You all probably want to strangle me. Another fanfiction. I know, right? ^^ Sorries. But at least I've got much of this written already. Chapters are all very short. I own nothing. Go on, don't hate me. Read and review, please! :)
She gazed after him, breath coming fast, trying to ignore the burning feeling in her eyes and then the small, cold streams of water flowing down her face.
"InuYasha," she whispered.
He stopped and turned to face the human girl, his attention drawn from the spot where a beautiful, though deceased, priestess had disappeared without a backwards glance moments ago.
"InuYasha, why do you…" Kagome started, then stopped and sank to the ground, unable to go on.
"Kagome… I'm sorry." InuYasha's eyes were sad and regretful, but Kagome knew it made no difference. She knew her place in his heart. Jewel detector.
"Why do you say that?!" the young priestess suddenly shouted. "You don't even mean it! You just keep saying you're sorry and then you continue going to her behind my back! Stop lying! I know what I am to you! I know it wouldn't matter if I died! You only need me to be your little jewel detector, when Kikyo could manage just as well – better in fact – than I ever could doing just that!" Sobbing and out of breath, she turned away, tears streaming down her face, betrayal permeating her heart.
"Kagome, it's not like that at all," InuYasha insisted, eyes wide and glinting with a hint of desperation. "You're more than a tool for me. You're a friend. I'm grateful for that. Being a half-breed… it's hard to come by real friends."
Kagome hesitated and looked up at the hanyou kneeling beside her. He never used the term 'half-breed.'
"Promise me…" Kagome started, the sobs and tears subsiding. "Promise me you won't forget me, even if you leave to be with Kikyo. Promise. Please."
"I promise, and I won't leave you," InuYasha said firmly.
"But you can't promise me that," she sighed.
InuYasha sighed and looked away, defeated. Deep down, he thought, he would never leave Kagome alone, even if she herself couldn't believe that. But he couldn't bring himself to promise.
"I promise not to forget," he repeated.
"I'll hold you to that," she said, then smiled and stood, pulling the hanyou with her in the direction of the camp their friends were surely in the process of setting up. It was okay… for now, at least.
Told you chapters were short. Review?