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Chapter 27(Finally)
Inuyasha heard Sango's request, and had said nothing, he didn't even nod. Yet, he could feel her content with his silent reply, and for some reason he felt content with hers, whatever that may have been. He could feel their eyes follow him as he walked into the darkening forest, giving him the privacy he wanted, no, needed with Kagome. (Don't get naughty thoughts, my enthusiastic readers) Kagome was still crying, but it seemed that being near him gave her a calming affect that he treasured, since only he had it. Kagome sniffed, and came out of her hiding place, lost eyes gazing upon his blank face. But she knew better than to say it was blank, he was deep in thought, thinking about her. Sensing her eyes upon his face, he looked down at her, never slowing his pace. Eyes locked, lost gazed upon concern, their emotions displayed without containment, including Inuyasha.
Breaking their eye contact, Inuyasha looked back up, facing the path before him, determined to not let Kagome down. He was going to support her and give her comfort, anything she wanted, he was not about to walk away from her in this state. She still kept her gaze upon Inuyasha, watching his face, not wanting to forget the feel of passion she had felt with just a single look. Passion that was so intimate, she felt as if all the worries on her chest magically vanished, letting her take a breath of air she had needed for a long time. Snuggling back into his chest, she sniffed, and hiccupped until she had fallen into a deep and peaceful sleep, which she welcomed with open arms. Glancing down at her, he was surprised to find her sleeping soundly, breath even and face now smooth with slumber. He smiled, and kept on walking until he came upon his desired destination.
"Guess I should have learned from the first time, but I can't be taught new tricks." Inuyasha smirked, thanking the heavens that she wasn't awake to hear him tease himself, something he had never done, but this girl had caused a change in him, but he wasn't complaining. He looked up at the many branches on the sacred tree that had survived more than 500 years, or would go on to survive more than 500 years. Surely it had been though hell, but yet here it stood, ever waiting, and never failing. He could always come here when he wanted to be alone, or to just relax and think, this tree was always here, no matter what. Crouching down, careful not to disturb Kagome, he took one graceful leap, landing on his favorite branch, not too far from the ground, yet close to the sky above, a perfect spot. Kagome held on tightly to Inuyasha's haori, unconsciously aware of what was happening. Landing effortlessly on the branch, he sat down, with a sleeping girl in his arms which he would protect with his life.
The sky was rapidly changing from a blend of vibrant colors, into a blanket of darkness stained with stars, and decorated with a bright moon that tried in vain to outshine the sun. He loved the night, even though many feared it; he welcomed it as if it was a long time friend. Perhaps it was because of his past, when he was hated and humiliated because of what he was, he didn't have a chance against his enemies, but in the dark, when the night took over, he could escape unseen, and no one could harm him. Dreading the light, he came to adore the darkness, and soon the sun was his enemy, bringing him nothing but pain and suffering, while the night gave him an escape, freedom from all of that, and he never forgot what it did for him, up until this day, he never forgot. Even though he had never forgotten, that pain was soon eased with the arrival of Kagome. Her glowing smile, and bright eyes, and her carefree ways, it showed him that pain was something everyone suffered, but you move on, into a new day with a new start and a new chance to see the light. Kagome was that light for him, a never ending light that gave him the strength he needed to accept who he was, and not be ashamed. He wasn't all the way there yet, but he was close, and she was right there, holding his hand leading him into acceptance of himself.
He felt her stir, and looked down, seeing that she was closer to him, if even possible, bringing her arm up over his neck, making it look like they were in an intimate embrace. It wasn't the best appearance, but what could he do? Kagome was sitting in his lap, arm around his neck, while he was holding her by the waist, letting her legs hang over his. Her mother would give him hell if she saw this, but she wasn't here, was she? No, I thought so. Even though his mind was wandering, he kept those thoughts away, not wanting to ruin the moment, or in other words, get sat all the way to America. (Do you guys know the saying, I'll hit you so hard you'll end up in China, or something like that, well, kinda switched that around, but they're not in China huh, so guess that kinda kills it...)
