OoO CCTI: Chapter 8: Hybrids OoO
Morning had just arrived, the dew from the previous night clinging delicately to the fresh green grass as the hazy fog began dissipating with the arrival of morning.
Before he'd even breached the village gates, Inuyasha could tell this was going to be the most interesting day he'd have for a long time to come. He knew Kaede, Miroku and Sango had sensed Kilala's approach, carrying the precious cargo that was Kagome and Shippo on her back. He also knew that they'd surely tended to her by now, and as he came to a soft halt outside the doorway of the hut, he listened.
No sound… They must've gone back to sleep once Kagome was taken care of.
His heart began pounding in his chest as millions of different scenarios on how today was going to go raced through his mind, all of them either ending up with him sat until he was in the Earth's core, or having Kagome saying how much she hated him before going back to her own time for good, permanently. Coming to the dreadful conclusion that it would most likely be a mix between the two, Inuyasha took a deep breath and walked in.
The coals from the night before were still glowing dimly, casting a dull light around the small enclosure. It was the only illumination that was provided to Inuyasha as he saw his comrades arranged in an odd little triangle.
Sango and Miroku made up one side, Kaede another, and Kagome, who was cradling Shippo in her thin arms, created the hypotenuse.
He quickly let his eyes adjust to the darkness, allowing him to locate Kilala, curled up in a lone corner. Going to her and bending down, Inuyasha pulled a dead fish out of his sleeve and laid it next to her head, then gently pet her in silent thanks. Her ear twitched, but her eyes didn't open. He smiled slightly at her antics.
Inuyasha then turned to Kagome, and just watched her sleep as his mind began going off on several different tangents at once. He thought about everything and nothing all at once, ultimately coming back to her features. Kagome was sleeping deeply, her face relaxed and calm. Her features were more angled and crisp; she was small before, but she'd lost a significant amount of weight in the last several days, making the angles of her face more pronounced. Each breath she took was shallow and even, and Inuyasha could feel his heart grow heavy in his chest. For a reason he couldn't fathom, he couldn't help himself when he leaned over and gave her warm forehead a soft, sweet, loving kiss, his heart in his eyes as he felt himself linger maybe just a moment longer than necessary. He was unaware that deep, forest green eyes were watching him only a few inches away, ones that quickly shut once Inuyasha stood up and headed to the doorway.
Right before he made it outside, he heard movement behind him. Glancing quickly behind him, Inuyasha breathed a sight of relief when he saw Kaede kneel forward and get up, looking at him.
Seeing the unvoiced question in her eyes, Inuyasha said nothing as he walked outside with Kaede following closely behind him.
He walked a ways until he came to the steps that led up to a certain decimated grave site and sat on the bottom, waiting for Kaede to sit as well. Once she had, they both just closed their eyes and enjoyed one another's company, listening to the early morning that a lot of people usually took for granted.
Everything was quiet, much as it had when Inuyasha first headed to the hut. The fog was now gone with the arrival of midmorning and more warmth than before, the dew beginning to evaporate once again into the air, and the occasional chirp of a bird, or the rhythmic song of a cricket could be heard, if one listened carefully. Serene was the perfect word to describe it, relaxed. It was almost enough to lull the half demon, who'd stayed awake the entire night to sleep, but his stubbornness and worry for Kagome had kept his eyes wide open.
"She's going to be alright ye know, Inuyasha," Kaede broke the silence, her voice sounding very loud in the silence that had once been there, when in all actuality, she was almost whispering.
Inuyasha looked at her and nodded. After a second, he asked, "Did she…I don't know…wake up, or say anything?"
Kaede shook her head. "Nay, the lass did not." She hesitated a moment, then said, "When we cleansed her, we found a most interesting piece of parchment."
Curiosity flooding his features, Inuyasha stared expectantly at Kaede, waiting for her to go on. When she did not, he asked with annoyance lacing his words, "Well? Are you going to show and tell me or not, hag?"
