InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Don't Promises Last Forever? ❯ Don't Promises Last Forever? ( Chapter 12 )

Don't Promises Last Forever?

Kagome woke the next morning to sunlight streaming into her face. She figured it was at least 11:30, if not later. She came to full consciousness, and tried to roll across the bed to get out, when she felt a warmth next to her body. At first, she thought it was her blanket, but quickly ruled that out. Blankets were not this hard, or this solid. She opened her eyes to see a white beater, and nudged the thing, hoping it would wake up. But the only response she got was a sharp intake of breath by the silver-haired by and his arms wrapping even more tightly around her. She couldn't move.

She wasn't very comfortable with Inuyasha sleeping so close to her. In the same bed, even. Why was he even here? Even though he said he loved her, which she wasn't supposed to know, she didn't believe it. She had gotten that shit from Hojo, and look what had happened.

"Inuyasha?" she asked, still quite sleepy.

"Mmm?" he responded. He wasn't totally awake, but he wasn't dead asleep either.

"Inuyasha, can you get off me? I need to shower." She said, hoping he would. He was being very gentle, but for some reason, she wanted him to back off a bit.

"You took one last night, remember?" He mumbled.

"Inuyasha, you do realize that we've been sleeping with our bodies very close together, in the same bed." Kagome said. Maybe that would get him off her case.

Inuyasha sat up grumpily at her last comment. "Yes, I do know that. I figured after last night, you'd want someone to hold you close. You sure as hell wouldn't let me go." He replied.

"Well, now I want you to. And why do you insist on staying here? I don't need you to protect me or whatever it is you're doing. I am fully capable of taking care of myself." she said, lying through her teeth. She wanted him to stay. But she'd never admit it. She'd promised to hate him until the day she died.

"Fine." He said. "But I'll only leave on one condition. What happened Wednesday?"

Kagome sighed. She wanted him to leave. The hatred she once had for him was starting to subside, and it was being replaced with warmth and care for him. And she couldn't let that happen. What would she do if he was another Hojo? And the promise!

"Nothing. Something just triggered a memory and I felt a lot of pain. I remember screaming, then everything after that is black."

Truth be told, she actually remembered every excruciating detail of that night vividly. She just didn't want to tell him.

"No, something happened. And I want to know." He said, stubbornly.

"Well, that's all you're going to get. Now, I'm going to find myself some food. You can stay here, if you like." And with that, she left.

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Kagome wasn't hungry at all, amazingly. She had too much other crap on her mind right now to be thinking about her stomach. Like, for example, Inuyasha.

She found a phone, and dialed Miroku's number. He was the only person she could talk to about this.

"Hello?" Miroku's voice echoed through the reciever.

"Miroku, it's me."

"Kagome!! You're ALIVE!!"

"Yes, I am! Now, will you shut up and listen to me for a second? I have a question. You can ask your questions later." She snapped.

He sighed. He wanted to know what happened to his friend and adoptive sister, but she wasn't about to say anything. "Shoot."

"Ok." She inhaled deeply, like this was the hardest thing in the world for her to say. "Don't promises last forever?" she asked.

Miroku paused at this. He knew Inuyasha played in here somehow. "It depends. They last until they are fulfilled. However, if something happens that makes them impossible to fulfill, then it can be broken without hurt to either party."

"Ok. Thanks." And then she hung up.

She ran back to her room, as quickly as her legs could carry her. She knew what she had to do. When she got to her room, she peeked in to find Inuyasha still sitting on the bed, in the same position she'd left him, facing the door, sitting on the bed, crosslegged. She quickly walked in and said, "Inuyasha?"

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When Kagome walked out of the room, Inuyasha sat there, dumbfounded. He didn't really understand what had just passed. Only a few hours ago, he was sitting on the very same bed, holding a crying Kagome in his arms, and now, she had just stormed out on him. What in the world did he do?

He decided to stay right where he was. He wanted to think for a bit. Reflect, if I may.

He thought about earlier, when he had comforted Kagome. He had awoken to the sound of her showering. He had tried to go back to sleep, and had succeeded somewhat successfully, when he smelt the salt of tears. He had also heard the silent sobs of Kagome as her shoulder shuddered and the sheets rustled.

When he went to comfort her, and try to calm her down, he didn't really know what to do. He never really had felt the need to protect or care for anyone, until he had met this girl. It was like she watched over everyone but herself.

As Inuyasha wrapped his arms around Kagome, he was surprised at the warmth of her body. When he touched her, her own warmth seemed to travel through his fingertips, into him, making him shiver all over in response. He'd never felt anything so powerful from such a fragile being. He was amazed at how her body melted into his so willingly, and how her body matched every curve of his own. They fit together perfectly.

He had only expected to stay with her until she had calmed down. But somehow, that idea was lost, as he laid down on her pillow, bringing her with him. She was asleep in his arms by then, and he just fell asleep like that. And for the record, he had never slept better in his life than the night before.

Why was he doing this to himself? He didn't understand it at all. Everything was so complicated…

He was snapped out of his trance when he heard Kagome's voice.

"Inuyasha?"

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Kagome walked into Inuyasha's plain sight. Her expression was very calm and serene, but it looked like she was trying to hide something.

She walked over to him, but about two feet from her starting point, she broke into a soft run, and catapulted herself onto the bed. She was smiling, giggling happily, and Inuyasha caught the laughter. He got up, kneeling on the bed, and grabbed a pillow.

"Oh, no you don't!" Inuyasha said, putting up his arms crossed over his face to protect it.

Kagome brought up the pillow. "Oh, yes, I do!!" she said, smiling widely. She slammed it down on him. ::WHAM!!::

"Oh, now you've gone and done it." He said, laughing. He grabbed his own pillow and thwacked her in the side, making her almost fall off her knees. They proceeded to laugh and pound at each other with the pillows, enjoying themselves immensely. Neither of them had been this carefree in a while.

Eventually, Kagome found herself pinned down by Inuyasha, holding her arms by her side, and straddling her hips. He leaned close to her, his face inches away from hers, which was smiling and laughing.

"Say it. Say I won." He said, sure of victory.

"Never!" Kagome shouted, still laughing. She was amazed no one had come by to check up on her, but she was glad. She'd take this over dry doctors and their gibberish any day.

"Say it. You know you want to." He had a very devilish smirk on his face.

"Fine." She said. She still couldn't believe that the whole gym incident still got to him. "You - " she paused. Inuyasha looked at her expectantly, but nothing came out of the pinned girl's mouth. Instead, she lifted her head and kissed him tenderly.

Inuyasha smiled inwardly. He'd been craving this for a while. He kissed back, running his tongue over her lips, parting them, and then slipped it inside her mouth. He swirled his tongue with hers, and she responded, smiling. She had let go of her arms and planted his hands by her shoulders to prop himself up, so she wrapped her arms slowly around his neck, pulling him even closer, so he was basically lying on top of her.

She pulled away. "-win." She smiled and hugged him tightly. He pulled back from the embrace and kissed her again.

"Go out with me." Inuyasha said, breaking the kiss.

"Ok, when?" she asked.

"No, I mean, go out with me. Go steady with me. Be my girl." He said, seriously, looking deep into her eyes.

"Inuyasha, you have no idea how long I've wanted you to say that." She smiled. And then brought a pillow down ::smack:: on his head.