Chapter 5
"INUYASHA! You jerk," the little fox child jumped on top of Inuyasha's head and started hitting him with all his strength. "You cheat on Kagome with Kikyo, and now you cheat on her again with a stranger..... I'm telling Kagome."
Shippo managed to get a few more good whacks in before he was snatched from the hanyou's head by the tail. Inuyasha dangled the little nuisance in front of him. "Go ahead tell her, see if I care." He glared at the pup and was amused by the shocked expression on his face. "And here's your chance." He then turned the boy around to face the girl he had just been caught "cheating" with.
Shippo's eyes became enormous as he examined the raven haired girl in front of him. 'She looks like Kagome and she does have Kagome's scent but this is a hanyou, Kagome is human.' "How do I know this isn't some kind of trick? You may look like her in most aspects but my Kagome is human, you're a hanyou." Shippo crossed his arms a crossed his chest and turned his head upward. He tried to look powerful despite his currant dangling position.
"You want proof?" Kagome watched the fox child nod. "I guess my new appearance would create some doubt......Now......for some proof." She placed a clawed finger to her mouth as she thought. Her gaze shifted to Inuyasha who was still glaring at the annoyance in his hand. "That's it!......Inuyasha.....I'm sorry.......OSUWARI!"
Shippo instinctively jumped away as the hanyou kissed dirt. "Oh, Kagome it is you, what happened?" The small child leapt into her arms as he questioned her.
"It's a long story. Why don't you run back and get Sango and Miroku over to Kaede's, I'll explain everything there, ok." Kagome kneeled down next to Inuyasha and slowly tried to get him into at least a sitting position. "We'll be right behind you. And if you're good I'll give you some candy." Before she could try and bribe him further, he was gone down the path.
Kagome turned her attention to the cursing mass of silver and red and spoke in a quiet and soft tone. "I think we need to talk."
"Keh!"
"Inuyasha, I'm serious. Now that we remember more of our past, were do we stand. Are we going to stay engaged or do you want to break it off?" Kagome planted her hands firmly on the ground as she leaned toward him, anxious to hear his answer.
'She asked if "I" wanted to break it off, not we, does that mean she wants to remain betrothed to me.' Inuyasha crossed his arms and turned his face toward the sky before giving her his answer. "We've been betrothed since before we were born and I'm not about to ruin our families honor."
Kagome turned her face away from him as she thought about his reply. 'Honor. Honor is the only reason he has to stay with me. Nothing else?' Kagome could fell her sadness start to take on the form of tears as she stood up. "I see......" was the only thing she said before she turned and bolted for the village.
Inuyasha was puzzled by her speed when she took off. 'Well she is a hanyou! Wait.......do I smell saltwater......is she crying......why.....did I say something wrong?"
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Kagome entered Kaede's hut rubbing away the tears so no one would now she was crying. She noticed all her friends, except Inuyasha of course, were gathered around the fire in the center of the room. "So who wants to hear an interesting story?" Her statement got everyone's attention, but what had Shippo's attention was her attire. On her way back she had put her hat and coat back on in hope of really surprising her friends. She saw Shippo was about to pounce on her and most likely remove the hat. Kagome gave him a low growl, that only youkai and hanyous could hear, that signified a "NO." When the pup obeyed and returned to his seated position did Kagome join them to tell her friends about her father?
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"Sugoi! So you're a hanyou......just like Inuyasha.....That explains it." Shippo hit his fist into his other hand as he made the connection.
"What's does Shippo?" questioned Sango.
"This!" Kagome removed her hat and her fuzzy ears twitched about, she then pulled her tail out from her coat for them to see. "My father told me that the Kuro Inu women carry more youkai traits, hence the tail." Kagome noticed the shocked look on her friend's faces and giggled slightly at their speechlessness. "You guys looked surprised want to hear more, and this is really great. I've been engaged to someone since before we were born."
"WHAT?! YOU'RE ENGAGED! TO WHO?" They all asked in unison.
"Well he's someone I've known for the last couple of years, but apparently we played together as children. Here......I have a picture of him taken by my mother." Kagome took out the photo and handed it to them.
"WHAT? Is .......this.......?"
