InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The real you ❯ True feelings ( Chapter 3 )

I do not own Inuyasha. He is the property of Rumiko Takahashi.

Inuyasha and Kagome arrived in Feudal Japan. He was the first one to jump out of the well, carrying Kagomes backpack. He stretched his arm into the well and grabbed her hand, pulling her out. She smiled at him but he knew that it was a false one. He wasn't the only one that could be read; he too could read Kagome and her actions, and now, her fake smile tried to hide the sadness behind her eyes. He knew how she felt. He too was disappointed because her brother came into the room, stopping them from kissing. They were so close…He had almost felt her lips. But he mustn't give up. There will be more chances in the future, but now, he had to make her feel better. He didn't like how she looked, plus, she's gonna scare all the people in the village with that fake smile of hers!

-“Um, Kagome?” he asked. “Are you okay?”

She turned to him with the fakest smile ever.

-“Of course, Inuyasha! Never better!”

Inuyasha sweat dropped.

-`This will be harder than I thought…I have to think of something else.'

They arrived in front of Goshinboku. Kagome stopped. Inuyasha also stopped trying to guess what was on her mind. Kagome raised her head at the place where Inuyasha was pinned 50 years ago.

-“This is…” she began.

-“…the place where we've met…” Inuyasha continued for her, placing one hand on her shoulder.

-“Yeah…” she said, feeling much better.

-“How long did it passed from then?” he asked.

-“I think that almost 3 years,” she said.

-“Three years in which I saved your ass for a thousand times” he laughed.

-“Hey!” She was about to sit him but heard him laughing. She began to giggle.

Inuyasha stopped to listen to her giggle.

-`Kami, how I love her. I still can't believe that I thought that she was Kikyou. But she isn't. She is better than Kikyou. She is Kagome. MY Kagome. Strong, caring, beautiful…'

-“Hello! Earth to Inuyasha!” Kagome said as she waved her hand in front of his face.

-“Huh?”

-“Boy, Inuyasha. You sure day-dream a lot recently.”

-“Keh!”

Kagome giggled and headed on, but a clawed hand grabbed her wrist. Kagome looked at his serious face.

-“Inuyasha?” she asked.

-“Kagome, does the thing that happened still bothers ya?”

Kagomes eyes widened before they looked in the ground. Inuyasha could feel the change in her aura and could smell the saltiness of her tears that she tried to hold in.

-“Inuyasha…let's just go to the others,” she said quietly and began to walk to the village.

In a blink of an eye, Inuyasha pushed Kagome to the Goshinboku, his hands on the sides of her head, his amber eyes looking directly in her chocolate ones. What was wrong with him?! She just wanted to go to the others and forget this whole thing!

-“What's wrong with you?!” she said.

-“Answer my question, Kagome…” he said quietly, looking at her. “Does it hurt you because Souta came in?”

She averted her eyes from his, tears still streaming. She felt Inuyashas gentle touch as he whipped some of them only to be replaced by others in a salty stream.

-“I…I…” she said with a shaken voice.

-“Kagome, please tell me…”

She then began to cry, covering her face with her hands. She couldn't hide it anymore.

-“Yes, Inuyasha! It did!”

Inuyasha smiled. He took her hands from her face. She looked at him with teary eyes. He whipped her tears with his callused thumb, his other hand still on the tree. He delicately grabbed her chin and made her look at him.

-“I'm happy to hear that…” he said as he leaned closer.

Kagomes heart beat fast and her breath hitched.

-`We're alone now…No one will disturb us…' She closed her eyes and waited what she wanted this whole time.

Their lips almost touched but…

-“Kagome!” a squeaky voice was heard.

They flew apart. Again.

-`What the hell happened this time?!' Inuyasha growled.

A small ball of hair jumped in Kagomes arms.

-“Kagome, you're back! I missed you so much!” Shippou said happily.

-“Yes I am Shippou. I missed you too,” Kagome tried to sound normally. `WHY?!!!'

