InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Go Home Kagome ❯ Pavlov's Bell ( Chapter 6 )

Chapter Six

 

Note: I almost forgot. I don't own Inuyasha, all anime characters here belong to Rumiko Takahashi so please don't sue me. I am poor and the only thing you would get is my grumpy hedgehog.

 

 

2005:

 

The window was open. After all these months it was open and light shone through it. Inuyasha sat in the God Tree overlooking the temple. He was content to stay in the tree. He felt safe. The tree wouldn't judge or yell at him.

 

He'd known the exact moment she sat foot on the temple grounds. The buzz in his head took off again. It'd been quiet for so long but it was back. He tried to honor his word and stay with Kikyo. But anytime he was with her he could barely think over the noise in his brain.

 

Kagome wanted so much. She had high expectations of him, herself and the world. She never accepted anything at face value. She pulled life in by the nose and demanded more. Inuyasha dangled his foot off the tree branch. Kagome was what Miroku had called `high maintenance.'

 

Hell, I should've given her to Sesshomaru. That would've taken care of two problems at once. Ever since he took in that kid he's gone a bit soft. Kagome would have driven him nuts.

 

He grinned at the notion but it faded when he remembered how he felt when he thought Sesshomaru killed Kagome during the battle over Tetsusaiga.

 

He quickly abandoned the thought of her dead or injured. Speaking of kids, he really had to hand it to Souta. If it weren't for him he'd lost his senses months ago.

 

Souta read Kagome's letter aloud. He shared Kagome's pictures and even her grades. Inuyasha helped Souta with the Welcome Home sign a few weeks ago. It was his idea to put the band aides on it. He never forgot the time Kagome's first aide kit saved them when they stormed the castle beyond the mirror.

 

In her letters, Kagome sometimes seemed lonely. Other times she was excited and happy. He was insanely jealous of this Booger person though he'd take another arrow to the chest before he'd ever admit it. Souta offered to help him write Kagome. He declined. There was nothing in his life that could compare to everything new in hers. He wanted to do something…but didn't know what.

 

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2003:

One night Souta found Inuyasha in the God Tree. It was close to Kagome's birthday. For some reason modern people put so much effort into their silly birthdays. He was wearing her locket and had it open in his hand. Kagome stared back up at him her mouth open in mid screech. The good old days…. He grinned despite himself. Souta shouted up to him.

 

“Whatcha doing Inuyasha?”

 

He snapped the locket shut and dropped it under his red kimono. “Nothing. Waiting on you…Got any of them Ramen noodles?”

 

“Nah, mom hasn't gone to the store yet but she will soon. Grandpa is out of that prune tea he likes.”

Both guys made a face at the notion of drinking such a vile substance. Inuyasha peered down and saw Souta had a letter in his hand.

 

“Writing Kagome?”

 

“Yeah it's almost her birthday. Hey would you like to write something for her?”

 

Inuyasha's belly turned inside out at the thought. “Nothing new round here worth telling.”

 

“You know Inuyasha you can send her something besides a letter. Maybe a small gift or token.”

 

This intrigued him. It could be down without having to think of something to say. Inuyasha nodded. “Okay.”

 

He jumped from his branch and landed beside Souta. He pulled out the Tetsusaiga and cut off a small piece of his hair.

 

There. She always loves pulling on it. Now she can tug all she wants and leave my head in peace.

 

He nonchalantly passed it to Souta. “Thanks Inuyasha, she'll like this.”

 

“Yeah I know…” He raised his fist and shook it half heartedly. “Don't tell her it was my idea. Just send it.” He put down his fist and looked away.

 

“I think that can be arranged.” Souta slipped it into the envelope.

 

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2005:

Now Inuyasha sat watching the light, wondering if the climb to her window was worth the trouble. He'd said some stupid things. But that's just how he was and certainly by now Kagome knew that. He wasn't as perfect as she wanted him to be. She couldn't still be mad…could she?

 

He dropped from his tree branch to the pavement. He crept up to the house and leapt onto the roof ledge near her window. He closed his eyes and sampled the air.

 

Kagome.

 

She smelled strange but underneath it was still her. He shimmied up under the window and cautiously peered in.

 

She lay on her side, fully dressed, dead to the world asleep and snoring. Loudly. Her hair spilled over the pillow. Some English drivel played on the small TV on her desk. Her suitcases lay in a careless pile next to her door.

