InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Devil Within ❯ The Plan (Part 1) ( Chapter 3 )

The Devil Within

 

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Chapter 3: The Plan (Part 1)

 

Morning had come, the sun was shining, the birds were chirping… The smell of breakfast filled the air.

 

Mmm… Breakfast…

 

The sweet scent of delicious pancakes, eggs and toast filled the air and Kagome could take it no more. She had skipped over supper and only had a brunch the day before. So you can guess just about how hungry she was.

 

With her eyes still closed, she sat up in her bed like a puppet being pulled by its strings. She momentarily opened her eyes only to close them again as she took in a big gust of air. She let herself fall back down in her bed and a hungry little moan escaped her lips.

 

`Mmm… Food…' she moaned again. But this time it sounded more like a growl of dissatisfaction.

 

She hauled herself out of bed, oblivious to the lump of red and white sitting in the corner of her room. Grabbing a set of fresh underwear, she walked right out of her room, absentmindedly closing the door behind her and walked straight into the bathroom.

 

 

***

 

 

Inuyasha could hear the running water from his position on the floor. He was near the door and his good hearing clearly told him where she was and what she might be doing. Not realizing he was holding his breath, he found himself panting because of lack of air.

 

Moments before…

 

He had woken up the minute he turned hanyo, his senses blaring about in all directions, taking in everything around him. Her scent was what woke him up though.

 

It was all over the place and some times it was so intense, it was intoxicating. Next, his ears twitched to the back as he heard her soft and even breathing. He turned around and what greeted his now more-than-excellent eye sight was her bare back.

 

The so-called PJ hung very low down her backside. It was a wonder to him how that piece of fabric still clung to her body. Her blanket was partially pulled down, revealing all of her back.

 

Inuyasha simply lay there, on his borrowed futon and stared at her, or at as much as he could see. Her locks were in tangles on her pillow and it would move with the slightest movement of her head.

 

From time to time he would hear her giggle and sigh.

 

He sighed as well. When she was asleep, he would take this window of opportunity to purely look at her. When he thought no one was looking, he would jump down his tree and settle down as close to her as possible. It was during those periods that he would think about her, trying to figure out just how important she really is to him.

 

Sometimes he would ask himself if this girl from the future meant more to him than Kikyo. A voice would pop out from nowhere and yell back at him `Of course, you baka!!' But that same voice would disappear after he'd have some kind of run-in with the dead miko.

 

His trail of thought was cut short by a moan. A most sweet and delicious sounding moan. His eyes had never left Kagome's prone body laying so comfortably on her bed. Slowly, she made a 180° turn, going from one side to the other.

 

“Mmm…”

 

Inuyasha had figured a while ago that she was dreaming, but of what he couldn't say. He desperately tried to keep his eyes set on her face. However, he soon found his own will power weakening. So he sat up, completely averting his eyes from her.

 

If the lecherous monk was here right now he would have come up with some misplaced comment and filled their heads with images and ideas none of them should be thinking about.

 

Inuyasha shook his head willing the thoughts out of his head. What he heard next didn't exactly help…

 

“Mmm… In… (mumble) … sha… (giggles) … Mmm… Fast..teeerrr… (giggle)…”

 

With the air now caught in his throat, Inuyasha coughed as though his lungs literally wanted out! He willed it to stop, hoping his little fit didn't wake any of the family members, specifically the one sleeping not so far away.

 

To his content, he was rewarded with silence. He sighed in relief and then got up, setting about cleaning up his make-shift bed. Five minutes later, he was done clearing and had settled himself in his usual corner.

 

It had taken a little over half an hour before Ms. H. got up and started making breakfast. Ten minutes later, the brat and the old geezer had woken up. And fifteen minutes after them, it was sleeping beauty's turn.

 

Still sitting in his corner, he saw her sit straight up in her bed. He sat still as emotionless as a statue. He swallowed real hard and found himself once again hoping for all he's worth that she wouldn't notice him. He couldn't keep his eyes off her exposed skin. That gown hid only the important parts and left everything else out in the open, leaving very little to one's imagination.

 

Mind you, it's not like he hadn't seen her naked before. But somehow he felt more perverted looking at her in this state then when he accidentally walks in on her bathing in some lake or hot spring.

 

His golden orbs had never left her as she got out of bed, went to her dresser and walked out of her room.

