InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Don't Promises Last Forever? ❯ Training and Makeup ( Chapter 20 )

Training and Makeup

"Ok, so basically I'm out of commission for how long??"

"Two weeks, at best. Once ye can mask your powers satisfactorily, ye can go safely into the outer world. Until then, ye are to stay here, with me and train. Shippo too."

"But…but…Kaede-chan! What am I supposed to do with myself? What about school and my friends and my job?!" Kagome asked.

"Everything has been taken care of. The only people ye will be seeing from this point forward will be Sango and Sota, upon yer grandfather's request. As time goes on, I may allow one or two of yer closer -human- friends to come visit, but that's it."

Kagome sighed a sigh of genuine relief. Although she was cooped up here, she was still able to keep tabs on Sota.

"Fine. Whatever it takes." She said, throwing her hands in the air, defeated.

"Good. I have a few questions to ask ye first. They'll aid me in how I train ye." Kaede said, sitting down.

"Shoot."

"Question one, Tell me about yer past. Question two, what event do ye think truly awakened this power? And Question three, how long do ye think your training will take?"

Kagome stood in thought for a moment. "Well, the first question was a statement, and I'll answer that last. Answer to number two, my so-called boyfriend tried to do stuff with me after I repeatedly asked him to stop. On the third request, my voice was firm, but I felt this inexplainable power surge through me. He backed away in what seemed like fear after that. And numero three, I expect the training to not take very long. I want to go back to my normal life as a teenage girl…"

Kaede cut her off. "I see. Well ye might as well know now that ye'll never be `normal' again. A good term for ye is a demon magnet, in both good and bad ways. They are drawn to yer power, like flies to filth, and unless ye learn to control your power, there will be those who will try and succeed in taking advantage of ye. Do I make myself understood?"

"Yep." Kagome said, bluntly.

"Now. About your past…"

"Well, fine, but you asked." And so, much to her dislike, Kagome told the old woman every gory detail, right down to the rape and her reliving it, about the cabin and the guy in the window that night. About the letter. Strangely, Kaede hat gotten the same look on her face as Inuyasha had when Kagome had told him about the `midnight visitor.'

"Oh, please, tell me, what is it? No one is after me!" she started, firmly. But Kaede's expressions told her different. "At least I don't think…" Kagome finished, but at this point, those words could have been blown away by a gentle breeze.

"Don't worry. We'll get you under control in no time."

"Feh. Can I go for a run? I've been meaning to."

"You know, it seems like this Inuyasha boy is rubbing off on ye. And yes, ye may go for a run. Ye're out of shape anyway. I honestly hope that ye don't attempt to come back here before three hours have passed. And Shippo will be accompanying ye."

"Aww…Kaede! Come on!" Shippo whined.

"I'll hear none of it. Ye need it just as bad as her." She snapped.

"Fine." Shippo said, folding his hands over his chest.

"That's more like it. See you two in a few hours."

"Hmph! Well, let's go. We have a while." Kagome said to the younger kitsune. He was probably a year or so younger than her, but not as young as Sota. He was supposed to be extremely smart, although he didn't look a day ahead of her intelligence.

She pulled off her top, revealing a mid-top and her flat stomach. Her cleavage was accentuated by the binding clothing. She took a few steps, turned, and saw Shippo more than just glancing at her retreating figure. "Shippo, if you expect to spend any amount of time with me and actually have me respect you, then I'd stop staring and start running." She then jogged off, leaving Shippo in the dust.

~*~

"Ugh, Shippo! Come on! We can get back to the hut now!" Kagome stopped and waited for the boy to catch up. "Fine. Here's a deal. Last one back to the hut gets to give up their snack the winner."

"You're on!" Shippo said, as he ran past her.

"Hey! No fair!" Kagome shouted as she jogged to catch up.

"Phhbbbtt!!" He blew a raspberry at her as he ran through the yard and stopped before calmly walking into the hut. Kagome followed at full speed about 5 seconds after he situated himself with his double helping of food.

"You are a cheater and a half. But it doesn't matter, I was planning on only having water, anyway. Food slows you down."

"Have a good run?" Kaede asked, coming into the hut.

"Yeah. I usually go for an extra hour, but this one - " she said, pointing her thumb over her shoulder at the kitsune currently stuffing his face, "- was begging to stop. So we came back. I may go back out later."

"Hmm. Very good then. Ye're not bad, considering ye've come to me from being a high school senior. In a lot of ways, ye seem very much past yer age."

"Well, as you know, I've had to accept more responsibility than most since I was little. But that doesn't matter now does it?"

