InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Hating to love him ❯ No escape ( Chapter 3 )

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Cht 3 - No escape

Inuyasha re sheathed his Tetsigua and watched the chunks of flesh fall around him. He was in no mood to play around and any demon that got in his way would die a quick death. He looked around to make sure his kill was dead before jumping off again. He had followed Kagome's scent through the night and now as the dawn was breaking, he felt more confident in finding her. He also hoped that traveling through the night would make him catch up to that dirty bastard Naraku. He ran off in the direction of her scent again, praying he'd catch up to her before the days end.

Kagome's eyes fluttered open and she looked around before she remembered where she was. She reminisced on the previous night and how Naraku had made her feel like a woman. A lazy smile crept upon her face. She was about to get up when she heard two voices speaking in a low tone. She recognized Naraku's voice but the other voice was raspy and dry like dead leaves rustling on the ground.

“ Have you located him exactly?”

The raspy voice spoke in uneven, unattached words, “ He is about half a day's journey away.”

“ Did you send distractions?”

“ Many demons have been willing to give up their lives for you, Master.”

“ Good, you have served me well. Keep me informed. Now go.”

There was a howl of wing before Kagome heard Naraku's footsteps coming towards her.

“ I know your awake.”

Kagome made a sharp intake of breath. She slowly sat up. She turned to him and smiled,

“ Good morning.” She rubbed her eyes and smiled, “ What's going on?”

“ Get up, we're leaving.”

“ Huh? Leaving, but I just got up! I haven't eaten!”

“ You can do that later, now move.”

Kagome stared at the man who had made her feel so wonderful inside last night and wondered why he was being so cold now. She could feel her gut wrenching and he pulled her violently to her feet. He pulled her to the edge of the cliff and in one bold move, jumped. Kagome let out an ear splitting scream as they fell down the side of the cliff. But soon they were just floating. The barrier had been formed around them. She was holding on to Naraku for dear life and didn't let go even when she knew they were safe. She could feel his broad shoulder and his rippling arms. The warmth from last night began to spread through her until she let go. She sat silently in the bubble and contemplated on what to do. He was treating her cold, like nothing happened between them yesterday. It looked like it was back to business for him. She folded her arms and looked to the ground below hoping to catch a glimpse of red that meant that Inuyasha was still coming for her.

Inuyasha climbed up the side of the cliff and went inside of the cave. There he saw food remains and the burnt out shell of a fire. Both scents were strong here which meant that they had spent a while there. The scent also trailed outside still concentrated. They had just left shortly. Damn it! I just missed them. I hope Kagome is holding up ok. She's probably scared. As he walked out to the cliff, something weird happened with the scents, they seemed to mix or fuse with each other. Inuyasha stopped and sniffed around to make sure. He probably was holding her close to him when they arrived. Smelling which direction the scent went, he jumped off into that direction.

Sango opened her eyes and tried to shift in her position but found something blocking her. She sat up and looked around, that something turned out to be someone, Miroku, and he was naked from the waist up! She looked down at herself and realized she too was naked waist up. What happened last night!!! She looked around for her top and pulled it over her head. She violently shook Miroku,

“ What the hell did you do to me last night!”

Miroku groggily got up and looked at Sango. She slapped him, “ Answer me!!!”

“ Calm down Sango, we didn't do anything.”
“ I was top less when I woke up!!”

Miroku rolled away from her to avoid being hit again. He quickly stood up, showing off his bare chest and the abdominal muscles he had to Sango.

“ We talked by the fire, had a bit of Sake I had with me and played around a bit. A little kissing and bruising on my part but no harm done.”

“ Then why were we topless!?”

“ Ok, I admit, a little groping too.”

“ MIROKU!!!!”

He ran off at a safe distance before he stopped to hear her cursing and throwing things about. He smiled to himself. He could still feel her luscious breast pressed against his bare chest as her kissed her like he knew she wanted to.

Muttering to himself, he laughed out, “ I gotta get Sango to drink more sake.”

They had almost traveled for most of the day and it had become afternoon. They had only stopped to eat and allow Kagome to rest. There was little talking apart from the occasional, `are you ok and do you need anything.' Kagome did not now what to think anymore. She was praying that what happened last night was just another one of her over active imagination's creativity; a dream. She prayed it was because if it wasn't, she was in trouble.

Around the mid afternoon, Naraku set them down and sat on a rock. Kagome went over to him.

“ What's wrong?”

“ Nothing. This is where we'll stay for the night. There's a waterfall back there so you can do your business. I think were far enough from him to rest.”

“ Ok. But is that all you wanted? To get me away from him?”

Naraku didn't reply. Instead, he went into the forest. Kagome wanted to follow him but her mind told her no. She could use this opportunity to escape, but she had no idea where she was. Instead she began to look for dry twigs and branches that could be used to create a fire. After starting a small fire, Kagome went to the waterfall to see if there were fish in the water, or if any watercress plants grew nearby for food. After spending a while in the water, she only managed to catch two scrawny fishes. She did however find a bush with berries on it and picked as much as her skirt could hold. Pleased with herself, she went back to the fire only to find Naraku crushing out the last few embers with his shoe. She dropped her catch and ran towards him,

“ What are you doing!! How are we gonna eat tonight?!”

