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A/N: I am gonna start with answering the reviews in the chapters coz well, I wanna. So... stay tuned at the end of the chapter for review responses.
And uh...this chapter has a bit of citrus content in it...so beware. Let me know if I really suck at it.
(Sorry I couldn't update earlier coz was having some problems. I couldn't log in.)
Chapter 19: Vivid Dreams
This had to be the longest night yet. Kagome buried her face into her pillow trying to silence her tears. She wanted to be with the man she loved and her mother was intent on keeping her away from him.
Her mother wanted her to stay away from his warm embraces and soft gold eyes. She had forbidden her from ever smelling his earthy scent again; she had forbidden her from ever receiving his shy kisses and gentle touches.
She tossed and turned hoping to get a few hours of sleep before she had to leave for school. She wanted to return to feudal era as soon as possible but her mother had said that she would consider keeping the well open if Kagome maintained her grades. The relationship with Inuyasha was still forbidden.
But what she didn't know about couldn't hurt her, now could it?
Her Inuyasha.
My InuyashaNo one could keep her away from him.
No one can keep us apart.
Not even her own mother.
Not even my own mother.
Her eyes started drifting close when she smelt a familiar earthy scent. Like it had just rained. She opened her eyes just a little and saw a pair of large golden eyes looking at her, inches away from her face.
Inuyasha?She opened her mouth to say something but stopped when a clawed finger placed itself on her lips. The touch sent a shiver through her body and she tried to keep still. His eyes were soft and caring and she just wanted to melt under that intense gaze.
What is he doing here? How did he get in? The window's still closed. I didn't even hear him...She opened her mouth to ask him how exactly he got into her room without her knowing when he gave a smirk and his warm lips replaced his finger. She gasped at first, surprised and Inuyasha took the opportunity to push his tongue deep into her mouth taking all that she had to offer.
His arms wrapped themselves around her as he got on top of her, his heat seeping into her body, not leaving her lips for a second. His right hand moved to the front of her shirt slicing it in half and effectively removing it while his other hand found hers and squeezed it.
Kagome shivered as her chest was exposed, the cold air coming in contact with her warm flesh. She pulled on the tie on Inuyasha's fire rat robes with a small rustle. He let her lips go and placed warm wet kisses on her neck and shoulder as her hands fought to remove his haori. He pulled back a little to give her an arrogant smirk as he removed his haori with ease.
Kagome blushed profusely when his bare chest became visible in the small amount of moonlight that managed to enter the room through the window. She reached out to touch the soft warm flesh of his chest with tentative fingers. He wrapped his hand around hers, lightly massaging the back with his thumb.
She watched long strands of silver feather soft hair slide down his shoulder and land on her waist and breast. He smiled seductively at her as he let his haori fall to the floor forgotten.
He moved her body such that he was lying in between her legs and she was straddling his waist. She continued to smile and rubbed himself against her, claiming her lips in the process.
Her eyes widened as she felt him against herself; his need apparent through the thin fabric of her pyjama bottoms. She moaned when she felt his teeth on the soft flesh of her neck, biting her but not hard enough to break the skin. It hurt nonetheless but she was enjoying the pain. She wanted him to bite down harder and draw blood in the process. She wanted him to be part of her.
He let go of her neck to softly mutter something in her ear, his warm breath tickling her ear and neck.
He whispered again when she didn't respond.
"Say that I'm yours, Kagome." He placed another kiss under her ear.
"Hmm?" She questioned in her barely coherent state.
"Say that I belong to you. Say that I'm yours." He said slightly louder. Kagome looked at him with large confused eyes. Why did he want her to say that?
"Inu...Inuyasha?" He pulled back, supporting his upper body on propped up elbows and gazed into her dark eyes.
"Say it." He said in a commanding voice. Kagome continued to stare at him. How could she say that he belonged to her? He didn't belong to her...at least she didn't think so...
"Say it." He ordered again but this time there was a hint of desperation in his voice.
"But...how can I say that? Why...?" She faltered. She needed him to tell her what was going on before she said anything like that. Maybe he wasn't thinking straight. He belonged to Kikyo; Kagome thought with a pang of jealousy, why would he want her to say something that was so obviously not true?
