Scents, Dreams & Reality

Disclaimer: I guess I’ll just have to repeat myself. I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING. Ramiko
Takahashi in Japan own Inuyasha & gang, and my creditors own everything else I have.
So you can try to sue me, but I don’t think you will get anything except the satisfaction of
Ruining my credit.^___^

‘Means thinking’

“This means talkin”

((This means something else))

Apparently someone had a little trouble distinguishing that. ~__~


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WHEN DREAMS END CH#2

“Hmm.” Kagome moaned, rolling on to her stomach to lay her head in the cradle of her arms. ‘Why can’t I sleep? I’m so tired.’ she thought. ’Never mind, I know why.’ Closing her eyes, for a few minutes she listened to the sounds of the forest and the distant echo of the waterfall, trying without success to fall asleep.

Finally she gave up and rolled back over, peering up in the sky to see the moon peeking through the tree braches overhead, her thoughts in turmoil as she again relived the scene from several nights before. Grimacing in disgust at her thoughts, Kagome came to a decision.

Without looking at Inuyasha, even knowing he was awake (( he hadn’t slept since that night, afraid of a repeat experience.)), Kagome pushed back her sleeping bag and crawled out of it to stand up. Glancing around the camp to be sure everyone was sleeping, she moved over to her backpack and took out some of her bathing supplies, then began to walk toward the sound of the falls.

“Where do you think your going, wench?” Inuyasha asked from the shadows of the high tree.

“I’m going to take a bath, Inuyasha.” she replied quietly, never once stopping.

Inuyasha jumped down from his branch and followed, asking “What for?!”

“Shhhh…hush, your going to wake up the others. Because I feel like I haven’t bathed in a month, that’s what for!” she hissed and quickened her pace, fearing Inuyasha was going to stop her. Just as the thought went through her mind, she felt a clawed hand grab her forearm and yank her to a stop. “You just bathed two days ago, girl. You can’t possible be THAT dirty.”

Kagome narrowed her eyes in impatience and glared up at the hanyou, the look lost in the dark of the night as she spoke again to him, “For someone who is always saying I stink a lot, you sure show remarkable reluctance to let me bath.”

“Keh.”

Kagome sighed softly. She really was tired, her skin and scalp itched, and she wanted a bath. She could have waited till morning and bathed with Sango, but she didn’t want to. She needed to get away by herself and try to think over her situation. That kind of privacy was almost non-existent in the little group, and even though she knew it was dangerous and they all had to stick together, it could be frustrating when you wanted time alone. Trying to yank her arm from his grip, Kagome again hissed at the man, “Look Inu, I don’t care if you follow me, but I wa..”

“Follow YOU?!” Inuyasha half gasped, half yelled, images of Kagome’s naked breasts flashing in his mind like lightning. Ignoring Kagome’s frantic shushing, He continued in the same tone of voice, “Why would I want to follow you? Do I look like Miroku? Like I’d want to see your naked skinny body anyways, wench!!” ((Typical Inu response ^__~))

‘Ggrrrrr’ Kagome practically snarled at Inuyasha, hating his response even as she expected it. “Over doing it aren’t you, Inuyasha? You liked my body well enough the other night.” She took great satisfaction at feeling him jerk away with a sharp intake of breath. Continuing she said, “Like I said before, come or don’t come, watch or don’t watch. I don’t really care. Now I’m going, ok?” With that, she again started to walk away, leaving Inuyasha gaping at her.

Inuyasha stared at the retreating form of Kagome. His mouth still hanging open in surprise, his thoughts whirling around in his mind, with the louder one being, ’She doesn’t care if I watch?’ The few times he HAD seen Kagome naked and bathing, she had immediately covered her form and yelled at him. Seeing her disappearing around a tree, he quickly leapt after her. Once beside her he muttered to her, “Not gonna watch, just gonna make sure nothing bothers you.” While what he really thought to himself was ’If I can’t see you naked, then no one else can either.’

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Kagome followed Inuyasha to the waterfall, stepping softly behind him trusting him to find the right path through he woods. Once there, she gathered all her things and laid them on a rock at the edge of the river.

Not bothering to turn around, Kagome called out, “Make sure no one comes, Inuyasha.” Kagome stripped out of her pajamas, knowing without looking that Inuyasha was behind a tree somewhere. Even after what had happened, she knew she could trust Inuyasha to keep his word about not peeking. She could trust him ‘Besides, you already know he doesn’t want to see your Skinny Body, as he so delicately put it.’ She waded into the freezing water; her naked shivering form was instantly covered in goose bumps. It was a little scary bathing alone in the dark. She knew there were tons of water demons that lived in the various waterways of Japan, and she couldn’t help flinching when she felt a fish swim by. “Maybe I should have waited till morning.” She whispered.

“I told you so!” Kagome heard Inuyasha’s sarcastic voice float down to where she was in the water. Childishly she stuck her tongue out in the direction of his voice; glad that it was dark and he couldn't see her. Ignoring him she poured out some of the shampoo she carried with her and began to bathe.

