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Undiscovered Chapter Ten: Without Trust...
"Where the hell is she?" growled Inuyasha, staring at the well.
He breathed heavily, his eyes blazing with intensity as he looked over his shoulder to insure Kouga had not followed him.
'Damn bastard...how dare he show up now? He has perfect timing, that's for sure.'
This thought and many others similiar had been pretty much all that Inuyasha had been thinking on his run to the well. It had taken him nearly half a day, but he'd made it. His eyes scanned the small wooden square, wondering if Kagome had come back and in his haste, had passed her.
"No," he answered aloud, gripping the wood as he leaned forward, staring down into the dark passage. 'I would have smelled her scent easily.'
He let out a frustrated sigh. He wasn't in the best of moods for a romp through Kagome's time and he definitely did not want to go searching for her amongst the crowds in her city.
'It's not like Miroku can't handle Kouga for a few hours anyway.'
He smirked at the thought. He could only imagine what was happening.
Inuyasha glanced down to a small beetle beside him and glared as it dare to crawl upon his clothes. He quickly flicked the nasty insect away and resettled himself beside the well as he tried to come up with something to do.
'Sleep would be nice,' commented the little voice within him. With a soft shrug, he agreed and tilted his head against the well's frame before dozing off.
Kagome grinned, looking up to the bright afternoon sun. It was a wonderful feeling, whatever it may be, that was coursing through her. She was free, well not completely, but nearly there, of guilt. She'd decided to wait until her mother met and knew Inuyasha before breaking the news to her about her sleeping with him, without protection at that.
Kagome visibly shuddered, trying to push the troubling thoughts away for a bit.
She could wait a bit longer...just a bit. She needed to have a decent conversation with him...one without hurried kisses and insistant touches. No, they needed to sit and just talk.
It wouldn't be easy, that was for sure. Inuyasha rarely allowed her to have a decent conversation without some type of distraction. She could count on just one hand the few times he'd been serious with her about things other than sex.
Kagome headed inside her house, announcing her arrival as always.
"In here, dear!" came her mother's voice.
Kagome headed into the kitchen and carelessly placed her books upon the table. She didn't even know if she were going to stay for supper. She was in a bit of a hurry to get to Inuyasha, she'd been missing him all day. He'd eaten up her thoughts through Geometry and into Chemistry. There was no way she could pass any tests on the subjects...she couldn't even remember her homework.
"How long till dinner?" she asked quickly, sorting through the notebooks before her, wondering what was neccessary to study and what wasn't.
'I can always take a few to study after I talk to Inuyasha.'
"Did I buy you that?"
Kagome frowned at her mother's remark then look down at the dark blue jacket hastily slung over her shoulders. She rolled her eyes, shrugging the material away. "No, it's Hojo's. He insisted that I take it with me if I got chilly...you know, my horrible immune system."
Kagome's mother simply nodded and handed her daughter a sandwich. "I can tell you're in a hurry."
Kagome grinned sweetly to her mother and rushed upstairs to pack.
Kagome munched greedily upon the bread as she entered the shrine, happy to have only run into her mother. Sota would have only stalled her and Grandpa would have tried to add something else for her to do before retreating away once again.
Kagome slapped her hands together to rid them of any crumbs and gave the well a small smile. She'd always think fondly of the place, no matter whatever happened between her and Inuyasha. She'd had some of the best times of her life in the Feudal Era and she wasn't about to deny it.
With those warming thoughts, she climbed down.
Inuyasha sniffed the air, his eyes narrowing. 'That's Kagome's scent...but not just hers...'
"Hi," she whispered, slinging one long leg over the side and delicately stepping down onto the cool grass.
Inuyasha looked up to her with a glare. That was a male scent on her...human too. "Where have you been?" he burst out suddenly, his simmering temper now boiling over.
Kagome frowned in bewilderment. Where had she been? Was he that ignorant?
"Uh home, Inuyasha. Did you even listen when I told you?" she snapped, placing her hands upon her hips.
Inuyasha rose up, his body protesting to rest a bit more after his sudden run, but ignored it. The scent was familiar...
"You were with Hobo weren't you? His scent is all over you!" he growled, pointing an accusing finger at her chest.
Kagome slammed her backpack onto the ground and staring him equally in the eye. His glares may be intimidating to others, but at times like these, to her they were pathetic.
"Inuyasha! Look at my neck!" she spat, lifting away her hair to motion towards the rosey red marks upon her creamy skin.
A wave of desire engulfed Inuyasha at the site of her smooth skin. He hadn't seen her in nearly three days...but then the disgusting scent of Hojo hit his nostrils and the sudden emotion was erased.
"This means I'm yours! I know it, you should know it of all people!" she cried out, her eyes stinging with frustrated tears. She was so sick of this. When would he accept that they were together now? He acted like she were still free and unattached. 'To be honest, I always saw myself as attached to him anyways,' admitted Kagome.
"I know damn well what it means!" growled Inuyasha, lowering his pointing finger. "But how do you explain that idiot's scent all over you?!"
Kagome's fury stilled for a moment, before she looked up. 'His jacket...no wonder he smells him all over me.'
"Inuyasha, I just wore his jacket home. Nothing happened, okay?" she explained the calmest way she could.
The half demon before her eyed her suspiciously as he crossed his arms over his chest defiantly.
Kagome didn't like his silence...it was as if he were buying a lie.
"If nothing happened, how did you end up with his jacket?" asked Inuyasha, cocking a fine eyebrow upwards. Kagome let out an irritated cry. "Inuyasha!! I just can't believe you!" she exclaimed suddenly.
