Konban wa minna~! It's 8:15pm, I've been working on this chapter since 6pm
and I've been busy all day! * sigh* it's been too long a day..... Anyway my
family is over celebrating my grandpa's 70th birthday, and no one is my age
((all younger, cept one)) so I'm gonna try to update. I don't know how long
this one will be though. Well enough rambling on with the update!
Disclaimer: I do not own anything.
Winter's Night: Chapter 5
~ Kagome's POV ~
I was in a beautiful field full of vibrant flowers. It was dark out, the night sky showing just a sliver of the moon and billions of tiny stars glowed gently down on the earth below. I watched as fireflies danced in the air, around the flowers and up into the sky. It was rather chilly, but it didn't bother me, my mind focused on something else. In the middle of the field stood a tall figure with long silver hair that seemed to glow with the light of the fireflies as it swayed in the gentle breeze. Change that, his whole figure seemed to glow. He stared up at the stars, not seeming to notice me, with a far off gaze. He looked so amazing standing there in the field, that it took my breath away. Suddenly he turned towards me and I gasped with surprise. His golden eyes shone brighter, and I became lost in the endless pools. He smiled softly at me and his lips moved, but I heard nothing. Suddenly darkness invaded my vision and I felt everything fade away.
I slowly opened my eyes and looked around the room. I was no longer in the beautiful field, but in my dark living room. Wait a second, dark? I looked over at the window and noticed the moon shining brightly with a few stars hanging lazily around it. I felt warmth surrounding me and noticed a blanket resting on top of me. I then caught a slight bit of silver out of the corner of my eye. I blinked and sat up to find Inuyasha leaning against the couch, near my waist.
"Inuyasha?" I whispered as I leaned towards him to see what he was doing. I stopped when I heard his soft, rhythmic breathing, and smiled to myself. He was sound asleep. Half a cup of ramen lay discarded on the table and I noticed that his one hand was clutching my blanket. My eyes widened slightly with realization. I remembered falling asleep in his arms, and then he must've carried me in here and covered me up. I smiled and stroked one of his ears. I heard him purr softly, but he didn't stir from his slumber. I sat up and carefully swung my legs over the side of the couch. Clutching the blanket, I slid off the couch to the floor and quietly crawled into Inuyasha's lap.
"K-Kagome?" I heard a sleepy voice asked quietly. I looked up and saw Inuyasha with his tired golden eyes halfway open and a curious but sleepy look on his face. I smiled and kissed his cheek.
"Just go back to sleep, Inuyasha." I whispered and wrapped the blanket around both of us. I felt his arms slip around me and pull me closer to him. I gladly curled up against him, his body's warmth radiating off him, lulling me to sleep. It wasn't like the warmth of the blanket. His warmth made me feel things that I hadn't felt before and it wasn't like the false warmth the blanket gave me. This was the warmth that I longed to feel, to have wrapped around me.
"Good night Inuyasha." I whispered as I closed my eyes and rested my head on his chest. I felt his lips on my forehead and then his warm breath as he pulled away.
"Good night Kagome." I heard him whisper gently before I fell to sleep, feeling comfortable being surrounded by his warmth. It just felt so right.....
I heard voices and felt a warm light on my face. I groaned slightly and shifted, burying my face into the pillow beside me, or at least what I thought was a pillow.
"Not too fond of the light, eh?" I heard a deep, rough but gentle voice ask me. I opened my eyes and looked up from my hiding place only to meet two golden orbs. I blinked and remembered what I had done last night. I blushed and buried my face back into the pillow to hide it. Then my mind clicked and I realized that this wasn't my pillow, it was Inuyasha's chest. I blushed even deeper and pulled my face away deciding that looking down would be better, so I did.
Suddenly I felt his clawed hand grasp my chin and lift my face up. The next thing I knew, his lips were against mine, in a soft, light kiss. I was about to respond when I felt him pull away. I opened my eyes and looked at him questioningly, only to see that he had looked away, his head bowed so that his eyes were hidden behind his thick silvery bangs.
"Inuyasha?" I questioned, saddened by the way he was acting.
"I.....I'm sorry....." I heard him whisper quietly. I blinked, thoroughly confused as to why he would be apologizing.
"Why are you sorry? You didn't do anything wrong." I whispered. I tried to get a look at his face, but he just kept looking away from me, never meeting my gaze. Why was he doing this? The only time he ever looked away from me was when he was annoyed, and he wouldn't apologize if he was annoyed. Then why? My thoughts drifted until my eyes widened slightly in realization. He looked away whenever he thought about Kikyo. Is he thinking about her now? I looked at him and frowned. Of course he is, who else would he be thinking about?
I climbed out of his lap and stood up. How could he think about her, especially when we he was kissing me?! ME! I glared at him as he looked up at me, seemingly startled when I moved from his lap. I turned from him and walked to the door, slipping my coat and boots on. I stood up to see him standing in the living room, still with that wondering look on his face. I glared at him.
