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Inuyasha arrived to Kaede's village after a while of jumping. Landing soundly in front of the Goshinboku, he switched to running to the old priestess's hut and bursted inside. Kaede looked up in alarm from the tea she was brewing.
"Inuyasha? What are ye doing here?"
"That doesn't matter Hag, Kagome's hurt." Kaede eyed him oddly, suspecting a change in his behavior with him being this protective over Kagome.
"Lay her down on the mat." She indicated as Inuyasha did so. Kagome was quiet and was fighting to not fall asleep on the way to the village if Inuyasha hadn't demanded her to stay awake. Laying her atop the mat, Inuyasha still gripped her hand tightly out of concern.
"So what happened to young Kagome?" Kaede asked approaching the injured girl with her basket of herbs and supplies.
"She was struck right through the shoulder." Kaede didn't need to be told which one since the right sleeve of Kagome's shirt was soaked blood red. Gently tearing off the sleeve with the help of a knife she examined the puncture.
"This doesn't seem too bad." Kaede mumbled digging in her basket.
"This isn't too bad? What the hell is wrong with you?! She can hardly stay awake from the blood loss!"
"Yes, she lost a lot of blood, but her bleeding has stopped." Kaede explained, dropping a few leaves in the water she heated over the fire. "This should help her body start to recover from the lost blood."She slowly poured the tea inside of Kagome's mouth, some of it sliding out from her lip and down her cheek.
"As for the puncture that was made, I'll need to close the wound on both sides." Inuyasha only nodded and brushed a clawed hand across Kagome's forehead. Kaede looked up at him oddly while pausing from her work. "If I'm not mistaken Inuyasha, you seem closer to Kagome."
"What are you talking about Hag?" Inuyasha spat glaring up at her.
"You touch Kagome when I'm sitting here tending to her. The last time you were here, you wouldn't even look at her with another presence in the room. Has something changed between the two of ye?"
"Nothing has changed!" Inuyasha snapped. "Kagome and I love each other and no one can seem to grasp that!" Kaede dropped the needle she was preparing to stitch Kagome's shoulder and turned to Inuyasha.
"Would you mind repeating that Inuyasha?"
"Are you going death now Hag?! Kagome and I are in love!"
"I wonder since when this was." Kaede smirked knowingly and chuckled to herself.
"Before I marked her as my intended." Inuyasha mumbled looking down upon Kagome.
"So ye plan to take Kagome as your mate?" Kaede asked when she herself brushed aside Kagome's hair and saw the bite mark at the junction between her shoulder and neck.
"Yeah, and I couldn't be happier about it."
"For once you sounded sentimental Inuyasha." Kaede muttered beginning to stitch Kagome's wound.
"Shut up Hag! Or I'll put you under!"
"Nonsense, you need someone to assist you with Kagome."
"Lady Kaede!" Miroku's voice shouted as the last of the group ran inside the hut. "You mustn't act to shock-" He stopped noticing the peacefulness of Kaede who looked up at him oddly.
"I'm not shocked Miroku, this is after all their choice." She said directing her attention back to Kagome.
"Does that mean you know of their behavior Kaede?" Sango asked cautiously sitting down.
"It is their choice." Kaede said nonchalantly as she guided the needle through Kagome's shoulder to sew up the wound. Once she finished, she began tying the thread ends together. "Inuyasha, go fetch some fresh water."
"Why should I Hag!?" Inuyasha barked at her as she looked up quite annoyingly.
"The fact that we should clean the blood off Kagome and it would take me longer to receive it, so you should go." After grumbling to himself he agreed as he left the hut with a bucket in hand. "So, I see now that Inuyasha and Kagome have had a change in feelings. May I hear of how this happened?" Miroku and Sango exchanged glances and turned back to the old priestess.
"It began a few days back…" Sango started as she explained about the woman and how they found Inuyasha and Kagome the next morning.
"I see so one moment they're quarrelling and the next they look past their pride or anger."
"Exactly Kaede." Miroku confirmed. "The woman spoke of a 'red string'. Do you know of that?"
"Aye, the red string of fate is a legend. It is said those who are tied to the different ends of the string are soul mates and that their love transcends everything, even time." Kaede explained when the door flap bursted open and Inuyasha returned.
"Happy hag?" He grunted setting the bucket down beside her.
"At the moment, but now you and Lord Miroku must leave so I can remove Kagome's clothing to stitch the wound in the back."
"Very well, Lady Kaede must do as she will in order to help Kagome." Miroku said not wanting to even argue with Inuyasha and suffer an even crueler wrath than usual. The monk rose and hurried out of the hut with Inuyasha watching him suspiciously as he directed his attention back to the Kaede.
"I don't need to leave."
"Come now Inuyasha, surely you haven't become one who likes to look upon the womanly parts." Kaede said.
"Don't think like that! I just know there's no shame in hiding how I should be able to look upon her while you're tending her wounds when she's my intended."
