InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Half and Half ❯ chapter 5 ( Chapter 5 )
[ P - Pre-Teen ]
By: fire feline 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Drama / Comedy / Action | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 01.06.2004 | Pages: 4 | Words: 1.7K | Visits: 220 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Drama / Comedy / Action | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 01.06.2004 | Pages: 4 | Words: 1.7K | Visits: 220 | Status: Completed
The sun rose in a glorious spectacle of dazzling light and color. Pinks and reds
and yellows all melted into the blue of the sky above, like a beautiful
watercolor done in paints more vibrant than any on this earth. This awesome
scene played out it's everyday role, unnoticed by two snoozing young beings
nestled together in a hut, oblivious to the awakening world around them.
When the soothing waves of sleep finally began to ebb from Kagome, her first
concious thought was at the warmth around her. Usually it was a little chilly in
the mornings, but today she felt incredibly warm and comfortable. She sighed in
contentment, and snuggled further in her bed. She slowly blinked her eyes, and
was a little disappointed that it was already light outside. She was so
comfortable, she just wanted to stay where she was for the rest of the day. She
rolled over, and bumped into something. She blinked, and realized she was face
to chest with Inuyasha.
"Eep!" she said loudly, sitting up. This was not the type of wake up call she
had been expecting. She stared at the dog demon in her bed, then looked down at
herself. Whew, she was still fully clothed. Immediately after that thought, she
felt extremely embarrassed. Of course they hadn't done anything. But why on
earth had Inuyasha been in her bed? Sure, they had become close since the battle
with Naraku, they had admitted that they loved each other, and had hugged and
actually even kissed a few times before, but sleeping in her bed? Since when had
Inuyasha even slept lying down like normal people? Everytime she had seen him
sleep, he was always sitting in a corner, Tetsusaiga over his shoulder. She sat
there marveling at this when Inuyasha awoke.
He blinked slowly, and sleepily grinned at Kagome. "Good morning, fellow
hanyou." he said in a raspy voice, then sat up and stretched like nothing had
happenened. Kagome could only stare.
"Why were you sleeping in my bed?!"she finally managed to sputter out.
"Where else was I supposed to sleep?" he asked innocently. She looked around.
She hated to admit it, but he was right. There wasn't another bed.
"Well..." she trailed off. No use arguing with him.
He stood and picked up his sword lying beside the bed. He placed it in his belt.
"It's not like I did anything to you, wench." he couldn't help adding.
"Sit!" she couldn't help replying.
*Thud*
"Crap. I hoped this thing wouldn't still work" he groaned from the floor as the
rosary's magic took effect.
"I guess I kept some of my miko power." she observed. Inuyasha silently wished
she could have found a less painful way to find that out, but, not being
_completely_ unteachable, he had learned a comment like that would probably just
annoy his female companion into another "sit." So, he stood up, grumbling and
dusting off his clothes, then sat near the bed.
"So what do you plan on doing today?" he asked. The female hanyou looked out
into space thoughtfully.
"Well, you did promise to take me out and teach me how to develop my sense of
smell," she said brightly.
Inuyasha paused. Yes, there was that. But, it seemed to him there was something
more important to be taken care of.
"What about your family?" he asked seriously.
She froze. Yes, her family needed to know about the change. She hadn't talked to
her family since when she and the others had returned from battle. She
remembered her mothers tears of relief that her daughter was safe, then the
tears of sadness when she told her that she was planning on staying with
Inuyasha.
Her mother had cried, knowing she would miss her daughter dearly, but accepted
it out of love and desire for her child's happiness. Kagome recalled her last
conversation with her mother.
~ ~ ~
"Do you love him?"
Kagome looked at her mother in surprise. Tears glistened in the older woman's
eyes as she awaited the answer. Kagome looked down to her lap, and fiddled with
the hem of her skirt nervously.
"I... I do love him, mother... and... and he loves me." she said slowly.
Mrs. Higurashi nodded.
"Then... Go.. Go and be happy with him, okay?"
Kagome looked into her eyes, and saw pure love, radiating out towards her.
"Just make sure you visit me, alright? Once a month at the very _least_.
Please?"
Kagome saw the pleading and worry mixed in with the love.
"Yes. Yes, I will. I promise." she whispered hoarsely, and hugged her mother
tight. Tears escaped her tightly squeezed eyes as she embraced her mother.
"And make sure you get properly married before you do anything, okay? And I'm
expecting you to bring my grandchildren to visit often, understand?"
Kagome blushed and laughed at the very motherly advice.
"I'm just fifteen, mom. It's not like we'll be getting married right away."
Mrs. Higurashi nodded. "I know. You grew up so fast, you know that? Most mothers
at least have until their children are 18 before they have to let them go." She
sighed. "I'll miss you, my little girl. My first and only little girl." Her
voice grew hoarse. "I.. I only wish your father could see you, all grown up, and
in love."
