Hey! Here is the new chapter! -smiles- It's longer... that's good... there's some humor, then it turns around and becomes very... very... weird.
You'll know when you read it... it's just... yeah. Hope you'll still like the chapter... TT.TT
On with the story...
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Chapter Nine- Talking About Decisions
"Alright, get over here and I'll wash your hair." Kyoisei unwillingly obeyed, and sat against the wooden bridge. InuYasha looked at the bottles and frowned.
Which one was I supposed to use again?
"What's taking so long?" Kyoisei asked.
"Shut up and wait." InuYasha spat.
Oh shit… this isn't good.
"Hurry up! Kagome wasn't this slow!" Kyoisei shouted. InuYasha clobbered his head.
"Shut up! I'm getting to it, alright?"
"Hmph." InuYasha looked at the soap, the conditioner, and the shampoo.
Okay… so I do something to his hair…I soap it? Skampoo it? Or was it Shanoo it? InuYasha opened each bottle and smelled each one.
This one smells like Kagome's hair…He put the conditioner down.
This one smells like shit…He put the soap down.
This one… smells weird…kinda like Kagome's hair, but strong…InuYasha sighed. Then he took the conditioner and squeezed half a bottle on his head.
I wonder if that's enough…hmm…now what do I do? InuYasha looked over at the towel, and the brush.
Kagome always uses something like this to brush her hair… so do I use it to wash his hair? Best guess…InuYasha took the brush and started rubbing back and forth the conditioner on Kyoisei's head.
"InuYasha! My hair's getting tangled!" He complained. InuYasha growled.
"I know that! I'm not blind. Damn it will you just shut up and let me do this? I know what I'm doing!" InuYasha lied. After a while of scrubbing, no suds came out, and InuYasha panicked.
Did I do something wrong? Why isn't it getting all soapy like last time? InuYasha picked up the liquid soap. Maybe I should use this…He poured it all over Kyoisei's hair, until InuYasha felt the bottle was empty. He was going to scrub again, when Kyoisei ducked into the water. InuYasha growled, and glared at him when Kyoisei got up.
"Why'd you go underwater?" InuYasha yelled. Kyoisei glared at him.
"Do you know how much that thing stings when it gets into your eyes?" Kyoisei retorted. InuYasha rolled his eyes, and pulled Kyoisei's hair.
"Hey! Ow! That hurts!"
"Well, if you'd GET OVER HERE then it wouldn't hurt so much, now would it?" InuYasha spat. Kyoisei glared at him, but went back to InuYasha.
"I still don't get why I can't have Kagome giving me my bath…" Kyoisei complained. InuYasha growled as he continued brushing his hair back and forth.
"Because she's a girl you damn baka!"
"So what? What does being a girl have to do with letting Kagome give me a bath?" InuYasha rolled his eyes.
He will never get it… At last! It's getting bubbles! InuYasha threw the brush back with the towel and pushed Kyoisei's head into the water. There was a lot of splashing done, and when InuYasha let go, Kyoisei's head popped out the water right away. He gasped for breath, and then shook his head, trying to dry his hair, splattering water all over InuYasha.
"Are we done yet? I want to see what Kagome's doing." Kyoisei whined. InuYasha squeezed the water out of his hair and then pulled Kyoisei's.
"Not yet. I still have to use that last bottle of soap and this towel. Then after that I have to wash your ears." InuYasha grumbled. "And what does it matter what Kagome's doing?"
"I want to be by her side and help her if she needs it." InuYasha let out a deep and mad sigh as he took the last bottle (It's the shampoo).
Why am I getting jealous? Kagome didn't say that she loved him… but she didn't say that she loves me either… InuYasha gave Kyoisei the bottle.
"Why are you giving this to me?" Kyoisei asked. InuYasha shoved it harder into his hands and let go.
"It's your body. I'm not touching you."
"If it was Kagome here, she would do it." InuYasha almost choked.
"She would not."
"Yeah she would. Cause she's nice, and she did it last time."
"That's when you were still a damn puppy."
"Damn is right." Kyoisei said, squeezing the bottle. "You know how hard you threw me down on the ground that night I came? At least that Koga guy took me by the collar. You just picked me up and threw me like that Kikyo girl." InuYasha glared at him.
"What the hell do you mean by that?"
"I listened to some of the things Kikyo said. It's not like I'm deaf or anything. I know you used to love her." Kyoisei said, rubbing soap on him. InuYasha raised a brow.
"What exactly did Kikyo say?"
