InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Cry ❯ chapter three - Kagome ( Chapter 4 )

Okay, last installment. Promise. Swearing and nudity in this.

DISCLAIMER: Nope. Still don't own Inuyasha, thank you very much.

When I awoke, I cried out in shock. Inuyasha was sleeping right next to me, not only was he sleeping next to me, he was naked! Hold on…so was I!

I thought about pulling away from him, I really did, but, the sun had set and it was cold out and….oh, damn it!

I cursed myself, sat up quickly and went to get up. As soon as I was on my feet, I felt a hand grasp my ankle. I kicked at it and looked down. It was Inuyasha.

"You shouldn't be walking yet. I don't know if your wound has completely healed. I did the best I could," I looked down at him in complete and utter shock. He had tried to, heal me? Okay, he was really scaring me. Oh God, could he have known? Could he have known how the scratch was caused?!

My face must've shown concern, maybe even pain because he sat and pulled me down to him again by my waist. He sat Indian-style and pulled me into his lap. His face nuzzled into my neck and his arms wrapped around me, pulling me, holding me to him.

Okay, something was wrong here. I knew that Inuyasha would just as soon kick me then hug me. And why were we naked?

"Okay, I'm sorry. This is too fucking weird! Why the hell are you doing this?!" I stood and screamed at him, immediately sorry that I had. For one, I missed sitting in his lap like that, his lips pressed against my neck and secondly, he actually looked hurt by my words! Imagine, me! Hurting the indestructible Inuyasha!

"What do you mean? You were hurt," I almost broke down in tears as he looked up at me, his head tilted to one side like a puppy's, his ears cocked at different angles. I had to remember, this was a full-grown Doberman, not a cute little golden retriever. But still, he had never looked at me with that much…emotion before and something deep inside of me pulled at my heart.

Still, I pushed on.

"Yeah, and I know that the only reason you keep me around is to find the jewel shards for you! I know that you would rather leave me for dead than try and take care of me! And you know another reason why I think you keep me around?" I stared at his yellow-amber eyes, which were locked on to mine. I was gonna take a big leap, and I wasn't sure of what Inuyasha would do. I didn't wanna hurt him but….I had to find out if this was true.

"I think you keep me around because…. because I look like Kikyou, that's why." He stood, his eyes flashing with anger and his claws bared.

"You, you ungrateful wench! Say that again if you dare!" he got in my face and I could feel spit flying out of his mouth. His fangs were inches away from my nose and he could have easily bitten it clean off. I swallowed and repeated slowly,

"You are using me because I look like Kikyou. And you never got to fuck her before she nailed you to a tree and you're pissed because of it!"

Inuyasha growled and in a flash was on top of me, his claws scratching at every part of my unprotected body. I felt his fangs latch on to my neck and I swatted at his head and pulled his ears to make him let go. We were rolling towards the pool and soon I could feel cold water at my feet.

Inuyasha stopped biting and lifted his head, a malicious glint in his eye. He grabbed me by the hair and pulled me into the freezing water.

"You will regret you ever said that, mortal!" and he plunged my head underwater. I struggled against him, panic growing in my stomach. He wasn't going to kill me, was he? His hand didn't pull up on my head and the numb panic grew into a slashing burning feeling. I had to breathe! I was running out of air. I kicked at his legs and slashed at his arms with my hands but nothing would make him let go! He was going to kill me!!

I stopped struggling, too tired to do anymore. The bottom of the pool grew blacker and Inuyasha's hand seemed to disappear from my hair. Was this dying? If it was, it wasn't bad. It wasn't painful or horrible as I imagined it would be. It was less painful than having to look at Inuyasha every single day, knowing the only reasons he kept me around were true. It would be better to die, yes, it would be.

Then, a great tugging pulled me out of the water. My lungs burned as they filled with much needed oxygen.

"Human?"

I looked at Inuyasha, and in that one word, I hated him. Every fiber in body reeked with anger and I resolved that I would hate him forever.

