InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Truth Behind Their Eyes ❯ Savior ( Chapter 7 )
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By: la89801 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 12.17.2004 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.9K | Visits: 356 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 12.17.2004 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.9K | Visits: 356 | Status: Completed
InuYasha scanned the upcoming path once more, then sighed and snuck a glance back at Kagome. She looked miserable and he couldn't help but blame himself.
"If I could control my damn temper, none of this would of happened." He sighed, then sneered. "As if it matters!! She probably can't wait to get back to her precious 'boyfriend' anyway!" InuYasha growled and rolled his shoulders, trying to push away the jealous anger that threatened to boil over. He sighed and let his gaze fall to the path in front of him, sorrow filling him.
"She wants to forget me and go back to her normal life. Well," He straightened up, mustering all the courage he could. "I'll help her! But how would I live without my precious Kagome?" He asked himself, immediately slumping again. The entrance to the village loomed above them, and InuYasha pushed his thoughts aside.
"Feh." He growled, getting Miroku's attention. 'Why am I thinking like this? I don't need her to be happy, she's just a human girl!' He sighed, not able to convince himself. He then noticed Miroku looking at him and sneered at him. "What do you want, Monk?!" He snarled as he turned to stalk into the village.
Miroku raised his eyebrow and glanced down at Shippo, who was at his feet. "What'd I do??"
"Don't worry." Shippo replied simply. "He's just worried about Kagome." With that, the little fox bounced through the entrance, the girls following him. Miroku shrugged and joined his friends.
&nb sp; Almost instantly upon their entry, a short old man hobbled up to them, his gaze fixing itself on InuYasha.
"Are you the fabled hanyou, InuYasha?" The old man asked. He leaned heavily on his cane for support as he leaned closer, trying to get a better look at InuYasha.
"Who's asking?" InuYasha snarled, leaning away from the man. He was expecting an unhappy welcoming, and he quickly gripped his Tetsusiaga. But before Kagome could lay her hand upon his arm to stop him, the old man let out an excited yip, catching the whole group off guard.
"Yippee! Yay! Our savior has come!! InuYasha is here to save us!" InuYasha's jaw nearly dropped as his fingers slipped from his sword and he side-glanced at Kagome, silently asking for an explanation.
However, she was as speechless as he was. Her arm was frozen half extended, her eyes following the excited man bounce through the village.
Miroku was the first to break the silence. "What's going on?" He asked.
"Well," Sango started, "It seems that this village believes that InuYasha is a savior sent to help them."
"I think we caught that." InuYasha snapped, recovering from his shock. "Feh! Me, a Savior?! I was going to become what they fear!"
"Well, you do help people when they are in need, InuYasha." Shippo pointed out.
"Feh, they're only side tracks on the way to the Shikon Jewel shards."
Shippo smiled. "Why not just admit that your a softy, InuYasha?"
"What?!" InuYasha cried, glaring down at the smug little fox demon. "I am Not Soft, you little RUNT!!" InuYasha lunged at Shippo, who bounced onto Miroku, then used him as a launch pad, and the chase was on.
; Kagome and Sango watched the boys run off into the crowd, Shippo and InuYasha in the lead, with Miroku trying to keep up. They shook they're heads and started to follow, when they felt gentle taps on their shoulders. They turned to see several young girls from the village.
"We were sent to get you ladies ready for the party." One of them said. She had long flowing black hair and was elegantly dressed, obviously a leader of some type.
"Party?" Kagome questioned.
"Yes," piped up one of the girls to the first one's side. "Master Hisoka is throwing a festival in celebration of InuYasha's arrival! Isn't that right, Sadi?"
The first girl, Sadi, glared the second into silence, then turned to Kagome and Sango. "Yes, as Kiru here said, the village of Shiro is celebrating the arrival of InuYasha and his friends with a festival. So, please follow us and we will help you get ready."
Sango and Kagome nodded and followed Sadi, Kiru and their companions into an ornately decorated building at the far right of the village.
Meanwhile, InuYasha had chased Shippo up a tree, and was closing in.
"Alright, ya little runt, you have one more chance to apologize, and maybe I won't pound on you... much!" With that said, InuYasha jumped farther out on the limb, trying to get to Shippo. What he didn't notice in time was that the branch was too thin to hold him, and he went crashing down to the ground as Shippo leaped to a higher, safer branch.
He landed flat on his face, letting out a yelp of pain. He groaned and waited a second for the pain to subside, then looked up to see Shippo bounding off to safety.
"The little runt..." He growled half-heartedly.
InuYasha pulled himself up off the ground, then ambled off toward the nearby lake with a sigh. He sat down on the cool grass, gazing up at the late morning sky. 'Damn it, Kagome... why can't I just let you go?' He gazed off into the distance, letting his mind drift. He sighed and looked down into the water, not noticing Miroku quietly coming up behind him.
