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I hoped you guys enjoyed chapter one! I got one review, which is okay, cause I didnt think people were going to like it anyways!
I want to thanks Kat for pointing out a mistake I had in chapter one, in the first paragraph that isnt in italics, it should be inspecting instead of expecting, I know im such a dork X.x!
Thanks a lot Kat, im grateful for your review, I hope I dont let you down with this chapter!
Well, hope you like it!
Enjoy!
The Darkness Within
Chapter 2: Misunderstandings
"InuYasha…don't make me say it…" Kagome said threateningly…glaring at him, just daring him to try and argue back at her.
InuYasha glared at her in return. How he hated when she used that against him…"Fine…do whatever the hell you want…see if I care…" He huffed stubbornly, turning on his heel…his back facing her. He crossed his arms over his chest…something he usually did when he was mad.
Kagome stared at his back…not wanting to say anything more. She turned to the others, they were watching helplessly…like they always did when they got into one of their stupid arguments…which was always usually InuYasha's fault…
"Don't worry…I'll be back in three days." Kagome said quickly afraid that InuYasha would start arguing with her again and would forbid her from going back to her time. She gave them all a quick reassuring smile…Taking one last look at InuYasha…She frowned and jumped into the bone eaters well…the light engulfing her body causing her to disappear to her own time.
"Well, seems we have some time on out hands…" Miroku stated with his usual casual voice…
"Yeah..gue-EEK!" Sango squeaked out, her whole body freezing up. Miroku stood behind her…his hand groping her backside gently…smiling his trademark innocent smile.
Sango closed her eyes tightly in annoyance, bringing her fist up to her face. "Why can't you just say you care about me…or hug me if you want to show me affection?" She thought to herself angrily…finally turning around and clobbering him on the head. "Pervert!" She yelled before stomping off back to Kaede's village…Kirara pouncing off after her…leaving a hurt, but satisfied monk behind them.
Miroku sighed in content. Getting his daily touch of Sango's wonderful butt sure caused him to get a lot of bruises and bumps. "I thought I was giving her a compliment!" he said to himself, slightly frustrated he sat up. This ran deeper then him just trying to find any woman to bare his child…if it wasn't the fact he had this stupid curse put upon him by Naraku…then he wouldn't have to be parading around, flirting with every beautiful woman he laid eyes on. He subconsciously glanced at his right hand…the monk's seal he placed around it…the only thing keeping his kazanna from swallowing him whole. He sighed heavily. If he could just kill Naraku…then he could ask her to be with him forever. The he would give up the flirting…well try to anyways…His thoughts were interrupted…Shippo was mad that Kagome had gone back to her time…and was letting InuYasha know how he felt…
"InuYasha you made Kagome go away AGAIN!" Shippo yelled at the hanyou in front of him. He jumped up on his shoulder with ease, trying to get a look at his face.
"Shut up…she's the one that wanted to go, I didn't do anything." InuYasha responded flatly…picking Shippo up by the tail.
Shippo glared at him…swinging his tiny fists around, trying to get free from his grasps. "Let go of me mutt!" he blinked a couple of times…getting slightly nervous…he had noticed InuYasha tense up as soon as he said that. He couldn't see his face; his bangs were hiding his facial expression from him. He could hear a growl emerging from him…his grip tightening around his tail.
InuYasha was losing his senses. He flexed his claws…ready to take care of the…little problem…
He sensed someone behind him…his ears flattening slightly. The person in question coughed…trying to get their attention.
"Miroku…" InuYasha mumbled under his breath. Shippo sighed in relief…staring happily at his savior. InuYasha gritted his teeth…trying to keep himself in control. He closed his fist tightly…drawing some blood in the process. He dropped Shippo…quickly running off…disappearing in the distance.
Miroku sighed heavily. He had felt the tension between InuYasha and Shippo. It was weird…InuYasha usually didn't get this mad…Yes…he would always hit Shippo in annoyance, but he felt that if he didn't make his presence known when he did…he might have done something worse to Shippo. He sighed heavily asking the kitsune if he was okay, getting a nod from him…he smiled letting him ride on his shoulder…Miroku wondered what was happening to his hanyou friend, and hoped it was just a phase…and that maybe some time alone would calm him down…" Well let's see if Kaede had cooked something for us!" Miroku said with his usual cheerfulness. Shippo nodded in agreement. Miroku and Shippo went on their way…following the same trail Sango and Kirara had taken back to Kaede's village.
In the present, Kagome laid comfortably on her bed sighing softly. " How I missed you!" she exclaimed happily hugging her pillow with admiration. Yes, she preferred sleeping in her comfortable…warm bed, but don't get her wrong. She also liked camping out with her friends…She enjoyed just being around them…watching the sky illuminated with stars. She loved watching the stars…it gave her a sense of peace for some reason…probably cause her mom used to tell her when she was little, that her dad was up there…among the other stars…watching over them.
