Came back to show you, I could Fly
Chapter 3: His Shock, His Loss
As the sharp jagged rocks and dark blue coloured water came closer into view, Inuyasha could feel and hear his heart pounding loudly and unsteadily in his chest.
It wasn't that he was scared of what was to become of him or whether or not he will make it out alive. No, he knew that he will not die for he still has many things in his life that needed to be fixed. It was more the fact that the woman had just removed her hands away from her body and wrapped her arms around his neck with a firm grip and rested her head onto his chest.
This was too much of a shock for him because it was the first human he had allowed to come near him in many long years without getting a scratch or a punch in the face. Her touch sent shivers down his spine that he didn't like, shuddering slightly. He momentarily lost his grip on her, unsure of what was happening. They were so close that he could feel her warmth on his body; her heart beating rapidly and her perfume fill his nose.
He was expecting a scream or for her to defend herself from a monster or even fight back and push him away, however she didn't. She did the opposite.
He wasn't sure if his mind was playing tricks on him but he knew for sure that this could not be real. He would soon wake up from this nightmare or dream and find himself on his park bench.
She looked into his amber eyes one more time, her eyes red and puffy from too much crying. Even if it was full of tears, the emotions and the feelings you get from them affected him all the same.
"I'm sorry" she whispered as she closed her eyes tight.
He would never live this down. This isn't the way things were supposed to be and he could beat himself up for letting her, a human get so close to him.
He could just let her go and he could save himself, but that would be cowardly and he wouldn't drop to the level that the humans had stooped too when they disregarded his life and sent him off the cliff. Behind that cold exterior of his, he knew that he wasn't the type of person to do such a thing.
Anyway, she was holding onto him so tightly that it was impossible for him to escape.
He took a deep breath as he positioned his arms around her waist once more, only this time tighter, embracing themselves as they fell harshly into the cold water, sending what felt like daggers and pins throughout their entire body. The impacts on them were so hard and intense especially for Inuyasha who had taken most of the damage, that both of them were knocked out unconscious, darkness overtaking them.
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After many hours, the sliver haired Hanyou slowly started to gain consciousness and immediately felt the pain rush through his entire body. It felt as though he had been run over 20 times by a 100 ton truck and been hit with many heavy metal objects.
Slowly he lifted up his heavy eye lids to reveal his glassy amber eyes. He couldn't quite see much since his vision was blurry however; he could smell burning firewood and the night air, hear the crickets and could slightly make out the orange light from the fire.
Where am I he asked himself and lifted himself up to sit but soon regretted it as the pain jolted through his body once more, making him cringe and clutch his stomach.
"You shouldn't try to move" a sweet gentle, yet familiar voice said beside him.
Immediately he turned to face the person, face full of venom and anger. His vision had now cleared and could see the raven hair beauty sitting beside him, her azure eyes full of sadness and pain.
He stood up despite his aching body and turned his back to her.
"Stupid wench" he growled.
The woman tilted her head down and averted her eyes to the hard ground.
"I can understand as to why you are angry. It wasn't my intention to have you risk your life as you did. I apologize deeply for the trouble that I have caused you". Her voice came to a soft whisper.
Inuyasha didn't utter a word as he listened to her speak. He was definitely right when he thought of her as a woman of high stature. She spoke as though she was highly educated and at first glance he saw all those expensive shining jewellery. She belonged in the high society where they were treated like gods. More anger rose through his body because they were one of the worse types of humans to come across.
Getting up, she made her way towards the Hanyou, stopping beside him. "I am indebted to you. You have my gratitude".
Inuyasha glanced over to the woman with skeptical eyes, thinking that the fall had injured his hearing and water had entered his brains. This useless snob from the high society was actually thanking him. Who would have thought in a million years that this would happen?
He watched as she curved her lips so that it was giving him a smile. A smile. The only person who ever smiled for him was his mother.
He knew immediately that something obviously wasn't right because humans of her stature did not associate with people like him, they would have him locked up and thrown away in a decaying prison within an instant.
Even angrier than before, he started to growl at her and she took a step back slightly startled.
"You think that your funny don't you?" he said in a dangerous tone.
The raven haired beauty looked at him confusedly, unfazed by his coldness.
"I beg your pardon?" she said tilting her head slightly to the side.
"This is some kind of prank or trick isn't it?" he crossed his arms. "One's you wretched humans pull to laugh at my expense". His features became distant once more and started sniff the air and look around, confusing the woman even more.
"Prank? Trick?" She thought out loudly as if she didn't know what the words meant. "I can assure you that I know nothing of this trick you speak of".
"The Police are around here aren't they wench. I should have known better than to help you backstabbing humans". He glared at her with daggers.
This time it was anger that was starting to rise through her. She was a very relaxed woman and a very hard person to irritate however, she will not just stand around and take his ill-treatment towards her kind, or her for that matter.
"Just because you have saved my life it doesn't mean that I am going to let you insult me or other people". She said placing two hands on her hips.
