InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Kagome and The Silver Hanyou ❯ Chapter 5

A Week has passed. Kagome made progresses with her health, now; she could walk for short periods, though. All this week, the Captain confused her more. Now, he had given her his room, and he slept in the next dorm, he brought her the food to her bed, he cared for her last wounds, he even could catch the short glimpses that Kagome gave him, thing that made them both blush.

One day, Kagome was outside, in spite of the Captain's “order” to stay inside. She hadn't stayed outside for a long time, and she really needed fresh air. She realized that she also needed a bath, but if she used the Captain's bath, he would notice and she wouldn't want to meet the Captain's anger again. She met it, and she didn't want it to happen again. She was afraid of him and of what he could do to her. Then, she got an idea. Why doesn't she use the spring? He wouldn't observe if she took a fast dip. She entered the house.

Meanwhile, the Captain came from a meeting with the crew. He passed in front of Kagome's room and saw that it was closed.

-“Kagome…” he whispered.

He entered his room and undressed himself, letting just his pants on and crushed in his bed. He was finally in his room. Even with his huge canopy bed to sleep in, he couldn't sleep. Thoughts of Kagome filled his head. He knew she was scared of him. He knew she was expecting to be yelled at. The Silver Hanyou Pirate wanted to tear her apart for being so rebellious against him, but the new side of him that awoke felt sorry. He tossed and turned. He had feelings for her. That was evident. But he knew she hated him. Rightfully so. Just a few days ago, he didn't have any feelings stronger than a slight lust, but it grew like wild fire. It seemed the more he thought about her, The less he felt like he should punish her badly and more like he wanted to hold her and tell her it's okay, He wanted to give in and apologize and make it up to her, but if he did that, would that be his undoing? Will he loose his lust for pirating? Being free to steal, kill and even have women. But yet…His thoughts were interrupted by a sound from outside. He thought that it was just a wild animal, because his house was close to the forest. He almost ignored it, until the scent came in from the window.

-“It's her!” he said to himself as he quietly snuck out to the balcony.

It was Kagome. She had a robe on and carried a towel. He watched intently, but he turned beat red when he watched her drop her robe. He tried to look away, but couldn't keep his eyes off her. Her body was perfectly illuminated in the moonlight. He began to shake and sweat. He quickly ran inside and sat on the bed, trying to clear his senses.

-“Ahhh,” Kagome sighed quietly as she slipped into the clean, warm water. A nice small waterfall poured water into the spring, which overflowed over the side to trickle back to the ocean. She dunked herself happily under the water. She so wanted a bath, but the only bath in the house was in The Captain's room. She smiled as she reached for the hair cleanser Sango let her use. After she washed herself, she just laid back until she heard a sound. She covered herself and dunked her body under the water.

-“Who's there?” she squeaked softly. Then she saw long white hair that reflected off of the moon. She panicked.

-“Captain?” she asked as she trembled.

He showed himself. He was just him his red Haori pants. Not even a hat. His ears were exposed. Though she loved to see his ears, she panicked.

-“I'm sorry I'm out here, I just needed too…I mean-I'll get out-“

-“Stay” he said.

She got nervous. She wanted to hide. She wanted just to go underwater and never come out. All her nervousness seemed too fade for a moment when he made a small leap into the pool. His pants were filled with and air and they inflated, but as the air escaped, huge air bubbles came up. It was too funny of a sight. She covered her mouth and began to laugh. After the Captain regained his composure, he listened to her laugh. It was the first time he'd ever hear her laugh.

-“Are you…Laughing at me?” he asked in a deep, almost threatening voice.

That shut her up quickly. She turned around and trembled, but she wasn't prepared for what she heard next,

-“You should laugh more.”

She looked back at him with total disbelief. He had a smile!

-`He's smiling! A real smile?!' she thought to herself.

She smiled, but froze as he came closer.

-`Oh, Dear Kami, help me! I'm naked!' she prayed for Kami to protect her.

