You're Kinda, Sorta, Basically, Pretty Much, Always On My Mind.

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I Do Not Own Inuyasha

"Talking"

32. Forever

"Hehehe Inuyasha...you want to know the reason why I hate you, huh..." Baboon man sneered, chuckling. "Can't you die without knowing it...?"

"...What the hell do you mean, bastard?!" Inuyasha growled.

Baboon Man chuckled again and eyed my elder sister. "Kaede...you've really aged haven't you?"

"Do you know me!?" Her words were strong, and clear. I couldn't detect a trace of fear in her tone. "Damn you...you really are..."

"Onigumo, aren't you!?" Inuyasha finished for her. I was confused. Onigumo? Who was he? Was he the funny baboon man? Oh! So they already know each other! That's good, then at least we're all acquainted and we can safely get the jewel shard. Hmm...but Baboon man doesn't know me...

I jumped to my feet and threw my arms up over my head. "AND I'M KAORI~!!"

"Kaori!" Kaede hissed grabbing my arm and pulling me back to the ground. I whined in protest but sat down and kept my mouth shut. How unfair..

Baboon man laughed darkly again. "Yes, Inuyasha...It's certainly the case that...fifty years ago, this Naraku was born in Onigumo's cave. Or, one could say, it was thanks to Kikyou... "

I gasped and tugged on Kaede's sleeve. "Hey I know her!" I whispered. "She's my sister!...And your's too!"

Kaede nodded and took my hand off her sleeve. "Yes, yes Kaori. Please don't ye speak right now." She whispered back.

"Kikyou's holy powers were weakening every day.." Baboon man spoke, explaining some unknown story about my sister. "..and she could no longer hold back the youkai of this world... Why do you think that is, Inuyasha?....It's because Kikyou fell in love with a worthless hanyou..." My ears pinned themselves back and a low growl rippled from the back of my throat. "..and degraded herself into a powerless woman...and Onigumo..that man filled with evil, harboured despicable desires for Kikyou. Unable to move, Onigumo's dreadfully evil thoughts filled the inside of the cave..and that evil drew in youkai...He traded his body to the youkai in exchange for one that could move freely...and take the Shikon no tama...which would give him the power to make Kikyou his...and then, the youkai came together, and one was born..this Naraku."

"Then, Onigumo was..." Kaede started.

"Hehe...both his tainted soul and body...were devoured on the spot, and he was no more. That idiot gave me a good bargain." Baboon man replied.

"...Why lay a trap for Kikyou and I?" Inuyasha asked, darkly, the pain, hatred and understanding in his face so very visible to me now.

"It's obvious..." Baboon man answered. "To soil Kikyou's heart with hatred...and let the Shikon No Tama suck up malicious blood. The ones who trusted one another killed one another... Is there anything as hopelessly tragic as this? And the more these feelings are strengthened.. the more the hatred increases, and the jewel grows corrupted. Inuyasha.... You should have hated Kikyou as well..hehehe. The rest would have gone fine..had Kikyou used the Shikon no tama to save herself. She should have shamefully pleaded to God... so that she could survive by herself.. I waited for that, to tear Kikyou limb from limb and to claim the tainted jewel as my own.. however that woman died with the Shikon No Tama in her hands... "

I remembered back to that day when my life had changed forever... When I had payed more attention to the hanyou standing in front of the baboon man now.. instead of the woman who had been my older sister... Images of my dream invaded my mind again for the thousandth time since I'd seen it and I shook my head. It's better this way... Then I remembered when I transformed and the hatred in Kikyou's eyes as she had looked at Inuyasha and how she commanded me to kill him... and as I fell unconscious.. her retreating figure..as Inuyasha followed her... What happened after that? I looked to my sister and then to Inuyasha, what happened? Why hadn't I been told?

"Because of that I failed to take the Shikon No Tama..." Baboon Man continued on. He seemed to be talking more to his self then to us now. "And what is worse, all because of a stupid hanyou like you... What a worthless...stupid woman.."

"Ugh..." The scent of fresh blood hit my nose and I looked toward Inuyasha. He was bitting his bottom lip so hard he's broken thought the skin and it was now bleeding. His silver bangs covered his eyes and his hands were clenched tightly into fists."You bastard...How dare you do that to Kikyou...I WONT FORGIVE YOU!"

Suddenly he dashed forwards, his claws bared, crazed anger flashing behind his amber eyes. He slashed through the baboon man, cutting a few trees in the same swipe. Naraku...He leaped up into the air the baboon pelt cut into pieces trailing out behind him.

"You wont get away!" Miroku shouted, throwing his staff at the retreating man. It struck and the scent of burning flesh hit my nose. Naraku landed on the ground and turned towards the monk, covering his face with his sleeve.

"Hehehe, you moron.." Naraku chuckled. "You have the face of a girl-chaser, just like you Jii-san."

"My face has nothing to do with it!" Miroku shouted, getting red in the face. This comment sent waves of laughter through me and I was on the ground clutching my stomach a few seconds later.

"Cut the stupid jokes! Bastard..." Inuyasha shouted over my hysterical giggles. "I'll kill you!"

