InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Anything For Love ❯ Chapter Four ( Chapter 5 )
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By: MIztikal_Dragon 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Hentai / Romance / Angst | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 03.04.2007 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.8K | Visits: 313 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Hentai / Romance / Angst | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 03.04.2007 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.8K | Visits: 313 | Status: Work In Progress
Disclaimer: No, I don't own them, never will, but a girl can dream.
Anything For Love
By Miztikal-Dragon
Chapter Four
Calmly she sat on the large rock near the cold river, it had been days since she woke up finding herself in a stranger’s arms, a pair of vibrant violent eyes staring into her soul. Days since that hot passionate embrace, her very first encounter with the sort and every time she thought about it, it brought a bright red blush to her cheeks. How the two of them ended up in a tight lip lock, body and limbs entwining she was still uncertain of; although, she in no way regretted it. There was just something about InuYasha that screamed adventure and mystery and like a mother the a flame, she was drawn to him.
He always had a feel about him, a discrete look in his eyes that seemed like he was searching for something. Always searching and alert. The first time she was with InuYasha and conscious she cried herself nearly sick, her heart breaking over the fact that her entire village was completely gone. Every last person dead, including her mother. InuYasha never said if he had seen her little brother, if he had found anything to his whereabouts and no matter how desperately she wished for him to be out there somewhere alive and surviving. She knew that she was extremely lucky for her new companion to have stumbled upon her and saved her life, but it didn‘t take away the pain.
Kagome had convinced InuYasha to take her back to the village she came from, practically begging and when he acquiesced she’d been simply ecstatic. To her InuYasha was the strong, not so quiet type. He was brash and didn’t listen to reason, but everything he did, he did out of the goodness of his heart and she appreciated his patience with her. Even if it was barely noticeable.
When they first entered the village, InuYasha’s eyes had narrowed; his body going rigid with disgust and pity. There were bodies littering the ground, the smell of their already decomposing flesh clouding the air and making him gag. He was pretty sensitive for a human and Kagome wondered if at one point in his life if InuYasha had been a holy man of some sort. Of course Kagome never asked him since he had yet to offer her any personal information about himself besides his name and the fact that he was nothing more than a traveler. And even that coming from him seemed suspicious.
InuYasha had been the first to suggest to burry all of the villagers and it warmed Kagome’s heart to see that even though he seemed like a cold and hard-headed man, there was compassion hiding beneath his thick exterior. She admired him for his strength as he helped dig the graves and place each of her neighbors safely into their eternal resting places; the sweat falling from his brown and down his subtly visible muscles in his back and arms.
On more than a few occasions, she caught herself staring at him as he worked, his long braided hair teasing his skin; his bangs covering his face and sticking to his flesh from the salty sweat. She knew that it was improper and that she shouldn’t get attached to him since he was only taking her as far as the next village, but she couldn’t help it; she was already attached after only a few days. He was the only thing that she had left to hold onto and she didn’t want to leave his side yet.
They only stayed in the village Kagome once called home until they were finished burying the dead and they were able to gather a few things that would prove to be useful. InuYasha hadn’t wanted to stay a moment longer than they needed to be, talking about a bad aura and that it made him too nervous to be able to sit still. Kagome understood though, she didn’t want to stay neither, the pain filled memory of losing her entire family not even a fortnight before still fresh in her mind.
So the two of them packed up what few things they had and together they traveled as far west as they could go. It had been almost pitch black out, the moon barely able to give enough light before InuYasha decided to set up camp for the night and when he had Kagome was more than grateful. Her legs burned with fatigue and she believe that if he hadn’t decided to stop for the night, she would have passed out from exhaustion.
He was a life saver that night when his large hands touched her shoulder, pulling off the heavy pack; his calloused fingers calming her abused and stiff muscles. He was a godsend and her face heated even more thinking about how mothering he was, in a manly sort of way of course.
