InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Rock This ❯ Trouble ( Chapter 6 )

* Enter obligatory disclaimer of me owning the puppy eared cuteness *

 

 

Slowly Inuyasha cracked his eyes open before quickly shutting them again. His head felt like it was going to explode at any second. Suddenly he remembered his super fun six-story fall directly onto his head, and jerked up, eyes opening and hair flying. A warm hand on his bare chest gently pushed him back down. Not that he was complaining. Sitting up was one of the worst ideas he had in a long time. Once his equilibrium returned he re-opened his eyes and was met with stormy grey. It was her. And what was that look on her face? Concern? Nah, it couldn't be… Could it?

 

“Hey you're awake…” Kagome said with a slight smile. “You've been out for a while.”

 

“What happened? How did I get here?” He croaked, his golden eyes watching her as she grabbed a cloth from a basin on her bedside table. Sighing she wrung it out before gently laying the cool cloth on his forehead.

 

“Well you are in my home, in my bed to be exact. I found you in the street, all bloody and unconscious. A drunk was on the corner and started yelling gibberish about you ears. So I threw him ten bucks and dragged you up here. Figured a hospital wasn't the best way to go…” She smiled gently at him as he closed his eyes and swallowed thickly. “But maybe you can fill me in on exactly what happened.”

 

Inuyasha's eyes flew open again and he looked up at her, trying to think of a plausible reason why he was on the neighboring fire escape in the first place. Trying to buy time, he cocked his head and gave her his best puppy face. “Nani?”

 

Kagome snorted and rolled her eyes at him before grabbing another rag and rubbing alcohol to clean off the multiple scrapes and abrasions he had acquired. She smirked inwardly as he slightly flinched when the alcohol came in contact with the raw skin.

 

“Fine, I'll tell you what I know then.” She looked pointedly at him “You fell off the fire escape next door.”

 

He gaped at her, unable to believe that she had blown his so smooth cover so very quickly. She had even breezed by his patented puppy face. `So much for that. There is gonna be hell to pay now…'

 

Seeing his look she sighed again and explained. “The railing broke remember? It was fairly obvious. Plus you had a chunk of it jammed through your shoulder.” She punctuated her last statement by raising the bloody metal spear from the side table. His gaze flicked to his left shoulder where her hand had remained the entire time.

 

“Let me see it.” He stated gruffly.

 

“No. I just got your bleeding to stop.” Kagome stated and applied a slight bit more pressure.

 

Inuyasha growled at her and grabbed her wrist. “Let me see it. Now wench.”

 

“No way in hell.” Kagome was starting to get angry. Not only had he been hard to drag up here, but it had also taken what seemed like forever for his bleeding to slow. Not to mention yanking the metal from his shoulder in the first place.

 

“Now.”

 

“No. You'll just start bleeding again.”

 

“Well let me bleed then.” He grunted.

 

“No!” She yelled at him “You've lost too much blood as it is! Kami you are the most stubborn person I have ever met.” She was starting to get scared. Half demon or not, blood was blood and you needed for it to be inside of you. Not all over her elevator, floor, and bed. Not to mention her. Kagome's eyes started to burn as he yanked harder on her wrist, trying to dislocate her without actually hurting her in the process.

 

Suddenly Inuyasha stopped. He smelled something. Salt. And it was coming from her as she fought to keep her hand and the gauze packing in place on his shoulder. He looked up at her face and was surprised to find tears forming in her eyes. Then he noticed the rest of her. She was a wreck. Her face and arms were smeared with blood. Her previously white tank was stained and splattered, as were the jeans she had thought to pull on before running out into the street. Her hand was bathed in his blood in its position on his shoulder and the other one wasn't much better. Her hair was haphazardly piled high on her head but any stray pieces had managed to get matted with his blood as well.

 

Seeing the state she was in, and the fact that she was about to cry made him change his tactics. He decided to be nice. He hated to see a woman cry after all.

 

“Arigato.” He sighed, releasing her wrist.

 

She looked down at him, shock written heavily on her features before recovering her wits and a bit of her previous anger. “Yeah yeah. It's not like I could leave you in the middle of the street, especially bleeding like that. Someone could have found you, and with those ears…” She trailed off and her eyes drifted to his ears again.

 

“Keh. You could have. The charm, remember?” He patted his neck where his trusty fang charm necklace usually lay. He came up empty. “What the hell wench? Where is it?” He growled at her. Then he looked up to where she had what was left of his charm dangling from her free hand.

