A/N: Bwahahahaha! I *finally* have a copy of the second Inuyasha movie! I
thought it would NEVER be out here in the Philippines and that I'd have to
visit Japan again just to get a copy, but I thought wrong, thank the gods!
Bwahahahaha! I am TOTALLY ecstatic! Ooooh... I am like, itching to talk
about it, but I don't wanna give spoilers to those unfortunate few who have
not seen it yet. OMG, "The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass" is soooo cool!
Maybe not *way* better than "Love that Transcends Time", but heck, it sure
is better than "Trouble in Nekonron China"! That Ranma movie totally
disappointed me! Oooh... I am still all giggly and stuff! I can barely
concentrate! My mind keeps drifting off to Kagome and Inuyasha's first
kiss! Gah! Would you believe that I actually *dreamed* about the movie! I
was totally screaming with glee and giggle pooper while I was watching it
the first time, I think my neighbors might have gone deaf. I just got it
last Thursday afternoon, and I have already watched it four times! And you
all know just how much stuff I had to do these past few days!
Anyway, this chap is a product of my hyperactive, romance-infused brain... meaning it would probably be fluffy beyond belief. Don't worry, nothing sickening is in here... demo... bwahahahaha! Just read it!
Disclaimer: I own Inuyasha! Bwahahaha! Now would somebody please let me out of this nuthouse? It's kinda cramped in here.
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SEVEN WEEKS
Disclosures
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"You god-fucking idiotic morons!"
The loud, angry snarl was enough to frighten birds into hibernation. Inuyasha stood, fists clenched, staring heatedly at the faces in the amulet he held tightly in his right hand.
"You stupid shiznits! How could you let the fucking glitch fucking grow!?! You flea-brained, assholes! You leave me 18 fucking days to complete a task that I am barely halfway through!" Inuyasha yelled furiously.
Sango's eyes were now full of tears, her cheeks completely soaked. Tears of fright, sadness and guilt. Miroku stood beside her, looking off to the side in apprehension.
"Inuyasha, please try to understand. We have done EVERYTHING that we could to stop the glitch, but nothing worked. We are both very sorry," he said, before Inuyasha started yelling again.
"I don't fucking care! My world is in danger! What if I don't rescue the princess on time! I can't let my world die! I'd have to drop the fucking quest, and do you have any idea how heavily that would weigh on my fucking conscience?!"
He turned to Sango directly. Inuyasha usually hated seeing women cry, but right now, his anger was far too great for him to care. He didn't even flinch at the sight of her swollen eyes.
"Oi Sango!" he snarled. "You're the one in charge of the spiritual shit. What the fuck is the problem?"
Sango sputtered out her reply. "Gomen, In-Inuya-yasha! I did ev-everything I c-could! The glitch just wouldn't grow any smaller! I g-got it to lessen up a bit but..."
"You mean, it would have been worse?" Inuyasha asked.
"H-hai. It would have left you only 5 weeks max, but I managed to fix it up a bit. I'm sorry I couldn't do any better."
Inuyasha was still mad, but now felt bad for Sango. She had done everything she could... it just wasn't possible anymore.
He forced himself to calm down. He tried to ease his scowl and barely succeeded. "Ok, ok. I'll calm down. Sorry. If you were in my place you'd be furious too! I'll call you both later."
He closed up the amulet and clenched his eyes tight, slumping against the dry tree he was leaning against. A hand on his shoulder brought him back to himself.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome called hesitantly.
"Daijobu, Kagome. I'm sorry if I went out of control again."
"Iie. It's not that," she answered, and he slowly opened his eyes.
"I'm sorry," she said. "I know you must be afraid for your world... don't be. We can do it. We are now more than halfway to the garnet tower, you know. It won't be too hard!"
Inuyasha just had to smile at that. "As impossible as I think that would be... hearing it from you has kinda mollified me. I'll take your word for it."
Kagome grinned at him. "Good," she said. "Shall we go now?"
He nodded and stood, walking alongside Kagome.
-----/---@
"KAGURA!!"
The angered snarl rang through the empty halls of the garnet tower. Kagura winced at the volume of the furious shout, and she stood hesitantly, slowly walking toward the sound of her master's voice.
'Where the fuck could that asshole Naraku be?' she thought in annoyance, trying to sniff around in case she caught a whiff of him. And she did - he was in the princess' prison chamber.
She knocked once as she reached the door, before opening it. "Nani, Naraku- sama?" she asked, not even lifting her gaze from her feet as she walked into the room. A few seconds passed and he said nothing. Kagura didn't know why she had been called for, so she lifted her gaze and began to ask, but what she saw jogged a gasp from her throat.
Naraku stood in the middle of the dome room, shaking in anger and clutching maliciously at a round shining jewel. His eyes were ablaze, and Kagura noticed, for the first time, that the dome barrier no longer stood in the center of the room.
"Shimatta," she softly cursed, not daring to take her eyes from the scene before her.
"Do you know what is lacking in this room, Kagura?" Naraku asked, his furious eyes never leaving hers.
"Ano... Azalea has... she is gone!" she said softly, feigning shock. 'If he finds out that I have know long before, he will kill me.'
"Aa," Naraku said. "All that is left is THIS!" he shouted, holding up the shikon no tama with a shaking hand. "She has escaped! How did that happen?!"
Kagura decided to play the innocent victim. "I - I do not know... she... I didn't even know that she was gone! How... how long has she..."
"You ignorant fool! You don't know anything! Didn't I tell you and Kanna to keep a careful eye on her?" Naraku shouted, and Kagura pretended to cower in fear. "She has been gone for a very long time... her scent barely remains here. All she left is this... the shikon no tama. I can't believe she managed to fool us all!"
