An alternative fanfic created by Phlie.
Disclaimers: No, I still haven't become the heir to Rumiko Takahashi. *pouts* No jaws were injured during the writing of this story. lol
Chapter 3 - Fight!
The sun kissed the dew on the grass good morning. Birds flew after each other, chirping out their love songs. A gentle breeze brought the smell of spring. Shippo and Kaede both marveled at the beautiful beginning to their day. Inu Yasha sat in front of the hut staring out at - nothing. There was nothing. Kagome had left the night before and he had let her go at Kaede's insistence. He guessed the old woman was right. Kagome probably had a lot to think about and needed the time to herself. But now he was wishing he had gone after her. She couldn't protect herself, and she had been gone a long time.
Just as he was about to get up and go looking for her, he spotted Kagome out of the corner of his keen eyes. He lit up. She was wearing more traditional clothing instead of those smutty looking skirts he was accustomed to seeing her in. She looked so fresh, as fresh as the spring day. Then he noticed that she had a companion. He squinted his eyes and his mood went dark again as he recognized who it was. 'Miroku. You lech. If you've so much as lifted a finger towards her I'll slash you open so fast you won't have to worry about the air rip.'
"Wow. You sure are in a bad mood on such a beautiful day", Shippo said to Inu Yasha as he watched the hanyou's face get darker and darker.
Inu Yasha turned to him and Shippo thought he was in for another pounding. Fortunately, Inu Yasha just growled at him and then shot out from the hut, running as fast as he could to the couple coming from the forest.
Kagome didn't notice him. She had turned to look for her new friends, finding Miroku there, but not the girl. She called for Sango, but got no answer. Kagome frowned. Miroku turned then and called for the missing girl. Kagome got an unsettling feeling. She started to retrace their steps, back into the forest.
Inu Yasha saw Kagome turn and thought she was going to run from him. Then he heard her call for their friends. 'Something must be wrong with Sango.' He ran faster still and was almost to Kagome when she let out a surprised yelp. A hand had snaked out and grabbed her, pulling her up into the trees. Inu Yasha couldn't see her anymore.
"Let her go, you bastard! I'm gonna rip your fucking head off when I get up there!" Inu Yasha was ready to kill whoever had grabbed Kagome and leapt into the air. Half way up the tree something fell past him and he watched it fall to the forest floor. It was a badly beaten Kouga. Inu Yasha looked from the body lying at the base of the tree to the girls above him. Sango was balancing herself on a limb, visibly shaken. Kagome, on the other hand looked as if she had thoroughly enjoyed herself.
"What a rush. I didn't know that beating up a pervert would be so much fun. Is it always this much fun when we battle together", she asked her companions.
Three sets of jaws dropped as they all whipped their heads to look at the usually dainty, timid girl. None of them could believe that she had not only fought off something with her own too hands, but that she had enjoyed it.
Kouga began to raise himself off the forest floor and Inu Yasha pushed him back down to the earth with his foot on the wolf demon's back. "I think I would stay down if I were you. What did you do to piss Kagome off so bad" he asked.
"Nothing, I swear! I was just trying to get her alone. Just to talk!", he quickly added as Inu Yasha ground his heel into Kouga's back.
"Then why did you grab me", asked Sango. She was able to finally compose herself and crawled down to a lower limb, then jumped the small distance to the ground. Kagome followed her.
"I couldn't tell you apart at first. You both had on similar clothes and I was so distracted by the birds chirping around my head, that I just grabbed the first girl I came to."
"Yah, right. You are just a sick, perverted bastard. Admit it!" Kagome had a glint in her eyes. She could fight him again in an instant.
"No, that would be the monk", sighed Inu Yasha, as he let the other demon up. "I think it would be in your best interest if you didn't come around Kagome for awhile. She's had an accident and isn't quite herself right now." "Yah, I noticed. But I want to help her. I would do anything to aid my woman."
Inu Yasha's whole body tensed up. Not because of the asshole's comment about Kagome being his woman, when everyone knew she belonged to him. This time he was afraid of the curses that would soon erupt from Kagome. He waited, but nothing happened. He turned around to find her gone. Again.
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No one had seen her slip away. She didn't know how to handle this feeling inside her. She had never felt this way, not that she knew of anyway. It was like a big burst of energy surging thru her body. She loved it, and wanted more. But how could she keep feeling this way and not hurt her friends? She needed action. The thrill of winning against the wolf guy had startled her, but she slowly started to accept it. She sat down on the grass next to the spring and breathed in deeply. It was almost calming now, the knowledge that she could do this and not need Inu Yasha's help. He couldn't tease her about being kidnapped anymore and that in itself made her giddy. She started laughing.
The sound of laughter caught Inu Yasha's ears and he smiled. He didn't know why she was laughing, but he was glad to know that she was happy. That was more like the girl he knew and loved.
The three friends went in search of Kagome. They found her lounging by the spring and joined her. She looked for Kouga and saw that he had decided to flee her wrath.
"Did that wolf guy run away like a big sissy", she asked the group.
"Yah. He's pretty harmless. You should watch out for Miroku, though. He's the real problem." Sango shot Miroko a knowing look. The monk looked hurt, but smiled slightly.
Inu Yasha sat quietly, watching the group and thinking that things seemed to be getting back to normal. He was so deep in thought that he didn't notice Shippo trying to sneak up on him. At the last moment, Inu Yasha heard the kitsune step on a twig. It was too late. The child had dumped a bucket of cold spring water on Inu Yasha's head and then ran away hoping that by the time Inu Yasha shook of the water and began to chase, he would back safe at Kaede's hut. Inu Yasha didn't give chase, though. He was too wrapped up in what was happening there right in front of him. Kagome had gotten up and was hiking up her kimono.
"What in the hell do you think you are doing? Do you want Kouga, the lech, and every other male - human and demon - to come for you?!"
"No, I just thought that the cold water would be refreshing. Looked good on you." Kagome winked at the astonished boy as she walked into the water.
Once again three jaws dropped in surprise at Kagome.
'Just when I thought she was back to normal' thought Inu Yasha.
"Hey wait up", called Miroku. "That does look refreshing!"
Inu Yasha and Sango both pelted him on the head.
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Okay! Well, I am working on making the chapters longer. Give me time, people. lol
Chapter4