InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Even Evil Has Reincarnates ❯ Celebrating Victories ( Chapter 6 )
[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]
DISCLAIMER-
Unfortunately, this story and the characters herein pertain to Rumiko Takahasi.
Except for a select few... those are MINE! ALL MINE!!!!!!
(Clears throat)
This story is rated M for Maturity.
Hanyou thoughts
Demon thoughts
Human thoughts
Note: Only those words that are not frequently used in fanfics will I put a translation to. I mean, come on… we know what a BAKA is…right?
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Chapter 6 - Celebrating Victories
Kagome was frustrated. She crossed her arms over her chest and cast the hanyou before her a glare that would melt the morning frost.
“InuYasha! I haven't been home in over a month! I almost died! I would like to see my family you know!”
Trying not to wince at her `almost dying' comment, he retorted, “Keh. Fine! We'll go for a couple of days to visit your family and we'll come back after three days!”
“Four!”
“Three! You ain't got anymore of those stupid `tests' anymore! THREE!!!!”
Kagome pouted her lip, made sure her eyes watered and blinked at him with a look of pure innocence, a look that could challenge his best puppy face.
“P-p-pa-weeeease can we stay four?” She clasped her hands together.
“Ke-k-Keh! Fine! Four! No More!” 'I hate it when she does the lost puppy look! Keh! And I'm the dog demon, hmph!'
Kagome giggled and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek 'The pup-faced baby stutter...Never fails'
“Sneaky wench.”
With another quick smile she asked, “Can we leave tonight after the celebration?”
“Yeah. I don't understand why in the hells they want to have a celebration for...” InuYasha stated with his ears flattened on his head.
Miroku cleared his throat and with a smile/smirk on his face, “Well for one, I am kazaana free, two, that my beloved Sango and I will finally be able to get married, meaning she'll bear my children--”
“Watch it Houshi!” Sango jabbed him with her elbow, in his side. She tried to sound angry but it sounded more playful than threatening. She wasn't kidding anyone. She was ecstatic. Sango continued with the reasons with a smile on her lips, “My brother is safe... we'll be able to rebuild our village...”
Shippo jumped unto InuYasha's shoulder, “Don't forget my parents were avenged!”
Kagome looked at her family on this side of the well and with a sad smile, “Kikyo was finally set free...”
At the mention of her name, InuYasha sported the look of a neglected child, “Keh. Yeah, yeah, I get it now shut it.”
Kagome stood up and dusted herself off, “Sango, lets go take a bath so we can get ready for tonight! You can wear the kimono I brought you like a year ago!!”
Sango stood up and at that moment, Kagome noticed that Sango looked like a normal twenty-one year old now. Happy. Carefree. 'I guess burden can add on years'
They left arm in arm, whispering and giggling.
InuYasha, Miroku and Shippo were left behind, looking as the two women in their lives strolled off to the hotsprings.
“Well, I'm going to go play with Satori!” Shippo ran off to play with his local crush.
InuYasha looked at Shippo's retreating little form, “Keh! I swear you rubbed off your lechery on that runt Bouzo.”
Miroku had a wistful look on his face, “Ah yes, at least there will be a family member carrying the trait from now on…”
InuYasha observed the honest look displayed on the monks face, “So you really plan on stopping the ass grabbings now that you're getting mated to Sango?”
Miroku looked pained for all of two seconds. He sighed, “Yes my friend. There will be no need to grab the unattainable if what I want is right in front of me.”
InuYasha looked at Miroku with a sense of longing. 'I hear ya Houshi.'
As if reading his thoughts, Miroku cleared his throat before he spoke. “So... InuYasha... What are your intentions with Lady Kagome now that there are no battles against a greater evil to fight and no more lover's triangles?”
InuYasha looked at the Houshi with pure unadulterated-panic, “K-k-Ke...Wha?? What intentions?! Don't know what the hell ya talking about lecher?”