Naraku kept staring at the jewel in anger. "She has stored her powers here so that she can escape... where could she be?"
Kagura just looked at the jewel. "I don't know, Naraku-sama."
"Of course you don't," he snapped. "Where is Azalea?!" he hollered again, before suddenly cutting himself off.
"That woman... Kagome... could SHE be hiding the princess?"
Kagura nearly rolled her eyes. 'How thick can you get?' she thought in dismay.
"Or," he suddenly said. "Maybe she IS Azalea! Kagome did appear quite suddenly, and has remained a mystery for long... How could I have been so stupid! I have been pushing her towards another man! This can't be... she's MINE!" he shouted, looking for all the world like he was talking to himself in a personal chamber.
Kagura then put on her acting mask once again. "Demo, how can Kagome be the princess? You know as well as I do that Kagome does not even bear a star mark."
"That's what I want you to find out... you are lucky that I did not kill you for your idiocy... letting the princess escape. But now, I want you to find out whether or not she IS Azalea." Naraku snarled, before dismissing Kagura.
"I want my woman back," he said to himself softly, pocketing the shikon no tama.
-----/---@
"Ok... truth!" Kagome said playfully.
"Alright then... let's see..." Inuyasha replied.
The pair was walking on a particularly dry plain, in the late afternoon, playing a game of truth or dare. This was the worst place they had ever been to, so far. All the other places had at least a town or a few animals for sight seeing, but this one was just plain empty. There weren't even any dry trees or caves.
-Flashback-
"It's hot," Kagome remarked in irritation.
"Really? I didn't notice," Inuyasha said sarcastically. "Come on, Kagome! If there is anything about Crystallia that is predictable, it is this: Crystallia is fucking HOT."
"It wasn't like this before I - I mean, Azalea got abducted. Crystallia was beautiful then!" Kagome insisted. "This place is just too BARE! Look around you! And I'm bored. We usually at least have something to look at while we travel."
Kagome was downright dejected. 'That, and you're too quiet today,' she thought. 'You've been like this since you found about the new glitch yesterday.'
"I gotta admit, this place is creepy," Inuyasha replied. "And hey, how can you walk yourself exhausted and be bored at the same time?"
"I just am, ok? This place is too hot, too empty and too QUIET," she snapped, putting emphasis on that last word.
"Quiet, huh? Then why don't we make some noise?" Inuyasha asked with a grin.
"What are you playing at?"
"Nothing! I was just saying that maybe we should at least TALK or something," he answered in defense. "I know! We can play truth or dare while we walk!"
"Play?" Kagome asked in confusion. 'Inuyasha wants to play?'
"What, don't tell me you haven't heard of truth or dare before?"
"Well actually... no."
"Kami, are you Crystallians THAT ignorant? Ok, it goes like this..."
-End Flashback-
After Inuyasha had explained the game, Kagome smiled and nodded. They had started off with VERY harmless questions - favorite color, parent's names, hobbies, stuff like that. For the dares, they had shouted "I am a hungry puppy", played out scenes on movies or plays and other silly things.
"Man, I'm running out of questions!" Inuyasha exclaims with a curt laugh.
"Oh, come on! You can do it!" Kagome replies with her own giggle.
"Let's see... I know! Kagome... have you ever had a boyfriend before?" he asked, still desperately holding on to his smile. He tried to sound oh-so- casual about his question, but in truth, it was bugging the hell out of him.
Kagome is a beautiful girl... a beautiful girl with whom he was passionately in love with. He waited with bated breath as a slow grin spread over Kagome's rosy lips, hoping she didn't have too many before.
"That's personal," she teased. "Anyway, gomen Inuyasha. I have NEVER had a boyfriend before. Ever."
He let his breath out in relief. 'That's great!' he thought in glee. 'So I was the first to kiss her. Weeell... HA!'
He grinned at her. "Your turn."
"Ok. Inuyasha, truth or dare," Kagome said, giggling.
"Ok... truth!"
"Great. So, how many girlfriends have YOU ever had?" Kagome asked, also trying to remain cool about it. She waited for his response with a fake smirk.
"Ha, no news for you Kag. I've never had one."
She nearly sighed in relief. "Why?"
Inuyasha grinned at her. "Ask me the next time I say truth."
"Fine. I'm next right? Ok, I'll pick dare this time!" Kagome said, her pace quick.
"Ok. Dare... I dare you to do eight cartwheels without stopping!" Inuyasha declared.
"Easy," Kagome replied, before swiftly accomplishing her dare. "Tada!"
"Good. Ok, I pick truth!"
"Aw, you're no fun!" Kagome said with a cheerful pout. "Ok, WHY haven't you ever had any girlfriends?" He was handsome, and she knew he could have anyone he wanted. Also, from their little game, she found that Inuyasha was extremely rich in his world, and that a lot of females had the hots for him.
She grinned widely, expecting another smart-aleck reply like "females are boring, so I never bothered" or "keh". She lost her grin when he suddenly looked into her eyes seriously.
"I've never had any," he began. "Because no one has ever actually caught my attention. A lot of girls in my world stared at me like they would a trophy, but I never paid attention to any of them. They didn't have the things that I wanted in a woman... Heck, I hardly ever dated. If I ever did, that was just out of necessity. Besides, I don't wanna just get a girl for fun. If ever I do get a girlfriend, it would be special... because I'd only court a woman if I were in love with her. I've never fallen for anyone in my world."
He smiled as he finished. "Ok, your turn."
"I pick truth."
"Ok. Why haven't you had a boyfriend?"