"Once you actually mate, is when I'll permit you to stay. Out Inuyasha." Kaede ordered. Inuyasha growled but stomped out of the hut grabbing Shippo, who fell asleep beside Kagome, out as well.
Sango helped pull down Kagome's shirt and still kept the contraption she wore over her breasts as Kaede went to stitching the other side of the wound.
"Is that why they seem so close Kaede?" Sango asked. "Since Kagome transcends time; that makes their bond stronger?"
"It's possible. But over the time of this journey, they're bond as grown greater and greater with every passing day. Since this 'curse' has made them admit their true feelings, their loves are from two different times and therefore transcends time." Kaede said finishing the last stitch. They changed Kagome into the priestess attire and settled her down.
"Do you have any idea about this flower?"
"No, that woman who cursed them, ye said made it be that in order for the curse to lose its effect they must find a flower to symbolize their feelings. That is not in our hands.
Kagome awoke to the setting sun shining in through the cracks of the bamboo flaps in front of the door and windows. She smiled feeling at peace and felt safe in the arms of her love. Over the night, Inuyasha had pulled her into his lap and held her all day, still be gentle with the stitches that would probably be sore in the morning.
"Are we in Kaede's hut?" She sighed burying her face in his strong muscular chest.
"Yeah, you've been asleep all day." He teased resting his chin atop of her head.
"Well I wanted to get plenty of rest so once I woke I could spend some alone time with you."
"I agree, I'm going to have to do something about that if I want to do as I planned later." Kagome looked up at him confusingly.
"Inu-kun, are you up to something?"
"Nothing that I'm sure you wouldn't approve of." He smirked, pressing his lips to hers.
"But it's something I'm sure we won't approve of." The two glanced over at Miroku and Sango, both leaning up against the door way and watching them intently.
"Mind your own business Monk!" Inuyasha hissed holding Kagome tighter to himself.
"You have no idea how much I would love to." Miroku shot back with a sigh. "But you don't know what the two of you are in."
"Kagome, maybe we should go for a walk and you can stretch your legs." Sango suggested getting up. Inuyasha's grip tightened a bit and Kagome was the only one to notice. She pressed a hand to his chest.
"I'll be fine Inu-kun; I think I want to walk a bit with Sango." Inuyasha didn't protests to her wants and assisted her in getting up as she walked out with Sango and Shippo on her shoulder.
"Are you feeling better Kagome?" Shippo asked worriedly.
"I'm fine Shippo, just a little stiff." She smiled rubbing her probing shoulder then noticed her priestess attire. "But I see my shirt was ruined wasn't it?"
"Not really, Kaede just cut off the sleeve to stitch up your wound." Sango remarked. "Kagome, if it isn't invading your privacy, when are you and Inuyasha intending to actually mate?"
Kagome was silent for a moment and was just looking at her feet. "I don't know, I just would like it to be soon. I love him so much."
"Kagome, perhaps waiting would be best." Sango suggested and when she looked at the young girl, she saw the hurt in her eyes. "Just so you don't do anything rash! Multiple times we came across girls who were marrying at our ages, you said that in your time, you wouldn't marry that young."
"That's in my time. Where most people won't marry at our ages, I might not be one of those people!"
"Kagome, I'm not saying you and Inuyasha aren't in love, I believe it I believe you two are meant to be together." Sango assured turning to be face to face with her.
"Then what? You think that this might be a stupid decision now?" Kagome said offensively.
"I just want you to think this through when you're not thinking through love!" Kagome flinched, taking Sango's words the wrong way as tears bedded in her eyes.
"So you think I'm a love sick fool." She whispered.
"Kagome, that's not it." Sango argued extending a hand to only have Kagome spin away and even toss Shippo at her. "Kagome!"
Kagome just ran straight out of the edges of the village towards Inuyasha's Forest. The said half demon bursted out from the hut, hearing the shouts and the scent of Kagome's tears.
"What did you say to her?" He spat at Sango and ran after the priestess. Kagome was running into the forest. Her feet were just carrying her away, when there was no reason to run. Something on the ground made her trip as she crashed into the ground with a grunt. Kagome checked her legs to make sure they were fine, when she felt an uncomfortable sting in her finger.
"You have a thorn." Inuyasha said walking out from behind the tree she was beside and crouched in front of her. "You want to say what happened?" He gently looked at the exact finger that had a small thorn in her finger and glanced at it oddly while waiting for her response.
"I…just don't want to…imagine of how people don't believe we love each other." She said between her breaths. "We are loyal, we've proved that already. We just want to be together."
"And that's how it's going to be." Kagome looked up to the golden eyes staring back at her. "As long as we know we love each other, than no one else's opinion matters, even if they are our friends." Gently between his two claws he tugged the little thorn out and examined the small drop of blood on her finger when he put it in his mouth. Removing it again he grinned and pulled her hand up to her cheek. "And together we shall be."
