InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Being Normal ❯ Light in the Dark ( Chapter 9 )
[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]
By: lettheinkbleed 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance / Hentai | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 07.28.2013 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.8K | Visits: 197 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance / Hentai | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 07.28.2013 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.8K | Visits: 197 | Status: Work In Progress
Rumiko Takahashi still owns them all… grr…
Inuyasha sat up as the sun sank behind the horizon. His fuzzy memories plagued him. Kagome had been in front of him… inches in front of him… In fact he had awoken because he had felt her kiss him. He stared at the ceiling for several minutes before getting up and walking up the stairs to Kagome’s room. He needed to think and to smell her.
He laid on her bed and sighed as her scent comforted him. “Alright Kagome, where are you? Miroku said you were still with the living and I feel like you are around me, where are you?” He muttered, feeling like an idiot but praying she would show herself.
Kagome groaned quietly and rolled away from the pain of him being so close caused. She smiled at his words and muttered, “roll over silly hanyou.” Inuyasha’s ears twitched as he distinctly heard Kagome say hanyou. “Kagome, say something else.” He whispered, begging her to be here. She awoke more fully and looked at him carefully, did he actually hear her? “Can you hear me?” She asked. Several minutes later he growled and balled his fists against his eyes. “I knew it was my imagination! I just want you here so damn bad I’m losing my mind.”
“You know for once I wish you weren’t so stubborn! I wish you would open your ears and pay attention!” She retaliated, her anger getting the better of her. She reached to grab the locks of hair that framed his face but stopped when his hands moved and he stared at her… well through her, looking shocked. He grinned crookedly, “my ears are open wench. You should talk louder.” She returned his grin and laughed, “can you hear me?!” She yelled. He didn’t respond and she growled in frustration. Wait. “Inuyasha please go to the sacred tree.” She yelled as loud as she could hoping he would hear. He didn’t seem to but stood and frowned. “Kagome, I’m going to the sacred tree.” He seemed confused as he said it but quickly shook it off, “we communicated across time with it, how hard could it be to communicate between spiritual places.” He jumped out the window and was followed by an excited spirit.
She touched the rough spot that he had been shot to and closed her eyes, pulling as much energy from the tree as her apparitional form would hold. The hanyou’s clawed hand settled over her own and for once it didn’t hurt. He shut his own eyes and seemed to be drawing strength through the tree. Kagome glanced at their hands in shock before noticing a small glimmer of red, almost like string, connecting her pinkie finger to Inuyasha’s. He grinned and leaned his head against the rough bark. “I can almost smell her.”
“You’re touching me too.” She replied, shutting her eyes as she said it, willing herself to appear before him. She matched her unnecessary breaths with his and felt a pulsation run through them, and when she opened her eyes she noticed the red solidified almost and was in fact a piece of string. His amber eyes opened slowly and he looked down at his hand.
Right over left, the string connecting them, tears sprang to her eyes at the intensity of the love she felt for this boy. He looked up and seemed to almost see her. “It’s like you’re standing with me.” He whispered, casting his eyes back to the ground. “I am with you.” She whispered. His ears twitched and he smiled. “I can hear you perfectly, like you are standing in front of me.”
“I am.” He looked up and sighed when he saw nothing. “I can’t see you.”
“I’m sorry Inuyasha. I don’t know why I did what I did. I was never upset, I never wanted to hurt you all like this.” She hurried explained, afraid if the bond was cut she would never get to talk to him again. “I miss you Kagome.” He whispered, emotion making his voice crack. “I miss you too. I’m trying to find a way back.”
“Well hurry it up wench.” He grinned to show he was joking and Kagome laughed. She leaned close to him, scared to get too close for fear it would hurt. “Kagome, do you really hate being a miko?” She chuckled and looked up at him. He had his eyes closed and looked happy. “No, if I wasn’t a miko I would have never met you. I love being a miko.” His brow crinkled with confusion. “But your note…”
“I don’t remember writing the note. I don’t remember being unhappy. I don’t remember even wanting to end it all.” He nodded and smiled again. “Okay. Calm down.” She sighed and leaned into his chest. He made a soft sound.
