InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Hunt for the Sword of Legend ❯ Starry Bubbles and Moonlight Tears ( Chapter 13 )

I wanted to ask you all that didn't get an alert that my last chapter was revised to reread it. A mistake has been amended and I thank Inu Kagome 4Life for catching it and pointing it out to me. If anyone else finds a mistake, please let me know. Thank you.

 

 

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. I don't even own this computer. Thanks Mommy!

 

 

Chapter 13:

 

 

Starry Bubbles and Moonlight Tears

 

 

The tub was beyond huge. It was ginormous. Well, that wasn't really a word, but Kagome could think of no better way to describe it. The tub was pearly white, and set into the wall at the back of the bathroom. It could easily fit five grown adults with plenty of room for movement. The three walls that surrounded it were twinkling. When Kagome actually got into the bathtub, she could see that the walls had optical lights imbedded in them. It was a breathtaking effect. The walls and ceiling above the tub were painted a flat black so that the glimmering lights looked like the night sky. Just to have the proper effect, Kagome dimmed the lights in the bathroom. She also let herself indulge in the bubble bath that she found under the sink. All in all, she knew she was going to be very pruney before she decided she had had enough.

 

 

“Ahhhhh…” Kagome breathed as she sunk into the almost scalding water. She had almost fallen asleep when she heard a knock on the door. Kagome smiled.

 

 

“Come on in, oh favorite cousin of mine.”

 

 

“You know, our new friends think we're strange. They looked at me like I was going to come in here and join you, or something.”

 

 

Kagome chuckled. “What did you tell them?”

 

 

Miroku shrugged. “I told them that they were perverts, and that they needed to get their minds out of the gutter.”

 

 

At that, Kagome laughed outright. “I want this bathroom.”

 

 

“Yeah, it is rather cool. I think I'll follow your example, after you're done.”

 

 

“That might be a while, Miro. I think I might just move into this bathtub.”

 

 

“I wouldn't advise that. Inuyasha's liable to jerk you out. He's dead set on leaving first thing in the morning.”

 

 

Miroku noticed Kagome stiffen when the white haired man was mentioned.

 

 

“Is there something you want to talk about, Kagome?”

 

 

Kagome removed the wet cloth covering her face and looked at her cousin. He was leaning against the sink, a good ten feet away. “You might want to sit down.”

 

 

Miroku made his way to the toilet across the room. “All comfortable. Now, what's on your mind?”

 

 

“I never told you the details of what happened outside of Totosai's shop, did I?”

 

 

Miroku rubbed his chin thoughtfully. “Well, you told me that Inuyasha tried to contain you, and you had a panic attack. That was it, really. Was there something else?”

 

 

“Yeah. He told me he liked me.”

 

 

Miroku already knew that, but he remained blissfully ignorant. It would only make Kagome upset to know that the others knew of her and Inuyasha's feelings towards each other.

 

 

“Well, you basically told me after you met him that you thought you were in love with him. What do you plan to do?”

 

 

Kagome groaned, wrapped her arms around her legs, and placed her forehead to her knees. “I don't know, Miro. I do like him. I'm just…frightened.”

 

 

Kagome said it in such a low tone, that Miroku had to strain to hear it. “Kagome, we've had this conversation before. Do you think that your parents would want you to be alone for the rest of your life? Inuyasha is a good man. He is very protective of you. Even if you had met under different circumstances, he would have been no different. I have no doubt that he was toning down his feelings when he told you. He might be scared himself, due to the fact that you two only met a week ago.”

 

 

Kagome looked up at her cousin. He had a way of saying things that could make you see something with such clarity.

 

 

“I know he's scared, Miroku. I can't tell you how I know he's scared, but I do know.”

 

 

“Then why can't you see what a good thing this is. You can heal each other.”

 

 

“What do I do?”

