Wow… fun. Yeah, the summary doesn't sound like me, does it! I got this idea while video taping our 8th grade basketball game… should be interesting. Wish me luck, I think there's a lot more thought going into this fan fiction than any I've written before. ON WITH THE DISCLAIMER and/or STORY!
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, Kagome, or anyone else in the manga/anime Inuyasha. I will, however, be the proud owner of a Kirara plushy because I'm buying myself one for Christmas. YAY!
A full moon hung innocently in the sky. All was silent and still in the Forest Of Inuyasha. Nothing too different in this mostly deserted forest, but the silence had an eerie and almost murderous feel to it. The pregnant silence that filled the air was at once broken as the loud growls sliced through the air of an angry half demon.
"WENCH! LET ME EAT MY RAMEN!" The silver haired half demon growled, his silver dog ears twitching at every little twig that broke on the ground as Kagome crazily ran around. She was deadly excited that she and Inuyasha alone had defeated such a large demon. She was even more excited that it had been her arrow that brought the demon down.
"Inuyasha, how can you be so cranky? We just got four more shards!" Kagome screeched, Inuyasha growled even louder, cupping his white dog ears with his hands.
"You're just excited because you took the demon down." Inuyasha scowled, taking another mouthful of noodles.
"WOULDN'T YOU BE?" She shouted, and Inuyasha scowled.I always take down the demons… even though it's to protect you and the runt… and Sango and Miroku..'
"If you don't shut up, and leave me to my ramen, I'll-" The angry hanyou started, but Kagome just laughed.
"You'll do what? You couldn't hurt me Inuyasha." Kagome said, as falsely sad look came into her eyes. "I'm just your shard detector." She mumbled so silently, Inuyasha barely heard, but suddenly, a new sensation came to her. The feel of razor sharp claws to her face, the feel of the cool night air on her now completely raw skin.
"I never want to hear you say that ever again, alright Kagome?" Inuyasha demanded, Kagome, swore she saw his eyes flash red.
"I-Inu..yasha…" Kagome gulped, as she grasped the left side of her face, she hissed in pain.
"IS THAT CLEAR KAGOME?" Inuyasha growled loudly, his eyes bearing down on the raven haired girl.
The girl stared at the angry half demon glared at her. She was on the verge of breaking down into tears, but stood her ground. 'It's all a dream. Inuyasha wouldn't really strike you.' The girl tried to convince herself, but she felt her hand being soaked with blood. Without a second look back, Kagome broke into a sprint, trying to get as far away from Inuyasha as she could.
By the time Inuyasha took control of his temper, it was too late for him to stop the fleeing girl. Now, he was left with the sour scent of her blood on his claws, and the scent of her tears, her terribly salty tears, fresh in his senses.
Sobs of pain and uncertain betrayal filled the air of an almost eerily silent night. The sobs suddenly stopped, and the half demon knew she had fled to her own time. The time that was five hundred years in the future.
"Once again, I've lost you through that damned well." Inuyasha groaned, staring at his slightly red claws, guilt flushed over his body. 'But if it weren't for that damned well, I wouldn't have you, would I? Now you've left, I've been horrible, and I won't be able to get you back. Kagome, please… Come back soon…' "She won't, you bastard. You struck her. She trusted her life in you, and you struck her." He growled angrily at himself.
The morning sun peeked over the horizon, filling the sky with shades of reds, yellows, pinks and oranges. An almost perfect morning greeted the sleeping half breed, and Inuyasha growled. The morning proved to him that he had struck Kagome. He had sliced her face out of rage, and he feared, that she would never return. Sure, she was helpful in the search for the shards, but it was her company he more enjoyed. Inuyasha had refused to let him self fall in love again, but he had slowly fallen for the girl from the future without even noticing it. This fact was one that the half dog demon would ignore until the time was right, as well. The time would someday come, and both the human from the future and the dog demon of the past would be happy.
The sound of a certain demon slayer's hand to a certain monk's face sounded through the forest, causing the Inuyasha to completely wake up, and face the truth, and the irony, that Kagome probably wasn't coming back… ever.
"MONK! What'd you do this time?" He growled, the sorrow showed on his face.
"All I was doing was merely removing a leaf from Sango's hind quarters and she took it incorrectly." Miroku said, a smile of fake innocence shone from his face. Sango, however, was staring at Inuyasha.
"Where's Kagome?" She asked, and Inuyasha groaned sharply.
"Wench… went back to her own time." Inuyasha let out, though weakness shone through his eyes.
"Yes… Did she say when she was returning?" Sango asked feeling slightly distressed. She noticed that Inuyasha had his hands clutched tightly.
"No, she said she'd be back for a while. Big series of tests or whatever. Maybe this'll get her through that sk-ool thing and she'll be able to spend all of her time here." Inuyasha said, looking up into to sky, so he wouldn't have to look Sango or Miroku.
"Ah… I wanted to take a bath, but I see I'll have to wait." Sango said, shooting a sharp glare over at Miroku.
