InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Bewitched ❯ Chapter Four ( Chapter 4 )
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By: MIztikal_Dragon 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Angst / / Suspense / Romance / Hentai / Drama / Adventure | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 09.27.2004 | Pages: 3 | Words: 5.8K | Visits: 501 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Angst / / Suspense / Romance / Hentai / Drama / Adventure | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 09.27.2004 | Pages: 3 | Words: 5.8K | Visits: 501 | Status: Completed
Okay I made a big booboo in one of the previous chapters. I meant Puritains and not Catholic! lol so yeah..If you could just look over that small error it would be greatly appreciated! lol
There's some fluff in this chapter and I'm sooo sorry about the late update. :) This is one of my stories done on nothing but the computer so I have no clue to what happens until it's typed up! Thanks for all the reviews! I love you!
Chapter Four
The small house hold's charade of sickness worked like a charm and in the matter of a few days they had every towns member believing that the young maiden known as Kagome had really came down with a minor sickness. However, not everyone could be fooled easily and Naraku eventually took it upon himself to visit the young girl one day. His wide smirk pursed his lips and his black eyes bore into Kagome's as if trying to peer into her soul. Sometimes it was creepy the way that he stared, but alas she could do nothing about it.
Naraku was nearing the age of forty, a very well respected man, a type of holy man. He was practically the head honcho in the tiny village of Salem and it was unnerving, very unnerving. I mean it wasn't surprising to see the middle aged man starting to fawn over the young girl because Kagome was sixteen, she was at the age of legal marriage, for breeding. Many of the young men around the small village had had their leering eyes on her, some of them not so young.
Kagome somehow was unaware of this concept until the incident before she met the silver-hair demon, when she was alone with Koga. As soon as Kagome was "better" and her sickness gone, had Naraku been requesting for her to go on small walks with him, for harmless company, but yet deep down inside Kagome knew that something was really wrong with this man that there was something he was hiding by the way his attitude flared vengefully when angered. The snow seemed to be falling harder these days and it was getting colder. Some of the villagers said that it was Satin himself who was seething over the death of his demonic creation, but others new better than that rubbish. Ever since Naraku and the village men set off to kill the demon and come back successful their town seemed to fall into a shroud of uncertainty, the golden eyes never left, yet were never seen.
Switching to our other important character we see a "demon" of around sixty, his long silver hair fluttering in the cold air as his breath seeped out of his lips and became puffs of visible air. Ever since she had stumbled upon him, InuYasha had become infatuated with this young beauty. It probably was no more than a month that had gone by since he saw her terrified chocolate eyes locked with his, her long ebony tresses flowing around her in a swirl of black, she was the ultimate vision of beauty, well at least that's what his first impression of her was. It seemed like he was staking her out, watching her cautiously as he hid behind the thick foliage of the forest surrounding Salem. His quick feet gliding over the snow as he fought to catch an innocent glimpse of her tending to the horses in the stables, fetching the firewood near the entrance.
Sometimes it felt as though as she knew he was there watching her, but when she would look up to where he would be, InuYasha would have already changed positions, looking at her from a different angle, a different perspective during those moments. His wound had healed long ago and as he sat up on a high branch of a pine tree, InuYasha pulled the white piece of cloth from his pocket. It was a cotton bonnet, her bonnet. He leisurely fingered the material with his fingers, trying not to knick the fabric with his sharp talon like claws. Her wonderful scent filled his nostrils as he held the bonnet close to his face, and he could feel long forgotten and alien feelings stirring in his abdomen that left his mind blank and his heart filled with sorrow, he would always end up thinking about Kikyo.
Oh sure he knew it wasn't Kikyo, but the resemblance was sometime uncanny and everything she did reminded InuYasha of his lost lover. Sighing heavily he traced invisible patterns on the fur skin pants that he wore, there was no need to where shoes, but yet some how he felt as though as this was his destiny. This faded red deerskin clothing that really resembled the ancient Japanese Fire Rat Robe, but of course, there was no magic in InuYasha's clothes, for he still was cold, he still was able to be injured, he was still able to feel lost in a field of nothingness. His amber eyes held fast on Kagome's gray dress as it fluttered as she strolled in the snow close by her house, her pale features seemingly dancing in the scenery, she looked like an angel, one that InuYasha couldn't get enough of and that of what he wanted more.
Falling into a depressed state, InuYasha began to hallucinate, maybe it was the sickness called "pneumonia" that had caught up with him, but before he knew what was happening to him, he couldn't stop seeing Kikyo. She was just everywhere. It seemed as though he was slowly loosing his mind and soon enough two totally different females merged into one in his mind and the one nameless beauty that occupied InuYasha's mind had a name, Kikyo; His beloved Kikyo.
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The night seemed to come quicker than normal and Kagome eagerly brought the firewood inside her small cottage like house as the cold wind snapped at her rosy cheeks, the weather was getting worse and soon there could be a blizzard. Going over to the small fireplace, she kneeled and placed a few logs into the flickering flames, somehow she knew that tonight would be along night. Her mother was placing the dinner plates on the table as Kagome went over to a near by basin and thoroughly washed her hands clean. The aroma of hot bread and chicken filled her nose and she sighed happily as she went to her mother's aide and placed the food onto the table.
Dinner had been quite relaxing for the young teenager and not too long after all the chores for the day had been finished and Kagome was able to unwind, she went into her small room and smiled as she collapsed onto the small cot that was called her bed. The sun had set long ago and as she slowly discarded her itchy clothing did her mother come in with the white soft material of her daughter's night gown. Kagome dressed and gave her mom a hug and kiss before climbing into her heavy blankets and settling down for the night.
A small candle flickered on the wooden nightstand and if she was quiet enough, Kagome could hear the whistling of the wind outside the log walls of her home. It was silent throughout the house and she knew that her family had retired for the night, and that she should too. Letting a tired yawn escape her lips, her eyes slowly closed and in no time at all she was lost in a light and restless sleep.