 

 

Miroku sighed. “I can't tell you what to do Kagome. I can only tell you that if you don't take this chance, I'm afraid that you will regret it for the rest of your life. Can you honestly tell me that you won't think about him every single day after this?”

 

 

“No, I can't tell you that. I know I would. I'm still afraid. It seems almost too good to be true.”

 

 

Miroku stood up. “Maybe the Gods are making it up to you Kagome. You have had such hardship in your life that it seems that now is as good a time as any for you to have a little bit of the good in life. And also, I won't forget our last conversation on this topic. I distinctly remember you saying that you wanted someone in your life.”

 

 

With that, he left the room so Kagome could think about his words in silence.

 

 

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After an hour of waiting, Inuyasha heard Kagome come back to her room. He waited for a full thirty minutes after not hearing any more movement, before he silently slipped into Kagome's room.

 

 

When he walked in, he had to let his eyes adjust to the light, or lack thereof, before he moved to the side of her bed. Inuyasha loved to look at Kagome while she was sleeping. The crease in her brow had smoothed and her mouth parted ever so slightly when she breathed out. It was like looking at a fallen angel.

 

 

`My angel…' he thought.

 

 

Inuyasha lovingly stroked her face, and was a little startled when the crease in her forehead returned with a vengeance. Her breath caught in her throat, and Inuyasha realized that she was starting to have a bad dream.

 

 

`Well, this is as good an excuse as any.'

 

 

Inuyasha placed one knee on the bed while keeping a foot on the wooden floor. He took her face in his hands and gently called her name.

 

 

“Kagome, wake up. You're having a bad dream.”

 

 

Kagome whimpered softly a few times but refused to awaken, so he upped the volume of his voice. That finally did the trick, and when her eyes fluttered opened, he could see the pools of tears that threatened to spill out.

 

 

“Kagome, what's wrong? What were you dreaming about?”

 

 

Kagome immediately started bawling. Inuyasha scooped her up into his arms and she didn't hesitate to seek the comfort he so freely gave. It didn't matter to Inuyasha that at first she was inconsolable. All that mattered is that she would calm after awhile. He just needed to be patient and let her get her emotions out. It was hard to sit there and know that he could do nothing to make her stop being so afraid or sad. It was really hard. But soon, his silent prayers were answered, and Kagome started calming down.

 

 

When she was sniffling and he knew that she wouldn't fly into hysterics again, Inuyasha spoke.

 

 

“Kagome, will you tell me what you were dreaming about?”

 

 

Kagome stiffened and waited before giving her answer. “No, I can't.”

 

 

Inuyasha nodded his head and knew that she could feel it. “You can't, or you won't?”

 

 

Kagome sniffed and sighed. “I won't.”

 

 

“You know you can tell me anything, right?”

 

 

Even though the room was dark, he could feel her face twist, and her tears come back. A loud sob that cut through the silence confirmed his suspicions. He tightened his grip, and started rocking back and forth again.

 

 

“Shhh…it's okay. If you won't tell me, then I'll understand. I didn't mean to upset you again.”

 

 

Kagome's blubbering died down again, and this time Inuyasha waited for her to begin; if she would. Sure enough, his patience won out.

 

 

“It's not that I don't trust you, Inuyasha,” she whispered. “I just can't tell you of all people because I'm afraid of how you'll react.”

 

 

“If you want to tell me, I'll try my best to react kindly. I could never get angry with you.”

 

 

The crying picked up just a little, but Kagome still managed to talk through the tears. “I'm not afraid you'll get angry, I'm afraid I'll hurt you.”

 

 

Well, that was unexpected. It was truly unanticipated that Kagome would be worried for him, rather than for herself. Although, he had never met anyone like Kagome. With everything he knew about her so far, it wasn't that farfetched. “Please don't worry about hurting me Kagome. I'm worried about you. If a dream has this kind of effect on you, I would really like you to talk to me about it. You know that I care for you. I want to help you, if I can. Will you let me help you?”

