### Uh huh, yep....... *silence* Well, I guess I have to say it... *big mean government officials poke her* I don't own Inuyasha, got it?!?!? Oh you do? *grins sheepishly* Oh well, all right then, as long as we understand one another... Enjoy the chapter! -Stelmaria ###
Chapter 2: True Confessions
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~`~`FLASHBACK`~`~
Kagome groaned painfully as she began to wake up. Clutching her head she moaned again. A monster headache came smashing through her skull. Carefully she opened her eyes.
The first thing she noticed was the fact that she was laying in the center of a gigantic crater. Smoke stung at her eyes and burned down her throat. She let out a feeble half choke, half gag. Looking at her surroundings, Kagome saw some trees near the edges were still burning. 'What happened to me?'
She wandered idly, until her eyes came to rest upon the limp form of Inuyasha. He was laying on his side, his handsome face smashed into the dirt. His fire rat haori had several burns and scratches in it. Seeing him brought back all the horrifying memories of the battle. Gasping, Kagome hobbled to his side."Oh no!" She whispered. "Not you too."
But he was still alive. She watched with considerable relief as his chest slowly rose and fell. After a few moments he mumbled something unintelligible and started to move. He sat up slowly and coughed a few times, his eyes finally coming into focus on Kagome's angelic features.
"Kikyou? ....... Am I dead?"
Kagome blinked a few times in astonishment before a fit of hysterical giggles left her mouth. "No Inuyasha. It's me, Kagome. And fortunately for you you're still alive, Thank Kami!" He sat up farther and looked around.
"Wench, what happened here?"
"The battle with Naraku, do you remember?" Inuyasha paused a moment, then nodded. Kagome continued.
"Well the Shikon No Tama, it was completed. I used it's power to stop Naraku."
They both turned to look in the same direction, almost involuntarily. There, no more than six feet away, lay the body of Naraku. "Naraku, Dead." Inuyasha murmured in disbelief. "And look Inuyasha, the Shikon!"
He turned to look in the direction Kagome had pointed. Immediately his eyes lit and his ears perked. There is was! The completed Shikon No Tama. It lay buried in the ground, only a tiny bit peeking out. But it was unmistakable, glowing softly in a pure pink light. The object of his sweat and blood for fifty-four years now. The jewel of his destiny.
Inuyasha got up and stumbled unsteadily over to it. Kagome followed anxiously on his heels. Bending over reverently he pried it out of the ground with a cry of triumph. Kagome watched as joy and contentment of the purest form danced across his features. He looks so handsome when he's smiling, Kagome thought idly. To her disappointment, joy turned to anger and grief. Regret was in his eyes as they focused on the forms laying just beyond the jewel clutched in his hand.
There lay Sango and Miroku. Silent and solemn in death. Side by side, they looked so right for each other. Burning tears fell silently down Kagome's cheeks. She turned to Inuyasha. "They gave their lives for us, so we could complete the jewel and go on with our lives.
Inuyasha closed his eyes in grief. For all the "Feh's" and tough guy exterior, he had many emotions hidden inside. And right now, they were rubbed painfully raw. "What do we do now?" His voice broke as he spoke, but Inuyasha was not embarrassed. There was a time to fight and a time to mourn. He would dearly miss his companions. Kagome merely shook her head numbly.
"I'm not really sure."
"We.... We could make our wishes on the Shikon."
Kagome peered into his eyes with a sharp jerk. His golden orbs gazed intently back at her. They shined with fierce determination. When neither refused to back down, Kagome reluctantly relented. *a/n alliteration, :hehe*
"I suppose we could, are you so sure of what you want?"
"Yes! Of course I do, Wench! I want to be a full blooded youkai, so I can become more powerful. Feh! Of that I am absolutely sure!"
