AN: I took twilight down because I got a few complaints about the storyline. I was given permission by the author to continue, but I'm afraid that I might stray and end up writing something similar to hers'. So, instead, while I was drawing a picture of Kagome wearing Kouga's clothes (XD I was bored), I came up with a story idea that has a little Kagome x Kouga and Kagome x Inuyasha. ^-^
Summary: Takes place after episode 48 (I think it's 48, around there), when Kagome finds **SPOILER** Inuyasha and Kikyo (GRRRRR! _) embracing and realizes she can't compete ::sniffles:: Soooo, she goes home and stays there for two years (yes, 2 years, it's my story ^-^). Kouga misses her, ::fastfoward:: and Kagome agrees to be Kouga's woman. (You can kinda see where this is heading, a little "reunion fic". And no, Naraku is still alive and kickin' XD so there will be confrontations with him, 2 years later ^-^;;)
Okay, I know it sounds completely un-Kagome-like, but that's because the summary is very….bad. Just read ^-^
**NOTE** This story may turn either way, a Kagome x Kouga (which I recently found not so bad a couple) or Kagome x Inuyasha. Depending on reviewers opinions and the mood I'm in, that will decide which way I'll go. Normally, I'm strictly Kagome x Inuyasha, but I'm on the border. So, any thoughts?
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Kagome whimpered, then immediately clamped a hand over her mouth, muffling the horrified sounds that escaped her lips. Inuyasha spun around and she ducked behind a tree, eyes closed, heart racing in her chest. She knew it was cowardly, she knew she was wrong to eavesdrop, but what else could she do?
Taking a deep breath, she stood and readjusted her backpack. She hesitated for only a second before stepping out into full view. Inuyasha was staring at her, a sad, faraway look in his eyes.
'Why are you looking at me? Please, oh Kami-sama. I can't do this.' Kagome took a step backwards, her eyes never leaving his. He made no move to stop her, and that shattered her heart even further.
"Kagome." His voice was soft. Too soft. Kagome choked down tears as her vision blurred, blending his shape into a mass of blood red and silver. She blinked the tears away and took one last good look at him. She started at his feet and moved her eyes up, trying to memorize his clawed hands and red fire-rat attire. She moved to his face, and embedded his gold eyes and pointy fangs into her head. His silver hair came next.
Taking one last deep breath, she spun on her heel and ran, stumbling clumsily under the weight of her backpack. He didn't follow her, and her heart cracked further. Breathing heavily, she hurdled over fallen branches and ducked under hanging vines until she came to a clearing.
Kagome stopped at the edge, her eyes fixated on the well. Choking on a sob, she sprinted to the well, the backpack suddenly weightless. If she didn't do this now, she would never have the courage. She tossed her bag into the well and scrambled onto the ledge, legs dangling in the well.
Inuyasha hadn't followed her. Her heart shattered, until it was just a pile of broken pieces, too small to put back together. She reached into her shirt pocket and pulled out a small glass bottle. She clutched it tightly for a moment, hands trembling, before placing the shards on the ledge next to her.
"Gomen, Shippou-chan, Sango-chan, Miroku-sama. Sayonara, Inuyasha." She whispered before using the last of her strength to push herself off the ledge and into the well. She was surrounded by a familiar tingling sensation and she closed her eyes, relishing the feeling she would never feel again.
She was home. Kagome opened her eyes slowly and looked up. There were no vines crawling into the well. There was no clear, deep blue sky above her. Just the wood of the shrine. She wearily hoisted herself out of the well with her backpack and walked slowly back to her house.
No one was home when she arrived, and she was grateful for that. She kicked off her shoes and padded softly upstairs to her room. And suddenly, she wanted to be back with all her friends. She would give up her bed and warm showers.
The dam broke and tears fell steadily down her cheeks as she sank onto her bed. She had done it. She was home, and she was never going back. That though made her chest ache, and she buried her head in her pillow.
"Inuyasha…" She hugged the pillow close to her chest and let her tears soak into the fabric. For the first time since Kagome could remember, she cried.
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"Kagome-chan?" Sango frowned as she peered into the small hut where everyone was supposed to be staying. Shippou and Kirara were sleeping, oblivious to the missing girl. Miroku was out searching for Inuyasha, having a hunch Kagome would be with him.
She was just about to wake Kirara for help, when Miroku walked through a path in the woods. His face was grim.
"Hoshi-sama?" She met him halfway, puzzled by the serious look he was casting her way.
"Did you find Kagome-chan?"
"Yes and no."
"What do you mean?" Sango felt a lump form in her throat, visions of Kagome lying dead in a ditch somewhere haunting her. She shook the thoughts away when Miroku began speaking.
"She went back home…"
"Is that all?" Sango breathed a sigh of relief. If Kagome had went back home, they could just hound Inuyasha until he went to apologize. He seemed to read her thoughts and shook his head. Sango frowned, puzzled.
"Kagome-sama left the shards here, near the well. Inuyasha found them. She left them here for a reason. She isn't coming back."
The shock of his words made Sango stumble back. What happened? Kagome had seemed uppity recently, but what had happened to make her want to leave forever? Unwillingly, Sango felt tears prick her eyes as she thought of her friend gone. She swayed slightly and Miroku was there to steady her. She leaned heavily against him, which would normally be against her better judgment.
"Where is he? Where's Inuyasha?" She pulled away from the priests' hold and looked around, eyes filled with anger and sorrow.
"Maa, maa. He went for a walk. It seems that the soul snatchers we saw earlier were Kikyo's. Which means-"
"Kagome-chan saw her with-Oh Kami-sama." Sango's knees buckled and she would have collapsed if Miroku hadn't caught her again. She clutched at his robe as she fought back tears for the girl she had come to know as a sister. She was gone, never coming back. The shards were proof of that.
As much as Sango hated Inuyasha at the moment, she couldn't, wouldn't, abandon everyone. Not after everyone had stayed with her after all that she had done. Somehow she would find a way to get along with him, even though she knew a part of herself would never forgive. She allowed Miroku to hold her as she cried silently for the loss of a friend. She cried even harder at the thought of breaking the news to Shippou.
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Somewhere far off in the wolf yokai den, a man sat silently, eyes trained ahead of him, unseeing. The rest of the pack was sleeping, but he couldn't rest. Even from miles away he could smell Kagome's tears. He could smell her horror and he could taste the anguish she felt as if it were his own. His eyes narrowed and he balled his hands into fists.
"Dogface, I swear I'll kill you. I'll kill you." He hissed as he laid on his side. But Kouga still couldn't sleep, especially when he couldn't smell or feel Kagome anymore. Something was wrong, and he was betting his life it had something to do with a certain dog.
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AN: How was it? I'm sorry I took Twilight down! I really am! But until I can alter the path of the story in a completely different direction that the writer who wrote it, I won't be updating, Gomen! So please, enjoy this in the meantime! I really wanted to analyze Kagome's feelings more that what was depicted in the anime, so I prolonged it a bit.
And since Kagome and Sango are close, and I wanted to add some Miroku x Sango fluff (more to come!), I felt that scene necessary ^-^. Again, I'm not sure if this will be Kagome x Kouga or Kagome x Inuyasha, it depends on my mood and what you think (which I'll find a way to work it out ^-^;;). Either way, there will be some Kouga x Kagome fluff, I can't help it! ^-^
Review Please!
~Neoshipper~