"I'm leaving. Enjoy you're thoughts about HER!" I spat angrily and opened the door, slamming it as I walked out. I turned and walked down the shrine steps, slowly speeding up. When I reached the street below, I ran. I felt tears prick at my eyes as the ice-cold wind whipped my face. I knew my tears weren't because of the wind, they were from the heartbreak I was feeling. The way he had acted, holding me, letting me sleep in his lap, and the way he kissed me. I felt like he was truly starting to care about me and forget that dead witch. But no, he can't forget the one he loves, and unfortunately I'm not the one he loves. He loves the one who hates and despises him, the one who wants to drag him into the depths of Hell just to satisfy her own selfish feelings. Why couldn't he realize that I loved him and wanted him to live?! Why did he have to run to her, think about her, love her..... why? Why?
My tears fell freely as I continued to run. I needed to get away, I needed to think. I just couldn't stand it. My mind pulled in all directions and I headed for the park. It was deserted because of the cold weather, so I slowed my pace until I was walking at a slow pace. I wipped the tears from my cheeks but more soon replaced them. I sighed and kept walking trying to clear my head. I looked up at the sky and felt something cold land on my cheek. I blinked confusedly but realized it was snowing again. The sky was covered in gray clouds and the tiny white flakes fell by the millions from the vast blanket of gray.
I sighed and walked on, watching the snow fall peacefully to the already white ground below. I came to a small side path that led off into the forest and turned onto it. The trail was beautiful and the snow and ice lingered on the trees making the forest look pure and barren. I became lost in the look of the forest and the feeling it was giving me when suddenly I fell to the ground. I rubbed my backside as I sat up and looked behind me. I had slipped on a patch of ice. I sighed and rose to my feet looking around the forest. I noticed a log beneath a big tree a few meters from the trail and slowly walked to it. After running and crying, I felt exhausted and I wanted to rest. I cleared the white powder from the log and sat down, leaning back against the tree trunk that was behind me.
I sighed and tried to relax. I watched the snowflakes fall lazily from the sky and felt my eyelids grow heavy. My eyes drifted closed and I thought I heard a twig snap, but I ignored it and felt myself drift off into the dark land of unconsciousness.
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No Kagome did not just get knocked out, she fell asleep. It's very easy to fall asleep out in the snow while watching snowflakes, I almost have. Sorry this chapter is so much shorter than the rest, but I felt that was a good place to stop. Also my cousins and my little bro are playing 007 GoldenEye, and it's very hard to write something like this with machine guns in the background. Eh heh heh.....
Please Review!
Ja ne~!
Disclaimer: I do not own anything.
Winter's Night: Chapter 5
~ Kagome's POV ~
I was in a beautiful field full of vibrant flowers. It was dark out, the night sky showing just a sliver of the moon and billions of tiny stars glowed gently down on the earth below. I watched as fireflies danced in the air, around the flowers and up into the sky. It was rather chilly, but it didn't bother me, my mind focused on something else. In the middle of the field stood a tall figure with long silver hair that seemed to glow with the light of the fireflies as it swayed in the gentle breeze. Change that, his whole figure seemed to glow. He stared up at the stars, not seeming to notice me, with a far off gaze. He looked so amazing standing there in the field, that it took my breath away. Suddenly he turned towards me and I gasped with surprise. His golden eyes shone brighter, and I became lost in the endless pools. He smiled softly at me and his lips moved, but I heard nothing. Suddenly darkness invaded my vision and I felt everything fade away.
I slowly opened my eyes and looked around the room. I was no longer in the beautiful field, but in my dark living room. Wait a second, dark? I looked over at the window and noticed the moon shining brightly with a few stars hanging lazily around it. I felt warmth surrounding me and noticed a blanket resting on top of me. I then caught a slight bit of silver out of the corner of my eye. I blinked and sat up to find Inuyasha leaning against the couch, near my waist.
"Inuyasha?" I whispered as I leaned towards him to see what he was doing. I stopped when I heard his soft, rhythmic breathing, and smiled to myself. He was sound asleep. Half a cup of ramen lay discarded on the table and I noticed that his one hand was clutching my blanket. My eyes widened slightly with realization. I remembered falling asleep in his arms, and then he must've carried me in here and covered me up. I smiled and stroked one of his ears. I heard him purr softly, but he didn't stir from his slumber. I sat up and carefully swung my legs over the side of the couch. Clutching the blanket, I slid off the couch to the floor and quietly crawled into Inuyasha's lap.
"K-Kagome?" I heard a sleepy voice asked quietly. I looked up and saw Inuyasha with his tired golden eyes halfway open and a curious but sleepy look on his face. I smiled and kissed his cheek.