"Inuyasha..." Kagome's soft pleading voice reached his ears, causing them to twitch. He looked down at her, but her eyes were closed, and her breathing still even, meaning she was still asleep. But that tone she held in her voice, it sounded so...desperate, as if she needed him, but why did she need him. Should he wake her up? Or should he just let her sleep, and then she could tell him when she woke up? Trying to figure out what he should do, her calls disrupted him, and he glanced at her lips. Should he? Would she kill him, or wake up, or what would happen he didn't know, but right now that was all he could think of.
Bending down slowly coming closer to her stirring face, he paused slightly glancing down at her fluttering eyes. Then, he froze, staring right into Kagome's open eyes, staring right back at him. Her eyes went wide with shock, and his went wide in embarrassment. It seemed that still after all they had been through, and all the things that had happened to them, back at Kagome's house that is, they still acted as though they were 10 year olds with silly little crushes, too embarrassed to talk to them, admiring from afar, and always arguing to cover up the fact that they like each other. Inuyasha hadn't moved back, and Kagome hadn't moved away either. Frozen they didn't even breath, until Kagome's cheeks went blood red, and Inuyasha followed suit. When it seemed that Kagome was about to bite his head off, Kagome shut her open mouth, and muttered something, before she came back up with a cheerful look on her face, and a glint of mischief in her eyes.
"Hm, it seems that I've been here before. Haven't I, Inuyasha?" She teased him, and he blushed, smiling sheepishly down at her. She laughed at his goofy smile, and looked up at him, shaking her head in amusement. "Why is it that whenever I fall asleep with you, I always end up in this tree?" Kagome looked around her, not liking her feet being off the ground, but she could sacrifice it for where she was right now. But she wasn't about to let him know that.
"I don't know, I'm just used to coming here for comfort, and thinking things through very carefully. It gives me peace, and it seems that the last few times you've fallen asleep in my arms, you've needed that desperately. So, here you are." Inuyasha spoke truthfully, kind of surprising Kagome that he hadn't snapped back with a witty response, sparking an all too familiar argument between the two. Sighing, she knew she had to talk with him, she needed to talk to him, and she owed him that after all he had done for her. She hated making him worry, and she wasn't going to make him worry any further.
"Thanks." She muttered after a silence had eased its way between them, not making things uncomfortable, just quiet. He only stared into the night sky, while she gazed upon the disturbingly far ground. Once again that silence made itself welcomed, settling down for awhile before Inuyasha kicked him out.
"Thanks for what?" His light whisper barely made its way to Kagome's ears, but they made it, and she smiled at his lack of understanding. He seemed so oblivious to many things sometimes she found it hard to get mad at him and all she could do was smile, as a friend would smile at his companion for asking what was going at when the answer was right before him. She thought carefully before putting her thoughts in words.
"Thank you for being here." Inuyasha at first said and did nothing, but then he tightened his grip on her waist, pulling her closer to him so that they were pressed up against each other, body pressed against body, almost as if trying to pull her into himself, connected in such a way, that no one nor nothing could ever pull them apart.
"Kagome, I can't think of a reason why I wouldn't want to be here." Inuyasha was speaking with his heart in hand, something Kagome had never experienced, except on the night he had told her he loved her, but this, this was intensified a million times more, what with now they were together, starting a relationship, with hearts out in the open. She felt the urge to cry, but she fought it, and smiled instead.
"You better say that." She murmured, causing him to chuckle. She always had a way of making situations seem so cheery and light, no matter how hard they were. He squeezed her, and placed his chin on top of her head, inhaling her beautiful scent, beautiful in every sense of the word. Intoxicating, yet relaxing, serene, yet fiery, light, yet surprisingly powerful, her scent was unique and bewitching, he had never smelt anything like it before. Needing it whenever it left him, and peaceful whenever it surrounded him, Kagome was just like her scent, and both had him under their spell.
"Why wouldn't I?" His chin dug into her head as he spoke, but she didn't mind, it felt good to feel him against her, supporting her in his own special way. She giggled when he felt his hand snake its way onto her stomach, making her change position so that now she was facing the same way he was, legs in between his, which were now open allowing her to stretch them out. She placed her hands on top of his, feeling their warmth against her cool ones. It wasn't the warmest of nights, and she wasn't wearing a sweater. Ignoring this she replied.
