InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Guardian Angel ❯ Re-united ( Chapter 5 )

Guardian Angel

 

Chapter 5: Re-united

 

Vixen-Virus

 

Rating: T

 

Genre: Romance/Mystery.

 

Summary: A story of the supernatural. A young woman who quit believing in love and a young man that would make her believe again, united after an untimely death. Tell me; have you ever dance with a ghost? InuXKag. One-shot turned story.

 

Dedication: ObsessedInuyashaFan.

 

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Guardian Angel

 

Pissed off.

 

That was what Kagome was currently feeling. She had just checked her student loans, getting ready for the start of college within the next month and her loan was denied. She had just checked it the month before and things were fine, but now? Now they weren't.

 

What gives?

 

Kagome gave a grumble and silently cursed in her head as she started walking towards the park she used to visit when she was in a bad mood. She smiled at the empty playground, the sun setting in the back ground before she took off her sandals, running into the rocky area she sat down on the swing, rocking back and forth, feeling the soft breeze of the evening.

 

As she pumped her legs, she couldn't help but worry. This was a big step she was taking, going to college was scary. She gave a small smile, remembering when she had been freaking out about going to high school. Now here she was, freaking about college.

 

“Time really did fly by…” She whispered to herself as she swung back and forth, closing her eyes. It felt good to be here again, swinging in the late afternoon, forgetting, just for a moment, her worries and concerns and just be there, happy.

 

But something was missing.

 

What was it?

 

Opening her eyes she looked into the disappearing day, watching the sky bleed into darkness. The moon was making her appearance, gracing the sky with an ethereal feeling. She smiled at it, but still something was missing.

 

“InuYasha…” She whispered, realizing that by now she'd be home, in bed, talking with InuYasha. She smiled at the thought of the silver haired man who had drifted into her life, making her trust and believe in things that weren't supposed to be real.

 

He had, singlehandedly, turned her world upside down and shaken it up. But even with everything out of order, Kagome was happy. Sure, sometimes they didn't say much, he'd just be there; sitting somewhere in her room, but it was reassuring. His presence helped calm her worries.

 

But he wasn't real…was he? And even if he was, he was dead. She frowned at that thought.

 

Just what did she think would happen? They'd be friends forever and nothing would get in the way of it? Somewhere in the universe they had broken a few laws, hadn't they? So how long before things got out of control and she lost him?

 

Her heart nearly skipped a beat at that thought.

 

Losing him.

 

That was real, that was true. She could very well lose him and that scared her more then that fact that she was already depending on him.

 

Just who did he think he was to make her care so deeply about him?

 

“Are you going to swing or just sit there?” A deep familiar voice taunted. Looking up from the gravel to the voice she slowly smiled, seeing him standing before her, hands tucked into his pockets, silver hair blowing in the breeze, golden eyes dancing with amusement of having caught her with that beautiful smile.

 

“InuYasha…” She whispered gratefully, and before she knew it, she had gotten off the swing and walked over to him, wrapping her arms around him. He stood stalk still before a slow smile appeared on his face and he held her back, resting his chin on the top of her head.

 

“How'd you find me?” She asked as they stood together, under the night sky, the gentle breeze wrapping around them.

 

“I don't know. I just…had a feeling I guess. Besides, you could have left me a note or something if you were going to ditch me.” He wouldn't admit it, but he had been frantic when she hadn't come home. His chest had started hurting and he had started searching everywhere, but as the night swept on, his heart had tugged him to the secluded park that sat surrounded by trees and he had nearly fallen at the weight of the relief that filled his veins when he saw her sitting on the swing.

 

“Sorry…just another bad day.” She gave a slight frown, but soon it disappeared when InuYasha ran a hand through her black locks, giving a small kiss to the top of her head.

 

“What happened today?” He asked as he started walking them back to the swing. He sat Kagome down and moved behind her, gently pushing her a bit higher and higher. She shrugged her shoulders.

 

“Student loan crap.” She whispered back.

 

“Did you talk to the school counsellor? Every year a few students get denied by accident. You'll have to talk to them and then the administrator, it'll take a few weeks to actually get cleared up but you should be fine.” He informed. Kagome realized then, that he had been a student before. He had a life. For some reason, when she was with him, she had forgotten that he had, indeed, lived a life before her.

 

“Thanks…” She turned and gave him a smile, one he returned. He pushed her for a bit before moving to sit in the gravel before her, watching as she swung high and then slowly stopped moving her legs, letting the height fall before she just sat on the swing, in front of him.

 

“Hey…InuYasha? Can I ask you a question?” She tilted her head slightly. He smiled and nodded his own head.

