Oi minna-san! Another update! w00t~! I'm so proud of myself, hehe.
Actually right now I think I'm supposed to be cleaning my house for my
bro's birthday party later... eh heh heh... oh well. ^^; Just as long as I
don't get caught. *looks around suspiciously * Anyway, thanks for all the
reviews, it's great getting them and knowing people actually do like this
fic! ^^ THANK YOU! I'm gonna try this chapter from Inuyasha's POV because I
can't think of really any way to do it from the third person. I will try
though!
Disclaimer: I do not own anything.
Winter's Night: Chapter 4
~ Inuyasha's POV ~
I followed Kagome outside into the frigid air. It had gotten considerably colder and even my demon blood was telling me it was too damn cold. I looked over at Kagome, but she didn't seem very bothered by the cold. Well how can she, she's wearing all that clothing. Let's see, she had put on two of those 'jacket' things, a pair of what she called 'snow pants', and 'boots'. She also wore a hat and a piece of cloth around her neck. I sighed and looked down at my bare feet. Yup, they were numb.
"Inuyasha?"
I snapped my head up and looked at Kagome. She was looking at me curiously and was a little close. I blinked for a moment, before crossing my arms.
"What wench?"
I noticed her flinch slightly at the 'nickname' that I had given her. I mentally sighed. Why did I have to say that?
"Nothing, you were just spacing out. Are you ok?" I heard her ask. I nodded.
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"Ok. Well, we better get to shoveling. The faster we get done, the faster we can go back inside where it's warm."
I watched her begin shoveling the snow and after a few minutes, mimicked her actions. She must've heard me start shoveling because she stopped and looked at me.
"What?" I asked as I stopped too and stood upright. She shook her head and went back to shoveling. I shrugged and went back to shoveling. As I threw some snow off to the side and idea popped into my head. I glanced over at Kagome and saw that she had her back to me and was shoveling another path. I smirked. This was going to be good.
"Hey Kagome?" I called out as I lifted a bunch of snow onto the shovel.
"Yeah?" She called back not even turning around. She just continued shoveling the snow. I grinned.
"Think fast!" I yelled as I catapulted the snow on my shovel at her. I watched it hit her and she fell forward, face first in the snow. I grinned more as I saw her pick herself up off the ground. She turned to me and her body was covered in snow. I laughed at the pissed off look she was giving me.
"You're gonna pay for that!" she yelled, wiping some snow from her face.
"Oh, I'm real scared." I laughed out. My laughter stopped when I caught that look in her eye. Uh oh... I turned and ran a few feet. That's when she said 'it'.
"SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT!"
I plummeted to the snow and felt the familiar feeling of the cold snow being shoved into my face. To tell the truth, I half expected the sit command, but it still hurt some, especially when she repeated it. I growled and muttered some things, but stopped when I heard footsteps approaching. I managed to lift my head from the snow, only to have it covered again by more snow. In fact, I felt it dumped on my whole body. I shivered and tried to get up, but the spell was still holding me down. When it finally wore off, I jumped up to see Kagome laughing. I glared.
"You're gonna regret that bitch." I growled softly. She stopped laughing and stared at me. I smirked and ran towards her. I heard her scream and she turned and ran from me. I chased her and was rapidly catching up. She must've noticed because she screamed again and picked up her pace.
I continued to chase until I had her cornered. She was between the corner of a fence and the forest. She had two choices. Run into the forest, or try to get passed me. I didn't give her time to choose as I jumped and tackled her to the ground. I looked down at her and smirked. My hands were in the snow above her head, and I straddled her waist. I dipped my head down so that it was only inches from her face.
"It's useless to run." I whispered and smirked. I noticed a slight blush on her cheeks and smiled mentally. I stared into her eyes and lowered my face closer to hers. I saw her blush deepen. Gods she was beautiful. I brought one of my hands to her face and gently brushed her bangs away from her face. Here she was, her face slightly red from the wind, but even more red from the blush on her cheeks. Her eyes were deep and I couldn't help staring into them.
"Uh...Inu... Inuyasha?" she whispered. I blinked. It felt like I had been in a trance, like I was lost in her beauty. I looked at her and noticed her squirm under my look.
"Kagome..." I whispered. I brought my lips down to hers and kissed her softly. I saw her eyes widen, but they soon closed as she started to kiss back. I was startled a bit, but I continued to kiss her, closing my own eyes in the process.
