Chapter Nine
Feeling someone touch her, Kagome screamed. What else could she do? She was defenseless.
"Owww, hey cut out the screaming would ya?" she heard Inuyasha's familiar voice and she felt so relived she could have hugged him, but she was Kikyou, and Kikyou would rejoice silently. And he was once again a half demon, that was a good sign, but what had provoked the change back?
"Here I brought these," he dumped medical provisions. "Think you could bandage these up please?"
Normally Kagome would have loved to do this, she liked to make her friends feel better, but she couldn't, she would give away her plan. But she couldn't say no. And beside Inuyasha had just said 'please.' Inuyasha never said please.
"Ummm, I, I g-guess I could d-do that," Kagome stuttered the words out and Inuyasha sat down beside her and removed his top layers. Kagome looked at his ribs, most of them had to be sprained because there were bruises around most of them and they were purple and black, not good colours. Gingerly she wrapped the gauze around his ribs and occasionally he would wince in pain. His ears were flattened against his head. Kagome thought that was cute but she made no comment. Time once again passed awkwardly and they found themselves sitting in uncomfortable silence. Once Kagome was done bandaging Inuyasha she resumed her spot gazing at the water where the rain fell lightly and steadily. Looking into the water like a mirror she saw Inuyasha putting his haori back on, then she saw him look at her so he untied it.
I'll believe
all your lies
just pretend you love me
As he walked over to her Kagome held out a hand.
"I don't need it," She dropped her hand and felt his eyes burning into her back.
"Ya you do, you're shivering, and knowing you, you'll get sick and then we can't look for jewel shards,"
Make believe, close your eyes
I'll be anything for you
"I will not get sick, worry about your self!" Kagome drew only knee to her chest and kept her sprained ankle on the ground. Kagome dipped her hands in water and brought them to her face, which she cleaned of the blood. She saw that Inuyasha sat down beside her and stared in the water as well. What is he thinking about? She wondered, and she was about to ask him when Inuyasha broke the uneasy silence.
"Can I ask you something Kagome?"
"I guess," Kagome dipped her finger into the lake and aided the rain to form ripples.
"Why are you doing this?" he asked and she sighed she knew he was going to ask this, but yet strangely she wasn't. Was that because she had no answer to reply with? Revenge? Could that be the answer?
"I really don't know. Did you know that you became full demon again? Why?"
"I was trying to protect you," Kagome turned her gaze to him. The rain pelted down harder and ran down her face and onto her lips. Kagome thought Inuyasha had become full demon to protect his own life, not hers. After what he had said to her a mere five days ago she didn't think he even noticed her at all anymore.
"That's nice of you, but you made it quite clear that I am here for only one purpose, to find and help gather the shards. I am an object, nothing more. I remember what you said you know,"
I'll believe
all your lies
just pretend you love me
Kagome congratulated herself. That was pretty good for having come up with that on the spot. She saw him bow his head; those words must have struck home because another patch of uncomfortable silence followed before he spoke again.
"But I never apologized for it so-..."
"Oh please, you never mean it!" Kagome felt her cheeks tinge from anger, He never meant what he said because two days later he would go back on his words.
"Would you let me finish?" Inuyasha asked
"Fine go ahead!" Kagome crossed her arms and felt the rain soak though her back.
"When you were at the well and you told me not to say sorry, I was really shocked, normally you would jump for joy when I apologized. Then, when you looked at me, your eyes I really don't know how to explain but use her. They looked like Kikyou's. They were all like cold and stuff. Normally you have pretty eyes but not then. Then when I got you and saw you like this," he motioned her outfit. He tried his haori again a draped it around her shoulders, this time Kagome let him. "I knew something was up, but you didn't tell me, so I tried to get it outta you, but your attitude was well, like mine. Anyway coming to a point, can I have the old Kagome back please, we miss her and we need her, I need her. And I'm sorry for saying that, I really am, Your not a shard locator, you're the only person who has stuck by me this long, and I'm really grateful so ummm I'm sorry and thanks."
Make believe close your eyes
I'll be anything for you
Kagome was speechless and also saddened; he never told her that he loved her; only a friend's love was all it could ever be. She was sad but if Inuyasha really wanted the 'old Kagome' back perhaps she could do that, but since it was only a friend's love was all it would ever be, she was still going to give Kikyou the rest of her soul, besides being with the one he loved most would help ease the pain knowing that every time he looked into Kikyou's eyes he might see a little of her.
I'll believe
all your lies
just pretend you love me
"You want the old Kagome back?" Kagome's eyes narrowed
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