Not bothering to answer him, she stood up and looked him square in the eyes. "First, I would appreciate it if ye told me what happened in Kagome's world. While ye were gone, we made quite a few interesting discoveries. Inuyasha," she demanded, "was there a specter in the future that perhaps should not have been there?"
His ears twitched and he crossed his arms, glaring up at her. "Don't know how you all came across that idea, but as a matter of fact, yes, I did. I didn't have the pleasure of meeting the bastard myself, but Hakudoushi's stench was all over the place. What's got me confused is that he seems to have only gone after Kagome and her family; there was no calamity or chaos, just a horrible aura that won't dissipate." He watched as Kaede straightened her back and sigh heavily.
Thy lass's letter is true then… Kagome, your family… Inuyasha, do ye not know? Kaede couldn't help but wonder silently as she turned and began walking away.
"Hey, old crone!" Inuyasha cried angrily, "Aren't you going to let me see that 'interesting piece of parchment'?"
Not stopping, Kaede casually called back, "Ye need not hear it from me, Inuyasha. Kagome's business is her own, and I shall not relay any information to ye about her situation without her consent." She disappeared.
Damn that witch! He thought, scowling, still seated on the step. Soon though, he got up and hurried back to the hut.
Once he walked into the hut, the first thing he noticed was Kagome's absence. His heart leapt into his throat.
"Where's Kagome?!"
"She and Sango left to bathe at the springs," Miroku volunteered from his position on the floor, sipping his tea.
Spinning around, Inuyasha almost made it to the doorway when something latched onto his head.
"Shippo, what the-!" He cried as he pried a large pink balloon from his head. The disfigured balloon immediately cringed and transformed into the kitsune.
Before Inuyasha could smack him, he hurriedly cried out, "Kagome needs some time alone with Sango, so stay here and leave her alone for a while, would ya?!"
A slight pause.
"Keh," Inuyasha grumbled, dropping the kit.
Before he sat down, he did a double take at Miroku.
Looking around to see what Inuyasha was staring at, Miroku pointed to himself and asked, "Are you looking at me?"
Without preamble, Inuyasha asked incredulously, "Where's the red hand print?!" Lunging and kneeling beside his male friend, Inuyasha searched the monk's face but could find no hint of a mad Sango's wrath.
Miroku coughed as he smacked away the clawed hand that waved annoyingly in front of him. "Why would there be a hand mark on my face, Inuyasha? I never do anything that would deserve such brutal behavior."
Inuyasha scoffed in disbelief. "I know you and Sango are together now, but don't tell me you're actually going to be a monk and stop womanizing, I won't believe it! Oh! Wait, let me guess… She broke your leg? Arm?"
"Would you knock it off?! Inuyasha, you're scaring me!" Miroku cried. "Stop it!"
"There's no way Sango would bathe unless she made it clear you weren't to follow, so where's the marks to prove it?" Inuyasha muttered, holding Miroku up by his ankles, looking for even a scratch.
Kicking free, Miroku scampered away and said, "Hey, I didn't touch Sango; she was gone along with Kagome before I even got up!" He scampered to the doorway before heading outside and away from his deranged friend. He came back in a moment later to get his tea, clearing his throat. "Besides, she didn't feel it when I examined her backside before she left, so she couldn't hit me." He sat back down inside the hut.
Inuyasha smirked. "I knew it; once a lech, always a lech!"
Still in her corner, Kilala mewled in amusement.
AT THE SPRINGS...
"Oooh yeah… This feels so nice!" Kagome sighed happily as she sat on an underwater rock, letting the slightly cold water caress her skin.
"Mmm…you said it!" Sango said as she settled down next to her.
Without any warning, Kagome choked out, "It's so good to be back here…"
Glancing sideways at her, Sango saw her friend begin to cry. "Hey… Kagome, what's the matter? What happened?" She asked turning to Kagome, trying to comfort her younger companion.
"Oh, Sango… I'm so happy, and at the same time, so terribly angry and sad and…and…" She couldn't bring herself to say it.
