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*A/N: OMG! yaaaay 4 reviews within 2 days of posting this chapter! A special thanks to Cougiecat for his/her(sorry I don't know if you're a chick or dude o.o) great idea^^! You really got the old mindball rolling! But, I'll appologize in advance: I do have a tendancy to make characters really OOC, so forgive the weirdness of Kagome and the other people ^^; Another thing: as recently as last month, I got sudden inspiration. A while ago, I had an idea running around inside my head. I forgot about until a few months ago. LOL! So, when I'm not working on this one, I'm working on the other one. LoL! My friend steffi has really been egging me on about it too. She loves the idea so much, we decided to roleplay it out for inspiration XD! So0o0o, possibly expect that one coming in the not to distant future. =) well, on with chapter nine!(finally)
Chapter Nine
*IPOV*
Running blindly. It was the feeling I loved. But I was on a mission. I had my goal in sight. Kagome's gift. I needed it. I couldn't fail again or that wretched 's'-word would be forced on me millions of times. So the flowers didn't work. I shouldn't have listened to Myoga. When did he ever know what he was talking about, anyhow? Kaede had said a 'Gift from my heart'. What did that mean? What came from my heart? I didn't love Kagome, yet, for some reason I was stressing over this more then I worried about Naraku and Kikyou. Why? When did I care about her? Why didn't I see this before? How couldn't I have noticed this? When did she start caring about me? I assumed that, of course. The thought of her not caring made me sick. And. Sad? Was that sadness? Nah. It just made me want to go kill someone. Sliding to a halt, I dropped to my knees, peering at the ground, hunched over, ears flicking. I started to grab rocks. Not just any rocks. Only nice ones. I mean, the nicest ones I could ever manage to find. Then, reaching into my haori, I produced a piece of string I had woven. Taking my claws, I started to smash holes into the rocks, sliding them onto the string, a broad smile crossing my face. In between every rock, I placed a bead I stole from Kaede when she wasn't looking. Also, I had to add a touch of class. Something that made it my own. So, I ran all the way to the ocean, grabbed the nicest shells I could possibly find and ran all the way back. Why waste all this time on Kagome? Keh. It was worth it, I suppose. I had to make it up to her somehow. Somehow. Maybe, just maybe, this little necklace would launch her into my arms for all time? I grinned. She would remove the beads, too! She wouldn't ever go back to her strange era! The jewel would be completed, and Naraku would be killed! How much more could I hope for? Reaching up, I brushed some of my hair away from my eyes, the grin never leaving my face. How perfect this would be! Sighing, I plopped backwards, looking at my handy work. Excellent. I heard some one laugh. Turning, my eyes widened as I saw Sango, and Miroku; both standing there. And there I sat, body craned to face them, eyes wide, mouth slightly ajar, holding the seashell, bead and rock necklace in my hand.
"Hello, Inuyasha." Miroku said after a long pause, "What a nice necklace," he stifled a laugh, as did Sango and Shippou.
"Erm." I coughed to try and steady myself. Can't loose face! "It's not what you think,"
"Oh please, Inuyasha." Sango said, waving her hand at me innocently, "We're fully aware of who that's for."
"Kagome-sama's birthday was a few days ago. Please," Miroku placed his hands together, "Please, tell me you remembered."
"Of-Of course!" I protested hotly, a blush creeping across my dust covered face, "Wh-Why wouldn't I?"
"Because," Sango cocked her eyebrow, "You're a selfish and arrogant person."
Once I realized I was still holding the necklace, I shoved it into my pocket, my blush deepening, "I am not!"
Both Sango and Miroku chuckled, sitting near me, still smiling. So...they knew? Kaede probably spilt it all to them. So what? Why was I afraid of them knowing. Miroku was probably the only person I really talked to about my feelings. And Sango, well, she was a good friend. Good warrior, too. So, I guess them knowing wasn't all that big of a deal.
"Okay. Fine." I decided to admit it, "I forgot. But it's not like I knew ahead of time!"
"She never told you?" Sango shook her head, "And she's mad at you? That doesn't seem like Kagome-chan. But anyway, tell me, what's with the necklace?"
"It's her present." I muttered shyly, glancing at my bare feet as I waited for both their responses. After a long silence, Sango uttered a 'wow', and Miroku whistled.
"You got her that?" Miroku said, elbowing me hard in the ribs, "Man, what have I been teaching you?"
"Nothing." I cast him a dirty look, "You haven't taught me anything that was useful."
Miroku sighed in exasperation, "Look, what you gotta do is sleep with her!"