It was sheer torture listening to her bathe. He could smell the delicious scent she always had courtesy to the soaps and stuff she always brought with her. Even worse, he could imagine the water rushing against her skin, and her hands rubbing the soap onto her body. Right now he would give anything to be there in the river helping her bathe, feeling the softness of her skin. Closing his eyes, Inuyasha bit his lip in frustration and pressed his head to the back of the tree.

He body was aching with desire and he wanted Kagome desperately. Images of the other night keep appearing in his mind, as they had for the last 6 days. It was even worse now, with her so close, knowing her now, he wanted her, no matter that he fought himself on that issue constantly, he wanted to feel and taste her again.

Brows drawing together, Inuyasha opened his eyes and grimaced. There was no way.
‘Keh, what am I thinking. I can’t do that. She hates me now, which is exactly what I want. ((Isn’t it? )) It’ll hurt less when she has to go back once Naraku‘s dead. ((Won’t it?)) I won’t let her love me and I won‘t love her. ((Will I?))’.

Licking his lips Inuyasha snuck a peak, he was only a male you know, and froze entranced by Kagome, naked and wet in the moonlight. Even knowing he would be sat for this, Inuyasha climbed the tree and then laid his head on his arms and proceeded to watch Kagome bathe, thinking, ‘I really am as bad as Miroku.’ So he watched until Kagome was done and had begun to dress herself. Jumping out of the tree, he went back to his beginning position and waited for the girl to come around the corner.

“Let’s go back now, Inuyasha. I think I can finally sleep.”

“Keh.”

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Sango was, to so the least, a little confused. She wasn’t alone it that either. Miroku, Shippo and even Kirara had noticed the strangely tense aura around Kagome and Inuyasha. For the past 7 days Inuyasha had Ignored Kagome, which wasn’t in itself all that strange, but now Kagome was reciprocating the feeling. ‘What in Kami’s name has them so tense and angry at each other?’ she thought. Her lips pressed tight together as she remembered the strange scene that had taken place last week…

FLASHBACK//

“Inuyasha?” Kagome called to out to him.

“Yes?” he turned back and for a minute they simply stared at each other.

When Kagome gave him an evil smile, Inuyasha sighed and threw the pack a few feet away and stood waiting, but it didn’t take long.

“SIT…((ect.ect.ect.))”


“Kagome?”
“Yes, Sango?”
“Care to tell us why you did that?”
“Nope.”
“Okay.”

END OF FLASHBACK//

Sango sighed. ‘That Sit command is really getting out of control.’ When one of them did manage to pay a little attention to the other, all they did was fight. Again, that wasn't an unusual occurrence. But it was getting to be a little extreme. Every word out of Inuyasha mouth the last week seemed to be purposely said to tick her Friend off. ‘As if whatever had gone on between the two could be solved by making Kagome angry. At least today has been more or less quiet.’ She bit her lip, ((something she never did unless she was really upset)) and tried to think of a way to bring her two best friends back together again.

Casting sidelong glances at Kagome, she briefly watched the play of emotions across her face, ranging from irritation to longing. She had just swallowed a bit of rice when she heard it. Chocking on her lunch, Sango mentally moaned ‘Oh no, not again Inuyasha.’

“Hey, Bitch?”

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It might have been a pleasant day, all things considered. It was a nice cool spring day with winter having just ended and summer still a ways off. The sun was shinning brightly and there weren’t any clouds at all. ‘Yep, could be nice, except for Him.’ Kagome grunted softly to herself, ‘but it’s not my fault. He deserved every Sit I gave him. I wouldn’t have done it at all if I weren’t so darn frustrated. Who would of thought I’d Still be agonizing over what he did to Me.’ she sniffed to herself, ’Okay, I’ll be honest with myself, what WE did. And he is such a jerk. But oh man, can he kiss. Plus, I’ve got a bruise were he bit me. I’m just glad no ones noticed it. It’s almost healed now, so I don’t have to worry, they won’t see the teeth marks unless they’re looking any ways.’

Kagome folder her hand tight under her breasts and stared at the ground she sat on. She completely ignored the light lunch the group had spread over the soft blanket, to lost in her thoughts to want to eat anything. Still thinking silently to herself, she didn’t notice Sango’s side-glances as she sat beside her.

’ARRGGG, Knock it off Kagome. You need to stop thinking about it. At the rate you’re going, Inuyasha’s gonna be dead within the next week. Just breath,’ Obeying her own silent order, Kagome took a deep breath, ‘don’t think about it anymore. He was only dreaming. He didn’t really want that to happen or he wouldn’t have run away. Face it, Kag, It WAS only a dream and dreams aren’t reality. Who says Inuyasha has to want you awake. I mean, you’ve had some pretty weird dreams, things you would rather die then do while your awake.’ She just looked up into the sky, trying unsuccessfully not to think of him, not to think of anything when she heard his voice.

“Hey, Bitch.”

Kagome closed her eyes and winced as Inuyasha’s voice cut through the quiet afternoon. Anger surged through her, firing her blood, at his derogatory remark. ’I’m going to kill him! Bitch this, Bitch that. I’m just not in the mood to listen to this crap.’ Slowly Kagome let her face and body relax before turning toward him. The gorgeous man was sitting across from her, slouching on his side with one arm propping up his head and the other thrown carelessly over a raised knee. Blinking at him, Kagome deliberately pasted an innocent expression on her face, waiting for him to open his beautiful mouth before quietly saying, "SIT".

