InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Dangerous Attractions ❯ Ch. 3: Dropping the Bomb.../ Home for Good? ( Chapter 3 )

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Dangerous Attractions

Part 3: Dropping the Bomb.../Home...for Good...?

Kagome trudged towards the well, supporting her oversized backpack on both of her slender shoulders.

She had most of her belongings with the exception of a few that still remained in Kaede's village, but soon even they would not exist there. 'It would be best to dispel my presence in this time completely if I decide not to return...I'll drop this stuff home first before I retrieve the rest...this backpack is becoming heavy...'

Kagome gave an exasted, but relieved sigh as she reached the clearing.

She sat on the lip of the well and with a burst of strength, she swung both legs over the side, hefting her bachpack along with her as she jumped into the opening.

A tingling sensation coursed through her as she felt the shifting of time planes, leaving her in the present; in her time...

~*~

Inu-Yasha quickly scrabbled for his clothes, but quickly discarded them as they , too, wreaked of sex. He picked them up once again, stiffling a disgusted noise as he turned to Kikyo.

He growled, "You...!"

"What are you in such a hurry to leave...? There is no one for you to rush back to...my reincarnaion's insatible curiousity has seen to that. After witnessing our pasionate display, she may never return...of course that's fine by me..."

She carefully watched as his expression went from angry to enraged to horrified then depressed. A bemused smile graced her lips at the rampant display of jumbled emotion. 'I think I shall leave him be...for now...he will come to realize my reincarnation will never forgive him, and then he will remember all that he had in me and return to where he belongs...in my arms...'

"Go. Try to win her forgiveness...but it shall be a waste of time...then again it might not. If she forgives you, you , two, were meant to be...if she cannot, then you will know what was truely meant to be..."

Inu-Yasha glared at the undead miko, too angry and revolted to answer. 'Dammit, I have to get this stench off of me! Can't think - Argh! Must get as far from her as possible!'

Kikyo watched as he bound off without saying a word or any modesty regarding his nudity, but it was amusing all the same. It didn't bother her - he would come back, he always did.

~*~

The hanyou let out a frustrated growl as he tried to wash the stink of putrid decay, and foul musk from his person.

He looked around the river bank for the plants the monk used while bathing. He had no idea what they were called, but he recognized them as soon as he saw them.

He grabbed a handful and wadded back into the river.

Inu-Yasha let out a low stream of curses as he found that no matter how hard he scrubbed, the smell still lingered upon him. It was faint, but it still bothered him.

His thoughts returned back to what Kikyo had said before he left. As much as he hated to admit it, her words held truth... 'I'll give Kagome a little time to cool down, but not too much time. She might not forgive me at all...I've made such a fucking mess of everything...I want to be with her - I'll try anyway dammit...!!'

He grabbed his now dry clothes,and quickly dressed. He would try to gain her forgiveness anyway!

~*~

Kagome let out a soft sigh as she dropped her oversized backpack in the middle of the floor before she flopped down on to her bed. 'When did my life become so complicated...?'

It seemed the more she thought about the impending choices she had to make, the more questions she had to ask and it seemed Sessho-maru left her with the most.

If she decided to accept his offer, was there any real chance for a relationship based on anything more besides lust? Would she be able to love him? And, he, love her in return?

If she was with child, would he accept it? Or would he despise the child because it was a hanyou?

This led her to wonder about the real reason for Sessho-maru's hatred for his younger brother. Was it simply because his own father had found love with another woman, who beared his father another child, besides his mother? Or did he see Inu-Yasha as symbol of his youkai linage being tainted with human blood, hating the hanyou for that reason alone?

Would a child of their union have to endure cruelty from it's father? If Sessho-maru accepted the child, would he be as fierce as she to protect it?

Kagome shook her head - she was too young to be pregnant. She got off her bed.

She would go to the pharmacy and get the morning after pill. It wasn't too late, it hadn't even been a full day. 'I wonder if it will work against youkai impregnation?'

