InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Hating to love him ❯ Complicated ( Chapter 9 )

Chapter 9 - Complicated

 

Kagome stood shivering in the waters of the small brook that ran below where she and Naraku had just made love. The water was freezing, not like it had been a couple nights ago. The weather was changing. At least her hair, which laid in delicate curls around her shoulder, provided some warmth. She forgot the coldness that seemed to seep into her bones for a minute and remembered the beauty of what just happened between herself and Naraku. Smiling to herself, she looked around for him and saw him laying flat on the sandy shore staring up at the evening sky. She called out to him,

“ What are you thinking about?”

“ Nothing in particular. My mind's just wandering.”

Kagome was a little hurt. She had expected him to say he was thinking of her but she shrug it off as nothing. Taking a deep breath, she submerged herself completely in the ice-cold water. Swimming to the deepest part of the brook, she looked up at the setting rays of the sun hitting the water's surface. It formed a kaleidoscope of colors that only Kagome could see. It was a beautiful sight. Feeling the pressure build up in her chest she swam to the surface.

Naraku watched as Kagome broke the surface of the water. She was breathtaking. Her dark ebony hair gracefully swung over her head to land on her back as she pulled herself out of the water. She was indeed a sight to behold and he had made her his own. He felt a shudder as he remembered the way she felt beneath him and how she felt when he was inside her.

“ Do you feel sore Kagome?”

“ Huh? No. I did at first but now I'm ok.” She looked slightly shocked at his sudden interest in her after she had just asked him. He smiled a bit more to himself as she slowly climbed out of the water and put on her clothes, she was a sight to behold. After fully suiting herself in her red kimono, she sat beside Naraku,

“ Shouldn't we go back to the shrine?”

“ I don't know. Do you think Inuyasha will come looking for you there?

Shrugging her shoulders “ Beats me. He never did actually see the shrine and I don't think he's smart enough to know that we'd return.”

Naraku laughed at her snide remark insulting his nemesis's intelligence.

“ Alright, we're gonna go back.” He got up of the grass and held his hand out to assist Kagome up.

“ Jeeze! I just sat down!” Giggling, she took his hand and got up. Then slowly they began to walk a bit until Naraku grabbed her close to him and kissed her. As he kissed her, the barrier formed around them and they slowly drifted into the sky.

 

Miroku sat gawking at Sango's ass as she tried to convince Inuyasha that he could get to Kagome by simple talking to her effectively, but he was bent on doing the same thing that Naraku had done to get her.

“ She seems to love playing the lady in distress, so imma just kidnap her.”

“ Inuyasha, don't you think Naraku is keeping close tabs on her? You can't just walk up to the front door and taker over your shoulders and walk out!”

“ Somehow, I believe he's dumb enough to believe that.” Shippo interjected rudely. Miroku, Sango and Inuyasha turned to give him a dirty look.

“ You better not push your luck, midget. You don't have Kagome to save you this time.” Inuyasha warned him. Ignoring both of them, Sango turned back to him, “ And what are you gonna do if you do get her? As soon as you let her go, she'll just go back to him if she really is in love with him like you said.”

“ I'll think of that when I get her.” He turned away from Sango not waiting for a reply. Sango, lost for words, shouted an awkward bidding,

“ Erm…. Be careful?”

Inuyasha grunted and disappeared into the thick vegetation. Exhaling loudly, she turned back to Miroku. “ Stop staring at my ass you perverted monk.”

 

 

Inuyasha yawned. He had been sitting stiffly in a tree near an abandoned shrine for about an hour. He hoped that Kagome was here. He could smell their scents strongly and hoped that they had not moved on yet. The sky was now a deep hazy purple and night would soon claim its right to the sky. He was just about to give up when he heard voices, then a bubbly laughter; Kagome's laughter.

“ Naraku, you cant say things like that and not expect me to laugh?! Please don't take it like that, I was only kidding!” Her voice traveled on the night air to mix with the other natural sounds of the night. Inuyasha heard Naraku mumbled something, laughter again from Kagome. He instantaneously got goose pimples on his arms. Her laughter reminded him of so many things.

He was careful to remain silent until they reached the door of the shrine. He immediately turned red with anger when he saw Naraku tip her lips up to his with his index finger. He wanted to bash his face down his throat but instead he waited. He would soon have her again.

