The Way to Love You
Written by: Seishinken
Chapter 1: Pain
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Vocabulary
Youkai=Demon
Shikon=Four Souls
Kitsune=Fox
Onna=Woman
Osuwari=Sit
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It was quiet. The beautiful sound of silence hung throughout the house. It was perfect--the only sounds that could be heard were Buyo's soft purring snores and Kagome's relaxed and even breathing as they laid on her bed.
"This is nice", Kagome thought "no mother at home to nag me about my schoolwork. No little brother to pester me about my adventures. No grandpa to embarrass me...and most of all, NO youkai, No shikon shards, and NO rude-flea-bitten-dog-demons!"
Those last few thoughts caused her cheeks to redden and her breathing to quicken. Her smoky gray-blue eyes seemed to darken as her anger increased. Anytime she thought of him her heart quickened its pace and her breathing would become hurried...and at times even her throat would become dry, and she would have a difficult time talking. Buyo lifted his head looking up at his mistress. He could sense she had become uncomfortable and that her body temperature had risen.
"Mrrrrow?", Buyo questioned her.
Kagome blinked a few times, coming out of her trance and looked down at her feline companion.
"Huh? Oh, I'm fine, Buyo.", she smiled softly scratching the cat behind his multi-colored spotted ears.
A soft contented purr filled the room and Kagome smiled at her companion.
"Oh Buyo, you're so sweet....you're here when I need company, you know when I'm feeling down, yet you can always make me smile..."
Kagome shifted her head to the side and glanced out the window were the old god-tree stood.
"Why can't her be like that, Buyo?"
The cat did not respond but continued to purr as she petted and scratched his head. Kagome continued to stare out the window at the large tree. It was the very same tree that on the other side of the well that he slept in....always seeming not to care as he sat there, his arms crossed over his chest. Yet, at the same time he was always watching over her.
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He growled low in his throat, his chest shaking in anger.
"That bitch!", he snapped, his fangs gleaming against the light of the fire.
"I think you had that 'Sit' coming, InuYasha.", the small kitsune cub nodded his head, as if confirming his statement.
"Shut-up Shippo!", he growled again, pouting.
Shippo sighed and looked around Kaede's hut out of boredom. The only light that was provided was that of the small fire in the middle of the room.
"Ne...InuYasha, are you sure your front's ok?"
"Feh! I'm fine!", his left hand came up and rubbed his chest unconsciously.
He winced slightly his golden eyes burning in pain. Was it actual physical pain or was it the pain in his heart that he had caused her to cry. Even he; the son of Inuyoukai, did not know himself. He sighed softly, his eyes beginning to look distant as he thought of their most recent fight.
*~*~*~*~flashback~*~*~*~*~*
"Onna! Get back here!", InuYasha screamed at the girl from the future as he ran and leapt to catch up with her.
On foot she couldn't move that fast, but on that blasted contraption she called a bicycle. . .
"Damnit Onna! Don't ignore me!"
Kagome began to peddle faster and held her head downwind knowing that he was gaining on her.
"Just a little bit further. . .*pant/gasp* not much more!", she thought.
A dark shadow silently and quickly passed over her. She jerked her head up wondering what it was that had passed by. Shrugging her shoulders she continued peddling and looked forward just in time to notice. . . She needed to Stop!
"AAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
Kagome slammed on the breaks and jerked the front end of her bike to onside. She skidded to a halt -- she and her bike just inches from the hanyou's body. He did not blink, only continue to scowl down at her. The young woman sighed in defeat and dismounted her get-a-way transport. His golden eyes sparkled in victory, knowing he had her.
"Just 'where' do YOU think you're going?"
She was silent, looking down at the ground. The well--her way home was only a yard or two behind him.
"Well?! I asked you a question wench!"
She still did not answer, her jaws clenched tightly shut.
"Oh, I'm going home...", InuYasha stated imitating Kagome, "I don't need to be here, even though I'm the one responsible for breaking the Shikon jewel into a hundred pieces. Why should I take responsibility? You're the one who wants it!"
He continued his mocking, acting as though he was she answering him. Poor Kagome -- words could not describe the way she was feeling. Her eyes were drilling holes into the ground and her fingernails were cutting into the palm of her hands, her fists were so tightly closed. She walked...one heavy foot step at a time toward him...until she stood alongside him.
"You. . . animal. . .", she choked out, tears trailing down her cheeks.
Her voice was barely over a whisper. His white ears pinned back against his head and he growled.
"What was that?"
". . ."
"Well?! Care to repeat that bitch?"
That did it! Her last nerve had snapped! Kagome glared at him, hate burning in her eyes. She snarled at him, pushing him toward her bike while screaming,
"Osuwari!"
Her actions caught him off guard and he faltered and stumbled for a moment off balance from her shove, but then fell face first toward the ground as the subduing command was yelled. She sprinted forward, never looking back and then vaulted over the well wall and into the well . . . traveling through time and space and toward her home.
The handlebars of her bicycle stabbed sharply into his chest. He had crashed down onto that freaky contraption of her when yelled for him to 'sit'. His breath was taken away from him momentarily and it pained him as he tried to inhale. His arms shook in an unstable manner as he pushed himself off the bike.
"Damn you girl. . .", he gasped as he rolled off of it and flopped down onto his back, starring up at the cloudless sky.
