InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Lonely No More ❯ Chapter 13 ( Chapter 13 )

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Chapter 13

Inuyasha started to open his eyes very slowly as he stretched and yawned. He brought his hand up to his eyes and started to rub them to see if he could get the sleep out. He heard a low moan as someone shifted closer to him. He looked down to see his angel snuggled up against him, plainly protesting his movement that woke her up.

Kagome's eyes fluttered open as she buried her nose in his chest and took a deep breath. He smelled of pine with a hint of honey and she wrapped her arms around him, clearly not willing to get up at the moment.

Inuyasha started to chuckle as he saw Kagome's actions, and then he leaned down and started to lick her ear.

Kagome groaned again as she looked up into the face of the man that had disturbed her slumber, and then she took her hand and smacked him across the chest, obviously not happy about being aroused so early in the morning.

Inuyasha started to laugh at her. He was enjoying her reaction to him as he continued with an assault on her neck. He continued to kiss and lick her neck, and she started to stir even more when he heard her say with a tired voice, "Inuyasha, why are you up so early? I want to sleep some more."

Inuyasha had yet to see her face this morning, so he put his hand under her chin and raised it so he could look into her eyes.

Kagome had her eyes closed and she made a face, clearly not in the mood for playing, as he leaned down and kissed her with such force that she started to wake up fully. She wrapped her arms around his chest as she pulled him closer to her.

When they broke apart, he looked into her blue/gold eyes and said, "Good morning, sleepy head. How did you sleep?"

She had to laugh as she gave in and started to sit up in their nice warm bed. Kagome looked around and then noticed that they were in some kind of nest that protected them from falling out of the tree. Then she said with curiosity, "Um, Inuyasha? When did you make this nest for us to sleep in?"

Inuyasha looked at her then started to follow her gaze as he quickly sat up and looked around. It was the first time that he noticed that they were in some sort of nest that had kept them warm throughout the night.

He looked at her with confusion and answered, "I didn't build this for us. Someone else did."

Kagome looked at him with confusion, and then she closed her eyes and started to concentrate. She felt the life force from the tree; it seemed to be enjoying their company. It must have been the one to build the nest for them as they slept last night, making sure that they didn't fall out of the tree.

Kagome started to smile as she rose to her feet and stretched, and then she said, "We better get going. The others will be wondering where we have been all night."

Inuyasha picked her up and then jumped down from the tree and placed Kagome on the ground. But before Kagome left, she placed her hand on the trunk of the great tree and said, "Thank you for keeping us safe and warm. We enjoyed the soft bed you gave us."

As she opened her eyes, she could have sworn that she heard a faint, "Your welcome," come from the tree. The couple then turned and started heading back towards the village.

As Kagome and Inuyasha approached the village they saw a visibly distraught Miroku desperately trying to please his mate.

Sango was clearly still mad at her mate for the way he acted the previous day. He was trying to please her, but she wouldn't give him the time of day.

As the couple came closer to them, Sango looked up and greeted her friends.

"Good morning, you two. It's about time you returned. We thought we would have to send out a search party to look for you," Sango said with a smirk on her face, and then she said, "Hey, Kagome, could you help me with breakfast?" The look on her face said she wanted to talk.

Kagome smiled and said, "I'll be there in a minute."

She reached up and gave Inuyasha a kiss on his cheek as she left to help Sango.

Inuyasha stared at his angel as she left to go help Sango. He hated for her to leave his side even for a second but he knew that she would be safe. He saw that as Kagome got near Sango, she avoided Miroku like the plague, never getting near him as she moved to help her friend.

Both girls took off toward the river to get some water so they could finish cooking. Once the girls where gone, he noticed a very tired and disappointed monk being left behind. Inuyasha went over to the fire and sat down and took comfort in its heat.

Miroku, spotting his friend, went over to join him. Miroku was nervous. He didn't know how Inuyasha would react towards him for what happened yesterday. As Miroku was staring at the ground contemplating the growth of the grass beneath his feet, Inuyasha broke the silence.

"Well, Miroku, it seems that Sango is still mad at you from yesterday. I told you that your lecherous ways would get you into trouble one day," said Inuyasha as he crossed his arms over his chest looking at his bewildered friend with an `I told you so' expression.