"Yep, I'm engaged to Inuyasha." Kagome forced out a smile, though inside she was hurt by his "honor" remark.
"Does Inuyasha know about you two being intended?" Miroku asked her, still a bit astonished by the news.
"Yes.....he knows. After all these years since I disappeared he had remembered, but didn't recognize me without my youkai features. He even said he would stay engaged to me so as not to ruin our families honor." Kagome turned her face away from them and clenched her fist tightly.
Sango, noticing her friends current state of hurt, went and put an arm around her to comfort her. "Oh, Kagome..... It will be all right."
"What's wrong with upholding family honor?" The monk asked, confused by their actions.
"You stupid monk. Kagome wants Inuyasha to stay with her because he loves her not because he feels "duty bound" by his family." Sango then hugged Kagome as she directed her next words to her. "He'll come around." Sango then released her friend and smiled at her. "Look on the bright side, you have more of a hold on Inuyasha then Kikyo ever did."
Kagome smiled up at Sango as her words rang true through her mind. Then several images flashed in her mind. Kagome was knocked backwards by the last image.
"Kagome, what's wrong?" Sango asked from Kagome's side, very worried.
"I......think I just had my first vision." Kagome blinked a few times in order to clear her head.
"Really....what did you see." asked Miroku as he leaned on his staff toward her.
"They were just a flash in my mind but.....I saw Inuyasha, then a brilliant sunset, an outstretched hand, my sword, then I was kissing someone, I'm not sure who." All the blood left Kagome's face as she thought about kissing someone else besides Inuyasha. "No, I won't let that happen.....I need to clear my head, I'm going for a walk." Kagome stood up and walked from the hut, ignoring her friend's pleas to stay.
Inuyasha, who had been listening from behind the door, managed to leap up onto the roof, silently, just in time for Kagome to exit the hut without her knowing he had been eavesdropping. 'So that's what was wrong. DAMN IT!' Inuyasha watched Kagome's retreating form from the roof. Her tail swishing from side to side as she walked toward the lake. "I hope she's not going to cry again." Inuyasha then took off after her, remaining soundless as he went.
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"INUYASHA! You jerk," the little fox child jumped on top of Inuyasha's head and started hitting him with all his strength. "You cheat on Kagome with Kikyo, and now you cheat on her again with a stranger..... I'm telling Kagome."
Shippo managed to get a few more good whacks in before he was snatched from the hanyou's head by the tail. Inuyasha dangled the little nuisance in front of him. "Go ahead tell her, see if I care." He glared at the pup and was amused by the shocked expression on his face. "And here's your chance." He then turned the boy around to face the girl he had just been caught "cheating" with.
Shippo's eyes became enormous as he examined the raven haired girl in front of him. 'She looks like Kagome and she does have Kagome's scent but this is a hanyou, Kagome is human.' "How do I know this isn't some kind of trick? You may look like her in most aspects but my Kagome is human, you're a hanyou." Shippo crossed his arms a crossed his chest and turned his head upward. He tried to look powerful despite his currant dangling position.
"You want proof?" Kagome watched the fox child nod. "I guess my new appearance would create some doubt......Now......for some proof." She placed a clawed finger to her mouth as she thought. Her gaze shifted to Inuyasha who was still glaring at the annoyance in his hand. "That's it!......Inuyasha.....I'm sorry.......OSUWARI!"
Shippo instinctively jumped away as the hanyou kissed dirt. "Oh, Kagome it is you, what happened?" The small child leapt into her arms as he questioned her.
"It's a long story. Why don't you run back and get Sango and Miroku over to Kaede's, I'll explain everything there, ok." Kagome kneeled down next to Inuyasha and slowly tried to get him into at least a sitting position. "We'll be right behind you. And if you're good I'll give you some candy." Before she could try and bribe him further, he was gone down the path.
Kagome turned her attention to the cursing mass of silver and red and spoke in a quiet and soft tone. "I think we need to talk."
"Keh!"
"Inuyasha, I'm serious. Now that we remember more of our past, were do we stand. Are we going to stay engaged or do you want to break it off?" Kagome planted her hands firmly on the ground as she leaned toward him, anxious to hear his answer.
