InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Unforeseen Hero ❯ Discoveries ( Chapter 4 )

Chapter 4

~ Discoveries ~

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"She's possessed I tell ya!" Yelped the miniature fox cub but silenced when he received two adult glares.

"No she's just got somethin' else buggin' 'er." Inuyasha growled at the little child.

"He could be right, something could be bothering her." Miroku looked to her door.

"But I think we should leave her be, she's not doing anything that could hurt anyone of us or anything like that so when she's ready to talk about it or whatever then…" She stopped when she noticed the weird looks she was getting. "What?!" She yelled, fuming her anger and frustration, they immediately stopped and looked at objects around the room. "As I was saying, let her work it out for herself but be there for her if she confronts you with her problems." With that out of her system Sango went to her room, the others soon did the same with the exception of Koga who went outside.

Inuyasha was unable to sleep and got up, he wandered over to Kagome's door and slipped inside. He sat down against a wall but stayed in the neighborhood of the entrance. The position he took up tilted enough so that he could clearly see her slumbering features but also left the impression he was standing guard rather then gawking. A little while later Inuyasha's eyelids grew heavy and he could no longer keep them open.

Kagome shifted then sat up with a start. Inuyasha? What on Earth? Why is he here again? She glanced at him. Is this a sign? Have I chosen incorrectly? She clenched handfuls of the comforter in her hands, turning her knuckles white at one point. Does Inuyasha want me to stay here…with him? Could I…would I…be happy here? She gave a faint blush to the thought. She knew she wouldn't be cut off from the future world but the only reason she'd become a visitor to that world would be if Inuyasha wanted her to stay in this era. She looked over at him and crawled out of her bedding and across the floor to his sleeping form. Her hand just natural went up to stroke his face and after a moment, she retracted it upon realizing what she was doing. He stirred then opened his eyes; she froze and stared at him with wide eyes.

"Kagome?" He moved slightly, readjusting so he could face her.

"Why are you here? Did you have another 'dream'?" She murmured turning away from him.

"No, I just…couldn't…" He also looked away from her, but his incomplete sentence had drawn enough of her curiosity out that she turned back to him.

"Couldn't?" She leaned in unintentionally and the empty expression she had had also changed to a soft child like look, which made Inuyasha fidget.

"I couldn't…sleep." A vague blush crept across his features.

"Looked like you were doing just fine to me." She let a loose smirk shine briefly from her lightly tanned complexion when she saw his blush deepen to an embarrassing crimson.

"Well I got up and…wanted…I just thought I should check on you. Make sure you were okay…you know, since I was already awake." He tilted his head down to let his wildly shaggy bangs fall over his eyes but it didn't hide the fact that his embarrassment had spread across his face.

"Inuyasha." She whispered with a smile and at that moment her brain shut off and her heart began to race. He looked up at her, his skin rosy now and she looked at him with soft caring eyes; eyes he hadn't seen in a long time. She leaned in and he imitated her, their lips were just centimeters from each other and her eyelids grew heavy while her breathing picked up in speed. She could feel his fiery breath fan across her lips as they moved in and a moment later she could feel them glide across hers, by then her eyes were practically closed and she was lost in her senses. They seemed more alert then usual and sweltering heat seemed to flare up with each brush of his flesh across her fervidly skin, muscles were tightening and tremors of coldness vibrated down her back and it was such a rush.

The half-breed moved from her face to hide his own in the crook of her neck and it seemed that her hands had a mind of their own as they shot up to his shoulders, she griped them tightly and pulled him closer. He responded by placing a soft feathery kiss upon a certain spot and Kagome took in a sharp breath. She didn't panic, it had always felt right when they were embracing and she longed for it so much. However, they became frustrated when interrupted by a hair-raising shriek that startled them both.

She blinked and immediately pulled back from him after her head came plummeting down to reality. Kagome straightened her top and grabbed her new bow & arrow set before going to find out what was going on. Inuyasha sat there and cursed under his breath when he gained back his senses. Who or what ever it is who did that will pay dearly. He had finally gotten up his nerve to go soft and express what he felt and she had giving in as well, it had been perfect but some one just had to disrupt them. Koga, if you have anything to do with this I'll kill you! Inuyasha growled as he exited the room and when out in the main room he could barely make out Kagome's figure. She sat hunched down by an adjacent wall ready to strike and he just knew she couldn't see anything, there was no light and he could just make out her eyes darting around the room. He approached her slowly and cautiously ready to run at any sign that indicated she was going to fire. When he was close enough, he saw her nose twitch; he froze immediately and watched as she focused her arrow in the opposite direction of him. He smiled weakly as he stood beside her.

