A Satirical Inuyasha Romance
Aislin Oriel
"How many damn blanket scenarios do we have to endure!"
"Inuyasha…" Kagome glared at him while rubbing her arms to get the blood flowing.
"But seriously, this is just plain ridiculous! How do I have such awful luck?" he went on to protest the whole situation.
Kagome ignored him and confiscated the lone fluffy blanket for herself.
Inuyasha eventually got over his rant and sourly stared at his toes, glaring ever so often up at Kagome, who for some reason had a mug of piping-hot cocoa (which you're NOT supposed to drink if you have frostbite or are suffering from hypothermia…) complete with little pink marshmallows.
After about a half-hour of semi-silence, but for the howling wind outside picking up every so often, causing an unpleasant draft, for a human body at least, Inuyasha almost formed a word.
"L-" but then thought better of it since Kagome was sound asleep all snuggled in the blanket against the wall.
What he would've said was, "Look, I don't think the blizzard's going to stop anytime soon," instead, he opted to blow his bangs out of his face for a while.
'You know what I don't understand?' Inuyasha thought to himself, 'How is it that even though I'm impervious to extreme weather, she always manages to get me all cozied up to her in that reoccurring blanket every time?'
He shook his head trying to get the thoughts out of it and only succeeded in making himself dizzy.
"Mmm… Inu… yasha…" Kagome moaned in her sleep.
Inuyasha looked attentive in her direction, "Favourite frikkin' word…" he mused. "Then again…"
Flashback-
"Inuyasha!" Kagome called out in distress as yet another evil demon attempted to kidnap her as a bartering chip.
"Kagome!" he hollered to her as he slashed his way through various minions.
"Inuuuyaaasha!" she screamed loudly as the demon flew off with her.
"Kagome! Kaaagooome!"
"Inuyasha!" her screams faded.
"Kagome!"
End Flashback-
"I guess I'm just as bad," he admitted.
He looked up at her when he noticed her tossing and turning in her sleep. He surmised that she must be having a horrible nightmare, even though she had only dozed off a few minutes ago and therefore wasn't in a deep enough state to even dream. Oh well.
She was clutching tightly at the makeshift covers and rolling side to side slowly. It was actually kind of funny to watch, but Inuyasha bit down his chortle and went over to try and stir her out of it.
Kagome was shivering slightly, her breath coming out in little puffs as she frowned subconsciously, no doubt because of what ever strange circumstance was running through her mind.
He shook her lightly enough to rouse her out of her bad dream, and she opened her eyes with a start, tears beginning to brim them.
"You okay Kagome?" he asked with mild concern.
"Oh Inuyasha, it was so horrible!" she choked out and her quivering form launched at him, snuggling into his chest with the blanket wrapped conspicuously around them.
"Don't start crying now," he instructed and she wiped the unfallen tears against his new t-shirt.
She went off into the details of her dream but Inuyasha tuned it out with his own inner dialogue.
'Oh yeah, now I remember how these things always happen. She has a bad dream, she's cold, in this case both… Meh, guess I'll put up with it, besides, I can see right down her shirt from this angle,' he shrugged mentally, quite an interesting picture, and rubbed her back in what appeared to be a soothing gesture.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome snapped her attention from her emotional spiel.
"Hm?" he asked innocently.
"You just undid my bra clasp!" she looked at him in shock and held her hand to her chest in a defensive stance, her dream and the gruelling cold long forgotten.
"Yeah, I know. I'm getting better at it, now I can just do it right through your shirt instead of before when I always had to rip them in half because of my ineptitude," he commented nonchalantly, proud of his achievements.
Kagome sputtered for a few moments trying to find the appropriate words to respond with.
She instead chose an action to start with and smacked him on the arm followed by a haughty, "Sit."
"Ga-"
Thud.
As he lie imbedded a few inches in the splintery hut floor, Kagome stood up and turned her back on him while she did up the clasp again.
She turned to look at him angrily as the subduing spell wore off. He shakily glared up at her and Kagome ignored his look.
"Sounds like the blizzards calmed down a little – we'd better head back to my house while we have the chance,"
"What, you don't feel like it?"
"Sitting you again? Love to, but if I break your back my ride's gone," she said sarcastically.
"No I mean, it."
"Don't be so sick Inuyasha – your dirty mind!" she looked about ready to give him another good acquaintance with the floor, but thought better of it. After all, he was her ride.
"I'll be your ride," he said, as if hearing her thoughts, only his voice was dripping with innuendo.
"Uhhhh…!" Kagome was turning red with anger and embarrassment and balled her fists up at her sides.
"I'll even let you sit me," he said in a teasing voice.
"Enough of you! Come on, we're leaving NOW!" she pulled him up by his forelocks.
"Ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow…"
She released him once he was standing, and gave him a no-nonsense look.
"I was just kidding!" he assured her, a hint of mischief still in his eyes. "It's so easy to get you flustered,"
"You just be quiet you pervert. We're going home, so get your butt moving!" she ordered.
"Alright, hop on," he bent down, still laughing lightly at her.
"No funny stuff," she said seriously as she climbed on his back.
'That worked, got her mind off her dream,' he thought to himself.
Kagome's wrath was always easier for him to take than her tears.
AN: What have I done? Did that chapter actually have a somewhat sensical/serious moment? How the hell'd that happen? Did Inuyasha take some tips from a certain monk? How has Inuyasha been practicing unhooking a bra? The last is a question I'll never attempt to answer, but I'd sure like your feedback. The next chapter is almost finished, since I got the impression that some of you actually like this story. Review and you shall receive. AO