Inuyasha sat awake for hours just staring into the night sky but not
noticing the stars at all. He was deep in thought about Kagome, how fragile
she looked with the tears welling in her eyes. Had she been crying for him
or was she happy he had returned? He didn't know and sat wondering about it
for half the night. When he finally got to sleep he dreamt about Kagome and
Kikyou, locked in a perpetual battle over his heart until with one blow
they killed each other.
He woke with a start to find birds singing and Sango cheerfully cooking
breakfast over the remains of yesterday's fire. He looked to his right to
see Kagome still fast asleep, head against Miroku's shoulder. Miroku looked
deep in thought and was examining his hand with the air rip. For once he
didn't seem to be thinking anything dirty, which saved him some major
injury in Inuyasha's opinion. He noticed Sango eyeing him cheerfully, and
when he finally met her gaze she smiled and asked "Would you like some
breakfast Inuyasha?"
Miroku was startled out of his thoughts by Sango's words and looked curiously over to Inuyasha. Inuyasha felt awkward under their stares, and just nodded sheepishly. Miroku went back into his thoughts, though this time they seemed to be about Sango since he didn't take his eyes off her. Sango didn't seem to notice, or she didn't mind. Come to think of it the two HAD been growing closer by the day...
Kagome stirred, aroused by the sounds of breakfast being made and dull voices. She looked to find her head on Miroku's shoulder and groaned slightly. Miroku eyed her curiously as she shifted into a sitting position next to him but he didn't gaze at her too long. Sango was attending to Inuyasha's breakfast and hadn't noticed she had awoken yet. She remembered the events of the night before and sighed heavily, and gazed sadly at the hanyou who was cautiously taking a plate from the kind demon-slayers hand. His eyes met hers and she smiled weakly, but before she could say anything he looked down, as if fearing the words to come. Kagome almost felt her heart break, then and there. Inuyasha trusted no one, not even her. She looked down as tears began to cloud her vision.
Inuyasha felt Kagome's eyes on him while he slowly ate his bacon and eggs. He brought his eyes to meet hers but was overcome with emotion when he saw the sympathy and forgiveness in her lovely brown eyes. No one had ever been so kind to him, and it hurt. He was about to say something, when he was startled by a movement at his side. He looked down to see Kikyou's figure on the ground, right arm in a sling. Her face was paler then usual, except for a streak of crimson blood across her cheek. Inuyasha had totally forgotten about Kikyou until this second. How could he have forgotten? He felt eyes upon him, and turned sharply to see Miroku behind him, reaching out for his shoulder. Inuyasha didn't think and lashed out with his claws.
"Leave me alone!"
Miroku jumped backward in shock and fell onto Kagome, who yelped in surprise and pain. Sango's eyes widened as she stared apprehensively at Inuyasha, and backed away. Inuyasha gaped. Had he just done that? What was wrong with him? He was startled out of his thoughts by a voice at his side. "Inuyasha..." Kikyou whispered.
What are you doing Inuyasha?! Kagome wanted to scream out, but nothing came out of her mouth.
She could see the fear in his eyes; he was like a feral wolf that could trust no one. She had promised to make him better, to make it so he would never look at her like that again, but because of her this was all happening. "Maybe if you just left this would be over", nagged a voice in the back of her mind. She couldn't just leave him though; she already cared for him too much. She sat very still, unsure of herself and what she should do. Miroku had picked himself off the ground and moved over to Sango, who was still gaping at Inuyasha. Inuyasha just sat on the ground, staring at his hands in amazement and shock. Kagome saw Kikyou, who was still next to Inuyasha, stir and sit up. She wanted to shout out a warning to Inuyasha, to say anything. She tried again, and her voice failed her again. Kagome watched as Kikyou reached out and took Inuyasha's hand. She saw him jump in surprise. Kikyou gazed up at him, unbearable pain in her deep black eyes.
"Inuyasha..." Her voice sounded pained and came out quietly.
"What happened? Where am I?" Inuyasha looked helplessly down into her face and gripped her hand tightly. Kagome felt a surge of jealousy go through her body, but shook it off. The silence was almost unbearable for her, and she wanted to scream just to shatter it.
