AUTHOR'S NOTES: This fic is based on what I've seen/read so far from the Inuyasha anime (until episode 19) as well as the manga.*sweatdrops* ok, lets get on with it!I have to warn you people though, get a load of tissues...coz its kinda depressing...and I was in this sad mood when I wrote it..
Chapter One: Real Feelings
A certain hanyou had his back turned to the young girl behind him.
"Are you coming back?"he said quietly.
"I...I don't know.."was the soft reply.
It had been three years since the Shikon no Tama had been broken into millions of tiny shards when Kagome had shot down the crow demon, and shattered the Shikon no Tama in the process. They had been together for 3 years, more or less living together, travelling together in a group, facing dangers together; they were like a family. Now, the last Shikon shard had been found, and Naraku had been defeated less than a week ago;Kikyo was nowhere to be found, it seemed as if she had vanished off the surface of the earth itself.
With the Shikon no Tama complete, it was decided that Kagome was going
to keep it. Inuyasha had gone into a dark mood after they defeated Naraku,
and had refused to talk to anyone, and leaped to the highest tree when
even Kagome approached.
Kagome's heart ached because he seemed to carry anger and hate around
him like a cloak, and his lack of words hurt her even more than his insults.
After 2 whole weeks of not getting any response out of him, she had decided
to return to her world, and when she got back, she would seal up the well,
never to go return to the Feudal Age again.
She left in the dark of the night, believing that everyone was asleep, and made her way to the well quietly with her knapsack on her back. She'd left a letter in Kaede's house, to say goodbye, because she knew that if she told them that she was leaving forever, they would never let her go. What she didn't expect though, was someone waiting at the well for her.
"You're gonna leave all of us, aren't you?Forever."it wasn't a question,
but a statement.
"Inuyasha.."
"Are you coming back?"he asked.
"I...I don't know..."tears threatened to spill over, as a lump arose
in her throat.
"Why?"his voice was short and clipped, afraid to say more than a word,
afraid that his emotions would truly show.
"Wha--?"she whispered was all she could do before he whirled
around, and she was shocked to see the tears in his amber eyes, his face
furious.
"Why do you have to leave?"his voice cracked on the last word, and
the tears in his eyes started to fall.
"Inuyasha.."she breathed in shock, the tears in her own eyes also overflowing
and falling.
He embraced her tightly, knapsack and all. Her hands were frozen to
her side.
"Don.....don't go Kagome..please. I-I don't want you to go. Would you...stay
here?And...be mine?..."his voice was low and hesitant with pain and longing.
"I-Inuyasha!"was all that she could say.
"Kagome...I...I...please...stay..."he couldn't stop the tears from
falling, his heart from breaking. He gasped as she wrapped her arms around
him, returning the embrace.
"Inuyasha....I didn't know you felt...this way..."she said, crying
softly into his kimono,"I thought you--I thought you hated me!!"
Both of them were crying openly now, holding on to each other as if
they would never let go.
"Kagome, I could never hate you."he smiled through his tears at the
absurd idea of ever hating this girl, who was more precious than anything
in the world to him, who was like glass, but with a will stronger than
any metal, and who he'd fallen in love with ever since she'd brought him
back to life from the Goshimboku tree.
"But you...you call me names, and then blow hot and cold!Why, why do
you do this to me!?"she beat her fists into his chest. "It hurt so much..do
you know that?So much..."her voice trailed off as he lifted her chin softly
upwards, pulling her towards him, and pressed his lips softly to hers,
breathing in her scent.
She returned the kiss slowly, allowing her love for him to bloom in
it.
"This is my substitute when I'm not around, Inuyasha?"a new voice resounded
in their ears as they broke away from each other hurriedly, looking around
for the source.
"Kikyo..."Inuyasha was the first to locate the voice with his keen
eyesight;he saw her standing at a nearby tree, surrounded by her soul-bringing
insects, as the moonlight shone on her, making her look like a ghost.
"What are you doing here?"he asked suspiciously.
"I heard everything. And saw everything too."she replied nonchalantly.
Kagome moved closer to Inuyasha, and he readily embraced her.
"I have nothing to do with you now, Kikyo. I loved you once, but that
love I once had for you is gone. She's not a substitute for anyone, especially
not you. I love her for who she is, and she is Kagome."he said, while Kagome's
eyes grew larger at hearing his true feelings for her.
Kikyo just smiled."She won't be around for long, Inuyasha. What will
you do then?"
Inuyasha's eyes narrowed. "What are you gonna do?"
"Inuyasha!!!"was the sudden scream.
"Kagome!!!"he suddenly noticed that she was no longer in his arms,
but being held up by Kikyo's soul-bringing insect youkai just above the
well.
"Say goodbye now."Kikyo whispered, as Kagome was released by the youkai,
screaming "Inuyasha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"as she disappeared into the darkness
of the well.
He leaped forwards towards the well, only to be stopped by a barrier.
His earlier tears started to flow again.
"KAGOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
AUTHOR'S NOTES:I know, I'm being meaaaaan, but I had to try to leave
it at a cliff-hanger status. Is it any good so far??Please give me your
reviews, and I'll post the next chapter ASAP. ^_^
In the next chapter:
"Whatever love I once had for you is now DEAD!Do you understand me?!!!"
"...I'm gonna kill you..."
"She won't be coming back anymore"
"Dear Inuyasha, and everybody else..."
Stay tuned for the next chapter folks!!