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Inuyasha's POV
Why? Why do I have no control over what I say or do? Why do I have to act like a wimp, like that Hobo back in Kagome's time. I don't want to act like this. I don't want to be forced into doing this. Those were my only thoughts during most of the time that spell was overpowering me. Holding her hand, something I've only done once before by ourselves. I didn't want to act like this in front of the others, in front of my brother, in front of Kikyo. I had no control, and more importantly, I didn't know if this was how she truly felt. What did she think through this time? She never minded me being a half demon, but was that enough, for her to actually love a half demon?
"Fuck." Inuyasha growled to himself as he jumped out from the well again. He was mad at everything; the old hag for putting him in this situation, for Kagome running off before they could talk this out, at Sango and Miroku for being right, but worst of all, mad at himself. He slammed his head up against the trunk of a tree, needing to try and calm down his anger; which got him into this.
The cool wind blew against his bare back giving him a refreshing feeling. With his kosode rolled at the waist, since Kagome left being half dressed was the least of his concerns at the moment, that and it didn't really matter. Closing his eyes a moment, the image of Kagome's angry and hurt expression filled his mind. The knowledge that he was responsible of her need to runaway was a great guilt.
But she just had to run off before we could actually talk about this and understand it wasn't us. Inuyasha thought. Now who knows how long she'll be gone or when she'll come back.
At the horizon, the sun began to shed a few of its rays on the world and during from night to dawn. Turning to the well, Inuyasha leapt in the air and went through to only fall gracefully on the soft soil placed at the bottom.
"DAMN IT!" His rage over powered him as he punched his fist into the ground. "Why won't the well let me through to her?!" Inuyasha leapt back out and paced around, thinking over the possible reasons. "I hate the logic of this thing." He muttered kicking at one of the boards of the old well.
Glaring at the well, there was only one person he could think of…Kaede. Rubbing a palm over his face he sighed in defeat. He was going to need to ask her about this, the last conversation he had with her while under the curse was telling her his true feelings about Kagome. Red flushed over his face from both embarrassment and anger again with the hold hag who cursed him with his open feelings.
Pulling up his kosode he tightened it up and braced himself for the humiliation he was now going to suffer for probably the rest of his existence. Walking back the way to the village, a few of the villagers were already coming out to go and work out in the fields. Approaching the Kaede's hut, he wavered around outside, his face still red but an upset scowl was on his face. He didn't really have to go inside, did he?
"Hey, I smell Inuyasha outside!" Shippo's voice piped up. Yes, yes he did have to. Throwing aside the bamboo flap, Inuyasha stormed in to the startled faces of Miroku, Sango, and Shippo.
"Where's Kaede?"
"Oh, is Kagome hurt again?" Sango asked as she paused from making eggs for their breakfast.
"That didn't answer my question." Inuyasha huffed impatiently.
"No, I doubt she is. Otherwise he would have brought her." Miroku pointed out to her.
"Can you stop acting as if I wasn't here!?" He gritted through his teeth.
"Something's different about Inuyasha." Shippo noticed as the three of them all tilted their head in observation of the hanyou.
"Oh for crying out loud I'm back to fucking normal!" Inuyasha shouted as the three all flinched.
"I knew it wouldn't last forever." Miroku muttered to himself.
"Part of me is glad but if he's going to yell a lot again we should go and find that old woman." Sango added.
"Will you stop acting like I'm not here!?"
"Sorry." The two adults apologized in unison.
"Now where is Kaede? I have something to ask her." Inuyasha growled directing his gaze from them all.
"She went to go collect some herbs, but she said she'd be back soon." Sango replied.
"Fine." Walking over, he took a seat by the fire and crossed his hands over his chest with having no sleeves to put them up. Thanks a lot Kagome. He thought a little bitterly, although he understood why she took his haori.
"So," Miroku muttered. "Where is Kagome if that curse was broken?" Inuyasha closed his eyes and prepared to be blamed for everything as he usually was whenever Kagome went home.
"She went back to her own time." A tense and awkward silence filled the room, where the only other noise was the small crackle of the fire.
"What happened?" Sango asked, a small amount of anger filled her throat but she was obviously willing to listen to Inuyasha's half first.
"That remains our business." Inuyasha huffed not meeting anyone's gaze. While a knowing smirk spread across Miroku's face as he leaned closer to Inuyasha.