His face was soft and passionate. This was scaring her. He felt his heartstrings get pulled when he saw she was cowering with pleading eyes.

-`Is she this afraid of me? She has every right to be,' he thought sadly, his mind suddenly full of regret.

He was right in front of her. She was covering herself as best as she could. She looked at his eyes. They were shimmering with the moon- reflected water. It took her breath away.

-`Oh, no! I can't breath! I'm going to pass out!' she screamed in her head, but all of time suddenly stood still when he gently took her head, turned it to the side and drew her in, her cheek between his shoulder and chest. He embraced her tightly, his cheek resting on her head. She froze.

-`What do I do? Do I hug back? Would I get in trouble? Do I stay still?'

She was confused. She thought about how up until know, he hated her. He's abused her, threw her around, hurt her physically and mentally, threatened her…or was that all a show. When she used to look into his eyes, they had, anger, loathing, hate, and lust. But lately they had fear, sorrow, regret, apology, soft, and sometimes, loving looks. Then she figured it out. She didn't know whether to be mad or give in. Then her thoughts shattered when he said in her ear,

-“I'm sorry…Kagome.”

She gasped.

-`Did he just say my name?'

She squeaked,

-“For what?”

After a pause and a sigh, he whispered.

-“Hurting you.”

She thought now she was seriously imagining things. She thought he took pleasure in her pain! Is this bait for other intentions? He smelt fear. She pushed him off and gave a doubting look. It turned to anger.

-“What do you take me for? I fear you, I'm scared of you! Maybe even hate you! I'm literally your slave and now because you want to seduce me, you try to get at my heart? How dare you!”

She realized how she just had spoken and waited for anger, a slap, something. But she saw something else. Hurt. He was hurt!

He said nothing. He just took her in his arms again.

-“Why?” she squeaked.

-“I was scared,” he whispered into her ear.

-“Of what?” She now could barely whisper, her chest was so tight from nervousness, fear, and shock.

-“Of loosing my mind. I began to have feelings for you and it scared me to death. And I kept hurting you because of my fear.”

He held her tighter. She was scared stiff. He what? Had feelings for her? She kind of saw his point. Being proud, especially for being evil, would fail at the thought of love. He tried to hate her. But finally gave up. Somehow she felt good about it. She gained enough courage to slip her arms from around her chest to around him. He blushed at the feel of her bare chest pressing up against his. But he took in all the emotions.

She kept having thoughts go through her head:

-`What am I doing? I hate him! I loath him! He killed innocent people! He hurt me! He… he…'

Her thoughts shatter when he was breathing on her neck, stroking her hair. She gave a little shiver. She had feelings running through her she didn't think existed. He heard her start to breath harder as she began to shiver. He knew it wasn't the water, it was pretty warm. He drew her back. He looked at her. She looked confused.

-“You've never been touched by a boy, haven't you?”

She felt embarrassed.

-“My father didn't like me conversing with any boys. He wants to arrange a marriage for me.”

She looked sad and turned away. He stared at her back for a moment. He smiled to himself and acted upon his impulse. He turned her around. He gently took her chin and drew her in, bending down to be face to face with her's. She started to breathe fast as he was not even an inch. She felt his warm, heavy breathe as he looked at her face. She felt faint she noticed he was staring at her lips then he slowly kissed her. He pressed her body against him, and then held the back of her head. She fell into it, holding his shoulders, allowing him to deepen the kiss. He thought into his mind.

-`What am I doing? I'm a cruel, lustful pirate! I'm not Romeo!'

But then he could picture the side of him that was in love, punch the lights out of the cruel bastard that caused Kagome pain. He slowly broke the kiss to look at her, still holding her against him.

-`I'm crazy for letting him (her) do this to me' their minds thought in unison.