A look of pure hurt and pain crossed his eyes and he pulled back suddenly. She felt chilly as her bare chest was exposed to the cold night air once again.
"Inuyasha?" She asked for him as he disappeared; his clothes vanished as well.
"Inuyasha?" She shot up into a sitting position as she noticed that her clothes were still in one piece and it was morning.
It was a dream? She ran a hand through her hair and realized that she was sweating profusely.
But it felt so real. Her lips still tingled with the feel of his lips, her fingers could still feel his feather soft tresses and her neck could still feel the lingering sensation of his teeth on her skin.
It felt so real.
She looked up at the clock and eeped. If she didn't get moving soon, she'll be late for school. She stopped as she crossed the bathroom mirror Her face was glowing and she was blushing all over.
She rubbed her cheeks trying to get them back to their normal colour while she showered.
She barely made it to school before it started raining. The skies were dark with black clouds and the rain coming down in waves. Add algebra to that and you have one hell of a day.
She yawned for the fifth time; her mind kept drifting off to a certain half-demon and the dream the night before. She blushed remembering exactly what they were doing in her dream...
She tried to take deep breaths to get rid of the blush before anyone noticed that she was red. Unfortunately, this was not her lucky day. She caught Yuka staring at her; she knew she'd have to talk to her and the rest of her friends as soon as she got a chance. She still hadn't explained what had happened at the mansion that night. And knowing her friends, they probably had some pretty weird theories on the events.
She sighed as the bell rang. Finally, the school was over...for today at least. Suddenly Yuka turned around and grabbed her arm leading her out of the class and into the crowded hallway.
She barely registered the shoving around in the halls, as she was lead towards the outside of the school. It was still raining like there was no tomorrow. She got soaked as she managed to get under a relatively dry tree, surprised to find the rest of the gang there.
So...this was a set up.
She gasped as Hojo got up and gave her a tight hug. If only Inuyasha was around to see that one, he'd be dead and buried.
No maybe he'll pluck his arms out one by one before killing him.
Damn, I'm turning into Inuyasha.
"Uh...Hojo?" She asked softly. She wasn't sure what she had done to deserve that hug but she was not sure she wanted to find out either.
"I thought I'd never see you again." He said quietly. She felt a pang of guilt at his confession. She always kept her friends in the dark when they had done nothing but help her. They worried about her non-stop and she never told them anything.
"Why did you think that?" She asked. Her friends were sending each other looks and Kagome felt left out. It was obvious that they had decided on a theory that explained the events at the mansion the best and Kagome didn't know about it.
"That boy with the sword...that was Inuyasha?" Seto asked regarding her with a cold calculating look. Kagome decided that she didn't like him much all over again.
She nodded, "Yeah..."
"But I thought the boy we saw at your place was Inuyasha." Ayumi spoke from her place beside Jonouchi.
"Yes...he was." She massaged the bridge of her nose at their confused glances. Of course, to them Inuyasha was black haired and violet eyed. This was going to be a long day.
She told them everything; from the time she fell down the well to Inuyasha's death and revival. She didn't tell them about Kikyo and thankfully they didn't ask. She also left out the part about Rei asking to join their group and other tidbits. It was only a glance over that was going to take up most of her time trying to prove.
They eventually went and had lunch at Wacdonald's and Kagome thanked god for the dry seats and warmth of the place.
By the end of the narration, she was getting mixed signals. Seto and Honda were looking at her as if she had spent most of last year in a mental asylum. Jonouchi was staring at his fries and his shake. He looked like he had fazed out somewhere around the part where she had fallen into the well.
Ayumi looked smug, she had a 'told you so' expression set on her face and Yuka and Eri just looked bewildered.
Hojo...now he was a different story. He had a spark of possessiveness that she had never seen before. He had moved to sit beside her sometime during the conversation and now had one arm wrapped around her shoulders.
Now she was thinking that maybe Inuyasha would pluck his teeth out before he tore his arms off.
"But Inuyasha is dangerous..." Hojo said in a soft slightly worried voice.
"No, he isn't. Well, he is kind of but he'll never hurt me. He protects me." She tried to clear up to him.