~*~

Inu-Yasha stared at the well. It had been three days since the incident with Kikyo. He was angry at himself for being such a coward - he hadn't worked up the nerve to go to her! 'Guess she got time to think...'

He cursed under his breath. It would be another day with the kitsune nagging him and blaming him for Kagome's sudden departure. What he hated to admit,was that it was his fault, but he did have to the power to change it!

With a determined growl, he leapt into the well.

~*~

Kagome stared at the e.p.t test and groaned...her worst fear had been confirmed - she was pregnant. 'The pill didn't work...'

It was as she had expected.

She heaved a sigh - she would just have to accept it. She didn't quite believe in abortion...it didn't matter if other woman chose to do so, it was their choice, but she would never be able to live with such a choice...

Kagome jolted from her daze at the persistant tapping resonanting from the opposite side of her bedroom window. She knew who it was, but was she really ready to face him...'I knew he would eventually come to get me, but I didn't think it would be this soon...'

Usually, Inu-Yasha would wait a week before coming to retrieve her, especially after incidents involving the undead miko. This was not going as she would have liked - she was unprepared; she was not yet strong enough to face him...

It was her own fault that he was here...she knew that she should have placed a seal on the well until she was able to decide what she was going to do - she would now have to decide immediately her course of action, no matter how undesirable the outcome...

She steadily walked toward the window, her physical demeanor betraying what she truely felt. Kagome stopped infront of it, and with a now trembling hand, she turned the handle, pushing the window open.

" 'Bout time," Inu-Yasha snorted gruffly as he slipped into her room.

"Go home, Inu-Yasha..." she replied weakly as she plopped down into her chair. "There is no reason for you to be here...go back to your undead lover - she can help you find the rest of the shikon shards...besides, I'm over you ; I've already moved on..."

"Hey! I didn't sleep with her willingly. Hell, I don't know how the fuck I ended up with her in the first place! Are you even listening to me?!?!"

Kagome sighed - he wasn't making this easy. She would have to bring out the heavy artillary. "It doesn't matter...because I did sleep with someone, and I was all too willing...If you're disgusted, so be it - I've wasted to much energy caring about how you feel towards me and what you think...the outcome will be the same..."

Inu-Yasha growlled inwardily - he hadn't come this far just to be turned away! 'It's my fault that she went into the arms of another, but I'm determined to make her forget him! I don't care if she was with another man - she's still mine!'

"Feh!"she heard him grunt before he strode towards her.

She gave a startled yelp as she felt him pull her up roughly from her seat and into his arms.

She took in a sharp breath as she felt his chapped lips crush hers in a chaste kiss.

He entangled his fingers in her ebony locks, keeping her in place as he deepened the kiss. He felt her lips part in surprise, taking the opportunity to delve his tongue to plunder the sweet crevices he had longed to taste.

He pulled away, holding her slightly limp form.

"Did you really think you can cast me aside that easily...? You're mine - no matter who has had you. You will always be mine!" He growlled possessively.

She stared up at him. Her dazed mind trying to collect itself. 'Who says brothers don't think alike...?' She mentally reprimanded herself. Now was not the time to be thinking this way. She had to severe their ties now.

"I'm not yours!" she hissed as she pushed out of his embrace. "You made your choice already - willingly or not! And I've made mine - just go!"

"Fine!" he snarled, pushing her away and letting her hit the floor with a thud. He jumped out of the window and headed toward the well. He was to angry to deal with her resistance - he didn't want to say anything he would be unable to take back.

He wouldn't force her to return to him, she would come back to him on her own - she always did and this time would be no different! He just hoped she realized her error and soon!

~*~

Kagome stood up, rubbing her sore rear lightly as she walked over to her window.

His response was not what she had expected, but made her more determined to follow through on her choice.

'If he knew who the other man was, his reaction would have been different...don't even try to fool yourself that a real relationship could be possible - especially after all that has happened...!'

'I will return to the sengoku jidai to retrieve the last of my things, and be done with this dreadful mess for good...'

To be continued...