The Flowers That Keep Us Alive
READ: Umm, Inome (is that in for Inuyasha and ome for Kagome?), InuKagome4life, etc etc etc... thankies for compliments and whatsoever. Ha-ha, ok, now, I'm technically not ENDING it. I'll make a sequel.
Special thanks to Toxic Panda (btw, that name ROCKS!), and Inome/InuKagome4life.. :)
Here's why I'm finishing it as another story:
1. The stories you have show up on a fav. list (EX: n00dle (8356387) haha I wish though) and so the more stories, the more people are interested.
2. I want to take a writing break.
IMPORTANT AGAIN!
I AM MAKING A SEQUEL IN CASE YOU ARE TOO LAZY TO READ THE ABOVE.
and I have reconsidered my thoughts on Kikyou. I still dislike her, but I have found some respect for her.
IN CASE YOU DON'T GET THE TITLE:
The flowers DO keep them alive... sorta. Think about it. Kagome could have easily been killed if those flowers didn't save her.
"Iinnuuyyaasshhaa!" Kagome called out, as she came out of the hut to see him outside. He turned to face her, with a face that was 'what-is-it-now?' and 'please-don't-hurt-me' at the same time, because of the dreaded mood swings. He was still unsure if they were worse than the osuwari. "This may sound a little weird, but I need you to take me to find Kouga, okay? I also need to see Houjou."
"And... why... may I ask, do you want to see them?" Inuyasha asked, rather rudely, going over to her.
"I need to apologize to Kouga-"
"That idiot? I think you told him off good!" She wanted SO bad to osuwari him. But she'd decided to stop unless he either really deserved it or was in danger. Like when he's too stubborn to duck and dodge an attack because he's so full of stupid pride.
"I was angry then, okay? But I really didn't mean for it to sound so mean like that, you know..."
"Whatever. What about that ugly Houjou guy?"
"Well... I need to tell him to stop stalking me and that I'm already with someone."
"Fine, but, I can't tell time but I take it that guy is at 'school', right?"
"Umm, I should think so," Kagome replied, uneasy. Even if he wasn't, he could wait. But Kouga could possibly take ages to find. "Take me to find Kouga, then, so I can at least talk to him. Besides, I need to tell him that it wasn't really love anyway, you don't just go up to something and claim them just because you feel like it."
"Keh. I'd rather not do it, so take yourse-" Mood swings. Rising... run. From. Kagome. "I'll take you, no problem-"
"Will my extra weight bring you down, Inuyasha! Am I really that fat!"
"It has nothing to do with being fat!"
"See, you think I'm fat! Oh my god, you're so mean for saying I'm fat!"
"You aren't fat, now get on, and we'll go-"
"YOU THINK I'M FAT! YOU JERK!"
"Oh, no, please, not that..."
"NO ONE CALLS ME FAT! OSUWARI!" Inuyasha's face met his friend, the dirt. (If this was a humor fic, I'd add "hi dirt" right here) Thankfully there wasn't a hole. Probably because it was just mood swings, and she wasn't really mad at him... or so he hoped.
"Kagome! What are you trying to do, KILL me?"
"What, haven't had enough of your fat talk- oh my god, Inuyasha, I'm sorry!" She ran over to him, kind of giggling that she'd done this, but mentally slapped herself for laughing at this. She'd just swore a second ago she wouldn't use it like that... "Sorry, I didn't mean to... hehe... now will you please take me?" If she didn't have those mood swings, I swear, this would NOT be happening-
"Once the spell WEARS off!"
The day they found Kouga would be awhile, unless they got lucky. Kagome hoped for luck, so she brought along the flowers. They needed to either find him, or at least catch his scent, so she could talk to him. If it were Inuyasha's choice, the subject wouldn't have even been brought up at all.
He also thought about Sango and Miroku. Sango had been depressed for the longest time, even with Kohaku. They immediately knew she missed Miroku, even if he was a lecher. They always had something, Kagome knew it. Sango just didn't feel like admitting it, and Miroku apparently doesn't break habits easily.
"Inuyasha, I had a sudden idea," Kagome suggested. "It mind sound kind of crazy, but we should also try to find Miroku. I think Sango misses him."
