-Lets begin. With Inuyasha.
Only one more day until he would be back in the village. Only one more day until he confesses. Until he gives away his heart.
And Inuyasha was scared as all hell.
Its was night in the forest, and Inuyasha was pacing back and forth in a small incircling of trees, he had tried to sleep for a whole day, and even though he was physically exhausted, his mind was to stressed to even rest his eyes. This was a problem, because the more Inuyasha tried to calm himself down, the more he thought about he may be regected by Kagome. He was infact a hanyou. A measly halfbreed with no real value. He was grumpy, short tempered, ignorant to boot, and in all, not even that good looking. Messy white hair, a dirty old kimono, and a normal complextion. The claws and fangs weren't very nice either, and the sissy boy ears... Oh the ears were the worst of it all. They looked like the belonged to some pampered like castle cat. You know the kind. The kind with long, well groomed fur, a spoiled attitude and a ribbon or two tied in bows to emphasise the girlieness of it all. Stupid ears.
Inuyasha growled at plopped down on the ground. Pulling tetsusaiga out of his obi and laying it beside him, he leaned back against a tree and closed his eyes. "Sleep, sleep bastard, sleep sleep" he whispered over and over. Inuyasha tried to forget about his plans tomorrow focus on something better, Kagome. He loosened up muscles up a bit and imagine Kagome standing infront of him, giving him that glowing smile of hers. He thought of her soothing voice and smiled unconsciously. After a while, his mind started to wander and Inuyasha fell into a deep sleep.
Its was late the next morning Inuyasha awoke. His sleep had been undesterbed so he felt extremely well rested. He looked up into the sky, it looks like he would have time for breakfast. He shrugged, grabbed the sheathed tetsaiga and continued the journey home. Only a few more hours to go!
- Kagome.
Kagome yawned, stretching her arms into the air and she sat up. Apparently she had tired herself out yesterday. But she didnt mind, she rarely got that good've sleep in this era unless the previous day a battle had accurred. She streching forward and touching her toes, trying to wake up a little more before the kids did. Feeling satisfied with her awake-asleep levels, she stood up and grabbed her usual outfit of a green miniskirt and a with sailor suit style short and hankercheif. Also grabbing a towel, comb, and a small bag of all natural, biodegradable cleaning items (she wouldnt want to be recorded as the world's first poluter) she headed out the door, headed to the nearby waterfall.
Arriving at the the short waterfall where she preferred to bathe, she removed her pajama's and dipped in the cool water. Making quick work of washing off, she grabbed her towel and got. She dried and dressed, but right she she went to grab her hairbrush, Kagome saw something that she hadnt noticed for a long time.
It was a large rock, about the size a basketball, though flatter. It was rather smooth, but there was nothing special about it. It was just a rock. But even the simplest of things an mean the most to someone, even a rock.
This rock had been used to hit Inuyasha over the head. Kagome remembered, a long time ago, before Sango, Miroku, or even Shippo, back when Inuyasha and Kagome had just started searching for the shikon jewel shards together. It was within the first few days of her arriving, she had been bathing in the same waters, she remembered, she had complained about the cold, but she had noticed Inuyasha peeping and promptly 'sat' him. She ended up changing into regular priestess garbs, and Inuyasha had been staring at her. She half joked, half accused him of staring because she looked like Kikyo, he had said one of his famous stupid insults and she picked up the rock, banged him on the head, and left for home.
That was the last day the considered themselves enemies. Soon, they had met Shippo, Miroku, Sango and all their friends. And if it wasnt for this rock, it was possible her life could have gone a different route. Inuyasha mightve stopped her, and then when Yura of the Hair came, there might have been a different outcome. No there would definatly wouldve been a completely different outcome to their life. The probably would have been provoked to head out early, and they whole, unmother, tetsaiga, tensaiga thing wouldnt have happened, or at least the same way. And the most definatly wouldnt have met everyone, and and who knows what else!
"Thanks rock." Kagome mumbled with a smile. She considered dressing in the priestess robes Keade said she could wear whenever just for nostalgia's sake, but decided against it. She chuckled to herself slightly, going into a fit of deja vu. Memories flew through her head, and then Kagome realized something she could never have imagined, she had forgot her sixteenth birthday. Today Kagome turned sixteen and she was just realizing it. And then another thought came to mind, not only was this the anniversary of her birth, but of her new life in the fuedal era.
Kagome stopped walking. How could she forget about her own birthday? And not just any birthday, her sweet sixteen? It was crazy to think about. The thoughts overwhelmed her. She had been her so long. Could she ever go back? Did she have to go back? Did she want to? Did HE want her to? What if he did? Or better yet didnt? She was definatly different then she used to be. But was that bad? And so on. Until Kagome came to one thought the banished all others from her mind, Inuyasha. She had somehow wandered off her desired path, wandering well away from the village and had stopped right infront of the sacred tree. She looked at the sar the marred the trees bark, making it look especially different. And she remember on last thing, one year ago, on this day, at about this hour, she had first seen Inuyasha. This was the place where her life was changed forever. Where she was changed forever.
But then the memories stop playing in her head. Because someone else appeared in the small encirclement the lie around the sacred tree. A someone with shimmering silver hair, a nice body, perfectly tanned skin, wild golden eyes, enticing fangs, and adorable puppy ears. That someone, was Inuyasha. A shy smile on his face, arms crossed, walking toward her slowly. He seemed like he had something to say to her, yet everything remained silent.
-To be Continued.