I'm putting off even MORE schoolwork to do this chapter! I don't mind, school's a bore . I apologize for all the hasty writing in the last chapter, I was racing against a clock!!! =)
Disclaimer: Nope, still don't own Inuyasha.
Morning shone through the trees, making the entire place look a bit more innocent than it had before. The fire was dying down and a small trail of smoke was floating softly into the sky. Haruhi was leaning on the tree, her white hair back already. She seemed better, her breathing even. The cuts on her wrists were scanned over and healing quickly and the color was returning to her face. Inuyasha was in the tree above, switching from watching Haruhi protectively and watching the ever changing sky. Life wasn't supposed to be this complicated.
He sighed and shook his head, he wasn't meant for women. He was meant to destroy Naraku and other demons… Not to babysit. He was tempted to just snatch away the jewel shard right then and there to get over with it before it took a turn for the worst, which things had a natural way of doing. But, he couldn't do it… They made a deal, and if it were anyone else he would've said "Screw it" and beat them to a pulp, but her… She was different.
She would never back down, and he admired that. Her wolf blood stunk to him, as did his dog blood to her, but she looked almost pretty. Her whipped his head back up to the sky, ignorantly ignoring the painful leap in his heart. The sky was blue again, the sun just creeping up from its slumber… His ears swiveled around, listening. Peaceful, which wasn't common in the feudal era…
A twig snapped and he glanced down at where Haruhi was sleeping. She wasn't there, the only thing that remained was a slight indentation on the ground where she had sat, but nothing more. He stood up, sniffing frantically in the air, searching for her kidnapper. But, he didn't smell anyone… Just her. He jumped down and looked around. Another snap of a twig. He smelt her going farther and farther away and he started to run, close on her heels.
"Shit." Muttered Inuyasha, tracking her, hunting her. He could barely keep up with her, she was fast. He dodged a tree and hopped over a fallen log. He leapt up into the air, surveying the dense woods for the flutter of her white kimono.
There, he saw it, a flash of white. He barreled after her, his fangs barred in anger. How dare she think she can get away!? How dare she break the promise!? All she wanted was to use him, kill him, hurt him! No way was he about to let that happen. He picked up pace, closing in on her. She was gasping for air and frantically trying not to trip. He could smell fresh tears in the air and he gave one last bolt of energy, his clawed hands snatching at her Kimono sleeve.
He yanked her backwards and she crashed against him with a yelp. "Let go of me!" She screamed, struggling desperately. "Stop it! Let go!" She clawed wildly but he was far too angry to notice the small marks he was making against his skin. His free hand grabbed her hair and she hung there, grasping at her scalp.
"What did you think you were doing!?" growled Inuyasha. She spat in his face. "What the hell did you think you were doing!?" She wriggled more, her hair stretching her scalp. "Answer me!" Something inside him had ruptured, he wasn't normal. He wanted to kill her, he wanted the jewel, he wanted to have her blood on his claws. His eyes were tinted red and faint purple markings were showing on his face. He struggled to keep his demon at bay.
"Never!" She screamed at him, crying. Her sobs shook her frail body as she placed her hands on any amount of flesh she could find and she yelled with as much force as she could muster, "Wolf's Howl!" as a blood curdling howl sounded from no apparent place a shock rattled through Inuyasha's body, releasing his death grip on her hair. She took the opportunity and started running. Anywhere, it didn't matter. He wasn't the Inuyasha she remembered… His blood smelled differently. He smelled like a full demon. He wasn't going to talk about fighting it out, he wasn't going to save her, he was going to kill her if she didn't get away.
He was running after her, she could hear him plowing his way through the dense forest behind her. She swore under her breath. As far as she knew, she was one of the fastest things under the sun… But her strength was less prominent by far and slowed her considerably. She couldn't break through the masses of vines like he could. It didn't matter how fast she could run if there was nowhere to run! Thoughts clouded her mind as she thought of her options.
Option one: Death. (Let's not do that one…)
Option two: Try talking to him. (Yeah, let's see how well that goes. He doesn't talk even when he's normal.)
Option three: Climb a tree… But that was putting all of her eggs in one basket. He would either wait for her to starve (not likely) or just break down the tree…
Option four: Find Kagome. She knew how to control him.
