Chapter 14: Alpha and Omega
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, but the storyline is mine.
Author's Note: WOW! It's been forever and a day since I last updated. To all of you that have been faithful readers, I'm SOOOOO sorry that I haven't updated. Finals kicked my arse this term, and then I went back to work full time. But yeah, I promise I'll be better about it from here on out. Ok, enough excuses. But anyway, yeah, you might have noticed by now that some of the stuff the characters are doing is a bit OOC, but well, I have to make some adaptations, right? Right. : ) So….here's the new chapter! Yay:D Please review! I love hearing feedback, so anything you have to say will be of help. (Note: that doesn't include retarded flames that have no sort of constructive commentary. K? k.) Thanks for reading! azami
Last time: "I love you, Inuyasha…" she murmured against his cheek, followed by a trail of kisses across his cheekbone. He smiled into her hair breathing her scent in deeply.
"I love you, Kagome…" he whispered, pulling her closer to him. Inuyasha moved to prop himself against and wall and pulled Kagome into his lap. She nestled against him, quickly falling into a deep, and peaceful sleep. He held her protectively in his arms.
"Sleep well…my mate…" he murmured, kissing the top of her head. Inuyasha then closed his eyes and let himself slip into the most restful sleep he would have in years.
The moon shone brightly overhead, casting a bright glow across the land. Tonight…there was something different in the air…a sort of intense heaviness. The change in atmosphere was brought on by the union of the Alpha and the Omega.
Far off in the distance, a deceased miko felt a sharp pain that surged through her body of clay. She fell to her knees, calling out in alarm. The miko crawled to the nearest tree, attempt to pull herself to her feet whilst gripping the trunk. Her teeth clenched, she eased herself onto her back, leaning against the trunk.
"What has caused me to become so weak?" Kikyo wondered out loud. "I don't understand…"
She attempted to move, but cried out in pain again. Just then, she heard a sinister chuckle coming from across the clearing. Slowly, Naraku emerged from the darkness. Kikyo grimaced as she peered up at him, not sure of the reason for his appearance. Though they had made a "deal" of sorts, she was still wary of him and his intentions.
"Well, well, well…the vengeful miko on her back. Interesting sight, indeed," Naraku said, leering down at her. Kikyo attempted to shift, but was unsuccessful. "Tsk, tsk Kikyo…it's more than apparent that you're unable to move. Perhaps I should be of assistance, being that I have a degree of stock in you."
"You are nothing to me, Naraku, " Kikyo spat weakly, her face wincing in pain. "Now go, and leave me be." She closed her eyes and rested fully against the base of the tree trunk.
Naraku laughed again, bemused with her attempts to refute him. "Come now…do you really think I would let my precious investments go to such waste? I think not, Kikyo. I will see to your well-being, whether you agree to it or not. I'm far from done with you."
Naraku approached her, and lifted her into his arms. Her body rest so that her head laid against his chest. He looked down at her as she mumbled protests, but soon she was passed out from the loss of energy she had experienced. As they were lifted into the sky by his swarm of demon minions, Naraku smiled to himself, quite proud that things were just as he had planned.
Back with Inuyasha and Kagome…
Kagome shifted sleepily, and stretched as her body was roused by the chill of a brisk morning breeze. She attempted to roll onto her back, but was stopped by another warm body who's arms clung to her tightly around her waist. She smiled to herself, her memory flashing back to the night before. The young miko giggled slightly as she thought of her first love making experience. She brought her hand to her neck and felt two small raised bumps, and her stomach fluttered. It was true…Inuyasha had truly marked her as his own…his only. She tried again to move, this time gently prying his clawed hands from around her mid-section, and sat up on the sleeping mat they had shared. Kagome looked down upon the face of the sleeping hanyou that she loved so dearly. She caressed his cheer and smiled again. "I love you, Inuyasha," she thought happily. He responded with a short series of grunts and snores as he shifted, and then murmured faintly, "I love you, Kagome…" as he drifted back into sleep.. Kagome giggled again, and got up from the mat.
"Hm…I didn't think I said it out loud," she thought to herself. The miko then shrugged and slipped on her clothes, and proceeded outside. The sun shone brilliantly down upon her, causing her to squint. Bringing her hand to her brow, in order to shade her eyes, she scanned around to see if she saw anyone up and about. Not ten feet away, Sango sat with Kirara near the outside firepit. Kagome grinned and skipped over to join her best friend. "Morning Sango! Morning Kirara!" she called out cheerfully.
Sango raised her head and smiled at Kagome. "Morning Kagome!" she called back, as the young miko skipped toward them. Kirara mewed softly, happy to see Kagome. Sango surveyed her friend carefully. She knew that Kagome and Inuyasha had mated the night before (the sounds alone made it hard to miss!), but she couldn't see anything very different about Kagome. Kaede had said that Kagome and Inuyasha would both undergo some changes once their permanent bond was formed. "Maybe it happends over time…", the demon slayer thought to herself.
Kagome reached them and took a seat on the log opposite of Sango. "Whatcha doin?" the girl asked, her expression sweet and sunny, just as it always was (excepting the times which Inuyasha brought her to a boiling point of anger). Sango shrugged, still looking at her friend closely.