 

Inuyasha ducked his head and slipped though the window into the room. He was careful but still certain she wouldn't be waking up anytime soon. He found her diploma lying next to the TV. It was embossed with a gold seal and he ran his finger over the foreign words. It amazed him that a thin sheet of paper could mean so much. He turned to face her.

 

Kagome.

 

She was different but still very much the same. Her wrists were painfully thin but her hips were rounder and her breasts fuller. Her blue sweater was pulled tightly across them and rode up exposing her tanned belly. Her jeans hugged her rear in a provocative way he couldn't remember noticing before. Inuyasha's breath caught in his throat as he was filled with a heat he'd never experienced with the cold clay Kikyo.

 

He leaned over Kagome and saw she had an extra set of holes in the top of her ear. He winced and fingered one of his own ears out of pity.

 

She was older…and he found the changes very intriguing. She wore a man made scent. It was fruity and not unpleasant.

 

Her pale lips were slightly parted and her eyes moved under her lids. She was dreaming…Wonder what about? Maybe she met some other Vet up there and misses him. FEH! Fucking stupid school.

 

Still…he was fiercely glad to she see was safe. It bothered him that she was too far away for him to protect her. After she left he'd briefly entertained the idea of following her but dismissed it. Maybe she didn't need him anymore.

 

There was a new picture beside her bed. Inuyasha picked it up and held it to the light. Kagome was wearing pink t-shirt and shorts. Her arm was around the shoulders of a yellow haired girl. They were holding hands with some freak in a giant mouse suit. A castle stood in the background. Inuyasha frowned. He replaced the strange picture and glanced back at Kagome.

 

Her right hand was curled around something. Was it a keychain? One of those stupid Shikon no Tama flashlights?

 

Inuyasha carefully moved her fingers apart and she dropped the object. He bent down to retrieve it. It was the lock of his hair with a blue ribbon tied around it. He dropped it as if it burned his hand and jumped back not knowing what to think or how to feel.

 

She'd kept it close to her.

 

Kagome moved her arm so that she was hugging her chest. He took a deep breath and moved closer. He lifted a hand and ran the tip of a claw finger through her hair. It was still soft and inviting. He stroked her smooth, warm check bone with the back of his knuckles. Inuyasha's senses were filled with her heady scent. He felt his judgment begin to slip.

 

There was room on the bed beside her. He was a mere step away from sliding in next to her and pulling her into his arms. It was easy to imagine how she would feel there.

 

What would she do?

 

His hands found the prayer beads still around his neck. Humph, that's what she'd do.

 

The same hand moved with a will of its own. It skimmed the edge of her sweater and his thumb brushed over her exposed belly. He moved up her ribcage and his fingertips met with the bottom of a breast. He was deeply disappointed when he met with the under wire of her bra. The pads of his fingers traveled over the silky material of bra cup tracing the curves of her breast. He'd always wondered what her silly underwear was like and it was more interesting than he'd ever realized.

 

Damn. If she wore a proper kimono then… then…this would be so much easier. His fingers met with the point of her nipple and Inuyasha was jolted into a shocking clarity of what he was doing. He yanked his hand back. He was livid that he'd lost control even for a few seconds.

 

Kagome moved in her sleep and he was beside her instantly. He scolded himself as he bent his head down. Better get the hell outta here and fast. This is a trap.

 

Inuyasha's lips found her gaunt collarbone. His hair fell in a silver curtain over her face. He placed the lightest feather of a kiss there and heard her gasp. His head snapped up and he flew to the window faster than he'd ever chased after Naraku.

 

Kagome eyes flew open and she sat up in bed. Was someone here with her?

 

“Inuyasha?”

 

She quickly saw she was alone but her window was open. She'd forgotten to close it. And she was still dressed. Kagome pulled her shirt down over belly.

 

She went to the closest to change then thought of the open window. She went back, shut the window and pulled down the blinds. Just in case.

 

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Inuyasha sat on the roof beside the window. He watched the blind fall down covering the window.

 

What the hell is wrong with me? I could have ruined everything. He growled low and ground his teeth.

 

Inuyasha flew from the roof to the ground. He dashed to the well and dived in. His mind rushed back and forth between what he wanted and what he knew was right.

 

Miroku will help me. We have to seal the well before anything else happens.

 

Maybe if he was lucky some youki would be attacking Kaede's village and he'd have the excuse to beat on something. Other wise he might have to pick a fight somewhere.