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He Touched Me
By: TuxedoUranus89/InitialA
Disclaimer: I don�t
own InuYasha. The goddess Rumiko Takahashi does and we�re just allowed to play
with the characters.
Author�s Note: Well,
like I said, they last chapter ended on a happy note, so I�ll try to go back
into the not-so-happy. We�ll see how things unfold though. Thank you everyone who�s read and reviewed so far, it keeps me motivated and I
love hearing feedback!! And so many positive reviews as well!! (Not that I�m
complaining, those keep me going most of all! =D)

He woke suddenly to the thrashing
female in his arms. She was whimpering, whining in her sleep. He looked down on
her in confusion, and breathed in fear-sweat. These wasn�t her usual
night-thrashes, the ones that had her moaning deep in her throat, and made him
stupid from the delicious smells drifting away from her. �Running his fingers through her hair, he tried
to soothe her fears, letting her know he was there to protect her. Kagome
stilled in her sleep, her breathing slowed. Relaxing, InuYasha started to doze
again. Dimly he noted that it wasn�t all that late, somewhere around midnight;
Kagome had fallen asleep with her head on his shoulder not long after twilight.
Not liking the thought of sleeping on the ground with a helpless female, he had
taken her into the trees with him, knowing he�d keep her from falling. The girl
hadn�t even stirred, worn out from a very long day. He too was tired, more
mentally than physically, though he wouldn�t admit it if she woke up and asked
him. He�d stayed awake for the first few hours, and
then had nodded off an hour or so ago. Sleep was tempting him once again, and
he was just about to give in�
Then the screams began. He felt
defeated, he couldn�t save her from the unknown demons haunting her sleep,
didn�t even know what monsters she faced. He held her, trying to wake her from
the hell she faced inside her mind, calling her to him, to where it was safe.
He flinched when she cried out again and again, his heart hurting more than it
ever had. Shaking her slightly, he called louder, cradling her bruised face
with one hand. His ears were throbbing, he was sure they� be ringing for days,
and without thinking he closed her mouth with his. The noise dimmed, and then
stopped altogether. InuYasha�s head snapped back quickly, his already red face
turning crimson when he saw Kagome�s wide, shocked gaze. With a muttered, �Keh�
InuYasha looked away, feeling dumber with each passing second. He knew better
than to think she�d let him get away with not explaining himself. �You were
screaming in your sleep�� He mumbled, just loud enough for her to hear. �I
tried� you wouldn�t wake up��
The silence was a tense one, at
least to him. It also seemed to last longer than the few seconds
that it actually did. Finally, Kagome spoke. �We�re always saving each other
like that, aren�t we?� She said it softly, savoring a memory. He blinked,
remembering the fight with Kaguya as well. �Yeah.� He
said shortly, the blush starting to fade. �Yeah, we are.� She sighed, her head
falling back against his chest. Silence fell again, but it wasn�t as
uncomfortable as it was before. Able to breathe more normally, knowing she
wasn�t mad at him, he cradled her head to him. �I�m sorry, I should�ve thought
of something else.�
Kagome looked up at him in
surprise. �InuYasha�� She couldn�t think how to word her feelings. �It�s� it�s
alright, what you did.� His breath hitched. �No, it�s not. I�m not better than
them, taking advantage of you�� He was silenced when she pressed her lips to
his. Shocked and panicky, InuYasha pulled away. His eyes were wide and slightly
afraid. She pouted. �What, you�re allowed to kiss me, but I can�t kiss you?�
When he didn�t reply, she pursed her lips. �InuYasha,
it�s ok. You are better than them: you were trying to help me, not hurt me or
scare me. And truthfully� I didn�t mind it, after the
initial shock. You� you know how I feel�� She trailed off, looking down as a
light blush forming across her bruised cheeks. She was being pushy, she knew,
and she didn�t know why. She knew he
was afraid when it came to emotional �girl bullshit�, as he�d put it once,
especially when it was about them. She also knew she probably shouldn�t feel
this� this need for him, for any man,
at the moment. Maybe in a few weeks, and after a few rounds of therapy, she�d
be feeling more up for this battering ram of emotions, but now? Yeah, I�ll be really ready for this after
therapy� after they lock me up for claiming to have been gang-banged by a bunch
of fifteenth century bandits, of course. She thought bitterly.
InuYasha scented her confusion, but
wisely decided not to ask. �I still feel like it�s not right�� He said quietly.
