InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Jasmine ❯ Chapter one ( Chapter 1 )

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After a hard day of hunting jewel shards and having no luck, everyone was glad to stop and rest for the night.  After eating and sitting around the fire for a while, Inuyasha sniffed and suddenly took off.  Kagome watched him leave but said nothing.  Sango and Miroku looked at each other and Shippo blurted,

"Do you think it's Kikyo?"

The three of them looked at Kagome, waiting for her response.  She looked back at them with thinly veiled exasperation and stood up.  Kagome remembered seeing a hill in a clearing not too far away from camp.  Deciding quickly, that's where Kagome headed.

Kagome laid back on the cool grass and admired the sky.  She was always amazed by the blanket of stars and the brightness of the moon in the feudal era.  In modern Toyko, the bright lights of the city made them disappear.  
She thought about what Shippo said.  Why couldn't any of them understand the faith she had in Inuyasha?  He promised her his life and she felt she had him heart.  

He always jumped in to protect her.
No matter what the danger, he was by her side.
He admitted he need her.

True, sometimes he was gruff and totally tactless, but she knew in his heart, he always meant well.

Sango, Miroku and Shippo couldn't begin to understand his obligation to Kikyo.  Inuyasha felt he had failed her in the past and this was his chance to make it right.  Kikyo was the first person besides his mother to show him any type of compassion and for that, Kagome was grateful.

But.....sometimes, it did bother her, but Kagome knew in her heart that his sense of duty and honor is what bolstered her faith in Inuyasha.  He would always try to do the right thing.....even sacrifice his life to save the ones he cared about.

"Hey, Kagome, why are you here by yourself?"

Kagome inwardly smiled and sat up.  "Were you worried about me, Inuyasha?"  His answer didn't surprise her.

"No, I was wondering ... that's all."

He sat down beside her and that's when Kagome noticed Inuyasha held a bunch of the most beautiful and fragrant flowers she had ever seen.

"Oh, Inuyasha!" Kagome gushed as she took the flowers.  Breathing in their heavenly odor, Kagome sighed with delight.

"Jasmine...... my favorite scent!"  Kagome beamed at Inuyasha.  He blushed the color of his fire rat and stared at the ground.

"Thye bloom at night.  I smelled them when they opened so I went to find them.  I thought....... well..... they smell like you."

It was Kagome's turn to blush and she took Inyasha's hand.  Leaning against Inuyasha, she felt her heart swell and knew, no matter what any one said, they would be just fine.