Title: The Depths of Your Love
Summary: Inuyasha and Kagome are faced with a life changing decision. It will test the depths of their love. 'Yet she always came back to him when she fled. And he'd always be waiting.'
Pairings: InuKag, MirSan, and a few others –
Disclaimer: I do not claim any of the characters of Inuyasha, for they belong to an incredibly brilliant woman by the name of Rumiko Takahashi. Hey, but a girl can dream can't she?
A/N: Okay, please no flames for the slightly shorter length of the chapter. Even though it's shorter than my usual twelve to thirteen pages of writing, it has a lot more content within those nine pages than in the nine pages that I usually type. For, those nine pages are nine pages of a filler chapter, so do not criticize my nine pages of slave labor. Have I gone completely insane is the question on most of your minds right now. And I'm not too sure of the answer…
But anyway, here is my nine pages of Chapter Six.
Chapter Six
Bad News
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A violet smoke had filled the air as Amaya cast her incantation. The purple substance slowly faded away into the air to reveal a set of empty metal chains. Kagome had vanished into thin air; disappeared. Inuyasha fell to his knees in a large heap, staring at the corner that was previously occupied by none other than Kagome.
A dry sob escaped his parted lips, his eyes filling with despair.
Sango and Miroku watched the scene unfold with disbelieving eyes. They were being restrained by a set of Lightning Demons; having been caught almost instantly. They glanced at each other with a strained gaze.
Amaya slowly rose to stand. She gracefully made her way over to Naraku's side with a courteous bow. "I have done my part, my lord. Now where is my reward for this particular deed?" she boldly asked.
Naraku raised his eyebrow and chuckled softly. He stood and walked across the small room, every pair of eyes following each and every one of his fluid movements with a suspicious gaze.
He lightly chuckled once more. "You silly, silly woman. A lesson that everyone must learn is to not trust so willingly," he waved his hands and large, thick, thorny vines encircled Amaya's body, constricting tightly. Her eyes grew round at what was currently happening.
Was Naraku betraying her?
"You see, Amaya, I have learned these lessons throughout my lifetime. And as a prestigious dark sorceress; I would have strongly believed that you had learned that as well. But to my pleasant surprise, you hadn't; which makes this whole ordeal run a whole lot smoother."
Amaya's eyes were gleaming with disbelief and hurt. She truly thought that she could have trusted Naraku.
Especially Naraku.
Her large blue eyes shone with crystal tears.
Naraku walked over to his seat and ran his palm over the smooth, wooden surface. "You are weak, Amaya, terribly weak. In fact," Naraku chuckled, "you always have been weak. I should have expected no less. Even in our youth you were oversensitive, letting the tiniest things get through to your heart."
The unshed tears were finally slowly streaming down Amaya's pale cheek.
"Dear, dear Amaya. Did you actually think that even after all of these years my feelings would have changed?," Naraku's expression was now smug. "Especially after Onigumo transformed into Naraku? I may have that soft bastard's heart, but fortunately I have never really let that pathetic thing control my mind, have I? I am not Onigumo, so there for you shouldn't have trusted my motives so blindly."
Inuyasha. Miroku, and Sango watched the exchange with vast amounts of confusion. What exactly was Naraku implying?
"Well, I'm so sorry to disappoint you, love," Naraku smirked, " but I have no further use for you. Yes, I will give you my everlasting gratitude for assisting me in tearing this little nuisance's puny life apart, but I am afraid that is all that you shall receive."
Amaya's eyes filled with rage at being so openly mocked. Her voice trembled as she shouted, " Naraku you detestable bastard! Yes, I thought that I could have trusted you, and that is not something to be ashamed of! And you are wrong when you say that you aren't Onigumo, for he lives within you, he is you whether you like it or not! How dare you mock me, how could you have changed so?!"
"What ever do you mean, Amaya?" he asked in amusement.