"It's all I can do." muttered Haruhi as she dodged a claw. She picked up speed as she found a lapse of vines. Kagome's scent was faint but not far away. She tracked the scent back to the town from before. Inuyasha's snarls weren't far behind. Haruhi immediately regretted her decision when she saw that the entire town was awake. Inuyasha wouldn't stop for people to run away, he'd kill them. "Kagome! I could use some help!" Screamed Haruhi, hoping to rouse some attention. "Everyone, go find Kagome! And while you're at it, run." She turned to face Inuyasha, her feet dug into the ground in anticipation.
He stood before her, his eyes throbbing red. Haruhi sighed, she really didn't have time for such games. Inuyasha lunged at her and she dodged. His fangs were so long… He snapped at her when she came too close. His claws ripped at the hem of her already ripped up Kimono. She fought back, but her strength wasn't what it was… The rough night before affected her and she couldn't conjure up enough strength to hurt him drastically. So, for the time being, all she could do was hold him off… Though she couldn't do it for much longer.
She sighed a sigh of relief when she heard Kagome yell over all of the commotion. She ran towards him, surprising Haruhi. She was an odd human, and even odder for running straight for a blood thirsty demon. But, what happened next was even odder… She kissed him! Haruhi gawked from the side lines, unable to believe her eyes. What any normal person would've done was run…
Nothing special happened after she kissed him… She drew away, and Inuyasha snarled and knocked her aside. His eyes transfixed once again on Haruhi. She heard the monk scream over the chaos. "Kagome!" He rushed to her side and the demon slayer was next to Haruhi in only moments.
"What the hell just happened?" asked Haruhi, her voice small and tense as her eyes watched Inuyasha warily.
"That worked before." Muttered Sango, her body poised for battle. She glanced at Haruhi quickly and a spark lit up in her eye. "Hey, Miroku, come over here…" called Sango. The monk placed Kagome somewhere safe and ran over to them. Sango leaned in and whispered something to him. Haruhi watched quizzically, obviously an outsider to the conversation.
"I don't think we can do anything else…" muttered Miroku. He turned to Haruhi and said clearly "Why don't you try kissing him?"
Haruhi just looked at him blankly. "So… we're all just going to go around kissing him to see if he gets better!?" Her voice rose as she spoke, frustration and embarrassment causing a slight blush to form on her cheeks. She crossed her arms as she muttered, "Whatever… but if it doesn't work, you're kissing him next, monk." Miroku laughed nervously and gave Haruhi a friendly shove towards Inuyasha, who had death written all over his face.
Haruhi gave one last glare to Sango and Miroku before approaching Inuyasha. She was sore, but the pain was dull compared to her obvious embarrassment. As she neared Inuyasha he lunged for her, his claws just grazing her cheek. She glared at him. It was his fault. His fault, all his fault. His fault that she was here, his fault that she was hurt, his fault that she was going to end up dead… She growled and took a defiant step towards Inuyasha, who was growling madly.
Haruhi chewed on her lip as she grabbed Inuyasha's shoulders, the only thing forcing her to continue was the hope of living. Inuyasha started clawing madly at her back as she forced her body to get closer to him. Her body radiated hatred. He was just as bad as Naraku… Her lips pursed in an annoyed scowl before she thrust forward, blood from her clawed back soaking through her kimono. She didn't even notice.
Her lips were thrust with such strength that, if they were human, they would've bruised both of their mouths. She really didn't expect anything to happen. Nothing happened for Kagome, his supposed "friend" (she didn't buy it… there was no way that they were only friends) … But, as she kissed with everything she had inside of her, forcing all of her hatred, sadness, and loneliness into the kiss, Inuyasha's claws dropped from her back. Once she realized that he wasn't a threat, she drew away quickly, blushing…
His eyes were large and golden again, with a blush spreading quickly. Haruhi's lips were pink from the kiss, and she stalked off, rubbing them madly. She wanted that confusing feeling to be gone. Demons (or half demons) weren't supposed to be this confusing… They were just supposed to be… be… She growled, everything was so confusing.
Inuyasha stood there in the center of the beaten up town, confused and blushing. "What… Why did you do that!?" Yelled Inuyasha, trying to redeem his pride.
"Because Kagome couldn't." yelled Haruhi, not bothering to look back. The enormity of those words hung heavily on everyone… Kagome couldn't bring Inuyasha back anymore… Something must've changed. But, what? The only thing that was new was Haruhi… and they had only known her for about five days, maybe less… Kagome, who had been with them for about a year, had less power than Haruhi… And Haruhi hated it. At that moment, all she wanted to do was to go home. Too bad that she didn't know where home was.
That one was long! =D I wrote it during Newspaper class… heh heh… =) I hope you like it! Review!
