Love and Responsibility
I want to a big ounce of romance in this chapter. I know you've all been waiting really patiently. Thank you for that.
Also I want to say that I am going somewhere with this fan fiction, and I am trying to update more than once a week. Sometimes I spend more than one day writing fan fictions, because I'll get a little bit of writers block in the middle of the writing. Sorry about that. I hope you enjoy the chapter!
Warning: Sexual Content; Offensive Language; Violence
Rating: M for Mature
Couple: Inuyasha and Kagome (Based)
Sango and Miroku
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters associated with the series.
"Talking"
'Thoughts'
Recap: "I'll take it." She smiled. "I've got to bring mine down anyway." By the time she'd finished her sentence, she was already halfway out the door. Inuyasha merely nodded in her wake. He acknowledged the change in the girl's mood this evening. She seemed more uplifted than she had the day before. He didn't bother to question why. It wasn't odd for the miko to have small mood swings.
When Kagome returned from down stairs she was already dressed and prepared for bed. End Recap
Chapter 12: Basic Happenings
"A… amazing…" The demon slayer's mouth dropped in awe. The site before her was abnormally breathtaking. One would wonder what could be so enchanting about watching two demon's raging it out in a battle that would result in one, or both of their deaths. Sango herself could not understand. Perhaps it was the graceful movements of the untainted of the two, or maybe it was the sheer power that radiated from both beings, bringing down enormous trees just with its kiss.
Miroku was forced to swallow a growing lump in the center of his throat. He was considerably relieved that both of the creatures were not malicious. He feared that if such a thing were the case he would not be able to fend it off. Their abilities were much to intense for a monk like himself to handle.
The pair had stood there, gawking for what seemed like hours. It was not have surprised either of them if night had become day over the time they'd spent viewing the ferocious battle. They gaped, both speculating whom the victor would be. Of course, Miroku and Sango fiercely prayed that it would be the one whom they figured would not wish the cause harm to them or the people in the village they occupied.
Their heart's beat insanely when they observed the one they'd hoped to be the conqueror take a rough tumble in the hard ground and proceed to slide into and then through multiple trees. The slayer let lose a breath of surprise.
Both were glad to see that the fall had no indefinitely harmed the good demon. In fact, it had seemed as if it had only made him more powerful than he had already been. The demon's amethyst eyes grew darker with fury. In his frenzied state he was capable of dealing a final blow to the impure demon.
The demon exploded in a billions of tiny gray particles, which could be carried away with the lightest of winds. It was strange to see such a strong foe turn to nothingness with just one extreme slash to the chest.
The victor fell to his human-like knees. His breaths were both short and intense. It was quite obvious that the battle had worn him down.
Miroku knew not whether he should approach and greet the demon, or leave him be, hoping he'd leave the area on his own accord, so as not to bring about any farther damage to the forest.
For the first time since she'd arrived, Sango was able to get a good look at the demon. She'd already noticed that he had the features of a human, unlike his opponent, who strongly resembled a large and endearing beige griffon. The demon in front of her, had silky, sandy-colored hair, which reached just above his tailbone, even while it was pulled up into a ponytail. He was muscular, but not overly bulky. Even Sango had to admit that this demon was very handsome.
Finally, the demon desisted facing the ground and turn to look upon the pair whom had been staring at him for so long. He arose, his eyes never losing contact with either Miroku's or Sango's. For many minutes they did not move, did not speak… They hardly even breathed.
At this point Miroku noticed something he hadn't earlier. This demon was quite young. He was neither a boy, or a full frown male. He was but a young demon man. 'His so strong already…' The demon looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years of age, which meant that he could have actually been anywhere from seventeen to three-hundred. 'He's gonna be one heck of an opponent when he starts looking to be in his thirties.'
Surprisingly, at this point, the demon made his leave. He steadily exited Miroku and Sango's line of site. They did not follow him. There truly was no point. He'd entered their territory for only a short time. As far as they knew he hadn't harmed any humans. He was free to leave.
Evening, The Next Day
"Yum, this is tasty fish." Sota complimented, chomping down another dice of seasoned fish. Chopsticks in hand, he found it somewhat difficult to choose between the fish, miso soup, or pickled vegetables for his next bite.
"Glad you like it." Kagome lips curved upward. She beamed with pride. "I'm sorry I couldn't make more. This is all mom taught me to make so far."
"Speaking of which, where is your mother this evening?" Gramps searched the room with his old, but hardly useless eyes.
"When she asked me to make dinner, she dressed to leave. She said she'd be back in time for dessert." Kagome informed the occupants of the table. The all listened intently. None made any farther comments about the issue. "So, Inuyasha do you like it?"
