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First Kiss Part III

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                                                    .:First Kiss Part III:.

Kagome sat down next to Sango as she gave a faint look at the entering hanyou to the hut. He halted for a moment as he returned the look with a small smile and then taking his place at the hut’s wall. He removed the Tetsaiga from his Kimono and held it in his right hand as his legs settled, crossed in front of him as he slid his butt onto the ground. He leaned his head back and placed the sword’s sheath against his left shoulder. He closed his eyes for a moment taking in a deep breath and then opening them. His first sight was Kagome’s eyes and a warm smile. He blushed and closed his eyes with a nervous gulp. Kagome giggled to herself, then turning her body on her knees toward the settling miko, who was now sitting down at the fire pit with the cooking pot. “How was the journey, Kagome?” The older miko asked with an uncontrolled rasp of “gome” at the end of her question. The miko was probably in her early or mid sixties, and now had a sternness to her tone a lot of the time. Kagome smiled and replied that it had gone well with no problems at all. After the older miko had nodded signaling she was happy with the answer, Kagome looked back at the hanyou who now seemed to be napping.

“I’m glad there was no problem on your journey from the well.” Sango smiled reassuringly. “If you can call that a journey...” The kitsune said with no reason to himself but feeding off of the monk’s own thoughts. Indeed Miroku thought it was a bit strange that it took them all night to only walk a mile, but all he could think of was... “Miroku?” A quiet raspy voice called from the wall beside the door. Miroku looked up first at Kaede then quickly at the sitting hanyou. “InuYasha?” He answered back. “I need to talk to you in private.”  The hanyou then jerked his head toward the door and rose. Miroku also rose, leaving his staff against the wall. The women’s eyes followed the men’s bodies as they exited the hut. After the two had left Kagome and Sango looked at each other. Kagome shrugged and Sango blinked confusingly.

Miroku pushed up the bamboo door cover over his head and then letting it drop down behind him. InuYasha walked over to a tree and leaned up against it, swinging a leg over the other and crossing his arms into his Hinezumi. Miroku made his way over to the “content with his position” hanyou and stood a foot away and waiting for him to speak. “Kagome...” InuYasha started. “Hm?” Miroku asked, somewhat startled at the spoken word in which he was not expecting. InuYasha closed his eyes and moved his chin to his breast. He then opened them and looked at the ground. “Kagome and I...” He tried again, but began to blush. “... InuYasha?” Miroku asked with not receiving the ending text. “Kagome and I, we...” InuYasha either couldn’t find the right words or was lost in his own thoughts of Kagome and him together. For an instant in his mind he thought maybe Kagome doesn’t want them to know... He shook his head from his thoughts and then realizing the monk had placed a hand on the back of his shoulder then pulling it back and giving InuYasha a “well done” pat on the back. InuYasha looked up at the monk, who was smiling, mouth open and giggling with his eyes shut. “Huh?” InuYasha asked dumbfounded. “Finally, you have no idea how long Sango and I have waited.” He said covering the side of his face as if they were telling secrets. “Uh... Wait a minute Miroku!” InuYasha tried to start. “No need to clarify, I understand everything.” The smiling monk said. “Yeah right, listen to me will ya!” He said in a stern voice and making contact with the monk’s eyes. “I’m not really entirely sure Kagome wanted you guys to know so keep this to yourself, please and thank you.” The hanyou said with a glare at the monk, even though he new he was going to gossip about. Well, he can at least say he tried.

The monk turned but was grabbed by the neck of his Tendai and swung back at the face of the hanyou. “Miroku?” The almost irritated hanyou growled at the thought of upsetting Kagome. “Come now, put your trust in me InuYasha. I will try my very best to keep this between us.” The monk said waving his arms in front of his chest, palms toward InuYasha. “Nuh-uh... You “WILL” keep this between us or else...!” He barked at the monk. “”Threatening” doesn’t really have anything to do with “trust”, InuYasha...” The monk returned. “Yeah, well you’re not the most trustworthy guy when it comes to secrets.” InuYasha growled. “I abject and feel hurt by that statement, InuYasha.” Miroku said with false tears sparkling in his eyes. “You’re sounding kinda guilty there, Miroku” InuYasha narrowed his eyes, unconvinced at Miroku’s attempt at making him feel guilty himself. “Fine...” Miroku sighed. “I won’t tell Sango...” Miroku reassured. He began to turn back to the hut, but was jerked back by his Tendai’s neck to InuYasha’s face. InuYasha glared and growled at the monk. Miroku chuckled with sweat forming on his forehead. “Or Shippou.” Miroku gulped. InuYasha growled again. “And...” Miroku grinned with his eyes shut tight. “Lady Kaede, and everyone else I know and love, and would be emotionally destroyed if I wasn’t around!!!” The monk declared. “Good” The hanyou sighed releasing his hold on the monk’s Tendai.

