DiScLaImEr: I DO NOT own ANY part of Inuyasha! I love the show and this is simply a fanfiction!
If you've made it this far, thanks for sticking with it and not being too critical of my first fanfic, so THANK YOU!
I bow to all of you, particularly those who have reviewed!
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Chapter 6
"Haha! Inuyasha likes Kagome!" Shippo yelled, and with murder in his eyes, Inuyasha took off after Shippo, and when he finally caught him, hit him over the head with a look of satisfacation.
"Inuyasha! Sit!" Yelled Kagome, who hadn't been paying attention.
"Ah!"
Inuyasha's face hit the dirt and he mentaly cursed.
'Stupid Kagome...one of these days, I'm going to get that runt of a fox-demon...'
"Kagome? Have you opened that box yet?" Miroku called after giving Inuyasha a pitying look.
She hadn't thought a whole lot about it. After sleeping all night against Inuyasha, her mind was pretty much on the half-demon.
Everyone was curious to know what was in it, even Kohaku, who was soft spoken.
"I think I'll open it when we make camp tonight..."
She wanted to know what the head woman had meant by saying it would be of more use to Kagome than it ever had to her.
"Hey, are we going after Naraku or not? I'm tired of waitin'," Inuyasha growled, angry with Kagome because she had sat him, but not angry enough to not let her ride on his back.
Sango, Miroku, Kohaku and Shippo all rode on Kirara and they were on their way again, all secretly hopping it wouldn't be one of their last adventures together, and that the dark clouds moving in wern't going to produce a storm.
None of them wanted to get sick and slow down the group, but when it did start to rain, they found shelter at a large inn, where they banished a weak demon that had been causing problems.
Inuyasha was mad about having to wait even longer to take care of Naraku. With Akakios out there and his daughters to help him, Inuyasha wanted to take care of Naraku as fast as he could.
He had decided not to worry about what would happen when they were finished and Kagome had no reason to come back to the fuedal era anymore.
Inuyasha actually felt sorry for her. She had to choose between two lives, her old one, or her knew one. Everyone knew she couldn't do both forever, even Kagome.
The women went to take their much loved baths, Kirara and Shippo going with them and Miroku, Inuyasha and Kohaku stayed in their little room they had been given, waiting eagerly for their food.
"You know, its much easier to spy on them when their in hot-springs. There are tons of trees to hide behind..." Miroku smiled ruefully, obviously unhappy that he couldn't go with them.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes, "Pervert."
"Maybe, but, wouldn't you like to see Kagome naked?"
Inuyasha jumped up to get away from the monk and yelled, trying to look horrified, "No! Your crazy!"
With a sigh and a shake of his head, Miroku said calmly, "Figures you'd deny it. You should be more open, Inuyasha."
"Ha! You mean like you? Asking every woman in sight to bare your child! Not to mention groping all of them in the process! I don't think so!" Inuyasha yelled, picturing himself acting like that with Kagome, "She'd sit me so many times this whole place would colapse!"
Inuyasha imagined himself walking up to Kagome and doing that, and it went no where good, resulting in him getting a mouthful of dirt. His face went red just thinking about it.
"It is rather amusing imagining you acting like me, although you could never pull it off..."
"And why not!" Inuyasha felt himself being drawn into a trap, but was so worked up, he didn't care.
Smiling smuggly, the monk answered, "You lack that softness that women find appealing."
"In your dreams, lecher. I don't know how Sango puts up with you."
"To tell you the truth friend, neither do I."
'That pervert should keep his eyes and hands focus on the slayer, or she's likely to kill him,' Inuyasha thought to himself, taking his postition at the wall across from the door so he could see it at all times.
"Kagome...Miroku and I have been...talking, and we agreed to tell all of you eventualy, but now is as good of time as any...so, after we defeat Naraku, we're going to get married."
"Really!" Kagome screamed, "Thats wonderful Sango!"
"I think so too, as long as he keeps his hands OFF other women."
