InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Duck ❯ What Now? ( Chapter 1 )

"Duck"

 

By: some1whoneedslove

 

This is my first fan fiction, so bear with me here.

 

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, nor do I own the writings of E.E. Cummings.

 

Now, I assure you that I am no novice at writing. I am well known amongst my friends for my humorous comparisons and many very serious poems. But enough about me, on with the fiction…

 

(Take this poem and think about it while reading the fic.)

 

 

By E.E. Cummings

who sharpens every dull

here comes the only man

reminding with his bell

to disappear a sun

 

and out of houses pour

maids mother widows wives

bringing this visitor

their very oldest lives

 

one pays him with a smile

another with a tear

some cannot pay at all

he never seems to care

 

he sharpens is to am

he sharpens say to sing

you'd almost cut your thumb

so right he sharpens wrong

 

and when their lives are keen

he throws the world a kiss

and slings his wheel upon

his back and off he goes

 

but we can hear him still

if now our sun is gone

reminding with his bell

to reappear a moon

 

 

Chapter One: What Now?

 

(Kagome's Point Of View)

 

It was my eighteenth birthday and Hojo had taken me out.

We'd seen the most boring movie possible and then gone out for dinner. Now that wasn't so bad.

But boring was one of Hojo's many traits. But he was also nice and handsome. Not to mention he cared for my health; even though half the time I wasn't even sick. And he was really gentle, you know?; And educated, and well… caring.

Then Inuyasha had come to mind. I sighed. I was doing that a lot lately. I'd been here for almost a month and he still hadn't come for me. I knew it wasn't my responsibility, but it was kind of typical of him to come here and say, "Hey wench! It's time to leave! You've been here long enough."

'Probably off with Kikyou.' I thought bitterly, 'Buy why would he want me there anyway? Jewels' completed, and plus, Naraku is dead. I don't really have a purpose there. Come to think of it, I shouldn't have been there in the first place.

'But that's no way to handle it, Kagome.' I thought, ' You should at least say goodbye.' I nodded to myself as I walked along with Hojo.

But, as deep in thought as I was, I hadn't even noticed that we were on my porch. And I also didn't notice that I had almost run into my house, had Hojo not stopped me.

"Kagome, you really need to be more careful. With glaucoma, you could run into on coming traffic!" He explained.

I sighed. Glaucoma? Is that what I had these days?

"Sorry," I said," I really should have been paying more attention."

"No need," Hojo replied. He quickly smiled and stared at me expectantly.

'Now what does he want?' I asked myself.

 

But as I had not anticipated, he'd taken the liberty to kiss me. It wasn't bad, and wasn't necessarily good either. But it was probably one of the more 'exciting' things on this date.

He wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me closer. 'Better.' I thought, putting my arms around his neck. But then he pulled away. Typical. Just as things are getting good, they get pulled away as if I were a cat, and the Gods were teasing me with a string. But when I opened my eyes to see him, I saw amber eyes and white hair. Inuyasha? My vision cleared, no, it was Hojo.

"Happy birthday, Kagome." He said. And he left, without giving me a second glance.

 

It was my eighteenth birthday, and Hojo had taken me out.

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(Inuyasha's Point Of View)

 

I was angry this evening. But then again, when am I not frustrated? No matter what amount, I'm always just a little angry. But my anger tonight has to do with Kagome and Kikyou. It's more of a… confused frustration. You can't figure out what the outcome is, and you're not sure how to get there either. It feels like… shit, basically. It was also a mixture of depression, happiness, and freedom. But you're not sure why, that's where the confusion comes in.

You see, Kikyou had just died- er - rather, gone to Hell, a few days ago. I had told her to go by herself, after I'd thought it over in my head, it really wasn't… well, wise to even make that deal. Since I wasn't technically dead, the deal wasn't technically made. So therefore, it didn't shame me to send her all the way to Hell by herself.

I had come to that decision by thinking about all the times Kikyou had tried to kill me and Kagome. Especially Kagome.

I sighed, I seemed to be doing that a lot lately. My head rested agaist a tree that I was sitting in, the God Tree. The tree I'd been pinned to for fifty years, the same tree that Kagome had freed me from, the same tree that I'd been 'sat' out of so many times.

I cringed, but then I smiled. Thoughts of Kagome always made me smile. Well, nowadays, anyway. I missed her, Gods, did I miss her. It almost seems as if I'm- NO! I'm not. You're just thinking too hard, Inuyasha.

I breathed in. Her scent wasn't there anymore.

I whined, I couldn't smell her anymore, hell, I couldn't even remember what she smelled like anymore.

I missed it. I needed it.