InuYasha left first from their place at the tree. Miroku stood uneasy and stared at the leaving hanyou descending towards the hut. The monk bowed his head and let out a relieved sigh. He looked back up and saw that the hanyou had already entered the hut. InuYasha never really said what he and Kagome did before they made it to the hut, but Miroku had some sense of what might have occurred. The monk smiled wiping the sweat from his head and made his way to the hut’s door. He peered in first at the sitting Sango then at the settled hanyou at the wall. The hanyou twitched his nose but keeping his eyes remained shut. The monk shuttered a bit, but then stepped toward Sango who was giggling with Kagome not realizing the two had returned. Sango and Kagome were a lot like sisters now, and shared a lot of secrets with each other. They are the perfect picture of sisterly love. The monk stopped and looked at the hanyou who twitched his left eyebrow but keeping his eyes still shut. Miroku looked back at the girls who were still talking and giggling. He began again making his way to seat himself next to Sango and the cooking Kaede. He reached over behind her causing her to stop with Kagome and their conversation. She sat looking forward waiting for the monk’s hand and the familiar sound of her hand against his cheek. He resurfaced now holding his staff, he sat back down, crossed legged and settled the staff against his left shoulder. He relaxed and softly closed his eyes. Sango, surprised at what didn’t happen turned her head around and looked at the settled monk. Her eyes grew large and she blank confusingly. She then turned back at the concerned Kagome’s look. She shrugged at the schoolgirl and resumed on what they were talking about before.

The monk sighed as he opened his eyes to gaze upon the hanyou. InuYasha’s lids moved as if a ball underneath had moved to the side, he opened his eyes to glare at the monk. Miroku was taken back a bit and gulped aloud. He seemed lost in his thoughts when Kaede had placed a hot bowl in his face. “Miroku...” The kind miko addressed. He stared, eyes gaped and blinking; took the bowl in his own hands. Kaede then handed him the chopsticks. “Eat up before it gets cold.” The miko spoke with a smile on her face. The monk took the chopsticks and stuck them in his bowl. He then watched as the elder miko handed the women their bowls and then the small kitsune whose face glowed when it was given to him. “Smells great, Kaede!”  He said looking at the steaming bowl with a big smile on his face. The miko then looked up at the hanyou at the wall and frowned. “InuYasha, are ye going to eat as well?” She asked. The hanyou jerked his head up with his nose in the air. “Humph!” He grumbled, acting cool. He believed he didn’t need to eat as much as a puny human did. “Come now InuYasha, everyone has to eat sometime...” The elder miko added. The hanyou just let out a gruff again bowing his head to his chest. “Well, I ain’t everyone!” He growled. “Chill out, InuYasha.” Kagome said with a frown. “Whadd’ya mean by that?” He barked. He looked up at the girl who was now holding the look of surprise. His face drained from anger to a blush and his mouth turned into a squiggle. “Err... Sorry Kagome...” He said looking away. “It'skay...” She said with a smile. The others looked at both of them in astonishment, except for Kaede who was stirring the pot of soup. InuYasha looked up at Kagome with sparkles around his face and Kagome the same with a trickle of pink across her cheeks. The two glowed pink as the others were surrounded by purple and confusion. “Uh....” Shippou began. “Um...” Sango tried. Miroku bowed his head and smiled. Kaede appeared in front of the still glowing hanyou holding a bowl to his nose. He inhaled and smiled taking the bowl in his hand still looking at the younger miko. She blushed and continued eating her soup. InuYasha also started eating with a smile on his face.

Sango and Shippou looked dumbfounded with narrow eyes and dots for mouths. Miroku grinned and began eating his meal. “I don’t get those two...” Shippou said to the demon slayer. “M-hm...” Sango responded.


                                                             ~^.^~

“Good bye Lady  Kaede!” Kagome waved as InuYasha settled to the ground, allowing her passage to get on his back, bow and quiver in hand.  “We will return in three days.” Miroku added as he climbed behind Sango on the transformed Kirara’s back. Shippou hugged the miko good bye and leaped into Sango’s lap.  They all waved good-bye except for InuYasha who had his arms full of Kagome. Kirara raised into the air as InuYasha began sprinting away from the hut.


