A/N: New story! I like this one so it's staying no matter what.
Disclaimer: cough I cough Don't cough Own cough Inu-Yasha cough
Kagome was sitting on a swing in the park. She kicked her feet against the gravel slowly as the swing started and sighed. She pushed back ready to let go when someone caught it, and she looked over, her eyes brightening up.
"Inuyasha!" She exclaimed, and he smiled at her weakly. He let go of her swing gently pushing her, and she smiled as the wind blew through each lock of her raven black hair. She stopped suddenly causing Inuyasha to run up to her, a bit concerned.
"What's wrong?" He asked looking into the eight year old girl's eyes.
"Nothing," She said, smiling. "I'm just tired of swinging." She got up and ran to the edge of 'piney' the pine tree they had named for their club. She started to climb to the tallest branch. She looked down to find Inuyasha following her, she quickened her speed. When she reached the branch to her liking she sat down on it and waited for Inuyasha to come up. "Hurry up slowpoke!" She called down giggling.
"Who you calling slowpoke?" She heard a tiny voice say.
"You." She called. She felt a tug at her ankle and looked down. She rolled her eyes and grabbed his wrist as she hoisted him up. He took a seat across from her on the tree branch. She giggled. "You're funny." She said eyeing him. "I know." He said smiling.
She shook her head and leaned back against the tree trunk. "Inu-Yasha?" She said looking up at the sky. "Yeah?" He said closing his eyes. "Why is the sky blue?" She asked.
"What?" He asked opening one eye. She repeated her answer. "Why is the sky blue?" She starightened up waiting for an answer from him. He looked deep in thought.
"Well...when people's cry thier tears are caught by angels." He said looking serious.
"Angels?" Asked Kagome clasping her hands together in awe.
"Yeah, angels and the angels catch their tears and take them up to the sky where they turn blue." Said Inu-Yasha pointing at the sky.
"So the sky is really made up of a hundred blue tears?" Asked Kagome staring at her friend.
"No, not a hundred a billion gajillion blue tears!" He said stretching his arms as far apart as he could.
"Wow! I never knew that." Said Kagome standing up on the branch.
"You might not wanna do that." Said Inu-Yasha. "You could fall."
"Thanks mom." Said Kagome rolling her eyes. She obeyed and sat down giving Inu-Yasha a playful shove. "Hey watch it!" He yelled shoving her back as he let out a burp.
"Eww!" Said Kagome giggling and moving away. "Better out than in!" Yelled Inu-Yasha burping again.
"Atleast say 'scuse me." Said Kagome getting in his face. "You're escused." Said Inu-Yasha laughing and dodging a slap from Kagome. She stood up again and started jumping lightly on th branch. "Don't do that." Said Inu-Yasha grabbing her wrist. She yanked it away and sat back down pouting. He rolled his eyes and closed them shut. He heard a scream and someone pull at his ankle. He got up only to see his 8 year old friend holding on for dear life.
"Help!" She screamed as Inu-Yasha grabbed her hand. "I told you not to jump!" He yelled in an attempt to pull her up.
"I wasn't jumping!" She yelled tightening her grip on his wrist. "Don't let go!" She yelled.
"I won't I promise!" He yelled forcing himself not to let go. He looked down at Kagome her eyes were tearing up. "Don't let go!" She repeated.
He pulled her up with all his might and pulled her into a hug. They were both panting while she was gripping onto his shirt. "I was so scared." She said into his shirt. "So was I." He admitted as he pulled apart from her. "I told you so." He said in a joking tone.
"Yeah, yeah but you know me I never listen." She said shrugging.
"I know it all too well." He said laughing. "Now let's get down this is boring." He said beggining to jump on the nearest tree branch. Kagome followed him down until she lightly jumped to the ground. She looked around. "Inu-Yasha?" She said as she caught sight of the young boy on the monkey bars. She ran over smiling and climbing up.
"Bet you can't beat me." He called back to her as he skipped a bar each time he swung. "Bet I can!" She called after him as she started to catch up rather quickly. "I'd like to see ya try!" He called back just as he let go of one of the monkey bars. He was dangling there with his other arm grasping the bar. He let go andlanded in the gravel on his knee. He grabbed it crying out in pain. Kagome let go of her own grip on the bar and ran up to him.
"Are you ok?" She asked looking at him, his hair covering his eyes. She tapped him a little. "Inu-Yasha?" She asked in her sweetest tone. He looked up panting as his eyes were glossy. "Are you ok?" She repeated putting a reassuring hand on his shoulder. His frown began to point upwards in a wide grin. He got up fast and began to run as he called back. "Sucker!" Kagome looked up at him glaring daggers. She got up and began to run after him. "You get back here you!" She called after him speeding up.
"No!" He called back running up the steps of the park. He ran on the sidewalk with Kagome hot at his heels. "Now who's the slowpoke!" He called back as he tripped over a rock and fell into the grass. He tried to get up but was pushed back down as Kagome tackled him. "Hey!" He called as she was trying to tickle him. "No fair!"
"Yes it is!" She yelled reaching for his ribs as he tried to push her hands away. A fit of laughter escaped him as she went from his ribs all the way up to his neck where he was most ticklish. "Stop!" He cried out trying to stop anymore laughter from escaping his mouth. Kagome finally stopped and rolled off of him. She propped herself up next to him on the grass as she smiled. "For some reason I can't stop smiling." She said laughing at her odd comment.
"I noticed." Said Inu-Yasha poking her. "Hey, don't start that!" She yelled getting up. "Let's go get a popsicle." She said pulling him up and dragging him up to her front door. "Come on." She said opening the door. He followed her looking around making sure her grandpa wasn't around. If he caught them lounging about he would start on how i his time children always worked.