The next morning InuYasha was the first to rise and Kagome often wondered how much he actually slept or if he even got tired because she could never tell. He didn’t seem like the type to wear his heart on his sleeve (since he hardly ever wore shirts in the first place), but she was positive that his face gave away most of his feelings to the point that it was simply ridiculous. He had more emotional outbursts than she did during that time of the month.
The day went by slowly and Kagome tried her best to keep her boredom at bay by humming a song her mother taught her, though it didn’t last very long. InuYasha seemed to like his silence and snapped at her a few times annoyed by her “pathetic human melodies”.
She didn’t understand what he meant when the words left his mouth and she was ignored after questioning her companion. He had become crankier than normal so she just brushed it from her mind and continued on walking, this time silently.
InuYasha, however, was lost deep within his own thoughts as he glanced quickly behind him at the blue-eyed, ebony hair girl merely a yard or so away. Everything about her stuck him familiar; event he song she sang was a painful memory and he cursed himself after snapping at her. It wasn’t Kagome that he was angry at, he was angry with his weakness and for not being able to protect himself against the one thing the thought wouldn’t betray him.
Kikyo, the name wedged itself into the back of his mind leaving a frown on his face. It was because of her that he had become what he did and he was now searching endlessly for her. There were so many things he wanted to ask her (more or less violently), and he couldn’t stop the anger that started boiling his blood. Love wasn’t something he took lightly, yet with her he had somehow underestimated everything else that was important.
Clenching his hands into tight fists, InuYasha pushed himself harder, quickening his step tenfold. He had no leads to where Kikyo was; he had only his instincts, but somehow he knew he would find her. He wouldn’t allow himself to stop until he did. Kagome called out to him a few times; however, he ignored her yet again and kept right on walking. He could hear the gravel crunching underneath the sandals he loaned to her, having decided to go barefoot at the village a ways back and he wondered why he had allowed her to tag along with him in the first place.
She was slower than he was, keeping him from going at the pace he pleased and she only irritated him when she had to stop for the night or rest. It was the fact that she was human and humans had weaknesses, horrible and pathetic weaknesses that was beneath him. Sure he’d been human for a while now - a long while, but didn’t mean that he wasn’t disgusted because in all honesty he was.
The wind picked up, his pace slowing down as he walked uphill, the packs on his back trying to off balance him, but they didn’t. He wasn’t aware of how deep he descended into his thoughts until Kagome’s surprised cry echoed through his ears and his blood ran cold. His head jerked back immediately, watching Kagome slid down the little hill they were on. InuYasha cursed under his breath as he backtracked, somehow he had put quite a distance between him and Kagome and guilt started bubbling in his chest as he watched her.
“Are you okay?” He asked softly reaching out to help her up only for his hands to be smacked away.
“I’m fine,” her voice shook with emotion as she struggled to get back on her feet, pain registering in her leg, but she bit it down stubbornly. “I don’t need your help.”
InuYasha stared at her with surprise for a moment or two, Kagome’s body shaking as she brushed the dirt from her borrowed clothing. One of the sandal straps had snapped making it useless and Kagome removed it looking at the destroyed sandal with more than just distaste. Tears brimmed her eyes and the guilt started devouring InuYasha and the human girl threw the sandal into the trees, angrily yelling out curses that made his eyes widen. He hadn’t known that the girl in front of him knew such language, but then again he should have.
“Kagome,” he started reaching out to touch her only for his hand to be smacked away again.
“Let’s just keep going,” she sounded upset and she refused to look at him as she slowly limped forwards. “The father we get before dark, the better off we’ll be.”
He remembered saying something along the same lines to her before and bit back the urge to yell at her for being clumsy and stubborn. It was obvious that she was hurt and in pain, but if she wanted to pretend it was okay, then he’d let her pout till she gave up. He had all the time in the world and he could wait her out if he wanted to.