"…Revengeful?" Sango volunteered, knowing the look on Kagome's face all too well; she wore it quite frequently as well whenever she thought about Naraku and his hold over Kohaku.
Nodding, Kagome sniffled and said, "I feel as though I'm going to explode from all these different emotions coursing simultaneously through my body!"
Not bothering to wait for Sango to answer, Kagome launched into a full explanation of everything that happened, from the fight, to meeting Keiko, to her visions, to the letter (which Sango has already seen from assisting Kaede earlier), to Hakudoushi, and finally, to her family.
All Sango could do was listen with rapt attention, feeling herself want to break and cry when Kagome described her family and their deaths with excruciating detail.
When Kagome finished, she was no longer crying, but did continue to wear a pained expression on her face.
There was a moment of silence as both women listened to the rushing water from the nearby waterfall, lost in their own thoughts.
I'm still upset, but… I feel so much better now! I feel…lighter, now that someone I love and trust knows. Keiko was a good listener and kind as well, but I couldn't tell her anything! Now the only thing left for me to do is deal with Inu...yasha…
Kagome…you're like me now, more like my sister than ever before. Both our families and part of our future was destroyed under the influence of Naraku. You're much stronger than I am, though. You'll bounce back with even more spunk than you came here with, I'm sure of it!
Smiling a small but true smile for the first time in what seemed forever, Kagome got a determined and familiar shine in her eyes as she clapped her hands together.
Sango looked at her in confusion.
"Well, what do you say we finish up here and go back? There's a certain arrogant, mean, jealous, insistent, and idiotic jerk I need to talk to!"
Sango giggled at Kagome's choice of words and replied enthusiastically, "Of course! Can't leave him hanging now, can we?"
Kagome gave a small chuckle back. A thought struck her suddenly, one that was perfect for uplifting her spirits further. "Oh, Sango?"
"Hmm?" She questioned from the shore, swathed in a towel.
Rinsing her hair of conditioner, Kagome swam gracefully up to her and grabbed her own towel before asking coyly, "Was it just my imagination, or did I witness you and Miroku swapping spit when I woke up this morning?"
Instead of the blush and denying comments Kagome expected, Sango laughed and said, "Nope, you saw correctly! Once Naraku is dead, we're getting married!"
Compared to what Inuyasha did to us when he first saw us kissing, having Kagome see us is no big deal! Sango thought with another smile at her friends excited antics.
Kagome squealed. "OOH! You have to tell me how it happened! Don't leave out any details!"
And Sango did tell as they dried off and dressed, still talking animatedly as they made their way back to the village, unaware that things were already heating up!
BACK AT KAEDE'S...
"Thank you, Inuyasha, for not going after Kagome," Shippo praised from his seat beside his friend.
"Keh, I wasn't going after her, I just wanted to make sure that the jewel shards around the wench's neck were alright!" Inuyasha said defiantly, avoiding any and all eye contact.
"Whatever," Shippo smiled knowingly, remembering what he'd seen this morning.
Miroku watched the whole exchange in awe, unable to stop himself from imitating a fish as he gaped at the two.
What do we have here?! Shippo's not a bloodied pulp and Inuyasha's not laughing maniacally as he holds the poor, defenseless child in his claws!
"Did I…miss something? What's going on?" Miroku asked.
"What are you talking about, Miroku?" Shippo asked.
He scoffed, as if the answer were obvious. "Y-You and Inuyasha just settled a fight," he gulped, "like adults!"
Annoyed, Inuyasha flexed his claws and grunted, " And just what, exactly, are you insinuating, monk?"
"Oh, nothing! Nothing at all!"
As Inuyasha was about to retort with an amused Shippo watching on, he stopped, sniffed, growled low, and headed outside, where he came face to face with-!
"Koga…"
"Hiya, Mutt-face! Where's my woman?" Not bothering to wait for a reply, Koga side-stepped Inuyasha and went inside.
"Nope, not here…" Walking back outside, he was yanked and hastily thrown a good fifty feet before landing and glaring at Inuyasha.