Kagome smiled at this…She wondered how InuYasha's childhood was like. Him being a hanyou…it probably wasn't very good…seeing how every time we encountered new people in the feudal era that was…well like him…he would always get defensive and seems to always be in a bad mood. She wondered…that maybe it was because he had to remember those not so wonderful childhood memories. She remembered when they first met Jinenji, the shy, kind-hearted, and gentle hanyou that gave them the antidote for Kirara…who was poisoned after she bit Naraku.
Kagome stared at the ceiling in thought, InuYasha didn't like the fact that after all the torment Jinenji and his mother went through…he still helped the villagers from the demon, and even offered them his special herb to help their wounds heal. She smiled softly. She knew that during that time…InuYasha probably remembered when the humans would banish him…not accepting him for being hanyou. She sighed heavily sitting up on her bed…"I don't know why people couldn't accept him…he's no different from anyone else…" Kagome thought sourly. Swinging her legs to the side of the bed…She stood up slowly walking over to her desk…Pulling the chair out, she sat down…" Might as well study a little since am here…" She mumbled, pulling out a thick textbook. She flipped through a few pages…and stared at all the numbers and letters all jumbled together…only confusing her further…She sighed heavily…She hated algebra. She grabbed a pencil, writing down some equations. She watched her pencil move around the paper with a bored expression.
She subconsciously began doodling, instead of the equations. She drew what seemed to look like the face of a girl. She blinked a couple of times…recognizing the girl she just doodled out…Shiori…She was also a half-demon, like InuYasha. Shiori was adorable! The little hanyou girl had reminded her of InuYasha because of her hair. Unfortunately, she had also gone through rough times…trying to fit in with the humans and kids, but they never accepted her. They treated her like scum just because she was neither demon nor human. Kagome glared at her textbook. It sickened her to see the girl in pain, and when she willingly gave herself up to her evil grandfather. Having to see her mother heart-broken. Then how he, Shiori's grandfather. Just used her for her ability, to make barriers. She shook her head slightly, but of course, InuYasha saved the day and Shiori was reunited with her mother…
Kagome closed her eyes in annoyance. She can't even go one second without thinking about him…She opened her eyes at the sound of knocking coming from her door. "Kagome…dinners ready." She heard the gentle voice of her mother from the other side. She smiled warmly " Alright mom I'll be there in a sec!" She responded back. She responded back…She stood up from her chair, stretching her tired limbs. She walked out of her room. "Mmm…"She smelled the delicious scent of her moms cooking. She quickly ran downstairs, joining her family at the table.
"Everything looks delicious mom!" Kagome said happily. She was grateful to be enjoying a nice dinner with her mom, grandpa, and her little brother Souta. She quickly started eating the rice…savoring the taste…knowing she didn't get too much of a chance to have such good food prepared in the feudal ear, unless Miroku can get some wealthy people to believe their house is being possessed by a demon of course…
Souta and Jii-chan watched Kagome with wide eyes. They have never seen her attack food the way she did…it kind of scared them…
"Jeez Kagome…the food isn't going to run away you know…" Souta said sarcastically taking a bite of his chicken.
"She's a growing girl! She needs some more meat on her body!" Jii-chan argued back, going on with his stories about his ancestors and how being too skinny wasn't going to help fight off demons in the feudal ear…
Kagome blinked a couple of times. Souta's and Jii-chan's voices fading away…all she could hear was the ripping of the meat they were eating…it sickly reminded her of her dream. Flashes of her dream appeared in front of her. Sango staring in horror…the demon coming down at her…sounds of her skin ripping, and blood splattering all over the floor…Miroku…holding Sango…falling limply…demon…no mercy…InuYasha…
Kagome's mom watched her daughter with worry…She knew something was wrong with her. She had stopped eating and looked to be in deep thought…
"Kagome…" Her mother called to her daughter softly…
Kagome snapped out of her daze. Suddenly losing her appetite…She looked to her mother…"Sorry mom…can I be excused…am not feeling too well…" She said softly holding her stomach slightly…feeling like she was going to throw up.
Her mother nodded and watched her daughter get up and leave. She frowned slightly in worry…She would have to check on her later.
"What is wrong with me!" He yelled to no one in particular. He stared at his reflection in the water…" I wanted to hurt him…" He said quietly to his reflection. He had lost his temper and control of himself when Shippo had called him a mutt…" I couldn't control myself…" He stared at the tetsusaiga lying on the floor next to him…" I thought tetsusaiga was supposed to be able to seal my fully-demonic blood…" He thought…slightly frustrated with himself. He knew Shippo meant nothing by what he said…only doing what he usual did and that was annoy the hell out of InuYasha. " If am not careful…I could end up going out of control and could hurt my friends…and her." He thought to himself seriously. "Stupid wench…" He mumbled bitterly. He remembered the events from last night. They had woken Kagome up, and she seemed scared…and when the stupid monk started talking. She hugged him…InuYasha frowned…watching her hug the monk…instead of him…seeing that made him feel many emotions. He was jealous of the monk…getting the affections from the girl! He also felt alone…he felt he wasn't even there. He felt the same loneliness he did when he lost his mother and had to fend for himself with no support from his half-brother Sesshoumaru. He also felt fear…fear of losing her to another. He bared his teeth…like to that filthy, stupid wolf demon Kouga. He sat back against a tree. He also remembered that when she looked at him…there was fear in her eyes. Something he didn't want to ever see in those beautiful brown orbs of hers. He had tried asking her to tell him what she dreamt…Okay…it was more liked…yelled at her to tell him what had happened to her, but she wouldn't tell him or the others…saying she was alright. That it was just a bad dream.
