InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Demonic Wish ❯ Chapter 5

A/N: I can't think of anything g to say…so I give you my shortest authors note yet!!

DISCLAIMER: Yeah, yeah… whatever.

A Demonic Wish

Chapter 5

Surprise!!

"What do you mean, `There's more', how can there be more?!"

At this point Inuyasha was officially freaking out. Not only had Naraku touched HIS woman, but apparently he had done more. And he had had no idea of it until this very moment.

"What else did that bastard do to you?!"

"He, he," Kagome was having trouble getting it out. How was she supposed to tell Inuyasha what Naraku had done? How was she going to tell him about his blatant claim on her life, about the threat he had made? "He…I-I mean..."

"Kagome, you have to tell me. Not only so I can help you, but so you can help yourself." Inuyasha paused to see if she understood. One glance at her familiar, yet foreign face proved what he had suspected; she had no clue what he was talking about. "You need to get this off your chest, or else you'll never be able to forget it, or heal."

Kagome was close to tears. Her first encounter with Naraku had been a lot easier to explain to Inuyasha. She had had time to convince herself beforehand that the kiss had meant nothing at all, that it was just intended it disturb her. But their most recent `reunion' was still fresh in her mind. Kagome took a deep breath and attempted to continue.

"Naraku snuck up behind me in the woods while I was on my walk. I-I was thinking about…something else," Kagome knew it wouldn't do any good to tell Inuyasha her worrying about Naraku had led to her being attacked, "He-he grabbed me and then threatened me."

Kagome was having trouble continuing. Her thoughts of anger at what Naraku had done were now being replaced by feelings of regret and fear. She felt as if what had happened to her had somehow been her fault, even though she knew that wasn't true. Knowing this did little to stop the silent sobs that were now racking her body.

"Kagome?" Inuyasha knew that this was going to be difficult for the young miko, but he had to make her tell him, he had to know what had happened to her. Inuyasha sat down next to Kagome and pulled her into his lap and cradled her as if she was a child who had just awakened from a nightmare, "Kagome, I want you to be better, but before that can happen you have to let it go."

Kagome's tears were slowly abating. What Inuyasha was saying made sense to her, but she still wasn't completely ready to explain everything to him. Kagome knew, however, that she had to tell him.

"He-he threatened t-to steal my virginity, he said he was going to rape me."

Inuyasha was speechless. Sure, he had expected something bad, but not anything like this. He hadn't thought Naraku would actually go this far. But Kagome wasn't finished yet.

Kagome's feelings of fear had disappeared completely and were, once again, replaced by pure anger.

"Then that bastard touched me." Kagome's voice was as cold as ice. "He said that he would be my master. He said I was his. He claimed me for his own."

Kagome's sudden shift in demeanor succeeded in surprising Inuyasha, yet again. His sweet, loving, little Kagome was angrier than he had ever seen. She hadn't even exploded this much when the lives of countless innocents had been sacrificed because of the sacred jewel, but Inuyasha couldn't blame her; after all, she had just been abused.

"K-kagome, I-I'm sorry. It's all my fault. I-I shouldn't have ever left you alone for so long."

Kagome continued as if she hadn't heard him.

"But he didn't get away with it so easily," Kagome smiled in an evil way that disturbed Inuyasha to no end, "I blasted that son of a bitch off of me before his threat could become a reality." The pure malice in Kagome's voice distressed him more than the swear, "B-but then he said that if he couldn't have me than no one would. And then he attacked."

Kagome's mask of indifference shattered as she buried her face in Inuyasha's chest and burst into tears again.

"I-I tried to make it to Kaede's village, but I-I was so tired and cold that I just had to rest. I-I'm so sorry Inuyasha, I should have come back when I said I would. I should have been paying attention, then none of this would have ever happened!!"

Kagome's tears began to flow more freely. But she had to admit; she did feel much better now that she had gotten this off her chest.

"What are you talking about, Kagome? None of this is your fault, it's all mine."

Inuyasha's quiet confession went unnoticed by Kagome. Her sobs at this point drowning out all sound other than her own despair. Inuyasha sat waiting quietly, all the while silently comforting the weeping girl in his arms.

"Kami, I'm sorry. I'll never let anything like this happen to you again. No one, not Naraku or any other man, will ever hurt you like this a second time, I swear it." Inuyasha pulled Kagome closer and whispered, "I'm just sorry it had to happen the first time."

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Kagome's crying had stopped and she was ready to begin her own little interrogation. The one being questioned? Inuyasha of course. And no matter how much he tried to convince himself that this wasn't going to be a big deal, he couldn't help the churning feeling in his stomach that arose every time he looked at Kagome. He couldn't help but regret the wish he'd made upon the Shikon-no-tama.

"Now it's my turn."

