I wake up, startled to not be sleeping around a dead fire with my friends but instead in the strong arms of Koga underneath a blanket of warm furs.
I blushed, Koga had pulled me to him when he was sleeping, my back was to him, & I could feel his hot breath on the side of my throat; it tickled a bit.
He stirred, shaking his head a bit.
"Good morning Koga," I whispered, turning my head to see his face.
His eyes widened & he smiled, leaning in.
I didn't pull back in time & he kissed me gently; it was nice.
"Good morning to you too Kagome, how are you feeling this morning? Is your leg doing better?" he asked, sitting up & pulling me into his lap.
"I'm doing good, but I need to tell you something important." I said, relaxing into his muscled chest.
"Good, what is it?" he asked, resting his chin on my shoulder.
"I need you to take me somewhere, now." I said.
"Where?" he asked, puzzled.
"It's the village I come from, in the village is a place I can go that can heal my leg, it will take time, but the faster we get there then the faster I can walk again, if we wait too long, then they'll have to rebreak my leg & set it properly, then I'll have to use a cane for the rest of my life. Please Koga you have to take me there!" I beg, expecting him to say no.
"If I take you there, you won't be in pain anymore? You'll even be able to walk again?" he asked, his tone calculating.
"I won't be in pain, & yes if we go there soon I will be able to walk again." I told him, getting excited about going home.
"Alright, I'll take your there tomorrow, but I have to be there when those people are doing it." He decided.
My heart sank, "You can't see what they're doing Koga… you can't even be there when I get there…" I said, knowing that he wouldn't take me now.
"Why?" he asked.
"Because, only InuYasha & I can travel through the well… don't you remember me telling you that I was from the future? In that village is how I get from this time to my own. In my time they can fix me easily, but I don't think that you can travel there, so…" I trailed off, hating myself for telling him.
"Well then, we'll just have to see if I can go through," he said, surprising me.
I straightened my back, "What? You mean you're going to take me? Thank you Koga! My mom is probably so worried about me, I haven't checked in, since about two weeks ago, I was gonna go back three days ago, but well this happened." I said, blushing again.
"What is your family like?" he asked abruptly.
"Huh? Umm, well, I've I got an annoying little brother that I adore, my grandpa that's always doing crazy priest things, & then I have my mom, she's the best person in the world, she cooks my meals & makes me feel at home. She takes care of me, & loves me a lot." I told him, my expression getting a little sadder as I talked.
"Shh, you don't need to cry, if you want to stop talking about them, then you can," he interrupted as I told him about Sota's love for soccer.
"I'm not—" I started to say, when I realized I was crying, hot tears pouring down my cheeks.
Koga touched his hand to my cheek & brushed the tears away; I leaned into his hand, the warmth soothing me.
I stopped crying & looked up at him, his sky blue eyes gazing into mine. He leaned forward & this time I kissed him back, loving the feel of his warm lips on mine. His tongue brushed my lip, but I pulled back, I wasn't ready to make out yet. He looked disappointed, but didn't force me into it.
I smiled; he cares about me at least.
"Alright, do you need to bathe?" he asked, standing up.
I nodded, blushing a bit.
He pulled me up into his arms, careful of my leg.
He carries out to the hot spring, looking away as I carefully strip down & ease myself down into the hot water. I sigh contentedly.
"Can I look now?" he asks, directing the question over his shoulder. I decide to tease him a bit.
"I don't know… I don't really want a guy looking at me naked…" I say, looking away.
"Aw c'mon! You know I'm not a perv!" He exclaims, almost looking around.
I squeal playfully, "Don't look! You really ARE a pervert!"
"I am not!" he yells, turning around fully to glare at me.
I scream, & duck underneath the surface. I accidentally hit my leg on a rock, & gasp, gulping in a lungful of water. I struggle, but I keep gulping in water, I can't breathe. I feel myself sink to the bottom.
KOGA'S P.O.V.
I turned around & she screamed, ducking under the surface; bubbles come up, but not Kagome. I start panicking, & run to the edge, & plunge my hands in & grab her shoulders, pulling her to the surface.
