Inuyasha FanFiction
Emotions In Time - Part 2:
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Kagome stared at Sesshomaru for a long moment, unlike Rin, he hadn't changed one bit.
But Sesshomaru wasn't paying attention to Kagome, his eyes were focused on Rin. Relief flushed through him, but he kept his voice monotone as he spoke to Rin.
"Rin?" he called her attention, "Are you okay? You mustn't run off like this."
Kagome was slightly astonished. Even though his voice was emotionless she could sense that he had been extremely worried about Rin. A smiled twitched at the ends of Kagome's mouth.
Rin set down her bowl and ran over to Lord Sesshomaru. "I'm sorry I caused you to be anxious," she apologized with a bow.
Sesshomaru couldn't help but smile as he crouched down to her eye level. "It's okay," he told her, "But next time, I want you to stay with Jaken."
Rin nodded.
Sesshomaru straightened up to speak to Kagome, "I would very much appreciate it if this gathering were kept from Inuyasha's knowledge."
"Oh, um," Kagome choked on the right words to say, "Well, okay ... I guess I don't have to tell him." But he'll probably figure it out anyway ... she added in her head.
Sesshomaru nodded in thanks, the turned to walk back into the forest. "Come along Rin," he called over his shoulder.
Rin ran back to Kagome and hugged her before running off to follow Lord Sesshomaru.
When the two, (and Jaken), had completely disappeared into the forest, Kagome set about making more Ramen for Inuyasha. The sun was setting, and she was begining to worry about Inuyasha.
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Inuyasha's ears were almost flat against his head as he followed Miroku and Shippo's scents back to their camp for the night. He was traveling at a blindingly fast pace in order to get back to Kagome before the sun finished setting.
Suddenly a new, but distinctly familiar, scent became known. It was the scent of Sesshomaru, Inuyasha was sure. He ignored it at first, but as Inuyasha got closer to Shippo and Miroku, Sesshomaru's scent got stronger.
He didn't attack them did he? Inuyasha's worried thoughts wiggled their way into his mind and caused him to run faster, then push himself even faster when he thought of Sesshomaru attacking Kagome.
Upon reaching Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Kirara in one of the less dense parts of the forest, Inuyasha was moving so fast he had to crash into a tree in order to stop, (the tree then split in half and fell to the ground).
"I'm fine, I'm fine," Inuyasha assured them when he saw their worried glances. He waited for his vision to clear and his head to stop throbbing before he asked where Kagome was.
Sango smiled, "She's waiting for you down at the riverbank. What did you make her?"
Inuyasha straightened himself and started to walk out of the forest as he called over his shoulder, "That is for me to know, and you to find out."
Miroku took a step forward, but Inuyasha whirled around to face him and the others, glaring. "No spying!!" he snapped.
As soon as Inuyasha was out of sight, Sango turned to Miroku, "We're still going to spy on them, right?"
Miroku laughed, "Of course."
"I HEARD THAT!!!" Inuyasha shouted back into the forest.
Shippo groaned, "Aw, man."
Inuyasha turned away from the forest he had just shouted at and was immediately overcome by his acute sense of smell.
There were so many different smells. Kagome's; Sesshomaru's; Jaken's; some very fragrant plants around Kagome, and another scent that seemed extremely familiar, but Inuyasha couldn't place it.
Inuyasha tried to ignore the scents and go sit by Kagome. When he did, (because of all the fragrant plants, no doubt), all the other scents were masked. There was just Kagome's.
"Um... Kagome?" Inuyasha asked while his eyes did a scan of the surrounding area, "Was Sesshomaru here?"
Kagome was stuck. She knew if she tried to lie to Inuyasha, he would catch her. But telling the truth wasn't such a great idea either. She took a deep breath and tried to half-lie confidently, "No, but Rin was."
Rin! Inuyasha's thoughts gathered themselves, That was the familiar scent! And then, of course, she was carrying Sesshomaru's scent!
Kagome offered him a bowl of Ramen, and he took it, thanking her. Instead of stuffing it all down his throat like he normally did, though, he ate slowly; the same pace as Kagome.
"So... What was she up to?" Inuyasha asked before taking another bite.
Kagome took a sip of water from her water bottle, then answered, "She was hungry."
Inuyasha snickered in the back of his throat, "Doesn't Sesshomaru know he has to take care of his pets?"
Kagome didn't laugh, "I don't think Rin is his pet."
