'Tis the Season
Chapter 6 ::: Innocent Maidens No Longer
Whip: -singing-
Tora: -reading Inuyasha mangas-
Kagome: -listening to music-
Juan: -staring at three girls, who are all wearing kimonos-
Inuyasha: Stay away from the black haired one. She's mine.
Juan: -assesses Inuyasha- Uh, sure. Don't worry.
Whip: -winks at audience-
Kagome: -smile-
Tora: -rolls eyes-
Kagome laid on her back and stared up at the stars. The twinkled and winked at her. Kagome sighed. Christmas had snuck up on her and bit her in the behind. Tomorrow was Christmas Eve.
Inuyasha was laying next to her. He remained true to his word for the most part. While he could never really hold onto her forever, he did his best. Even now, he clasped her hand in his.
"Inuyasha?"
"Hm?"
"I have to go home tomorrow."
"Then I'm going with you," he said simply. Kagome was surprised. No argument. No disagreement. Just the fact that he would follow.
Kagome smiled and snuggled up to Inuyasha. She let his body warmth flow over her.
"Mm. Inuyasha . . ." Her eyes were closed but she could feel the warmth of their fire flickering at her back. Inuyasha wrapped his arms around her, breathing in her scent.
"So gently."
"Hm?"
"Your scent. So much more gentler than most."
Kagome's eyes flickered open and she found herself staring into golden eyes. She smiled. It felt so good, to be with Inuyasha.
"Kagome . . . when this is all over . . . when we finally defeat Naraku . . ."
"Yes?"
"What will you do?"
"I . . . I don't know. There would be no reason for me to stay here. In this era. I guess I'd have to return to my era, and stay there . . ." She wasn't happy about it, but unless
Inuyasha asked her to stay, it was her only option. She supposed she could come back occasionally to see her other friends. And Inuyasha. But not very often.
"Kagome . . ."
"Yes?" She stared into his golden eyes. They seemed to captivate her.
Inuyasha opened his mouth to speak, seemed to change his mind, and, instead, pulled her close and quickly kissed her.
Next Day
Kagome stood up and stretched. Her muscled ached. The seemed to cry and beg her for more rest. Inuyasha was still asleep. Blankets covered him up to his mid stomach. Kagome admired how muscled he was.
"My strong, handsome hanyou," she said. She wrapped an extra blanket around herself and looked around. They had made two separate camps. Kagome had noticed something strange about Sango before they had split up. Kagome had seen Miroku with his hands around Sango but she hadn't seemed to mind. In fact, she had seemed to like it.
"I guess we both did something very unexpected," Kagome commented, looking at the clothing that littered the ground. She felt a deep blush creep up her cheeks.
Shippo and Kirara had both decided to leave the two couples alone, and had apparently made their own camp not far away. A thick line of trees separated Inuyasha and Kagome from Sango and Miroku. Another, thicker line separated Sango and Miroku from Shippo and Kirara.
"Kagome?" Kagome turned to see Inuyasha leaning up on his elbow. He smiled at her with such warmth, Kagome's skin tingled.
A Little Bit Later
Kagome stirred the boiling soup. Inuyasha crouched next to her, drooling as he smelled the food. His hand crept forward and up, attempting a sneak attack on the food. Kagome smacked the hand with the ladle.
"Ow, what was that for?" he cried.
"Wait until the soup is done!" she scolded. She heard a chuckle and turned to see Sango, Miroku, Shippo and Kirara making their way over to them.
"Is Inuyasha being a bad dog?" Miroku asked.
"Feh."
Kagome smiled at the sight of Miroku and Sango. They held each other close. They make such a cute couple. Kagome thought. Sango was thinking the same thing about Inuyasha and Kagome.
Kagome spooned a bit of the noodle soup into a bowl and handed it and chop sticks to Inuyasha.
"Try it," she said. "Tell, me if it's ready." Inuyasha basically shoved the noodles down his throat.
"Mm, mm hm," was all he could say with his mouth full of noodles. KAgome sighed and shook her head with a smile. She started handing out bowls of the noodle soup to everyone else, and then got herself a bowl of it.
She blew on it, gently, to cool it off. Just because Inuyasha could handle the scorching heat of the soup, didn't mean she could.
After breakfast was eaten Kagome and Sango took a visit to the closest hot spring. Kagome sighed deeply as she slipped into the water. Her muscles seemed to sigh with her. Sango smiled at her.
"How was your night?" she asked knowingly. Kagome blushed. "Ah, mine was much the same." Kagome and Sango found themselves giggling.
Whip: You're so mean to me!
Juan: I sowwy!
Whip: Sowwy, is not a word!!
Juan: Do you have to be technical!?
Whip: YES!
Juan: Fine, I am sorry.
Whip: No you're not!
Juan: . . .
Whip: You care more about the stupid candy cane!
Juan: uh . . .
Whip: Here, Juan, I broke a candy cane! Go take it to the hospital!!
Juan: I said I was sorry! You've been going on about this ALL day!
Whip: -fumes-
Tora: Juan, stop while you're ahead.
Juan: I'm not doing anything!
Tora and Kagome: Yes you are! You hurt Whip's feelings!
Juan: Uh...What is this?! Why is every one against me?!?!
Inuyasha: -smirk- You are such an amateur when it comes to women, you know that?
Juan: Shuttup.
Sessoumaru: -passes vodka to Odie-
Odie: Thanks. -drinks vodka-
Whip: Andrew!!
Odie: Uh...-looks at vodka bottle in hand. Tosses it aside- I wasn't doing anything! -hic-
Juan: And you're mad at me?
Whip: YES, I am!
Whip Kagome and Tora -Attack Juan-
Gus: -barking-
Sessoumaru: Let it be, Gustof. Let it be . . .