"I'm not sure about the whole well thing but from what I saw, Inuyasha looks really dangerous."
"Look, I assure you he'd never hurt a human."
"So what you are saying is that Inuyasha is black haired and white haired?" Seto spoke for the first time. His one eyebrow was raised in question.
"Yes, the black haired Inuyasha who you saw at my house was human since it was the new moon. The white haired Inuyasha was half-demon...his true self."
If it was possible then Seto believed more than ever that she ought to be thrown into the loony bin.
"Look I'm telling you the truth." She was starting to get frustrated. Ayumi tried to console her but it infuriated Kagome even more. She stormed out of the fast food place and hurried down the street, hoping to get home before she got too wet.
A little late for trying to stay dry, isn't it?
She shivered and then increased her speed when she heard her friends come out of the fast food joint and hurry after her. Hojo broke into a run and reached Kagome. He draped an arm over her shoulders and tucked her into himself in an attempt to keep her warm. Kagome fully appreciated the gesture but it made her feel as if she was betraying Inuyasha somehow by being so close to another guy.
She shook her head, its not like she's doing anything wrong. Pushing him away would be rude.
"Thank you, Hojo." She said to him as he grinned at her. They started approaching the shrine and she invited them inside for hot chocolate and they agreed.
As she passed the well house however, she noticed that the doors were open. She was pretty sure they were closed when she had left for school. She shrugged and moved to get them all inside before any of them got sick.
When they were all inside, she ushered them into the living room while she went upstairs to get towels for everyone. Her mother set about to prepare hot chocolate for everyone.
She was still upstairs when Hojo came into her room. Alone.
"Is there something you need, Hojo?" She asked trying to keep her unease at bay. He probably needed something that's why he was here. No other reason.
"I was just wondering if you would like to go to the movies with me on Friday night?" He asked pleasantly.
"Um...I kind of have to leave to go to feudal era..." She tried. The best part about telling them the whole story was that she could now tell them exactly why she couldn't come. No more lies.
"Oh come on Kagome. You can't take out a few hours from your demon fighting?" He was still smiling pleasantly and Kagome felt that she had ditched him too many times already.
"Uh...I guess...sure?" She said uncertainly. He gave her a smile that could light up the room and then without any warning he placed a soft kiss on her cheek.
"Great! Then it's a date..." He had barely finished his sentence when a blur of red and silver shot through the window and grabbed Hojo lifting him off the ground. Inuyasha growled loudly as he tightened his hold on the schoolboy's throat.
"Inuyasha put him down! I said put him DOWN!" She shouted at him. He gave a brief look and then tightened his hold even more. Hojo coughed and wheezed trying to take a breath. He was turning into a dangerous shade of blue.
At her shouting, the rest of the gang ran up to her room and her mother came in after them.
She gave him her most threatening glare before she heard something clink. Her gaze shifted from the blue boy to Inuyasha's neck. He had the beads on. But how did they get there?
She remembered that she had put them in her bag and had left that bag in the feudal era when she had stormed home after their fight. Did he put them on? By himself?
Yeah, and the events that followed the fight brought a faint blush to her cheeks as she fought to maintain her composure. If she didn't do anything soon, then Hojo was going to die. Soon.
"Inuyasha put him down. Don't make me say it..." She threatened. Inuyasha gave her an abrupt cold glare before growling and tightening his hold on him.
"You can't do that. Because then I'll take your boyfriend down with me." He snarled.
Boyfriend? She tugged at his sleeve lightly trying to get his attention.
"Please let him go." She said quietly but she knew he would hear her just as well if she had screamed.
Inuyasha let him go suddenly and he crumpled to the ground. He cracked his knuckles and then proceeded to threaten the wheezing boy.
"You ever touch my Kagome again and I will slit open your stomach, take out your guts and put them in a bowl."
Leave it to Inuyasha to be creative with his threats.
The gang paled visibly when he sneered at them, showing off his fangs in the process. Kagome was sure that none of them were willing to try out this half-demon's patience.
"Osuwari." She screamed as loud as she could. Inuyasha's eyes grew wide as he fell to the floor. Kagome was surprised when the string of curses was not released. He just lay there and waited for the spell to wear off.
