InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Chained ❯ Conversation ( Chapter 62 )

A/N: Hey everyone!

I have NO energy!

So, naturally, by my body’s strange and screwed up way of doing things, I am completely hyper.

Anyway, I don’t have much time right now, so I’m gonna shut up here and just answer the reviews now. ^_^

-inuyasha cute doggie ears - Lol, well, technically he’s not letting her go, he’s escorting her there. ^_^ Lol, but I suppose you’re right-- he is a changed person. And so far it seems to be for the better, neh? ^_^

- McSlave44 - Lol, well it’s a good thing I’m writing more then, isn’t it? ^_^ -- Lol, great now you’ve got me thinking about fishing. ^_^ Lol. Hey! Get outta my head!!!! Not that I mind you being in there, but... seriously, it could be dangerous for your mental health. My head is a very scary place to be. You don’t wanna go in there, trust me. ^_^ And you probably can’t see a vision of the story cause, in all honesty, there ain’t one. The only ones who know what’s gonna happen next are my muses, and they never tell me anything, so... ^_^ Lol.

-Tryst/Punishment of the Inu - Lol, yeah, it’s be kinda hard on poor Inuyasha... all that work and then he takes Kagome home and her mother gets angry at him. Poor little Inu puppy. ^_^ Lol. -- Oh, I read your updates, BTW! They were great! ^_^ Can’t wait for more! ^_^

-Lady Orange - Lol, I’m glad you’re liking it! -- You’re gonna read my other fic? ^_^ Great! Let me know what you think of it, kay? ^_^

-Leanne5582 - Lol, everybody was a little iffy with the beginning of the story. Apparently they didn’t like the idea of me torturing Inu like that. ^_^ Lol. -- NO! EEEARRRRRGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOT NARAKU/KAGOME! NEVER EVER NARAKU KAGOME! >_< Lol, in case you hadn’t noticed it, I don’t like Kagome very much. She annoys me to no end. But I had to put her with Inu in this story because the only other person I can pair Inu with is Sango, and she was with Miroku, and since I don’t want to make this a yaoi story, I had to put her with Inu. But otherwise I steer completely clear of Kagome. And Kikyo (DIE YOU STUPID CLAY BI---!). Lol, so no, this ain’t ever gonna be a Naraku/Kagome fic. Or a Naraku/Inu fic for that matter (I had some concerns about that early on). -- Lol, I’m glad you like my OC’s. I personally can’t take any credit for them really, since all I did was create them. I have absolutely no control over anything they do, and they never listen to me anyway, so... they’re a bit like my muses in that perspective. I’m just the helpless author caught in the middle of it all. ^_^ --Lol, and don’t worry about being a dork. I’m a freak so it really doesn’t matter to me. “Everybody is somebody else’s weirdo.” You’re no more of a dork than the rest of us on here I bet. ^_^ -- Lol, of course you may give your opinion! I want to hear your opinion! That’s why I accept reviews in the first place! So I can hear what you think! Lol. Lots of people think that Sess/Amaya sound like a good match. I don’t know if I could pull that off though-- Sess in love is kinda hard to get across sometimes. ^_^ Lol, and you’re not the only one who loves it when she calls Inu puppy. Although I don’t know if I’ll have her call Sesshomaru fluffy. Not only have I never been entirely fond of that title for him (guess that’s a personal quirk of mine-- I only like to refer to him as Sess or Sesshomaru ^_^) but he would probably chop her head off for doing such a thing. ^_^ -- Lol don’t be so concerned about expressing your opinions to me. Like I said before I want to here your opinions. And advice. I’m not saying that I’ll actually take it, but, believe me when I say that every last little miniscule bit helps. Even if it’s not supposed to. ^_^ -- Lol, I’m glad you like my inner-monologue and my writing style in general. I’m kind of fond of it myself. Not that I have a choice-- i have to be, because otherwise I can’t write anymore. ^_^ Lol, and don’t worry about rambling. Your only concern about it should be that, the more you ramble, chances are, the more I’m going to ramble. ^_^ Lol, anyway you left another review, so now I’m going to talk your ear off in response to that. ^_^