"So you did something filthy to Lady Kagome?" There was a very loud 'THUMP' as Miroku was soon rubbing a new bump on the back of his head placed there by Inuyasha's fist.
"Like I said, it's our business." He growled.
"It seems Inuyasha is both his normal self yet is somehow still calm." Sango noticed with her hand stroking Kirara's fur.
"It must have been that his feelings of love gave him some patience and consideration." Shippo added.
"You're such a smart kid." Sango praised. Whenever Kagome left she tried to be just a supportive figure in Shippo's life to fill in for her.
"I beg to differ."
"And Inuyasha is the same old idiot."
"What was that runt?" Inuyasha growled dangerously approaching him from behind and slamming his face down in the ground.
"Is that Inuyasha I hear?" The old voice of Kaede asked as she moved aside the flap gently and hobbled inside slowly with a basket in her hands.
"About time you got here hag."
"Oh, are ye back to your old self Inuyasha?" Kaede asked eyeing the hanyou up and down.
"That's not the subject we're discussing old bat, the well won't work."
"What do you mean the well won't work?" Miroku interrupted. "You did say Kagome went through didn't she?" Inuyasha fought back the growl he had in his throat, but turned to the old priestess.
"I mean…the well won't allow me to pass through to her time." Inuyasha was the only one at that moment to not gasp although the shock didn't last long.
"Well at least Kagome can get some piece." Miroku pointed out.
"And actually have time with her family." Sango added.
"Not to mention get peace from Inuyasha." Shippo nodded.
"You're all getting on my last nerve." Inuyasha growled clenching his hand into a fist.
"Inuyasha, I am disappointed in you." Kaede sighed hobbling over to a seat by the fire with Sango. "Surely with your heightened senses, I thought you could have figured out what happened with you by now."
"Start making sense Kaede." Inuyasha growled threateningly.
"You are missing a gift around your neck from Kagome." Kaede reminded stirring the contents of the pan. Inuyasha looked at his necks and did just remember he no longer had the beads of subjection on him.
"Those weren't a gift they were a curse."
"None the less, that built a special bond over you to Kagome's time. With it no longer on you, you share no connection with Young Kagome."
"So without that connection he can't pass through the well to Kagome." Sango stated for him.
"I suppose that means we'll be waiting on Kagome to return then." Miroku sighed, getting comfortable up against the wall.
"I hope she comes back soon and with more treats." Shippo whimpered pulling out one of the treats from Kagome's yellow bag. It was only then that Inuyasha realized the big yellow sack in the room that he frantically snatched up easily.
"Shit." He muttered. "She left her bag."
"So?" Sango asked.
"She left her bag, meaning she left behind these." Inuyasha muttered digging through the bag and brought out the small jar with a few fragments of the jewel shards glowing inside.
"But if Kagome left those-" Shippo shouted in alarm.
"Then she can't come back here either!" Sango gasped.
"Yeah, now my inability to pass through the well doesn't sound so great does it?" Inuyasha muttered facing away from them all. A scent passed by him as a scowl spread across his face. "Great, just the person we needed to see."
"Come on out here mutt face!"
"Kouga?" Sango asked as she looked up to Miroku.
"This will be a mess to explain" He sighed as Inuyasha growled and stomped outside. The wolf demon stood there with his arms crossed over his breast plate with an angry expression on his face. Then Inuyasha noticed it, the purple beads and the white and yellow fangs strung on a string around his neck. The beads that connected him to Kagome.
"What do you want?" Inuyasha growled.
"I have come to claim Kagome."
"You'll do no such thing."
"I assure you I will. Where is Kagome?"
"She went to her own home."
"Where is that?"
"In a different time dumb ass, why do you think she dresses differently?"
"I assumed to try and tempt you." Miroku chuckled to himself from where he was watching from the doorway of the hut with Sango peering over his shoulder to watch to.
"When will she be back?" Kouga growled impatiently, glaring daggers at Inuyasha.
"I don't know." Inuyasha's eyes narrowed.
"You can't go get her?!" Kouga shouted stepping closer to the hanyou when he sniffed his nose and widened his eyes. Leaning closer he sniffed again, and stepped back. "You dirty half breed, you forced yourself on her didn't you?!"
"Shut your mouth when you don't know what you're talking about wolf!" Inuyasha growled dangerously.
"You cretin, I'll kill you for sure." Kouga hissed swinging his leg up to kick Inuyasha in the cheek, but the hanyou was able to duck away.