"I'll join you Sango." He said innocently. "I promise I won't look or touch anything." He said, but suddenly a grim smirk crawled across his face. "Unless you want me to…" He smirked, and Sango scowled at him.
"You wish, monk." She said slightly quieter than normal. "Let's head back to Kaede's. Miroku here got a nasty cut on his arm and I don't want to have to deal with him whining if it gets infected." Sango hissed, though she knew it was a lie.
"Fine…" Inuyasha sighed. Miroku, even though he had to be one of the biggest perverts of the land, had to know how lucky he was to have a girl that loved him who couldn't escape through the well. 'Loved him? What am I thinking…' Inuyasha mentally slapped himself, walking off to the village with the pair. They all formed a very mis-matched trio.
Kagome landed on the other side of the well, sinking to her knees, using the side of the well to hold her up. The young girl wept, still shocked.
"Inuyasha wouldn't… but he did. Inuyasha struck me." She whimpered out, letting her tears flow down her face.
Souta stood still outside of the well house, hearing his sister's sobs. He heard her words. 'How could I have looked up to Inuyasha when he hurt my sister like that…' He sighed, walking off. He didn't believe Kagome's words, and knew he couldn't be late for school.
A few moments later, Kagome had settled down, cleaned herself up, and built up the courage, as well as the lies, that she would have to have to face her mother. The cuts on her face were from a demon looking for the shards, and she and Inuyasha were fighting. It seemed perfect, though Kagome knew she'd never pull it off.
"Mom! I'm Home!" Kagome shouted happily, walking into the house, a very false smile on her face.
"Welcome home Kagome. I'll start a ba-" Kagome's mother started, but upon the sight of the claw marks on her face, she paused.
"Don't worry Mom. It's just a cut from a weak and harmless demon. I was on my way back and… Well… Inuyasha and I are fighting again." Kagome lied, and Kagome's mother sighed.
"Yes, yes, I'll prepare a bath for you. Have you gotten that cleaned?" She asked nervously, wondering if Inuyasha had really done that.
"Yes Mom. It's fine, believe me." Kagome lied, stumbling up the stairs. Guilt rushed over her body, but she knew it was for the best. 'If Mom knew that Inuyasha struck me, which I don't believe myself, let alone enough to tell Mom what he did, she'd probably never let me see my friends again. Even though Inuyasha's… I wouldn't be able to go on with the knowledge that I won't ever see Shippo, Miroku, or Sango again.. I just need to calm down…' Kagome pleaded with herself, feelings of guilt washing over her body.
Kagome sunk into the warm water of the clean white bath tub, and sighed in relaxation. She was afraid to get the cuts wet, but anxiety took over her as Kagome plunged her head under the water. The girl shot her head right out from beneath the murky water (from all the dirt that she had accumulated since her last bath), pain causing a spasm in the left portion of her face. Though she kept completely quiet through this entire process, the look of pain was unimaginable.
Around thirty minutes later, the girl crawled from the tub, which was now slightly brown at the bottom because of the dirt that had washed off from her. Kagome wrapped a fuzzy pink towel around her body, letting her hair hang down around her, framing her pale face perfectly. The wet waves dripped constantly for a few seconds, then slowed down. Kagome tied the towel, slipping on a pair of matching pink slippers, and walked to her room. 'I just need to think. Try and concentrate… wait. If Inuyasha…' Kagome looked around, realizing what she had come to. 'Does that mean he has feelings for me? No… it couldn't be.' Kagome quickly closed the thought, thought it lingered like a fly buzzing around one's head constantly. 'Inuyasha was in love with Kikyo, but who knows who he loves now. I'm probably not going to find out any time soon, and that's that. No changing the past…' She sighed, in despair. She knew the future, however, was left up to her.
Kagome finally changed into pajamas, still not brushing her hair, and collapsed on her small bed. Buyo replied with a quick and to the point 'Muow' as the fat cat adjusted his sleeping position to the thin girl now sharing the bed with him.
Slowly, Kagome closed her eyes, drifting into an uneasy sleep. Inuyasha was all she could think about. 'Why had he struck me? Why didn't he want me saying I was his shard detector anymore, even if it's true? Or does he even keep me around because of that… Does he have feelings for me?'
Kagome's eyes reached a complete shut, as she drifted off into a deep sleep, both her hands clutching the set of claw marks on her left cheek.
Yay! It's done. It's 10:43. Just thought you'd like to know that. Ironic much ? that in the fifth 'paragraph' that Inuyasha thinks of Kagome and Shippo first? Hehehehe… believe me that'll play out later in the story. Well I have a throat ache that could take down a rhino… or do they even have throats… O.O :Quiver in confusion: OR AM I EVEN SPELLING THROAT RIGHT:Stares at spell check: You say I am but I don't believe you… :Fumes: But… anyway… yeah… Please review. I'm going to be working on sprucing this up, and then I'll send it to my editor, and then I'll post it… That's pretty much the sequence of events. O.O :Slaps self: I'm too hyper. I swear those cough drops are drugged…