Miroku looked defeated as his world came crashing down around him. Sango had refused to even speak to him. He had tried all morning long to be helpful and tried everything within his power so that she would acknowledge him. But she had refused. His heart was broken and there was nothing that he could do about it.

Inuyasha looked at his friend and saw his expression. He knew that it would be a long time before his mate would forgive him so he tried to offer some words of encouragement.

"Cheer up, Miroku. Maybe Kagome can talk to her and change her mind before she kills you," he said with a smile on his face.

Miroku just kept on staring off towards the river where the girls had disappeared not saying a word.

They sat there in silence waiting for the girls to come back from the river when they heard a howl come from the forest. Inuyasha was quickly on his feet as his ears turned in the direction of the howl.

He barred his fangs as he growled, "The girls are in trouble. We have to get to them fast!"

The next thing anyone saw was a blur of silver and red as he disappeared into the forest with Miroku closely on his tail.

~oOo~

Sango and Kagome were walking toward the river to get the water that they needed to finish breakfast, but before they went into the forest, Sango stopped by her teepee and got some weapons. There had been a lot of trouble lately as the tribe was being attacked from an unknown source. She wanted to be ready in case they ran into anything, so she got her weapon, which was a giant boomerang, and a bow with a quiver of arrows.

Sango handed the bow and arrows to Kagome and asked, "Can you shoot a bow?"

Kagome took them and placed the quiver of arrows on her back and put the bow over her shoulder as she said, "Yes, my mother taught me when I was small. She said it would come in handy one day."

Sango smiled at her friend as they continued to walk into the forest.

They walked in silence for a while when Kagome turned and gently asked, "Sango, is something wrong between you and Miroku? You seem to be mad at him for something."

Sango bristled at her question as she looked at her friend with saddened eyes. "Well, Miroku has a tendency to be lecherous. When we came back from the river yesterday, he started to drool all over the place when he saw you. He didn't even notice that I was there at his side until I hit him in the ribs to bring him back from his thoughts. I know he loves me, but I can't help but feel jealous if he stares at another," she said with sorrow in her voice as she lowered her head in shame.

Kagome looked at her friend and wrapped her arm around her shoulder in a comforting way. "Well, you don't have to worry about me taking him away from you because I belong to Inuyasha. He asked me last night to be his mate and I have agreed," Kagome said with a smile on her face.

Sango looked up in time to see the smile and hugged her friend, being happy that she and the hanyou were finally going to be together. "I think you make a wonderful couple. I'm glad that Inuyasha has finally found someone to love. We were all starting to get a little worried about him because he was always alone. He never wants to join us in anything we do. He protects the village, but he really doesn't have any friends."

The two continued to walk down to the river and when they reached it, they dipped the jugs they were carrying into the water to fill them.

Once they were done filling the jugs, they turned to leave when out of the forest came five men. They all were from another tribe and they eyed the girls.

Kagome and Sango had dropped the jugs they were carrying and backed away as the men approached them. Then one of the tall men came forward and stopped in front of them. He had little black pointed ears, green eyes and a black tail that was moving from side to side. His body was lean and muscular and he looked powerful. He had no shirt on and wore black pants.

He had the look of a cat demon as he began to speak to them. "You will come with us. We are in need of some women for our tribe and you two will do nicely."

Kagome and Sango looked at each other and then Sango said, "Sorry, but we are already mated and we want to stay here."

The cat demon just looked at them without changing his expression, "We don't care. You will bare us strong young, so you will come with us."

He motioned to his men to take them.

"I don't think so," said a very determined Sango as she readied her weapon.

Kagome had taken the bow off her shoulder and locked an arrow in place. She started to concentrate and the arrow started to glow pink.

The cat demon looked at her and said, "Ah, that wench has very strong spiritual powers. She would be a good addition to our tribe. Grab her!"

The men started to advance when Kagome let go of her arrow. The arrow traveled straight and true, and it hit two of the men and killed them instantly.

Sango threw her weapon and hit one of them and he fell to the ground, never to move again.

