InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Remembering You ❯ When I'm Normal Again ( Chapter 19 )

Author Notes: I'm reviewers faster than I can write drama between Inuyasha and Kagome. I went from three straight chapters with 27 reviews, then it dipped down to 12. God, I can't believe the amount of readers of losing. I know, I know, it's my fault because this fic is 3 years old and moving at a snail's pace. Please don't give up on me!!!!!!! Enjoy the chappie!

 

Disclaimer: Inuyasha lives in my mind and pays rent, which I have yet to collect.

“. . .” dialogue

`. . .' thoughts

 

 

When I'm Normal Again

By Hoshi-ni-Onegai

 

“So how does this work?”

 

Miroku looked up from his place on the floor. Brushing his bangs away from his face he gestured toward the living room floor he had been drawing purposeful lines on with red chalk. “Well I'll need to contain the spell within a designated area or any demon within a twenty-mile vicinity will be affected.”

 

Inuyasha scratched the back of his head a bit, “So I step into this circle, you do some magic thing and the voice will be gone right?”

 

Kaede glared at him from her position on the chair at the edge of the room where all the furniture had been pushed. “If everything was as simple as that we wouldn't take so many precautions will we?”

 

“Inuyasha, we're not sure if you're going crazy or if there is a spell cast on you. We're not even sure if this is a demon or a human. Whatever the outcome you must be prepared.” Miroku admonished without bringing up his head while he put in the final strokes for the spell containment circle he had drawn.

 

“Yeah, I get it.” Glancing at the clock on the mantel once again he sighed. “Sunset is in eight minutes.”

 

Nodding the monk picked up ofudas from the table and stuck them every eighth way around the circle. “I'm sorry that we couldn't do this earlier, but I couldn't find a spell that would suppress your demon without the help of Kagome. . .”

 

Furrowing his brows Inuyasha said with a grim expression. “I'm not involving her in this. The further she is away from all this the better off she will be.”

 

Kaede shook her head, “And if she finds out? She will only be hurt that you did not trust her to know about this.”

 

“Just get on with it will you?”

 

Miroku sighed as he got on his knees to draw another circle on the floor next to the first one, this one being much smaller. “Where is Kagome anyways? I haven't seen her for the better part of the day.”

 

Inuyasha shrugged and distractedly answered, “She's at the shrine helping out today, I told her I had things to take care of so I couldn't go with her.”

 

“Shouldn't you be picking her up?”

 

“Rin said she'd do it. . . Something about wanting Sesshoumaru to meet his in-laws or something like that.”

 

“So Rin and Sesshoumaru are in on it?”

 

Nodding Inuyasha closed his eyes, “Yeah. . . It's about to start.” As the words left his mouth pulsing began coursing throughout his body. He hated this time of the lunar cycle. His senses dulled and his strength weakened, he felt helpless in the world and unable to protect those he needed to.

 

Seeing that Inuyasha's hair was bleeding into inky black and his ears receding down his head, Miroku hurried his precise strokes and finished the circle and the line of connection between the large one and the small one.

 

Opening his eyes the hanyou turned toward the circle with his now purple gaze. “This better not kill me.”

 

Giving him a half smile Miroku pointed toward the center of the circle, “I fear the wrath of Kagome if I were to cause your death.”

 

With the hanyou in place within the larger circle and the monk within the smaller one, Kaede stood from her place and came up toward the circle. “Whatever demon comes out of you will attempt to escape. I will try to hold it off until the two of you can get to it.”

 

Nodding his head Miroku concentrated as he brought his age-old staff before him and started to chant in a Japanese so old that not even Inuyasha could decipher the meaning of the words completely. A sudden wind circled around the room as it jingled the rings on Miroku's staff and Inuyasha's long hair was kicked up. As the chanting continued the drawn circle on the floor started to become dotted with lights of an unknown source. As the dots collected it formed a perfect ring that spun around Inuyasha. With each given rotation the ring grew tighter and tighter as it closed in on him. When finally the ring was spinning directly around Inuyasha, it jolted to a sudden stop then shot up the length of his body. Eyes widened as an excruciating pain pumped through his veins. After a long second of struggle the pain left his body and he collapsed onto the floor breathing heavily.

 

Both the monk and priestess were speechless as they stared at where the light had settled.

 

Groaning the hanyou pushed himself off the ground rubbed his head, “God, I haven't been through that kind of pain in ages.” Noticing the looks of his companions he raised an eyebrow in question, “What's up with you guys? Oh! Did it work? Is the demon possessing me gone?”

 

Not getting an answer from them he snarled as best as he could in his human form. Detecting their line of vision, he followed their gaze toward just below his neck. Looking down the bridge of his nose as he tilted his head he gasped. Bringing his claws up to touch what had been with him through everything he whispered out: “My rosary. . .”