I needed her. I missed her.

I'm- NO IM NOT!

I can't… be.

 

(Kagome's Point of View)

 

"Bye mom! I going!" I yelled as I pounded down the stairs, heading out the door.

"Okay, hun! I packed some extra ramen for Inuyasha." She yelled back.

"Thanks!" I ran into the well house, excited to see my friends.

 

The familiar swooping sensation went though me as I passed between times. I loved the feeling. It could be my last trip here, so I'd better make is memorable.

When I had opened my eyes, I heard some familiar voices. Those of which belonged to Inuyasha and Shippo.

"I know I smell Kagome! Don't be so mean!" I head Shippo yell.

"Keh, you're just imagining things! Kagome's probably-"

I cut him off, "Kagome's what?"

They both peered over the lip of the well. Shippo was the first to speak, "Kagome! I'm so glad you're back!"

"Me too! I missed you guys so much!" I yelled back smiling. I turned my head toward Inuyasha's face, "How about getting me out of here, eh?"

"Keh." Was my reply.

I knew he missed me, I could see it from the dumbfounded face he made when he first saw me. And I also saw a flicker of a smile on his face.

I'd missed everybody, Miroku, Sango, everyone. But Inuyasha, he I missed the most.

He picked me up and jumped out of the well, "Thank you." I said.

"Keh, whatever."

 

I paused to pick up my things. This obviously angered him, "Hurry up, will ya? C'mon Kagome!" I heard my little half demon say.

"I'm coming. Have a little patience, will you?"

 

(Inuyasha's Point of View)

 

I could smell another man of her, and it disgusted me. The pit of my stomach boiled with anger. How dare another man put his hands on Kagome? I could smell their saliva mixed together, I could just picture that moment…

The mere thought of it made me want to vomit.

 

The thought of kissing brought me back to Kaguya's castle. If it hadn't been for Kagome; Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kagome would have died.

I fought like hell trying to defeat my demon side. I couldn't though. I was weak. But Kagome, Kagome told me, before she was kidnapped, that I was strong enough already. That I could defeat any demon, any demon except for myself. Keh, figures. She's always on the positive side. Gets on my nerves a little, and yet it always cheers me up too. If that makes any sense I mean.

But Kagome's kiss brought me the strength I needed, her words, "I love you as a half demon!", is what I needed. Having Kagome around gave me a purpose. And that purpose was to protect her, and I'll risk my life for her now. But her words… She might regret them now. What if she does? What if she hates me? It's possible, me being a half demon and all. And life gives me the screw ball all the time, so it's only to be expected, right?

 

I suddenly felt a strange, yet familiar scratching of my ears. Kagome…

"Hey! Cut that out!" I said angrily. Even though I wished her to continue.

"Aw. C'mon! Just two minutes? Please?" She begged.

"No."

"Please?"

"No!"

"Inuyasssshhhhaaaaa…"

'Oh boy,' I thought… I gulped.

"SIT!" she bellowed.

 

I plummeted to the ground and let out a string of curses. "THAT WAS HARDLY NECESSARY!" I yelled after her as she stomped away.

She yelled back, "I EXPECT TO BE TREATED WITH A BIT OF RESPECT WHEN I COME BACK! YOU UNGRATEFUL LITTLE- ARRRRRGGGHHH!"

 

Yep. Everything's back to normal.

(Kagome's Point of View)

 

After I had calmed down, talked with Shippo and met up with Miroku and Sango (who was pregnant with her first child now. Five months along). I'd thought about my earlier argument.

 

I felt terrible.

 

I mean, they were his ears. I just can't help but think they're cute, and I just have to touch them. I was going to apologize to him after dinner.

 

During supper, (which Inuyasha didn't show up for), I kept thinking about what I had done. I'd acted so childish, I was a woman now. I'm not that innocent, goody-goody, middle school girl anymore. I was a long and lean high school grad now. I had to be more mature. And whining because I didn't get my way, wasn't going to get me anywhere.

And the more I though about what I'd done, the worse I felt. It's amazing how such a little mistake can make such an impact on you. It's quite ironic.

But then again, everything about me is ironic, more or less a lie, if you think about it. People are thinking that I'm just a regular school girl, getting ready to go into a university, when, in truth, I'm working part time as a priestess for a village in the Feudal Era.

 

Indeed, ironic.

 

(Inuyasha's Point of View)

 

Wench! Thinking she can just 'sit' me whenever she want to! She doesn't even know what I've been through these past few weeks! They're my ears! Sure, I may secretly like it, but that's not the point! She should do it in private… When we're alone… THEY'RE MY EARS!