�I mean, err� Not right now anyway�
That is, I, uh� Maybe someday, err� Or not, if you don�t�
Uh� Fuck.� He stumbled over his clumsy tongue, and
prayed that she remembered that if he went down, she was going along for the
ride. She giggled softly, leaning into his hand. She decided to spare him more
embarrassment, and changed the subject. �InuYasha� how do you think the others
are going to react? Oh Kami-sama� how will my mother react?�
He sighed. �I don�t know. Sango
will probably fuss over you, and Miroku will say something fucking stupid as
usual, and the brat will get in the way of things. And your mother�� He shook
his head. She caught his point. Her mom was going to freak. �Mama�s never going to let me come here again�� She
whispered. Silence again. This one stretched on. She was confused; normally the
mention of her leaving and not returning had one of two effects on him:
defensive possessiveness, or pissy uncaring, depending on the circumstances of
her leaving. She looked up, and his face was set, stony eyes watching the faint
moonlight ripple off of the water. �InuYasha?�
�Maybe� you�d better stay for a
while�� He finally said. �Stay in your time. Heal. After that� we�ll see�� He
drifted off, unsure if he wanted to say the words that were on his mind.
Kagome�s scent changed again, fearful this time. He cut off what she�d opened
her mouth to say. �I mean it. You can�t go cavorting all over the countryside
in this condition. What if you get hurt worse? Fuck it, what if something
happens to me and I can�t protect you? And don�t tell me you�d be safe in the
village, gathering rumors or sensing the shards from there, you�ve got a chunk
of the Shikon no Tama on you. Every demon from the seventh layer of hell on up
will be comin� after you, and you can�t even hold a
bow right now, let alone shoot.� He was breathing heavily, the thought of her
alone and helpless in the face of some unknown enemy spiking his rage again.
Kagome sighed. �I know� you�re right. But I�m not staying. As soon as I can
walk again, I�m coming back. Nothing, not you, not Naraku, and especially not
my mother, can stop me.� After all, it�s
not like this isn�t the first time I�ve been kidnapped� Just
the first time I�ve come out of it like this. InuYasha just muttered
another �Keh� and dropped it.
She didn�t know how long she sat
there, staring at the stars. It was a beautiful night, and with the moon just
beginning to turn towards full again, even more of the starry expanse was
visible. �InuYasha, look�� She said with a yawn. �It�s so pretty�� He glanced
up, and rolled his eyes. �It�s the sky. It�s like that every night.� She
snuggled against his chest, feeling tired again. �But it�s prettier tonight�
because I can share it with you�� Closing her eyes, she started to drift off to
sleep. She became dimly aware of his grip around her tightening, and a low
rumble vibrating up from under her head.
He nuzzled the top of her head as
she slept once more, and turned his gaze to the stars. He shook his head. Damn wench� making me all
sentimental�
~*~*~*~*~*~
Morning dawned pale: the clouds had
returned. Kagome was treated to another rabbit, and another round of feudal
medication. He didn�t trust her to hang on properly once the medicine kicked
in, if last night had any say in it; he carried her bridal-style, and she spent
their slow walk back chattering about whatever came to mind, sometimes stopping
in the middle of one sentence and barreling headlong into another subject
entirely, such as a passing butterfly, or a pretty flower InuYasha was just
about to step on, so please move around it. He had to stop himself from
laughing outright at her endless yakking; she sounded ridiculous. In a way, it
was cute, her childlike oblivion from everything but herself and him. In
another way, it was annoying: he couldn�t listen for possible danger as well
with her nonsense, but he�d rather have a happy chatterbox in his arms than a
pouty guilt-tripper. Hell, he was even making the effort to act like he was
listening to every damn word that came out of her mouth. Fuck, haven�t said anything for a while. He thought, and muttered a
�Uh-huh� before realizing that Kagome probably didn�t give a damn whether he
was listening right now.
It took them two full days to make
it back to the village at that pace, counting stops to eat and rest a bit.
InuYasha didn�t want to risk injuring Kagome more if he ran, especially when
she wasn�t coherent enough to understand the phrase, �For fuck�s sake, hold
on!� Both nights they slept in a tree, the same as they�d done the first night.
And each night he had to wake her from the horrors that were numbed in the
daylight. On the second night, he�d successfully woken her by shaking her, but
after blinking the fear-sweat from her eyes, she snapped, �Next time, just wake
me like you did before, ok?� Blushing furiously, he said nothing as he nodded.
