InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Two Sides ❯ Trouble Maker ( Chapter 3 )

Chapter 3

AT THE SPRINGS

Sango and Kagome had arrived at the springs in a small amount of time. Both undressed and stepped into the warm spring, enjoying the feel of the hot water on their sore muscles from the long travels. Kagome settled herself against a rock, looking around the spring. Sango seeing that her friend was holding something in decided to ease the tension.

“So Kagome, mind telling me what happened with you?” she asked smirking at seeing her friend blush at the question, her shoulders relaxing.

“What do you mean?” she replied faking innocence as she suddenly found a twig floating by in the water interesting. “Kagome. Don't lie to me.” Sango looked her straight in the eyes.

“Okay. Well, we sort of…um. W…w…we-”

“Oh congratulations!” Sango cut her off not able to contain her excitement.

“Well now if we could only get a certain monk to try and get rid of his lecherous ways.” Kagome said looking at her nails casually.

“Yea…what I mean no. I don't even like him!”

“Uh Huh, what ever you say Sang.” Soon enough they dropped the subject and continued talking about nothing in particular not knowing of the danger that lay in the trees around the spring.

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DEEP IN THE FOREST

`Why did she have to come?' Inuyasha asked himself as he leaped through the forest at a high speed.

He was glad Sango and Kagome had gone to the springs, then he wouldn't have to worry about them-more precise Kagome-getting hurt. Kikyo had decided to show her clay face. He had smelt her. He knew it was on purpose. She was calling him and he would answer, but only to settle the ordeal.

He arrived in a small clearing. The grass, it seemed, had died and turned an unflattering shade of brown. He looked around and saw Kikyo leaning against a tree looking at him with emotionless, dead eyes. He walked forward stopping a good yard and a half away from her.

“I see you have come to my calls. Is there something you need to tell me about the other night Inuyasha? Do you not remember the debt you are in to me?” she said looking him in the eye.

He knew what she was talking about. She was referring to last night by the river.

“Why! Why would you take that ugly reincarnation of mine as your mate instead of me! You promised to come to Hell with me!” Kikyo said in a menacing tone.Inuyasha stood his ground as she walked forward a step.

“Kikyo you know as well as I do that I didn't promise to go to Hell with you. I said I would avenge your death and I am keeping that promise but if you continue to harm my friends and my mate then I will have no choice but to rid of you. Choose Kikyo.”

Kikyo was in shock. Inuyasha had never been so serious.

His face showed determination and loyalty. But unfortunately that loyalty wasn't with her, it was to that girl. The girl who stole her Inuyasha!

“Well Inuyasha, haven't you become the loyal puppy. If you were so desperate to protect that girl, you should not have left her alone.” Kikyo said, smirking at the shocked, angry and worried hanyou before her.

That's when he noticed it. A glow coming up behind the smug looking Kikyo. His mouth dropped open, his heart pounding loudly in his chest. He could almost here the blood pounding in his ears. The glow came out from behind Kikyo to show Kagome, unconscious.

“Why did you bring her into this Kikyo!” Inuyasha yelled furious as he felt his demon blood rage and boil inside of him.

“You can't tell me you are mad Inu dear?” Kikyo asked as she aimed an arrow at Kagome…unconscious and paler than usual.

Not to mention that a large, but not too deep, gash leading from her left temple down her cheek and running in and through the crease of her mouth.

“Answer the question!” He yelled. Even Kikyo had flinched and shown shock at his loud and cold statement. His voice, you could here the mixture of anger…and his demon blood, begging to come out.

Kikyo, with well knowledge of what was happening, decided on better judgment to return when he wasn't losing control. Although her anger was still at a high level because of the fact that he would lose control to save…her…she lowered her arrow, summoned her soul keepers letting Kagome fall to the ground but was caught and took to a tree limb by a very fast Inuyasha. He held her close to him with her face tucked gingerly in the crook of his neck. He turned his head back to where Kikyo once stood, hoping to give her a piece of his mind but was only met with a creepy wind that spun around the deserted opening.

