InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Power of Ai ❯ Becoming A Man ( Chapter 12 )

Chapter 12

Becoming a man

 

Next day…

 

Kagome was still asleep but she stirred around…

(Kagome's dream)

Until the damage has been completed the one you love's wound will not be complete until you full have taken the pain unto your self. It will be in the same form of the lover and in one nights passing will the ceremony be complete. Your love will also have some partaking in the ceremony where the would once was will be in you and the blood will be theirs and spill from you thus completing the ritual.

 

She woke up with Inuyasha's piercing hazel eyes looking into her light chocolate brown ones. “Kagome do you know what happened? Why did you smell of half demon blood.” She sat up to be eye to eye with him, “I have this power to heal loved ones…” his heart lightened when he heard the word “love” (he still had hope that she loved him), Kagome continued, “if they're in danger I can save them. With you since I love... loved you I had to go through a personal ceremony to lose my virginity to you in order to save your life. I was told for you to live I had to take your pain into myself and then would it fully be complete once I shared your pain too. So that's what happened yesterday.” He kept his head down, “Well I cant blame you for changing your mind since I've done it so many times before, all I can do is hope that you change your again. Until then can I stay by your side?” a bitter chill swept up Kagome's back, remembering she'd said those same words to him years ago when she'd thought she came to terms with Kikyo and Inuyasha's relationship. “O, of course you can Inuyasha; I wouldn't want it any other way.” She forced herself to smile even though it was killing her to lie to him. Everyone else began to get up and Shippo had a piercing scream escape his throat, “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, oh my Inuyasha!” they both got up and ran to his side “What's wrong Shippo, are you hurt?” tears swelled in the tiny kits eyes, “Kagome I don't want you here!” Kagome was shocked, Inuyasha spoke up for the boy, “Kagome I'm sure its not you, maybe he needs to talk to me so give us a minute ok?” she did as she was told and decided to make breakfast with Sango.

 

“What is the matter Shippo?” Shippo swallowed the lump in his throat, “I have…I have…I…” Inuyasha was getting rather annoyed that he wasn't getting to the point. “What the hell is it?” “I have a stain on my pants!” Inuyasha sighed and then scratched his head, “Ok I know what it is. Listen Shippo how old are you?” he sniffled “I'm 18 (this is in demon years and imagine Shippo around the size of a 13 year old), why? What does that mean?” Inuyasha got this talk from his mother around the same age but he wasn't sure he could do this with Shippo he was like a little brother. “Um…Miroku! Get off'a Sango for a minute and help me over here!” Miroku sucked his teeth and went over to Inuyasha, “What?” “You're experienced in this so explain this to him will ya!” Shippo explained the situation and Miroku tried to calm the scared kit. “Shippo you're at a time when boys mature and things happen. Did you dream about anyone? Any girl in particular?” he never said anything he couldn't admit that he was seeing Kanten (remember the last remaining person from the thunder demon tribe the girl who challenged Shippo to a duel and he gave her his crayons- I'm not sure if that's her name.) on days when everyone went their separate ways he snuck off to see her, they first started off as playmates and then as the years when by they started to like each other. Shippo trained with her and was slowly but surely becoming a warrior he just didn't have the confidence to show it yet. “Well…no isn't there another reason for these dreams?” “Well Shippo its just your body's way of saying you're becoming a man!” Shippo's eyes started to shine, “Really? But will it ever stop?” Miroku laughed “Yes, they will but for right now there is nothing you can do about it just wash up when it happens and we wont tell the girls, ok” Shippo nodded his head and picked up his sleeping bag put it across his waist and walked to the nearby river to wash his clothes and sleeping bag. He washed himself and his belongings. “Inuyasha what was wrong with Shippo?” Inuyasha shook his head, “Sorry I can't tell it's an agreement we made with the kid so I'm not gonna tell you.” Kagome sighed, “I hope he's alright.” They everyone except sat down to breakfast all of them were quiet except Kagome who was beginning to worry about Shippo's whereabouts, “You guys I'll be right back.” She said while getting up, Inuyasha grabbed her skirt pleat an said “Sit, sit, sit.” The group laughed, “He's takin' care'a some business for me so just wait.” She huffed and puffed while waiting for her little friend, she'd become so attached to him since they first met she remembered what he said when they we're near the gates of Naraku's castle it was something she'd never forget,

 

Flashback…

“Kagome I'm scared.” She smiled at him reassuringly, “Don't worry little guy were gonna take care of Naraku and the world will be safe again. I promise I wont let anything happen to you.” They both nodded their heads at each other. “Thank you mamma. I promise not to let anything happen to you either.”

