Adult-FanFiction.org : Inuyasha / Yashahime

In too deep
By : Pallas
Category: InuYasha > General
Views: 3689 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha, nor make money from this story.
Chapter List
- 3
- 4
- 5
In too Deep

Chapter 4: Vicious

�Hotsprings, Sango!
Hotsprings!� Kagome was almost jumping up and down in excitement. Already she
was thinking about the cleaning warm water and delicious smelling shampoo and
soap. No quick plunge into a freezing river to get rid of the dirt that clung
to her after a long day travelling, but a real soaking in a warm bath. Sango
would always shake her head as she stood by and saw her friend jump into a cold
stream and wash herself as quickly as she could. Then to get out, shivering and
with chattering teeth.

But hotsprings were a heaven.
Even Sango would join her now. Some of her hygiene habits had rubbed off on
Sango. And she loved the bubbling soaps Kagome brought back with her.

�So, I take you will go bade
tonight?� Miroku innocently inquired. Both girls looked at him suspiciously.

�Yes, we are,� Sango said
firmly, �and if I even get the idea you�re in the vicinity, I�ll make sure you
think twice before doing it again.�

Miroku managed to get a hurt
look on his face. �You are so... cruel, my dear Sango. Would I ever-�

�Yes, you would.� Kagome
added. �And we�re getting tired of your �habits�. So leave us alone, for just
once, ok?�

clasclass=MsoNormal>Both Sango and Miroku looked
worriedly at Kagome; her voice betrayed her exhaustion, and it tore down the
mask she usually wore to conceal her ever-growing grief. The grief festered in
her heart. And the priest and the exterminator were getting increasingly
worried about their once so cheerful companion. Were was the optimism and hope
that were saracaracteristic for the girl?

Inuyasha didn�t seem to
notice, nor care. They tried to shield their friend from the brunt of
Inuyasha�s temper; nobody seemed to know why he had such a bad temper and
sudden changes in his mood. But they knew he took it all out on Kagome, and
that had to stop. But they didn�t know why, nor could they think of a way to
keep Kagome away from Inuyasha. She was as faithful and caring to him as ever,
and she seemed to feel something was wrong with him, and was offering her heart
to him, everything to make him happy. But it slowly destroyed her by doing so.

�Rest assured, ladies. I will
keep an eye on Inuyasha and Shippou, to keep them out of trouble.�

�Thanks, Miroku, that�s real
sweet of you.�

�Anything for you, Kagome.�

�Mmm, what about dinner,
Monk. Kagome would like that after her bath.� Sango said slyly, watching Miroku
as he frowned. He quickly got his wits back.

�Do you think it�s wise to
leave dinner in my care, my dear lady?�

�No!� Shippou said, with a
stricken look on his cute face. �I would like something *edible*! He always
burns the food!�

Sango sighed deeply. �Oh, all
right. We�ll see to it. But don�t expect any dinner soon! But you can make
yourself useful. Go get some wood, and water- not at the hotsprings, Monk!- and
start a fire. Maybe Inuyasha can hunt some game, so we�ll have some fresh meat
tonight?� She addressed the hanyou, who was sitting silently, which was very
unnatural for him, in a tree. He seemed to be paying no attention to the little
group below him. He was instead looking off into the distance, breathing in and
out deeply. He seemed to scent the.
�There�s something else I
need to do. I�ll see you tomorrow.� Inuyasha didn�t looked at them, but jumped
out of the tree and was off. Kagome looked at the spot he just left, a hurt and
confused look on her face. But as soon as they got sight of it, it had
disappeared and was replaced with a false cheeriness.

�Well, it has to be something
important!� She knew already where he was. Sesshoumaru only had confirmed her
suspicions about his whereabouts at night. The only thing that got him to leave
the precious shikon shards, was his lover. Bitterness seeped into her thoughts.

She felt someone touching her
hand. �Come on, Kagome, let�s take a bath.� Sango stood beside her, and was
looking at her with clear concern. Kagome faked a smile, but she couldn�t fool
Sango. She sighed deeply.

