A/N: You're all lucky I'm in a state to write today…last night being St. Patty's and all…and just a quick definition, for those of you who were wondering what insinuate means its basically like a subtle suggestion. So, for example, when Miroku insinuates something, he's insinuating (subtly suggesting) that something else is going on, and knowing Miroku it's probably sexual…
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Chapter 15
They walked along in silence except for a small cough Sango gave whenever Miroku got too close. The danger of the battle forgotten, the awkward uncomfortable feeling of the night before creeping back into their minds.
Shippo lead with Kirara, but kept glancing back nervously at the boy brining up the rear of the group.
Kohaku continued staring at the ground as he walked; Sango had tried conversation with him several times, but after each failed attempt realized he wanted to be left alone, and had regretfully left him to himself. "That girl Kagome, she was hurt…" he told himself over and over in his mind, and for some reason he couldn't sway the guilt that accompanied it, nor the idea that he was the cause of it. He stared at the passing pebbles and dirt below his feet as he walked in silence.
Sango walked with Miroku while not walking with him, staying as far away as she could. For the fourth time in the last hour he moved closer to her, as she cleared her throat and edged away slightly.
"Sango, I need to speak with you" he whispered moving closer to her, reaching his arm out to take her elbow. She coughed loudly and walked a bit faster to catch up to the two demons that lead the way.
Miroku sighed and looked around dejectedly, "how can I tell her she didn't make a fool of herself last night…I love her as well, but I can't tell her if she won't let me speak with her!" he muttered to himself, all the while cursing the world for giving him women problems.
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Kagome's Dream
Kagome felt a force on her stomach; she panicked and looked down only to see a clawed hand reach around her waist and pull her close.
She grabbed at the hands trying to make them release her, but as she struggled she felt mortification fill her as the hands she clawed at became more and more familiar with every touch. The hands pulled her flush against a body and held her fast to it.
She stared straight ahead unable to move, as the shadow slowly walked from the cover of the forest into the light.
"Silly little miko who fell in love." Kikyo mocked with an evil smirk, "Inuyasha, did you find a new toy in my reincarnation?" she laughed, walking delicately over the battlefield toward her.
Kagome felt the arms around her waist tighten as the creature behind her licked her neck lustfully up and down, it made its way up to roughly suck on her ear, growling lightly the entire time. She shivered uncontrollable from fear and realization; she had known him too long and too intimately to not recognize his tongue on her skin or his soft growls.
"I-Inu-Inuyasha?" she breathed heavily in fear of what response would meet her.
"Stupid girl…" he growled in her ear as he allowed his hands to move roughly along her body. He moved back to her neck and, licking it gently, suddenly bit down hard, re-biting the mating mark that had unified them together. "You thought I cared."
He released her forcefully. She hit the ground and turned; as tears streamed down her face and blood ran down her neck, she saw her hanyou embraced in the arms of his dead love.
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Inuyasha's Dream
"Come on Inuyasha, let's change you." she whispered happily as she kissed him again, the jewel glowing brighter as she grasped it tightly in her hand. She stepped back a distance and allowed her eyes to look him up and down one last time.
Inuyasha stood staring at the beautiful miko before him, the one that loved him so much no matter what he was.
But he wanted this, he wanted to be a full demon for as long as he could remember. This is what he truly wished for and now he could have it. This is what he wanted…right?
He hesitated as he saw her closed her eyes, jewel in her outstretched hand. "Kagome!" he suddenly gasped running toward her.
She opened her eyes and watched as the half-demon stumbled toward her choking, finally falling at her feet. She kneeled down gracefully in front of him and ran her hand along his cheek.
"My poor Inuyasha…I thought you wanted to change?" she asked sweetly, kissing him again.
She stood him up, and he pulled her close, "Kagome, you love me this way and I don't want to change the person you love. This was the body that first held you, kissed you, loved you. I want to stay this way forever for you." he kissed her gently and she looked up, straight into his golden eyes, filled with love and understanding.
She backed up slowly, a look of awe and surprise on her face. She stood a few feet away from him and spoke softly, "Stupid half-breed, I'm turning you into a human. How could anyone love a filthy, dirty, half-breed like you." she finished, her voice cold and a small smirk on her face.