After a few moments of silence in the air Sango finally spoke. “Miroku, do you really think we will make it back in just three days?” The monk bowed his head behind Sango and sighed. “Of course, this demon exorcist shouldn’t take longer then two days, and we deserve a real break. We could possibly stop at a bath house in the town we are heading to.” Sango blushed at the thought of soaking her tired body in a warm, steamy bath for hours.

“You hear that, Kagome?” InuYasha spoke to the girl on his back. “Hm?” She said, not equipped with keen hearing. “Miroku says there’ll be a bath house at the next town were going to...” The hanyou presented with a smile on his face. The girl smiled laying her head on his back shoulder closing her eyes and imagining the feel of the water against her weary body. The hanyou blushed at the warmth of the girl against his back and raced on. ”I hope were not dealing with a big scary demon...” Shippou gulped. “Possibly, but you’re not afraid of demons like that, are you Shippou?” Miroku added. The kitsune shook is head raising his fists up to his face. “Course not, I’m a fearless demon...” He declared. “Good, we’ll need you in battle, Shippou.” Sango smiled. Shippou’s face turned blue and sweat began to form on his brow.

“Huh?” Kagome gasped. “What es’et Kagome?” InuYasha stressed turning his head back to look at the girl. “I can sense a jewel shards, and it’s coming in fast!” She said sliding down off the back of the stopped hanyou. Kirara landed allowing the others to join Kagome and InuYasha. Kagome reached back taking an arrow from her quiver and grabbing onto her bow. InuYasha grabbed onto the handle of the Tetsaiga readying himself. Miroku’s staff found itself in front of him and Sango holding up her Hiraikotsu. Kirara growled and leaned her front in a pounce position while Shippou remained on her back. “Get ready...” Kagome commanded.

A gust of wind blew past them and the grass waved along with it. Kagome’s eyes shook as her teeth clenched. InuYasha growled as he elongated his claws on the hold of his sword’s sheath. A loud roar came quaking through the trees as the team readied their stance. Trees came down as the ground began to tremble. Shippou gasped and hid behind Kirara’s mane. “How many, Kagome?” InuYasha asked not looking at the girl. “Huh?” She asked not knowing what he meant. She looked back up at the shaking trees. “Oh, I can only sense two!” She returned. “Good, then this will be easy.” InuYasha growled with a smirk.

Suddenly a youkai broke through the trees, thrashing them aside as it came into view. The beast was around thirty feet tall and eyes like a snakes. Its body was furry with blue and brown fur and a splash of feathers around its neck. It claws were as long as Kagome’s height and teeth as thick as tree trunks and as sharp as a lightening strike. The demons snout was much like a dog’s and stood on two legs. Its feet were like wolves and its tail was like a fox’s. “Where are they, Kagome?” InuYasha demanded. “In it’s mouth!” She hollered back. “Okay!” He answered with a grin, he then leaped to the sky and came down on the youkai’s skull. He was violently thrashed to the ground by the beast’s paw. “InuYasha!” Kagome called to the fallen comrade. “Kagome!” Miroku called warning her that she was next. The youkai swung at her clipping her right side. “Kagome!” Sango cried as the girl flew screaming in the air and into a tree trunk. She fell limp to the ground. InuYasha rose from his crater and saw what the damned youkai had done. “Kagome!!” He roared then turned violently toward the youkai who was now going after Sango and Miroku. “No you don’t, you BASTARD!!” He roared as he leaped into the air crashing down on the youkai’s back neck slicing it’s head clear off. The youkai screamed as its head fell to the ground, ending its life. The thud of the head jerked out the two shards from the youkai’s mouth to the soft grass.

The hanyou immediately leaped to Kagome’s side taking her in his arms. “Kagome!” He called shaking her. “Kagome, are you alright??” He asked franticly. “Inu... Yasha...” She spoke softly. “Kagome” InuYasha sighed in relief and holding her close to him. The other approached softly, Sango still panting and Miroku staring at the two.

Kagome’s eyes closed then fluttered back open. She sat up rubbing her head. “Are you gonna... be okay, Kagome?” InuYasha asked with worry in his tone. “Yeah... I think--” But before she could finish she was crippled by the pain in her side. She clung to her ribs and gasped. “Kagome!” InuYasha cried as she fainted into his arms. “What happened?” Shippou asked. “Kagome was hurt in battle from the youkai.” Sango answered.

“No...” InuYasha spoke in a small raspy voice. He looked up at them with glazed eyes. “She was hurt in battle because of me...” He said looking away. “InuYasha... don’t blame yourself... it was the youkai who injured Kagome.” Sango tried to comfort the hanyou. InuYasha shook his head looking down at the girl in his arms. “No...”


