InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Indolentia ❯ Laid To Rest ( Chapter 14 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Chapter14: Laid to RestA/NLIME WARNING LIME WARNING LIME WARNING LIME WARNINGKagome awoke to the merry sound of crickets chirping away. She had become accustomed to the sound, and found it oddly comforting. They used to annoy her...keep her awake, but she had grown to hear thier unique song in a differant way. A sweet lullaby that lulled her to sleep, and then gently awakened her in the morning.She sat up and rubbed the sleep from her eyes, taking the time to stretch good and proper. Slowly she looked around and noticed that she was the only one left in the hut. The sun was dull, the room still dark. The patter of raindrops was faint, but there, teasing her. She hated rainy, gloomy days. A slow smile swept over her lips as a memory whisked into her mind. Miroku's rain hat was broken and poor shy Sango had finally gathered up enough courage to take an umbrella to him. They shared it for merely a second or two before Miroku's hand betrayed him. Sango gave him a quick slap, but for the first time, she had secretly smiled and blushed. Kagome had seen the pink twinge on her friend's cheeks and had been so happy for her.As quickly as it had come the memory was gone, and another one took it's place. She had been so sick. Walking through the rain had given her a nasty cold, and when they stopped for shelter she couldn't sleep. She had been sitting by the doorway of the small abandoned hut that they had taken refuge in for the night, staring out into the forest, just thinking, when she had felt a hand on her back. Turning her head she cought Inuyasha's eyes. He had been worried about her, and had brought her his haori. She wrapped herself in it, and snuggled onto his shoulder, finally falling asleep.Maybe rainy days arn't as bad as I thought. Humming she stepped out of the hut and into the drizzle. She walked along the forest path toward the well. I'll just hop in for a little while. I'll take a quick bath, and then come right back. A crunching in the trees ahead of her made her stop, and she reached behind her back to grab her bow, and an arrow from her quiver, but there was nothing there. The rustling came closer, she tried to move, but it was like she was frozen. The rain had picked up and become severe. She could hardly see her own hands, and still she stood in place, shivering, but un-moving. The rustling became a roar in her ears. Why didn't I just wait for Inuyasha? He would have walked me to the well. But Inuyasha was not there. It was just her, and she had to fight. Finally her feet cooperated, and she was able to make her stand. She stood feet apart, fists up, ready to fight the best she could. The rain was blinding. Running from her hair down her face and into her eyes. She could bareley see anything. Then a figure emerged. Wearing all red, with a head of matted silver."Ka Kagome?""Inuyasha?!...Inuyasha!!!!!!!!! Why are you creeping around the woods? YOU SCARED ME. I know you knew it was me.... why didn't you say something...I feel so stupid now. This is all your fault...I was so scared.....~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~He didn't even hear her, all he could do was look at her. He had told her once or twice that she was not pretty, but he had lied. How could he ever think that? Here she was completely drenced. Her skirt and blouse were clinging to her for dear life, but not hiding anything. Her hair was curled from the rain, and tangled into a swirling raven nest. There were no words to describe her. She was beyond beautiful, and when he met her eyes, he forgot all the impossibilities. He forgot that she was a human, he forgot that he was no where near good enough, he forgot that he had ever loved before, all he knew was that he loved now. He knew that he truely loved this raven-haired angel. Kagome. The blood in his body rushed to his head, energy that needed an exit, energy that had built up for so long was threatening to release itself. He wanted to let it go, he needed to let it go. There was so much that he should have said to her, so much he should have done right, that had turned out wrong. He stepped closer to her, reached out and took her hand in his, squeezing gently. She stopped her insults, and looked at him. Her deep brown eyes bore into his soul, and the temptation was too great. He moved his other hand to her face, and gently ran a single claw over her lips."Inu...yasha?"He didn't let her finish, he reached around and pulled her into a gentle embrace."Kagome, just don't say anything, I've been blind, and I am a baka."With that said he lowered his mouth to hers.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Inuyasha's kiss was sweet, and gentle. He took nothing from her, but gave her everything and more. They kissed slowly at first, but the intensity that had built up between them over the last three years, soon spilled out, and the kiss became deeper, and harder. The rain still fell heavily, but went un-noticed by the two lovers. Inuyasha grunted and pulled her hips to his. She felt his want for her on her stomach. It seemed that with every second it grew and grew. Inuyasha's hands were everywhere now. In her hair, on her back, on her neck and shoulders....~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~He rubbed her everywhere he could reach, not to arouse her, but to comfort her. The resistance that he thought she would have, was non-existant. She tried to give him what he was giving her back, but he wouldn't letr her. He fought with his inner-youkai, not to make the kiss go further, though he wanted it to. He wanted it too so badly.When he felt that he could no longer fight it, he took a step back, breaking their kiss, but he didn't let go of her. He didn't want to stop touching her. A few minutes passed before either one of them moved at all, and even then it was a subtle shifting move. Kagome laid her head on his shoulder. He could smell the warm salt of her tears."Kagome, I'm sorry...don't cry."He let go of her immediately and backed away. He had scared her, she didn't want him, not in that way. Why had he kissed her? What had come over him?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~Kagome saw the pain in Inuyasha's eyes. He thinks I'm mad, he thinks I don't want him. His head drooped, his shoulders were slumped. Defeated, he looked so defeated."No.... Inuyasha it's not that, these are happy tears.""Happy tears."I just...you just...and I just... I've wanted.... for so long..."Inuyasha took a deep breath, and let a rare smile appear on his lips, before taking her back into his arms, and crushing her to his chest."I know... me too."~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~