Trying to suppress a chuckle or full blown laugh, he clasped a hand on the hanyou's shoulder and looked at him with both, sympathy and understanding, “InuYasha, you and I, are both friends, ne? Anything you tell me, I swear to the Kami's will not be heard outside this circle of trust.”
With a loud sigh he looked at the soon-to-be ex-monk. There was no trace of ridicule or lies. `Keh. If he does lie and he tells anyone, I'll stick his head up his own—`
“InuYasha? Your intentions?” Miroku had a dead serious look on his face.
“Miroku... I made my choice... long before Kikyo's death. I've -- I never-- I have always been alone. Taught that hanyou's were not to be loved. Not to have mates. To remain alone until their deaths. I was never accepted. That is...until you all came along.”
With a soft smile, Miroku said, “Yes, I know all that. You have yet to answer what you're intentions are with Kagome...”
“Keh! Let me get to it!” Under his breath he mumbled, “stupid monk” and he continued, “I plan on speaking with Kagome. I plan to tell her what I feel... tonight, while we go visit her home. I'll ask her and see what it is she wants... if she wants me... and where she wants to stay. I'm sure she'll want to purify the stupid jewel on whatever side she wants to stay, in case the well closes.”
Looking straight into the monk's face with a smirk, “So to answer you ya nosey monk.... I intend to ask her to be my mate and hope to the Kamis she'll accept.”
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Later on that afternoon, the men still waited for their women to finish getting ready.
“What the fuck is taking those wenches so long?! How long does it take to take a damn bath and put on a fucking kimono?!”
Miroku visibly rolled his eyes in regards to his less than patient hanyou friend. “Calm down InuYasha. I'm sure they will soon enough make their presence known.”
“Keh.”
InuYasha looked around and was surprised at how much effort was put into this `celebration'.
There was food everywhere, cases of sake and the villagers all cleaned up nicely to celebrate their young 'heroes'.
A few moments later, the wind carried over the most beautiful, calming scent to his nose. InuYasha closed his eyes and immediately felt a sense of calm. 'Kagome'
He turned around and had to do everything in his power to not drool, keep his mouth shut and not howl and definitely not let his inner beast go hump her leg in front of everyone.
Miroku was not making the effort at all.
Kagome and Sango approached the men, a little nervously.
Kagome had to hold back a battle with herself not to laugh at the comical expression on Miroku's face and the accompanying fierce blush of her sister next to her.
She had to admit, Sango was beautiful, but cleaned up the girl can give any woman a run for her money. She had brought her best friend a beautiful kimono from her time and Sango did the kimono more than justice.
It was a mauve-pink kimono with flowers detailed in oranges, purples and whites. Her obi was a beautiful lavender, which Kagome thought, went well with her trademark pink eye shadow. She kept her signature high ponytail but, Kagome made sure it looked a bit more elegant.
Kagome herself was nervous because she could not read or decipher InuYasha's face, his expression was blank. He did have a blush going on though.
She had wanted to `fit' into the time period, a little more, so when she bought Sango's kimono, she bought herself one as well.
She was wearing a smoky-grey silk kimono, with red-outlined, pink sakura leaves, with a bright pink obi. She had barely-there make-up on but, just enough to accentuate her eyes. The only thing throwing off the beautiful assemble was her arm-sling. Her injuries still hurt and the sling kept her from moving that side too much.
When they finally reached the guys, Miroku grabbed a hand from both ladies and pressed a quick peck of both their hands.
He was obviously ignoring the warning growl coming from behind him.
“The Kamis must be feeling gracious to allow us to be in the presence of two beautiful women such as yourselves.”
He turned to Sango, “My lovely Sango, you make this humble monk doubt if he is worthy enough to be called your husband” With that comment, he had Sango blushing like a school girl.
He held out his arm for her, “Thank you— Miroku, as long as you remember to keep your hands to yourself...”