Inuyasha looked at Kagome, and then back at his food, and then once again at Kagome. "It's descent." To Kagome's dismay, his reply did not sound like a compliment. Her face dropped. Little did he know, she'd truly tried hard to impress him with this meal. Seeing Kagome's sulk, Inuyasha quickly corrected his statement. "When I say descent, I mean really good…" With this, the miko's frown turned upside down.
The meal continued in mostly silence up until Mrs. Higurashi came sauntering through with a look of pure merriment on her face.
"Mom, you're back. Where were you?" Sota inquired. The woman dropped her purse on the kitchen counter, grabbing a glass from the cabinet.
"I just had an extraordinary encounter." The woman began, sipping a glass of ice water she'd hastily prepared for herself. "I was at the airport, you know, buying a ticket for Inuyasha to join us on our trip to America…" She was so caught up in her ranting, she hadn't remembered that they had no idea what she'd been up to. Each of their expressions held some ounce of surprise. "… When this man walked up to me. He was quite handsome actually. He'd overheard me asking the woman for the ticket. Oh, he was so nice he offered to give me a ticket free."
"Give you a ticket free?" Sota asked in disbelief.
"Yes. I was stunned. I told him "no, no that's much to generous", but he said that he'd been planning to bring along one of his cousins, but his cousin had suddenly changed plans, so he couldn't make it. He told me that he couldn't refund the ticket, so it would be very kind of me to take it off his hands. I still refused of course, but he was so persistent! Finally, I offered to pay him for his ticket. He said, "Never could a gentleman ask money of such a beautiful woman as yourself. I merely wish to buy you coffee. If you'll go with me sometime, the ticket is yours, no cost at all."… We talked for a while longer, but in the end I took the ticket and agreed to go out for coffee as soon as I returned from America."
"He had a ticket for the same place and time as we did?" Gramps wondered aloud. Suteki nodded.
"It was very lucky. I saved myself a good amount of money. Although I do feel a little guilty. I think I'll be paying him back once we return."
"America?" Kagome's eyes held confusion.
Sango looked on towards the orange and pink sky overhead. She said nothing on the outside, but couldn't help, but to wonder where Miroku is on the inside. 'This is the second day that he left without a word…' The day before she'd found him watching the demons battling it out, but she knew he hadn't been there the whole time. The demonic aura had come more than two hours after the monk had left her side.
The demon slayer sighed. Currently she was sitting not far from where she'd seen the two demons fighting. She didn't know why, but she'd wanted to come back to that spot. Maybe somewhere inside her she was hoping to see another battle as wondrous as the one she'd seen the night before. 'Shame on you, Sango…' She thought to herself. 'You shouldn't be hoping for that kind of thing.'
Suddenly, the faint sound of a distant scream came to Sango's ears. She stood as quickly as she could manage with her somewhat plump belly. 'Where did that come from? It sounded like a little girl.' The slayer heard the scream again, only this time it was louder. She grabbed a hold of her giant bone boomerang, jolting off in the direction of the shriek.
Although Sango knew she'd be better off calling for Miroku's assistance, she also knew that she had to be fast. She rushed past trees and bushes. She leapt over logs and boulders. At her pace, she reached her destination in a manner of moments.
To her disheartenment, the little girl whom had been wailing out was on the ground in an unconscious state. Standing above the girl was a demon very similar to the one Sango had seen die less than twenty-four hours ago. The demon slayer hurried up to both the demon and the girl. She hoped this demon was no where near as mighty as the one that had been murdered.
"Leave the girl alone!" Sango commanded, slinging her boomerang forward. The griffon-like demon was alert and fast to dodge the attack. It gave a Sango a look of complete and utter fury. What had caused this creature so much hate and aggravation? Being an informed slayer, Sango could not comprehend this beasts reason for being so angry. Griffons were very grouchy beings, true, but they were not evil.
Luckily for Sango, this griffon was not interested in battling her. He took to the sky, gliding over the trees. The demon slayer wanted to stop him before he got the chance to harm another innocent being, but she understood perfectly well that she was no match for it. 'I pray it does not take anymore victims.'
Kneeling beside the unconscious form, Sango noticed something peculiar. 'She's not human…' This girl had a very identical aura to the demon that had flown off yesterday after defeating the griffon. 'Is something going on between these two species?' She wondered, coming to a decision. Whether this girl was human, or not, she needed to be helped. She would die if she was left the way she is, unattended.
Miroku dropped the large slab of wood he'd been holding. Fear had temporarily taken him over. 'That aura… it's the same ominous griffon type from yesterday…' The monk was prepared to go and check things out. He was taken aback when the aura began to slowly dissipate. 'It… left?…' His first thought was that it had been killed, but he decided that he needed to go look and see anyway.
