Author: *sighs deeply* Well hello everyone. I'm gonna have to up the number
of reviews I need for this chapter cause there seems to be thousands of you
reviewing. :D Thankies! It seems like every couple of days I have to update
and I feel bad making you guys wait. In between work, school, straight A's
etc. it's hard to find time to type at all. But enough of my complaining
and excuses.
Inuyasha: *rolls his eyes* Like they'll ever end.
Author: *frowns* You shut up.
Chelsey: *appears in a sparkly cloud* Hello.
Author: *shakes her head* Would the whole world like to come and join me?
Whole world: *thousands of voices yelling together* Yay! We'd love to!
Author: GET OUT! I was being sarcastic.
Chelsey: *puts her hands on her hips* Now that's not very nice.
Author: *smirks* Will you leave me alone if I give you Inuyasha?
Chelsey: *eyes go wide and she nods excitedly* Yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesy esyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesye syesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesy esyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesye syesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesy esyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesye syesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesy esyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesye syesyesyesyes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!
Author: *backs away in fear at the copy and pastedness of all the yeses* Okay! You can have him!
Inuyasha: *hides* No! Don't give me to psycho woman. She does scary things to me! Like braiding my hair. Help me!
Chelsey: *hugs and cuddles him* Awwww, but you look so cute with little braids.
Author: *laughs evilly* And you thought you could get away with the way you treated me in past chapters! Mwahahaha!
Inuyasha: *glares at her and turns to Chelsey* Well then, take this! *sweeps Chelsey off her feet and kisses her deeply*
Chelsey: *gasps* *speachless*
Inuyasha: *grins* Pretty good huh?
Author: *growls loudly in her throat* Let's start the fic now....... *fades away to fic as Author advances on the screaming Inuyasha with an axe*
(Oh, and I was going to answer some comments/questions while I was at it. Kill two birds with one stone or whatever. Why the hell would you be chucking rocks at birds in the first place? Anyway, Cloud-Bahamut, I don't know if I'll put any Sango/Miroku fluff in because they don't acutally get together in the manga or the show. Hmmmm....if you really want to I can. They kind of drive me insane when they're together. :P I'd love to write more fluff, that's what I do. lol. My friend always tells me that Sango/Miroku stuff is pathetic and not correct, but screw her. I'll write it if I want to. Besides, it's not like Kagome and Inuyasha are together in the show/manga either. So yah.
So far the votes seem to be leaning in favour of a lemon, sort of. With that last vote it became even! *gulp* Poor me. I have 2 yes, 2 no, 1 undecided, and 3 that didn't even say. So yah. I'll let the voting continue for this chapter as well. If you didn't vote in the last chapter vote now, and if you did then feel free to vote twice. (Or just leave it as it is) I'll finish tallying up the votes after this chapter and let you know the results in the next chapter. All right? All right! :D For those of you who are very confused and would like to know what the hell's going on, we're having a poll. Write in your review whether or not you'd like this story to have a lemon chapter.
And just a little side note, screwing with the people's relationships is half the fun. lol. Just kidding. On with the fic.)
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Overview: ~*So basically what's happening at the moment from last chapter - Kagome and Inuyasha are getting it on, well, sort of, Miroku's being perverted, Koga's plotting to get Kagome, Kagome's mommy is finishing up Christmas dinner and Sango and Shippo are going to look for Kagome (with the ever-perverted Miroku and also with Koga following behind)*~
Inuyasha watched Kagome skipping along, a little ahead of him and smiled to himself. He was so lucky. Now he just had to NOT screw things up. Easier said then done. Especially when it came to him. He sighed and walked a little faster to catch up with her. She flashed him a grin as he came up beside her and she shivered slightly. It was so almost too cold to be outside, but she loved walks and would rather be outside and cold then inside and warm.
Taking her hand in his, Inuyasha grinned at her surprised face. Sighing happily, Kagome leaned on his shoulder. She felt his arm wrap around her shoulder and his face was suddenly in hers, kissing her passionately. Everything was a little too overwhelming. It was all happening too fast. She pulled away, gasping for air.
"I said a 'walk' Inuyasha." He pouted and smiled seductively.
"Awww. Come on. Spoil sport." He placed soft kisses along the nape of her neck and she shoved him away, wishing it didn't feel so good.
"Back off," she smiled. As she walked away, Inuyasha knocked her down into a nearby snowdrift. Sputtering snow and blinking her eyes, she growled angrily, surprising Inuyasha.
"Hey, do that again. It's kind of sexy." He dodged back as she flung herself at him with murderous intents. Managing at last to grab him, Kagome pinned Inuyasha to the ground and sat on his chest, crossing her arms and sticking her nose in the air. Inuyasha struggled and growled underneath her. Resorting to the only thing he could think of, he began tickling her.
"Jerk!" she yelled laughing. She giggled uncontrollably, looking down at him and Inuyasha stopped, getting lost in her eyes. Kagome jumped to her feet. "That's it, I'm leaving." Inuyasha watched her with amusement as she headed off back towards her house, peering over her shoulder every now and then to see if he was going to come and get her. Let her come crawling back. After a couple minutes she was almost out of sight and Inuyasha finally stood and ran after her.
