InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Choices Made ❯ Chapter 15

Sadly to say, this is probably going to be the last chapter for about two or three months. I have to work at a camp this summer that is out in the middle of nowhere…kids…horses…no cable or TV…no computer or internet! The first two I can deal with, but the last few are going to be toughies…

 

 

Chapter Fifteen

 

They were getting closer…but now…he was starting to smell the old smell of blood. They came to a cave. The blood was definetly old…and Kagome's and his bastard half brother's smell was getting fainter by the minute. He saw bloody sleeves on the ground…it reminded him of Kagome's costume that she always wore. He picked it up and sniffed it. It was definitely Kagome's sleeve, but had Inuyasha's human scent on it. So…his brother had gotten hurt as a human, and Kagome had taken care of him. That bastard had almost died. Also…Sesshomaru could smell tears. She had obviously cried over him. Inuyasha was a baka, for sure.

 

“They left, but they were here. Let's get going again.”

 

Sesshomaru looked at Kikyou. “Do you need to rest again?”

 

Why was he asking this? Why did he care? Even his Rin he didn't ask if she wanted to rest…but he could always tell when she needed food. She slept on AhUn's back when she needed to rest or sleep when they were traveling. Yet Kikyou never seemed to need food…only souls to survive on. It seemed that she was truly not alive.

 

 

 

 

 

`Sesshomaru…what am I suppose to think about him? Is this love (AN: “so this is love” from Cinderella with the dancing pops into my head) This will not do. I am dead, so I cannot focus on this. I was brought back solely for revenge…this body is not suppose to love…is it even capable of producing children if I even desire? NO! I cannot think of this. All I am here for is revenge…it seems that my purpose can be nothing else.'

 

What was she doing?! It was silly for her to think about her childbearing capabilities. Why was she thinking about them anyway? It isn't like Sesshoumaru would ever settle down with a human; even less likely a Miko for that matter! Still…he wasn't as cold or bruttle as she had heard he was. Could it have been her reincarnation that had done that to him? Sesshomaru had first taken this trip to get her. Kuso! Why couldn't she put these new feelings back under control like she had before? She used to be as cold and uncaring as Sesshomaru had been. Why now? Why him?

 

And why was Sesshomaru always asking her if she needed to rest? Wasn't he suppose to be the uncaring, human hating demon lord?

 

“Let's keep walking. I may look human, but this body isn't human.”

 

Sesshomaru gave her a curt nod and turned from the cave and kept walking on. He was holding part of Kagome's clothing, stained with blood then threw it back down. What did that mean? Did it mean anything for that matter?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kagome felt much better now. She knew Inuyasha's feelings, and letting him know hers made her feel like a giant weight was lifted off of her and made her feel that now she could finally be free…free of what, she didn't know. She just felt more comforted like nothing could go wrong. But yet…he wanted to tell her want had happened when he first didn't wake up. Better listen.

 

“Ok…what happened?”

 

“Uh…this is long story. Let me go hunting first. And you can make a fire and let your clothes dry. I won't be far off.”

 

They kept on stopping. It only took us one whole day of running to reach the hot springs. Why is it taking us so long to get back? And why does he keep on stopping to rest and bathe and eat? You would think that he really would miss his Ramen. But when am I really going to spend this much time with him alone again? And he is only this open when we are alone. But I do miss having some clean clothes to change into, and I miss everyone. And I do miss shampoo and soap…even though I do get to bathe way more than usual…We'll be back soon. I should stop worrying.

 

 

 

 

 

 

`My dad said that I wouldn't be the one to defeat Naraku…who is it? Why did I bring up the subject of that “dream” anyway…how much should I tell her about it anyway? Anyway, I think my nose must be screwed up…I could swear that I had a few scents of Sesshomaru and Kikyou together…come to think of it, I think I saw long silver hair on the unseen person that Kikyou kept on glancing at…holy crap…'

 

 

 

 

 

“Kagome!”

 

She stood up.

 

“What now? Did you find any fo-eep!”

 

Inuyasha was once again carrying her like an American football.

 

“You know…you didn't have to do this again…let me guess…you smell Sesshomaru, don't you?”

 

“Not just him…but also Kikyou…I think they are together. And they are following us. This might have some relevance to when I couldn't wake up…”

 

“Um..again, can we first stop and I can climb onto your back because this isn't comfortable.”

 

“Right…”

 

He put her down, and she climbed onto his back.

 

“Ok, so tell me now about it and where are we running to?”

 

“I don't know where we are running….we are just running. About when I was sleeping…I was in a valley, and Kikyou and you were on two separate sides. You were calling out to me on a beautiful green field…I think my forest was behind you. Kikyou was standing what looked like hell…mountainous; dead…I think I could see hell demons cutting people up. She kept glancing between some unseen person and me. At first, I didn't think I could see anyone, but now when I think about it, I think I did catch a glance of Sesshomaru there…that is whom she was glancing to. And it wasn't actually a dream…I was given a choice. The monkey god gave me a choice-I even got a visit from my parents and his monkey sprites to help me with this choice. The choice was I could die with Kikyou and go to hell with her, or be alive and be with you. It was hard for me to make…I had to get revenge, and kill Naraku, but I thought also that you would need me to protect you…along with the rest of my pack, but I also couldn't go back on my promise to Kikyou. This is a real surprise…I'm not going to be the one to kill Naraku. Also, my dad said that Kikyou has probably forgotten about my promise to go to hell with Naraku. I still had trouble…I guess it was really the monkey sprites that helped finalized my mind and decision. Did you know that they always use the same tricks? They also seem to really like you. From this experienced, I figured out that I do really…love you…and I want to be with you…if you will have me…”

 

`Holy crap! Did he…did he just proposed?! He truly does love me…but was that a proposal for marriage? What should I say…or do? What should I say? Is that a proposal? I can't get married! I'm only 15! It isn't legal, and I am so young…still…in feudal Japan, most girls are thinking about marriage or are already married…but I'm not from Feudal Japan! I'm from the nineteen hundreds! What do I say?'