He kind of found it cute that she was shy and in shock. Her emotions were so strong; she thought she was going to burst. She began to tremble. Then he began to draw his fingers around the shaped of her back. It made her nervous that she also felt his claws gently. She closed her eyes, afraid that if she looked at his face, she'll faint. She was loving his gentle touch that reached down to the small of her back and up, but she quickly opened her eyes as his hands started to push her away to touch the front of her. He traced her collar bone, her neck and jaw line, then it moved further down. She gulped and looked into his passionate eyes, but he drew his finger into her cleavage, as he began to move it more left…

She grabbed and stopped his hand, nervously and slowly shaking her head as she gulped.

He looked a little shocked and disappointed.

-`That's right,' he thought. `She wants to wait for the marriage that her dad had prepared for her. Dammit!'

He did want her. Badly. He began to look frustrated, which was interpreted by Kagome to be anger. She got scared and whimpered while bracing herself. He saw this and felt like an ass. She was still afraid of him. He realized it might take a while to earn her trust.

-“Kagome?”

She made a nervous acknowledgement.

-“Don't be scared of me anymore…please”

She was surprised of his voice, it sounded like she had another pair of vocal chords. She stared at him and into his eyes to tell if he were sincere. She found not a trace of lying. She threw herself on him, holding him tightly. He held her gently.

-“Thank you, Hany…”

-“Inuyasha.”

-“What?”

-“My name is Inuyasha.”

-“Inuyasha?”

She drew back and looked at him. He was honest to his word as he wouldn't have told her his real name. She leaned on his chest and they submerged into the water up to their shoulders. He stroked her hair when he felt a feeling he had never felt. She was massaging his ears! Nobody - not even Kikyou - ever touched his ears! He totally went limp. It felt so good. Kagome felt his chest start too vibrate as he nuzzled into her neck.

-`He sounds like a contented dog! Kawaiiiiiii! I'm supposed to hate him, but I can't. I can't bring myself too…'

She sighed. It seemed like they were like that forever, but she almost jumped out of her skin when he asked:

-“Will you sleep with me?”

He noticed her tense up and squeak, but he corrected himself:

-“No, *laugh* I meant will you sleep in the same bed as me? Clothed and stuff, but just be by my side?” he said as he hugged her tighter and nuzzled into her more.

-`Is this another attempt? He's going way to fast! What's he doing? He hated me this morning, but now he's all over me. It feels like I'm a mouse and he's a cat asking me to come out of my hole because he promised not to attack…but yet…I don't want to leave his arms. I'm strong! If he tries anything, I'll…'

He whispered in her ear:

-“Please?”

-“Okay.”

She cringed at her self.

-`I'm the biggest fool ever! What am I thinking! Oh well…'

She gave up with reason, but still put up her guard. Her body was nothing she will just give away.

He let go of her and started to get out of the pool. He looked back at Kagome, who was in waist-deep water, covering her chest. His chest was caving in, but he managed a,

-“Well?”

-“Turn around until I get my robe on. And no peaking.”

Jeesh! She was stubborn, but that's one of the things that attracted him to her. He did as she asked, fighting his foot not to turn around as he heard she was out of the water and exposed,

-`Damn! Now I sound like that stupid lecher!' he mumbled under his breathe.

-“Okay, let's go,” she said as she smiled, waiting for the shocked hanyou to wake up and accompany her.

He finally followed her back to his house.

 

She slipped into the nightgown Sango gave her. She wasn't sure what she was doing. Agreeing to sleep in the same bed of the tyrant that made her life hell. But he gave in to his feelings. She cringed. It seems like a totally different person.

-“Inuyasha…What an odd name for a hanyou…Inuyasha,” she whispered to herself.

-“Inuyasha is not the Silver Hanyou. They shared the same body, but nothing else.”

She got up her bravery and headed into the dark room. It was lit up by the moonlight. He lay in his white canopy bed. She blushed at his stare. She slowly crawled into the bed. He drew her onto his chest and held her. She closed her eyes as she hugged around his waist. They just held each other in the moonlight, not saying a word. In a tight embrace, they fell into slumber.