Not even slowing, he scooped her up from the path and leapt into the tree by her window. "Just try and escape now," he smiled triumphantly. Kagome felt dizzy when she looked down. They were at least seven feet off the ground and she had never been good with heights.
"Inuyasha.....please......I want to go back down..." He mocked-dropped her and she cried out in pure terror, locking her arms tightly around him. Feeling bad for teasing her, he dropped out of the tree and placed her on her feet.
"Be gentle," he whimpered sheepishly, seeing the enraged look upon her face. Her look went soft and she shook her head. Her eyes slowly shifted across his face, studying every detail. She couldn't help but love him. His annoying way off making her pissed off and then begging forgiveness could drive her insane sometimes, but he always seemed to find some way to get back in her good graces.
Inuyasha didn't like the way she was looking at him. Whenever a woman was deep in thought it usually ended in him needing some serious painkillers. He tensed in anticipation of a 'sit boy' but it didn't come. "You okay?" he asked carefully.
Kagome's eyes blinked and she looked into his. He leaned forward until their lips touched and stayed that way for a moment before he pulled her in. His tongue slipped in between her lips and she responded almost eagerly. What was he doing to her? Could this woman be the same innocent Kagome he had met not so long ago? Her taste was intoxicating and he could almost feel his control slipping away......
Shippo landed hard at the bottom of the well in Kagome's time. "Ow!" he squeaked and rubbed his head. Hopping out quickly, he narrowly missed being crushed by Sango and Miroku, who soon followed.
"GET OFF ME LECHER!!!!" Sango yelled, prying the young man's hands off her.
"Ish not my faulsh" he mumbled from the front of Sango.
"And get your face out of there!!!" Prying his head off her chest she threw him out of the well. He crunched to the ground and Sango gracefully hopped up beside him. "Come on Shippo. The sooner we find Kagome the better."
Miroku pouted and rubbed his sore parts sadly. "What'd I do? Hey! Wait up!"
Koga poked his head up out of the well and smiled. Things were going according to plan.
Shippo grinned from ear to ear and rode on Sango's shoulders happily. "Going to find Kagome. Going to find Kagome," he sang. Sango smiled and scanned the area for any sign of the fifteen year old.
"She doesn't seem to be here," she observed. Miroku caught up with them and looked around as well.
"Find 'em?"
"Yes," Sango sneered, "that's why we're still standing here looking."
"Sorry, geez. Calm down." Miroku held up his hands defensively. Sango ignored him and headed for Kagome's dwelling. 'Men, she scoffed, can't live with them, but she sure could live without them.'
Shippo cried out excitedly when he spotted Kagome and Inuyasha near the side of the house, but his happy laughter died out. "Sango, what are they doing? It doesn't look like they're fighting..."
Sango looked in the direction Shippo was facing and blushed. They certainly were busy. Miroku came up beside her and his mouth dropped open. "Lucky guy! Hey Sango," he grinned, "you should be taking notes so you'll remember this later."
Sango's boomerang connected with his skull and he slumped to the ground.
"Um, hey guys," Sango called out to the pair, embarrassed, but not wanting to let them continue with everyone standing there. Kagome's head jerked up at Sango's voice and she pulled away from Inuyasha, forcing him to remove his hands from inside her shirt.
Shippo ran to Kagome and snuggled into her chest. "I found you!" he cried, "now you're not lost!" Kagome smiled and tried to hide her crimson face behind Shippo's fur.
"You found me," she giggled.
"You're heart is beating really fast," Shippo frowned, "was Inuyasha trying to hurt you?"
"Far from it," the cocky looking hanyou grinned. Shippo looked at everyone confused. They all seemed to know something that he didn't. "What," he whined, "what? I don't get it."
Kagome snuggled him, "never you mind." She shot a warning look at Inuyasha and stood with Shippo still in her arms. Miroku stood up dizzily and staggered over to Inuyasha.
"Come on buddy, we've got a lot of catching up to do." Inuyasha looked at him with distaste, and smirked.
"Not really. Kagome threw herself on me and I went along with it. No big deal. This one here really gets around," he gestured at Kagome. Kagome's face darkened dangerously and she put Shippo down.
"Wanna try that explanation one more time," she said in a quiet, but deadly tone.
"What? About you getting around you mean? What was that kid's name anyway? Hobo?" Clenching her fists tightly, Kagome's felt a tight pain in her chest and turned away from everyone. She should have known. Of course he'd be back to his regular self once everyone else was around. She wouldn't let him see her cry. Not this time. She ran towards the woods bordering her home and crashed through the branches, not caring that thorns were tearing at her clothes and flesh.
Inuyasha's heart stopped. The hurt in her eyes wasn't anything he had ever seen before. He really blown it this time. Miroku smacked the back of his head. "Dumbass! What did you go and do that for?! She was perfectly happy and you broke her heart because you're too arrogant to admit you're together. You should be the one suffering. You don't deserve her!"
Inuyasha stared in surprise at Miroku. The world must be coming to an end. Miroku was actually making sense. Sango shook with rage and couldn't even force herself look in Inuyasha's direction. "Baka," she cursed, "like we didn't know what you two were up to. Why even bother hiding it. All you've done is screw up your only chance with a wonderful girl who ignores the fact that you fantasize about a dead witch when you should be paying attention to her!"