 

 

Kagome took a little time to compose herself. I took awhile, but Inuyasha was confident that she had decided to tell him by the way she was forcing herself to calm down. She was taking deep breaths through her nose and out of her mouth. Inuyasha knew a breathing exercise when he saw one, so he let Kagome have the time she needed.

 

 

“Before I tell you, just promise you won't be upset,” and then as an after thought, “with me or yourself.”

 

 

Well that was a strange request. Might as well. “Okay, I promise I'll try.”

 

 

“Good enough,” she muttered. One more deep breath and she twisted in his arms so she could look him in the face.

 

 

“I was dreaming about…” after a long dramatic pause, she continued with, “the guy with the gun.” The last part came as a cry from the back of Kagome's throat. Inuyasha moved to comfort her before her words had even settled on him. Finally, he got her meaning. Kagome was dreaming about Dan Harris; the man that he had beaten senseless only hours before.

 

 

Inuyasha's heart froze and restarted again, pounding wildly. Kagome was not as unaffected as she had let on. The thought made Inuyasha do the thing he promised her he would try not to do. He was angry with himself. It was more than anger, it was self-loathing. If he could beat himself senseless, he would. Even that wouldn't be enough to punish himself. It would take much more than that. He should have kept her safe. He told her he would, and he had failed. Inuyasha had failed the woman he would have loved to have for his own.

 

 

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Half an hour later, Kagome had finally cried herself to sleep. Inuyasha slipped out of the bed and pulled the covers over her tiny body.

 

 

After Kagome's confession, Inuyasha didn't feel as if he should have the privilege to sleep in the same house as her, let alone the same room. He shut the door soundlessly behind himself and wandered outside the mansion onto the estate grounds. Inuyasha walked around a koi pond and sat on the other side, on a stone bench. There he began to think.

 

 

First, Inuyasha thought about the horrid tears he had just watched Kagome shed. If it wasn't for him and his inability to protect her and keep her safe, she wouldn't have had to cry herself to sleep. It was very hard not to cry himself while he watched her. He felt so helpless. There really was nothing else he could do. It was pointless to even try. The damage had been done.

 

 

After he was done thoroughly blaming himself for everything, Inuyasha thought about what should be done now. The logical thing was to ask Sesshoumaru if she and her cousin could stay here at the estate. Come to think of it, Sango should stay behind. Although, if Inuyasha said that she should stay behind so that she wouldn't be in harm's way, Sango would kill him and go anyway. He would have to come up with a good excuse as to why she should stay.

 

 

Maybe he could pull off asking her to watch out for Kagome and Miroku. He wasn't really sure if she would fall for it. Kagome would be very safe here. Inuyasha could even ask Sesshoumaru and Rin to beef up security until the whole thing was a done deal. Well, he could always butter up Sango. He could flatter her by telling her that she was the only one he trusted to keep Kagome safe. That would appeal to her.

 

 

Yes, that's what he would do. He would ask his brother in the morning, and then convince Sango to stay and let him go alone. It was the only option. Kagome couldn't be put in danger again. Inuyasha wouldn't allow it. He couldn't even let himself think about what could happen to her during the journey to New Orleans or, God forbid, when they arrived there.

 

 

With his mind made up, and his whole plan carefully crafted, Inuyasha walked into the house that his father and mother had once lived in, and navigated the halls that he could have walked down blindfolded.

 

 

Deep into his own thoughts, he almost ran over Miroku wandering in the darkness. It looked to Inuyasha as if he was trying to find the kitchen.

 

 

Inuyasha looked at his green, glowing watch. “Don't you think two a.m. is kinda late for a midnight snack?”

 

 

Miroku cracked a smile. “Then I guess it's a good thing I'm going to have a two a.m. snack, isn't it?”

 

 

Inuyasha smiled back. “Come on. I'll show you were Sessh keeps the good shit.”

