The Hybrid
By: The Guardian of the Hell Gate
Chapter 2: The Judgment
Disclaimer: Maybe if I write this small enough it will go away, but I have to say I don't own Inuyasha.
The two had been walking in silence after their little conversation, Inuyasha still holding Kagome's hand. It felt so natural to them as if they had met each other before this night. It hadn't taken long to get to the Sunset Shrine. The two were actually standing below the large stairway that led to the courtyard of the shrine.
"So...Since we're here do you want me to go?" asked Inuyasha silently praying that she said no.
"No, you can stay I want you to meet someone anyway," she answered. Inu's prayers were answered! I wonder how long that'll last.
As she said this she pulled his hand and they started up the steps.
After a few minutes, which seemed like an eternity to Kagome, they reached the courtyard. And as they reached the courtyard Kagome seemingly froze as if she had seen Medusa herself.
As her memories unearthed themselves from the depths of her mind. Everything had been rebuilt to look exactly the same. Everything. It seemed as if she were to open the door to her she would see a slightly older version of her mom and dad, asking her where she had been and with a boy no less. But one look at the tree quickly erased any and all of her feudal fantasies, as it swiftly reminded her of the harsh reality of life that her parents were gone forever.
Not even noticing that two amber eyes were looking at it as if they had seen it a long time ago...
The Goshinbuku tree still stood tall but it carried the scars left by the fire, its trunk forever blackened by its the intense heat. Some of its lower branches were cut or burnt off, making the tree to look slightly bare and alone. The tree alone made her feel as if she were about to cry. And she would have if not for the gentle pressure on her hand.
She looked over to see Inuyasha eyeing her with concern hidden within his amber orbs. And she calmed somewhat at feeling his presence wrap around her like a blanket. Taking one last look at the tree she could see that it had already begun to heal itself, and would one day look almost completely like it had used to. Yes, it was a fighter just like her.
"Hey Kagome, you ok?" asked Inuyasha.
"Yeah," she said while finally tearing her eyes away from the tree," I'm fine come on," she replied as she pulled him towards the house where the shrine's family would stay.
As they reached the door Kagome simply rang the doorbell, and almost simultaneously it was thrown open by a man who looked to be in his sixties.
His hair was black although it had begun to gray, his eyes were green and at the moment glittered with annoyance, you could tell he was old but his lack of wrinkles suggested that he hadn't smiled for a very long time; he was about as tall as Inuyasha. He wore a baggy t-shirt and baggy grey sweatpants on his feet were old grey house slippers. He looked like a newly retired old man. Only his pointed ears suggested differently telling all that he was a youkai.
"Damn you, you little assholes! How many times have I..."he trailed off as he saw that the doorway wasn't empty as it usually was when someone rang the doorbell.
"I'm sorry, I thought you were the little pranksters who rang the doorbell," he apologized.
"Its ok gramps I know you weren't talkin' to us, 'cause I'm not little anymore," she smirked.
"Wait a minute," he murmured leaning closer to Kagome to catch her scent.
Not noticing Inuyasha for the moment.
Then all of a sudden Kagome was wrapped in a bear hug as he cried out 'you're back!' forcing her to drop Inuyasha's hand.
"Hey did I miss something?" asked Inuyasha who had been quietly been watching the whole scene while trying to fight off the feeling that he had seen the old man before.
"Oh, I'm sorry Inuyasha, this is my guardian Koto, Koto this is Inuyasha Kumori," she explained.
"Mmmm hmmmm, and just how long have you known Kagome?" Koto asked now very protective and suspicious.
"And what's that supposed to mean?" Inuyasha asked back narrowing his eyes. He didn't like where this was going.
"Just answer the question," Koto growled.
"I met her tonight. I walked her here, happy?" he answered.
"No now why don't you just turn around and stay away from my Kagome!" He bellowed.
"Fuck no; I'll see Kagome for as long as she lets me! And she ain't yours!" He yelled right back.
"Well then Kagome," he started.