Inuyasha stared at Kikyou, so confused and in desperate need of a hug. He opened his mouth to speak, but just gaped stupidly. Kikyou started to talk again. "Inuyasha... I feel... so much pain..." She gasped. He couldn't take it any longer. He jumped up, eyes darting nervously between his friends. Miroku looked sad, Sango looked horrified, and Kagome looked deep in thought. He looked back at Kikyou, her gaze filled with confusion. He ran off again, taking the coward's way out for the second time.
Miroku was startled out of his thoughts by Sango's words and looked curiously over to Inuyasha. Inuyasha felt awkward under their stares, and just nodded sheepishly. Miroku went back into his thoughts, though this time they seemed to be about Sango since he didn't take his eyes off her. Sango didn't seem to notice, or she didn't mind. Come to think of it the two HAD been growing closer by the day...
Kagome stirred, aroused by the sounds of breakfast being made and dull voices. She looked to find her head on Miroku's shoulder and groaned slightly. Miroku eyed her curiously as she shifted into a sitting position next to him but he didn't gaze at her too long. Sango was attending to Inuyasha's breakfast and hadn't noticed she had awoken yet. She remembered the events of the night before and sighed heavily, and gazed sadly at the hanyou who was cautiously taking a plate from the kind demon-slayers hand. His eyes met hers and she smiled weakly, but before she could say anything he looked down, as if fearing the words to come. Kagome almost felt her heart break, then and there. Inuyasha trusted no one, not even her. She looked down as tears began to cloud her vision.
Inuyasha felt Kagome's eyes on him while he slowly ate his bacon and eggs. He brought his eyes to meet hers but was overcome with emotion when he saw the sympathy and forgiveness in her lovely brown eyes. No one had ever been so kind to him, and it hurt. He was about to say something, when he was startled by a movement at his side. He looked down to see Kikyou's figure on the ground, right arm in a sling. Her face was paler then usual, except for a streak of crimson blood across her cheek. Inuyasha had totally forgotten about Kikyou until this second. How could he have forgotten? He felt eyes upon him, and turned sharply to see Miroku behind him, reaching out for his shoulder. Inuyasha didn't think and lashed out with his claws.
"Leave me alone!"
Miroku jumped backward in shock and fell onto Kagome, who yelped in surprise and pain. Sango's eyes widened as she stared apprehensively at Inuyasha, and backed away. Inuyasha gaped. Had he just done that? What was wrong with him? He was startled out of his thoughts by a voice at his side. "Inuyasha..." Kikyou whispered.
What are you doing Inuyasha?! Kagome wanted to scream out, but nothing came out of her mouth.
She could see the fear in his eyes; he was like a feral wolf that could trust no one. She had promised to make him better, to make it so he would never look at her like that again, but because of her this was all happening. "Maybe if you just left this would be over", nagged a voice in the back of her mind. She couldn't just leave him though; she already cared for him too much. She sat very still, unsure of herself and what she should do. Miroku had picked himself off the ground and moved over to Sango, who was still gaping at Inuyasha. Inuyasha just sat on the ground, staring at his hands in amazement and shock. Kagome saw Kikyou, who was still next to Inuyasha, stir and sit up. She wanted to shout out a warning to Inuyasha, to say anything. She tried again, and her voice failed her again. Kagome watched as Kikyou reached out and took Inuyasha's hand. She saw him jump in surprise. Kikyou gazed up at him, unbearable pain in her deep black eyes.
"Inuyasha..." Her voice sounded pained and came out quietly.
"What happened? Where am I?" Inuyasha looked helplessly down into her face and gripped her hand tightly. Kagome felt a surge of jealousy go through her body, but shook it off. The silence was almost unbearable for her, and she wanted to scream just to shatter it.
Inuyasha stared at Kikyou, so confused and in desperate need of a hug. He opened his mouth to speak, but just gaped stupidly. Kikyou started to talk again. "Inuyasha... I feel... so much pain..." She gasped. He couldn't take it any longer. He jumped up, eyes darting nervously between his friends. Miroku looked sad, Sango looked horrified, and Kagome looked deep in thought. He looked back at Kikyou, her gaze filled with confusion. He ran off again, taking the coward's way out for the second time.