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Recap:

"Y-yes…?" she asked as the last of her tears came out. She was done crying for now. He kissed her forehead and gave her an affectionate smile.

"Come on, I have something to show you," he softly whispered as he laced his finger with hers, leading the way.

Broken Wings

Chapter 15

What Can Be Heard

They walked out of her home and onto the streets, holding onto each other in a passionate way. People stared every so often as the two passed by so causally.

Kagome was holding onto his arm, walking romantically by his side as always. The streets were crowded as InuYasha held onto her hand adoringly. To break this happy moment, the multitudes of people were whispering to each other as their attention was so rudely fixated on the hanyou and his girl.

Endless statements and derogative comments flowed like water as they strolled on by.

"Look at them…what freaks!"

"A human with a half-breed? How odd!"

"He's probably threatening her to be with him; poor girl."

"That is the sickest thing I have ever seen!"

"I'll bet he rapes and beats her. Stinking demon."

The whisperer's remarks were too abundant. InuYasha flattened his ears to help block them out. He was very thankful that Kagome only had the hearing capabilities of a regular human…she was saved from this subjugation, whereas his delicate hanyou ears picked up every word of hate that was spat at their direction.

Kagome looked at her love. She could easily see that something was bothering him. Past the look of his faked cool composer, she could see that he was having a problem. She couldn't place it but it looked as if he was creating some sort of a self-esteem repetition exercise as he walked with her.

She leaned in closer to his body and gave him a smile. She forgot all about her problems, as she usually did by his side. He snapped out of his world as he noticed her getting closer. He placed a small kiss on top her cranium and rested his head on hers.

InuYasha had been thinking of what those random people had said. It was a concern he had always pushed to the back of his mind. He could stand the insults; he had been used to it by now. But the hanyou couldn't stand the fact that Kagome was being ostracized just because she was around him.

They could not escape the hurtful words as they passed by even more people.

"What a dirty little girl walking around with that filthy animal."

InuYasha pulled Kagome still closer to his side. He was becoming very uncomfortable with all these people around. Before he had met Kagome, he had heard all of those horrid nicknames before and hadn't even given it a second thought.

He never cared to be called a filthy half-breed and the like but he had never done anything about it either…he never felt the need to sully his hands on those kinds of pathetic people.

Dressing as a Goth and being a hanyou was certainly not a good incentive to be considered popular or well liked. It never really bothered him though.

But somehow, now, it was different. They were including Kagome in this ridicule and that wasn't fair. She was an innocent girl that didn't deserve the cruel words of others.

He couldn't decide whether to pick up his pace and get out of there quickly or to turn around and knock 'em all out. He knew Kagome wouldn't be pleased if he had just randomly started attacking people…but this was really starting to piss him off.

"What a despicable demon! I can't imagine what a fool like her sees in him."

Finally, he could see his house! They were almost there. They reached the door and he shuffled for his keys. He found them and immediately unlocked the door. She stepped in first and he instantly followed her into his small abode.

"What's wrong InuYasha?" Kagome asked with concern, noticing how different he was acting. She began to examine one of his paintings that were hung on the wall. It was one of small flowers with insects crawling around the purple petals; it was quite pretty.

"Nothing," he said lightly as he locked the door behind him. She peeked from the corner of her eye at her hanyou. He sighed and fell back comfortably on his scratchy light blue sofa.

She strolled over to the cushions her boyfriend sat on. Sitting herself down next to him, she wrapped her arms around the frame of his shoulders. She could feel his body tensing at his touch. She ignored the feel of his muscles tightening and nuzzled into his hardened shoulder.

"Please tell me…" she begged him.

He looked down at the pale hand that lingered near her hidden face. He could feel her emotions change to depression…and that sadness was directed at him. He didn't want to tell her what he had heard those strangers say about them…but she had the right to know.

InuYasha placed his hand on her white fingers.

"It's really nothing…just some crude comments from meaningless people," he said nonchalantly, adding a simple shrug to non-verbally let her know it was okay and that it didn't affect him.