“Hey Inuyasha?” She muttered after several moments of silence. He grunted in response. “Do you see the red string?” She looked back to see it once more brighten. “I see something red but it’s faint… on my pinkie.”
“Yeah, it’s on mine too. Wonder why I can see it so clearly.” He shrugged, “Donno. You have always been weird though.” He smiled and she laughed, “but that’s why we are friends.” He chuckled and said, “yeah” softly. “Why are you roaming the earth now Kagome?” She winced and even though he couldn’t see he seemed to know. “No! Not like that. I’m glad…” A cold mist settled over his mouth and he stopped talking, knowing it was Kagome’s hand. “I don’t know why I’m here, but I’m betting it has something to do with the ribbon and with… you.” He blushed but grinned again. “Am I holding you here because you hate me? Do you blame me for…” She covered his mouth again and sighed. “Stop Inuyasha. I’m roaming the earth because I couldn’t leave you, couldn’t leave my friends and my family. At least that’s what I think… I’ll have to talk to Hitimo, he’ll tell me why.” Inuyasha’s (figurative) hackles rose. “Who’s Hitimo?” He growled. “Don’t be like that. He’s the one that is helping me figure out why I can’t remember anything about my death.” Inuyasha’s arm lifted and he sighed when his arm went through her. “I wish you were alive.” He muttered. She wrapped her arms around his waist and kissed his neck softly. He inhaled sharply and tried to wrap his arm around her again. When he failed again he let his arm drop by his side and just smiled as the girl buried her face into his neck. He could feel the cold mist-like quality that seemed to be Kagome, and smell her scent, sure he couldn’t hold her but just knowing she was near was better than nothing.
Why does this not hurt anymore? Is it because he’s open to me? She smiled and hugged his as tightly as she could without going through him. He bent down until the cool mist was at his lips. He kissed it, hoping Kagome felt it. Her gasp answered his hopes. He inhaled deeply, realizing the mist was Kagome’s scent. “Please find your way back Kagome.” He said, tears of longing creeping into his eyes. “I’m really trying Inuyasha. Talk to Miroku and Keade. Maybe they can help as well.” She said soft against his neck. “I need you with me Kagome. Haven’t you realized that by now?”
“I haven’t left your side since you came through the well.”
“I need you alive and by my side wench.” He kissed her head, or cheek he wasn’t sure, again.
Kagome gasped again as his lips once more found her temple. He’s being so open with me… and compassionate… Is this all it took for me to communicate? She sighed happily and closed her eyes. He mimicked her and smiled.
The air grew silent and he opened his eyes to find they were surrounded by falling cherry blossoms. The Higurashi Shrine was gone, just the cherry blossoms remained. “This is like the last time we talked.” Kagome said as she tried to pull away and look around. Inuyasha eyes grew wide as he felt her pull away, no mist, no cold, her solid arm pulling from under his. He looked down and saw the top of a head with flowing raven black hair, a white and green school shirt, and a green skirt. “Kagome.” He whispered, tears of joy building in his eyes. She turned and looked up at him. He almost collapsed to his knees. Her face was the same cream color he loved; her dark blue eyes looked up at him in confusion. “What’s wrong?” She asked. He didn’t answer, just wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tight against him. He heard her gasp slightly at the contact. “You… can see me?”
“Better than that.” He muttered. She smiled as she wrapped her arms around him. He buried his claws in her hair, holding her against him tightly. “I will find a way to bring you back Kagome.” He growled; his voice harsh with emotion.
The cherry blossoms stopped falling and Kagome’s solid body began to fade away as the Higurashi shrine began to return. “Don’t leave me.” He whispered. “I am always by your side.” She whispered, her voice fading just as her body was.
He blinked and she was gone. He was standing under the sacred tree alone; his hand still firmly against the trunk. The only evidence of what had happened was a very light pink band around his pinkie… exactly where the ribbon had been tied. He balled his hand into a fist and put it to his chest, over his heart. A single cherry blossom fell and landed in front of him and he couldn’t fight his smile.
Kagome grinned as she watched the hanyou. He seemed at peace now. She focused on a cherry blossom, trying to maneuver the small petal to the ground in front of him. For once it listening to her silent begging and settled gently at his feet. She looked down at her hand and found the red ribbon still shimmering between them. “You connect me to this world.” She smiled at him, “and I wouldn’t have it any other way.” She looked at the rising moon and sighed contently. Hitimo would find an answer… he just had to.