Kagome blanched. She had somehow been expecting that. "I... I just haven't had the time for men..." she replied. In their whole game, she had done everything she could to tell the truth without telling him who she really was. No fair lying when the game was TRUTH or dare.
"And..." she added. "Well, nobody really liked me that way. Everybody respected me because of my powers, but they also feared me. Besides, like you, I don't want a short-term affair. I'll only get a boyfriend if I fall in love with him enough."
Inuyasha smiled at her. "Dare."
Kagome blinked. What would she ask him to do?
"Ok. Shout out the name of the first person that comes to your mind when I say the word... morning," she dared, feeling lame.
Inuyasha took a deep breath before shouting at the top of his lungs:
"KAGOMEEEEEE!!!"
Kagome's breath hitched in her throat. 'Me? Demo, why?'
"I pick truth," Kagome said softly.
Inuyasha grinned to himself. 'I have her flustered. Maybe now I could...'
"Ok. How do you feel about this entire kidnapping fiasco?" he asked.
Kagome stiffened. 'Should I tell him the ENTIRE truth?' she asked herself. She stared down at her feet, hesitating, before speaking.
"Well... I'm really furious at Naraku for kidnapping the princess. Because of what he did, everyone is having a dreadful time. People are starving, death is everywhere, the youkai have all risen... but," she paused. She blushed before deciding to look up and look Inuyasha in the eye. "But I'm kinda glad this happened."
She stopped right there, and Inuyasha nearly fainted in disappointment, but smiled nevertheless. 'Why is she glad?! I'll ask her next time.'
"Truth," Inuyasha answered her questioning gaze.
"Ok. What were you looking for in a girl that you just couldn't find in your world?" she asked slowly, a furious blush rising in her cheeks.
He was quick to answer. "I want a brave girl. I'm not really too into gorgeous girls, but I know I want someone with dark hair," Kagome blushed at that. "I want a girl who has conviction. One who speaks her mind, is smart and has good intuition. One who knows how to deal with my fucking idiocy. Someone feisty and selfless, and I especially want a girl who isn't all that vain. I would easily fall for a caring, cheerful and thoughtful girl. She has to have bright smiling eyes that would be total contrary to my scowling face," he grinned. "She doesn't have to be perfect. I wouldn't mind if my girl was a bit hard-headed, or if she shows me that she actually needs me and my help. I'd really like knowing that I'm needed. Of course, the girl has to actually love ME and not my money. And now that I think about it... I want someone who can cook well," he concluded with a large grin.
Kagome was overwhelmed. He seemed to have REALLY thought that over. "My turn. I pick truth again."
"Good. What are your reasons for being glad about this trip?" Inuyasha asked.
Kagome was blushing again. "I... I..." she stuttered. "I'm glad because... if it weren't for this trip... for this mission... I wouldn't have grown as much as I feel I have. I wouldn't have a reason to fight for myself and... I wouldn't have met you."
It was now Inuyasha's turn to blush scarlet. Kagome just smiled shyly and continued. "Inuyasha... you're the first man to ever treat me like a friend, an equal. You protect me, help me get past my problems, and you're not afraid of me. You're my... my best friend..." she said. 'But to me, you're more than that.'
Both absently felt the heat decrease, but paid no heed. The sky was growing darker, rain clouds covering the hot sunny sky.
"Truth."
Kagome hesitated. "Why... why did you shout out my name in my last dare?"
Inuyasha blushed softly, never taking his eyes off her. Rain started to fall on them as they abruptly stopped walking, the drops cold on their nervously heated skin.
"Because you said 'morning', that's why."
"No," she replied, shaking her head. "I meant, why my name at the word morning?"
Inuyasha smiled at her again. The rain pounded down on them faster, harder, and had Kagome shivering with cold. Inuyasha took his haori off and placed it on her shoulders as he answered.
"Because... you are the first thing I think of when I wake every *morning*. Since my first day here, you are the first thing I see, the first thing I hear and smell every *morning*. You make my mornings bright, and I want to wake up every morning with you beside me... I want you with me for the rest of my mornings..." Inuyasha replied, slight agitation in his eyes. He didn't want to be rejected; he didn't even know why he had revealed himself that way. He stared into her eyes more intently, desperately finding the strength to keep speaking within her expressive blue/gray orbs.
"Besides, I would have shouted your name no matter what word you had said, because everything on earth reminds me of you," Inuyasha said. "I see you in everything, I smell you in every flower... You give me strength. The will to live. You give my life meaning," he hesitated before, "Kagome... I love you."
She remained silent. Inuyasha nearly died in nervousness, but thankfully, she finally said, "Truth."
Inuyasha took one of her hands in his left hand while he let his right hold her cheek.
"I told you how I feel... And I'm scared, Kagome. I have never felt this way before and... I just want to know... will you accept me? I... Do you even like me?" he asked.
Kagome looked at him through teary eyes. He lifted a hand to wipe the lone tear that had fallen down her cheek. "I like you a LOT more than you think, Inuyasha."
Inuyasha brushed her wet bangs from her eyes. The downpour raged on, but neither paid any heed. They didn't even care that this was the first time, since Inuyasha's arrival, that rain came to Crystallia. "Dare."
Kagome smiled softly. "Inuyasha... I dare you to kiss me."
Inuyasha nearly fainted with relief when Kagome said that. He happily complied, wrapping his arms around Kagome's waist as he leaned down and touched her lips with his.
Kagome slowly closed her eyes, delighting in the feel of his lips on hers. She put her arms on his shoulders, wrapping them around his neck as she eagerly kissed him. She could feel him twist his fingers around the long strands of her obsidian hair as his mouth moved passionately, almost possessively, over her own.