“ Are you stupid? You cant have an open fire when your trying to remain hidden.” His face was impassive.

“ Then what am I supposed to eat?”

“ I would have gotten you food.”

Kagome ran her hand through her hair. A gesture she always did when she was frustrated or nervous.

“ You didn't have to call me stupid.” Her sentence was a mumbled, barely audible.

“ If you didn't act stupid then I wouldn't have called you so.”

“ I wasn't acting stupid!”

“ Kagome, be quiet. You'll give away our position if you make too much noise.”

It seemed that every time he spoke her name, she felt shivers, and right now wasn't the time for that. She wanted him to fall in a ditch and die. The sun at just made a beautiful show case of setting behind the deep purple mountains, a spectacle Kagome always took the time to appreciate but she was so angry right now, she didn't even notice when the remaining rays of the late sun created a kaleidoscope of colors in the sky. Now as the sky turned a deep blue, Kagome sat stubbornly on a rock and watched Naraku disappear into the forest. She watched him go before deciding to go to the waterfall; at least it would be her solace.

Inuyasha slowed to a jog when he smelled an all to familiar scent in an approaching clearing. It was a scent that haunted him day and night, when he was awake and when he slept. It was Kykio. He began to walk slowly to the clearing until he saw her sitting on a hill facing the breeze. Her hair blew lazily in the evening breeze and she looked more relaxed that ever. Her soul collectors were nowhere in sight. He didn't mean to creep up on her but his footsteps were light as he nervously approached her. He called out to her the voice that came it didn't sound like his own, it was deep and fragile,

“ Kykio…….”

“ Yes Inuyasha?”

She didn't move from her spot. Instead, she slightly turned her head to him, looking at him with a nonchalant expression.

Inuyasha went and took a seat beside her. They sat their for a while before either of them spoke, and it was Kykio who spoke first,

“ Where is Kagome?”

“ Not with me.”

“ I can see that, but where is she?”

“ Naraku kidnapped her, I think he wants jewel shards in exchange for her.”

“ Is that why you have been rampaging the countryside like a madman?”

“ Rampaging? That's a strong word.”

There was an eerie silence again.

“ If you wish to catch up with her, you should probably go now. I think I saw smoke over yonder.” She pointed in a northerly direction. “ It could be them.”

“ Kykio….. why do you chase me away?”

“ I do this for your own good, Inuyasha. Go and find her.”

Inuyasha reached over an kissed her softly on the lips. It was a short innocent kiss but it told a story of hurt and longing. Kykio slowly got up and began to walk away. Inuyasha knew better than to follow her. He needed to get to Kagome but something told him to follow. Only Kykio could give him such a feeling of fear and uncertainty, Kagome came close but for now Kykio was in control.

“ Wait, Kykio.” She stopped shortly and turned to him, “ She'll be ok if they stopped for the night. We can both find them in the morning.”

Inuyasha could have sworn he saw a smile as she turned back and they began walking together.

Kagome had taken off her slippers and had her feet in the shallow wash of the waterfall. She was singing random songs to herself for entertainment. She was so content that she didn't realize Naraku standing behind her.

“ You have a lovely voice.”

“ Thank you.”

She spoke in a monotonous tone to show her annoyance of him being there. He ignored her subtle insult and sat beside her.

“Its really a nice night out.”

“ It is.”

There was a silence. They could both hear the music of the night. The rhythmic running of the water, and the night bird singing to each other.

“ I'm really sorry for calling you stupid.”

“ Its ok, I'm just annoyed at how cold your treating me.”

“ How I'm… How do you want me to treat you?”

“ Not like a hostage!”

“ But you are my hostage!”

“ I wasn't your hostage last night.”

She said it cool and sure, like it had been on her mind all day. Naraku was trying to avoid, even forget what happened the night before. It was the first time he'd ever feel out of control and that was a power he treasured. He thought by mistreating or ignoring her, he could pass it off as a silly mistake. He couldn't. She exhaled as if I great weight lifted off her chest. She spoke more slowly as if she picked her words cautiously as she continued,

“ I really liked the way you held me. I felt safe even though you are my abductor, I felt like I'd known you all this time before and that we had something more than just a kiss. You cannot tell me you felt nothing, that it was just a kiss.”

“ I'd be lying if I told you that.”

Kagome smiled happily. She had gotten past the first obstacle.

“ So tell me what you felt.”

“ Uncontrollable.”

“ So what now?”

“ I dunno.”

A/N: How that for a cliffhanger. What do you think they gonna do next? And what bout Inuyasha? I can't believe that he left Kagome for Kykio!!! And what were Sango and Miroku doing??? Find out in the next exiting adventure of HATING TO LOVE HIM. I tried to do a word play with the title, you notice? She is supposed to hate him but she's falling for him instead. And she hates the fact that she loves Inuyasha. I tried. REVIEWS!!!!!!