No more filler chapter! I did not like that one bit! I hope this chapter is better... and if not then well... I quit!
Disclaimer: I STILL don't own Inuyasha...
"Kagome? Can you hear me?" Inuyasha asked quietly, gripping her ice-cold hand in his. When he received no response, he looked to Kaede for help.
"Keep talking to her." Kaede said, trying to stir herbs despite the numerous interruptions from Inuyasha.
"What am I supposed to say!?" Inuyasha demanded, not noticing that his grip was so tight on Kagome's hand that she was losing circulation in her fingers.
"Ye need to loosen your grip on Kagome's hand, and tell her anything that may be on your mind. Pretend I am not here if ye must." Kaede explained softly, hoping to calm the hanyou's nerves. Her plan seemed to work because he loosened his grip on the poor girl's hand, and he started speaking clearly about everything under the sun.
"Kagome? Guess what? Miroku and Sango have finally gotten together! Isn't that great? They told me a week ago, just thought you'd like to know since you tried so hard to get them together before. Miroku has stopped groping every girl he sees and Sango hasn't had to slap him in over a month. I think that it isn't going to last long, Sango not slapping Miroku I mean. I want them to be happy and I'm sure you do too. I just wish you could have seen how happy they were when they told me. It was really funny! Miroku was grinning like an idiot and Sango was trying to keep a straight face. Sango wanted to tell me, I could see it in her eyes, but Miroku couldn't hold it in anymore. Sango and I are together and we are going to have many children together and live happily ever after! Was all he said. I was stunned, really, really, stunned. But then Sango smacked him over the head and glared viciously. You have no idea how funny it was! After I got over the initial shock I fell over laughing! I wish you had been there!" Inuyasha rambled as Kaede finished stirring the herbs together and made them into a drink.
"Inuyasha, I must stop ye for just a moment for Kagome to drink this." Kaede said as she lifted the cup holding the drink near Kagome's mouth, waiting for Inuyasha to help her sit up properly. As the elder priestess poured the herbal drink down Kagome's throat, Inuyasha could feel her changing if only slightly. She wasn't as ice-cold as she was and she had stopped crying, but the doll eyes were still there. Inuyasha wasn't satisfied with her just getting warmer though. It didn't take an herbal potion to make her warmer! He could just go get her some blankets if he needed to make her warmer!
"Kaede, this better work!" He threatened the elderly priestess.
"Inuyasha, leave her alone." A small voice whispered from in his arms. Inuyasha's eyes widened and he looked down to the woman he loved. He was met with the sight of her smiling, with the life back in her eyes. A giant grin formed itself on Inuyasha's face and he pulled Kagome up into a bone-crushing hug. Kaede decided that she would be better off leaving the two alone, and so she went to search for Shippo who had run off by himself.
"Inuyasha..." Kagome whispered, while wrapping her arms around his neck to hug him back.
"You're here, you're really here!" Inuyasha whispered excitedly, receiving a nod from Kagome.
"Where did Sango and Miroku go?" Kagome suddenly asked, just realising that they were missing.
"I got rid of them." Inuyasha said as if nothing were wrong. Next thing he knew he was lying down on the ground and Kagome was attempting to stand up.
"Hey! You can't do that!" Inuyasha shouted in annoyance.
"I want to see them!" Kagome explained as she struggled to her feet, leaning on the wall for support.
"Why don't my legs work properly?" she asked Inuyasha as he jumped up to help her.
"Ask Kaede! She gave you this herbal stuff and next thing I know, you're yelling at me! Which was by the way a very rude greeting..." Inuyasha reprimanded, receiving a giggle from Kagome. He got very bored with assisting Kagome to walk on her own, so Inuyasha picked her up bridal style to carry her outside.
"I can do this myself!" Kagome insisted while lightly hitting Inuyasha's chest.
"Oh yeah that explains why you were leaning on me the entire time!" Inuyasha retorted satisfied that he had won because Kagome had stopped hitting him and was now pouting with her arms crossed. Inuyasha chuckled as he neared the river where he had left Miroku, knowing that Sango was probably in the same place. When Kagome saw Sango and Miroku sitting by the river, leaning on one another, just talking, she screamed in delight. Hearing the scream Miroku and Sango immediately jumped to their feet and prepared to run towards the source. Instead they both got looks of pure delight on their faces. Kagome forced Inuyasha to let her down while she tackled both Sango and Miroku in back breaking hugs. When she was finished, she scowled at Inuyasha as he picked her up again.
"I'm sure I can walk again Inuyasha." She said with her scowl and crossed arms still in place.
"Well I don't want you to fall over just because I put you down." Inuyasha retorted.
"So you plan on carrying me around forever?"
"If that's how long it takes."
"UGH! You are impossible!" Kagome screamed at him, not noticing the looks she was getting from Sango and Miroku.
"Kagome!!!!!!!!" suddenly rung throughout the entire forest and Kagome found herself with a small bundle of orange hair pouncing on her.