The silence between them was thick and InuYasha matched Kagome’s slow pace, walking beside her in case her leg gave out on her (which it was looking about ready to). He hadn’t meant for things to turn out the way they had and he mentally berated himself, inching closer to her side; his hand almost touching Kagome’s. It would be dark again soon and he wanted to find a small body of water to wash off all the day’s grime and sweat, not to mention attend to Kagome’s swelling ankle; it looked sprained.
He stopped dead in his tracks, his large hand wrapping around Kagome’s wrist causing her to almost lose her balance. “You need to rest.”
“No I don’t, I’m fine.” Blue eyes narrowed angrily and InuYasha felt his hackles rise.
“Then let me carry you so you won’t strain yourself!” His irritation with her was skyrocketing.
“I said NO!”
“Damn it Kagome!” He yelled angrily jerking her toward him and making her stumble.
Her hands grabbed him trying to stay on her feet and InuYasha easily swept her off her feet carrying her bridal style. Kagome cried out, her arms and legs flailing violently, her fist clipping his jaw and he bit back the growl in his throat. He wasn’t trying to embarrass her, but he had had enough of her temper tantrum. She would only hurt herself if she kept going and he wasn’t going to risk having to slow down anymore if he didn’t have to.
If she wanted to run the risk of breaking her ankle beyond repair then who was he to try and stop her, but he sure as hell wouldn’t let her do it while she was with him. He threatened to drop her if she continued squirming and Kagome instantly calmed, her hands crossing her chest angrily as she pouted. She was beginning to aggravate him alright, but after a few hours of carrying her he found himself smiling. Kagome’s body relaxed against him, her head laying on his should and her hands clasped in her lap; she was sleeping.
He didn’t know how long ago Kagome fell asleep, but it hadn’t been long. All she really seemed to do was sleep and it bothered him, though then again he didn’t need to sleep s much as humans did. He was different. How different he was, he wasn’t willing to admit because he was still human in the long run. InuYasha didn’t like straying away from the river and he sighed in relief as he heard the running water as he got closer.
It wouldn’t be much further until he could stop for the night and he held Kagome tighter against his body spotting the blue water behind a few evenly spaced trees. Settling down by a tree, InuYasha carefully propped Kagome against the trunk before dropping the few packs they carried unceremoniously on the ground. He was careful to make sure nothing dangerous was around before pulling free the sash tied around his waist holding up his pants and allowing the material to drop around his ankles.
Kagome would hopefully be asleep for a while longer, long enough for him to at least get a proper bath without worrying about his nudity too much. InuYasha moaned quietly as the cool water pooled around his hips, striping away the fatigue clawing at his back. It felt good to be scrubbing his skin raw, the pain of knowing he was clean and he scratched at his scalp. Everything had to be clean, but why the sudden overwhelming need to be clean appeared in the back of his mind was beyond him.
All he wanted to do was relax, but he knew that he wouldn’t be able to any time soon. He always had to be on his toes, prepared for anything that came his way. Finding something he could use, InuYasha sat down on a large rock, his lower half still submerged underneath the cool water as he silently watched the still sleeping girl.
He had only realized then as he stared at Kagome how much she resembled the woman he was searching for. Sure, it had been many years since he had last seen Kikyo, many many years, but he was certain that if the two females stood next to each other they would look related.
Was it possible that they were related? His mind wandered and he frowned angrily. If Kagome was related to Kikyo he understood why he would feel attached her the young woman, but the thoughts were unwanted. After all, it was Kikyo who had been the one to curse him and threw back everything he gave to her into his face.
Human - that’s what he had been willing to be for Kikyo and she wanted it; he remembered clearly she had said so on numerous accounts. Her, the well-known powerful priestess with extraordinary powers and the protector of the Shikon Jewel and InuYasha, the worthless and naïve hanyou; a dirty half-breed of both demon and human. He hated himself and Kikyo had taken pity on him. Pity that he believe had eventually turned into something a kin to love, but oh how he had been wrong.
