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Author's note: Oh my gosh am I so sorry! I haven't updated in ages....I've had writer's block and other things happening...I'm so sorry to keep you guys waiting, now on with the story!
Chapter13:
Inuyasha jumped through the trees, more in the manner of a monkey than a dog, and when he found a suitable branch he hunkered down against. He always thought of Kagome as a friend, but lately, ever since the harpy screwed up his hearing, he noticed that he became more aware of her. Her feelings and thoughts mattered to him; Inuyasha realized he wanted to make her happy. Sighing, he rested his head on his hand sorting out these emotions and thoughts of his. What did he want? He wanted Kagome to be with him forever, but wouldn't that eventually mean they'd become mates?
Kagome searched the camp for the hanyou after she had finished bathing, wondering where on earth he had gone. She had long forgotten the rude remark he made earlier about her smelling bad. She noticed the neko and kitsune playing with Shippo's toys. "Ano, Shippo?"
"Hai, Kagome?" He looked up and smiled at his surrogate mother.
"Where did Inuyasha go?"
"Into the forest." The fox child replied simply.
"Why?" She questioned him, hoping he would at least give her some details.
"I only suggested that you two would become mates." Bunza replied. Kagome blushed and stared at the little cat demon.
"You said that?"
"Uh huh. I said he shouldn't be treating his mate that way." He smiled as he went back to playing. Kagome was curious now; why would Inuyasha become so flustered about that? If someone had said that before he would just deny it and yell some obscenity. Giving in to her urge, Kagome ran into the woods, hoping to find him and maybe have him answer some questions.
Inuyasha, still up in his tree limb, thought through his mind; he didn't do this that often, but he couldn't help it. So deep in thought was he, he didn't notice the rock that pummeled his head. "Ouch! Who's there?" He looked towards the ground and there she was looking at him with worried eyes. *What is she thinking?* He looked back at her, waiting for a answer. "Oh it's only you; what do you want?" He huffed as he leaned back against the tree. Glaring at him, she found her answer.
"Osuwari!" Inuyasha plunged down to the ground, with a thump. Dirt flew up and a rock hit the girl's bad arm. "Itai!" She yelled, as she grabbed her slung arm. 'That was stupid!' She sat down, trying to keep tears from coming, but to no avail. Inuyasha having heard her cry and thought, got up as soon as the spell wore off.
"That's what you get, baka." He said smugly. *Dammit, why must I be a jerk?!* Kagome didn't move or lift up her head to give him a glare. *Oh, shit; she's really mad this time.* "Kagome, I didn't....mean...." She looked up at him, tears in her eyes. It broke his heart; here he had just decided he wanted her happy and he made her unhappy once again. "I'm sorry; are you alright?" He moved close to her to examine her arm; she didn't pull away which was a good sign. *This is so odd; why can't I hear her thoughts?* "Good, it's not bleeding." Inuyasha realized how close he had gotten to the miko and backed away, awaiting for her to respond to him. She wiped away the tears that threatened to fall and smiled. Inuyasha was taken aback.
"What are you smiling at?" He said in a calm serious voice.
"You're being so sweet." She smiled as she adjusted her arm in the sling, wincing. "Why?" She cocked her head to the side watching his face change from a rosy pink to a deep red.
"What of it?" Kagome rolled her eyes. 'He's back.'
"I was worried about you; why did you run off?"
"Keh! I had to sort out something."
"Such as?" She smirked, knowing he probably wouldn't answer her.
"My thoughts! Can't a guy get some privacy to think?"
"Oh, sorry." She looked down to the ground. 'Wonder what he was thinking about? Maybe what Bunza had asked? I wish.'
*Huh? She knows about that? She wishes, what exactly?* He looked at the girl again. *Should I?* Without further hesitation, he lifted her chin with his hand, gazing into her eyes. Startled by this action, Kagome gasped, while blushing.
"Inuyasha?" She breathed; Kagome couldn't look away. He gazed into her eyes, trying to read them. He pulled away in a flash.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to...." He blushed. Kagome frowned. *I wish he would have taken the bait! I was just there.* "What?!" He said with shock, forgetting that that was a thought.
