Author: Ok.....I lied. This isn't a fight chapter, it's a short (and I mean
short) plot chapter. But please don't hate me [ducks under flying objects]
I wanna get all this out of the way now so I can be done with most of the
important history.
BTW, this chapter actually takes place somewhere during the last chapter so...enjoy.
[exhales] here we go...
Chapter 7:
A cool wind blew from the west, causing the all the short blades of grass and the leaves on the few trees of the plateau to shift in unison. The waves in the greenery of the area were peaceful and perfect for reflection and meditation. The never ceasing wind brought the scent from Kaede's village, allowing Inuyasha to be at peace knowing that both the village and (more importantly) his mate were safe.
It was a good thing that the winds of the plateau always blew from the west, so that whenever Inuyasha was up there, he would always know when something was wrong and in but a few moments, be there to help. On the winds from the village he could even detect Kagome's scent, however, that didn't make being apart from her any easier.
Inuyasha shut his eyes taking in the entire scents around him, the villagers, his mate, the grass, the trees, and the thick braken berry juice that so thickly coated his left hand. He rested his head against the base of the tree he was sitting by and allowed the winds to cool his bare lower region.
The sound of the light lubricant along his skin somewhat disgusted him, as he tried to focus on it to keep his mind off his surroundings, yet through his shut eyes, he could see the burned image of Kagome in his mind's eye. He let out a small groan, half from the fact that he hated doing such a thing, and half from the comparably miniscule twinge of pleasure that warmed his relic.
He pulled his head forward for a moment, without ceasing the motion in his left hand, and brought his right up in front of his now opened eyes. The scarred skin on his palm did little to help ease the moment, he never imagined that he would be subject to ever having to do this act again once he had taken a mate; but then his situation was slightly different than he originally thought.
He groaned again, shut his eyes, and lightly banged his head against the trunk of the tree again. Inwardly he cursed the monk and his lover that had so deserted him, and brought forth his dark chain of events.
'Curse them' he thought scowling at the memory of Miroku and Sango 'why'd they have to go. Well, I guess I'd probably want to go see my family if they were still around when Kagome and I finally get the chance to have a kid, but then again, I could get there, visit and be back in a few days, not "probably six months or so"' His thoughts mocked Miroku's voice from the memory about three months ago, when he and Kagome were first told that their friends were going to go visit the monk's mother and living relatives.
'What friends they are..." he said aloud, between sporadic grunts of anger and pleasure. He sighed heavily and wished that he could be with Kagome right now, he needed her, and he couldn't be with her.
His thoughts drifted to the years that they, Miroku, Sango, Kirara, and sometimes even Shippo had spent watching over the shikon no tama and protecting it from even the weakest of youkai; but the whole time, they had done it in shifts. During that time, everything was so easy, he and Kagome were able to be together when Miroku and Sango or Shippo and Kirara had been guarding the jewel. If they weren't mating than they were just able to be alone together, and if not that, then she would often just sit and watch Inuyasha train Shippo a little with the 12 inch katana that Totosai had given him for his birthday.
He exhaled once again, though this time not from the pleasure, but from the fond memories he had of the past few years.
He took a moment to grab another handful of braken berries from the red sash he had learned to bring with him whenever he let himself start thinking about Kagome when she was guarding the shikon no tama. The dark violet berries were no larger than ordinary blueberries, and after he crushed them in his hand, they released an aroma that was both tangy and sweet, and a the very thick juice that helped him serve his purpose. The new juice felt warm on his relic, and he went back to work, trying to get the task over with, even though the feeling he produced by himself was nothing to how Kagome had made him feel.
He exhaled again, and looked once again at his marked hand, he had taught himself specifically to do this task left handed because he would never disgrace their mark by touching himself without her.
He shut his eyes and began to go back to his train of thought. 'Even Shippo is strong enough to defeat some of these wanna-be youkai underling's underlings, and if he couldn't, Kirara was always with him to stop the others. It would be nice if he could just take at least one day out of the week to guard the jewel with Kirara, but then again, I suppose that that fox youkai test of adolescence is important to him.'
