InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Hanyou and Miko ❯ Suoh ( Chapter 4 )

Disclaimer: Nope. Still don't own InuYasha. *sigh*

 

Chapter 4: Suoh

 

“Don't you dare peek, InuYasha!”

 

“Keh! Like I would.”

 

Kagome, satisfied that she was safely out of the hanyou's view, pulled off her clothes and slipped into the steaming hot spring. This was the first time she had gotten a chance to get a decent bath ever since they left three days ago to hunt for the last of the shards.

 

“You better not stay in there all day, wench, I'll leave you.”

 

“No you wouldn't.” she said, not even flinching at InuYasha's threat. She dunked her head under the water.

 

“Are you sure you don't have water-youkai blood, wench?” he joked as he heard her remerge from the water.

 

“Can it, dog-boy. Not even you can ruin this.”

 

“I swear woman, one day you're gonna grow scales and fins like a fish. And don't come running to me when you do cause I ain't gonna help you.”

 

She opened her shampoo bottle and lathered her hair. At that point, she didn't care if a dozen youkai attacked, she needed the bath. After washing her hair twice and bathing, she rinsed and took one more dunk under the water for good measure.

 

“Are you out yet?”

 

“I'm almost done. Just make sure you keep your eyes to yourself.”

 

“Keh.”

 

“Keh, all you want. Alright, I'm done.” InuYasha turned around. Kagome had changed into a navy-blue top and pajama pants of the same color.

 

“Here. Eat up; I guess we'll camp here tonight.” InuYasha said, pealing his eyes off the miko and onto the two rabbits roasting on the fire. She picked up the smaller one and took a few bites. After both were full, Kagome pulled out her sleeping back and lie on top with her feet sticking in the air and crossed at the ankles. She dragged her pack to her side and rummaged through it until she found one of her schoolbooks.

 

“What do you think you're doing, wench?” InuYasha stated as he pulled the book from her grasp.

 

“InuYasha, I need that!”

 

“What for? What will all these `test' do anyway?”

 

“They'll help me get a better job after I'm out of school. Now had it over, baka.”

 

InuYasha gave her a mischievous grin. “No. I don't think I will.” He held the book behind his back, still grinning.

 

“InuYasha, don't make me say `it'.” She said as she stood to face him.

 

“You wouldn't.”

 

“Really? Are you sure about that?”

 

“Yep.”

 

Kagome let out a low growl as she sat back down and turned her gaze away from InuYasha. If he wasn't going to let her study, she wasn't about to give him the satisfactory of her attention. I swear, sometimes he's just like a spoiled little puppy!

 

Her technique seemed to work. Soon InuYasha had thrown the book down, though it was still well out of Kagome's reach and well in his. He sat down and leaded against a tree. Kagome lie down on her sleeping bag and closed her eyes.

 

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Kagome raise her arrow to Naraku, putting all her purifying energy into one shot. InuYasha was standing near, ready for his own attack. She let the arrow fly. Her mark was true, and though it had gratefully injured Naraku, he was still alive. Kagome didn't have the strength to keep herself on her feet, much less fire another arrow. Thankfully she didn't have to. Her hanyou, covered in his own blood from head to toe, attacked. “Iron-reaver Soul-stealer!” The attack hit, and Naraku faded away into dust. Her last vision before she was surrounded by darkness was her hanyou.

 

She was in the forest looking on as a human InuYasha drew Tetsusaiga on an unseen enemy. He was outnumbered by four youkai. They all attacked at the same time, he didn't have a chance. Battered and bloody he somehow made his way to the well and staggered through. Kagome followed him through the well into her own time. He had barley made it through the shine doors before finally passing out cold.

“InuYasha!” she yelled as she saw the bloody body. She turned the hanyou over and cradled his head in her lap. “Moma!”

 

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InuYasha watched as Kagome tossed in her sleep. Whatever she was dreaming must have been horrible. He had noticed her having these dreams lately. This one seemed much more intense than the last ones. He got up from his spot near the tree and kneeled by her side. She stopped tossing, but was still letting lose a few sobs. Don't worry Kagome, you're safe. I'm here.

 

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“InuYasha!” Kagome woke with a start. Her heart was beating so fast she thought it was going to burst through her chest. She was covered in a cold sweat and her hands were shaky.

 

“Ka-kagome?” she looked next to her to find a startled and concerned looking hanyou.