That left two of them for the girls to deal with, and then out of nowhere, Jinx came out of the forest and jumped in front of the girls to block the intruders from advancing. She was growling and barring her fangs as the men eyed the wolf.

Then the cat demon said "Ah, she has command over a wolf pack too. That is even better. We must have her. You take care of the other female while I go after the prize."

The cat demon started to move toward Kagome as Jinx blocked his path while the other male made his way toward Sango.

Jinx, seeing that this cat demon was going to be difficult to defeat, howled into the air calling for her pack and Inuyasha for help.

Jinx was determined to keep her sister safe as the cat demon slowly advanced towards her. He leaped into the air hoping to get to the girl but Jinx blocked his move.

Jinx grabbed his arm with her powerful jaws and she threw him to the side. The cat demon, being very fast, slashed his claws against Jinx's side. She fell to the ground with a howl of pain and lay there bleeding from her wounds.

Kagome, seeing her friend hurt, tried to move towards her, but was grabbed from behind by the cat demon. Kagome was struggling against his grip when she heard a challenge come from behind them.

Inuyasha had arrived in time to see Jinx go down as the cat demon slashed his claws against her side and then he grabbed his angel. Inuyasha's eyes flashed red as he saw the woman he loved being dragged away.

He said, "And where the FUCK! Do you think you're going with my mate!?" He growled loudly as he flexed his claws at his enemy.

The cat demon slowly turned to face the threat, still holding onto the girl, and said, "I don't smell your scent on her so you haven't claimed her as your own. She is free game for whomever is the strongest to mate with her."

He had an evil smirk on his face as he eyed the hanyou. "And if I take her, what are you going to do about it? You're just a hanyou. You are no match for me," said the cat demon as he puffed out his chest like a superior being.

Inuyasha looked at the cat demon with a smirk on his face as he said, "If you think you can beat me, then let's fight, but it will be your funeral." Inuyasha watched the cat demon and flexed his claws in warning.

The cat demon looked at the girl as she was still struggling in his grasp, then he threw her on the ground and took the challenge. He approached the hanyou, clearly thinking that he had the upper hand in the fight. When he came closer to him, he noticed that the hanyou's scent wasn't one of a hanyou but that of a full demon.

Inuyasha had been staring at his opponent who obviously didn't know what he had gotten himself into. The girl was his and he was willing to fight to the death for her. He flexed his claws as he attacked. The cat demon saw him coming and moved quickly out of the way.

Inuyasha had predicted his move and had moved with him as his claws connected with the enemy.

~oOo~

Sango had her hands full as the other man was slowly going around in a circle, like a hunter stalks its prey. He was trying to find an opening to attack her. He lunged forward and tried to grab her from behind but Sango quickly moved out of the way. The man quickly turned and wrapped his arms around her chest and threw her face first into the dirt as he landed on top of her.

Miroku had come out of the forest and saw when Inuyasha started fighting with a cat demon. He quickly looked around for his mate and saw her on the ground with a man on top of her as she was struggling to get free.

Miroku became enraged as he saw this man with his hands on his mate. He muttered a chant and raised his staff as he pointed it at the offending male.

Sango was struggling against the man's grip when someone picked him up and threw him against the tree where he fell to the ground, unconscious.

Sango slowly got up into a kneeling position to look at her savior and noticed that it was Miroku. The look on her mate's face was enough to send shivers down her spine. She had never seen her mate look so angry before. He had come out of the forest and saw her getting attacked and had thrown the man with such force that he landed twenty feet away, hitting a tree.

Sango was so happy to see him that she jumped into is arms and started to cry as he held her in his embrace to comfort her. He had been so worried about her that he didn't care what he was getting into when he attacked; all he wanted was for her to be safe.

~oOo~

Kagome had been thrown to the ground with the wind knocked out of her. She looked around and saw that Inuyasha and the cat demon where locked in battle. She remembered that her friend had been injured trying to protect her. She quickly looked around and found her about ten feet from where she was.

Kagome slowly crawled over to her friend. Kagome's ankle was injured when the cat demon threw her on the ground and she couldn't walk at the moment.

Kagome finally reached Jinx and started to look at her wounds.

