InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Hanyou and Miko ❯ Brotherly Love ( Chapter 24 )

 

 

“Kagome!” Shippou cried out before leaping into her arms. He nuzzled his head deep into her shoulder.

 

“Shhh, it's okay Shippou. What's the matter?”

 

“You, you left without saying goodbye. I was so worried! You were so sad before you left, I didn't think you would come back.” The little kitsune sobbed, gripping Kagome's shirt with his small hands.

 

“Oh, Shippou. I'll always come back.”

 

“Why did you leave?” he wined back.

 

“Keh. Because she wanted to, that's why you runt!”

 

“InuYasha, sit.” *Thump* “I was sad, Shippou. I missed my family in my time, and I wasn't getting any time to myself to think about things, so I asked InuYasha to take me somewhere I could be alone.”

 

“Why did he go with you?” Kagome blushed, as did InuYasha.

 

“Someone had to protect the wench.” He stood from his hole in the dirt. Miroku and Sango walked up, followed by Kaede. Kagome turned and smiled.

 

“We missed you Kagome, are you alright?” Sango hugged her, Shippou caught in between the two, still refusing to loosen his grip.

 

 

 

“I'm fine, Sango, and I missed you guys too!”

 

“We missed you too, InuYasha. And I'm sure even though you refuse to show it you missed us as well.”

 

“Keh. Believe what you want.” He gave Kagome one more glance before tossing his head around, making his silver hair flow behind him and walked away.

 

Kagome walked over to Miroku, who was still staring in the direction InuYasha had walked off to. “Miroku?”

 

“Hum? Oh, um, did anything …happen… while you were away?”

 

“No…, why do you ask?” Kagome felt her face heat up.

 

“No reason in particular, he just seemed, dare I say, chipper.” He grinned. “Unless, of course, that is none of our business. And by the color of your face I say it isn't. Well, in that case I…”

 

“Miroku…!” Sango lifted her hand above his head as if to strike, Miroku coward under the threat, quickly shutting his mouth. “How about we go for a walk, Kagome? It's been awhile since it was just the two of us.” Kagome gave the exterminator a nod, then placed Shippou, who retaliated, on the ground next to Miroku. When the two where well out of reach from prying ears, Sango spoke up. “Come on Kagome, what happened?” She stood in the miko's path, eyes lit waiting for her answer.

 

“Nothing Sango. We just talked, and went for short walks, and” she paused, smiling. “and kissed…” Sango's eyes lit up even more, she jumped up and down holding on to Kagome's shoulders, which she quickly stopped feeling the extra pounds of her pregnancy taking hold.

 

“How did it happen?! What did he say? What did you say?”

 

“We were talking about, you know, everything that's happened.” Sango nodded. “And well, I was upset about the well and InuYasha di…” she swallowed the knot that formed in her throat, “and about InuYasha dying. He was upset about Kikyou. We kind of just started to comfort each other.” She smiled. “He kissed me, Sango. He…he really wants to be with me. I can't believe what we did.”

 

“For one thing, I doubt it was Kikyou he was upset about. For another, of course he wants to be with you, Kagome! That's all any of us has been trying to tell the two of you for over a year.” She giggled. “I can't believe he made the first move.” There was a sudden thump, followed by the sound of a monk in pain. Kagome and Sango looked at each other before heading to the bushes beside the path. Sure enough, just beyond the bushes behind a few trees laid a very much bruised Miroku with an amused hanyou standing over him with a smirk across his lips.

 

“MIROKU!” the monk flinched.

 

“Sango, darling, I was just on my way to…”

 

“Save it, monk! You were spying on them again.”

 

“InuYasha, what were you doing out here?” Kagome gave him the same look Sango was eyeing Miroku with.

 

“…” InuYasha turned to leap away.

 

“Sit boy!” *THUMP* He hit the ground beside Miroku, the monk let out a pain filled cackle. “You were spying, too, and don't deny it dog-boy!”

 

InuYasha pulled himself from the ground. “Wench, I told you, you can't do that anymore!”

 

“And who said you could spy on us! BAKA!”

 

“Wench!”

 

“Baka!”

 

“Wen…”

 

“Sit!”

 

“Gah!” he was jerked to the ground again. “Will you stop that!?”

 

“InuYasha, as I have experienced, now is the time to admit defeat, apologize, and run off with tails between our legs.”