"Oh…nothing really. Just resting. Miroku is off helping Kaede and Shippo is playing with some of the village children," Sango said, still eyeing the girl. Kagome raised an eyebrow, unsure of why her friend was looking at her so strangely.
"Um, Sango? Everything ok?" Kagome asked curiously, cocking her head to the side.
Sango blushed and nodded. "Yes…yes everything is fine. I just…well… never mind. How are you this morning?"
Kagome smiled again and sighed dreamily, "Oh… I'm juusssssssst fine."
Sango cleared her throat, wanting so much to ask Kagome about her experience, but at the same time not wanting to pry into such personal matters. "So…um…you slept well then, I take it," she said rather quietly, looking away from Kagome's face.
The young miko giggled and nodded, "Oh yeah! I slept great…eventually!" She giggled again nervously, and began to blush herself. She knew Sango was curious as to what had happened, and she definitely wanted to share, but even between best friends it was indeed an awkward subject.
"So…nice day…hehheh…" Kagome said awkwardly. Sango just nodded. There was a long moment of silence before they both busted out talking at once. They both laughed at their silliness and Kagome took a deep breath.
"Well…as you know by now I'm sure… well…Inuyasha and I…well…last night we…well…ya know," Kagome sputtered, now blushing a violent shade of crimson. Sango nodded, wide-eyed, but didn't speak. She just kept nodding for a long time until she finally blurt out a question.
"Did it hurt! I mean…did you like it or is it…did it hurt!" Sango asked, her face flushing as she asked. Kagome giggled again.
"It did a little at first…but after awhile it got pretty good..well then it was….WOW. That's all I can say!" Kagome said, grinning. Then both girls broke out in giggles. They were soon interrupted by the voice of the all-too-curious monk.
"So, ladies, what has you such a titter?" he asked, grinning lecherously as always. Sango furrowed her brow, putting her hands to her hips.
"Never you mind, monk," the demon slayer said sternly, her eyes narrowing. The last thing she wanted to do was have him turn the beautiful thing that Kagome had experienced into something lustful and tawdry. Though she loved him dearly, the monk often irritated her with his perverted ways.
"Oh my dear Sango, sure you don't think I'm attempting to do something I would never imagine to do!" he said with mock surprise, grinning at her with all the charm he could muster. Kagome giggled at their exchange, knowing that Sango's irritation with Miroku was only surface level. The energy that sparked between them only made for certain that when they too engaged in their 'bonding' that it would be an event that neither would forget.
"Kagome! You're awake!" Shippo cried, running toward them at top speed. The kitsune hopped into his surrogate mother's lap, panting heavily. "Sango said I couldn't wake you so I was playing a game with the kids. But they were all too slow so I beat them really quick!" He crossed his arms over his chest proudly. Kagome smiled and stroked his hair.
"Wow, Shippo that's great! I hope you weren't too hard on them though," Kagome replied. Shippo shook his head.
"Nah, I was easy on 'em. I mean, it's not like they're strong full-fledged demons like me!" he said, smiling widely. His face then garnered a more curious look and he looked up at Kagome. "Hey Kagome…how come you and Inuyasha were making so much noise? Did he have a fever or something?" The three adults looked to each other quickly, none of them sure how to respond to Shippo's question.
"Um..well Shippo…um…" Kagome began nervously, but she was quickly interrupted.
"That's none of your business, shrimp. Take a hike and stop asking so many questions, " the voice of Inuyasha grumbled. They all turned quickly and saw Inuyasha standing behind them, scratching his head sleepily. Kagome furrowed her brow, and frowned.
"Inuyasha! Don't talk to him like that!" she said angrily, setting Shippo on the ground, and getting up. She quickly pulled him away from the circle and spoke in a more hushed tone, but still angry none-the-less.
"He's just a child and he doesn't understand about things like that! You can't just go telling him to "take a hike"! We've got to explain things like this to him carefully so that he fully understands everything that goes with it!" she scolded, shaking her finger at him. "You're an adult and you should-"
Suddenly Inuyasha's voice broke in, "Man…I love the way her tits bounce when she shakes at me like that…"
Kagome's eye grew wide and shone with a fire of fury. "Inuyasha!" she choked out. "Sit boy!" With that Inuyasha slammed face first into the ground, complete with a mouthful of soil. The young miko stalked off angrily into the hut, leaving him without another word.
"Goddamit! What the hell did I do?" Inuyasha grumbled, trying to pull himself up from the ground. "Kagome! What the fuck was that for?" He shouted after her, following her to the hut. The others looked on, also unsure of what exactly had brought upon Kagome sitting Inuyasha so quickly.
Inuyasha found Kagome gathering her bath things once he was inside the hut, and stood over her. "What the hell was that for!" he demanded, his arms crossed over his chest. "Why the hell are ya mad at me all the sudden?" Kagome ignored him and went on gathering her things. "Talk to me, goddamit!" He grabbed her wrist and pulled her so that she was facing him.
"Don't even try it, mister! I don't know where you think you get off saying something like that when I'm trying to talk to you about something so serious!" she spat heatedly, pulling her arm away from him. "I can't believe you would just ignore me and say something like that!"