Inuyasha had turned his head to face her as she stood up for herself and noticed that she spoke like a normal everyday person. Her educated language had disappeared however her posture, grace and composure had remained.
"Tell me where they are hiding wench". He said in a monotone voice, his patience with her was now fading.
"Like I have said before, I have no clue as to what you are talking about. There are no tricks or police; I am here on my own". She raised her voice towards him and then took a deep breath and sighed. She had just realized that she had forgotten her etiquette manners again and mentally slapped herself. "Are you always this hostile and discourteous towards people?"
Inuyasha folded his arms and frowned as he walked closer to her, hoping to see the fear in her eyes however he was disappointed when she still continued to stand her ground.
I bet she doesn't even know who I am he said to himself, stopping only centimeters away. "Only to treacherous humans and rich little snobby princesses like you" he said lowly into her ear and then backed away.
"You have no right to judge me" she said angrily. "You don't even know who I am".
"Well then don't judge me" he quickly retorted.
"I haven't!" she exasperatedly told him and closed their distance even more.
Inuyasha was surprised by her sudden actions that he didn't see her come closer towards him until her azure eyes met his amber ones.
This girl was making him feel stupid at the moment for it was true. She hadn't judged him, she'd been anything but. He was just so used to humans insulting him, calling him names that he didn't expect to run into one who looked like she couldn't even insult herself or anyone for that matter. He had to admit that she was really brave to face up to a half demon, half man who was a criminal, 20 times stronger than her and twice as big as her petite body. He was kind of speechless to say the least and being a male and not wanting to admit defeat he glared at her and turned his head the other way. "Whatever" he mumbled.
The raven haired beauty never left her gaze on him as she examined his facial features closely. She saw so much hate and malice in his eyes but couldn't really understand why. She then looked towards his white ears and soon realized the reason as to why he was so hostile towards her kind. She remembered hearing him yell at some men about helping her and seeing the rock hit him on the head.
Her heart went to him, for he didn't deserve such treatment. No one did.
"If my presence upsets you that much then I shall leave. I apologise once again". She started to walk away when she remembered something, making Inuyasha raise his brow.
"I'm kind of new here; could you please tell me how to get to the other side of the island?"
Inuyasha looked to where she was pointing and recognized the cliff top and the look out and he felt like he could strangle something. The tide must have taken them to this island.
She looked towards her watch, not really expecting an answer from him and her eyes grew wide. "My goodness, It's 2 am in the morning".
She tiredly sat down by a tree and rested her body on it, dejectedly. "Well I guess there's no use looking around for a ferry" she whispered to herself. She was exhausted, she couldn't see in the dark properly and it was too late to go wandering at night. Closing her eyes to rest, she made sure she felt comfortable and positioned herself so that her muscles wouldn't be aching in the morning. She then hugged herself as the cool night air enveloped her.
Inuyasha watched her from the corner of his eyes as she nestled down, not caring if her expensive red dress got dirtied or damaged. It didn't matter since it was slightly tattered and ruined anyway from the fall, but it really surprised him. This girl was going against the norm her society held and teaching him a slight thing or two. Her actions were starting to really confuse him.
He didn't know how long he had been watching her but he decided that it was about time he should leave.
Even if she didn't act like the humans he had known, she obviously would have people looking for her and would be wandering where she was. Those people had the power to ruin his life.
He started to walk away but soon stopped cursing underneath his breath. He just couldn't leave her thinking of all the bad things that could happen if he wasn't around.Yeah he hated humans, but seeing this pathetic skinny girl infront of him wearing those high heeled shoes and looking so weak and vulnerable, he could tell she couldn't fight, defend herself or even make a run for it.
He jumped up on a branch at a nearby tree and leant on it, crossing his arms. There weren't many lights around and the fire had long burnt out.
He looked up onto the heavens above and found one star that had stood out from the rest of the others. It was twinkling and shining brightly beside the quarter moon. I will just leave in the morning.
Shaking his head, he looked down at the figure that kept tossing and turning breaking him out of his thoughts. He could faintly smell salt once more and he could tell she was on the verge of crying.
Cry baby he said to himself, as she turned to go and face him, her watery eyes glistening in the moonlight.
"Would you stop moving I'm trying to sleep" he glared at her even though he was sure that she couldn't see his face in the darkness.
"Sorry" she whispered and sat up hugging her knees to her chest.
Inuyasha stared at her intently however slightly annoyed at himself. If he had known that she was going to cry and keep him up all night he never would have stayed.
"I feel terrible that I had put you in such a situation, when you could be at home asleep on a soft warm bed"
Inuyasha scoffed at her comment and turned his back to her.
"Are you feeling better?" she asked concernedly.
He said nothing wandering how she could trust herself being around him and being concerned for him. He was a dangerous criminal, a lowly Hanyou.
"May I ask for you name?" she continued on and getting on Inuyasha's nerves.
"No" he growled.
"Well I shall ask anyway, What's your name?"
"Do you not know the meaning of sleep?" he said in anger and faced her once more.
