Author's Note: hey y'all… yeah I know I haven't updated on his in like a very, no make that VERY VERY long time, but I just sort of… I donno… came up with ideas for other stories and forgot about this one in a kind of way. Yeah I guess that's what happened. Anyway, right now I feel like working on this story so I'm gonna! yay! haha… anyway, here we go…
Author: (me obviously) Midnight Smile
Title: Possessed (yes, that wonderful story! Haha…)
Chapter: Three (is it really only the third? Wow, I really didn't write that much!)
Chapter Title: To Kagome's House We Go
Rating: PG-13 (yeah, I don't remember what rating it was but it's gonna be PG-13 now, just to be safe, cuz there might be some more swearing and I don't want to go over the PG ratings….)
Oh! And of course the one thing I always forget, the…
"" talking
'' thinking
( ) the same as it is in a book, just a little add in
(A/N: blah blah blah and so on….) yours truly! as in moi (BTW that means 'me' incase anyone didn't know that, I know lots of people do but some don't, I have a friend who didn't know what 'Bon Voyage' meant… but she's so ditzy I guess I should have known she wouldn't… haha… anyway…)
movements or things like that, not going to be used that often but just incase I do, you know what it means
changes time or place
Disclaimer: yay! I finally remembered it!!!!!! Yes, yes I know I don't own Inuyasha, I wish I did but so does everyone else and I don't think anyone could do as good a job as Rumiko Takahashi anyway. Let's hear a round of applause for her!!!!!! everyone (AND THAT MEANS EVERYONE), gives Rumiko Takahashi a wonderful, LOUD, applause!!!!!!!!! Haha… hey I just realized something; ya know how 'Miko' means 'Priestess'? well, the English translation or something for Rumiko Takahashi's first name must have something to do with 'Priestess' cuz look at her name RuMIKO, see? It says 'Miko' in it!!!!! Yeah, anyway, I think you guys are bored of me now so let's move on to the actual story, k? yeah, I knew everyone would agree…..
Last Time: (yeah I think we MAJORLY need this because I wouldn't be surprised if at least half my reviewers for this story have forgotten what happened in the end of the last chapter!!!!! :D anyway, here's the last time… it's kinda long but it should help…)
She stirred and he drew back.
"I-Inu... Inuyasha..."
"Kagome?" Inuyasha moved closer.
"Inuyasha!"
"Kagome, I'm right here," Inuyasha told the sleeping girl.
"Inuyasha? Would you like some Ramen?"
"What?!" Inuyasha jumped away from Kagome and looked up to see Mrs. Higurashi standing in the door way.
"Would you like some Ramen?" she repeated.
"Oh, um, I guess so. Yeah," Inuyasha mumbled.
"Has she woken up yet?"
"No."
"Did she say anything?"
"Uh, yeah..."
"What?"
"Well... she was, uh... she was saying my name," Inuyasha said so quietly you could only hear it if you had a demons sensitive hearing.
"What? I didn't quite catch that, dear," Mrs. Higurashi said leaning closer.
Inuyasha was getting a bit uncomfortable, "She was just, she was just saying my name!" he cried out.
"Ok! I was only asking!" Mrs. Higurashi went back down stairs to make some Ramen for Inuyasha.
Here's the new chapter!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Inuyasha sat next to Kagome and waited for her mother to come back with the Ramen. Kagome had stopped mumbling in her sleep now, only every now and then she'd murmur his name. He liked it that she was calling for him and not anyone else, not that he'd admit it to anyone, but he did.
He sat there staring at Kagome's face, it would be plain and dead looking one moment, go to nice and peaceful and then scrunched up, as if in pain. Which she most likely was in. the cut in her side was even deeper than Inuyasha had thought it was, going three quarters of the way right through her.
About ten minutes later Mrs. Higurashi came back upstairs with a steaming bowel of Ramen. She handed it to him and turned to leave but Inuyasha stopped her.
"When do you think she'll wake?" he asked.
Mrs. Higurashi just stared at Inuyasha's face for a moment, he looked truly worried, the tough expression that was usually plastered on his face was gone; he looked 'soft' in some strange kind of way.
'I knew he cared about Kagome, but never knew how much they really loved each other,' she thought before replying, "I'm not sure Inuyasha, I hope it's soon but who knows, she could go into a coma and not come out of it for a year."
When she said that Inuyasha looked completely startled and glanced at Kagome as if to see if she was waking up this moment; she wasn't of course.
When Mrs. Higurashi saw the look on his face she quickly added, "But I'm sure she won't go into a coma, she'll probably wake up tomorrow or in the middle of the night or something. Don't worry, she'll be fine. Father actually found something useful, some medication for deep wounds from demons; apparently it was passed down from father to son for many centuries, going back to about your time."
"Oh, ok."
"Trust me, Inuyasha, she'll be fine. You just eat that Ramen up and make your self comfortable, ok? You are staying for the night, right?" (A/N: haha, that rhymes! Ok I just had to add that in, I donno why ok? hey, stop staring at me! I know I'm weird!)
"Yes."
"Ok, good. I'll bring up some blankets for you ok? You can make a little bed on the floor for yourself." Mrs. Higurashi smiled and walked out of the room, closing the door behind her.
