InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Hanyou and Miko ❯ Kaasu Joujin-shinpou ( Chapter 6 )

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Chapter 6: Kaasu Joujin-shinpou

 

InuYasha's ears flattened as Kagome let out another terrifying scream. A storm had risen and he was forced to seek shelter in a cave for the night. Kagome had fallen asleep as soon as he placed her in her sleeping bag, but ever since she had fallen asleep she was screaming her lungs out and InuYasha was unable to wake her.

 

He sat next to her despite his sensitive hearings plea to get as far away from the noise as possible. One of Kagome's hands wrapped around her neck as if something were strangling her. Her fingernails dug through her own skin as she gasped for breath. InuYasha grabbed her hands and held them against his chest. She fought back trying desperately to wiggle free of the hanyou's hold. She began to kick and thrash about. Fearing she was going to hurt herself, InuYasha pinned her down using his own body weight against hers, careful not to apply too much pressure to her human body.

 

As quickly as the fit erupted, it silenced. After a few more moments, InuYasha, satisfied Kagome wasn't going to hurt herself anymore, took the time to dab a wet cloth over Kagome's reddened face. She was burning up with fever, but at least she was resting, for now. What ever that youkai did to Kagome, it was going to pay for it ten times over as soon as InuYasha found her.

 

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“Kagome!” she could hear the desperate hanyou's cry, but she was frozen, lost in the swirling eyes of the eagle-youkai. Slowly her human senses left her, the forest around her faded and all she could see was a swirling array of orange and red. All she could hear was an unearthly chant from Nishi, coming in strides and surrounding her, penetrating her very mind.

 

She shrieked in pain as the chant escalated in volume and intensity, numbing her remaining senses. Then, the chant stopped. The orange and red void faded to black and Kagome regained control of her body. She felt her body slump to the ground, then lifted again. She could hear InuYasha speak, but could't understand what he was saying.

 

“Kagome?” She opened her eyes and stared up at the hanyou.

 

“What did she do, Kagome? What happened?”

 

She tried to speak. “I… don't… kn…” She was dazed by the sound of her own voice.

 

InuYasha sighed. “Okay. Now Kagome, I need you to stay with me. I'm going to take you to Kaede. She'll know how to help you.” She nodded her head in reply. She leaned into him as he picked her up in his arms. She stared into InuYasha's face as he leaped and ran through the forest. He looked down at her from time to time with a reassuring smile.

 

For what seemed like an eternity they traveled, until a sudden clap of thunder made Kagome jump. InuYasha looked down at her. “Storm. We're heading straight through it.” Kagome cringed. She really did not feel like getting wet. As if reading her mind, InuYasha veered to the right where Kagome spotted a small cave. Inside the cave, he built a fire from the dry wood he found. She watched as he unrolled her sleeping bag next to the fire and laid her atop of it. She was asleep in seconds, and the first of the nightmares began…

 

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Kagome ran, completely out of breath, pushing aside limbs and saplings as she continued to make her way through InuYasha's forest. She felt as if her heart and lungs were about to break through her chest. She looked back to the horizon, the flames engulfing Goshinboku still vibrant against the darkening sky. A growl from behind told Kagome that her pursuer was gaining ground behind her. Who was it? Who was chasing her? And why was Goshinboku on fire?

 

She didn't have time to think as her pursuer leaped ahead of her and stopped her in her tracks. Kagome was afraid to look, somehow knowing who was chasing her. `InuYasha?' The creature looked upon her with blood-rage in his eyes. `In-inuyasha…..please….don't…..' The hanyou grabbed her around the throat with one of his clawed hands. Kagome latched onto his arm with both of her hands, trying to pry him off of her.

 

He released her throat, but the relief was only temporary. He positioned himself over her body, his hot breath creeping on her skin. His growl became louder, invading her mind with unknown fears. The pressure of his weight on her was overpowering to all her senses. This wasn't the InuYasha she knew. Something wasn't right about any of this, and she knew it.

She stopped struggling and looked up at the hanyou with confusion. Right before her eyes he faded away, as did the forest and the burning Goshinboku.