Tsa-li came running out of the forest and stopped at his mate's side. He saw that Jinx had been hurt and looked at Kagome with concern in his eyes.

Kagome gave him a half smile and said, "I will do everything that I can to heal her. Make sure that Inuyasha doesn't get hurt."

The wolf eyed the battle that was ragging behind the girl and he started to growl and bare his fangs. He slowly made his way over to the battle and watched. He didn't want to interfere with the fight, but if the cat demon injured Inuyasha, then he would finish it. He was going to get his revenge for what he had done to his mate.

Kagome looked at her friend's wounds. They were deep and she was bleeding badly.

Kagome pulled some herbs from her shirt and placed them on the wound. She closed her eyes and started to concentrate. Her hands started to glow blue as her healing powers began to work on her friend. Slowly the wounds began to close and the bleeding stopped.

When Kagome was done, she opened her eyes and saw that Jinx was lying there asleep as she tried to regain her energy back.

Kagome looked up and saw that Inuyasha and the cat demon were still locked in battle. She slowly got to her feet and winced in pain from the injury to her ankle and slowly started to move away. Kagome wanted to get away from Jinx in case the cat demon came after her again. She didn't want to risk her friend getting hurt any more because of her.

Kagome saw Tsa-li and said, "Tsa-li, protect Jinx while I go get my bow."

Tsa-li heard her command and went over to protect his mate, but as he did he was keeping an eye on the battle.

Kagome had made her way over to the bow and picked it up along with the quiver of arrows. The pain in her ankle was great but she didn't have time to heal it. She started to make her way into the forest when the cat demon spotted her and ran towards her at full speed. As he hit her from behind, Kagome went flying into a tree and hit it full force and fell to the ground, unconscious.

Inuyasha saw what the cat demon did to his mate and that was the last straw.

"You hurt my mate and now you're dead," was all he said as he charged the cat demon.

The cat demon stood his ground and readied his attack. As the hanyou approached, the cat demon's hands started to glow red and a beam of light shot out of them and headed straight for the hanyou.

Inuyasha saw it and dodged as he landed a killing blow to the cat demon. The demon fell to the ground in a heap and Inuyasha hurried over to his mate.

Kagome was bleeding a little from the corner of her mouth as he picked her up in his arms.

Inuyasha was so concerned about Kagome that his eyes turned back to their original color as he held her close to him. He lowered his head to caress her cheek with his when he felt her stir in his arms.

He pulled away to look at her as she smiled weakly at him and said, "Inu… Inuyasha," then she fell unconscious again.

Inuyasha could hear as her heart start to slow. He could hear the sound of something bleeding deep within the girl's chest.

Kagome was having some difficulty breathing; she might've broken a couple of ribs from her impact with the tree.

Inuyasha held her closer against his body as he softly said, "Kagome, please don't leave me. I love you! Please, please don't leave me. I don't want to be lonely again."

The girl was starting to get weaker and there was nothing he could do to save her.

Miroku and Sango saw when the cat demon hit Kagome with such force that, as she hit the tree, she crumpled to the ground. They saw as Inuyasha finally killed the cat demon and went to Kagome's side. He gently picked her up and cradled her in his strong arms as he started to rock her back and forth as if the force of his love would bring her back. They knew that the blow the girl took was hard enough to cause internal bleeding. There was nothing they could do to save her.

Sango and Miroku were approaching the couple. They slowly walked towards Inuyasha because they didn't want to upset him any more than he already was. They stopped just a few feet away from him knowing that the hanyou would be able to hear them with his sensitive ears.

Miroku said in a sad and heartbreaking voice, "Inuyasha… we could take her back to the village, and when she passes, we will give her a proper burial."

Inuyasha looked up with anger in his eyes. He was not about to lose her after he had looked for her all his life. He picked her up in his strong arms and walked deep into the forest, leaving behind his friends, as a lone tear fell down his cheek.

Inuyasha was beginning to mourn the loss of his love.

~oOo~

Well that's the end of another chapter. Jinx, Mike, Shawn, and I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas! We will see you in the next chapter. Oh, remember to leave a review!!!!