InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Trust in a Youkai ❯ The Argument ( Chapter 4 )

------ (Three days later) ------
The group was almost to Kaede's. With no such luck finding the jewel shards Kagome was able to talk Inuyasha into going back to Kaede's for a few days rest. So here they are only a couple hours away.
Kagome couldn't get that incident out of her head. She could still feel Sesshoumaru's touch. Those two words kept running through her head. 'Trust me'. She didn't want to believe him but she couldn't help it. For some reason she felt safe with him. She knew Sesshoumaru wouldn't hurt her, she could trust him.
The group traveled in silence. Sango and Miroku knew something was wrong with Kagome. She has been quieter then usual and normally keeping to herself. Not wanting to cause any trouble they decided not to say anything. They just kept an eye on Kagome. Kagome still has the bruise on her cheek and was back to flinching whenever some one moved to fast around her.
"I can't wait to get back to the village, I get to see Mina again" Shippo chirped.
"You really like her don't you Shippo?" Kagome giggled
"Yeah she's cool; she's been teaching me how to use my fox fire better and my toy illusions"
"Then it was a good thing that we found her then huh?" Kagome asked
"Yep"
A few months ago the group ran across an injured kitsune demon. Deciding to help her they took her to the village. Later they found out that her name was Mina. She had no family. They were all killed by a stronger demon. Keade offered to let her live in the village if she had no where left to go. Mina accepted and the village became her new home.
Shippo had a connection with Mina. They both lost their family. Soon they found out that Mina had a son but he too was killed. Shippo started hanging around Mina more and more every once in a while not going with Kagome and the group to hunt for shards to stay with Mina. Mina became Shippo's new mother figure. He thought of Mina as a mother just as Mina thought of Shippo as a son. Kagome even though a little sad about losing Shippo was happy for them both, they were happy again. Shippo got a new mother and Mina got a new son.
The village came into view and Shippo took off running "I'm going up ahead" He shouted as he ran off. When the rest got to the village Shippo was already in Mina's arms.
"Hi Mina" Kagome said as she walked up to the kitsune. "Do you know where Keade is?"
"Hi Kagome, I think she's in her hut" Mina answered sweetly. "Oh! Kagome, where did you get that bruise?"
"Oh this?" Kagome brought her hand up to her cheek "I was clumsy that's all" Kagome lied, willing the tears back.
"You should get some herbs from Keade to make that go away" Mina offered.
"I know, that's where I was going" the two parted and Kagome went off to Kaede's hut.
*** (Night) ***
Kagome was in the middle of brushing her hair when Inuyasha came over and sat down. "So what are you so mad about?" he asked agitatedly.
"What makes you think I'm mad Inuyasha?" Kagome asked in a bored tone.
"First of all you hardly said two words to me in three days" his anger rising.
"Well if you've noticed that then you should know why I'm mad" she set her brush next to her bag.
"Are you still mad about that Kikyou incident? Jeez Kagome get over it" he yelled angrily.
"Get over it? It's not just what happened three days ago, it's every day!" Kagome shouted matching Inuyasha's anger. Kagome stood up to walk out of the hut when Inuyasha stopped her.
"What do you mean by that?"
"When you look at me or talk to me it's not me you see, its Kikyou...well guess what Inuyasha I'm not Kikyou, I'm Kagome not a walking corpse, I'm actually alive!"
"Watch what you say about her" Inuyasha seethed clenching and unclenching his fists.
"Or what Inuyasha, you'll hit me? It’s not the first time," that's when Sango decided to walk in.
"Hit you, what do you mean Inuyasha hit you?" she asked.
"The bruise on my cheek" Kagome pointed out. "Come on I'm clumsy but not that clumsy"
"Shut it Kagome" Inuyasha spat out.
"Inuyasha?" Sango turned to look at the angry hanyou. Sango was about to say something when Kagome softly spoke up.
"I have to go somewhere and do...something" with that she ran out of the hut.
Sango went to go follow when Inuyasha stopped her. "Let her go Sango, she's probably going to the well"
Sango turned to look at Inuyasha "I cannot believe you hit her!"
"It's not what it sounds like" he said defensively. Sango just shook her head and walked away.
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Kagome sat beside the well her knees pulled tight to her chest with her head resting on her knees crying. "I hate him, he's such a jerk" Kagome whispered.
"Who's a jerk?" Kagome jerked her head up looking into beautiful golden eyes. Sesshoumaru. He was kneeling less than a foot away from her. He had snuck up when she wasn't paying attention.
To busy sniffling to answer, Kagome turned away. Sliding a finger underneath her chin, he turned Kagome to look at him. "Who's a jerk?" he repeated "What happened?"
"It was Inuyasha again, he's such a liar, and he doesn't care about me at all" suddenly she threw herself into Sesshoumaru latching around his chest. "I'm such an idiot...I can't believe I actually thought I could trust him" she sobbed.
Trying to comfort her Sesshoumaru rubbed small circles on the small of her back. "You are no idiot" he stated.
"Yes I am, I only believed what I wanted to believe and I only ended up hurting myself even more" Kagome sobbed even more. "I'm tired of all the pain; I don't want to feel this pain any more"
Lowering his head to where his lips brushed the shell of her ear he whispered "I can take you away from all this pain" Kagome nodded into his shoulder.
Slowly he picked up the crying woman and walked off towards the Western Lands. Sometime along the way Kagome fell asleep. Sesshoumaru looked down at the sleeping woman in his arms. 'I will protect you" he thought 'I won't let any one hurt you, no more pain.'
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Inuyasha was left alone in the hut since Kagome left. Sango had probably told Miroku and every one else. Why should he care? Kagome meant nothing to him, He even said so. She was just a shard detector. Wasn't she?
In the other hut across the way Sango and Miroku sat around the fire talking. "Are you sure that bruise on Kagome came from Inuyasha?" Miroku asked.
"Yes I'm positive, Kagome even said so why would she lie about some thing like that...and besides Inuyasha didn't even try to deny it." Sango answered.
Both Sango and Miroku talked throughout the night.