Ok, this is my second fanfic, and unlike the first, this one is going to have chapters! Yeah, well, please review! This is my first time actually writing a STORY, so give input! Thanks!
Disclaimer: Unfortunatly, no, I do not own Inuyasha...damn.
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Chapter 1: The Departing, Part. 1
' Stupid, arrogant, selfish...what am I saying. It was my fault. Now I realize...I'm the one that drove him away. I' m the one that made him never want to come back. I'm the-'
"Kagome! Kagome! Kagome, dear, come out! Dinner is ready!"
Kagome's mom yelled at the door. She had just come home, hoping to get away from all the yelling before her head exploded. Guess she was wrong.
"I'm coming!"
Kagome hopped from her position on her bed to go downstairs for dinner.
' I just need to not think of him. I'm here to get my mind off of him, and on more important things. He has Kikyo, after all...'
Kagome recalled the past events earlier today:
Flashback
Kagome had just climbed out the well. She was getting very curious at where Inuyasha was.
"He always comes for me, even if I'm just minutes late," Kagome thought aloud. She started to wander around, slowly making her way back to Kaede's hut. Something caught her attention in the forest.
"Soul collectors...Kikyo."
Something told her she should just go straight to the hut. She knew it was Kikyo, and that Inuyasha was most likely with her. But she went anyway, out of pure curiosity.
Kagome silently made her way to clearing, where a bright light was coming from.
' What am I doing? I'm most likely just going to get hurt at what I see. Why do I bother?'
' Because you know you want to see. You want to see the day when Inuyasha tells Kikyo he's done with her. That she's nothing more than a clay pot. That-'
Kagome's voice in her head stopped when she saw the sight ahead.
There they were, just as Kagome predicted. Inuyasha and Kikyo stood near a tree, embracing each other like the world would end the next day. Kagome dodged behind a tree, trying her best to keep her tears to herself.
' I knew this would come. Why did I have to be so stupid? To think that Inuyasha would throw away his love he had for Kikyo in mere seconds. Yeah, like that will ever happen. Just look at them. I can't stand it anymore! '
And with that, Kagome just let her tears pour. She didn't care anymore. It hurt too much to watch them like this. But when Kagome finally looked up, the sight scared her.
Kikyo, the Kikyo that Inuyasha was in love with, was trying to kill him, right there. No doubt she knew Kagome was there watching. She probably sensed her long ago. Kikyo slowly retrieved a knife from her sleeve. Quietly and slowly, she brought it up to Inuyasha's neck...
"INUYASHA! LOOK OUT!" Kagome burst out from behind the tree.
' What the hell is she doing? I thought she loved him!'
Inuyasha looked to his right to see a knife at his throat. He paused. They waited. Was Kikyo really going to kill him?
"Kikyo. What...what are you doing?" Inuyasha barely managed to get the words out.
"Inuyasha. I died hating you. I died thinking you were responsible for my death. Because of this hatred, I am not at peace. Only with your death, may I finally go."
' What? But she knows it was Naraku!' Kagome's thoughts were too much for her too handle. There were just too many things going around, too many things she didn't understand.'
"But Kikyo...you said..." Inuyasha was at a lost for words.
"I know what I said, Inuyasha. It was merely a trick. Now, die, and we shall go to hell together!
"Kikyo! KIKYO WAIT!" Inuyasha protested.
Too late. The knife was already coming down to his flesh.
"KIKYO! STOP!" Kagome screamed.
At that very moment, Kikyo did just that. She stopped. Or more like, froze. In an instant, souls started to pour out her body.
' No! This girl, Kagome! She's draining my very life force from me!' Kikyo was stunned. She dropped the knife. Soul collectors gathered around her, and quickly but carefully pulled her in the air.
"Next time, Inuyasha. Next time."
Kikyo's last words pierced through Kagome. Was she still planning to kill Inuyasha?
Silence befell the clearing. Inuyasha didn't turn around. Nor did Kagome move. Inuyasha was the first to speak.
"Kagome. How-" Inuyasha started, but never finished. Kagome was already sprinting before he got his second word out.
"Kagome! KAGOME!" He took after her, gaining speed.
Kagome was running rather fast for her. She was bothering looking behind her-she knew he was gaining on her. She came out of the forest and saw the well ahead. She was so close, yet so far. Suddenly, a red figure dropped down in front of her.
"Kagome. Just listen."
"I don't need to listen! Now let me pass!" She maneuvered from each side, trying to get past him. But each step she took, was another step for him.
"Kagome you don't understand!"
"I understand very well, Inuyasha. But what I don't understand is why you stay here! If you love Kikyo enough, just go to hell with her!" Kagome felt a tinge of guilt, but it quickly dissapated. Inuyasha was shocked by her words. He stood there, as she ran past him. Quickly, he spun on his heels before she completely reached the well.
"If you want me to leave so bad, I will! Fend off the demons and protect yourself! I'm tired of saving you all the time anyway!" Inuyasha barked. Kagome heard his words, and stopped in her tracks.
'What...what if he really left...' tears began to well up in her eyes again. Kagome didn't know what she would do if Inuyasha really did leave with Kikyo to hell.
'It would probably be better for him...his life would be better.' Kagome spun to face Inuyasha. A single tear slide down her cheek.
"I hope you enjoy yourself, Inuyasha. Goodbye" And with that, Kagome jumped into the well, wondering if she will ever see Inuyasha again.
End Flashback
Kagome let out a large sigh.
' Oh, Inuyasha. What's gonna happen to us?'
A/N: Ok, yeah, I know this is really short, but oh well. I'm trying to make this story really long, so I'm going to stretch it out into as many chapters as I can!Please R&R! Greatly appreciated!