"Gramps! Inuyasha is my friend. And I brought him with me to see if you would find him trustworthy," she interjected.
"Ok, well I'll tell you right now I don't trust him, so good-bye Inuyasha," Koto said curtly as he tried to lead Kagome into the house, but Kagome would not be moved.
"Gramps! You know I want you to tell by who he is not because he's a boy!" she exclaimed.
Koto sighed she was just as stubborn as ever, "Fine."
And with a gesture from Koto the three turned to walk into the house. They walked into the hallway down past the kitchen and dining room and turned left into the door beside the steps and into the living room. Kagome sat down on the sofa with Inuyasha. Of course Koto, again, didn't like their close proximity, and expressed this by growling. Even though he knew she wouldn't move.
"Oh yes off with the hats you two," he said dismissively.
Kagome didn't hesitate in taking off her hat. That hid her two black and white tipped ears. They twitched cutely stretching after their imprisonment. And her eyes. Her eyes that were a bloody purple, and yet still were beautiful. Revealing to Inuyasha that she was a hanyou. He was amazed for a second just by her eyes that seemed to hypnotize him.
"Hey you, I know you're a hanyou to so quit hiding it," said Kagome as she elbowed him slightly in the ribs.
"Yeah, yeah ok," he said as he took off his hat to reveal his own silver ears.
Which Kagome absolutely fell in love with. Although Kagome did have her own almost identical ears and had often times scratched them to comfort herself, it was an entirely different thing to scratch someone else's ears much less a hanyou like herself. And with out really thinking about it she leaned up to softly scratch the one nearest her. Leaving Inuyasha in a very awkward position in which her breasts were quite near his face. As in if he turned his head towards her his face would be buried in the soft looking mounds of flesh. Oh the temptation. Just the thought and the scratching of his ears left him burning for more, and a burning face. But it felt too good to tell her to stop.
Koto's reaction, however, was totally different. At first he was speechless. But that didn't last long.
"KAGOME HIGURASHI YOU GET AWAY FROM HIM RIGHT NOW, DAMNIT!" Koto exploded as he jumped up from his chair across from them. I mean really exploded, like 'Toto I don't think we're in Kansas' anymore explosion.
His sudden yell made Kagome jump backwards and over the arm of the sofa. This caused Inuyasha, being the nice person he is, to grab her knees so she wouldn't hit her head. Causing the second explosion of, "GET YOUR FUCKIN' HANDS OFF OF HER, YOU FUCKIN' ASSHOLE!" It was surprising that people hadn't gone for the bomb shelters, thinking it was World War III.
Of course Inuyasha didn't listen and pulled Kagome up anyway. And that was the straw that broke the camel's back. For as soon as she was back on the sofa next to Inuyasha he pounced. Swiftly hitting them both in one fatal swoop.
"Hey, what was that for we didn't even break anything this time!" Kagome yelled.
"Yeah, what she said," said Inuyasha rubbing his head.
Of course they realized what they had said as flashback of a childhood together flashed through their minds. A childhood they had forgotten.
And the ache of their loss of one another came back but was soon gone as they realized they had found one another.
"Ah yes so you remembered each other," said Koto at their outbursts, although he sounded less than pleased. As he saw Kagome lean on Inuyasha's shoulder with a small smile and he wrapped his arm around her waist, his own lips curled into a small smirk.
"So I guess it doesn't matter what I say now, does it?" he asked glumly.
"Nope," they answered together.
Koto was about to continue when they all heard barking and the clattering of nails hitting wood. Then in raced Glace, Kagome's water/ice dog demon.
He was in his puppy form. He had silvery-blue fur and small wings on his back, and black eyes which were at this moment closed as he licked Kagome and Inuyasha in greeting.
The two laughed at the puppy's enthusiastic welcome.
Koto couldn't help but smile as the two played with the puppy. For he knew that after he told them what he knew of Kagome's parents' death they wouldn't have any true fun for awhile.
To Be Continued...