"We were just talking to a healer of another village about herbs and stuff when he told us that near the mountain there have been attacks of spider heads" said Kagome while holding the basket full of plants and dirt that Kaede was teaching her about, "so there are rumors of a shard?" "not exactly", "then we're not going" "but we have to help" "i don't give a crap" "Oswari" she replied and he fell face first to the floor, "and here I thought that you were getting nicer," she said while walking away from him into Kaede's house how strange, he at least checks things out and reluctantly saves people, but he was so rude just now, i wonder if he's ok.
"thank you for your lessons lady Kaede I'm very grateful, this will help me if I don't have my supplies" "of course child, ye will make a great priestess one day, perhaps one to rival the great Midoriko, with the gifts the Kamis gave ye" said Kaede to a blushing Kagome. "Keh, to be a priestess you have to possess a pure heart, something you don't have wench" "take that back Inuyasha" "or what? you'll say the word? It was supposed to keep you out of danger not to use whatever the fuck you want to punish me, it hurts don't you know?" he said a little too loud, "it does? But.. But i have seen you get broken bones and stuff like that and you heal in like a day" she was becoming concerned, is he really in pain? Maybe it doesn't matter that he heals quickly, maybe the pain is just the same to him than anyone else but he heals quickly and i... "of course i heal fast, i'm a damn youkai aren't I? But that doesn't meanthat i don't feel the punches", that was it, he just admitted to feel as much as anyone, and in this case i'm the one causing him to suffer, he is disrespectful but that doesnt give me the the right to punish him, oh god i'm like a torturer, how can i be so mean to someone I like so much, Kagome started to sob and left Kaede's hut in a run to cry somewhere else, to getaway from him and repent of her sins. He was left surprised and with no clue as to what to do, he stare at Kaede, and she said nothing and continue with her chores, what...the...fuck… Did she buy it? well, that will teach her to treat me with respect.
He was sure that she will eventually calm down and everything, but they were on their way to the youkai haunted village in the mountains and Kagome was unusually quiet, she smelled like salt, sadness and regret, good he thought, but it was he who was now feeling regret and turning his head every now and then to check on her, even if he would die before admitting it. Shippo seemed to be really happy that they were fighting, which angered Inuyasha even more, it's like he enjoys that I can't talk to her, fucking brat wants her all to himself. They reached a river and Inuyasha was leading the group when a flea pinched himin the neck, "what do you want?" said Inuyasha to the tiny youkai in his palm "master Inuyasha your blood is so precious, but if you don't want to share maybe I should get a taste of some priestess blood, it's been a while", Inuyasha pressed him harder between his fingers "not a chance bloodsucker, I said what'cha want" "have you learned to control tessaiga master?" said Myoga out of nowhere and Inuyasha quickly watched if Kagome was listening, seeing she was enthralled with Shippo he replied "Not yet and don't talk so loud, i don't want to worry the bitch" "oh but master, perhaps you now care for the girl?" "Keh stop talking shit, I don't wanna seem weak just because this fucking sword doesn't work", Myoga eye him suspiciously but stayed quiet, Inuyasha then went on a rant about the inefficient way they were collecting the shards going all around the country saving ungrateful people, the flea could only smile at this, his master's youngest son was beginning to change, and maybe getting a mate, as for the eldest son, a little girl was gonna change everything, if rumors were true, all seemed well.
They went for the shortest albeit hardest route because Inuyasha was a bit impatient than usual and just before midday a girl no more than 11 years old crossed their path, she was running from a spider head who corner her and in the last moment possible Inuyasha saved her from the spiders fangs. This did NOT sit well with the stranger when she realized Inuyasha was hanyou, she was of the worldview that humans were 'the good ones' and youkais were monsters undeserving of pity and the two were natural enemies, representing the good and bad of this world. The little girl was named Nazuna, Kagome was a bit conflicted with her because Nazuna was rude even to Shippo ireally hate the prejudice in this era, i hate seeing Inuyasha rejected, what can i do to show him that the world is not all like that. I mean even if other people reject him i'll always be there for him but is always ugly when people don't even respect him let alone like him. but Kagome's nature was such thatshe couldn't hate the people that hated on him, so she talked with calm and kindness to the girl, however it didn't seem to matter the explanations she gave her. "I have to get back" said Nazuna ignoring completely Kagomes words, apparently she lived with a monk in a temple.
