I'm Yours
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Chapter Six: Everything Changes
Kaede took a deep breath as she fired the arrow from her bow at a nearby tree.
Kikyo nodded at her little sister impressed, "You're doing very well Kaede."
The little priestess in training smiled with pride.
"Now, I'll teach you the Arrow of Sealing," Kikyo told.
"What's that?" Kaede asked in interest.
Kikyo simply demonstrated the technique by borrowing her sister's bow and arrow. The priestess tapped into a little of her holy power, making a small curse surround the arrow before she fired at a nearby tree.
"What happens when it hits a demon?" Kaede asked her sister.
"They will fall into an eternal sleep," Kikyo explained, "You see Kaede. There are some demons that are so strong that they cannot be purified." Kaede looked a little frightened by the thought, before her sister gave a reassuring look. "However, that does not mean that the demon cannot be subdued. With the Arrow of Sealing, a demon will not awaken unless the one who shot the arrow deeply wishes for the demon to revive."
Kaede nodded in understanding. She looked at her bow and arrows before looking back up at her sister, "Kikyo, why didn't you purify Inuyasha when you first met him?"
Kikyo sighed, "Because Kagome asked me not to."
"Still," Kaede said confused, "I thought you said all demons were bad...But Inuyasha seems alright. And Kilala and Shippo are nice too...Doesn't that mean that some demons are good?"
Kikyo didn't know how to answer her.
Suddenly, the sound of growling hit both their ears.
Kikyo turned and gasped in horror at the amount of demons heading towards the village.
"Sister Kikyo," Kaede said frightened.
"Let's go Kaede," Kikyo ordered her sister as they ran back to the village. 'How?' Kikyo cursed herself, 'How did I not notice such a strong demonic aura?'
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Naraku chuckled as he summoned the demons of the area to him and ordered them to attack the village.
"Kill them all," he ordered, "Then the Jewel will be yours for the taking."
The demons nodded and left to carry out their order.
Naraku gave a sinister smirk, 'Foolish weak demons,' he thought in inner delight.
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Kagome was filled with worry as Inuyasha carried her on his back, "We have to hurry."
"I know!" he yelled in frustration. He could already smell that the demons were gaining on them.
A few moments later they both made it to the village.
"Everyone!" Kagome yelled at the village, "Take cover! Demons are coming!"
The villagers immediately began to scramble in a panic.
Sango, having heard Kagome's warning from her temporary hut, looked at her cat demon companion. "Let's go Kilala."
Kilala meowed before transforming into her true demon form.
Sango quickly changed and grab her weapons.
Miroku, who was ready to depart the village, also heard the warning and ran back to help.
Inuyasha turned, "They're here!" he warned Kagome.
Kagome looked at the sky in horror as a sea of demons were flying in the sky. "Inuyasha, I have to find my family."
The hanyou nodded in understanding, "Alright, just stay safe."
She nodded back, before she ran as fast as she could back to her family's hut.
Inuyasha cracked his knuckles ready to fight the swarm of demons.
"Need a hand," Miroku said running up to stand next to the hanyou.
"What the hell are you doing here, monk?" Inuyasha growled in annoyance.
"My purpose as a monk is to protect the innocent from evil demons," he answered while pulling out some sacred sutras. "Is that alright with you?"
Inuyasha snorted, "Feh, whatever."
"Don't even think about starting without me," Sango warned from behind them.
The men turned and saw Sango dressed in her demon slayer gear while riding the demon formed Kilala.
"We have to protect this village and the Jewel," Sango stated.
Inuyasha nodded, "I'm on it!"
The three fighters charged at the demons.
"Iron Reaver Soul Stealer," Inuyasha yelled his attack as he sliced threw four demons at once. He used that momentum to take down five more next to him.
Miroku sliced beheaded a few demons with his holy staff, "Impressive," he commented before throwing five scared sutras onto five nearby demons. Once the paper made contact with their skin, the demons burst into flames before being purified.
Inuyasha snorted, "Keh, show off," he called over as he continued killing the demons with his claws.
The two men readied themselves as a herd of over a dozen demons headed in their direction.
Suddenly, a flying object sliced the herds' bodies in half with only one hit. The object came flying back in order to return to its owner.