"I hate you, I hate you Inuyasha. Not only because you tried to kill me, but because of my reasons. They're true, that's why I hate you. You, you traitor!" I screamed at him and turned to walk out of the frigid pool, my last word echoing in the night air around the pool. His hand held tight on my hair. I screamed at him to let go and scratched his hand. He still would not let go. I screamed incoherently at him, a few obscenities escaping here and there and all the while, he would not let go.

Then I heard it. A soft murmur over the lapping of the water, a gentle whisper. I couldn't pinpoint where it was coming from, was it some mystical bird in the trees?, then I turned to look at him. Inuyasha was on his knees in the pool, the water up to his chin. He was the one whispering.

I bent closer to him, his hand still not letting go of my hair, to hear what he was saying.

"That's what she said to me, that's what she said before she let her arrow fly. That's what she said," his eyes were closed and his body was limp, except for the hand he kept clenched in my hair.

"What? What did she say?" I knew who the `she' was. Kikyou.

"Traitor. She called me a traitor. I'm not though, I would never had hurt her! Never Kagome! You have to believe me!" his voice grew with urgency and he looked up at me, his eyes still closed. He was a scary sight, his white hair was stringy and cast about his face, making some parts disappear from view like dark shadows, his lips were still stained with my blood and his eyelids were pale white, almost translucent. His eyes had turned crimson in his fit of anger and now were a weird mix of yellow and a deep ruby.

"So, you wouldn't hurt her, but you'd hurt me?" I cast my eyes downwards too. That fact hurt worse than any physical damage Inuyasha could have caused me. He did still love Kikyou.

"No, No! I, I didn't mean it! I got angry and…never mind. There's no excuse, I shouldn't make one. I'm…I'm sorry Kagome, I promised and…" my head shot up to look him in the eye. There was no glint of maliciousness or of teasing, only sadness and grief. Two emotions that, before tonight, I thought Inuyasha, the hanyou, was completely devoid of.

He finally let go of my hair and walked out of the pool, wringing his mane out on the bank, the water droplets catching the moonlight. I watched him as he slipped on his red haori and tied the Tetsiga around his waist. He stood with his back to me and looked up at the almost full moon. He looked, unearthly. Beautiful. I wanted him near me. I needed him near me.

I felt a choke come up into my throat and my hands flew to my mouth to suppress it. Too late, he had heard.

"Come, are you in pain? Come here," he crouched down, his toes digging into the sand of the bank and motioned me to come to him. I shook my head no and stayed firm in the sandy bottom of the pool, wrapping my arms around my naked torso. He sighed with impatience.

"Kagome, please. Come here now!" I sighed and decided it better to just go to him, resisting would only make my current situation worse. I walked to him and stood in front of him, suddenly feeling very exposed. Well, yeah. I was naked.

Inuyasha's yellow eyes inspected me with careful scrutiny and he reached out to me suddenly. I gasped and pulled back, almost falling into the pool again. Why was I acting like this? I guess the near death experience made me a little jumpy.

He sighed and shook his head. His hands came, but more slowly this time and gently pulled me away from the bank and to him.

I closed my eyes and rested my head against his chest. I heard his heart thumping against his rib cage and ragged breathing. He was scared! Maybe he was human. Somewhere in there, deep inside, maybe he was.

I gasped as I felt his warm, wet tongue lick my neck. I looked up at him in surprise.

"Don't worry. It'll make it feel better," he stroked my face and I fell against his strong chest again. Silent tears rolled down my face as Inuyasha soothed my scratches and bites with his tongue. It felt so good. My fingers got trapped in the soft fabric of his robes and I nestled my nose in his chest.

My knees caved in under me and he caught me, still caressing my wounds. Long fingers caressed the small of my back. I moaned and he stopped to look down at me.

"What caused that scratch on your leg, Kagome?" I was under a spell, his spell. I couldn't think properly, my mind fogged over and my body numbed.

"The Tessiguia. You hit me with it," and I fell into his arms heavily, fainting. I didn't want him to let me go. I wasn't angry with him, I didn't hate. He made mistakes, I make mistakes, we all make mistakes. I just had to learn that Inuyasha would require a little more forgiving than the average person.

Why?

Because he wasn't average.

He, however, was a person.

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