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The Consequence of Hesitation
He would never forget her. He couldn't forget her. Forever engraved in his heart she would stay.
He didn't mean for things to get out of hand, and he never would have imagined being trapped between the affection of two different woman. She was a school girl and he was a half demon. Definitely not the perfect... normal couple... so it wasn't as if he had a choice besides the dead priestess... right? It's not like proposal would change her opinion of him, or any feelings for that matter. Yet, he couldn't deny his feelings for her deep down in his soul. He had fallen in love with Kagome, the teenager from the future. Somehow, she had melted his heart of stone.
She was always so happy, she never had a bad thing to say about anyone. And despite her school life being messed up, she never had any other desire but to help him and stay by his side.
But, things were never meant to stay happy. Life was only a depressing journey that Inuyasha had never seriously intended to complete. Life was only hell... something nobody would find worth their time.
But she never would have looked at it that way. No, she'd always stick up her chin and cheer him on from the sidelines in battle. She'd stay by his side when all was lost, and his horizon couldn't have been bleaker. Even if he said she was no more to him than a lousy shard detector.
The Shikon shards. The Shikon no Tama. Finally completed. Debts were repaid, promises broken, and lives thrown away... but the deed was done, finally given to Inuyasha to make his final wish. His wish to become a full demon.
But, he hadn't wished yet. Why? Because she was still lingering on inside the human half of his heart. Besides, he didn't exactly want to forget about her. She was the candle in the dark for Heaven's sake! And anyway, if he was in the mood to be completely honest with himself, he had given up his dream to become a full demon a long time ago, merely keeping the pearl as an excuse to keep everybody... his family... together.
Yes, however arrogant he was, fondness had overcome anger in a matter of time, and he had learned to love his family, even the little brat kitsune. And yet, excuses never held up. Things, all things, were meant to end. No matter how much they meant to anyone. They had some pretty amazing times together.
Then, she had left. Just like that. Never giving thought to her feelings, never paying any mind to his feelings, and never once had she desired to look back on Sengoku Jidai ever again.
And they both had parted with equally wounded souls, and burned hearts.
The soft autumn breeze blew the sakura blossoms and the colorful leaves in an enchanting whirlwind of red, orange, and pink. Birds were once again leaving, heading South for the winter, and that left the hanyou all alone in his tree. Forever alone.
That was the consequence of hesitation.
Author's Notes: A little sad and confusing? That's okay! Please leave a review!