He ran his fingers over hers. It amazed him how Kagome dressed! He had seen an old photo album of how she used to be. She used to dress in such pretty and vibrant colors…now she had just worn black clothes. He realized this trend started when she hung out with him.

She personally liked the way her skin was pale, soft and how it clashed wonderfully with her dark attire. InuYasha had explained that it was odd to see her this pale, all the time. It made her look sick. She said that she would try and tan over the summer and that made InuYasha chuckle at her.

"Please don't tell me you're worried about what people are saying about us?" she pleaded, looking up at his eyes. He had looked away, trying to hide what he was feeling.

"No," he said flatly.

She frowned at his pathetic lie. She heard him breathe out and looked back at his face.

Seeing that he hadn't won her over on this regard, he elaborated his answer to suit her.

"It's not what they say about us that's the problem…it's what they say about you," he emphasized. She gave him a playful push and he looked at her with confusion.

"Don't be silly! It doesn't matter what other people say, I love you too much. Let other people say what they want about me or our relationship…it won't make the world stop spinning or change the way I feel about you," she said happily. This made InuYasha smile at her.

"You're very optimistic…and so weird," he sniggered out while smiling widely. She grinned at her handy work. He was smiling and that's all that mater at the moment.

"We optimists keep the world in check, Sir Goth," she said as she moved closer to him.

"Really? My apologies, oh Maiden of Black," he said sarcastically with a bow. He moved his face closer to hers.

Her breath was hot and the great scent of it sent chills down his spine. Kagome also felt the tingling chills creeping in her as well. With a slight bend, her lips went in to close to his awaiting ones.

Before that kiss could make its painfully close contact, she put her hand out and playfully shoved him back. She smiled wickedly, knowing how much he was craving her mouth only to have it denied at the last moment.

"That's cruelty to hanyous," InuYasha whined.

"You said you had something to show me…so show me and then I'll kiss you," she bribed sweetly.

"No, ya gotta kiss me first and then I'll show you," he said while lacing his fingers around hers so she couldn't escape.

"Since when do you pull the strings on this relationship?" she grinned.

He smiled at her.

"I want to show you a very special painting of mine," he explained.

"Well then, you'll just have to show it to me now. I haven't even seen one simple doodle of yours since I met you and that's unfair. I mean, c'mon! We're dating for crying out loud," she stated.

"That's right, we are dating…so that means I deserve that kiss even more now than ever," InuYasha stated cockily, a smirk smothered on his face.

"Not the way it works," she commented. "I get to see the picture first; it was your idea that I come here to see it first. Or did you just lure me here to make-out again?" she asked smugly.

This conversation wasn't going anywhere. Kagome was just about to give in and grant him the kiss…until InuYasha said;

"Feh! Fine, come on, it's in my room," he said plainly as he pulled her up to his room.

She smiled in victory; she wanted the kiss just as much as he did but it was just as pleasing knowing she had him yield to her.

They reached his room and she sat on the bed as he looked for his art piece. He kneeled down on all fours and started looking around.

She watched in amusement as he shuffled around the small cabinet. She looked over at his nightstand and saw his infamous sketch pad. His name was written allover the front of it. Kagome quickly looked at InuYasha from her spot on the bed to see that he was now preoccupied with the closet…her actions would not be noticed.

Kagome quietly scooted over and picked up the sketch pad. She silently opened up to the first page and was amazed at the first picture. It was a penciled dragon with beautiful scales all around its skin. Its eyes were sharp and looked as if it were alive…even for a pencil sketch it looked so grand and simply astounding.

She flipped through the sketch pad randomly and noted that it was filled to the brink with numerous types of mythical creatures, landscapes, a couple pictures of Miroku, Sango and other random people…though the pictures were variant, there was one big connection that Kagome had noted while skimming through it.

A person had appeared on each and every picture.

It was a thin girl with black hair. Though pretty, she looked a little dazed in many of the pictures and her eyes were clouded over.

Not a long time had to pass before Kagome realized who the mysterious girl was.

She stopped looking at the little pictures of herself when she felt someone staring at her. InuYasha had stopped routing through the closet and was now looking over at her.