Kissing her made me feel warm, content. I wanted more, my body, my mind, every part of me wanted more, wanted this moment to never end. It just felt so right to be kissing her, the one I loved. Yes I love Kagome, I've known for a while. I want nothing more than to make her mine forever, take her as my mate. But I can't just abandon Kikyou. Sure she's dead, but she looks too much like the Kikyou I once knew and loved. I know it's stupid, but if I made Kagome my mate, it would feel like I was kind of betraying Kikyou, again.
"Inuyasha?"
I opened my eyes and looked down at the woman below me. Kagome...
"A-Are you ok?" she asked. "You stopped..." I heard her barely whisper a hint of regret in her voice. I smiled down at her.
"Yeah, I'm alright." I whispered. "Sorry." I mumbled as I got off of her. I sat next to her in the snow and watched her sit up. I looked down feeling slightly ashamed at thinking about what I had been when kissing Kagome. I jumped slightly when I felt her arms around me. I blinked and looked down at her. Her head was resting against my chest and her arms were wrapped around my neck. I smiled gently at her and wrapped my arms around her, pulling her into my lap and returning the embrace.
We sat like that for I don't know how long, but I noticed the sun begin to sink lower into the sky. It would be dark in a little while and it would only get colder out. I tilted my head to the side and caught a look at Kagome's face. Her eyes were closed and she looked very relaxed. Her breathing was steady and softer. She was asleep. I smiled and gently kissed her forehead before standing up with her in my arms. I felt her shift a little as she adjusted her body and snuggled closer to me.
I walked towards the front of the house when a light came from something near the door. I stopped and squinted from its brightness when I heard the door open.
"Inuyasha? What happened?" I heard Kagome's mother ask me. My eyes adjusted to the light and I stepped towards her and the door.
"She uh... fell in the snow. I helped her up and she... fell asleep." It was true, she had fallen in the snow and fallen asleep. She didn't need to know the rest of what happened.
"Oh. Well come inside, it's too cold to just stand there." She said and she stepped out of the doorway. I walked in and she closed the door behind me. Then she lead me to the 'living room' as Kagome called it, and I set Kagome down on the 'couch' thing. Her mother then came up and took off Kagome's 'jackets' and all the other 'winter' clothing she had on. When she was done, Kagome's mom turned to me. I was covered in snow, was wet, and felt cold.
"Come along Inuyasha, you need to get out of those wet clothes before you get sick." She said as she walked upstairs. I shrugged and followed her. She disappeared into a room and I waited outside it for her to return. A few minutes later she stepped out and handed me some clothes.
"Now go in the bathroom and change." She said as she pushed me into the bathroom and closed the door behind me. I sighed and quickly got out of my clothes. I picked up what Kagome's brother had explained to me once before as boxers. I slipped them on and then continued to get dressed. There was also a tie with the clothes, so I tied my hair back loosely. I looked down at myself. These modern clothes weren't too uncomfortable. Kagome's mom had given me a pair of black 'sweatpants', a red shirt with long sleeves, and a pair of those 'sock' things. I felt my body feel a little warmer in these clothes, so I picked up my wet kimono and walked out of the bathroom. I found Kagome's mom in the kitchen and could smell Ramen cooking. My mouth watered but I ignored the smell.
"Umm... what do I do with these?" I asked the older woman. She jumped slightly when I spoke.
"Oh Inuyasha, you startled me." She said as she turned away from the Ramen cup that she had been preparing. "Oh, I'll take those and hang them up to dry for you." She took my kimono and smiled as she walked towards another doorway. "That cup of Ramen on the counter is for you if you're hungry. Kagome told me how much you like it." With that she disappeared into another room.
I took the Ramen and the chop sticks from the 'counter' and walked back into the room Kagome was in. I sat down on the floor with my back to the 'couch', down near Kagome's waist. I shoved some noodles in my mouth and looked up at Kagome's face. She was still sound asleep. She looked relaxed and as beautiful as ever while she slept. I turned my head away with a slight blush. If I was caught staring at her while she slept she might think I was a pervert.
I continued to eat my Ramen when I noticed Kagome shiver out of the corner of my eye. I set my Ramen down on the small table in the room and ran up the stairs to her room. I pulled the blanket from her bed and went back down the stairs to the room she was sleeping in. I draped the blanket over her and smiled as she snuggled into it and stopped shivering. I sat back down and continued eating my Ramen. I want to tell her how I feel, but what about Kikyou? I shook my head as I finished off the last bit of Ramen. Looks like I've got a lot of thinking to do.
