A/N: Sorry for the long time between updates, guys! I know most of you were worried about Kagome. Anyway, the end of the school year is fast approaching, so I may be able to update a little more, although I can't promise anything. Here's chapter seven. I left a surprise for you guys at the end...but read the chapter first...don't just scroll down and see what happens, because that will ruin the effect.

Anyway, please read and review! Thanks for the support!

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Unspoken
Chapter Seven: Wake Me Up

"I...what if it doesn't work?" Inuyasha worried.

"You won't know until you try..." frowned Sango. "Please, Inuyasha. Don't be afraid. You can't hurt her..."

He nodded sadly. "I know that...I just don't know what I would do if she didn't wake back up..."

"Why don't we wait and see what happens before we come to any conclusions, moron..." It was his brother, Sesshoumaru.

Again, he nodded. His hands were shaking as he moved her hair out of his way. He looked up one more time, and saw his brother nod at him. Please work...He pleaded inside his mind. Please. I need her back. Slowly, he lowered himself, and bit down on her neck, biting down on his own tongue as he did so. The gesture stung somewhat, but it was the only way he could think of to do as they had told him to do.

After a moment, he pulled back.

"You did well." Sesshoumaru nodded. "All that is left to do now is wait."

Inuyasha blinked. "Wait?" He repeated. "How long is it supposed to take for her to wake up?" he demanded, swallowing hard, and subsequently tasting the copper of his own blood.

Myoga sighed. "It is by no means an immediate process, master." he answered. "It may take some time. Like we said before, this doesn't really happen that often, so it is hard to tell the outcome..."

"But she'll be all right?" he frowned.

After some thought, Sesshoumaru nodded. Looking down at the girl, he pointed. "She shall be fine. The color is starting to return to her cheeks."

Inuyasha nodded in reply. "Can you guys take care of her?" he asked them, his voice taking on a tone of complete seriousness. "There is something that I have to take care of..." he growled from somewhere low in his throat.

"Inuyasha, no..." Sesshoumaru snapped.

"I'll kill that bastard for what he did to Kagome..." Inuyasha threatened.

Sango shook her head. "Inuyasha...don't go. Stay here with Kagome until she wakes up. She's going to want you to be there for her when she finally wakes up."

"See?" Sesshoumaru approved. "Listen to the slayer. She is a voice of reason."

"...I'll find the bastard and kill him myself." Sango finished, whistling for her demon cat Kirara as she turned around.

Sesshoumaru's eyes widened. "But you..."

"He killed my sister. Even if she is able to come back, that is inexcusable. I'll be back by tomorrow morning." she said in a resolute tone.

"Sango!" Miroku called.

She stopped. "What?"

"I'm coming with you." he said quickly.

"I'll stay here with Kagome." Shippo shivered slightly. He wanted revenge for this young woman whom he had considered his mother for so long, but he just wasn't old enough to go up against someone like Kouga and still come out all right afterwards.

Sesshoumaru shook his head. "Your entire pack is irrational." he whispered to Inuyasha. "Except maybe the kit..."

Inuyasha shook his head in disagreement. "No, we're not. We just protect our own is all." he said proudly. "If it was Rin, you know you would do the exact same thing."

"Rin..." Sesshoumaru whispered sadly.

"Sesshoumaru?" Inuyasha blinked. "What's wrong?"

"It is nothing concerning you, Inuyasha. You need not worry about my affairs, so I would suggest you..."

"Lord Sesshoumaru...?"

Sesshoumaru turned. Standing behind him was Rin. Now nearly fifteen years old, the girl had gotten much taller. They had left the feudal era when Rin was only twelve, and much shorter...but two years had passed since then. Sesshoumaru held back his look of surprise. She was wearing an outfit similar to his, except it was blue and purple, and carried a sword and a bow.

"The villagers told me you had..." he began, never once losing his composure.

She nodded. "I did. I didn't want to stay in that village without you. I went and found Totosai, the demon sword-maker. He has been training me since right after you left me in that village..."

