InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Betrayal of the Soul ❯ Midnight Confessions ( Chapter 1 )

Disclaimer for ENTIRE STORY: I do not own Inu Yasha, he belongs to Rumiko Takahashi, isn't she lucky….

Midnight Confessions

Kagome looked down at the well, he was so impossible, and she screamed in fury throwing her bag at the ground near the well. It was so dark the well was all she could see. She slumped to the ground and stared up into the sky.

"I can't even see the stars like this in the future…" Kagome thought aloud. She thought what she asked hadn't been so unreasonable. It would have only been a few hours, just to replenish her supplies. Of course he refused to let her go and started calling her such horrible names. She wouldn't have sat him, but he just had to compare her to Kikyo. She had sworn she wouldn't come back if he did it again, but she just couldn't bring herself to do it. She still had the jewel shards, she hadn't given them back. If she really had wanted to leave, she would have given the shards back. She wasn't Kikyo… he just refused to separate the two, it just kept getting worse lately. She didn't know when it happened, but she felt her love for him begin to die, she still cared of course, but he had been so cruel. He would always love Kikyo and she would always be Kikyo's reincarnation.

"As soon as the jewel is complete I'm leaving it to him and going home forever" Kagome sobbed. She really loved it here; she felt like it was where she belonged, not the future. Kagome looked back down at the ground, her hands were still shaking, but she had calmed down enough to go back. Inu Yasha was most likely taking his anger out on everyone around them and she didn't want to put them through that. She grabbed her bag from the ground and stalked back to the village. Miroku and Sango glanced up as Kagome walked back into the hut. Shippo shouted her name happily and jumped into her arms.

"I thought you might have really left this time" Shippo cried.

"Where's Inu Yasha?" Kagome asked.

"He moped for a few minutes and just lay on the ground where you sat him, and then just jumped off into the forest" Miroku said calmly.

"He is so insufferable" Kagome groaned placing Shippo back on the ground.

"Kagome-Chan?" Sango questioned as Kagome walked back out of the hut.

"Just going to take a bath… I need to think" Kagome replied.

"Oh ok" Sango responded as Kagome walked away.

"Is Kagome going to be ok?" Shippo asked innocently.

"For now, but I wonder how much more of his stupidity she can take" Miroku answered.

"You would think he'd of learned that being a jerk just gets her upset and she sits him" Sango said.

"He is a simpleton" Miroku thought out loud. Inu Yasha sat in a nearby tree listening to everyone talk, he growled instinctively when they began talking about him. What did they know? Inu Yasha's eyes widened when a familiar scent caught his nose and ran off into the woods

"Kikyo…"

Kikyo walked up to the God Tree the memory of Inu Yasha played through her mind as it always did when she came upon this tree yet she felt relaxed when she rested against it. Her mind had been troubling her lately, everything that had happened since Urasue brought her back. It was so much to handle she had originally wanted to take Inu Yasha to hell, to have him die with her but now, with everything she just didn't know. It was as if the anger and hatred that had been absorbed into this fake body was fading away and her love for him coming back. It seemed he was so enamored with that girl, that it wouldn't matter, he would only be with her for some promise he made, his word, and his honor were so important to him. Kikyo sensed a familiar presence and turned to see Inu Yasha standing there staring at her.

"Kikyo…"

"Why must you always seek me out when I am near, if I wanted to see you, I would have sent my soul collectors for you." Kikyo said emotionlessly.

"But…"

"However, I am glad to see you still alive and well" Kikyo said looking up at Inu Yasha.

"You are?" Inu Yasha asked surprised.

"Your life is mine, and I do not wish any other to harm you" Kikyo said looking at the hole where her arrow had struck the tree.

"Kikyo" Inu Yasha whispered.

"How dare you say my name like that, I've seen you with that girl, it is a promise that keeps you to me, you would be off with her if it wasn't for your honor" Kikyo said enraged.

"No, it's not like that… Kikyo…" Inu Yasha protested.

"Then what?" Kikyo asked taking a step closer to Inu Yasha wrapping her arms around his waist.

"I, I don't know anymore" Inu Yasha said sadly embracing Kikyo.

"If it hadn't been for Naraku, I would have stayed with you, and, while I do care for Kagome, I cant erase what has happened, and I chose to remain with you Kikyo" Inu Yasha finally decided.

Kagome sighed as she stepped into the hot spring; it always made her feel better when she took a hot bath. She waded out until she found a rock that she could sit on and keep herself submerged enough to cover all her private parts. The waves from her movements lapped up against her neck tickling her throat. She couldn't help but smile it felt so good. Her mind wandered back to what had brought her here in the first place. Something had changed today because of that fight. It just felt so weird, something serious was happening.

Sesshoumaru walked through the woods he had left Rin with Jaken so he had some time to himself. He heard the sound of something moving in the water and walked towards the sound to investigate. He paused just out of sight of whoever was there and noticed that it was the priestess that traveled with his half-breed brother. He couldn't believe that moron would leave the girl unprotected. He sniffed the air and that answered his question, he was off with that dead priestess. The girl looked so sad, normally she was obnoxiously happy when he had encountered her, she reminded him of an older tamer Rin. He had to admit, the priestess being with his disgusting brother had actually caused his youkai blood to stir when he first saw them. The girl had the nerve to take him on, more than once, knowing he could have killed her; she even protected his stupid brother despite how low and undeserving he was of anyone to protect him. How pathetic the worthless hanyo accepting help from a human, there was something about her though. She didn't smell bad like other human women he had encountered. She smelled good, enticing. He could see why his brother was so attracted to her. He looked her over closely, his face remained cold and emotionless as he studied her, he could smell her despair and her face… She really was beautiful.