"What do I mean?! What do I—well I'll tell you what the hell I mean! What happened to the caring best friend that I had fallen for?! How did you become so—so evil? Sure, I'm a dark sorceress, and sure, I do make a living of practically ripping apart people's lives, but I would never betray you, not even now! We've been through too much together!" her voice cracked as she shouted.
"Ah, that we have. But I have moved on, Amaya. I neither need nor want the companionship or friendship of anybody. I work best alone. Sure, I have my occasional assistants and tools, but they mean nothing to me whatsoever. My experiences have taught me the ways of power and survival. The only person that you can actually trust is yourself."
His eyes darkened dangerously.
"And it's time that you learned that lesson, Amaya."
With a snap of his fingers, a Lightning Demon standing off to the side darted toward the trembling woman. It dove onto her weak form, mauling her to her agonizing demise."
Inuyasha watched in disbelief as Naraku murdered his own comrade.
He slowly walked his way over to Inuyasha with a smirk. "I daresay, Mr. Taisho, that you have had a trying day, am I correct?" at those words Inuyasha violently struggled against his restraints; causing the demons to tighten their grip. Inuyasha snarled at him furiously.
"Well, it certainly looks that way, no need to get all jumpy. I really do think that all of you have had an extremely trying day. I think that it is time for you to go home, for our little get together has officially ended. You might want to get some sleep there, Inuyasha, you look horrible." he said smugly, and with a wave of his hand, he, the demons and the entire castle vanished; just like that.
Inuyasha punched the ground in fury; small cracks forming in the earth. That damn evil maniac had succeeded in ruining his life. He would get him back for this.
That he was for sure.
Miroku and Sango tentatively trudged over to the infuriated hanyou. Miroku placed a hand on his shoulder. Inuyasha spun around, jerking away from his hand. "Leave me the hell alone, monk!" Inuyasha spat angrily, but his cracking voice gave it all away.
"Inuyasha…" Sango started, but was rudely cut off by the emotionally strained hanyou.
"Don't start. I don't want any of your pity. I just want to get that fucking bastard back for…"
"Inuyasha…" Sango stated again, a little more impatiently this time.
"…and I swear, I will make that sick, demented, insane, despicable, evil, disgusting…"
"Inuyasha!" Sango and Miroku yelled simultaneously.
"What?!" he answered back, " If you haven't noticed, I am currently plotting different ways that I could prolong Naraku's suffering as I kill him excruciatingly slowly."
"Inuyasha," Sango said again, rubbing her temples slowly, " Kagome is still alive, you idiot. In fact, if what Naraku stated was true, then she's probably at her home this very moment, safely tucked away in her bed." She sighed in irritation as she stated the complete obvious.
"You know what," Inuyasha said with widened eyes, "you are absolutely right! I—I've gotta go, bye guys!" he called as he sprinted away as fast as his legs would carry him. Nothing would prevent him from getting to Kagome now; nothing.
Sango groaned as she walked over to Miroku. "Why can't our lives ever be simple and plain? That would be so much easier." she mumbled as she stepped into his warm embrace.
Miroku wrapped his arms around her smaller form, giving much needed comfort; he didn't have any ulterior motives at the moment. In fact, he practically needed Sango's embrace as much as she did.
"I don't know, Sango. Don't we all wish for that?"
She sighed. "I guess so," she stated dejectedly.
"We still have a problem, Sango."
"And what is that?" she asked; looking up to meet his eyes in query.
"Naraku has the Sacred Jewel." Miroku stated gravely.
"Dammit." Sango breathed softly.
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Kagome slowly opened her sleepy brown eyes. She drew in a deep yawn as she rolled onto her side to check her alarm clock. She sighed in irritation as the big, bold, red numbers only read eight twenty two. It was way too early to get up on a Sunday. She internally cursed at her body for waking up so early.
Well, there was no point in remaining in her soft, warm, and cozy bed now that she was awake. Kagome wasn't the type to lie in bed for three hours after she slipped out of sleep. (1)
Kagome slowly sat up into a sitting position. She stretched her arms out in front of her, yawning once more. Kagome lazily swung her legs off the side of her bed, gathering her wits about her as she stood up; exiting the room. Kagome squinted her eyes at the blast of morning sunshine in the hallway; it was quite the difference from her dark cave of a room.