"It does, but it doesn't. Not here at least. So ye know, Shippo will be joining ye on yer runs, whenever they may be."

No noise of agreement or disagreement was made by Shippo. He was still chewing.

"Fine by me. Anything special you want me to do?" Kagome asked.

"Yes, come with me. We will begin basic energy training. Shippo, please take a bath, or something. Ye smell. Horribly."

-crunch- :swallow: "`Kay."

The two women then left the hut, leaving Shippo to finish his small meal.

~*~

"Phew! You really do know how to put a girl through her paces!" Kagome said, wiping sweat off her brow with a towel as she sat down.

"Well, ye are truly extraordinary. I've never seen such power seeping from a girl yer age, nor such progress in a single day. I'm very proud." Kaede replied.

Kagome sat there, silent for a moment, trying to catch her breath. She then spoke. "So, you guys live up here without any modern conveniences?" She was very interested in this. They had no lights, no phone, not even a shower.

"Well, yes. They annoy me. Shippo was left to me when he was a cub, so he knows no better. Now, if ye excuse me, yer supper will not make itself. There are hot springs about five minute away from here in that direction, if ye want a bath." Kaede said, pointing north.

"Thank you. I think I'll meditate for a bit, then jog over there. Would a half hour of meditation for today be enough?"

Kaede nodded. "That's more than enough. I'll see ye in an hour?"

"Make it an hour and a half."

"Can do. Until then."

"Till then!"

Kaede walked away, and Kagome sat and meditated. For that half hour, she amused herself greatly. Although on the outside she looked calm and serene, on the inside she was focusing solely on her power and her energy, manipulating it, contouring it, letting it center around her heart, then letting it flow through her to her fingertips. She let it play over her skin, enjoying the empowered feeling she got. She loved it.

When she came out of her meditation, she felt ready for anything. She figured it wouldn't hurt to allow some of the energy to surround her like Kaede showed her how to do, letting it swell, and in effect keeping the powerful feeling that she had while meditating. She had become very aware of herself with the five hours of training Kaede had put her through, although it was Kagome who had requested the last three.

Kagome went inside the hut to get her stuff, where she found Shippo doing some sort of complex math problem. He looked up the second she entered the room. His eyes were wide.

"Whoa, Kagome, you ok?" he asked, his voice seeming somewhat scared.

"Shippo, why are you so scared? And of course I'm ok." Kagome said. She had felt the fear coming off of him in waves.

"I-I'm not, it's just - "

Kagome cut him off. "Oh, sorry." Immediately, she allowed herself to regain the power she had surrounded herself with.

"Yeah. That." He finished. Where are you going?"

"For a bath. I'm tired, hot and sweaty, and I've been working my body for the past eight hours. Got a problem?" She asked, annoyed.

"Nope." He answered.

"Thank you for your permission, master Shippo. Now, If you'll excuse me."

Kagome went to her bags and got out her shampoo, conditioner, soap and a razor. She threw these things along with a towel and a new set of clothing into a smaller bag.

She walked out, and called, "I'll be back in an hour, hopefully," and then jogged off.

She walked very briskly along the beaten path, enjoying the scenery. `This is a nice change. No Inuyasha to worry about, no schoolwork except for what Shippo gives me, no reputation, no stepfather, no worries!' She thought, as she approached the spring.

She quickly shed her clothing, set up her stuff along the bank and let herself in. She breathed a sigh of relief as she relaxed along the bank, allowing her tense muscles to be soothed by the warm water.

"Ahh…this is the life. I wonder what Miroku and Sango are doing?" she asked the sky, leaning her head back to look at it.

However, someone answered. "They're fine. But don't you think about me?" it said, a mix of sadness, anger and disappointment in their voice.

"Actually, Inuyasha, I was thinking about you." She said, not looking away from her current interest, which was whether or not the cloud above her was more of a water bottle or beer bottle shape.

"Really?"

"Yes. About how much of an asshole you are. And how much you hurt me last week." She stated, snapping her head up to glare at him. It had been a week since she actually last talked to him, although she'd only been here for a day.

"I guess I set myself up for that."

"Yeah, you did." She snapped again. "Now, why are you here? And how did you find me?" she asked, looking at him. He was resting on a branch above the entrance to the hot spring. That's when it hit her. "And how long have you been here?"

"Long enough. I found you by following your scent. And I'm here to apologize." He finished, hopping from his branch to behind her, on the bank.

"Well?"

"Look, Kagome, I think I was a bit too forward last week. I guess I have to learn things the hard way." He placed his hands on her shoulders, and started massaging them. Miroku said she loved getting shoulder massages, they were usually the tensest muscles in her body.

