InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Duty Calls ❯ Feelings ( Chapter 4 )

Duty Calls

Chapter Four

Feelings

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Disclaimer: My name isn't Rumiko Takahashi and I don't own Shogakukan Yomiuri TV Sunrise or Viz. Obviously I don't own Inu.

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Groaning, Kagome slowly awoke from her slumber. Opening her eyes, she blinked, all she saw was red. She snuggled closer, into the warm body holding her as InuYasha's arms tightened around her.

`mm.. warm.'

A light and happy, almost giddy feeling filled her. InuYasha's embrace was always so warm and comfortable, and it gave her the feeling of security, of eternal safety. Lifting her head, Kagome gazed at InuYasha. His eyes were closed, and his head was rested against the rough bark of the tree. His breathing was deep and even. He was, by all appearances, asleep.

She smiled. Conscious InuYasha and unconscious InuYasha were very different. Either way, to her, he seemed resplendent. His conscious self was gruff and masculine, radiating energy and power, godly like. His subconscious self was sweet and calm, seemingly vulnerable. He had a boyish naivety to him, as if nothing could harm him. His visage was tranquil, his body relaxed as opposed to the tensed and alertness of his awakened self. Sleep seemed to be the only time he experienced serenity.

Kagome rested her cheek against his chest, head turned upward, still gazing at InuYasha. She wanted to be able to bring serenity to his life, to bring that happiness, that engulfed him while he was sleeping, to him while he was awake.

To help put at ease the turmoil that was inside him. No matter the path he chose to take, whether he stay with her, go with Kikyo or anywhere else, she only wished he would be happy. Hanyous and youkai were greatly feared and considered beasts.. monsters. A lot of them were not, especially not InuYasha. He deserved more respect then most people, yet he never demanded it nor expected it. He acts rude and arrogant, but as they say, actions speak louder than words and InuYasha's actions spoke volumes. He deserved to be Happy.

She wanted to be able to truly make him feel, consciously, the quietude that came to him in slumber. To show him that he was loved and wanted.

If he would let her, maybe she could.

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He kept his eyes closed, and he steadied his breathing. He could tell that Kagome was awake, and he could tell she was looking at him. He had been awake for awhile, thinking over the past two years, and all that's happened between him and Kagome.

When she awoke, he had planned to go back to Kaede's, but as she gazed at him, he could tell she was relaxed. Strangely, her stare did not make him feel uncomfortable. Most times, he felt like she was inspecting him, and her scrutiny made him nervous, as if she'd find something. A flaw, a reason to reject him.

Rejection. He could cut down thousands of youkai with one swing of Tetsusaiga, he could take down many of them, with just his claws. He could do all of it, without fear. But the one thing he feared, would ultimately be his end. If Kagome were to reject him, to push him away, it would, no doubt, destroy him. Kagome, was his life. She had such faith in him, she made him feel like he could do anything, and for her, he would. Her name truly suited her for she brought a light to his life, she gave him a reason to live.

So many times had he been rejected, a castaway. Outcast by everyone, he was a pariah, living alone, depending solely on himself, trusting in no one. Forsaken was the life he thought he'd always live, but Kagome changed everything. She showed him compassion. She treated him as a friend, as an equal, completely accepting him for what he was, even though she shouldn't have. Her faith and forgiveness was never ending, no matter how badly he treated her. She was an ethereal being, beautiful and majestic, truly a masterpiece of the Kami.

She taught him how to trust again, how to love again. Even though she deserved better, he planned on staying by her for as long as she'd allow him to, and even after she rejects him, which he prayed to the Kami would never happen, he'd protect her always.

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Youkai: Demon

Kami: God

Hanyou: Half-demon

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A/N: Seemed fluffy. Meh.

"Her name truly suited her for she brought a light to his life, she gave him a reason to live."

If anyone was wondering, I'm pretty sure Kagome's name means something like "bringer of light".