"I was just wondering; why'd you stop?" She glanced up at him, blushing. *She can't love me, can she? What was she waiting for me to do.....*Many ideas popped into his mind. He shook his head at the thoughts that blocked his senses. Kagome watched as the confused hanyou paced back and forth. She walked slowly over to the boy and grabbed his arm, pulling him to her. *Huh?* His face showed with utter shock; what was she doing? "Finish what you started." She stated. He gulped and wondered: When had Kagome had become so demanding? "Well?" She placed her arms around his waist, leaning her head against his chest. Kagome listened to his swift pounding of his heart. 'Even if he doesn't love me, I can't help but always love him.' Inuyasha gasped at this. *Kagome loves me?* He lifted up her head to looked into her eyes, which were gleaming bright. She smiled as he blushed.
"Kagome, what is it that you want?" He asked as he held her form gently, not wanting to hurt her arm. Blushing just as much, Kagome took the initiative and pressed her lips against his. His shock turned into passion as he returned her kiss. They broke apart. "Kagome." He breathed in her sweet scent. 'Does this mean Kikyo means nothing to him? Does he love me? What does this mean?' He looked at her slightly sad expression as he listened to her thoughts. This was true, what did this mean? "I choose you, Kagome."
"Huh?" She looked up at him with confusion.
"I choose you and no other."
"You mean to tell me Kikyo means nothing to you?"
"She doesn't mean nothing to me, but all I ever wanted for her was peace and I think now that she's gone from this world, she's at peace. I have to move on and now I know where my heart lies." Kagome's eyes widened as he whispered in her ear, ever so softly: "I love you, Kagome." Her heart soared and she tightened her hold on him.
"I love you too, Inuyasha." She cried happily. He swung her around in his arms. Never had he ever felt so free, never had he felt like a giant weight was lifted off his shoulders. She loved him back; she accepted him for who he was. What more could he ask for? After he set her gently on the ground, she took his lips again. Inuyasha suddenly pulled away. "Inuyasha? What is it?"
"I smell Naraku! In that direction; kusu! That's the camp!" He hoisted the girl onto his back and they took off back to the camp.
Well I hope you enjoyed it! I enjoyed writing this chapter....I love fluff! I apologize again for the long wait!
Author's note: Oh my gosh am I so sorry! I haven't updated in ages....I've had writer's block and other things happening...I'm so sorry to keep you guys waiting, now on with the story!
Chapter13:
Inuyasha jumped through the trees, more in the manner of a monkey than a dog, and when he found a suitable branch he hunkered down against. He always thought of Kagome as a friend, but lately, ever since the harpy screwed up his hearing, he noticed that he became more aware of her. Her feelings and thoughts mattered to him; Inuyasha realized he wanted to make her happy. Sighing, he rested his head on his hand sorting out these emotions and thoughts of his. What did he want? He wanted Kagome to be with him forever, but wouldn't that eventually mean they'd become mates?
Kagome searched the camp for the hanyou after she had finished bathing, wondering where on earth he had gone. She had long forgotten the rude remark he made earlier about her smelling bad. She noticed the neko and kitsune playing with Shippo's toys. "Ano, Shippo?"
"Hai, Kagome?" He looked up and smiled at his surrogate mother.
"Where did Inuyasha go?"
"Into the forest." The fox child replied simply.
"Why?" She questioned him, hoping he would at least give her some details.
"I only suggested that you two would become mates." Bunza replied. Kagome blushed and stared at the little cat demon.
"You said that?"
"Uh huh. I said he shouldn't be treating his mate that way." He smiled as he went back to playing. Kagome was curious now; why would Inuyasha become so flustered about that? If someone had said that before he would just deny it and yell some obscenity. Giving in to her urge, Kagome ran into the woods, hoping to find him and maybe have him answer some questions.
Inuyasha, still up in his tree limb, thought through his mind; he didn't do this that often, but he couldn't help it. So deep in thought was he, he didn't notice the rock that pummeled his head. "Ouch! Who's there?" He looked towards the ground and there she was looking at him with worried eyes. *What is she thinking?* He looked back at her, waiting for a answer. "Oh it's only you; what do you want?" He huffed as he leaned back against the tree. Glaring at him, she found her answer.