*~*~*~*~*~end flashback~*~*~*~*~*~*
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Thus ends chapter 1! Like it? Love it? Hate it? Please let me know, especially since this is my first InuYasha ficcy ^.^'
--Seishinken
Written by: Seishinken
Chapter 1: Pain
__________________________________________________________________________________
Vocabulary
Youkai=Demon
Shikon=Four Souls
Kitsune=Fox
Onna=Woman
Osuwari=Sit
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It was quiet. The beautiful sound of silence hung throughout the house. It was perfect--the only sounds that could be heard were Buyo's soft purring snores and Kagome's relaxed and even breathing as they laid on her bed.
"This is nice", Kagome thought "no mother at home to nag me about my schoolwork. No little brother to pester me about my adventures. No grandpa to embarrass me...and most of all, NO youkai, No shikon shards, and NO rude-flea-bitten-dog-demons!"
Those last few thoughts caused her cheeks to redden and her breathing to quicken. Her smoky gray-blue eyes seemed to darken as her anger increased. Anytime she thought of him her heart quickened its pace and her breathing would become hurried...and at times even her throat would become dry, and she would have a difficult time talking. Buyo lifted his head looking up at his mistress. He could sense she had become uncomfortable and that her body temperature had risen.
"Mrrrrow?", Buyo questioned her.
Kagome blinked a few times, coming out of her trance and looked down at her feline companion.
"Huh? Oh, I'm fine, Buyo.", she smiled softly scratching the cat behind his multi-colored spotted ears.
A soft contented purr filled the room and Kagome smiled at her companion.
"Oh Buyo, you're so sweet....you're here when I need company, you know when I'm feeling down, yet you can always make me smile..."
Kagome shifted her head to the side and glanced out the window were the old god-tree stood.
"Why can't her be like that, Buyo?"
The cat did not respond but continued to purr as she petted and scratched his head. Kagome continued to stare out the window at the large tree. It was the very same tree that on the other side of the well that he slept in....always seeming not to care as he sat there, his arms crossed over his chest. Yet, at the same time he was always watching over her.
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He growled low in his throat, his chest shaking in anger.
"That bitch!", he snapped, his fangs gleaming against the light of the fire.
"I think you had that 'Sit' coming, InuYasha.", the small kitsune cub nodded his head, as if confirming his statement.
"Shut-up Shippo!", he growled again, pouting.
Shippo sighed and looked around Kaede's hut out of boredom. The only light that was provided was that of the small fire in the middle of the room.
"Ne...InuYasha, are you sure your front's ok?"
"Feh! I'm fine!", his left hand came up and rubbed his chest unconsciously.
He winced slightly his golden eyes burning in pain. Was it actual physical pain or was it the pain in his heart that he had caused her to cry. Even he; the son of Inuyoukai, did not know himself. He sighed softly, his eyes beginning to look distant as he thought of their most recent fight.
*~*~*~*~flashback~*~*~*~*~*
"Onna! Get back here!", InuYasha screamed at the girl from the future as he ran and leapt to catch up with her.
On foot she couldn't move that fast, but on that blasted contraption she called a bicycle. . .
"Damnit Onna! Don't ignore me!"
Kagome began to peddle faster and held her head downwind knowing that he was gaining on her.
"Just a little bit further. . .*pant/gasp* not much more!", she thought.
A dark shadow silently and quickly passed over her. She jerked her head up wondering what it was that had passed by. Shrugging her shoulders she continued peddling and looked forward just in time to notice. . . She needed to Stop!
"AAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
Kagome slammed on the breaks and jerked the front end of her bike to onside. She skidded to a halt -- she and her bike just inches from the hanyou's body. He did not blink, only continue to scowl down at her. The young woman sighed in defeat and dismounted her get-a-way transport. His golden eyes sparkled in victory, knowing he had her.
"Just 'where' do YOU think you're going?"
She was silent, looking down at the ground. The well--her way home was only a yard or two behind him.
"Well?! I asked you a question wench!"
She still did not answer, her jaws clenched tightly shut.
"Oh, I'm going home...", InuYasha stated imitating Kagome, "I don't need to be here, even though I'm the one responsible for breaking the Shikon jewel into a hundred pieces. Why should I take responsibility? You're the one who wants it!"
He continued his mocking, acting as though he was she answering him. Poor Kagome -- words could not describe the way she was feeling. Her eyes were drilling holes into the ground and her fingernails were cutting into the palm of her hands, her fists were so tightly closed. She walked...one heavy foot step at a time toward him...until she stood alongside him.
"You. . . animal. . .", she choked out, tears trailing down her cheeks.
Her voice was barely over a whisper. His white ears pinned back against his head and he growled.
"What was that?"
". . ."
"Well?! Care to repeat that bitch?"
That did it! Her last nerve had snapped! Kagome glared at him, hate burning in her eyes. She snarled at him, pushing him toward her bike while screaming,
"Osuwari!"
Her actions caught him off guard and he faltered and stumbled for a moment off balance from her shove, but then fell face first toward the ground as the subduing command was yelled. She sprinted forward, never looking back and then vaulted over the well wall and into the well . . . traveling through time and space and toward her home.
The handlebars of her bicycle stabbed sharply into his chest. He had crashed down onto that freaky contraption of her when yelled for him to 'sit'. His breath was taken away from him momentarily and it pained him as he tried to inhale. His arms shook in an unstable manner as he pushed himself off the bike.
"Damn you girl. . .", he gasped as he rolled off of it and flopped down onto his back, starring up at the cloudless sky.
*~*~*~*~*~end flashback~*~*~*~*~*~*
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Thus ends chapter 1! Like it? Love it? Hate it? Please let me know, especially since this is my first InuYasha ficcy ^.^'
--Seishinken