"Then why doesn't she go get him?" Inuyasha replied, occasionally smelling the air. "She's the one who misses him,"
"I don't know, but I figure, we're out here, so why not look for Miroku? It would save time, you know," Feeling a sense of those two horrible words he instantly changed his mind.
"Okay, we'll try and find him then," he didn't sound too happy, though. To him, finding Kouga was bad enough! "Where do you think he'll be?"
"He might be back at his home, where he belongs," Kagome suggested. "But he could be anywhere."
"What reasons would he have for leaving, is what I want to know?"
"I don't know! But it is possible he's somewhere else." Inuyasha jumped as high as he could, apparently catching some kind of familiar scent of someone. "Inuyasha? Who is it?"
"Kouga." Inuyasha looked all over and Kagome pointed at the oh-so-familiar tornado-thinger. (hehe) It disappeared to reveal Kouga, waiting for Ginta and Hakkaku. As always.
"There he is, Inuyasha, try and land over there,"
"I know that!" Inuyasha couldn't control exactly where he landed, but once he got to the ground he ran in Kouga's direction.
"Hoh, mutt-face!" Inuyasha let Kagome off, and she immediately grabbed onto his arm to stop him from fighting with Kouga. "Have you brought Kagome to tell me how stupid I am? How stupid our kids would come out as? Because you know I'd-"
"Just... be quiet, please! I don't want you two fighting each other! Kouga," she took a small step forward. "I wanted to apologize for what I said, I was just kind of angry, and... I might also say that I still can't be with you... I hope you understand, it would still be nice to be friends, you see..." Kouga took a look at her more round stomach, then at Inuyasha, and back at Kagome.
"You chose that stupid little puppy?"
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING STUPID!"
"Are you stupid or what? YOU!"
"STOP IT, both of you!" Kagome shouted at them, pulling harder on Inuyasha's arm. "Stop fighting! I hate this! Do you forgive me or what?"
"Hmm, I dunno," Kouga said in a mean/sarcastic tone. "Am I supposed to forgive you after you call our possible kids stupid-" - Inuyasha growled - "Then go and have them with this stupid hanyou instead? Right."
"Hey, it's Kagome!" Ginta shouted, catching up with them. Hakkaku wasn't for behind, and whispered, "Why does she look... different?" Both of them looked at each other, then at Kagome, realized how she was, then thought "holy crap what's Kouga doing!".
"Come on, Kagome, we don't need to stay here," Inuyasha growled, namely at Kouga, even if he meant Kagome. "She came to tell you a simple apology, and you be a jerk about it. Let's go." Kagome obeyed and got back on Inuyasha's back.
"Umm... we aren't even going to ASK what happened..." Ginta told Kouga, finally catching up to him.
"Feh," Inuyasha snorted at all of them before jumping off again, hoping to catch Miroku's scent. "Forget him Kagome, I knew he was trouble from the beginning..."
"I guess. So, you trying to find Miroku now?" He landed on the ground again, ran, and jumped into the air, looking around for anything.
"Who else?"
"I dunno, but if you smell Hachi, you can go to him too. He might know where Miroku is," Kagome suggested. "Why don't we just go later, I want to get back, Sango might be worried... and I still have to go see Houjou, remember?"
"Fine, I will take you back then," Inuyasha said, scared of... mooooooooood swiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiings. He stopped, sniffed the air, then headed a totally different direction. Inuyasha must know this place by smell like the back of his hand.
"Ok, Inuyasha, I will be back after I talk to Houjou," she called, before jumping in the well. "I'll bbrriinngg rrraaammmeeennn ffffoooorrrr yyyyyooooouuuuu!" Inuyasha gave off a small snort once she'd left, but decided to go after her. He could wear that 'hat' thing. He wanted to teach that stalker guy a lesson anyway. (I might add, I STILL have NO respect for Houjou!)
"Why are you here?"
"Just tell me where that hat thing is, and I can wear those clothes you gave me last time," Inuyasha said, on the other side, then he picked her up and jumped out. "I want to have a word with this Houjou guy."
"Now, Inuyasha, violence isn't the key-"
"That's not it. I just want to be there, so he can be like 'holy crap, I lose to that guy? I must suck'."