Kagome walked up to him sucking on a grape popsicle. She handed him three of them that were orange, red, and blue. He pulled out the blue and wripped the wrapping off. He gave it a tiny lick as if thinking about the taste. He stuffed about half of it in his mouth and gave Kagome a grin. She giggled and the grin from his face dissappeared as he realized how cold his mouth was. He shivered and waved his hands in the air. Kagome looked at him confused. He waved his hands until finally he got the words out. "My mouf ith code." (my mouth is cold). She giggled and ponited towards the trash can.
He ran over happily and spit out the huge chunk of ice. "That was cold!" He exclaimed laughing and sucking on the rest of his popsicle. They walked outside and sat on her front porch eating their popsicles happily. "So, what do you want to do?" He asked her tossing his popsicle wrapper in the grass.
She shrugged smushing her popsicle to make it juice. "We could...I don't know sit here." She said pouring the rest of the juice in her mouth. "No, that's boring." Said Inu-Yasha sighing. "What time is it?" He asked looking into her house.
"I don't know I can't tell time yet." She answered walking over to the digital clock on the microwave. "It's seven hundred and twenty." She called to Inu-Yasha. "You mean seven twenty?" Asked Inu-Yasha.
"That's what I said." Said Kagome casually walking outside.
"Well I better get going." Said Inu-Yasha getting up. "It's almost my dinner time." He started walking and waved back at her. "Meet me at piney tommorrow after lunch ok." He called back over his shoulder.
"Ok, bye Inu-Yasha." She watched after him until she couldn't see him anymore then she sighed and went back inside. She ran up to her room and kicked off her shoes. She layed down on her bed counting how many ictures she could make out of the ceiling.
"Kagome, it's dinner time don't forget to wash your hands!" Called her mother.
"Coming!" Answered Kagome pulling herself out of her room to the dining room. She plopped down on a pillow and grabbed for some rice. As she was pouring some onto her plate her mother brought a bowl of salad up and put a portion of it on her plate. "Ack!" Said Kagome holding her nose and pushing her plate away from her.
"Oh, Kagome you need to eat your vegetables or you'll grow up old and brittle like grandpa." Said Mrs. Higurashi pushing the plate back in front of Kagome.
"I'll have you know I always ate vegetables when I was her age." Yelled Grandpa pointing at Kagome.
"That explains a lot." Mumbled Kagome. She pushed her plate away and pointed her nose up.
Mrs. Higurashi sighed. "Ok, but please eat you rice atleast." She sounded like she was begging.
Kagome smiled knowing she had won and ate her rice happily.
She brushed her teeth and hair and ran into her bedroom. As her mom tucked her in that night she asked. "Mom?"
"Yes?" Replied Mrs. Higurashi turning on Kagome's night light.
"Where do tears go?" Asked Kagome.
"Why do you ask?" Asked Mrs. Higurashi.
"Well Inu-Yasha says that the sky is blue from the tears of other people's. Like angels catch your tears andtake them up to the sky." Said Kagome.
Her mother smiled. "Well, Inu-Yasha was very right, but he left out the part where when your tears each the sky you will find happiness."
"Wow, now I can tell him." Said Kagome smiling.
Her mother laughed and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Good night sweety."
"Good night mommy." Said Kagome closing her eyes and before she knew it.
When she woke up the next morning she knew the first thing she would do. She would tell Inu-Yasha what he forgot. She hopped out of bed excited. She got changed and brushed her teeth. She ran down the stairs and across the street to Inu-Yasha's house. She knocked lightly on the door and it opened revealing Inu-Yasha. She smiled as he looked at her.
"Inu-..Yasha?" She said looking at him. "What's wrong?"
"Some bad stuff's come up." Said Inu-Yasha crossing his arms over his chest. Kagome's heart sank in the pit of her stomach.
She gulped. "What kind of bad stuff's?" She asked.
"My daddy got a new job and we gotta leave." He said looking away from her.
"Oh, when are you leaving?" She asked swallowing her tears.
"Today, we spent the whole night packing." He answered.
"This can't happen not now." Said Kagome looking at him.
"Yeah, it stinks but I gotta do what I gotta do." Said Inu-Yasha sounding serious.
Kagome nodded and looked down at her feet. "Well will you remember me?" She asked.
"No dur." Said Inu-Yasha. "Will you remeber me?" He asked worried.
"No, never." Said Kagome.
"Here we'll make a promise, to never forget each other." He reached in his pocket and pulled out a string. He tied it around Kagome's finger and said. "Promise?"
She looked at herself when she pulled a bracelet off of her wrist and handed it to him. "Promise." She said.
"Inu-Yasha let's go." Came a voice from inside.
"Coming!" Called Inu-Yasha. He turned back to Kagome. "Pinky square?" He said holding out his pinky.
Kagome looked at him. "Pinky square!" She said locking her pinky with his.
He gave her a hug. "Inu-Yasha I don't want to miss the movers!" Came another voice.
"Ok!" He called letting go of Kagome. "I gotta go." He said going inside with one final wave.
She waited on his porch until she saw the car come out and Inu-Yasha staring out the window. She waved again as he waved back. "Bye Inu-Yasha!" She called. She ran after the car for a while then yelled. "Don't forget you promised!" Tears were falling down her face as she watched the car round the corner and dissappear for good. She fell to her knees as she looked at the ring on her finger made out of string. She whispered one last time. "You promised."
Kagome jumped in her sleep and awoke. She was breathing heavily, and she glanced at the clock. It was 3 AM so she let herself fall back on her pillow. Why was she suddenly dreaming of him again?
A/N: Phew!That was quite long for me anyways well review and tell me if you like it. C ya!