The same smile appeared on Kagome's face that mirrored on Inuyasha as he kissed her hurt finger.
"The question is, are we ready for that?" Kagome asked standing up with Inuyasha along with her and standing a foot taller than her.
"I'm ready whenever you are."
"Oh thank kami!" She gasped jumping up to his lips. Her arms wrapped around his neck, as his flew around her waist. Their lips were in a passionate lip lock, as Inuyasha gentle pushed her up against the tree, putting both hands on either side of her face as to entrap her. Kagome didn't fight him and leaned into him, wrapping her legs around his waist. His arms went back to roam up and down her back.
"Now that I have you," Inuyasha panted kissing her. "I'm not ever going to let you go."
"That's a large relief." Kagome sighed and gently pressed her lips to hers. He gently lowered them both to the ground and pinned her on the ground below him. Her hands were fiddling with the tie of his haori and tugged the red fabric off to the kosode underneath that she began to start peeling off as well.
"Oh, so we're taking off clothes are we?" He chuckled raising his claw and easily shredding the upper part of her attire off to reveal half of her breast. He smirked and tossed aside the remaining part of the white fabric for her chest to be revealed, and she didn't even blush but kept kissing him savagely.
"We're only half way there." She smiled back roaming her hands up and down his biceps and moved them up to his neck. She moved her lips apart from his to his neck as she placed kissed there and still hugged close to his body, while her other hand crept up to his chin and cradled it there a moment and then reached up to her final destination, his ears. At the base she rubbed them and trailed up to the tip that was softer than she expected. She smiled as she pressed her lips against his and heard a rumble in his chest, loving the ear rub.
"Damn woman." He said huskily and then pushed her to the ground. "You have no clue how good you make me feel. I guess that mean's I need to show you." He lowered his head down to her breasts and nuzzled them gently while both of her hands were at his ears and rubbing them gently. The passion died down at that moment to become sweeter until Kagome felt the lower half of her body feel the warm breeze blow by when she realized she was completely nude now.
"You dirty dog." She laughed at the smirking Inuyasha as she caught him by surprise and tackled him to the ground so she could be above him. "Well now it's only fair we're both the same." Inuyasha smirked, showing a fang beneath his lip and then pushed her back on the ground to tower over her.
"I don't think so. I'm the alpha, so I believe that means you have to do what I say."
"And if I don't?" She played not hiding her smile. He smirked and leaned down closer to her face with his long hair becoming a veil to hide their faces.
"I'll make you." He whispered and leaned to kiss her when a breeze blew by, and a strong one. Lying down beside her, he still dragged her closer to his body to be press against it and cradled her head in his chest as the wind died.
"Inu-kun?" Kagome gently whispered lifting her hand to trail down from his forehead to his cheek.
"Yeah?" Kagome instantly flipped to be atop him again and laughed. "You let your guard dow-" She stopped when she caught sight of something a few feet away.
"What is it?" Inuyasha flipped Kagome down gently and looked up and caught sight of it to. A red flower. A rose that wasn't a part of a bush but was just stem and bud was on the ground a few feet away from them. Something that was blown from who knew where and yet they looked at it oddly when they felt a realization coming to them.
Kagome let out a small gasp as if she were holding her breath and looked around confusingly, not sure how she got to the forest. Inuyasha looked around wildly with a blank expression on his face when he quickly took notice of his bare upper chest. When he turned to Kagome and their eyes met everything of the events over the last few days processed through both of their minds. With Kouga, Kikyo, or them just staying so close to each other.
Kagome held her breath and felt in shock when she took notice of how Inuyasha was looking at her…nude. Her skin turned red quickly and she turned away and jumped up from the ground grabbing the first article of clothing she saw which was Inuyasha's haori. She ran. Ran from the man she loved and was trying to run from her humiliation.
What was all that?! We were about to have sex! This can't be happening! This isn't happening! I need to get home. I need to get home! He can't catch me! I can't look at him. I can't ever see him again!
Inuyasha sat in shock before he instantly leapt up and chased after her. He knew exactly where she was headed and being a half demon he caught up with her easily. They were both in the clearing by the well when he caught her wrist. Kagome couldn't move, but she didn't even turn to look at him.
"Let me go…Inuyasha." She said bitterly. Inuyasha was silent; he didn't know what to say. "I said LET GO!" She shot him back with her purification to release herself from his hold and jumped down the well to the other side.
"Kagome," Inuyasha growled. Saying that felt weird on his tongue to not have said her name like that in the past few days, but dove down the well after her, to only crash face first. "The hell?!"
Leaping out of the well he jumped back in to find it was the same result and he was still in his time. Repeating the process again, Inuyasha looked around angrily.
"WHY THE HELL WON'T THE WELL LET ME THROUGH?!"
Well…now they're back. Good old Inuyasha and Kagome…ha ha…well the next two chapters will be interesting when we hear about their views. This is the story that I decided to finish probably by the third week or so of October…so please review.