"Because I love her..." He said out loud, more to himself than anything. But just then, Miroku made his presence known.
"Love who?" He asked softly, causing InuYasha to jump to his feet and whirl around. Once he saw Miroku, he sneered.
"Stupid monk! What are you doing sneaking up on me?!"
Miroku ignored the insult and repeated his question. "Who do you love?"
InuYasha huffed. "None of your damn business!" InuYasha growled and was about to stalk off, but Miroku stopped him with his next words.
"It's Kagome, isn't it?" InuYasha whirled on the monk, and found him quietly sitting next to the water. His first reaction was to push the aggravating monk into the lake, but he rethought his options and decided to join him.
Miroku glanced over at him. "So it is?" He asked.
"What's it to you?" Grumbled InuYasha. "Just so you can tease me?"
Miroku sighed. "No, so I can help you."
InuYasha scoffed. "You, help me?! You can't help yourself, much less me! With girls or saving your life." He added.
Miroku smirked. "Well, what would you do if I said that she loves you too?"
"Feh. I'd know you were lying!" InuYasha snapped. Miroku remained silent, and InuYasha gazed off into the sea again. "I won't even let myself imagine that fantasy... that she could possibly return my feelings... is too far fetched."
Miroku felt his heart go out to InuYasha. He could only imagine what the guy had been through. InuYasha slumped down further into his own arms, his eyes clouded with memories and feelings. Miroku decided to leave the conversation where it had ended, and stood up. InuYasha didn't seem to even notice his friend.
"We're here for you, InuYasha. Remember that." He muttered before turning to retreat back into the village.
InuYasha ran Miroku's words over and over through his mind. He desperately wanted to believe them, but couldn't bring himself to accept such bliss. Why would she love him, a half-demon? Along with the way he treated her. True, he protected her, but other than that all he did was insult her and fight with her.
Besides, she had this boyfriend now... InuYasha growled and dug his claws into his own shoulder at this memory. He sighed. If he wanted to win her back, it wouldn't be through fighting. She had proved that the first time InuYasha saw the guy. It would be through being... nice. Very against his natural instincts, but how else would he be able to reclaim his Kagome. Eventually she'd return to her time and this boy, and he was determined to prevent to latter.
"Well, since Miroku now knows how I feel, I guess there's no harm in showing Kagome..." InuYasha cocked his head as a thought crossed his mind. "How did he know about Kagome's feelings, though?" He intented to get this answer, and headed to the village.
"If I could control my damn temper, none of this would of happened." He sighed, then sneered. "As if it matters!! She probably can't wait to get back to her precious 'boyfriend' anyway!" InuYasha growled and rolled his shoulders, trying to push away the jealous anger that threatened to boil over. He sighed and let his gaze fall to the path in front of him, sorrow filling him.
"She wants to forget me and go back to her normal life. Well," He straightened up, mustering all the courage he could. "I'll help her! But how would I live without my precious Kagome?" He asked himself, immediately slumping again. The entrance to the village loomed above them, and InuYasha pushed his thoughts aside.
"Feh." He growled, getting Miroku's attention. 'Why am I thinking like this? I don't need her to be happy, she's just a human girl!' He sighed, not able to convince himself. He then noticed Miroku looking at him and sneered at him. "What do you want, Monk?!" He snarled as he turned to stalk into the village.
Miroku raised his eyebrow and glanced down at Shippo, who was at his feet. "What'd I do??"
"Don't worry." Shippo replied simply. "He's just worried about Kagome." With that, the little fox bounced through the entrance, the girls following him. Miroku shrugged and joined his friends.
&nb sp; Almost instantly upon their entry, a short old man hobbled up to them, his gaze fixing itself on InuYasha.
"Are you the fabled hanyou, InuYasha?" The old man asked. He leaned heavily on his cane for support as he leaned closer, trying to get a better look at InuYasha.
"Who's asking?" InuYasha snarled, leaning away from the man. He was expecting an unhappy welcoming, and he quickly gripped his Tetsusiaga. But before Kagome could lay her hand upon his arm to stop him, the old man let out an excited yip, catching the whole group off guard.
"Yippee! Yay! Our savior has come!! InuYasha is here to save us!" InuYasha's jaw nearly dropped as his fingers slipped from his sword and he side-glanced at Kagome, silently asking for an explanation.
However, she was as speechless as he was. Her arm was frozen half extended, her eyes following the excited man bounce through the village.
Miroku was the first to break the silence. "What's going on?" He asked.
"Well," Sango started, "It seems that this village believes that InuYasha is a savior sent to help them."