"Bastard, will you get your snout of other people's business!?"
"You're the bastard! Forcing yourself on my woman!"
"She's not your woman!" Inuyasha hissed possessively. "And in answer to your earlier question, I can't get her.
"Why can't you?"
"Because I no longer have the beads that can pass through the well to her time, now they're on you." Kouga stared at him for a few moments when a dangerous smile spread over his face.
"So you can't pass through, but I can."
Shit. Inuyasha cursed in his mind as Kouga ran off, with Inuyasha following closely on his tail. If he passed through to Kagome time, no one will be able to stop him from taking her. I can't let that happen! Even though Kouga had jewel shards in his leg, Inuyasha was able to move past him and tackled him to the ground. Kouga elbowed him in the chin and tossed Inuyasha off his back.
"Hell if I let you get to Kagome." Inuyasha growled and immediately jumped back and reached for his sword when he realized he left it back in Kaede's hut. SHIT!
"Ha, can't fight without your sword can you mutt?" Kouga mocked.
"I'll skin you with my bare hands." Inuyasha growled cracking his knuckles. "CLAWS OF STEEL!" The dozens of yellow lights whipped out from his claws and targeted Kouga who just dodged the majority of them with only having a few nick him.
"Do something hanyou." Kouga snickered, running right back up in front of him. "Now this is how you fight." Kouga clenched his fist and punched him hard in the stomach, Inuyasha only flinching from the impact but still stabbed his claws through Kouga's shoulder. Kouga lifted his leg up to knee him in the stomach. Hunching over Kouga extended his own claws to their own length and stabbed them straight through the back of the hanyou.
"You seem to act so pathetic when there's no Kagome here to cheer you on."
Kagome…I can't let the asshole…get to her. Inuyasha thought when he noticed the claws of his own hand extend to the same full length as Kouga's or Sesshomaru's, like he was becoming a full demon. But the thing was, he wasn't losing control, his demon was loaning him the full power he need to save Kagome. Lifting up his hand, Inuyasha jabbed it through Kouga's own stomach, right through the breastplate and all.
"Face it hanyou." Kouga swallowed, trying his hardest to not act like he was in pain as he lifted up his other hand and shoved it more towards Inuyasha's lower back. "Kagome's mine." Blood poured out from the fresh wound turning the grass crimson.
"Over my…dead…body!" He coughed, about to stab it through Kouga as well, when Kouga's knee met his face and knocked him back on the ground. Now the front of his white kosode was now as red as his haori. Gritting his teeth, Inuyasha pulled the strength to sit up when Kouga's foot crashed down on his chest and forced him back down.
"Now I can finally do what I've always wanted to have done since the moment we met, and finish you off." Kouga growled placing his claws right above Inuyasha's throat. "So long mutt face."
A flash of light sliced through right across the breastplate of Kouga's. Slicing it in half and leaving a deep mark on his chest.
Kouga's gaze looked up when he saw the same cold gold eyes that he came across before. Sesshomaru stood by a tree, with Rin hiding behind him afraid of the wolf demon and Jaken next to him with his stick of two heads prepared.
"How dare you try and kill Lord Sesshomaru's brother! Don't you know Sesshomaru will be the one to kill him?!" Jaken crowed when Sesshomaru's boot crashed down on his head.
"Jaken, take Rin away from here." He ordered not moving his gaze from the wolf.
"Oh! Of course my lord." Jaken bowed repeatedly. "Come along Rin!" Rin followed after the toad demon, as the two demons both glared at each other intensely.
"I shall not allow you to take my brother's woman." He said calmly. "If you leave now and quietly, and never return in order to take her away, I shall allow you to live. If not then know I shall rip off your limbs to feed to my dragon, and even your own wolves."
There was no doubt in Kouga that the sophisticated demon would live short of his promises and he ran off with only a cloud of dust as a trail. Sesshomaru's gaze went to the hanyou as he walked over and grabbed the body of his younger brother and followed the scent of the humans he always travelled with.
Stepping inside, all looked up in alarm as he dropped Inuyasha on the floor. "Do not mention this to him."
Alright I'm done now; I've been working on this for nearly five hours so I expect some reviews. And this thing is coming to an end. Tomorrow I plan to type up the last two chapters in advance so review and I shall post them up quickly. *sigh* after two years of waiting the final act is finally in English. And earlier tonight I turned it on and was majorly disappointed with the new voices… :'( I miss the old Inuyasha.