She persuaded him to use the Shikon Jewel, the very same jewel she vowed to protect in order for him to become human and because he allowed himself to fall in love with her, he agreed. A priestess couldn’t love a hanyou, couldn’t be with a half demon when it was her duty to purify al evil. However, he would allow her to take away the ‘evil’ in his blood and the jewel would disappear and the two of them would be free from their chains.
No longer would she have to fulfill her duty of protecting a jewel that wouldn’t exist and no longer would InuYasha be half of anything. He would be human and Kikyo would allow her love to shower over him and together they would live as man and wife. Happily ever after.
That’s how it should have been, at least it was what Kikyo had claimed would be and he had been dumb enough to believe her malicious lies. Instead he was stuck with an eternal curse, forever walking the earth in search of his other half and a priestess with the Shikon Jewel. InuYasha knew that deep down when he finally found Kikyo he would find his real body and it was one of the only things keeping him going.
Glancing up at the night sky, InuYasha spotted the waning crescent moon, dreading when the new moon would come. He had too many secrets buried deep inside his heart and he decided that his time with Kagome was coming to an end. Water dripped down his body as he left the river, pulling on his pants without drying off; the cloth sticking to his skin uncomfortably as he retied the sash at his hips.
He still needed to get a fire burning and Kagome’s ankle needed to be wrapped up. Normally he wouldn’t wait till she was awake to administer fist aide; however, he had too many things on his mind to be able to concentrate completely on her as he should. Starting a small fire hadn’t been hard and drawing his knees up to his chin InuYasha watched the flames as they grew; losing himself to old memories and hypnotized by the orange and yellow flames.
It was midday when Kagome woke up from her deep sleep, the numbing pain of her leg pulling her from her dreams. Rubbing the numb appendage, she glanced around her surroundings spying InuYasha sleeping a few feet away. His arms were wrapped around his knees and his long black hair slipping over his face. At first glance his hair appeared lighter, maybe silver, but as she rubbed her sleep filled eyes all she saw was black. Nibbling on her lower lip, Kagome wondered silently what InuYasha would look like with silver hair and a cherry red blush spread over her cheeks.
“How is your ankle?” InuYasha’s voice made her jump. “Does it hurt?”
“A little,” it bothered her and she wanted to kick herself for being so stubborn and trying to walk when she knew it wasn’t wise. “Could you help me InuYasha?”
His eyes opened and she fought down a gasp as she stared into amber eyes. She couldn’t believe what she was seeing as he climbed slowly to his feet, his hair fluttering and she felt her heart skip a beat. Silver - she wasn’t dreaming, his hair was actually silver and his skin darkened into a sun kissed brown. The sight of him stole her breath away and the way the sun hid behind him, his clawed hand outstretching towards her, she thought she could see a pair of white dog ears poking out of his wild mane of hair.
“I-InuYasha?” She whispered breathlessly, her blue eyes wide with disbelief. The man in front of her was heavenly.
Kagome jumped as InuYasha’s hand brushed over her face, light shimmering from her vision and she stared into the concerned and deep violet of InuYasha’s eyes. Whatever she had seen disappeared and she released the breath she hadn’t realized she’d been holding. Was she dreaming or was it something else? She touched the hand on her face just to be sure that he was real and when InuYasha’s eyebrows rose, her face suddenly became hot.
“Are you okay?” He asked softly before helping her carefully to her feet, his arm wrapping around her back.
“I-” could she tell him what she had just seen? “I don’t know…”
He snorted lifting her off of her feet much to her displeasure. “Well I am only one man so only one injury at a time or else I will drop you.”
“Do that and I’ll kill you,” she threatened, her arms coming up and snaking around InuYasha’s neck.
His laugh was loud and Kagome found herself smiling, her mood lifting higher than it had been in a few weeks. Her muscles tensed though, watching the river get closer and she cried out, tightening her hold on InuYasha. His sly grin only grew wider with each step and Kagome screamed when InuYasha let go, her body falling into the cold water, but not without InuYasha.
E/N: Well I finally posted a new chapter to this story as well! I'm on a roll!