Kagome nodded. They sat together like that for a few minutes, in tears, before a
voice interrupted them.
"Oi, Kagome!"
Kagome looked up at the sound of her name being called outside by a voice so
harsh, and yet so dear. Mrs. Higurashi drew in her breath as she let go of her
daughter.
"Remeber, you have to visit, understand?"
Kagome had nodded, then left to find Inuyasha in the yard.
"Ready to go?" he said, his eyes softening ever so slightly, and she quietly
said "Yes," then hugged him tightly.
~ ~ ~
"Hey, Kagome! Kagome? Are you okay?"
Kagome woke back up to the present.
"Yeah." she said softly.
"Are you sure? You're crying."
She felt her cheek, and was surprised to find it wet with tears.
"Yes, I suppose I am." she said.
Inuyasha wasn't sure how to react. Kagome's tears always had that kind of effect
on him. He was never sure what to do, only that he wanted them to stop, no
matter what. So, he quietly swept her into another hug. She froze at the
unexpected embrace, then relaxed in his arms.
"I'll go with you, if you'd like." he said.
She mutely nodded, her face still buried in his clothes. She absently noticed
that her tears were making them wet, but breathed in his smell, and was
immensely comforted. Her tears dried, and she found resolve that had been buried
in her heart.
"Let's go." she said, smiling.
He was relieved that her tears had stopped, so he agreed and they walked
together to the well.
***
"It's a good thing the well still works." Inuyasha said as they climbed out on
the other side. He held out his hand to her, and she daintily took it and hopped
out. She was too worried to answer him.
"Why am I worried?" she thought to herself. "The worse that could happen is that
Grandpa would try to exorcise me." She smiled at this thought, it wasn't like
her to be nervous like this. She thought it over. No, she wasn't really worried,
it was something else. Homesickness. That was it. She had missed her family.
Desperately. It felt good to be back.
She walked more confidently towards the house. Something in her wondered how it
could seem so unchanged when everything around her had been thrown topsy turvy.
She stepped closer to her door, unsure of what to do. She felt strange, she felt
the impulse to ring the doorbell and let her mother come answer the door, but it
would make her feel like a stranger in her own house.
She opened the door, and she and Inuyasha slipped in. The front room was empty,
but Kagome noticed several extra pairs of shoes next to the door. There was
company!
"Uh, Inuyasha, I think we'd better slip up to my room. There's someone-"
"Kagome?"
Kagome's pupils narrowed.
"Oh crap." she whispered. She knew that voice.
and yellows all melted into the blue of the sky above, like a beautiful
watercolor done in paints more vibrant than any on this earth. This awesome
scene played out it's everyday role, unnoticed by two snoozing young beings
nestled together in a hut, oblivious to the awakening world around them.
When the soothing waves of sleep finally began to ebb from Kagome, her first
concious thought was at the warmth around her. Usually it was a little chilly in
the mornings, but today she felt incredibly warm and comfortable. She sighed in
contentment, and snuggled further in her bed. She slowly blinked her eyes, and
was a little disappointed that it was already light outside. She was so
comfortable, she just wanted to stay where she was for the rest of the day. She
rolled over, and bumped into something. She blinked, and realized she was face
to chest with Inuyasha.
"Eep!" she said loudly, sitting up. This was not the type of wake up call she
had been expecting. She stared at the dog demon in her bed, then looked down at
herself. Whew, she was still fully clothed. Immediately after that thought, she
felt extremely embarrassed. Of course they hadn't done anything. But why on
earth had Inuyasha been in her bed? Sure, they had become close since the battle
with Naraku, they had admitted that they loved each other, and had hugged and
actually even kissed a few times before, but sleeping in her bed? Since when had
Inuyasha even slept lying down like normal people? Everytime she had seen him
sleep, he was always sitting in a corner, Tetsusaiga over his shoulder. She sat
there marveling at this when Inuyasha awoke.
He blinked slowly, and sleepily grinned at Kagome. "Good morning, fellow
hanyou." he said in a raspy voice, then sat up and stretched like nothing had
happenened. Kagome could only stare.
"Why were you sleeping in my bed?!"she finally managed to sputter out.
"Where else was I supposed to sleep?" he asked innocently. She looked around.
She hated to admit it, but he was right. There wasn't another bed.
"Well..." she trailed off. No use arguing with him.
He stood and picked up his sword lying beside the bed. He placed it in his belt.
"It's not like I did anything to you, wench." he couldn't help adding.
"Sit!" she couldn't help replying.
*Thud*
"Crap. I hoped this thing wouldn't still work" he groaned from the floor as the
rosary's magic took effect.