Inuyasha laughed bitterly. "Shut up. Both of you. I never asked for your opinion now, did I?" He stalked off into the woods where Kagome had gone and Shippo started to cry.
"Everybody's yelling," he whimpered, tears running down his face. Sango picked him up and Miroku hugged them both. Sango sighed and leaned on Miroku. They should've stayed home. Now everything was a huge mess again. (A/N: Goddamn them! Three whole chapters of setting those two up and they ruin it in a couple sentences!!)
Kagome kept running until her lungs burned for air and she threw herself down in a grassy area, sheltered by trees, where the snow hadn't fallen through.. "I hate you," she snarled at a nearby tree.
"Well, that's not very nice. Could I at least know why?" a voice asked, causing her to jump. Koga stepped out from behind a tree and came towards her.
"Not you," she whispered, holding back tears.
"Oh thanks," he muttered, looking rejected.
"No," she shook her head, "I mean, I don't hate you."
A tear spilled over and ran down her cheek. "What's the matter?" Koga asked, sitting next to her, curling his tail around his legs.
Kagome look up at him, trying to hide her pain and he took her shaky hand in his, watching her carefully. "That pathetic dog hurt you, didn't he?" Kagome just nodded and buried her head in his chest, shoulders shaking with silent sobs. Koga stroked her back, smiling to himself. 'You make it too easy for me, mutt, too easy.'
Waiting for her to finish crying, he nuzzled her lovingly, a gesture that came naturally to him from leading a pack for so long. Most females would bite your head off for looking at them, though, which is why he preferred humans. Most of the time. Once her crying stopped and she sniffed a few times, Koga lifted her chin up, making her look at him.
"Please, don't cry. Then I'll cry. And then where would we be?" A small smile appeared on her lips. "There. That's better," he smiled.
Kagome snuggled in closer to him and he pulled her into his lap, massaging her shoulders. "You shouldn't have to put up with all that crap Kagome. He's not worth it. I on the other hand, could give you everything you've ever wanted. And I'd be completely devoted to you. I haven't loved anyone but you since the first day I met you. You're on my mind all the time and it's driving me crazy. I can't live without you."
Kagome inched away, a little afraid. "But Koga, I thought.....what about....I don't know....."
Koga reclaimed her in his arms and leaned his forehead against hers. "Koga," she shifted nervously, "I don't know what to say to you......."
"Just tell me you'll be my mate. Nothing in the world would make me happier." A red blur came crashing through the trees and in an instant, Tetsaiga was pressed firmly against Koga's throat. "BASTARD!" Inuyasha roared.
Koga smiled calmly and pushed away the sword effortlessly, leaping back into battle stance. "Why don't we let the lady decide who's the bastard, baka."
Kagome could feel fresh tears starting at the sight of Inuyasha and hid her face from him. Inuyasha let his guard down as he gazed at her pained expression. He knew no amount of apologizing could fix this, but why Koga? Had she no taste what-so-ever?! Crying out in pain, he dropped to his knees and grabbed his burning shoulder. Koga smirked, standing to the side, and flexed his bloodied claws. "You should pay more attention to people, then maybe you'd have more luck with women."
Inuyasha sliced wildly at Koga and managed to cut him across the chest. Wincing in pain, Koga's confident smile wavered slightly. Kagome walked into their fray, not able to match their speed, but threw herself into what she believed to be the middle of their fight. Both guys halted to a dead stop, not wanting to accidentally hurt Kagome.
"STOP IT!" she yelled, "both of you! Grow up!" She stalked off on her own again and left the two standing, bloodied and beaten, by themselves. Her heart hurt in a way she had never known possible. It burned with pain and she couldn't stop crying. She ran through dense forest until she broke out into her yard, near the back of the house. Glancing around she could see that Miroku, Sango and Shippo were still in the front. She couldn't get in the house without them seeing.
Breezing by them without a word, Kagome stalked through the front door and was met by a very angry looking mother.
"Where were you?! You didn't tell me you were going out somewhere and dinner has been ready for more then an hour now! Don't even think about going anywhere for the next month!" Her mom marched her down the hallway and shoved her into her room, closing the door as she left. She hadn't even noticed Kagome's tearstained face. 'Probably better that way,' Kagome sighed to herself. The tears continued to rain down and she climbed under her covers, pulling the blanket over her head.
Miroku stared in shock at the front door of Kagome's house. She hadn't said a word to them. She'd just........left.
"Well, I know where I'm not wanted," he sighed.
"Not normally you don't," Sango muttered.
"Hmmm?"
"Nothing," she snapped, hugging Shippo to her. Shippo was whimpering and luckily hadn't seen Kagome leave them standing out here without so much as a word to them. Miroku seemed to have put his natural instincts on pause and was actually trying his best to cheer Sango up.
He could tell his pathetic attempts at making her smile weren't working and gave up with a deep sigh. "Why don't we just head back to our era, Sango. This situation would probably be more likely to be resolved if we weren't here, getting in the way." Sango nodded wordlessly and Miroku took Shippo from her. He whispered in the kitsune's ear. "Hey. Head back to the well now all right? We'll catch up in a minute. I'll find you some treats when we get back." Shippo sniffed sadly and nodded, running off to the well house.
Miroku walked Sango away from Kagome's home and to a more isolated spot near the well house where Kagome and Inuyasha wouldn't find them. "You don't blame yourself for what happened do you?" he asked Sango in a serious tone.