 

Present time…

 

And this is where we meet up with our hanyo friend who's desperately trying to bring his breathing back to normal.

 

`I gotta get outta here!!' he thought without hesitation. Quickly, he jumped to his feet and ran out of her room. In his hast to leave the crime scene, he forgot to close the door… something he would soon come to regret…

 

 

***

 

 

Kagome had been in the bath for a good half hour before her stomach's growls seriously got on her nerves. That was the reason why she got up in the first place anyway. With yet another grumble of dissatisfaction, she finished cleaning herself. Once dried and properly covered, she peered out into the hallway to make sure no one would spy on her.

 

The coast was clear and so she made her way to her room. Considering her bedroom was located conveniently close to the bathroom, she could afford to make a quick dash from one room to the other without the inconvenience of someone seeing her. It also meant she didn't have to drag clothes with her ever time she took a shower or bath.

 

She smoothly slipped into the privacy of her bedroom and closed the door. A quick decision of outwear clothes later, Kagome emerged from her bedroom wearing her regular school uniform. A towel adorned her head, wrapped strategically around her hair to keep the wet mass off her shoulder and up in the air.

 

`I'll just dry them after I eat. I'm starving right now!'

 

With that in mind, she made her way downstairs. She reached the last step and started walking her way around the living room. The bounce in her step slowly disappeared as she wondered if she forgot something. When she reached destination Kitchen, all wonderment fled her mind.

 

A red clad figure with lots of silky looking silver-ish/white hair stood with his butt sticking out and his head shoved in to what she remembered being the fridge. The sight of Inuyasha's rear end slightly moving from left to right and back again as a result of foot shifting was very funny. She tried covering up her laughter by fully covering her mouth with both hands. However, her efforts were fruitless as the words `Kodak Moment' kept popping into her head.

 

Inuyasha's ears swiveled around at the sound of badly suppressed giggles. Jumping ten feet in the air and away from the kitchen appliance, he landed near the farthest wall of the room.

 

The sudden movement caused Kagome to take a startled step back, ending her giggling fit. Both of the room's occupants looked at each other while the fridge door slowly slid to a close with a `pluck' of a noise.

 

Two heads turned to look at the object that produced the offending sound in the curt silence. The two living beings turned their heads once again to stare at each other. Moments later Kagome burst out laughing, not being able to hold it in any longer.

 

I guess Inuyasha looking like a mixture of a deer caught in the headlights and the face of a child caught with his hands in the cookie jar was simply too much for her to keep a straight face.

 

That had been the third time she caught him with his head in the fridge. Mama had made it clear one day that he was not to go anywhere near the appliances, specifically the fridge and freezer. Something about dirty hands and pigging out played a part in the restriction. He thought himself lucky for he hadn't been caught by Ms. H. herself. At least not yet…

 

Momentarily forgetting about any earlier predicament, his face picked up a few shades of red as embarrassment and anger flitted across his face.

 

“You can stop any time soon ya know.”

 

Kagome was crouched down on the floor, clutching her sides as though in severe pain. Tears ran down her cheeks, her eyes shut tight in hopes of stopping the flow of salty liquid.

 

Inuyasha merely stood there, his arms crossed over his chest and hands hidden in the sleeves of his kariginu. Once in a while, he wondered if maybe she was actually crying or in some kind of pain.

 

But she didn't smell hurt and the small sporadic burst of giggles escaping her lips proved him wrong in judgment.

 

As minutes passed and Kagome showed no signs of mercy, a tick appeared in Inuyasha's right eyebrow. He closed his eyes, trying to calm his nerves. However, his patience, not so great as it was, was running out fast. With a final growl as warning and a humf of displeasure, he turned on his heals and stormed out of the kitchen.

 

The sight only intensified the humor as Kagome lost whatever balance she had and quite literally rolled on the floor laughing her ass off!

 

 

***

 

 

To his displeasure, the night had passed uneventful. He was given more time to think, to plan and prepare. Not that he really needed it.

 

Times had changed and so had the fashion. To some degree, he thought the humans were improving. But it didn't matter much to him. The humans, the demons and anything else that grew along side them didn't affect him in any way. His kin were different and that brought a surge of pride over him. His people, the ones who counted on him, they needed him to do the right thing. And after such a long time, he will finally do what's right.