�It�s just... I worry so much
when he�s away. He never tells us what he�s doing, noere ere he goes... I worry
he�ll be gone one night and never return...�

Sango didn�t say a thing but
led her to the hotsprings. Kagome began to automatically undress herself, after
putting her bathing supplies close to the edge of the rocky natural basin. She
shivered due to the biting cold in the air, and it shook her somewhat out of
the melancholy she was in. She hurried into the steaming water, and yelped at
the contrast it had on her cold body. Sango smiled at the antics of her friend,
and sank deeper into the hot water. She hoped the water would soothe Kagome�s
worried nerves. Kagome was so wound up lately. She jumped at sudden noises, and
was afraf bef being alone... Maybe that had to do with Inuyasha leaving them
all the time, but- No, there was more. Sango was almost certain of it.
Sometimes Kagome stared off into the distance, and then her hand moved to her
neck, rubbing the flesh there, like she had an itch or something. Sango
couldn�t tell; the collar of her shirt covered it. And now her long hair was
conveniently draped over her neck.

�Isn�t this great?� Kagome
purred, leaning against the smooth wall of the rocky basin, eyes closed.

�Yes, it is.� After that,
none of them spoke, just content bading themselves.

�So... I think I have soaked
enough. You coming?�

�Yeah, uh... my hair... I
wanted to do that tonight too. Well, maybe another time, I�ll-�

�Do your hair. What is there
to worry about? I can hear Miroku and Shippou clearly, so camp is close. I�ll
go and start dinner.�

Sango got out of the hotspring
and quickly dried herself, and put her clothes on. She gave her friend a smile
before she disappeared in the shrubbery.

Kagome started to work the
shampoo into her hair. She worked fast, as she didn�t want to take long. She
could hear her friends; the mumbling of their talking, the very faint whispers
of a crackling fire, a rather loud slap and the shrieked �Pervert!!�. Still,
she felt very uncomfortable.

And it was so quiet ad
hd
her, except for the sounds of the camp. Only the sound of running water was
heard, but for once it didn�t soothe Kagome�s nerves. She quickly ducked her
head under the water and rinsed her hair.

She hastily got out of the
water, and grabbed the cloth to dry herself. She was getting more nervous by
the minute, even though she was telling herself she was acting ridiculous. She
shivered; due to the cold or her rising unease, she didn�t really know.

�After seeing this, I begin
to understand why that half-breed prefers that walking corpse.�

Kagome didn�t turn around.
She was frozen. Her body just failed to listen to her mind, which was
screaming. Screaming at her to run, to hide, to call for her friends. Her mind
screamed at the injustice of him seeing her when she was so vulnerable. She
clutched the cloth to her body, like it would completely cover her. But her
back was bared to the eyes of the cold Demon Lord, and the piece of cloth
hardly covered both her breasts and her private parts.
&n]>
She opened her lips, but no
sound came out. She knew he still stood there, with all his arrogance and
cruelty, waiting patiently for her to make the next move. But she refused to
turn around. Where was Inuyasha when she truly needed him?

She tried again to call out
to her friends, but her voice had been stolen from her. And did she dare involve
her friends in this?

�Nothing to say, human? I
think I would neither, if I were you, caught in this position.�

She could feel his eyes scrutinising every detail of her naked
flesh. She lowered her head in shame.

�Yes, caught while bading.
Did you ever wonder why exactly that mutt choose a *dead* woman over you, hmm?
Did you ever took a close lookyouryourself? Of course, your faces resembles
each other but... I think the similarities stop there. She is a real *woman*,
with the body of one... What do you think you are? Merely a girl, pretending to
be more than she really is. Or perhaps some are just a bit more blessed..� His
words were mocking, his voice a harsh sneer which cut through the last remains
of her self-esteem. He was right. Her body was still developing, and she
secretly feared she would never get such luscious curves like some of her
friends already had. Her rational thoughts told her it was normal to feel
insecure about her own body, but that didn�t lessen the fact that she knew she
was rather scrawny compared to Sango and... Kikyou.

�Truth hurts, doesn�t it?�
She could almost see the smirk on his face, the malicious delight clearly
tangible in his voice.

She didn�t answer him, but
took a step closer to the spot she had carelessly dumped her clothes. They
beckoned her, offering her a retreat from the contempt in his eyes. She didn�t
have to see his eyes to know that. That�s how he always looked at her. And it
burnt her, made her feel even more worthless.