"Ok…" Inuyasha whispered even though he knew she couldn't hear him. He loved Kagome's mother, she was so kind to him, like a second mother really. He wondered if Kagome had told her about his parents, and what had happened to them. Maybe that's why she was so nice, because she pitied him. He hoped that wasn't the reason. He wanted her o be nice to him because she trusted him with her daughter; even though that trust might be gone now, after the state he brought her home.
Inuyasha sighed and leaned back against the wall beside Kagome's bed, eating his Ramen. Five minutes later Mrs. Higurashi had come back upstairs with a pile of blankets and a futon.
"I'll check in on you later, ok?" she said.
Inuyasha just nodded his head and she left the room.
Inuyasha finished his Ramen and put the bowel on the floor beside him. He turned to look at Kagome. She had curled up into a little ball closer to the bottom of the bed then the top.
'She's moved enough so I could sit on her bed with her now,' Inuyasha thought. 'Should I? I don't think she'd mind, she's asleep after all.'
Inuyasha stood up and picked up Kagome's pillow (which wasn't being used at the moment) and sat down where it had been, putting it on his lap. Instantly Kagome starched out a bit, and moved her head on top of the pillow and on Inuyashas lap.
Inuyasha blushed. 'Why'd she do that? Is she awake?' Just to see if she was he poked her gently and called 'Kagome' softly.
No answer. She did move a little though, and grunted sort of, but she was still asleep.
Inuyasha sighed. He wished she would wake up so he would know that she was ok.
"It's still all my fault, now matter what anyone says. I promised myself I'd protect her, but I've failed, I lied to myself," Inuyasha whispered, tears forming in his eyes again.
"Aaahhh!!" he cried out suddenly, whacking his head. "I've got to stop crying!"
"Inu-Inuyasha!"
Inuyasha looked down at Kagome. She was still asleep but her face was scrunched up.
"Kagome, it's fine; you're home now, everything will be all right, you're safe." Inuyasha was surprised at his own words.
Kagome smiled slightly.
Inuyasha stared at her face. There was a scratch on it. A long scratch. It began just above her left eye and curved down to her chin, just barely missing her eye. Inuyasha traced his finger over it. Kagome flinched.
"Sorry," Inuyasha murmured. "I didn't mean to…"
He looked away.
'Why did this happen? And at this time too, tomorrow night is going to be the new moon…' Inuyasha thought, looking outside at the sky. It was almost dark now. This time tomorrow he would become human, and completely vulnerable. 'We're not completely safe here, in Kagome's era, Yura of the Demon Hair got through to us here, and there was the Noh Mask…'
Inuyasha shook his head. 'Kagome would be able to come up with something, if only she would wake up…'
He closed his eyes, leaning his head back against the wall.
'All well… think about that tomorrow…' and Inuyasha drifted off to sleep but not before he peeked at Kagome to make sure she was ok.
Later, downstairs…
Mrs. Higurashi was sitting on the couch downstairs in the living room with Sota and her father who was sitting in his comfy chair looking through another one of his books; more were piled beside him.
"Father, I think you've done enough. You found one thing the will help, that's good enough. I have to go check in on Inuyasha and Kagome. Would you put Sota to bed please?" Mrs. Higurashi stood up and walked out of the room.
"Aw, that's nice. I don't wanna go to bed!" Sota grumbled, standing up.
"Come on, Sota, I'll tell you a story!" Grampa stood up and he and Sota began their way up stairs.
"Aw now I really don't want to go to bed!" Sota cried. "Mom!"
"Hey! Boy, you should be grateful you have a grandfather to tell such wonderful stories! These aren't just stories really, they are legends, boy! Legends!" Grampa exclaimed, whacking Sota on the back to make him go faster.
"Ow! And I don't care if they're legends! I've heard all of them by now," Sota grumbled.
Grampa frowned. "I doubt it; there are some that I haven't told anybody…"
"…And you never will. If you're never going to tell anybody then why even tell me that you aren't gonna tell anybody?" Sota asked, grinning because he knew that what he had just said would confuse his grandfather.
It did, of course, and Grampa didn't want Sota to know that he had just confused him so he kept his mouth shut and didn't say anything until Sota was lying bed.
"Well, I guess I won't tell you a story then," he said, turning out the light.
"'Night Grampa," Sota called, grinning, as the old man shut the door.
"'Night," Grampa muttered, starting his way back downstairs. 'That boy really confuses me sometimes…'
Mrs. Higurashi, who was just down the hall, lightly knocked on her daughters closed door. "Inuyasha?"
No answer.
"Inuyasha?" Mrs. Higurashi opened the door to see Inuyasha sitting on Kagome's bed with her head on his lap. "How sweet…" she whispered before she closed the door and went back downstairs smiling.
Right After Sun Rise Next Morning
Kagome opened her eyes.
'Where am I?' she thought, squinting a little from the light. 'I thought I was in the feudal era…'
She tried to sit up but instantly fell back because of a searing pain in her side.
