Adding drama and fluff in combo for this chappy...more twists are ahead so hold on! Hope you enjoy!
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a/n:just so ya know- 'kawaii sou' is a jap phrase meaning 'how sad' or 'how pathetic'; 'kawaii' means cute-but when in combo it means other things as well.... ^.-
Chapter 20
Kagome's eyes broke open slowly, a dark room surrounding her as she felt Inuyasha's warmth holding her next to him. She snuggled close to him a moment longer, wishing it wouldn't end-then reluctantly pulled away. She stared into her sleeping hanyou's face for many moments, then gently caressed his cheek with a kiss and unlocked herself from his arms-standing at the doorway and taking one last glance at him with a smile, simply trying to linger in his presence for as long as she could. Kagome stepped from the hut door out into a dark village-the sun would rise soon and she had to check on the sick and injured before she left for home. Her heart ached to stay safely hidden in Inuyasha's arms until he awoke, but she had things to do and nothing could keep her from her duties.
A few hours passed, Kagome kept going from one hut to the next, giving her attentive care to those who were in need-finally the sun began to poke over the mountain peaks and not a moment too soon. Kagome had thought back over the past night's events-disturbed at where she was. 'What can I do now? We care so deeply for each other...but the circumstances aren't what they use to be...things are different now...how could we possibly be happy together...' Kagome sighed, tending to the injured with a caring, but fake smile across her dispondent face. She walked back into the streets, looking to the beautiful sunrise. 'Sometimes late at night when it's dark...when my dreams wake me up and I find myself in this nightmare...I think that maybe things could work out...I could be together with Inuyasha and be happy...but in the light of day...I know better...I know better now...'
Kagome was loading down her horse with the last of her supplies when Inuyasha came out of the hut. "Good Morning Inuyasha...are you ready to leave yet?" Kagome smiled as she strapped the last of her things to the horse's pack. "Ya...I guess so...but it looks like we may not have the chance just yet..." Inuyasha, seeming distracted- looked off into the village as the sun began to light its shadows. "What do you mean..." Kagome looked in the general direction-her voice trailing as she searched for something. "I smell wolves..." Inuyasha tightened the grip he already held over Tetsusaiga.
Kagome's eyes narrowed as a group of wolf demons entered the area-the underling wolves growling and quickening their pace toward Kagome. Inuyasha took his place in front of her-unsheathing Tetsusaiga with a confident smile matching his cocky attitude. "Huh...stupid idiots-they never learn..." Kagome analyzed the wolves movements-wondering what they were up to. Her voice came barely to a whisper-but Inuyasha heard easily as she placed her hand on his shoulder. "Inuyasha...wait..." Kagome stepped out from behind a confused Inuyasha. "Kagome-What are you..." She took hold of her sword-pulling Kinjai from the sheath in a clean sounding motion. The wolves were only seconds away from leaping at her when she closed her eyes, creating a barrier that was easily visible when the blue electric energy crackled as wolves crashed into it with loud yelps of pain.
Inuyasha looked on in wonder for a moment, until he realized Kagome had started walking toward the wolf-demon group. "Kawaii sou...your poor wolves couldn't cross the barrier- RINSEI WOULD KNOW THIS IF HE HAD EVEN THOUGHT! WHERE IS HE! TELL ME!" Kagome looked between the youkai who readied their swords. Kagome's countenance altered-her face became icy cold and her voice sent chills on Inuyasha as he watched her deal with the youkai-almost afraid himself to interfere. "I won't ask again-Rinsei knows I was leaving today so if this was an attempt to reclaim the jewel..." Kagome narrowed her eyes, knowing something was wrong. "What has Rinsei done...why did he send you..."