As gracefully as she could with a sleep fogged mind; she stumbled her way into the kitchen. Kagome made her way over to the fridge, grabbing a carton of orange juice from its contents. She was handed a glass and without hesitation, she accepted it, sloppily pouring the orange liquid into the glass.
"Kagome? What are you…"
"Doing up so early? Mom, we go through this all the time. My stupid brain decided to wake up at eight thirty on a Sunday, go figure." she mumbled as she placed the carton back into the refrigerator. Kagome noticed that her mother was already fully dressed, and was preparing breakfast for Grandpa and Sota; who were in a heated argument at the kitchen table.
She decided to join them; taking a seat across from Grandpa. "Now, now, Sota, you're being completely foolish, of course you'll take over the shrine."
"No, I'm not, Gramps, I'm going to be a video game designer, you know, the one who programs them."
"Sota, you'll grow out of it, don't worry. What you really want to do is to take over the family shrine that has been passed down for generation after generation."
"That's nice and all, Gramps. But I'm not taking the shrine over! I mean, it's not even an actual running shrine! It's a monument, what am I gonna do? Sweep the floors; polish the furniture?!" Sota exclaimed.
"Do not disrespect our ancestry! You are the male in our family, and you shall inherit the shrine!"
"Fine, I'll inherit it, but I'll hire someone to keep it clean!"
"You shall do no such thing! That is preposterous!"
"Oh? And who's gonna stop me?!"
"Kagome will! Won't you Kagome?" Grandpa asked, now looking at her expectantly.
"Huh?" she asked looking up. She hadn't been listening at all.
"You will prevent Sota from hiring an—an outsider to keep our precious shrine intact! What is with you kids?!" he exclaimed in exasperation; his expression taking over a wild quality.
"Oh, Dad. That is enough. My kids will have a choice in what they do in their life." Hitomi reprimanded him as she placed a plate full of blueberry waffles in the center of the table.
"Nonsense, Hitomi, ooh, blueberry…"
The small family of four began to eat their sweet smelling homemade breakfast, consuming every last crumb. Kagome wiped her mouth as she carried her dishes to the sink. "Mum, I'm going out with Hojo and Eri to the mall today, I might be gone for a while." she stated as she began walking toward the exit.
"Oh? Well, alright dear, be back in time for dinner." Hitomi said, standing to clear the table.
"You know I will," she said with a slight grin as she rolled her eyes, "but I don't have to meet them until eleven thirty, so I'll be here until then." she called over her back as she headed up the stairs toward her room.
Hitomi watched her daughter retreat up the wooden steps with an odd expression playing on her face.
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Inuyasha sped towards the bone eater's well. The only thought that was in his mind was Kagome. It was all that he was capable of thinking about. He quickly jumped into the well, traveling five hundred years into the future. If it had been anyone else besides the hanyou, they would have taken the time to marvel at the whole operation in time travel itself.
But, for Inuyasha, traveling time was just a part of his life.
He quickly hopped out of the well, running toward the Higurashi household. He scurried over to the side of the house, the side where Kagome's window could be seen. Inuyasha swiftly leapt onto the widow sill, entering her room through the slightly cracked opening.
Her room was drenched in her glorious scent. The mere fragrance of Kagome could have placed him within a drunken stupor at the moment, but what he heard in the room next to him kept his mind alert.
He heard a soft voice singing a sweet melody.
Kagome's voice.
Without a second thought, Inuyasha burst into the door, and was greeted with a hot, steamy, bathroom; with one very nude Kagome drying off with a towel. Inuyasha wasn't fazed at all; he was practically jumping for joy that she was alive and breathing, standing in front of him with all of her healthy, glowing beauty.