"What the hell, Dog-breath?!" Koga demanded as he glared back.
Inside, Miroku, Shippo, and Kilala all sighed simultaneously, knowing they'd be at it all day. Getting up and walking out of the hut in a single file line, they made a half circle around the two males and sat collectively beside Kaede, who sat like a wallflower to the side. Now, the four of them watched with little excitement; although it didn't happen every day, one could make the assumption that it would follow like any other time these two got around each other.
At the same time, Koga and Inuyasha launched themselves at each other, meeting the other halfway in a dusty cloud. Fists flew rapidly towards any part of the opponent's anatomy, legs kicked in much the same manner, and mouths spewed some pretty graphic language.
Two stray, hungry street dogs fighting over a scrap of meat, or in this case, Kagome. Everyone but the two fighting thought.
After about an hour, the two hadn't slowed down in the least.
"(Snarl, Growl!) You bastard!"
"(Yowl, Snap, Kick!) Don't fuck with me, you piece of shit!"
"Lady Kaede, are you getting hungry?"
"(Gasp, Dodge, Punch!) Take that, and leave Kagome alone, you wimpy, scraggly fucking wolf!"
"Yes, I do believe 'tis about the proper time."
"Mew!"
"You said it, Kilala!"
"(Snort, Throttle, Punch, Punch, Kick!) Forget it, Half-breed! She's coming with me!"
"(Howl, Scratch, Snap, Kick, Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!, Smirk!) As if! You fucking dumbass, I'd never allow it!"
"What sounds good to you, Shippo?"
"(Growl, Punch, Punch, Dodge, Kick, Kick, Block with Scabbard!) Furthermore, she doesn't want some lowly wolf demon like you anyway!"
"Hmm…fish sounds kind of good right now."
A purr of content could be heard fro Kilala.
"Ha! (Kick, Miss, Snort!) Shows what you know, InuTrasha!"
"I'll prepare the seasoning for our meal then, shall I?"
"And Kilala and I will go and get the fish with Miroku!"
"(Yelp, Growl, Snap, Kick!) I'll kill you!"
"(Dodge, Miss, Punch!) Just try it, HALF DEMON!"
"That's enough! Inuyasha, SIT!"
"Gah!"
Kagome! Inuyasha thought happily before smashing face first into the cold, hard soil.
"Kagome! My beloved, my darling," Koga wrapped her hands into his, "my woman!"
Her eyes warmed a little at seeing her friend, and ignoring his declaration, asked, "Koga! It's good to see you, how've you been?"
Before Koga could respond, Inuyasha quickly pulled Koga away, punched him in the stomach, and kicked him away, taking his rightful position in front of Kagome. In a gravely voice, Inuyasha growled menacingly, "Don't you lay one finger on her, wolf."
Tauntingly, Koga responded, "Oh? And just what do you plan on doing to make me, half-breed?"
Kagome, listening to the two babble, gave Sango a look saying, "Leave!", which she did.
"Ah… there's Miroku! I think I'll go see him!" And away she went.
Now, it was just she and the two idiots.
Stepping out from behind Inuyasha, Kagome smiled sweetly at Koga, ignoring Inuyasha's grab to pull her back behind him. She stepped forward, quite fed up with Koga's mouth. She knew it hurt Inuyasha, despite what he may say, when people in general called him things like hanyou and half-breed, among other things.
"Koga? Do you want to be with me?"
(Inuyasha nearly falls over in shock.)
Koga smirked victoriously at the sad looking person behind his woman, taking his time in responding, "Of course, Kagome!"
"The way a man is with a woman?" Kagome continued, still smiling way too sweetly.
(Inuyasha cringes, whimpering as an invisible knife fishes around in his chest for his heart, now shattered into a million pieces around his feet. She's going to leave with him because she hates me!)
Koga, by this time, was practically drooling with lust. "O-Only if you'd allow it! Yes!"