`If only she wasn't human' Sesshoumaru thought. Sesshoumaru mentally slapped himself for allowed himself to be attracted to the woman. He would admit all this time with Rin had softened him, but to be attracted to a human was too much. He went to leave but the girl stood up and walked back towards the shore and Sesshoumaru's youkai blood surged at the sight of her. She was a goddess beyond compare, no youkai bitch or human he had ever seen was as beautiful as her. Suddenly the girl had grabbed some cloth and wrapped it around her body and began looking around near her. `She's sensed me" Sesshoumaru cursed as he attempted to leave, but the girl looked over at him and while she couldn't see him through the tree's she knew someone was there.

"Who, Who's out there?" Kagome demanded towards the youkai she sensed, it was very powerful, and very familiar. Kagome suddenly realized how vulnerable she was, standing there in a towel, no way to defend herself yelling at a very powerful youkai who had been spying on her. Sesshoumaru noticed the spike of fear in her scent as he emerged from the trees.

"Sesshoumaru…" She gasped as she began to slowly back away from him.

"You are scared human" Sesshoumaru said.

"Just not comfortable standing here in a towel" Kagome said as coolly as possible.

`She refuses to show her fear, she is brave'

"The half-breed, is with that dead priestess" Sesshoumaru informed her, not really knowing why he told her.

"He's with Kikyo" Kagome stammered, feeling the tears begin to build up, she knew if she blinked they would spill. Sesshoumaru watched the girl as the information sunk in, humans and their pathetic emotions he thought as he saw her eyes get watery. He felt the sudden need to comfort her and couldn't believe how his own emotions seemed to betray him tonight. Youkai do not feel compassion for humans he berated himself but couldn't fight the subconscious urge for this woman that felt so right. He thought back to his wish that the girl was youkai like him, there were ways, but… what was he thinking, there were plenty young youkai bitches ripe for mating. He looked back over at the girl who was desperately fighting not to cry over the hanyo.

"You are troubled by these news human" Sesshoumaru said.

"He's always running off with her, why do I care" Kagome said out loud, not really to Sesshoumaru more to herself. She was sick of being second best; she didn't want to feel so weak anymore.

"…If I was a youkai…" Kagome muttered out loud. Sesshoumaru couldn't believe what he had heard and his face actually showed his surprise by her words. It was as if she forgot he was there.

"There are ways" Sesshoumaru informed her.

"What?" Kagome asked remembering he was there and could hear her.

"To become youkai, there are ways" he said without emotion.

"And, and what makes you think I'd want to be youkai" Kagome demanded

"Perhaps because you said.. `If I was a youkai'" Sesshoumaru said glancing over at her.

"What exactly are you talking about then" Kagome said annoyed.

"I could make you a youkai" Sesshoumaru said watching her.

"And why would you help me?" Kagome asked staring him down.

"You intrigue me priestess" Sesshoumaru admitted.

"I have a name, its Kagome" Kagome said trying to ignore what he had said.

"Well, Kagome, would you like to become a youkai" Sesshoumaru asked. Inwardly he couldn't believe his luck, she was practically handing herself over to him. Kagome thought for a moment, but it was clear, she knew her miko abilities would not leave her, and she didn't want to depend on Inu Yasha to protect her anymore.

"Yes, I do" Kagome finally admitted.

"Very well" Sesshoumaru said. He quickly advanced on the girl and before she could react he sank his fangs into her neck. He covered her mouth with his hand so she wouldn't scream. Kagome's body twitched and the towel slipped from her body. Sesshoumaru felt her aura react and begin to merge with his. His body began to burn but he fought his desire to pull his fangs from her body. Kagome eyes widening in pain as here body began to change, she felt her ears change and her teeth begin to change. She held her hands up and saw they she had claws. Her eyes began to burn and a chocked sob raked her body as she brought her hands over them. Suddenly she could smell the blood from her neck, she could hear Sesshoumaru's heart racing, she could smell his scent, and desire…Her body twitched as her aura calmed, Sesshoumaru felt the burn recede from his body and slowly removed his fangs in order to make the change permanent he would have to pour his own blood over the wound. He quickly dragged his claw through his wrists and held it over the wound and the blood dripped into her. Kagome's body began to glow and Sesshoumaru stepped back from Kagome and watched as her body rose from the ground as her body completed the change. Sesshoumaru caught her as she drifted back towards the ground. It was then he realized that she had accidentally healed his arm. Kagome's body continued to shake as he held her. She was unconscious so he wouldn't have to tell her exactly what he had done to her. He looked down at her changed form, she was the same in height, and her hair was much longer, her ears like his; she didn't have a tail though. In fact, all the girl had to do was let her hard cover her ears and you would think she was still human.