Disclaimer: {[looks around]} Nope... still don't own him.
Chapter 8
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Inu Yasha
A few weeks after the crisis in the cave dubbed 'Arachnid Cavern', the gang was all back together at Ryoko's cave. Sango and Miroku were still healing up while Kouga, Kagome, Ryoko, Kirara, Shippou and Inu Yasha were at their full health.
As day turned to dusk, Shippou snoozed with Sango and Kirara on Ryoko's comfortable blue futon while Miroku rested on the other. Inu Yasha was out gathering wood for the dieing indoor fire and Ryoko and Kagome were talking in a separate room from the others.
"I don't know what to do, Ryoko," Kagome whispered as she took a sip of tea.
"Don't worry about it. Your family will come around if they're as kind as you say they are," the supporting wolf replied. Kagome looked up from her cup.
"You didn't see their faces. They were furious with Inu Yasha and my mom... she... she looked at me like I was some sort of monster," Kagome muttered sadly and looked away from Ryoko's pearly concerned eyes.
"It will just take some getting used to. They were just in shock, that's all," stated kindly. Kagome nodded in hopes that she was right.
"But I can't go back. I won't be able to go to school, go shopping, see my friends... they'll all think I'm some freak show!" Her lip quivered and crystalline tears began to form in her eyes. Ryoko looked at her sympathetically.
"You can always stay here," she mumbled, barely audible. Kagome's tears stopped flooding her eyes as she looked up at the onigindensetsu.
"I don't know if I can," Kagome whispered and took another sip of tea. It was hard to swallow, for she was choking on holding back her tears. She was sick of crying and sick of being miserable.
"My house is open to you whenever, I hope you know that," Ryoko said and stood up. Her tail flicked as she walked slowly out of the room, sliding the door behind her. Kagome sat there for a while then laid back on Ryoko's bed. She sniffled slightly and shoved her face into the cylinder pillow. Her tears couldn't be forced to stop as she cried alone.
An hour or so went by before she was asleep on the bed. Her ear twitched slightly at the sound of a small knock on the door. Kagome looked up drowsily, her cheeks red and sore from all the tears that had been there before. The door slid open to reveal a worried hanyou face outside.
"Come in, Inu Yasha," she muttered wearily. Inu Yasha opened it quietly then shut it silently behind him. He knelt down to her level and stroked her soft, silver hair.
"What's the matter, Kagome?" he asked soothingly. She just looked at him silently with wide blue orbs looking into his. His hand lifted and he placed it in his lap. "Are you okay?" he asked quietly. Kagome nodded slightly and continued to look at him. Her gaze made him slightly uncomfortable.
"I'm tired, Inu Yasha. It's been a long day," she said and grabbed up his hand. She pecked it and let it go. "I'm going to sleep," she whispered and turned over onto her side, facing the wall. Inu Yasha looked at her for a few moments before his sad face dulled.
Kagome felt a body move close to hers and then an arm draped around her stomach, holding her close. She sighed and smiled a bit as she closed her eyes. She grabbed his hand and held it tightly, holding it up to her heart. Inu Yasha smiled and closed his eyes too as they spooned until they fell asleep.
Ryoko opened the door with a kettle of tea in her hands, but smiled and closed the door, leaving the two alone. She went back into the living room and poured herself a cup. Miroku stirred on the couch behind her and blinked awake.
"Is Kagome-chan doing any better?" he asked weakly, his headache easing up for once in several days.
"I believe she is," Ryoko said quietly and poured him a cup too. She turned around and handed to him as she sipped her own.
"Are you okay? Your hospitality over the many weeks has been great. I hope we're not any inconvenience," he said and sat up.
"No. You're all quite fine. I'm happy you're here. Without you all, I would be alone," she said, looking away as memories of her father flooded her head.
"I'm glad you're glad," the houshi replied. "How could we repay you for all of this?"
"No need for debt. All I ask is that you take care of yourselves," she said, looking back up at Miroku. His eyes were staring intently at her in concern.
"I still feel guilty," he muttered and looked over at Sango. She was sleeping well; her breath was even now and her wounds were healing quite fast. He held Shippou close as Kirara purred beside her.
