Disclaimer: La: heheh…I will put an end to this long disclaimer stuff…muahahahhahahahaha…Ok so we don't anything InuYasha and—
Shel: Fukafukashita! (tackles La) I knew it!
InuYasha: …no that's not weird at all…
Shel: Now, La, stop doing the disclaimers or I will LICK all of your Miroku pictures!
La: ALRIGHT! I SURRENDER! I will not do your disclaimers any more!
Shel: All right…I'm still gonna lick your Miroku pictures tho (goes off to find pics)
La: NO! Some of those are disturbing! (chases her)
Warning: This chapter contains what my brother calls "corny fluff" but he's an
idiot so who cares? But anyway if you don't like fluff skip the last part of the chapter because it's fluffy. It may be a little (or totally OOC) but it's still fluffy! I was going to have a lemony fluff BUT it came out terrible so never mind the lemony stuff (sigh) And Im really bad at lemons anyway so HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED! Jeeze…how many times to I have to say it! Anyway…onto the chapter. Oh and this is EXTREMELY LONG CHAPTER! Sorry…
"This isn't working…" Kagome's voice came muffled from the pillow. Her face was buried in it while she lay on her stomach on her bed. She finally got the chance to change into her school outfit and out of her miko clothes. Her shoulder was wrapped up in bandages on the inside and outside of her sleeve. It didn't hurt…it just bled a lot.
InuYasha looked up from his spot, sitting next to her on the bed. "What?"
Kagome lifted her head from the pillow. "I said 'This isn't working.'"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean we're doing everything we can and—you know what…I don't know." Kagome sighed and put her face back into the pillow.
"Feh."
She jerked her head back up. "Are you laughing at me?"
InuYasha shrugged. "Not really." Buyo started to scratch at Kagome's closed door, telling them he desperately wanted out. He was annoying InuYasha but Kagome didn't seem to care. "Cut it out Buyo." Buyo ignored her as well and continued to scratch at the door, annoying InuYasha farther. "Just let him out, Kagome. He's doing nothing but bother me."
Kagome put her head back down in the pillow. "He isn't bothering me. You let him out if he's bothering you."
"You're just lazy." InuYasha commented before jumping off the bed and opening the door. Buyo scampered out and InuYasha was face to face with Souta. "I thought I heard someone here." Souta said picking up the cat that had tried so hard to get away before was trapped again.
"What do you want, kid?"
"Kagome said she wouldn't be back for a few weeks so I guess I just wanted to know why you're back already…" Souta was struggling for the right excuse instead of just saying he really wanted to see InuYasha. And he was struggling with his own answer for Souta. "She isn't feelin' to well, I guess. And we're leaving later so it's nothing too bad."
Souta shrugged and dropped Buyo who ran away hissing and growling. "Well why can't you stay here?"
InuYasha scoffed. "As if I would stay in this place for long."
Souta shrugged. "You have before."
InuYasha was too tired to argue. "Not the pint now give it a rest and we'll see you later."
The hint was past obvious but Souta didn't take it. "Well if Kagome gets too sick I could always save a place in my room for ya."
InuYasha was about to say 'no way' but he stopped himself. Kagome could use some rest. If we're going to look for Naraku, she needs all the rest she can get… He peered back into the room. Kagome's eyes were shut but were swollen form lack of sleep. Her face was pale and she barely made it through the well standing. It took a lot of spiritual energy to cross time paths, and she was drained of all energy, spiritual or not.
InuYasha turned back to face Souta who stood eagerly waiting for answer expecting the battle of words to reign farther. "I'll think about it, alright?"
Souta nodded happily and this time took the hint to leave and disappeared down the hallway into his own room.
"And I thought my brother was annoying…" InuYasha muttered closing the door and sitting on the floor in front of it. "How do you put up with him?" He directed this question to Kagome but she didn't answer. Her eyes remained shut and her breathing was slow and steady. "Kagome?"
Again, no reply. No doubt she was asleep; in her coma of restful peace. (sorry but I heard that somewhere and it was corny and lame but I liked it Lol) InuYasha jumped back up to his spot on the bed, sitting up with Kagome lying on her side, her back to him. "Fine. I'll sit here and…hope the little brat doesn't come back."
Sango and Shippo were getting ready for bed when a loud yawn was heard from the corner and Miroku finally woke up form his sleepy coma. "Did I miss anything?"
Sango shrugged. "A few hours of your pathetic life. So no."
Miroku shrugged. "And you are?"
Sango turned to look at Shippo who was gapping at her in shock. "Sango! Look what you did!"
Sango veered toward Miroku. "Do you know who you are?"
Miroku squinted. "Wha—?"
Sango shrugged and turned back to unroll her sleeping bag. "He should be fine in the morning."
Shippo hopped on his sleeping bag, which was really Kagome's, but she wasn't using it, so no reason he couldn't right? …right. Anyway, Shippo hopped onto the other sleeping bag. "But what if he's not?"