Kagome smirked then, gazing at the desire-filled wolf prince almost…evilly. "Are you aware of what our children would be, Koga?" She asked, giving him a waiting expression, lifting her eyebrows and crossing her arms.
(Inuyasha suddenly perks up, knowing perfectly well where this conversation is going!)
Slowly, Koga's smirk disappears as a feeling of dread seeps into his gut; he could always trust his instincts! He gulps. "Y-Yes…"
Kagome smiled widely, and in an overexcited, happy voice, she exclaimed brightly, "Oh! Well then…you should surely know that our children would also be hanyou, 'half-breeds, mutts, pieces of dogshit, and hybrids'."
(Inuyasha does a victory dance behind the safety and compassion that was Kagome, grateful the knife had broken and was gone, and he stuck his tongue out at Koga.)
Koga's eye twitched in annoyance and mounting anger. "He…! Inuyasha's a different kind a mutt! Ours would be…they'd be…SPECIAL!"
Staring back at him, now with a blank, almost sad expression on her face, Kagome said, "That's a lie and you know it, Koga. I'm so tired of people fighting, especially if it's about or over me! I want to make one thing very clear to you," softening her face, Kagome went on with more emotion, more gently, "You and I will never be together, Koga, and I'm sorry, but I just don't love you that way. Besides," she tried lightening the mood, "you're engaged to a beautiful female wolf, Ayame, so there's no need to go after a weak human like me!"
Unfortunately, it was like talking to a lamppost.
"You'll just have to hurry up and finish getting those jewel shards then, Kagome. Don't worry, my love knows no bounds; you'll come around eventually! Just keep waiting for me!" Before either Kagome or Inuyasha could take another breath, he was gone.
Now, it was just the two of them.
How convenient. They both thought, not daring to look at one another yet.
Kagome was the first to speak. "Let's take a walk, Inuyasha." She walked into the woods without waiting for an answer; she knew he would follow. She knew exactly where she wanted to go, too, and had no doubt in her mind that Inuyasha did as well.
Once she got there, she looked up into the green leaves of the Sacred God Tree, watching as the wind blew the branches, scattering light and making its depths sparkle.
Why is it that whenever something happens, good or bad, we always end up…where we first met?
"…Kagome…?"
She heard a hesitant, quiet voice behind her. She closed her eyes and lowered her head, almost wishing she didn't have to talk, to do this. She felt him come up behind her, far enough away to be respectful, but close enough to let her know that he wasn't going anywhere anytime soon.
Kagome was suddenly aware that this scene was almost exactly like her dream a few days ago; she was dressed like Kikyo, at the base of the Sacred God Tree with Inuyasha, on a beautiful, seeming perfect day. She shivered, banishing the thought as quickly as it'd come.
There was a little interim of silence, neither knowing exactly how to start.
Inuyasha spoke just as Kagome did. "So…"
"So…" Kagome echoed.
Another slight pause.
Suddenly… "I don't know-!" They began at the same time.
"There's something-!" Again, simultaneously.
"GRR!" They both cried, then, again in unison, they practically screamed, "I'm sorry!"
Yet another pause.
"What?" They both questioned, and then blushed.
This is ridiculous! Inuyasha's mind screamed.
"Damn it! Would you shut the hell up so I can talk, wench?!" He immediately winced and waited. Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit!
Nothing.
Peeking an eye carefully, slowly open, Inuyasha was unprepared for what he saw. Kagome was smiling stupidly, having to actually bite her lip so she wouldn't burst into tears from laughing so hard.
"Err… Kagome?" Inuyasha questioned.
Composing herself, Kagome waved him off and said simply, "It's so good to be home!"
He blanched. What the fuck is going on here?! Home?! Here?! Is she psychotic or something?! Why aren't I dead yet?! This is crazy! I thought we were going to be having a serious conversation that resulted in my life having no meaning?!
Ignoring his hilarious faces, Kagome sobered up quickly, knowing that it was inevitable. She asked, "Has anyone…told you anything yet, Inuyasha?"
