Disclaimer: InuYasha is the property of Rumiko Takahashi
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Notes: I got a ton of questions after the last chapter about if this is a Sesshomaru/Kagome pairing…in answer to that, No, it is not!! I am now and will forever be an InuYasha and Kagome fan. I admit a fascination with Sesshomaru and Kagome, and I won't deny there might be a little of what seems to be leanings towards Kagome and Sesshomaru pairing up, but I PROMISE all things will eventually lead to an InuYasha and Kagome happy ending. I can't stand unhappy endings, that's one of the reasons this went from being a dark one shot to being a continuation in the first place.
Why did I separate them? Well, InuYasha had it coming for one thing. I fully intend to make him miserable in as many ways and for as long as possible in this story. Why? Because he deserves it! Little shit always running off to Kikyo, even after he promises Kagome he won't anymore!
I mean, Kagome put an arrow in her heart just to make InuYasha leave Kikyo's side for her ONCE.
Keh, I say that boy has some pain due him, don't you? LOL
Kagome might just help heal some old family wounds between the brothers along the way too.
Puppy Love,
CJ
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Miroku, Sango and Shippo stood in shock watching Kagome disappear with the yokai who up until moments before they regarded as one of their greatest threats. Loath as they were to admit it, they still trusted InuYasha's judgment and if he thought she would be safe with Lord Sesshomaru, well then, so did they.
For the past week they had known something was going on between InuYasha and Kagome, something neither of them was willing to talk about. Now that they knew what it was, they were no less confused about just what the hell was going on. That wouldn't last long. The time for silence was long past.
It was Shippo who reacted first, he jumped from Sango's shoulder and popped into his pink bubble form to catch up to InuYasha. When he did, he reverted to his kitsune form once again and landed the hardest blow he was capable of to the hanyou's jaw.
"You selfish son of a bitch!"
Shippo screamed as he landed the blow. He bounced on the ground and rose in the air once again to strike the other side of InuYasha's jaw.
"Don't you dare just walk away from us!"
Shippo landed on the ground, seething as InuYasha just continued to walk away from them.
Shippo jumped up once again, landing on InuYasha's shoulders, filling his tiny hands full of hair and ears and then yanked as hard as he possibly could.
"Ignore this you selfish prick!"
Shippo screamed into his ears and brought his foot back to kick InuYasha in the neck over and over again.
Miroku and Sango ran to catch up and Sango pulled Shippo away from the hanyou who had yet to even blink an eye. Miroku stepped in front of InuYasha and put his hand out.
"InuYasha, you owe us…"
"I don't owe you shit."
InuYasha stepped around Miroku, the houshi whirled around and grabbed InuYasha's arm.
"You think not? We care about Kagome too damn it!"
"Fuck off bouzu"
InuYasha tore his arm away and started to walk away.
Miroku reached into his robes and pulled out a piece of paper, he spoke a spell over it and then slapped it onto InuYasha's back.
InuYasha landed face down on the ground, pinned by Miroku's oufda.
"I'm sorry InuYasha, but you left me no other choice."
"Let me up you stupid bastard or I'll rip you in half"
"You will do nothing of the sort" Sango joined the fray, kneeling down to look at InuYasha.
"You may enjoy suffering in silence, and that's your right, but Kagome is our friend and we want to know what is going on."
"Kagome already told you before she left."
"Specifics InuYasha, we want specifics" Miroku knelt next to Sango.
InuYasha sighed, knowing he was stuck. He would have to relive the whole horrible night again, like it or not.
As he relayed the story for them he couldn't stop the return of his own tears. The memory of Kagome laying dead in his arms was still too fresh to just pretend it hadn't hurt so badly it had nearly led him to taking his own life with the same arrow. For shits and giggles he even threw in that little detail, if for no other reason than maybe it would make the others realize that his feelings over what happened was real, a tangible thing that he could still reach out with his heart and feel and taste. Maybe then they would leave him the fuck alone.