"Ya think?!" she asked, annoyed, but was enjoying the kneading Inuyasha was doing. She especially loved the occasional prick from his claws.

"Let me finish. Sango said you went off with Koga when you had boy problems." Kagome froze there. "But I want you to come to me when you're having problems. Not that wolf." Kagome let out the breath she didn't know she was holding. He kept going. "I'm not the type to go groveling and begging for a second chance, but I will ask you to think about it while you're here." He finished, removing his hand from her shoulders. His voice was hopeful, yet sad at the same time.

Kagome didn't usually give people second chances. But then, Inuyasha was more than a special case. She was waiting for one more thing though.

"Oh, and I-I'm…I mean, what I wanted to say was…"

"Apology accepted, Inuyasha. All is forgiven. Thank you." He smiled weakly. "And, yes, Inuyasha, I'd love to go out with you." She said, turning around and wrapping her arms around his neck. "Now get your ass in here." With that, she whipped her arms around her head, with him in them. He landed with a :splash: in the water.

"So why are you here?" he asked.

"I'm not allowed to say. But I can give you a hint," she said, smirking.

"Do I want it?" he asked. He had sensed a change in her, what it as, he wasn't sure. It seemed like something had strengthened.

"I don't know. But you may be familiar with it already."

"Feh. Give me your best shot."

"Fine, but you asked." She said, now allowing the power she had been playing with in meditation to trickle out of her. She hadn't even let a tenth of it out when she saw Inuyasha there, scared stiff. "Scared?"

"K-Kagome, what is that?" he asked. He didn't like the feeling he got from that power. Like his death was to come with his next breath.

"Nothing you need to know about." She teased. "But I have you to thank for it."

"I see. Still don't get it." He replied, shaking his head.

"That's fine. You don't need to." She responded, smiling. She pulled him toward her, and looked him straight in the eye.

"You're absolutely beautiful, Kagome, you know that?" he said, looking back at her.

"I do now." She responded, letting him know her response with a tender kiss.

"You've no clue how badly I've missed these lips of yours." He said, running his finger over her lips, then following with another kiss.

She broke it, and simply replied, "hmmm…"

"You didn't miss me at all, did you?" he asked, smiling. Kagome was relieved he was only joking.

"Hmm…well, I guess, I did, a little. Actually, on second thought, nope." She smirked mischievously right back at him.

"Well maybe I should remind you." He moved in on her, and kissed her, but at the same time, slipped a finger inside of her.

She gasped, and her back arched as she closed her eyes because they had rolled back.

He started to move it in and out of her, eventually adding another, moving them at a steady pace, fast enough to keep Kagome satisfied, but slow enough that if she wanted more, she could get it. Not like she'd get it.

As he watched her body go limp with pleasure, he decided, this, this was his aphrodisiac. To see such a completely dominant girl totally succumb and submit to him like this. Completely at his mercy. It made him feel so good.

"So, did you miss me?" he asked again.

She opened her eyes and laughed. "Nope!" `Nothing he does will get me.' She thought. `At least not totally.'

"What are you laughing at?" he asked. She knew she was playing with him. And he'd play her game, for now.

"You think you have me, but you'll never get me." She said. She looked at the sun and sighed. "You know, this was supposed to be a bath. Not a make-out/makeup with you."

"Well, I tend to have that effect."

"Well, I have to get back for dinner. I think Kaede-chan is baking us some fish. I'm looking forward to it. And I'm tired. Eight hours of training and nothing to eat or drink except water does that to you. Makes you tired and hungry, I mean." She said, lifting herself up to get out.

"Eight hours?!?" he asked. "D-Damn girl!" he finished, as she got out.

"Damn to what, my naked body? Or eight hours of training?"

"B-both."

"You just saw me before I got in." she said, wrapping a towel around herself.

"I never said that…"

Kagome laughed. "Damn you and twisting your words. Oh well, too late now. Get an eyeful, cuz I'm sure you won't be seeing it for a bit."

"What? No late-night loving? No baths together? No hot sex in the forest?" he asked, playing hurt.

"Nope! Consider yourself lucky, buddy boy." She said, blotting the water off of herself and then dressing skillfully under cover of her towel.

"Oh, well, I'm sure I can get you to come sooner or later…"

"Later." She said, walking towards her new friend's home.

"Was that an answer? Or a goodbye?" he asked, still in the water, calling to her.

"Both. Goodnight, Inuyasha." She said, picking up her bag to leave.

"Uh, goodnight Kagome."

He then got out and disappeared into the trees, while Kagome was left to jog the five minute walk to Kaede's for food.