He took a couple of deep breaths to submerge his demon blood within its previous resting place tightened his hold on Kagome. He sniffed the air briefly to find the source of water Kagome and Sango had been at early and leaped off carefully towards the direction.

CAMP WITH MIROKU AND SONG

“Sango breath, breath.” Miroku told her as she quickly buzzed throughout the camp, gathering up her weapons and sobbing for her friend that she failed to help.

“What happened!” He asked as he grabbed her by the shoulders and forced her to stop.

“K…Kagome n…nee…eded my h…help and I…I…couldn't help her!” Sango sobbed trying to make each word come out understandably. He pulled her into a real hug, his hands surprisingly not roaming.

“It will be alright…Kagome is strong and Inuyasha won't let anyone hurt her.” He soothed as held her whispering comforting words as they patiently waited to see if their beloved friends were alright.

WITH INUYASHA AND KAGOME

When Inuyasha arrived at the springs he cupped a handful of water and washed off her bloody and tear streaked face. He couldn't stop the faint growl that emitted from the back of his throat as he blamed himself. He should have been there, but he wasn't. He looked angrily at the water as he cupped another handful but was shocked when a soft hand was placed on his cheek. He whipped his head around facing Kagome who sat in his lap with her right side leaning against his left shoulder and her face laying on it.

“Stop.” She said with a faint smile.

“Kagome I can't, I have to get the blood to-”

“You know that's not what I meant Inuyasha.” Inuyasha let the water fall from his hand to the spring and looked her in the eye.

“But if I had…” “You did nothing wrong. You saved me, even if I didn't witness it, I know it. Thank you.” She reached up and gently touched her lips to his.

He kissed back with just as much passion, taking all the love she gave through that kiss that he could as he gave her his. They pulled away breathless and he told her to rest. She nodded her head and nuzzled his neck as she fell asleep to the soft repetition of his heartbeat. Inuyasha stood up so as not to disturb Kagome and leapt back to camp where he found Sango sleeping and Miroku sitting near the fire, waiting. He looked up from the flames and smiled as he saw Inuyasha walk in and lay Kagome down in her sleeping bag and tucked her in.

“Too long of a day.” Inuyasha said to Miroku as they looked into the flames, waiting for the next day.

THE NEXT DAY

The awakenings of early dawn shown through the eye lids of a group of travelers who slept peacefully for the first time in what seemed weeks. Kagome blinked open her sleepy eyes as she tried to sit up but immediately decided against it when she felt the pain of her head hit her. She lightly put a hand to her temple where an already scabbing gash was placed. She looked around the rest of the camp watching as they all slept. Surprisingly enough, Shippo had not slept with her the previous night, but what was cushioned comfortably with Kilala near Sango.

With her attention otherwise, a quite figure crouched down next to her and gently lifted her into his arms. Kagome gave a gasp and was about to scream but a rough hand gently pressed to her mouth. Seeing that the hand belonged to Inuyasha she closed her mouth and smiled at him.

“How's your head?” He asked, carefully inspecting the wound.

“I am fine Inuyasha.” They sat there in a tense silence, both anxious for an apparent reason.

“So…” Kagome trailed as she thought of a way to put her words, cutting through the metal silence…with a rubber blade.

“What…exactly happened?” She asked him looking him in the eyes as she moved out of his lap to sit in front of him.

“That's what I would like to know.” He half told himself and her at the same time. “I mean, how did she get you?” Inuyasha asked her.

“Well, Sango and I were leaving the springs and, I don't know exactly what it was but this thing came out of the woods and it hit me in the temple and after that I don't remember.” She finished looking down to the ground, as if she were to blame herself for Kikyo even arriving. Inuyasha used his hand a lifted her chin for her to meet his eyes.

“Remember what you told me last night? It goes the same for you.” Kagome nodded and lightly smiled, one only reserved for him, especially at such times as these.

“I had met with Kikyo to tell her of us and she had already known.” He paused, letting the information sink in before he continued.