Kagome couldn't keep herself from smiling. It was about time they admitted their feelings to eachother, not that she could talk. Inuyasha and her seemed to play the constant game of, who can annoy the other more.
"You and Inuyasha are good together, Kagome," Sango told her friend sternly, recognizing that look of helpless confusion, "With your differences, and Inuyasha's past, it just takes a little more time to work out all the problem areas."
"Sango's right, Kagome. Inuyasha might be a big idiot, but he loves you."
Giving Sango a brave smile, Kagome started to climb out of her small tub, "What do you say we go join the men we both love that don't know it yet?"
Sango followed suit, dressing before she told her, "I'm sure Inuyasha knows you love him. He's not that much of an idiot."
"This is all very touching, don't you agree, Amaya?"
Both Sango, Shippo, and Kagome jumped at the new voice, the little fox-demon running to hide behind Kagome.
There were two women now blocking the closed sliding door, each with the same white-blond hair, only the one who spoke had her hair cut to her chin, and the other one had it cut to her waist.
Kagome was about to yell for Inuyasha, when the second woman flicked her wrist.
'Oh, God, I can't talk...what did she do to me?' Kagome cried to herself with growing concern.
"Now, now. None of that. We don't need your little Inuyasha coming in here and ruining our fun, do we?"
"Who are you? How do you know us?" Sango demanded, wishing she had her weapon with her.
Evil smiles touched both girls lips, and the taller of the two said to the other, "Hikari, would you like to answer dear Sango's question?"
"Certainly...but first..."
This Hikari took the short staff she held in her had and pointed it toward Sango first, the force of the jello like objects that shot out the end of it knocking her backwards against the wall.
Whatever it was turned hard as it pinned both her wrists and ankles to the wall, but when Hikari turned to Kagome, she ran as fast as she could out of its way.
It seemed to amuse them as the one called Amaya laughed, "Ah, sister, she's a quick one. That woman said she was...don't worry, we're not here to kill you after all. Father wouldn't be very happy at all if we did that, would he Hikari?"
"No, no he wouldn't."
Distracted by their conversation, Kagome didn't see Hikari pointing her staff at her, and soon was plastered to the wall like Sango.
Shippo was quietly trying to get to the door, and Kirara transformed into her fire-cat form to destract the two demon sisters.
The plan backfired, ending with both of them on the ground, appearing to be unconcious.
"What have you done to them!" Kagome yelled and was surprised that she was able to.
Inuyasha heard Kagome scream and so did Miroku, and without a seconds hesitation, they went after them, running, Kohaku behind them.
They got to the door and when Inuyasha tried to push it open, it hurled him backwards into the wall, making him yell, "Damnit!"
"Kagome! Sango! Whats going on in there?" Miroku yelled, but there was no reply.
Inside the room, the cruel sisters continued their game.
"That wasn't very smart...now your male lovers know you're here. Lets talk, girls...how do you want your loved ones to die? Sango, how about father puts you under his control and has you kill that monk with your bare hands? You'd enjoy that, wouldn't you?"
Kagome watched Sango's face go pale and yelled, "How could you say something like that!"
Amaya walked closer to Kagome, a smile on her white cheeks, "You are a funny girl...how about you though? I know...why don't we make you shoot an arrow right through Inuyasha's chest?"
'Why do our enemies always go for that? I'm NOT KIKYO!'
Kagome's reaction looked to have shocked both sisters, "What? How do you dread him dying then, Kagome?"
She closed her eyes, ignoring everything that was going on. She had gotten over the threats of foes making her shoot Inuyasha like Kikyo did. Her fear was different now, and she wouldn't tell anyone.
She loved Inuyasha and one thing she never wanted was for him to be alone again. She didn't want him to die alone. It sounded stupid, but thinking of him going through the rest of his long life by himself made her want to cry.
"Thats none of your business!" Kagome yelled without fear.
Miroku, Kohaku, and Inuyasha still stood outside the door, the half-demon repeatedly ramming the door.
