A Demon Should Act Like A Demon

Chapter Fourteen: The Truth Behind Inuyasha’s Wish and The Hazards Of Flying Vertically


Disclaimer: Inuyasha and friends were created and lovingly brought to life by Rumiko Takahashi.

Author’s Note: ‘__’ are thought expressions


A Demon Should Act Like a Demon
By Ericedwyn


~* In the Realm of In-Between *~

“Inuyasha! Did I not tell you that you cannot go into Kagome’s dream unless she specifically asks you to?” Juuki asked exasperatedly as he glared at the Hanyou before him. His fingers combed through his chestnut hair and almost clamped on his hair to pull at them. “What part of that did you not understand?”

“I… She… He…” Inuyasha incrementally reddened initially from confusion, then embarrassment, and finally anger. “Kagome is in bed with my brother!” The Hanyou sputtered.

“And that gives you to right to invade her dream?” Juuki shook his head in consternation. “You seem to have forgotten all the circumstances of your wish, Inuyasha!”

“What are you talking about…?” Inuyasha began to ask but the Realm of In-Between, the new home he has come to accept, shimmered all around him and then became darker. He felt a weight in his arms and glanced down to find himself kneeling on the ground, clutching Kagome’s dead body. “Kuso, Juuki, don’t make me relive this… Onegai!” He choked back a sob.

“It is necessary, Inuyasha!” Juuki murmured quietly. “When she died… what were your initial thoughts, Inuyasha?”

Inuyasha drew Kagome’s body closer to him in a tight embrace. He knew deep down that she was alive and well, but the pain that clutched at his heart was as real as the pain he felt when she first died in his arms. “I wanted her to live.” Tears started to fall down his cheeks. “I didn’t want her to die.”

He felt his hand tighten around Kagome’s hand and felt the round shape of the jewel. “You will live…” He whispered through her hair and placed a kiss on her temple. “I wish for you to live!”

Inuyasha remembered all the times that Kagome felt badly about not being as good a fighter as the others. She had mentioned being weak. ‘You will never feel weak again, Kagome.’ There was only one thing he could think of that would make her strong, the one thing he had wanted for himself…until he fell in love with Kagome. ‘You will be what I couldn’t, Kagome. You will be stronger than I ever could. You will be the youkai I can never be…’ He closed his eyes as a bright blue light surrounded him and Kagome.

‘Kagome… onegai, yurushite kudasai for wishing you alive. It’s my fault I couldn’t save you. I swore to protect you and I failed.’ He set her down gently on the ground before removing his sheathed sword from his side and placing it in Kagome’s limp hands. ‘Tetsusaiga is yours now, Koi. It will serve you as it served me.’

‘Please be strong, Kagome. I won’t be there when you wake up. I hope you will find love and happiness in this life, even without me by your side. Just remember that I will always love you, Itoshii…’ He gazed down at Kagome for a short moment before covering her lips with his.

He cried out in pain as he felt himself being torn in two, and when he finally opened his eyes, he found himself back in the Realm of In-Between. Inuyasha sat up on the ground and wiped the tears off his face with the sleeve of his kimono before looking up at his guide.

“Did you not want Kagome to find love and happiness in her life, Inuyasha?” Juuki asked softly, his back to the Hanyou.

“Hai, but I didn’t know that I could come back to her, Juuki.” Inuyasha responded sadly. He felt useless and tired all of the sudden.

“When you asked your brother to take care of Kagome and to protect her, did you know what you were doing?” The Kitsune turned to lock his green gaze to Inuyasha’s golden one.

Inuyasha gave his guide a confused look. “What do you mean? I didn’t do anything… I just wanted to make sure she’d be alright.”

“Your dying words, even though they were innocently said, bonded Kagome to your brother the minute you said them, Inuyasha…”

Inuyasha’s lower jaw yanked open in surprised. “I didn’t mean for that to happen, Juuki! I wasn’t trying to curse her. I was just trying to protect her. Kuso, I didn’t mean for them to end up together in bed either!” Inuyasha started to fume in anger.

“You didn’t wish them to fall in love, Inuyasha. You only bonded them the same way you were bonded to Kagome with that rosary around your neck.” Juuki explained. “If Kagome and your brother happen to fall in love, would that not be within the scope of your wish?”

“But I didn’t know I could come back to her!” An anguished cry escaped the lips of the Hanyou.

“But if you could not?”

“I’m leaving! I don’t want to talk to you about this anymore, Juuki.” Inuyasha leapt to his feet and stomped away angrily.


~*~*~*~*~*~*~

~* At Sesshoumaru’s Fortress, an hour before dawn *~

Sesshoumaru awoke to the sound of soft, shallow breathing, and smiled against the woman’s hair inhaling her sweet scent. Between his sleep and waking state, he had thought he was dreaming that he was with her. He was glad he wasn’t.

He loosened his hold on her waist and moved a little away to gaze down at the beautiful woman beside him. His smile grew wider still when she instinctually moved closer to him to lie on her back with her face towards him. He settled his head comfortably on his incomplete arm to watch her sleep.