Kagome moved to his side and tried to get his attention. She didn't like it when he turned so quiet. It usually meant that he was holding his feelings inside.
"Inuyasha?" She said softly as the spell wore off and he stood up abruptly. She looked up at him realizing just how tall he was. He took of his haori and draped it on her, taking extra care to cover up her chest in the process.
"You'll catch a cold if you don't put something warm on." He said softly.
She blushed realizing that her shirt was still wet and she was really cold.
Kagome's mother suddenly shoved her way into her room and yanked her towards the bathroom. She removed his haori and threw it aside as she ushered her inside to get her some dry clothes. Everybody except Seto missed the look of pure hurt that crossed the half-demon's features as his haori was thrown aside.
He bent down and tentatively picked up the haori and handed it to the silent demon. Inuyasha looked up at the brown haired human boy in front of him and he took his haori back but didn't put it on.
"Thanks for saving our lives that night, Inuyasha." He said softly but his eyes showed that he was truly grateful. Inuyasha bowed his head slightly to show that he had had acknowledged him and then turned around to leave. He jumped out of the window and went into the well house.
"What is going on here?" Her mother demanded as soon as the door closed and they were left alone.
Kagome took a deep breath and started, "Hojo asked me out and Inuyasha nearly ki...uh...he got overprotective." She stumbled. It wouldn't help to let her mother know that the naïve boy had nearly died.
She wondered to herself if Hojo was all right and what was Inuyasha doing now that he was all alone in her room with her bunch of friends.
"Look, I am a mother and I worry for you. I am sure that Inuyasha is a really nice boy. He is very sweet even if he is rude at times. But his violent tendencies have me worried. Don't think I didn't see him nearly choke Hojo to death. I am willing to keep the well open and allow you to go to the past and complete your quest but you have to make sure that no body gets hurt in the present because of him. Please promise me that..."
"I promise Mama," Kagome said as she pulled on a dry shirt. Now that Inuyasha had the beads on, he would be easy to subdue.
They left the bathroom to see Hojo still looking very much shaken and the rest of her friends were trying to see if he was all right. Kagome moved to his side to apologize for the attack.
"I told you that he was dangerous." Hojo breathed out. He was still trying to get his normal breathing pattern and to slow down his heartbeats.
"He rarely ever does that and he's just well...protective. He probably thought that you were going to hurt me or something..." She tried to defend Inuyasha.
"He's still dangerous." He forced it out. Everybody else nodded dumbly. Everybody except Seto.
She looked at Seto to encourage him to speak what's on his mind.
"He's only dangerous when he has to." Everyone looked at him clarification. It was obvious that Seto had some new insight into the whole situation and Kagome gulped. She was worried that Seto will suggest something like mental illness or something.
"He likes you a lot doesn't he?" He asked Kagome. She gupled and then nodded weakly. "I thought so. I believe that Hojo asked you out again didn't he?" She nodded again. "I thought so. I believe he perceived Hojo as competition for her affections and hence moved to eliminate the problem. If he really is from 500 years into the past, then killing his rivals is not a big deal to him. Especially if he's demon. Human laws against killing don't apply to him."
Kagome gaped. So he believed her now? And maybe he wasn't such a bad guy.
"I also suggest you go after him. Talk to him. I don't know how you feel for Hojo or Inuyasha. But at the moment you should go to him and clarify the situation. If you really like the demon, then proceed to make it up to him. If you like Hojo then let him know that he is not to hurt him ever again."
Kagome nodded. She really could start liking this guy. He was great on advises.
She handed the towels to her friends and excused herself and ran towards the well. This had to be the longest day yet.
She ducked her head and headed for the well trying to keep as dry as she could. Hopefully, the sun would still be shining in the feudal era. She took a deep breath and then jumped into the dark well.
She landed on the soft ground silently and then sighed when she felt big fat raindrops on her head.
Oh great, it's raining here too.
She climbed out of the well tugging at her wet hair. It seemed that Mother Nature herself was against Kagome. Luckily, the shirt she was wearing now didn't turn transparent as soon as splashed with water. Miroku will have a field day if he saw her in her other shirts, wet in the rain.