 

It..was.. a dream? Kagome questioned. But, it was so real… I could feel… she let her thoughts subside. She still did not dare open her eyes, in case her assumption was wrong. She felt a cool touch to her forehead, a wet cloth. She welcomed the sensation, and drifted off once again, this time into a dreamless sleep.

 

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InuYasha watched her all night long. She didn't move an inch after the first fiasco. The sun had come out a few hours ago, and although he wanted to get Kagome to Kaede's as soon as possible, he also didn't have the heart to wake her. She roused just as InuYasha finished cooking breakfast. They ate in silence, but Kagome noticed InuYasha glaring at her worriedly. He turned his head as he realized Kagome had spotted him watching her.

 

“InuYasha? What's the matter?” he looked at her again.

 

“Kagome, are… you alright?”

 

“I… I'm fine. Why do you ask?” she fidgeted nervously. If I tell him my dream, he'd be heartbroken. InuYasha would never hurt me, not like that.

 

“Last night, you… you were acting… strange.” He sighed. “You sure you're alright?”

 

“Listen, dog-boy, I know I'm just a pathetic human to you but it'll take more than a eagle-youkai to get to me.”

 

“What did she do?”

 

Kagome dropped her head. InuYasha nodded. She didn't want to talk about it yet.

 

“Let's go, wench. Gotta get you to Kaede.”

 

“I'm fine InuYasha.”

 

“Keh! No your not, you're still human. And, you're still telling Kaede what that youkai did to you, even if you don't tell me.” In the last part his voice sounded as if he were hurt.

 

“Let's just go, then.” Kagome sounded irritated, more so than she had intended. Soon they were off to the village once more.

 

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“InuYasha, Kagome. Why are ye two back so soon?” asked the old miko as the two walked up to the hut. Kagome was surprised to see, along with Shippou, Miroku and Sango step out of the hut.

 

“Miroku! Sango! It's so good to see you!” Kagome ran to hug her friends.

 

“It's good to be back, Kagome. Traveling hasn't been the same without you two with us.”

 

“Same here. Try traveling with a grumpy hanyou for a few weeks.” The two girls laughed.

 

“Keh!”

 

“Nice to see you haven't changed much since we last saw each other, InuYasha.”

 

“Same to you, monk.” He turned to Kagome.

 

“Oi, wench! What did I tell you?!”

 

“Huh? Oh, that. Later, InuYasha, it can wait.”

 

“I don't think so. Now!”

 

“InuYasha! Miroku and Sango just got back and…”

 

“You heard me wench!”

 

“InuYasha, what are you arguing about?” Sango interrupted.

 

“Keh! As if it's your business, Kagome was attacked by an eagle-youkai, then she was all spazed out for awhile. She won't tell me what happened so right now she's either going to tell Kaede or I'm gonna send her back to her time until she's ready to talk.”

 

“InuYasha! Sit!”

 

`THUMP' InuYasha hit the ground. With a growl of irritation he stood up and walked toward Kagome.

 

“Sit!” `THUMP'

 

“What was that for?! I didn't do anything!”

 

“Just leave me alone!” Kagome stomped into the hut.

 

“I'll go talk to her.” Sango replied as she followed.

 

“That was a bit odd.” Said Miroku after Sango disappeared through the door.

 

“Keh. What's so weird about the wench using that stupid command on me?”

 

“Well, like you said. You obviously were not doing anything for her to use that second command.”

 

“You're telling me.”

 

“Kagome doesn't use the command unless it's necessary, and you know it.” InuYasha's ears lowered. “I wouldn't worry about too much, InuYasha. By the sound of it, you two had a rough trip.”

 

“Keh. I'm going to Goshinboku. Just do me a favor and make sure the wench tells Kaede what went on back there.”

 

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“…and I woke up the next morning, perfectly fine, except I… I have marks, on my neck.” Kagome pushed her hair aside so Kaede and Sango could see the marks. She had told the two everything that had happened from InuYasha's being attacked (which Kaede already knew) to the chant of the youkai and the nightmare she had that night.