"Ka-Kagome?" he asked, his voice broken and confused, a look of confusion and hurt gracing his features.
Her cold uncaring eyes had stopped shining, and no longer reflected the love and acceptance they usually held, they were now only empty and hateful, and stared unblinking into his hurt and confused golden ones.
Her eyes closed as she held the jewel in an open palm and he was suddenly blinded by a bright wash of light.
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The bedroom light flicked on waking him from slumber and blinding his sleepy eyes.
"Kagome! What is going on here!" her mother screamed as she walked in on the two cuddled up in bed.
"Mom?" Kagome whimpered as she woke up, tears still running down her cheeks. She jumped up, doing her best to run to her, "Oh okaasan it was horrible!" she cried throwing herself onto her mother as she sobbed uncontrollably.
Inuyasha sat up still rubbing his eyes as he yawned wide, letting his tongue roll out slightly as he did so. His ears flicked awake and he caught the soft whimpers of Kagome.
"Mom it was…I couldn't stop crying…Inuyasha he…I couldn't stop bleeding…" she then sobbed harder, recalling when he had left her there to go to Kikyo.
Inuyasha suddenly turned toward her searching for the "blood" she spoke of, but found her only crying, seemingly unhurt except her ankle. "Kagome are you alright?" he asked jumping up toward where her and her mother stood.
"Don't touch her!" he mother snapped at him, pulling Kagome in tighter as she strained to hold up her distraught daughter. She soon failed and the two slumped to the floor; she just cradled her crying child, rocking her back and forth trying to soothe her.
Kagome clung tight to her mother repeating the only words she heard in her head, "he's a liar, he's a liar, he's a liar…" she whispered softly in a constant, hypnotic rhythm.
"You need to leave." her mother spoke calmly, although the hate behind each word bled through.
Inuyasha stood dumbfounded staring at Kagome's crumpled form, "What did I -"
"Now!" her mother demanded with more force, hate dripping off the word.
He turned and walked to the window; looking back one last time he saw his love wrapped in her mothers arms, her uncontrollable sobbing causing shaking to rack her small body. He could hear her mother soothing her with almost inaudible whispers for even his ears… "He's gone, it's ok, he's gone" and with those words he jumped down out of her window.
He ran.
He ran through the shrine and jumped down the well and back out again, and took off through the forest running past a wind blown slayer and monk who stood shock still as something large blurred past them mere inches from their face.
"Was that Inu -"
"Yep."
"Should we -"
"Yep."
He ran through the forest at top speed mumbling to himself, eyebrows stitched in worry. "Why the hell did that stupid wench keep me from Kagome?" he wondered aloud, "What the hell did I do to Kagome to make her mother yell at me like that?" he felt so horrible and so guilty at her tears and he was even further angered that he couldn't be there to console her and apologize for whatever the hell he had done. His mind solely concentrated on Kagome, and he racked his brain trying to figure out what he did and how he could make it up to her.
He was so distracted, he never saw them or felt them until her scent hit his nose. He stopped running abruptly and turned quickly only to see a soul collector glide silently around a tree and disappear from sight.
"Kikyo" he whispered, walking delicately over the forest floor, as if in a trance to where the dead priestess stood hidden.
"Kikyo" he breathed, walking into the clearing where she stood, with her back to him. On hearing him call her name she turned around slowly and the faintest trace of a smile crossed her lips.
They quickly closed the distance between them, and she lay her head on his chest, and placed her hands on his arms.
"My love…" she whispered closing her eyes.
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A/N: ok you may be wondering what the hell? Well I'll tell you…A) if your wondering about the 'mating mark' that's in the dream and not in actual life, don't worry about it, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. B) yeah, you'd be a pissed off mom too, but everything with that will come out in due time. C) I have a huge test coming up soon so I'll update as fast as I can. D) I don't need hate mail about the Inu Kikyo thing …so sorry about the cliffy deal with it….hehehe, but this is fun though…now please review, if I see a ton of reviews and a clamoring for the next chapter, I may take a break from this god forsaken math to update. Any other questions you may have go ahead and ask, I'll do my best to answer without giving away too much. So review please! Thanks!