 

 

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Kagome raised an eyebrow, as an unexpected sight was scene climbing the many steps of the Higurashi shrine. “What are you two doing here?”

 

Rin bounded up the stairs with cheerfulness that no person of five hundred plus years had any right to still maintain. “I wanted Sessho to meet your family!”

 

Seeing the ever-calm Sesshoumaru climbing the steps a few paces behind him Kagome smiled, “I'm so sorry she put you up to this.”

 

The regal youkai met her eyes and gave a slight nod, voicing nothing in return.

 

Kagome sighed, no matter how much he tried to crack the exterior of her brother-in-law-to-be it was impossible. He was polite enough. . . then again it wasn't that hard of a feat going from ready to kill your boyfriend upon sight to being remotely civil. When both of them reached the top of the steps Kagome tilted her head toward the house. “Come on in, I'm sure my mother will be so glad to meet you. Ever since I told her about my engagement to Inuyasha she's been annoying me about meeting his only living family member.”

 

Yet again, the only response she received from the stoic demon was a nod.

 

 

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“I can't ask her to do that.”

 

Kaede shook her head in exasperation. “It is the only way! We must have Kagome take off the rosary and destroy it.”

 

Inuyasha growled, “I can't! I made this huge deal about not wanting her to remove it weeks ago. I can't tell her, `Oh by the way, everything I said earlier about this? Forget it. I want it off. Apparently big curse on it.'”

 

“I am sure she will understand. Kagome would probably reach for the rosary herself if she knew about all that was happening to you because of it.”

 

“Isn't there a way to get rid of the curse without actually taking the rosary off? I'm sure the curse was put on there when I had it on so I see no problem.”

 

Kaede brought a hand to her temple, the inu youkai had not grown out of his stubbornness in all these years. Kagome must have the patience of a saint to deal with him. “That, is what you will no let us explain Inuyasha! The rosary was cursed before it was ever placed upon you!”

 

The remark he had ready to fire at the old woman died on his tongue, as he couldn't believe her words. To the side Miroku sighed and walked up to the arguing pair. “Those rosary beads were binding once they went around your head and Kagome yelled her first `Osuwari.' The only way that a curse could be placed upon it was for it to have been there in the first place, or unless Kagome had taken it off and put it back on you at one point.”

 

“I've never taken these off. . . not since the first day I met Kagome.”

 

Furrowing her brows Kaede became pensive. “Those rosary beads. . . I did not make them myself, that would be how one insures a untouched rosary. . . however, given the predicament you placed us in that day Inuyasha, I had no choice but to use the rosary I had at hand.”

 

“Then where did you get these?”

 

“From Kikyou.” Seeing the widening of eyes from both males Kaede nodded. “It was the last gift my sister gave to me. Because of the sentimental significance of it, I carried it around with me through my youth and until my old age. When I direly needed one, I did not hesitate in using it on you.”

 

Miroku allowed a quizzically expression to cross his face. “This doesn't make sense. Why would your sister give you a cursed rosary? And why would she curse a rosary in the first place?”

 

Kaede sighed, “I do not know. . . but I do recall thinking the rosary was very odd looking for something of my sister's craftsmanship. She was known to have the typical rosary that only held the round beads, like those used in Inuyasha's. . . however, when she gave me this one with fangs with it I asked her about it. . . but she only mentioned that these were unique so that I may have something that no one else had.”

 

“The question is if lady Kikyou knew that the beads were cursed.”

 

Inuyasha crossed his arms, “She would have known. With the kind of spiritual power she had, she wouldn't have been able to help but know. . . unless. . .”

 

“Unless what?”

 

Inuyasha growled as he looked up, “It wasn't Kikyou that gave you the rosary, but Onigumo.”

 

“That's not. . .” Kaede fell silent when she allowed the idea to turn about in her head a moment. “But. . . Oh god. . . it was a few short hours before the whole staged betrayal between you and my sister. . .”

 

The hanyou fisted the rosary within his claws allowing his knuckles to become white. “We killed him already. How the fuck does he still cause all this shit to happen?”

 

 

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“So you're here to steal my sister?”

 

Sesshoumaru raised a brow at the younger Higurashi. “Steal?”

 

Souta stood tall, which fell short a couple inches to the surprisingly tall Japanese man. “She's engaged to your brother isn't she?”

 

“. . .”

 

“You're Inuyasha's brother aren't you?” Souta glanced over the long silver hair and nodded, “I doubt there is more than one genetic family that has silver hair in all of Tokyo.”

 

Stoically looking upon the shorter man Sesshoumaru questioned, “If your sister is to marry my brother why do you accuse me of taking her away?”

 

Souta shook his head, “Don't think I don't know how it works. She marries into your family leaving behind ours.”