Kagome smiled meekly at him and closed the booklet.

"I'm sorry; I couldn't help myself," she said shyly. He rolled his eye and then smiled at her.

"I would've eventually had to show you sooner or later," he said simply as he set up the easel.

"Eventually?" she asked. "That could range anywhere from now to forever."

"Heh! So? They're my doodles…I don't have to show them to you," he said with a smile, now placing his hidden picture up, which was shielded with the white protective cloth covering it.

"What if I asked nicely?" she questioned sweetly. He looked at her from his setup; she was looking at him with wide, puppy dog eyes.

"It's pretty hard to say 'no' to you when you're looking at me like that," he admitted, amused that he had given into her pleas for the second time in the last five minutes.

"Done," he said promptly as he stepped back from the properly positioned painting, still blocked off with its protective covering.

"Wow InuYasha!" she exclaimed mockingly. "What a great picture of a bed sheet…or is it a ghost?"

He rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"It's what's under the sheet, sweetness," he explained slowly, using emphasis on the words so she would be sure to understand. He patted her on the head simplistically before walking over to reveal his masterpiece.

He pulled down the sheet slowly.

Kagome gasped in wonder.

The picture had a beautiful girl in it with flowing black hair. The head was turned, hiding the face from any onlookers. There was a fantastic lush meadow full of golden flowers that swayed around in the wind.

She wore a gorgeous gown of silky black that pooled around her legs gracefully. The arm and neck pieces of the dress were fishnet linings made with a delicate rose pattern. A white ribbon hugged her hips delicately so they sat in place. The clouds above looked so real and natural as the blue ski pattern finished the accent of the painting.

Kagome gaped in astonishment at the majesty of the colors. Never in her life had she seen anything so detailed or as gorgeous as this painting right in front of her.

"So, do you like it?" InuYasha asked simply as he saw the expression on her face.

"It's beautiful…" she whispered out. "But who's the pretty girl in the meadow?"

"It's…it's you," he said, a little hesitant to reveal his inspiration. He looked away to hide the blushing color of his face.

"Me?" she exclaimed while ogling the painting once more. "What do you call this piece?"

"It is called; 'Kagome'…named after you, of course" he stated with a smile.

She looked up at him with a beaming smile. She stepped closer and took a hold of his face with her gentle hands. As he faced her, his eyes adverted their attention in embarrassment.

She smiled at his shy manner towards her.

"You definitely deserve that kiss now," she said as she wrapped her arms around his neck. He looked down at her and smiled widely.

"I'm glad you think so," he said as he bent his head down, placing his forehead on hers.

He closed his eye and deeply inhaled her scent. He shot his eyes open when he felt the warmth of her lips on his. He pulled back and looked at her with a confused gaze.

"I said you deserved it," she said as a smile graced her lips.

InuYasha quickly bent down, taking her lips once again. He looked deeply into her eyes.

"Do I deserve that one too?" he asked with a cocky smirk. She rolled her eyes playfully.

"Only if I deserve this one," she hinted, leaning forward to meet his tempting lips again. Her hands coiled around his neck. His arms slithered around her torso, rubbing against her sides.

Kagome divided her lips open, letting him enter as he wished. He gladly partook of the awaiting opportunity. She moaned as he slipped his tongue inside her mouth.

He moved his hands up her face and could feel the slight traces of her once skinny and anorexic body. InuYasha couldn't express his gladness that she was eating continuously now.

She gave out another whimper of pleasure as his tongue probed her. InuYasha growled playfully as they moved their tongues together in a lovers' dance.

Hojo was completely disgusted as the two lip-locked. The spy griped his fists in anger as he continued to watch the couple rumble about and fall onto the bed. He looked away when he noticed the two started to take their clothes off.

'This is gross!' Hojo thought disgustedly. 'I think I'll have to intercept this relationship…but how? She's having way too much fun while her mother is still missing…doesn't that brat even miss her?'

Hojo put on his own wicked smile.

'I've got an idea,' he thought as he jumped down from the tree branch that overlooked the house.

----------------------------------------To Be Continued----------------------------------------

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