 

“What exactly…is the afterlife like?” She had been curious since she was a little girl. How did souls of the dead live? InuYasha shrugged his shoulders, running a hand through his silver tresses.

 

“It's like normal life. We walk among you guys, and live like we did before we died; only we can't feel anything, like temperature or whatever, and you guys can't see us, but we can see you.” He recalled the panic he had felt when he saw the dead among him, and the living. He had been so confused before Kaede had informed him that it was the afterlife.

 

“Really…? Well that's not as exciting as I thought it'd be…” She gave a small pout and he chuckled at her, shaking his head as he lay down on the gravel, looking up at the stars before them. He heard her foot steps and felt her lay beside him, using his arm as her own pillow.

 

They had fallen into a comfortable rhythm, one he would never forget the tune of.

 

“I got another question…” She whispered as she turned slightly, looking into his eyes. He gave a small shake of his head and an amused smile.

 

“Shoot.”

 

“If people can't see you, then does that mean that right now someone thinks I'm talking to myself?” She had been wondering about it for some time. And if his answer was the one she thought he'd say, she must look like a loon.

 

“…I guess so.” He laughed at the thought. He never really thought much about it. Whenever he was with Kagome, it was usually in the privacy of her home, and Sango was usually in her room, so they never encountered the problem before.

 

“Well that's awkward…” Kagome gave a small smile and laid her head back down against his arm.

 

“So…you can't feel anything? At all?” She asked. He held down his laugh. She was adorable when she was so curious. He nodded his head at her question but then stopped.

 

“Well...we shouldn't. But with you…I don't know, I'm able to feel warmth when you're near…” He stopped mid sentence and looked away, the blush on his cheeks rising when he realized he'd said a bit too much. She smiled and sat up a bit again, her hand on his cheek making him look at her.

 

He looked into her eyes, trying to frown at her but finding it hard when she looked so beautiful under the pale light of the moon, a bright smile on her features.

 

“That's very sweet.” She murmured and leaned in, brushing her lips against his cheek, close to the corner of his mouth. She pulled back and lay her head down again, taking a deep breath to calm her heart but feeling proud of herself. The feelings may have come fast and swift…but somehow she knew they were supposed to be there.

 

***

 

“Okay, ready? This one's going in.” InuYasha laughed when Kagome nodded her head, putting her hands behind her back as she sat crossed legged on her bed. He was currently sitting on her vanity desk, a red skittle in his hand.

 

“Okay, go!” Kagome said as she opened her mouth wide. He laughed and shot the skittle, Kagome moved a little to the right and the red candy flew into her mouth. Closing it and chewing on it she clapped her hands together.

 

“Finally!” She laughed when InuYasha shook his head and put down the half eaten bag of skittles, looking to the floor around her bed to see multi colors of candy pieces littering the ground.

 

“You really suck at that…” InuYasha pointed out when he came to lay down on her bed, as she swallowed the candy and stuck her tongue out.

 

“Shut up. Maybe if you aimed better…” She glared and laughed, moving her hands back to lean against them.

 

“So, what exactly do you do during the day?” She asked. The whole night had consisted of skittle catching and questions. He sighed and looked up at her with a teasing smile.

 

“Well, I just do whatever I want really. Sometimes I visit old places I used to go to when I lived, I go to work sometimes and see what's going on there. I visit old friends I haven't seen in a while. Lately I've been looking for my mom and dad…” Kagome nodded her head, reaching over to take his hands in hers.

 

His voice had faltered only a bit when he spoke of his parents. It had been devastating when they had died. He remembered the lonely nights, the tears that went unshed. He had loved his parents more then anything and the day they left his world was the day he had been forced to grow.

 

It was also the day he closed himself up and forgot about emotions. But not he had a chance to see them again. He looked to Kagome who seemed deep in thought before she smiled brightly at him.

 

“Let's search for them tomorrow!” She offered. He raised an eyebrow at her.

 

Why was she so weird sometimes?

 

“What?”

 

“Tomorrow. Sango has a date with Miroku anyways. I'll go with you and search around Tokyo!” She smiled. She knew it sounded ridiculous, what could she do? She didn't understand the afterlife at all, but the look of pain that crossed his features when he had spoken about them had hurt her.

 

“Are you being serious?” He asked, sitting up a bit. She nodded her head and moved to the table by her bed, opening the top drawer and pulling out a few papers, she turned to him with a soft blush on her cheeks.

 

“Uhm, I did some research, after the dance we had. I know a bit about them and where they died…” She realized how creepy that sounded. But she figured, hey, he was dead, how much creepier could things get?