Then she remembered. Fighting the demon. Shooting her arrows and running out of them. InuYasha saying he'd protect her. Then the last thing she remembered was flying through the air, blood spraying out of her and screaming. What had happened after that? Sango. Miroku. Shippo. Myoga. Were they alright? How did she end up here? Did InuYasha bring her here? Why not to Kaede?
She turned her head to the side and saw red.
'Inuyasha? Is that Inuyasha's leg? Is my head resting on his lap?' Kagome thought. She turned to look up ward and saw Inuyasha's sleeping face, his hair hanging over his eyes. 'Inuyasha…' Kagome smiled.
She lifted her arm when she realized something was holding her hand. She pulled it up and saw Inuyasha clawed fingers intertwined with hers.
"Eep!" she cried. Inuyasha moved. "Oh, sorry…"
Surprisingly, he didn't wake.
Kagome smiled and held her arm to her chest, falling back asleep.
Two Hours Later
Inuyasha opened his eyes and yawned.
'I hope Kagome wakes up today…' Inuyasha thought, staring at her face; it had more color in it now. Yesterday it had been very white but today it was rosier, almost normal again.
Then, Inuyasha realized he was holding Kagome's hand. He pulled his hand away but Kagome groaned so he put it back.
'Sheesh, when did that happen?' he though, his face turning red. 'I don't remember doing that.'
Then he realized that one of his fingers on his other hand had wrapped a lock of Kagome's hair around it.
"What?!" Inuyasha cried, jumping and shaking Kagome, making her flinch in pain.
"Sorry, Kagome, I'm so sorry…" Inuyasha trailed off, tears suddenly forming in his eyes yet again. "No… no, I don't want to cry… I don't want to… I don't want another woman I love to die… first mother, then Kikyo… pleases… not Kagome too…" Inuyasha whispered desperately, memories suddenly filling his head.
Flashback
"Mother! Mother! Where are you?! Mother!" a six year old Inuyasha screamed, more smoke filling his lings with every word.
Smoke surrounded him. He ran straight ahead of him to Izayio's room, closing his eyes from the smoke.
"Mother!"
"Inuyasha! Inuyasha come here!" a woman voice cried out.
"Mother!" Inuyasha opened his eyes to see a blurry figure a few feet away, holding its arms open for him. He ran towards his mother and she wrapped her arms around him.
"Inuyasha, put this on you, it was your fathers and it will protect you from the fire, keep it-!" Suddenly she screamed and flung Inuyasha and a red kimono shirt away from herself.
"Mother! What's wrong?" Inuyasha cried, covering himself with the kimono shirt. Then he saw it. Izayio's kimono was on fire, burning her.
She was screaming, being burnt alive.
"MOTHER!" Inuyasha screamed, rushing forward to her.
"No! Inuyasha! Stay away! Just cover yourself with the kimono shirt and you'll be fine!" Izayio cried, putting her arm out to stop her son from coming any closer.
"Mother! Put it over you!"
"No! Inuyasha, stay – st-stay back…" she fell to the floor.
"Mother!" Inuyasha ran to her, tears falling down his face. "Mother! Don't – don't go! They'll kill me too if you go! Mother! moTHER!" Inuyasha's voice got louder as he saw his mother's eyes shut.
"I-Inuyasha… I… I love you, sweetheart…" and those were her last words.
"MOTHER!" Inuyasha was suddenly flung back by some type of force. He tried to get to her again but he couldn't. Inuyasha lay there and watched his mother's body burn 'til there was nothing left.
Outside, the villagers had all left, thinking that no one could have survived the fire they had started. But Inuyasha did; he was only a little burnt because he had put the kimono shirt over himself.
Inuyasha crawled out from under a piece of a wall; he had stopped crying.
"How could they do this to mother?" his whispered, angrily. "How could they kill her? She's a human like them!"
He ran into the forest and kept running. He ran and ran until he was to tired t run any farther.
"Where am I?" he looked around him. He was now in the middle of the forest, lost.
He began to cry again. Cry for his mother, and cry for him. If he hadn't ever been born, none of this would have happened.
"M-mother!" he cried out. "Mother! Why did you have to leave me?! MOTHER!"
End of Flashback
Inuyasha had thought about his mother everyday for two years after that. And he had tried to avenge her but the villagers had only beaten him again. He had hardly escaped.
"Why did they have to kill her? Why not just me? Or was it because she mated with a demon…?" Inuyasha whispered.
He closed his eyes as more tears filled them.
"Why…?"
TBC...
Hey! There's the new chapter! It isn't too long and it isn't too short. I did that because about half the people wanted short and the other half wanted long. But there were a few more for long so I made it kind of long.
I know that isn't exactly how his mother died, I'm not completely sure but that's how it's going to be in this story…
Review!
Midnight Smile
ps. Next chapter will have more interesting stuff, seeing as that night is going to be the new moon! They'll all be going to Kagome's! oh and yes I do know that only Kagome and Inuyasha can go through the well but when me and my friends made this story up we didn't know that but it doesn't matter anyway because they are going through! Oh and I tried to put this up on Saturday (the day I finished writing it) but it wouldn't let me log in because the server was too busy or something but it works today (Monday)!!!!!!! YAY!!!!! lol…. Hope you like it!