"Feh…she's a bad liar." He said to himself…closing his eyes. He was enjoying the cold crisp breeze and the silence of the forest that surrounded him. This was a perfect time to just get his thoughts straight. He already knew he was in love with Kagome…as if it wasn't already obvious. He just didn't want to admit it to anyone. It would only cause trouble for her…they would make fun of her and she would be vulnerable to all his enemies…they would know she was his weakness, and use her to get to him. Not it was just better if he acted as if she was nothing to him…it was safer that way.
Now there was Kikyo…InuYasha was in love with Kikyo, but she was just a walking corpse that held only hatred for him…wanting to take him to hell with her. She wasn't the same Kikyo he knew 50 years ago. That's why he didn't love her anymore…Yes he was still going to avenge her death by killing Naraku, but he wasn't planning on allowing her to take him to hell with her…He couldn't because he knew he was in love with Kagome. He knew she could never love a hanyou like him…no human nor demon accepted him…not even Kikyo was content with him being hanyou. So why would she be any different. She deserved better than me anyways…"Feh she probably loves that Hobo guy from her time…" He stated dryly…crossing her arms over his chest…
Kagome was laying on her bed relaxing. She felt better after washing all her troubles and thoughts away with a nice hot bath…" I wonder if my dream meant something…" She wondered aloud to herself…then there was that familiar soft knock at her door. She knew who it was…" Can I come in Kagome? " It was her mom. She must be worried as to why she skipped out on dinner…" Yeah." She responded back to her…watching the door open and her mother walk in with a tray of food. She smiled warmly. That was Kagome's mom for you…always caring " I brought you a sandwich and a glass of milk to calm your stomach." Kagome's mom said cheerfully, giving her a warm smile. It amazed Kagome how her mom could always be so cheery. She was defiantly lucky to have her for a mom. She sat up on her bed allowing her mom to place the tray next to her carefully. Her mom sat down at the edge of the bed…watching her daughter.
"Kagome…" Kagome's mom started softly, watching her daughter look up at her with questioning eyes.
"Yeah mom?" She asked curiously, taking a big bite of her turkey sandwich. She gave her mom her attention…waiting patiently for her to continue.
"Well…I know that you're sixteen now…and that you're at that time when…you fall in love…" She watched Kagome stare at her. She continued…"And…I know you care deeply for InuYasha…and I know he probably feels the same way about you…"
Kagome eyes widen at what her mom was telling her…"She knows I love InuYasha!" She yelled in her mind…Oh no…was it that obvious! She could feel the heat rising to her cheeks…"Too bad he loves Kikyo…" She thought sourly…her mom thought that InuYasha actually loved her…Ha! She could her him now…"You're just a stupid jewel shard detector!"
Her thoughts were interrupted…Her mom had continued. She almost missed what she was saying…"And…I know you two probably want to express your love in a special way…" It amazed her how her mom could talk to her so calmly about this. " I knew I should have talk to you about this sooner, but I want you to know…that I'm not mad at you for having sex with InuYasha or for getting pregnant…"
Kagome blinked a couple of times " WHAT!" She yelled, almost spilling the glass of milk over on the bed. She thought me and InuYasha were having sex, and that I was pregnant! "Mom I'm NOT pregnant…and InuYasha and I are NOT having sex…" She yelled quickly trying to reassure her mom that none of what she suspected was true. Her face must have been completely red. She couldn't believe her ears. Her mom thought she was actually doing that…and what made it more amazing…that she was actually okay with it!
Kagome's mom smiled happily and nodded. "Oh alright then, well just incase…always use protection." She advised wisely, standing up from her position on the corner of her bed…taking the tray. She walked out from her daughters' room, closing the door behind her.
Kagome blinked a couple of times watching her mom exit her room…her door closing. She sweat dropped letting herself fall back on her bed…" That was a BIG misunderstanding…" She said softly to herself. She closed her eyes slowly…" That was sure embarrassing…" She yawned…blushing…" If only it were true…" She thought to herself…sleep finally taking her.
"Sango…I swear nothing happened! She slipped and accidentally fell on me!" Miroku said frantically. Seeing the death glare the girl was giving him. He knew she didn't believe him and why should she? " Please Sango don't!" There was a loud smack…and stomping. Miroku stood there…her hand imprinted on his cheek. She had stomped off to go to bed…mumbling something about perverted monks…Miroku sighed heavily…" I wasn't lying this time…"
Well hoped you liked it! Hopefully you guys wont flame me too much! Well send me any reviews on any mistakes, dislikes, something you want to see happen...whatever!
Im kinda stumped right now on what to write for chapter 3 so please have some patience and ill try to post soon x.x!