"Inuyasha, you're not accomplishing anything..." Miroku murmered as he tryed to think of a solution.
"Well..." Inuyasha stopped speaking to ram the door again with a loud bam, "By the time you figure out a plan..." another pause and a loud bam, "They'll be dead!"
With a withering look at the door, Inuyasha pulled out his tetsesaiga, "Fine, I'll do it this way!"
Miroku leapt at him and yelled, "What are you thinking! You'll KILL them!"
"And what if whoevers in there kills them! What then?" Inuyasha yelled in complete helplessness.
He pounded into the door again at full force without warning, "If you hurt them, I swear I'll kill you!"
Miroku watched him ram the door once more with blind furry, and handed his staff to Kohaku, rolling up his sleaves.
'Okay, Inuyasha, we'll do this your way...' Miroku thought with a deep breath and helped his friend try to break the door down."
Both of the sisters looked at Kagome like she was out of her mind.
"A human and a half-demon are NOT meant to be together, you foolish woman. He will live humdreds of years longer than you, but of course, thats saying he servives our father, Akakios," Amaya stopped talking to run a sharp fingernail down Kagome's cheek, and she felt the blood start the form as it stung, "You'll be old and grey, and he won't look any different than he does now. He will watch you take your final breath as you die and-"
"Kagome! Don't listen to them!" Sango yelled while a single tear slipped from Kagome's watering eyes.
She quietly spoke words she had held in for a long time, "I know Inuyasha is a half-demon and I know he'll live longer than me, but why does that mean we can't be together?" Slowly, she abandoned her quietness as memories of people saying she and Inuyasha couldn't betogether flooded her mind, "Why is it wrong for us to be together! Why is it so wrong for me to LOVE him!"
Suddenly, Kagome tumbled to the floor as the restraints fell away from her wrists and ankles.
Just then, as Sango also fell to the floor, Inuyasha came crashing into the room, Miroku and Kohaku right behind him.
'That's my Inuyasha. If its in your way, try and knock it down,' thought Kagome as she started to push herself up to her hands and knees.
Both demon sisters had disappeared and Miroku and Kohaku both went to Sango, knowing Inuyasha would tend to Kagome on his own, who he saw was on the ground, a bloody scratch on her pale cheek.
"Kagome! Are you alright?" He yelled as he ran and helped her to her feet, hands staying worriedly on her slim shoulders.
She gave his a tired smile and embraced him tightly, and he returned that embrace, pulling her as close as he could as his arms completely encircled her back.
"Oh, Inuyasha, I love you..." Kagome hurmered into his fire-cat Kimono, unsure whether he had heard or not, but not really caring. She was in his arms now, and she had finally said those three words that she had wanted to say for so long, and that was all that mattered.
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"What were you THINKING!" Akakios boomed, his enormous yell echoing of the walls.
Hikari pushed herself away from the wall, walking closer, looking indifferent to her father anger, but Amaya flinched as he sent her a cold look.
"You could have ruined everything!"
Hikari gave a small roll of her eyes, annoyed, "But we, didn't, so I don't understand why your still yelling about it."
Holding out his hand, Akakios sent a blast of black light at his daughter, which sent her flying into the wall she had just left and crumbling to the floor in a heap, "Remember your place, you disgraceful wench!"
"Father..." Amaya whispered as she pointed to the entrance, paying no attention her hurt sister.
'You fool, Hikari. Why must you always provoke him?' Amaya scolded silantly at the same time, ignoring the undead woman her father had turned his attention to.
The woman's kimono top was white, the bottem red, and a single white ribbon tied back her long black hair.
"I gave you a strand of her hair, I told you her secret, but still, you could not control her. Is that not what I told you?"
"It worked for the best. Your part in this plan is yet to come..." With a hard look at the undead priestess, he added, "Until then, I demand you remember your place, Kikyo.'
She shot him a loathing look as she walked out and back to the forest.
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