"What do you see?" She asked in an undertone.

"Nothing so far. Do you sense anything?" His eyes and ears continued to stand on high alert.

"No, I didn't recognize the voice did you?"

"Not really." He blushed slightly at remembering why he hadn't.

"I'm going to Sango's room, check on Miroku." She crept gracefully but swiftly across the floor to get to the warriors quarters, Inuyasha rolled on his heel and started to head for the monk's compartments when a grunt followed by a thump came from Kagome's direction. He spun around just in time to see her form slice through the tense air and away from Sango's door.

"Kagome!" The preternatural male bounded to her side, kneeling temporarily to scoop her up into his arms, he stepped back and watched a dark shadow claw at the wall. At that moment, Miroku entered and saw the creature as well and easily took care of it with a spell scroll. "What the hell was that?"

"I don't know. Is Lady Kagome alright?" The crossbred demon looked to his cherished cargo to make sure and nodded when he heard her heart steadily beating within her chest. "I'm going to go check on Sango."

"Miroku." Inuyasha warned.

"Yes, I know but this is strictly out of concern." He raised a hand to wave Inuyasha on and walked to Sango's door. He disappeared behind the straw mat and a moment later, a loud crack was heard.

"Mi-ro-ku! You pervert!" The amorous monk exited a breath later with a nonchalant appearance but as he turned to go into his room Inuyasha caught sight of a red mark.

"Monk, you never learn do you?" The fire rat clothed demon smirked at the lecherous holy-man.

"A smack in the face is worth that sight any day." His face changed to a blissful smile.

"Oh you dirty little bastard!" The air whistled, then a pot became visible as it slammed into the back of the monk's head. Inuyasha chuckled softly and carried Kagome back to her quarters.

He laid her upon her bedding and covered her up but remained at her side. In the morning, Kagome awoke to a splitting headache and a bump on the head. She slowly sat up and noticed a particular half-bred demon beside her. He stayed with me all night? Oh, gods… Her complete memory of the events of the night past came back in a flood of overwhelming emotions. She shuddered at the thought for two reasons. She scolded herself for the second reason; the memory of him set her body a blaze with deep-rooted desires.

Quietly she dressed and gathered her things, she was surprised when he didn't show any signs of hearing her. Just how tired is he? She glared at him but the moment she caught sight of his angelic sleeping face her heart sank and her anger dissolved. Kagome stood there for a moment before the sound of rustling people in the main room caught her attention. Right. She turned on her heel and went through the mat as quietly as possible.

"Good morning Kagome." Sango greeted her with a cheery smile, despite last nights 'problems'.

"Morning." She dropped her things by the fire and noticed for a second looks of despair on her friends' faces. "Anybody know what that thing was last night?" She asked in a regular tone and pulled breakfast out.

"I've never seen such a creature." Shippo shook his head as he spoke and Sango merely nodded in agreement.

"Miroku, what about you? You destroyed it." He looked stunned.

"How did you know? You were supposed to be unconscious." He bent over and invaded a little too much of Kagome's personal space annoying both Kagome herself and Koga.

"The room is practically drowning in your magic."

"But that could be from when I did my exorcism." He arched an eyebrow at her.

"Miroku I think I can tell the difference by now, besides the room wasn't this engulfed in magic before I went to bed and Inuyasha tends to leave behind evidence that he killed something, so see there are two perfectly good facts." She glared at him then shoved his face away from hers.

"She has a point priest." Koga intervened, coming up next to Kagome she in turn ignored him and continued with preparations for breakfast. After everyone ate, Kagome became silently worried about Inuyasha. He should have been up ages ago. She rose without a word and walked back to the room.

She peered in through the mat and saw that he wasn't there. She came all the way in and noticed the wooden bars broken in the window. What the hell?! Where did he go? She closed her eyes to see if she could sense anything. Nothing, no shard, no Naraku, no demon and no Kikyo. She furrowed her brow and walked to the window to scan the surrounding area. Nothing. Kagome didn't understand, there was nothing that gave any explanation. He wouldn't just take off like that, would he? She shook her head and did an about face to rejoin her friends.

"Where's Inuyasha?" Shippo asked as they were leaving the village.

"He took off somewhere." Kagome stopped and closed her eyes. The others stopped as well and turned to stare at her.

"What's she doing?" Sango leaned into Miroku to keep her question as quite as possible and he in turn just shrugged.

"He's not to far." Kagome opened her eyes and looked to the fox cub on her shoulder.

"How do you know that?" Sango took a few steps forward.

"He never wanders to far from me and I can sense exactly were he is." She smiled faintly at the female companion and continued their traveling.