"Why should I tell you? You're always so damn mean to me!" InuYasha growled.
"Just tell me damn it." Kyoisei stuck his tongue out.
"No."
"Tell me!"
"No." Kyoisei replied curtly, and went into the water. InuYasha grumbled. ((And an anime vein appears on his head…))
I must not hurt him… Kagome will get mad… then next time Kagome will wash him…Damn it…must not get mad…must not get mad… Kyoisei got up from the water and got clobbered in the head twice.
There we go… I didn't hurt him… much.
"What was that for?" Kyoisei yelled, rubbing his head.
"That's for being damned by not telling what Kikyo said." InuYasha spat. Kyoisei folded his arms. InuYasha threw the towel at him, and he caught it. After he dried himself, he got his clothes, which were now somewhat dry, and put them on.
"I can go to Kagome now, right?" Kyoisei asked. InuYasha rolled his eyes and pulled him down, making Kyoisei fall.
"Why are you so mean to me anyways?" InuYasha glared at him.
"Keh."
"You're jealous, aren't you? Cause you love both Kikyo and Kagome." Kyoisei said, smirking.
"Keh. Is that what Kikyo told you?" InuYasha spat. Kyoisei rolled his eyes.
"You loving Kagome was obvious. But to love that smelly dead bitch surprised me, really."
"I don't love Kikyo. I loved her. I don't love her anymore." InuYasha paused. "Why the hell am I telling you this crap?" Kyoisei rolled his eyes.
"I don't get why you always keep your damn feelings in. It's not like anything bad will happen or anything."
"I don't have 'damn feelings' so just shut up!"
"Fine." Kyoisei said simply. "Then tell me that you don't love Kagome."
"WHAT?"
"Tell me you don't love her." There was a long silence.
"Keh. I don't have to say that to you to prove it." Kyoisei quirked an eyebrow.
"You love her. It's obvious."
"What the hell do you mean?"
"Do you know how jealous you look whenever Kagome talks to me?" InuYasha turned into a shade of pink. "And I can just smell your arousal every time you see her." InuYasha blushed harder. "And besides, she's really pretty, and she smells nice. And she has a great personality and everything. There really is no reason to not like her…" InuYasha punched him.
"OW! You know…" Kyoisei said, rubbing his head again. "I loose brain cells every time you hit me on the head. Then I'll turn out stupid like you…"
THUD
"Shut up. Quit your talking and let's go back already." InuYasha gathered all the empty bottles and the towel and brush and they went back to the village.
"Kagome!" Kyoisei yelled. Kagome got out of the hut with a smile.
"Kyoisei! InuYasha!" Kyoisei ran up to Kagome.
"Hi Kagome…"
"Kyoisei. You're clean. I guess InuYasha didn't do that bad if you're still in one piece." Kagome concluded. Kagome felt his hair.
"It's a bit tangled… I thought the conditioner would solve that problem…" Kagome said, and then looked at InuYasha. He handed her back the empty bottles, and Kagome sweat-dropped.
"They're empty?"
"Yeah. Can't you see that?" InuYasha asked.
"But they were brand new! I bought that before I came here!" Kagome turned to the brush in InuYasha's hand. "Why is it full of hair?" InuYasha looked down.
"I used it when I cleaned his hair." Kagome took the brush from him.
"This is a shower brush, not a hair brush. I told you to use it to scrub him!"
"Well either way he's clean!" Kagome sighed.
"I guess…" Kagome got a hair brush and sat down next to Kyoisei. "Come here. Let me brush your hair." Kyoisei leaned his head and Kagome brushed it gently to get rid of the tangles. InuYasha glared at Kyoisei, who didn't really notice anything. After a while of brushing from Kagome, and growling from InuYasha, she finished brushing and put the brush away. Kagome stood up and went towards the door.
"Where're you going, Kagome?" Kyoisei asked.
"I'm just going to get some water from the village well." Kagome said, and headed out the hut. Kyoisei wanted to follow her, but InuYasha stopped him.
"Hmph."
"Keh." It was quiet for a moment, until InuYasha spoke up.
"So what did Kikyo tell you last night?" Kyoisei rolled his eyes.
"Isn't it obvious?" InuYasha frowned.
No… It's not like Kikyo to say anything to strangers… usually…
"Just tell me damn it." Kyoisei sighed.
"She was just saying things about you and her. Then something about Kagome and reincarnating, and then watching out about something, and warning me about you and Kagome, how something will happen and a bunch of crap. Something about Kagome not being part of this world, how she should go home and… something else." There was a pause. "Happy now?"