"What do you think?" she replied bitterly.
"Stop that," he commanded, "all of this was that stupid hanyou's fault and I don't want to see you upset about something that you didn't cause and had no control over." Sango gave him a half smile, but her shoulders slumped sadly. Miroku gently put an arm around her, keeping his hands to himself for once so he wouldn't be instantly knocked out of commission.
"Come on. We should get back. Shippo's waiting." Sango looked at him, wondering how he could be so calm and understanding. As he turned to walk away Sango placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Miroku....." she spoke hesitantly.
"What's wrong?" he frowned, facing her again. She put her arms around his neck, running her fingers through the soft ponytail at the base of his hair. He tensed and looked at her, confused. Before he had time to react her lips were on his and his eyes went wide. This certainly was a twist he had never expected. He carefully placed his arms around her waist, pulling her to him and she deepened the kiss momentarily before pulling away. Sango felt her face go red and hurried away to the well house, leaving the breathless Miroku behind.
He stood puzzling for a moment, then quickly ran to catch up with her. "So Sango," he said with a grin," about bearing my children..........."
Koga breathed heavily as he dodged Inuyasha's violent attacks. He knew the only reason the hanyou was still fighting was to stop him from trying to win Kagome. "Give it up!" he growled, "this is pointless. Eventually we'll both reach the point of exhaustion and neither of us will win. Let's finish this stupid thing and go our separate ways." Inuyasha slashed at him and connected with his arm, shattering the bone.
"Have it your way then!" Koga screamed, drawing his sword and starting the real battle. Metal clashed and ranged out, filling the air with battle sounds. Koga held his injured arm against his chest and countered all of Inuyasha's blows. Seeing a small opening in Inuyasha's guard, Koga drove a hard jab up into the hanyou's stomach. Glaring down at him, he watched in satisfaction as the wound began to pour blood onto the pure white snow.
"Kagome's mine," he stated with a smirk and left the dog demon to die. Inuyasha held his stomach weakly, trying to stop the flow of blood. Standing proved to be too strenuous for him to bear and he slumped down again in defeat. He was going to freeze out here, or bleed to death. Whichever came first. His thoughts lingered on Kagome, reminding him that all of this was his own fault. He deserved to be dying out here. Away from the ones he loved. He had condemned himself to this fate and he was prepared to face it. He could already feel his body heat draining from him as his precious lifeblood spilled onto the ground. Welcomed blackness enveloped him.
Kagome climbed out of the covers after a while and grabbed some tissues from her bathroom, wiping her eyes. Grabbing a facecloth as well, she wet it with cold water and pressed it to her swollen eyes. The coolness felt refreshing on her face and she blocked out any thoughts that would cause her crying to start again. The only thing left to do was find a way to apologize to her mother. As far as she was concerned, the feudal era no longer existed.........................
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Author: Well, it's not really a cliffhanger but it'll do. *pats story on the head affectionately* That'll do pig, that'll do.
Story: ????
Author: *ahem* Never mind. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! It was fluff-filled and that was mainly for you guys but I kind of enjoy writing some of the parts as well. I'm going to ask for ten reviews for this chapter. I know that's mean and cruel, but if I don't get that many and I'm done typing out the next chapter then I'll consider posting it. I'll be loyal to all my regulars. :D Now......what was I doing? I don't remember. Oh well. I have the memory of a goldfish! Yay! Poor Inuyasha. :( Mwahahahahaha. *eyes shift back and forth*
Inuyasha: OW! THIS REALLY HURTS! *has stab wounds in his stomach and axe marks in his head*
Chelsey: *kisses his boo-boos and they heal instantly* There you go! *smiles perkily*
Inuyasha: *smiles* Shall we head back to the closet?
Chelsey: Let's. *both head into hallway broom closet*
Author: *talks louder to drown out noises coming from the closet* SO YAH! ANYWAY, AS I WAS SAYING. PLEASE REVIEW NOW SO I CAN STOP TALKING AND RUN AWAY SCREAMING TO BASH MY HEAD ON A BRICK WALL.
Sephiroth: *peaks into story* Oops, sorry. Wrong room. *looks at Author* You wouldn't happen to know where the men's room is would you.
Author: DOWN THE HALL, THREE TO THE LEFT.
Sephiroth: *frowns* All right all right. No need to yell. *leaves*
Author: *goes into a sound proof bubble to finish blabbering on* Thanks for all your guys' support for my story. I get all teary-eyed everytime I check my email and it says 'new review'. I'm not even joking. I'm that much of a freak. Do you all think that Miroku was too much of a gentleman? Should he go back to the way he was or stay nice for a while? Please vote on whether or not you want a lemon chapter in the future. I may just have you email me if you want that chapter or something like that if the vote is mostly yes. If that made any sense. lol. Say 'yes' or 'no' to the lemon in your review and any suggestions etc. Bored bored bored and hungry. I want cake! Yum! :P
Chelsey: *pops out of closet* Did you say cake?!
Author: No! And you can't hear me cause I'm in a soundproof bubble remember?!