Sango chuckled rather evilly. "I get one day of Miroku not touching me."
Shippo shook his head showing that he thought this was rather pathetic. "Well played I guess."
Sango smiled happily. "I thank you Shippo." She crawled into her sleeping bag after she threw water over the fire. "Miroku, get some sleep."
Miroku nodded. His hair was messed up and clothes were twisted and looked totally drunk. "Right!" He said fell over.
Sango and Shippo twitched as they heard a loud thump from the corner. Shippo poked his head out form the sleeping bag. "Is he alright?"
Sango yawned, her eyes already closed. "No and I don't care."
Kagome woke with a huge headache and she was really dizzy. It was still early morning; the sun wasn't out yet but it wasn't night either. It seemed like the time of day was the most important thing in the world. It was warmer though. When she fell asleep, the only thing covered her was her clothes. The weather and what was going on outside; those two things were the most important things in the world. And another thing…
"Where's…InuYasha?"
She moved to rub her eyes but her arm was being blocked by something. "What…?" She moved her head to the side until it bumped something hard. That's when she noticed fully, InuYasha was sleeping beside her with his arm draped over her.
InuYasha squinted his already closed eyes when she bumped him. "Quit it." He said groggily.
Kagome yawned not noticing how strange it was for him to be acting well…strange. "You quit it."
"That doesn't make sense." He said again sleepily. Kagome shrugged. "What does?"
"Not you." He replied before burrying the side of his face back into the pillow and her hair.
Kagome, unlike InuYasha next to her, was half awake now and was absent-mindedly tugging at the frill of her pillow. She jerked her head slightly almost bumping his head again. "InuYasha?"
"What?" Came the annoyed tired reply from InuYasha despite how much affection he was showing her.
Kagome stopped tugging at her pillow. "Thank you." She felt him shrug. "Whatever."
She shrugged herself. Even though she was so comfortable, she had a million bad feelings about everything. She wanted to stay right there with InuYasha but she was going to keep her promise to go back to the past today.
There was an eerie feeling she felt about that well. Like if she went back in there…she would want to come right back around.
"I don't like it…" She heard her self mumble only to be pulled closer to InuYasha by his arm. "Be quiet. You're running this." He growled at her. With an annoyed sigh, Kagome placed her hand tightly over his. I said it once. "I love you" but I just can't say it again. I'm too afraid of how you would react. I just…can't find the words. Even if it is just three words.
Kagome snapped out of her thoughts when she heard InuYasha whisper something to her quickly. "What was that?"
InuYasha panicked. She hadn't heard him? Damn it! What now? "I said…I'm sorry. About earlier." She'll buy that.
Kagome nodded more to herself than InuYasha. "I will—." She swallowed the large lump in her throat that brought the tears. "I will explain later."
She's crying…
(Here' where it gets all "aww he's so adorable to love her so much!" part)
It was those tears…that when she hurt, he also hurt. Whether it was a hug or comforting words or if he was to stay up all night and hold her while she cried until she was too exhausted to cry anymore, curl up in his lap and sleep while he stayed wide awake, ready if she decided to talk to him.
Even if it only happened once, at least she trusted him enough with her heart, even if he did break it on several occasions and listen to her sob softly knowing he had no place in the world to tell her it was going to be alright.
He could just say it! I-love-you! Three words was it all it took…
But…he just couldn't. Not yet. "Kagome…"
Kagome sniffed back the remaining tears. "Sorry, I'm so sorry InuYasha."
That one took a hurtful blow to the heart. She's sorry? "Kagome…I promise to you…I won't let anything hurt you ever again. Especially me." Was that a laugh he heard from her.
"InuYasha, you could make me upset but I could never hate you. Even though I might say it sometimes." Another small and light laugh to keep her embarrassment showing.
InuYasha tightened his firm but affectionate grip on her waist. "Kagome, I don't want to get up."
Instead of a sigh, it was a hiccup that sounded like a giggle. "Alright. Then…" A yawn. "We'll stay right here."
InuYasha felt a blush creep over his face as Kagome snuggled in closer to him and he knew that no matter what, he would protect her from anything. And with that reassuring feeling that she would return the favor, he settled into the comfortness of her own comforting scent and warmth and closed his eyes to fall back asleep.
She crept up to the well making sure not to make a sound and glanced behind her; he was still there with that mocking smirk and she nodded towards him and imagined him bursting into flames but turned back to the well and narrowed her eyes at the emptiness. "Watch out Kagome. As soon as you and him get back, I'm gonna kill you."
Kur0: XX Why did I bring Kagura back? I had a Kagura fan at school jump on my back and beg me to change it. I didn't even know them! Well, I was scared and um…yeah the rest is history. Besides, I have plans for her later…(cue evil laugh) mwahahahahaha! Later!