The two men watched as Sango caught her mighty Hiraikotsu, making their jaws drop.
"Stop gawking," Sango told them, "This isn't over yet," she gestured to the demons that were still headed their way.
Miroku looked at Sango completely stricken by her courage and grace. 'Beautiful and deadly,' he thought impressed, 'Now that's a woman.'
"Move it monk!" Inuyasha yelled at their fighting companion before continuing to fight the demons.
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Kagome continued to run as fast as she could through the village. People in the streets were running into their homes to take cover.
"Mama!" Kagome yelled as she ran near her family's hut, "Souta! Kaede!"
Kun-lun, hearing her daughters yell, ran outside. "Kagome!" she yelled with worry.
Suddenly appeared behind Kagome's form.
"Watch out!" Kun-lun warned her daughter.
Kagome turned her head and saw three demons were behind her. 'Oh no,' she thought in horror as she tried to out run them.
Not watching her feet, Kagome tripped and fell on the ground.
Seeing the easy prey, the demons opened their mouths ready to feast on the young woman's flesh.
Kagome watched as they got closer to her. She knew that the others were fighting on the other side of the village.
No one was going to save her this time.
"No," Kagome whimpered at the thought.
The thought of dying.
The thought of feeling helpless.
...The thought of never seeing Inuyasha again.
Kagome's eyes widened in realization, "NO!" she yelled as she threw her hands in the air, ready to block the demons' attack.
Suddenly, a burst of holy power came forth threw Kagome's hands, aiming straight for the demons.
The demons roared in agony as they were quickly purified and turned to ash.
Kun-lun gasped at the sight of Kagome using such strong holy power. Not even her husband and eldest daughter was able to do what she had just witnessed.
Kagome froze for a moment, contemplating what had just happened. She looked at her hands in wonder, 'Did I...Did I really do that?'
"Kagome!" Kun-lun urged her daughter to hurry and come inside.
Realizing that now wasn't the time to question things, Kagome got up from the ground and made her way inside.
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"Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!" Inuyasha yelled as he killed two demons at once with his claws.
"Inuyasha," Kikyo called out as she and Kaede arrived for the fight.
The hanyou growled at her, "Took you long enough."
"Forgive me," Kikyo apologized for her lateness, as she readied her bows and arrows.
"Priestess," Miroku called to Kikyo, "We have to keep this contained. If the demons end up spreading who knows what will happen to the people here."
Kikyo nodded understanding as she aimed her arrows at the edge of the side of the demon herd. She released her sacred arrow hoping to purify three demons in one shot.
Instead the arrow only purified one.
'What!' Kikyo thought in shock.
Kaede stood with her sister and aimed her sacred arrows at a few straying demons.
Inuyasha continued using his demon agility to jump and attack as many demons as he could. "Blades of Blood!" he called out his other signature attack.
Sango threw her Hiraikotsu, to destroy a few demons who strayed from the herd. "Kikyo! What are you doing?" she yelled at the priestess, knowing that she was stronger than that.
The priestess was too baffled to answer, 'Have my powers truly weakened?'
"Kikyo watch out!" Kaede warned her older sister as she aimed her arrow for a demon that tried to attack Kikyo from behind.
The demon quickly dodged the arrow and aimed for the little priestess.
Kikyo snapped out of her trance "Kaede!" she cried as she aimed her arrow and shot at the attacking demon.
The demon was purified on the spot, but suddenly imploded. Causing Kaede to be caught in the blast. The little girl screamed as a piece of the demon's claw struck her in the face.
Kikyo gasped in horror as she ran to her sister's side. "Kaede are you alright?"
Kaede didn't answer as she held one hand up to her eye. Blood was already beginning to spill out between her fingers.
The priestess frowned at the sight, 'This is all my fault,' she thought in anguish for her youngest sister
"Priestess, behind you," Miroku warned the priestess.
Kikyo saw another demon coming quickly towards them. On instinct, Kikyo shielded her sister with her body, ready to take the full force of the demon attack.
"Fox Fire," the priestess heard the voice of Shippo cry out as the demon before her was surrounded by blue flame and was burned to death. "Are you okay?" Shippo asked Kikyo as he ran over towards her and saw Kaede's wounded form. "Oh no Kaede," he said with worry.
