-Troubled Heart-
Kagome has finally decided to let go of her love for Inuyasha. She is still in the early processes of recovering from the breakup. Of course she is quite distraught until someone new steps into her life. Will Kagome finally have her prince charming?
Chapter 1
A soft sigh past through the lips of the young raven haired girl as she soaked in the warm water of the bath. It has been two weeks since she left behind a world she had come to love. Two weeks since she left him behind. She sighed once again as she sunk lower into the water, her mind overwhelmed with a torrent of thoughts. Letting her eyes slide close she reflected on the events that had led her to her current state of sadness.
Flashback
It's was cool spring night in the Feudal Era, the group had returned to Kaede's to settle down. The battle against Naraku had been won two months prior. And now they were recuperating, making plans for their future lives. Every one in the little hut was sleeping peacefully, except for Kagome who had begun to suffer from bouts of insomnia since Naraku's defeat. Her body tossed and turned sending her raven tresses flying about in a flurry. Kagome settled once more before she finally woke up a soft gasp. She sat up looking around the hut her eyes settling gently on all sleeping in the hut. Her eyes however could not find a certain hanyou. Her soft face scrunched up into an expression of annoyance.
"Gee I wonder where he is." she thought to herself is she stretched."
"As if I don't already know." she pulled herself from her sleeping bag and headed out the door of the hut, padding softly into the forest. These late night walks had become a habit of hers since her insomnia began. They soothed her in a way nothing else could. And though Inuyasha whined and yelled about how dangerous it was for her to be out at night alone she continued. She couldn't resist the allure of the forest, the soft pitter patter of tiny animals scurrying about. The quiet serenity that seemed to wind its way around both he body and mind. And the moon... The moon that cast its ethereal light upon the forest on a clear night. Gently caressing everything in its wake, making everything glow. The forest just seemed to have cast its spell on her and she was hooked.
She had had a lot of time to think lately. Now that Naraku was gone it seemed as if Inuyasha followed suit. He was now but a passing blur of silver and red. Here one second and gone the next. Kagome sighed as she delved deeper into thoughts, still walking softly through the moonlit forest. She knew where most of his time was spent now. And though it pained her to admit it she still loved him. But as the days began to pass by with no Inuyasha she began to realize what she had to do.
"I will…speak with him first thing in the morning." she stated firmly to herself. Set in her resolve she began to move her thoughts from Inuyasha to the enchanting forest around her. Once she had her fill of the forests' sweet serenity she began to make her way back to the hut.
As she quietly padded along back to the warm embrace of her sleeping bag piercing amber eyes followed her intently.