Chelsey: Oh. Right. *shrugs and goes back into closet*
Giant Pin: heeheeheeheehee *pops Author's bubble*
Author: *can hear noises again* NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO *takes breath* OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'LL SEE YOU ALL NEXT CHAPTER! THANKS FOR READING AND REVIEWING! *runs away screaming tearing at her hair*
Inuyasha: *rolls his eyes* Like they'll ever end.
Author: *frowns* You shut up.
Chelsey: *appears in a sparkly cloud* Hello.
Author: *shakes her head* Would the whole world like to come and join me?
Whole world: *thousands of voices yelling together* Yay! We'd love to!
Author: GET OUT! I was being sarcastic.
Chelsey: *puts her hands on her hips* Now that's not very nice.
Author: *smirks* Will you leave me alone if I give you Inuyasha?
Chelsey: *eyes go wide and she nods excitedly* Yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesy esyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesye syesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesy esyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesye syesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesy esyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesye syesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesy esyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesye syesyesyesyes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!
Author: *backs away in fear at the copy and pastedness of all the yeses* Okay! You can have him!
Inuyasha: *hides* No! Don't give me to psycho woman. She does scary things to me! Like braiding my hair. Help me!
Chelsey: *hugs and cuddles him* Awwww, but you look so cute with little braids.
Author: *laughs evilly* And you thought you could get away with the way you treated me in past chapters! Mwahahaha!
Inuyasha: *glares at her and turns to Chelsey* Well then, take this! *sweeps Chelsey off her feet and kisses her deeply*
Chelsey: *gasps* *speachless*
Inuyasha: *grins* Pretty good huh?
Author: *growls loudly in her throat* Let's start the fic now....... *fades away to fic as Author advances on the screaming Inuyasha with an axe*
(Oh, and I was going to answer some comments/questions while I was at it. Kill two birds with one stone or whatever. Why the hell would you be chucking rocks at birds in the first place? Anyway, Cloud-Bahamut, I don't know if I'll put any Sango/Miroku fluff in because they don't acutally get together in the manga or the show. Hmmmm....if you really want to I can. They kind of drive me insane when they're together. :P I'd love to write more fluff, that's what I do. lol. My friend always tells me that Sango/Miroku stuff is pathetic and not correct, but screw her. I'll write it if I want to. Besides, it's not like Kagome and Inuyasha are together in the show/manga either. So yah.
So far the votes seem to be leaning in favour of a lemon, sort of. With that last vote it became even! *gulp* Poor me. I have 2 yes, 2 no, 1 undecided, and 3 that didn't even say. So yah. I'll let the voting continue for this chapter as well. If you didn't vote in the last chapter vote now, and if you did then feel free to vote twice. (Or just leave it as it is) I'll finish tallying up the votes after this chapter and let you know the results in the next chapter. All right? All right! :D For those of you who are very confused and would like to know what the hell's going on, we're having a poll. Write in your review whether or not you'd like this story to have a lemon chapter.
And just a little side note, screwing with the people's relationships is half the fun. lol. Just kidding. On with the fic.)
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Overview: ~*So basically what's happening at the moment from last chapter - Kagome and Inuyasha are getting it on, well, sort of, Miroku's being perverted, Koga's plotting to get Kagome, Kagome's mommy is finishing up Christmas dinner and Sango and Shippo are going to look for Kagome (with the ever-perverted Miroku and also with Koga following behind)*~
Inuyasha watched Kagome skipping along, a little ahead of him and smiled to himself. He was so lucky. Now he just had to NOT screw things up. Easier said then done. Especially when it came to him. He sighed and walked a little faster to catch up with her. She flashed him a grin as he came up beside her and she shivered slightly. It was so almost too cold to be outside, but she loved walks and would rather be outside and cold then inside and warm.
Taking her hand in his, Inuyasha grinned at her surprised face. Sighing happily, Kagome leaned on his shoulder. She felt his arm wrap around her shoulder and his face was suddenly in hers, kissing her passionately. Everything was a little too overwhelming. It was all happening too fast. She pulled away, gasping for air.
"I said a 'walk' Inuyasha." He pouted and smiled seductively.
"Awww. Come on. Spoil sport." He placed soft kisses along the nape of her neck and she shoved him away, wishing it didn't feel so good.
"Back off," she smiled. As she walked away, Inuyasha knocked her down into a nearby snowdrift. Sputtering snow and blinking her eyes, she growled angrily, surprising Inuyasha.
"Hey, do that again. It's kind of sexy." He dodged back as she flung herself at him with murderous intents. Managing at last to grab him, Kagome pinned Inuyasha to the ground and sat on his chest, crossing her arms and sticking her nose in the air. Inuyasha struggled and growled underneath her. Resorting to the only thing he could think of, he began tickling her.
"Jerk!" she yelled laughing. She giggled uncontrollably, looking down at him and Inuyasha stopped, getting lost in her eyes. Kagome jumped to her feet. "That's it, I'm leaving." Inuyasha watched her with amusement as she headed off back towards her house, peering over her shoulder every now and then to see if he was going to come and get her. Let her come crawling back. After a couple minutes she was almost out of sight and Inuyasha finally stood and ran after her.
Not even slowing, he scooped her up from the path and leapt into the tree by her window. "Just try and escape now," he smiled triumphantly. Kagome felt dizzy when she looked down. They were at least seven feet off the ground and she had never been good with heights.