Both wanted the moment to go on forever, but alas, humans need oxygen. They pulled away hesitantly, breathless and gasping for air. Kagome pulled him tighter to herself and Inuyasha did the same, tucking her head under his chin.
"Truth," Kagome said.
"Do you love me? Will you be mine?"
Kagome smiled again, blushing darkly, before replying. "Yes, Inuyasha. I love you... and I'll be yours for as long as you'll be mine."
"Then you'll be mine for a VERY long time, because I'm yours for eternity, koi."
"Good," she replied. They stood there, as if entranced, not caring about the rain, the quest, anything.
Kagome knew that it would never work out, not with her being the princess and everything, but she had promised herself that she would be a normal girl for as long as she could. She would love Inuyasha and cherish every moment with him.
Inuyasha knew that he would leave in time, but he would do everything he could to stay with Kagome. Without her, his life was useless, and he would give up everything for her. He would find a way to take her back to his world. This relationship would work out. It had to.
He looked up at the stormy skies and let the rain fall gently on his face. "Kagome," he whispered. "Let's find shelter. It's raining."
"Ok," she replied, pulling away from him. She let him hold her hand as they walked, looking for anything that could serve as a roof.
"Inuyasha?"
"Hmm?"
"Do you realize that this is the first time in weeks that it rained in Crystallia?" she asked softly.
He paused. "I didn't notice," he said thoughtfully. "But that's good, right?"
"What do you mean?" she asked.
"Rain symbolizes providence," he stated, starting to walk again, smiling as he spotted yet another cave. "It means that the gods are happy for us."
Kagome smiled. "That's nice," she replied as she followed him to the cave.
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"Sango-sama! Sango look! It's raining!" Miroku shouted in excitement as he watched the water splash merrily on the ground. He was standing near the doors that led out to the palace garden.
Sango ran up at the sound of Miroku's gleefully loud voice. She gasped in joy once she set eyes upon the wet grounds outdoors.
"It IS raining!" she exclaimed. "For the first time since the princess was abducted, it's raining! Oh, houshi-sama! Does this mean...?"
"I am not sure, Sango-sama, but it is either the princess is somehow regaining her powers, or something has made her very happy. It definitely means that Inuyasha is a lot nearer to the tower," Miroku replied.
"That's wonderful! He was furious at me yesterday, and I would feel horrible if anything were to happen to his world. Inuyasha's world is very interesting," Sango said with a small frown.
"I think he has forgiven you already, Sango-sama," Miroku placated her.
"Usutsuki."
"It's true! Didn't you see how his face sort of softened before he closed the amulet? He calmed down a bit after you told him that the glitch would have been worse without you," Miroku said defensively.
Sango was not convinced. "Yes, I can see it now. He nearly bites my head off, then forgives me. That sounds very proper."
"But seriously, Sango-sama. He knows that his quest would be much harder if it weren't for you,' he says, before he mutters, "Heck, my life would be much harder without you."
But of course, Sango heard this. "Actually houshi-sama, life would be hard without you too."
Miroku looked up, blushing, and Sango elaborated. "We both need each other's skills in this palace. We work together all the time."
Miroku slowly walked up to her then, staring into her eyes. Sango knew that she should look away, but for some reason, she just couldn't. He stopped when he was nearly mere inches in front of her.
"That was not what I meant, Sango," he said softly. Sango gasped at the intensity of his stare, and the fact that he had called her by her name.
'It's the rain,' she thought to herself. 'The rain is affecting us both,' she mentally chanted in her nervous shock.
"Well then, what did you mean, Miroku-sama?"
Miroku then leaned closer, their noses nearly touching. "I meant, I could never live without you, Sango."
Sango sucked in a breath as she belatedly realized how close they now were. Miroku was practically within groping range, but his hands seemed to be behaving for once.
"I... that's nice..." she said dumbly. "I..."
"Call me by my name, Sango. Onegai... I want to hear it from you," he suddenly pleaded. "I want you to call me by my name just this once," he added, before he leaned down and softly touched her lips with his own.
Sango was shocked, but he pulled away before she could even think to respond. The kiss lasted only a second, but it felt like an eternity to the stunned couple.
"Miroku," she breathed, unconsciously complying with his soft request.
Miroku smiled his ususal heart-melting smile. "Arigatou, Sango."
He slowly left her side, and Sango had the sudden urge to pull him back to herself and REALLY kiss him. She fought that overwhelming urge though, and watched as he left her personal space.
"The rain is full of blessings, ne?" he suddenly said, jarring Sango from her thoughts. "I suppose something wonderful has happened to Inuyasha as well."
"As well?"
He nodded. "Something wonderful has happened to me..." he trailed off with a light blush. "I kissed you..."
Sango blushed. "Hai, you did. Demo... why?"
"Let's just say that it is something that I have been wanting to do for a very long time."
Sango blanched. 'Well, that was frank,' she thought.
"And Sango, the barrier is almost open. We would be able to pass through in two or three days," Miroku added before he turned and left.
Sango smiled as he walked away. "Arigatou, Miroku."
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A/N: So, has anybody run out of toothpaste yet? LOL! I think I got too carried away with the fluff... oh well. I just decided to get the confessions done with, because all of this will be important in the story, and what better time to write it than when I'm in a fluffy mood! Anyway, it would have been inappropriate to write these scenes sooner anyway, and I got a few requests for more fluff. ^_^
Anyway, THANK YOU VERY MUCH to all those who reviewed. You guys make me feel all fuzzy inside!
