Don't own InuYasha, and it's not like I'll actually own him when all I want is Sesshomaru.
Through the Well
By Miztikal-Dragon
Chapter Forty-Four: A night to remember part two.
Inuyasha shook his head in shame as Miroku left to go and watch Sango bathe. The hanyou thought that something was going on between those two, but he felt as though they were purposely trying to hide it from everyone. Glancing outside the hut, he saw that soon the sun would set and the he may not have enough time to have his plan put into action.
Getting quickly to his feet, Inuyasha walked into the back room in which Kagome lay asleep. Kneeling by her side, he gently shook her; she groaned and rolled over ignoring him. He growled slightly and Kagome opened one of her eyes staring at him, her vision some what clouded with sleep.
"Get up." He told her flatly.
"Is it morning already?" She asked sitting up on her elbows.
"No it's almost time for the sun to set." He replied.
She groaned and laid back down on her side, facing away from the hanyou; pulling the blanket tightly over her form., "Leave me alone, I'm tired Inuyasha." She whined.
"Come on get up Kagome!" He pleaded trying to pull the covers from off her body.
"NO!" She bluntly told him, "And if you don't let me sleep I will surely say the S-- word and you'll be sorry for waking me!"
"Kagome!..." The hanyou began to whine like a child who isn't getting his way, "Please get up, I really want to show you something before the sun goes down and ruins it! Please?..."
Sighing heavily, Kagome rolled onto her back and looked up at the pleading hanyou; he looked so genuinely sad that she gave in.
"Okay Inuyasha you win, I'll get up!" Kagome said getting up.
The hanyou smirked, he had won the argument with out pissing her off too much. Climbing to his own feet, he grabbed Kagome's hand and started to drag her out of the hut. She yawned as Inuyasha stopped and glanced back at her.
"What?" She asked tiredly.
"Get on my back," He told her.
"WHAT!" Kagome questioned becoming wide awake.
"It will be better and we'll get there faster! So get on!" He said irritably.
"Okay, fine! No need to get all snobby with me, I was just asking.." Kagome answered quickly climbing onto his back and holding on tightly to his haori.
Inuyasha softly gripped Kagome's legs so she wouldn't slide off his back or fall. Making sure she was comfortable, and holding on, the hanyou jumped into the air. Instantly Kagome wrapped her arms around him, her head hiding in his shoulder.
"Don't let me fall Inuyasha!" She whispered into his neck sending chills up his spine.
"Feh, I won't." He replied, his hold moving up her thighs for a better grip, "I promise, so relax and enjoy the ride.."
Taking his advice, Kagome calmed down and began to relax. soon she found herself looking out at the scenery as Inuyasha quickly leaped from tree to tree, it was remarkable. She even felt as though she was flying; she giggled as the stray strands of the hanyou's silver hair tickled her face. Just as soon as her ride began, it had ended and Inuyasha came to a stop on a cliff.
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"Wait," She stammered pulling out of his warm embrace and holding her kimono up, covering her chest. "Miroku I only came to take a nice long soothing soak, away from your lecherousness."
"But Sango my love," He said softly staring into her deep brown eyes, "I love you, and I want to be with you forever... Can we marry? Or am I pursuing something that isn't ever going to be returned?"
"No, that's not it Miroku," She replied looking up into his blue eyes, "I do love you and I would like for us to get married, but I don't know if I'm ready for us to be so intimate with each other like this so soon.."
"It's okay Sango," He said bringing the demon slayer into a hug and placing a soft kiss on her forehead, "I understand perfectly.. I can wait for you, I'll always wait for you. No matter how long.."
"Thank you for understanding how I feel." She said hugging him closely.
They stood there in each other's arms for a while before Sango had remembered why she was even at the hot spring from the beginning. Releasing her grasp from the monk, she crossed her arms over her chest and looked up at him sternly.
"Go back to Kaede's hut." She demanded.
"But Sango..."
"No, 'but Sango's', I came here to take a bath! And if it's the last thing I do, I will get a bath!" She threatened.
"What if I also wanted to take a bath?" Miroku asked slyly thinking he would win the disagreement.
"Then you can wait until I'm done, so go back to Kaede's hut before I make you!" She growled.
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Letting Kagome off his back, the hanyou watched her cautiously. He didn't know what to expect to hear, guessing by her confused face, she had had no clue to why they were currently standing by the edge of a cliff. Inuyasha looked hastily up into the sky, the sun would soon be hidden behind the horizon and it would become night time once more.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome asked worriedly as he watched him drift off into la-la-land which he had been doing a lot lately.
"Come over here Kagome," Inuyasha said sitting down at the edge, his feet lazily dangling off the side.
Cautiously Kagome went over to the hanyou's side and sat down next to him, her eyes focused on the length of the drop that they would endure should they accidentally fall from their current spots. She gulped as she clung onto the hanyou's arm, gripping it tightly.
Inuyasha glanced at Kagome and then looked at what was scaring her. He hadn't know that she was afraid of heights, so he wrapped both of his arms around her torso and held her close to his body.
"Don't look down," He told her, "Look up into the sky Kagome, it's so much more beautiful from up here." Lazily he pointed to the sky.
Following Inuyasha's hand, Kagome looked straight into the setting sun, it was gorgeous; so magnificent that she had no way to describe what she was seeing. Unaware to her, Inuyasha had taken her distraction and scooted back slightly as he moved Kagome between his legs, his arms loosely clinging to her waist as his head lay on her shoulder. She sighed heavily as she leaned back into his chest, her eyes still glued to the scenery as her fingers subconsciously stroked his masculine arms causing the fine silver hairs to stand on end.
"So..." He asked softly nuzzling his head into the juncture of her neck, "What do you think of it so far?"
"It's so beautiful Inuyasha!" She replied, "I've never seen anything like this except for in books or magazines.."
Her words made him smile widely, he was glad that she was happy and that he was finally starting to show her how he truly felt for her. Moments passed by and the sun had almost vanished from sight, Inuyasha could feel Kagome's body grow limp as she grew tired; but if she fell asleep, he wouldn't get the surprise that he wanted to see coming from Kagome's beautiful face.
"Kagome.." Inuyasha whispered into her ear, "If you fall asleep you'll miss the best part..."
She moaned slightly as she cuddled closely into Inuyasha chest making a blush show on his tanned face. One of her hands tightly gripped his haori and he gently placed his hand over hers, noting how cold she felt. Carefully shrugging it off, he draped the red haori over Kagome's body, making sure that it covered the both of them enough to keep pretty warm.
"Hey Kagome, you need to open your eyes and watch the sky just for a few minutes more okay?" He said hugging her close.
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