Shaking his head to rid himself of his thoughts, he snorted. "Of course not. 'I can't tell ye anything without Kagome's consent!' was how the old bag of bones put it."
She nodded and grew serious. "I'm glad. You deserve to hear it from me…" she broke off, not knowing exactly how to relay her story to him.
Inuyasha waited patiently, which was in no way an easy task, watching as her once gleeful expression changed into one of deep thought, hinting sadness. Suddenly, he heard her speak.
"My family is dead." She wanted to put it as bluntly as possible. She'd finally accepted it, and after talking to Sango, having someone just listen to her, had definitely helped immensely.
His first reaction was…nothing. He was blank, an expression so dead it could've rivaled that of Sesshomaru's. But once the words finally made it and registered in his brain, his mouth couldn't stop itself from falling open, and all he could do was stare at her. She was smiling sadly.
Sighing, she walked over to Inuyasha, having broken the ice between them, and took his hand into hers, pulling him to sit with her at the base of the Sacred God Tree. Once they were seated, she began, for the second time that day, everything that'd happened while in the future, though this time, she was calmer, more in control of her emotions than she had been earlier.
And he listened with rapt attention, listening to her tale, unable to make eye contact. Hell, he couldn't speak if he'd wanted to.
Once she was done, she blew out her breath, closed her eyes, and leaned against Inuyasha's side, resting her head on his shoulder. After a moment of silence, Kagome suddenly jerked up, staring at Inuyasha in disbelief. At first, she thought she was just imagining his shaky breathing and the occasional jerk of his body, but when she heard him whimper, she wasn't imagining anything.
Crying?!
Finding her voice, Kagome tenderly touched the side of his cheek, worry and passion flooding into her eyes. "Inuyasha…?" She whispered uncertainly. She couldn't see his face, but then, one didn't need to when the two narrow trails of tears could be seen flowing down his cheeks, quietly dripping down onto his kimono and being absorbed into the soft fabric.
Unable to stand the sight of him so distraught, for if Kagome had any other weakness besides being perhaps too trusting and kind, it was Inuyasha's happiness. She'd let him go to Kikyo as many times as he wanted, if only he was happy. She lived just to try and let him be happy!
She launched herself into him, burying her face in his right shoulder, practically seating herself in his lap when she wrapped her arms around him. His body was rigid, hard, and when Kagome hugged him, she could feel his ragged breathing increase, his body begin jerking with quiet sobs more frequently. In that instant, Kagome remembered a time when she, Sango and Miroku were poisoned by Mukotsu, then being taken in by the dangerous Renkotsu as a lure for Inuyasha. After that little encounter was over and Myouga had saved their lives, Inuyasha had shown his tears, if only very briefly, for the first time since, they believe, his mother passed away. Everyone knew it was really Kagome he was so worried about, but the fact that he'd actually let himself get so worked up to actually cry was enough to ensure everyone he cared, and that it must have been quite a blow to his ego. So, they all respectfully never brought it up again.
And now, here he was, crying.
"Inuyasha," she whispered again, clinging even tighter to him, her voice muffled by his kimono, "what's wrong?"
He offered no excuse, but did allow his muscles to relax under her soft, caring and concerned tone, mind racing.
What have I done?! How the fuck can she stand to look at me, let alone touch me, after everything I did her?! How can one person be so fucking forgiving?! If I hadn't been such a jackass, I could've been there with her when she found out, been there to comfort her, been there to fucking help her! But no, I had to fuck everything up and let Kagome take all the pain, just like I did with Kikyo! GRR! She needed me, and hell, what if I hadn't gone back? Would she be…be…be dead right now? Would Hakudoushi have killed her along with her family?! If only I'd…I'd…
"Shh… Inuyasha, please, tell me what's wrong! What can I do…?"
He heard Kagome whimper, her voice on the brink of crying herself in frustration, ring through his mind, and against his better judgment, wrapped his arms around her, squeezing her as tight as he dared.
Kagome… You truly are a saint…to choose to be with a monster like me.