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Anyway, this chap is a product of my hyperactive, romance-infused brain... meaning it would probably be fluffy beyond belief. Don't worry, nothing sickening is in here... demo... bwahahahaha! Just read it!
Disclaimer: I own Inuyasha! Bwahahaha! Now would somebody please let me out of this nuthouse? It's kinda cramped in here.
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SEVEN WEEKS
Disclosures
-----/---@
"You god-fucking idiotic morons!"
The loud, angry snarl was enough to frighten birds into hibernation. Inuyasha stood, fists clenched, staring heatedly at the faces in the amulet he held tightly in his right hand.
"You stupid shiznits! How could you let the fucking glitch fucking grow!?! You flea-brained, assholes! You leave me 18 fucking days to complete a task that I am barely halfway through!" Inuyasha yelled furiously.
Sango's eyes were now full of tears, her cheeks completely soaked. Tears of fright, sadness and guilt. Miroku stood beside her, looking off to the side in apprehension.
"Inuyasha, please try to understand. We have done EVERYTHING that we could to stop the glitch, but nothing worked. We are both very sorry," he said, before Inuyasha started yelling again.
"I don't fucking care! My world is in danger! What if I don't rescue the princess on time! I can't let my world die! I'd have to drop the fucking quest, and do you have any idea how heavily that would weigh on my fucking conscience?!"
He turned to Sango directly. Inuyasha usually hated seeing women cry, but right now, his anger was far too great for him to care. He didn't even flinch at the sight of her swollen eyes.
"Oi Sango!" he snarled. "You're the one in charge of the spiritual shit. What the fuck is the problem?"
Sango sputtered out her reply. "Gomen, In-Inuya-yasha! I did ev-everything I c-could! The glitch just wouldn't grow any smaller! I g-got it to lessen up a bit but..."
"You mean, it would have been worse?" Inuyasha asked.
"H-hai. It would have left you only 5 weeks max, but I managed to fix it up a bit. I'm sorry I couldn't do any better."
Inuyasha was still mad, but now felt bad for Sango. She had done everything she could... it just wasn't possible anymore.
He forced himself to calm down. He tried to ease his scowl and barely succeeded. "Ok, ok. I'll calm down. Sorry. If you were in my place you'd be furious too! I'll call you both later."
He closed up the amulet and clenched his eyes tight, slumping against the dry tree he was leaning against. A hand on his shoulder brought him back to himself.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome called hesitantly.
"Daijobu, Kagome. I'm sorry if I went out of control again."
"Iie. It's not that," she answered, and he slowly opened his eyes.
"I'm sorry," she said. "I know you must be afraid for your world... don't be. We can do it. We are now more than halfway to the garnet tower, you know. It won't be too hard!"
Inuyasha just had to smile at that. "As impossible as I think that would be... hearing it from you has kinda mollified me. I'll take your word for it."
Kagome grinned at him. "Good," she said. "Shall we go now?"
He nodded and stood, walking alongside Kagome.
-----/---@
"KAGURA!!"
The angered snarl rang through the empty halls of the garnet tower. Kagura winced at the volume of the furious shout, and she stood hesitantly, slowly walking toward the sound of her master's voice.
'Where the fuck could that asshole Naraku be?' she thought in annoyance, trying to sniff around in case she caught a whiff of him. And she did - he was in the princess' prison chamber.
She knocked once as she reached the door, before opening it. "Nani, Naraku- sama?" she asked, not even lifting her gaze from her feet as she walked into the room. A few seconds passed and he said nothing. Kagura didn't know why she had been called for, so she lifted her gaze and began to ask, but what she saw jogged a gasp from her throat.
Naraku stood in the middle of the dome room, shaking in anger and clutching maliciously at a round shining jewel. His eyes were ablaze, and Kagura noticed, for the first time, that the dome barrier no longer stood in the center of the room.
"Shimatta," she softly cursed, not daring to take her eyes from the scene before her.
"Do you know what is lacking in this room, Kagura?" Naraku asked, his furious eyes never leaving hers.
"Ano... Azalea has... she is gone!" she said softly, feigning shock. 'If he finds out that I have know long before, he will kill me.'
"Aa," Naraku said. "All that is left is THIS!" he shouted, holding up the shikon no tama with a shaking hand. "She has escaped! How did that happen?!"
Kagura decided to play the innocent victim. "I - I do not know... she... I didn't even know that she was gone! How... how long has she..."
"You ignorant fool! You don't know anything! Didn't I tell you and Kanna to keep a careful eye on her?" Naraku shouted, and Kagura pretended to cower in fear. "She has been gone for a very long time... her scent barely remains here. All she left is this... the shikon no tama. I can't believe she managed to fool us all!"
Naraku kept staring at the jewel in anger. "She has stored her powers here so that she can escape... where could she be?"
Kagura just looked at the jewel. "I don't know, Naraku-sama."
"Of course you don't," he snapped. "Where is Azalea?!" he hollered again, before suddenly cutting himself off.
"That woman... Kagome... could SHE be hiding the princess?"
Kagura nearly rolled her eyes. 'How thick can you get?' she thought in dismay.
"Or," he suddenly said. "Maybe she IS Azalea! Kagome did appear quite suddenly, and has remained a mystery for long... How could I have been so stupid! I have been pushing her towards another man! This can't be... she's MINE!" he shouted, looking for all the world like he was talking to himself in a personal chamber.
Kagura then put on her acting mask once again. "Demo, how can Kagome be the princess? You know as well as I do that Kagome does not even bear a star mark."
"That's what I want you to find out... you are lucky that I did not kill you for your idiocy... letting the princess escape. But now, I want you to find out whether or not she IS Azalea." Naraku snarled, before dismissing Kagura.
