Chapter 1
"Ooo, ow ow ow." Sango muttered as Kagome bandaged her elbow.
"Sorry." Kagome sighed as she finished wrapping Sango's injured elbow, then turned to the man who introduced himself as Sir Hitomi. "Well, Hitomi-sama, tell us how this happened."
"I don't really know, all I remember is that my father was very ill, and I had to rule in his stead. A medicine man was sent to heal my father, he brewed some tea to temporarily cure his ailments. All I know is that I accidentally took a sip of it...after that it turns black. I have some memory of what I did afterward, but it's very sketchy. I can see myself doing things, strange things. I would try to stop, but it was like my body moved on it's own. I'm so sorry for everything I did, I honestly am. I should have stayed with the village healer, instead of calling for outside help. I'm so sorry." The man Hitomi stared at the floorboards, clearly trying to hide his disappointment with himself.
"It's alright, we've all been swindled by Naraku somehow. But maybe you should get some sleep now, you look tired." She paused, looking at a wound on his stomach. "Here', let me help you to bed."
"Thank you lady Kagome." He stared at Sango for a while, studying her annoyed glare at her elbow. His eyes widened. "Sango? Is that you?" said demon slayer looked up, eyes clouded with confusion.
"Who are you?" she said slowly.
"Sango, it's me, Tatsu! You used to call me Tat Tat when we were younger, our fathers were friends." Sango looked at him, letting his words sink in. her face brightened.
"Tat Tat? That's you?" she sprang up to hug him-
"Um, Sango?" Miroku interrupted, scowling at his newly found competition. "My dear Sango, maybe you should wait until your elbow is healed?"
She blushed under everyone's gaze, smiled and gave an awkward laugh. She plopped down to where Tatsu lay.
"So...is you father healed from his illness?" Tatsu looked down mutely. "I'm so sorry." She started. "he killed my father too, and I have no idea what he did to Kohaku." Kirara nuzzled in her lap. "Trust me Tatsu, I know how you feel."
"He killed my entire village Sango, I've nowhere to go." Sango's jaw clenched. The air was thick with tension.
"Hey guys!" Kagome said in her happy-cheery-smile mood. "I think I hear Kaede calling us, we better go make sure she hasn't slipped and fallen." She scooped up Shippo in a hurry, placed him on her shoulder, pulled Miroku's robes, and pinched Inuyasha's ear.
All as quiet. Why the hell did Kagome have to leave? She was such a good tension reliever.
"He killed my village too. He enslaved my brother, he wouldn't let him live or die. It feels horrible not knowing if Kohaku can just rest in peace or live happily. It kills me Tatsu it hurts so badly." She started weeping.
"Sango, I'm sorry." He slowly moved to sit up, and wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "Sango? Remember when we were little? And we said that if all else fails, we can always have each other?? He paused while she nodded. "Well, I'm here now. You don't have to hurt anymore." He took a hold of her hand. "Let's get married Sango. Like we were supposed to. You do remember we were promised to each other right?"
"Yes." She whispered. She took it into consideration. "I don't know Tatsu, awful fast isn't it?"
"I'll let you think I t over then." He kissed the top of her head and carefully lowered himself back down to sleep, winking at her before he closed his eyes.
Elsewhere
"Hey!" Shippo yelped. "Kaede's not even here, you tricked me Kagome!"
"Sorry Shippo, I guess my hearing is going." She laughed nervously. :Hey, where did Miroku and Inuyasha get off to?"
"don't' ask me, I can smell Inuyasha nearby, but I don't think Miroku followed us. He's probably eavesdropping on Sango right now."
"Shippo, stay here until Kaede comes back, ok?"
"Sure thing Kagome!"
"Thanks," She ruffled his hair and walked outside.
What she saw stunned her.
How was she supposed to know? She was just walking along her favorite trail when she saw it. And just how exactly was she supposed to feel? Inuyasha had been so elaborate. How could he even do that? He had only be gone 3, maybe 5 minutes tops? But there he was.
There was a relieved, kinda sad look in his eyes. Lights sparkled all around him. It must have been a long night, the sun was rising behind him. But he lit candles anyway. A soft blanket on the ground, white against green. He had been waiting for her.
Kagome had been stuck in her tracks. Her feet froze in the ground Inuyasha looked at her, a mischievous smile crossing his face. He walked up to her slowly, and reached out for her hands. She slowly began moving toward him, a blush creeping on her cheeks. He looked down at her.
"I've wanted to do this for so long." His lips pressed against her own, the push them open. His tongue licked her gums, and she only realized what was happening when he touched her face her face lightly to deepen the kiss. Kagome reached up and kissed him back. It sopped as suddenly as it began.
"What..." Kagome stuttered. "Why?" she begged, obviously baffled by his actions. He only smiled at her, taking in a deep breath.
"Kagome." He said, reaching for her face. "I care about you, a lot." He looked down. "But now the jewel's done, and...I don't want you to go. Stay with my Kagome. I love you."