 

`Nothing can stop me now. Especially not now! Now that I've found what I've been searching for.'

 

A sadistic laughter slowly filled the empty room he occupied and the sound bounced off the walls, making the should-be-joyful sound much more malicious than it ought to be.

 

If one should listen carefully, though, laughter wasn't the only noise present. Small wails of sadness escaped the objects that filled the huge room. None of this distressed the lone occupant. He kept laughing, seemingly oblivious to the cries surrounding him.

 

 

***

 

 

“Come on Inuyasha!”

 

Said hanyo merely turned his head away.

 

“Oh please!!” Kagome released a depressed sigh while rolling her eyes. “Stop acting so childish and say something! … ANYThing!!”

 

“Keh…” was his answer.

 

Kagome let out an inhumane growl as her patience had just run out. It has been over ten minutes she's been trying to convince Inuyasha to forget about the fridge incident and come eat. But he'd just sat in the living room and hadn't budged and inch.

 

“Fine,” she yelled out. “You wanna stay here? Them that's fine with me. You wanna spend your time here? You've got it!” She was really mad. If her voice wasn't warning enough, her looks could have killed.

 

Getting no reply from him, her frustration flared ten fold. However, replacing her yells was her soft innocent voice. “Inuyasha…” Still no answer… “OSUWARI!”

 

*THUD*

 

“You can just SIT here while I go SIT with my family. And don't bother to come SIT with us.” Her angry voice was back and before she disappeared out of the living room, she just had to add one last say. “You're not welcomed to SIT with us.” With a final humf, she marched out of sight.

 

The moment she was gone, Inuyasha promptly pushed himself off the floor he had personally met and come to know in details. `At least this time it was cushioned.' In fact, he was positive the effects of the beads were less severe in her house than anywhere else and the effect would wear off much faster too.

 

Inuyasha sighed and settled himself back on the couch.

 

This little incident gave him an opportune moment to think about back home. Had Myoga found something? Was it safe to go back? Miroku and Sango would be coming back today. It was the third day since Kagome had left and she was suppose to go back to his time by the end of the afternoon like she promised Shippo. But he wasn't sure the coast was clear.

 

So how can he convince Kagome to stay without it sounding weird?

 

The living room's peaceful and serene silence was suddenly broken; Inuyasha smacked his fisted hand into the palm of his other hand.

 

“Ah-ha!” He yelled out in triumph. `I know exactly what to do.' With that plan all figured out, he settled himself more comfortably on the couch. Good thing he had decided to eat his breakfast before everyone else.

 

 

***

 

 

Breakfast had been short and Kagome wasn't in the mood to be good little girl. She had finished her meal in record time and so she set about clearing the table.

 

“Ah… Kagome?”

 

She had just snatched her grand-father's practically full plate from right under his nose. Brown eyes filled with fury stared at the old man. “What?”

 

“N-nothing!” He knew better than to question the female side of the family when they were bothered by something. Without another word, Kagome continued clearing the table. That done, she set about washing the dishes.

 

She couldn't believe how easy it was for Inuyasha to press her buttons the wrong way and royally make her go nuts. Just then something clicked: her bedroom door was open.

 

She always closes her door. Even Sota knows to close her door if ever he snuck in and out. Her ji-chan didn't have any reasons to ever go into her room. As for her mother… She would have closed the door hands down. After all, she got her keep-the-door-closed thing from her mother.

 

What Goes On In The Room, Stays In The Room Unless Said Room's Owner Wishes To Share.

 

That had been a family saying she was thought at a very young age by both her mother and father. So that definitely counted her mother out. The only ones left were Buyo and Inuyasha.

 

Obviously her fat cat didn't have a fat chance of doing such a thing, which left the half-demon as the culprite.

 

`Hmm… Now that I think about it, I didn't even notice him this morning.'

 

Kagome replayed the scene over and over again in her head. Where was he when she had woken up? She didn't run into any obstacles when she got up so he had definitely cleaned up after himself to her surprise. When she thought about it more, she realized she hadn't noticed the corner he usually slept in when he came over. Just then, an image of herself in her `PJ' appeared to her. What she did remember clearly is what she looked like after having spent a night in that thing.

 

Her face had turned crimson in color as anger shifted to embarrassment and back again.

 

 

***

 

 

“INUYASHA!”