"I want my woman back," he said to himself softly, pocketing the shikon no tama.
-----/---@
"Ok... truth!" Kagome said playfully.
"Alright then... let's see..." Inuyasha replied.
The pair was walking on a particularly dry plain, in the late afternoon, playing a game of truth or dare. This was the worst place they had ever been to, so far. All the other places had at least a town or a few animals for sight seeing, but this one was just plain empty. There weren't even any dry trees or caves.
-Flashback-
"It's hot," Kagome remarked in irritation.
"Really? I didn't notice," Inuyasha said sarcastically. "Come on, Kagome! If there is anything about Crystallia that is predictable, it is this: Crystallia is fucking HOT."
"It wasn't like this before I - I mean, Azalea got abducted. Crystallia was beautiful then!" Kagome insisted. "This place is just too BARE! Look around you! And I'm bored. We usually at least have something to look at while we travel."
Kagome was downright dejected. 'That, and you're too quiet today,' she thought. 'You've been like this since you found about the new glitch yesterday.'
"I gotta admit, this place is creepy," Inuyasha replied. "And hey, how can you walk yourself exhausted and be bored at the same time?"
"I just am, ok? This place is too hot, too empty and too QUIET," she snapped, putting emphasis on that last word.
"Quiet, huh? Then why don't we make some noise?" Inuyasha asked with a grin.
"What are you playing at?"
"Nothing! I was just saying that maybe we should at least TALK or something," he answered in defense. "I know! We can play truth or dare while we walk!"
"Play?" Kagome asked in confusion. 'Inuyasha wants to play?'
"What, don't tell me you haven't heard of truth or dare before?"
"Well actually... no."
"Kami, are you Crystallians THAT ignorant? Ok, it goes like this..."
-End Flashback-
After Inuyasha had explained the game, Kagome smiled and nodded. They had started off with VERY harmless questions - favorite color, parent's names, hobbies, stuff like that. For the dares, they had shouted "I am a hungry puppy", played out scenes on movies or plays and other silly things.
"Man, I'm running out of questions!" Inuyasha exclaims with a curt laugh.
"Oh, come on! You can do it!" Kagome replies with her own giggle.
"Let's see... I know! Kagome... have you ever had a boyfriend before?" he asked, still desperately holding on to his smile. He tried to sound oh-so- casual about his question, but in truth, it was bugging the hell out of him.
Kagome is a beautiful girl... a beautiful girl with whom he was passionately in love with. He waited with bated breath as a slow grin spread over Kagome's rosy lips, hoping she didn't have too many before.
"That's personal," she teased. "Anyway, gomen Inuyasha. I have NEVER had a boyfriend before. Ever."
He let his breath out in relief. 'That's great!' he thought in glee. 'So I was the first to kiss her. Weeell... HA!'
He grinned at her. "Your turn."
"Ok. Inuyasha, truth or dare," Kagome said, giggling.
"Ok... truth!"
"Great. So, how many girlfriends have YOU ever had?" Kagome asked, also trying to remain cool about it. She waited for his response with a fake smirk.
"Ha, no news for you Kag. I've never had one."
She nearly sighed in relief. "Why?"
Inuyasha grinned at her. "Ask me the next time I say truth."
"Fine. I'm next right? Ok, I'll pick dare this time!" Kagome said, her pace quick.
"Ok. Dare... I dare you to do eight cartwheels without stopping!" Inuyasha declared.
"Easy," Kagome replied, before swiftly accomplishing her dare. "Tada!"
"Good. Ok, I pick truth!"
"Aw, you're no fun!" Kagome said with a cheerful pout. "Ok, WHY haven't you ever had any girlfriends?" He was handsome, and she knew he could have anyone he wanted. Also, from their little game, she found that Inuyasha was extremely rich in his world, and that a lot of females had the hots for him.
She grinned widely, expecting another smart-aleck reply like "females are boring, so I never bothered" or "keh". She lost her grin when he suddenly looked into her eyes seriously.
"I've never had any," he began. "Because no one has ever actually caught my attention. A lot of girls in my world stared at me like they would a trophy, but I never paid attention to any of them. They didn't have the things that I wanted in a woman... Heck, I hardly ever dated. If I ever did, that was just out of necessity. Besides, I don't wanna just get a girl for fun. If ever I do get a girlfriend, it would be special... because I'd only court a woman if I were in love with her. I've never fallen for anyone in my world."
He smiled as he finished. "Ok, your turn."
"I pick truth."
"Ok. Why haven't you had a boyfriend?"
Kagome blanched. She had somehow been expecting that. "I... I just haven't had the time for men..." she replied. In their whole game, she had done everything she could to tell the truth without telling him who she really was. No fair lying when the game was TRUTH or dare.
"And..." she added. "Well, nobody really liked me that way. Everybody respected me because of my powers, but they also feared me. Besides, like you, I don't want a short-term affair. I'll only get a boyfriend if I fall in love with him enough."
Inuyasha smiled at her. "Dare."
Kagome blinked. What would she ask him to do?
"Ok. Shout out the name of the first person that comes to your mind when I say the word... morning," she dared, feeling lame.
Inuyasha took a deep breath before shouting at the top of his lungs:
"KAGOMEEEEEE!!!"
Kagome's breath hitched in her throat. 'Me? Demo, why?'
"I pick truth," Kagome said softly.
Inuyasha grinned to himself. 'I have her flustered. Maybe now I could...'
"Ok. How do you feel about this entire kidnapping fiasco?" he asked.