 

“She doesn't stop being your sister.”

 

Souta responded with the rolling of his yes. “Don't give me the cheesy Disney special response.”

 

This time it was Sesshoumaru to glare down at the boy. “Did you just call me cheesy you sister complex suffering pubescent-”

 

“What are you saying to my little brother Sesshoumaru?”

 

With the voice of his brother's mate Sesshoumaru stopped mid insult, an insult that emulated his own brother a bit too closely.

 

Kagome titled her head giving a mischievous smile, “You terrorize Inuyasha enough, I don't need you to be psychologically damaging blood relatives.”

 

The ever-present poker face back in place Sesshoumaru looked toward Kagome that had Rin standing behind her. “He's the one that started the yelling.”

 

Rin giggled and trotted up to her husband. Reaching up she kissed him on the cheek. “I'm glad you're getting along with your new family.”

 

“This is my brother's family, not mine. The only person that will become family is Kagome.”

 

Kagome smiled and went up to him and hugged his arm, “Oh Sesshoumaru, you finally accept me into your household.” Seeing the awkward look upon the man Kagome laughed. If this had been a few years. . . centuries ago she would never would have even chanced touching the man but times had changed.

 

Souta pointed accusingly at the arm Kagome was hugging and yelled at the taller man. “You've taken her already and she hasn't even walked down the aisle yet!”

 

Hearing her brother's words Kagome whispered loud enough for everyone in the room to hear. “He's always had a bit of a sister complex.”

 

Face becoming a few shades redder Souta vehemently denied all claims.

 

 

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“We have some leads on the Hojo Akitoki case.”

 

Inuyasha raised an eyebrow as he held the phone to his ear. “The what?”

 

“You have got to be kidding. Don't you remember the murder case?”

 

“Oh. . . Oh! Yeah. Took you long enough though.”

 

The tiger demon on the other line growled. “It's not like I can go around asking humans about any demons they've seen.”

 

“So what did you find Donohue?”

 

“The person that's been sending people after Kagome's soul is someone high up in the human society.”

 

Inuyasha froze in his action of fidgeting with the computer. He had been half listening, not really expecting anything vital to have come up on Hojo's murder. “Human?”

 

“Yeah, surprised me too. That's really what took so long to find anything about it. I was convinced it was a youkai involved in the Underground, but it's a human that is using the Underground to his advantage.”

 

This was beyond what he expected. Someone, some human, was after Kagome. “Do you know who it is?”

 

“I'm afraid of telling you.”

 

Inuyasha seethed in anger, ready to go down to the station and beat the answer out of Guy. “Who the fuck is it?”

 

“. . . Matsuhito Hizuki.”

 

He couldn't believe it. The CEO of Hitobito no Ginkou, the rival bank of his own Touken Ginkou was involved with the Underground and more importantly after Kagome's soul. “I don't get it. Kagome used to work for him, why didn't he try to get her soul then?”

 

“Whose soul?”

 

Inuyasha looked up from his desk to see that the girl in question had walked into his office at the tail end of his question. Mumbling a quick excuse and good-bye he hung up on Guy. “What are you doing on my floor?”

 

Kagome smiled as she made her way toward him and pecked him on the cheek. Sitting upon the edge of his desk she gave him a file. “You wanted the processed numbers for Garcia-Perez account.”

 

Taking the file from her hands he set it on the table and instead pulled Kagome into his lap. “You don't have to deliver that in person you know.”

 

Grinning she leaned forward to kiss him behind his ears, which were at the moment very much human due to a concealing spell. “I like having the excuse to come see you.”

 

“You don't need an excuse. Just come up when you feel like it.”

 

Pulling away from him a bit Kagome tilted her head in question. “Is something wrong? You seem distracted.”

 

Yes. “No.”

 

“Are you sure?”

 

The mention of Matsuhito and his want for Kagome's soul kept his mind reeling. “Yup, nothing on my mind.”

 

“So I guess you're not worried about Matsuhito trying to get my soul right?” Crossing both her arms she looked at him accusingly.

 

He flinched as her words. Damn. “How did you-”

 

“Know? Well, I did walk in on the conversation but you didn't notice me. I was seeing if you would tell me on your own or try to hide it.” Getting out of his arms and standing to tower over him she raised a brow, “Now, guess which one you picked.”

 

“Kagome.”

 

She shook her head, obviously angry at the hanyou. “Don't `Kagome' me. God! You do this more everyday. Back in the feudal era we used to figure things out together, but now you want to solve everything!”

 

“I don't know what I'm dealing with and I didn't want you to worry.” He got up to reason with her but she quickly stepped away having none of his words.

 

“This is about me Inuyasha. If anything I should be trying to keep you from my problems.”