 

 

 

 

 

`This sensation…it feels familiar…is it hunger? It feels as if it is hunger, but I am dead and I do not need food to animate this body; that is what the souls are for. I must need more souls. This cannot be happening again…I just meditated and had a huge number of souls before we left. It seems as if this body is getting weaker and needs more souls now to sustain it. This must be further punishment, and also, to show it in front of a powerful demon. It seems that I have grown weak over time.'

 

“Sesshomaru. We need to stop. This body…this body is feeling weak. It seems as if I need more souls, and need to meditate again.”

 

“Sit. I will hunt.”

 

Kikyou sat down. Now she was left to ponder her thoughts and let her soul collectors bring her more souls. Why did she need all of these souls all of a sudden? She never needed this many before, and when she did need them, she never felt hunger…at least she thought this was hunger. Also, why was she feeling again for this matter? She decided that it hadn't been the souls that brought back her feelings, but yet it couldn't be Sesshoumaru, could it? That new feeling that she thought was hunger now was really starting to bother her. Sesshomaru was hunting so she would try eating and see what would happen. But if it was hunger, what did this mean for her?

 

 

 

 

Kikyou hadn't eaten for a few days now…he knew little about humans and he knew adults seemed to eat less often then the youth, but he didn't think that the adults could last days without eating. He thought her not seeming to be alive, but it seemed that his previous assumption might have been wrong. She seemed weaker than normal-weaker than she should have been with all the souls and meditating she had been and was doing before and during the trip. Also, the smell of death and grave dirt seemed almost to be completely gone. He thought that his nose might have gotten used to it, but always when he backed away for some while, then came back closer to her and took a deep smell, he could barely detect it. Also, this new smell she seemed to be acquiring and growing almost drove him crazy when he got too close to her. He felt that he wanted to grab her and kiss with all this bent up passion he felt he had…but…wasn't this quest and plan originally to get back Kagome? What had happened? He had just admitted to himself that he felt such a passion around Kikyou especially when he caught a scent of her…but he never felt that way when he caught a scent of Kagome. Also, what feelings he thought he felt for Kagome, he realized, were not as strong and not the same as the ones he felt for Kikyou. Was Kikyou the one he actually loved? He was the cold ice prince. He should not be thinking about this. Also, when they did catch up to Kagome and Inuyasha, what was he going to do about it? He didn't really want Kagome to become his queen anymore, and he hated the idea of Kikyou claiming Inuyasha now and taking him to hell with her…he didn't want her to leave and go to hell, much less with his bastard half brother. Should he make an attempt now to maybe persuade Kikyou to be at his side now? But how absurd this was! Sesshomaru, the most powerful demon marrying a miko- one of the most famous and deadly ones at that! And also, his offspring and heirs would be hanyous. They would be looked down on most likely tortured throughout their lives. And if he died like his father before him had stupidly done, Kikyou would have to care for them herself. But then what if she died? They would be left to fend for their own. Maybe one reason why Inuyasha hated him, Sesshomaru, so much was because he thought that Sesshomaru didn't care for him when his mother died. In fact, he didn't know that Inuyasha's mother had died. When he had found out, Inuyasha was already old enough to fend perfectly well for himself- he didn't need looking after when he was in his 30's. Also, one wouldn't think that someone as dull minded as Inuyasha would or could hold a grudge for over 200 years or remember for that matter. And why should he hold a grudge especially if one did not know of the situation, or could have helped for that matter. Would Sesshomaru have helped if he knew-most likely, though out of sight and smelling range. He would have only protected the little brat and left him food, but had no interest in really forming a brotherly relationship with Inuyasha. Enough with this. This Sesshomaru should catch some inferior creature for sustenance.

 

With that, he sniffed out the closest animal, which happened to be a boar, slaughtered it, and brought it back for Kikyou-if she chose to eat it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To all those people who thought this was going to be a Sesshomaru/Kagome fic, I finally changed the summery to say that it will be an Inuyasha/Kagome fic. Also, do you think you can stop threatening to kill me or send me to hell? Or if you do, can you give me a detail description of how you are going to do it? It makes it more interesting instead of reading “change it or else I'll kill you” or some other thing along those lines.

 

InuYashasLoveLorn: I took German in high school, so I am pretty much lost if you talk about Spanish and definitely French. But taking a foreign language, even if it was German, is helping me a little when I was studying Japanese.

 

Baby_red: I'm glad you like my writing, but I can't help about the pairing…I thought that this would originally be a Sesshomaru/ Kagome fic, but it ended up turning into a Kagome/ Inuyasha fic, and somehow, my crazy mind thought Sesshomaru and Kikyou would be together…why…well, I noticed that Kikyou and Sesshomaru have the same shape of eyes and are both cold…also, very powerful, and I guess they both hate Inuyasha…I think…so, my mind thought it would be a weird pairing, and maybe an interesting one to explore.

 

J Love: haha! I do have good grammar!

 

Yana5: Thank you. I do try to please…