End Flashback

 

Kagome sighed hoping that he was okay. Inuyasha sensed her uneasiness, “Kagome stop worrin' the kid will be alright! He can take care'a himself look if you're so worried I'll go check on him.” He got up and went to the river where Shippo was cleaning up. “Hey ki…” he stopped when he seen a little cloud hovering above Shippo's head. He whispered, “What's that?” the little cloud began to speak, “Hey Shippo!” Shippo turned around, “Ryuho, what are you doing here?” (I forgot the name). “Kanten wants to see you she said she misses you and you haven't come to see her in months.” Shippo sighed and thought about his recent ordeal concerning Kanten. “I want to see her but I cant were on a really important hunt for the shikon shards. Listen if there is a way she can meet me here or in the next town in a couple of days, do you think she'll be able to get here?” the tiny dragon nodded, “Is there anything else you need to tell me?” Shippo sucked in his breath, “Yeah, tell her…I love her.” The dragon gasped, “O…okay. I will. Bye Shippo!” the servant said while flying away.

 

 

Inuyasha heard all this while standing behind the tree. Shippo turned around, “I know your there Inuyasha!” Inuyasha jumped and moved from is hiding spot, “Well…uh who was that?” Shippo blushed and it was then Inuyasha knew he was in love and started becoming a man, “Do you remember when I got the challenge letter from the remaining survivor of the thunder demon tribe?” the hanyo nodded, “Well she and I have been friends since then and over the past five years we've…fallen in love.” Inuyasha just stared at the boy and patted his head, “Let's get back to camp Kagome's worried to death…and I wont tell her.” They walked back together silently, actually no words were need to be said it was just an understanding they've come to without words.

Kagome was still looking around for any signs of the kit, until she seen Inuyasha and Shippo coming towards her, “Shippo you're back!” she extended her arms for him as she'd always done and he'd come running to them and hug her, but this time he didn't run he'd walked and gave her a mediocre hug (you know the kind of hug you give your parents when your friends are watching.) and needless to say Kagome was a little hurt by it and Inuyasha knew that Shippo wasn't trying to hurt Kagome, and that all Kagome was trying to show her affection it was inevitable, Shippo was beginning to get older and Kagome had to let go of her maternal attachment to Shippo and neither were sure how to do it. “Kagome come with me.” He said while extending his hand to her, “Okay.” She grabbed his hand and a vision came to her, it was the nightmare she had that caused her to withdraw her proclamation of love to Inuyasha. “You know what I think I'll stay here ok.” Inuyasha's face didn't hide the disappointment. He walked away in a huff, “Fine!”

 