Shippou turned to Inuyasha, pointing a finger at him.

-“Oi! Inuyasha! If you ever upset Kagome again, I'll make Miroku stick a sutra on your face!”

Inuyasha cracked his knuckles as he growled.

-“Why you! You're going to get it, runt!”

-“Inuyasha!” Kagome warned.

Inuyasha cringed because of Kagomes tone, knowing that “the word” could follow soon enough. But it never came out. He opened one eye and looked at Kagome. She glanced at him then looked at Shippou.

-“Shippou, just go to the others. We'll catch up.”

-“Okay, Kagome! I'll go find the others and we'll meet at Kaede,” the kitsune said as he ran off to the village.

Inuyasha and Kagome watched as Shippou vanished from sight.

-“Damned runt!” Inuyasha mumbled under his breath.

-“It's okay, Inuyasha,” Kagome said.

-“But…”

-“I said it's okay,” she said as she looked at him and Inuyasha could see in her eyes that she was honest. “Let's just go to the others, okay?”

-“Keh,” Inuyasha said as he took her yellow bag.

-“Oh, come on, Inuyasha…You're sad because Shippou came?”

-“I didn't say that we-!”

He couldn't finish what he wanted to say because Kagome gave him a peck on the lips.

-“Happy now?” she giggled.

He was so shocked that he didn't observe that Kagome went ahead on the road. It was like her kiss shut his whole body down. Only when he heard her he came back.

-“Inuyasha!”

-“Huh?” he came back to his senses.

-“Race ya!” Kagome yelled and ran forward on the road.

Inuyasha smiled and then smirked. He tightened his grip on her bag and ran after her.

-“Feh! You aren't escaping from me, wench!” he yelled as he ran after Kagomes trail.

Kagome ran as fast as she could through the woods but she knew that eventually he will catch up. Sometimes she really loved these kinds of things even if it meant a game of catch, walking side by side or being carried on his back, hearing his heartbeat and feeling the wind in her hair as she flew through the air.

She then heard him behind her. She laughed and picked up her speed but eventually she was scooped in a pair of powerful arms.

-“Caught you, wench!” Inuyasha said playfully as he continued running.

-“Yeah, you got me” Kagome laughed as she nuzzled closer to him. “Now let's go to the others.”

-“Hang on, wench. You'll have a bumpy ride!” Inuyasha said as he leapt onto the trail to the villag

~*~*~*~

Thanks to Inuyashas speed they arrived at the village in no time. The villagers greeted them as they made their daily activities. They arrived at a small hut and entered. The image of an old lady greeted them.

-“Ah, Kagome, Inuyasha. Nice ye returned.”

-“Thank you, Kaede-sama,” Kagome greeted.

After they made themselves comfortable, Inuyasha asked.

-“Oi, Baba, where are the others?”

-“Inuyasha, be more respectable with Kaede-sama!” Kagome said.

-“Keh!”

Kaede laughed but answered Inuyashas question.

-“The others are in the village, helping some of the villagers, but I think that Shippou went to find them. I think that they found something that would interest ye.”

-“Finally some action!” Inuyasha said as he cracked his knuckles. “I bet it's a Jewel Shard they found about!”

After a few minutes the faces of Sango, Miroku and Shippou came in. Kagome embraced Sango and begun talking about the important news they had. It seemed that was a rumor about a Shikon Shard in a cave next to a village. Miroku said that certain strange activities happened in the last few days: frequent earthquakes, mud slides and a couple people even heard voices in the cave that weren't human.

-“Voices?” Inuyasha said. “Maybe there was someone making fun in there.”

-“Could be, Inuyasha,” Miroku stated. “But some people that entered the cave never came back.”

-“Keh! Sounds like that's the work of a youkai that's in the cave!”

-“That explains the voices, but what explains the earthquakes and the mud slides? It didn't rained recently to produce the mud slides and the earthquakes…they were in the same place and never felt in other regions. That's strange…”

-“Feh!” Inuyasha said as he clenched his fist. “We'll head there and take care of that demon and get the Jewel Shard”

-“We should prepare for the journey then,” Miroku said. “The distance is that of a day and a half and the road is rough.”