 

 

Together, they walked a few halls in the huge house until Inuyasha had led them to the large, white kitchen. Miroku sat down at the breakfast table, and Inuyasha went to the cabinets and got down two bowls. This was followed by two spoon and two paper towels.

 

 

“Do you like ice cream?”

 

 

“Sure, what kind do you have?”

 

 

Inuyasha opened the large freezer and pulled a tub out. “All he has is vanilla.” Inuyasha sighed and put the frozen treat in front of Miroku. “My brother is so boring.”

 

 

Miroku chuckled as he opened the paper carton and started scooping up the black-flecked goodness that was true vanilla ice cream. “I have to admit, you two are nothing alike. I find it very hard to believe that you two even share one parent. Other than the fact that you look alike, you have nothing in common.”

 

 

Inuyasha scooped some of the ice cream for himself, and dug in. “We do have some things in common. We both love history. We get that from our father, too.”

 

 

Miroku and Inuyasha were silent for a few minutes while they indulged in their snack. Miroku was going for seconds when Inuyasha decided that it was the perfect time to make the new plan known.

 

 

“Miroku, how would you like to stay here for a little while longer?”

 

 

“That wouldn't be too bad I guess. Did you change your mind about leaving tomorrow morning? You were all excited about it earlier.”

 

 

Inuyasha pushed his now melted ice cream around the bowl with his spoon. “No, I haven't changed my mind about leaving in the morning.”

 

 

There was confusion showing on Miroku's face, but he waited for Inuyasha to make his point. He could guess already, but he wanted to know why.

 

 

“I was just going to say that it makes more sense for you and Kagome to stay here. It's safer here and I'm going to talk Sango into staying. Maybe you'll get lucky.”

 

 

“Yeah, I guess that makes sense,” said Miroku, totally bypassing the remark about his getting `lucky'. “Did you tell Kagome yet?”

 

 

At the mention of Kagome's name, Inuyasha tensed. Miroku noticed but decided not to say anything. If Inuyasha wanted to tell him something, he would.

 

 

“No, I haven't told her yet. I was going to when she woke up.”

 

 

“Oh, well, you should tell her as soon as you can. She was kind of looking forward to going. She always said that she would like to see New Orleans. She never found the time to go, though. She'll be disappointed but she'll understand.”

 

 

Inuyasha let that sink in. He didn't want to hurt Kagome even more. But, he reasoned with himself, it was better that she was disappointed a little now than to be hurt by Naraku again. Now that that mad man knew how Inuyasha felt about her, he would stop at nothing to cause him harm through her. It would be worse the next time. Much worse…

 

 

“I'll tell her as soon as I can. I hope she does understand. When I get back, I'll take her there to make up for it.”

 

 

Miroku nodded and continued eating.

 

 

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Kagome woke up a few hours later with a runny nose and a headache. Those things didn't matter near as much as the fact that she was alone now. Inuyasha had gone. She wasn't surprised. Who really wanted to see a whiney girl cry herself to sleep? Kagome sighed and rolled over.

 

 

After trying for what felt like an hour, Kagome got tired of trying. She slid off the bed and made her way over to the balcony that was trapped behind sliding glass doors. She opened it, and a chilly gust of wind kissed her cheeks, making her back up and grab her robe before venturing outside.

 

 

The night was very clear and Kagome could see many stars. She had forgotten how many stars there really were, from spending the last nineteen years of her life in Tokyo. They were so bright she could almost reach out and touch them. It was a full moon tonight as well, which made the earth light up in a surreal, too bright way. It was a little strange for it to be so lit up at three in the morning.