 

“Yeah it was smashed to bits on the ground next to you. I figured out what it was when the drunk saw your ears. And like I said, no way was I going to take you to a hospital. They would've probably tried to lock you up and turn you into a science experiment. Though you needed a doctor. ” She muttered. “And the name's Kagome you baka.”

 

Inuyasha sat up quickly and swung his legs over the side of her bed, in an attempt to get up. She was on him before his feet even hit the floor.

 

“What the hell do you think you are doing?” They both yelled at the exact same time.

 

He growled and allowed her to push him back onto her bed. She shot him a look and asked again. “What the hell do you think you are doing?”

 

“Well I was going to leave, but since you seem to want me here so badly…” He smirked up at her. He might be in pain, but he wasn't dead.

 

Instead of the smack he expected, he got the complete opposite. She laughed. She actually laughed. It was the first time she had laughed for him, and he found himself trying to think of ways to make her laugh again. Once she stopped giggling she gazed down at him with a smile.

 

“Hentai. You must have fallen harder on your head than I thought.”

 

“Well, do you really blame me?” He smirked.

 

“Funny. Seriously though, I don't know what I would have done if you hadn't woken up. You must be alright if you can try shit like that.” Her eyes gave her away as she happened to glance down at his bare chest. She reared away from him and gasped. “Almost all of you cuts are gone!”

 

“Well yeah, half demon, remember?” His eyes laughed up at her.

 

“You can't be serious.” She glared at him, daring him to lie to her.

 

“Afraid so. Other than the shoulder, they will be completely gone by morning.”

 

“Wow.” She looked down at him and tried to wrap her mind around this new bit of information. “Let me look at your shoulder now. I should wrap it if the bleeding has stopped completely.”

 

“Keh. Don't worry about it.” Inuyasha tried to twist away from her grasp but found that his injured shoulder only allowed him to scoot so far away.

 

“Just hold still! Stop being such a big baby.” She latched onto the gauze on his shoulder and slowly eased it away from the wound.

 

The bleeding had indeed stopped, but the gaping wound still looked horrible. She shuddered a bit and tried not to think about what would have happened if he had been less than a foot to the right and thus speared him though his heart instead of the front of his shoulder. It made her a bit queasy and she tried her best to keep her mind on the task at hand.

 

He watched her every move as she cleaned the area surrounding the wound and applied a salve to try and keep infection to a minimum. Her hands worked swiftly to cover it the best she could and tightly secure it to him. After a roll of gauze was applied around his shoulder it seemed that it would hold. He was going to argue with her the entire time, but on seeing the emotions flicking rapidly across her face, he had held his tongue and allowed her to finish up.

 

She finally sat back up and clapped her hands together. “There. I think that should hold you for tonight. You are going to want to clean up though.” She frowned at him, raking her eyes across his body and hair. She had tried to keep him as free of blood as possible, but seeing as it was coming out of him in the first place…

 

“Yeah. I'll do that when I get home.” Inuyasha again swung his legs off the bed and planted them on the floor. He stood slowly and attempted to take a step, only to start toppling forward. Instantly she had him in her arms and back onto the bed. “Well kuso.”

 

“Yeah you aren't kidding. I figured as much though. You've lost a ton of blood.” She shrugged as she stood again. “It looks like you'll be staying here then.”

 

“NANI!!!” He roared. “You want me to stay here?”

 

“Well you can't even walk, and therefore there is no way that you can hang on to the back of my bike. So yeah, here.” She stood and planted her hands on her hips, starting to get pissed at her annoying “house guest.”

 

“I can't stay here.” He grumped and crossed his arms while attempting to stand again.

 

“Of all the ungrateful little assholes…” She muttered and moved to catch him as he fell forward again. “Next time I'm just going to let you fall.”

 

“Well let me then wench!” He roared and pushed her away from him, intent on getting to the door and out of this place before her scent overwhelmed him even more than it already had. Not for the first time or last time he thought: `This girl is trouble.'

 

Kagome watched as he took one faltering step forward before staggering and falling face first into her floor. She chuckled to herself and moved to help him up, shaking her head as he rolled over and shot her a “Say one thing and die” look.

 

“Not a word.” She made a zipping motion with her fingers and helped him into a dining room chair. “Okay so maybe one. Do you believe me now? Or would you like to fall on your face again?”

 

“Keh.”

 

“I'll take that as I win.” She spun away from him before he could say anything “smart” and went into the kitchen, grabbing two bottles of water before returning to him. Kagome opened one and handed it to him before hopping onto her counter across from him.