 

“What are you talking about monk? I didn't do anything!” he glared at Miroku.

 

“An angry woman is not to be messed with.” Miroku replied, ducking from another fist being slung by Sango.

 

“Can you two just leave us alone for a few minutes?!” Kagome half-yelled.

 

Miroku and InuYasha looked at each other, then they both grinned. Before the girls had time to react, InuYasha and Miroku had there arms wrapped around their waists, lifting them over their shoulders with gentle tosses.

 

“What are you doing, Miroku?!” Sango dangled on Miroku's back, trying desperately to keep her balance while simultaneously punching at the monk's back with her fists.

 

“Nothing, my dear Sango. It's just that when you and Kagome are left alone, it often means trouble for InuYasha and I.” the monk let out a cackle. Kagome fidgeted under the hold of the hanyou.

 

“InuYasha put me down!” she beat her fists against his back, which only made his smile widen. Then, his expression went blank. He lowered Kagome to the ground, pushing her protectively behind him. She gazed up at his face. “InuYasha?”

 

“Come on out, Sesshomaru. I know you're there.” Kagome flinched behind his back. InuYasha put one hand on Tetsusaiga's hilt and the other held Kagome back. Miroku had put Sango back on her feet and now held his staff in front of him battle ready. Sesshomaru had not been heard from since Naraku had been killed. He had simply shown up one day, out of the blue, and gave a slight nod to InuYasha before heading off again. InuYasha nodded back, and that was the end of it. Like some silent agreement had been made between the two. Sesshomaru stepped out onto the path.

 

“This Sesshomaru has not come to fight. I have heard a rumor that you were killed by that dragon-youkai Suoh. Apparently I was misinformed.” He stood silent.

 

“Guess you should be on your way then.” InuYasha eased off a bit, but still held Kagome flush to his back.

 

Sesshomaru stared at the hanyou, trying to figure him out. “Your scent smells weakly of the dead. Maybe I wasn't misinformed after all. Tell me, InuYasha, how is it that you are alive?”

 

“Keh. Does it really matter?”

 

“The jewel, it has also seemed to have disappeared.” He turned his gaze to the miko behind his half-brother. “The wench purified the Shikon, did she not? With the wish for your life?”

 

“So what if she did! That's none of your concern.” InuYasha tensed up again.

 

“Calm down, InuYasha. I have never had any interest in the jewel and I do not have interest in it now that it is gone. The youkai have become restless. They can sense that the jewel has disappeared, and that your miko has inherited the power of the jewel. As so has happened, they will seek her out to destroy her. Any youkai would love to be the one to kill a miko as powerful as her, or take her power as their own.”

 

“I know that. I know Suoh was only the beginning, and I know more will come, but I'm not going to let anything happen to her, so you can just leave us alone.”

 

Sesshomaru nodded. “I came to warn you, and so I have. Do not blame me if anything happens to the girl.” With that he turned and left, without saying another word. Miroku lowered his staff, turning to check over Sango. InuYasha stood with his head lowered, his face still blank of any emotion. He was lost in his own thoughts. More would be coming. They would come for Kagome, to kill her or steal her power as Suoh had tried. If there was one thing InuYasha could wish for at that moment it was for the well to still be open. He would drag her all the way there and throw her in if it was.

 

In her own time she would be safe. Kagome wouldn't have to worry about being hunted down by angry, power-hungry youkai. He sighed.

 

“I think I will take Sango back to the village. She needs to calm down a bit.” Kagome nodded, knowing Miroku was thinking not only of Sango, but also of their unborn child she carried. She watched as the two walked down the path, soon out of sight. Then she turned back to InuYasha, who stood unmoving.

 

“InuYasha?” he flinched, his ears going flat. She approached him, putting a hand on his forearm.

 

“Why did you do it Kagome?” she was taken aback from the roughness in his voice. “Why did you use the jewel?” Kagome's heart fluttered. Was he angry with her? Was he… mad she had used the jewel?

 

“InuYasha… I…I…”

 

“You should have just went home, Kagome.” He turned to face her, his eyes covered by shadow. “You should never have stayed here.”

 

Kagome stepped back in shock. She became confused, angry, sad… all at the same time. “I'm going to see if Kaede needs any help.” She didn't cry, she wouldn't let herself cry. Instead she walked off toward Kaede's hut. InuYasha stayed in the forest, surrounded by the quiet trees. Both were lost in their own thoughts.