 

He stared at her in shock for a bit as she started flipping through the pages, reciting lines that included his mother and father's death. His gold eyes soften as she lit up when she found the page with their burial sites. She was really trying to help him.

 

He reached out a hand, placing it over hers to get her attention. She stopped reading and looked up at him. He gave her a soft smile before pulling her to him, making her fall on him and crushing the papers between their bodies as he held her close.

 

No one had ever cared for him that much after his parents had died. His brother had taken him in, yes, but they hadn't spoken much, so he had moved out as soon as he had turned eighteen. He had lived an adult life, even though he was still so young, he had guarded himself, shutting his heart away from the world.

 

He had been financially successful, but he had been alone. He had no one to share his success with. He smiled a bit as Kagome held him back. But here she was, this girl who had been scared to death of him, sitting, holding him, trying to help him search for the family he lost so long ago.

 

“Thank you.”

 

***

 

“So, I was thinking we'd go to their grave sites next…” Kagome whispered as she took a map and a red pen, circling their destination. They were out on the sunny morning, walking down the busy streets, and had been doing so for a few hours after searching at a few places InuYasha said that they liked to hang out when he was young. InuYasha nodded his head, smiling as Kagome tried to whisper, so she didn't look too insane.

 

They walked side by side, passing people and trying to make their own way before InuYasha gave a soft grin, taking her hand in his, he helped guide her through the throngs of people, all the while trying to make it look like her hand was just laying limply and not holding someone else's.

 

Kagome was thankful when he had taken her hand and led her to the grave sites in a secluded path, with very few people near. She was happy she was spending the day with InuYasha, but annoyed that she had to watch herself when she spoke to him. A couple of times she had slipped and grabbed his arm, pointing to something she had been excited about, while people walked passed, staring at her as she suddenly blushed and InuYasha chuckled.

 

They entered a gated grave site, with rows and rows of graves lined up. Kagome looked at them sadly, whispering a small prayer for them all before following InuYasha as he walked towards a large oak tree; underneath, within the shade, sat one large white marble head stone, two names side by side.

 

Izayoi Takahashi + Taisho Takahashi

May you both rest in peace

Beloved parents

Forever Loved

 

Kagome smiled at the head stone. They had been buried together. She looked over to see InuYasha staring off to the old tree, shock filling him.

 

“InuYasha…?” She asked looking to where he was looking and seeing nothing. She looked back to see tears filling his strong eyes.

 

“Mother…father…” He whispered, moving closer to them. She blinked in confusion before realizing she wasn't supposed to see them. Standing back a bit, she gave InuYasha an encouraging smile, watching as he walked to them in a trance.

 

They were there, sitting beneath the tree, holding each other when they looked up, startled to see a mortal girl and a young man reaching their site.

 

“My InuYasha…” Izayoi spoke softly as she looked into the gold eyes of her husband who was in utter shock. They watched the tall, strong young man walk to their graves and look sadly at them, and the young girl smiling sadly at the engravements. He had looked up when Izayoi had stood, and his face had filled with shock.

 

“My baby boy…” She whispered softly as she stepped forward.

 

“Mother…father…” He whispered, walking towards them. She opened her arms out, and he had rushed in, holding her tightly as he fought back the tears, missing the feeling on his mothers' arms around him.

 

She was still as beautiful as ever. With her long black tresses, her deep brown eyes and soft smile. She had always been a beauty. Tears streaked her face as she held her baby boy in her arms.

 

“Oh God…We've been looking for you for so long, we thought you'd be somewhere near your death place but you had just…disappeared.” She whispered as she held her boy within her arms. She had watched him grow over the years, seen the hardship he had endured and had wished to hold him in her arms. Now she could, now she could hold him ad tell him she loved him.

 

“Mom…I missed you so much.” She could hear the strain in his voice; he was trying to be strong. She smiled and kissed his cheek, her tears falling on his face. He was so tall now though, taller then her yet not as tall as Taisho.

 

“Dad…” He whispered when he pulled back, looking up at his father. He always looked like a hero in InuYasha's eyes. He stood tall, long silver hair tied in a high pony tail, gold eyes soft as he looked at him. They said that though Taisho had always looked more like Sesshomaru, with the longer features and grace, InuYasha had the heart of his father.

 

He stood up with his mother and Taisho stepped forward. He wasn't sure what to say. His father, though a loving man, had always been away due to work, and he had hardly ever seen him before his death. Taisho gave a small smile; his eyes watering as he suddenly pulled his son into a hug.

 

“I've missed you, boy.” He whispered, and that was all InuYasha needed to finally let a few tears slip. He grabbed hold of his dad, holding him close as his throat closed in pain, and tears slipped in relief.