"Inuyasha.....please......I want to go back down..." He mocked-dropped her and she cried out in pure terror, locking her arms tightly around him. Feeling bad for teasing her, he dropped out of the tree and placed her on her feet.
"Be gentle," he whimpered sheepishly, seeing the enraged look upon her face. Her look went soft and she shook her head. Her eyes slowly shifted across his face, studying every detail. She couldn't help but love him. His annoying way off making her pissed off and then begging forgiveness could drive her insane sometimes, but he always seemed to find some way to get back in her good graces.
Inuyasha didn't like the way she was looking at him. Whenever a woman was deep in thought it usually ended in him needing some serious painkillers. He tensed in anticipation of a 'sit boy' but it didn't come. "You okay?" he asked carefully.
Kagome's eyes blinked and she looked into his. He leaned forward until their lips touched and stayed that way for a moment before he pulled her in. His tongue slipped in between her lips and she responded almost eagerly. What was he doing to her? Could this woman be the same innocent Kagome he had met not so long ago? Her taste was intoxicating and he could almost feel his control slipping away......
Shippo landed hard at the bottom of the well in Kagome's time. "Ow!" he squeaked and rubbed his head. Hopping out quickly, he narrowly missed being crushed by Sango and Miroku, who soon followed.
"GET OFF ME LECHER!!!!" Sango yelled, prying the young man's hands off her.
"Ish not my faulsh" he mumbled from the front of Sango.
"And get your face out of there!!!" Prying his head off her chest she threw him out of the well. He crunched to the ground and Sango gracefully hopped up beside him. "Come on Shippo. The sooner we find Kagome the better."
Miroku pouted and rubbed his sore parts sadly. "What'd I do? Hey! Wait up!"
Koga poked his head up out of the well and smiled. Things were going according to plan.
Shippo grinned from ear to ear and rode on Sango's shoulders happily. "Going to find Kagome. Going to find Kagome," he sang. Sango smiled and scanned the area for any sign of the fifteen year old.
"She doesn't seem to be here," she observed. Miroku caught up with them and looked around as well.
"Find 'em?"
"Yes," Sango sneered, "that's why we're still standing here looking."
"Sorry, geez. Calm down." Miroku held up his hands defensively. Sango ignored him and headed for Kagome's dwelling. 'Men, she scoffed, can't live with them, but she sure could live without them.'
Shippo cried out excitedly when he spotted Kagome and Inuyasha near the side of the house, but his happy laughter died out. "Sango, what are they doing? It doesn't look like they're fighting..."
Sango looked in the direction Shippo was facing and blushed. They certainly were busy. Miroku came up beside her and his mouth dropped open. "Lucky guy! Hey Sango," he grinned, "you should be taking notes so you'll remember this later."
Sango's boomerang connected with his skull and he slumped to the ground.
"Um, hey guys," Sango called out to the pair, embarrassed, but not wanting to let them continue with everyone standing there. Kagome's head jerked up at Sango's voice and she pulled away from Inuyasha, forcing him to remove his hands from inside her shirt.
Shippo ran to Kagome and snuggled into her chest. "I found you!" he cried, "now you're not lost!" Kagome smiled and tried to hide her crimson face behind Shippo's fur.
"You found me," she giggled.
"You're heart is beating really fast," Shippo frowned, "was Inuyasha trying to hurt you?"
"Far from it," the cocky looking hanyou grinned. Shippo looked at everyone confused. They all seemed to know something that he didn't. "What," he whined, "what? I don't get it."
Kagome snuggled him, "never you mind." She shot a warning look at Inuyasha and stood with Shippo still in her arms. Miroku stood up dizzily and staggered over to Inuyasha.
"Come on buddy, we've got a lot of catching up to do." Inuyasha looked at him with distaste, and smirked.
"Not really. Kagome threw herself on me and I went along with it. No big deal. This one here really gets around," he gestured at Kagome. Kagome's face darkened dangerously and she put Shippo down.
"Wanna try that explanation one more time," she said in a quiet, but deadly tone.
"What? About you getting around you mean? What was that kid's name anyway? Hobo?" Clenching her fists tightly, Kagome's felt a tight pain in her chest and turned away from everyone. She should have known. Of course he'd be back to his regular self once everyone else was around. She wouldn't let him see her cry. Not this time. She ran towards the woods bordering her home and crashed through the branches, not caring that thorns were tearing at her clothes and flesh.
Inuyasha's heart stopped. The hurt in her eyes wasn't anything he had ever seen before. He really blown it this time. Miroku smacked the back of his head. "Dumbass! What did you go and do that for?! She was perfectly happy and you broke her heart because you're too arrogant to admit you're together. You should be the one suffering. You don't deserve her!"
Inuyasha stared in surprise at Miroku. The world must be coming to an end. Miroku was actually making sense. Sango shook with rage and couldn't even force herself look in Inuyasha's direction. "Baka," she cursed, "like we didn't know what you two were up to. Why even bother hiding it. All you've done is screw up your only chance with a wonderful girl who ignores the fact that you fantasize about a dead witch when you should be paying attention to her!"
Inuyasha laughed bitterly. "Shut up. Both of you. I never asked for your opinion now, did I?" He stalked off into the woods where Kagome had gone and Shippo started to cry.