"Inuyasha, you don't suck at all! You aren't even close!"
"OR, if I stayed in these clothes, see, he thinks that because of how I look, so I totally want to kill his hope so he'll stop stalking people..."
"Oh, whatever. I give up," Kagome sighed, still being held by Inuyasha as he opened the well door and stepped outside, carrying her. "Hey, go to the tree behind my window, I want to see what it is like up there! Please!"
"Keh. Fine, but it's not really all that exciting..." Inuyasha showed no signs of argue - would you, with those mood swings she has? - and ran off towards the tree, occasionally looking at her. He saw her rub her eye when he looked at her once. Kagome was getting tired. Once jumping up into the tree he positioned her so she could sit on his lap like always, with his arm up for her head to lean against.
"It's more exciting for me, because I can't jump and climb trees like you caann..." Kagome's yawn made her 'can' stretch to about a full five seconds, and next thing Inuyasha knew, she was sitting there sleeping in his arms.
"Don't you think they make a good couple?" Kagome's mother asked (whatever Kagome's grandpa's name is) Kagome's grandfather. "I think they look cute together." Souta walked up to his mother's side, stared out the window, and said, "Why is Kagome so-" Her hand was quickly placed over Souta's mouth. So far, he hadn't noticed. Mainly because he didn't care.
"Hm? What is it Sou- oh my, I will have to get some scrolls for this one!" Her grandfather turned and headed out the door for where he kept his scrolls and 'powerful' spells.
"No, you will not!" He heard her call out, but didn't stop. On his way out, he looked over to the side and could see a boy looking straight at them. Houjou had seen them.
"Excuse me, my boy, Kagome is... well, frankly, I don't kn-" he was unable to finish before Houjou ignored him and sped off. What a strange guy. Always coming to see Kagome. Hadn't she told him about her and Inuyasha? Or anything at all?
"A strange one, indeed." He muttered to himself before heading to the well shrine.
"Kagome? Oh, is that... oh, god, I hope he didn't notice my ears..." Inuyasha muttered to himself at awakening. Apparently, he'd fallen asleep too.
"Inuyasha? What? Who noticing your ears?"
"I just saw that Houjou guy run away," Inuyasha told her. "He didn't look too happy."
"Of course not! He likes me, and now he witnesses me, and you, together! he's probably so involved in me and you being together he's totally forgetting everything else! Like the fact that we are in a tree, your hair is ridiculously long, you were crazy clothes compared to now, and you have dog ears!"
"Well, you know, I don't really care... I wonder if he noticed that... you know..."
"Oh my god, you are bringing up the fact that I am fat again!"
"No! I just meant, like, a seventeen year old getting pregnant?"
"You think I'm something close to a prostitute then!"
"Um, okay, whatever, but no..."
"Stop lying! You think I am fat!"
"I DON'T THINK YOU ARE FAT! SHUT UP! STOP SAYING I CALLED YOU FAT! IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S YOUR FAULT! I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE, I LOVE YOU AND I HATE THESE UGLY MOOD SWINGS!"
"I'm... I'm sorry, I just... pregnancy, it-"
"Let's just go inside your house, please."
"You get down and let me off, then I'll go in and open the window so nobody sees you," Kagome suggested, and Inuyasha picked her up then jumped down. Once he sat her down she got on her two feet and ran the other way. Inuyasha jumped up onto the tree, then the roof this time. By now her mother and Souta had left the bedroom. Kagome opened up the window when she got there, and once she barely started to stick her head out to find Inuyasha he came down from the roof, her face facing his.
"Eep! You scared me!"
"Yeah, yeah, whatever," Inuyasha retorted as he got down and climbed inside the window. It was still daylight, he also happened to notice this.
"Inuyasha, eight more months, remember," Kagome softly said as she sat down on the edge of her bed. "Then you will see our baby Miya."
"It's going to be a boy, I promise you, and he will be Kaori! I'll teach him how to use swords, and, and..." Kagome glared at him, then laughed a bit.
"We will see soon enough. Eight months will pass like that."
THE END! whoop, now ill take a well-deserved break, then... SEQUEL!