Shippo had gone to undergo the first of three tests that fox youkai's always take to prove themselves as adults. The first of the three, the test of adolescence, was a long pilgrimage that they took at rather young age. Even though he has to fend for himself the whole time, Kirara went with him to make sure that he was alright.
'It was rather nice of her' Inuyasha continued in his thoughts 'to watch him even though she can't really help him according to the rules, but supposedly he'll come out of it stronger than he was, which is good for me, and she'll be able to get him back here much quicker. Still, I wish I could be with my mate, especially right now.' Inuyasha looked down with sorrow on his swollen gland. 'I really wish I could be with her.'
Inuyasha continued on in this fashion until something odd pricked his nose. The scent grabbed his full attention and pricked at his memory banks. After taking a moment to match the scent with one that he had almost forgotten, he finally recognized the scent of the youkai that had given him many an interesting duel.
A smirk drew itself slowly on his face and he slunk back against the tree trunk, he remembered the expression on Kouga's face when he had admitted defeat for Kagome's courtship, and he knew that the wolf had at least a shred of honor, he trusted Kagome was safe.
'No doubt Kagome will tell him to come up here and at least say "hi"' Inuyasha thought, sinisterely. He cracked the knuckles on his right hand by tensely curling them into a fist. 'and when he does...I sure hope he managed to get some of his strength back, It's been a while since I had a real good fight.'
With that he went back to his task, trying to push Kouga (a very definite turn-off) out of his immediate memory.
'If only I had more control over my urges when I'm around her' he thought to himself. A slightly more audible groan pierced his lips as he got closer to climax. Memories of when the others had just left him and Kagome came to him, when the two of them tried to guard the jewel together all the time. After a few days of not being able to be with each other physically, they had become so distracted by each other that a particularly weak youkai was actually able to get a hold of the shikon no tama. Luckily they were able to kill it before it digested the shikon no tama, but at that time they knew that they could not take the risk of being together; that was three months ago, and being apart from her had not gotten any easier.
The only relief Inuyasha received during Kagome's shifts, was that since the wind of the village always blew to the west mysteriously, Inuyasha always knew what was going on, and even though it didn't lighten his suffering, at least it eased his mind.
'Why'd she have to be so adamant about taking on so much of the responsibility for the shikon no tama?
"Look Inuyasha" her voice from the memory broke it's way to the front of his mind "I'm the miko of this village now, it's more my responsibility than anyone else's to watch over it. I'm going to do at least equal work in guarding it, after all, it's my purpose now."
Inuyasha sighed and grunted again, his back arched a little against the trunk of the tree, he was glad to know he was almost done.
Kouga's scent started to grow heavier by the second, letting Inuyasha know that Kagome had done as he predicted and started to work harder so that he could be done as soon as possible. Once again, the hanyou forced his old rivals appearance out of his mind and tried to focus on the night he and Kagome actually marked itself.
His nerves reacted from the memory, and the sensation grew as he moved faster trying to get the act over with. His face began to twitch involuntarily and his groans became more frequent and louder as the memory progressed further and further.
Soon afterwards, he heard a long, loud, and rather husky howl originating from the base of the trail up the plateau. Kouga's warning served it's purpose, alerting the hanyou of his presence, then faded of to be carried onward by the wind.
Inuyasha did what he could to silence his sounds, but he knew that Kouga could most likely still hear him, so he didn't try all that hard.
After only a few minutes more, climax came, and climax went. Inuyasha gathered his seed on his left hand and pulled up his pants with his right. He stood up and disposed of the fluid as if he were doing a Hijin Ketson (except not with blood) off the west edge of the plateau like he always did. After finishing with that task his took a deep breath and prepared himself mentally for what he hoped would be a promising fight.
'Kouga got here a lot faster than I expected' he thought, smirking once again. He pulled on his fire rat's cloak and reached over to the sheathed tetsusaiga. He fitted the enchanted blade into the belt of the cloak. 'I can't wait'
Inuyasha let out a piercing howl of a dog, letting his old rival know that he was ready to meet him, and nearly unable to hold still from his excitement.
Author: Okay, now that that's done, the true fight scene can begin. So now you all know what happened to everyone else and where they are, and you also know the sad predicament that Inuyasha and Kagome are in...how sad, oh well. Lol I'm gonna start the next chapter without waiting for the reviews so it should be done sooner than most of the chapters have been. Chaoness.
