InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Lot About Love ❯ Rememberance ( Chapter 7 )

Chapter Seven

Remembrance

 

Kagome gulped in some air as she reached the surface, hidden by a large, hanging branch from a nearby tree.

 

`How could he?' Kagome thought as she hid her naked chest from view with a huff. She glared at the hanyou as he sat back down on his towel at the beach, still pouting.

 

“Kagome.” She turned to see a whispering Souta calling for her, holding her bikini top in his hands.

 

Kagome started to swim over, covering herself from her kid brother's view.

 

“Souta, pass it here.” Kagome held a hand out. Souta looked over and felt his cheeks heat up at the thought of his sister being…Souta shook his head and tossed the material over and turned around to let her change.

 

“So…” He mumbled as he waited for her to tie the top on. “Why do you think Inuyasha did that?”

 

“Why do you think?” Kagome huffed as she finished tugging at the ends of the bright red bathing suit. “Because he's a jerk, that's why.”

 

Souta sighed.

 

“I'm gonna head back and get something to eat.” Then he left the irritated girl behind and started to swim back to the beach.

 

Inuyasha still sat there, he didn't know what the man's problem was, and he wasn't about to find out either as he sat at a bench seat and shuffled through the cooler for a juice box.

 

~*~

 

The car ride back was silent. Souta couldn't breathe with all the tension that filled the vehicle.

 

“How about a game?” He asked but only received groans and growls from Kagome and Inuyasha. “You guys are being immature.”

 

“Souta, it would help if you shut up!” Kagome sneered as she turned sharply making Souta crash into the irate hanyou.

 

“Damn woman, control you're driving before you get us both killed.” Inuyasha yelled up to the driver.

 

“If you hate my driving so much, then you can walk.” Kagome stopped the car.

 

“Kags, just keep driving.” Souta tried to calm his sister before she blew a circuit.

 

Kagome sighed and continued to drive home, her temper not dissipating in the least.

 

This was going to be a long night, Souta thought to himself as he added a sigh.

 

~*~

 

Inuyasha sat in his room, grabbing his duffel bag and was now packing his things, intent on leaving.

 

“Inuyasha?” He turned around to see Souta standing there. “Are you really leaving?”

 

“What do you think?” Inuyasha growled as he zipped his bag closed and sat it at the end of his bed.

 

“You can't.” Inuyasha glared at the boy.

 

“And what makes you think you can stop me?”

 

“Kagome didn't mean it…she's…well, Kagome's been through a lot…I just want her to be happy and well…I thought that maybe you could…” Souta gulped.

 

“What, what did you think?”

 

“I thought you could make her happy.” Inuyasha's eyes widened. “I guess it was a stupid thought…sorry.”

 

Then Souta stood up and left the room without another word. Inuyasha sat there, wondering what brought those thoughts up in the boy.

 

~*~

 

Kagome walked down the hall, in a bad mood and bored out of her mind. She didn't want to be angry at him, but she couldn't help it. He was just aggravating at times.

 

“Kagome didn't mean it…she's…well, Kagome's been through a lot…I just want her to be happy and well…I thought that maybe you could…” Kagome paused just outside of Inuyasha's room at the sound of Souta's sad voice.

 

“What, what did you think?” She felt the need to hit Inuyasha over the head at his rude tone towards her brother, but held her restraint to find out what Souta was trying to say.

 

“I thought you could make her happy.” Her eyes widened. “I guess it was a stupid thought…sorry.”

 

Kagome didn't have time to recollect her senses as she heard someone stand and walk towards the door. She couldn't be caught eavesdropping.

 

Without thinking, she dashed down the hall, heading for her room.

 

She let out a sigh as she heard her brother leave the room and head for his. Kagome lay down on her bed, thinking about Souta's words.

 

Why would Souta think she's unhappy?

 

Then she sat up, she had to apologize to Inuyasha before he left for good. Kagome walked down the quiet halls, and then got the courage to knock on Inuyasha's door.

 

“What is it now, Souta?” She heard him sigh. Kagome took it as a signal to open the door. “What is it with you and not knocking…?” He looked up and saw the surprised look on his face when he noticed her standing there instead of the annoying boy. “Kagome?”

 

“Inuyasha, I came here to tell you…I'm sorry for my rude behavior.” Kagome sighed. “I didn't mean it, I just…I don't know.”

 

Inuyasha stood and walked closer, now standing face to face with the girl.

 

“Are you leaving?” Kagome whispered, at a loss of words when she felt Inuyasha's breath on her neck, sending chills down her spine.

 

“Do you want me to?” he asked innocently.

 

“I…do you want to go for a walk with me?” She found herself asking. Kagome saw him nod then took his hand and dragged him out of the house behind her.

 

Yelling to Souta that they would be back soon, she started to walk down the empty street with Inuyasha just behind her.

 

“So…” Inuyasha started.