A few moments of silence passed by before they heard footsteps outside. Ryoko looked over and watched as Kouga came inside the cave. He was panting heavily, his eyes full of rage and his mouth foaming. Miroku looked at him with deep concern.
"What's wrong, Kouga-sama," the monk asked simply. The furious wolf looked over at him with daggers in his eyes.
"WHERE IS HE?" he shouted and growled. Miroku was taken aback.
"Who?" Ryoko asked with a placid face.
"You know damn well who. The mutt! I'm gonna rip his ears off then shove them up his ass!" he roared. Ryoko's eyebrow quirked.
"Might I ask why?" the young wolf asked the prince. There was a moment of silence before he glared at her and huffed.
"If you really want to know, ask him," he seethed and stormed to the back rooms. He ripped open the first two doors but, finding nothing, he burst through the last door there was. Kagome blinked awake and looked over to the door. She was immediately shocked and jumped. Inu Yasha turned over to see the wolf's furious face and he glared.
"What's the matter?" he asked him angrily. Kouga narrowed his eyes at the hanyou and reached down. He picked Kagome up by the arm and flung her over his shoulder.
"You should know," Kouga snarled and ran out of the room. Kagome's screams were carried far away as Kouga ran out of sight. Inu Yasha was about to run after them all before Ryoko stopped him.
"What does he mean, Inu Yasha," she asked while blocking the doorway. Inu Yasha looked at her with outrage.
"We need to find Kagome!" he yelled and tried to get her out of the way. Ryoko didn't budge and he stood back to look at her. "What is your problem? Don't you want to save Kagome from that rabid, flea bitten, ass lickin'-"
"What did he mean?" she asked and looked at him in annoyance and sincerity.
"How should I know? He's the one who burst in here and took Kagome! Now, if you don't mind, I need to go get her!" he shouted inches from her face and pushed her aside. He wasn't going to let Kouga get away with whatever he was going to do to Kagome... his Kagome.
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Don't worry... this will all make sense in due time. I'm busy so I couldn't write more... MAJOR CLIFFY! {[ dances]} Don't you just love the suspense? Gotta jet!
Chapter 8
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Inu Yasha
A few weeks after the crisis in the cave dubbed 'Arachnid Cavern', the gang was all back together at Ryoko's cave. Sango and Miroku were still healing up while Kouga, Kagome, Ryoko, Kirara, Shippou and Inu Yasha were at their full health.
As day turned to dusk, Shippou snoozed with Sango and Kirara on Ryoko's comfortable blue futon while Miroku rested on the other. Inu Yasha was out gathering wood for the dieing indoor fire and Ryoko and Kagome were talking in a separate room from the others.
"I don't know what to do, Ryoko," Kagome whispered as she took a sip of tea.
"Don't worry about it. Your family will come around if they're as kind as you say they are," the supporting wolf replied. Kagome looked up from her cup.
"You didn't see their faces. They were furious with Inu Yasha and my mom... she... she looked at me like I was some sort of monster," Kagome muttered sadly and looked away from Ryoko's pearly concerned eyes.
"It will just take some getting used to. They were just in shock, that's all," stated kindly. Kagome nodded in hopes that she was right.
"But I can't go back. I won't be able to go to school, go shopping, see my friends... they'll all think I'm some freak show!" Her lip quivered and crystalline tears began to form in her eyes. Ryoko looked at her sympathetically.
"You can always stay here," she mumbled, barely audible. Kagome's tears stopped flooding her eyes as she looked up at the onigindensetsu.
"I don't know if I can," Kagome whispered and took another sip of tea. It was hard to swallow, for she was choking on holding back her tears. She was sick of crying and sick of being miserable.
"My house is open to you whenever, I hope you know that," Ryoko said and stood up. Her tail flicked as she walked slowly out of the room, sliding the door behind her. Kagome sat there for a while then laid back on Ryoko's bed. She sniffled slightly and shoved her face into the cylinder pillow. Her tears couldn't be forced to stop as she cried alone.
An hour or so went by before she was asleep on the bed. Her ear twitched slightly at the sound of a small knock on the door. Kagome looked up drowsily, her cheeks red and sore from all the tears that had been there before. The door slid open to reveal a worried hanyou face outside.