BTW, this chapter actually takes place somewhere during the last chapter so...enjoy.
[exhales] here we go...
Chapter 7:
A cool wind blew from the west, causing the all the short blades of grass and the leaves on the few trees of the plateau to shift in unison. The waves in the greenery of the area were peaceful and perfect for reflection and meditation. The never ceasing wind brought the scent from Kaede's village, allowing Inuyasha to be at peace knowing that both the village and (more importantly) his mate were safe.
It was a good thing that the winds of the plateau always blew from the west, so that whenever Inuyasha was up there, he would always know when something was wrong and in but a few moments, be there to help. On the winds from the village he could even detect Kagome's scent, however, that didn't make being apart from her any easier.
Inuyasha shut his eyes taking in the entire scents around him, the villagers, his mate, the grass, the trees, and the thick braken berry juice that so thickly coated his left hand. He rested his head against the base of the tree he was sitting by and allowed the winds to cool his bare lower region.
The sound of the light lubricant along his skin somewhat disgusted him, as he tried to focus on it to keep his mind off his surroundings, yet through his shut eyes, he could see the burned image of Kagome in his mind's eye. He let out a small groan, half from the fact that he hated doing such a thing, and half from the comparably miniscule twinge of pleasure that warmed his relic.
He pulled his head forward for a moment, without ceasing the motion in his left hand, and brought his right up in front of his now opened eyes. The scarred skin on his palm did little to help ease the moment, he never imagined that he would be subject to ever having to do this act again once he had taken a mate; but then his situation was slightly different than he originally thought.
He groaned again, shut his eyes, and lightly banged his head against the trunk of the tree again. Inwardly he cursed the monk and his lover that had so deserted him, and brought forth his dark chain of events.
'Curse them' he thought scowling at the memory of Miroku and Sango 'why'd they have to go. Well, I guess I'd probably want to go see my family if they were still around when Kagome and I finally get the chance to have a kid, but then again, I could get there, visit and be back in a few days, not "probably six months or so"' His thoughts mocked Miroku's voice from the memory about three months ago, when he and Kagome were first told that their friends were going to go visit the monk's mother and living relatives.
'What friends they are..." he said aloud, between sporadic grunts of anger and pleasure. He sighed heavily and wished that he could be with Kagome right now, he needed her, and he couldn't be with her.
His thoughts drifted to the years that they, Miroku, Sango, Kirara, and sometimes even Shippo had spent watching over the shikon no tama and protecting it from even the weakest of youkai; but the whole time, they had done it in shifts. During that time, everything was so easy, he and Kagome were able to be together when Miroku and Sango or Shippo and Kirara had been guarding the jewel. If they weren't mating than they were just able to be alone together, and if not that, then she would often just sit and watch Inuyasha train Shippo a little with the 12 inch katana that Totosai had given him for his birthday.
He exhaled once again, though this time not from the pleasure, but from the fond memories he had of the past few years.
He took a moment to grab another handful of braken berries from the red sash he had learned to bring with him whenever he let himself start thinking about Kagome when she was guarding the shikon no tama. The dark violet berries were no larger than ordinary blueberries, and after he crushed them in his hand, they released an aroma that was both tangy and sweet, and a the very thick juice that helped him serve his purpose. The new juice felt warm on his relic, and he went back to work, trying to get the task over with, even though the feeling he produced by himself was nothing to how Kagome had made him feel.
He exhaled again, and looked once again at his marked hand, he had taught himself specifically to do this task left handed because he would never disgrace their mark by touching himself without her.
He shut his eyes and began to go back to his train of thought. 'Even Shippo is strong enough to defeat some of these wanna-be youkai underling's underlings, and if he couldn't, Kirara was always with him to stop the others. It would be nice if he could just take at least one day out of the week to guard the jewel with Kirara, but then again, I suppose that that fox youkai test of adolescence is important to him.'
Shippo had gone to undergo the first of three tests that fox youkai's always take to prove themselves as adults. The first of the three, the test of adolescence, was a long pilgrimage that they took at rather young age. Even though he has to fend for himself the whole time, Kirara went with him to make sure that he was alright.
