InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Secret Love ❯ Chapter 17 ( Chapter 17 )
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By: IAmAPossession 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure / Angst / Romance / Hentai | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 03.25.2011 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.5K | Visits: 242 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure / Angst / Romance / Hentai | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 03.25.2011 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.5K | Visits: 242 | Status: Work In Progress
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of its characters as they all belong to Rumiko Takahashi.
Chapter 17
Kagome suppressed a shiver as she waded into the cold river water. Even with the warm weather, it was still a bit too cool. It had been a week since she had returned to the feudal era with Bankotsu and she wasn't too thrilled about the water source but was happy for the opportunity to wash off the dirt acquired during their travels. The summer was approaching fast and with it came finals, which meant Kagome had precisely ten days until the biggest tests of the year came and then she would be test-free for two whole months! Sango entered after her and they were both glad that Shippo had decided to bathe with Inuyasha and Miroku instead so now they had the privacy to speak of female matters they didn't particularly want to be repeated.
They washed and dressed before they sat at the riverbank to relax a while. As Kagome talked, Sango studied her face. For a while now, she had suspected that Kagome was keeping a secret from her and their other companions. She wasn't exactly certain where this feeling had come from, just that it was present. It seemed to Sango that lately, Kagome had been happier and not as quick to fight with Inuyasha for whatever reason. She also didn't seem to be as affected by the whole Inuyasha-running-off-to-meet-Kikyo situation, which was odd to Sango since, last she knew, the time-traveling miko was in love with Inuyasha and jealous of his lingering relationship with her resurrected incarnation.
With this being said, Sango went out on a limb.
"Hey, Kagome. Are you by any chance keeping something a secret from us?" she said, interrupting Kagome in the middle of whatever she was saying.
Kagome blinked at her, taken aback by this question. Sango noticed her avert her eyes and the hint of a blush that came to her cheeks before she answered.
"Well, kinda. But only because I was sure you would all look at me differently," Kagome defended.
"Nothing could make me look at you differently. I want to know what is such a big deal that would make you think I would," Sango said, sounding slightly hurt.
"Well… Okay. I'll tell you, but you have to promise to it keep between us. I really don't want Inuyasha to know, at least not now," she said pleadingly.
"If you don't want me to tell, I won't. Just let me know."
"Okay. The thing is – I've been seeing someone," Kagome said in a rush.
"What? How could you keep that a secret? Who is it? Is he from your time? From this time? Do I know him? Come on, details, Kagome! I can't believe it!" Sango burst out excitedly.
"Sango, calm down! Yes, he's from this time and you know him. That's all I'm telling," Kagome said with finality.
Sango was having none of this. "What? No. How did it happen? How long have you been seeing each other? When do you see each other? And why can't I know who it is?" Sango gasped. "It's not Naraku is it?"
Kagome's eyes widened and her face twisted in disgust. "Eww, no! Why would you even ask that? And besides, if I was seeing Naraku, don't you think you'd know it? I mean, I'm pretty sure that as soon as he got within five miles of me everyone would be after him."
Sango shrugged. "Just checking. So are you going to answer any of my other questions?" she said impatiently.
Kagome sighed. "We've been dating a little over a month now. As to how it happened, I met him one day in the forest when I went to cool off after a fight with Inuyasha and we started talking. Then I saw him again a couple of weeks later and we talked some more. When it really began is the day I came back from the trip home before this last one. Remember, I got into another fight with Inuyasha about being late. Well, any way, I'm sure you know that Kikyo was around and of course Inuyasha went to meet her. While I was on my walk I was being stupid and curious and wanted to know what they were talking about and ended up seeing something I definitely did not want to see, if you know what I mean." Kagome paused, and Sango saw the mistiness of her eyes moved beside her comfortingly.
"I know it was obvious to everyone, except maybe Inuyasha himself how I felt about him and as you can imagine, that was pretty devastating for me to witness. So I ran. And I ran, quite literally, right into him." The mistiness was gone now, replaced by a bright smile. "He sat with me and I told him about it and he comforted me. And just like that my Inuyasha worries went away and it was just him and me, like we were the only two that existed in that moment. Oh, Sango, he is just so amazing! If only everyone knew the side of him that I know. That's kind of the reason I can't tell you who he is, because I know you wouldn't approve of him.