Kagome's eyes hardened as the usual Inuyasha cold uncaring exterior snapped into place with a resounding thud. She growled in barely concealed frustration. A bad habit she supposed she had gotten from the annoying hanyou. "Inuyasha." She spat out, "Not only is that wish self centered, the motive is completely corrupt!" She paused to take a breath and give him a death glare. "It would damage the Shikon, because it is so selfish.... If the Shikon even chose to grant you your with at all, that is!"
"Feh, Kikyo could make the Shikon do whatever she wanted it to, Wench." Inuyasha retorted hotly. However, he knew it was a mistake to compare her to Kikyo from the moment the words left his lips. Especially when her eyes were glinting dangerously like that.
Kagome let out a little cry of indignation. As soon as she recovered enough, she began to scream at the smirking hanyou. "Inuyasha, SIT! SIT! SIT! Kikyo was a Miko AND the chosen protector of the Shikon. SIT! Because of that, she had the power to control it however she chose. SIT! You however, do NOT have that option, dog turd! I didn't say you could get up yet! SIT! Therefore, you will just have to think of a better reason for your *oh so important* wish!"
As her tirade came to an end she marched over and grabbed the Shikon from the claws of a somewhat humbled Inuyasha. Glancing down at the five foot deep hole he had made she chuckled. "Well, he certainly got what he deserved." Inuyasha slowly crawled out of his hole murmuring curses about a certain Miko reincarnation the entire time. As he reached the top he mumbled something almost inaudible. "Feh, there is another reason, bitch"
Kagome glanced up at this curiously. She couldn't hide the surprise that shown on her face. Inuyasha actually had another reason? Kami what did he come up with now? "Oh really Inuyasha, mind sharing it with me?" Inuyasha's ears dipped in acknowledgment but his eyes didn't meet hers, instead they remained downcast in a shy manner.
"wecouldbemates" He mumbled softly, rushing the words together.
"What? Inuyasha, I couldn't hear you." Gaining courage, he lifted his head and his eyes met hers. He spoke in a clear calm voice.
"We could be mates."
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Oh, darn.... Another cliffhanger! Read and Review to see what Kagome's reaction is...... Hehe, I know I'm evil. -Stelmaria
Chapter 2: True Confessions
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~`~`FLASHBACK`~`~
Kagome groaned painfully as she began to wake up. Clutching her head she moaned again. A monster headache came smashing through her skull. Carefully she opened her eyes.
The first thing she noticed was the fact that she was laying in the center of a gigantic crater. Smoke stung at her eyes and burned down her throat. She let out a feeble half choke, half gag. Looking at her surroundings, Kagome saw some trees near the edges were still burning. 'What happened to me?'
She wandered idly, until her eyes came to rest upon the limp form of Inuyasha. He was laying on his side, his handsome face smashed into the dirt. His fire rat haori had several burns and scratches in it. Seeing him brought back all the horrifying memories of the battle. Gasping, Kagome hobbled to his side."Oh no!" She whispered. "Not you too."
But he was still alive. She watched with considerable relief as his chest slowly rose and fell. After a few moments he mumbled something unintelligible and started to move. He sat up slowly and coughed a few times, his eyes finally coming into focus on Kagome's angelic features.
"Kikyou? ....... Am I dead?"
Kagome blinked a few times in astonishment before a fit of hysterical giggles left her mouth. "No Inuyasha. It's me, Kagome. And fortunately for you you're still alive, Thank Kami!" He sat up farther and looked around.
"Wench, what happened here?"
"The battle with Naraku, do you remember?" Inuyasha paused a moment, then nodded. Kagome continued.
"Well the Shikon No Tama, it was completed. I used it's power to stop Naraku."
They both turned to look in the same direction, almost involuntarily. There, no more than six feet away, lay the body of Naraku. "Naraku, Dead." Inuyasha murmured in disbelief. "And look Inuyasha, the Shikon!"