After packing up the party continued walking due south. They were about and another half days walk from the next town and were approached by a small cloud and a young buxom girl about Shippo's age. “Shippo, Shippo its me, Kanten! I got your message! I'm here.” Shippo froze in his tracks, “K, Kanten! Hi how are you!” Kanten ran up to him and stopped when she seen the group, she hadn't seen them in years, “Hello everybody, you do remember me?” Kagome blinked her eyes and walked over to the girl, “Oh your that girl that challenged Shippo, aren't you?” the girl nodded her head, “Yes I am and your Kagome right?” Kagome nodded also, “Yep. Are you here to challenge Shippo again?” the girl giggled, “Nope I'm here to see him…” she walked over and kissed him on the lips, “I've missed you Shippo, and I got your other message too…and I love you too.” Kagome's bottom lip hit the floor, “Shippo you've been seeing her? How could you not tell me!” Kanten was surprised too, “Shippo you mean to tell me you didn't tell her about me! You've always told me about her and the half breed! You could tell her were a couple!” Shippo just held his head to the floor and Kanten went over and hit him on the head and he received his first version of sit command as he tried to get up off the floor, Inuyasha kneeled next to him and whispered, “If you know what's good for you don't get off the floor until she's calm because if you get up now you'll end right back where you are.” Kagome heard him, “Oh yeah well you can join him! SIT, SIT, and SIT!” both women walked off fuming and unknowingly headed in the same direction. They both arrived at a pond sitting close to each other, “So you've been seeing Shippo? For how long?” the girl gulped, she often heard of Kagome's fits of rage from Shippo when she was angry about Inuyasha so she just decided to be honest. “We became friends after we were supposed to fight and then we hung out on occasion and then we just started to like each other, just like…you and Inuyasha-san. I really do care for him Kagome I won't hurt him no matter what happens, I will always love him.” Kagome started to cry because that's the way she felt about Inuyasha and someone so young could so easily know from love and be so sure, it was painful but she felt she had to do what was necessary to protect him. “Well I can't say I'm completely comfortable with this but I know he cares for you to Kanten so I really can't do anything about it, but just take care of him ok.” Kanten nodded and smiled a little weakly, the girls shared some stories and advice about Shippo and had a great laugh and became a little close and decided to become confidants about relationships when the need arose. About an hour or so they both walked back to the camp site laughing. Shippo was understandably nervous wandering if Kagome would hate him for keeping such a secret and Kanten for not telling his family (yes he refers to them as his family, wouldn't you? As crazy as they are.) Kanten walked over to him first and all Shippo could do was rattle and shake. “Shippo…I don't really understand how you couldn't have told them about me but…I can forgive you only if you promise not to do it again ok?” Shippo finally stopped shaking and sighed “Yes I understand.” He got up and took her hand and they went for a walk. Inuyasha slightly envied the young couple hoping Kagome would come to her senses and change her mind but he was never one to force anything on her unless it was necessary, “Wait a minute…that's it! There is something that she knows that's keeping her from wanting to be with me! Kagome!” she turned to him sharply in surprise from his shouting, “What!” he jumped in her face, “We gotta talk now!” he grabbed her and ran to the lake (I know you guys are like what the hell is up with everyone going to thin lake but…don't worry!) “I know why you don't want to be with me! It's because you're worried about something and you're just using it as an excuse to keep me away!” Kagome was shocked he was dead on but she couldn't tell him yet. “Don't be stupid Inuyasha I've always been honest with you about my feelings why would I lie now!” she did have a point but he wasn't quite ready to believe her yet, “Kagome that's what I did when we began fighting Naraku when I wanted to keep you safe I told you to go home and leave I sealed up the well and closed myself to you but you never gave up and I'm got gonna either!” she was determined to keep him from getting close to her for fear her nightmare will become a reality. “I don't want to be with you!”

“Why!”

“Because I'm in love with Koga!” Inuyasha's heat skipped a beat, “Yea that's right you heard me I'm in love with Koga! I knew it when I came back from the future and he came to help me! I didn't realize it before but I love him I was just to clouded by my feelings for you to notice!” Inuyasha just stared at her coldly and started to talk with venom in his voice “I know you don't love him Kagome! You're lying! I'll just pretend I didn't hear what you said and just go. Because there is such a thing a rude but what you just said was cruel and uncalled for.” He jumped off for the forest and Kagome just sat on a nearby rock and cried. “I want to tell you the truth but I can't I'll hurt too much.

 

With Inuyasha

Stupid girl thinkin' she can lie to me like that! I'd kill Koga dead if he touches her! He found a nice tree to think in.

 

With Kagome

She was still crying the wind began to blow wiping tears from her face for her, but the wind started to pick up heavily, the water on the lake started to hit the shore and as the seconds went by the wind picked up to near gale force speeds and a 5 foot wave crashed into Kagome sending her small frame flying. Out from the clouds came Kagura, “Naraku doesn't appreciate how powerful you've gotten and I got orders to kill you or be killed and I won't die until I get my freedom!”