"Excuse me?!" I squeaked in shock as Sango looked at us both, "You want me to do what now?"
"You heard me, Inuyasha." Winking, Miroku grinned, "I'd do it in a flash."
Clenching my fist, I began to grind my teeth -- a habit only done when I was truly pissed. Kidding was one thing, but he was dead serious. The thought of him with my Kagome was sickening. I really couldn't believe it. Heaving a sigh, Sango placed a hand on my shoulder,
"Inuyasha. Ignore him if you don't like being sat. What you got Kagome-chan was wonderful. But it is rather small. What else were you planning on giving her?"
"N-Nothing?"
She drew her hand away, "Oh. I see." pouting slightly, Sango thought, "What about a kiss?"
"You're as bad as him!" I cried, pointing to Miroku, "I am not going to kiss her!"
"Okay, okay!" Sango waved her hands, trying to calm me, "I didn't mean it like that. I meant a peck on the cheek. Let her know you care!"
"Look, I made this damned necklace with my bare hands. I ran to the ocean just to get her some damned shells to make it look nice! Haven't I done enough?"
"Yeah. Had you done that in the first place," Sango rolled her eyes, "You need to make it up to her. A peck on the cheek would make her day."
"You think."
Miroku nudged Inuyasha gently, "Listen to Sango. She's Kagome's best friend. She'll know."
"Fine. I never asked for your help anyhow!"
"But you're damned lucky to have gotten it." Miroku pointed out as they both stood, wandering off and leaving me alone again. Maybe Sango was right? Maybe if I did just give her a peck it would fix everything? I hoped so. I was growing tired of this already. I couldn't imagine how married men did it!
*A/N: Ooh! Inuyasha^^; LoL! Don't worry, this isn't the end! And, I thank all of you who gave me suggestions. I don't mind suggestions or critcism. But don't review me and be like, "Yur stori sux!" first of all, learn how to spell you stupid kids. Second of all, no one is making you keep reading it. So, whatever. But, as I said before, reviewing makes me write more!^^; Annnnnyyyyywaaaay! I think I must go to bed now. I have a party tomorrow that I need to be up early for-.-; Listless joys of awakening at 8:45 ona SATURDAY! But when I get home, I shall write ^^; So, try to not to panic! Please review! I shall give you monopoly money! -waves 500 dollar bills around- seeeee?
*A/N: OMG! yaaaay 4 reviews within 2 days of posting this chapter! A special thanks to Cougiecat for his/her(sorry I don't know if you're a chick or dude o.o) great idea^^! You really got the old mindball rolling! But, I'll appologize in advance: I do have a tendancy to make characters really OOC, so forgive the weirdness of Kagome and the other people ^^; Another thing: as recently as last month, I got sudden inspiration. A while ago, I had an idea running around inside my head. I forgot about until a few months ago. LOL! So, when I'm not working on this one, I'm working on the other one. LoL! My friend steffi has really been egging me on about it too. She loves the idea so much, we decided to roleplay it out for inspiration XD! So0o0o, possibly expect that one coming in the not to distant future. =) well, on with chapter nine!(finally)
Chapter Nine
*IPOV*
Running blindly. It was the feeling I loved. But I was on a mission. I had my goal in sight. Kagome's gift. I needed it. I couldn't fail again or that wretched 's'-word would be forced on me millions of times. So the flowers didn't work. I shouldn't have listened to Myoga. When did he ever know what he was talking about, anyhow? Kaede had said a 'Gift from my heart'. What did that mean? What came from my heart? I didn't love Kagome, yet, for some reason I was stressing over this more then I worried about Naraku and Kikyou. Why? When did I care about her? Why didn't I see this before? How couldn't I have noticed this? When did she start caring about me? I assumed that, of course. The thought of her not caring made me sick. And. Sad? Was that sadness? Nah. It just made me want to go kill someone. Sliding to a halt, I dropped to my knees, peering at the ground, hunched over, ears flicking. I started to grab rocks. Not just any rocks. Only nice ones. I mean, the nicest ones I could ever manage to find. Then, reaching into my haori, I produced a piece of string I had woven. Taking my claws, I started to smash holes into the rocks, sliding them onto the string, a broad smile crossing my face. In between every rock, I placed a bead I stole from Kaede when she wasn't looking. Also, I had to add a touch of class. Something that made it my own. So, I ran all the way to the ocean, grabbed the nicest shells I could possibly find and ran all the way back. Why waste all this time on Kagome? Keh. It was worth it, I suppose. I had to make it up to her somehow. Somehow. Maybe, just maybe, this little necklace would launch her into my arms for all time? I grinned. She would remove the beads, too! She wouldn't ever go back to her strange era! The jewel would be completed, and Naraku would be killed! How much more could I hope for? Reaching up, I brushed some of my hair away from my eyes, the grin never leaving my face. How perfect this would be! Sighing, I plopped backwards, looking at my handy work. Excellent. I heard some one laugh. Turning, my eyes widened as I saw Sango, and Miroku; both standing there. And there I sat, body craned to face them, eyes wide, mouth slightly ajar, holding the seashell, bead and rock necklace in my hand.
