~*~More Than What She Seems~*~
Chapter 12: A Rainstorm Full of Love
CRASH
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Inu Yasha's eyes slowly opened.
'Oh, great,' he thought. 'It's pouring outside.'
He heard a whimper.
His eyes flew over to Kagome's bed. She was sitting up and crouching against the wall.
CRASH
Kagome cringed and let out another whimper.
Inu Yasha stood up, walked over to her bed, climbed onto it and sat next to her.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
CRASH
Kagome winced and let out a small cry.
He gently pulled her onto his lap. Kagome leaned against his chest and sobbed, "I'm scared..this was how my father died..I don't want Grandma or Shippou to die..I don't want to die..I-"
"Kagome.." Inu Yasha sighed and rested his head against the wall. "The lightning isn't going to hurt you."
"Then it's going to hurt Shippou and Grandma Kaede!" Kagome argued. "I'm a curse, that's what my step-mother told me! All I bring to anyone is death, misery, and pain!"
"You do know that that's not really true, right?" Inu Yasha gave her a small smile. "Hey, you have Miroku, Sango, and me as your friends and we're not feeling pain or misery... right now. And I can assure you that we're not going to die because of you."
"Well, someday you might," Kagome whispered and hugged him. "I don't want any of you to die..I don't want to feel anymore pain."
CRASH
Kagome whimpered and Inu Yasha put his arms around her.
"It's not going to hurt you," he said soothingly. "And you're not going to get hurt with me to protect you."
"I hate lightning...it killed my father," Kagome replied hoarsely.
Inu Yasha sighed, took hold of her chin and tilted her head up so they were face to face.
"What are you doing?" Kagome asked softly.
"What I should have done a long time ago," he replied and caught her lips with his.
*****
"Damn you, Higurashi," Kikyo scowled as she laid on her bed, unable to sleep. "You stole Yashie from me. I was so close to killing you!"
She sat up and threw her pillow at a wall, "ARGH!"
*RIIINNNG*
Kikyo looked at her phone, startled.
"Who'd call me at THIS hour?"
*****
Kagome blinked, speechless.
Inu Yasha pulled back a minute later, breathing heavily, and looked into her eyes.
"What does this mean?" she whispered.
He hugged her and buried his face in her hair.
"It means I really care about you," Inu Yasha replied, muffled. "And that I really like you."
He deeply breathed in her scent and his expression softened.
"You know," he began. "Ever since you kissed me on that day...I don't know...I started thinking about you even more. I wondered if that was just a 'friend' kind of kiss...or a 'good-bye' kind of kiss...or if it was a different kind...the other kind...the kind that shows a person that you really like or really love them."
Kagome said nothing.
"Well?" he pulled back. "Which kind was it?"
She blinked, "I think...it was the last one...the one that shows a person that you really like them...or love them."
Kagome closed her eyes, leaned against his chest and continued in a sleepy tone, "And I wanted to tell you right then and there that I really care about..."
She drifted off at the last word, "...you."
Inu Yasha tightened his hold around her again and rested his head on top of hers.
"I feel the same way," he whispered, drifting off to sleep himself. "I really care about you too."
...
CRASH
RUMBLE
Kagome slightly jolted awake, but didn't flinch.
Her eyes closed again, 'I wasn't scared of the lightning this time.'
Her eyes partly opened and she looked up into Inu Yasha's face, 'It's because when I'm with Inu Yasha...I feel safe.'
*****
"Whoever is calling, what the hell do you want?" Kikyo barked into the phone.
No one answered on the other line.
"HELLO?!" Kikyo screeched. "Tell me why you're calling me at this hour at night!"
"I'm calling about Kagome Higurashi," a woman answered.
Kikyo winced at the name. She gritted, "What about her, woman?"
"I know you want to kill her," the woman replied. "I do too."
"And what would you know, huh?" she snorted back into the phone.
"I know lots of things and I want you to help me kill the wretched girl."
"Why SHOULD I help you?"
"Because I'll be giving you a lot of yen, that's why."
The corners of Kikyo's lips curled into a smile, "NOW you're talking!"
She straightened on her bed and asked, "What do you want me to do? How'd you get my phone number?"
"I have my sources. As for your first question, I don't really know yet, but I'll call you back in an hour or so."
"But I have a million questions!"
The woman paused, "Fine, I'll give you my phone number."
"Okay," Kikyo opened up the drawer on her bedside table and took out a notepad and pen. The woman gave her her phone number slowly.
"Can I have your name please?" Kikyo asked politely (for once, huh?).
She heard the woman cackle in the background, "Oh, you can just call me...Mrs. Higurashi."
A/N: AHAHAHAHAHA! ^_^ I don't know what's up with all these cliffies! Well, things are FINALLY getting interesting for me! AND I'll tell you right now that it's going to get even BETTER! What'd I tell you in the first chapter? ...(you can read the note at the bottom of chapter one at this moment...) ^_^ Well, the trigger of the fluff was pulled in this chappie!
Please review!