"Shippo!!" Kagome squealed and hugged the kitsune tightly.
"You're back! You're really here! I missed you so much! Did you see my picture? I made it just for you!" Shippo wailed with tears flowing down his face in delight.
"Of course I saw it! I saw you all, and I missed you so much!" Kagome exclaimed, tears welling up in her eyes once more.
I will not cry! The last time I cried I ended up... who knows what happened to me! Kagome thought, while continuing to fight the tears. Inuyasha noticed the tears in her eyes and fear started to build in him. What if she went lifeless again? He was not about to allow that!
"Calm down brat! You'll make her cry!" Inuyasha yelled, causing both Shippo and Kagome to glare up at him. Shippo because he didn't want to get yelled at, and Kagome because Inuyasha was yelling at Shippo again.
"Inuyasha? I thought I told you to leave him alone!" Kagome said in a deadly calm tone that sounded much like Kikyo.
"Don't DO that! You sound like Kikyo!" Inuyasha shouted, and he instantly regretted it. Kagome's eyes welled up in tears once more and gave him the fiercest glare he had ever seen.
"Inuyasha, I can't believe you would be so insensitive to say something like that to me, right after she risked her life to save mine!" Kagome screamed as she attempted to leap from his arms. When she realised she wasn't getting anywhere she ordered Inuyasha to put her down.
"Put me down NOW Inuyasha!" she demanded
"Not until I get a chance to apologize!" Inuyasha insisted and he was completely shocked when Kagome slapped him, he was so shocked he nearly dropped her. He could see the terror in Kagome's eyes as she stared in disbelief at the red handprint that was now on Inuyasha's cheek.
"Inuyasha... Oh my god... I'm so sorry! Oh my god! I can't believe I—" Kagome stuttered as Inuyasha lowered her to the ground and turned around to walk into the forest. Kagome stood staring in disbelief at his back, and broke down in tears once more. She collapsed onto the ground and sobbed in agony.
"Inuyasha... don't go... I'm sorry... I didn't—Inuyasha!" Kagome cried as she lost sight of him. Sango and Miroku stared in horror at the scene before them, and Shippo buried his face into Sango's shoulder to avoid looking at a broken Kagome. But none of them made a more to comfort the girl, they were still in shock. They were stuck in such a state that they didn't notice that Kagome's eyes had lost their shine once again, and she ran away.
Inuyasha was stunned. Kagome had only slapped him once in his life, and that was an accident for which she apologized. This though, was something completely different. She had slapped him of her own free will... it hadn't hurt him physically, because he was stronger than that. But it hurt him emotionally, because he had thought that she was the one person who would never hurt him of their own free will.
"Kagome..." he whispered to the wind, allowing his feet to lead him wherever they saw fit.
"Inuyasha!!!" Kagome wailed as she ran through the forest, not knowing where she was going, or not caring, she didn't know. She hadn't meant to hit him; she would never hurt him even if her life depended on it. She didn't know what had come over her; just the mention of Kikyo had hit her wrong... she wanted to go apologize, to tell him how miserable she was at this precise moment. She wanted to dive into his arms and never leave ever again, but she knew he would never allow her to while he was so hurt. She ran into a clearing where she found the God Tree. She felt like smiling gratefully, but couldn't bring herself to do it. She fell to the ground at the base of the tree, curled up into the fetal position and cried. She didn't know, nor did she care if anyone was watching her. She half wanted someone to be there, but knew that some one wouldn't, not now. She wanted Inuyasha to be there to see what agony she had put herself through. She didn't know how long she had sat there and cried, but next thing she knew she was covered in something warm, and it was dawn.
Inuyasha wandered all throughout the forest, when he stumbled upon the God Tree... literally. He tripped over one of the giant roots protruding from the ground. He growled at it and went on his way. Only then did he notice the sleeping figure at the base of the tree. It was Kagome. He could smell tears all over her. She was also shivering. Inuyasha was still hurt, but he wasn't heartless. He did love the girl after all! So he took his outer haori off and wrapped it around the shivering girl. He heard her sigh and nearly smiled at her sleeping form, but he couldn't. She had betrayed the trust he set in her and he wasn't prepared to be around her, awake, yet so he continued on his walk.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome asked, timidly as she sat up, and the red blanket fell from her shoulders. Only then did she realise that it was Inuyasha's haori. She let out a cry of joy at seeing some hint of his presence. He didn't hate her after all! She held the haori close to her and buried her face in it.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you..." She mumbled into the red fabric, over joyed to have some sign to give her hope.
Inuyasha was walking back to the God Tree to check on Kagome, make sure she was still alive. His mind was reeling, trying to figure out if he should forgive her yet or not. He decided he needed to some day, or else she would leave, or get killed by a demon while he wasn't watching. As he got closer to her scent, he smelled the tears coming down again, so he leapt into a tree to avoid an awkward situation. He listened intently as she mumbled into his haori, along with the spilt tears. He could barely make out her saying
Thank you, thank you, thank you...