-“Keh! Not a problem for me!” Inuyasha said.

Kagome sighed.

-`Not for him, but for us. I have a feeling that it will be a looooong way…'

~*~*~*~

In a few hours they were ready and on their way to the village where the rumor had begun. It was a nice day. The birds were chirping, the wind blew softly but the only problem was a full of energy hanyou.

-“Hey, Inuyasha, could we stop and rest a little?” Shippou asked.

-“No.”

-“Aw, c'mon! You always say that!”

“So?!”

-“We're tired! We've been walking for hours!”

-“But you didn't even walk! You've sat in Kagomes basket!”

-“I was referring to them!” Shippou said as he pointed to Kagome, Sango and Miroku. “They are “weak humans” as you tell them. They need more rest than us!”

-“Keh!”

-“I think that Shippou has a point, Inuyasha,” Miroku said. “I think that a rest is acceptable.”

-“Yeah,” Kagome said. “My feet are killing me!”

-“It's because you've been pushing that metal thing of yours all this time!”

-“Hey! It's called a bike and Mama bought it for me!” Then she made those eyes that she knew that Inuyasha couldn't resist. “Please, Inuyasha. Can we rest?”

Inuyasha looked at her and scoffed a slight blush on his cheeks.

-“Feh! Fine. We'll rest a bit, but we'll continue until night falls!”

-“Okay, Inuyasha…” Kagome sighed as she searched in her bag for the supplies she packed.

They ate in peace for a couple of minutes, Inuyasha eating two ramen boxes. After that, they resumed their journey until the sun hid behind the horizon.

-“It seems that we have to stop for the night,” Miroku said.

-“Yeah,” Sango agreed. “This day was hard enough and the rest of the road ahead will be harder.”

Kagome stretched.

-“What would I do for a nice hot bath.”

-“Me too,” Sango agreed.

Shippou adventured in the woods. Between some bushes he sensed the smell of minerals. As he passed the bushes he yelled.

-“There's a hot spring here!”

-“Really?” Kagome said as her eyes shone. “Now I can have a really nice bath!”

Inuyasha sighed.

-“Looks like we ain't moving from here…” He turned to the others. “We'll camp here for the night. I'll go and catch some fish from the nearby stream.” He turned to Shippou. “Runt, keep eyes on the bozu. I don't want him to put a single eye on the girls.”

-“You got it, Inuyasha!” Shippou said as he stood straight and did a salute.

Miroku sighed.

~*~*~*~

Meanwhile, the girls made themselves comfortable in the warm, spring water. It was a nice chance to get cleaned and to chat without being in front of the boys, especially in front of Miroku. Sango looked at Kagome and saw that something was on her mind.

-“Kagome?”

-“Wha?”

-“Is it something wrong? You look spaced out.”

-“No, it's nothing, really,” Kagome said.

-“Kagome,” Sango said. “I know that something is on your mind. If it will make you feel better…”

Kagome sighed.

-“I don't know, Sango-chan…”

-“Is it about Inuyasha?”

Kagome nodded and began to tell her what happened.

~*~*~*~

Inuyasha was returning with the fresh fish that he fished in the nearby river. He passed close to the spring where the girls were when he heard Sango:

-“He tried to kiss you!”

This was something that he wouldn't want to miss. He crawled closer, without making noise and heard the conversation.

~*~*~*~

-“So, did he kiss you?” Sango asked and Kagome shook her head.

-“He didn't. Souta came in.”

-“How unpleasant.”

-“Yeah, it was…I was so upset. I thought that I wouldn't have a chance like that ever again but…”

-“But?” Sango repeated.

-“As we came to this side, I was still upset and he tried to talk to me but I refused. I began to walk away, trying to pass over it but he pinned me to the Goshinboku. I told him to let me go and return to the village but he asked me if the thing with Souta still bothered me. I didn't tell him but he still pushed it. I couldn't take it anymore; I broke in tears and told him the truth.”