Sesshoumaru nodded his understanding. "How did you know we were here?" he asked suspiciously, looking down at Inuyasha, and an unconscious, but much more alive Kagome.

Rin shrugged. "I didn't. I was looking for you..." she admitted.

Inuyasha looked up, his interest momentarily sparked. Tired from the day's events though, he did not stay interested for long, and instead redirected his attention to Kagome, and his seemingly failing energy. Soon, his eyelids felt heavy, and he felt himself falling unwillingly into a dreamless sleep.

"What happened?" asked Rin.

"Kagome died..." Shippo explained. "Kouga the wolf-demon killed her...but Inuyasha used his energy to bring her back. See the mark on her neck?" he pointed.

Rin visibly shook at Kouga's name. Even though she had been much smaller at the time, the memory of what some of Kouga's brethren had done to her still lingered in her memory. Sesshoumaru had, of course, saved her, but the memory still haunted her to this day.

"Are they all right?" asked Shippo.

Sesshoumaru nodded, sighing deeply. "They will be fine. Inuyasha will wake up before Kagome. Her body has many changes to go through yet, even if she is alive..."

"What do you mean?" asked Shippo.

Rin cleared her throat, and Sesshoumaru glanced at her in surprise. "Well, if Inuyasha bit her, that's a mark, right? And if Kagome is marked, then her body scent and everything else will change, won't it, and she'll end up stronger..."

"How do you know these things?" Sesshoumaru demanded.

"Totosai." she answered simply.

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When Inuyasha awoke, Kagome was still unconscious. Both of them had been relocated to Kaede's hut. He looked around and saw no one but Sesshoumaru and Rin in the room. He glanced at them with questions in his eyes before quickly turning his attention to Kagome.

He groaned. "I feel like I got my ass kicked...I don't understand why she isn't awake yet..."

Sesshoumaru shrugged. "That feeling is natural after the energy leeching...and while I can't explain why the girl has yet to wake up, I would say that you should take some joy out of the fact that she is indeed alive."

Rin nodded in agreement with Sesshoumaru, and Inuyasha sighed.

"I wish that there was some way to wake her up now that we know she can wake up..." he grumbled under his breath. "So sleepy..." he yawned suddenly, seeming to forget everything else as he fell back into a deep slumber.

"Do you love her, Inuyasha?" He couldn't tell who's voice this was, but whoever it was, it sounded so familiar.

Inuyasha blinked. "Who? Kagome? Of course I love her! Who the hell are you to question me?" he demanded.

The voice echoed with laughter. "I'm someone from your past, if inquisitive minds must know...and I wanted to tell you about the future...a future that may not be as far off as you think..."

"What the hell are you talking about?" he growled.

"Kagome." The voice answered.

Inuyasha's eyes widened. "Nothing bad better happen to her or I swear, I'll rip you to little..." he threatened.

"Silly boy, I do not intend to cause harm to your mate. Why would I wish to do such a thing and cut my own bloodline short? I came to warn you about the changes in Kagome's body. She is becoming a hanyou as she sleeps. But...if you don't hurry, her priestess energies will cause her to accidentally purify herself while she sleeps. She has no control over such impulses while she is sleeping...therefore, she is in danger right now." he told Inuyasha. "You must wake her up."

Inuyasha blinked once more. "Your...bloodline? Father...?" Inuyasha called out. "Is that you?"

"Do not ask questions of me, Inuyasha. You must wake her up. Wake her up now!" he commanded.

Inuyasha jumped up with a gasp. "Dad, I..."

"Dad?" Sesshoumaru's eyebrow rose. "Inuyasha...if you have somehow forgotten, our father has been dead for quite some time. What are you mumbling about?"

"The dream..." Inuyasha answered. "Dad, he...Kagome!" he realized.

He grabbed her by the shoulders, and shook her slightly. "Wake up, Kagome! Come on...wake up. Please get up. You have to wake up!"