"Ooo, ow ow ow." Sango muttered as Kagome bandaged her elbow.
"Sorry." Kagome sighed as she finished wrapping Sango's injured elbow, then turned to the man who introduced himself as Sir Hitomi. "Well, Hitomi-sama, tell us how this happened."
"I don't really know, all I remember is that my father was very ill, and I had to rule in his stead. A medicine man was sent to heal my father, he brewed some tea to temporarily cure his ailments. All I know is that I accidentally took a sip of it...after that it turns black. I have some memory of what I did afterward, but it's very sketchy. I can see myself doing things, strange things. I would try to stop, but it was like my body moved on it's own. I'm so sorry for everything I did, I honestly am. I should have stayed with the village healer, instead of calling for outside help. I'm so sorry." The man Hitomi stared at the floorboards, clearly trying to hide his disappointment with himself.
"It's alright, we've all been swindled by Naraku somehow. But maybe you should get some sleep now, you look tired." She paused, looking at a wound on his stomach. "Here', let me help you to bed."
"Thank you lady Kagome." He stared at Sango for a while, studying her annoyed glare at her elbow. His eyes widened. "Sango? Is that you?" said demon slayer looked up, eyes clouded with confusion.
"Who are you?" she said slowly.
"Sango, it's me, Tatsu! You used to call me Tat Tat when we were younger, our fathers were friends." Sango looked at him, letting his words sink in. her face brightened.
"Tat Tat? That's you?" she sprang up to hug him-
"Um, Sango?" Miroku interrupted, scowling at his newly found competition. "My dear Sango, maybe you should wait until your elbow is healed?"
She blushed under everyone's gaze, smiled and gave an awkward laugh. She plopped down to where Tatsu lay.
"So...is you father healed from his illness?" Tatsu looked down mutely. "I'm so sorry." She started. "he killed my father too, and I have no idea what he did to Kohaku." Kirara nuzzled in her lap. "Trust me Tatsu, I know how you feel."
"He killed my entire village Sango, I've nowhere to go." Sango's jaw clenched. The air was thick with tension.
"Hey guys!" Kagome said in her happy-cheery-smile mood. "I think I hear Kaede calling us, we better go make sure she hasn't slipped and fallen." She scooped up Shippo in a hurry, placed him on her shoulder, pulled Miroku's robes, and pinched Inuyasha's ear.
All as quiet. Why the hell did Kagome have to leave? She was such a good tension reliever.
"He killed my village too. He enslaved my brother, he wouldn't let him live or die. It feels horrible not knowing if Kohaku can just rest in peace or live happily. It kills me Tatsu it hurts so badly." She started weeping.
"Sango, I'm sorry." He slowly moved to sit up, and wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "Sango? Remember when we were little? And we said that if all else fails, we can always have each other?? He paused while she nodded. "Well, I'm here now. You don't have to hurt anymore." He took a hold of her hand. "Let's get married Sango. Like we were supposed to. You do remember we were promised to each other right?"
"Yes." She whispered. She took it into consideration. "I don't know Tatsu, awful fast isn't it?"
"I'll let you think I t over then." He kissed the top of her head and carefully lowered himself back down to sleep, winking at her before he closed his eyes.
Elsewhere
"Hey!" Shippo yelped. "Kaede's not even here, you tricked me Kagome!"
"Sorry Shippo, I guess my hearing is going." She laughed nervously. :Hey, where did Miroku and Inuyasha get off to?"
"don't' ask me, I can smell Inuyasha nearby, but I don't think Miroku followed us. He's probably eavesdropping on Sango right now."
"Shippo, stay here until Kaede comes back, ok?"
"Sure thing Kagome!"
"Thanks," She ruffled his hair and walked outside.
What she saw stunned her.
How was she supposed to know? She was just walking along her favorite trail when she saw it. And just how exactly was she supposed to feel? Inuyasha had been so elaborate. How could he even do that? He had only be gone 3, maybe 5 minutes tops? But there he was.
There was a relieved, kinda sad look in his eyes. Lights sparkled all around him. It must have been a long night, the sun was rising behind him. But he lit candles anyway. A soft blanket on the ground, white against green. He had been waiting for her.
Kagome had been stuck in her tracks. Her feet froze in the ground Inuyasha looked at her, a mischievous smile crossing his face. He walked up to her slowly, and reached out for her hands. She slowly began moving toward him, a blush creeping on her cheeks. He looked down at her.
"I've wanted to do this for so long." His lips pressed against her own, the push them open. His tongue licked her gums, and she only realized what was happening when he touched her face her face lightly to deepen the kiss. Kagome reached up and kissed him back. It sopped as suddenly as it began.
"What..." Kagome stuttered. "Why?" she begged, obviously baffled by his actions. He only smiled at her, taking in a deep breath.
"Kagome." He said, reaching for her face. "I care about you, a lot." He looked down. "But now the jewel's done, and...I don't want you to go. Stay with my Kagome. I love you."