He had half a mind to leap from the tree and say
Your Welcome, but please stop crying!
But he found that his feet wouldn't move. So he continued staring at her, praying that she was ok.
"Inuyasha... please come back... I'm so sorry...I never meant to... I need you back." Kagome sobbed into his haori. Inuyasha felt his heart melt as he heard he words, and her sobs. He forced his legs to move and leapt from the tree to stand in front of Kagome.
"Kagome?" he asked quietly, hoping not to startle her. She raised her head slowly at the sound of his voice and made a quick attempt to dry her tears. She knew how much he hated to see her cry. Inuyasha took a step back at the sight of her eyes.
"Kagome... what happened to your eyes?" He asked, trying to mask his fear and worry, but knowing it shone through.
"My eyes?" She asked in confusion, Inuyasha nodded.
"They have no life... you look possessed again..." Inuyasha stuttered, causing Kagome to gasp and cover her eyes with her palms. Inuyasha bent downso he was eye-level with her and pried her hands away from her eyes. They were once again flooded with tears, but that wasn't what Inuyasha was looking for. He was searching her deep chocolate orbs for the evil he had seen in them before and was over joyed to find none. But why are they lifeless then? He asked himself. The confusion was evident in his voice when he asked Kagome how she felt.
"I'm fine..." Kagome sniffed, wanting to dry her tears, but Inuyasha's hands still restrained hers.
"Come on Kagome, we have to figure this out..." Inuyasha said as he pulled her to her feet. Kagome allowed him to place his haori around her shoulders again, but insisted on walking on her own and not ride on his back.
"I don't think you've forgiven me yet... so I can't." was her only explanation before she walked ahead towards the village. Inuyasha had no choice but to chase after her and wonder
Haven'tI forgiven her yet?
When the pair arrived back at the village, everyone gawked at Kagome wondering what was wrong with her eyes. This made her feel very vulnerable, it was bad enough when she got funny looks for her clothes but she didn't need this too. She stopped dead in her tracks when she heard a little boy scream at the sight of her. Her lifeless eyes welled up with tears and she nearly collapsed on the ground in tears. Only thing preventing her collapse was Inuyasha who wrapped an arm around her waist to hold her up. He knew how she was feeling, having endured much worse in his childhood, so he knew that she needed comfort now more than anything.
"It's ok... They don't understand that's all..." Inuyasha whispered in her ear as he lifted her up to carry her the rest of the way to Kaede's hut.
"I scared the little boy... I have never scared anyone before Inuyasha... I don't want them to be afraid..." Kagome mumbled.
"It's not your fault... believe me we will fix this, I won't let you go through this ever again." Inuyasha whispered as he entered the hut and set Kagome down by the fireplace.
"KAEDE!" Inuyasha bellowed as he sat next to Kagome.
"What is it Inuyasha?" Kaede shouted back from the back room of the hut.
"Come here you worthless old hag!" Inuyasha shouted as he pulled Kagome closer to him, to show his support for her.
"Ye do not have to be so rude Inuyasha. What is it?" Kaede asked as she emerged from the back room rubbing her hands dry on a towel.
"Kagome's eyes... they're gone again." Inuyasha explained, tightening his grip around the girl's shoulders in the process.
"I see..." Kaede mumbled as she looked into Kagome's lifeless eyes.
"I scared a little boy... he screamed and ran away from me." Kagome whispered miserably.
"That was not your fault Kagome." Inuyasha said with a squeeze of her shoulders.
"Indeed, the little boy does not understand what is wrong, he is still small so he will not be as understanding as an adult may be." Kaede said as she tried to deduce what was wrong with Kagome.
"But all the adults looked scared too... they were gawking at me like I was some kind of freak..." Kagome explained, earning a sympathetic look from the older priestess. Suddenly Inuyasha slapped his neck, andthe squished form of the flea Myouga floated down from where he had been previously stealing a drink from Inuyasha's neck.
"Master Inuyasha, nice to taste you again..." The flea muttered as he popped back into shape.
"Myouga. What brings you here you cowardly flea?" Inuyasha asked with a small glare.
"I have come bearing terrible news! Your brother, Lord Sesshomaru has just been to Naraku's hide away and he has discovered that Tyronos, the demon who killed Kagome, is in fact still alive!" Myouga shouted while jumping up and down in place.
"WHAT???"
Well does that make up for the past garbage that I've been posting? I really hope it does because those were really bad... I'm very sorry for the badness of those chapters. MY BIRTHDAY'S TOMORROW!!!!!!!! lmao that was quite the change of topic wasn't it? lol I've already had two people sing me Happy Birthday in their reviews and I love them SO much for it! I feel so SPECIAL!!!! YAY FOR YOU GUYS! Thanks for all the reviews I already got, I have to start the next chapter now because that was a cruel and mean cliffie there... it's more fun to make you wait for it though! lol I'm sorry! TTFN!!!