“No...” The hanyou said again. “Kagome keeps getting hurt because I can’t be there for her...” Sango’s eyes began to glaze over with tears of her own. She could feel the sadness in the hanyou’s voice. “She loves me, but I can’t seem to protect her... She should leave and be safe in her own time... and--” Miroku interrupted. “SILENCE! InuYasha why the Hell are you doing this to yourself!?” He questioned glaring at the pathetic hanyou. “What if Kagome hears you speak like this... do you think she would agree... STOP damaging yourself with these pathetic feelings of not being able to protect KAGOME!! Dammit InuYasha, look at her... she’s not going to die! She’s only fainted... but you think the world is coming to an end because you were knocked unconscious for a moment and she was injured. How do you think Sango and I feel, not always being able to protect her? You HAVE sworn to protect her, but were her friends too... and we love her and wish that nothing EVER happens to her...” The monk bowed his head shunning his tear filled eyes with his bangs. “We’ve all known her for a good two years... InuYasha, we’ve seen her strengths, her weaknesses! Her love... She changed all of us in a way... but now I see you falling apart whenever she is injured. She remains strong... but yet you crash when she is hurt... InuYasha... she has shown you her strengths in times of sorrow, but when you break down- when at  times when you would be in her situation she wouldn’t waste away, believing the end is near... She would stay by your side, to never leave you, InuYasha...” InuYasha was now looking at the monk, eyes wide and mouth slightly open. Sango’s cheeks were drenched and facing the monk as well. Shippou was wailing softly into Kirara’s mane as Kirara’s head bowed. “Look at her... InuYasha... the women you love is hurt, and all you can think of is how you've failed her, but if she was awake, I believe she’d to be  wondering if you are okay... not falling apart.” He said looking to the side. Sango raised her arms to her chest toward the blind monk, she so wanted to hold him right now for she saw what he meant by his words... that he was also talking about her and her pain of her lost brother Kohaku. Her eyes squeezed as to let the tears roll down her cheeks. Suddenly two warm secure arms grasped her. Her face fell against his warm shoulder and the sound of his beating heart in her ears. InuYasha looked away from the two looking down on his own love, whose eyelids shivered. He embraced her holding her even closer.

The words of the monk echoed through his mind as tears fell from his eyes... “How did such a glorious feeling suddenly change into a dying feeling?” He asked himself. “Kagome?” He asked aloud. “You don’t have to leave... ignore my foolish thinking and love me...”

Miroku helped wipe the tears from Sango’s eyes. Her makeup smudged on her brow, but he told her she looked beautiful, and his intentions were true because he loved this women like no other.

They were all exhausted from the ordeal, which was not the battle.

                                                          ~^.^~

Kagome awoke awhile later, now spread out across the soft grass. InuYasha was near by, sitting against a tree with his eyes closed. She could see Sango stroking Kirara’s mane while Shippou lay sleeping across the fire cat’s back. Miroku was stirring a fire for cooking dinner. The girl leaned her head back tilting her neck up to look at the hanyou above her lying state. “Inu... Yasha?” She asked in a humble voice. The hanyou’s eyes opened looking down on her. “What happened?” She asked. “You were knocked unconscious...” The hanyou answered looking away. The miko rolled over on her stomach, picking herself up with her knees and palms and crawled over to InuYasha. She snuggled under his arm and placed her cheek against his chest, she wrapped her right arm around his front and held his right hand with her left hand. InuYasha then drooped his head down to rest his chin on her head. “InuYasha?” Kagome asked again. “Un?” He asked in his throat. “You’re not foolish...” She spoke softly against his Hinezumi. Her body went limp in that she dozed off. InuYasha took his left arm and swung it around the sleeping girl coming face to face with her. Him being a little taller then her, tilted his head down resting his chin on her forehead. “Thank you... Kagome...” He whispered causing her bangs to move in his breath.
The third part to "First Kiss" and possibly not the last...

I do not own InuYasha
The rightful owner is the brilliant woman named
Rumiko Takahashi

"Hinezumi"- InuYasha's Fire Rat ((Red Kimono))
"Kitsuni"- A small rodent demon "Shippou"
"Hiraikotsu"- Sango's giant boomerang
"Un"- A grunt meaning "yeah"
"Tendai"- Traditional monk's attire, when either working in the feilds or traveling.

((Parts I-X))
Part I: [link]
Part II: [link]
Part III: [link]
Part IV: [link]
Part V: [link]
Part VI: [link]
Part VII: [link]
Part VIII: [link]
Part IX: [link]
Part X: [link]
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