 

Inuyasha cringed as the high pitched voice reached his delicate hearing. Some how, he knew he was in trouble, but he didn't remember what he did. He sank himself deeper and deeper into the couch, wanting the comfy thing to swallow him whole.

 

Each step that took his aggressor closer to him, the more his sheer fright would immobilize him.

 

He, Inuyasha, the second son of the great inu-tai-youkai that prowled the western lands; he who could face and kill over a hundred demon in one sweep of his sword; he who faced death into the eye without trepidation or regret; he who had faced so much downfall only to rise again better and stronger than before… How was it that the same person could be so terribly frightened by a human? And a female no less!

 

That was one riddle Inuyasha believed he'd never be able to solve.

 

The terror of his life now stood by the door. Inuyasha didn't need imagination to see the dark flows of energy - no, of youki - escape from around her. How was that possible, he didn't know and honestly didn't really care at the moment. It's the duration of his life that worried him more.

 

Kagome didn't feel the need to explain anything. She didn't even want to think about it, particularly when she had an image of him looking at her with a lecherous grin. Don't get her wrong! She's had many dreams of just the two of them. She's seen that grin more than enough time and she'd been more than happy to let him look.

 

But those were dreams. Anything and everything can go in dreams. And she'd never given Inuyasha the permission to look. So how dare he!

 

As though reading her mind, Inuyasha just had to blurt something out. “I didn't do anything! I didn't see anything!!”

 

That only served to tip the frosting on the cake…

 

“OSUWARI”

 

“Ahh!!”

 

“You Pervert!”

 

“It ain't my fault if you're the one showing it off!!”

 

“Kyaaaaa!!” Kagome covered her upper body as though naked and cried out even louder than before. “OSUWARIIIII” She stormed up the stairs and slammed her door shut. With all ears strained on her movements, he heard the door's lock click in place.

 

After a few minutes, he pushed himself off the floor once again and eased back onto the couch. He should have known he had that one coming. At least that gave him an excuse to keep her here longer, some how.

 

He had to tell her he was going back, otherwise she would think he left without her and she'd quickly follow to sit him some more. If she played little miss stubborn, then he'd pull the Shippo gig. She was bound to follow through if it meant Shippo's happiness.

 

His plan set, he headed for the back door. He made his way around the house and jumped to her bedroom window.

 

She was sitting behind her desk, pencil in one hand and one side of a book in the other, the object being held up at an angle. He figured she must be studying yet again. Sometimes he wondered if she preferred to be locked up in some room with nothing but books to keep her company.

 

He shook his head, gathering his strength to face her, and quietly opened the window.

 

If she heard anything, she chose to ignore it as she continued to read and write. He sat in the window sill and wondered what she might do and how he should start up a conversation.

 

“Oi… Kagome!”

 

At least that was a start. However, she still ignored him and he didn't like to be ignored, especially not by her. “Oi! Bitch! I'm talking to you.”

 

That definitely got a reaction out of her. “Oh.” She slowly turned in her seat, setting down her book before so, to face him. “So now I'm a bitch too!?!”

 

A growl of irritation came from the peeved hanyo. He didn't mean to offend her, but he is part dog and she is a female that, according to him, needed to be tamed. “That's not what I meant.” He growled back at her.

 

Realization dawned on her that he was refereeing to the original definition of the word and not the offensive meaning it is now-a-days. She didn't know whether to remain insulted at the innuendo or not.

 

Getting nothing but stares, Inuyasha keh-ed and turned around in his spot. “I'm going back and don't even think about following.”

”Huh?!?”

 

“You heard me. Stay here till I come get you.”

 

“What!!”

 

“I don't feel like dealing with you and your attitude problem until Miroku and Sango come back.” And with that he jumped down from the window and made his way to the well house.

 

Sitting on the edge of the well, he sighed. This time he had to apologize when he came to get her. He also took a mental note to ask Shippo to prepare something special for Kagome.

 

He didn't have much more time to think for himself as a girl's soft voice reached the hidden ears of the beads around his neck. He was too distracted to actually hear anything, but the glow and the sudden heavy weight pulling him down told him all he needed to know.

 

 

***

 

 

Kagome took a minute to gather her thoughts. She heard Inuyasha's faint cry as she imagined the rosary beads glowing bright, pulling him down to the ground. She wasn't sure whether he was still there when she yelled out the subduing word. However, his yelp of surprise gave her a sense of satisfaction.