 

This time it was Inuyasha's turn to glare. “Are you trying to say something? That you're hiding something from me?”

 

“No, but from the way you, Miroku, and Kaede have been conspiring I'd think you're the one hiding something.”

 

“I'm not-” He froze in his words, apparently he had underestimated Kagome's intuition.

 

Rolling her eyes she slumped to sit back on the desk. “God, I knew it. So what other dilemma is there?”

 

“I think the one at hand is enough to deal with.”

 

“Inuyasha.” Her tone was firm and her eyes piercing.

 

His demon did not appreciate his mate being this aggressive. Pushing out of his chair he knocked his chair back to slam against the window with unexpected force. Looming over her he scowled. “Don't fucking use that tone with me bitch.”

 

Red was seeping into his eyes and jagged stripes creeping across his face. Kagome gulped as she tried standing her ground. “I-inuyasha. . .”

 

Hearing her voice tremble with his name he threw his head back laughing. “You're not afraid of my demon huh? I knew you'd eat your words sooner or later.” Bringing his more-than-usual deadly sharp claws to her face he grinned. He let his thumb trace the apple of her cheeks leaving a cut as it trailed down. “Woops. When I get back to myself I know I'll be pissed off for doing this to you, that'll scar you know. It will remind me everyday, every time I look at your face.”

 

Her hand fumbled across the edge of the desk and tried to back track toward the door and away from him. She had promised him that if he were ever to go into full demon mode she would run, and now she wished she ran the moment she saw the red in his eyes. But something within her told her not to be afraid of him, because he was Inuyasha. “Inuyasha, it's me.”

 

His eyes softened and she was hopeful for a split second but all was crushed when a sinister cackle left him. “I know it's you Kagome. Right now, that's not your problem.”

 

Backing up to the point where her back came in contact with the door she tried to reach for the doorknob but Inuyasha quickly put a stop to that. Gripping her wrist he tugged her with enough force to slam her against his desk. Crumbling to the floor from the impact Kagome looked up at him. “Inuyasha. You don't want to do this.”

 

He stepped up to her fallen form and shrugged, “Maybe I don't. We'll find out when I'm back to normal I guess.”

 

Grabbing the front of her shirt he hauled her up to be wedged between him and the desk. Tearing through her shirt and soon ripping off her bra as well Kagome tried to cover herself with her arms. “No! Stop this!”

 

Leaning forward he whispered with his hot breath scorching her ear. “I already know your body Kagome.” He let his claws traced down her hip to travel back up her leg and under her skirt. “Every night since our first. It's hardly rape when you beg for it every time.”

 

Tears streamed down her cheeks as she trembled but still tried to pull away from him. “Not like this. . . Please, stop!”

 

Reeling back he bared his fangs and Kagome was shocked still when she saw that his eyes still held the man that she loved; the man that was about to rape her. Feeding off the fear radiating off of her he tore off her skirt, but suddenly he was pulled away by her voice.

 

“Whose soul?”

 

Looking up to the door he saw Kagome fully clothed and smiling at him. Noticing the phone in his hand and Guy Donohue speaking to him on the other line Inuyasha stared at woman across the room. Seeing the look on his face Kagome furrowed her brows and walked over to him.

 

“Are you okay?” Kneeling before him she placed her hand upon his knee and gazed up at his face.

 

Hanging up on Guy and reaching down with his normal clawed hands he traced the cheek that he had only minutes ago cut. But what met his fingers was the smooth unmarred skin of her face. “How?”

 

Still cradled within his hand she titled her head. “Inuyasha?”

 

Pulling away his hand as if burnt, Inuyasha pushed away to stand up from his chair. “Get out of here.”

 

Getting up as well Kagome approached the hanyou that at the moment acted like a caged animal. “What's wrong Inuyasha?”

 

“Don't get close to me!” He backed away as far as he could from her and Kagome held a hurt look in her eyes.

 

“What did I do?”

 

He shook his head still trying to shake away the images of what his demon had just tried to do. The feel of her under his hands and how he had hurt her, it was still all very much present and he couldn't think that he had imagined all of it. But that seems to be exactly what happened. This had to stop. The last vision made him question the walls between reality and what was contained within his mind.

 

“Don't walk away from me, please! I can help, don't shut me out!”

 

Help. She can help. Grabbing her in firm grip on either side of her upper arm he looked into her eyes with desperation. “Take this rosary off of me.”

 

Freezing in place she stared at him. “Your rosary?”

 

 

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A/N: I think the story is moving along nicely. . . granted I might be losing some readers but I hope to get them back when they see that I'm trying to update as much as possible, which is sadly not as often as I hope it would be. Well review to keep me motivated!!!!!

 

I haven't done this in a while, but I think the loyal reviewers deserve it:

 

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