Inutori: Hey, minna-san! I don't own Inuyasha, nor will I ever, so don't sue me. I know I have failed to update stories for quite awhile, so I have decided to put a little synopsis here before you read the chapter. If you just got here from chapter 6, go ahead and skip the summary if you want to.
The Story So Far…Inuyasha was sent back into the past to kill the family of Inuchi Higurashi, the future leader of a human resistance to the demon reign. Generals Sango and Miroku were also sent back in time to protect Inuchi's mother from harm. As Inuyasha tries to get at the future mother of the demons' downfall, Kagome Higurashi begins to get to him, starting with saving him from her older sister's arrow by getting shot herself. Kikyou has been dating a man called Onigumo and has just been proposed to so is now considering the offer. Sango was attacked and harassed by a demon while out looking for Kagome (who had been taken by Inuyasha). Miroku saved her and confessed his feelings for her and kissed her. Kagome invited Inuyasha to stay in her room for the night and Inuyasha comforted her after she had a bad dream…now on with the story…
Chapter 7
True Enemy
Kikyou paced angrily in her room, awaiting her sister's return. When she did finally sense the high school girl's presence, that thing was with her.
Kagome had run downstairs for a bit and grabbed the extra futon, but was upstairs in a jiffy, leaving Kikyou angrier than before.
She gritted her teeth, stomping up the stairs toward Kagome's room. Kikyou waited a few minutes before barging in, hoping to catch the demon off guard.
Their mother had just smiled when Kikyou told her about Kagome spending too much time with a boy. She said it was good for Kagome to have a boyfriend. Not his type.
She was going to happily date a normal boy and marry a boring man who worshipped her. None of this hanyou and his treacherous, manipulative ways would ever come near her baby sister.
The nineteen-year-old miko jerked open the door, ready to take down the beast. Only, there was no beast, just two teenagers sleeping peacefully. One was on the floor, his silver hair splayed across the ground, and the other was sprawled out in her bed, a leg dangling off the edge of the mattress.
She didn't have the heart to disturb them so left, deciding not to go to sleep until the fiend was gone. The hours past, leaving her to ponder Onigumo's proposal. There was something about that man that held an air of mysteriousness. She barely knew him at all…and yet she knew it was her duty to marry and bear Inuchi.
But was she married when she had him? Inuchi supposedly went by Higurashi, not Morishita.
Maybe she should marry him, but not give up her maiden name? That sounded reasonable enough.
A scream upstairs brought Kikyou back to full alert, causing her to jump up and rush upstairs once again. Thoughts ran through her head about what she would do to the hanyou if he had hurt Kagome.
She paused at the door. They were talking; well, Kagome was crying. After a few moments of silence, Kikyou opened the door silently to look in at the beast gently cradling her sister on the bed while she cried herself to sleep.
It would have been a cute scene had it not been a monster that embraced Kagome. Kikyou built up her courage to say something spiteful, but was surprised to see the love in the hanyou's eyes. He readjusted himself carefully until he was lying on the bed, right behind Kagome.
His amber eyes shone brightly in the dark, and the love that sparkled in them was obvious.
Kikyou silently closed the door, having seen enough. So the hanyou did have a heart. Well, he is half-human, so it's understandable that he'd have some sort of a gentle side.
She went back downstairs, brooding over all of the thoughts in her head. Inuyasha was out to kill her, but at the same time was falling in love with her sister. If he did succeed in his mission, where would that leave Kagome? Would she hate him for the murder, or love him despite it?
It was all too confusing. But there was one thing Kikyou did realize: Kagome was safe when she was with Inuyasha. With a love like that in his eyes, Kikyou knew for certain that the hanyou would do everything in his power to protect the young girl.
That decided Kikyou turned in for the night, making sure to turn off all of the lights in the house.
Sango and Miroku sat in silence in the well house, the air becoming more uncomfortable by the second. After they had gotten back from their little excursion in the woods, neither party had spoken a word.
Sango was still letting the thoughts spin around wildly in her head, while Miroku brooded over the fact that Sango hadn't responded at all to his confession of love. It was awkward to just sit there without so much as a, "It's time for bed, g'night."
Miroku shifted slightly, his eyes glued on the ground in shame and embarrassment. He had kissed Sango so abruptly. He shouldn't have been so forward.
Tears almost found their way to his eyes with the fear that Sango may hate him now. Being hated by his one true love would be intolerable. "Sango-sama…"
Sango answered with a distracted hum, her eyes half-lidded and her body completely relaxed.
"About earlier…I…gomen nasai." It wrenched at Miroku's heart as he remembered the awkwardness that had befallen them on the trek back to the shrine. She must have just thought of him as a comrade. What was he thinking?
"Don't worry about it." Sango seemed worn out, but she must have been hiding something in that head of hers. Miroku had known her too long to not know when something is wrong.
"If it's bothering you…"
"It's not that, Houshi-sama." Sango looked up at him, a fire burning in her eyes like never before. "It's about that demon. He knew who I was. He called me by name. How?"
Miroku's eyes widened, the surprise and terrifying realization hitting him. "I…don't know what to say."
I
Do
Not
Sleep
Inutori: It's kind of short, but some is better than none, right?
Kagome: Inutori is making good points today. It must be because she's about to fall asleep.
Inutori: And my lack of a longer chapter is also due to that need for rest. For those of you baffled by my contradictions of my ending "I Do Not Sleep" and my commenting on being really tired, I actually have a sleeping disorder. I don't wake is the real truth. I have trouble staying awake and last spring when I stopped updating a lot I was actually sleeping a good 17-20 hours a day. Now I take a stimulant that forces me to stay awake until the drug is out of my system; hence the "I Do Not Sleep."
Inuyasha: And we care?
Inutori: It doesn't matter if you care or not, I just felt the need to inform people. My sister was questioning my I Do Not Sleep a few weeks ago, so I thought I'd clarify what that is about.
Sagi: You talk too much.
Inutori: Oh well. :to readers: Please leave a review or two for me! I know it was short, but hopefully I'll update soon. Ja ne!