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Anything For Love
By Miztikal-Dragon
Chapter Four
Calmly she sat on the large rock near the cold river, it had been days since she woke up finding herself in a stranger’s arms, a pair of vibrant violent eyes staring into her soul. Days since that hot passionate embrace, her very first encounter with the sort and every time she thought about it, it brought a bright red blush to her cheeks. How the two of them ended up in a tight lip lock, body and limbs entwining she was still uncertain of; although, she in no way regretted it. There was just something about InuYasha that screamed adventure and mystery and like a mother the a flame, she was drawn to him.
He always had a feel about him, a discrete look in his eyes that seemed like he was searching for something. Always searching and alert. The first time she was with InuYasha and conscious she cried herself nearly sick, her heart breaking over the fact that her entire village was completely gone. Every last person dead, including her mother. InuYasha never said if he had seen her little brother, if he had found anything to his whereabouts and no matter how desperately she wished for him to be out there somewhere alive and surviving. She knew that she was extremely lucky for her new companion to have stumbled upon her and saved her life, but it didn‘t take away the pain.
Kagome had convinced InuYasha to take her back to the village she came from, practically begging and when he acquiesced she’d been simply ecstatic. To her InuYasha was the strong, not so quiet type. He was brash and didn’t listen to reason, but everything he did, he did out of the goodness of his heart and she appreciated his patience with her. Even if it was barely noticeable.
When they first entered the village, InuYasha’s eyes had narrowed; his body going rigid with disgust and pity. There were bodies littering the ground, the smell of their already decomposing flesh clouding the air and making him gag. He was pretty sensitive for a human and Kagome wondered if at one point in his life if InuYasha had been a holy man of some sort. Of course Kagome never asked him since he had yet to offer her any personal information about himself besides his name and the fact that he was nothing more than a traveler. And even that coming from him seemed suspicious.
InuYasha had been the first to suggest to burry all of the villagers and it warmed Kagome’s heart to see that even though he seemed like a cold and hard-headed man, there was compassion hiding beneath his thick exterior. She admired him for his strength as he helped dig the graves and place each of her neighbors safely into their eternal resting places; the sweat falling from his brown and down his subtly visible muscles in his back and arms.
On more than a few occasions, she caught herself staring at him as he worked, his long braided hair teasing his skin; his bangs covering his face and sticking to his flesh from the salty sweat. She knew that it was improper and that she shouldn’t get attached to him since he was only taking her as far as the next village, but she couldn’t help it; she was already attached after only a few days. He was the only thing that she had left to hold onto and she didn’t want to leave his side yet.
They only stayed in the village Kagome once called home until they were finished burying the dead and they were able to gather a few things that would prove to be useful. InuYasha hadn’t wanted to stay a moment longer than they needed to be, talking about a bad aura and that it made him too nervous to be able to sit still. Kagome understood though, she didn’t want to stay neither, the pain filled memory of losing her entire family not even a fortnight before still fresh in her mind.
So the two of them packed up what few things they had and together they traveled as far west as they could go. It had been almost pitch black out, the moon barely able to give enough light before InuYasha decided to set up camp for the night and when he had Kagome was more than grateful. Her legs burned with fatigue and she believe that if he hadn’t decided to stop for the night, she would have passed out from exhaustion.
He was a life saver that night when his large hands touched her shoulder, pulling off the heavy pack; his calloused fingers calming her abused and stiff muscles. He was a godsend and her face heated even more thinking about how mothering he was, in a manly sort of way of course.
The next morning InuYasha was the first to rise and Kagome often wondered how much he actually slept or if he even got tired because she could never tell. He didn’t seem like the type to wear his heart on his sleeve (since he hardly ever wore shirts in the first place), but she was positive that his face gave away most of his feelings to the point that it was simply ridiculous. He had more emotional outbursts than she did during that time of the month.
The day went by slowly and Kagome tried her best to keep her boredom at bay by humming a song her mother taught her, though it didn’t last very long. InuYasha seemed to like his silence and snapped at her a few times annoyed by her “pathetic human melodies”.