It's probably supper time now. I wasn't going, even though I really was hungry. Cooking… Kagome's cooking. Gods, how I loved it. The way she stared to cook when she turned sixteen. I couldn't get enough of it! So delicious…

It still doesn't compare to ramen though. And she knew that. She's always brought some extra ramen for me. Ah, ramen, one of the many mysteries of Kagome's time.

Like that male she kissed," What does she see in him?" I thought out loud. "He's weak. I can even smell it on him."

I sighed and stared at the lake before me. It was in a clearing in the forest. It was beautiful, just like-

I heard a rustling in the bushes. I readied myself. But then I smelt it… Lavender and mint.

 

Kagome…

 

"There you are," she said," I was worried. She then put on a wary smile, "I- I saved you some ramen. Beef, your favorite."

"Thanks." I said flatly. She sighed, handing me some chopsticks.

 

She took a deep breath, "Listen, I'm sorry about the whole… ordeal today. What with your ears and all. And the s-i-t word. It wasn't right for me to do that. I acted childish and immature. I'm sorry, Inuyasha."

I was stunned. A few weeks in her time had really given her some insight. I nodded, swallowing my noodles, "Thank you, Kagome."

"And I know they're your ears. It's just… they're cute…" she trailed off.

I became irritated, "They are not cute."

She laughed. Gods, how I loved her laugh. "One of these days," she said," You'll see what I mean."

 

She looked toward the lake, "We've come a long way, haven't we?"

I understood her, "Yep." I thought for a moment, "We still haven't stopped arguing though."

She laughed again, "No, I guess not."

'But we have our moments.' I thought to myself happily.

 

She suddenly turned to me. "Inuyasha?"

"Yeah?"

"Close your eyes."

I sat back on my elbows, "What for?"

"It's a surprise."

I rolled my eyes, but I closed them. I felt her crawl closer to me, and she put her hands behind my neck. Heat rose to my cheeks as I felt her lips close to my neck. She lifted something over my head and kissed my cheek. If possible, I became redder.

"Okay, you can open them." She said cheerfully. The first thing I saw was her smile, and then my eyes dropped to her hand. My rosary was in her hand. I looked at her, unbelievingly.

She giggled, "Told you it was a surprise."

"Well, you sure did a good job of it." I said. "Why?"

She looked at me, as if she were surprised, "Uh, let's see. You defeated Naraku, completed the Jewel, and saved millions of lives along the way. Don't you think you deserve a little something?" she twirled the rosary around her finger, "Why not your freedom?"

 

Huh. Now that made sense. Sounded pretty good too.

"What are you going to do now, since you can't 'sit' me anymore?" I asked.

"Well, you know. I could rub your ears in front of everyone." She said, clearly joking.

I put on a fake look of anger, "You wouldn't dare."

"Oh, I would dare." She said, mimicking me.

"No you won't!" I said tackling her. I pinned her down to the ground, she laughed. I stared at her, blushed and then climbed off of her. Why did I do that? What had come over me?

She interrupted me by tackling me, now, "That was pathetic." She said. She thought for a moment, "How about, if you pin me enough times to where I'm exhausted, I won't scratch your ears in front of everyone. However, if I manage to subdue you completely, that will be a punishment."

I glared competitively, "You're on."

 

-(Five Minutes Later)-

 

She was so obviously tired. She was panting trying to get out from underneath me. Which she managed to do for the third time, out of the hundreds of times I'd pinned her down.

"Ha! Pinned ya again!" She said throwing up her hands in triumph.

I managed to fake a blush, "Er… Kagome…" I said, trying to point out how we were positioned.

She blushed, "Oh. I'm sorry."

I win! I tackled her, and I knew that was the final one, "Therefore, scratching my ears will not be a punishment."

She huffed, "Fine, fine. You're no fun."

"And you're a sore loser." I said getting off of her.

 

I laid down in the grass. And I closed my eyes. Kagome came over and began to rub my ears.

"Hey." I said weakly.

"Oh, come on! I know you like it." She put my head in her lap and continued the heavenly rubbing.

 

I had soon fallen asleep.

 

(Kagome's Point of View)

 

I massaged his ears for a while after he'd fallen asleep. His head lay in my lap as I cupped his cheeks. My thumbs traced his eyebrows, nose, eyelids, and finally, his lips. A small moan escaped from him as I did so. I blushed.

The temptation to kiss him was almost unbearable. But I resisted, not wanting to see a negative reaction from him.

I thought back to Kaguya's castle. I'd never been so scared in my entire life. I didn't know what I would do without Inuyasha. It was so scary; I thought I'd lose him. And I remember thinking, that if he was going to leave me forever, then I was going to give him what was rightfully his…

 

My first kiss.