"But before you get anymore ideas, I'll let you know that we've been meeting every night we can. I sneak away after you all go to sleep and meet him somewhere close by wherever we're sleeping that night. We sit and talk and cuddle and kiss. I love how he kisses, too. It's almost as if every kiss we share is different from the last. I get the feeling that he just pushes everything he's feeling into them. I like it most when he exposes his other side that he doesn't really let me see in them. Those always have a slightly dangerous edge to them, but I always feel safe with him, like nothing could ever touch me with him around." Kagome smiled and rolled her eyes. "I know that all sounds so typical and corny but it's the truth."
Sango stared at Kagome, surprised at how much she had to say about whomever this guy was that she was seeing. It's obvious that she was very much in love with him.
"Wow, Kagome. He sounds great and I don't think that's corny. I'm not sure what corny is, but if it's anything like the vegetable corn, of course it's not." They both laughed.
"Corny is what Miroku is when he hits on all the girls with his over-used pickup lines," Kagome said, trying to be humorous, but a glance at the anger- and jealousy-induced pink of Sango's face said that she didn't see it as she did. "Sorry, Sango. I didn't think – I was just trying give an example you could relate to," Kagome said apologetically.
"It's alright, Kagome. I know you didn't mean anything by it. And it's not like I don't know he's a lecher, but still. I think we're almost like you and Inuyasha were, except that Miroku has lots of Kikyo's and Inuyasha's not such a pervert," Sango said, a little hopelessly.
Kagome bit back a smile and instead contradicted her friend. "Now come on, Sango. You guys' relationship is nothing like mine and Inuyasha's. You know Miroku doesn't love any of those women; he just wants an heir. Inuyasha, on the other hand is in love with Kikyo, so there's no similarity at all. And Miroku actually feels the same way for you that you do for him, even if he acts all lecherous towards other women. Inuyasha just feels like he has to protect me because I can sense the jewel shards and doesn't feel anything other than friendship towards me. But I'm okay with that," Kagome said.
"You really think Miroku feels the same way?" Sango asked; hope sparking back into her eyes.
"Yup. I'm positive of it. Oh, I can see your wedding day now," Kagome said looking off happily.
Sango followed her line of sight, as if she expected to actually see her wedding before them. All she saw was trees. But she cheered at the thought anyway. Kagome was getting her happy ending. Would she get hers as well?
Chapter 17
Kagome suppressed a shiver as she waded into the cold river water. Even with the warm weather, it was still a bit too cool. It had been a week since she had returned to the feudal era with Bankotsu and she wasn't too thrilled about the water source but was happy for the opportunity to wash off the dirt acquired during their travels. The summer was approaching fast and with it came finals, which meant Kagome had precisely ten days until the biggest tests of the year came and then she would be test-free for two whole months! Sango entered after her and they were both glad that Shippo had decided to bathe with Inuyasha and Miroku instead so now they had the privacy to speak of female matters they didn't particularly want to be repeated.
They washed and dressed before they sat at the riverbank to relax a while. As Kagome talked, Sango studied her face. For a while now, she had suspected that Kagome was keeping a secret from her and their other companions. She wasn't exactly certain where this feeling had come from, just that it was present. It seemed to Sango that lately, Kagome had been happier and not as quick to fight with Inuyasha for whatever reason. She also didn't seem to be as affected by the whole Inuyasha-running-off-to-meet-Kikyo situation, which was odd to Sango since, last she knew, the time-traveling miko was in love with Inuyasha and jealous of his lingering relationship with her resurrected incarnation.
With this being said, Sango went out on a limb.
"Hey, Kagome. Are you by any chance keeping something a secret from us?" she said, interrupting Kagome in the middle of whatever she was saying.
Kagome blinked at her, taken aback by this question. Sango noticed her avert her eyes and the hint of a blush that came to her cheeks before she answered.
"Well, kinda. But only because I was sure you would all look at me differently," Kagome defended.
"Nothing could make me look at you differently. I want to know what is such a big deal that would make you think I would," Sango said, sounding slightly hurt.
"Well… Okay. I'll tell you, but you have to promise to it keep between us. I really don't want Inuyasha to know, at least not now," she said pleadingly.
"If you don't want me to tell, I won't. Just let me know."
"Okay. The thing is – I've been seeing someone," Kagome said in a rush.