"Sango," Inuyasha called over to the demon slayer, "We have to get that kid out of here."
"Right," she nodded understanding. "Kilala," she called to her feline companion, "Take Kaede to Kagome, quickly."
Kilala nodded at her mistress as she ran over to gather the girl.
Kikyo lifted Kaede onto the cat demons back, before looking at Shippo, "Please, protect her," she begged.
Shippo nodded and hopped on Kilala, "Let's go!" he told the cat demon.
Kilala dashed threw the streets as she made her way to Kagome's hut.
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It took a few more minutes before the battle between the demons was over.
There were a few people who were wounded but luckily, thanks to Kagome and Inuyasha's early warning, no one in the village had died.
In Kagome's family's hut, Kaede had cried out in pain as her second eldest sister applied the watered down healing herbs on her wounded eye.
Kun-lun held her youngest daughter's hand, trying to sooth her suffering. "It's going to be alright, sweetheart."
Kaede shook her head, "It-it hurts, Mama," she cried, with tears falling down her one good eye.
It took everything Kagome had not to break down and cry with her sister.
The wound was very severe.
Kaede will be blind in one eye for the rest of her life.
Kikyo aided Kagome by preparing the medicinal herbs. She kept cursing herself for not sensing the demons sooner. Kikyo looked to her youngest sister, giving her an endless look of apology.
'That damned Jewel,' the priestess then cursed the Sacred Jewel's existence. 'This violence has to end...I...We can't keep doing this forever.'
"We need to get more herbs for later," Kagome told Kikyo, who nodded and went out to get more.
Outside of the hut Souta sat next to Sango, who was comforting him from hearing his sister's cries.
Miroku and Shippo stood nearby them, waiting to hear any news about Kaede.
Inuyasha, however, was nowhere to be found.
"Inuyasha's scouting the area," Sango explained, since it was obvious Kikyo was looking for him. "We want to make sure no demons are hiding nearby."
Kikyo nodded and looked at everyone in gratitude, "I appreciate your aid in the battle today. The casualties would have been great without you."
Souta looked to his elder sister with hope, "Is Kaede going to be alright?"
Kikyo glanced at him with regret, "Her wound is excessive, but it isn't fatal. She won't be able to see through that eye again."
"Is there anything we can do?" Miroku asked the priestess.
Kikyo looked at the monk and slayer, "Will it be too much trouble if I asked you both to patrol the village tonight?"
Sango shook her head, "Consider it done."
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Inuyasha circled the village border at least three times.
All the demons were gone.
'Where the hell did they come from?' he wondered for the billionth time. It was very out of character for a swarm of demons that large to attack. 'Even if the Sacred Jewel was involved. That attack was way too massive...Someone summoned those things here,' he concluded.
"Inuyasha," Kikyo called out to the half demon as she stood in front of the Sacred Tree.
The hanyou landed in front of the tree and sighed as he looked at it. It was only a few hours ago that he and Kagome sat there.
It was a peaceful moment that went away far too quickly.
"How's Kaede?" he asked while folding his arms into his sleeves.
Kikyo shook her head, "She's blind in her right eye."
"Damn it," Inuyasha swore in anger, "You should have reacted faster!" he scolded the priestess.
"I know that," Kikyo stated to him with a glare, "Don't you think I feel horrible enough."
"Well now Kagome has a wounded sister to take care of because you froze out there!" he blamed her.
Kikyo's anger rose, "She's my sister too!"
Inuyasha winced at her tone, never hearing Kikyo yell before.
Taking a deep breath to calm down, "I was careless and Kaede had paid the price for it," Kikyo said in regret.
Inuyasha snorted, "Feh, I guess we should just be glad that she's alive."
Kikyo nodded before speaking again, "Inuyasha, have you given any thought to what I've told you?"
The hanyou raised a brow, "About what?" he asked acting like he had no clue what she was talking about.
"Don't be a fool. You know of what I speak of," she told him sternly. "Wouldn't you like to stop all this? The fighting. The violence. All of it...You have the power to stop it."
"How?" Inuyasha asked confused.
"All of this happened because of the Shikon no Tama," Kikyo explained, "If it was gone for good, something like this will never happen here again."