"What the hell are you doing?" Sesshoumaru demanded.

Inuyasha growled at him. "Dad said that her miko energy would try to purify her if she didn't wake up. She can't control it while she is sleeping!" Inuyasha explained. He returned his attention to Kagome. "Come on, Kags, open your eyes...why isn't this working?" he yelled at no one in particular.

Sesshoumaru shrugged. "I do not know, Inuyasha...but I must take my leave. There are several things that I must attend to. You know how to reach me should you run into any problems."

It was Inuyasha's turn to raise an eyebrow. "Did you just basically offer to help me?"

"Don't look into it."

Inuyasha turned back around as Rin followed Sesshoumaru out of the hut. Come on, Kagome! He pleaded both internally and externally for her to wake up, to open her eyes...he had to wake her up before something bad happened.

Kagome took a deep breath, but still did not wake up.

"Kagome..." Inuyasha said in more of a whiny voice that anything.

Suddenly, an idea struck him. Before, when Kagome had Kouga's mark on her shoulder, it would burn if she kissed him, or alert her that Kouga was nearby. Would this work for him as well?

Taking a deep breath, he leaned down, brushing the hair out of her eyes as he kissed her lips. He held one of her hands in his own. "Kagome...I need you to wake up for me...please..." he whispered, his breath hot on her neck.

Kagome moaned in her sleep, and tightened her grip on Inuyasha's hand.

"Wake up, Kagome." The statement was starting to sound more like a command than anything else. "Wake up."

Kagome groaned again, and her eyelids began to flutter open. She gasped, taking a deep breath of the air around her before her eyes shot completely open.

"Inuyasha?" she breathed. "What...happened?"

Inuyasha frowned. "Yourself was trying to kill...erm...yourself, while you were sleeping." Inuyasha told her. "Remember? Demon and miko energy mixes are generally a big no-no on the big long list of demon no-nos."

Kagome blinked. "What did you just say?" She laughed and yawned at the same time. "I feel so tired..."

"Well, you've gone through a lot of changes, Kagome..." Inuyasha explained to her. "I'm just glad that you're safe...and that you didn't purify yourself..."

Kagome shivered. "Where is...he?" her voice shook slightly, and she glanced around the hut, as if to make sure that Kouga wasn't somewhere inside it.

Inuyasha frowned deeply. "He took off after he killed you. Miroku and Sango went looking for him shortly afterward..."

"They did?" Kagome asked.

Inuyasha nodded. "He tried to take you from us, Kagome. Sango and Miroku went looking for Kouga as soon as we made sure that you were going to be all right..."

Before Kagome knew it, she had tears spilling from her eyes. Inuyasha's eyes shot down to the floor. "Don't cry, please, Kagome...I..." he began, but stopped short when Kagome wrapped her arms around him.

"Thank you, Inuyasha..." she whispered, nuzzling his chest. "Thank you for saving me."

"Kagome, you don't have to..." Inuyasha paused. Something in the air had caught the attention of his extra-sensitive nose.

Kagome took a deep breath. "What is it?" she wondered out loud.

"Inuyasha..." Sesshoumaru yelped, running into the room and looking slightly shocked for once. "It's...you won't believe who's outside..."

Inuyasha was puzzled for a moment, until he caught the scent of the second person. His eyes widened in recognition, and he stood quickly, bringing Kagome up with him and approaching the door to the hut.

"But...how can...?" he wondered, more to himself than to anyone else.

"What is it, Inuyasha?" asked Kagome for a second time.

"Dad..." Inuyasha whispered. "And...my mom..." his breath caught in his throat.

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A/N: I know...yet another cliffie. But, on the next charming episode of Unspoken: Sango and Miroku continue to search for Kouga, and learn that they too, have some 'unspoken issues' to deal with. Meanwhile, Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru learn what has suddenly brought their father and Izayoi back from the dead, and Kagome, with her transformation finally complete, deals with the added struggle of the shikon jewel inside her body...

Stay tuned!

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