InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Cursed Blood ❯ Female Card: Lesson 1 ( Chapter 3 )

Kagome breathed in deep and looked at the sky above her. She had just gotten back home a few minutes ago and already the sun was heating up. She liked how the air changed with the warming of the sun. She could taste spring in the air and she smiled. She loved the spring. She loved watching the plants wake from their slumber and stretch their arms to the sun. Spring was the time of rebirth, the most loved time for her family. Lost in thought, she didn't hear as someone came up behind her. She squealed when a twig whacked her on the shoulder.

“Kagome…why aren't you doing your chores?” a raspy voice said from behind her. Kagome blushed and gripped the broom that lay in her hand forgotten as she turned to her grandfather. Her grandfather had once been a tall and proud man, but time had slumped his shoulders and weathered his skin. He tried to remain stern but she could see a smile twinkle in his eyes.

“I'm sorry, Gramps, I just got distracted by the spring weather. It's just so beautiful today!” she's gestured to the sky and the trees that had caught her attention. Kagome's grandfather smiled at her and shook his head. Kagome had been getting more and more sidetracked during her chores these past few weeks. He knew spring was a special time for her as well as for the rest of the family. It was the time when they had finally become whole. Gramps turned to look where Kagome was looking as he patted her on the back.

“Ok, Kagome, I think that's enough. Go ahead and enjoy the morning, just remember to be back before noon.” Kagome stared at her grandfather. She had barely dented the pile of chores that she had to do today, but her `honor your responsibilities' grandfather was letting her off? Kagome's face brightened with her smile as she hugged her grandfather then ran off into the forest. Her grandfather chuckled as he picked up her discarded broom and started where she had left off.

Kagome ran into the forest as far from her grandfather as she could before he could change his mind. A light hearted giggle escaped her lips as she ran through the trees. Kagome had always loved to run, to feel the wind flip back her hair and to see the colors streak by. Sometimes she could almost make herself believe that she was flying through the forest instead of just running through it.

She ran as fast as she could until she burst through a thick batch of trees into a clearing. She smiled to herself as she looked around at what she had once decided was her secret place. The clearing was large with a spring taking up the center of it. A stream led to and from the forest. It gurgled cheerily over the stones as it cascaded down a few feet into the spring. There were stones marking the mouth and encircling the spring that led to grass and flowers. The white and blue flowers were dotted all around the clearing along with patches of clovers. Kagome breathed in deeply. The clearing always smelled so good. The thick trees that surrounded the clearing, like a natural built wall from prying eyes, kept the enticing scents from the clean water and the soft flowers from escaping too quickly into the rest of the forest.

Kagome sat down next to the pond and took off her zoris and tabis. Made sure her hakama didn't get in the water then she let her feet dangle in the spring. She sighed and thought about how lovely it would be to go swimming. She frowned. She hadn't brought anything proper to wear in the spring and didn't want to get her robes drenched. A wicked smile spread across her face as an idea came to her. She looked on either side of her seeing if anyone was there. `No one ever comes here. I think I'd be safe, and if not I could just tuck underneath the water or the water fall!' with her mind made up Kagome stood up and took off her clothes folding them neatly and setting them to where she could reach them easily from the water if needed. With that she slipped quietly into the water enjoying the adrenaline that coursed through her from doing something risky. She swam out a bit and smiled at the feel of the pure spring water moving across her skin. She could feel the stream water and the spring water coming from below mingling as it followed its way back to the forest. Kagome slipped under water swimming back to the ponds edge. When she came up she let her cool, wet hair fall away from her face as she leaned against the rock and closed her eyes letting the sun's rays from above warm her face as it warmed the water.

 

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Inuyasha was walking through the forest that lay on the outskirts of the city. He had had enough of the human stench that had enveloped him.

He was far into the woods. He had sped away from that monk and his slutty inn as soon as he could. He wanted, no he needed a bath. That place had made him feel dirty and all he did was sit on the stool and have a beer. Although, who knows what sick things have happened on those stools. He shuddered involuntarily.

Inuyasha raised his nose in the air and sniffed. He could smell a bit of water up ahead. It was probably a spring of some sort or a small pond. He sighed gratefully as he began walking purposefully in the direction that his nose pointed out for him.

He almost regretted going to that hag in the market. Why'd she have to point him in the direction of such a womanizing monk? He could smell all the different females he had been around. It was a dazed mesh of smells that made him want to cross his eyes and gag. Inuyasha shook his head to get the memories of that vulgar place out of him. Suddenly his ear twitched and he looked up. A soft sound was coming from up ahead. It sounded like singing.

Mm my baby what do you see in the sky. Mm my pretty baby, what do you see?

Inuyasha bounded quietly to where the singing was coming from. The tune was so familiar he could almost hum along. It was a woman singing softly. Without his demon ears, though they covered, he wouldn't have heard her.

Are the clouds smiling at you, are the stars shining for you?

He moved quietly between closely knit trees and saw a clearing beyond.

Mm my pretty baby what do you see?

It was a large clearing with a spring in the center and a small waterfall carrying a stream through it. Inuyasha caught the familiar scent as his gaze locked onto the woman in the spring, her eyes in slits looking at the clear sky above.

Do you want to fly high in the sky, let my love give you wings.

Inuyasha stood there as if turned to stone. He knew this lullaby.

