InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Love, Interrupted ❯ Chapter 2 ( Chapter 2 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Inuyasha sped back to the lake, sliding to a halt near his friends. Kagome and the rest looked up at him, questioning looks on their faces,
"Where were you?" queried Kagome.
Crossing his arms and looking away, Inuyasha merely huffed,
"I needed to be by myself ... is that ok? Even a guy like me needs time to himself to think sometimes."
"Ok, Inuyasha. Are you gonna join us for lunch?" asked Miroku.
Inuyasha plopped down cross-legged and began to dig into the food hungrily. The friends knew they never needed to ask the stubborn hanyou twice if he wanted food. The friends chatted about Sango and Miroku's impending nuptials while Inuyasha chowed down. As Inuyasha finished his food, the couple's friends decided once again to leave the young lovers to their own devices. Miroku stood up, reaching his hand down to his intended,
"My lovely Sango, shall we take a walk and enjoy this beautiful day?"
Sango giggled and accepted his hand as she stood up,
"I would love to." she said, her face all smiles as they started to walk away.
Shippou grabbed a lollipop from Kagome's bag and hopped off, with a quick, "See ya later." and a wave to Kagome and Inuyasha.
Kagome appreciated her friends' gestures, knowing full well they were trying to give Inuyasha and herself every opportunity to move their relationship past the friendship stage, something Kagome wanted more than anything. Kagome packed away the remaining food as Inuyasha stretched and laid down on the soft blue blanket.
Kagome wanted their relationship to advance, but, she didn't know how to proceed. Miroku, Sango, Shippou, and Kaede all insisted that Inuyasha was very much in love with her but, was painfully shy and uneducated when it came to matters of the heart. Kikyou's death had left a void in Inuyasha that everybody could sense, but, since her death, Inuyasha had started to stay closer to Kagome. She assumed it was because he had vowed to protect her while everyone else said it was his way of courting her.
She thought back to a long woman-to-woman talk she had had with her mother. Her mother encouraged her to not be shy and take matters into her own hands. Mama Higurashi knew that her daughter had strong feelings for the wild, untamed hanyou. Her mother's advice confused Kagome, since Japanese girls are raised to be meek. Her mother had said to her that Kagome wasn't an ordinary Japanese girl. When your love is a mythical, magical creature, the ordinary rules of the game of love do not apply.
In Inuyasha's mind, his thoughts raced. Kagome's scent relaxed him ... it always did. He loved these moments ... when the brat and the two lovebirds went off and left them alone. But, beneath the calm exterior, his demon blood sizzled, wanting a taste of the tender virgin miko sitting so close to him. It took everything in Inuyasha's power to maintain his calm composure.
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Sango and Miroku walked arm in arm through the meadow on the edge of the village. Sango leaned into her monk, enjoying every moment of her bliss. Reaching a waterfall, Miroku took his intended full into his arms and kissed her lips, softly, tenderly. As they broke the kiss, Sango layed her head on Miroku's chest. Miroku breathed into her ear,
"I love you, my Sango."
Sango closed her eyes and let her mind drift. It had been too long since she had a home. After Naraku had destroyed her kin and village, she feared she would never have a place to call home again. Now, to have the unlikeliest of people, a womanizing monk, as her intended and a new village to call home, Sango found herself wondering if it was all a dream that would soon end ... destroying her happiness again.
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"Inuyasha?" queried Kagome to the young hanyou resting beside her,
"Hmm?" came his lazy reply.
"I think a walk sounds nice ... how about you?"
Inuyasha opened his left eye and gazed at the young girl and quickly wished he hadn't. His demon blood began rising to the surface as he looked at her features ... her soft, porcelain skin, the curves of her breasts beneath her top ... the little girl from the future was growing up fast and his body was determined to finish her transformation from girl-child to womanhood. Inuyasha shifted uncomfortably as his member began aching again. Knowing absolutely nothing about love and sex, he couldn't understand why his body reacted so ...strangely. He sighed softly. Maybe a walk would get his body back to normal,
"Sure." he said, trying to quell the anxiousness in his voice, "Let's go."
Far away ...
"So ... the monk and the demon slayer are getting married, are they?" spoke a voice.
"Yes, my master." said a smaller voice.
"Hmmmm ... and whent that unusual priestess isn't around it seems Inuyasha is unable to fight efficiently." continued the voice.
"Yes, my master."
"They think they are so powerful because they destroyed Naraku. HMPH! They don't know what power is. I will enjoy this. I want to see Inuyasha dead and I will rule these pitiful humans!" cackled the voice.
"Yes, my ma ..." the smaller voice started, but was choaked off.
"Huh?" the owner of the other voice started and turned around, "Ahhh, Lord Sesshoumaru, how nice of you to grace us with your appearance." he said, as he watched his small henchman drop to the ground, dead with a broken neck, from Sesshoumaru's death grip,
"Ryouya ... why are you here?"
"Ahhh, my dear Sesshoumaru, are we not cousins? Am I not allowed in the land of my grandparents?" spoke the demon.
"You and I may be related but my mother's sister was an outcast amongst our people. Do not even pretend that you are my equal. And, never, never again address me so informally."
"Still ... at least I am a full-blooded demon, as are my brothers and sisters. At least I do not have a brother who is ... a hanyou." he spat.
"I overheard you, Ryouya. Do not attempt to kill Inuyasha or I will have your head."
"Ooooh now, have we developed brotherly love for the little beast?"
Sesshoumaru's hand grabbed the young man's throat and lifted him off the ground,
"Ryouya. I will be the one to destroy Inuyasha. No one else shall have his life. Do we have an understanding?" Sesshoumaru spoke, his golden eyes blazing with hatred.
Ryouya desperately tried to free himself from his cousin's grip, sputtering curses at his captor. Sesshoumaru released him, the demon dropping violently to the ground. As the young demon rubbed his throat, Sesshoumaru merely turned and walked away,
'You will pay for that dearly, Sesshoumaru. I will be the one to rule the Western Lands ... and not just the Western Lands but all the lands, as my father should have, before he died at your hands, you bastard!'