 

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Kagome was confused, torn. She wished for nothing more than to run crying to her mother, and just let her hold her. But she couldn't do that now. She had to work things out on her own. He mother, her grandpa, her brother,… they were no longer a part of her life. She had made a decision, and it was one she could never allow herself to regret. Kagome didn't care how ungrateful or uncaring the hanyou was, she loved him and was happy he was alive again, no matter what he felt about her.

 

She plucked a few more herbs and put them in a basket. Kaede was on the other side of the field with her own basket of herbs, completely oblivious to Kagome's distress. What was all that about when they were alone together? Was it all just pity? Maybe InuYasha preferred to be dead. He would be with Kikyou, just like he had promised her. But hadn't he told Kagome he didn't care for her like that anymore? Had that just been a lie? So many things had happened so fast.

 

“You should have just went home, Kagome.” He turned to face her, his eyes covered by shadow. “You should never have stayed here.”

 

Remembering his words caused her eyes to sting with unshed tears. Again, he wanted her to leave, to go to her own time and leave him be. She couldn't do that. She couldn't leave him, even if the well wasn't sealed. A week ago, he seemed so happy that she was with him. Was that just a faults front? A moment of weakness for the hanyou? He had done that before after they had first met, the first time she thought InuYasha was about to kiss her. But again, he was only seeing the side of her that reminded him of Kikyou.

 

Kagome's head hurt. Over the past three weeks she had regained much of her energy, but until today she hadn't been very active. When they were alone InuYasha had rarely let her out of his sight, but now it seemed she was free to go on about her business. The cold weather was subsiding, the snow on the ground slowly melting away. Kagome looked in the direction of the forest.

 

The sudden appearance of Sesshomaru had caught her off guard. His attitude toward his brother even more so, nearly communicating with each other. Everyone kept saying she had this wonderful power; truth was she didn't feel any different. The training she went through with Midoriku didn't seem to work either. She hadn't even sensed Sesshomaru's approach. She plopped to the ground, idly toying with the bracelet on her wrist. It made her feel more connected to InuYasha, and that's what she needed now.

 

Her head was really pounding now, more than it should have been. Kagome put her hands over her temples, falling to her knees. Something was happening to her, this pain she felt wasn't right. “Kaede!” the old miko was still across the field. “Kaede!” she looked to Kagome, seeing her on the ground and rushing to her side.

 

“Kagome, what has happened to ye?”

 

“I don't know…it hurts!” Kagome kept hearing something, something calling to her, beckoning her to it. It pounded in her head, hurt her, she couldn't even think.

 

“Come child, ye need to get to the hut.” Kaede helped Kagome to her feet, leading her away from the field. Kagome winced in pain as she walked. Her eyes were getting blurry, she stumbled to the ground twisting her foot. She let out a yelp of pain. “Kagome!”

 

“Kaede, please, find InuYasha…” Kaede nodded. She couldn't carry Kagome back herself, so she had to find someone to help.

 

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InuYasha swiped at the branches getting in his way, ripping them down this his clawed hands and stomping them with his bare feet. He didn't mean to say what he did, not the way he said it, anyway. But he was never really any good with words, and everything had come out wrong. Now Kagome probably hated him, thinking he didn't want her around anymore. Truth was that was far from it. He loved being around her, he loved her scent, her touch, her warm smile, soft gaze… he loved her.

 

But, as always, he had messed things up again. He was really a big jerk this time, telling her off for using the jewel to wish him back. He was grateful, but at the same time confused as to what had happened, why and when it had happened. When they had first met, InuYasha didn't care the slightest for the human wench. She was nothing more than Kikyou's reincarnation, the wench who broke the Shikon into pieces, his shard detector; and an annoying one at that, always interrupting his hunt for the shards wanting to go back to that stupid world of hers.

 

InuYasha didn't know when it happened, but he had fallen for her. Somewhere between then and now, he stopped seeing any resemblance in Kagome and Kikyou. They were nothing alike at all. Kagome was always so warm and caring, while Kikyou was cold, emotionless. Other than his mother, Kagome was the only other being that accepted InuYasha for who, and what, he was. Kikyou had loved him, but wanted him to change what he was for her, and he just couldn't do that now. He hated being human. He hated being in his youkai form too. He kind of, liked, being hanyou now, and Kagome liked him this way, too.

