InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Kagome's Realization ❯ Chapter 7 ( Chapter 10 )

Kagome paced back in forth in her room, and for once wished it were bigger giving her a little more room to work with. Again she looked at the single piece of paper sitting on her desk contemplating her next move. It was due tomorrow and she nothing else prepared, should she just submit it and see where her honesty got her?

"It's probably not what he wants at all." She groaned, thinking about how she wrote that paper on an emotional high. Inuyasha's touch still felt warm on her cheek, despite the fact that it had been almost two weeks ago. As if it only happened just a few hours ago she saw the tender look in his eyes as he admired her from his lazy sitting position on the ground next to her. That's the first time I've ever seen him in a relaxing sitting position, she realized, usually he is sitting Indian style, his back as straight as an ironing board and his arms crossed before him. That or he was sitting up in a tree. If she could see him during the times she is home in her world she would have seen his third seated position. Again a little voice reminded her that now was not the time to think of Inuyasha for the paper is due tomorrow. Kagome groaned again and continued her pacing.

In the feudal era our hero can be found in the third and only sitting position that Kagome will never see him in, his `I'm gonna sit here and look into the well till you come back to my world' sitting position. He hated times like these. When Kagome was gone and the fresh sent of her wasn't in the air he felt unbelievably lazy. When their adventure first started he usually spent these times sitting up on a high branch of the Sacred Tree. Hours upon end just sitting there and waiting. He wasn't sure what he was waiting for but he wasn't budging till it came. That or Kagome got back first, he would reason. If it weren't for the fact that it wasn't his style he would laugh at his own foolishness. After a while, though, things began to change between them. They had gotten closer, made some friends and allies in the fight to defeat Naraku that when Kagome left to go to school he felt abandoned. Even when he pushed her into the well after her near fatal meeting with his brother he felt that he was abandoned. He couldn't explain it, even to himself, but that was how he had felt. He missed her when she was gone for she would stay away for three or four days at a time and might even stay longer if it weren't for the fact that after three days he couldn't take it anymore and would go and bring her back.

She usually resents you for that, his conscious reminded.

I know, he reminded back.

So this time he was determined that he wouldn't go and force her to come back before she had all of the school stuff taken care of. Was that paper thingy do? He wondered. This time he would leave her to her word that she would return by sunset on the fifth night and he had only two more to go. He could take it. With the life he's lived he couldn't take one human being gone for five days without him feeling like the world would end for he suffered from never ending boredom and loneliness? He pondered the question before he answered with a decided no and jumped into the well.

Back in Kagome's time Kagome decided that she couldn't take pondering the abuse that she `consider'ed Inuyasha took since she was give her assignment and carefully put her already written paper in her folder and placed it in her school backpack. If nothing else I hope I get a passing grade, she prayed before she turned her attention to going to bed. After pulling back covers Kagome ran a brush through her hair and took of her shirt and her skirt that she had been wearing all-day and hunted up her nightclothes. Right as she was getting ready to put her arms through the sleeves of her night shirt Inuyasha opened her window quietly and unnoticed for her head was turned slightly to the side and her hair was preventing her from having peripheral vision. So Inuyasha's frozen presence went unnoticed as he took in the site of a topless Kagome. Despite the fact that he prided himself on not being as perverted as Miroku he found himself admiring Kagome's soft, smooth skin. With her movements of putting on her shirt Inuyasha got a very luscious view of Kagome's curves and then ultimately a peek at her bra'd breasts as she lifted her arms over her head to pull her shirt on. While watching this show Inuyasha's brain kicked in a little and screamed at him to shut the window quietly and move back into the shadows if he didn't want to eat roof and dirt for the rest of his life and he could live for a long time.

Meanwhile, Kagome adjusted her shirt and grabbed her brush to brush out any static electricity and went to turn off her light when a glare of red caught her eye and pulled her attention to her window. Is that Inuyasha, she thought turning off the light and moving to the window.

Inuyasha saw that he had been caught and instead of running like his instincts told him to do he decided to brave the dirt-eating world.

"Inuyasha?" Kagome said, opening the window.

"How many people come up to your window to see you, Kagome?" Inuyasha asked amused, deciding to play the waiting game.

"Only one. What are you doing here?" Kagome said oblivious to the fact that she had been seen half naked. And the thought didn't even cross her mind.

"Do I have to have a reason?"

"Well no, but if you're here to make me go back forget it I have classes tomorrow and then it's the weekend so you can wait one more day." Kagome said, her temper flaring just a little. Despite what she now knew and understood about Inuyasha it still made her mad that he felt he needed to come and get her if he thought she was taking to long.

"If I don't have to have a reason to come then why are you getting mad at me?" Inuyasha said, his temper flaring with hers.

"Because usually your reason for coming here is to take me back." She stated.

She's got me there, Inuyasha thought while he struggled for a retort. "I came because ……… well because. ….. oh forget it, I came just because but never mind I'll go now." And with that he was just about to leap off the roof when he was grabbed by the nap of the neck and yanked back.

"Don't leave!" Kagome said, tightening her grip on Inuyasha's robe. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have snapped at you. Come inside." Kagome had let Inuyasha go and he had turned around to look at her hopeful eyes with his skeptical ones. "Come on, I didn't mean it. You know you're always welcomed here. Sota considers you his big brother now come inside." And with that she pulled at him by the arm till he relented and climbed through the window.

The room was dark because Kagome had turned off the light and there they stood in an uncomfortable silence and each pondered, what now? After several agonizing moments Inuyasha finally said, "You're going to bed. It's to late for me to have come, I'll go." And he started to move back to the window when Kagome stopped him.

"Stay. Hmm? You came all the way over here, don't rush off. Granted I think I am going to go lie down in bed now but we can talk if you like. Make yourself comfortable. Do you want me to get a blanket you can put on the floor to lay on? Maybe a pillow?" Kagome said, hopeful that she could get him to stay. For she too had been thinking about him the whole time she was gone. When she first started her adventure in the feudal era she wanted nothing more than to go home and continue her life of living at home in the shrine and going to high school and then college to get a good job. Once she and Inuyasha started bonding it felt so weird to be back, dealing with her normal life. She had longed to see him and now that he had appeared he wanted to run off again.

"No, I'll just sit on the floor." And silently they each went to their chosen corner of the room.

"How is everyone?" Kagome asked from her bed, she was thinking about Sango having to deal with Miroku without an audience since they were both gone.

"If Miroku doesn't haven't brain damage from all the bashings she's given him tonight than I do believe the man is a demon in disguise." Inuyasha replied smiling at the laugh that came from Kagome's bed.

"That bad huh?" She said after a moment.

"Yeah."

"Oh, I did my paper." Kagome said during a big yawn.

"Yeah." Inuyasha's ears twitched.

"Yeah. I am turning it in tomorrow morning. I think it's pretty good. It feels like a release from the feelings I have been feeling. I think I have finally settled into understanding." Kagome said turning on her side and closing her eyes.

"Understanding?" Inuyasha questioned.

"Understanding how you've overcome so many difficult obstacles to become the person you are today. A strong, trust-worthy soul is what you are Inuyasha. No one has taken that from you, you've always had it, and others have only chosen to hate you for it. Never let anyone tell you different. And those who hate you for it aren't worthy of it." Kagome said before drifting off to sleep.

"Kagome." Inuyasha whispered, knowing that she had fallen asleep by her even deep breathing. "Is that really how you see it?"

Inuyasha took his Testugia off his lap and laid it on the floor. Adjusting himself into a better position he closed his eyes and went to sleep as well.