"Come in, Inu Yasha," she muttered wearily. Inu Yasha opened it quietly then shut it silently behind him. He knelt down to her level and stroked her soft, silver hair.
"What's the matter, Kagome?" he asked soothingly. She just looked at him silently with wide blue orbs looking into his. His hand lifted and he placed it in his lap. "Are you okay?" he asked quietly. Kagome nodded slightly and continued to look at him. Her gaze made him slightly uncomfortable.
"I'm tired, Inu Yasha. It's been a long day," she said and grabbed up his hand. She pecked it and let it go. "I'm going to sleep," she whispered and turned over onto her side, facing the wall. Inu Yasha looked at her for a few moments before his sad face dulled.
Kagome felt a body move close to hers and then an arm draped around her stomach, holding her close. She sighed and smiled a bit as she closed her eyes. She grabbed his hand and held it tightly, holding it up to her heart. Inu Yasha smiled and closed his eyes too as they spooned until they fell asleep.
Ryoko opened the door with a kettle of tea in her hands, but smiled and closed the door, leaving the two alone. She went back into the living room and poured herself a cup. Miroku stirred on the couch behind her and blinked awake.
"Is Kagome-chan doing any better?" he asked weakly, his headache easing up for once in several days.
"I believe she is," Ryoko said quietly and poured him a cup too. She turned around and handed to him as she sipped her own.
"Are you okay? Your hospitality over the many weeks has been great. I hope we're not any inconvenience," he said and sat up.
"No. You're all quite fine. I'm happy you're here. Without you all, I would be alone," she said, looking away as memories of her father flooded her head.
"I'm glad you're glad," the houshi replied. "How could we repay you for all of this?"
"No need for debt. All I ask is that you take care of yourselves," she said, looking back up at Miroku. His eyes were staring intently at her in concern.
"I still feel guilty," he muttered and looked over at Sango. She was sleeping well; her breath was even now and her wounds were healing quite fast. He held Shippou close as Kirara purred beside her.
A few moments of silence passed by before they heard footsteps outside. Ryoko looked over and watched as Kouga came inside the cave. He was panting heavily, his eyes full of rage and his mouth foaming. Miroku looked at him with deep concern.
"What's wrong, Kouga-sama," the monk asked simply. The furious wolf looked over at him with daggers in his eyes.
"WHERE IS HE?" he shouted and growled. Miroku was taken aback.
"Who?" Ryoko asked with a placid face.
"You know damn well who. The mutt! I'm gonna rip his ears off then shove them up his ass!" he roared. Ryoko's eyebrow quirked.
"Might I ask why?" the young wolf asked the prince. There was a moment of silence before he glared at her and huffed.
"If you really want to know, ask him," he seethed and stormed to the back rooms. He ripped open the first two doors but, finding nothing, he burst through the last door there was. Kagome blinked awake and looked over to the door. She was immediately shocked and jumped. Inu Yasha turned over to see the wolf's furious face and he glared.
"What's the matter?" he asked him angrily. Kouga narrowed his eyes at the hanyou and reached down. He picked Kagome up by the arm and flung her over his shoulder.
"You should know," Kouga snarled and ran out of the room. Kagome's screams were carried far away as Kouga ran out of sight. Inu Yasha was about to run after them all before Ryoko stopped him.
"What does he mean, Inu Yasha," she asked while blocking the doorway. Inu Yasha looked at her with outrage.
"We need to find Kagome!" he yelled and tried to get her out of the way. Ryoko didn't budge and he stood back to look at her. "What is your problem? Don't you want to save Kagome from that rabid, flea bitten, ass lickin'-"
"What did he mean?" she asked and looked at him in annoyance and sincerity.
"How should I know? He's the one who burst in here and took Kagome! Now, if you don't mind, I need to go get her!" he shouted inches from her face and pushed her aside. He wasn't going to let Kouga get away with whatever he was going to do to Kagome... his Kagome.
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Don't worry... this will all make sense in due time. I'm busy so I couldn't write more... MAJOR CLIFFY! {[ dances]} Don't you just love the suspense? Gotta jet!