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InuYasha watched from the entrance of the forest as the small town of Salem began to settle into the darkness of the night. People retiring to their homes as the fires were lit and doors were locked securely so no "demon of Satin" could slip unnoticed into their strictly religious homes and eat their children or steal their souls. He scoffed at the idea, but reluctantly looked down at his clawed hands; no matter what he would always be seen as a monster from hell itself, and sometimes he believed it to be the truth. As a gentle breeze blew his long silver hair in front of his eyes, he sighed before casting his gaze to the cottage not too far from where he currently stood; it was where she lived.
Waiting until it was dark enough so that none of the villagers would dare to venture outside, InuYasha gathered his courage and stepped out of the confinements of the border to his home. He was on a mission this late winter night, and as he headed towards her home he could smell the strong scent of herbs and peppermint and he had to smile at the way it brought butterflies to his stomach. His eyes darted around his surroundings, there was a foul stench in the air, but he couldn't place what it was. He knew it was of the holy man who called himself "Naraku" but yet it was so similar to some one that he had known when he lived in the village of Salem all those years ago. To him it seemed impossible since Naraku was about mid forties if that, and that about how many years InuYasha had spent struggling to survive in the uncharted forests around the small town.
Letting his instincts take over, InuYasha followed Kagome's scent until he came upon the place where it was strongest. Tilting his head curiously, he tried to figure out a way to where he could see her. His triangular shaped ears twitched as he listened for any sounds or movements, but heard none. Carefully, InuYasha went over to the door and using his clawed hands, he easily picked the lock and pushed open the door being careful not to wake anyone and to stay silent. There were many scents flooding throughout the small space and he inhaled deeply as the fragrance of the remnants of dinner, it had been a long time since he had a home cooked meal that didn't consist of fried rabbits and such.
His feet padded softly against the wood floor as he made his way to where her scent was strongest. InuYasha was feeling uneasy about practically breaking into her house, but he just had to see her up close, yes he was just that desperate and mental at the moment. He could plainly hear the shuffling that his clothes made as he walked and the deep and even breathing of her as he entered the pitch black room. Going over to her bedside, InuYasha watched cautiously down at the girl as she slept, her blankets curled tightly around her body, her hair sprawled out over the small pillow that her head rested on.
InuYasha became oddly nervous as Kagome rolled onto her back, her pale face smoothed out as she groaned in her sleep. His mouth went dry as he stared at her beautiful features, she really did look like an angel up close. Now he agreed with the village men that he had eavesdropped on and it kind of caused him to snort angrily as he folded his arms stubbornly over his chest with a cocky attitude. This little gesture caused more damage than what he thought because he immediately heard a sharp intake of air and his blood ran cold.
Bringing his gaze to the young maiden on the cot, he locked gazes with her terrified chocolate orbs as she clutched her blanket tightly in her fingers. Her other hand held her chest and as she was about to dart out of the room, InuYasha jumped onto the bed and clamped his hand over her mouth as a muffled cry escaped her lips. He didn't realize at first that he was straddling her waist pinning her to the bed in a not too decent position, but he wasn't going to get up when she could easily scream and wake up the whole town. He could hear her heart beating feverishly in her chest as her warm breath fluttered over his large hand. Her eyes were wide with fear, but she made no effort to move a muscle in anyway.
"Let's make a deal," He whispered in a hushed tone, "I'll remove my hand if you promise not to screamokay?"
She seemed to be shocked that he was able to speak English, but none the less nodded her head, her eyes never leaving the amber ones that stared filled with uncertainty back at her. Slowly he removed his hand and got up off her and the first thing she did was dart out of bed and out of the room. InuYasha mentally groaned before he chased after her, catching her by the wrist before she could get any father than a couple feet outside her bedroom. Kagome let out a squeak as a large warm body pressed firmly against hers, blocking all means of escape. She would have screamed if she could, but her voice was against her at the moment and she couldn't speak even to save her life.
He was somewhat annoyed with her antics and before she could mutter any type of protest or anything else for that matter, he picked her up and put her over his shoulder before exiting her home and quickly running into the forest. Kagome had no clue to what was going on, but she could feel the cold air through the flimsy cloth of her nightgown nipping at her body as she stared at the ground that flew passed her eyes, he was as graceful as a bird. It wasn't long until InuYasha stopped at the cave he resided in and placed Kagome down on her feet. She wasn't sure how to react to this strange being that had kidnapped her from her home, but in a way she was entranced by his very presence.
She noted his long silver hair that reached his backside and the somewhat tanned color of his skin, how it was able to tan when it constantly snowed was beyond her, but who was she to complain. The silver triangular ears that protruded from the top of his head twitched as she continued to silently "check him out" and she couldn't tear her eyes away from the amber orbs that he had once she had glanced up at them. Sure he was very well built, and really strong by the whole fact that he was faster than anything she had ever seen and it had seemed unnerving easy for him to just throw her over his shoulder and run like the wind to a cave deep within the forest surrounding the small sleeping village of Salem, Massachusetts.
"W-what are you going to do to me?" She asked in a small voice shaking with fear.
"I don't understand how you're hereI watched you fall into the lakeI watched you die all those years ago KikyoHow can you still be alive and look so young?" InuYasha answered her question with one of his own, not really being too perceptive that this wasn't one of his awkward nightmares.
Kagome was becoming afraid of the demon that was standing in front of her, he was delusional and would probably take over her body and steal her soul. Backing up, she looked around trying to find any means of escape, but when he stepped closer to her with a concerned and hurt look on his face, her mind drew a blank and she couldn't move from her spot.
"Kikyo," InuYasha said quite brokenly, "It's me InuYashaI don't what happened to my body after you fell into the lake, but I transformed into-.into this monster.I don't know how I got this silver hair and these demonic featuresb-but I-I didI'm sorry that I'm so hideousI never wanted you to be afraid of me."
She watched InuYasha carefully as he hung his head, the long silver hair of his falling over his shoulders; for some reason it was almost heart-breaking to see anyone this upset. Even though Kagome didn't know him, she never once thought he was anything close to being a hideous creature, no on the contrary, she thought he was a magnificent example of beauty, hell she was envious. Doing the first thing that came to mind, Kagome gently placed her hand on his shoulder in a comforting way and as his eyes darted to hers, she could see the insecurity and she pitied him for the mental pain he had to endure.