---Lol, your previous review made perfect sense to me (but then again, considering how I think, that might not be saying much ^_^). I’ve experienced that same problem numerous times before myself. I think it actually makes me come off as a bit ADD sometimes... and combine that with my OCD sort of personality... woosh, it’s not a good thing. ^_^ -- Lol, yeah. I think I might have overdone it a little bit-- the brotherly bonding-- but, considering all that they’ve been through... and that I was kinda in one of my completely rampant Sess-Inu stages where I wanted them to have all sorts of bonding, that’s the way it came out. Lol, you’re actually probably right about the contact thing though. Considering all your references to the spider episode, I think I’ll make one of my own-- Inuyasha laying his head in Kagome’s lap was actually quite a bold action in Japanese culture (unless I have all my facts screwed up-- which wouldn’t be entirely unlikely) because that is considered a very intimate position to be in. Not necessarily sexually, but just intimate and... Ugh! Dumb cat!... Okay, lol, sorry about that, my cat was acting up again... anyway, what was I saying?... Hm... .... ... Nope, no idea. Well, I know what I was saying, but I have no idea what I was trying to lead up to, so... -- Lol, I don’t know if I could picture my sister holding me like that either. And I’m the youngest too. Lol, or my brother for that matter, but I think that can be attributed to the fact that I don’t have one, so... ^_^ And FYI I like in Canada, so all of my information and authority on this matter can really be considered obsolete until otherwise confirmed. ^_^ In otherwords, I may have absolutely no idea what I’m talking about! ^_^ -- Lol, well now we’re tied, because I’ve confused myself.... I’ve really got a bad habit of doing that. ^_^ -- Lol, anyway. You’re right-- I could have cmpletely screwed with the characters. That’s the beauty of FF-- You can do whatever you want to them, and, so long as you post a disclaimer, nobody can do anything about it! ^_^ Lol. -- Yeah, you’re right, I do a lot of yaoi. Lol, but it’s understandible what you’re saying. I don’t expect you to picture them with anyone else. I just have an easier and funner(<-- can’t believe I just said that ^_^) time with yaoi, and I actually find the stories flow better when I do those pairings. I don’t expect anyone else to see it that way. ^_^ -- Ick. Kagome/Sango? Bleargh! Lol, I don’t read Yuri. At all. It creeps me out a little bit. Maybe cause I’m a girl, but... I’ll leave it for the Yuri fans... Just let me stick to my yaoi and this fic and we should all be fine. ^_^ -- Lol. I like your rambling. It’s fun! And it’s nice to meet a person every once in a while who does it just about as much as me. ^_^ Only know a couple people who do... ^_^ But I’d be glad to talk to you over email. Mine’s gossamer_curtain@Hotmail.com (in case you’re wondering) ^_^.

Well that’s it’ Gotta go eat now, so... ~*~   Chapter 63 - Conversation

‘You can’t be serious.’ Sango said, looking wide-eyed from the miko to the hanyou and back again.

It had been more than a week since they had arrived at Sesshomaru’s, but this was really the first time they had all been together since then.

The taijiya had been eager to see her little brother now that he was free of Naraku, but had been advised several times to give him the chance to get used to the idea of her being there again, and so she had spent nearly all her time with Miroku, which was fine by her.

The monk actually seemed to be putting some serious thought into their relationship now that he was conscious and knew how close they had come to loosing it. He hadn’t actually groped her once since they had arrived here-- something that Inuyasha, in one of his moments of brash sarcasm, had stated was a clear sign of the apocolypse.

In truth, the hanyou didn’t act much like his old self anymore.

He was calmer, quieter, and seemed almost nervous around them. He only seemed to be at peace when Kagome or his brother was near-- only seemed to be comfortable then.

And it was quite obvious how differently the new and old relationships were being forged.

Sesshomaru seemed to be fairly protective of his baby brother now, always watching him. The demon lord seemed more at ease himself now, less cold, as though the frigidness of before had been a direct result of a bitterness he didn’t really feel toward his little brother.

Of course, he was by no means friendly now, and he still had a death-glare that could freeze the very deepest circles of hell, but he was definitely different... somehow, by protecting and looking after his little brother, he had been changed.

And Inuyasha was changed too.

None of them actually knew what Naraku had done to the hanyou-- only that it had been much worse than what had been done to them. Kagome told them about what she had seen of the hanyou before she had been dragged away-- the collar, the jewel shards in his neck, everything that she could remember-- but, judging by the way she stated it-- the look that came over her face and the icy flicker in Sesshomaru’s eyes-- that had only been a small taste of what the hanyou had gone through.

And his eyes were so haunted now...

Yet, for all that, he seemed to be doing well.

And it was a little strange sometimes to see him in his new state.

In Sesshomaru’s presence he was, not timid per se, but definitely submissive in most manners, clearly understanding that his brother was there to protect him, and accepting that protection in any way it was given.

However, in Kagome’s presence, he seemed to almost switch roles, always hovering near the girl, his youki silently warning away any that sought to approach her and do her harm.

Sango doubted Kagome could feel it, but even now, while they were all here and so relaxed, that same sort of protectiveness hovered around the hanyou and the miko.

Kagome frowned slightly at glanced at Inuyasha, who was standing a few centimetres behind her, silent, staring at Sango and waiting for the conversation to run it’s course.

