InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Born to Make You Happy ❯ Intrusions ( Chapter 9 )

A/n: Hellooooo, just as a forewarning, this chapter totally went off the way I thought I'd write it....so, it's got stuff in there I swear I didn't mean to write....they made me do it!!! *points accusingly at Inuyasha & gang* Crazy people....make me write sad stuff....sigh....oh well, the next chappie will be happier, I promise....right??? *glares at characters....they nod, afraid of me* good....muahaha......READ AND REVIEW!!!! :)

Disclaimer : Hey, talk to the lady who writes it, she'll tell ya who owns it, I sure won't.....it makes me cry....you don't want me to cry do you? *tears up* :(

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Chapter 9 - Intrusions

Kaede heard a rustling at the door, and turned her head to look. The poor kitsune child had gone to sleep long ago, lonely because of Kagome's absence. He never slept well without her warmth beside him at this point. It had become a custom for the child to sleep next to her, comforted in his slumber.

What Kaede saw at the door was shocking, to be sure, but not quite as unexpected as it would have been fifty years ago. The old hag looked into the cold, hard eyes of her older sister, which now displayed rage. Kikyo stepped into the hut, looking around in distaste. After her demise, the village had fallen into disrepair, and nothing was as fine as should be expected to accommodate an aged miko such as Kaede.

"Kikyo, what brings ye here? Surely you do not wish Inuyasha's death still?" Kikyo slowly turned her head and rested her gaze on her sister. It was strange, to be "older" than her, and yet look so young. She still acted the older sister, despite the differences and circumstances.

"Kaede, hush, and listen to your sister speak." She turned her whole body to face Kaede and her face twisted into a hateful sneer. "I stood in what is now Inuyasha's forest this past night, and do you know what I beheld there?" Kaede shook her head numbly. That was where both couples had fled. The old hag gulped, becoming frightened. Kikyo glared in pure rage, now directing that powerful emotion on her poor little sister.

"Inuyasha and my reincarnation, together." Kaede frowned. That didn't sound too bad. She met her sister's piercing glare bravely.

"There is nothing wrong with the two of them being together. They are always together." Kikyo's glare receded for a moment, and she laughed, a terrifying sound that was not at all amusing or becoming. Kikyo stopped abruptly, a cruel smile on her face.

"I highly doubt that they're always together in this fashion," she spat. A crease appeared on Kaede's brow as she thought about what that could possibly mean. Then it hit her, and her single eye widened, but she was determined not to let Kikyo see her happiness in this. About time.....

"I see." she said softly. Kikyo's glare returned with full force.

"And you see nothing wrong with this little sister?" Kaede drew herself up from where she sat on the floor and stood to her full height, shortened by age and weariness. She was still shorter than her older sister, but she was an imposing figure when needing to be. Kikyo's eyes looked almost closed, she was glaring so hard at her sister.

"Kikyo, ye must leave this place. Your time here is over, ye have no cause to wander the earth." Kaede's eye softened, while Kikyo's hardened. "Inuyasha and Kagome are in love, let the lad move on with his life, he followed you into death before, and your debt has been repaid. Ye need not drag him into hell with ye."

Kikyo fairly shook with her anger at this point. Kaede could swear steam was coming out of her ears.

"Where do your loyalties lie little sister? I am your family, and I will take him now, before anything else can happen between him and MY reincarnation." She chuckled softly, a haunting sound. "The little fool," she spat softly, "Thinks he can get rid of me? We'll see about that..."

Kikyo turned again to look at her sister, the one whose childhood she had missed. And the woman who knew more than Kikyo herself did, though the dead miko was too blind and arrogant to see it. What she saw was an opportunity, to finally repay Inuyasha for all the pain and anguish he had caused her. No matter that it was Naraku who had done the deceiving, for to Kikyo, she had died with hateful thoughts of Inuyasha, the poor boy hanyou who she thought she had loved. But love was a mystery now, one she could never solve, let alone touch once more.

Kaede could see the pain in her sister's eyes, the betrayal that kept Kikyo moving forward. Kaede knew that if Kikyo let go of that betrayal and forgave Inuyasha, she would probably cease to exist, having nothing left to "live" for.

Kikyo opened her mouth to speak once more, but a sigh that escaped the kitsune's mouth stopped her. She looked at the little slumbering demon, then glared at her sister once more.