"I think we caught that." InuYasha snapped, recovering from his shock. "Feh! Me, a Savior?! I was going to become what they fear!"
"Well, you do help people when they are in need, InuYasha." Shippo pointed out.
"Feh, they're only side tracks on the way to the Shikon Jewel shards."
Shippo smiled. "Why not just admit that your a softy, InuYasha?"
"What?!" InuYasha cried, glaring down at the smug little fox demon. "I am Not Soft, you little RUNT!!" InuYasha lunged at Shippo, who bounced onto Miroku, then used him as a launch pad, and the chase was on.
; Kagome and Sango watched the boys run off into the crowd, Shippo and InuYasha in the lead, with Miroku trying to keep up. They shook they're heads and started to follow, when they felt gentle taps on their shoulders. They turned to see several young girls from the village.
"We were sent to get you ladies ready for the party." One of them said. She had long flowing black hair and was elegantly dressed, obviously a leader of some type.
"Party?" Kagome questioned.
"Yes," piped up one of the girls to the first one's side. "Master Hisoka is throwing a festival in celebration of InuYasha's arrival! Isn't that right, Sadi?"
The first girl, Sadi, glared the second into silence, then turned to Kagome and Sango. "Yes, as Kiru here said, the village of Shiro is celebrating the arrival of InuYasha and his friends with a festival. So, please follow us and we will help you get ready."
Sango and Kagome nodded and followed Sadi, Kiru and their companions into an ornately decorated building at the far right of the village.
Meanwhile, InuYasha had chased Shippo up a tree, and was closing in.
"Alright, ya little runt, you have one more chance to apologize, and maybe I won't pound on you... much!" With that said, InuYasha jumped farther out on the limb, trying to get to Shippo. What he didn't notice in time was that the branch was too thin to hold him, and he went crashing down to the ground as Shippo leaped to a higher, safer branch.
He landed flat on his face, letting out a yelp of pain. He groaned and waited a second for the pain to subside, then looked up to see Shippo bounding off to safety.
"The little runt..." He growled half-heartedly.
InuYasha pulled himself up off the ground, then ambled off toward the nearby lake with a sigh. He sat down on the cool grass, gazing up at the late morning sky. 'Damn it, Kagome... why can't I just let you go?' He gazed off into the distance, letting his mind drift. He sighed and looked down into the water, not noticing Miroku quietly coming up behind him.
"Because I love her..." He said out loud, more to himself than anything. But just then, Miroku made his presence known.
"Love who?" He asked softly, causing InuYasha to jump to his feet and whirl around. Once he saw Miroku, he sneered.
"Stupid monk! What are you doing sneaking up on me?!"
Miroku ignored the insult and repeated his question. "Who do you love?"
InuYasha huffed. "None of your damn business!" InuYasha growled and was about to stalk off, but Miroku stopped him with his next words.
"It's Kagome, isn't it?" InuYasha whirled on the monk, and found him quietly sitting next to the water. His first reaction was to push the aggravating monk into the lake, but he rethought his options and decided to join him.
Miroku glanced over at him. "So it is?" He asked.
"What's it to you?" Grumbled InuYasha. "Just so you can tease me?"
Miroku sighed. "No, so I can help you."
InuYasha scoffed. "You, help me?! You can't help yourself, much less me! With girls or saving your life." He added.
Miroku smirked. "Well, what would you do if I said that she loves you too?"
"Feh. I'd know you were lying!" InuYasha snapped. Miroku remained silent, and InuYasha gazed off into the sea again. "I won't even let myself imagine that fantasy... that she could possibly return my feelings... is too far fetched."
Miroku felt his heart go out to InuYasha. He could only imagine what the guy had been through. InuYasha slumped down further into his own arms, his eyes clouded with memories and feelings. Miroku decided to leave the conversation where it had ended, and stood up. InuYasha didn't seem to even notice his friend.
"We're here for you, InuYasha. Remember that." He muttered before turning to retreat back into the village.
InuYasha ran Miroku's words over and over through his mind. He desperately wanted to believe them, but couldn't bring himself to accept such bliss. Why would she love him, a half-demon? Along with the way he treated her. True, he protected her, but other than that all he did was insult her and fight with her.
Besides, she had this boyfriend now... InuYasha growled and dug his claws into his own shoulder at this memory. He sighed. If he wanted to win her back, it wouldn't be through fighting. She had proved that the first time InuYasha saw the guy. It would be through being... nice. Very against his natural instincts, but how else would he be able to reclaim his Kagome. Eventually she'd return to her time and this boy, and he was determined to prevent to latter.
"Well, since Miroku now knows how I feel, I guess there's no harm in showing Kagome..." InuYasha cocked his head as a thought crossed his mind. "How did he know about Kagome's feelings, though?" He intented to get this answer, and headed to the village.