The Eternal Bond, Trust ch10
Surprise! I decided to be super sweet and add this new chapter so all you fans can enjoy it… FINALLY KAGOME AND INUYASHA TALK. But be warned… it doesn't end as you may think….
Kagome sat up in her bedding, the sheets draped over her petite figure as she stared out the window into the pink horizon of the setting sun. Only a little while ago her friends had left her to herself, and she had been in high hopes that Inuyasha would try to approach her then. No such luck. The hanyou had vanished into thin air, and no one had spotted him around since then.
The girl sighed in gentle frustration and glanced down at the bandages wrapped securely around her waist. She tugged them open slightly, and cringed at the dried blood caked onto the cloth. Feeling a bit nauseous knowing it was her own blood; Kagome rewound it back up as tight as before.
She was healing fast, that much she realized, from the combined power of Kaede's powerful herbs and her own spiritual healing abilities. But the process was still much too slow for her liking, especially at times like this when all she wanted to do was move around, go outside and just run. Her eyes painfully closed shut. That wouldn't be happening for a while at this rate…
The wind fluttering the bamboo flap caused her eyes to fly open. God, all these sounds were driving her crazy. Her nerves were on edge, even so much of a twitter set her heart to beating fast. Although it was kind of pointless, because Inuyasha probably would not be arriving any time soon…
Shivering as the last warm rays of the sun slipped away into the cold darkness, Kagome pulled the thin sheet closer. The full moon dipped low amidst the twinkling stars, covering the feudal era in the blanket of night.
Kagome decided now was as good a time as any to venture out, just to the outskirts of the village maybe. If she stayed here she would be driven to insanity by the itch to get up and walk. Standing on wobbly legs, Kagome straightened and stretched her sore, cramped muscles.
Making sure that she carried her bow and arrows on her in case needed, Kagome fetched a jacket out of her backpack and slung it on. Then, without further ado, she marched out of the hut.
Inuyasha dangled a leg off the branch lazily, his eyes fixed on the mesmerizing glow of the moon in the midnight sky. His mouth opened in a yawn, and closed with a faint whine. He wanted to go to sleep, although he wasn't really tired. Just, something to pass the time most likely.
He knew he should go speak to Kagome. His senses told him that their companions left hours ago, but a nagging doubt kept him sitting square on his perch in the tree. Tapping his nail on the rough bark beneath him, Inuyasha flattened his ears and chased the haunting thoughts from his mind.
They perked back up as he picked up on a faint crunching sound of feet on the grass. Someone was out and about, but who travels in the dark of night? Swiveling his ears forward, Inuyasha tentatively sniffed the oncoming wind, and almost fell off of the branch.
It seemed Kagome had decided to take a little walk.
Growling at her stupidity, Inuyasha leapt off the bough and landed soundly on the ground below, taking off upon impact towards the direction of her scent. How dense is she!? He furiously thought. Why the hell is she out when she should be staying in bed?!
Kagome let her feet carry her on, keeping mind to stay within sight of the huts of the village. Her jet black hair whipped in the breeze behind her, and her school uniform ruffled in the wind. Her solitary state was relaxing to her mind, and she relished the delightful feel of the cold night air on her face.
She had only closed her eyes for a brief heartbeat to savor the moment when she sensed a presence close by. In fact, right in front of her. Every muscle in her body tensed and she froze. Acting quickly and purely on instinct she whirled her bow up and notched an arrow into it, all in the span of about a second.
The sight that met her gaze when she reopened her eyes was astonishing. Here she was, an arrow pointing straight into the face of her heart's desire and his expression priceless.
Inuyasha gulped nervously. Maybe he shouldn't have come… it seemed she could've taken care of herself just fine without his assistance…
Kagome's startled eyes widened as she completely comprehended the situation and with a gasp she lowered her bow. "Inuyasha, I'm so sorry…."
Scowl returning fully to his face, Inuyasha interrupted her sincere apology. "What are you doing out here!?"
She blinked, not expecting his sudden outburst. Now that she actually thought about it, her decision did seem rather stupid. I mean, there were so many things that could've gone wrong, especially in her fragile condition. "Well…" she stammered.
Once again, he cut through her answer. "God, are you that foolish?! For starters, you're injured!"
Kagome shushed him, placing a hand over his mouth and looking around frantically. "Inuyasha!" she whispered fiercely. "Don't be so loud! People are asleep, you know!"
He fumed silently as she glanced around. "There's no one else around, wench," he muttered darkly, his voice still muffled.
Sighing in relief, Kagome sent him a withering glare. "Do you have to be so critical? I just wanted to take a short walk, that's all."
Huffing indignantly and at the same time removing her hand from his face Inuyasha snapped back, "In the dead of night!?"
Her features softened sadly in the pale moonlight. "Maybe if you had come back to talk to me I might not have had to this late…"
Inuyasha blanched, while Kagome watched him seriously. He released her hand that he had still been holding and averted his golden orbs to the forest.
"Inuyasha…" she breathed. "You know we have to talk about this…"
"No, we don't," he replied firmly, scared of her reaction.
She bit her lip anxiously. This was not going to be an easy task. She had to get this out in the open, had to reassure him she was not vengeful or spiteful.
"Look," she started.
Inuyasha turned away from her desperate form. "I don't want to hear it," he snarled dangerously, as a warning.
Kagome frowned at his stubborn back. "Inuyasha! You can't just stand there and pretend nothing happened and everything is alright!"
"Watch me," he retorted.
Making a snarl of her own, Kagome latched onto the sleeve of his haori. "Inuyasha!" she protested. "At least look at me!"
Warily, Inuyasha returned his gaze to her sorrowful features. Her expression was beseeching, and her hazel eyes shimmering. In this mood she reminded him eerily of another priestess, one with the chill of the dead in her eyes. Shuddering almost unnoticeably, Inuyasha moved his eyes away again.
Her heart clenched painfully at his inability to even look at her in the face. She dropped her hand limply from his clothing and watched his face closely. "Please?" she murmured barely above a whisper, a few stray tears trailing down her pale cheeks.
Horror filled his chest as he smelled the scent of salt hanging heavy in the air, but his head remained turned. He couldn't… just couldn't work up the courage to talk with her about this. "I can't," he muttered, each word strained as it came out of his throat.
"Why not, Inuyasha?" a voice asked from the sidelines, its depths emotionless yet simultaneously curious. Both of them whirled to the source, and Kagome's face paled while Inuyasha's colored.
"Kikyo?" Kagome uttered incredulously.
Ha, ha, ha! Evil, evil, merciless cliff hanger is what you guys get! I know you guys must hate me… dodges flaming arrows shot towards her but fear not! Next week I will have more to add… so stay tuned!!
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