 

 

Kagome thought about many things while she was on the balcony. The first one was the most important. She really needed to call her doctor in the morning. This was getting out of hand. She didn't want to scare Inuyasha off. She really liked him, and was wondering if he really was the one who could make her forget all her fears. It felt so good to have him around. He was quickly becoming very important to her. The sensation scared her in many ways, but in some ways, it was exhilarating. She was daring to dream of what it would be like to have Inuyasha to herself; for him to be hers. What was more exciting was the thought that she could be his. Kagome could be Inuyasha's. It was very hard not to get ahead of herself and start imaging small, white haired boys with golden eyes.,

 

 

After what felt like forever, Kagome began to feel sleepy again. She really didn't feel like sleeping much, for fear the dream would come back. She really needed Inuyasha right now. It seemed like she slept so much better when he was near. But, that wasn't going to happen.

 

 

Kagome made her way back into the room and closed the glass doors. She moved the curtains in front of the doors so the bright moonlight wouldn't filter through the doorway. Laying down on her bed that was way too big for only one person, Kagome began to let herself dream about what life might be like for her if she let Inuyasha have what he wanted. But, it wasn't really what he wanted, it was what they wanted. She wanted to be with him so badly that it felt like she would shatter if it didn't happen. Again the scary feeling returned. If she was this attached already, what would happen to her if it didn't work out?

 

 

Then again, Kagome got the feeling that it would be a cold day in hell before either of them let go of the other. She didn't really know how she knew, she just did. It was like what she imagined love-at-first-sight would be, but different somehow.

 

 

`I'll tell him tomorrow, before we leave, how I feel. He needs to know. It's not fair to him that I would keep my feelings to myself. It's his business as much as it is mine.'

 

 

With her mind made up, Kagome fell into dreams of children with golden eyes.

 

 

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I'm sorry it took me so long to update ya'll. My father-in-law cut the wall out between my new kitchen and my existing house while at the same time cutting all the wires in the wall. I didn't have the internet for close to a week.

 

Also, the next update will be a little later than usual. I still need to do some research and I have procrastinated for far too long. I hope you all understand. As always, please tell me what you think.

 

 

Reviews:

 

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jflorea (jimmy!): Thanks for the great review and all your help. I kind of kept Inu's past a secret until now. I really wanted to focus on Kagome's past more. One of them had to be the strong one. Who better than Inuyasha? I always pictured Kagome and Rin being close. They have a lot of the same personality traits. Not to mention loving surly brothers. Everyone seems to like my twisted brand of humor. From the first chapter, I wrote the bathtub scene just so I could pull that joke later. Is that sick or what? He he he. I'm going to reply to your last e-mail as soon as this is posted too. Keep a lookout!

 

InuGoddess715: I glad you like that Inu got to kick some butt. By the way, why not use profanity? It's fun and sometimes you just need a good dirty word to express yourself. I don't think anyone reading my story will complain. Go ahead, profane away! `Expressed a little differently'? I love that by the way. That is the nice way of putting it. Thanks for the great review.

 

Ethereal Siren: I'm glad everyone gets my twisted humor. I'm looking forward to New Orleans as well. Thanks for the review.

 

Inu Kagome 4Life: Don't worry about not reviewing. I realize that my reader's lives don't revolve around me. Thanks for reviewing this time. And OMG thank you for pointing out my massive stupidity. I don't know why I wrote that. I guess I've read one too many fan fictions and my hands just got a mind of their own. I do tend to write late at night as well. I guess I never caught it when I reread. My eyes just skimmed over it as though it was supposed to be there. Almost every Inu story you read, Inuyasha father died before he was born. I changed it and it should be true to the previous chapters now. Thank you again for pointing that out. You're a life saver.

 

desert siren: Thanks for the review. I love that everyone is getting my weirdness on the bathtub thing. I was hoping I wouldn't get flames on that. So far so good.

 

Smich16: I glad you like my work. I hope I can continue to pull you in to my madness. I am trying to put Sango and Miroku in there but I really do want to focus on Inuyasha and Kagome. My glad you appreciate that. Thanks for the great review.

 

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KP: I agree and it will happen soon. In the next three chapters if everything goes right. That is, if I don't get any more hair brained ideas. I promise to try and stay on track though. And don't worry, more fluff to come. Thanks for the review.

 

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