"I don't think that you're anywhere near hideousIt's just that no one in the village or the world for that matter has features like you doI-I didn't know how to react when I saw you"
Kagome could plainly see the inner turmoil in his eyes and before she knew what was happening, he had taken her into his arms for a tender embrace, his face pressed up against the apex of her neck, his arms wrapped securely around her waist. She was in a total state of shock as her hands desperately clutched the material of his fur-skinned shirt, her face was flushing a bright red. It was a fact that Kagome had never been held so because in the eyes of the town it was improper and even though her mind said that she should fear for her life, she could feel the scorching heat that traveled throughout her body. She felt herself struggling against her own body not to give into this demon, but the ache in her heart told her otherwise.
As He pulled away, InuYasha could see the blush on her face and taste the scent of something that he had never smelled before. Releasing her from his grasp, InuYasha carefully ran one of his clawed hands through Kagome's long ebony hair before moving down and brushing his fingers against her cold cheek. Her breath hitched at his touch and her skin was immediately on fire as she locked gazes with his intense eyes, she didn't know what he was doing to her, but he was setting off new and alien feelings in her body.
InuYasha had moved closer to the warmth emitted from her body, he was acting completely on his animal instincts as his hand slowly moved down to her neck. Her eyes seemed to flicker with fear as he came closer, but he didn't stop with his movements; InuYasha wasn't too sure if he could stop. As his head lowered to hers, Kagome found herself closing her eyes as his breath came upon her lips. Whatever the feeling that she was feeling, she couldn't bring herself to move away, and it wasn't like she really wanted to anyway. Then that's when it happened, his lips brushed gently against hers and something seemed to feel so right. Kagome returned his gentle kiss and before she knew what was going on, his strong arms were holding onto her hips as he pushed himself more firmly against her.
Kagome could feel herself instantly melting into InuYasha, it was as if they were meant to meet each other, it was unnerving, but she quickly brushed it off as she felt his tongue shyly sweep against her mouth begging for entrance. Just as she was about to comply she heard the loud howling of a wolf and she was suddenly pushed away from him, a large blush covering her cheeks as she wrapped her arms around her shoulders in shock. InuYasha looked horrified as he turned his head to where the howl came from, something was up. As he returned his amber eyes to her face he seemed to be overly nervous, jumpy. Carefully he came over to her and tugged her tense body into his chest as he slowly began to rub her back comfortingly.
"I have to take you back to the village before someone knows you're gone," He stated, his voice calm and soft. "I don't want anything to happen to you so you can't tell anyone that you've seen me..Promise me you won't tell anyoneOr we'll both be in enormous trouble"
"I.I-I promise.." She managed to choke out in a whisper before she felt a sharp pain in her neck and everything turned black.
Carefully gathering the unconscious female into his arms, InuYasha held her close to his chest as he leapt into the sky headed for the village before they would wake and find her missing, he didn't need another woman to die, he didn't think that he would be able to live through another one.
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Time slowly begins to pass and since their first actual meeting, InuYasha and Kagome have become good friends. Every late night after the town had gone to sleep and all the fires have died down, Kagome would quickly throw on the heavy cloak and sneak out from her house and quickly run to the entrance of the forest, of course always being cautious enough to make sure no one was around to catch her. InuYasha had explained that she was never to be seen, and she herself understood why. Normally they talked to each other, telling the other how their day had been and it all seemed to be heaven for them.
There were even sometimes when InuYasha would take Kagome into his arms and hold her close as he jumped into the trees, showing her the world around them, showing her that in a way how to fly. Months steadily passed and soon Naraku had began to watch her even more than before, and during the Sunday church sermons he would talk about the ten commandments, and how and what were expected of someone in order to be able to go to the gates of heaven instead of the fiery pits of hell. He would stare at her for long periods of time as if she had grown a second head, and lets just say she was putting two and two together, he was becoming suspicious of her. That wasn't all either, it seemed to be that everyone was keeping a closer eye on her. Koga sometimes would wait for her and cling to her without touching her of course, but he always wore a frown as if he was looking for something or displeasedKagome was becoming very uncomfortable with everyone around her and their tense accusing eyes. So of course her time with InuYasha was drawing to an end, where there were eyes there was surely money.
The weather was beginning to act up again as a year passed by and yet another unwelcoming winter crept upon the people of Salem. It was late and Kagome pretended to be peacefully sleeping in her bed as her mother came into the room and quietly blew out the lit candle. The teenaged girl was becoming very nervous, she felt as though the platonic relationship between her and InuYasha was no longer there; she could see the way he looked at her, the way his eyes sparkled with life whenever she would catch him accidentally staring at her. She wondered about everything that he had told her, how he had become the way he was, how everything had happened. At first she couldn't believe the injustice that was done to him, but in a way she was thankful that it happened because she now had him there for her.
The snow crunched underneath her feet as the wind blowing against her body. She pulled the heavy wool cloak closer to her form as she tried to fight off the pin pricks of cold that jabbed her body. Kagome could barely make out the snow underneath her feet as she carefully walked towards the entrance of the forest. He would be waiting there for her, she was sure of it because he was always there. Minutes seemed to pass like hours and soon enough she had finally made it to the entrance of the "forbidden" forest that surrounded Salem, but very layer to the Devil's castle as Naraku put it during his last sermon. Rubbing her hands feverishly, she tried to keep her body heat that was quickly fading, he had yet to arrive.
Sighing heavily as she waited patiently, Kagome paced back and forth to keep her blood moving, her grandmother always told her never to stop for too long while out in the show for a long period of time, no sense on freezing to death if you have common sense. Turning around to begin her pacing again, Kagome had her head hung and immediately ran into that of a hard yet soft chest causing her to stumble and fall onto her bottom. Gasping, she quickly lifted her gaze to the figure and the moment she saw his amber eyes staring down at her with a mixture of shock and curiosity, a smile purse her lips and she let out a relieved exhale.