 

But what was he to do now? As much as he hated to admit it, Sesshomaru was right. More youkai had been daring enough to tread even as close as InuYasha's forest. He had taken care of them before Kagome had gotten wise to the situation, but how long will it be before one gets past him? The day after Kagome had awakened he had killed three youkai lurking near the forest. He should have told her from the start, but he hadn't wanted to worry her. InuYasha hadn't wanted her to be afraid. That's one of the last things InuYasha wanted her to do was to fear. He wished she would never have to fear anything ever again, but that wasn't going to be possible.

 

He sighed as the sun started to set. He would have to get back to the village in a hurry. New moon, and it would soon be dark out. He leaped above the trees, heading to Kaede's hut. Kagome would still be mad at him, he hoped just not too much. As he approached Sango stepped out of the hut, walking toward him.

 

“InuYasha, in Kagome with you?”

 

“No, she was Kaede. Why? She's not back yet?”

 

“No. We haven't seen Kaede or Kagome since this morning.” A sudden shock ran through his body. He took off, the exterminator yelled after him. InuYasha didn't care, he had to find her. The sun went down, and InuYasha transformed.

 

“InuYasha!” Kaede came up breathing heavily. In the sky Sango came down on Kilala and landed beside them.

 

“Where's Kagome?”

 

“Down the path. Ye must get to her, she's hurt.” The old miko panted.

 

“Sango, take Kaede back to the village. I'll find Kagome.”

 

“InuYasha, you're human. Will you be able to find her?”

 

“Don't worry about it, I'll find her.” He ran off down the path. She wasn't too far, he could sense her nearby. Sure enough he found her lying on the ground a few yards from the fields. “Kagome?”

 

“InuYasha?” she sat up.

 

“You okay?” he walked over and sat beside her.

 

“I'm fine, now. My head really hurt, and then I tripped.”

 

InuYasha nodded. “Clumsy wench. I really can't let you go off without me can I?” She smiled. InuYasha looked solemnly at her. “Kagome, I'm sorry.”

 

Her smile faded. “Sorry for what?”

 

“For what I said… earlier. I didn't mean it how it came out. It's just that you were safe in your own time. It would have been better if you stayed there.”

 

“No it wouldn't. InuYasha, I want to be here. I don't want to leave. It'll be hard to get use to living here full time, but I'll manage.” InuYasha shook his head.

 

“You can never manage on your own. You don't even know where you're gonna live yet.”

 

“I'll find a place. I just… really haven't thought about it. I guess I can't really live with Kaede all the time.”

 

“Come on. You need to get inside.” Kagome leaned over and kissed his cheek.

 

“Do we have to go in now?” she scooted closer to him, laying her head on his shoulder. He tensed.

 

“Kagome I really think you should get to the hut.” He swallowed hard. “You'll get sick again.”

 

Kagome let out a deep sigh. “You'll have to carry me. I think I twisted my foot.” Her voice was annoyed. InuYasha picked her up in his human arms. She wasn't as light as she was when he was hanyou, but it was easy enough for him to carry her back to the hut. Kaede looked over her and gave her herbs for her headache, which had already left her but the old miko wasn't taking any chances and InuYasha threatened her into taking them anyway. What happened anyway? She kept asking herself.

 

“Where are you going?” InuYasha was walking toward the door.

 

“Out.”

 

“Uh-uh. You're human tonight. Stay in here.”

 

“You don't tell me what to do wench!”

 

“If you sleep outside, I'm sleeping out there too.”

 

“Keh. You can't even walk.”

 

“I'll hop out there if I have to.” She patted the floor beside her. “Please?” InuYasha sighed, giving in to Kagome's demands and leaning against the wall next to her futon. She scowled at him, but lay down anyway. “Comfy?”

 

“Uh huh.”

 

“InuYasha?”

 

“Hum?”

 

“Thank you.”

 

 

A/N: Alright, confession time. I really don't like Sesshomaru. Don't know why, maybe it's the fact that he's tried to kill InuYasha time and time again. But, he is a good guy in this story. I came to the conclusion that Sesshomaru would change. The fact that he let Rin stay with him and he took care of her said that he wasn't all that bad, so yes. He's good in this story. Maybe not warm and fuzzy like in others, but good just the same.

 

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