He turned to look in the direction Kagome had pointed. Immediately his eyes lit and his ears perked. There is was! The completed Shikon No Tama. It lay buried in the ground, only a tiny bit peeking out. But it was unmistakable, glowing softly in a pure pink light. The object of his sweat and blood for fifty-four years now. The jewel of his destiny.
Inuyasha got up and stumbled unsteadily over to it. Kagome followed anxiously on his heels. Bending over reverently he pried it out of the ground with a cry of triumph. Kagome watched as joy and contentment of the purest form danced across his features. He looks so handsome when he's smiling, Kagome thought idly. To her disappointment, joy turned to anger and grief. Regret was in his eyes as they focused on the forms laying just beyond the jewel clutched in his hand.
There lay Sango and Miroku. Silent and solemn in death. Side by side, they looked so right for each other. Burning tears fell silently down Kagome's cheeks. She turned to Inuyasha. "They gave their lives for us, so we could complete the jewel and go on with our lives.
Inuyasha closed his eyes in grief. For all the "Feh's" and tough guy exterior, he had many emotions hidden inside. And right now, they were rubbed painfully raw. "What do we do now?" His voice broke as he spoke, but Inuyasha was not embarrassed. There was a time to fight and a time to mourn. He would dearly miss his companions. Kagome merely shook her head numbly.
"I'm not really sure."
"We.... We could make our wishes on the Shikon."
Kagome peered into his eyes with a sharp jerk. His golden orbs gazed intently back at her. They shined with fierce determination. When neither refused to back down, Kagome reluctantly relented. *a/n alliteration, :hehe*
"I suppose we could, are you so sure of what you want?"
"Yes! Of course I do, Wench! I want to be a full blooded youkai, so I can become more powerful. Feh! Of that I am absolutely sure!"
Kagome's eyes hardened as the usual Inuyasha cold uncaring exterior snapped into place with a resounding thud. She growled in barely concealed frustration. A bad habit she supposed she had gotten from the annoying hanyou. "Inuyasha." She spat out, "Not only is that wish self centered, the motive is completely corrupt!" She paused to take a breath and give him a death glare. "It would damage the Shikon, because it is so selfish.... If the Shikon even chose to grant you your with at all, that is!"
"Feh, Kikyo could make the Shikon do whatever she wanted it to, Wench." Inuyasha retorted hotly. However, he knew it was a mistake to compare her to Kikyo from the moment the words left his lips. Especially when her eyes were glinting dangerously like that.
Kagome let out a little cry of indignation. As soon as she recovered enough, she began to scream at the smirking hanyou. "Inuyasha, SIT! SIT! SIT! Kikyo was a Miko AND the chosen protector of the Shikon. SIT! Because of that, she had the power to control it however she chose. SIT! You however, do NOT have that option, dog turd! I didn't say you could get up yet! SIT! Therefore, you will just have to think of a better reason for your *oh so important* wish!"
As her tirade came to an end she marched over and grabbed the Shikon from the claws of a somewhat humbled Inuyasha. Glancing down at the five foot deep hole he had made she chuckled. "Well, he certainly got what he deserved." Inuyasha slowly crawled out of his hole murmuring curses about a certain Miko reincarnation the entire time. As he reached the top he mumbled something almost inaudible. "Feh, there is another reason, bitch"
Kagome glanced up at this curiously. She couldn't hide the surprise that shown on her face. Inuyasha actually had another reason? Kami what did he come up with now? "Oh really Inuyasha, mind sharing it with me?" Inuyasha's ears dipped in acknowledgment but his eyes didn't meet hers, instead they remained downcast in a shy manner.
"wecouldbemates" He mumbled softly, rushing the words together.
"What? Inuyasha, I couldn't hear you." Gaining courage, he lifted his head and his eyes met hers. He spoke in a clear calm voice.
"We could be mates."
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Oh, darn.... Another cliffhanger! Read and Review to see what Kagome's reaction is...... Hehe, I know I'm evil. -Stelmaria