'It was rather nice of her' Inuyasha continued in his thoughts 'to watch him even though she can't really help him according to the rules, but supposedly he'll come out of it stronger than he was, which is good for me, and she'll be able to get him back here much quicker. Still, I wish I could be with my mate, especially right now.' Inuyasha looked down with sorrow on his swollen gland. 'I really wish I could be with her.'
Inuyasha continued on in this fashion until something odd pricked his nose. The scent grabbed his full attention and pricked at his memory banks. After taking a moment to match the scent with one that he had almost forgotten, he finally recognized the scent of the youkai that had given him many an interesting duel.
A smirk drew itself slowly on his face and he slunk back against the tree trunk, he remembered the expression on Kouga's face when he had admitted defeat for Kagome's courtship, and he knew that the wolf had at least a shred of honor, he trusted Kagome was safe.
'No doubt Kagome will tell him to come up here and at least say "hi"' Inuyasha thought, sinisterely. He cracked the knuckles on his right hand by tensely curling them into a fist. 'and when he does...I sure hope he managed to get some of his strength back, It's been a while since I had a real good fight.'
With that he went back to his task, trying to push Kouga (a very definite turn-off) out of his immediate memory.
'If only I had more control over my urges when I'm around her' he thought to himself. A slightly more audible groan pierced his lips as he got closer to climax. Memories of when the others had just left him and Kagome came to him, when the two of them tried to guard the jewel together all the time. After a few days of not being able to be with each other physically, they had become so distracted by each other that a particularly weak youkai was actually able to get a hold of the shikon no tama. Luckily they were able to kill it before it digested the shikon no tama, but at that time they knew that they could not take the risk of being together; that was three months ago, and being apart from her had not gotten any easier.
The only relief Inuyasha received during Kagome's shifts, was that since the wind of the village always blew to the west mysteriously, Inuyasha always knew what was going on, and even though it didn't lighten his suffering, at least it eased his mind.
'Why'd she have to be so adamant about taking on so much of the responsibility for the shikon no tama?
"Look Inuyasha" her voice from the memory broke it's way to the front of his mind "I'm the miko of this village now, it's more my responsibility than anyone else's to watch over it. I'm going to do at least equal work in guarding it, after all, it's my purpose now."
Inuyasha sighed and grunted again, his back arched a little against the trunk of the tree, he was glad to know he was almost done.
Kouga's scent started to grow heavier by the second, letting Inuyasha know that Kagome had done as he predicted and started to work harder so that he could be done as soon as possible. Once again, the hanyou forced his old rivals appearance out of his mind and tried to focus on the night he and Kagome actually marked itself.
His nerves reacted from the memory, and the sensation grew as he moved faster trying to get the act over with. His face began to twitch involuntarily and his groans became more frequent and louder as the memory progressed further and further.
Soon afterwards, he heard a long, loud, and rather husky howl originating from the base of the trail up the plateau. Kouga's warning served it's purpose, alerting the hanyou of his presence, then faded of to be carried onward by the wind.
Inuyasha did what he could to silence his sounds, but he knew that Kouga could most likely still hear him, so he didn't try all that hard.
After only a few minutes more, climax came, and climax went. Inuyasha gathered his seed on his left hand and pulled up his pants with his right. He stood up and disposed of the fluid as if he were doing a Hijin Ketson (except not with blood) off the west edge of the plateau like he always did. After finishing with that task his took a deep breath and prepared himself mentally for what he hoped would be a promising fight.
'Kouga got here a lot faster than I expected' he thought, smirking once again. He pulled on his fire rat's cloak and reached over to the sheathed tetsusaiga. He fitted the enchanted blade into the belt of the cloak. 'I can't wait'
Inuyasha let out a piercing howl of a dog, letting his old rival know that he was ready to meet him, and nearly unable to hold still from his excitement.
Author: Okay, now that that's done, the true fight scene can begin. So now you all know what happened to everyone else and where they are, and you also know the sad predicament that Inuyasha and Kagome are in...how sad, oh well. Lol I'm gonna start the next chapter without waiting for the reviews so it should be done sooner than most of the chapters have been. Chaoness.