"After...after I slept with you...twice! And...and I told you that I loved you and let you bite me!! I'll have these damn scars for the rest of my life, but I did it so everybody would know...know that I was yours! And with Kikyo always coming up and stealing you away...I always forgave you...," she glanced away as the tears fell freely from her heated cheeks. She'd been missing him so much and this whole time he'd been debating on whether or not she was fooling around with a guy that he couldn't even remember the name of.
"I never, ever doubted that you loved me...that you would be loyal to me," she continued, her eyes shimmering brightly amongst the periwinkle skies.
"Kagome," he began but she held up a hand of warning.
"I'm going back to camp, Inuyasha. Until you're ready to accept the fact that I love you and ONLY you, I'll be with the others. Please don't bother me until then."
Inuyasha watched her gather bag and walk away, the only sound about him the soft sniffles from her and the steadily increasing winds. He sniffed the air...it would rain again.
He'd messed up, he clearly knew that...but what was he supposed to think? She leaves all of the sudden for three whole days and then shows up with some guy's scent all over her! Inuyasha was no fool and he knew every trick in the book, or at least he prided himself in believing so.
'But she was so upset...like she was tired of me.'
He glanced back to her to see her walking across another hill. The soft tinge of salt was in the air's aroma, so she was obviously still crying. All he could do was follow her back to camp...then it hit him.
"Kouga," he growled under his breath.
He was still waiting back at camp for Inuyasha to prove that Kagome was him. And, since she was clearly upset with him, she would say she wasn't Inuyasha's mate just to spite him. He frowned until his brow began to throb. He looked up to the diminishing spot that was his Kagome.
In a sudden leap, he took off after her. Without loosing a breath, he caught up with her.
She was still crying as he had suspected.
Kagome didn't bother looking up to him as she continued to trek towards Sango and Miroku. She'd brought back some candy for little Shippo and wanted to get it to him before it melted all over her notebooks and clothes, plus she needed to get away from Inuyasha until her anger cooled.
She watched Inuyasha's bare feet fall into step with her own. He wasn't even panting after his quick sprint. 'He's so strong.'
She shook her head, dismissing the thoughts. She was still terribly angry with him. If anyone should have trust issues towards the other, it should be her. He was the one constantly chasing Kikyo then returning to her to lick his wounds and rest. Kagome let out a shuddering sigh...what if he was still after Kikyo? The thought had never crossed her mind until now...but that was because he was making her doubt things she would never even considered doubting.
'Damn Inuyasha,' she thought bitterly.
"Kagome?"
She didn't turn to him, no matter how insistant his voice was.
"Kagome look at me," he ordered then added softly, "please."
Kagome still didn't budge. She didn't care if he sounded sweet and earnest...no, she wouldn't give in this time.
"Listen, I'm sorry okay, but we really can't go back to camp until we fix this."
Kagome stopped, curiousity hitting her. She turned to him and followed him with her cold eyes as he settled directly before her. She rose her eyebrows in question and he caught on immediately.
"Who's waiting for us, Inuyasha?" she asked cooly, her voice laced lightly with spite.
Inuyasha squirmed before her. He didn't know whether to tell the truth or not. 'I better explain how it all started.'
"Well," he began, looking up to her, "it started when there was this stupid punk out in the woods stalking us. I told Sango not to worry about him, that I'd take care of 'im-"
"So it's a he?" interrupted Kagome.
Inuyasha nodded, "Yeah, who else would it be?"
Kagome shook her head carelessly. "No one, anyways."
Inuyasha sighed. "Well, he comes out of the woods like he always does, all cocky and crap. He tells me he's lookin' for you and I tell him you're mine and he's like, 'No she's not, mut.'"
Kagome smirked with mirth. "Kouga?"
Inuyasha stopped, glancing away as he was about to finish. "Yeah, how did you know?" Kagome shrugged, walking onwards. "Well Sesshomaru would never care if I were you're mate or not, and Kouga's the only other I can think of who regularly calls you mut. So who else could it have been?"
Inuyasha couldn't help but be proud of his mate's intelligence. She was clever, quicker than he. Also, her mood had seemed to change...but only once she found out it was Kouga at the camp.
'Stop!' ordered his brain to his mouth. 'Just don't say a word, let her explain!! Don't you ruin this for me!'
"How far away is camp?" asked Kagome in a deadpan voice.
Inuyasha shrugged. "For me, running, nearly half a day. Why?"
Kagome didn't answer. "And how far for me?"
Inuyasha, again shrugged. "Uh, a day and a half maybe. Two if we make bad time."
Kagome turned to him and smiled gently. "Well that gives me nearly two days to decide what I'm going to tell Kouga."
Before Inuyasha, who desperately wanted to speak his mind now, could reply Kagome lifted a slender finger to his lips and silenced him. "AND...it gives you two days to figure out whether or not you can trust me."
She then dropped her finger from his lips and turned, walking towards the opposite direction once more.
Inuyasha frowned...what the hell was that about? He had no clue what to do...or what Kagome would do.
'Damn it, it's all Kouga's fucking fault,' he cursed within.
With a final glance to the well, debating whether to throw the object of his confusion back down it, he followed her on like a lost puppy, glaring the whole way.
A/n: ::sighs:: There! Finally finished it! Yes, I know it was kinda short, but I hope you liked it anyway...if there are any errors, once again, I haven't really edited it because I have practice tomorrow for State and I can't stay up much later...so I hope you like it and I'm sorry, again, for taking so long to update. Blame it on school...or writer's block or whatever you want, me even. I will try and update before the weekend's up, not making any promises though. :( Please review, you guys are great about it and I love the feedback, so review away! Hee hee, laters. :P Oh, BTW, I know this didn't upload right...damn site took away my lil divider things when I uploaded it (no, I'm not a computer whiz so I don't know why it happened it just did) So I'm sorry if it all runs together, I tried everything and it didn't fix it, so sorry!