Destinies Intertwined
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A/N- Sorry about the wait, but here's the update! I hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer- I don't own InuYasha, but I do enjoy playing with it!
'Thoughts'
'Inner Youkai Talking/Thoughts'
Now onto the flick!
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Chapter 9: Rude Awakenings
What woke InuYasha wasn’t the normal sound of wind drifting though the leaves, this was a very rude awakening and if he was a human, it would have been a fatal one.
It was because of Kagome that his senses were dulled, he was focusing wholly upon her and that alone was his biggest mistake.
Flash Back-
Kouga had awoken to the sound of moaning, he blinked a few times, allowing his eyes and senses to clear as he moved into a sitting position.
Then he heard it again, but this time it was more defined, ‘that’s not any moaning, it’s feminine moaning! Kagome!’
Rushing to his feet, Kouga scanned the makeshift camp for Kagome and didn’t find her anywhere. Hearing the moan again, he followed it to its source and nearly screamed at what he saw.
Kagome was huddled against InuYasha’s chest as he leaned back against the tree upon which limb they were now gracing. But that wasn’t all, Kagome had reached up and was petting InuYasha’s ears, causing him to purr. But there still was more.
In return, InuYasha seemed to have contented himself with laving Kagome’s neck with his tongue, even in his sleep he was claiming her as his potential mate which is what really pissed Kouga off.
Before even Kouga could realize what he was doing, he had jumped upon the branch and had gripped Kagome about the waist, his eyes had seeped red with pure hate. Kagome grunted and shifted as her expression soured, even in sleep she could tell who was touching her.
Kouga didn’t seem to notice as he let his claws extend and with a loud snarl, he slashed InuYasha from his shoulder to his stomach, causing the sleeping half demon to wake with a howl, which leads us to where we were before.
End Flash Back-
Snarling right back at Kouga, InuYasha saw that Kagome was still asleep and struggling in Kouga’s embrace. Gritting his teeth as he felt his inner demon clawing its way to the surface, InuYasha lifted a clenched fist and buried it in Kouga’s face with all the strength he could.
A loud and sickening crack sounded as Kouga’s nose broke under the impact, it caught him so unawares that Kouga flew backwards out of the tree, taking Kagome with him.
Until InuYasha gripped her arm and pulled her free from Kouga’s clutches, still under the slight influence of his inner Inu, InuYasha leapt off through the trees until he found another branch to sit on. Stopping, he pulled Kagome close and laved her face, trying to erase all traces of Kouga’s scent off of her.
The feel of InuYasha’s rough tongue running over her face, is what finally drew Kagome out of her deep sleep.
Blinking blurrily, Kagome’s eyes widened when she noticed that InuYasha’s eyes had tinted red. Reaching up a hand, she touched his cheek, causing him to stop licking her and pull back.
“Are you alright Kagome?”
Hearing that his voice sounded normal, only a little strained, Kagome let out the breath she had been holding. ‘Thank goodness, he didn’t transform…but what is it that made him that angry and emotional?’
“Yeah…but, uh…what happened?”
Jerking at Kagome’s tone, InuYasha let out a low groan, ‘damn…I didn’t want her to know…but I can’t just lie to her. Please don’t get mad…’
“Kouga grabbed you in your sleep and you were struggling, I hit him…and, uh, pulled you away from him.” InuYasha paused for a moment, but when Kagome didn’t say anything, his ears flattened in defeat and submission.
Lowering his head, InuYasha rubbed his shoulder feeling really awful, “I…I’m sorry Kagome…I…”
Feeling Kagome’s hand clamp over his mouth, InuYasha looked at her in confusion, she looked as if she was about to break out in laughter.
“It’s alright InuYasha, I’m not mad at you. Really, thanks for doing that…but what I really want to know…is why you were licking me…”
Feeling a blush burn his cheeks, InuYasha gulped nervously as Kagome removed her hand from his mouth, “uh…I…I didn’t want,” letting out a sigh, InuYasha knew that he had better come right out and tell her. “I didn’t want Kouga’s scent on you…so, I was replacing it with my own…”
‘He…he what?!’