Kagome stiffened. 'Should I tell him the ENTIRE truth?' she asked herself. She stared down at her feet, hesitating, before speaking.
"Well... I'm really furious at Naraku for kidnapping the princess. Because of what he did, everyone is having a dreadful time. People are starving, death is everywhere, the youkai have all risen... but," she paused. She blushed before deciding to look up and look Inuyasha in the eye. "But I'm kinda glad this happened."
She stopped right there, and Inuyasha nearly fainted in disappointment, but smiled nevertheless. 'Why is she glad?! I'll ask her next time.'
"Truth," Inuyasha answered her questioning gaze.
"Ok. What were you looking for in a girl that you just couldn't find in your world?" she asked slowly, a furious blush rising in her cheeks.
He was quick to answer. "I want a brave girl. I'm not really too into gorgeous girls, but I know I want someone with dark hair," Kagome blushed at that. "I want a girl who has conviction. One who speaks her mind, is smart and has good intuition. One who knows how to deal with my fucking idiocy. Someone feisty and selfless, and I especially want a girl who isn't all that vain. I would easily fall for a caring, cheerful and thoughtful girl. She has to have bright smiling eyes that would be total contrary to my scowling face," he grinned. "She doesn't have to be perfect. I wouldn't mind if my girl was a bit hard-headed, or if she shows me that she actually needs me and my help. I'd really like knowing that I'm needed. Of course, the girl has to actually love ME and not my money. And now that I think about it... I want someone who can cook well," he concluded with a large grin.
Kagome was overwhelmed. He seemed to have REALLY thought that over. "My turn. I pick truth again."
"Good. What are your reasons for being glad about this trip?" Inuyasha asked.
Kagome was blushing again. "I... I..." she stuttered. "I'm glad because... if it weren't for this trip... for this mission... I wouldn't have grown as much as I feel I have. I wouldn't have a reason to fight for myself and... I wouldn't have met you."
It was now Inuyasha's turn to blush scarlet. Kagome just smiled shyly and continued. "Inuyasha... you're the first man to ever treat me like a friend, an equal. You protect me, help me get past my problems, and you're not afraid of me. You're my... my best friend..." she said. 'But to me, you're more than that.'
Both absently felt the heat decrease, but paid no heed. The sky was growing darker, rain clouds covering the hot sunny sky.
"Truth."
Kagome hesitated. "Why... why did you shout out my name in my last dare?"
Inuyasha blushed softly, never taking his eyes off her. Rain started to fall on them as they abruptly stopped walking, the drops cold on their nervously heated skin.
"Because you said 'morning', that's why."
"No," she replied, shaking her head. "I meant, why my name at the word morning?"
Inuyasha smiled at her again. The rain pounded down on them faster, harder, and had Kagome shivering with cold. Inuyasha took his haori off and placed it on her shoulders as he answered.
"Because... you are the first thing I think of when I wake every *morning*. Since my first day here, you are the first thing I see, the first thing I hear and smell every *morning*. You make my mornings bright, and I want to wake up every morning with you beside me... I want you with me for the rest of my mornings..." Inuyasha replied, slight agitation in his eyes. He didn't want to be rejected; he didn't even know why he had revealed himself that way. He stared into her eyes more intently, desperately finding the strength to keep speaking within her expressive blue/gray orbs.
"Besides, I would have shouted your name no matter what word you had said, because everything on earth reminds me of you," Inuyasha said. "I see you in everything, I smell you in every flower... You give me strength. The will to live. You give my life meaning," he hesitated before, "Kagome... I love you."
She remained silent. Inuyasha nearly died in nervousness, but thankfully, she finally said, "Truth."
Inuyasha took one of her hands in his left hand while he let his right hold her cheek.
"I told you how I feel... And I'm scared, Kagome. I have never felt this way before and... I just want to know... will you accept me? I... Do you even like me?" he asked.
Kagome looked at him through teary eyes. He lifted a hand to wipe the lone tear that had fallen down her cheek. "I like you a LOT more than you think, Inuyasha."
Inuyasha brushed her wet bangs from her eyes. The downpour raged on, but neither paid any heed. They didn't even care that this was the first time, since Inuyasha's arrival, that rain came to Crystallia. "Dare."
Kagome smiled softly. "Inuyasha... I dare you to kiss me."
Inuyasha nearly fainted with relief when Kagome said that. He happily complied, wrapping his arms around Kagome's waist as he leaned down and touched her lips with his.
Kagome slowly closed her eyes, delighting in the feel of his lips on hers. She put her arms on his shoulders, wrapping them around his neck as she eagerly kissed him. She could feel him twist his fingers around the long strands of her obsidian hair as his mouth moved passionately, almost possessively, over her own.
Both wanted the moment to go on forever, but alas, humans need oxygen. They pulled away hesitantly, breathless and gasping for air. Kagome pulled him tighter to herself and Inuyasha did the same, tucking her head under his chin.
"Truth," Kagome said.
"Do you love me? Will you be mine?"
Kagome smiled again, blushing darkly, before replying. "Yes, Inuyasha. I love you... and I'll be yours for as long as you'll be mine."
"Then you'll be mine for a VERY long time, because I'm yours for eternity, koi."
"Good," she replied. They stood there, as if entranced, not caring about the rain, the quest, anything.
Kagome knew that it would never work out, not with her being the princess and everything, but she had promised herself that she would be a normal girl for as long as she could. She would love Inuyasha and cherish every moment with him.
Inuyasha knew that he would leave in time, but he would do everything he could to stay with Kagome. Without her, his life was useless, and he would give up everything for her. He would find a way to take her back to his world. This relationship would work out. It had to.