"Osuwari!" Inuyasha plunged down to the ground, with a thump. Dirt flew up and a rock hit the girl's bad arm. "Itai!" She yelled, as she grabbed her slung arm. 'That was stupid!' She sat down, trying to keep tears from coming, but to no avail. Inuyasha having heard her cry and thought, got up as soon as the spell wore off.
"That's what you get, baka." He said smugly. *Dammit, why must I be a jerk?!* Kagome didn't move or lift up her head to give him a glare. *Oh, shit; she's really mad this time.* "Kagome, I didn't....mean...." She looked up at him, tears in her eyes. It broke his heart; here he had just decided he wanted her happy and he made her unhappy once again. "I'm sorry; are you alright?" He moved close to her to examine her arm; she didn't pull away which was a good sign. *This is so odd; why can't I hear her thoughts?* "Good, it's not bleeding." Inuyasha realized how close he had gotten to the miko and backed away, awaiting for her to respond to him. She wiped away the tears that threatened to fall and smiled. Inuyasha was taken aback.
"What are you smiling at?" He said in a calm serious voice.
"You're being so sweet." She smiled as she adjusted her arm in the sling, wincing. "Why?" She cocked her head to the side watching his face change from a rosy pink to a deep red.
"What of it?" Kagome rolled her eyes. 'He's back.'
"I was worried about you; why did you run off?"
"Keh! I had to sort out something."
"Such as?" She smirked, knowing he probably wouldn't answer her.
"My thoughts! Can't a guy get some privacy to think?"
"Oh, sorry." She looked down to the ground. 'Wonder what he was thinking about? Maybe what Bunza had asked? I wish.'
*Huh? She knows about that? She wishes, what exactly?* He looked at the girl again. *Should I?* Without further hesitation, he lifted her chin with his hand, gazing into her eyes. Startled by this action, Kagome gasped, while blushing.
"Inuyasha?" She breathed; Kagome couldn't look away. He gazed into her eyes, trying to read them. He pulled away in a flash.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to...." He blushed. Kagome frowned. *I wish he would have taken the bait! I was just there.* "What?!" He said with shock, forgetting that that was a thought.
"I was just wondering; why'd you stop?" She glanced up at him, blushing. *She can't love me, can she? What was she waiting for me to do.....*Many ideas popped into his mind. He shook his head at the thoughts that blocked his senses. Kagome watched as the confused hanyou paced back and forth. She walked slowly over to the boy and grabbed his arm, pulling him to her. *Huh?* His face showed with utter shock; what was she doing? "Finish what you started." She stated. He gulped and wondered: When had Kagome had become so demanding? "Well?" She placed her arms around his waist, leaning her head against his chest. Kagome listened to his swift pounding of his heart. 'Even if he doesn't love me, I can't help but always love him.' Inuyasha gasped at this. *Kagome loves me?* He lifted up her head to looked into her eyes, which were gleaming bright. She smiled as he blushed.
"Kagome, what is it that you want?" He asked as he held her form gently, not wanting to hurt her arm. Blushing just as much, Kagome took the initiative and pressed her lips against his. His shock turned into passion as he returned her kiss. They broke apart. "Kagome." He breathed in her sweet scent. 'Does this mean Kikyo means nothing to him? Does he love me? What does this mean?' He looked at her slightly sad expression as he listened to her thoughts. This was true, what did this mean? "I choose you, Kagome."
"Huh?" She looked up at him with confusion.
"I choose you and no other."
"You mean to tell me Kikyo means nothing to you?"
"She doesn't mean nothing to me, but all I ever wanted for her was peace and I think now that she's gone from this world, she's at peace. I have to move on and now I know where my heart lies." Kagome's eyes widened as he whispered in her ear, ever so softly: "I love you, Kagome." Her heart soared and she tightened her hold on him.
"I love you too, Inuyasha." She cried happily. He swung her around in his arms. Never had he ever felt so free, never had he felt like a giant weight was lifted off his shoulders. She loved him back; she accepted him for who he was. What more could he ask for? After he set her gently on the ground, she took his lips again. Inuyasha suddenly pulled away. "Inuyasha? What is it?"
"I smell Naraku! In that direction; kusu! That's the camp!" He hoisted the girl onto his back and they took off back to the camp.
Well I hope you enjoyed it! I enjoyed writing this chapter....I love fluff! I apologize again for the long wait!