Inuyasha sat up as the sun sank behind the horizon. His fuzzy memories plagued him. Kagome had been in front of him… inches in front of him… In fact he had awoken because he had felt her kiss him. He stared at the ceiling for several minutes before getting up and walking up the stairs to Kagome’s room. He needed to think and to smell her.
He laid on her bed and sighed as her scent comforted him. “Alright Kagome, where are you? Miroku said you were still with the living and I feel like you are around me, where are you?” He muttered, feeling like an idiot but praying she would show herself.
Kagome groaned quietly and rolled away from the pain of him being so close caused. She smiled at his words and muttered, “roll over silly hanyou.” Inuyasha’s ears twitched as he distinctly heard Kagome say hanyou. “Kagome, say something else.” He whispered, begging her to be here. She awoke more fully and looked at him carefully, did he actually hear her? “Can you hear me?” She asked. Several minutes later he growled and balled his fists against his eyes. “I knew it was my imagination! I just want you here so damn bad I’m losing my mind.”
“You know for once I wish you weren’t so stubborn! I wish you would open your ears and pay attention!” She retaliated, her anger getting the better of her. She reached to grab the locks of hair that framed his face but stopped when his hands moved and he stared at her… well through her, looking shocked. He grinned crookedly, “my ears are open wench. You should talk louder.” She returned his grin and laughed, “can you hear me?!” She yelled. He didn’t respond and she growled in frustration. Wait. “Inuyasha please go to the sacred tree.” She yelled as loud as she could hoping he would hear. He didn’t seem to but stood and frowned. “Kagome, I’m going to the sacred tree.” He seemed confused as he said it but quickly shook it off, “we communicated across time with it, how hard could it be to communicate between spiritual places.” He jumped out the window and was followed by an excited spirit.
She touched the rough spot that he had been shot to and closed her eyes, pulling as much energy from the tree as her apparitional form would hold. The hanyou’s clawed hand settled over her own and for once it didn’t hurt. He shut his own eyes and seemed to be drawing strength through the tree. Kagome glanced at their hands in shock before noticing a small glimmer of red, almost like string, connecting her pinkie finger to Inuyasha’s. He grinned and leaned his head against the rough bark. “I can almost smell her.”
“You’re touching me too.” She replied, shutting her eyes as she said it, willing herself to appear before him. She matched her unnecessary breaths with his and felt a pulsation run through them, and when she opened her eyes she noticed the red solidified almost and was in fact a piece of string. His amber eyes opened slowly and he looked down at his hand.
Right over left, the string connecting them, tears sprang to her eyes at the intensity of the love she felt for this boy. He looked up and seemed to almost see her. “It’s like you’re standing with me.” He whispered, casting his eyes back to the ground. “I am with you.” She whispered. His ears twitched and he smiled. “I can hear you perfectly, like you are standing in front of me.”
“I am.” He looked up and sighed when he saw nothing. “I can’t see you.”
“I’m sorry Inuyasha. I don’t know why I did what I did. I was never upset, I never wanted to hurt you all like this.” She hurried explained, afraid if the bond was cut she would never get to talk to him again. “I miss you Kagome.” He whispered, emotion making his voice crack. “I miss you too. I’m trying to find a way back.”
“Well hurry it up wench.” He grinned to show he was joking and Kagome laughed. She leaned close to him, scared to get too close for fear it would hurt. “Kagome, do you really hate being a miko?” She chuckled and looked up at him. He had his eyes closed and looked happy. “No, if I wasn’t a miko I would have never met you. I love being a miko.” His brow crinkled with confusion. “But your note…”
“I don’t remember writing the note. I don’t remember being unhappy. I don’t remember even wanting to end it all.” He nodded and smiled again. “Okay. Calm down.” She sighed and leaned into his chest. He made a soft sound.
“Hey Inuyasha?” She muttered after several moments of silence. He grunted in response. “Do you see the red string?” She looked back to see it once more brighten. “I see something red but it’s faint… on my pinkie.”