Suddenly, he appeared before her
eyes, standing between her and her clothes. She jumped back startled. Her eyes
flew to his face, meeting the coldness of his eyes. Though his face didn�t show
anything he felt, it were his eyes that gave her hints of what he was thinking
and feeling.

His eyes swept lazily over
her exposed form, and a degrading smirk lifted the corners of his mouth.

She held the cloth tightly to
her body, while she looked down at the rocky earth. She didn�t want to see him
anymore. Maybe, if she just ignored him, he would go away.

She took a step back, and he
followed her steps. A foolish move on her part; it only got her further away
from her clothes!!

At once, without she seeing
him move, he stood close before her, and had reached out a hand. Before she had
the chance to react at all, he had snatched the small towel away from her,
making her gasp and stumble further back.

No!! Her horrified mind
screamed out. No!! This was so unfair... She tried to increase the distance
between them, but tripped over a rock. She started to fall backwards, and
braced herself for a painful collision with the rockhard soil.

Her fall was halted as he
grabbed both her arms and yanked her back. The force behind it threw her right
into his imposing figure.

�N-No!!� Shame and
embarrassment gave her extra strength, as she tried to push him away, to pull
herself loose from his grip, but she wo mao match for him. He continued to hold
her, while he still watched her with his eyes. A derisive and degrading smirk
had settled on his face, making her even more ashamed.

But his eyes... As she dared
to look right into them, she saw a strange light into them. It made her feel
even more uncomfortable, afraid. The light was almost completely shadowed by
the arrogance and malicious amusement. The bastard was enjoying every minute of
her humiliation. He took it all in with a perverse pleasure.

Still, as eys eyes travelled
slowly over her bared form, she saw the light grew stronger. She shivered. He
was really enjoying this!

�P-Please... Leave me alone,�
she whispered. The plea was clearly heard by both of them, and Kagome wanted to
curl up and cry. Would this never end?

The smirk got wider as he
heard her pleading. He drank in tightight of her humiliation and her scent that
was filled with the pain and degrading and doubt and insecurities. Once more,
the dark satisfaction at seeing her pain ran through him, making him
light-headed.

�Ah, poor little human. But
trust me, when I say that this is perhaps for the better! Perhaps now you will
give up on those foolish hopes and expectations. Haven�t you figured it out by
now? Inuyasha is attracted by certain attributes of a woman. That, and mayb dom domineering personality... That priestess didn�t take any crap from him; she
knew just how to treat that mutt.

You, girl, are certainly
lacking in areas.� His eyes lazily swept over her chest and she wanted to run,
far, far away.

�You let him run loose. Oh,
that little subduing spell is quite handy, but as you use it, it hardly leaves
an impression.�

Sesshoumaru looked at the
shivering girl and noticed the Goosebumps on her young flesh.

�Cold? You pathetic
humans...� he snorted as she tried again to get away from him. Her blush
reached from her cheeks all the way down to her chest. Long, flowing black hair
curled charmingly around her small shoulders. Flawless skin, a flat stomach,
long legs, soft curves...

With a snarl at his own
unbidden thoughts, he suddenly pushed her roughly away from him; she stumbled
and fell.

What was this?!

She lay at his feet, face
averted, trying to get up. He could smell blood! Her blood! The heavy scent...

She must have scratched
herself. She was so easily hurt.

Still, she struggled to get
up. Her shoulders were shaking, and he could smell the salt of her tears.
Finally, she was crying. It made her eyes like big, shimmering pools of liquid.
Starlight seemed to be captivated in them. Her eyes, which gave all her
sweetness, caring and stubbornness away.

She tried to get up. Still,
she wasn�t completely defeated yet. Where did she get this strength?

He wanted it gone! He wanted
to crush it, and with it his strange fascination with her strength, with her
power, with her!! Yes, it had gone far beyond the fascination with her power!
He started to growl! He didn�t like this! It was unbecoming for him! How dare
she!

He lashed out to her in his
confusion and rage.
pan>
�I think,� his voice had
turned into cutting ice, �that even if you crawled to him, naked, he would
laugh at your pathetic attempt for his attention!� She shrank back from him,
clutching her side. Had she somehow bruised a hip or something? He had thrown
her down with great force... What did he care!?