She didn’t understand what he meant when the words left his mouth and she was ignored after questioning her companion. He had become crankier than normal so she just brushed it from her mind and continued on walking, this time silently.
InuYasha, however, was lost deep within his own thoughts as he glanced quickly behind him at the blue-eyed, ebony hair girl merely a yard or so away. Everything about her stuck him familiar; event he song she sang was a painful memory and he cursed himself after snapping at her. It wasn’t Kagome that he was angry at, he was angry with his weakness and for not being able to protect himself against the one thing the thought wouldn’t betray him.
Kikyo, the name wedged itself into the back of his mind leaving a frown on his face. It was because of her that he had become what he did and he was now searching endlessly for her. There were so many things he wanted to ask her (more or less violently), and he couldn’t stop the anger that started boiling his blood. Love wasn’t something he took lightly, yet with her he had somehow underestimated everything else that was important.
Clenching his hands into tight fists, InuYasha pushed himself harder, quickening his step tenfold. He had no leads to where Kikyo was; he had only his instincts, but somehow he knew he would find her. He wouldn’t allow himself to stop until he did. Kagome called out to him a few times; however, he ignored her yet again and kept right on walking. He could hear the gravel crunching underneath the sandals he loaned to her, having decided to go barefoot at the village a ways back and he wondered why he had allowed her to tag along with him in the first place.
She was slower than he was, keeping him from going at the pace he pleased and she only irritated him when she had to stop for the night or rest. It was the fact that she was human and humans had weaknesses, horrible and pathetic weaknesses that was beneath him. Sure he’d been human for a while now - a long while, but didn’t mean that he wasn’t disgusted because in all honesty he was.
The wind picked up, his pace slowing down as he walked uphill, the packs on his back trying to off balance him, but they didn’t. He wasn’t aware of how deep he descended into his thoughts until Kagome’s surprised cry echoed through his ears and his blood ran cold. His head jerked back immediately, watching Kagome slid down the little hill they were on. InuYasha cursed under his breath as he backtracked, somehow he had put quite a distance between him and Kagome and guilt started bubbling in his chest as he watched her.
“Are you okay?” He asked softly reaching out to help her up only for his hands to be smacked away.
“I’m fine,” her voice shook with emotion as she struggled to get back on her feet, pain registering in her leg, but she bit it down stubbornly. “I don’t need your help.”
InuYasha stared at her with surprise for a moment or two, Kagome’s body shaking as she brushed the dirt from her borrowed clothing. One of the sandal straps had snapped making it useless and Kagome removed it looking at the destroyed sandal with more than just distaste. Tears brimmed her eyes and the guilt started devouring InuYasha and the human girl threw the sandal into the trees, angrily yelling out curses that made his eyes widen. He hadn’t known that the girl in front of him knew such language, but then again he should have.
“Kagome,” he started reaching out to touch her only for his hand to be smacked away again.
“Let’s just keep going,” she sounded upset and she refused to look at him as she slowly limped forwards. “The father we get before dark, the better off we’ll be.”
He remembered saying something along the same lines to her before and bit back the urge to yell at her for being clumsy and stubborn. It was obvious that she was hurt and in pain, but if she wanted to pretend it was okay, then he’d let her pout till she gave up. He had all the time in the world and he could wait her out if he wanted to.
The silence between them was thick and InuYasha matched Kagome’s slow pace, walking beside her in case her leg gave out on her (which it was looking about ready to). He hadn’t meant for things to turn out the way they had and he mentally berated himself, inching closer to her side; his hand almost touching Kagome’s. It would be dark again soon and he wanted to find a small body of water to wash off all the day’s grime and sweat, not to mention attend to Kagome’s swelling ankle; it looked sprained.
He stopped dead in his tracks, his large hand wrapping around Kagome’s wrist causing her to almost lose her balance. “You need to rest.”
