Inuyasha
The Truth
Chapter III
Setting off again, Inuyasha continued to laugh about Osho, Sesshomaru's opposite personality. "He was so jumpy! And he looked like he couldn't fight for his life!" Inuyasha jeered. "He can't." Baku confirmed, haveing been running his claws through his hair as an attempt to comb it. "He couldn't hit the side of a hut if he was three feet away." He added, tightening the bow around his waist. Inuyasha had become acustomed to this behavior and accepted it as something he would never do. Baku then became occupied in self-grooming, which gave Inuyasha an excuse to switch places with Meka, who happily accepted as to get away from her over-eccentric opposite. Inuyasha crossed his arms inside his kimono as he slunk back to Kagome's side. She looked over at him in partial alarm. "Inuyasha." She nearly breathed, but managed to keep her voice normal. She had allways dreamed of being abel to breath his name without getting wierd looks. Unfortunately, she never dared. He returned her gaze, and for a few seconds they had locked eyes, before Kagome looked away quickly. Inuyasha blinked, and let his arms drop to his sides, where he felt warmth agenst his fingers. He nearly stopped dead when he felt Kagome's hand brush agenst him. He gulped a bit and reached over, and laced his fingers with hers. He was suprised to feel her hand squeeze his in return. Both of them slowed and looked down at their hands, and a light hue rose in Inuyasha's cheeks, as well as Kagome's. Inuyasha laid his ears back a bit, but faced foreward once more, hand still laced with Kagome's. Suddenly he pushed Kagome aside, and he himself lept as a pink object came crashing down. Kagome's bike? Yes, it was definately Kagome's bike. Kagome smiled and her hand left Inuyasha's as she went to fetch it, and Inuyasha's heart fell.
The moon was bright and full in the sky, and Inuyasha had slinked away from the group, who were all prepareing for bed. It was a nice hollow that Inuyasha had sniffed out as fit, with rolling hills in the distance. Kagome spread out her sleeping bag, and pulled out a cup of ramen and some water. "Meka, I'm guessing you know how to do this?" Kagome asked, turning to Meka, who nodded and took the contents. "I'm going to go look for-" But she was cut off by a long, crisp howl. She looked around and saw a sillouette infront of the large moon that hung low behind the hills. She instantly reconized the figure. "Inuyasha." She breathed, stareing at him. His howl faded out, and he turned his head to look at the group. HIs eyes glowed red in the darkness. Kagome yelped. Baku placed a hand on her shoulder. "It's ok, Kagome. He has controll." Baku said, and Kagome looked at him in disbelief. Baku nodded and Kagome looked back at the hill just as another howl sounded through the air. Kagome watched, amazed at the sound Inuyasha was makeing. Finally, Inuyasha came down from the hill, eyes returning to their gold color, and he sat agenst a sapling a fair distance from the crackleing fire. "I'm going to take a nap." He announced. "Save some ramen for when I wake up." And he closed his eyes.
Miroku stared at him. "Do you love Kagome, Inuyasha?" Inuyasha blinked in suprise. "No, I hate the bitch! She is exactly like Kikyo, I can't look at her without feeling rage." Then he twitched an ear, hearing aluminum being moved quickly and someone pedaling off on a bike. He lept up and darted out of the hut to see Kagome speeding torewards a cliff. His eyes widened and he darted along side the bike. "Kagome! Wait!" She glared at him. "If I remind you so much of your beloved Kikyo, lets see if I survive like her!" She barked. "NO!" He snapped, leaping up onto the frame of the bike, right infront of Kagome. "Move Inuyasha, I can't see!" Kagome snapped. "And my eyes have been closed all this time." Inuyasha said calmly. "I've been blind, I need to open my eyes. Make me open my eyes, Kagome." Inuyasha whispered, and then, he kissed her. Kagome skidded to a stop, bike skidding to the side about three feet from the ledge, and Kagome put her left foor onto the ground, bike now leaning, and the two continued to kiss.
Inuyasha's eyes snapped open, he was panting slightly, as if he had truely been running. He looked around, everyone was asleep, however a cup of ramen was infront of him. He picked it up and began to eat. He looked at Kagome.
The fire crackled quietly inbetween the two in them, stareing at eachother. "Inuyasha..." She breathed. and he reached over and touched her hand, squeezeing it lightly. "Kagome." Inuyasha responded, pulling her to his side. She leaned her head on his shoulder, and he stroked her hair gently. "Kagome, I-" There was a loud bang, and Inuyasha yelped, falling sideways. "We've got one! A deamon! And he has a nice sword!" Came a voice. "INUYASHA!" She screamed. Inuyasha shivered. "Kagome... get yourself... out..." He whispered, clutching his chest. "No, I won't leave you!" She whined. "NOW!" Inuyasha rasped, pulling out Tetsusaiga with one bloody hand. He tossed the sword away and pulsated. Her eyes widened as Inuyasha stood as if he had never been hit. His eyes were clouded red with blood-lust. "Are you looking for a deamon?" Came a much deeper voice than Inuyasha's. "Well you're about to get all the deamon your pathetic human hands can hold!" And he lunged at them. There was a second bang, and a third. However Inuyasha showed no sigh of slowing down. There was blood, lots of blood. Human, half-deamon, and deamon blood alike. Inuyasha staggered back after a long time, and grabbed Tetsiga's hilt, eyes turning gold once again. "Kagome... I... I..." But he couldn't finish, he fell to the ground, resembleing bloody swiss cheese. "INUYASHA!"
Kagome sat upright quickly, banging her head on a low branch. She realized she was in a differant place than she was in when she fell asleep. She turned her head and saw that she was in Inuyasha's arms, and Inuyasha himself was quite pale. "Kagome... are you ok?" He asked quietly, strokeing her hair gently, ginglerly touching the bump on her head. Kagome winced and nodded. "You were haveing a bad dream." Inuyasha said. "I could tell. and you said my name a few times... and you said that you wouldn't leave someone." They locked gazes, and this time neither turned away. "And I won't, either." Kagome said softly after a pause. Inuyasha blinked. "No matter what happens, Inuyasha, I won't leave you." Inuyasha's eyes softened and he wrapped his arms around Kagome. "And I will open my eyes." He murmered. "And I will bite you mine."