Kagome leaned over the side of the old well and stared deep down inside the darkness.
She sighed.
It's been nearly five years since Kagome last saw the hanyou from the feudal era and now that she was almost twenty-two, what was the point? He probably wouldn't even recognize her so why even bother? It'd just tear her up inside even more. Kagome felt tears burning the corners of her eyes.
'I've got to go get ready for work,' she thought.
Kagome hesitantly turned away from the well and exited the shrine, carefully closing the sliding door behind her.
Kagome tightened the thick coat around her shoulders as she walked out into the freezing air of winter in Japan. It seemed as if this winter was colder than ever before.
Kagome let out a small, exasperated sighed and watched as a small cloud puffed from her lips and disappeared into the cold air.
Kagome dark brown, glassy eyes twinkled as she watched small snowflakes hit the ground.
She was in a trance.
The silvery white reminded Kagome of Inuyasha.
Why did the well force her out so suddenly? And why wouldn't it let her back in?
Ever since they destroyed Naraku and found all the jewel shards, the well never let her back in.
It just kicked her out I guess you could say.
Kagome's chest warmed up as she thought of Inuyasha and her friends.
If only she had been allowed to stay a while longer.
Kagome shook her head, pulling herself together, and continued towards her car.
In the feudal era
Inuyasha looked up at the dark blue sky as the snow fell softly and silently landed on his face.
Inuyasha didn't mind.
He didn't even seem to notice the snow until one nearly fell in his eye.
The dark blue reminded him too much of Kagome.
Her hair . . . her beautiful wavy hair that smelled so much of ripe wild flowers.
Inuyasha loved Kagome's smell and missed it so much.
'Why did you leave Kagome? Why did you have to go so suddenly? And why didn't you come back?' He thought to himself.
"Inuyasha!" A friendly voice called to him.
Inuyasha jumped and looked back down to see Sango staring at him.
"What's wrong?" She asked.
Miroku gave Inuyasha the same look.
Inuyasha felt his cheeks warm up.
He knew he was turning pink.
"None of your business! Leave me alone!" He said, stubbornly, and looked away.
Sango placed her hands on her hips.
"You miss her, don't you?" Sango asked.
Inuyasha looked at her and raised his eyebrow.
"Who?" He asked.
"You know very well who I'm talking about! Kagome, you idiot!" She exclaimed.
Inuyasha watched as a snowflake landed on the ancient well a few yards away from them.
He hesitantly nodded.
"Yes," he said, "I miss Kagome."