InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Hanyou and Miko ❯ Interruptions and a Shard ( Chapter 15 )

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Chapter 15: Interruptions and a Shard

 

InuYasha and Kagome had just been arguing over his ears and the shards that Kouga still possessed. He stopped abruptly, sending Kagome lunging forward, pressing hard against his back. “What did you do that for?” Kagome looked around for any sign of youkai. InuYasha lowered her to the ground. “What?”

 

“The jewel… I want you to keep it.” He crossed his arms and turned his back away.

 

“InuYasha, it's yours. I can't…” Why can't she ever just leave it at that?!

 

“For once, don't argue Kagome. My wish? I don't want that anymore. You're the miko, so when it's finished, it's yours.” Kagome nodded. InuYasha looked at the blank expression on her face. It seemed so long ago now, when he first saw her when he was still pinned to Goshinboku. Something awaked in him that day, he didn't know what it was at the time, but it was there just the same. It grew in him, and soon became clear. He and Kagome were meant to stay together.

 

They had grown so much since then. At first, all he wanted was to finish the jewel and make his wish to become full youkai, and be with Kikyou. Somewhere between then and now, he had outgrown his love for her, if it was really love to begin with. Kagome had grown too. Her miko powers were outstanding considering her lack of true training. Kagome shivered, closing her jacket around her tight.

 

“I'll build a fire.” InuYasha offered. He was off in a flash, gathering firewood. Soon the two where sitting around the fire eating ramen. They ate quietly. When she finished, Kagome slipped into her sleeping bag and gazed up at the starry sky. InuYasha joined her, laying down on the ground beside her.

 

“How many do you think there are?”

 

“Don't know.”

 

“You're not much for small talk, are you InuYasha?”

 

“Nope, how'd you guess?” Kagome shifted her body so she was facing InuYasha. InuYasha looked right back, soaking up the heat radiating from her eyes.

 

“If you could have anything right now, what would it be?” she tensed under her own question. InuYasha puzzled for a moment.

 

“Umm, nothing.” Only a miko…

 

“Nothing?”

 

“Okay, I wish you would keep quiet for a day.” This could get interesting…

 

“InuYasha!”

 

“What? Can't you just sit there without saying a word for five minutes.” A strange look came across her face. She's up to something.

 

“Tell you what. I'm willing to make a deal.” Yep. I knew it.

 

InuYasha ears twitched in her direction. “I'm listening.”

 

“Okay, I won't talk for the rest of the night, but you have to let me rub your ears.” InuYasha thought.

 

“How long?”

 

“As long as I want.”

 

“You got five minutes.”

 

“Deal.” Keh, I win. InuYasha rolled over, placing his head in Kagome's lap, crossing his arms against his chest and closing his eyes. Kagome squealed with delight at the sight of the twitchy ears. They flattened.

 

“None of that either!” Kagome nodded and latched onto the ears, using her fingers to caress them both at the same time. InuYasha's body automatically loosened its tension. Rub good…

 

Kagome continued rubbing beyond the five-minute mark, as InuYasha drifted into sleep. I've got to figure out a way to get her to do this more often…

 

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When InuYasha woke up, his head was still in Kagome's lap. She was laying perpendicular to him, one arm spread above her head, the other still resting on one of his ears. He stretched and yawned, allowing his arms to fall across Kagome's belly. Kagome stirred, but didn't wake. InuYasha rolled over on his stomach to get a better look. Sometime during the night she had wiggled out of her sleeping bag, leaving the top-half of her body exposed to the cool air. Stupid wench, gonna get herself sick. He took off his haori and placed it on top of her. He smiled, letting one clawed hand rub against her skin in passing.

 

“Inu-yasha?”

 

“Hm?” he pulled his hand away. Kagome smiled and stretched her arms over her head, then sat up.

 

“Can you get me my bag?”

 

“What for?”

 

“I want to change my clothes.” He tossed the bag to Kagome and leaned back laying his head at Kagome's feet.

 

“Do you mind?”

 

“Nope.” He sat up again and looked over to Kagome. “You?”

 

“InuYasha, I've got to change my clothes.”

 

“So. I'm not stopping you.”

 

“Go away.”

 

“Not like I haven't seen…”

 

“InuYasha!” he moved quick, rolling over and pressing his body down against Kagome, pushing her down and pinning her to the ground.

 

“I dare you,… just say `it'.” He smiled.

 

“InuYasha… That's not fair, you'll squish me!”

 

“Keh, like I care.” He stared into her eyes, she stared right back, gazes locked into a full embrace. InuYasha wiped a raven lock of hair from Kagome's face, her cheek meeting his touch and pressing back against his palm. He leaned forward, moving his hands to grip both of Kagome's. She in turn entwined her fingers with his. His heart pounded and his blood ran cold. Do it! Just do it now! All he could hear was his heart's escalated rhythm; all he could see was the miko's lavish glowing smile, all he could feel was the touch of her skin against his. InuYasha leaned in closer…

 

“Ahem.” The two turned their heads to see a very amused Miroku standing in front of Kilala and Sango. “I hope we are not interrupting anything.” InuYasha leaped to his feet, he and Kagome blushing madly.

