InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Telling ❯ Kagome's No Show ( Chapter 18 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Now it was Kagome's turn to have a really bad day. From the get go, nothing had gone her way. She had wanted to get the hell out of Dodge as soon as the group woke up, and in that way avoid having to meet Sesshomaru. She had reasoned that if they spent another day here, then she would have to meet him. He had basically commanded that she do so, and a big part of her did want to, but she couldn't. She just couldn't. She had resolved to stay with Inuyasha after all, and seeing his brother on the sly was no way to go about developing a close relationship. If they left now, well, then she would have a reason for not complying with the taiyoukai's wishes.

But if they stayed put, she would have to blow Sesshomaru off, and that was a very dangerous thing to do. He was, by major consensus, the most deadly demon in all of Japan. And certainly no good could come of ignoring him. But what else could she do?

So, they were spending another day here. Miroku had told them that he didn't yet feel up to traveling, and no one had argued with him. After all, there were no shards of the Shikon no Tama around to gather, and they were still pretty worn out from three day march that Inuyasha had enforced on them earlier. So in a nutshell, here they were, in the same spot as yesterday, everyone sitting around laughing, joking and relaxing.

Well, everyone except Kagome, who sat a little distance away from everyone else, contemplating her fate. The fact that she was the major piece in a dangerous game did not escape her. But, she just really didn't want to play anymore.

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The day started out bad, and unbelievably got worse. When she had thought about the consequences of her lusty actions, she had only considered what would happen with Inuyasha. What she hadn't realized was what it would do to everyone else. Or, more specifically, how she would treat everyone else. The whole thing was supposed to be a secret, and it's all anyone wanted to talk about, which ended up making Kagome really angry. It had all started with Sango.

As they had been sitting around, eating their breakfasts, the taijiya finally worked up the courage to ask the girl she considered a sister what had happened at the hot spring. “So Kagome-chan, when you went to bathe at the springs, what happened to you?” When the girl had not answered, Sango started to push. “Something must have happened. Inuyasha told me that you needed some time to be alone.”

The miko noticed that although Inuyasha had showed no outward signs of interest, his recently restored puppy ears had twitched. But it was the houshi's reaction, or more fittingly, lack thereof, that got to her. Typically he would have been all ears, not to mention hands, at the mention of hot springs. Yet today, he was unusually silent and unresponsive. It was odd..... and somehow discomforting.

“Nothing happened Sango, I just wanted to get some decent rest is all.”

“But Kagome, Inuyasha was running to find you, and it must have been important, seeing how hard he hit the monk.” Sango couldn't believe it, Kagome was lying. She was worried at the unusual behavior.

“Listen, nothing happened and I don't want to talk about it!” Kagome snapped as she stood up and walked away from the group. She had caught sight of Sango visibly blanching before she had turned her back, and felt bad about it. She knew the taijiya was only showing concern, but couldn't a person get a moment of privacy? Jeez.

This left her in her current solitary position. As she continued to study the monk, who was still showing no sings of interest in anything having to do with the how springs, she felt someone settle beside her. Looking over to her right, she saw Inuyasha sitting beside her. He too appeared to be watching Miroku.

“What's up Inuyasha?” She asked the hanyou. Tearing his eyes away from the houshi, he looked at her.

“You and I have to talk Kagome.”

Oh Kami..... She was exasperated. “Listen Inuyasha, I really don't feel like talking about anything right now. Besides, I need to study. I have a big test coming up, and I don't want to fail it. I've already got to take a remedial math class, and I don't want everyone back home to think I'm completely stupid.” With that, she stood up, walked over to her pack and removed a big book from it. She took said book and moved to a tree even further away from the group, stretched out, and feigned reading. That was how she spent the rest of the afternoon.

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“You know something monk!”

Miroku was jarred from his peaceful contemplations of Kagome's long legs stretched out in the sun by Sango's accusation. “Lovely Sango, I do in fact know many things, in particular things about pleasing a woman, and would be more than happy to share this knowledge with you if you...”