 

“That looks like someone scratched you, just like InuYasha did in your dream.” Replied Sango.

 

“Um hm. But… I know he didn't do it. He'd… he'd NEVER, not InuYasha.”

 

“What do you think, Kaede?”

 

“If what ye saying is true, Kagome, then you have been cursed by that eagle-youkai.”

 

“Curse? What kind of curse?”

 

“Ye said InuYasha was the one who attacked you in your dreams?”

 

“Ye..yes.”

 

“There's only one curse I know of that can have the effects ye have. It's the Kaasu Joujin-shinpou.” (curse of Lover's Faith)

 

“Lover's faith?” questioned Sango.

 

“Ai. It causes the cursed to have nightmares so vivid that usually the cursed start to believe it be true. But, the horrid part of this curse is the one who hurts the cursed in their dreams is the very one they love.”

 

Sango and Kagome both gasped.

 

“Ka-kagome?” Sango glared at her friend, waiting for the answer to her unasked question.

 

“Kagome, does this be true of your dream?” Kagome let her face fall between her knees.

 

“Yes.” She could feel her face turning red with a blush. Pushing aside her embarrassment, she asked the one question she desperately wanted answered. “Will the dream… return?”

 

The old miko looked deeply at Kagome. “Yes. Every night ye dream, it will be.” Kagome's heart sunk.

 

“But there's a cure, right?”

 

“Ye must trust InuYasha with all ye heart and soul. Only then will the curse be broken.”

 

“Lover's faith. I guess it makes sense.” She replied, still red in the face.

 

“Will you tell InuYasha? I think he should know about this.” Sango gave Kagome a sly grin.

 

“No! I can't tell him that. I have to admit, that dream scared me. Until I thought about it, I really thought he was going to kill me. And just awhile ago when he approached me I thought…” her eyes went wide.

 

“I… I `sat' him! I can't believe I was afraid he'd try to hurt me.”

 

“That is the work of the youkai's curse. Trust is everything when it comes to love.” Sango and Kagome nodded.

 

“I think I should go apologize.” Kagome gulped. She had really messed up this time.

 

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InuYasha closed his eyes and let the warm breeze blow through his hair. He sighed. It had been over half an hour ago, but the affects of Kagome's last `sit' command still hurt. Not so much physically. He tried to think things through, coming up with no answer to Kagome's misuse of the command.

 

Wench. Last time I care about a pathetic human. His ears flattened with a grimace as he remembered that moment. “Just leave me alone!” It wasn't so much the words. Kagome had yelled things at him she really hadn't meant before, and he just ignored them. But the change in her scent… the look on her face… It was apparent to his hanyou senses she was terrified.

 

At that time his youkai blood was thrilled. True fear, feeding his rage. But his human blood was hurt. Did Kagome really think he was going to hurt her? InuYasha let out another sigh. Nah. She knows I promised to protect her. I couldn't hurt her if I wanted to. Inu-youkai always keep their word, and she knows it too.

 

“InuYasha! Can you come down for a minute?” the sound of Kagome's voice brought him back to reality.

 

“Keh! Why don't you come up here? Or, better yet, why don't you `sit' me out of the tree?” he grimaced at his own tone.

 

“I'm sorry InuYasha! I didn't mean to use `it' on you, you just startled me.” InuYasha thought a moment. She wasn't startled. She was scared. But she did apologize. He leaped down from the branches.

 

“Did you talk to Kaede?”

 

“Ye-yes.”

 

“And?'

 

“She told me how to take care of it.”

 

“Still not going to tell me?”

 

“I…can't.”

 

“Keh. Fine.” He turned to walk away.

 

“InuYasha, please. I just,… I can't tell you. That youkai, she put a curse on me, but Kaede told me how to break it.”

 

“Why won't you tell me what this curse is?!” Kagome's eyes filled with tears. He sighed.

 

“How about going to your time for awhile?”

 

“As long as you go with me.” He nodded.

 

 

A/N:

Glossary: Kaasu- curse

Joujin- lovers

Shinpou- faith

(therefore Kaasu joujin-shinpou= curse of the lovers faith)