“Then she brought you out and hurt and I guess she felt threatened when…” an uncomfortable pause “when my demon blood yelled at her.”

If Kagome had not been in shock before, she sure as hell was now. Not only had Inuyasha the hanyou fought for her, but the demon side did as well. Kagome stood up, pulling him along to.

“You really are something.” After a moment he understood and leaned in to kiss her, unfortunately the didn't get far.

“Are we interrupting something?” Miroku asked as he stood with a lecherous grin that was directed at them both and Sango standing next to him with a huge grin on her face and all signs of relief that she was safe. Kagome turned her head in an effort to hide her blush. Inuyasha with a faint blush yelled

“Shut the hell up Miroku!” They all laughed and packed up, continuing on their long journey.

DEEP IN THE FOREST

“Please forgive me for I did not know these shards belonged to you.” An elder man said as he held the two shards of the sacred Shikon No Tama in his palms, raised up to the man dressed in a baboon costume standing on a feather.

“Fool. Did you not know that stealing is bad? Dear sir I can assure you that this issue is not something to go unpunished.” He said as he raised his razor clawed hand.

“P…Please sir forgive me I had no idea I…” but the man was cut short from a swipe of Naraku's claws against his neck.

The elderly mans' body fell with a sickening thump to the floor, blood flowing out of his neck like a river, the jewel shards dropped into the puddle of blood.

“Can we go?” A woman with red eyes and her hair in a bun asked with annoyance.

“Be patient Kaugra (sp?).” He replied as he picked up the shards and watched with pure malice as the shards turned black.

“We have plenty of time.” Naraku said smirking.

“How can you be so sure?” Kaugra asked with a hint of annoyance as she pulled a feather from her hair as he stood holding the shards.

“Because my dear Kaugra, I know everything.” Kaugra rolled her eyes and gave an irritated sigh and got on her feather along with Naraku.

NEXT MORNING WITH THE GANG

Sango and Miroku were the first to awake, only to see Inuyasha holding Kagome in his lap, leaning against a tree sleeping. Sango contained the small smile that appeared on her face.

`It's about time they aren't shy' Sango thought.

Sure they had seen them kiss, but to see them so calm together without a blush was just so, adorable. Sango looked to Miroku and a scowl grew on her features. The monk had his usual perverted grin on his face. Kami only knew all the hentai things going through his head at that moment although Sango had a pretty good idea. He turned his head to look at her and his smirk left his face as she gave him a cold glare.

“Dear beautiful Sango, what is troubling you?” He asked.

Whether or not he was purposely trying to get himself killed or truly curious, he was rewarded with a slap across the face from Sango who had, just as he asked his question, felt his hand head south behind her.

“Will you ever learn?” She fumed as she glared at the housi who was now sporting a large red handprint. Miroku stood up, balancing himself after the powerful hit.

“Whatever do you mean Sango?” Miroku said smiling.

Sango was about to reply when she heard to sets of laughing. Sango looked over to Inuyasha and Kagome and were in the same place only both were laughing, at her expense. Sango blushed a deep scarlet red.

“Y…your both awake.” Sango stuttered out.

“Well with your twos yelling session it was kind of hard to sleep.” Inuyasha said as him and Kagome stood up.

Sango blushed a deeper shade of red if that was possible and Kagome smiled at her reaction. Sango glared at her. Kagome laughed and grabbed Sango by the arm as they went to go start breakfast for everyone.

“How was your night Inuyasha? Did you have f…” Miroku asked but was cut off by Inuyashas' fist connecting with the top of his head.

“Damn monk.” Inuyasha mumbled as he walked over to the girls.

`Why must I always be punished?' Miroku thought as he stood and walked over to, only a lot slower.

Kagome was digging through her yellow back pack and pulled out 2 ramen packages and rice with dumplings for everyone else. They started a fire and began cooking the food. Everyone sat in a comfortable silence as they ate when Kagome stopped eating and looked up and around her.

“Jewel shard.”