"Everybody's yelling," he whimpered, tears running down his face. Sango picked him up and Miroku hugged them both. Sango sighed and leaned on Miroku. They should've stayed home. Now everything was a huge mess again. (A/N: Goddamn them! Three whole chapters of setting those two up and they ruin it in a couple sentences!!)
Kagome kept running until her lungs burned for air and she threw herself down in a grassy area, sheltered by trees, where the snow hadn't fallen through.. "I hate you," she snarled at a nearby tree.
"Well, that's not very nice. Could I at least know why?" a voice asked, causing her to jump. Koga stepped out from behind a tree and came towards her.
"Not you," she whispered, holding back tears.
"Oh thanks," he muttered, looking rejected.
"No," she shook her head, "I mean, I don't hate you."
A tear spilled over and ran down her cheek. "What's the matter?" Koga asked, sitting next to her, curling his tail around his legs.
Kagome look up at him, trying to hide her pain and he took her shaky hand in his, watching her carefully. "That pathetic dog hurt you, didn't he?" Kagome just nodded and buried her head in his chest, shoulders shaking with silent sobs. Koga stroked her back, smiling to himself. 'You make it too easy for me, mutt, too easy.'
Waiting for her to finish crying, he nuzzled her lovingly, a gesture that came naturally to him from leading a pack for so long. Most females would bite your head off for looking at them, though, which is why he preferred humans. Most of the time. Once her crying stopped and she sniffed a few times, Koga lifted her chin up, making her look at him.
"Please, don't cry. Then I'll cry. And then where would we be?" A small smile appeared on her lips. "There. That's better," he smiled.
Kagome snuggled in closer to him and he pulled her into his lap, massaging her shoulders. "You shouldn't have to put up with all that crap Kagome. He's not worth it. I on the other hand, could give you everything you've ever wanted. And I'd be completely devoted to you. I haven't loved anyone but you since the first day I met you. You're on my mind all the time and it's driving me crazy. I can't live without you."
Kagome inched away, a little afraid. "But Koga, I thought.....what about....I don't know....."
Koga reclaimed her in his arms and leaned his forehead against hers. "Koga," she shifted nervously, "I don't know what to say to you......."
"Just tell me you'll be my mate. Nothing in the world would make me happier." A red blur came crashing through the trees and in an instant, Tetsaiga was pressed firmly against Koga's throat. "BASTARD!" Inuyasha roared.
Koga smiled calmly and pushed away the sword effortlessly, leaping back into battle stance. "Why don't we let the lady decide who's the bastard, baka."
Kagome could feel fresh tears starting at the sight of Inuyasha and hid her face from him. Inuyasha let his guard down as he gazed at her pained expression. He knew no amount of apologizing could fix this, but why Koga? Had she no taste what-so-ever?! Crying out in pain, he dropped to his knees and grabbed his burning shoulder. Koga smirked, standing to the side, and flexed his bloodied claws. "You should pay more attention to people, then maybe you'd have more luck with women."
Inuyasha sliced wildly at Koga and managed to cut him across the chest. Wincing in pain, Koga's confident smile wavered slightly. Kagome walked into their fray, not able to match their speed, but threw herself into what she believed to be the middle of their fight. Both guys halted to a dead stop, not wanting to accidentally hurt Kagome.
"STOP IT!" she yelled, "both of you! Grow up!" She stalked off on her own again and left the two standing, bloodied and beaten, by themselves. Her heart hurt in a way she had never known possible. It burned with pain and she couldn't stop crying. She ran through dense forest until she broke out into her yard, near the back of the house. Glancing around she could see that Miroku, Sango and Shippo were still in the front. She couldn't get in the house without them seeing.
Breezing by them without a word, Kagome stalked through the front door and was met by a very angry looking mother.
"Where were you?! You didn't tell me you were going out somewhere and dinner has been ready for more then an hour now! Don't even think about going anywhere for the next month!" Her mom marched her down the hallway and shoved her into her room, closing the door as she left. She hadn't even noticed Kagome's tearstained face. 'Probably better that way,' Kagome sighed to herself. The tears continued to rain down and she climbed under her covers, pulling the blanket over her head.
Miroku stared in shock at the front door of Kagome's house. She hadn't said a word to them. She'd just........left.
"Well, I know where I'm not wanted," he sighed.
"Not normally you don't," Sango muttered.
"Hmmm?"
"Nothing," she snapped, hugging Shippo to her. Shippo was whimpering and luckily hadn't seen Kagome leave them standing out here without so much as a word to them. Miroku seemed to have put his natural instincts on pause and was actually trying his best to cheer Sango up.
He could tell his pathetic attempts at making her smile weren't working and gave up with a deep sigh. "Why don't we just head back to our era, Sango. This situation would probably be more likely to be resolved if we weren't here, getting in the way." Sango nodded wordlessly and Miroku took Shippo from her. He whispered in the kitsune's ear. "Hey. Head back to the well now all right? We'll catch up in a minute. I'll find you some treats when we get back." Shippo sniffed sadly and nodded, running off to the well house.
Miroku walked Sango away from Kagome's home and to a more isolated spot near the well house where Kagome and Inuyasha wouldn't find them. "You don't blame yourself for what happened do you?" he asked Sango in a serious tone.
"What do you think?" she replied bitterly.