-“And what did he do?” Sango asked her, anticipation on her face.

-“He told me that he was happy that I told him that and then…”

-“He kissed you!” Sango said and Kagome giggled.

-“At first I thought that he will but…”

-“But? Kagome, the tension is killing me!”

-“Shippou came…”

A long silence sat upon the girls.

-“Shippou came?” Sango repeated.

- “Uh-huh…” Kagome nodded.

-“Awww…He ruined everything, but…”

*crack*

Sango heard a twig snap and suddenly looked at a bush and made a gesture to Kagome to be quiet and to play along. Then she took a boulder next to her with inhuman strength and speed yelling, “Take this!”

-“OW!” was herd from the bush and Mirokus' body fell next to the spring. Kagome yelled and wrapped her body with a towel. Sango wrapped herself in a towel as well, grabbed her Hiraikotsu and stood above Miroku, her shadow upon him. After a few moments, Miroku woke to the sight of Sangos' anger.

-“You stupid monk! I swear that after I finish with you…!!!”

Miroku raised himself.

-“My dear, beautiful Sango, it's not like that! I was just searching for some firewood and accidentally came here!”

-“If I had Inuyashas' sword I would make sure that no one would bear your child in this life or in your next hundred lives.”

Miroku tried to escape Sangos fury but he knew that it will be hard. He tried to leave slowly.

-“My dear Sango, T-T-Tetsusaiga won't transform for you…It will be just a blunt sword in human hands!”

-“ALL THE MORE PAINFUL IT WILL BE TO CUT YOUR BALLS OFF, YOU JERK!!!”

With that, Miroku ran screaming like a little girl. Sango got her clothes and her giant boomerang and ran hot on his trail, leaving Kagome alone. She sighed. Maybe Sango was like that sometimes, but she knew that, deep inside, she really loved Miroku. She grabbed her hairbrush and sat on a rock on the edge of the spring. She loved Inuyasha, didn't she? Of course she did! She really loved him, but…did he? He really tried to kiss her two times by now! Isn't that enough?! She sighed again and begun brushing her hair, humming a song.

~*~*~*~

Inuyasha looked at the way Sango chased Miroku.

-`Damned runt! I told him to take care of the bozu!' Then he took a deep breath. `Good thing that I wasn't the one that was caught. I wouldn't want to be sat by Kagome and beaten by Sango in the same fucking day!'

He sighed and looked upon his Kagome.

-`She would have laughed in my face if she would hear this…No one would like to be with a hanyou…Not even her. She will leave one day…' He looked as she begun to comb her hair. He sniffed the air. `Kami, she smells wonderful…I shouldn't stay here. The others must wonder where the hell I am!' Just when he was about to leave a sweet melody glued him to his place.

~*~*~*~

Kagome began singing without knowing that she had a one-man audience:

I still hear your voice, when you sleep next to me.
I still feel your touch in my dreams.
Forgive me my weakness, but I don't know why
Without you it's hard to survive.

~*~*~*~

-‚Is she singing about her feelings?' Inuyasha thought. He didn't really know if she felt that way, but the true thing was that he really felt that way. When she slept in his lap or next to him, he had the greatest dreams of all. She was so real that he could almost feel her. He was happy when she was next to him. He couldn't live without her next to him. He was weak without her! He couldn't breath, he couldn't fight, he couldn't function normally without her by his side! Truly it was hard to survive without her.

~*~*~*~

'Cause everytime we touch, I get this feeling.
And everytime we kiss I swear I could fly.
Can't you feel my heart beat fast, I want this to last.
Need you by my side.
'Cause everytime we touch, I feel the static.
And everytime we kiss, I reach for the sky.
Can't you hear my heart beat so...
I can't let you go.
Want you in my life.