This caught Inuyasha's interest, "Gone for good? How?"
Kikyo's expression became neutral as she explained, "You wanted to use the Shikon no Tama to become a full demon. If you did that, the Jewel would have been tainted by your selfish wish...However, if you wished yourself to become human, it would be purified by a pure wish. The Jewel may even cease to exist."
Inuyasha contemplated what she was telling him.
If the Jewel was gone, demons wouldn't have a reason to attack the village.
Kagome. Her family. They would all be safe.
'And Kagome and I...we could,' he couldn't even finish the thought since it sounded too good to be true.
All he had to do was wish to be human and he could have all he ever truly wanted.
"If-If I did that," Inuyasha spoke, "What will happen to you? And the rest of your family?"
Kikyo looked to the forest floor, "My duty is to protect the Jewel. If it were gone, I could live the life of an ordinary woman...I would be lying if I said I didn't have selfish reasons for doing this. But you must believe me when I say that I care for my family's wellbeing, especially Kagome...She's a special girl."
Inuyasha couldn't help but nod in agreement.
"If you truly wish to end the fighting and live a peaceful life with my sister, meet me here tomorrow at noon," Kikyo urged before placing her hand Inuyasha's arm. "I know you'll make the right decision."
"Inuyasha. Kikyo," Kagome called out when she walked over to the Sacred Tree. "I was wondering where you both ran off to." She noticed the intensity between the two. "Is everything alright?" she asked.
Kikyo gave her sister a reassured smile, "Nothing for you to worry about."
Kagome had her doubts but trusted her sister. "Okay. Well, Kaede finally settled down. Mama, Souta and Shippo are by her side. And the rest of the wounded villagers have been taken care of. "
Kikyo nodded, "The slayer and monk have agreed to control the village border tonight. You both should rest after what happened today. You both deserve it."
"What are you gonna do?" Inuyasha asked the priestess.
"I must tend to the Sacred Jewel," Kikyo answered, "All that violence today may corrupt it. I must spend the rest of the night purifying it."
Kagome went over and hugged her sister, "Please be careful."
Kikyo hugged her sister back and gave Inuyasha a quick knowing glance before releasing her. "I shall see you both tomorrow," she said before leaving her sister and Inuyasha alone.
Kagome turned to Inuyasha with worry in her eyes.
Inuyasha suddenly grabbed Kagome's, looking at a large scrape below her elbow. "You're hurt," he said, having smelt the blood from the scrapeser.
"It's just a scratch," she assured him, "I fell to the ground when I tried to get to my mother and brother."
Kagome had expected Inuyasha to comment on how clumsy she was but instead he looked distraught.
"Damn it," he cursed under his breath, "You could have been killed if a demon had found you."
Kagome turned her gaze away from him, which Inuyasha noticed immediately.
"Kagome? What happened?" he asked, smelling her obvious discomfort. 'She's hiding something.'
She couldn't respond. Everything had happened so fast that Kagome wasn't even sure where to begin. Those holy powers she had used was nothing she'd ever done before. 'What if...What if Inuyasha will hate me when I tell him?'
"Kagome, answer me," he demanded, since she remained silent too long for his liking.
"I will," she told him, "Just...Can we go to your place first?"
Inuyasha was surprised by the request but quickly snorted in response, "Keh, fine. But I'm gonna get my answers, Kagome."
"You will," Kagome promised, since she knew she couldn't lie to him, "Just not here."
The hanyou sighed before he grabbed Kagome bridal style and ran them both over to his hut. Instead of putting her on the porch for her to sit down. He stopped in front of the hut and placed Kagome on her feet so she could face him.
"Kagome, what the hell happened out there?" he asked her again.
She hesitated before answering him, "There...there were a few demons after me when I fell."
Inuyasha's eyes widened in fury, "A few! How many?"
Kagome hesitantly held up three fingers, "Only three."
"Only three!" he repeated in an outrage. "Why didn't you scream for help!? I would have come to you!"
"You were busy protecting the village," she argued, "You wouldn't have gotten to me in time."
"You don't know that!" he yelled at her, "I could have tried to save you! I could have, argh," he growled in frustration as he punched a nearby tree trunk. 'I could have lost you,' he finished the terrifying thought in his head.
