Loss and Gain

Chapter 3

Little did Kagome know that Inu Yasha had heard every word she and Shippo said, he gulped as he walked back to camp with a sleeping Sango in his arms. He gathered all the courage he could and walked into camp awaiting Kagome’s wrath.

Kagome looked at Inu Yasha as he came into camp he set Sango down and stepped away an waited, she wondered what he was waiting for ‘I can not jump to conclusions, I will talk to Sango tomorrow’ she thought ‘hopefully this is a misunderstanding.’

Inu Yasha looked surprised as Kagome just curled up with Shippo into her sleeping bag, he waited until her breathing slowed but knew she was faking it ‘I’ll play my trump card’ he thought because experience told him that her wrath got worse with time ‘hopefully this will calm her a bit.’

Kagome felt Inu Yasha kneel next to her as she pretended to sleep; she wondered what he was doing and then felt his breath on her face. Then she felt his lips against hers and he whispered ‘I love you Kagome’.

Inu Yasha heard Kagome’s heart rate pick up as he kissed her, he then whispered something he hoped would save him “I love you Kagome.” He smirked to himself and jumped to a branch in the tree above Kagome, he waited awhile before letting a light snoring noise come from him, his bangs hid his eyes and when Kagome got out of bed he watched without her knowing.

Kagome heard Inu Yasha snore lightly and decided she would go for a walk, Inu Yasha followed her to a field and sat in a tree watching her sitting in the grass as the moon shone bright above. Sesshomaru came out of nowhere and Inu Yasha poised for attack but decided to watch, Sesshomaru looked at the young miko.

Kagome looked up at him frightened but he just looked at her and without breaking his gaze, he said, “Come out brother.”

Kagome looked around to see what he meant and then saw a red blur come down from the tree and stop in front of her. Kagome was surprised that Iashaasha had followed her and was a little angry to; Sesshomaru felt sexual tension between the two and snickered to himself. Inu Yasha was ready to draw tetsaiga but Sesshomaru turned and walked away ‘I’ll fight him when he gets his bitch in check, stupid hanyou!’ he thought but no emotion showed.

Kagome sat stunned and Inu Yasha looked shocked, after a few minutes Inu Yasha turned to Kagome “we should head back”

“Wait” she said “I-Inu Yasha”

“What?” he answered.

“I wasn’t asleep when you kissed me” she said softly “and I heard what you said”

Inu Yasha smirked inwardly as he heard her heartbeat pick up but he smelt no fear from her “and?” he asked.

“D-did you mean it?” she asked so quietly that Inu Yasha almost did not hear it. Kagome had forgotten all about him and Sango the only thing that mattered now was his answer.

Inu Yasha knelt down so his face was inches from hers and was slowly getting closer “yes” he whispered before his lips connected to hers.

Their kiss was cut short by a scream from their camp; Inu Yasha grabbed Kagome and had her on his back as he flew back to camp. When they reached, the camp Sango was sobbing and Miroku looked pale and frightened, he was standing half way between where he slept and where Sango was.

“What did you do Miroku?” questioned Kagome and saw Sango run to Inu Yasha and hide behind him. Kagome remembered what Shippo had said but decided this was not the time for it, she looked back at Miroku.

“I-I woke up and. . . She was crying,” stuttered Miroku “she asked where Inu Yasha was but I said he wasn’t here . . . then I walked towards her and she began to scream.”

Kagome looked back to Sango and got angry seeing Inu Yasha cradling her like a child in his arms. Kagome walked over and calmed Miroku who was about to cry because of how Sango reacted to him, after Miroku had gone to sleep Kagome walked over to Inu Yasha who was sitting beside her sleeping bag. She got in trying to ignore Sango’s whimpers and Inu Yasha eyed her as she tried to turn her back to him.

“Hey bitch.” He said.

“What!?” she asked agitated.

“Where’s my goodnight kiss?” he asked calmer.

Kagome turned to him and her expression softened she sat up and kissed him, they sat there for a good ten minutes before lying back down drifting off to a blissful sleep.

Kagome awoke to Sango sleeping next to her and Inu Yasha gone, she heard a splashing not to far off and guessed he was bathing. She gathered her bath supplies and went to go and see, sure enough a bronzed god was glistening with water as his waist length hair clung to his back. Kagome walked up as he turned to see who was interrupting him “oh Kagome, umm I’ll be done in a sec.”

“why don’t I just join you.” She purred.

Inu Yasha smiled just as the lecherous monk would have, but Kagome glared at him “nothing more Inu Yasha, just a bath!”

“Aawww” he whined and gave her puppy dog eyes.

She giggled but still said no and then before Inu Yasha could say any more she got undressed. He gawked at her as she sauntered over to the hot spring; she slipped in and began to relax. Inu Yasha moved over to her and kissed her gently before she pushed away.

“Inu Yasha I said nothing more than a bath!” she stared at him.

Inu Yasha ignored her and kissed again this time she leaned into him and was swept away by the kiss. When they broke apart her eyes began to cloud with lust, Inu Yasha could smell her arousal and was moving to kiss her again.

“INU YASHA!” came a scream.