She's unconscious & not breathing.
"Kagome!" I cry, pumping her chest, forcing water out of her lungs; she starts coughing & sputtering, water pouring from her mouth.
"Kagome? Kagome! Are you okay? I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to scare you! Is your leg ok?" I ask, handing her the leather thing she calls 'panties' & her dress.
"I'm ok, but I don't wanna do that again. Drowning isn't fun you know?" she jokes, trying to brush off what just happened.
"Ok, yea it doesn't look fun, do you wanna go back now?" I ask, standing up.
She nods, & I pick her up, running to the entrance of the den.
"There you are Master Koga! We didn't know you had taken her to bathe." The elder said, meeting us at the entrance, "I wish that you tell me what your plans are."
"We plan on leaving tomorrow for her home village Elder, she says that there are healers there that can heal her leg so that she can walk again. But the sooner we leave, the less painful it will be." I explained, surprising the elder.
"Oh, we thought you would stay a few more days… anyway, what do you need to travel?"
"Umm, I'd like my clothes back, & I can leave this dress if you want." Kagome said.
"There is no need child, you can keep the dress & we threw the strange clothes out." The elder explained.
I felt Kagome stiffen, "You threw away my school uniform? It was a rental!" she exclaimed, her face almost draining of color.
"I think we need to get you inside, are you still cold?" I asked, distracting her for a bit.
"What happened?" the elder demanded.
"Well, when Koga took me to bathe, I got undressed, & then he asked if he could turn around after I had gotten in the water, I said no, & called him a pervert, then he turned around & yelled that he wasn't. that made me duck down & then I hit my leg, gasped & gulped in water. I started drowning & then Koga brought me out & got the water outta my lungs." Kagome explained.
"Do you have to do this a lot? Explain these types of things?" I asked, she'd had to do this a lot it seemed.
"Yup, it sucks but I notice a lot so I tell about it when people ask. It's a habit." She replied.
"Ok, well I'm going to put you back in the bed, then we can discuss where exactly we're going, alright?" ias ked, looking down at her face.
She nodded, & I moved pass the elder to our bed, & set her down.
KAGOME'S P.O.V.
"So, where is your village?" he asked, sitting down in front of me.
"Um… it's a few miles south of here, & have you ever heard of the Bone Eaters Well?" I asked, not sure how to give good directions.
"Yea sure, every smart demon knows not to go near there, the priestess there is said to make demons turn to skeletons, & when she throws them in her well the bones disappear, forever." He said seriously.
I laughed, holding my sides, "Oh I'm sorry Koga! I'm not laughing at you! It's just the thought of old Lady Kaede being that kind of priestess is too much!" I laugh some more.
Koga frowns, & opens his mouth.
"Hold on, I'm sorry. But that's my village, & Lady Kaede is fearsome, only if you're attacking her village. The reason why the bones disappear is because they travel to my time, we have to jump in the well to get to my time Koga." I explain.
His jaw drops open, "No, NO WAY IN HE-!"
"Wait! But Lady Kaede is a trusted friend; I'm the reincarnation of her older sister, Kikyo. Don't worry; she won't hurt me, or you. That is, unless you decide to get stupid & start trashing the place." I say, dozing in his lap.
"Oh fine, we'll go, but the moment I see danger, we're outta there!" he declares, brushing hair from my face.
I smile, "Thank you, but…"
"What?"
"I don't know why you're doing this. I've already said that I won't marry you,"
"I love you, & I know that soon you'll realize that you love me too. I just have to wait for that day to come, & then, when you figure it out, I'll be waiting." He said, the love in his voice reaching me.
"I don't know for sure at this point… but I think you might be right."
Son of a b**** it's late! 3:26am is very late... oh well, i can't afford to waist my creative juices! i apologize if some of this is unreadable, i'm not totally sane so it be just random crazy shit that when i go over tomorrow i'm gonna be: "What the hell was i thinking?" but if it's not... then R&R! flame me i flame you back!