"Fucking happy now bastard?" InuYasha spat, sniffling at the evidence of his weakness. "Will you get this fucking thing off me now and let me go back to feeling like a piece of shit in peace and quiet?"
Miroku nodded quietly and peeled the oufda off InuYasha's back, then offered his hand. InuYasha batted it away then pulled himself up to stand, instead he caught their eyes on him and he settled back to sit cross legged.
"Now what?"
Shippo looked at InuYasha, his eyes brimming with tears. He jumped from Sango's lap and hesitantly went to stand in front of the hanyou, resting his hands on his knee.
"I'm sorry I called you a selfish prick InuYasha."
InuYasha was taken aback, he had been expecting them to berate his insensitivity to Kagome's feelings, to give him hell for breaking his promise. He hadn't been expecting apologies.
He shrugged. "I am a selfish prick."
Shippo jumped up into InuYasha's lap and wrapped his tiny arms around the hanyou's neck.
"I'm sorry Shippo" InuYasha hugged him back "I'm sorry …She left all of you because of me."
"I think it was more than just you InuYasha" Miroku put his hand on InuYasha's shoulder while Sango nodded in agreement.
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"Lord Sesshomaru!" Rin squealed happily when she spotted her guardian returning. "You brought Kagome-sama for a visit too Lord Sesshomaru?!" Rin ran across the meadow to meet the returning lord.
Jaken narrowed his eyes into a sneer, glaring at the human girl as they approached.
"You've brought human another my lord? Is this not the disgusting human bitch that travels with that half-breed who is your fathers other son?"
Kagome gasped softly, then narrowed her eyes at Jaken
"Well, if it isn't the mean stinking little toad. Hello Jaken."
"Insolent stinking hu…." Jaken was quieted when Sesshomaru threw a rock at his head.
"Jaken, this woman is a widely respected Miko who is partially responsible for the demise of Naraku. You are to treat her with the respect due her position, as you do this Sesshomaru. If you find this unfavorable, we shall be forced to immediately part company, is this understood?"
"Yyyes mmmy lord." Jaken stammered, shocked that his Lord would demand such when he wasn't even expected to treat Rin in such a way.
Kagome was surprised by the order, she resisted the urge to smirk at the little toad. Instead she turned from
the disgruntled toad, watching Rin reach up to tug gently on Sesshomaru's sleeve to get his attention.
"Lord Sesshomaru, there is a hot spring near. Rin wanted to take a bath, but Jaken said that I could not because he did not wish to be troubled. But now that Kagome-sama is here, would it be okay for her to take me to bathe?"
Sesshomaru looked to the sky to judge the time. "Time permits, however, the decision is for Kagome to make whether she wishes to take you or not."
Rin turned her huge pleading eyes on Kagome, making her laugh out loud. "How can anyone say no to such an adorable face?"
"Yay! Will you be taking a bath too Kagome-sama?"
"In a hot spring? I wouldn't miss it for anything! Lead the way Rin-chan."
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Kagome eased into the hot water, carefully keeping her hand over the pink scar on her chest until she was fully submerged. While Tensaiga had revived her and healed her, the scar still remained where she had plunged the arrow in. As grateful as she was to be alive, she could have lived without the reminder of her selfish moment of weakness.
Unintentionally she found her mind drifting to InuYasha and earlier that morning when she had left with Lord Sesshomaru.
"InuYasha?"
Yeah?"
"I uh…I just came for my things."
"You…what?"
"What do you think your doing bitch?"
"Sesshomaru invited me to travel with them for a little while. I think we could use some time apart."
"Kagome why are you doing this?"
"Well, Sesshomaru doesn't call me a bitch for starters."
"Kagome…I didn't mean it…"
"You don't mean a lot of thing's InuYasha."