“No I don’t, I’m fine.” Blue eyes narrowed angrily and InuYasha felt his hackles rise.
“Then let me carry you so you won’t strain yourself!” His irritation with her was skyrocketing.
“I said NO!”
“Damn it Kagome!” He yelled angrily jerking her toward him and making her stumble.
Her hands grabbed him trying to stay on her feet and InuYasha easily swept her off her feet carrying her bridal style. Kagome cried out, her arms and legs flailing violently, her fist clipping his jaw and he bit back the growl in his throat. He wasn’t trying to embarrass her, but he had had enough of her temper tantrum. She would only hurt herself if she kept going and he wasn’t going to risk having to slow down anymore if he didn’t have to.
If she wanted to run the risk of breaking her ankle beyond repair then who was he to try and stop her, but he sure as hell wouldn’t let her do it while she was with him. He threatened to drop her if she continued squirming and Kagome instantly calmed, her hands crossing her chest angrily as she pouted. She was beginning to aggravate him alright, but after a few hours of carrying her he found himself smiling. Kagome’s body relaxed against him, her head laying on his should and her hands clasped in her lap; she was sleeping.
He didn’t know how long ago Kagome fell asleep, but it hadn’t been long. All she really seemed to do was sleep and it bothered him, though then again he didn’t need to sleep s much as humans did. He was different. How different he was, he wasn’t willing to admit because he was still human in the long run. InuYasha didn’t like straying away from the river and he sighed in relief as he heard the running water as he got closer.
It wouldn’t be much further until he could stop for the night and he held Kagome tighter against his body spotting the blue water behind a few evenly spaced trees. Settling down by a tree, InuYasha carefully propped Kagome against the trunk before dropping the few packs they carried unceremoniously on the ground. He was careful to make sure nothing dangerous was around before pulling free the sash tied around his waist holding up his pants and allowing the material to drop around his ankles.
Kagome would hopefully be asleep for a while longer, long enough for him to at least get a proper bath without worrying about his nudity too much. InuYasha moaned quietly as the cool water pooled around his hips, striping away the fatigue clawing at his back. It felt good to be scrubbing his skin raw, the pain of knowing he was clean and he scratched at his scalp. Everything had to be clean, but why the sudden overwhelming need to be clean appeared in the back of his mind was beyond him.
All he wanted to do was relax, but he knew that he wouldn’t be able to any time soon. He always had to be on his toes, prepared for anything that came his way. Finding something he could use, InuYasha sat down on a large rock, his lower half still submerged underneath the cool water as he silently watched the still sleeping girl.
He had only realized then as he stared at Kagome how much she resembled the woman he was searching for. Sure, it had been many years since he had last seen Kikyo, many many years, but he was certain that if the two females stood next to each other they would look related.
Was it possible that they were related? His mind wandered and he frowned angrily. If Kagome was related to Kikyo he understood why he would feel attached her the young woman, but the thoughts were unwanted. After all, it was Kikyo who had been the one to curse him and threw back everything he gave to her into his face.
Human - that’s what he had been willing to be for Kikyo and she wanted it; he remembered clearly she had said so on numerous accounts. Her, the well-known powerful priestess with extraordinary powers and the protector of the Shikon Jewel and InuYasha, the worthless and naïve hanyou; a dirty half-breed of both demon and human. He hated himself and Kikyo had taken pity on him. Pity that he believe had eventually turned into something a kin to love, but oh how he had been wrong.
She persuaded him to use the Shikon Jewel, the very same jewel she vowed to protect in order for him to become human and because he allowed himself to fall in love with her, he agreed. A priestess couldn’t love a hanyou, couldn’t be with a half demon when it was her duty to purify al evil. However, he would allow her to take away the ‘evil’ in his blood and the jewel would disappear and the two of them would be free from their chains.
No longer would she have to fulfill her duty of protecting a jewel that wouldn’t exist and no longer would InuYasha be half of anything. He would be human and Kikyo would allow her love to shower over him and together they would live as man and wife. Happily ever after.