Nazuna started to climb to the top of the mountain but she was a frail child and soon she was just climbing and falling without progress, Inuyasha glimpsed at Kagome she wouldn't be mad, it is just a girl "Keh, useless humans" he said while carrying Nazuna as a sack ofrice on his shoulder and getting her to the top. After he carried the rest of his pack to the top, he noticed that Kagome gave him one of her bright beautiful smiles, he blushed well at least helping that little wench wasn't hard and my bitch ain't mad " let's get going" he said to thegroup.
When they reached the temple the monk was waiting for the girl, he smelled a bit like the spider heads but didn't radiate any youki, nonetheless Inuyasha was skeptical and wanted to get the hell out of the temple, far away from the fucking girl who was being more obnoxious now that she was safe and far away from anyone really, he was.. about to be vulnerable and he hated it, hated the changing moon, hated his condition, hated his fucking life. But of course Kagome was making things harder, wanting to stay the night at that place he couldn't control his frustration and scream at her "FINE, you humans are so fucking weak" he said while storming off. Kagome was getting whiplash from his attitude and getting annoyed at him but decided to stay quiet and give him the benefit of privacy so she went to prepare diner. The group ate and went to sleep, and of course, in the middle of the night, the spider heads attacked. Shippo was the first to woke up and he alerted Kagome, she took out her bow and arrows, clean their mess quickly and efficiently and carry her bag with all their stuff, she did all this and there was no signs of Inuyasha where is he? Are the other's ok? "come on Shippo, let's look for Nazuna and the priest" she said. They crossed the grounds only to find her near the main structure of the temple sobbing uncontrollably, Kagome tried to console her and when she calmed down, Nazuna told them the story of her parents deaths and how the priest tricked her, because in the end he was the leader of the spider heads, "so the hanyou saved me again, just before he became human again and died, I bring nothing but death" kagome stood very still did she say Inuyasha died? No, of course not because she also said that he became human and that's impossible. She must be in shock, like when one has a trauma or something."don't worry Nazuna, we'll find Inuyasha and everything willbe ok" Kagome was in control of the group now, and took all of them to the site where
Nazuna last saw Inuyasha, "there is someone on the floor right there" said Kagome, seeing a fainted or injured man with blood in his back, "it's Inuyasha" said Shippo why is everyone acting crazy"of course not Shippo, this man has black hair" said Kagome kneeling in front ofthe man "sir are you ok?", "it is my master, Lady kagome, Shippo can smell that it is him and i know that he is, he goes through this transformation every month, but let us not waste time, quickly let's get inside a room and put Tessaiga on the door, its powers will help protect the place" said Myoga "it seems you only came here to give exposition Myoga" said Shippo, "please lady Kagome if you care about master Inuyasha do as I say" said Myoga looking at Shippo with fake pride. They all helped carry Inuyasha to the nearest room and Kagome did as Myoga said, taking a Tessaiga that wasn't transformed from Inuyasha's hands making him wake up "make a break for it wench, i'll be right behind you" he said panting a little with his body supported by the wall, he saw the hesitation in her eyes and added with difficulty "do as i say". Meanwhile the spider heads caught up with them and began attacking their location, but Tessaiga was holding up well. What is wrong with him? Why doesn't he look as usual? thought Kagome. There he was, with black hair, teeth instead of fangs, with humanears instead of his usual cute ones and without claws . "Forget about me for now, if you think you can rely on my strenght to save you this time you better think again" he said, "you're not half demon anymore, you're human!" exclaimed Kagome "on the first night of the new cicle, when the moon is dark i lose my supernatural powers and become a useless sack of meat, just like you humans" ican't believe he didn't confide in me, he doesn't trust me "if only you talk to me, I wouldn't press you to stay the night, why can't you rely on me?, so much for trusting your close friends" said Kagome feeling herself getting angry and with anguish, "I DON'T TRUST ANYBODY GOT IT?" he screamed with contempt and tried to tone it down a bit adding "it has nothing to do with you, is just the way i've lived until now". She was silent for a bit and took a breath to say " I understand that, I just wish you opened up to me more, as your friend" and began sobbing a little over that, am I nothing to him? Have I understand this the