“Yeah, it’s on mine too. Wonder why I can see it so clearly.” He shrugged, “Donno. You have always been weird though.” He smiled and she laughed, “but that’s why we are friends.” He chuckled and said, “yeah” softly. “Why are you roaming the earth now Kagome?” She winced and even though he couldn’t see he seemed to know. “No! Not like that. I’m glad…” A cold mist settled over his mouth and he stopped talking, knowing it was Kagome’s hand. “I don’t know why I’m here, but I’m betting it has something to do with the ribbon and with… you.” He blushed but grinned again. “Am I holding you here because you hate me? Do you blame me for…” She covered his mouth again and sighed. “Stop Inuyasha. I’m roaming the earth because I couldn’t leave you, couldn’t leave my friends and my family. At least that’s what I think… I’ll have to talk to Hitimo, he’ll tell me why.” Inuyasha’s (figurative) hackles rose. “Who’s Hitimo?” He growled. “Don’t be like that. He’s the one that is helping me figure out why I can’t remember anything about my death.” Inuyasha’s arm lifted and he sighed when his arm went through her. “I wish you were alive.” He muttered. She wrapped her arms around his waist and kissed his neck softly. He inhaled sharply and tried to wrap his arm around her again. When he failed again he let his arm drop by his side and just smiled as the girl buried her face into his neck. He could feel the cold mist-like quality that seemed to be Kagome, and smell her scent, sure he couldn’t hold her but just knowing she was near was better than nothing.
Why does this not hurt anymore? Is it because he’s open to me? She smiled and hugged his as tightly as she could without going through him. He bent down until the cool mist was at his lips. He kissed it, hoping Kagome felt it. Her gasp answered his hopes. He inhaled deeply, realizing the mist was Kagome’s scent. “Please find your way back Kagome.” He said, tears of longing creeping into his eyes. “I’m really trying Inuyasha. Talk to Miroku and Keade. Maybe they can help as well.” She said soft against his neck. “I need you with me Kagome. Haven’t you realized that by now?”
“I haven’t left your side since you came through the well.”
“I need you alive and by my side wench.” He kissed her head, or cheek he wasn’t sure, again.
Kagome gasped again as his lips once more found her temple. He’s being so open with me… and compassionate… Is this all it took for me to communicate? She sighed happily and closed her eyes. He mimicked her and smiled.
The air grew silent and he opened his eyes to find they were surrounded by falling cherry blossoms. The Higurashi Shrine was gone, just the cherry blossoms remained. “This is like the last time we talked.” Kagome said as she tried to pull away and look around. Inuyasha eyes grew wide as he felt her pull away, no mist, no cold, her solid arm pulling from under his. He looked down and saw the top of a head with flowing raven black hair, a white and green school shirt, and a green skirt. “Kagome.” He whispered, tears of joy building in his eyes. She turned and looked up at him. He almost collapsed to his knees. Her face was the same cream color he loved; her dark blue eyes looked up at him in confusion. “What’s wrong?” She asked. He didn’t answer, just wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tight against him. He heard her gasp slightly at the contact. “You… can see me?”
“Better than that.” He muttered. She smiled as she wrapped her arms around him. He buried his claws in her hair, holding her against him tightly. “I will find a way to bring you back Kagome.” He growled; his voice harsh with emotion.
The cherry blossoms stopped falling and Kagome’s solid body began to fade away as the Higurashi shrine began to return. “Don’t leave me.” He whispered. “I am always by your side.” She whispered, her voice fading just as her body was.
He blinked and she was gone. He was standing under the sacred tree alone; his hand still firmly against the trunk. The only evidence of what had happened was a very light pink band around his pinkie… exactly where the ribbon had been tied. He balled his hand into a fist and put it to his chest, over his heart. A single cherry blossom fell and landed in front of him and he couldn’t fight his smile.
Kagome grinned as she watched the hanyou. He seemed at peace now. She focused on a cherry blossom, trying to maneuver the small petal to the ground in front of him. For once it listening to her silent begging and settled gently at his feet. She looked down at her hand and found the red ribbon still shimmering between them. “You connect me to this world.” She smiled at him, “and I wouldn’t have it any other way.” She looked at the rising moon and sighed contently. Hitimo would find an answer… he just had to.