~*~*~*~

He remembered the times when they were about to kiss. His heart beat fast and powerful. He felt that he wasn't on earth but flying in heaven. When they've touched he could feel electricity in the areas. Her body felt so nice against his...Even when she was on his back...feeling her body on his...feeling her smooth legs on his hands...

-‚AH!!! Don't think about it!' He shook his head.

~*~*~*~

Kagomes song continued as she continued to comb her hair:
Your arms are my castle, your heart is my sky.
They wipe away tears that I cry.
The good and the bad times, we've been through them all.
You make me rise when I fall.

~*~*~*~

It was true that they've been together in good and bads: when battling Naraku, when she came to him after he killed a group of bandits, when he was about to loose his heart to the darkness inside Kaguyas' mirror, when Kikyou died and he was about to loose himself to Kaous' illusion of Kikyou...She was everytime next to him. In good and in bad.

-‚Why, Kagome...Why help a hanyou like me? I don't deserve your help after all I've done to you…'

~*~*~*~
'Cause everytime we touch, I get this feeling.
And everytime we kiss I swear I could fly.
Can't you feel my heart beat fast, I want this to last.
Need you by my side.
'Cause everytime we touch, I feel the static.
And everytime we kiss, I reach for the sky.
Can't you hear my heart beat so...
I can't let you go.
Want you in my life.

'Cause everytime we touch, I get this feeling.
And everytime we kiss I swear I could fly.
Can't you feel my heart beat fast, I want this to last.
Need you by my side.

~*~*~*~

Inuyasha was left speechless. Her song was so sad but it was beautiful. Just when he thought that he couldn't love her more, this made his heart stop. His heart beat rapidly and his lungs tried to find air. She was really incredible…

-`She really is an incredible woman.'

~*~*~*~

Kagome placed her hairbrush in her lap and sighed. She could feel tears behind her eyes.

-`I'm so weak,' she laughed as she whipped some tears from her eyes.

She really loved him. Even if he still had feelings for Kikyou, she loved him! Every time when he tried to kiss her, when she looked in his eyes she could see something warm that left her speechless and made her legs feel like jelly. Her face lightened. She really had to tell him! She really had to throw this weight off her heart! She knew that it will be hard but…

-`I really have to tell him that I love him…'*snap*“Who's there?!”

~*~*~*~

Inuyasha remained in his place looking at Kagome. He then felt the smell of tears but it disappeared as fast as it came and saw that something was hard on her mind.

-`She's not the single one…' he thought. He really had to tell her! Tell her that he loved her! Tell her that he couldn't live without her! But he knew that he wasn't good with words. Every time he tried to say something good, his mouth had other plans and ruined everything!

-`But not this time!' This time he will do it! He will do it! `I'll do it!' He thought as he punched the ground, snapping a twig in the process.

-“Who's there?!” he heard Kagome yell.

-`Fuck!'

~*~*~*~

-“Who's there?!” Kagome asked as she heard a sound coming from the bushes. It could be anyone, from Sango to the others, to a random villager, to a demon. She tensed. She slowly reached to her bow and arrows and knocked an arrow. She pointed to the bush from where she heard the sound.

-“Show yourself! Show yourself or I will fire!” she said, not tearing her gaze from the bush. She heard a gulp and a soft curse. A gentle breeze brought something silver to her view. “Inuyasha?” She heard a gasp. She relaxed and placed her bow beside her. “You can come out, Inuyasha, it's okay.”

Silver dog ears appeared at fist then Inuyasha showed himself from behind the bush, looking away, not to see her in that state.

-“Sorry I disturbed you,” he said, red spreading on his face. “I'll leave.”

As he tried to leave, he heard water sloshing and felt a pair of arms embrace him from the back. He remained sill.

-“K-Kagome?” he looked at her.

-“Please,” she pleaded. “Please stay with me.”

He looked at her with huge eyes but then they softened. He turned around, letting Kagome cuddle at his chest and embraced her, making a low comforting growl. His hands begun to draw small circles on her back. He tensed when he realized that she was wearing just a towel.