"Those dog ears are a waste on you." InuYasha stated. Kyoisei glared at him and wiggled them.
"Okay, blame me if I was bored like hell. The only part that actually interested me when she said something about this Naraku guy…" InuYasha looked up.
"What'd she say?"
"Something about something happening all over again… and something about fifty years ago… But it's not like something will actually…" InuYasha sniffed the air. Kyoisei copied InuYasha, and his eyes widened.
"…happen…" He turned to see InuYasha already gone.
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Gosh I'm so thirsty. I guess that's what happens when I forget to bring water from my own time… Kagome got to the well and looked down. I am so glad my well is dried up when I jump in…She lowered the bucket on the rope, and started pulling it out.
"Here… let me help you." Kagome turned around and saw InuYasha in back of her. He took the rope and pulled it up and got the water-filled bucket out.
"Thank you, InuYasha." Kagome said, smiling. InuYasha smirked and put a hand around her neck while holding the bucket.
"InuYasha…" Kagome muttered, trailing off.
"Where are your shikon jewel shards?" InuYasha asked with a frown.
"They're with Kyoisei… remember?" Kagome asked, looking suspicious.
"Kyoisei…" InuYasha repeated, trailing off. He grabbed her tightly around the arm, dropping the bucket.
"InuYasha… what're you doing?" Kagome asked. InuYasha's claws were digging into her skin, drawing blood. His eyes glowed red and Kagome sensed it.
His aura… it's not InuYasha's… it's…
"Give me the shards, Kagome." He said, smirking and showing his fang.
"I don't have it…"
"She ain't giving you anything… Naraku." A voice said. They both turned and Kagome smiled, seeing InuYasha gripping his Tetsusaiga, and Kyoisei next to him.
"InuYasha…" Kagome muttered. The 'fake' InuYasha let go of Kagome, and she fell into the well. Kyoisei ran to the well and tried to get Kagome out.
"Kagome!" His voice echoed into the well.
"Kyoisei!" She shouted back, splashing water. He jumped down the well.
"What the hell are you doing?" InuYasha shouted. Naraku changed back to his original self and smirked.
"So that mutt is the one that has the shards. No matter. I'll just take him and Kagome."
"Keh. Not in your life, Naraku." InuYasha shouted. "Kaze no Kizu!" Four yellow streaks came from the sword and toward Naraku. He put up a barrier, and the wind scar hit the well instead.
"Pitiful aim, InuYasha." Naraku spat. "Practice so I have some fun next time." And he disappeared.
"Chikushou… Kagome!" InuYasha ran to the broken well and started digging away the broken wood.
"Kagome! Kagome! Kago—."
"She heard you the first time, InuYasha." Kyoisei said, pushing a piece of wood off his head.
"You bastard! Where's Kagome? Did you leave her down there?" Kyoisei rolled his eyes and got out with Kagome holding one of his hands.
"Kagome…" InuYasha said with a sigh of relief. Kagome got up and ran to InuYasha, hugging him.
"InuYasha… I was so scared. InuYasha… I thought that might really be you… it was so real…" Kagome said shakily. InuYasha hugged her back.
"Kagome… you're bleeding." InuYasha said, looking at her arms. If I was any later…Naraku would have done the same thing he did to Kikyo…InuYasha gripped Kagome tighter.
"InuYasha…"
"Kagome… I'm so sorry…"
"InuYasha…"
"Kagome. I would never do that to you."
"InuYasha…"
"Yeah Kagome?"
"I need air." InuYasha quickly let go and blushed.
"C'mon." He murmured softly, but loud enough for them to hear. "Let's go and heal your wounds Kagome." Kagome nodded and went with InuYasha and Kyoisei back to the hut. When they arrived, InuYasha got the kit from Kagome's bag, after rummaging through it a few good seconds.
"Kagome…" InuYasha said as he bandaged her. Kagome looked up.
"Yeah InuYasha?"
"Did you really think that was me?" That question got Kagome off guard a bit.
"InuYasha…" InuYasha finished the bandaging and started on Kagome's other arm.
"Did you?" Kagome looked down.
"At first I did… but then I didn't." InuYasha was silent.
At least she was smarter than me and Kikyo…He hinted a small smile as he finished bandaging her. Kagome saw it and hugged him. InuYasha stumbled a bit, but regained his balance and hugged her back.
"InuYasha…" Kagome started. He's thinking about what happened with Kikyo… I just know it. "What happened fifty years ago won't happen again. I trust you InuYasha. I… love you."