Miroku pretended to be hurt by her comment but, was secretly ecstatic she had said his name, “My dearest wife-to-be, I am still a man of the cloth and--”
“Yeah yeah, just remember that HOUSHI and we'll be fine”. She sent him a half-hearted glare and she linked her own arm with his and they walked towards the festivities.
Kagome looked back to InuYasha who was looking her up and down, still with nothing to give off anything positive or negative but definitely was eyeing her.
“InuYasha? Hello?” She kept waving her `sling-less' arm in front of his face and no reaction. 'Maybe I am reminding him of Kikyo?'
With a frown and sudden sadness, an accompanying barely audible mumble, she began heading back to the hut. “I-I'll go change.”
Before she could take two steps, she was thrown over the hanyou's shoulder and taken out of sight from the rest of the villagers.
When he put her down, “InuYasha, what's—”
He grabbed her and pulled her flush against his chest and nuzzled into her neck.
“Don-Don't change... you look... look...Kami...” He shut his eyes tight and let out a grunt, “you look fucking beautiful Kagome.”
Still not convinced, blushing just the same, she reached a hand up to his ear and gently started scratching, “It's ok InuYasha, if seeing me dressed like this brings back some kind of painful memory, I'll go change...”
“No, that wasn't it at all! Ka-Kagome... Just... when...(growl)...”
She furrowed her brow. “What is it InuYasha you can talk to—”
He didn't let her finish, he dove in eagerly for a rough kiss, licking at her lips begging her for entrance. When she opened her mouth, he half groaned half whimpered as he had been given the most precious gift.
He felt that if he didn't kiss her, touch her in some way, his demon would take over and do something about it. At least that was his excuse and he was sticking to it.
When he was sure she would stay quiet and before he lost all composure, he really needed all self-control to keep his demon at bay, he looked down into his angel's eyes, “You made me speechless Kagome.”
He spoke to her now between kisses, “I ...needed...to...control...myself...”
He smirked, “It's hard to control my demon when you come out looking like that wench.”
Trying to hold back an internal 'yippee' she blushed a little, ok a lot, looked him in the eye and with some uncertainty still asked, “So you like?”
He gulped and nodded.
She grabbed his hand and started pulling him back towards the village, “Good... I would hope you did...let's go celebrate”
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Later on that night, the inu-gang was sitting together enjoying the music, food and of course sake.
Miroku and Sango were, for lack of a better term, a 'wee-bit' tipsy.
They were dancing, laughing and Sango even did some groping that made Miroku blush, which in turn, then made Sango laugh until she could not breathe.
Shippo was showing Satori his kitsune magic and she would clap, giggle and encourage the little guy.
Even InuYasha had had some sake but of course, “Keh! My Hanyou blood is nothing like you weakling humans; I can handle my sake fine!”
Hence, after another cup, he was feeling (not admittedly) tipsy. Kagome on the other hand, wanted a clear mind. She wanted to enjoy her family's joy and take it all in. 'I need to talk to InuYasha before we go back to my time'
“Hey InuYasha... want to go for a walk with me?”
“O-K, Ka-go-me.” He attempted to stand with some dignity with a little stumble here and there but, he managed with a triumphant wobbly proud smirk.
Kagome giggled and held out her hand, which he did not hesitate to take.
They walked towards the Goshinboku and once they reached it, Kagome released InuYasha's hand to walk up to the tree.
She lifted her hand and touched the mark where InuYasha had been bound by one of Kikyo's arrows for fifty years. Where she met and released the hanyou that would forever change her world. Where she met the love of her life and her best friend.
As she was reminiscing, she found herself being lifted bridal style to sit in the tree.
“InuYasha! You have to stop scaring me like that! You scare about 10 lives off me every time!” She wanted to sound angry but, that was impossible with a gorgeous tipsy hanyou nuzzling and nibbling on her neck.
“Mmmm, InuYasha... I... I...what...are...oh...you doing?” She leaned her head to the side to give him better access. “How can I talk with you doing that?”