 

“InuYasha!” she screamed again, burying her head in his haori. He wrapped his arms around her without protest as she cried onto his shoulder. After a few minutes she settled down and lifted her head from the clothing.

 

“Wanna tell me about it.” She just shook her head. The last thing she wanted to do was go over those images again after she had just gotten them under control.

 

“Wench, now I'm all wet!” InuYasha mocked. Kagome giggled. Being this close to him always had a way of settling her nerves, always. A weak and mischievous smile erupted across her lips. She reached up with one of her hands, grabbing hold of one of the hanyou's soft, fur covered silvery ears. He flicked it away.

 

“Oi, wench! What do you think you're doing?!” he asked flattening his ears to keep them out of the miko's reach. She stuck out her bottom lip in a pout. “Wha-what?! Oh, no!” she deepened the pout and added a whimper. InuYasha sighed, giving in. He lay down on his back and allowed Kagome to cradle his head in her lap.

 

With a squeal of happiness, she delightedly latched her hands onto both ears. The soft fur tickled her finger tips, which only delighted her more.

 

“Keh! Don't get use to this, wench.” She only giggled. “I mean it. This is a once in a life time thing.” Kagome looked down to see InuYasha with his hands crossed against his chest and his eyes closed. A sudden sleepiness closed over her. InuYasha must have sensed it because a few minutes later he sat up.

 

“That's enough of that, wench.” She gave up her grasp on his ears with a little bit of a soft protest, but she was too tired to fight for control again. She shivered in the night air as her `living blanket' stood and moved away. InuYasha rolled his eyes and picked her up, replacing her inside her sleeping bag.

 

She watched with sad eyes as he started to walk back to the tree by himself. She let out an exaggerated sigh. InuYasha stopped. “What now, wench?”

 

Kagome remained silent. He turned to face her. Ears once again flattening on his head he walked toward her again. The look on her face said it all. She was afraid. She had spent so much time around InuYasha she was beginning to be as stubborn as he when it came to admitting a fear or an injury, and he knew it, too.

 

He slipped in beside her, wrapping her in the overly large arms of his haori. “Now go to sleep.”

 

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“Why not?”

 

“Keh.”

 

“InuYasha!?”

 

“No.”

 

“Yes.”

 

“Look, wench, I said no!”

 

“Why not? I love your ears.” She made another grab for the silver triangles on the top of his head. They twitched away before she could grab them. She dropped her arms around his neck and let out a sigh. “You let me rub them last night.” She mumbled.

 

“Anything to make you stop blubbering.”

 

“I wasn't blubbering!”

 

“Keh! Were too!”

 

“Was not, baka!”

 

“Shut up before I decide to drop you.” InuYasha threatened, loosening his hold on Kagome's legs.

 

“You wouldn't dare.” She didn't flinch to the hanyou's threatening words. Suddenly, InuYasha stopped and placed Kagome on the ground.

 

“What is it?” he slapped at his neck and pulled away a flattened Myouga.

 

“InuYasha-sama! It's so nice to taste you again!”

 

“Cut the crap, what do you want?”

 

“Just like your father's son, as always. InuYasha-sama. Well, I thought you would like you hear of a group of youkai who seek your and the miko's life.”

 

“Youkai? What are you talking about, they want to kill Kagome?!”

 

“Do not take it out on the messenger. They seek to destroy the both of you in order to gain the Shikon no tama. I believe you have already met them, a few nights ago, if my senses are correct.” InuYasha glared at the flea-youkai.

 

“What of them? What do you know?”

 

“Only that their leader is a very strong dragon-youkai named Suoh, and he leads a misfit group of equally strong youkai. His second in command, Washi, an eagle-youkai. Washi's sister, Nishi. Rini, a rabbit-youkai, and Kuma, a bear-youkai. All are strong and would do anything for the jewel your miko guards.”

 

“Over my dead body!”

 

“InuYasha, that's exactly what they have planed.” Kagome dropped her gaze to her feet, holding her arm at the elbow. “And they almost succeeded.”

 

“Is this true, InuYasha-sama?”

 

“Keh! None of your business. If you don't have anything else to say, then get lost.” The flea-youkai hopped out of the hanyou's hand without protest and was soon out of sight. Soon InuYasha and Kagome were on their way back to the village.

 

 

A/N

 

Glossary: baka- idiot, fool.

Suoh- dragon

Washi- eagle

Nishi- west

Rini- little bunny; rabbit

Kuma- bear