Follow your dreams where ever they lead. Let my love give you wings.

It haunted his dreams and his nightmares.

Mm my baby why do you smile? Mm pretty baby what do you see?

The last song sung by his mother.

Is it cuz your full of joy? Let me share your smile, mm my baby just between you and me.

He made a choked sound as the memories of his mother, both happy and sad, played before him. He didn't notice the woman had stopped singing, or that she was skinny dipping.

Kagome turned from her thoughts at the sound behind her. A man was standing on the outskirts of the clearing staring at her with an odd look on his face. Kagome squealed and he suddenly broke from his staring to cover his head. She reached over the bank and grabbed the first thing that came to her hand, her shoe. She screamed “Hentai!” at the same time as she whipped her shoe in his direction. He looked up just as the shoe beamed him right in the eye knocking him on his back.

Kagome fumed as she ducked her body under the water so that only her head showed. Who does this guy think he is sneaking up on me? Staring at me?! Kagome watched cautiously in the direction of the man who she had hit, with awesome aim might she add, and waited for him to get up. And waited…and waited…and waited. Her anger had slipped to concern. What if I really hurt him? What if he has some disease where if he gets hit in the head he dies? What if I killed him?! Without thinking another thought she bounded out of the stream to the fallen man forgetting her propriety.

Inuyasha lay stunned on the ground his eye throbbing. He was confused and didn't want to get hit again so he just lay there. How does she know my mothers song? He wondered. Did she know my mother? Is this some sort of sick trick? Inuyasha rubbed his sore eye unconsciously. He heard footsteps but didn't move to see what the girl was doing. He was surprised when her face came into view. He remembered where he had seen her before. It was the girl from the streets, the one who had smiled at him. And now she looked down at him with such concern.

“Are you ok?” she asked softly.

“I…uh…” He noticed then that she was leaning over him, completely nude. He felt a blush rise on his cheeks as he looked away quickly. “Um…ah, well…” The girl looked confused for a second then looked down at herself. Her shocked eyes shot back up. She screamed and covered herself with her arms. Inuyasha looked back at her in surprise of her scream.

“Hentai!” she screamed again and slapped him as hard as she could before running to where her clothes still lay. Inuyasha felt his annoyance kick in. He sat up but turned his back on the girl as she put her clothes back on, his blush still in place. He could hear her behind him even though the sounds were muffled by the wig over his ears. He could tell when she was finished getting dressed and knew she was just staring at him.

He was crouching in a weird frog-like manner. He wore a red hitoe haori and through the slits on the side she could see a white kimono underneath. He had long black hair that didn't seem natural to her. His body was stiff and she knew he was uncomfortable. Her embarrassment and anger lessened. She sighed and walked over to him to get her other zori. As she got closer his shoulders drew together as if wounded dog expecting to be hit from behind. Kagome suddenly felt terrible for hurting him.

“I'm sorry, sir, for hurting you. I pray that there isn't any permanent damage.”

“Feh, like a puny girl like you could hurt me.” Kagome could feel a vein tick above her eye. She took a deep breath in, then let it out.

“Well then,” she said between slightly clenched teeth, “I'll just be taking back my shoe.” She reached to grab her zori that lay beside Inuyasha. Before she could grab it he put his hand upon it. She looked at his hands with surprise. He had claws. She looked up at him with curiosity.

“Who are you?” She asked. He looked back at her in surprise.

“Why do you want to know?” She kneeled next to him with eagerness written all over her face.

“Are you a demon?” she asked excitedly. He raised one eyebrow.

“If I was, shouldn't you be afraid?” She giggled lightly.

“If there was any reason to be, you would have already given it to me.” He looked at her steadily for a long time. Then finally he sighed.

“I'm a hanyou.” He said grumpily. Her eyes brightened.

“Is that black hair your real hair?” She was leaning towards him. He stared into her dark brown eyes. She smiled warmly liking the unusual gold of his. He pulled his wig off showing off long silver hair and white dog ears peaking through the silver locks. She squealed in delight, and reached out to touch his ears. Inuyasha just stared at her in surprise. She looked down at him when she realized what she was doing. She blushed.

“Um, can I touch your ears?” He looked at her with suspicion.

“Uh…” she gave him a pouty look and he found himself saying, “Ok.” She smiled brightly and rubbed his ears. She bit back a laugh as his eyes closed and she could almost swear that he purred. He didn't know why he felt so comfortable with her, why his defenses were down. He couldn't grasp why he was letting this strange girl, one whose name he didn't even know, touch his ears. But it felt so damn good to finally relax with someone. And it didn't hurt that she smelled like spring. Or that her soft brown eyes complemented the rest of her beautiful face. Her fingers left his ears and only then did he realize he had closed his eyes. He looked up at her pink tinged face. She held out her hand.

“My name's Kagome.” He looked at her hand for a second then took it in his, careful not to mark her with his claws.

“I'm Inuyasha.” She smiled that wonderful smile again.

“Nice to meet you, Inuyasha. Would you like to come back to my house and have some lunch? It's nearly noon and I need to return,” he shrugged, “We'll be having Ramen.” His ears twitched and she bit her lip trying not to squeal how cute he was sitting there like a puppy with his ears twitching. “So you wanna join me?”

“Ok.”