Kagome breathed an airy laughter and fell down into the bed of the shrine. Her day had been fun filled. She and Naraku, after he came for her and made love to her, had played around and bathed together. Then later when they evening had fallen, they had gotten some food from one of Naraku's minions and sat under the stars and eaten by a cliff. Then they had used the barrier to bring them back within walking distance of the shrine where they had raced to the shrine. And finally they had been talking about random things as they reached the door of the hut. Now her bones were exhausted and all she wanted to do was collapse in the bed and sleep.

“ You probably want to sleep now.”

“ Damn right. You tire me. But imma get you back in the morning.”

“ Go to sleep.” He smiled at her as she yawned and fell asleep with one very sexy snore.

Naraku waited until she was dead asleep before he removed the vial with the jewel shards he had stolen from her from his pocket. Twirling the bottle between his fingers, he looked into the purple glow and thought of if her love was worth the shards. He stood up and sighed. He needed to talk to Hakudoshi and Kanna about the location of his heart because he knew that Inuyasha was willing to go to any lengths to get Kagome back, especially kill him. Looking at her sleeping, he muttered,

“ I promise I'll be back before morning.” Grunting approvingly, he vanished out the door.

 

Inuyasha watched as Naraku shut the door of the hut quietly and snuck away in his barrier, into the night. He waited a while before jumping out of the tree.

“ This may be the only chance I get. I hope she's sleeping. So much easier to handle her when she's knocked out.”

He slowly opened the door and looked around at the smallholdings. Ignoring everything else, he raced over to the bed where Kagome slept soundly. Her hair was fanned out below her giving the illusion of an angel. Inuyasha touched her gently,

“ Kag.?” No response. He touched her with a little more force that he did the first time. This time she fidgeted a bit then went back into her coma-like sleep.

“Perfect.” He gently lifted her up and cradled her in his arms. She snored as her head fell back. “ You sound like a trucker with the flu.” Smiling at his sense of humor, he carried her out the door.

Inuyasha set Kagome down on the hard ground of the forest. She muttered a bit before opening her eyes,

“ What's going on?” Her voice was caked with sleep.

“ Shhh. You're ok.”

“ Naraku?”

“ No, Inuyasha.” She smiled a bit and rolled over to her side, then sat up.

“ Inuyasha? Where'd you come from, where is Naraku? “

“ I took you away from that horrid place.” She got up fully, now, her face red, even under the dim lighting of he moon. She looked like she was about to explode.

“ That place was not horrid! I liked it and I demand you take me back.”
“ You're delirious. Either that's or your brains broken.”

“ Inuyasha!!” Her voice suddenly calmed, “ Inuyasha, I was with him on my own free will. He offered to let me go twice, I turned them both down. Don't you get it? I want to be with him. I want to go back.”

“Kagome, if this is some plot for revenge or a guilt trip on my part, point taken. Can we just end this and go home?”

“ ARGH! You're not listening!”

“ Yes I am!”

“ Then why wont you just give it up?!”

“ Because you don't belong there. You belong at home.”

“ I don't want to go home!”

Inuyasha moved to get closer to her but she stopped him in his tracks. “ Don't move!”

“ Huh? Why not?”

“ I don't want you to touch me, not even come close to me!” Cautiously, he took an experimental step forward, “ SIT BOY!!”

He immediately flew to the ground. These damn beads! Why can't she just come quietly without a fight home? Home… That's it! I'll carry her home to Tokyo! Naraku can't travel through the well so they'll be separated. And I'll stay over there to make sure she doesn't come back too soon. Now I f I could just hold on to her… he made an effort to prop himself off the ground, “ I said don't move. Move once more and I swear to God I will sit you to hell!!”

“ So I can't even get up off the ground?”

There was a silence. She was obviously debating with herself whether she should let him or not. He egged her on. “ You don't even know where you are! You'd just get lost if you tried to find your way back to the shrine. However, I know which way it is. Now, are you gonna take the chance with the demon infested forest in the middle of the night, or are you gonna take the chance with me?”

“ Something tells me to take the chance with the forest. At least I know what's in store for me.” A moment of silence. “Go on, get up.”

