The Forest

Kagome was never up for mornings and never would be, deciding if she were to ever want to be a bird, it would definitely be the nightingale. Stretching, she plopped her hands on the branch and opened her eyes to find herself staring right back at bright amber eyes.
“AHHHHHHhhhhhh”.

“Watch it bitch, the whole village is going to hear you” Inuyasha whimpered, covering his ears from the loudness that could only be explained by Kagome. Kagome whined as she rubbed her eyes, totally forgetting the early wake up call. She stretched out again, letting her legs and arms get use to the intrusion and almost fell out of the tree again. Digging her nails into the tree, Kagome winced as it bean to bleed and noticed that her nails were gone. Checking her head, she found no ears and sighed happily.

She glanced at Inuyasha with a happy smile, but was slowly turned into a frown with the look he gave her. He made her feel like it was wrong to act happy about her transformation and sighed, standing up, trying unsuccessfully to balance herself. “Don’t give me that look Inuyasha”, she almost whispered to herself. It’s better off that way; no one cares for a hanyou. They deserve to walk the earth alone. They have to be alone, she paused it’s their destiny.” Inuyasha ruffed and mumbled a curse to her, but she didn’t hear. “Does that mean, you think I should be alone baka?” he barked at her. Silence cut through at the birds that sang throughout the forest. She winced at his harshness. Inuyasha was never serious when he was with her. All he did was tease her about doing work for humans and bug her all day. “Keh”, he muttered again. She smiled, when she heard that odd sound. She was beginning to get use to it and, wanting to be on Inuyasha’s good side, she asked him with big doe eyes, “Can you help me down, Inuyasha?” she said with a slight blush on her cheeks. I hope he’s not mad at me anymore, she thought.

She had actually liked the way he would follow her around. It was sort of nice to actually talk to someone, other than having to be around other to cure their warts, or sickness. She would hide her eagerness to see him everyday, by acting mad, but he didn’t seem to mind. But what she liked the most was their arguments. They were the funniest. She felt like she could be herself and be as selfish as she wanted. She actually felt very comfortable with him. He was a friend.

Blinking out of he thoughts, she watched as Inuyasha waited for her to come to him, giving her one of his annoyed look. He opened his arms to her, and she ran into them, digging her neck into his throat, smelling his deep forest smell, that she longed to smell on him all day. When they finally hit the floor, Inuyasha gave her a strange look and she sighed once again, maybe it wasn’t going to be such a great day.

“Why do you hate who you are wench, it’s not all that bad” Inuyasha said to her. She turned to him and shrugged, turning around to frown at that question. There could be a million reasons why it would be so bad to be a hanyou. First of all they’re hated, second they’re hated and thirdly because hanyous live to be alone. How could you want o be a hanyou. Hanyous were caught in the middle. They were half demons and half human. Weak, but strong. They run, all the time, hated and eaten by demons and scolded by humans who hunted them down. No hanyou was safe with anyone but there kind. Not many survived the whole mess, she hardly did. She learned to trust no one and love no one because that would lead to heartache. Too much pain, she thought sadly. Clutching her head in pain, as the memories awakened when she thought about it.


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Flashback
“Kagome don’t run from me, you can’t run from who you are”, her mother yelled after her. Kagome ran and ran, she didn’t, no couldn’t or wanted to believe this was the person she was going to become. No, she would not become one if she had to, all she had to do was ignore it, she thought. How could her mom tell her she had to love herself before she could love anyone else? How could she love herself, when she was this…this monster! I am a monster she yelled throughout he forest, collapsing to the floor, and crying until she fell unconscious.


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Jumping, when she felt a warm hand on her shoulder, she quickly turned around and wiped her eyes. I wasn’t crying she thought, hanyous don’t cry, they deal with it.
Inuyasha frowned at the girl in front of him. She was so distanced, but so close. She had always been close to him, from the beginning, but slowly pulling away. The only time he had actually had all of her, was when she was fighting with him. Oh how he loved to make her mad, he thought. She would look so happy and her cheeks would turn red from all the comments he would say to her. She was so innocent, cloistered from the world. Nodding to himself, to that memory, he gently wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her to his chest. She stiffened and stopped her sniffing. Cautiously, she leaned her head on his shoulder and relaxed. He smiled at her genuinely and laid his chin on her head. They stayed that way until Kagome stopped her sniffling and out of embarrassment. Pushed him away. He smirked and crossed his arms, while leaning against the tree.

Kagome blushed at their closeness and wrapped her hands around herself, trying to cover herself more. Inuyasha only smirked at this and a rumble came to his chest. Kagome looked up alarmed and gasped at Inuyasha. He had his chest exposed, showing off his abs and muscles that seem to quiver with his laugh. He could only laugh at the sight he wasn’t really expecting. Kagome was practically drooling and staring at his chest like she was the hungriest bitch alive. He felt himself blush and wondered why he was feeling all bashful. Trying to get Kagome’s attention away from his chest, he thought of a good way to lead her to something, she would never allow. Worth the shot, he chirped in his head.

“Let’s go bathe together Kagome” Inuyasha whispered to her. Giving a hint of harshness he knew she would do anything for. She nodded, walking in a daze as Inuyasha entwined theirs fingers together leading them to a spring he noticed the first time he arrived at the forest.


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Flashback
He was running through eh forest, trying to catch some food that happened to run right through there. “Danm Rabbit”, he cursed to the bush where the rabbit ran through. Standing up, he pushed the bush to find a small hot spring. It was much smaller than what he had imagined it to be, but it was good. About five people could fit into it without bumping into each other. Inuyasha sighed as he sat on the rock that almost touched the spring and glanced at the moon. Yesterday was the full moon, and he had turned human. Brushing it off aside, he laid down on the rock and thought of where he could go now. He was searching for a priestess who was rumored to be change a hanyou into a demon. He had been told she was residing in a small village and decided to check onto it. The forest wasn’t a really good idea though. No village, no priestess and no way to hide himself as a human. He was just about to sleep when he smelt something. Sniffing again, he stood up and took a whiff of the air. Unconsciously, he followed the smell, becoming crazy with it. ‘Smells like the rain and….taking another whiff he sighed Jasmine he thought. Sweet jasmine tea. It was like taking a breath of jasmine tea before you drank it. Left you wanting, but made you filled. Slowing himself into a jog, he stopped in the middle of the forest to see and hanyou, lying in the grass crying at he moon. The moon paled at her creamy skin. Her long coal hair framed her face, spread all around her, making her look distressed. Her eyes a dark blue, crying a rainstorm, which hid her eyes that held so much happiness before. He wondered how this could of happened and decided to want to hear her talk.


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Pulling her to his back, he ran to the spring and let her down. Kagome stared in awe; she had long ago, released herself out of her daze, and blushed at her new position on his back. The spring was a small clearing with small tall grasses covering it all. The water was crystal clear, and it seemed as if it was for angels. Some sunlight peaked form the trees and gave the spring an even more heavenly look. She wanted to just jump in and enjoy the warm water surround her, as the afternoon passed by.
“Let’s go in”, Inuyasha breathed into my ear, making small goose bumps form on her neck. She almost moaned, shutting her mouth and reddening when she realized her mistake. She wanted Inuyasha.