...you never say please."
"Well, I am now."
"...Fine, I'll stop." She frowned as she put her hand back in her lap, where it respectively belonged. "So, you've been told about me, I guess?"
"Yeah, Miroku and Sango told me that they've seen you at school, when no one else could... but I want to know, why did you never show up to me?"
"...Because...you were dating that Kikyou girl..." Kagome growled as she looked away, clenching her fists. "I'm glad you broke up with her..." she added softly as he touched her face.
"Because I love you and I missed you so much, Kagome..." InuYasha whispered.
"I love you, too, InuYasha, remember that...and I want you to know, that I am very, very sorry if I suddenly go berserk and attack you. I can't control myself sometimes...and if I do, don't worry about me, just leave when I suddenly go...crazy..." she looked distracted as she stared into the fireplace. "I still have figments in my mind of...the scared look on Sango's face...I—I had...attacked her...!" Kagome sobbed into InuYasha's shoulder.
"I know, I know that you did... Like you said, you couldn't control yourself..." InuYasha reassured her and pulled her into his arms and she leaned onto his shoulder.
(The story switches back over to Sango and Miroku...)
"Miroku?" Sango asked as she looked over at her boyfriend sitting on a spindly chair and he looked over into her eyes.
"Yeah, Sango? What is it?" he replied questioningly.
"Do you think Kagome went to go see InuYasha? Do you think she'd attack him, too?" she queried with a worried tone for his friend.
Miroku shook his head.
"Doubt she'd attack him, besides, if she did, he could take care of himself, he is, after all, part demon." He assured her as she nodded while looking out the window.
"Say, Sango...when was the last time you talked to Kikyou?" Miroku suddenly asked.
"Since...well...school ended. I met up with Ayame at the movies the other day, like last week or whatever, and Ayame said that Kikyou had gone out of town for a while..." Sango muttered slowly; Miroku could barely comprehend what she just said. Instead, he just nodded his head in approval. "I hope she's all right...she's not the type to just leave town like that...probably still upset with InuYasha and all..."
"Possibly..." Miroku answered thoughtfully. "Especially since he mentioned Kagome's name..."
"Miroku, what do you mean?" Sango walked up to Miroku and stared up at him.
"Well, for a while, in the beginning of high school, those two had always been rivals, and you hadn't noticed it and Kagome never mentioned anything about Kikyou. The two hated each other because they liked the same guys...and both liked InuYasha, too..."
"It seems sensible, it really does..." Sango added to his comment thoughtfully. "I never thought of it that way..."
Miroku grinned.
"Glad you think so."
"Oh, you!" she smiled as she elbowed him in the stomach.
(The story switches back over to the other couple...)
Kagome had cuddled up in InuYasha's arms and both gazed into the fireplace. None said a word, not wanting to spoil the moment they could finally have together after a long time... InuYasha shifted in his position and laid his head on a cushiony pillow. Meanwhile, Kagome was deep in her thoughts...
'Please don't attack him, don't...not now...we're actually enjoying a moment together...don't—attack—Inu...don't, I can't attack him...I probably will end up doing so in the end, anyways...damn it, I hope not...'
Kagome suddenly felt strange and stood up quickly. She had finally learned when she was getting ready to attack someone, and she had that feeling right now...
"I'm sorry, InuYasha, I have to go. If I stay, I'll end up attacking you..." she turned to go towards the door when she felt her wrists pulled behind her back. She tried to resist, but he was too strong for him. Suddenly, her eyes started to burn and she longed for the taste of blood...
"InuYasha..." she moaned.
InuYasha knew that she was being possessed right now; he could feel the bad aura coming off her. He held her wrists tighter together and Kagome winced in pain. The claws extracted from her fingers and she tried to scratch at InuYasha, who had been turning her around to face him and he held her tightly by the middle of the arm.
"Kagome..." he whispered as he looked into her eyes. "You have to stop this..." he trailed a finger to touch her hair and leaned in towards her face...
"InuYasha..." she quietly answered back.
BANG! And the door swung open. There stood Miroku and Sango. Sango gasped as she saw InuYasha holding Kagome roughly around the arms.
"Be careful, InuYa—"
"I've got it, Sango! I don't need help!" he muttered angrily. They had come bursting in at the wrong moment. Although he would never admit it, he and Kagome always seemed to come in through special moments Sango and Miroku were having...really special moments... Kagome's eyes stopped burning and they turned back to green. She saw everyone standing there. What had happened? ...Had she attacked InuYasha, too...?