With a burning need to make
her pay for these strange emotions, he continued: �Just give it up! With a body
like this and your irritating and useless personality, you wouldn�t be able to
please any man, and certainly not an hanyou!�

A sob escaped her, and she
brought a hand to her face, which was hidden to him by the curtain of her hair.

�You disgust me. Get out of
my sight.�

Her eyes flew to his face and
the disgust and scorn written on it made her choke back another sob. He took a
step aside, as to clear her path and she scrambled for her clothes. She picked
them up and ran into the woods, in quite the opposite direction of her
campsite. Silly girl.

Her soft whimpers and the
smell of hearsears stayed with him and he revelled in them. Ah... Such pain,
such anguish; it made him feel alive. Still... Something in him was whispering softly.
Like there was more... More he wanted, more he could get off her. So much more
she promised, so much more she contained than what he just got out of her...
Maybe he should aim for a different goal...

Such nonsense!! He frowned at
himself. What the hell was going on?!

****

Kagome shivered again as she
quickly pushed the memories away. It still bothered her, very much. What
bothered her the most was that Sesshoumaru was right. What exactly did she have
to offer?

After he had destroyed the last
remains of what once could have been called her self-esteem, she had ran away,
blinded by tears, never caring where she was going, or what she could meet.

She never exactly knew how
long she had continued her mad pace through the forest. She only came back to
hef aff after she tripped over a large root and had fallen hard on her face and
chest. Her whole ribcage had screamed in protest (maybe she had a bruised rib
or so). The pain brought her back to herself, like a hysterical person who�s
slapped hard in the face. She had quickly pulled on her clothes, and looked
around herself, trying to figure out where she was.

Her surroundings were
completely unfamiliar to her. That was the last straw. She had huddled
underneath the ancient tree which had tripped her, and broke down. She had
cried out her shame, humiliation, pain and sadness. But most of all, she cried
for the hopelessness of her situation, and the bitter truth of Sesshoumaru�s
words. Because to her it was the truth anyway. No matter what her mother or her
friends told her; Inuyasha thought of her as little more than nothing. And she
cared about what houghought! His opinion of her mattered to her!

The cold seeped in her limps,
mingling with the cold in her heart. Maybe she should go back to camp. She had
to her her part. She tried not to worry her friends too much. They had enough
on her mind already.

Now she thought about it, she
was acting awfully selfish. That had to stop. Her friends didn�t need to worry
over her; it distracted them from their goal; kill Naraku. That was important.

Sango was almost never
leaving her out of her sight this last two days. It was Sango who eventually
found her in the forest. She had somehow fallen in some kind of nightmare
filled slumber. She hadn�t even woken up when Sango had come to sit next to
her. However, when she embraced her, Kagome had waken up, cheeks still tainted
by her tears, despair in her eyes. Sango hadn�t said anything, but pulled her
in a tight hug, making Kagome burst out in tears. She had cried brokenly in her
friends arms.

Sango, nor herer fer friends
had asked her what had driven her from the hotspring and away from the camp.
They thought it was perhaps due to her feelings towards Inuyasha. What if they
knew the whole truth? They would never let her out of their sight again. And
ashaasha... he would probably accuse her of actually trying to rile his much
hated half-brother up. He would probably say it was her own fault for
interfering in their stupid feud.

�Kagome!� Shippou came
bouncing towards her.

�Kagome, dinner�s ready. You
coming?�

�Sure.� Kagome got up, and
grimaced at her stiff muscles, and the aching in her chest. She hadn�t told
them about the bruised rib. Perhaps a bit stupid, as it was really troubling her,
but she didn�t want to tell them and be the reason for another delay in their
search. Because her friends would make sure she would get rest, and then
Inuyasha would be really pissed. And she didn�t want to deal with him right
now.

�Come on, Kagome! The food
get get cold!�

She grinned at the little
Kitsune. �Calm down, firecracker! I�m coming!�

****

A/N: End chapter 4... Let me
know what you think!
- 3
- 4
- 5
You need to be logged in to leave a review for this story.You need to be logged in to leave a review for this story.
Report Story

In too deep	By : Pallas Category: InuYasha > General Views: 3689 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha, nor make money from this story.

In too deep

In too Deep