"I will have him, little sister. And my reincarnation will not be able to stop me." And with that final harsh whisper, Kikyo left as quietly as she had come.

"Kagome?" the kitsune sat up and rubbed his eyes with his little paws. Kaede crawled over to him, holding him tight against her chest.

"It's alright little one, it'll be alright," she reassured him, even as her silent tears fell into his hair as she rocked him back to sleep.

Flying through the trees, Inuyasha thought about everything that had happened in the past few days. It was soooo strange. He'd spent so long trying to hide his feelings from Kagome, while hurting her in the process, and now, not only were his feelings known, but Kagome had developed a slight distrust in him. After all that time putting her down and being with Kikyo, she almost didn't believe that he didn't want Kikyo. He'd have to clear that up once and for all before anything else could go wrong.

He looked down at the miko in his arms, who was snuggling against his chest with a smile on her pretty little face. He spared a few seconds to kiss her brow, then kept going to Kaede's hut. Now that Kagome was his mate - Oh Kami Oh Kami Oh Kami Oh Kami - he felt so possessive about her, and couldn't resist the urge to kiss her every ten seconds.....make that five.....

He still couldn't believe that they HAD mated. It was such a drastic step, and he wasn't sure that either of them were really ready for it. Maybe, just maybe, they could still act like teenagers. Right? Just two teenagers who were madly in love. And who hadn't mated. Inuyasha made a face. Because of the mating process, his body had the urge to repeat the process all the time. But, of course, Kagome's didn't. Or so he thought.

Either way, they had decided not to mate again until Kagome found out if she was pregnant or not - Kami forbid - and until they were both ready. Emotionally, not physically, he had to remind himself. HE might be physically ready, but emotionally.... he didn't know. He heaved a heartfelt sigh.

Finally they landed in front of the hut and Inuyasha walked inside. Kaede was leaning against the wall, her eyes closed, but Inuyasha knew that she wasn't asleep. Shippou was on her lap, but he actually was asleep. Inuyasha sat down carefully, leaning against the wall like Kaede, cradling the sleeping Kagome in his arms.

They sat that way in a comfortable silence, both Kaede and Inuyasha aware of the others' wakefulness. Then Miroku and Sango blustered into the hut, happy grins seemingly plastered onto their faces. Inuyasha's mouth twitched, and he discreetly lifted his nose to smell them. No, they hadn't mated, but their scents were definitely on each other. Inuyasha smiled as he met Miroku's eyes. Miroku grinned back, then smiled softly down at Sango, who then blushed prettily.

"So what's all this about?" Inuyasha asked them, his own grin so wide that his fangs were quite visible. The pair of humans merely smirked to themselves and sat down as well, Sango leaning her head on Miroku's shoulder as his arm went around her. The smile never left Inuyasha's face.

"I see," he said. And then Kagome woke up.

"Sango? Miroku?" she sat up in Inuyasha's lap and knuckled her eyes sleepily. She looked at the couple, yawned, then her eyes went wide at their position. Miroku smiled sweetly at her, and winked, while Sango bit her lip with a smile. Kagome screeched happily, ran to Sango, and pulled her out the door.

Miroku's face fell and he and Inuyasha stared at each other, both lost for words. Miroku's mouth opened and closed wordlessly, and Inuyasha smirked at him. Miroku frowned thoughtfully.

"So where did you two run off to?" he asked innocently. Inuyasha coughed violently and couldn't stop the blush that came to his face. He wouldn't meet the monk's eyes. Miroku laughed out loud. "I see, Inuyasha. No need to speak just yet. I'm sure Kagome will tell Sango, who will then tell me...." Inuyasha glared at him then, and he stopped talking with a smile.

"Sango! What happened!? You two were being....close!" Kagome tried to search her friend's eyes. Sadly, Sango wouldn't answer, just kept giggling. Kagome was laughing too, but she really wanted to know.

"Sango pleeeeeease, tell me!" she pleaded, holding Sango's hand. Finally the taijiya looked at Kagome, her eyes filling with happy tears.

"Kagome....after you left...." she broke off in another fit of giggles. Exasperated and tired, Kagome yanked Sango down onto a rock to sit down. Closing her eyes and taking a deep breath, Kagome sat down too. She reached again for Sango's hands to control her, but to her surprise, the demon slayer launched herself at Kagome.

Kagome laughed as she held Sango, who was crying and laughing at the same time. Finally, she let go and pulled back, wiping her eyes. She looked up at Kagome with a watery smile.