"I don't know, why would you not want to be here?" It seemed like an endless circle of questions, questions that were leading to the real problem lying between the couple.
"That depends, if you suddenly turned into an ugly green troll, then I wouldn't want to be here, but if you stay like this, I wouldn't mind staying." He smirked, knowing he had touched on something.
"So, if I weren't pretty, than you wouldn't even comfort me?" Her voice held a hint of reproach in it, hidden behind all the playfulness. She knew he was trying to make her angry, but he wasn't about to make her look like a stupid girl right now, nope, she wasn't one to back down from a challenge.
"No, I'd comfort you, just from afar." Squeezing her, she squealed when his hands roamed farther up, slapping them away, she glowered back at him, twisting herself so he could get the full blow. Wincing slightly, he made the best innocent look he could make, puppy eyes if you will, making her reluctantly forgive him. She rolled her eyes, and held his hands tightly on her stomach, and not letting them go anywhere but there.
"Then just because I'm pretty you're giving me comfort, some unwanted." She glared at him again, turning back to her original position after making sure he had seen it. "What if I was still the same inside, but wasn't so pretty outside, according to your eyes?" He knew he couldn't afford another glare, but he couldn't resist.
"Then I would only comfort you with my eyes closed." Gasping, she dug her elbows into his stomach with all the strength she could muster, causing him to yelp, loosening his grip on her. Acting as if nothing had happened, she settled back into her spot, leaning further into him, so his stomach would suffer more. He gasped for air, and she only smirked, fully aware that she had won.
"Aww, did you get hurt Inuyasha? It's okay, maybe I could console you, let me just close my eyes." Sarcasm dripped from her sentence, and she turned, giving him an innocent look, similar to the one he had given her. He could only glare at her while she closed her eyes, and smirked. Accomplishing her task, she turned once again, and snuggled closer into Inuyasha. Still choking from her previous attack, he growled at her, but she wasn't fazed at all, yawning sleepily, stretching her legs and arms. Finding that he couldn't do anything, he gave up any thought of revenge, and resigned himself to being comforted with closed eyes. Kagome smiled when she felt his arms wrap themselves once again around her stomach, and she allowed them, happily thinking to herself how she had beaten him.
"Kagome, you worried me back there. Seeing you so...so broken, it wasn't like you at all, and that scared me. I thought, I thought that...you were slipping away, not by death, but by mind. You were crying as if your heart had been ripped out, and I felt helpless Why Kagome? Why did you break down like that?" Inuyasha let his heart spill out, telling her everything he felt, he needed to know how to make her feel better, so that she wouldn't do that again. She stayed quiet for a while, breathing heavily, and bending her head before she spoke.
"I broke down because...because it felt as if my heart had been ripped away from me, as if everything said to me was...a lie! I couldn't deal with it, Toshio, he...he lied to me, not once, but twice! He let me down when I was a child, and again now! What father would do that to his children?! And it wasn't just me that he did this to, but to Souta as well! He had no right to come here and ruin our lives, after we had done so well without him! We didn't need him here, and yet here he came, strutting into our lives, messing everything up, and causing a huge scene and then leaving as if that was his plan all along! TO RUIN OUR LIVES!" Her voice went from being calm and quiet at first, into rants and screams filled with hatred and anger. Inuyasha listened to Kagome, watching the girl break down once again into tears, yelling and ranting about how cruel Toshio had been to them, how he had caused her this pain, pain that wasn't necessary. But even though he wanted so badly to hate Toshio with the same intensity that Kagome declared she hated Toshio with, something inside him told him to not fall into that emotion, to not be trapped into that pain as well, but to have alertness, and not give up on...on something. Glancing down, his eyes caught sight of white poking out of Kagome's skirt, paper.
"Kagome, what's that?" Kagome looked back at Inuyasha, and saw him looking at something near her legs. Setting her attention on the same spot he was, she caught sight of paper sticking out of her pocket. Confused at first about what it was, she reached down slowly grasping the tip of the paper in her fingertips. Gradually sliding the paper out of her pocket, she unfolded the envelope and soon was facing a small handwritten name on the front of it, Kagome.
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