Kagome slowly and carefully pulled back his fisted hand. Inuyasha kept his gaze away, not wanting her to see him this angry. "I know, but I didn't die. So it's okay" she admitted, knowing what he was thinking. "And Inuyasha...when the demons were so close to me...Thinking that my life was going to end...I thought about you."
Inuyasha turned to back to her in surprise, "You what?"
"I thought about you," she repeated, "I was afraid that if I died I'd never see you again. I screamed at the thought and," Kagome paused not wanting to finish. She was afraid to tell him the next part. Scared that if Inuyasha knew what she did, he'd see her differently.
"And?" Inuyasha urged her to continue.
Kagome took a deep breath to gather her courage, "I purified the demons Inuyasha. I held my hands out and holy energy just...came out. I don't know how, but it did."
Inuyasha didn't say anything and kept his face the same.
Getting anxious from the silence, "I know this changes things between us," Kagome admitted, "But I don't want to lose you over this. I won't use my holy powers ever again if you don't like it. But you needed to know the truth and."
"You didn't want to leave me?" Inuyasha interrupted her ranting.
Kagome blinked three times before she blushed slightly, "N-no," she answered honestly. "The thought of not seeing you ever again...That was more terrifying to me then dying."
Suddenly, Inuyasha grabbed Kagome's arms, pulled her forward to his chest and held her closely. "Kagome," he said her name tenderly.
The softness in his voice made Kagome's heart pounding so loud that she knew he could feel it against his chest.
Still, Kagome didn't hesitate to embrace Inuyasha back.
Inuyasha held onto Kagome tightly. Any doubts that had plagued his mind about her rejecting him had vanished when Kagome admitted that she couldn't bear the thought of leaving him.
It was the most beautiful thing Inuyasha had ever heard, besides Kagome's laugh.
Hearing her openly admitting that thinking about him made her stronger, even for a moment, was the most precious gift that he'd ever received in his life.
Now, there was no reason for him to hold back.
"I'll do it," Inuyasha finally spoke after a few minutes of silence.
Kagome turned her gaze up slightly, "Do what?" she asked, not knowing what he was referring to.
Inuyasha pulled back to look into Kagome's eyes, but still kept her in his arms. "I'll do it," he said again brushing a piece of her hair behind her ear, "For you."
Kagome looked at him in confusion, "Inuyasha, what are you talking about?"
"I'll use the Jewel to become human," he told her as a promise. "I'll become a human. And I'll be a better man. Someone who is truly worthy of being by your side."
Kagome suddenly forced herself out of Inuyasha's embrace, "Wh-what? I don't?" she asked completely lost. 'Did he just? Wait what?' she thought in confusion. "Inuyasha wait, what's this about you being human?" she finally got a full question out.
Inuyasha placed his hands on her shoulders, "Kagome, Kikyo said that all this fighting and blood shed can end if I used the Jewel to become human. The Jewel will be gone. And you and I, we could be together."
"She what!" Kagome yelled as she pulled out of Inuyasha's arms. She was so stunned that she didn't even hear him say the last part.
'Is that why she wanted to be alone with him?' she wondered, feeling completely mortified.
"She said you! Ugh, I can't believe this!" Kagome yelled in complete confusion and slight betrayal. She ran her fingers through her hair trying to regain her composure, but was having difficulty doing so.
Kagome couldn't understand what Kikyo had been thinking saying that to Inuyasha.
Telling him that if he was human the Jewel would be gone.
'That isn't only a selfish wish, it's out of the question,' she stated to herself.
Kagome couldn't even figure out what infuriated her more, the fact that Kikyo had been talking about this with Inuyasha behind her back or that Kikyo was basically using him to get rid of the Jewel.
Either way, she refused to let it happen.
"No!" Kagome finally said, when her confusion subsided, and she put her hand back down.
Inuyasha immediately frowned, "What?" he asked, sounding a little hurt.
"I said no," Kagome repeated, "I won't let you use the Shikon Jewel like that."
"But," Inuyasha couldn't believe his ears. Couldn't Kagome see that he was doing this for her, "But if I was human we."
"I don't want you to be human!" she interrupted him, raising her voice to get her point across.
"Why not!?" he yelled in frustration.