 

“What do you think you're doing here monk!?” InuYasha growled, gathering his haori and putting it back on.

 

“I do believe the question is `what are you two doing over there'?” The blushes deepened and InuYasha raised a hand to Miroku. Kagome stood up and lowered it down again.

 

“InuYasha was trying to keep himself from getting `sat' by using me as a shield.” She gave InuYasha a fake look of anger. He played along, acting like he was innocent. Miroku seemed to fall for it. “Anyway, I thought you two weren't going to be able to come along anymore.”

 

“Alas, my dear Sango…talked… me into letting her go on one last pilgrimage before she becomes immobile.” Sango knocked the monk on the back of his head with the tip of Hiraikotsu.

 

“I'm not going to get that big!” Kagome looked around.

 

“Where's Shippou?” Miroku and Sango looked at each other and smiled.

 

“He wanted to stay in the village.” Sango spoke first.

 

“Ah, it seems a new family has just moved in. When I say family, I mean a mother, a father, their son, and their daughter. She's around Shippou's age, wouldn't you say?”

 

“You know, I think she is.” Sango giggled.

 

“Shippou simply offered to help them settle in.”

 

“Keh, the little runt's getting more like the lecher everyday.”

 

“InuYasha!” Kagome gave him an evil glare.

 

“What?! It's the truth, ain't it?” she rolled her eyes. “Let's get going, daylight's wasting.”

 

They all nodded. Miroku and Sango hopped on the transformed Kilala while Kagome pulled herself onto InuYasha's back. All she wanted was a bath… a nice cold bath…

 

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“InuYasha?” He stopped and turned his head.

 

“What?”

 

“There's a shard nearby.”

 

“Kouga?”

 

She shook her head. “Uh-uh. There's only one.” Kilala landed beside the two.

 

“What is it?” Miroku asked.

 

“Kagome senses a shard nearby.” He let Kagome slip off his back.

 

“Best to go on foot.” Sango and Miroku jumped from Kilala, who transforms to her cat form.

 

“Do you smell a youkai anywhere?” Kagome looked to InuYasha. He lifted his nose to the air, sniffing in turn.

 

“Yea, there's something around here.” He sniffed again. “This way.” They followed him through the forest.

 

“It's getting closer.” Kagome stopped. “It's here, somewhere.” She looked to the trees.

 

“Up there?!” Sango's eyes followed her gaze.

 

“Yep. Looks like someone's gonna have to climb. InuYasha, do you know what kind of youkai has the jewel?”

 

He sniffed again, taking several woofs before answering. “Some kind of bird. Don't know what, though.”

 

“Well…?”

 

“Well what, wench?” she sighed.

 

“Well, aren't you going to go up there and get it?”

 

“Why me?!”

 

“You're the hanyou!” she smiled. “We're just pathetic humans after all. We might fall and hurt ourselves, then you'd have to carry us back, and we wouldn't be able to hunt for the shards until the other is healed and…”

 

“Alright, alright.” He jumped into the nearest tree, stopping occasionally to sniff the air. “Be right back.” He leapt from their sight. There was a squawk, followed by a crack and thud. Kagome jumped back as a rather big crow-youkai fell to the ground, followed by InuYasha. The crow flapped it's wings, trying to get altitude.

 

“That's it?” Miroku approached the crow. He laughed.

 

“What's so funny monk?”

 

“Nothing. I just thought that the last shards would be harder to obtain than getting then from crow-youkai.” On cue, the crow flew toward Miroku, causing him to loose his footing and fall on his butt. Sango drew forward, quickly whacking the youkai away with her Hiraikotsu. The bird was knocked through the air, squawking and hitting the ground. Miroku's three friends laughed as he stood back to his feet, patting down his robes to rid it of the dirt.

 

“Funny. Real funny.”

 

“Will someone please get the shard?!” Kagome said breathlessly, still laughing hysterically. InuYasha drew Tetsusaiga, easily slicing the bird which disappeared into dust, leaving the shard behind. Kagome picked it up. She reached for the chain around her neck that held the rest of the jewel, merging the pieces together and looking down at the newly formed piece.

 

“It's almost complete.” Sango looked at the jewel from over Kagome's shoulder. Miroku walked over to inspect it himself. InuYasha took his time, looking over Tetsuaiga's blade, as if he half expected it to have a crack. Satisfied with no findings, he returned it to its sheath.

 

“Only that mangy wolf to deal with.” It was then he too looked at the jewel. Its pink glow was turning more and more of a whitish color the more shards they added. Soon the jewel would be complete, and he didn't care.

 

A/N:

 

:sigh: Fluffiness, fluff, fluff, fluff! More to come, MUCH more…

 

For the tons of reviewers wondering about Kikyou, there's a reason she hasn't came up yet, so keep reading.

 

InuYasha's final thought: “I'm gonna KILL that lecher!”

 

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