 

Inuyasha took a swig of his water while eyeing her warily. He didn't get this girl. She hardly knew him, had kicked his ass, then saved it, and was now insisting on him staying when he obviously wasn't in any condition to go anywhere. She could purify him almost as easily as he could rip her apart. And then there was the matter of her smell. Inwardly he groaned. And cursed his legs for the millionth time tonight. Why did they have to go off on their own and take him to her doorstep?

 

“So you never answered my question. Why were you on a fire escape across the street at 1 a.m.? And don't feed me some bullshit answer either.” The look on her face made him want to just curl up and hide. Or throw him self off another fire escape and back into unconsciousness.

 

“Ummm…” He stuttered uselessly. He was never at a loss for words. Why did this one ningen have the ability to make him into an absolute baka? “Well…”

 

“It's good to see that your linguistic skills are so advanced.” Kagome said dryly. “They are truly astounding, let me tell you. I am amazed at the level of …”

 

Inuyasha cut her off with a wave of his hand and blurted out; ”All right, all right. I came to see you. There, are you happy?” His face instantly shot to a fantastic shade of red. He hadn't blushed in so long he wasn't really sure of exactly what he was doing.

 

Kagome stared at him incredulously. “Yeah sure. That's why you were across the street. On the fire escape. Cause that is so where my front doorbell is…”

 

“Smart ass, don't you remember what you were doing? You were on your roof. Playing your guitar.” Inuyasha's blush was a bit less comical now and that helped him remove his foot from his mouth.

 

“So you are telling me that you somehow tracked me down, came to my house, climbed a fire escape to watch me play guitar while I was on my rooftop, only to fall on your head and bleed all over the place.” At this he was again rendered speechless. She toiled onward. “Does that pretty much cover it? Or do you have something to add? How did you even figure out where I live?”

 

Inuyasha gulped heavily and took another drink out of his water bottle before returning his gaze to the expectant girl across from him. He muttered, “Well when you say it like that…” Before continuing. “Sango. Information helped with the rest. I wanted to talk to you. There are things you need to know. You are likely to get into a lot of shit if you make another mistake like you did tonight.”

 

Kagome cocked her head. “Mistake?”

 

“Yeah mistake. Most demons don't take too well to getting kicked in the balls.”

 

“Oh that…” Kagome had the decency to slightly blush.

 

“Yeah that.” Inuyasha smirked slightly before continuing, “Another demon might have ripped your arms off.”

 

Kagome stared at him for a minute before tossing her head back and laughing. When she looked down into his serious face she started laughing harder, nearly toppling off of the countertop. Once she had calmed a bit she noticed that the serious look hadn't left his face.

 

“Sorry sorry. It's just that…” She managed out before she was nose to nose with a pissed off, growling hanyou.

 

“Wench you think this is a game? This is your life you're gambling with. I'm a half-demon remember? The operative word being DEMON!!” Inuyasha roared into her face.

 

He was breathing heavily and the room started spinning as her scent took on a different and more alluring edge as her fear spiked. His eyes flashed red for a second before he shook his head to clear it. Unfortunately he wasn't quick enough as her miko powers determined him to be a threat and rose to defend her. Instantly he found himself engulfed in a blinding blue light and tossed several yards across the room. His hands were burned from where he had grasped her upper arms. Now the room really was spinning.

 

“Oh kuso!” Kagome screamed as the light disappeared and she rushed over to where Inuyasha was laying across the room. “Kami, please be okay…” She quickly kneeled next to him and cradled his head in her lap. His golden eyes were swimming around in his head, trying to find something to focus on. Her eyes were, in turn, welling up with tears that slowly trickled down her face.

 

“Inuyasha are you alright? Say something please!”

 

Inuyasha's eyes fixed on her face finally before his mouth cracked open. “Well I could have done without that.”

 

“Oh thank Kami.” Kagome exclaimed as her chin dropped to her chest. “What the hell just happened?”

 

“Well for a chick that doesn't know shit about mikos and demons you sure know how to knock one on his ass.” Inuyasha smirked up at her. His hands were still burning and his head was still ringing but since her fear had subsided his full demon half was, for the moment, appeased. He wasn't sure why he was responding to her and her scent so strongly. There was something his brother had mentioned to him at one time or another but he, as usual, hadn't been listening. He was going to have to talk to the bastard sooner or later anyway. It may as well be sooner, and he may as well “mention” this issue to him.