Kagome was sweating when they
walked back into the village. InuYasha hadn�t given her the medicine that
morning, saying he�d have her down the well and to her own weird medicines
soon. Her wounds hurt more than she�d remembered, but then again, she didn�t
remember much from the last few days. It was fuzzy from the strength of the
brew. She knew she hadn�t done anything too stupid, because InuYasha literally
had her under his nose the whole time. She wondered briefly if he�d given her
such a strong drug on purpose, to numb the mental effects of the near-rape, but
she shook it off. Nothing stopped the night terrors. It was probably just a
side-effect, like with morphine and Vicodin. She gasped in pain as InuYasha
accidentally jostled her broken leg. His ears went down. �Sorry�� He muttered,
as cries reached them.
Shippou, Sango, and Miroku were
running towards them. Kaede followed at a walk. Kagome put on a brave face as
Sango hugged her head, and Shippou bounced up onto her stomach. �Oh, Kagome, we
were so worried.� Sango told her, and hissed in sympathy when she got a good
look at her face. Over the last few days, Kagome�s face had bloomed into other
colors than red, blue, and black, with assorted greens and yellows, depending
on the severity of the bruising. Shippou looked at her curiously. �Did�ja fall into a box of crayons,
Kagome?�
Despite herself, she smiled. �No,
it�s just bruises. You should see the other fellows though.� She joked weakly.
InuYasha growled in the back of his throat. �They�re dead and rotting at this
point, that�s all he needs to know.� Miroku made a face. �Eloquently put as
always, InuYasha.� Sango looked up at the hanyou, silently asking him if it was
true. He nodded grimly, eyes flashing in anger that she would doubt him. Kaede
was looking the girl�s body over. �Ye�ve been through
all the hells and back, Kagome�� She sighed, pity showing in her eye. Kagome
regarded her with her only good eye. �I could have been a lot worse�� She said
softly, cringing as Shippou bumped into her arm. Fed up with everyone gawking,
InuYasha hit the kitsune on the head and deposited
him on the ground. �We�re going.� He announced, silently telling them to move
out of his way. They did; silently apologizing to Kagome, InuYasha sped off
towards the well. I�m sorry, Kagome�
She winced when they landed, the
impact by no means smooth, and sighed as the blue light of the time-rift
enveloped them in the well. His nose wrinkled as they landed in her time, the
pollutants in the air starting to irritate his senses as usual. Bounding out of
the well and heading towards the house, Souta dropped
his basketball and ran towards them. �InuYasha! Kagome!� He stopped when he got a good look at his sister. �Whoa,
sis, what happened?� His eyes were wide. She tried to smile. �Don�t worry about
it, Souta. Where�s Mama and
Grandpa?� He pointed. �Ma�s inside makin�
dinner, and Grandpa�s in the gift shop�hey!� He cried as InuYasha hurried
into the house, cutting him off.
Mama Higurashi
looked out of the kitchen as they came in, a warm smile on her face. �Oh, hello
dear, InuYasha, I wasn�t expecting you for a few more�� She dropped the
stirring spoon she held, her eyes widening in shock. �Kagome!
What on earth happened to you!?� InuYasha couldn�t
look at her as Kagome explained. Her mother was crying silently, and he felt
more shame in that moment than he ever had in his life. Mama trusted him to
protect her in his time, and this is what he brought home to her: her battered
and defeated daughter. Kagome had stopped talking, and Mama was getting her
coat. He flinched when she said his name. �InuYasha, we need to take her to the
hospital. We�ll think of something to tell them on the way. Bring her to the
car, come on.�
Kagome didn�t miss the look on his
face. �For once I won�t have to lie about being in the hospital to miss school.�
She said, trying to get him to lighten up. His face remained stony as he
carried her to the horseless cart. He sat her in the backseat and made like he
was going to stay there, when Mama insisted he get in the back with her. �I
need your help getting her in.� She explained as she pushed him down into the
seat as he protested. �And I need you to take off those splints,
it will be hard enough to explain why we would have waited several days before
taking her in�� She drifted off, lost in thought as she started the car and
drove to the hospital. InuYasha busied himself with cutting off the bandaging,
being as gentle as he could in this metal contraption that moved without
warning. He was pale, Kagome noted as he removed her arm splint, and his eyes
were sad. Suddenly she gasped. He started, scared that he�d hurt her, but she
exclaimed, �Your hat, we don�t have anything to cover your ears!�
He gave her a look. �You�re worried
about that?� Grabbing one of the wrappings from her splint, he tied it in a
sort of headband that both hid his ears and flattened them against his head. �There,
happy now?� She had no idea why he was being snappy again, when he�d been so
gentle the past few days, or what she could remember of them anyway, but she
remembered his flinching from her mother, and his pointed way of not looking at
her. She couldn�t put her finger on it exactly, but she�d figure it out soon.