A wolf youkai from the back stepped forward-obviously a leader and very confident as he spoke. "Rinsei considers this his way of telling you he must speak with you...it is urgent-he asked me to remind you what today is..." Kagome's breathe caught up in her throat, putting away her sword with a breathe of air escaping her lips. "Rinsei could have just come here..." Kagome walked back, grabbing her bow and quiver from the horse pack and walking back past Inuyasha. "You aren't seriously considering leaving are you?! He just tried to kill you!!" Kagome rolled her eyes, not knowing what to tell Inuyasha this time-she had so many secrets from him...and this was just another one of those horrible mistakes she needed to correct. "Inuyasha...I have to...Sango and Miroku understand I will be late...You go ahead and-" "NO WAY! I am going with you this time! You ain't leaving me behind while you run after your wolf-pup! I want to know what's going on!" Inuyasha began to trudge in the direction in front of her.
Kagome knew this wasn't going to be easy to explain...and Inuyasha definately wouldn't like it...but that couldn't be helped. "Fine...lead the way back to the caverns." One wolf-demon caught her misconception and corrected her. "Rinsei isn't in the caverns...he and the others went to prepare-he asked us to take you to him first thing..." Kagome nodded. "Of course...lead the way..."
Inuyasha seemed very confused as he walked along behind Kagome. He replayed the previous night in his mind-inwardly enjoying the fact that he had truly gotten through to his Kagome-the one hidden far beneath this outer shell. 'I want to help you Kagome...I want to help you rid yourself of this pain that attaches itself to you & keeps my Kagome locked away beneath a cold exterior...but...I don't know what I can do...I can't make you forget-I can't erase his past year from your memory...just as you can't erase our love from your heart...' Inuyasha smiled a bit before realizing what he was thinking about-he blushed at the thoughts.
Kagome caught a glimpse of Inuyasha from the corner of her eye, wondering what he could be thinking about. Her thoughts were weighed heavy with the secret she held within...the place these wolves were going-the place she was returning to...she could think of nothing else but the task that awaited them. 'I promised Rinsei I would return on the night of the new moon-I promised I would help him but...' Kagome shook the thoughts-knowing it would be best to explain everything to Inuyasha when Rinsei was around to help explain the situation.
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not alot of fluff-but the next chapter takes a new spin, filled with more fluff and romantic waffyness...lol-Hope you enjoy! R&R
^.^
a/n:just so ya know- 'kawaii sou' is a jap phrase meaning 'how sad' or 'how pathetic'; 'kawaii' means cute-but when in combo it means other things as well.... ^.-
Chapter 20
Kagome's eyes broke open slowly, a dark room surrounding her as she felt Inuyasha's warmth holding her next to him. She snuggled close to him a moment longer, wishing it wouldn't end-then reluctantly pulled away. She stared into her sleeping hanyou's face for many moments, then gently caressed his cheek with a kiss and unlocked herself from his arms-standing at the doorway and taking one last glance at him with a smile, simply trying to linger in his presence for as long as she could. Kagome stepped from the hut door out into a dark village-the sun would rise soon and she had to check on the sick and injured before she left for home. Her heart ached to stay safely hidden in Inuyasha's arms until he awoke, but she had things to do and nothing could keep her from her duties.
A few hours passed, Kagome kept going from one hut to the next, giving her attentive care to those who were in need-finally the sun began to poke over the mountain peaks and not a moment too soon. Kagome had thought back over the past night's events-disturbed at where she was. 'What can I do now? We care so deeply for each other...but the circumstances aren't what they use to be...things are different now...how could we possibly be happy together...' Kagome sighed, tending to the injured with a caring, but fake smile across her dispondent face. She walked back into the streets, looking to the beautiful sunrise. 'Sometimes late at night when it's dark...when my dreams wake me up and I find myself in this nightmare...I think that maybe things could work out...I could be together with Inuyasha and be happy...but in the light of day...I know better...I know better now...'
Kagome was loading down her horse with the last of her supplies when Inuyasha came out of the hut. "Good Morning Inuyasha...are you ready to leave yet?" Kagome smiled as she strapped the last of her things to the horse's pack. "Ya...I guess so...but it looks like we may not have the chance just yet..." Inuyasha, seeming distracted- looked off into the village as the sun began to light its shadows. "What do you mean..." Kagome looked in the general direction-her voice trailing as she searched for something. "I smell wolves..." Inuyasha tightened the grip he already held over Tetsusaiga.