Kagome seemed to have read his mind. Either that, or he'd unintentionally spoken aloud. Pulling back, Kagome grazed her hand over his eyes to remove the hair that covered them, finally staring into them for the first time in days. Staring deep into those golden depths, she found everything she'd been needing to see for as long as she could remember, and then some.
Regret, Sorrow, Self-Hate, Compassion, and…Love.
Smiling, she cupped his face in her hand and said quietly, "You, Inuyasha, are no monster, but are in fact… an angel."
Seeing his eyes cloud over in fresh tears of confusion, feeling her forgiveness, forgiveness he felt he wasn't allowed to have, Kagome explained.
"Demons are supposed to be cold, heartless beings, unable to feel 'silly' human emotions like passion, friendship, and love. Humans are supposed to be gluttonous, timid creatures that fear demons, feel revulsion and hate whenever one comes close. Your father fell in love, and with a human no less. Already, because of that little fact, he was branded as an outcast, a perverse and unusual creature. You mother, in turn, fell in love with a demon, doomed to be hated and despised for her betrayal. When they came together with a love so strong that they'd risk their lives just to be with one another, and produced you, a being that is a result of that unique love so strong, pure and true, what else could you be? Not only you, but also other good half beings like Shiori and Jinengi are also angels. Many people don't think like I do, but if they did, you wouldn't have had to grow up the way you did."
She put her head against his chest, hearing the heart beating beneath it, fast and almost erratic.
"Don't you realize that your demonic blood, the blood that gives you strength, is only enhanced and made stronger by the emotions of your human blood?"
His tears long gone, Inuyasha wore a look of astonishment at hearing Kagome speak so highly of him. He sniffled a little, looking at the real angel nestled in his lap, wrapped in his unworthy arms.
He finally spoke. "Is that…what you really think, Kagome?"
Looking up, she gave a soft smile and nodded her head, never deterring her gaze from his. "Yes, Inuyasha, I do." Still smiling, she then said, "You don't have to be so unhappy you know. I think it's pretty safe to say were both really sorry for what happened five days ago. Do you forgive me? I forgive you."
He gasped, flabbergasted that she'd just asked and said that.
"For what?! You didn't do one damn thing! Everything was all my fault!"
She grinned, letting it grow wider and wider as she said, "It takes two to Tango, you know!"
He cocked an eyebrow. "Two to what?"
She giggled. "Never mind! So, I take it we're both forgiven?"
"I told you wench, you've got nothing to be sorry for. The real question here is... Can you be so sure you want to give me," he spat, "another chance?"
She couldn't help it when she rolled her eyes. "I think I'll manage. Besides, how could either of us have known what was in store for me back there? They'd been gone a whole day before you and I had even began fighting. The two incidents are totally unrelated!"
However, a small voice whispered within her mind that maybe that wasn't so, but she ignored it for now.
Beginning to turn back into his arrogant, impulsive self, Inuyasha snorted. "Be that as it may, I could've come with you, even been there with you when you found out, instead of letting you do all that crap yourself."
This time, she looked at him seriously, almost angrily. "Is that why you're so upset? Because you think it's your fault?"
He growled, annoyed. "Is is all my fault! Isn't that what I've been going on about?!"
"How can you say that?! Of course it's not your fault!"
"Yes, it is!"
"No, it's not!"
"Is too!"
"Is not!"
"Too!"
"Not!"
"Too!"
"Not!"
Sango was right; I should've gone back to get her sooner, instead of listening to that stupid ass monk and waiting. Inuyasha thought as he grinned, ear to ear, and leaning forward, whispered, "Too," before kissing her, growling softly when she immediately responded.
OoO
I don't have much to say, mainly because I'm a little hurt I didn't get hardly any reviews for either one of my updates.
Hopefully an extra long chapter helps? Please review, and thank you to the couple of people that took the time to let me know what they think!
Again, check out my other story and one-shots if you haven't already; they're really not that bad!
Keruseyu32691