"I guess I kept some of my miko power." she observed. Inuyasha silently wished
she could have found a less painful way to find that out, but, not being
_completely_ unteachable, he had learned a comment like that would probably just
annoy his female companion into another "sit." So, he stood up, grumbling and
dusting off his clothes, then sat near the bed.
"So what do you plan on doing today?" he asked. The female hanyou looked out
into space thoughtfully.
"Well, you did promise to take me out and teach me how to develop my sense of
smell," she said brightly.
Inuyasha paused. Yes, there was that. But, it seemed to him there was something
more important to be taken care of.
"What about your family?" he asked seriously.
She froze. Yes, her family needed to know about the change. She hadn't talked to
her family since when she and the others had returned from battle. She
remembered her mothers tears of relief that her daughter was safe, then the
tears of sadness when she told her that she was planning on staying with
Inuyasha.
Her mother had cried, knowing she would miss her daughter dearly, but accepted
it out of love and desire for her child's happiness. Kagome recalled her last
conversation with her mother.
~ ~ ~
"Do you love him?"
Kagome looked at her mother in surprise. Tears glistened in the older woman's
eyes as she awaited the answer. Kagome looked down to her lap, and fiddled with
the hem of her skirt nervously.
"I... I do love him, mother... and... and he loves me." she said slowly.
Mrs. Higurashi nodded.
"Then... Go.. Go and be happy with him, okay?"
Kagome looked into her eyes, and saw pure love, radiating out towards her.
"Just make sure you visit me, alright? Once a month at the very _least_.
Please?"
Kagome saw the pleading and worry mixed in with the love.
"Yes. Yes, I will. I promise." she whispered hoarsely, and hugged her mother
tight. Tears escaped her tightly squeezed eyes as she embraced her mother.
"And make sure you get properly married before you do anything, okay? And I'm
expecting you to bring my grandchildren to visit often, understand?"
Kagome blushed and laughed at the very motherly advice.
"I'm just fifteen, mom. It's not like we'll be getting married right away."
Mrs. Higurashi nodded. "I know. You grew up so fast, you know that? Most mothers
at least have until their children are 18 before they have to let them go." She
sighed. "I'll miss you, my little girl. My first and only little girl." Her
voice grew hoarse. "I.. I only wish your father could see you, all grown up, and
in love."
Kagome nodded. They sat together like that for a few minutes, in tears, before a
voice interrupted them.
"Oi, Kagome!"
Kagome looked up at the sound of her name being called outside by a voice so
harsh, and yet so dear. Mrs. Higurashi drew in her breath as she let go of her
daughter.
"Remeber, you have to visit, understand?"
Kagome had nodded, then left to find Inuyasha in the yard.
"Ready to go?" he said, his eyes softening ever so slightly, and she quietly
said "Yes," then hugged him tightly.
~ ~ ~
"Hey, Kagome! Kagome? Are you okay?"
Kagome woke back up to the present.
"Yeah." she said softly.
"Are you sure? You're crying."
She felt her cheek, and was surprised to find it wet with tears.
"Yes, I suppose I am." she said.
Inuyasha wasn't sure how to react. Kagome's tears always had that kind of effect
on him. He was never sure what to do, only that he wanted them to stop, no
matter what. So, he quietly swept her into another hug. She froze at the
unexpected embrace, then relaxed in his arms.
"I'll go with you, if you'd like." he said.
She mutely nodded, her face still buried in his clothes. She absently noticed
that her tears were making them wet, but breathed in his smell, and was
immensely comforted. Her tears dried, and she found resolve that had been buried
in her heart.
"Let's go." she said, smiling.
He was relieved that her tears had stopped, so he agreed and they walked
together to the well.
***
"It's a good thing the well still works." Inuyasha said as they climbed out on
the other side. He held out his hand to her, and she daintily took it and hopped
out. She was too worried to answer him.
"Why am I worried?" she thought to herself. "The worse that could happen is that
Grandpa would try to exorcise me." She smiled at this thought, it wasn't like
her to be nervous like this. She thought it over. No, she wasn't really worried,
it was something else. Homesickness. That was it. She had missed her family.
Desperately. It felt good to be back.
She walked more confidently towards the house. Something in her wondered how it
could seem so unchanged when everything around her had been thrown topsy turvy.
She stepped closer to her door, unsure of what to do. She felt strange, she felt
the impulse to ring the doorbell and let her mother come answer the door, but it
would make her feel like a stranger in her own house.
She opened the door, and she and Inuyasha slipped in. The front room was empty,
but Kagome noticed several extra pairs of shoes next to the door. There was
company!
"Uh, Inuyasha, I think we'd better slip up to my room. There's someone-"
"Kagome?"
Kagome's pupils narrowed.
"Oh crap." she whispered. She knew that voice.