"Just go back to sleep, Inuyasha." I whispered and wrapped the blanket around both of us. I felt his arms slip around me and pull me closer to him. I gladly curled up against him, his body's warmth radiating off him, lulling me to sleep. It wasn't like the warmth of the blanket. His warmth made me feel things that I hadn't felt before and it wasn't like the false warmth the blanket gave me. This was the warmth that I longed to feel, to have wrapped around me.
"Good night Inuyasha." I whispered as I closed my eyes and rested my head on his chest. I felt his lips on my forehead and then his warm breath as he pulled away.
"Good night Kagome." I heard him whisper gently before I fell to sleep, feeling comfortable being surrounded by his warmth. It just felt so right.....
I heard voices and felt a warm light on my face. I groaned slightly and shifted, burying my face into the pillow beside me, or at least what I thought was a pillow.
"Not too fond of the light, eh?" I heard a deep, rough but gentle voice ask me. I opened my eyes and looked up from my hiding place only to meet two golden orbs. I blinked and remembered what I had done last night. I blushed and buried my face back into the pillow to hide it. Then my mind clicked and I realized that this wasn't my pillow, it was Inuyasha's chest. I blushed even deeper and pulled my face away deciding that looking down would be better, so I did.
Suddenly I felt his clawed hand grasp my chin and lift my face up. The next thing I knew, his lips were against mine, in a soft, light kiss. I was about to respond when I felt him pull away. I opened my eyes and looked at him questioningly, only to see that he had looked away, his head bowed so that his eyes were hidden behind his thick silvery bangs.
"Inuyasha?" I questioned, saddened by the way he was acting.
"I.....I'm sorry....." I heard him whisper quietly. I blinked, thoroughly confused as to why he would be apologizing.
"Why are you sorry? You didn't do anything wrong." I whispered. I tried to get a look at his face, but he just kept looking away from me, never meeting my gaze. Why was he doing this? The only time he ever looked away from me was when he was annoyed, and he wouldn't apologize if he was annoyed. Then why? My thoughts drifted until my eyes widened slightly in realization. He looked away whenever he thought about Kikyo. Is he thinking about her now? I looked at him and frowned. Of course he is, who else would he be thinking about?
I climbed out of his lap and stood up. How could he think about her, especially when we he was kissing me?! ME! I glared at him as he looked up at me, seemingly startled when I moved from his lap. I turned from him and walked to the door, slipping my coat and boots on. I stood up to see him standing in the living room, still with that wondering look on his face. I glared at him.
"I'm leaving. Enjoy you're thoughts about HER!" I spat angrily and opened the door, slamming it as I walked out. I turned and walked down the shrine steps, slowly speeding up. When I reached the street below, I ran. I felt tears prick at my eyes as the ice-cold wind whipped my face. I knew my tears weren't because of the wind, they were from the heartbreak I was feeling. The way he had acted, holding me, letting me sleep in his lap, and the way he kissed me. I felt like he was truly starting to care about me and forget that dead witch. But no, he can't forget the one he loves, and unfortunately I'm not the one he loves. He loves the one who hates and despises him, the one who wants to drag him into the depths of Hell just to satisfy her own selfish feelings. Why couldn't he realize that I loved him and wanted him to live?! Why did he have to run to her, think about her, love her..... why? Why?
My tears fell freely as I continued to run. I needed to get away, I needed to think. I just couldn't stand it. My mind pulled in all directions and I headed for the park. It was deserted because of the cold weather, so I slowed my pace until I was walking at a slow pace. I wipped the tears from my cheeks but more soon replaced them. I sighed and kept walking trying to clear my head. I looked up at the sky and felt something cold land on my cheek. I blinked confusedly but realized it was snowing again. The sky was covered in gray clouds and the tiny white flakes fell by the millions from the vast blanket of gray.
I sighed and walked on, watching the snow fall peacefully to the already white ground below. I came to a small side path that led off into the forest and turned onto it. The trail was beautiful and the snow and ice lingered on the trees making the forest look pure and barren. I became lost in the look of the forest and the feeling it was giving me when suddenly I fell to the ground. I rubbed my backside as I sat up and looked behind me. I had slipped on a patch of ice. I sighed and rose to my feet looking around the forest. I noticed a log beneath a big tree a few meters from the trail and slowly walked to it. After running and crying, I felt exhausted and I wanted to rest. I cleared the white powder from the log and sat down, leaning back against the tree trunk that was behind me.
I sighed and tried to relax. I watched the snowflakes fall lazily from the sky and felt my eyelids grow heavy. My eyes drifted closed and I thought I heard a twig snap, but I ignored it and felt myself drift off into the dark land of unconsciousness.
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No Kagome did not just get knocked out, she fell asleep. It's very easy to fall asleep out in the snow while watching snowflakes, I almost have. Sorry this chapter is so much shorter than the rest, but I felt that was a good place to stop. Also my cousins and my little bro are playing 007 GoldenEye, and it's very hard to write something like this with machine guns in the background. Eh heh heh.....
Please Review!
Ja ne~!