Another dry sob tore from his mouth as he tackled the unsuspecting girl to the floor with a tight embrace. Tears of relief began to run down his face as he hugged the girl that he loved with all his might.
Kagome was taken aback at first.
But when she noticed that she was lying under a complete stranger; who was a man; an odd looking man at that; who was sobbing as he clutched her as she wore naught but her birthday suit.
Then she began to panic.
Kagome screamed, her frightened voice echoing throughout the walls.
Inuyasha clutched his ears and scowled at Kagome. "What the fuck are you yelling for bitch?! Jeez, isn't a guy allowed to be worried about you?!" He sat up looking at her with indignation.
Kagome scrambled out of his grasp, hastily wrapping a fluffy white towel around her small body. Her eyes darted around the small bathroom as she backed up against the wall. "Wha—what d—do y—you want? I—I'll g—give you m—money, justpleasedon'thurtme!" she whispered frantically; her eyes wide.
Inuyasha looked at her with great concern. "Kagome?" he asked; taking a step towards her.
She flattened her back against the wall, "D—don't you come any nearer!"
Inuyasha took another step, his ears flattened.
"I m—mean it!" she shrieked.
"Kago…"
"Don't talk to me! How do you even know my name anyway?! I've never seen you in my life! I—I'm not alone! You won't get away with this!"
"Ka…"
Kagome began to scream again at the top of her lungs. She shrieked and shrieked until the bathroom door burst open by a frazzled Hitomi.
And then everything went black, as Kagome fainted by a mixture of fear, stress, anger, and relief. Her body crumpled to the ground by an emotional overload; but what she didn't notice before she left consciousness; were the two masculine arms that caught her from her fall.
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Kagome blinked open her heavy leaden eyes. Her vision became clear and the first thing that her brown eyes registered, were a pair of amber orbs. And then, she remembered her previous encounter with the man kneeled before her in the bathroom.
Kagome sat straight up and began to scream again; but her loud yelps slowly died down to nothing as she noticed all of her body parts intact, not a single scratch, dressed in her warm flannel pajama's; and that her mother was sitting right next to her.
She stared at her mother in confusion.
Hitomi softly smiled at her frenzied daughter; no wonder she had fainted from such a frightening encounter. Hitomi grasped Kagome's palm within her own, granting her with a reassuring smile.
"M—Momma?" Kagome stuttered.
"Oh, honey. I am so sorry for giving you such a scare. This here is Inuyasha, and he will be staying with us for the next few months. He misinterpreted which room was his, as he practically ran a marathon towards the attached bathroom, and you gave him quite a scare from being in the bathroom, not to mention that you were acting as if he were about to murder you."
Kagome turned her head towards Inuyasha. "Why did you knock me over?" she asked.
"I really had to go, Kagome." he shyly smiled.
She sheepishly smiled back at him. "Sorry, for coming to conclusions, but well, the circumstances were suspicious too."
"Sorry about that."
Kagome sighed as she glanced at her alarm clock for the second time that morning. It was five after eleven. Her eyes grew round as she rapidly jumped out of bed; ran over to her closet and snatched a set of clothes, and sprinted into the bathroom once more.
Inuyasha looked at Hitomi in puzzlement.
"She was supposed to meet her friends in about twenty minutes." she explained.
Inuyasha nodded his head in understanding.
Kagome burst out of the room and threw a "See you later!" over her shoulder as she sped downstairs.
Inuyasha's smile faded as he watched his love run away to meet other people. It wounded him deeply to see her go.
And it wrenched his heart in unbearable pain to realize that she hadn't recognized him, and that she had thought that he would inflict bodily harm upon her.
That hurt the most.
He felt a hand on his shoulder as he lifted his eyes to meet that of Hitomi's. She smiled sadly. "I don't know what happened, Inuyasha. But I still remember. And I'll do all that I possibly can to help her remember too." she said.
He lowered his head again, not answering her.
Hitomi felt tears prickle at the back of her eyes as she watched the young, melancholy half demon in front of her. He truly loved her daughter.