"Because I love you as a half demon, you idiot!" Kagome yelled back.
"Who are you calling a," Inuyasha began to shout back before he contemplated what she had said. "Wait...What did you say?"
Kagome blushed ten shades of red.
She didn't mean for her confession to come out like that.
But it was too late now.
Her confession was out there, "I said I love you as a half demon," she said again almost in a whisper.
But Inuyasha heard it. As clear as day.
"Kagome," he said softly, unable to come up with anything else to say.
Kagome loved him.
As a half demon.
Inuyasha was speechless.
Kagome stared at Inuyasha, waiting for him to say or do something. The silence was starting to make her nervous. "It," she spoke hesitantly, "It's okay if you don't feel the same way…I just wanted you to know."
Inuyasha finally reacted by shaking his head in confusion. 'Is she serious? She thinks I don't love her back? Didn't she hear anything I said before?'
Inuyasha snorted, "Feh, are you that stupid. You think I would become human for just anyone."
She blinked in realization, haven't really considered that until now. Her sister's actions had distracted her from Inuyasha's declaration. "I…I guess not…But…Why me?" Kagome couldn't help but ask.
The half demon gave a frustrated sigh, "Haven't you realized it yet?"
Kagome's eyes widened hopefully, 'Does he…does he really love me too?'
Before she could ask, Inuyasha pulled her into another tender embrace. Resting his head on top of her head. This gave Inuyasha a chance to inhale her unique and amazing scent. "I meant what I said…That I'd become a human for you…For us." Kagome lifted her head to look up into his eyes. Inuyasha stared back into hers, "Kagome…I."
She couldn't take it anymore.
Using all the courage she had in her body, Kagome pressed her lips against Inuyasha's.
The hanyou's eyes widened in surprise by her actions.
The kiss only lasted a moment, but the feelings behind it lingered on his lips.
Kagome pulled back, looking at Inuyasha with slight worry. 'Did I go too far?' she thought in a mild panic.
Inuyasha answered Kagome's unspoken question by cupping her cheek with his hand and pulled her into another kiss.
This time, it was Kagome whose eyes were widen surprise by the action.
This kiss was much deeper than the small peck she gave him moments before.
However, Kagome quickly relaxed and closed her eyes, as she surrendered herself into his kiss.
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Naraku cursed under his breath as he witnessed the exchange between Kagome and Inuyasha from a safe distance.
He knew of Kikyo's plan to turn the hanyou into a human.
Making the Jewel disappear forever.
"No," Naraku swore as he took off his baboon cloak, and transformed his body to look like Inuyasha. "This won't happen," he swore firmly, "I won't allow it."
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Kun-lun kissed Kaede and Souta's head tenderly as they slept soundly. She then ruffled Shippo's hair as he slept on Kaede's other side. The young fox refused to leave his friend when she was hurt. And Souta didn't want to leave his young sister, afraid that something worse might happen to her if he did.
Kun-lun smiled at the young children before walking outside of her family's hut to stare at the sky.
She often did this as she spoke to her late husband.
"It was a hard day for our children," she spoke aloud, "But you already know that." Kun-lun sighed, "Kikyo blames herself for what happened to Kaede. And Souta will most likely stay by Kaede's side until her wound fully heals…Kagome," she couldn't help but give an amused chuckle. "Well, I think she's the only one who isn't suffering today. In fact, I think she's happier than she's ever been."
Any other parent would have been horrified if they found out a child of theirs had fallen in love with a hanyou or even a demon.
But not Kun-lun.
In her eyes, love was a gift. One that isn't easily found or given in this world. Kun-lun truly believed that if one of her children had found true love in their lives, then they should cherish it.
'Not matter who or what the person they love is,' Kun-lun thought with a smile.
"Kagome's life won't be an easy one because of her love for Inuyasha," Kun-lun admitted out loud, "But then again, when has love ever been easy…I guess all I could do is tell her to live her life as she chooses." She gave a small smile to the sky, "You'll watch out for her won't you?"
Kun-lun felt a small warm breeze brush against her skin.
She looked down to the ground and gave a full smile. Believing that her husband had given his answer, "Thank you, my love."
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Kikyo kneeled before the Shikon no Tama in the prayer position.
It took a lot of concentration to keep the prayers for the jewel pure.