 

Kagome watched as Inuyasha stood up off the ground. She still couldn't stop her heart from beating so fast, she could hear it in her ears. She also couldn't believe that Inuyasha had kidnapped her from her sleep. That means he was watching them, did he see when they…

“ Were you watching us all day?” She tried to prevent her voice from shaking, no such luck. Inuyasha large gleaming amber eyes caught her off guard. She felt a beat as he looked at her for a split second.

“ No, I waited in a tree near the shrine until ya'll came, why?”

“ Nothing. Just curious.”

She was so deep in thought that she hadn't noticed when he took a step closer. She looked up at him suspiciously. Right now, her feelings were hard to explain. She felt turned off by him but still aroused by him. She didn't know what to do.

He stepped closer.

“ Stop. Don't come any closer.”

“ But Kagome…” Suddenly he made a grab for her. A completely, unexpected one. She tried to stop him,

“ Si ---!” But Inuyasha beat her to it. He firmly clasped his hand over her mouth before she could utter those two words that could foil his plans. She struggled in his arms but with her being not only younger but also weaker, it was a battle with futile efforts. She stopped struggling and became pliant in his arms. Inuyasha felt he sudden calmness,

“ Are you done struggling against me?”

She nodded her head slowly. She wanted to tear his hand off her mouth and scream for Naraku to come for her, but Inuyasha had her hands securely bounded with one of his hands. How did he even get me? Where was Naraku when he took me away? She hadn't much time to think as Inuyasha took one leap into the trees, dragging her along like a rag doll.

 

Miroku sat fuming. He always wondered why Sango wouldn't show her feeling when anyone else was around but yet still she wouldn't let him get her alone. She was always worried about Kirara and the brat. It was a no win situation. He stomped his foot loudly causing Kirara to emit a meek meow.

“ I will get her alone and I will force her to talk to me. ” He spoke aloud to build his own confidence. Sango had fallen asleep beside the fire with Shippo under one arm. She looked so peaceful; he hadn't the heart to disturb her as he had planned to. Plus it was the wee hours of the morning. He'd just have to wait till daylight.

 

Kagome looked at her surroundings incase Inuyasha let down his guard, she knew which way to go. The surrounding woods looked familiar somehow but how…? Oh shit! He's bringing me to the well! No! If I go back, Naraku can't find me. What the hell am I gonna do? All this time, Inuyasha had her hands bound by his one hand and her mouth covered by his other. She felt her heart scream in terror as she saw the well. They had been traveling all night and she was exhausted but she could feel a burst of energy, an adrenaline rush telling her to try and fight him. However, with the sun approaching, the thought of her warm bed in Tokyo was quite enticing. She closed her eyes and held her breath as Inuyasha took an enormous leap into the black gaping hole that was the entrance of the bone eater's well.

 

Naraku entered the hut quietly as he did every morning to start Kagome's breakfast. He couldn't let her know that he had never slept at the hut with her. In fact, he never really slept. He had some sort of insomnia and even if he did catch a five minutes, he would wake up. He crept over to the earthenware cooking area and put down the meat he had gotten from Kagura. He turned to the bed where kagome had fallen asleep and was shocked at the sight; the bed was empty. Rushing over to the bed, he touched the cool sheets as if he thought that she was there but invisible but she really wasn't there. Thinking of possible explanations, he continually rubbed the rumpled sheets on the bed. Maybe she awoke in the night, found me gone and has gone in search for me. He breathed out loudly trying to calm himself until he something unsettling caught his eye; a single silver strand of hair.

“ Inuyasha!” He muttered to himself. “ He has her. Why didn't I pick up his presence?” He remembered the prior day and the tomfoolery he had carried out with Kagome. Even if he did feel something, he probably ignored it. Cursing himself, he stepped outside and formed his barrier. “ I will hunt him down until I find her. I must have her back.”

 

Inuyasha climbed out of the well and burst through the doors of the old shrine. He immediately saw Kagome's brother Sota and called out to him.

“ Call the Old man, I need this well sealed up.”

“ What's wrong with big sister?”

“ Get the old man now Sota! “

No matter how many times Inuyasha visited present day Japan, he could never get used to the things there. Jumping up to Kagome's bedroom window, he set her down on the bed and slowly let her go. She stared at him coldly and said nothing.

“ Well Kagome, aren't you gonna say anything? Bet you didn't think I was smart enough to bring you back to this time eh?” He smiled smartly. Suddenly Kagome's mother and brother burst into the room.

