InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Taste Of Power ❯ Just A Taste ( Chapter 2 )

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Chapter 2: Just A Taste

If possible Kagome was more numb by nightfall. She was staring at the roof boards of the nights shelter she considering how, though she never seemed to sleep anymore, she was less and less sleepy. The same could be said about food, she never ate but was never hungry. These things were being replaced by a wonderful, comfortable numbness.

But she was getting weaker. Becoming thin, and pale. And she wasn't thinking as clearly as she normally would. But she couldn't kiss InuYasha, not just to suck out his energy, not even if it was hers. Could she?

*

The eagle youkia attacked in mid afternoon. Kagome stood on the sidelines watching with mild curiosity as the large bird swooped, avoiding all attacks from InuYasha, Sango, and even Miroku. She didn't even flinch when it made another attempt to remove Shippo from her shoulder.

"Kagome! They need your help!" Shippo squeaked.

Kagome nodded slowly, she readied her bow, took aim and gathered her energy. Then waited for an appropriate opening.

The others noticed Kagome's involvement and worked to corner the youkia with their forth warrior now ready for action.

The eagle paused watching the three it considered a threat considering their next attack, it thought it could see what they were going to do and waited to see when they would make their move.

Kagome released her arrow. It flew true and struck the beast under the right wing. In a swirl of blue energy the joint connecting the wing to it's body dissolved. The wing, and the creature, fell to the ground, where it was easily dispatched by InuYasha.

Kagome watched the events with slight uncertainty. Usually a youkia of this level would be utterly dissolved with power to spare. But this arrow had only managed to remove a wing.

It was then that Kagome realized she couldn't go on like this, being drained of all her power. She wouldn't be able to continue the mission like this. She wouldn't be able to help her friends if the time came that she could be of help, needed to help. This wasn't about her health, or mental well being any more, this would effect her friends.

She decided to give it a try. Sure it would mean using her first kiss to drink some of InuYasha's power, but she gave him some of that power, right? She deserved to have some of her power for herself. She needed that power, to survive.

*

That night Kagome decided to turn in early. It was her best chance of catching InuYasha off guard.

"I'm going to bed guys." She said. It was just after dinner, which she didn't eat, and they all looked up at her. Shippo was on her left and InuYasha to her right. Just as she had planed it.

"Are you sleepy Kagome?" Miroku said hopefully.

Now she felt guilty, "No, I'm just… tired. Good night Sango, Miroku." She turned to Shippo, "Good night Shippo." She gave him a kiss on his forehead, then turned to InuYasha, "Good night InuYasha." She reached one hand up and turned his face toward her a little more. He looked confused. But Kagome wouldn't let herself see him, not really. She would chicken out if she thought about it. She leaned up and gently touched her lips to his.

For a brief moment she was only aware of the feel of him, then she remembered why she was doing this in the first place, and gave a little tug with her energy.

Sorrell was right. She could almost taste InuYasha's energy, wild and chaotic, gentle and kind.

Just a little sip and Kagome released him. The whole event didn't even last as long as his and Kikyo's. But it gave her an infusion of badly needed power.

Kagome walked over to her sleeping bag. She didn't want to bother with her nightly ritual because that would detract from her cover story. That she was too tired to realize what she was doing. And she really didn't want to give InuYasha enough time to recover and start asking her questions.

Besides suddenly she really was very sleepy.

InuYasha was still sitting there, his head turned the direction Kagome had placed it, eyes wide open. `What the hell was that?' he thought.

"InuYasha?" Miroku said, "Is there-"

"Shut up, buzo." He spat reflexively, "What was that?" He asked Sango.

Miroku beat her to the punch, "That was a kiss, InuYasha. A fairly chaste one, but defiantly a kiss."

"Didn't I tell you to shut up?" InuYasha yelled.

"Why don't all of you shut up!" Shippo hissed at the camp from his new position on Kagome's sleeping bag, "Kagome's sleeping!"