InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Prisoner ❯ New Morning ( Chapter 11 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

The sun's brilliant rays danced merrily against the girl's closed eyelids as her body stirred, trying to wake from her dreamless sleep. Her eyes opened in melancholy as the mood from last night was carried over into her present state. The unconscious man's face flashed before her, Inuyasha's home embedded in flames, and Inuyasha himself, openly pissed off at the whole of it.

Shaking away the loose images, she tried gripping onto the reality that was now. Her back was against a tree trunk and her body still seemed to be covered in that cloth from last night. She hugged it tightly against the mornings chill, remembering how it had served as a shield against the flames.

Turning her head slightly she saw the owner of the garment, sitting next to her and staring out before them.

"Inuyasha?" she questioned softly, looking around to the unfamiliar sight "Where are we?"

He shrugged casually "Not sure really"

It wouldn't have surprised her much if he had just stopped running five minuets ago. For though he looked wide awake he seemed a little worn and tired. Of course, even if she asked he'd never tell her those things, he'd just snort and say only humans got tired.

She raised a sleeve of her giant blanket-coat and wiped the barely visible sweat from his brow. He didn't look in her direction, but brushed her hand away.

"I do know there's a village to the right of us" he announced, still not looking at her
"That's where you'll be staying"

"What?!" she questioned in horror "You're leaving me?"

"I need to look over the ruins, see if can pick up remnants. Salvage anything....." His words were spoken more quite than anytime she could remember, as if he was hiding something "I won't be long, but I need you to promise me that you'll stay in the village"

"But...But--" she shook her head grabbing his hands "I can't......You can't"

"Kagome, it'll be fine, alright? I promise" he stated, rising to stand as she followed suit "Keep that with you" he added, pulling on the fabric that surrounded her "It's fire rat armor, it'll protect you should danger come..."

He eyes widened in brief circumstance, but she shook her head "Then you should take it, what if Naraku sends something back to look for bodies? You need it more"

"I'll be fine" he stated wearily "Come on. There's a hotel up here. You'll stay there until I come back for ya"

She hadn't liked being away from even in her escape and now she was being forced?

Inuyasha had helped her realize that there was good once more, but what if there were more Naraku's in this place?

"Don't worry" he said sensing her hesitation "If someone tries something scream rape"

She gave him a dry look "As long as your concerned....."

Kagome looked around the room half heatedly. It seemed so empty and plain compared to
Inuyasha's house. At least he had some decorations, simple but unique. The only thing this place offered was a mattress and a small table. Yeah, there was a theme but it was so blah.

As much as she didn't like Inuyasha being away, as much as she couldn't stand the idea of being out here alone, she knew she had to deal with it. Inuyasha had taken it upon himself for her safety, made sure she had been at least comfortable enough with the room to leave.

She could do this.

Sighing heavily, she walked across the distance between the front door and back, pulling back the door to reveal a tiny garden. Not as spectacular as Inuyasha's but at least it wasn't a mud pit.

Actually, as the two had walked through the town together, she had noticed that this place was the best looking out of the bunch. And all this time she had taken to mind that Inuyasha was a--well--poor person living in the woods. But that thought was thrown as soon as he had slid money under the owner's nose.

She had gotten the best room available for the time, and was being offered meals in the dinning room, prepaid by him.

She never really dwelled on his past, never took the time to wonder much on his family's social standing. But now, that she had time to think, pushing her own miseries aside, Inuyasha couldn't be a simple peasant.

Walking through town some of the villagers had whispered. And though his ears and hair drew the majority of attention, she had distinctly heard someone whisper his name. That means they knew him. The reactions they got were hard to describe, so she couldn't pick out too much about him, but they did know him...

Outside she walked slowly until she reached a single garden bench, and sat down looking around to the sparse plants and tiny pond. She scolded herself but she wanted Inuyasha to be sitting next to her on that garden bench. She had become so accustomed to having him there that without him there was a void.

She shook her head, watching as a young couple walked through the garden. Both were dressed finely in robes showing their high standing. The woman was dressed so finely, it reminded her of the outfits she used to wear to parties when her parents had lived.

Thinking back she remembered that Inuyasha's parents had sent him a letter, last night in fact, telling him about a party. Was it possible that he was royalty too?

The whole place was burnt, nothing that he could save and nothing that he could fix. He had lived there for awhile, and though he hated it, the house had held some sentimental value to it.

That Naraku was really pushing his luck if he thought Inuyasha would stand by and take this.

Turning on his heels, he left the ashes behind him and headed for Kagome's castle. She had gone in this direction when she had run from him and he knew of a castle pretty near, so he had a good idea to where it was located now.

Though he hadn't dared tell her, he knew from the moment he left his burning house he was going. Naraku was a beast for doing those things to Kagome, and now trying to deliberately kill the both of them.

Even thinking the name made his blood boil. Made him think to Kagome crying in helpless shame at the acts rendered. For her sake Naraku had to be killed quickly.

The sooner he was to die, the sooner Kagome would be free.