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Well that's it for chapter 4. Oh, MikoGoddess, you read my mind with your idea. Hehe ^^ I tried making it a bit longer, but I've gotta get back to cleaning the house before my mom gets home and finds me. *hears the front door open * Uh oh...
Please Review! Ja ne~!
Disclaimer: I do not own anything.
Winter's Night: Chapter 4
~ Inuyasha's POV ~
I followed Kagome outside into the frigid air. It had gotten considerably colder and even my demon blood was telling me it was too damn cold. I looked over at Kagome, but she didn't seem very bothered by the cold. Well how can she, she's wearing all that clothing. Let's see, she had put on two of those 'jacket' things, a pair of what she called 'snow pants', and 'boots'. She also wore a hat and a piece of cloth around her neck. I sighed and looked down at my bare feet. Yup, they were numb.
"Inuyasha?"
I snapped my head up and looked at Kagome. She was looking at me curiously and was a little close. I blinked for a moment, before crossing my arms.
"What wench?"
I noticed her flinch slightly at the 'nickname' that I had given her. I mentally sighed. Why did I have to say that?
"Nothing, you were just spacing out. Are you ok?" I heard her ask. I nodded.
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"Ok. Well, we better get to shoveling. The faster we get done, the faster we can go back inside where it's warm."
I watched her begin shoveling the snow and after a few minutes, mimicked her actions. She must've heard me start shoveling because she stopped and looked at me.
"What?" I asked as I stopped too and stood upright. She shook her head and went back to shoveling. I shrugged and went back to shoveling. As I threw some snow off to the side and idea popped into my head. I glanced over at Kagome and saw that she had her back to me and was shoveling another path. I smirked. This was going to be good.
"Hey Kagome?" I called out as I lifted a bunch of snow onto the shovel.
"Yeah?" She called back not even turning around. She just continued shoveling the snow. I grinned.
"Think fast!" I yelled as I catapulted the snow on my shovel at her. I watched it hit her and she fell forward, face first in the snow. I grinned more as I saw her pick herself up off the ground. She turned to me and her body was covered in snow. I laughed at the pissed off look she was giving me.
"You're gonna pay for that!" she yelled, wiping some snow from her face.
"Oh, I'm real scared." I laughed out. My laughter stopped when I caught that look in her eye. Uh oh... I turned and ran a few feet. That's when she said 'it'.
"SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT!"
I plummeted to the snow and felt the familiar feeling of the cold snow being shoved into my face. To tell the truth, I half expected the sit command, but it still hurt some, especially when she repeated it. I growled and muttered some things, but stopped when I heard footsteps approaching. I managed to lift my head from the snow, only to have it covered again by more snow. In fact, I felt it dumped on my whole body. I shivered and tried to get up, but the spell was still holding me down. When it finally wore off, I jumped up to see Kagome laughing. I glared.
"You're gonna regret that bitch." I growled softly. She stopped laughing and stared at me. I smirked and ran towards her. I heard her scream and she turned and ran from me. I chased her and was rapidly catching up. She must've noticed because she screamed again and picked up her pace.
I continued to chase until I had her cornered. She was between the corner of a fence and the forest. She had two choices. Run into the forest, or try to get passed me. I didn't give her time to choose as I jumped and tackled her to the ground. I looked down at her and smirked. My hands were in the snow above her head, and I straddled her waist. I dipped my head down so that it was only inches from her face.
"It's useless to run." I whispered and smirked. I noticed a slight blush on her cheeks and smiled mentally. I stared into her eyes and lowered my face closer to hers. I saw her blush deepen. Gods she was beautiful. I brought one of my hands to her face and gently brushed her bangs away from her face. Here she was, her face slightly red from the wind, but even more red from the blush on her cheeks. Her eyes were deep and I couldn't help staring into them.
"Uh...Inu... Inuyasha?" she whispered. I blinked. It felt like I had been in a trance, like I was lost in her beauty. I looked at her and noticed her squirm under my look.
"Kagome..." I whispered. I brought my lips down to hers and kissed her softly. I saw her eyes widen, but they soon closed as she started to kiss back. I was startled a bit, but I continued to kiss her, closing my own eyes in the process.
Kissing her made me feel warm, content. I wanted more, my body, my mind, every part of me wanted more, wanted this moment to never end. It just felt so right to be kissing her, the one I loved. Yes I love Kagome, I've known for a while. I want nothing more than to make her mine forever, take her as my mate. But I can't just abandon Kikyou. Sure she's dead, but she looks too much like the Kikyou I once knew and loved. I know it's stupid, but if I made Kagome my mate, it would feel like I was kind of betraying Kikyou, again.