“Uh-huh, exactly wench, now lemme concentrate here...” He all but slurred.
She groaned. “Oh, oh Kammmmmmi.... InuYasha! I have something important to say!” She thought her eyes were going to roll out the back of her head pretty soon.
She almost whimpered when he stopped but, she didn't have time to voice it because she was now turned around so quickly she was nose-to-nose with a frustrated and 'happy' hanyou.
Kagome could not help it and started laughing.
“Oi! What's so funny wench?!” He bellowed, which in turn only caused Kagome to laugh more.
“Oi! I said -”
He was shut up when Kagome gave him a slow teasing kiss.
“Shaddup for a second InuYasha” She gave him a smile and he just blinked...once…twice.
“InuYasha, I've been thinking... and.... um.... I wanna know what you think.”
She started fidgeting with his haori and twisting and bunching it in her hands.
'Wench is nervous 'bout something.' InuYasha felt a panic building in his chest. 'Is she going to tell me she's not coming back?'
Kagome had stopped talking because InuYasha seemed to be in his own world at the moment.
She waited for him to confirm that he was listening. She continued when he grabbed the hands that were fidgeting on him and gave them a small squeeze.
“Kag -“
He swallowed the lump in his throat. He was instantly sobered. “Kagome, just, please, say what you have to say…”
She nodded and smiled, “When we go back to my time this time around, I think it will be my last time back in that time.”
Kagome stayed quiet for a moment, giving him time to react. When she saw him swivel his ears forward, and do the double blink, she knew she had his attention so she continued, “I don't know if after I purify the jewel the well will close and ... my era, my home... doesn't really feel like a home anymore. So I will be on this side when I purify the jewel. What I wanted to know InuYasha is… will you let me stay here with you?”
A couple of moments passed and he said nothing. He wouldn't even look into Kagome's eyes. His bangs curtained over his eyes not allowing her to see his reaction.
Kagome felt her heart was being ripped or in this case, clawed to millions of pieces. `He doesn't want me here...'
In a barely audible yet dangerous whisper, she gritted her words through clenched teeth, “You know what InuYasha? Forget it, if you don't want me aroundfine!”
He went to grab and hug her but she was pissed off and starting yelling at him.
“LET ME DOWN INUYASHA! I GET IT!”
“What exactly do you get Kagome? Hm?” He said keeping his head down and his eyes hidden from her.
Kagome couldn't contain herself and starting crying and screaming, “I get it! You don't want me here! Kami! Did you think by not responding and playing dead that I would forget you were right in front of my face?! I wasn't practicing a speech on myself you know?!”
“Kagome...”
“InuYasha, I mean it damn it! Pl-P-Please let m-m-me d-d-own” She let out an anguished cry. She was sobbing beyond control to the point she could hardly breathe and was hiccupping.
He grabbed her again; her resolve was so defeated that she went limp in his arms.
He rested his chin on top of her head, “You really are a baka... I was quiet because I was in shock ya know? No one, I mean no one has ever asked me if they could stay. I'm usually left or being rejected... Kagome... you would make me a happier beyond belief if you stayed.”
Kagome looked up into her hanyou's eyes that played every emotion she wanted to hear out of his mouth but, she accepted his love by steps. “InuYasha, I-I love you. I belong by your side. You are my home.”
“Kagome...” He kept his mouth shut tight. 'Dammit Kagome, I love you too why is it so hard to say?'
She put her fingers up to his lips. She knew it was a whole other thing to admit something out loud.
“InuYasha, I know... that is, I think I know your feelings. Actions are much easier than words sometimes. I don't need the words right now InuYasha... someday I will though... right now... this is a good start.”
He felt a burning sensation in the back of his eyes. How had he been blessed with such a beautiful, understanding, pure soul? He cleared his throat.
“You ready to go back home yet?”
She gave him that smile that always lit up his life. “I'm ready to go say goodbye to my family, then I'll come back home”
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