*SLAP*

He had known that wasn't what she had been referring to, but he just couldn't help himself. He reached a hand up to his cheek to fondly rub the growing welt there.

“No Miroku, you know something about what happened to Kagome!” Sango managed to grit out. Honestly, was his mind never free of the gutter?

“I am sure that I do not know of any such thing.” He said haughtily. It was not an emotion that looked good on him, but he had no choice but to feign ignorance. He couldn't betray Kagome like that. If she was indeed as traumatized by the events as she appeared to be, then he had no right to tell anyone about it. She would have to make that decision on her own.

“Oh yes, you do, and you're going to tell me what it is, or so help me houshi...” The taijiya was reaching for her weapon as she spoke.

There was nothing for him to do but flee. “Lovely Sango, I would enjoy nothing more than to spend another day in your shapely presence, but I abhor violence of the sort that appears to be imminent. I assure you that I know nothing of Kagome's plight, and will now take my leave.” That said, he stood and walked away.

It was becoming a bad day for the entire group.

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By the time dinner had come and gone, everyone was upset with someone for something, and it was decided that it would be best if they all just went to sleep and started a new day upon waking. So they were all getting ready to hit the proverbial hay when Inuyasha once again approached the miko. He had wanted to be close to her all day, but she had distanced herself from him. It had made Sesshomaru's words from the previous evening ring in his ears. Was something really going on between them? With a snort, he dismissed the idea. Kagome would never have anything to do with that bastard. Ok, so then she was obviously just not having a good day. So, the hanyou had resolved to be nice to her. He had not pushed her to tell him about how she had ended up naked in a hot spring with his brother, had not called her bitch or wench all day, and had pretty much left her alone. It was obviously what she had wanted, and even though it made his heart ache a little, he had stayed away from her.

But now it was time to do something nice for her. And maybe it would end up being nice for him too? He did really want to get some more “personal” time with her since they had barely touched since the night he had spent with her in her sleeping bag. He missed touching her.

And so he approached her and asked in a rather hopeful voice “Kagome? Do you want to go take a bath?” His ears immediately flattened back when she forcefully yelled “No!” Ok, what the fuck was that? She loved bathing! Couldn't get enough of it! Maybe she was scared or something? It was true that bad things had been happening to her whenever she went to relax in the waters.

“If you're scared or sumthin, I could go with you.....” He trailed off. Man, would he ever like to go with her to bathe. It wasn't his favorite activity, but he was pretty sure Kagome would make it a whole hell of a lot more enjoyable.

Kagome sighed. She knew what he wanted, and a little part of her, probably her hentai brain, wanted it too. And she also recognized the fact that he was trying to do something nice for her too. But there was NO WAY she was going near that hot spring tonight! Absolutely not! If she did go, Sesshomaru would think she had come for him and, Inuyasha along or not, it could only end badly. But, said hanyou looked so hopeful there, looking at her. Heaving another sigh she told him “I just want to go to bed Inuyasha. I'm really tired and it hasn't been a good day.” She noticed his ears drooping so she added “maybe we can go in the morning okay?”

“We! She said WE can go in the morning!” Inuyasha's brain screamed at him in joy. “Feh. Whatever.” he told her, trying to appear cool and collected. He would go to sleep now so morning would come all the quicker.

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He had been waiting. The moon was high in the sky now, and despite everything he had thought, he knew she wasn't coming. She was ignoring what he and her body told her to do. It was infuriating.

As the night continued to wear on he found himself longing for the touch of her skin, soft as a newborn pup's. He desired to hear her mewls of ecstasy, pure and sweet in his ears. He needed to feel her writhing below him like a bitch in heat.

Swiftly standing, he began to stalk towards Inuyasha's pack. He had told her to be here and she was not. She wanted to be here, with him, and yet she defied herself.

He would make her submit to him, even if it was only in this one area.

This was not open for discussion or negotiation.

She WOULD submit.

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