InuYasha helped Kagome to her feet and she quickly brushed the snow from the large cloak, he was always able to startle her, no matter how vigil she was he always out smarted her somehow. The first thing that InuYasha had noticed when he looked down at Kagome was the brightness of her rosy cheeks, she had been waiting a while for him. It wasn't that cold out, but his body was different from hers and he quickly drew her into his arms and held her close to his chest as he tried his best to warm her body with his heat.
"Why did you come out tonight Kagome?" He asked in a hushed scolding whisper, "You know it's not safe for you to be doing this"
"I know..but-but I had to see you again InuYasha.." She replied hiding her face deep into his chest as her hands clasped the front of his shirt like it was her last life line.
"What about Naraku? Or the villagers?" InuYasha said stubbornly as he laid his chin on top of her covered head, "You know what will happen if they find you out here, and with me none the less.."
"I know, but I don't care!" Kagome argued pulling him closer as her ear rested on his chest, listening to the quick pounding of her InuYasha's heat beat. "Let them find meI don't care what happens to me as long as I'm able to be with you InuYasha.."
Silence engulfed the couple and soon enough InuYasha pulled away as he cupped Kagome's cheeks in his clawed hands, feeling the coldness creeping even more so onto her frozen skin. His amber eyes softened as he stared into her eyes becoming lost in the chocolate orbs that had infatuated him since the very beginning. Before either of them knew what was happening, they could feel the warmth pouring from the other's lips as it caressed their faces and as the space between their bodies diminished, InuYasha's hand shakily traveled down Kagome's back to her hip where he pulled her to him as his lips brushed innocently against hers in what first seemed to only be a chaste kiss.
Finding themselves locked into each other's embrace as their lips molded together, Kagome could feel the warmth spreading throughout her body, especially where InuYasha's fingers brushed. A blush rose to her cheeks, but she did nothing to stop his advances, on the contrary, she pushed herself more firmly into his grasp and the moment his tongue swept over her mouth, Kagome was impatient and immediately need more of his touch. The world around them seems to stand still as it was all quiet, and it could have been the most perfect night in their very lives had not one person decided to follow his instinct.
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He watched Kagome as she left her dwelling, it was really late and he didn't know why he himself was still doing up and completely dressed, but something deep down in his guts told him that he had to keep an even closer eye on his Kagome than before. The cold weather didn't affect him as he followed her from a distance, far enough away not to get caught and yet close enough to keep track of where she was heading to. At first he was shocked beyond belief when she stopped at the entrance to the forest, but yet he had a feeling that this wasn't going to be the worst of his troubles this night.
Seeing something coming near his beauty, Koga his behind an enormous pyramid of chopped fire wood and watched with curiosity, with a hope that it wasn't what it seemed to be, that his beloved Kagome wasn't going towards the woods and that he was having some unimaginable nightmare. Once Koga saw the long silver hair that fluttered through the small breeze he had his answer, that thing that his Kagome was meeting was in fact a demon. Thoughts ran throughout his mind one worse than the next as possible punishment for Kagome's behavior at the time. His dark brown hair tickled his nose as the small pony tail had become loose, they would defeat the non puritan ways, there was no escape against the witches that had once plagued Salem.
Koga rubbed his eyes in disbelief the moment that InuYasha hugged Kagome, and held her close. He just couldn't accept the fact that she would allow some impure demon to touch her as he pleased, but Koga a respected puritans not to mention very handsome and wealthy son of a land owner could only look; it was absolutely absurd. Not able to tear his electric blue eyes away from the scene not too far from where he hid, Koga almost howled in rage as the anger filled his very bones. How could she let something so filthy get close, to something that was untouched? He couldn't completely hear the conversation between them but the next thing that he knew both Kagome and the demon (InuYasha) were kissing passionately as if old lovers, kissing only like a married couple should under the "town of god". Of course Koga had known that Kagome was sneaking out at night, but he had never imagined beyond his wildest dreams that she would betray her town for such a beast that couldn't have been created out of anything good, but only of the darkness and sorcery of Lucifer himself.
Trying to regain his composure, Koga stupidly climbed to his feet and before he could take two steps, a twig breaks under his feet and the dog ears from the InuYasha's ears on top of his head twitch suspiciously and he released Kagome to stare into the eyes of Koga. Kagome glanced to see what InuYasha is looking at and gasps in horror at the sight of a type of vengeful Koga. Trying to hide her guilt she can hear InuYasha growl deep into his throat and Koga takes off back into the village, not a word was said between the two men or anyone for that matter. Kagome's eyes begin to fill with tears as she droped to her knees in shock, she was found.
Worriedly InuYasha kneeled next to Kagome and pulled her back into his arms as he holds her close, lifting her out of the cold snow and calmly hushing her tears, kissing them away before they have a chance to fall from her chin. Stroking her hair gently, Inuyasha picks Kagome up bridal style and sighs heavily before leaping into the air towards Kagome's house, he had to take her back before Koga could wake any of the other townspeople. On the inside he was hysterical, but on the outside he had to be strong, he couldn't let Kagome know how worried he was about the outcome, he didn't want to have to go through another death of a woman that he had grown to love, he couldn't bare to loose her now, or ever.
Nearing her house within minutes, InuYasha placed Kagome onto her feet and gave her one last hug before he held her at arms length away and stared into her eyes with a sad determination, reluctantly clearing his dry throat.
"You can't come visit me anymore Kagome," He said in demanding tone, "You have to stop because if you don't and Koga tells anyone, you will be hanged."
Tears poured down her pale face as she stared at the ground unable to keep her gaze on him at all, "But I can't give you up InuYashaI just can't..it's not fair!"
"Please Kagome," InuYasha practically begged her, "Don't come to the forest looking for me anymore..Don't try to keep this up anymore.. I don't want anything to happen to you! I don't want to see you die"
Throwing herself onto his chest, Kagome wrapped her arms around his neck as she buried her head into the nape of his neck, not ever wanting to give him up, but knowing other wise. "I don't know what to do InuYasha..I'm so scared.."