-“Um, Kagome?” He blushed.

-“What?”

-“Um…I…Um…Damnit! You're still in a towel! Please don't sit me!!!” He braced himself to do a nose dive in the dirt but nothing came.

-“Inuyasha?” He opened one eye and looked at Kagome and saw her smiling. “I trust you, Inuyasha. I know that you won't do anything I wouldn't like. I won't sit you just because I'm in a towel and that I was the one that let you embrace me.”

-“But-?” Inuyasha tried to say something but was shushed by Kagomes' finger.

-“And no, I don't care if you are a hanyou, Inuyasha,” she said before she took her finger off his lips. “You don't have to be disgusted by what you are. You are special, Inuyasha.” She placed a hand on his cheek. “You are special to me.” And then she pressed her lips on his.

Inuyasha was taken aback when he felt her soft lips on his. His whole body was shut down. He couldn't think. He couldn't speak.

-`Did she just KISSED me?!'

Sensing that he didn't return the kiss, Kagome pulled back.

-“Sorry about it,” she said as she felt tears in her eyes. “I'll just-“

Faster that she could think, Inuyasha took his haori, placed it on her shoulders and pulled her in a breathtaking kiss. He was too stunned before to move any part of his body, but the smell of her tears brought him back. His Kagome had kissed him! He wanted to howl. Wanting to show her that he felt the same, he placed his haori on her shoulders, to make her fell more comfortable, and kissed her. He didn't care if someone caught them in that moment! He waited for this moment too long! They stopped for air.

-“Inuyasha…” Kagome breathed but was silenced by another kiss from Inuyasha. Kagome gasped and Inuyasha took that time to slip his tongue into her mouth. She responded by kissing him fiercely, their tongues having a battle in witch none gave up. She moaned into his mouth and he grunted. She lost her balance but he caught her, placing her softly on the grassy ground, not breaking the kiss. He couldn't stop even if he wanted. Kagome's smell, her taste, her feel was driving him nuts! Kagome reached for a fuzzy ear and began massaging it earning a growl from the hanyou.

-“I have to tell you what that does to me, wench!” Inuyasha growled in the kiss, but Kagome just smiled.

They parted for air, looking in each others' eyes. They were both flushed and panting.

-“I love you so much, Inuyasha…” Kagome finally said after she stopped panting.

Inuyasha felt warmth in his heart. She told him that she loved him! He had to say it now! He had to tell her how he felt! He had to tell her that her feelings were mutual!

-“Kagome…” `Say it!!!' his mind yelled at him. “I…I…” Now he had to stammer. `C'mon you idiot! Three little words: I love you!!! Say them!' his human side yelled. `Show our bitch who's the alpha here! Make her submit!' his demon side growled.

Inuyasha growled. Why was it so hard to say it?!

-“Inuyasha?” Kagome asked seeing the turmoil in him. He turned to her and she smiled at him. She knew that he wasn't good with words but, hey, actions spoke better than words and what he did just a few minutes ago spoke a lot.

Inuyasha looked at her smile and understood. How could she read him so well? He gave her another kiss, this time more chaste and got up, pulling her with him. As she was up, her towel dropped. They both blushed. Kagome quickly covered her naked body with his haori and he rapidly turned around.

-`Kami! Don't think about a naked Kagome under your haori! Don't think about a naked Kagome under your haori! I gotta get out of here before I jump on her!” “I'm going to bring the fish to the camp okay?” he said and he disappeared before Kagome could say something.

When she arrived at camp a few minutes later, she saw the fish already on the fire, and the others around it. Miroku was having a bump on his head and a bruised eye, Sango was really pissed off and Shippou was coloring. She looked at Inuyasha who was at the base of a tree nearby. She smiled at him and offered him his haori. Seeing her smile he blushed but took his haori and looked away. Good that the others weren't looking. They ate in silence and went to bed, resting themselves for a new day.

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Sorry for the long wait, but here's the chapter.

Song: Cascada - Everytime we touch. (Do not own it!)

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