"Stop that," he commanded, "all of this was that stupid hanyou's fault and I don't want to see you upset about something that you didn't cause and had no control over." Sango gave him a half smile, but her shoulders slumped sadly. Miroku gently put an arm around her, keeping his hands to himself for once so he wouldn't be instantly knocked out of commission.
"Come on. We should get back. Shippo's waiting." Sango looked at him, wondering how he could be so calm and understanding. As he turned to walk away Sango placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Miroku....." she spoke hesitantly.
"What's wrong?" he frowned, facing her again. She put her arms around his neck, running her fingers through the soft ponytail at the base of his hair. He tensed and looked at her, confused. Before he had time to react her lips were on his and his eyes went wide. This certainly was a twist he had never expected. He carefully placed his arms around her waist, pulling her to him and she deepened the kiss momentarily before pulling away. Sango felt her face go red and hurried away to the well house, leaving the breathless Miroku behind.
He stood puzzling for a moment, then quickly ran to catch up with her. "So Sango," he said with a grin," about bearing my children..........."
Koga breathed heavily as he dodged Inuyasha's violent attacks. He knew the only reason the hanyou was still fighting was to stop him from trying to win Kagome. "Give it up!" he growled, "this is pointless. Eventually we'll both reach the point of exhaustion and neither of us will win. Let's finish this stupid thing and go our separate ways." Inuyasha slashed at him and connected with his arm, shattering the bone.
"Have it your way then!" Koga screamed, drawing his sword and starting the real battle. Metal clashed and ranged out, filling the air with battle sounds. Koga held his injured arm against his chest and countered all of Inuyasha's blows. Seeing a small opening in Inuyasha's guard, Koga drove a hard jab up into the hanyou's stomach. Glaring down at him, he watched in satisfaction as the wound began to pour blood onto the pure white snow.
"Kagome's mine," he stated with a smirk and left the dog demon to die. Inuyasha held his stomach weakly, trying to stop the flow of blood. Standing proved to be too strenuous for him to bear and he slumped down again in defeat. He was going to freeze out here, or bleed to death. Whichever came first. His thoughts lingered on Kagome, reminding him that all of this was his own fault. He deserved to be dying out here. Away from the ones he loved. He had condemned himself to this fate and he was prepared to face it. He could already feel his body heat draining from him as his precious lifeblood spilled onto the ground. Welcomed blackness enveloped him.
Kagome climbed out of the covers after a while and grabbed some tissues from her bathroom, wiping her eyes. Grabbing a facecloth as well, she wet it with cold water and pressed it to her swollen eyes. The coolness felt refreshing on her face and she blocked out any thoughts that would cause her crying to start again. The only thing left to do was find a way to apologize to her mother. As far as she was concerned, the feudal era no longer existed.........................
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Author: Well, it's not really a cliffhanger but it'll do. *pats story on the head affectionately* That'll do pig, that'll do.
Story: ????
Author: *ahem* Never mind. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! It was fluff-filled and that was mainly for you guys but I kind of enjoy writing some of the parts as well. I'm going to ask for ten reviews for this chapter. I know that's mean and cruel, but if I don't get that many and I'm done typing out the next chapter then I'll consider posting it. I'll be loyal to all my regulars. :D Now......what was I doing? I don't remember. Oh well. I have the memory of a goldfish! Yay! Poor Inuyasha. :( Mwahahahahaha. *eyes shift back and forth*
Inuyasha: OW! THIS REALLY HURTS! *has stab wounds in his stomach and axe marks in his head*
Chelsey: *kisses his boo-boos and they heal instantly* There you go! *smiles perkily*
Inuyasha: *smiles* Shall we head back to the closet?
Chelsey: Let's. *both head into hallway broom closet*
Author: *talks louder to drown out noises coming from the closet* SO YAH! ANYWAY, AS I WAS SAYING. PLEASE REVIEW NOW SO I CAN STOP TALKING AND RUN AWAY SCREAMING TO BASH MY HEAD ON A BRICK WALL.
Sephiroth: *peaks into story* Oops, sorry. Wrong room. *looks at Author* You wouldn't happen to know where the men's room is would you.
Author: DOWN THE HALL, THREE TO THE LEFT.
Sephiroth: *frowns* All right all right. No need to yell. *leaves*
Author: *goes into a sound proof bubble to finish blabbering on* Thanks for all your guys' support for my story. I get all teary-eyed everytime I check my email and it says 'new review'. I'm not even joking. I'm that much of a freak. Do you all think that Miroku was too much of a gentleman? Should he go back to the way he was or stay nice for a while? Please vote on whether or not you want a lemon chapter in the future. I may just have you email me if you want that chapter or something like that if the vote is mostly yes. If that made any sense. lol. Say 'yes' or 'no' to the lemon in your review and any suggestions etc. Bored bored bored and hungry. I want cake! Yum! :P
Chelsey: *pops out of closet* Did you say cake?!
Author: No! And you can't hear me cause I'm in a soundproof bubble remember?!
Chelsey: Oh. Right. *shrugs and goes back into closet*
Giant Pin: heeheeheeheehee *pops Author's bubble*
Author: *can hear noises again* NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO *takes breath* OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'LL SEE YOU ALL NEXT CHAPTER! THANKS FOR READING AND REVIEWING! *runs away screaming tearing at her hair*