Chapter 12: A Rainstorm Full of Love
CRASH
RUMBLE
....
CRASH
...
RUMBLE
Inu Yasha's eyes slowly opened.
'Oh, great,' he thought. 'It's pouring outside.'
He heard a whimper.
His eyes flew over to Kagome's bed. She was sitting up and crouching against the wall.
CRASH
Kagome cringed and let out another whimper.
Inu Yasha stood up, walked over to her bed, climbed onto it and sat next to her.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
CRASH
Kagome winced and let out a small cry.
He gently pulled her onto his lap. Kagome leaned against his chest and sobbed, "I'm scared..this was how my father died..I don't want Grandma or Shippou to die..I don't want to die..I-"
"Kagome.." Inu Yasha sighed and rested his head against the wall. "The lightning isn't going to hurt you."
"Then it's going to hurt Shippou and Grandma Kaede!" Kagome argued. "I'm a curse, that's what my step-mother told me! All I bring to anyone is death, misery, and pain!"
"You do know that that's not really true, right?" Inu Yasha gave her a small smile. "Hey, you have Miroku, Sango, and me as your friends and we're not feeling pain or misery... right now. And I can assure you that we're not going to die because of you."
"Well, someday you might," Kagome whispered and hugged him. "I don't want any of you to die..I don't want to feel anymore pain."
CRASH
Kagome whimpered and Inu Yasha put his arms around her.
"It's not going to hurt you," he said soothingly. "And you're not going to get hurt with me to protect you."
"I hate lightning...it killed my father," Kagome replied hoarsely.
Inu Yasha sighed, took hold of her chin and tilted her head up so they were face to face.
"What are you doing?" Kagome asked softly.
"What I should have done a long time ago," he replied and caught her lips with his.
*****
"Damn you, Higurashi," Kikyo scowled as she laid on her bed, unable to sleep. "You stole Yashie from me. I was so close to killing you!"
She sat up and threw her pillow at a wall, "ARGH!"
*RIIINNNG*
Kikyo looked at her phone, startled.
"Who'd call me at THIS hour?"
*****
Kagome blinked, speechless.
Inu Yasha pulled back a minute later, breathing heavily, and looked into her eyes.
"What does this mean?" she whispered.
He hugged her and buried his face in her hair.
"It means I really care about you," Inu Yasha replied, muffled. "And that I really like you."
He deeply breathed in her scent and his expression softened.
"You know," he began. "Ever since you kissed me on that day...I don't know...I started thinking about you even more. I wondered if that was just a 'friend' kind of kiss...or a 'good-bye' kind of kiss...or if it was a different kind...the other kind...the kind that shows a person that you really like or really love them."
Kagome said nothing.
"Well?" he pulled back. "Which kind was it?"
She blinked, "I think...it was the last one...the one that shows a person that you really like them...or love them."
Kagome closed her eyes, leaned against his chest and continued in a sleepy tone, "And I wanted to tell you right then and there that I really care about..."
She drifted off at the last word, "...you."
Inu Yasha tightened his hold around her again and rested his head on top of hers.
"I feel the same way," he whispered, drifting off to sleep himself. "I really care about you too."
...
CRASH
RUMBLE
Kagome slightly jolted awake, but didn't flinch.
Her eyes closed again, 'I wasn't scared of the lightning this time.'
Her eyes partly opened and she looked up into Inu Yasha's face, 'It's because when I'm with Inu Yasha...I feel safe.'
*****
"Whoever is calling, what the hell do you want?" Kikyo barked into the phone.
No one answered on the other line.
"HELLO?!" Kikyo screeched. "Tell me why you're calling me at this hour at night!"
"I'm calling about Kagome Higurashi," a woman answered.
Kikyo winced at the name. She gritted, "What about her, woman?"
"I know you want to kill her," the woman replied. "I do too."
"And what would you know, huh?" she snorted back into the phone.
"I know lots of things and I want you to help me kill the wretched girl."
"Why SHOULD I help you?"
"Because I'll be giving you a lot of yen, that's why."
The corners of Kikyo's lips curled into a smile, "NOW you're talking!"
She straightened on her bed and asked, "What do you want me to do? How'd you get my phone number?"
"I have my sources. As for your first question, I don't really know yet, but I'll call you back in an hour or so."
"But I have a million questions!"
The woman paused, "Fine, I'll give you my phone number."
"Okay," Kikyo opened up the drawer on her bedside table and took out a notepad and pen. The woman gave her her phone number slowly.
"Can I have your name please?" Kikyo asked politely (for once, huh?).
She heard the woman cackle in the background, "Oh, you can just call me...Mrs. Higurashi."
A/N: AHAHAHAHAHA! ^_^ I don't know what's up with all these cliffies! Well, things are FINALLY getting interesting for me! AND I'll tell you right now that it's going to get even BETTER! What'd I tell you in the first chapter? ...(you can read the note at the bottom of chapter one at this moment...) ^_^ Well, the trigger of the fluff was pulled in this chappie!
Please review!