"Promise me that you will stay away from the forest Kagome.." He demanded wrapping his arms around her fighting against his own tears, kissing her head. "Promise me that you'll stay aliveJust promise me.."
"I promise InuYashaI promise I will for you"
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Ouch and that's what I call angst! lol Please review and leave your comments, Flames are welcomed...
Until next time, Krystal.
There's some fluff in this chapter and I'm sooo sorry about the late update. :) This is one of my stories done on nothing but the computer so I have no clue to what happens until it's typed up! Thanks for all the reviews! I love you!
Chapter Four
The small house hold's charade of sickness worked like a charm and in the matter of a few days they had every towns member believing that the young maiden known as Kagome had really came down with a minor sickness. However, not everyone could be fooled easily and Naraku eventually took it upon himself to visit the young girl one day. His wide smirk pursed his lips and his black eyes bore into Kagome's as if trying to peer into her soul. Sometimes it was creepy the way that he stared, but alas she could do nothing about it.
Naraku was nearing the age of forty, a very well respected man, a type of holy man. He was practically the head honcho in the tiny village of Salem and it was unnerving, very unnerving. I mean it wasn't surprising to see the middle aged man starting to fawn over the young girl because Kagome was sixteen, she was at the age of legal marriage, for breeding. Many of the young men around the small village had had their leering eyes on her, some of them not so young.
Kagome somehow was unaware of this concept until the incident before she met the silver-hair demon, when she was alone with Koga. As soon as Kagome was "better" and her sickness gone, had Naraku been requesting for her to go on small walks with him, for harmless company, but yet deep down inside Kagome knew that something was really wrong with this man that there was something he was hiding by the way his attitude flared vengefully when angered. The snow seemed to be falling harder these days and it was getting colder. Some of the villagers said that it was Satin himself who was seething over the death of his demonic creation, but others new better than that rubbish. Ever since Naraku and the village men set off to kill the demon and come back successful their town seemed to fall into a shroud of uncertainty, the golden eyes never left, yet were never seen.
Switching to our other important character we see a "demon" of around sixty, his long silver hair fluttering in the cold air as his breath seeped out of his lips and became puffs of visible air. Ever since she had stumbled upon him, InuYasha had become infatuated with this young beauty. It probably was no more than a month that had gone by since he saw her terrified chocolate eyes locked with his, her long ebony tresses flowing around her in a swirl of black, she was the ultimate vision of beauty, well at least that's what his first impression of her was. It seemed like he was staking her out, watching her cautiously as he hid behind the thick foliage of the forest surrounding Salem. His quick feet gliding over the snow as he fought to catch an innocent glimpse of her tending to the horses in the stables, fetching the firewood near the entrance.
Sometimes it felt as though as she knew he was there watching her, but when she would look up to where he would be, InuYasha would have already changed positions, looking at her from a different angle, a different perspective during those moments. His wound had healed long ago and as he sat up on a high branch of a pine tree, InuYasha pulled the white piece of cloth from his pocket. It was a cotton bonnet, her bonnet. He leisurely fingered the material with his fingers, trying not to knick the fabric with his sharp talon like claws. Her wonderful scent filled his nostrils as he held the bonnet close to his face, and he could feel long forgotten and alien feelings stirring in his abdomen that left his mind blank and his heart filled with sorrow, he would always end up thinking about Kikyo.
Oh sure he knew it wasn't Kikyo, but the resemblance was sometime uncanny and everything she did reminded InuYasha of his lost lover. Sighing heavily he traced invisible patterns on the fur skin pants that he wore, there was no need to where shoes, but yet some how he felt as though as this was his destiny. This faded red deerskin clothing that really resembled the ancient Japanese Fire Rat Robe, but of course, there was no magic in InuYasha's clothes, for he still was cold, he still was able to be injured, he was still able to feel lost in a field of nothingness. His amber eyes held fast on Kagome's gray dress as it fluttered as she strolled in the snow close by her house, her pale features seemingly dancing in the scenery, she looked like an angel, one that InuYasha couldn't get enough of and that of what he wanted more.
Falling into a depressed state, InuYasha began to hallucinate, maybe it was the sickness called "pneumonia" that had caught up with him, but before he knew what was happening to him, he couldn't stop seeing Kikyo. She was just everywhere. It seemed as though he was slowly loosing his mind and soon enough two totally different females merged into one in his mind and the one nameless beauty that occupied InuYasha's mind had a name, Kikyo; His beloved Kikyo.
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The night seemed to come quicker than normal and Kagome eagerly brought the firewood inside her small cottage like house as the cold wind snapped at her rosy cheeks, the weather was getting worse and soon there could be a blizzard. Going over to the small fireplace, she kneeled and placed a few logs into the flickering flames, somehow she knew that tonight would be along night. Her mother was placing the dinner plates on the table as Kagome went over to a near by basin and thoroughly washed her hands clean. The aroma of hot bread and chicken filled her nose and she sighed happily as she went to her mother's aide and placed the food onto the table.
Dinner had been quite relaxing for the young teenager and not too long after all the chores for the day had been finished and Kagome was able to unwind, she went into her small room and smiled as she collapsed onto the small cot that was called her bed. The sun had set long ago and as she slowly discarded her itchy clothing did her mother come in with the white soft material of her daughter's night gown. Kagome dressed and gave her mom a hug and kiss before climbing into her heavy blankets and settling down for the night.
A small candle flickered on the wooden nightstand and if she was quiet enough, Kagome could hear the whistling of the wind outside the log walls of her home. It was silent throughout the house and she knew that her family had retired for the night, and that she should too. Letting a tired yawn escape her lips, her eyes slowly closed and in no time at all she was lost in a light and restless sleep.
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InuYasha watched from the entrance of the forest as the small town of Salem began to settle into the darkness of the night. People retiring to their homes as the fires were lit and doors were locked securely so no "demon of Satin" could slip unnoticed into their strictly religious homes and eat their children or steal their souls. He scoffed at the idea, but reluctantly looked down at his clawed hands; no matter what he would always be seen as a monster from hell itself, and sometimes he believed it to be the truth. As a gentle breeze blew his long silver hair in front of his eyes, he sighed before casting his gaze to the cottage not too far from where he currently stood; it was where she lived.