Inuyasha cocked his head, confused. "But I didn't say anything! Not like I coulda! You were too busy yelling at me!" he shot back, huffily.
"Oh REALLLLLLLY!" she said, turning toward him again, putting her hands on her hips. "So you're trying to tell me you didn't say anything about loving the way my…um…breasts…bounce when I scold you like that? Don't try to deny it Inuyasha! I heard you loud and clear! That was unnecessary and disrespectful!" She turned away again, feeling tears sting the corners of her eyes.
Inuyasha stared at her, gape mouthed, unable to speak. "Uh…Kagome…I didn't say that out loud…I thought it…in my head…" She'd begun to cry so it didn't register in her mind at what he'd just said. The hanyou scratched his head, unable to figure out just how it was that she'd heard him say that. "I'm sorry Kagome.. I wasn't trying to upset you…I guess the wrong head was doing the thinking…" He attempted to crack a joke, but she still kept her back to him. He tried reaching out to touch her but she pulled away. Inuyasha noticed that his haori wreaked of sweat, and so he decided to remove it. Kagome glanced at him sideway, noticing the fine lined features of his muscular build. Anytime Inuyasha removed his shirt, her thoughts were taken over, as it was hard to not be distracted.
"I'm sorry I even thought that okay? I mean, I didn't think you could hear me!" he said, throwing his hands up. He went on, trying to convince her that he'd meant no harm by it.
"Dammit. It's hard to be mad when he looks so yummy…" she thought to herself, losing her attention span for what Inuyasha was saying.
"I don't want you to be mad at me, I just….wait, what! Did you just say I look yummy?" he asked, turning on his heels and staring at her. Kagome's jaw dropped.
"Oh Kami! He heard me! But I didn't say that out loud!" she thought, by this time very confused.
"What do you mean you didn't say it out loud? But.. how did to think of it…how did you hear me! The hell is going on here!" Inuyasha sputtered, also confused as to what was happening.
Kagome thought carefully for a moment and suddenly it dawned on her. "Inuyasha…Totosai said that we would get new powers…maybe….maybe one if them is that we can hear each other's thoughts!" Inuyasha cocked his head and then gulped.
"Shit…how am I gonna pull this off!" he thought to himself.
"Pull WHAT off?" Kagome asked, her eyes now narrowed at him. The hanyou grinned sheepishly and shrugged.
Later that afternoon, Kagome and Inuyasha sat down with Kaede, whom they hoped could provide them with some sort of insight on their newfound situation. "Well, so ye had discovered your telepathic connection, I hear," the old miko said with a bit of a chuckle in her voice.
Kagome giggled nervously and nodded, while Inuyasha simply replied with a disgruntled, "Feh."
Kaede sat across from them, offering them both a cup of tea. "Now ye must learn how to use this power to aid ye in your quest for the jewel, and most importantly learn how to function with it without it causing a constant row." Kagome and Inuyasha looked at each other, both knowing to what Kaede was referring to. They both had short fused tempers, and if they were going to be able to live happily together at all, they would have to learn how to control their temperaments with much more precision.
"Now ye will each always know when the other is in trouble, and ye will be able to converse without another soul being able to know what you're saying. This will be key in the defeat of Naraku, and more importantly, it is what will keep both of ye alive and protected. Ye both know that Naraku is a most formidable enemy and will go to any lengths to get what he desires…and we all know that of which he desires involves full possession of the Shikhon no tama," Kaede said firmly.
"Um…Kaede…so…now we'll ALWAYS know what the other thinks!" Kagome asked, glancing uncertainly at Inuyasha. Though she liked the idea of always being connected to him, always knowing that she could reach him when she needed to, it made her feel as though she'd lost any sort of personal space or privacy.
The old woman shook her head, chuckling again, "No, no childe. Ye can hear the thoughts the other thinks which pertains to you directly. Moreover, you can will your thoughts to be heard by Inuyasha when needed. This skill will take some time and development of your consciousness."
Inuyasha had been silent for a long while, but then finally spoke, "So you're saying that when Kagome needs me, all she has to do is think like she's talkin' to me and I'll be able to hear her?"
Kaede nodded, and Inuyasha smirked. "Good. Now it'll be easier to save you when you get yourself in trouble." He nudged Kagome's side, as to assure her that he was only being playful and she smirked back at him.
"Yeah well I'm sure there's gonna be a time or two that I'll hafta save your butt too, mister." Kaede shook her head as the two rose from their spots. "Thanks for clearing that up, Kaede. We'll leave you be now. Goodnight!" Kagome called, waving as they left the hut.
"Good night childe, and I pray to the kamis that you will have the strength to endure," Kaede said quietly, waving back at the young miko.
Whoa! They can hear each other's thoughts! I see many SITs for Inuyasha in the future! snicker snicker XD And what did does Naraku have planned that he's not sharing? It seems like he has some alterior motive in concerns to Kikyo…what does this mean for Inuyasha, Kagome and the others? Guess you'll have to read next time to find out! PLEASSSSSSEEEEE REVIEW! Thanks! ;) azami