"What? How could you keep that a secret? Who is it? Is he from your time? From this time? Do I know him? Come on, details, Kagome! I can't believe it!" Sango burst out excitedly.
"Sango, calm down! Yes, he's from this time and you know him. That's all I'm telling," Kagome said with finality.
Sango was having none of this. "What? No. How did it happen? How long have you been seeing each other? When do you see each other? And why can't I know who it is?" Sango gasped. "It's not Naraku is it?"
Kagome's eyes widened and her face twisted in disgust. "Eww, no! Why would you even ask that? And besides, if I was seeing Naraku, don't you think you'd know it? I mean, I'm pretty sure that as soon as he got within five miles of me everyone would be after him."
Sango shrugged. "Just checking. So are you going to answer any of my other questions?" she said impatiently.
Kagome sighed. "We've been dating a little over a month now. As to how it happened, I met him one day in the forest when I went to cool off after a fight with Inuyasha and we started talking. Then I saw him again a couple of weeks later and we talked some more. When it really began is the day I came back from the trip home before this last one. Remember, I got into another fight with Inuyasha about being late. Well, any way, I'm sure you know that Kikyo was around and of course Inuyasha went to meet her. While I was on my walk I was being stupid and curious and wanted to know what they were talking about and ended up seeing something I definitely did not want to see, if you know what I mean." Kagome paused, and Sango saw the mistiness of her eyes moved beside her comfortingly.
"I know it was obvious to everyone, except maybe Inuyasha himself how I felt about him and as you can imagine, that was pretty devastating for me to witness. So I ran. And I ran, quite literally, right into him." The mistiness was gone now, replaced by a bright smile. "He sat with me and I told him about it and he comforted me. And just like that my Inuyasha worries went away and it was just him and me, like we were the only two that existed in that moment. Oh, Sango, he is just so amazing! If only everyone knew the side of him that I know. That's kind of the reason I can't tell you who he is, because I know you wouldn't approve of him.
"But before you get anymore ideas, I'll let you know that we've been meeting every night we can. I sneak away after you all go to sleep and meet him somewhere close by wherever we're sleeping that night. We sit and talk and cuddle and kiss. I love how he kisses, too. It's almost as if every kiss we share is different from the last. I get the feeling that he just pushes everything he's feeling into them. I like it most when he exposes his other side that he doesn't really let me see in them. Those always have a slightly dangerous edge to them, but I always feel safe with him, like nothing could ever touch me with him around." Kagome smiled and rolled her eyes. "I know that all sounds so typical and corny but it's the truth."
Sango stared at Kagome, surprised at how much she had to say about whomever this guy was that she was seeing. It's obvious that she was very much in love with him.
"Wow, Kagome. He sounds great and I don't think that's corny. I'm not sure what corny is, but if it's anything like the vegetable corn, of course it's not." They both laughed.
"Corny is what Miroku is when he hits on all the girls with his over-used pickup lines," Kagome said, trying to be humorous, but a glance at the anger- and jealousy-induced pink of Sango's face said that she didn't see it as she did. "Sorry, Sango. I didn't think – I was just trying give an example you could relate to," Kagome said apologetically.
"It's alright, Kagome. I know you didn't mean anything by it. And it's not like I don't know he's a lecher, but still. I think we're almost like you and Inuyasha were, except that Miroku has lots of Kikyo's and Inuyasha's not such a pervert," Sango said, a little hopelessly.
Kagome bit back a smile and instead contradicted her friend. "Now come on, Sango. You guys' relationship is nothing like mine and Inuyasha's. You know Miroku doesn't love any of those women; he just wants an heir. Inuyasha, on the other hand is in love with Kikyo, so there's no similarity at all. And Miroku actually feels the same way for you that you do for him, even if he acts all lecherous towards other women. Inuyasha just feels like he has to protect me because I can sense the jewel shards and doesn't feel anything other than friendship towards me. But I'm okay with that," Kagome said.
"You really think Miroku feels the same way?" Sango asked; hope sparking back into her eyes.
"Yup. I'm positive of it. Oh, I can see your wedding day now," Kagome said looking off happily.
Sango followed her line of sight, as if she expected to actually see her wedding before them. All she saw was trees. But she cheered at the thought anyway. Kagome was getting her happy ending. Would she get hers as well?