He looked up at the stormy skies and let the rain fall gently on his face. "Kagome," he whispered. "Let's find shelter. It's raining."
"Ok," she replied, pulling away from him. She let him hold her hand as they walked, looking for anything that could serve as a roof.
"Inuyasha?"
"Hmm?"
"Do you realize that this is the first time in weeks that it rained in Crystallia?" she asked softly.
He paused. "I didn't notice," he said thoughtfully. "But that's good, right?"
"What do you mean?" she asked.
"Rain symbolizes providence," he stated, starting to walk again, smiling as he spotted yet another cave. "It means that the gods are happy for us."
Kagome smiled. "That's nice," she replied as she followed him to the cave.
-----/---@
"Sango-sama! Sango look! It's raining!" Miroku shouted in excitement as he watched the water splash merrily on the ground. He was standing near the doors that led out to the palace garden.
Sango ran up at the sound of Miroku's gleefully loud voice. She gasped in joy once she set eyes upon the wet grounds outdoors.
"It IS raining!" she exclaimed. "For the first time since the princess was abducted, it's raining! Oh, houshi-sama! Does this mean...?"
"I am not sure, Sango-sama, but it is either the princess is somehow regaining her powers, or something has made her very happy. It definitely means that Inuyasha is a lot nearer to the tower," Miroku replied.
"That's wonderful! He was furious at me yesterday, and I would feel horrible if anything were to happen to his world. Inuyasha's world is very interesting," Sango said with a small frown.
"I think he has forgiven you already, Sango-sama," Miroku placated her.
"Usutsuki."
"It's true! Didn't you see how his face sort of softened before he closed the amulet? He calmed down a bit after you told him that the glitch would have been worse without you," Miroku said defensively.
Sango was not convinced. "Yes, I can see it now. He nearly bites my head off, then forgives me. That sounds very proper."
"But seriously, Sango-sama. He knows that his quest would be much harder if it weren't for you,' he says, before he mutters, "Heck, my life would be much harder without you."
But of course, Sango heard this. "Actually houshi-sama, life would be hard without you too."
Miroku looked up, blushing, and Sango elaborated. "We both need each other's skills in this palace. We work together all the time."
Miroku slowly walked up to her then, staring into her eyes. Sango knew that she should look away, but for some reason, she just couldn't. He stopped when he was nearly mere inches in front of her.
"That was not what I meant, Sango," he said softly. Sango gasped at the intensity of his stare, and the fact that he had called her by her name.
'It's the rain,' she thought to herself. 'The rain is affecting us both,' she mentally chanted in her nervous shock.
"Well then, what did you mean, Miroku-sama?"
Miroku then leaned closer, their noses nearly touching. "I meant, I could never live without you, Sango."
Sango sucked in a breath as she belatedly realized how close they now were. Miroku was practically within groping range, but his hands seemed to be behaving for once.
"I... that's nice..." she said dumbly. "I..."
"Call me by my name, Sango. Onegai... I want to hear it from you," he suddenly pleaded. "I want you to call me by my name just this once," he added, before he leaned down and softly touched her lips with his own.
Sango was shocked, but he pulled away before she could even think to respond. The kiss lasted only a second, but it felt like an eternity to the stunned couple.
"Miroku," she breathed, unconsciously complying with his soft request.
Miroku smiled his ususal heart-melting smile. "Arigatou, Sango."
He slowly left her side, and Sango had the sudden urge to pull him back to herself and REALLY kiss him. She fought that overwhelming urge though, and watched as he left her personal space.
"The rain is full of blessings, ne?" he suddenly said, jarring Sango from her thoughts. "I suppose something wonderful has happened to Inuyasha as well."
"As well?"
He nodded. "Something wonderful has happened to me..." he trailed off with a light blush. "I kissed you..."
Sango blushed. "Hai, you did. Demo... why?"
"Let's just say that it is something that I have been wanting to do for a very long time."
Sango blanched. 'Well, that was frank,' she thought.
"And Sango, the barrier is almost open. We would be able to pass through in two or three days," Miroku added before he turned and left.
Sango smiled as he walked away. "Arigatou, Miroku."
-----/---@
A/N: So, has anybody run out of toothpaste yet? LOL! I think I got too carried away with the fluff... oh well. I just decided to get the confessions done with, because all of this will be important in the story, and what better time to write it than when I'm in a fluffy mood! Anyway, it would have been inappropriate to write these scenes sooner anyway, and I got a few requests for more fluff. ^_^
Anyway, THANK YOU VERY MUCH to all those who reviewed. You guys make me feel all fuzzy inside!
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Litwolf689: *Hugs back* You're welcome! It's nothing, really! You'll use it for the Wild Magic sequel? I am sooo honored! I think Wild Magic is a very good fic. When are you gonna update, btw? I can't wait to read the rest! A sequel to 7Weeks? I dunno... I plan to end it all in a long epilogue. ^_^ Actually, I am writing two stories at present: this one and a lemon fic called "Feverish". The lemon is not on ff.net, it's on mediaminer.org and adultfanfiction.net. I use the same penname. Sure, I'll tell you when the lemon will be up! I'll say it in my usual A/N. Ja!
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TheWraith: Oh, it was a lot of help! Arigatou! *bows* Yeah, he'll be leaving a bit sooner than expected. I already have an idea on how to make Sango and Miroku react to seeing Kag, but if you have suggestions, I'll be glad to hear em! And yup, your calculations are correct! Btw, your mind comes up with great ideas, I'll bet you can write a lot better then most if you try! I'm glad you like my ficcy!
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There! Another long a/n after another long chapter. Haha! Well, please tell me what you think! Ja matta ne!
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