"Hello, Inuyasha." Miroku said after a long pause, "What a nice necklace," he stifled a laugh, as did Sango and Shippou.
"Erm." I coughed to try and steady myself. Can't loose face! "It's not what you think,"
"Oh please, Inuyasha." Sango said, waving her hand at me innocently, "We're fully aware of who that's for."
"Kagome-sama's birthday was a few days ago. Please," Miroku placed his hands together, "Please, tell me you remembered."
"Of-Of course!" I protested hotly, a blush creeping across my dust covered face, "Wh-Why wouldn't I?"
"Because," Sango cocked her eyebrow, "You're a selfish and arrogant person."
Once I realized I was still holding the necklace, I shoved it into my pocket, my blush deepening, "I am not!"
Both Sango and Miroku chuckled, sitting near me, still smiling. So...they knew? Kaede probably spilt it all to them. So what? Why was I afraid of them knowing. Miroku was probably the only person I really talked to about my feelings. And Sango, well, she was a good friend. Good warrior, too. So, I guess them knowing wasn't all that big of a deal.
"Okay. Fine." I decided to admit it, "I forgot. But it's not like I knew ahead of time!"
"She never told you?" Sango shook her head, "And she's mad at you? That doesn't seem like Kagome-chan. But anyway, tell me, what's with the necklace?"
"It's her present." I muttered shyly, glancing at my bare feet as I waited for both their responses. After a long silence, Sango uttered a 'wow', and Miroku whistled.
"You got her that?" Miroku said, elbowing me hard in the ribs, "Man, what have I been teaching you?"
"Nothing." I cast him a dirty look, "You haven't taught me anything that was useful."
Miroku sighed in exasperation, "Look, what you gotta do is sleep with her!"
"Excuse me?!" I squeaked in shock as Sango looked at us both, "You want me to do what now?"
"You heard me, Inuyasha." Winking, Miroku grinned, "I'd do it in a flash."
Clenching my fist, I began to grind my teeth -- a habit only done when I was truly pissed. Kidding was one thing, but he was dead serious. The thought of him with my Kagome was sickening. I really couldn't believe it. Heaving a sigh, Sango placed a hand on my shoulder,
"Inuyasha. Ignore him if you don't like being sat. What you got Kagome-chan was wonderful. But it is rather small. What else were you planning on giving her?"
"N-Nothing?"
She drew her hand away, "Oh. I see." pouting slightly, Sango thought, "What about a kiss?"
"You're as bad as him!" I cried, pointing to Miroku, "I am not going to kiss her!"
"Okay, okay!" Sango waved her hands, trying to calm me, "I didn't mean it like that. I meant a peck on the cheek. Let her know you care!"
"Look, I made this damned necklace with my bare hands. I ran to the ocean just to get her some damned shells to make it look nice! Haven't I done enough?"
"Yeah. Had you done that in the first place," Sango rolled her eyes, "You need to make it up to her. A peck on the cheek would make her day."
"You think."
Miroku nudged Inuyasha gently, "Listen to Sango. She's Kagome's best friend. She'll know."
"Fine. I never asked for your help anyhow!"
"But you're damned lucky to have gotten it." Miroku pointed out as they both stood, wandering off and leaving me alone again. Maybe Sango was right? Maybe if I did just give her a peck it would fix everything? I hoped so. I was growing tired of this already. I couldn't imagine how married men did it!
*A/N: Ooh! Inuyasha^^; LoL! Don't worry, this isn't the end! And, I thank all of you who gave me suggestions. I don't mind suggestions or critcism. But don't review me and be like, "Yur stori sux!" first of all, learn how to spell you stupid kids. Second of all, no one is making you keep reading it. So, whatever. But, as I said before, reviewing makes me write more!^^; Annnnnyyyyywaaaay! I think I must go to bed now. I have a party tomorrow that I need to be up early for-.-; Listless joys of awakening at 8:45 ona SATURDAY! But when I get home, I shall write ^^; So, try to not to panic! Please review! I shall give you monopoly money! -waves 500 dollar bills around- seeeee?