Kagome's eyes narrowed as a group of wolf demons entered the area-the underling wolves growling and quickening their pace toward Kagome. Inuyasha took his place in front of her-unsheathing Tetsusaiga with a confident smile matching his cocky attitude. "Huh...stupid idiots-they never learn..." Kagome analyzed the wolves movements-wondering what they were up to. Her voice came barely to a whisper-but Inuyasha heard easily as she placed her hand on his shoulder. "Inuyasha...wait..." Kagome stepped out from behind a confused Inuyasha. "Kagome-What are you..." She took hold of her sword-pulling Kinjai from the sheath in a clean sounding motion. The wolves were only seconds away from leaping at her when she closed her eyes, creating a barrier that was easily visible when the blue electric energy crackled as wolves crashed into it with loud yelps of pain.
Inuyasha looked on in wonder for a moment, until he realized Kagome had started walking toward the wolf-demon group. "Kawaii sou...your poor wolves couldn't cross the barrier- RINSEI WOULD KNOW THIS IF HE HAD EVEN THOUGHT! WHERE IS HE! TELL ME!" Kagome looked between the youkai who readied their swords. Kagome's countenance altered-her face became icy cold and her voice sent chills on Inuyasha as he watched her deal with the youkai-almost afraid himself to interfere. "I won't ask again-Rinsei knows I was leaving today so if this was an attempt to reclaim the jewel..." Kagome narrowed her eyes, knowing something was wrong. "What has Rinsei done...why did he send you..."
A wolf youkai from the back stepped forward-obviously a leader and very confident as he spoke. "Rinsei considers this his way of telling you he must speak with you...it is urgent-he asked me to remind you what today is..." Kagome's breathe caught up in her throat, putting away her sword with a breathe of air escaping her lips. "Rinsei could have just come here..." Kagome walked back, grabbing her bow and quiver from the horse pack and walking back past Inuyasha. "You aren't seriously considering leaving are you?! He just tried to kill you!!" Kagome rolled her eyes, not knowing what to tell Inuyasha this time-she had so many secrets from him...and this was just another one of those horrible mistakes she needed to correct. "Inuyasha...I have to...Sango and Miroku understand I will be late...You go ahead and-" "NO WAY! I am going with you this time! You ain't leaving me behind while you run after your wolf-pup! I want to know what's going on!" Inuyasha began to trudge in the direction in front of her.
Kagome knew this wasn't going to be easy to explain...and Inuyasha definately wouldn't like it...but that couldn't be helped. "Fine...lead the way back to the caverns." One wolf-demon caught her misconception and corrected her. "Rinsei isn't in the caverns...he and the others went to prepare-he asked us to take you to him first thing..." Kagome nodded. "Of course...lead the way..."
Inuyasha seemed very confused as he walked along behind Kagome. He replayed the previous night in his mind-inwardly enjoying the fact that he had truly gotten through to his Kagome-the one hidden far beneath this outer shell. 'I want to help you Kagome...I want to help you rid yourself of this pain that attaches itself to you & keeps my Kagome locked away beneath a cold exterior...but...I don't know what I can do...I can't make you forget-I can't erase his past year from your memory...just as you can't erase our love from your heart...' Inuyasha smiled a bit before realizing what he was thinking about-he blushed at the thoughts.
Kagome caught a glimpse of Inuyasha from the corner of her eye, wondering what he could be thinking about. Her thoughts were weighed heavy with the secret she held within...the place these wolves were going-the place she was returning to...she could think of nothing else but the task that awaited them. 'I promised Rinsei I would return on the night of the new moon-I promised I would help him but...' Kagome shook the thoughts-knowing it would be best to explain everything to Inuyasha when Rinsei was around to help explain the situation.
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not alot of fluff-but the next chapter takes a new spin, filled with more fluff and romantic waffyness...lol-Hope you enjoy! R&R