InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Full House ❯ Revelations ( Chapter 11 )

Full House

By Enchanted Angel

Chapter 11: Revelations

AN: The story is ending soon, but….not yet! I still have a bit to go! Happy reading!

I watched in horror as Kagome's hand sunk under the black water.

A million thoughts flashed through my mind right then.

Is this the part where I dive in after her and try to save her, but might only succeed on killing us both?

`No. I'm not stupid enough to risk my life for….her….' I thought stubbornly.

"Hell, I'll do it anyway!" I said aloud stripping off the top of my kimono and diving in.

The water was ICE. I opened my eyes and peered down into the depths.

The pond itself was only about five feet deep, but there was something at the bottom that made it so black, you thought couldn't see the bottom.

I strained my eyes.

It was a whirlpool.

A whirlpool? At the bottom of a pond?

`Well, Kagome got sucked in….' I thought.

I didn't know where it left off, for all I know, Kagome could be dead.

`But….what if this is the portal to the Feudal Era? How will I get back?'

`Kagome might be in trouble, shut up and dive!' another voice yelled.

I took one last fleeting glance at the clear water above me and all I saw was a swirl of white - my hair.

`Screw that, just dive….' I thought.

I gave the water around me a hard push and I was thrust closer to the black swirling hole. I could feel the suction power as it tried to pull me in. I didn't stop myself and I just drifted toward it. And all I knew was black.

~*~

I looked around me. I saw purple swirls. I fell into an endless abyss of purple. My unruly black hair was swirling around me, my wet clothes clung to me like cheesecloth. I reached out with my hand, but could feel nothing but nothingness itself. There was nothing for me to grab, nothing for me to breathe, nothing for me to hold. I was falling. The sensation was tingling at my fingers and my toes. It gave me an odd feel in my stomach. It was cold, and void. There was nothing less, nothing more to describe it; only one word - nothingness.

I gasped when I was once again plunged into water. All the air was pushed out of my lungs as I hit the cold wet once again. I inhaled, but I only inhaled water. I lungs screamed with pain as the water filled them with ice. I felt my muscles seize up. I opened my mouth to scream, the pain was unbearable, but only a single, soundless bubble emerged from my open mouth. I kicked my marble-still legs futilely but with no avail. They wouldn't move. My muscles cramped, and I started to sink into blackness….

~*~

I was plunged into water once more. I took in a breath as soon as I felt the cold water hit my toes. I opened my golden eyes to see a dark figure sinking slowly.

Kagome.

As soon as my body emerged from the hole, it closed up. I kicked off the ground in a powerful push and launched my body off of the sandy floor in an attempt to get to her.

I caught her in my arms and battled with the water to get to the surface.

I broke the surface and took a gulp of air.

I looked around while treading water with Kagome hanging limply in my arms.

The shore was only about 10 feet away.

`I will make it.'

I swam slowly, fatigue starting to build in my cramped and tired muscles, but I willed myself to continue.

Do it for Rin. Do it for you. Do it for Kagome.

I swam with a burst of energy until my feet touched the bottom.

I staggered with the unconscious woman in my arms to shore, and collapsed on the ground with her in my arms.

I laid her down and checked if she was breathing.

Negative.

I gingerly placed my hands at the base of her ribcage and pushed down lightly, forcing her diaphragm to push out any water she might have swallowed.

Common sense.

I kept on pushing.

She started breathing, but very lightly.

"Come on Kagome!" I whispered pushing again, more forcefully.

She coughed.

`Yes!' I pushed again.

Her eyes fluttered open. She turned over and coughed out mouthfuls of water.

She turned back over and groaned and stared at the blue sky.

"Thanks Sesshou." She said rolling onto her side and looking at me with a weird expression in her deep brown eyes.

I allowed a small smirk.

"Well, I couldn't let you go in and then die. Well, you've gotten me back to my time." I said looking around at Feudal Japan.

"But, I want to go back!" she wailed looking at me and sitting bolt upright.