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow, "What else would she be?"
Kagome shrugged and dropped the subject, only to started up again from a new direction, a moment later.
"Inuyasha?" her voice was quiet, "I have a question about half-demons."
Inyasha put his bowl down and waited for her to continue.
"If a mortal and a demon have a child, does it automatically have to be a half-demon?" she asked.
Inuyasha thought for a moment before answering, "I suppose not. I mean, technically, I'm a full demon. Or, at least, I could be if the Tetsusaiga didn't suppress the demon in me. So, I guess--"
"I meant, if a mortal and a demon had a child, could it possibly be mortal?" she interrupted.
Inuyasha nodded, "I would say it could. But its not like anyone's every done a study on this kind of thing." He paused for a minute, "Where is this all coming from anyway?"
Kagome shrugged again, "I was just thinking about Rin."
Inuyasha's eyes bugged out of his head, and he had to gasp a couple times before he could speak, "You actually think Rin is Sesshomaru's child?!? "
Kagome looked at Inuyasha's disgusted expression and acted defensively, "You just said it was possible."
"Not when it comes to Sesshomaru, Kagome!" he spoke in disbelief, "If there's anything I know about him, its that he would rather have me slice his head off with the Tetsusaiga and burn his body, than ever have a child with a mortal."
"Quit being a Drama King," Kagome accused, "He's not like that anymore."
Inuyasha was about to ask how the hell she would know that, but she spoke first.
"Its almost time," she said looking at the setting sun.
Inuyasha was confused, "Almost time for what?"
Kagome looked straight into his eyes, obviously looking to see if there was any form of joking in them; there wasn't. "Inuyasha..." she was the one in disbelief now, "Don't you remember what night it is? It's the night of the New Moon."
Inuyasha's muscles locked together. With all the craziness, he really had forgotten it was the night of the New Moon. The night when he would lose his half-demon powers. He stifled a growl in the back of his throat.
"You know," Kagome said quietly to the ground, "Our Anniversary is actually in two days, but I wanted to celebrate it tonight."
Inuyasha choked on a little Ramen he was swallowing, "W-What? Why?"
Kagome giggled, "I don't know, really."
Inuyasha's mouth twisted into a scowl, then relaxed back into a smile as he said, "You know what? I think you like me better as a mortal!"
"What?! No. I mean, no. That's ridiculous," she stumbled over the words, blushing.
The last of the sun fell beneath the horizon.
Inuyasha ran his fingers through his, now midnight black, hair. It felt different than his dog hair; not a bad different, exactly, just different. Kagome gasped, no matter how many times she witnessed it, Inuyasha's transformation into a mortal always seemed... unreal.
Inuyasha looked at her with a confused expression. "What?" he asked simply.
A whole new wave of hot pink blushed on Kagome's face as she turned away and whispered, "Nothing..."
Sensing that she was embarrassed, he tried to flip the topic back to Sesshomaru, "Rin doesn't look anything like him, though."
Kagome caught on to what Inuyasha was doing right away, but her answer was somewhat hesitant, "So? If... If she was fully human, wouldn't she... look like her mother?"
"Hmph. She looks more like you to me," Inuyasha said through his last mouthful of Ramen.
"Mmm..." Kagome murmured, deep in thought.
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow at her, "What?"
As if being snapped out of a dream, Kagome snapped to Inuyasha's attention. "Sorry," she said suddenly, "I was just thinking..."
"I noticed."
Kagome ignored Inuyasha's remark, still mumbling to herself, "She's obviously important to him...maybe..."
Inuyasha rolled his eyes, "WHAT Kagome?"
Kagome shook her head, "Its kind of... gross."
"Spit it out, Kagome."
Kagome sighed, "Demons are immortal. They never age. Humans age. Perhaps, when Rin gets older... she and Sesshomaru..."
Inuyasha went cross-eyed and his skin turned a faint green color.
Kagome noticed this and immediately began defending herself once again, "See! I told you! But no, you just had to know!"
Inuyasha flung his hands up to cover his eyes for no apparent reason, "Stop. Stop. STOP!" He shuttered, "Ugh! She's like, 11! I really didn't need to know about any of Sesshomaru's future plans for her!"
"It was just a guess!" Kagome snapped.
"A damn good one!" Inuyasha retaliated.
Kagome went pale.
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End Part Two
To Be Continued...