Waiting until it was dark enough so that none of the villagers would dare to venture outside, InuYasha gathered his courage and stepped out of the confinements of the border to his home. He was on a mission this late winter night, and as he headed towards her home he could smell the strong scent of herbs and peppermint and he had to smile at the way it brought butterflies to his stomach. His eyes darted around his surroundings, there was a foul stench in the air, but he couldn't place what it was. He knew it was of the holy man who called himself "Naraku" but yet it was so similar to some one that he had known when he lived in the village of Salem all those years ago. To him it seemed impossible since Naraku was about mid forties if that, and that about how many years InuYasha had spent struggling to survive in the uncharted forests around the small town.
Letting his instincts take over, InuYasha followed Kagome's scent until he came upon the place where it was strongest. Tilting his head curiously, he tried to figure out a way to where he could see her. His triangular shaped ears twitched as he listened for any sounds or movements, but heard none. Carefully, InuYasha went over to the door and using his clawed hands, he easily picked the lock and pushed open the door being careful not to wake anyone and to stay silent. There were many scents flooding throughout the small space and he inhaled deeply as the fragrance of the remnants of dinner, it had been a long time since he had a home cooked meal that didn't consist of fried rabbits and such.
His feet padded softly against the wood floor as he made his way to where her scent was strongest. InuYasha was feeling uneasy about practically breaking into her house, but he just had to see her up close, yes he was just that desperate and mental at the moment. He could plainly hear the shuffling that his clothes made as he walked and the deep and even breathing of her as he entered the pitch black room. Going over to her bedside, InuYasha watched cautiously down at the girl as she slept, her blankets curled tightly around her body, her hair sprawled out over the small pillow that her head rested on.
InuYasha became oddly nervous as Kagome rolled onto her back, her pale face smoothed out as she groaned in her sleep. His mouth went dry as he stared at her beautiful features, she really did look like an angel up close. Now he agreed with the village men that he had eavesdropped on and it kind of caused him to snort angrily as he folded his arms stubbornly over his chest with a cocky attitude. This little gesture caused more damage than what he thought because he immediately heard a sharp intake of air and his blood ran cold.
Bringing his gaze to the young maiden on the cot, he locked gazes with her terrified chocolate orbs as she clutched her blanket tightly in her fingers. Her other hand held her chest and as she was about to dart out of the room, InuYasha jumped onto the bed and clamped his hand over her mouth as a muffled cry escaped her lips. He didn't realize at first that he was straddling her waist pinning her to the bed in a not too decent position, but he wasn't going to get up when she could easily scream and wake up the whole town. He could hear her heart beating feverishly in her chest as her warm breath fluttered over his large hand. Her eyes were wide with fear, but she made no effort to move a muscle in anyway.
"Let's make a deal," He whispered in a hushed tone, "I'll remove my hand if you promise not to screamokay?"
She seemed to be shocked that he was able to speak English, but none the less nodded her head, her eyes never leaving the amber ones that stared filled with uncertainty back at her. Slowly he removed his hand and got up off her and the first thing she did was dart out of bed and out of the room. InuYasha mentally groaned before he chased after her, catching her by the wrist before she could get any father than a couple feet outside her bedroom. Kagome let out a squeak as a large warm body pressed firmly against hers, blocking all means of escape. She would have screamed if she could, but her voice was against her at the moment and she couldn't speak even to save her life.
He was somewhat annoyed with her antics and before she could mutter any type of protest or anything else for that matter, he picked her up and put her over his shoulder before exiting her home and quickly running into the forest. Kagome had no clue to what was going on, but she could feel the cold air through the flimsy cloth of her nightgown nipping at her body as she stared at the ground that flew passed her eyes, he was as graceful as a bird. It wasn't long until InuYasha stopped at the cave he resided in and placed Kagome down on her feet. She wasn't sure how to react to this strange being that had kidnapped her from her home, but in a way she was entranced by his very presence.
She noted his long silver hair that reached his backside and the somewhat tanned color of his skin, how it was able to tan when it constantly snowed was beyond her, but who was she to complain. The silver triangular ears that protruded from the top of his head twitched as she continued to silently "check him out" and she couldn't tear her eyes away from the amber orbs that he had once she had glanced up at them. Sure he was very well built, and really strong by the whole fact that he was faster than anything she had ever seen and it had seemed unnerving easy for him to just throw her over his shoulder and run like the wind to a cave deep within the forest surrounding the small sleeping village of Salem, Massachusetts.
"W-what are you going to do to me?" She asked in a small voice shaking with fear.
"I don't understand how you're hereI watched you fall into the lakeI watched you die all those years ago KikyoHow can you still be alive and look so young?" InuYasha answered her question with one of his own, not really being too perceptive that this wasn't one of his awkward nightmares.
Kagome was becoming afraid of the demon that was standing in front of her, he was delusional and would probably take over her body and steal her soul. Backing up, she looked around trying to find any means of escape, but when he stepped closer to her with a concerned and hurt look on his face, her mind drew a blank and she couldn't move from her spot.
"Kikyo," InuYasha said quite brokenly, "It's me InuYashaI don't what happened to my body after you fell into the lake, but I transformed into-.into this monster.I don't know how I got this silver hair and these demonic featuresb-but I-I didI'm sorry that I'm so hideousI never wanted you to be afraid of me."
She watched InuYasha carefully as he hung his head, the long silver hair of his falling over his shoulders; for some reason it was almost heart-breaking to see anyone this upset. Even though Kagome didn't know him, she never once thought he was anything close to being a hideous creature, no on the contrary, she thought he was a magnificent example of beauty, hell she was envious. Doing the first thing that came to mind, Kagome gently placed her hand on his shoulder in a comforting way and as his eyes darted to hers, she could see the insecurity and she pitied him for the mental pain he had to endure.