After a long while, he brushed the tendrils of hair away from her face, tucking a few behind her ear before raking his claws gently across her neck to her collar bone.

She moaned in her sleep before her eyes fluttered awake. She smiled sleepily at him when she saw his smile. “You should smile more often, Sesshoumaru… You have such a heart stopping smile.”

“And that is a good thing? The last thing I want is for your heart to stop.” He murmured as he leaned in for a kiss.

Kagome smiled against his lips, before wrapping her arms around his neck. She kissed him deeply, before breaking away and breathlessly asking, “what are we doing today?”

Sesshoumaru frowned when she broke the kiss, but gave a response to her query. “Although I would rather stay in your arms like this…” He placed a kiss on the tip of her nose. “I thought perhaps I would teach you how to fly.” He placed another kiss on one corner of her mouth.

“Hmm…sounds dangerous…” Kagome moved slightly to capture his mouth in a gentle kiss.

“Don’t worry.” Sesshoumaru said against her lips. “I won’t let you fall…”

~*~*~*~

Kagome fell hard on the ground from her hovering position just a few seconds ago. She rubbed her sore hip through the kimono she wore before getting up slowly to her feet. She stopped counting how many times she had fallen since he started teaching her an hour before. “Shimatta! That’s it, I’m not doing anymore unless I change!”

“Your clothes have nothing to do with this lesson, Kagome.”

“It does too!” Kagome said indignantly. “I can’t move in this kimono!”

Sesshoumaru sighed as he approached her, and before Kagome could blink, he bent down on one knee before her. She heard the sound of fabric being sliced and glanced down to see the slits on either side of her kimono.

Sesshoumaru stood and gave her a smirk. “Ima, try it again.”

Kagome narrowed her eyes at the Taiyoukai before concentrating on her youki as Sesshoumaru instructed. The youki coiled slowly around her feet propelling her slowly upwards, but just as soon as she tried to propel herself forward, she would lose control. She fell forward to the ground. “Umpf.”

She raised herself on her arms and was about to scream her frustration out, but she heard something she’s never heard before coming from the Youkai Lord. The deep, rumbling sound surprised her. She had never heard him laugh before that she found herself laughing too.

“I told you it had nothing to do with the kimono.” He smirked as he helped her up to her feet, but kept her close.

“Still… I would rather have clothes I can move freely in.”

“Kagome, as a High Lady of the Western Lands, you must be properly attired at all times.” Sesshoumaru muttered, hoping to end the conversation before it became tedious. He already had this conversation with her a couple of weeks ago.

“But when I help you patrol, I can’t do it in a kimono.” Kagome didn’t want to stand down.

“What do you propose? And don’t even think about suggesting wearing something like that gakuseifuku you used to wear.” The Taiyoukai said warningly.

“I only want something similar to what Sango wears to battle.”

“The Taijiya? Absolutely not. That is almost as bad as the gaskuseifuku.” Sesshoumaru rebuked adamantly.

“What do you mean by that?” Kagome said as her hands flew to her hips.

“It left nothing to the imagination, Kagome. I forbid you to wear something so revealing!” He was resolute. In Sesshoumaru’s mind, only he should be able to see her in anything besides what he considered proper clothing.

Kagome snarled at Sesshoumaru. “Forbid me?” Her eyes began to change to a reddish tint.

~*~*~*~

Unbeknownst to the adults, Rin and Shippou have been watching the two adults from the other side of the clearing atop Ah-un, Sesshoumaru’s two-headed dragon mount.

“My Okaasan looks like she’s about to hit Sesshoumaru-sama!” Shippou giggled.

“Rin doesn’t like it. Rin wants to do something!” Rin frowned, but only until an idea popped into her head. “Follow me, Shippou-chan!” Rin slid off of Ah-un and began running towards the couple.

Rin started to giggle and laugh as she ran in circles around Kagome and Sesshoumaru, and Shippou followed suit when he realized what she was trying to do. The circles grew smaller and smaller, forcing Kagome to lose her balance.

Kagome tripped on her tatami sandals and fell against Sesshoumaru, her palms to his chest. She blushed when she felt his hard, muscled chest against her hands. “Gomen ne, Sesshoumaru,” the Miko said as she tried to regain her balance, but almost fell backwards.

Sesshoumaru snaked his arm out to grab her around the waist to draw her to him. He wrapped his tail around the both of them securely as well. Their eyes met and soon got lost in each other’s gaze. The two adults failed to notice that the children had left them to hide behind Ah-un to watch what they will do next.

Kagome closed her eyes when Sesshoumaru closed the gap between them. She melted against him when his lips touched hers. ‘I love the feel of his lips, so soft yet so strong… Wait… what was I talking to him about? Hmm… Oh, Kami! His kisses are so… I can’t think!’

From behind Ah-un, Rin and Shippou giggled happily as they watched Sesshoumaru and Kagome kiss.


Glossary:
Gakuseifuku – School uniform
Ima – Now
Koi - Love
Kuso – Damn; Shit
Shimatta – Darn; Shoot
Youki – Demon energy
Yurushite kudasai – Forgive me