In the meantime, they�d found their way through the afternoon traffic to the
hospital, and InuYasha was lifting her out of the car. Mama spoke softly and
quickly. �Ok, we�re going to say that you were jumped on your way home from
school, and were unconscious for the last few days. You woke up this morning and
called us from your cell phone.� Kagome snorted; like her mother would ever let
her get a phone, let alone would she ever have any use for it, spending most of
her time in a perpetual state of �roaming�. �Now, put those acting skills to
use.�
She took the hint, and flicked her
hurt arm. Immediately she cried out, tears welling in her eyes at the pain. She
kicked her hurt leg, and the tears fell. InuYasha was shocked that she was
doing this to herself, but kept his mouth shut, figuring she had her reasons. Mama
was talking to a nurse in a rapid, hysterical voice, and Kagome kept up her
wails of pain. Despite himself, he was impressed at how they were pulling it
off. A gurney was brought out, followed by what looked like half of the staff,
and two male nurses managed to get Kagome onto it. InuYasha was too baffled at
the sudden rush of people to protest much, only starting when she called for
him. �Hey, I�ll be ok�� She told him softly, smiling in reassurance. He
swallowed, and nodded. �Ok.�
Mama pulled him to a seat, sitting
with him. �We have to let them do what they have to, without us hovering
around.� She explained as they rolled the bed back behind a large,
ominous-looking door. He didn�t say anything. He still couldn�t look at her.
She sighed slightly, and put a hand on his shoulder. �I don�t blame you, you
know.� She told him quietly. Amber eyes flicked back up at her. �You should.�
He replied, just as quiet. �I made a lot of stupid mistakes� I�m supposed to protect her, for fuck�s sake, and I
couldn�t even fucking do that.� Unfazed by his language, Mama played with his
hair, trying to soothe him affectionately. �You still saved her. I don�t know
if you were listening back there, but she did say you got there before they
could take her innocence. If I know you the way I think I do, only the gods
themselves would have had to be blocking your way to her. You regret not being
there before, or stopping it to begin with, and you�re ashamed to face me when
I know you�ll protect her with your last breath, but you still saved her. And I
thank you for that.�
InuYasha couldn�t reply. On some
level, she made sense. On another, she was reacting much differently than he�d
expected. Then again, this is Kagome�s
mother. Since when has she ever reacted the way she�s supposed to? He thought
wryly. Time passed. InuYasha had finally just had so cover his nose, the smells
of sickness all around making him nauseous. People came and went, and none of
them were the woman he wanted to see. Ages later, a nurse came up to them and
said they would be able to see her now. Mama got up and followed, InuYasha trailing
closely behind. The nurse eyed him with interest, but said nothing as they
followed her upstairs. The nurse stopped outside of a room, and bowed them
inside. Mama went in first. InuYasha stopped at the doorway.
Kagome had a huge� thing covering
her broken arm, and it was being suspended by some other� thing above her bed.
Her broken leg was in a similar situation. There were thin snakes going down
her shirt and their tails were latched onto a beeping contraption next to her
leg. And there was a bag of water with a long tail that ended inside of her
arm. She wasn�t wearing his haori either, some flimsy white... thing. She
looked like she was sleeping, so helpless� He did the only thing he could think
of.
He fled.

((Ok, kind of a wonky chapter. If there�s any �wait,
what the fuck?� moments that you have, feel free to mention them in the
reviews, and I�ll address them at the beginning of the next chapter. =) I did
have a list in my head of things to explain, but they flew out of my brain and
I can�t get them back. (if there�s something that
seems totally off, I might have to revise things) I am going to say that I find
it to be natural that InuYasha would leave when he saw Kagome in the hospital
bed. It�s a little too much to process at once, especially when the poor thing
is so confused already. Easier to leave and come back when things make more
sense, ne?
Also I�m going to announce another story that I�m going to start on. I
haven�t got a name for it yet, but this one definitely will have lemons in it,
and the first chapter should be out soon. (Funny, I go from no ideas for two
years, to two ideas in two days. We meet again, Sir Irony!) So look out for
that, it�s more angst and romance! This one should wrap up in another chapter
or two, so hold tight, we�re not done just yet. Thanks for reading, and please
leave a review!! Thank you!! =D))
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