The raven haired beauty shook her head. "I might, If you tell me your name".
Inuyasha could feel his eye twitching at how infuriating this girl could be. I should have just left her he told himself and ignored her.
From the corner of his eyes he could see her purposely fidgeting. For crying out loud!
"Takahashi" he screeched. He wasn't just going to let some lowly human say his first name and not one that was annoying as her. It was only reserved for those who he held dear.
The girl nodded and smiled. "Well Mr. Takahashi mines Kagome, I bid you a good night" she said leaning back on the tree.
Kagome huh…he said nothing as he watched her and turned the other way, finally glad he could get his rest.
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He woke up bright and early that morning in his usual bad mood. He really was not a morning person and it was worse that he only got 2 hours worth of sleep. He jumped off the tree and stood in front of Kagome.
"Wake up, wench" he yelled, startling her. She got up hastily and immediately glared at him.
Inuyasha slightly found it amusing but then put back his usual cold exterior and pointed to a rocky path that led to the island they were from.
She gave a smile when she saw it. She dusted off all the grass and dirt on her dress and together in silence, they walked across it.
Kagome had some difficulty walking on the rocks in her black heels slipping every now and then, looking as though she was balancing on a tight rope.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes muttering something underneath his breath before involuntary helping to keep her straight and on path by holding onto both her outstretched hands behind her. He wandered how human girls could wear such things and why she didn't just take them off however, he could see how pointed and sharp the rocks were. He was glad he was wearing shoes as well.
Once they had arrived they found themselves in familiar surroundings not far from Inuyasha's park bench.
Inuyasha had noticed that he was still holding onto her and immediately let go.
"Well I guess this is where we part" she spoke with a slight hint of sadness and disappointment in her voice.
Inuyasha said nothing and crossed his arms, glad to be finally rid of her. A moment longer and he would have gone crazy.
"Thank you once more for all that you have done, I hope that our paths meet again" she said bowing as a sign of respect.
Inuyasha was surprised once more for who knows how many times since he had met her. She really was something that was for sure.
He stared at her retreating figure, slowly walking gracefully out of his sight when she turned around and gave him a smile that could make anyone weak at the knees.
"Mr Takahashi"
"What?" he asked frowning.
"Just remember to be yourself. You are fine just the way you are" she continued smiling and winked at him.
Inuyasha felt his heart tighten when he heard her words. She was definitely different from the others. She just had a special aura about her and Inuyasha was kind of glad that he did risk his life for her because it was worth hearing a human say those exact words that he had secretly wanted to hear all his life long. He stood there watching her as she walked out of his life forever.
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Many days had gone by and he was back to his harsh reality where the humans treated him like trash and as each day passes he was beginning to believe that meeting with the raven haired beauty was just a dream or his mind was playing tricks on him from the lack of food. Her azure eyes and her smile remained in imprinted in his mind and never once forgot her. It was almost like they were supposed to meet for some reason.
He was sure however that their paths would never cross again and so he focused on the now.
He hadn't eaten for who knows how long and was starting to feel slightly hungry. He took showers in the beach toilets but was running out of shampoo and brushed his teeth with the last bits of toothpaste in the tube, at the men's room.
He was grateful that his bag hadn't been stolen because an item he held close to his heart was inside of it.
He was standing in front of a trade in store staring intently at a blue handkerchief. Opening it slowly, it revealed his father's name tag bracelet that his mother had given him on his birthday. He had been in battle with himself for a long time on whether or not he should sell it.
He needed to live and eat, find a job and get more clothes but to do that he needed money and the only possession that he had that was worth of value was this item.
He touched it and looked at it heartbreakingly.
I'm sorry he said to himself thinking of his parents.
He had finally come to a decision and started to walk inside the store to cash it in.
He could still remember his mother telling him about the key to his past being engraved at the back of the name tag. He still hadn't looked at it after all these years and he didn't plan to do it anytime soon, deciding he would take a look at it when the bracelet is around his wrist again. He wanted the item to be with him when he looked for whatever it was the past held for him.
When Inuyasha had gotten to the counter, the humans were going to turn him away but they had seen his bracelet and noticed how expensive it looked. Examining it more closely they found that it contained a rare metal.
They hesitantly took it and gave him $800 for it, even if it was worth $4000-$8000 in value. Inuyasha was angry for he knew it was worth more and made a big scene, but they wouldn't give him another dollar because he was different, because he was a hanyou. He snatched the money out of the man's hand and stormed out the door, disappointed once more at how unfairly he was treated.
Cursing many unpleasant words, he looked at the green bills in his hands feeling not only enraged but horrible, because he had just lost the only connection he had with his family. He looked up towards the sky and then started to walk away.
He would definitely get it back, if it was the last thing he did.
Unknown to him, a figure had been watching him all this time, sitting at a table in an exclusive restaurant surrounded by many men and women in expensive suits and business attire with sad eyes. The slight scent of Sakura petals and honey hung in the air.
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