She trusted the young man with all of her heart and soul.
And be damned if she wouldn't help set things straight.
For, her sixteen year old daughter just appeared this morning with knowledge of previous plans and events that hadn't happened as far as she knew, and she appeared without the knowledge of the double life that she had been leading for over a year now.
Without knowledge of the hanyou that she had completely fallen for.
Something terrible had happened.
And she was going to get to the bottom of it.
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Sango and Miroku slowly walked toward Kaede's hut. They were both dead tired, and just wanted to collapse into a warm bed and let the sweet grasp of pleasant dreams envelop their stress filled thoughts.
Miroku pulled the hangings aside, letting Sango enter before himself. He soon followed behind her, ready to faint from fatigue.
As they both headed in their own direction toward their respectful beds, the hangings of the front of the hut swung open and a frantic looking Kaede burst inside.
Sango and Miroku both gazed at her with worry.
What had happened this time?
"Sango…Miroku…" Kaede panted.
"What is it Kaede?" Sango asked in concern.
"The well…the magical aura is gone…it is gone!" Kaede sobbed, beginning to collapse to her old knees. Miroku ran to catch her from falling to great injury, as he asked, "What do you mean Lady Kaede?"
"The bone eaters well! There is no more magic there any longer! It is only a mere well now!"
Waves of dread washed through Sango and Miroku's body; coursing through their veins as if it were liquid fire. It formed into a heavy chunk of lead; dropping into the pits of their stomachs.
Kagome and Inuyasha were unable to return.
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(1) I am. ;D
Dun, dun, dun! What shall happen next? Well, I know the answer, but you shall have to return and see! Tehehe. If you haven't noticed, I am in a slightly weird mood. Yes, slightly. I can be a complete maniac during certain circumstances. So, yea, this was a filler chapter. And the next couple chapters will gain back for the most part, the light heartedness of earlier chapters. I think that we've had a little too much drama at the moment, so enjoy the break while you can.
Hmm, exactly why has the well closed?
Well, that is for me to know, and for you to find out! ;D
I updated in a little over two weeks rather than my planned month! It felt like forever since I had written anything, so I took an early leave from my fic-reading vacation and whipped up chapter six for you all! But as for what I've been up to lately, I've been doing twenty page research papers and thirty minute presentations (Grrr…) and as mentioned up above, most of my computer time has been spent reading fics, not writing them. It has been fun, but I have returned! Yay!
(Looks around and notices that no one else is jumping for joy.)
Eh heh, and for my fellow Americans, how was your Thanksgiving? Mine was celebrated the day before, because my sister had to work on Thanksgiving. I always get so sleepy afterwards. Damn turkey. And since I was left with nothing to do on the actual holiday, I went out to breakfast, did some of my Christmas shopping, and went to see 'National Treasure' with my Mom and Gram. I loved it! If you haven't seen it already, get your butt up and go see it! And for those of you who have seen it; you know that Masons group-thingy that they were talking about? Well that group actually exists, and my Pap is a member! I was shocked! Although, I have no idea what they do, because he's sworn under secrecy! Now isn't that weird? Heh, it's probably just a bunch of old historically obsessed geezers. But hey, it's still neat.
And now I find myself staring at dollar bills. I even went as far as looking at the clock on the back of a hundred!
Yup, I have completely lost it…
Everqueen: No; thank you!I really appreciate the praise. And don't worry; this is an InuKag story under plain old 'Romance' ;)
Kellen: Another response to a wonderful review! Hmm, I can't tell you too much, but they both are important characters…and don't worry, your boss shall never find out! I love your reviews too much!
BeccaPatty: Yeah, I've seen that episode, more than once in fact. But, Kagome and Kikyo have been in close confines, even contact since then, and Kikyo hasn't lost her soul. Shrugs Well anyway, for this story, that didn't happen. Hmm, I can't reveal who exactly Satu is right now, but you are getting warm! And before I get cold feet and erase these words, you are very clever! And something about Kikyo's soul is a hidden factor within the story. When I first got into Inuyasha, I was okay with Kikyo and Inuyasha's relationship, until she started acting like a total bitch. And I'm guessing that you understand Japanese, because I don't think that those episodes have been translated into English yet. Harumph, they need to get a move on! I tried watching an episode in that language before, just out of pure curiosity, and I was totally lost! Oh well. Thanks for the review!