"Inuyasha?"
I opened my eyes and looked down at the woman below me. Kagome...
"A-Are you ok?" she asked. "You stopped..." I heard her barely whisper a hint of regret in her voice. I smiled down at her.
"Yeah, I'm alright." I whispered. "Sorry." I mumbled as I got off of her. I sat next to her in the snow and watched her sit up. I looked down feeling slightly ashamed at thinking about what I had been when kissing Kagome. I jumped slightly when I felt her arms around me. I blinked and looked down at her. Her head was resting against my chest and her arms were wrapped around my neck. I smiled gently at her and wrapped my arms around her, pulling her into my lap and returning the embrace.
We sat like that for I don't know how long, but I noticed the sun begin to sink lower into the sky. It would be dark in a little while and it would only get colder out. I tilted my head to the side and caught a look at Kagome's face. Her eyes were closed and she looked very relaxed. Her breathing was steady and softer. She was asleep. I smiled and gently kissed her forehead before standing up with her in my arms. I felt her shift a little as she adjusted her body and snuggled closer to me.
I walked towards the front of the house when a light came from something near the door. I stopped and squinted from its brightness when I heard the door open.
"Inuyasha? What happened?" I heard Kagome's mother ask me. My eyes adjusted to the light and I stepped towards her and the door.
"She uh... fell in the snow. I helped her up and she... fell asleep." It was true, she had fallen in the snow and fallen asleep. She didn't need to know the rest of what happened.
"Oh. Well come inside, it's too cold to just stand there." She said and she stepped out of the doorway. I walked in and she closed the door behind me. Then she lead me to the 'living room' as Kagome called it, and I set Kagome down on the 'couch' thing. Her mother then came up and took off Kagome's 'jackets' and all the other 'winter' clothing she had on. When she was done, Kagome's mom turned to me. I was covered in snow, was wet, and felt cold.
"Come along Inuyasha, you need to get out of those wet clothes before you get sick." She said as she walked upstairs. I shrugged and followed her. She disappeared into a room and I waited outside it for her to return. A few minutes later she stepped out and handed me some clothes.
"Now go in the bathroom and change." She said as she pushed me into the bathroom and closed the door behind me. I sighed and quickly got out of my clothes. I picked up what Kagome's brother had explained to me once before as boxers. I slipped them on and then continued to get dressed. There was also a tie with the clothes, so I tied my hair back loosely. I looked down at myself. These modern clothes weren't too uncomfortable. Kagome's mom had given me a pair of black 'sweatpants', a red shirt with long sleeves, and a pair of those 'sock' things. I felt my body feel a little warmer in these clothes, so I picked up my wet kimono and walked out of the bathroom. I found Kagome's mom in the kitchen and could smell Ramen cooking. My mouth watered but I ignored the smell.
"Umm... what do I do with these?" I asked the older woman. She jumped slightly when I spoke.
"Oh Inuyasha, you startled me." She said as she turned away from the Ramen cup that she had been preparing. "Oh, I'll take those and hang them up to dry for you." She took my kimono and smiled as she walked towards another doorway. "That cup of Ramen on the counter is for you if you're hungry. Kagome told me how much you like it." With that she disappeared into another room.
I took the Ramen and the chop sticks from the 'counter' and walked back into the room Kagome was in. I sat down on the floor with my back to the 'couch', down near Kagome's waist. I shoved some noodles in my mouth and looked up at Kagome's face. She was still sound asleep. She looked relaxed and as beautiful as ever while she slept. I turned my head away with a slight blush. If I was caught staring at her while she slept she might think I was a pervert.
I continued to eat my Ramen when I noticed Kagome shiver out of the corner of my eye. I set my Ramen down on the small table in the room and ran up the stairs to her room. I pulled the blanket from her bed and went back down the stairs to the room she was sleeping in. I draped the blanket over her and smiled as she snuggled into it and stopped shivering. I sat back down and continued eating my Ramen. I want to tell her how I feel, but what about Kikyou? I shook my head as I finished off the last bit of Ramen. Looks like I've got a lot of thinking to do.
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Well that's it for chapter 4. Oh, MikoGoddess, you read my mind with your idea. Hehe ^^ I tried making it a bit longer, but I've gotta get back to cleaning the house before my mom gets home and finds me. *hears the front door open * Uh oh...
Please Review! Ja ne~!