He ran towards the man once more but once he got close Naraku exploded into a dark purple substance which quickly dissolved everything in it's path.

"Look out!" Miroku shouted pushing my still laughing body out of the way of a falling tree. I really couldn't help it... it was so funny. "Wha..what an incredible miasma..." He muttered.

"Where's Inu-chan?" I asked looking around finally recovered from laughing. I saw him running into the thick miasma and I growled. "IDIOT DON'T GO THEREE!!"

"Naraku! You won't get away!" He shouted.

"Come back Inuyasha! Your body will melt!" Kaede shouted. But the boy ignored my sister's warnings. I huffed and went to run after him but both Miroku and Kaede grabbed my arms to hold me back. "Kaori! No!"

"Heeheh, you moron.." Naraku's voice echoed around us from the inside of the miasma. "Did you actually believe you could escape my miasma once inside?"

I saw Inuyasha's form vaguely through the poison, as he cut through it with his sword. His kimono was already dissolving, but he was focused on the youkai before him.

"You bastard!" Naraku hissed. He then spun around and ran deeper into the miasma.

"STOP, DAMN YOU!" Inuyasha yelled, cutting through the purple air again. He paused his eyes landing on something, then the purpleness spun upwards toward the sky with Naraku sneering.

"Damn you...if only I had finished my transformation..damn you..."

And then...he was gone.

Inuyasha walked towards us and spoke to Miroku and Kaede about some spider scar on Naraku's back, but I wasn't paying attention. My tail was wagging slightly as I watched a large bug eyed brown furry youkai pull a large tree from his mouth and cry about his head hurting. His face was covered in roots and leaves and amongst the green mass was a shiky shard.

I laughed and ran towards him smiling. I'd help him! But then Inuyasha appeared in front of me. "You idiot! You wanna die, huh?" He turned on his heel and pulled me behind up one hand on his sword. I huffed, grabbed onto his shoulders, and leaped over him like he was a frog.

"Can I take it?" I asked, tilting my head slightly as I watched the creature wither in pain.

"It's futile, only Naraku ca-"

I reached my hand into the mass of green and gently pulled out the shiky shard. The leaves and roots then abruptly died and fell off him, and he smiled and stared at me, his wide yellow eyes admiring. "Ahh I'm saved! Sorry about everything! See ya!" And with that he whipped around and ran away.

"BAIII!!!!" I called after him, my tail wagging fast behind me, throwing my hands up into the air again and waving them. I spun on my heel and smiled at the others. "Well that was fun!" But at that moment my stomach turned and I felt sick... oh god...

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"Here take this..." Kaede said handing me some kind of medication and water.

I groaned but took it eagerly. I guess the effects of alcohol wear off quicker in hanyous then in humans. I swallowed the medicine and a few minutes later I felt better... my headache was gone. I smiled at my sister. "Thanks, I feel better now."

She smiled back and nodded. I left the hut and walked around the village looking for Inuyasha. He'd disappeared once we got to the village. I thought back over my drunkenness and all the things I've learnt in the past few minutes. One, Naraku really was the one who set my sister and Inuyasha against each other. Two, I was actually happy about that. If it hadn't been for him then I'd never have turned into a hanyou. And possibly I would end up betraying Kikyou in ways I hoped never to do. Three, they never told me what happened to Kikyou after I transformed, and four, I..kissed Inuyasha.

My face grew hot and I held my hands up to my cheeks. Gah, why did I do that? I knew I was drunk then but still!? Maybe I was just finishing off what never happened... getting back at him for teasing me like that... Yeah that had to be it! I looked up and all of a sudden my face collided with bark. I fell backwards and rubbed my nose. "Oww...Who put that there!?"

I groaned and fell on my back. I noticed Inuyasha up on one of the branches. He was looking at me, a sort of distant look in his eyes. What had he been thinking about? Kikyou maybe? I got to my feet and jumped onto the branch he was sitting on. "Hey.."

He didn't reply. He looked at me with a weird expression...and yet one I was all to familiar with. The same look of when he'd first transformed and I thought he was going to die...

I felt myself blush slightly and I looked at my feet hanging off the branch. "I...I just wanted to tell you that...I'm gonna go back home." I lied. I didn't wanna go home... but if he wanted me to...

"Are you coming back?" This question startled me and I looked up at him. His face went red and he averted his eyes away from me. "You see... I thought it was okay no matter how far away you were... but..it was when I saw your face that for some reason... my strength returned..."

My heart hammered inside my chest and I smiled tentatively at him. "Because..." I breathed. I took my hand and placed it on his cheek making him look at me. "You need me... and I need you, too..."

We were both blushing and both smiling although it was small, as a silent understanding, and agreement was being made between us. We'd stay together...at each other's side....forever...

End Of Chapter 32

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~ Well to make up for the lack of "Kaori Inu action" in the last group of chapters with the ink oni, I MADE A BARRAGE OF MUSHYNESS O_O Now enjoy it...or DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

naw i'm joking... but srsly.. enjoy it...or else...