InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Hating to love him ❯ Deja vu ( Chapter 13 )

Chapter 13- Deja vu

 

 

Kagome needed to a decision and she needed to do it now. She lay back onto the enormous bed at Naraku's castle. One again, they had made love. He had once again proposed to her and instead of answering, she turned her back to him. The oil lamp cast ominous shadows on the walls and the dead silence amplified Naraku's deep breathing.

“ What happen Kagome?”

“ What do you mean?” She still had her back turned to him.

“ You were so happy with me a few days ago. You say you love me but I don't feel it anymore. “

Kagome turned to face him and sat up. “ You mean you don't love me anymore?'

“ No, I mean you don't love me anymore.” Kagome went silent. She needed to think, without any pressure. Naraku continued. “ Maybe you were never in love with me. It was just the role of the damsel in distress to fall in love with her captor or savior. Whichever one I was to you.”

Hurt, Kagome got up out of the bed. She reached for her clothes and put them on,

“ I never hated you. It was easy for me to fall in love with you. I never knew you but I always felt it for you.” She eased herself into her shoes. “ Maybe you're right. I never loved you at all.” She stood up and grabbed the prybar she carried with her.

“ Kagome…” Naraku called after her.

“ I'm going home. I'm sorry if we didn't share the same feelings. Maybe it just wasn't there.”

She walked out of the room, then turned back. “ Carry me back to the well please.”

Naraku sighed at what he had done. He got up out of the bed and followed Kagome to the door. He had brought this upon himself.

 

Inuyasha stood by the doorway to the well. He had seen when she had gotten up. He knew that she had gone to the feudal era and while he was upset, he said nothing. Instead, he would wait for her. About a good hour had passed before Inuyasha changed his game plan. He turned back to the house. He'd make her tell him on his own accord. It would test her.

Kagome turned to face Naraku. Her back was to the well and she braced herself against the wooden shaft. Naraku stood in front of her with the baboon cloak on. His face was shrouded in the shadows but Kagome could guess his emotion. She walked over to him,

“ Goodbye Naraku. You will be seeing me soon because unlike you, I wont give up on us.” She lifted the baboon cloak and kissed him softly on the cheek. Naraku aid nothing nor made any attempt to stop her. Without looking back she jumped into the well.

When she emerged on the other side, it was dark and the air was still. A foreboding feeling hung over her. She replaced the planks over the well and nailed them back in place. Dropping the pry bar back in her grandpa's shed she hurried to her room and to her bed. Inuyasha looked like he had shifted in his sleep but he was still asleep. Relieved, she went to sleep, glad that it was Saturday tomorrow.

Kagome woke up groggily. Someone was shaking her.

“ Sit boy….” A loud thud caused her to jump from her sleep. Inuyasha laid face down flat on the floor. With a sorry look on her face, she jumped down to help him. “ Oh my gosh! I am so sorry! I swear it was an accident!”

“ Is that what you dream about? Hurting me?!”

“ No! I really don't know why I did it!”

Inuyasha sat up and rubbed his forehead. “ This is the thanks I get for doing a kind deed! Your mom says she's going hiking and asks if you want to come.”

“ Nah, I get enough of the woods with your era. You going with her?”

“ If you're not going, then neither am I. I have to protect you.”

“ Protect me? From what?”

“ You. Do you think you can go back to the feudal era?”

She looked down on the floor, “ No.”

Inuyasha hoped she would have used that opportunity to tell him about last night. She didn't. Her face suddenly lit up. “ I want to show you this place ma and my friends discovered last summer, its really cool and you'll love it!”

Smiling despite himself, he stood up and watched her run to the bathroom. He couldn't help himself. He went to tell her mother that they would not be joining them hiking and watched them leave. He thought it was weird that hr mother wanted to go hiking and that she didn't wait for her daughter to come down but he dropped the topic. After Kagome had come out of the shower, they went downstairs and to the kitchen. Inuyasha sat down and watched her,

“ Honey I'm hungry.”

Honey? Who does he think I am? He really thinks I am going to cook for him? Does he know that I can't cook? “ And here I thought you were going to cook for me! Well, I'm sure there is some ramen in the cupboards.”

“ Yeah. You make ramen good.”

“ It's well.”

“ Huh?”

“ You said I make ramen good when it should be I make ramen well.”

“ Are you serious? I'm hungry Kagome!”

She moved to the cupboards, “ Usually I'm the one complaining about food. This is a first for you.”

She found a packet of ramen and put it on the fire to cook. Sitting at the table with Inuyasha she looked at him, “ Did you call me honey?”

“ And what if I did?”

“ Am I your honey?”

“ What do you mean? I heard your mother call you honey so I thought it was your nick name.”

He honestly looked clueless. Kagome felt like she had been hit with a ton of bricks. Smiling at him she explained,

“ Honey is a term of endearment. Meaning you care deeply for the person.”

“ Well then honey, do you care deeply for me?”

He still called me honey even thought he knows what it means! Yaay! He does care!

“ Depends on how deep you care for me.”

“ Deep enough.”

“ Hey, what's that supposed to mean?!”

“ Exactly what I said!” He laughed jubilantly.

Kagome steamed. It was times like this she loved him. He made her laugh at herself.

“ Don't call me honey if you don't mean it.”

“ But I do. Honey.”

A twinge of guilt struck her. If he had become so open with her, she could at least be honest with him.

“ Inuyasha. There's something you should know.”

 

 

Inuyasha knitted his eyebrows. It's about time she told me. I can't believe she kept it from me so long. She should have told me before she went and after she came back! He cleared his throat and tried to sound as clueless as possible.