Inu Yasha pulled away from Kagome as Sango came pushing out of the trees, she ran over and jumped into Inu Yasha’s arms. She was crying and still fully clothed, Kagome’s eyebrow began to twitch ‘every time things get interesting she ruins it!’ she thought angrily but then remembered what Shippo had told her.

“Inu Yasha I thought you left me alone” cried Sango.

“Sshhh Sango it’s alright I’m here,” he purred to her.

Kagome decided to get some answers while the three were alone “Inu Yasha?”

“Yeah” he replied as he purred to make Sango calm down.

“Why is Sango acting like this?” she asked angrily.

Inu Yasha had feared this moment and looked at her, and then to Sango and back “I-I am not sure” he lied.

Kagome noticed his hesitance and stutter and decided to question more “well Shippo said that he heard you two talking”

Inu Yasha visibly flinched before responding “I know I heard you two talking also” he replied turning his gaze to the water.

“So” she looked at him ignoring Sango who had seemed to fall asleep somehow “is it true”

“Kagome you have to understand that I love you” he begged.

“Yes I know that” she answered in a softer tone.

“I-I did . . . umm . . . do that to her” he said.

When the words were spoken from his mouth it hurt much more, anger began to take over and she wanted to yell ‘sit’ as loud as she could. Sango stirred and Kagome remembered her friend and held back the command, tears began to well up in her eyes as she looked at his still down cast face.

“K-Kagome . . .” he began.

When Kagome did not answer, he decided to continue “Kagome I love you with all my heart, I would gladly stay with you rather than go with Kikyo.”

Kagome still did not answer.

“And I wish I could take what I did to Sango back, I let my instincts take over my rational thought.” He said as he began to cry “I never wanted to hurt you or her, and I am so sorry I’ll . . . I’ll do anything if you forgive me.”

Kagome watched the tears flow from his eyes as he finally turned his gaze to hers, she saw such sadness in his golden eyes but she wanted to be angry with him. She did not want to comfort him for doing something wrong; she shifted uncomfortably as Sango woke up.

“Kagome?” she asked.

“Sango” she replied.

“I am sorry for taking Inu Yasha but it hurts when he isn’t near” she n ton to cry.

Kagome did not know what to say, Inu Yasha had raped her and she acted as if she had done something wrong. Sango slid out of Inu Yasha’s arms and waded through the water to Kagome and hugged her “I am so sorry” said Sango “can you ever forgive me!”

“But Sango you did not do anything wrong” she said noticing Inu Yasha as he gazed at the water.

“Yes I did” she cried, “Inu Yasha didn’t actually rape me”

“But he said . . .” she was quieted by a finger on her lips.

“No I love Inu Yasha and let him take me” Sango continued “and I know he loves you but I can’t live without him”

Kagome was to shocked to say anything, Inu Yasha looked just as stunned and he was waiting for someone to do something. Kagome sat down in the water “Inu Yasha I don’t know what to do anymore” said Kagome “I love you and so does Sango, but I don’t think I can share you”

“K-Kagome . . .” he began but Kagome interrupted.

“There is also Kikyo, I have no idea what to do any longer” she began to cry, “we finally have admitted our love and yet it seems we are still held from each other!”

Inu Yasha walked over to her and hugged her, he couldn’t think of anything to say and she was right “Kagome I don’t know what to do either” he said and looked to Sango “I don’t want to hurt you two but I don’t know what to do about this situation.”

Kagome looked from Sango and Inu Yasha “I want to be with you Inu Yasha but I don’t want to hurt Sango” she said.

“I-I will . . . umm stay with . . . your decision Kagome” said Sango “I love you as family and don’t want to hurt you either”

The trio sat, hugged, and cried trying to figure out what to do, a certain monk was crying in the camp about Sango’s reaction to him.

“Miroku?” asked Shippo.

“Yeah” he replied between sniffles.

“Why are you crying?” asked the kitsune.

“Because Sango is rejecting me and she slept with Inu Yasha” he cried “and I don’t know what happened to her.”

Shippo thinking he was helping again puffed out his chest “I know what happened!”

“R-Really?” asked Miroku as he dried his eyes.

“Before Inu Yasha and Sango mated they talked” said the kitsune and noticed Miroku flinch “Sango asked how she couldn’t be displeasing because Inu Yasha had taken her innocence and then said she just sat there and took it like a whore”

Miroku’s anger shot throughout his body at the thought of Sango being forced into something, he stood up and grabbed his staff walking towards the spring. The girls were sitting down in the spring as Inu Yasha dried himself, there was a slap and Inu Yasha fell forward. With all the emotions in the air he had not smelt Miroku as he snuck up be hind him. Miroku put a paralyzing sutra on Inu Yasha and he fell forward, the girls looked up as Inu Yasha fell and saw Miroku bringing his staff down but stopped when he noticed Sango laying over Inu Yasha protecting him. She was crying and lying on Inu Yasha’s back screaming “STOP! STOP! Please don’t hurt him.”

“But he raped you!” Miroku said as his anger returned, “So why are you protecting him?”

“Because I love him!” screamed Sango.