"Kagome…" Thank you, Kagome. He hugged her back tightly, but not as tight as last time, and smiled.
"Are we interrupting something?" came a voice. They broke apart and saw Miroku and Sango starring at them with Shippo and Kirara in their hands. Kagome blushed many different shades of pink and red before landing on bright red. InuYasha was a slight pink too.
"Keh." They all sat down, when someone else came in.
"Umm…" Everyone's eyes were on Kyoisei. "Can I talk to InuYasha?" Everyone's head turned to InuYasha, who raised an eyebrow.
"Why?"
"It's about… what she said…" InuYasha immediately understood and got up.
"You guys watch out for Kagome." He ordered, and walked out, following Kyoisei. Everyone's eyes turned to Kagome now.
"Who's 'she'?" Sango asked. Kagome shrugged.
"I don't know…"
"Do you think they're talking about you, Kagome-Sama?" Miroku asked. Kagome thought about it.
"I really have no idea…"
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They were silent all the way to the Goshinboku. When they arrived, the same thought filled InuYasha's mind just like every other time.
Kikyo…why didn't we trust each other? Maybe it really was just too real…Kyoisei sat at the trunk of the tree, and InuYasha did the same.
"So?" InuYasha asked. Kyoisei sighed.
"InuYasha… I love Kagome…" InuYasha quirked and brow.
"And?"
"But Kagome loves you…" InuYasha wiggled his ears. "And you love Kagome back… and Kikyo." InuYasha sighed.
"What're you saying?"
"Well… have you ever heard of a love square?" InuYasha blinked.
"No…"
"I heard it the first day Kagome's little brother bought me. Kagome was talking on the phone, and she was saying how she was in a love square. You know… how she loves someone, and two like her, but the one she likes doesn't like her, and likes someone else…" InuYasha choked.
She talks about me in her time?
"It's kind of the same here. I love Kagome, but Kagome loves you, and you love Kagome and Kikyo. Kikyo loves you, and Kagome doesn't like me…"
"Why the hell are you blabbering on about this to me?"
"InuYasha… I love Kagome." InuYasha blinked.
"And? You've said that already." Kyoisei lowered his head.
"But you don't truly love Kagome." InuYasha paused.
"What in the fucking name of hell do you mean?"
"You can't love Kikyo and Kagome, InuYasha. Kagome deserves more than just someone who can't love her to the full extent." InuYasha growled.
"Are you saying that you're better off for her?" Kyoisei shook his head.
"No. I'm not saying that… InuYasha." Kyoisei paused. There was silence in the forest as Kyoisei struggled on what to say. "InuYasha… I want you to help me get the jewel shards out." InuYasha wiggled his ears, making sure he heard right.
"Why?" Kyoisei bit his lips with his fang.
"I don't want to love Kagome when she truly loves you." InuYasha blinked. "But…" Kyoisei stressed out the word. "I don't want you to have Kagome… until you really love her."
"Keh. What do you know?"
"You're right for once, InuYasha. I might not know anything." Kyoisei spat. "But Kagome's a great girl, and if I'm going to let someone love her, it as to be someone that can give Kagome as much as she deserves."
"You can't tell others who Kagome can be with! Kagome chooses that yourself you bastard."
"Do you really think you're worth Kagome, InuYasha?" Kyoisei asked. InuYasha growled. "Kikyo told me that you love her. She told me that she's seen Kagome cry because you still love her. You really think Kagome deserves that? You think she deserves a half-breed that steps on her love?"
"Shut the hell up! You know nothing about this. So until you do, shut your trap before I make you." They were both standing up now, glaring at each other.
"InuYasha…" Kyoisei said calmly. "You like Kagome… because of Kikyo, don't you?" InuYasha was silent. "Don't think I don't know, InuYasha. I saw the many similarities of the two. They have the same aura. Nearly even the same smell. They have almost the same looks, and the same purity inside them."
"Keh. So you're not that stupid after all." InuYasha growled through his teeth. Kyoisei turned to InuYasha and glared.
"I won't stand by and watch Kagome get hurt like Kikyo."
"She won't!"
"If you meet Kagome's reincarnation… will you fall in love with her and leave Kagome like you left Kikyo?"
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NEXT TIME: Training the Dog...
InuYasha finishes talking with Kyoisei... not very happy. But Kyoisei does turn back into a puppy, and the shards return to Kagome. So now that he's a puppy again, he needs to be trained. You know... roll over, play dead, fetch, oh and my favorite... SIT!
Ja...
Lizzy