She shook her head as the familiar face popped up in her memories. She loved her friends here, she didn't know what she would do if she lost them.
"You're just waiting here to get sick aren't you?" She turned around when she heard the familiar voice. Inuyasha was standing behind her, his silver bangs plastered to his forehead due to the rain and his beads glistening with moisture. Her eyes followed the path of a drop that fell from his bangs onto his cheek and then trailed his cheekbone and reaching his strong jaw line.
She forgot that it was rude to stare and let her gaze linger longer than necessary at his lips. She snapped out of her daze when she felt her cheeks heat up and her ears burn. She knew she must be blushing like hell at them moment.
She also noticed that he wasn't wearing his haori, he was in his white undershirt. This new observation at least snapped her brown eyes down, away from his face.
"Come on, let's get you inside before you get sick." He grabbed her hand and started leading her away from the well...and away from the village.
"Inu...Inuyasha?" She asked when she realized that they were heading towards the forests.
"Just come with me...trust me okay?" He said softly and continued to lead her towards the thick foliage of trees.
She used her free hand to wipe away the rainwater from her eyes and then ran her fingers though his silver hair. They were tangled because of the water and she turned her attention to straightening the long strands.
She gave a particularly hard tug to one of the knots and he hissed as he jerked his head back. She pulled her hand back as he turned around and looked at her. Then his gaze softened and he gave her a small smile before heading towards the forest again.
Kagome was surprised that he let her get away with hurting him, not that she wanted him to start screaming at her or anything.
She shuddered as a cold breeze blew. She felt frozen to the spot and wrapped one arm around herself to preserve some heat. Inuyasha stopped suddenly and turned around. She watched him as he came close to her and wrapped his arms around her waist firmly, burying her face in his shoulder and then running towards their mysterious destination.
Kagome sighed contentedly and fisted her hands in his undershirt breathing in all his earthy scent. She was reminded of her dream about him and she blushed furiously burying her head in his shoulder again in an attempt to make sure that he didn't see her face colour like that.
"Kagome?" He asked softly. She made a small sound in the back of her throat to let him know she heard him.
"Do you want to be with me?" He asked in the same gentle tone. Kagome was taken back and if possible buried her face even more in his shirt. He didn't need to see just how much she was blushing.
When she felt that he was still waiting for her answer, she nodded slightly. She was afraid of revealing her feelings to him and felt that a voiced response would somehow destroy the moment.
"Then tell me I'm yours." He whispered. Kagome froze. What?
"Say that I belong to you, Kagome. Say that I'm yours."
So...what'd ya think?
Kougagurl666: hope this chapter was up to your expectations...let me know what you think!!!!
PrincessSerenity88: Her mum's mean coz she's worried abt Kagome. Imagine how you would feel if you walked in on ur daughter making out with her half-demon boyfriend from 500 years into the past. I'd be freaked. And then again...mums always want the best for their daughter so I tried to put myself in the same situation and put down how I would react...true that I exaggerated some of the reactions but oh well.
NefCanuck: Eh Heh...I really need her mum to be overprotective abt Kagome. I have no intention of turning her villainous or anything but her actions have to be justified...refer to my review response to PrincessSerenity88 for the full reason why Mrs. Higurashi is acting the way she is.
Live-4-Evil: Eh Heh...refer to my earlier review responses. Coz everybody thinks that Kagome's mum's evil and mean and all. Well, I think she's just looking out for her daughter.
Inuxkagforever: don't worry...Rei's love is one sided (poor girl) this story will remain Inu x Kag.
PancakeBob: heh heh heh
Princess Pen: Its gonna remain InuKag don't worry. I need Rei to fall in love with him to further the plot. And Kagome's mum won't get around to filling up the well...at least not yet. BWAHAHAHAHA
KagometheHauntress: Well what can I say?!?!?! He he he he he
Red Rose Verligo (Ashli): Oh come on...I thought that her mother's actions would mirror that of a real life mother. Whatever, I need her to be overprotective so that this story works out. Let me know what you think of this chapter!!!
Alex: Thanx a lot for the encouragement!!! I'll try to get better with each chapter. Hope you enjoy...
Marsha a.k.a. Inuyasha: Glad you like...
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