A/N: My advice for this is, if you are very sensitive and are prone to cry easily, don't read.(Meaning, don't worry if you don't have a mental disorder)
This goes well with "Simple and Clean" by Utada Hikaru. (E.V.)
This is not a one-shot. It is AU.
This is an InuYasha/ Kagome devastation - turns Sesshoumaru/ Kagome romancy fanfiction.
And... I wrote this in three hours, so don't hurt me! Flames are welcome, though. I love playing with fire...

Disclaimer: I've got nothing.

xXSimple and CleanXx

She watched his back as he slowly turned away. Another tear fell…

It had made her feel special knowing she was safe and warm in his arms; simple and clean.

But he had to leave again, without giving any reason. This time she doubted he would come back…

She lost count of how often that had happened lately- his fading footsteps and her pleading whispers…

"Please, don't go… "

-S&C-

He had taught her so many things in life: how to live and how to love; how to deal with pain and other such emotions. He made her a completely different person.

Too many times he had smiled, saying things like:

"You've got a lot to learn, and I'm going to teach you…"

Or…

"No, I don't think life is quite that simple…"

Or…

"No one's alike, no one's different; and so, no one's perfect…"

Or…

"So, and maybe some things are that simple…"

Before he had walked away, his last words resonated in the cool night air. "Don't get me wrong; I love you, but does that mean I have to meet your father?... When you are older, you'll understand what I meant when I said, 'No, I don't think life is quite that simple…'"

She couldn't believe he was walking away. Not this again... no.

-S&C-

She looked up at the night sky, the stars of the constellation Andromeda shining brighter than the others, even the Northern Star. How… ironic?- that she had spotted Andromeda so easily. After all, Andromeda was the Chained Maiden. How befitting… Kagome was awaiting her fate, being left solitary with no rescuer, and a pointless hope that she would be saved.

She shivered lightly when a breeze passed, twisting her dark locks into the wind. It was October 1, 2005, the night easiest to see Andromeda, and there she was in all her glory.

Tonight also happened to be their two- year anniversary... and the same day he decided to finally end it.

But he had made her feel special before. Now she just felt broken; a toy used and broken…

He had seemed like such a gentleman, saying time and time again that he wanted to stay by her side. Up until six months ago, that is. He began acting different, like they were miles apart when, in fact, they were distanced by merely five feet.

She couldn't get her act together, trying to figure him out while managing her businesses and extra college classes. She had been so wrapped up that everything came falling apart at once.

That day he came to her, saying, "I wish I could prove I love you, but do you think that means I have to walk on water for you? When we're older, you'll understand what I meant when I said: 'So, and maybe some things are that simple…' "

She wanted to cry, bawl her eyes out, but instead she held her tears in and decided to save them for a rainy day; on a day when no one would notice. She pulled her jacket tighter around herself and decided to move away from that spot.

Now, that beautiful place alongside the park's most gorgeous fountain was tarnished in her mind's eye. It held the memories of a splattered relationship, torn in two and left floating amongst the lilies and koi within the ripples.

Once again, she saw his handsome, shadowed features turn away in an arc, his silhouette prominent by the park garden's night lights and the dark and empty sky.

Everything had changed from that point on and she, Kagome Higurashi, was no longer afraid of what was coming her way. After all, if her boyfriend of two solid years just out- of- the- blue dumped her, then she was sure nothing would stand in her path. Her future would be different; she wouldn't be that child she always wanted to be in her dreams- she would grow up.

-S&C-

She walked down the grey slate- stone path toward the outer park area. It was late- past midnight- and so cold as to where the tips of her fingers were frozen.

As she walked on, clearing her mind of her memories, she felt another presence nearby in the vicinity of the park. Looking around the large grassy arena with its borders as benches, Kagome spotted a figure hunched over on a bench not twenty metres away, lightly hidden in the shadows of a grand oak. By the broadness of the shoulders, she deduced that it was a male approximately her age (for no man could hold his figure in old age).

She walked closer, until she was less than five feet away. It was indeed a man; a man of striking brilliance. Despite his downtrodden features, he had an air of regality.

"Sir...?" She questioned, quietly, afraid of her misconceptions.

The man looked up, and amazing amber-gold eyes peered back at her from under silver, light-reflecting bangs.

"Sesshoumaru..."

She stood there, trying to understand why he would give her his name. When he turned his head back down, she was brought out of her stupor. He looked like a desolate flower. Like one of the lilies in the fountain ponds...

Or the silver moon. That seemed to suit him better.

"It's late... Sesshoumaru. You should go home. Someone will be worried for you."

His golden eyes gleamed mysteriously at her for an instant before he spoke. "Do not presume to know me, woman... And I do not need the advice of others."

"Pardon me, but helping others can't be so bad, and taking and using the advice of others is really easy!" She said fiercely.

"I'm sorry, but no, I don't think life is quite that simple..."

To Be Continued...

Tell me what you think. In truth, I don't know if I can continue this... I'm quite the crappy writer...

RE-EDITED. NO LYRICS. DISCLAIMER OFFICIALLY APPLIES.