"You can sense him? Since when?" Sango walked along side her.

"Over time I was able to pick out his aura and locate it. I can't do it as easily as locating jewel shards but I suppose it'll get easier with time." She continued to look forward as they carried on conversation.

"How do you know it's his aura?" Miroku asked from behind them.

"I'm not sure, I just know it is. I can feel his soul when he's close to me and so it became familiar - and so I just know where he's at." She narrowed her eyes, then closed them and shook her head before concentrating on the road ahead.

"Hard to describe?" Sango turned toward her slightly before refocusing her attention ahead as well.

"Mmm…I don't know whether it's because of his demon blood or not but his soul, his aura - his very being…I can feel it and it has a certain feel about it." She narrowed her eyes once more.

"I think I understand." Sango smiled at her when Kagome turned to glance at her.

"Well that's good do you mind explaining it us?" Miroku asked, sounding his confusion. Koga on the other hand wasn't paying attention anymore. She can feel him, his aura, his soul…can she or could she feel mine?

"Kagome? Can you feel where I'm at…I mean when I'm not in sight that is?" Shippo rotated his upper body to glare at the wolf demon.

"Of course she can, you have jewel shards." He shook his head before turning around again. Koga growled at the youngster before forming a new question.

"Can you sense me not the jewel shards?" He sounded desperate and Kagome wasn't sure how to respond. Of course she couldn't sense 'him' she could just sense the jewel shards in his body and his demonic aura but that was just in a generic way. She could tell Shippo and him from Sesshomaru and Naraku but that was it. Luckily for her, a large lizard demon came charging from the forest and headed straight for them. Everyone readied for battle but the lizard was torn to shreds in a matter of heartbeats. Gold lights tore through its body as if it were nothing more then air itself.

"Inuyasha." Kagome said aloud by mistake, the others looked to her then to the mess. She started to walk to parts and was greeted by a blur of red. A nanosecond later, everyone could see it was in fact the half-breed; they had all become familiar with, "is this why you left this morning?" She indicated she was referring to the demon in front of them.

"Sort of, I had smelled human blood not to long after you left the room and it was just to strong to leave uninvestigated. That's when I discovered this fella tearing apart a village not to far from here, he ran from me and well you know the rest." He turned from her to the disembodied parts scattered everywhere. "He doesn't have a jewel shard does he? It doesn't seem like he would." He turned back to her and she shook her head agreeing with him. "Well then lets get going." He knelt down indicating for her to climb on. She sat loosely on him and when Shippo went to get on the now transformed fire cat, she gave him a look of permission. He smiled widely and bounded over to them. Inuyasha growled when he felt the fox demon wriggle his way between him and Kagome but the dog-demon went ignored.

"Kagome, why are we…well?" He looked around to everyone.

As if reading his mind, Kagome was able to answer the jumbled question correctly. "Shippo," she looked to him, "the scent of rain is heavy in the air." She pulled her gaze from him to the sky.

"Really brat you should be paying more attention to what's going on around you," sniped Inuyasha.

"Come on let's get going, the air is still to cool and the rain will make it colder. I don't want to be caught out in this shower." Kagome squeezed Inuyasha's shoulder indicating they were indeed ready to go. She felt his muscles move and then they were soaring through the air. She could feel parts of her body responding to his as she continued to feel his muscles working to quicken their pace. At some point Shippo started to dose off and she whispered to Inuyasha to drop back to Kirara. "Sango will you take him?" She lifted a slightly protesting fox child to hand him over to the demon exterminator she reached out a hand to take him. It wasn't uncommon that she'd do that and when Sango had asked her why once, she had responded for his safety. As soon as the kid was securely in the woman's hands Inuyasha sped up again putting distance between them and the rest of the group.

"Inuyasha you don't have to be up front." Sango commented. "Kirara won't bite…well you that is." She released a small chuckle and Kirara meowed in her deep fierce way.

"Inuyasha doesn't like to be so clumped together." Kagome answered before he could, Inuyasha just smiled at her answer. She's gotten quite familiar with the way I think. I didn't think she paid that much attention. He took a few additional gigantic leaps and put more space between them. Koga was bringing up the rear and deep in thought. What did Inuyasha mean when he said 'after you left the room'? I had already been in the main room when Kagome came out of hers. He almost tripped. Does that mean he was in HER ROOM? His mind screamed out. Koga's anger mounted as he looked to see the woman of his dreams with the mutt. She wouldn't? She's been so cold to everyone even him. Why would she let…? Koga let himself fall a little farther behind to loose site of the disgusting picture of Kagome hugging Inuyasha's body.