Raven Mage: Wow, you have no idea how much that statement meant to me. And as for you, my fingers are crossed! I hope that they eventually make it! Hope to see you again for Chapter Seven!
Immortal-Vengence: I'm sorry, really I am! But it is suspense that makes a good story! And you'll hate me even more for the end of this chapter! Yeah, I was shooting for people to feel sorry for Kikyo. I don't hate her per say, but I strongly dislike her at certain times. She can even be likeable on certain occasions. Please review!
Allura Arwen: Well, to answer your statement, carefully reread the last part of Chapter Five, the part with Kagura. I thought that it would be painfully obvious. But anyway, to give you a little ray of hope for their seemingly bleak future, I shall give you the hint of 'counting' Count, my friend. ;) And you have cleverly come upon something! Most people haven't picked up on that yet! Though, it won't matter until the sequel. Read and review!
InuyashaKagome121: Deep breaths, deep breaths. ;D I know, but things will probably work out in the end. Or will they? Or won't they? Hmm, there is a planned sequel. Oh I'm just kidding! I'm not that evil! But I was telling the truth about the sequel…
Firestorm2004: Thank you! I actually have the epilogue written, so I have this whole thing worked out now. No, they won't die, what would be the point of that? I'd hate myself if I killed one of them, yeah, at the end, if I did kill them, I'd probably just have someone wake up from a dream or something. Now wouldn't that be a twist? I'm sorry for taking longer to update a mere filler chapter, but can you find it within The Depths of Your Soul to forgive me? You should feel so lucky, for I just revealed the title of the sequel to you and only you. I just felt bad for leaving you with a filler/cliffhanger. But anyway, Chapter Seven will be out sooner than Chapter Six was. Now, because I gave you a humongous present consisting of a title, I fully expect a review! Feed my ego! Or, deflate it. Your choice!
melting crystal: Thanks for the review!
Hermione10148: Well, I must apologize for my rambling last time! I tend to do that once in a while. Thanks for the review! I hope to see you for another round of reviews! Yes, they come in rounds; I've noticed that you usually only get reviews until about two days after the chapter is posted. So, make me happy, and review!
XxgestlblondyxX: Really? I'm just plain speechless. I mean, I have cried over stories before, which I will unabashedly admit for they were truly well written, and I had really gotten into the story and could relate with the characters, but I really don't think that my story can compare. But I'm flattered nonetheless! Thanks!
ElmoTheCheerioMonger: Confusion can be good in some cases. Yes! There is foreshadowing of some kind! Please tell me your theories so that I can see if you're on the right track! I'm sorry that I took this long to update, because I usually update every week. I just chose the most opportune time to take a become-a-reader-again-and-forget-about-your-damn-writing-responsibilities vacation, didn't I? Don't hate me too much. ;)
SensesFail26x: No, I'm such a mean person! You have no idea how guilty I feel for taking over two weeks to update! That's pretty sad, huh? Don't be discouraged by the shortness of the chapter, for I'll try to make the next one lengthier! Thank you for the review, and I hope to hear from you again!
la89801: Thank you! Please keep coming back! I love each and every one of my 'good' reviewers, which is why I take the time to personally respond to each and every one of you! Hope that you liked Chapter Six!
Okay, my response altogether has become quite long. Can you tell how much I missed you guys? :D
I have a few questions for future reference and other reasons.
1) Do you vote 'Yes' or 'No' for an eventual lemon chapter? You have until December 1st to vote.
2) Are you a Kikyo hater?
3) Do you like licorice?
Please answer my questions in your review. I'll see you all soon.
- Alyssa
