Shikon no Miko

By: Karisutaru-chan

Author's note: I do not own any of the characters in this story and it was written just for fun.


RATED R for language and future adult situations. Reader discretion is advised.

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Thanks! Enjoy!

Chapter 3: No More Tears

Kagome knelt at the river's edge and stared at her refection in the water.

'That dream…'

'It was….it was………what was…….'

But before she could continue with her thoughts, Kagome broke down in tears, overcome with a mixture of emotions; fright for not knowing what the dream meant and anger, for letting herself get so upset that she would cry about it.

Leaning over the river's edge, her hands on the ground, Kagome saw her reflection become distorted as each tear fell, causing a ripple affect in the water.   Each tear contained a bit of pint up emotion, and as they fell into the river, Kagome found comfort in believing that the overwhelming emotions she was feeling would be washed downstream with the current.

When the tears could not fall any longer, Kagome cupped her hands and placed them into the water.   She then brought her hands up, splashing the water onto her face.   The cool water was quite refreshing and calmed her a bit.   Kagome then placed her hands back on the ground and leaned forward to again look at her reflection.   The water was still rippling, but as Kagome continued to stare, soon the reflection she saw looked like her once again.

She narcissistically examined herself, making sure the trails on her cheeks from the tears running down her face were not noticeable; she wanted to make sure she looked decent before she went back to camp.   She was actually glad that her comrades did not come and check up on her; she did not want anyone to see her like this.

'They must have figured I wanted to be alone….,' she thought.   'Arigatô Sango-chan, Miroku-sama…for understanding…..'

Kagome was so engrossed in her thoughts that she did not notice the red artifact that appeared in her reflection behind her…but…something else caught her attention and snapped her back to reality…..

"SHIPPO-CHAN!!!" she said in a loud whisper, as she brought her hand up to her mouth upon realizing what she did to the poor little kistune.

'I sent him flying when I woke up!!!  I need to make sure he's okay.'

Kagome bolted up and turned around to run back to camp, however….she didn't get very far….

No sooner had she turned around, than Kagome found herself face-first into a familiar furry red kimono.  Kagome looked up and her eyes were met with a pair of amber demon ones, staring at her so intensely, she felt they were looking into the very depths of her soul.   These eyes were eyes she could get lost in many, many times over…..these eyes made her feel safe and warm……she cried for these eyes and laughed with these eyes……..and for these eyes, she would do anything…..

"Inu…….Inu….yasha……" Kagome finally managed to get his name out, though it was no greater than a faint whisper; barely loud enough for even him to hear.

Inuyasha looked down at Kagome, his eyes full of concern and worry.   He was worried enough when he saw her run off from the campsite, but seeing her like this just fueled the anxiety about the situation that was already consuming him.  He could tell that she had been crying; the soft scent of her tears still lingered on her cheeks and he raised his hand and gently traced the ancient trail left by her tears down her cheek.

Kagome turned flush and Inuyasha could tell that she was being receptive to his touch; if only she knew just how much information her scent gave away, he thought to himself, pulling her closer into his embrace and gently laying a comforting hand on her head and running his fingers through her soft ebony hair.  

Kagome fell into his embrace not ever wanted to leave his warmth. She wrapped her arms around him and buried her face into his shoulder.  She thought she had cried herself out, but being there with Inuyasha, wrapped in his comforting embrace made her feel so at ease and she let out all the tears she was holding back.  Inuyasha responded by putting her chin into his hand and pulling her face up to meet his gaze.  At first she resisted because she didn't want him to see her crying, but she finally gave in, and her tear-filled eyes met his. 


As the tears continued to roll down her cheek, Inuyasha gently wiped them away with his thumb and smiled.

"Good, let it all out." he said, pulling her back into his embrace and letting her cry into his kimono.

Kagome cried until she couldn't cry any more.  When she finally pulled herself together, she looked up into his eyes and tried to form the words....but she was speechless.


Inuyasha simply smiled, "It's okay, you said it already, and I accept your apology...but I'm more worried about you?  Are you
okay now?"

"Inuyasha....hai....daijôbou....arigatô." Kagome finally said.  'Amazing,' she thought to herself, 'he was there with me, even if I couldn't see him...he was there.  And what's even more important, he came for me when I needed him the most...'


"Arigatô Inuyasha..." she said again, still at a loss for anything else to say at the moment.


"I heard you the first time." Inuyasha said with a smirk, purposely trying to get her a little pissed so she'd revert back to the strong Kagome he knew and respected and.....no.......he wouldn't admit that to himself, not yet anyway.


Kagome however, saw through his familiar jerk disguise and simply smiled and walked back to the river to rinse her face once more.


"So..........."


"So what?"


"So, are you going to tell me about your dream?"


"There's nothing to tell really.  I don't know how to explain it and I don't know what it means.  I remember someone trying to talk to me, but I didn't see anyone; I was just being pulled through a dark void and....."


"And what?"


"And that's it....there isn't anymore."


"THAT'S IT!!!"  Inuyasha yelled.  "That's all that it took to spook you and send you running from the campsite!  I'm thinking you had dreamed about your death or something and you.....YOU STUPID BITCH, you had me worried over some nothing!!!" 


As usual, Inuyasha simply let his mouth run away far him, speaking before his brain told him to. 


"YOU JERK!!  You ASKED me about my dream and I TOLD you!"


"Don't get mad at me because you're afraid of the dark!"


"BAKA!"


"BITCH!"


"OSUWARI!!!!"

A/N: daijôbou – all right, fine

         arigatô – thank you

         baka – stupid, idiot

         osuwari – (now, if you don't know that this means, you're not an Inuyasha fan…j/k) sit, as you would command an animal