‘Of course we are.’ The miko said after a moment, looking back at the slayer. ‘It’s been forever since I’ve been to see my family. They’ll think I’ve been killed or something. I can’t just let them go on believing that!’

‘But if you do this you could be killed!’ The slayer said in exasperation, looking to Miroku for help. The monk, however, seemed uninclined to say much-- seeming more content to give this situation another of his silent assessments.

‘That never stopped you.’

Sango turned wide-eyed back toward the other two, her eyes focusing on Inuyasha, who had clearly been the one to say that. There was no mistaking his voice for Kagome’s, even if he had quieted down some.

‘What are you talking about?’ She asked slowly, not certain she wanted to know.

Inuyasha stared at her with a calmness she had never seen in the half-demon before.

‘Kohaku.’ He said simply. Sango felt her stomach give a small lurch as she realised where he was likely going to take this conversation. And, surely enough-- ‘You knew Kohaku was all but dead in Naraku’s grasp-- didn’t remember you-- and that going after him could get you and all of us killed. But that never stopped you. You didn’t give up on him, and you were right not to do so.’ His eyes shimmered slightly and seemed to harden, but not in an aggressive or angry way, more in determination. ‘So don’t ask Kagome to give up on her family now.’

An odd silence fell on the room at the end of the half-demon’s words where there was nothing but Sango and Inuyasha, staring at one another, something strange passing between them as Sango began to realise that he was right. She had no right to argue this side of the battle. And even if she did, nothing she said was going to keep Kagome from her family, or Inuyasha from her.

Nothing could have kept her from her brother when he was under a spell and was a spectre, with no real hope of ever remembering or returning to her.

Nothing would keep Kagome from her family when she knew they were alive and worried about her. Especially if she had Inuyasha backing her in this.

The two were quite to forces to be reckoned with on their own, but together, they were nigh on unstoppable.

The moment of silence was shattered as Miroku suddenly decided to join in on the conversation again.

‘It is obvious we are not going to dissuade the two of you.’ He said slowly, drawing Inuyasha’s golden eyes away from the slayer and up to him. ‘Though I doubt Sesshomaru will be as inclined to give into this.’ The hanyou’s ears seemed to droop ever so slightly, but his eyes only hardened all the more.

And now it was Miroku and Inuyasha’s turn to have a small stare-down, though it was broken long before Sango’s and Inuyasha’s had been when Miroku asked the expected, but still surprising question . ‘Do you want us to come with you?’

Kagome seemed slightly surprised at this, but, again, it was Inuyasha that answered, though when this conversation had transferred from the females to the males, she had no idea.

‘Don’t be stupid, baka monk!’ The hanyou said in a manner that was almost like his old one. ‘It’ll be difficult enough to get two of us there undetected, but what would we do once we got there? You can’t get through the well-- hell, we don’t even know if Kagome can anymore without the jewel shards-- and we could hardly leave you waiting out there in the open. Besides, you’re still healing.’ He pointed out.

‘Alright, we get the point!’ Miroku said, lifting a hand up defensively. ‘We’ll stay here for now.’

Inuyasha flattened his ears slightly, as though not quite believing that the monk had given in that easily, and he glared suspiciously at him for a moment.

‘Inuyasha.’ Sango said, drawing the half-demons eyes back to her, since Kagome seemed now to have been almost completely excluded from this conversation-- strange, since it was mostly about her. ‘That still doesn’t help you decide you know.’

Inuyasha frowned slightly as he stared at the taijiya. ‘Decide what?’ He asked slowly.

‘How you’re going to explain all this to Sesshomaru.’ Inuyasha’s eyes widened again, and his ears noticably drooped this time as Sango continued. ‘Do you honestly think he’ll let you go and do this?’

The hanyou glanced at Kagome and then shrugged. ‘I don’t know.’ He replied honestly. ‘I don’t know what Sesshomaru will or will not let me do. All I know is that I’ve very recently recovered my family after I thought it was gone forever. And I’m not gonna let Kagome and her family go through the same thing. At least not without a fight.’

Sango stared at the half-demon a moment, and then, letting out a slightly defeated sounding sigh, nodded slowly.

After all, it’s not like there was anything she could do anyway.

Inuyasha’s mind was made up and there was nothing else for it.

And, if there was nothing else Naraku had left undamaged in the hanyou, it was his stubborn and unbelievably strong will. ~*~  

Glossary

Miko - Priestess

Hanyou - Half-Demon

Taijiya - Um... Don’t know the exact meaning of this, but basically I think it means exterminator...

Youki - A demon’s energy, or aura (what allows them to transform)

Baka - Fool, idiot, incompetent, etc...