“ Kagome!!! Sweetheart, what is the matter?”

“ Nothing, Mrs. Higurashi,” Inuyasha answered, “ she just need to clear her head here in her own time. Been getting into a bit of mischief over in my era.”

Mrs. Higurashi looked from Inuyasha to her daughter who turned her face to look out the open window. Sota stepped from behind his mother,

“ That's what all the fuss was about? Grandpa's outside nailing the well shut because Kagome decided to be a rebel? Call me when lunch's ready.” He turned on his heels and went outside. Kagome's mom sat down on the edge of her bed and smoothed out her daughter's hair,

“ Are you sure your ok?”

“ I'm fine mom.” She grumbled

“ Ok, I'll call when lunch's ready. Are you staying with us Inuyasha?”

He nodded in approval as he watched Kagome turn her back to him. He saw from the corner of his eye saw when Mrs. Higurashi exited the room closing the door behind her. Stepping closer to the bed where Kagome sat, he said softly,

“ Hey, take off your clothes.”

“ SIT BOY!!!” Kagome's face was red with fury or maybe embarrassment. She jumped off the bed and stood in front of Inuyasha who was lying in pain on the floor. “ You pervert, you kidnap me and then ask me to strip for you?”

“ I said take of your clothes, not get naked.”

“ Why, because I look like your girlfriend Kikyo?”

Inuyasha got up off the ground and looked into her eyes coldly,

“ She's not my girlfriend. I just don't like to see you in those clothes.” He had to fight hard to keep from smiling. They had a conversation very similar to this a few days after they met for the first time. Well the taking of clothes part, not the Kikyo part. Sitting down on the floor. He watched as she went out side the room with a change of clothing. When she returned, she wore clothes that he was used to seeing her in.

“ I didn't change for you in case you have that thought in your mind. I did it because if I walked around in that kimono in this era, people would stare.” She threw the kimono in her wash basket and sat on her bed. “ Now what? Are you going to keep me here until I fall out of love with Naraku? Don't hold your breath.”

“ I don't know what I'm going to do with you. I just won't make you go back to the feudal era for now.”

“ Really, and how are you going to find jewel shards without me?”

“ I'm staying here with you. Didn't you hear your brother; your granddad shut the well.

“ You got jokes? Where are you going to stay, cause' I can't stand you near me.”

“I'll sleep outside if I have to. I'm just not letting you out of my sight again.”

She stood up suddenly and quickly, but that didn't faze Inuyasha.

“ What is your problem?! You don't usually care about me so why all of a sudden you start to pretend like you give a shit?!”

“ Are you stupid or just damn blind? I have always given a shit! I didn't know I had to behave idiotic to showed that I cared!”

“ It would have helped! If you had just shown a little care…,” her voice became low, “ If you had shown a little care, maybe I wouldn't have gone else where for it.”

Standing up, Inuyasha step towards her until he could feel her feverish breath on his chest,

“ Is that what all of this about? You went to Naraku because he loved you when I didn't?”

“ I don't know Inuyasha. I never felt that way before. He actually listened to me…”

“ That doesn't mean you're in love with him Kag..”

Kagome shivered at the use of the abbreviated version of her name and the tenderness in his voice. Before she was here, when she was with Naraku, she felt and over whelming sensation of love. Now she was unsure. She was confused. She knew she had feelings for him but love…

“ Inuyasha. Tell me honestly, why did you carry me here?”

“ Honestly, I wanted you away from Naraku so that you could probably, just maybe, fall in love with me.”

“ Love? Who said that I wasn't already in love with you?”

“ Where you?”

“ Even if, you had your chance and you misused it. You lost it.” Looking down on the carpeted floor to avoid her tell tale eyes, she steeped from so close to him, “The whole situation is complicated. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to get some thing to eat.” With that she stepped around him and walked out of the room.

 

A/N: Look, I know that the title of the chapter doesn't really match the chapter itself. And I know that they never had beds in feudal Japan but I had to add it for a bit of ambiance to the room, so gimmie a break, its writer's convenience. Well I know that this chapter is longer than the usual ones but I got carried away. So… enjoy and if you get the chance to, give me a review. Love ya'll. Jynxie XOXOX