"I don't think that you're anywhere near hideousIt's just that no one in the village or the world for that matter has features like you doI-I didn't know how to react when I saw you"
Kagome could plainly see the inner turmoil in his eyes and before she knew what was happening, he had taken her into his arms for a tender embrace, his face pressed up against the apex of her neck, his arms wrapped securely around her waist. She was in a total state of shock as her hands desperately clutched the material of his fur-skinned shirt, her face was flushing a bright red. It was a fact that Kagome had never been held so because in the eyes of the town it was improper and even though her mind said that she should fear for her life, she could feel the scorching heat that traveled throughout her body. She felt herself struggling against her own body not to give into this demon, but the ache in her heart told her otherwise.
As He pulled away, InuYasha could see the blush on her face and taste the scent of something that he had never smelled before. Releasing her from his grasp, InuYasha carefully ran one of his clawed hands through Kagome's long ebony hair before moving down and brushing his fingers against her cold cheek. Her breath hitched at his touch and her skin was immediately on fire as she locked gazes with his intense eyes, she didn't know what he was doing to her, but he was setting off new and alien feelings in her body.
InuYasha had moved closer to the warmth emitted from her body, he was acting completely on his animal instincts as his hand slowly moved down to her neck. Her eyes seemed to flicker with fear as he came closer, but he didn't stop with his movements; InuYasha wasn't too sure if he could stop. As his head lowered to hers, Kagome found herself closing her eyes as his breath came upon her lips. Whatever the feeling that she was feeling, she couldn't bring herself to move away, and it wasn't like she really wanted to anyway. Then that's when it happened, his lips brushed gently against hers and something seemed to feel so right. Kagome returned his gentle kiss and before she knew what was going on, his strong arms were holding onto her hips as he pushed himself more firmly against her.
Kagome could feel herself instantly melting into InuYasha, it was as if they were meant to meet each other, it was unnerving, but she quickly brushed it off as she felt his tongue shyly sweep against her mouth begging for entrance. Just as she was about to comply she heard the loud howling of a wolf and she was suddenly pushed away from him, a large blush covering her cheeks as she wrapped her arms around her shoulders in shock. InuYasha looked horrified as he turned his head to where the howl came from, something was up. As he returned his amber eyes to her face he seemed to be overly nervous, jumpy. Carefully he came over to her and tugged her tense body into his chest as he slowly began to rub her back comfortingly.
"I have to take you back to the village before someone knows you're gone," He stated, his voice calm and soft. "I don't want anything to happen to you so you can't tell anyone that you've seen me..Promise me you won't tell anyoneOr we'll both be in enormous trouble"
"I.I-I promise.." She managed to choke out in a whisper before she felt a sharp pain in her neck and everything turned black.
Carefully gathering the unconscious female into his arms, InuYasha held her close to his chest as he leapt into the sky headed for the village before they would wake and find her missing, he didn't need another woman to die, he didn't think that he would be able to live through another one.
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Time slowly begins to pass and since their first actual meeting, InuYasha and Kagome have become good friends. Every late night after the town had gone to sleep and all the fires have died down, Kagome would quickly throw on the heavy cloak and sneak out from her house and quickly run to the entrance of the forest, of course always being cautious enough to make sure no one was around to catch her. InuYasha had explained that she was never to be seen, and she herself understood why. Normally they talked to each other, telling the other how their day had been and it all seemed to be heaven for them.
There were even sometimes when InuYasha would take Kagome into his arms and hold her close as he jumped into the trees, showing her the world around them, showing her that in a way how to fly. Months steadily passed and soon Naraku had began to watch her even more than before, and during the Sunday church sermons he would talk about the ten commandments, and how and what were expected of someone in order to be able to go to the gates of heaven instead of the fiery pits of hell. He would stare at her for long periods of time as if she had grown a second head, and lets just say she was putting two and two together, he was becoming suspicious of her. That wasn't all either, it seemed to be that everyone was keeping a closer eye on her. Koga sometimes would wait for her and cling to her without touching her of course, but he always wore a frown as if he was looking for something or displeasedKagome was becoming very uncomfortable with everyone around her and their tense accusing eyes. So of course her time with InuYasha was drawing to an end, where there were eyes there was surely money.
The weather was beginning to act up again as a year passed by and yet another unwelcoming winter crept upon the people of Salem. It was late and Kagome pretended to be peacefully sleeping in her bed as her mother came into the room and quietly blew out the lit candle. The teenaged girl was becoming very nervous, she felt as though the platonic relationship between her and InuYasha was no longer there; she could see the way he looked at her, the way his eyes sparkled with life whenever she would catch him accidentally staring at her. She wondered about everything that he had told her, how he had become the way he was, how everything had happened. At first she couldn't believe the injustice that was done to him, but in a way she was thankful that it happened because she now had him there for her.
The snow crunched underneath her feet as the wind blowing against her body. She pulled the heavy wool cloak closer to her form as she tried to fight off the pin pricks of cold that jabbed her body. Kagome could barely make out the snow underneath her feet as she carefully walked towards the entrance of the forest. He would be waiting there for her, she was sure of it because he was always there. Minutes seemed to pass like hours and soon enough she had finally made it to the entrance of the "forbidden" forest that surrounded Salem, but very layer to the Devil's castle as Naraku put it during his last sermon. Rubbing her hands feverishly, she tried to keep her body heat that was quickly fading, he had yet to arrive.
Sighing heavily as she waited patiently, Kagome paced back and forth to keep her blood moving, her grandmother always told her never to stop for too long while out in the show for a long period of time, no sense on freezing to death if you have common sense. Turning around to begin her pacing again, Kagome had her head hung and immediately ran into that of a hard yet soft chest causing her to stumble and fall onto her bottom. Gasping, she quickly lifted her gaze to the figure and the moment she saw his amber eyes staring down at her with a mixture of shock and curiosity, a smile purse her lips and she let out a relieved exhale.
InuYasha helped Kagome to her feet and she quickly brushed the snow from the large cloak, he was always able to startle her, no matter how vigil she was he always out smarted her somehow. The first thing that InuYasha had noticed when he looked down at Kagome was the brightness of her rosy cheeks, she had been waiting a while for him. It wasn't that cold out, but his body was different from hers and he quickly drew her into his arms and held her close to his chest as he tried his best to warm her body with his heat.