Because of her own inner struggles or all the blood shed that happened this afternoon.
Kikyo didn't know.
'I just want this to be done with,' Kikyo admitted to herself before going back to concentrating on her task.
"Kikyo," said a voice, startling her, "It's me."
She turned and saw Inuyasha's outline outside the covered window of the shrine. "What's wrong? Has something else happened?"
"I can't stand all this waiting," Inuyasha admitted, sounding a little anxious. "Kikyo, could you make me human right now?"
Kikyo couldn't help but think how out of character that was for him but didn't question it further. "I can not. The night time is full of evil. If we were to use the Sacred Jewel then it must be after sunrise."
Inuyasha gave a brief nod, "Then we'll do it right after the day breaks. Agreed?"
Kikyo couldn't help but give an amused smirk and turned away. "I know you love my sister but you must be patient."
She waited for a response but none had come.
Kikyo looked over and saw that Inuyasha was no longer by the window. She got up from her spot and opened the shrine door and didn't see a soul in sight. 'How odd?' she thought before going back to prayer over the Jewel.
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After their kiss, Inuyasha and Kagome began to walk around the forest.
Kagome would have been nervous walking around this late, but knew that Inuyasha would protect her from any threat. A slight blush came over her cheeks at what had happened between them.
And by the fact that Inuyasha was holding her hand.
Kagome saw how dark it had become and knew that her family was probably worried about her. "I need to head back," she admitted.
Inuyasha stopped walking and looked down at her, "Do-do you have to?" The hanyou would never admit it but he was afraid that if Kagome left him now, she might come to her senses in the morning.
Kagome couldn't help but smile at Inuyasha question, "I said I 'need' to go back. Not that I 'want' to."
"Feh," was Inuyasha response, trying to hide his mild embarrassment from his earlier question. They both continued to walk until they reached Inuyasha's hut, "Alright, I'll walk you home."
As he began to move forward, Inuyasha noticed that Kagome stood in place, looking at the hut. A lot of memories had begun to pass through her mind of this special place that she shared with her father. And now, Kagome was going to share it with the person she loved.
A part of her was excited for her new life that would begin tomorrow, and yet another part of her was scared that tomorrow wasn't going to come.
"Kagome," Inuyasha said her name as he walked back to her, "Are you alright?"
Kagome looked from the hut to Inuyasha, 'Who said we have to start our lives together tomorrow?' she figured before she gathered her courage to ask her question. "Maybe I don't have to go back," she stated making Inuyasha raise a brow, since he wasn't sure by what she meant. "Inuyasha…Will you let me stay?" Her question made both of them blush. "Will you let me stay with you tonight?"
Inuyasha's eyes widened, 'Does-does she mean?' No, he wouldn't dare even think that. "I-I don't think it's a good idea. Your family will want to know where you are."
"They know that I'm with you," she argued before giving her best teasing smile, "Besides, how do I know you won't change your mind about me tomorrow?"
The hanyou couldn't help but snort. She had voiced the same concerns he had for her. "Stupid, that's not possible," Inuyasha said simply.
She gave Inuyasha a playful slap in the shoulder, "Don't call me stupid, jerk."
"Make me," he challenged.
Kagome accepted the challenge, by leaning forward and kissing him for the third time tonight. Inuyasha didn't hesitated to kiss her back.
When they pulled back, Inuyasha smirked, "That's fighting dirty, you know?"
She raised a brow, "Are you complaining?"
Inuyasha shook his head before he brought her into a hug.
Kagome embraced him back and gave a comfortable smile. She had no idea that Inuyasha could be this affectionate, but she wasn't complaining. 'This is the hanyou that no one else sees but me,' she thought in content, finally understanding what her mother was talking about having 'two' husbands when her father was alive.
"So…you'll stay with me?" Inuyasha asked hesitantly.
"Mm-hmm," Kagome replied.
Inuyasha nodded as he grabbed Kagome's hand and led her inside.
There. It finally happened. *insert crowd cheering noise here* I know, I've been waiting for this too. So what do you readers think? Next time: the exciting conclusion of I'm Yours.
I know this is pretty short compared to my other fics but I hope you still love/like/hate it just the same.
Till Then My Readers.