“ What is it Kagome?”

She stared down onto the table guiltily. She also began to run her hand through her sooty hair—a sure sign of nervousness.

“ I went back to he feudal era.”

Inuyasha feigned surprise. “ What! When?!” He actually stood up and slammed his fists on the table. Kagome slinked back.

“ Last night when you were sleeping. I used grandpa's crowbar and opened the planks. When I was done, I nailed it back.”

“ But why? What did you go for? Don't you love me, or did you go back to the one you claim to love.”

“ I went to end it! I swear! I told him that I didn't love him any more and that I love you. I ended it for you.” Her eyes began swimming with tears.

“ Aw, come on Kag. Don't cry please! I believe you!” He jumped on the table and crouched over her. He tilted her head and kissed her softly. “ And for the record, I knew that you went. I was just waiting on you to tell me.”

“ Really?”

“ Yes, really. “ he confirmed. “ Now please stop crying.”

Kagome's face changed expressions.

“ You pig! You knew and didn't tell me? I felt bad when you already knew!” a sudden realization followed. She had left out that she had slept with Naraku. “ Did you follow me?”

“ No. But when you came back, you stunk of Naraku.”

She exhaled loudly.

“ I slept with him. It was nothing. Like a good bye thing.”

“ Wow, that's how you value yourself. You sold yourself short Kag.”

“ Who are you to talk?” She got up and ran out of the room.

“ Wait, what about your ramen?” Sighing, Inuyasha turned to the stove and looked at it. It was one of the weirdest contraptions he had encountered in this era. A box that stores fire and releases it when you want. It had to be some sort of sorcery. Not knowing what to do, he blew hard at the fire. It moved but didn't die. He took some water from the sink and poured it on the fire. It died. Feeling good for his accomplishment, he went to look for Kagome.

 

 

 

Kagome ran. She had no idea where to but she ran. She had ran from Inuyasha, ran to the well, pried it open and ran away from the well into the feudal era. She was running blind. She even swore she ran past Kaede's village and didn't stop. She really couldn't believe that Inuyasha had known about her excursions and had waited on her to tell him while the guilt ate away at her! Ok, maybe running away from him was stupid. After all, he didn't seem upset about it. But he was testing her, and that's not cool! She slowed to a jog, then finally to a stop. She bent over and placed her hands on her knees. She struggled for breath before she collapsed on her butt. She lay back on the dirt path in the middle of the forest. Now she had to wait on someone to find her because, she was hopelessly lost.

Kagome lay there for about 20 minutes before a uniquely familiar voice called her.

“ Kagome?”

She rose up to look into amber eyes and long silver hair. However, it wasn't Inuyasha, it was his older brother Sesshomaru. She scrambled up and looked at him. He stood with the same nonchalant impassive expression he always had.

“ Hi Sesshomaru. Could you help me out?”

He began to walk past her. Kagome trailed behind him. “ Wait! I'm lost!”

“ I am well aware of that. However, you are not my concern you filthy human.”

“ Could you put aside your hatred for humans for a second! Would you leave Rin lost in the forest?”

“ You aren't Rin.”

“ That's… That is true but I am human like she is.”

Sesshomaru stop short, causing Kagome to stumble into him.

“ Where are you going?”

“ I don't know.”

“ Which one of them are you looking for, the filthy half demon Inuyasha or The other filthy half demon Naraku. You seem to have a thing for half demons.”

Half demon? Naraku is half demon? He never told me that! “ How do you know about me and Naraku?”

“ It also seems Half demons can't keep their mouths shut.” He began walking again. Kagome jogged to catch up with him.

“ Will you please just help me?”

Sesshomaru looked at her for a while then quietly muttered, “ Come with me.”

Kagome sighed in relief. She didn't know why but she trusted him enough to carry her to safety.

 

They had been walking for more than an hour by Kagome's calculations and they walked in silence. He never said anything to her and she was afraid to say anything to him. He led them to a clearing with grassy lands and a looming tree in the middle of the clearing. Sesshomaru stepped into the clearing,

“ Come out.” Kagome could swear he was going mad. There was no one there, just the tree. She was about to go up to ask him is her was alright when she saw a glow diffuse from the tree and then just like that, Naraku fabricated in the tree. Kagome's breath stop short. They had left on bad terms the last time they had spoken and she hadn't a clue what was going to happen. Naraku walked up to Sesshomaru. He ignored her.

“ What is it Sesshomaru?”

“ Do you still want the girl?” Naraku looked at Kagome briefly. His eyes were dull and listless. Her heart dropped. He was going to say no, that he didn't want her.

“ What do you want?” Kagome looked up at him, he still wasn't looking at her. A small ray of hope pierced her, would he barter for her?

“ Inuyasha's Tetsigua. “

Naraku growled. “ Fine. Give her here.”

Sesshomaru stepped back and gave Kagome room to walk. She timidly walked over to Naraku and looked down in the grass, away from his eyes.

“ I want it in three days. If not, I will reveal her location to Inuyasha, you know her will come looking for her.” Said Sesshomaru sullenly.

“ Three days.” Naraku confirmed. Sesshomaru turned and quietly disappeared into the woods. Kagome, without looking up at him, spoke timidly,

“ If you want to—“

“ Don't talk Kagome.” She shut up. He held on to her closely as his barrier began forming around her. Something had changed. His touch was cold. It was going to be a long ride.

 

A/N: On a dull note. Sorry for the absence of a cliffhanger. But I bet I'm scaring you. No need to fear. She's not going to go with Inuyasha. In my summary, I clearly stated that is was Naraku and Kagome and I aim to please. Just bear with me.