wrong way?. "stop that, i…" Inuyasha said while falling knees first, ican't stand up, fuck the damn spiders are still fighting and i'm about to die "Ka... Bitch i'm losing strength,the monk poisoned me, you have to save yourself" "No chance" was her reply, "I'm serious is too late for me", "i'm not leaving here without you" she said while looking helpless and stressed out. "Lady i think i can help" Myoga said, maybe draining Inuyasha's body from the poison would give him a chance, but it will be up to his strength from there. Kagome watched Myoga get bigger and bigger sucking his blood, Inuyashas body was responding and he was feverish but on the mend . "this all happened because of my decision to stay, it's all my fault" said a sobbing Kagome to no one in particular. "If is not too much trouble may i lay on your lap?", said Inuyasha, he has a less aggressive tone of voice when he is human, i have been watching him for a while and it seems like his personality is more docile, he wouldn't ask me things like that while being hanyou, she nodded and help him get comfortable while dabbinghis forehead with a cloth, he appeared to be in and out of sleep but at this moment she noticed his little movements so he was awake but much too uncomfortable or tired to really move about. "are you feeling a little better than before?" she gently asked, "yes, Kago.. you.. you have the purest heart, i lied before..and It.. It doesn't hurt.. The incantation.. doesn't", she was in awe of him, he had made a point when he tell her that she wouldn't be a priestess, he must be confused, but if it is true, oh.. All this talk has made my heart pound.. NO what am i saying, the most important thing is that he can't even form a complete sentence, get it together Kagome what if, what if he doesn't make it?. It was the first time in
her life that Kagome felt true terror, she was shivering and a cold feeling course through her spine. He can't die i want to tell him so many things, i want to take him to many places i want to hug him and hear him say my name, i want to make him feel good and happy and content with himself, and so many more things but i don't know what to do to help. Kamis help him, please.
It was one of the worst hours of her life and she was too stressed to pay attention to anything so when Shippo made them notice that the sun was rising, Kagome was right out of her mental spiral, she was thinking about him for the last hours suspecting that her feelings ran deeper than what she thought.
It all happened really fast, the sun hit and Inuyasha started to change, at the same time the monk spider head manage to take out the sword and the protection failed, leaving Inuyasha at his mercy, the monk was laughing like a maniac and took the shards of the shikon while everyone was watching Inuyasha transform back into a hanyou, he ate them and grew bigger and bigger grabbing Inuyasha with one hand. "the moonless night has come to an end" said Inuyasha quite sure of himself, and launched sword in hand at the spider heads with a fully transformed tessaiga and Kagome and friends at his back, safe. He destroyed the spider head quickly and with such glee to be back to his normal body that he wasn't thinking when he picked up Kagome from the waist, lift her up and spin in his place a bit, she was all smiles as always having Inuyasha healthy, he was so relieved to see her happy after the awful night they just had that he didn't caught on on what he was doing and didn't let her go. Is he gonna kiss me? Like in the movies? Thought Kagome, and at that moment Inuyasha could smell her nervousness taking him out of the trance of her, he put her back to the ground and looking at everything but her said "where is the sacred jewel?" "Oh" said a blushing Kagome walking to the remains of the spider head and taķing a piece of the shikon jewel, "it fused together in the belly of the spider head, I think" she said and held it high, no longer there were fragments but a cracked pink rock "is that all we have? I thought we had more" "it looks enough to me, you know Inuyasha? I want to go to my time, with you" he got a whiff of her nervousness again, "what? why?" he replied" I'll never understand this woman, most humans wanna get the fuck away from me "I want to spend time with you, I want toshow you places and do stuff away from here Inu " and make sure you are with people that treat you with kindness and respect, "at least for a while", "what?" was THAT a nickname? INU? What the fuck!, did she referred to me as Inu before, i can't remember really "nothingInuyasha, let's go," she said and held his hand in hers while talking to Shippo and saying a proper goodbye to Nazuna, telling her to take care and so on, the world was getting hazy and he wasn't paying attention, things were going to change and he could feel himself getting happy. What an odd feelinghe thought, all the way back to Kaede's village.