 

It was quickly replaced by sadness, though, as she wondered if he meant what he said. Frustration rose up all over again and she thought, `Who cares? That stupid jerk thinks he owns me or something… as if!!'

 

Once again she set about reading her book and taking down notes. But nothing made sense. Not even her history book and she was good in that particular subject.

 

She sighed and decided to fully dry her hair while she still has some patience left in her…

 

 

***

 

 

*SMACK*

 

“HOUSHI-SAMA!!”

 

The infamous shriek and resounding noise of his friends was the first thing that greeted Inuyasha. He thanked every possible deity he could think of for landing so softly following the effect of the beads. He did however find himself face down at the bottom of the well.

 

“Inuyasha's back! I can smell him! I can smell him!”

 

Surely enough that proved the gang had been waiting for their return. He pushed himself off the ground and leapt straight out of the empty spring.

 

`First things first.' He blocked out all other noises and concentrated on the strange presence he had felt before leaving. He hoped whatever it was would have given up and left during his absence and wouldn't come back.

 

“Inuyasha?”

 

Miroku was completely ignored as the hanyo walked a few paces towards the tree line. “Where's Myoga?” he asked, swiveling in his spot to look at his friends.

 

“I'm right here, my lord.” From on top of Kirara, the little flea jumped onto Inuyasha's noze. Seeing as how he was quiet and waiting, Myoga reported what he had found during his evening treak.

 

“It's more like what I didn't find… There was nothing out of place, no new presence and as for that strange aura… It has disappeared since our departure and I haven't felt it as of yet.”

 

Sango was confused. “Inuyasha, is there something wrong?” Although he never did really greet them the proper way, asking about a strange aura isn't the first thing to come out of his loud mouth either.

 

“Hmm…” He thought for a few minutes, thinking it might not be a good idea to have them worry over what might be nothing. But a certain kit beat him to the speech.

 

“For the past few weeks something has been following us!”

 

“I see.” Miroku sounded thoughtful. “That explains why you kept running off on your own, as well as your sour mood.”

 

“I ain't got no sour mood!” Inuyasha grumbled back. Facing Shippo, he continued. “I need you to do something special for Kagome. Make it look like you've been at it for a few days.”

 

“Why? Did you get into another fight again?”

 

“I did not! I just didn't tell her about this and telling her you begged me to keep her there longer was my best option. I need to make sure it's safe first.”

 

“That makes sense.” Sango spoke. “Wow Inuyasha. You're becoming a more sensible man than I thought.” She giggled as she saw him turn a lovely shade of pink. “Come on Shippo. Houshi-sama and I can help you.”

 

“Good idea Sango! I can't wait! What will we make??”

 

The men watched Sango and shippo walk towards the village, the baby youkai obviously excited at making something special for Kagome. Kirara had perched herself on Sango's shoulder and would meow at the ideas she liked.

 

Once out of ear shot, Miroku turned to his hanyo friend. “Inuyasha, keep Kagome-sama in her time for as long as you can. I will send Myoga and Kirara to scout about the area one last time.”

 

From out of nowhere, the little flea jumped onto the monk's shoulder and settled down. “I will not fail you Inuyasha-sama. If we find anything unusual we shall take care of it before your arrival.”

 

Inuyasha took in a big breath to calm his nerves and thanked the two before turning towards the well. He looked over his shoulder once and saw the Buddhist priest trekking back towards Kaede's village.

 

Neither Miroku nor Sango felt that presence. That much he figured out by their ignorance of the whole thing. As for Myoga… He said he felt an aura of some kind. So they might not be talking about the same thing.

 

Not knowing what else to do, he sat on the edge of the well and looked down. If Miroku hadn't sensed anything, then chances where she didn't either… right?

 

`Right! I'll just go over, get on her nerves, probably get sat a few dozen times, and then bring her back for a good night's rest.'

 

With such perfect planning Inuyasha jumped into the bone-eater's well.

 

 

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A/N

 

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Japanese Vocabulary

 

Kariginu: A wide-sleeved samurai hunting jacket. I read in a story (Fallen Souls by Cassandra) that this is the right turn to use for Inuyasha's top. If there is a problem with the definition of this Japanese word, please do inform me. I am not Japanese and only know as much as I read or hear.