 

I know it wasn't perfect, nor was it the best one, but in the end, I realized that it was right.

It didn't matter how scared I was or how sad I was that he was going to leave me, I loved him. More than anything.

But now, I'm not sure what my feelings are for him. I know that he's my friend and all, heck, he's probably the only guy I've ever really connected with, now that I think about it. He may not be as understanding as I want him to be, but he's still the only guy I've ever trusted.

Sango and I have had many discussions about Inuyasha. She's helped me through more things in my life than you can imagine. Perhaps, when I look back on it, I was just a foolish school girl with a child-like crush. But that wouldn't really make sense with all the dreams I'd had about him…

 

I blushed.

 

They weren't like, dirty, I guess is the word for it. They were… happy. It was mainly what I'd pictured my first kiss with Inuyasha to be like, or what our children would look like. What our married lives would be like…

But I guess that won't be happening anytime soon. Mother had told me how she had gotten dad. She said she'd acted like she wasn't interested, even though she'd been in love with him for as long as she'd known him. So I started doing that. But I guess that's not really getting over anything, is it?

I sighed, laid Inuyasha's head on the ground and I followed suit, by lying down next to him. And once again, I began to dream about what it would be like to kiss Inuyasha, without the worry of his demon side attacking me.

 

*The Next Morning, No POV change*

 

I woke up to an unfamiliar warmth next to me. It took me a minute to realize that it was Inuyasha. Not only was he next to me, but had me in his arms. I blushed. I wiggled a moment, he growled a little, and went back to sleep.

 

(Inuyasha's Point of View)

 

I growled a little bit when I felt Kagome move, I realized that I was holding her. I bit my lip, embarrassed. (A/N: They get embarrassed a lot, don't they?) She snuggled into me. My heart raced.

For some odd reason, I plunged my face into her hair, smelling it. My eyes opened lazily as my nose drank in the scent. 'Gods above…' I thought.

She moved again, and that made her move away from my face. I didn't like that…

 

"Grrr-uf!" I growled softly.

She giggled.

I lifted an eyebrow, "And what, may I ask, is so funny?"

"That noise you just made." She said.

"What noise?"

"Nevermind…" She laughed slightly. But then her face turned sad.

I frowned, "What's the matter?"

"I'm going to have to leave soon." She said sadly.

"What? Kagome, you just got back. Shippos' gonna-"

She interrupted me, "Inuyasha, look, the jewels' completed, Narakus' gone. What more purpose do I serve?" she said.

I glared, "You have no idea, do you? You mean so much to everybody. Look at Sango and Miroku. They're like your brother and sister. Shippo, he's practically your son. And me, Kagome. You have no idea how much you mean to me." I swallowed hard at the lump in my throat, "I- I need you."

I could smell her tears. I was worried now, had I made her mad?

 

She spoke, "I-Inuyasha…" She swallowed, "I didn't know you cared that much… Kikyo…"

"Kikyo is dead, Kagome. She never was and never will be." I said. (A/N: *Starts singing "Everybody's Fool"* I continued, "She tried to kill you and me. Along with everyone else. I can't love someone that tries to kill everyone I'm close to. Especially you."

By this time, we were both sitting up. Kagome was letting her tears fall freely now. Before I could respond, she hugged me, crying and pouring her heart out to me, "I-I didn't w-want to say goodbye! I-I couldn't bear it!"

"I-I know. I couldn't either… I-I couldn't either." I started to feel tears myself. It quite surprised me, since I'd never been this open with her before. I really needed to say that though. I sighed and hugged her tightly.

Suddenly, I had an idea.

"Kagome, uh… Would you want to live here? I mean, you could visit your family for a few days each month, but would you want to live here?" 'With me…'

She looked up at me, with her tear streaked face. I wiped them off as she responded, "You'd want me to live here? With you? And everybody else?"

I frowned, "That is, if you want to."

She smiled, "Of course!" She paused, "Where will I live?"

It was my turn to smile, "I'll take care of that." She lifted an eyebrow, but said nothing else.

My stomach growled, Kagome laughed, "Let's go and eat breakfast." She winked and I helped her up. She offered her hand to me, I blushed. Gods I'm going soft. It was ironic, how, that I could unleash the Backlash Wave on hundreds of demons from a far, and yet, I couldn't reach ten inches to grasp a woman's hand.

So, I took it shyly and we walked on the path toward the village. To my home… To our home…

 

____(End Chapter One)____

 

A haiku, for joo! =^.^=

 

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Oddery