(A/N: Okay, so I love it when she sits him. I completely approve of her using force to shut him up when he’s being an ass, or when he won’t let her do something so harmless as going home. If I use it to much that just goes to show you how utterly confused and helpless Kagome feels with Inuyasha at the moment. But this time it was undeserved. (^_^)

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'That wasn't so bad.' Inuyasha thought amused, as he painfully turned his head to stare at Kagome over the bowls of food spread out before him. ' I'm glad I wasn't sitting up or I'd have my head in Miroku's rice cakes.'

Inuyasha continued to stare at the girl who had caused him such hell the last two weeks, idly drumming his claws on the ground while he waited for the spell to release him. She just sat there, totally uncaring and lifted some purple fruit she had brought with her, a plum she called it. She used a knife to efficiently peel of the outer layer, and took a dainty bite of the inner fruit. His brow twitched at the thoughts that ran unbidden through his mind as her small white teeth sink through the soft fruit, her tongue coming out to catch the juice that tried to run down her lips. Her fingers came up absently to peel off a piece of the fruit. He wanted more then anything to lean over and lick the juice from her lips, to taste.. ‘Feh, what am I thinking. It’ll be a cold day in hell when Kagome lets you taste her again. Your just torturing yourself.’

He slowly began to push himself up as he felt the effect of the spell lessening. He was well aware that everyone but Kagome was waiting for him to blow up, but he wasn't gonna give 'em the satisfaction. When he could sit up straight, He looked Kagome straight in the eye and for the first time in 7 days said her name, silently apologizing for the last week.

“Kagome?”

“Yes?” she replied without looking at him, seemingly focused on her snack.

Irritated that she didn’t look up, he snapped “Wench, look at me when I’m talkin to you.” Inwardly, Inuyasha winced; he knew damn well that was the wrong thing to say, but well hell, he wanted her looking at him when he said this. He knew she would be surprised and quite probably delighted, what with her fondness for water, and he wanted to see it. When she raised her narrowed eyes to his, he sighed. He hadn’t meant to snap and he didn’t want to get sat again, so he hurriedly spoke.

“I can smell the sea, so the coast should be about a two days away. If you want to get there sooner, we’re going to hav…”

“The Beach!!??!” Kagome said excitedly, the others echoing her comment, as she rose from her spot onto her knees and slammed her hands palm down, onto the blanket. “I didn’t know we had traveled that far from the well. Wow, the beach. How fast can we get there, Inuyasha?”

Inuyasha looked in her eyes, which were sparkling with unabashed delight. He smiled, startling the rest of the group. He was glad he could bring the news to his friends. All of them seemed so happy with the idea of going. Smirking, he folded his hands inside his robe and looked at Shippo, Miroku, and Sango before answering. “How fast do you want to get there?”

“NOW!!” They all replied at once

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Inuyasha ran across the open field, racing Kirara, who was just ahead of him, flying in the air with Sango, Miroku, and Shippo, as they headed toward the coast still miles away. The burning in his legs, the pounding of his heart, coupled with the feel of cool air blowing into his face let him know he was wonderfully, gloriously alive. He loved the rush he got when he ran, even more so when he got the chance to go at full speed for no other reason then for fun.

Eyes wide with elation, the hanyou yelled back to the young woman clutching his back, “Kagome, am I going to fast?!?” Inuyasha already knew her answer, but he wanted to hear her say it. Her thighs clenched tighter against his waist, causing his gut to clench and her hands slipped from their grip on his shoulder to go around his neck in anticipation as she yelled the expected reply laughingly, “No Inuyasha, go faster!!”

Inuyasha called back to her, “Hold on tight then, Kagome!” He gripped her legs tighter in his hold and, as he reached the top of a small hill, he launched himself into the air laughing with wild glee. Briefly he came level to the others in mid-air, and out of the corner of his eye he saw Kagome wave to the others as he shouted out to Miroku, “If you don’t catch up to us by nightfall, then make camp and follow us in the morning!!”

He felt the hard impact as his bare feet hit the ground, his muscular legs taking it in naturally. Without any hesitation, he felt the muscles coil in his calves and thighs, then release, sending them speeding across the field easily and as fast as those metal ’cars’ in Kagome’s time. He heard Kagome’s laughter ringing in his ear and he KNEW she felt the same exaltation that was coursing threw his blood; KNEW that she would be able to take as much as he could give her. It was things like this that made him realize that time had made Kagome’s soul a perfect match for his. Strong and Courageous, Wild and Free. His Kagome.

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The air was filled with the sounds of their laughter as they disappeared from the others sight and Miroku smiled, knowing Kagome and Inuyasha had finally put away whatever anger and pain had been bothering them. He looked back as he felt a hand touch his shoulder to find Shippo staring at him.

“Is it okay now, Miroku?” The little Kitsune asked.

“I think so. For now, anyway.” the monk said, wondering to himself at how long it would last.

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