 

Kagome issued a big sigh and helped him to sit up off of the floor. She hadn't known what she was doing; yet she had tossed him halfway across her apartment. He had just scared the crap out of her, and the way his eyes looked… They had flashed a blood red color and she had just reacted completely on instinct. Apparently her being a miko allowed her to use some type of shield. Having grown up in a shrine she knew the basics, but had dismissed the stories as complete and total bull. Her overzealous grandfather had a tendency to go off on tangents about all the old legends and how her family was descended from…. blah blah blah. Apparently she should have listened better.

 

Kagome helped Inuyasha to stand and limp back to the chair before he plopped into it. She resumed her former spot perched on the counter top, and leaned in to look directly into his eyes. He met her gaze levelly and leaned forward himself, trying to concentrate on her now much calmer scent.

 

“So I guess I should apologize.” She started. “I honestly don't know what happened. Or how it happened for that matter.”

 

Inuyasha was stunned. This girl was a mystery wrapped in an enigma. She seemed so innocent at some moments and at others she was raging hellfire. Her eyes changed their hue almost as fast as her moods. He was, for lack of better wording, confused as hell.

 

He found his voice again after he noticed she had been staring at him the entire time his thoughts were racing. “I'm the one who should be saying sorry. I was just trying to get it through your stubborn head that demons are dangerous. Some aren't, but some are. All have the capability for extreme violence. You can't just go around acting like a baka and expect to live for very much longer. Especially since you now know exactly what we are. If some demons realize what you are, they'll snap your neck before you can even blink. Others will just go on with their day.”

 

Kagome's eyes were huge at this point. She was pissed off; she was nervous, and a bit terrified. She didn't know what to think. This was all so new, and it was a lot to take in. It was now after three in the morning and she was sitting on her counter having a conversation about how some people might try to kill her without even haven spoken with her. Not to mention it was a conversation with a guy who had the cutest ears on the planet.

 

On top of all that, she still had to deal with Koga. She was secretly wondering what sort of demon he was. The neck snapping kind, or the going on about their day kind. She knew he was possessive to the point of obscenity. She knew he was violent enough to put his fist through one of the walls in her apartment. She knew that he was persistent, and that every single message on her machine was from him.

 

Inuyasha had been watching her face the entire time. Her eyes and scent were betraying a nervousness and fear that were starting to set him on edge. He wasn't sure, but he didn't think this fear had too much to do with him. Something else was bothering her. Why did he care? Sure, maybe he couldn't make it out her front door, but as soon as he was able to, he never had to see her again. The very thought sent a pang to his heart where he quickly clamped it down. This girl was trouble. And why did she keep looking at his ears?

 

Kagome watched as his ears twitched on top of his head. She wished that he would let her touch them. How could anyone not want to? Shaking herself out of her ear induced stupor, she slid off the counter and held out her hands to Inuyasha. He cocked his head at her but took them anyway. Smiling, she inclined her own head towards the closed door behind herself. “Shower. You need it.”

 

He snorted but allowed her to help him up. He managed to walk to the bathroom while leaning heavily on her the entire time. The blast she had given him earlier didn't help him to feel any better. She let him pass in front of her and grabbed a towel from the closet for him. She could feel his eyes boring holes into her back and was temped to turn around and smack him. What the hell was he looking at?

 

Inuyasha was staring and he couldn't help it. He knew he should stop but just couldn't manage to tear his eyes off of her. She needed a shower as bad as he did. Her skin was fairly coated in his blood. He had the momentary thought of asking her to join him, followed by the thought of her castrating him. He shook his head to clear the image just as she turned back to him with a slightly annoyed look on her face.

 

“Towel, washcloth, soap. I think I have some clean things big enough to fit you, so just leave your other clothes in here and I'll take care of it later.” She turned again and was back in a moment with a tee shirt and red pajama pants that looked like they would fit both her and him into them. “These should do for tonight.”

 

As Kagome turned to leave Inuyasha stopped her with a hand on her wrist. She turned to him, surprised and her eyes questioned him. He just looked at her blood-smeared face and smiled. “Thank You. Honestly.”

 

“No worries.” Kagome returned his smile with one of her own and left the room, closing the door behind her. She leaned her forehead up against the metal of the door and released the breath she hadn't noticed she was holding. This guy was trouble. And she was having her own trouble not picturing him completely naked in her shower with the water running down his perfect chest and skimming across his…. Her head came jerking up and she backed away from the door as if it were burning her.

 

On the other side of the door Inuyasha also had his forehead pressed against the cool metal. He inhaled a deep breath, taking in as much of her scent as he possibly could. It should be illegal to smell this good. He wasn't too terribly sure that he could walk away from her after this even if he wanted to. `Trouble trouble trouble.'