"Alright, I'll tell you anything you want to know."

"What happened once I passed out, and why were the others staring at me when I woke up?"

"Well," Inuyasha couldn't blame her for wanting to know what had taken place after she'd slipped into unconsciousness, but that still didn't make it any easier to tell her he'd made a mistake and turned her into a hanyou. "After you passed out and I found you by the God-tree and I used the jewel to repair your wounds."

Inuyasha wondered if Kagome had noticed that he avoided her question.

When he dared to glance at her he was greeted with a very stern stare. Inuyasha cursed inwardly. He knew she was smarter than that, he'd just hoped that, with all the excitement of the day, Kagome would be a bit tired and not as attentive. But, apparently, her sense had not ebbed a single bit, so Inuyasha would be forced to tell her exactly what he'd done.

"Inuyasha, you didn't answer my question."

Inuyasha knew that tone of voice, and it was dangerously close to what he'd heard many times before the dreaded `sit'.

"I know," Inuyasha hung his head, "I just don't know if you can take what I have to tell you without freaking out and `sitting' me a million times."

"Well, alright then. I promise I won't freak out or say the `s' word. NOW will you tell me what's going on?"

In reality, Kagome sitting him for this wasn't why he was stalling. He just didn't want to tell her. Inuyasha actually thought that he fully deserved being sat a `million times' for what he'd done, but he knew he'd have to tell her eventually anyway because, if he didn't, someone else would.

"Alright," Inuyasha prepared to continue, "Well, what I told you WAS true, it just wasn't the whole thing. When I found you your blood was everywhere, except inside you." Inuyasha winced at his lack of eloquence but continued all the same, "I had to use the jewel to heal you or else you would have died," He was having difficulty continuing, "But I… err, well."

"Inuyasha, I'm not going to say the `s' word or anything so you don't have to worry."

"It's not that, I just sorta' phrased my wish wrong."

"What do you mean?"

It was Kagome's turn to be confused. What did he mean `phrased his wish wrong'? Kagome was becoming scared.

"What exactly did you say?"

"Well," Despite what Kagome said, he knew she wouldn't react well to this. Inuyasha decided he would get it out as quickly as possible and wait for her to explode. Taking a deep breath, he continued in a rush, "I asked the jewel to let you live and to make you strong like me!"

Inuyasha braced himself for the impact of her anger, and when it did not come he looked at Kagome sheepishly. She was sitting on the ground exactly as she had been earlier except she was staring unblinkingly at him, apparently unaware of anything else.

"W-what?"

Inuyasha cursed again, apparently what he'd said hadn't completely sunk in. Meaning that he'd have to tell Kagome again what had happened, but in a slow, calm voice. Something that he didn't believe was possible with his current level of unease. Inuyasha drew in another deep breath, preparing to restate what had happened, when he heard Kagome speak again in a calm, slightly confused voice.

"So now I'm half dog-demon?"

"Yes," Inuyasha hung his head, "I'm sorry Kagome, I-I didn't mean to. I tried to stop it once I found out my mistake, but it was too late and I couldn't do anything."

But Kagome didn't seem to be listening. She was staring at her new claws in only mild surprise. Comprehension slowly dawning on her face. And, as she felt around her face for more changes, she only seemed to understand more.

"K-kagome?"

Inuyasha was beginning to think that telling Kagome this right now HADN'T been the best idea. She had, apparently, gone into shock. That or she'd completely lost it, because, once her hand had collided with her ear for the first time, a small grin spread across her face.

The grin soon disappeared, however, and was then replaced by a severe look of foreboding. Inuyasha decided he much preferred the small smile to Kagome's grief.

"So how am I supposed to get back to normal?"

Inuyasha had been afraid she would ask this question. Because he had absolutely no clue of the answer. Only one possibility played in his mind, but no, the journey was far too dangerous and even if they did make it, there was no guarantee that any help was available. So Inuyasha pushed that option to the back of his mind, and thought.

"I don't know…but maybe Kaede could do something."

"That's right," Kagome stood up in excitement, "If Kaede can't help, than she'll at least know someone who can!!"

Inuyasha stood up and followed Kagome back to the others, hoping with all his might that Kaede wouldn't suggest what he thought she might.

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A/N: Hope that was ok!! Sorry if it's a bit weird. As some of you probably already know, the knew Harry Potter book came out last Saturday (which was, inconsequently, my 14th birthday!! ) so I just had to read it, which kinda' distracted me a bit!! ^_^;; I'm done now, though, ( took me about 3 days >.< Yes, I am a freak ) ::tear:: so you probably won't have to deal with another wacky chapter like this for a while!! Thankx for bearing with me!! I'll update at 20 reviews this time *Hihoshi crosses fingers * I only have 14 right now, so PLEASE review!!