 

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Kagome woke up to the sound of a heartbeat and the feel of breath on the top of her head, along with the sound of a slight sound of snoring. She looked around to find she was lying on Inuyasha's chest, both arms wrapped around him, he had both his arms around her with his hands clasped, and then their legs were intertwined with each other. She gave a small smile. Last night was the best sleep she has had in months - maybe even years. She looked up to see that Inuyasha was sound asleep. He looked so brilliant with the sunlight shimmering on his silver hair. He looked so peaceful and innocent. She smiled and continued to lie on his chest. But then she was disturbed by the thoughts that flooded her mind.

-`What if all this is so he could say he was fooling around and break my heart. How did he really feel for me? Why the sudden change? Why…'

Her thoughts scattered when Inuyasha's embrace got tighter as she heard a yawn. She looked up to him. His eyes shimmered in the sunlight. He had a warm, happy smile on his face.

-“Good morning,” he said gently.

-“Good morning” she smiled and replied.

He thought to himself,

-`I don't think I've sleep through the night for at least 10 years! And who am I to wake up next to a beautiful angel'

He touched her face and drew the bangs from her eyes. His smile faded into a look of passion, then to a look of pain.

-“What is it?” she asked, not to sure of his mood. He drew his fingers through her hair. She began to be short of breathe. Then he spoke,

-“I'm sorry… I'm a stupid fool for not realizing what amazing person you are. I knew, in the back of my mind I did. I always knew ever since the first time you stood up too me. I hated you for it. But now I can't imagine it again. You do forgive me…Right?”

-“Why?” Kagome asked almost dryly. “Why till last night, did you hate me? Why the 180 degrees?”

Inuyasha looked at her at first with shock and disbelief, but answered again, after last night:

-“I hated you at first. I loathed you! Even the thought of torture brought satisfaction to me, but I don't know how. I don't know when, but I began to only have one thing on my mind…”

Her eyes began to shimmer as she squeaked:

-“What”

-“Being with you.”

Kagome looked at him with shock. He began to stroke her hair and occasionally her face. After a minute of staring at each other in silence, Kagome closed her eyes, silent tears running down her cheeks as she lay on his chest, nuzzling his neck. He welcomed her with open arms then embraced her, rubbing his cheek on the top of her head. She grabbed onto the collar of his shirt and just bathed in his warmth. Inuyasha brought the covers over them to add the effect of total security. They cuddled for at least a half an hour until…

-“Hey, Inuyasha! We have to… You dirty dog!”

Miroku smiled. Being covered in the blankets, it gave the effect that they were "hiding".

Kagome screamed quickly sat up off a steaming Inuyasha,

-“Miroku you pompous ass! Get the hell out of here!”

-“Kagome! What is it?” Sango called right before she came in. She then saw the sight. “ Captain, how could you!?”

-“…Sango-chan! It's okay! I chose to be here and absolutely nothing happened!”

Kagome tried to get off the bed, but Inuyasha sat up and held her close. Miroku smiled and grabbed Sango by the shoulders, leading her out the door while saying,

-“Come on Sango, dear, we'll leave the lovers alone.”

-“Why you…” When Inuyasha was about to chase after Miroku, Kagome grabbed his arm. He looked back at her with surprise.

-“You can kill Miroku later, but… Stay here a bit more with me.”

Inuyasha's heart thumped almost out of his chest when he heard her say, "Stay here". He sat by her and took her in his arms. Kagome drew back and gained enough courage to return some affection. She touched his face. For being such a rough and tumble pirate, he had soft skin. She saw that he was studying her face. She didn't know what came over her. She screamed at herself to stop, but she kissed him. She felt him gasp, but soon he fell into it. He laid her down on the bed for an innocent, tender make-out session. They both felt so right together. Inuyasha couldn't believe this. Out of anyone in the world, Kagome seemed to forgive him for the twisted things he had done to her. Kagome herself wasn't sure what she was doing, but she like it. She opened her eyes to find she he was in a canopy of snow white hair. She was certain that her hell had turned into heaven. But still something nagged at her.