"He proposed to me Kagome-chan...." Sango laughed a little more as Kagome's eyes widened. "I was so surprised.....I never....." she hiccupped and sat back down again. Kagome was still trying to digest the information presented to her. Finally she spoke.

"Do you, love him, Sango?" she asked quietly. Sango smiled back and nodded shyly. Kagome smiled too. "But, I mean, why did he ask now? Did you tell him or something?" Sango opened her mouth to speak but she bit her lip instead, shaking her head with another blush. Kagome raised an eyebrow. What's this now?

"So....what happened?" Sango looked down as she answered the question with a dreamy smile.

"He, I mean, I.....I knocked him out, like I usually do, but then..." her eyes glazed over and she chuckled. "I was dragging him behind me, and Shippou did something to him that made me laugh uncontrollably, and Miroku took the opportunity to tackle to me the ground." Kagome made a sound of protest but Sango didn't hear it and she continued. "He had me pinned to the ground, and he asked me to say his name, but, I couldn't.....and then he kissed me."

"KISSED YOU???!!!" How could he do that!?" Kagome shot up from her sitting position and began to pace until Sango pulled on her hand. She looked down at her friend, still frowning. To her surprise, Sango was smiling. Kagome sat down again, pouting.

"Kagome, it wasn't like that. He was gentle, and....I liked it." Sango blushed and continued despite the noises Kagome was making under her breath. "Then you guys came back, and then left again." Kagome's blush went unnoticed here. "And he asked me to follow him, because he wanted to ask me a question." Sango played with her undone hair thoughtfully as she kept going. "He told me that his kiss was a question for me, and I knew then that he loved me too. So I said his name instead of a yes or a no." Kagome's eyes widened. Sango had never said his name before, it was strange to think that it was being said now.

"Then he said that he had another question, and before I knew it, he was asking me to marry him, Kagome-chan." She met her friend's eyes to see happy tears.

They giggled and laughed and hugged, both of them happy within their own little worlds. Finally Sango pulled away and eyed her friend thoughtfully. She'd seen Kagome in Inuyasha's arms as they entered the hut, and that wasn't an unusual position.....but something was different. Something in the way he held her....

"Kagome? What happened with you and Inuyasha when you left?" It was an innocent question, but unfortunately it could not receive an innocent answer. Kagome gulped and looked cautiously up at her friend.

"Promise you won't kill me?" she asked quietly. Sango's eyes widened marginally but she nodded. Kagome took a deep breath and exhaled.

"Well....you know I was injured bad....but when Inuyasha was taking me to Kaede's, I got a little worse, and....." She broke off and looked at Sango, embarrassed. "I told him in a fever that I love him. And then I woke up right when he was telling me how much he loved me back....and we kinda kissed a lot...." Sango giggled. Then she hugged her friend's shoulders. She knew how much she loved Inuyasha, and how the hanyou never returned her affections. Before, anyway.

"But Kagome, that was before we got to you right? I meant later. What happened then?" Kagome pouted.

"I was getting to that...." But she didn't say anything other than that, just played with the edge of her skirt for a while. Finally Sango lifted Kagome's chin with a gentle hand. To her surprise, Kagome's eyes held tears.

"Kagome, you know you can tell me anything..." Kagome dropped her eyes and Sango let go.

"Sango...I'm.....ashamed, kind of." She looked back up suddenly. "I don't regret it at all! That's not it....I just don't think I was....ready for it." she finished quietly. Sango was confused.

"Ready for what?"

Kagome giggled. "We mated Sango. MATED." she giggled a little more, even as she started to cry. Sango was scared. Mated? Since when did Kagome and Inuyasha act that way? They were teenagers for goodness sake. Maybe not fifteen anymore, but still teenagers. And the Shikon no Tama wasn't complete! They still had Naraku to defeat!

Then again, when would she and Miroku be married? Would that be possible even?

Sango reached to hold her friend, both of them weeping for an unknown and unsure future.

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Ok, I know that was a really lame ending, and I'm STILL not writing what I planned to write. These characters have a mind of their own, I swear. I set out to write something and suddenly I'm more behind in my plan than I was before. Oy vey...oh well, this means that you guys will get a fic that's twice as long as I planned it to be....haha, I don't even know where I'm gonna end this thing...oh boy...I'm in for it huh? Hehe.... I guess I'll just have to keep going till I die.... ;-)