It had hurt when he called her that word, not just in her mind, but the scar in her chest had actually thumped painfully, a reminder of what she had done, partially because of so many years of that kind of thing. Being belittled, treated like nothing but a copy, a jewel detector. Treated like someone who was foremost and always so much less than the one he loved, the one who had come before her.
Compared to Kikyo she was just ugly, clumsy, useless…a bitch…
"Kagome, what's going on?" Sango asked.
"Two weeks ago I caught InuYasha with Kikyo, again. I flipped out and killed myself. Luckily Sesshomaru revived me."
"You what?" Miroku stepped forward, grabbing InuYasha "You bastard…"
"No Miroku, it isn't his fault. It was mine. InuYasha never lied, he never deceived me. I've always known he loved Kikyo. I'm the one who convinced myself that my feelings weren't important. Don't be mad at him."
Even then she had rushed to defend him…but it was true. He had never lied. Kagome had always known right where she stood, at the bottom, under his feet, under Kikyo.
"Kagome…don't leave…please. Stay with me."
"I can't."
"Why?"
"Because when I am with you, it hurts me."
"Kagome…is this...is this… time apart…or is this really goodbye?"
"I don't know."
But, if he didn't care, why had he sounded so broken when she left? If she was freeing him to go to Kikyo, why wasn't he happy to see her go? Was it just because she had been going to Sesshomaru? It was possible but, that didn't seem to be what was bothering him. It was as if it were that she was going away that was the problem.
'Kind of kicks the crap out of your theory that he doesn't give a shit about you doesn't it Kagome?'
'Shut up' She told her conscience ' And why the hell are my thoughts sounding like InuYasha talking all of a sudden?'
'Keh, got me wench. Maybe you miss me.'
'And maybe I don't'
'And maybe you do. Admit it Kagome, you still love me and you can't stand being away from me.'
'Maybe I do, but that doesn't change the fact that all you do is hurt me.'
Kagome's thought's were interrupted by a loud gasp.
"Such a bad wound, are you well now Kagome-sama?" Rin asked.
Kagome looked to follow Rin's eyes. Her scar had broken the surface of the water. She quickly covered it with her hand.
"Uh…Yyyes Rin, Yes I am well now." Kagome smiled a shaky smile.
"Did Lord Sesshomaru rescue you too Kagome-sama?"
Kagome looked at the girl, unsure how to answer. Then she smiled softly, remembering how she woke up and the first thing she sensed was the presence of her rescuer, Lord Sesshomaru.
"Yes he did Rin" She moved her hand from her scar " I was badly hurt with an arrow, and Lord Sesshomaru saved my life."
"That makes you like Rin!" The girl splashed excitedly, a smile wide on her face.
"How so?"
"Lord Sesshomaru rescued Rin too. He was hurt in the forest by my village. It wasn't a very nice village. The people there were mean to Rin since Mama and Papa were killed by bad men, bandits. I tried to help Lord Sesshomaru but he got puffed up and his eyes turned red and he huffed at Rin that "I don't eat human food" he said. So Rin poured water on his head. "
Rin stopped to giggle loudly into her hand in the most adorable way. Kagome was completely and totally charmed by the little girl.
"But the next day wolves attacked the village and Rin got attacked. Lord Sesshomaru rescued Rin, but I don't remember much of it. Probably because Rin was so afraid."
"You are probably right Rin." Kagome smiled
"Rin is glad she met Lord Sesshomaru. Are you glad you met Lord Sesshomaru Kagome-sama?"
"Yes Rin, I am very glad I met Lord Sesshomaru." Kagome smiled and splashed Rin a little, Rin laughed and splashed her back.
On the other side of the heavy brush where he was standing watch Lord Sesshomaru smiled gently.
He was pretty glad to have met both of the humans as well.
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To Come To Me
Chapter V Preview
Sesshomaru takes Kagome and Rin to visit someone specail to him
InuYasha and the others return to the village
InuYasha faces the wrath of Kaede!
Subject to change due to inspiration or the lack thereof
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