In the midst of packing her belongings for the trip they'd been taking in only a few days, Kagome came across a usually couple of objects. 'Are these jewels?' The small jar she held, contained what looked to be broken off pieces of a gemstone. 'Why would I keep broken jewelry?' She shook the shards out of the jar and onto her hand, fiddling with it some.
"Watcha doing?" Hearing Inuyasha's voice, Kagome quickly shoved the jewel pieces back into their bottle. She crammed the vial into her suitcase, deciding not to show them to her hanyou friend. She'd ask him if he knew anything about them later, but now wasn't the time.
"Just packing… You should get started too…"
"Keh…" As for Inuyasha, he was quite surprised that Mrs. Higurashi had gone out of her way to do such a gracious thing for him. He was completely speechless at the table that evening. He didn't know whether he was excited, or nervous. The half demon didn't really want to leave for a vacation while Naraku was still breathing, but he truly had no other choice at this point. He wanted to be with Kagome, and he couldn't just waste what Mrs. Higurashi had did for him.
"I'm going to take a shower. I'll finished packing when I'm done." After zipping shut her case, she made her exit.
Inuyasha waited for her to leave before he went down to the others to ask them what America exactly was. All he knew was that it was a country where just about everyone spoke another language. 'Why the heck would she choose to go somewhere where she can't understand a damn thing people are saying?'
Without much of an explanation, Kaede began to tend to the injured demon. Sango spoke while the elderly woman prepared some of the necessary medications.
"How bad does she seem?" The slayer pulled her legs out from beneath her, stretching them out before her.
"It doesn't look fatal, but it's to early to tell whether she's got any internal injuries or not…"
"I see…" Resting her head against the hard wall behind her, Sango felt a surge of befuddlement within her. Just what has possessed her to become to intrigued with these demon's situations? Was this any of her business at all? 'I'm not butting in…' She tried to convince herself. 'I just helped out this child in need…'
"Sango!" To the demon slayer's surprise, Miroku came charging through Kaede's ancient door. 'That thing's barely clinging to it's ties…' Sango thought to herself, ignoring the fact that Miroku was questioning her about the little girl resting by the fireplace.
"That's the last time I start daydreaming in the shower to the point I lose sight of where I am and end up tripping…" Kagome grumbled, rubbing a small bump that had began to develop on the back of her skull. 'I wonder if I've learned this lesson before too…' The miko pulled her white towel even more tighter around her body than it already was. 'Can't have it falling off.'
The priestess was so wrapped up in her thoughts about how not to go off daydreaming, that she didn't notice Buyo, lying upon the carpet without a care in the world. The cat lazed about, exhausted from his run in with the small insect that had entered his territory only minutes earlier.
Kagome noticed the cat, but only at the last moment. Trying to stop her next step, she blunderingly went plummeting forward. The girl let lose a yelp of surprise. Due to good fortune, Inuyasha was nearby. He was close enough to latch onto the miko as she plunged toward the carpeted hallway floor.
Sadly Inuyasha had not been in time to stop her fall. He was, however, fast enough to get in the way, so as she landed on him, rather than the hard floor.
Suddenly, it was as though time stood still for the couple. Each stood into the eyes of the other. Brown into amber. Amber into brown. Kagome's towel had nearly become unraveled due to the tumble, but this went unnoticed to the hanyou. Hands quivering, Inuyasha could not find it in him to look away. Her orbs were so endearing, even with her nearly empty mind, she was still capable of giving him that special look. It was, of course, not nearly as special as usual, but for now it was suitable.
The priestess' heart was thundering so fiercely that she was unsure of whether or not she'd ever be able to calm it back down. Out of her lips came the very softly spoken word "Inuyasha…" The miko could not discern why these emotions had so suddenly consumed her. She found herself leaning in. His lips beckoned her trembling ones.
Her lips were only a whisper… no, a hair, away from his. Should he kiss her? What would it mean if such a thing were to transpire? If she allowed such a thing to happen would it mean she'd perhaps remembered something about him… enough to make her wish to kiss him?
Coming to a decision at last, Inuyasha grasped a hold on Kagome's quaking shoulders. He forced her back, gently. He could not allow this. For some reason, the half demon felt as though kissing her at such a time would be like taking advantage of her bewildered state of mind. No matter how much it would love to lock lips with her, now was not the time. Inuyasha would need to be patient, for both his and Kagome's sake.
"S… sorry…" He muttered.
Soon! Soon her memories will return. Like I mentioned earlier, I do have a plan for this fan fiction. I'm not just blindly shooting out chapters. Everything shall be revealed shortly.