 

“I don't want you to go.” Kagome blurted out. Inuyasha was a bit surprised at her blunt answer, but smiled nonetheless.

 

“I don't either.” He whispered. His smile widened when he noticed Kagome smiling to herself.

 

Inuyasha felt a little rebellious as he slowly took Kagome's hand in his, asking for her acceptance. He smiled when he felt her squeeze his hand as a way of telling him he was accepted.

 

Both walked in silence and soon, Kagome and Inuyasha found themselves in a small park, not too far off from the girl's home.

 

“So, how long do you think you'll stay with us?” Kagome sat down on the ground leaning back on a small tree. Inuyasha followed her movements but decided to sit across from her.

 

“I hadn't really thought all that much about it…” Inuyasha shrugged casually. “I mean, yeah…I miss my family, but then there's other times when I can't stand them…ya know?”

 

He looked up and noticed the small smile playing across her lips. He found himself smiling back. Her smiles were becoming so contagious even from the earlier events…

 

“Well, I've always loved my family, my father passed away when I was only eight…my mother wasn't the easiest to get along with, but she helped.” Kagome sighed. “I guess I can understand what you're going through, but I think you should always be around family and friends.”

 

“Yeah…” Inuyasha was about to say something when another thought came to mind. “Souta said that you and he had different fathers.”

 

Kagome nodded. “Yeah, I was about three when my mother…well…she had an affair.”

 

Inuyasha looked up at the girl in front of him, looking into her eyes; he could see her struggling through her memories.

 

“You don't have to tell me.” Inuyasha reassured her. Kagome shook her head.

 

“No, I want to tell you…” Kagome smiled sadly. “My father found out about it, but it was too late…she was already pregnant.”

 

“With Souta?” Kagome nodded.

 

“Yeah, I sometimes feel betrayed by my mother, almost like she didn't really feel happy with me and my father, but I love Souta to death, don't get me wrong, it wasn't his fault.” Kagome sighed in defeat then leaned back on the tree.

 

“Does Souta know?”

 

“Yeah, my father was such a good person that he took him in, even after my mother left for a few months. Souta never really knew his father, neither did I; I was so young when it happened.”

 

Inuyasha sat there, taking it all in. He couldn't believe that she was just sitting there, telling him her life story as if he was a part of her family. `Does she really trust me that much?' He couldn't help but ask himself.

 

“Do you want to head back yet?” He asked, breaking the overwhelming silence.

 

“Nah…I like the cool night air in the summer, it feels nice.” Kagome giggled.

 

Inuyasha smirked, getting an idea in his head. He grabbed Kagome around her waist, ignoring the gasps; he hopped into the tree behind them, settling himself in one of the branches.

 

“You could give a girl a little warning before you do something like that.” Kagome huffed as she straightened her shirt and got herself comfortable.

 

“Yeah, yeah, just watch.” Inuyasha pointed up to the sky. Kagome gasped. The moon started to have a shadow, starting at the left side and working it's way to the other.

 

“A lunar eclipse?” Inuyasha nodded. “How'd you know?”

 

“Well, actually…” Inuyasha sighed. “My whole life is pretty much based upon the moon cycles.”

 

“You're hanyou.” Kagome blurted out.

 

“How'd you…” Inuyasha stared at the girl next to him.

 

“I have a little bit of a secret to tell you as well.” Kagome smiled. “I'm not normal, I'm actually a miko, my grandmother trained me, but seeing as it was…we'', weird, I stopped a few years into it.”

 

“A miko…” Inuyasha repeated to himself. “So you can see…”

 

“Yup, and let me just say, you have the cutest puppy ears I've ever seen.” Kagome let out with a giggle. Inuyasha blushed.

 

“Why didn't you tell me?”

 

“Same reason you didn't tell me, I guess.” Kagome shrugged.

 

Inuyasha nodded in understanding then fell into a comfortable silence with the girl next to him.

 

Inuyasha and Kagome continued to sit on the branch, watching the moon become completely covered with the Earth's shadow.

 

“It's beautiful.” Kagome whispered.

 

Inuyasha turned to look at Kagome, sitting beside him.

 

“Yeah, it is.”

 

~*~

Inuyasha hopped into the window, carrying a very tired Kagome behind him. She had fallen asleep as soon as he lifted her onto his back and started to jog back.

 

He smiled at the reminder.

 

She giggled the whole time, almost like a sort of high when she felt him leap through the trees. Inuyasha felt light with happiness as he listened to Kagome flap like a bird when he soared through the sky at amazing speeds.

 

Inuyasha lay the girl down on her bed, making sure she was comfortable enough. With a kiss on her cheek and a tug at her blankets, he headed back for his own bed, for some much needed rest.

 

And some unpacking…

 

 

 

 

 

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Inuyasha characters, anime of manga. Rumiko Takahashi does and I'm glad she had the imagination to create such amazing characters to play with.