"Well, we do have to get back to tell the others." I moaned sitting up as well.

"Sesshou, aren't you cold? You don't have a shirt…." She said, a blush starting to stain her cheeks.

I realized that it was kind of cold.

My tail was wet; if I wrapped it around myself I would get even colder. It was then I started shivering.

Kagome came over and pushed my legs apart.

Confused, I just stared but let her have her way.

She then turned around and nestled herself against my chest.

I looked at her, stunned.

"What? Don't look at me like that! I'm keeping you warm until we can think of something better to do….Oh! Wait here!"

The warmth she had provided me for the temporary time vanished as she stood up and ran to the pond edge.

"Stay here." Then taking one large jump, she dove back into the pond.

"Wait! You can't get back…." I shouted after, I ran and dove in after her.

I saw her at the bottom of the pond looking at the sandy floor and stepping on it.

I almost smiled, but I hid that and swam down to her. I wrapped an arm around her slim waist and dragged her back up.

She looked into my eyes and smiled, then let me take her to the surface.

We broke the surface once more and swam to the shore. It felt odd that she was wrapped in my arms, but….it was somehow….right.

She blushed when I kept my arm around her waist when we were walking back to our original spot.

We sat down, her between my legs.

We both soon drifted off into a comfortable sleep.

~*~

I woke up later with Sesshoumaru's arms wrapped possessively around my waist. I blushed when I realized that he was half naked.

`Why should I care? I've been with him for a long time.' I thought. `But, what exactly do I feel for him? Is he a friend? Can I even consider him a friend? He was an enemy when the Shikon no Tama existed. But is he still? I feel as if I've known him my whole life….It feels right to be held in his arms….But why do I feel this way? I've never felt this way….not even for Hojo….not when we were dating and I told him I loved him. I never felt like this when he held me. Sesshoumaru….makes my heart beat faster….I can't describe it….Is it possible that I'm in love?' I thought.

`But how does he feel? Does he feel the same way? Does he like me in any way?'

I sat there, staring at the darkening sky. The cries of demons sounded far away, echoing and bouncing off the pink clouds. I felt for my dagger hidden within my kimono sleeve - an old habit.

`Should I tell him this? Should I tell him how I feel?' I asked myself as I watched the sunset.

`I can't hold it back forever….'

`I can't do it.'

`But I have to….He has to know.'

`I'll tell him when he wakes up.' I decided.

~*~

I woke up when I felt Kagome stir against my chest.

I got up and tightened my arms around her waist. I didn't want this to end….

I pulled her closer and rested my chin on her shoulder.

She gasped when our bodies met, my chest flat against her back.

Something was troubling her. I could tell by her face.

"What's wrong?" I whispered into her ear.

She leaned back and rested the back of her head into the hollow into my bare shoulder, then she slowly turned around.

"Sesshoumaru….we've got to talk…." She said reaching for my hands and holding them with her small ones.

I panicked.

`What's wrong? Does she not want to stay with me?'

I could feel the concern seeping into my golden eyes.

"What's wrong?" I asked worriedly.

A heavy blush was staining her porcelain cheeks.

"Sesshoumaru….I-I think I-I'm falling….for you…." She said, looking down at my hands, not daring to look at me.

I stared, shocked.

I couldn't say a thing.

`She likes me?'

"I-I understand….if you don't…..like me back…." She choked. "And I'm sorry….for a girl like me….to like you….but it h-happened…."

I was startled even more when I felt something wet fall on my hand.

Tears.

Her tears.

She was crying.

All because of me.

"I-I guess I'll go n-now…." she sniffled out and getting up.

`ACT NOW YOU BAKA!' a voice screamed at me from within my head.

I kept a firm grip on her hands and pulled her back down.

I grabbed her shoulders and pulled her forward and planted my lips on hers firmly. I felt her wet tears touch my cheeks.

`Damn bastard….why'd you make her cry?' I thought to myself.

At that moment, only one word summed up what I felt for her - love.

AN: haha, another cliffie! REVIEW!!