'She asked if "I" wanted to break it off, not we, does that mean she wants to remain betrothed to me.' Inuyasha crossed his arms and turned his face toward the sky before giving her his answer. "We've been betrothed since before we were born and I'm not about to ruin our families honor."
Kagome turned her face away from him as she thought about his reply. 'Honor. Honor is the only reason he has to stay with me. Nothing else?' Kagome could fell her sadness start to take on the form of tears as she stood up. "I see......" was the only thing she said before she turned and bolted for the village.
Inuyasha was puzzled by her speed when she took off. 'Well she is a hanyou! Wait.......do I smell saltwater......is she crying......why.....did I say something wrong?"
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Kagome entered Kaede's hut rubbing away the tears so no one would now she was crying. She noticed all her friends, except Inuyasha of course, were gathered around the fire in the center of the room. "So who wants to hear an interesting story?" Her statement got everyone's attention, but what had Shippo's attention was her attire. On her way back she had put her hat and coat back on in hope of really surprising her friends. She saw Shippo was about to pounce on her and most likely remove the hat. Kagome gave him a low growl, that only youkai and hanyous could hear, that signified a "NO." When the pup obeyed and returned to his seated position did Kagome join them to tell her friends about her father?
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"Sugoi! So you're a hanyou......just like Inuyasha.....That explains it." Shippo hit his fist into his other hand as he made the connection.
"What's does Shippo?" questioned Sango.
"This!" Kagome removed her hat and her fuzzy ears twitched about, she then pulled her tail out from her coat for them to see. "My father told me that the Kuro Inu women carry more youkai traits, hence the tail." Kagome noticed the shocked look on her friend's faces and giggled slightly at their speechlessness. "You guys looked surprised want to hear more, and this is really great. I've been engaged to someone since before we were born."
"WHAT?! YOU'RE ENGAGED! TO WHO?" They all asked in unison.
"Well he's someone I've known for the last couple of years, but apparently we played together as children. Here......I have a picture of him taken by my mother." Kagome took out the photo and handed it to them.
"WHAT? Is .......this.......?"
"Yep, I'm engaged to Inuyasha." Kagome forced out a smile, though inside she was hurt by his "honor" remark.
"Does Inuyasha know about you two being intended?" Miroku asked her, still a bit astonished by the news.
"Yes.....he knows. After all these years since I disappeared he had remembered, but didn't recognize me without my youkai features. He even said he would stay engaged to me so as not to ruin our families honor." Kagome turned her face away from them and clenched her fist tightly.
Sango, noticing her friends current state of hurt, went and put an arm around her to comfort her. "Oh, Kagome..... It will be all right."
"What's wrong with upholding family honor?" The monk asked, confused by their actions.
"You stupid monk. Kagome wants Inuyasha to stay with her because he loves her not because he feels "duty bound" by his family." Sango then hugged Kagome as she directed her next words to her. "He'll come around." Sango then released her friend and smiled at her. "Look on the bright side, you have more of a hold on Inuyasha then Kikyo ever did."
Kagome smiled up at Sango as her words rang true through her mind. Then several images flashed in her mind. Kagome was knocked backwards by the last image.
"Kagome, what's wrong?" Sango asked from Kagome's side, very worried.
"I......think I just had my first vision." Kagome blinked a few times in order to clear her head.
"Really....what did you see." asked Miroku as he leaned on his staff toward her.
"They were just a flash in my mind but.....I saw Inuyasha, then a brilliant sunset, an outstretched hand, my sword, then I was kissing someone, I'm not sure who." All the blood left Kagome's face as she thought about kissing someone else besides Inuyasha. "No, I won't let that happen.....I need to clear my head, I'm going for a walk." Kagome stood up and walked from the hut, ignoring her friend's pleas to stay.
Inuyasha, who had been listening from behind the door, managed to leap up onto the roof, silently, just in time for Kagome to exit the hut without her knowing he had been eavesdropping. 'So that's what was wrong. DAMN IT!' Inuyasha watched Kagome's retreating form from the roof. Her tail swishing from side to side as she walked toward the lake. "I hope she's not going to cry again." Inuyasha then took off after her, remaining soundless as he went.
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