Feeling nervous underneath the sudden open mouthed stare that Kagome was now giving him, InuYasha fidgeted slightly, glancing away but his eyes widened and then narrowed in anger at what he saw.
Kouga was standing there, holding his nose as blood seeped through his fingers and dripped onto the ground at his feet, he was clearly pissed.
‘Damn…why didn’t I just snap his neck while I was at it? Now Kagome is going to get mad at me and baby Kouga…just like always…I should probably let go of her now…’
Seeing InuYasha’s expression change, Kagome was about to follow his gaze when she felt InuYasha start to shift again. His grip about her began to loosen and Kagome felt panic suddenly spark within her, tightening her grip on InuYasha’s shoulder, Kagome gave InuYasha a grave look.
“Don’t you dare move InuYasha,” flinching, InuYasha gave a tentative nod as he let his eyes drift towards where he last saw Kouga.
The wolf had crossed the distance already and was about to leap into the tree, gritting his teeth, InuYasha let a low and menacing growl cross his lips as he slipped an arm about Kagome’s back. Tightening his grip, InuYasha crushed Kagome to his chest as he got into a jumping pose, ready to leap out of the tree at a moments notice.
“What do you want Kouga?”
Kagome couldn’t help but take a deep inhale of InuYasha’s scent, he was so warm and from his tone of voice, very protective of her. Feeling content for once in a very long time, Kagome felt tears gather in her eyes, ‘please don’t let go InuYasha…I want to stay this way with you…forever.’
“Release Kagome this instant mutt!” Kouga’s growling reached Kagome’s ears even though she was huddled against InuYasha’s chest.
Her eyes widening, Kagome knew that she needed to come up with a plan and fast. Burrowing deeper into InuYasha’s embrace, Kagome let out a low sigh that only InuYasha could hear, “InuYasha…let’s get out of here…I want to find my father.”
Ears twitching, InuYasha couldn’t stop the smirk that lit his face from Kagome’s words, even if he wanted too. ‘Hah! This means that the wolf is history…at least I hope he is…’
“Sorry wolf, Kagome wants to see her father as soon as possible, so if you’ll excuse us…”
InuYasha moved so fast that Kouga had no chance of seeing what direction that they had taken, but with a deep whiff of the air about him, Kouga growled as he locked in on the combined scents of Kagome and InuYasha.
“She’s my woman…so you won’t get rid of me so easily mutt!” With a plan hatching within his head, Kouga turned and ran in the opposite direction, he had things to do and a plan to set in motion. ‘You will regret getting in the way InuYasha…Kagome will be mine and there’s nothing that you will ever be able to do about it!’
An evil chuckle drifted through the air as Kouga soon disappeared, not knowing that he had just made one of the worst mistakes in his life…but that is for later.
Slowing down after leaping about for about an hour, InuYasha picked a nice branch in a tree that overlooked the castle below, the one that Kagome’s father was the Lord of or so they heard.
Shifting within the circle of InuYasha’s arms, Kagome looked down below while leaning back against InuYasha’s chest, “so this is it…I hope he remembers me.”
Tightening his grip, InuYasha set his chin upon Kagome’s head his expression one of calm serenity, “he will Kagome…he will…”
Feeling the fear that had begun to grip her heart retreat at InuYasha’s words, Kagome smiled, “then I guess it’s time that we found out, lets go InuYasha.”
Snorting, InuYasha shook his head as he stood holding Kagome bridal style, “as you wish.” He then leapt down and as he covered the remaining distance between themselves and the castle, both held tighter to the other, the same thought running through their minds.
‘As long as I have you, I don’t care what happens to me…’ but as that thought appeared, fate had already been set in motion, it was just a matter of when and how it would strike.
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A/N- Well that's it until the next chapt!
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