 

Izayoi smiled and Taisho opened an arm, letting his wife in as he held his family within his arms, the pain of the years slowly lifting as they all cried together.

 

Kagome watched as InuYasha held the air, tears slipping. She smiled a bit. They must be so happy.

 

“You've grown so much…” Izayoi spoke softly, smiling at her boy who stood before them, so tall and strong. Taisho smiled, patting his shoulder before ruffling his bangs.

 

“He's a Takahashi. He has to grow up strong, it's like a law.” He smiled when InuYasha gave a soft grunt and looked away, embarrassed.

 

“I'm proud of you son…” He whispered. InuYasha looked up at him in surprise before his expression melted into a smile. He had longed to hear those words since he was young, and now, here he was, standing before his family, and the words touching his heart.

 

“I love you guys…” He whispered, swallowing passed the relief in his throat. They smiled.

 

“We love you too, baby.” Izayoi reached her hand out and took her sons, squeezing it affectionately.

 

“I'm just surprised…I didn't realize you were supposed to die so young…” She frowned. Brown eyes looked into her son's eyes and he raised an eyebrow.

 

“What do you mean?”

 

“Well…If you die before your time, you should usually be given the status of a Guardian Angel. But you're here, in the afterlife, as a normal soul, so you must have died on time…but you were only nineteen.” Izayoi whispered, tears leaking as she remembered seeing her son's mangled body in the heap of metal and blood. She sniffled a bit and InuYasha stepped closer, bringing his mother into his arms.

 

“It's okay ma, I'm okay now.” He smiled a bit, feeling the love wash over him as she hugged him tightly. Taisho smiled at his caring son, but he had been wondering the same thing. Usually a high ranking soul would come and help the new soul, but it seems as if InuYasha had been learning things for himself the last three months of his afterlife.

 

He frowned a bit but chose to ignore it; his son was with him now. He looked over Izayoi's head to see the girl who had come with InuYasha smiling happily at him. He frowned.

 

“Who is that girl…?” He asked suddenly, breaking the moment. InuYasha looked from him and then to Kagome who gave a small wave, realizing she had been staring for quite sometime.

 

InuYasha smiled a bit, waving her over. She raised an eyebrow, as if asking if he was sure. He rolled his eyes and waved her over again. She stuck her tongue out at his rudeness and made her way over.

 

“She's Kagome…she helped me find you guys…though in all honestly I should have looked here first.” He sighed and shook his head as he stepped back, holding out his hand to Kagome. Kagome took it and stood beside him, looking at the air in front of him.

 

“She can't see us.” Izayoi whispered and then frowned.

 

“But she can see you?” InuYasha nodded his head, in confirmation.

 

“I'm not sure how it works, but she can see me.” Kagome looked up at him as he spoke to nothing, realizing this was what it probably looked like when she spoke to him. She looked back to the air in front of her and gave a small awkward smile, not knowing if she was looking them in the eye or not.

 

“Uhm…it's nice to meet you?” She offered. Izayoi smile and nudged Taisho who had been watching her like a hawk.

 

“She's pretty, Yasha.” Izayoi gave her son a wink, he blushed and grunted.

 

“I guess.”

 

“Tell her we say hi!” She reached out a poked him. InuYasha gave a small yelp and Kagome laughed a bit at it.

 

“They say hi…” He said awkwardly, realizing that Kagome was meeting his parents in an awkward way. He watched as Kagome smiled brightly and looked up at him. He looked back to his parents who were smiling at the girl; even his father nodded his head in approval.

 

Wait, approval for what?

 

“Uhm…I should go, so you have time to hang out with your parents…” Kagome smiled up at him, squeezing his hand and letting go. He smiled and her and nodded his head, thanking her.

 

“I'll see you later tonight or tomorrow…” She smiled and waved to the air in front of InuYasha awkwardly.

 

“Uhm…it was nice meeting you.” She smiled politely and started walking off; as she was halfway out of the grave yard, passing the rows of head stones, she turned to InuYasha, a bright smile on her face.

 

“Hey InuYasha?” He raised an eyebrow, letting her continue.

 

“I'm really happy you found them.” And then she turned, rushing out of the graveyard and down the street, navigating her way back to her home. He stared after her, watching her wavy black hair swish behind her and smiled.

 

“So…you like her, right?” Taisho snickered when his son turned back and gave him a glare as Izayoi nudged her husband in the ribs, ruining the moment for the two.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A/N: Woah! Finally, some lengthy chapters! Haha, hope you enjoyed! I really liked writing abut the re-union of InuYasha and his family, it's so cute!

 

Take care,

 

Vixen