"Why did you come out tonight Kagome?" He asked in a hushed scolding whisper, "You know it's not safe for you to be doing this"
"I know..but-but I had to see you again InuYasha.." She replied hiding her face deep into his chest as her hands clasped the front of his shirt like it was her last life line.
"What about Naraku? Or the villagers?" InuYasha said stubbornly as he laid his chin on top of her covered head, "You know what will happen if they find you out here, and with me none the less.."
"I know, but I don't care!" Kagome argued pulling him closer as her ear rested on his chest, listening to the quick pounding of her InuYasha's heat beat. "Let them find meI don't care what happens to me as long as I'm able to be with you InuYasha.."
Silence engulfed the couple and soon enough InuYasha pulled away as he cupped Kagome's cheeks in his clawed hands, feeling the coldness creeping even more so onto her frozen skin. His amber eyes softened as he stared into her eyes becoming lost in the chocolate orbs that had infatuated him since the very beginning. Before either of them knew what was happening, they could feel the warmth pouring from the other's lips as it caressed their faces and as the space between their bodies diminished, InuYasha's hand shakily traveled down Kagome's back to her hip where he pulled her to him as his lips brushed innocently against hers in what first seemed to only be a chaste kiss.
Finding themselves locked into each other's embrace as their lips molded together, Kagome could feel the warmth spreading throughout her body, especially where InuYasha's fingers brushed. A blush rose to her cheeks, but she did nothing to stop his advances, on the contrary, she pushed herself more firmly into his grasp and the moment his tongue swept over her mouth, Kagome was impatient and immediately need more of his touch. The world around them seems to stand still as it was all quiet, and it could have been the most perfect night in their very lives had not one person decided to follow his instinct.
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He watched Kagome as she left her dwelling, it was really late and he didn't know why he himself was still doing up and completely dressed, but something deep down in his guts told him that he had to keep an even closer eye on his Kagome than before. The cold weather didn't affect him as he followed her from a distance, far enough away not to get caught and yet close enough to keep track of where she was heading to. At first he was shocked beyond belief when she stopped at the entrance to the forest, but yet he had a feeling that this wasn't going to be the worst of his troubles this night.
Seeing something coming near his beauty, Koga his behind an enormous pyramid of chopped fire wood and watched with curiosity, with a hope that it wasn't what it seemed to be, that his beloved Kagome wasn't going towards the woods and that he was having some unimaginable nightmare. Once Koga saw the long silver hair that fluttered through the small breeze he had his answer, that thing that his Kagome was meeting was in fact a demon. Thoughts ran throughout his mind one worse than the next as possible punishment for Kagome's behavior at the time. His dark brown hair tickled his nose as the small pony tail had become loose, they would defeat the non puritan ways, there was no escape against the witches that had once plagued Salem.
Koga rubbed his eyes in disbelief the moment that InuYasha hugged Kagome, and held her close. He just couldn't accept the fact that she would allow some impure demon to touch her as he pleased, but Koga a respected puritans not to mention very handsome and wealthy son of a land owner could only look; it was absolutely absurd. Not able to tear his electric blue eyes away from the scene not too far from where he hid, Koga almost howled in rage as the anger filled his very bones. How could she let something so filthy get close, to something that was untouched? He couldn't completely hear the conversation between them but the next thing that he knew both Kagome and the demon (InuYasha) were kissing passionately as if old lovers, kissing only like a married couple should under the "town of god". Of course Koga had known that Kagome was sneaking out at night, but he had never imagined beyond his wildest dreams that she would betray her town for such a beast that couldn't have been created out of anything good, but only of the darkness and sorcery of Lucifer himself.
Trying to regain his composure, Koga stupidly climbed to his feet and before he could take two steps, a twig breaks under his feet and the dog ears from the InuYasha's ears on top of his head twitch suspiciously and he released Kagome to stare into the eyes of Koga. Kagome glanced to see what InuYasha is looking at and gasps in horror at the sight of a type of vengeful Koga. Trying to hide her guilt she can hear InuYasha growl deep into his throat and Koga takes off back into the village, not a word was said between the two men or anyone for that matter. Kagome's eyes begin to fill with tears as she droped to her knees in shock, she was found.
Worriedly InuYasha kneeled next to Kagome and pulled her back into his arms as he holds her close, lifting her out of the cold snow and calmly hushing her tears, kissing them away before they have a chance to fall from her chin. Stroking her hair gently, Inuyasha picks Kagome up bridal style and sighs heavily before leaping into the air towards Kagome's house, he had to take her back before Koga could wake any of the other townspeople. On the inside he was hysterical, but on the outside he had to be strong, he couldn't let Kagome know how worried he was about the outcome, he didn't want to have to go through another death of a woman that he had grown to love, he couldn't bare to loose her now, or ever.
Nearing her house within minutes, InuYasha placed Kagome onto her feet and gave her one last hug before he held her at arms length away and stared into her eyes with a sad determination, reluctantly clearing his dry throat.
"You can't come visit me anymore Kagome," He said in demanding tone, "You have to stop because if you don't and Koga tells anyone, you will be hanged."
Tears poured down her pale face as she stared at the ground unable to keep her gaze on him at all, "But I can't give you up InuYashaI just can't..it's not fair!"
"Please Kagome," InuYasha practically begged her, "Don't come to the forest looking for me anymore..Don't try to keep this up anymore.. I don't want anything to happen to you! I don't want to see you die"
Throwing herself onto his chest, Kagome wrapped her arms around his neck as she buried her head into the nape of his neck, not ever wanting to give him up, but knowing other wise. "I don't know what to do InuYasha..I'm so scared.."
"Promise me that you will stay away from the forest Kagome.." He demanded wrapping his arms around her fighting against his own tears, kissing her head. "Promise me that you'll stay aliveJust promise me.."
"I promise InuYashaI promise I will for you"
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Ouch and that's what I call angst! lol Please review and leave your comments, Flames are welcomed...
Until next time, Krystal.