That’s how it should have been, at least it was what Kikyo had claimed would be and he had been dumb enough to believe her malicious lies. Instead he was stuck with an eternal curse, forever walking the earth in search of his other half and a priestess with the Shikon Jewel. InuYasha knew that deep down when he finally found Kikyo he would find his real body and it was one of the only things keeping him going.
Glancing up at the night sky, InuYasha spotted the waning crescent moon, dreading when the new moon would come. He had too many secrets buried deep inside his heart and he decided that his time with Kagome was coming to an end. Water dripped down his body as he left the river, pulling on his pants without drying off; the cloth sticking to his skin uncomfortably as he retied the sash at his hips.
He still needed to get a fire burning and Kagome’s ankle needed to be wrapped up. Normally he wouldn’t wait till she was awake to administer fist aide; however, he had too many things on his mind to be able to concentrate completely on her as he should. Starting a small fire hadn’t been hard and drawing his knees up to his chin InuYasha watched the flames as they grew; losing himself to old memories and hypnotized by the orange and yellow flames.
It was midday when Kagome woke up from her deep sleep, the numbing pain of her leg pulling her from her dreams. Rubbing the numb appendage, she glanced around her surroundings spying InuYasha sleeping a few feet away. His arms were wrapped around his knees and his long black hair slipping over his face. At first glance his hair appeared lighter, maybe silver, but as she rubbed her sleep filled eyes all she saw was black. Nibbling on her lower lip, Kagome wondered silently what InuYasha would look like with silver hair and a cherry red blush spread over her cheeks.
“How is your ankle?” InuYasha’s voice made her jump. “Does it hurt?”
“A little,” it bothered her and she wanted to kick herself for being so stubborn and trying to walk when she knew it wasn’t wise. “Could you help me InuYasha?”
His eyes opened and she fought down a gasp as she stared into amber eyes. She couldn’t believe what she was seeing as he climbed slowly to his feet, his hair fluttering and she felt her heart skip a beat. Silver - she wasn’t dreaming, his hair was actually silver and his skin darkened into a sun kissed brown. The sight of him stole her breath away and the way the sun hid behind him, his clawed hand outstretching towards her, she thought she could see a pair of white dog ears poking out of his wild mane of hair.
“I-InuYasha?” She whispered breathlessly, her blue eyes wide with disbelief. The man in front of her was heavenly.
Kagome jumped as InuYasha’s hand brushed over her face, light shimmering from her vision and she stared into the concerned and deep violet of InuYasha’s eyes. Whatever she had seen disappeared and she released the breath she hadn’t realized she’d been holding. Was she dreaming or was it something else? She touched the hand on her face just to be sure that he was real and when InuYasha’s eyebrows rose, her face suddenly became hot.
“Are you okay?” He asked softly before helping her carefully to her feet, his arm wrapping around her back.
“I-” could she tell him what she had just seen? “I don’t know…”
He snorted lifting her off of her feet much to her displeasure. “Well I am only one man so only one injury at a time or else I will drop you.”
“Do that and I’ll kill you,” she threatened, her arms coming up and snaking around InuYasha’s neck.
His laugh was loud and Kagome found herself smiling, her mood lifting higher than it had been in a few weeks. Her muscles tensed though, watching the river get closer and she cried out, tightening her hold on InuYasha. His sly grin only grew wider with each step and Kagome screamed when InuYasha let go, her body falling into the cold water, but not without InuYasha.
E/N: Well I finally posted a new chapter to this story as well! I'm on a roll!
Fanfiction: Secret35 - Your very welcome! thanks so much for the compliment, you make me blush!
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Adultfanfiction: Kookookitty - Well you found your answer in this chapter! And no, thank yoU! lol mucho mucho! Shaid - yosh that's exactly where I am going. This story will be getting more violent and graphic as I dwell deeper into this kind of twisted story plot! Yay! lol.
I'll update again as soon as I can!
-Krystal-