Kagome sat on the edge of the well as she waited for inuyasha to pick her up. She had just gotten back from... An eventful trip to the present era. She sat there staring at the ground when a figure dressed in red approached. She didn't notice that or the fact that they were calling her name.
"Kagome!" The figure said as he snapped his fingers in front of her face, successfully snapping her out of her thoughts. She looked at the person finally.
"Oh, Inuyasha. When did you get here?" She questioned.
"What are ya talking about. I've been calling your name for the past couple minutes. What the hell is wrong with you?" He snapped.
"Well excuse me for having something wrong with me." She said as she turned around. She had every intention of jumping into the well when a hand around her wrist stopped her.
She froze as Inuyasha pulled her closer to him and laid his head on her shoulder. He wrapped his arms around her stomach and held her, back to him, tight. She melted into his embrace, wishing she could turn to face him, but he held strong.
"Don't keep running away Kagome. We need to finally... Talk." He stated just above a whisper in her ear, causing her to refreeze and shiver with fear.
"Naraku is dead." He continued. "Sango and Miroku moved on. Shippo became Kaede's new apprentice to become a healer. It's just you and me. However, you keep running to your time to avoid this and keep coming back." He turned her around to look her in the eye. Her face was pale and she was holding back tears.
"Kagome, are we ever going to be or are you gonna leave me?" He asked.
Kagome didn't know what to do or say. Any other time she would pledge her love and tell him she'd stay forever. That was before... She pulled out of his grip and steeled herself. What she wished for she couldn't have.
"Inuyasha... I'm-" she started.
Suddenly a big crow demon swooped down and tried to snatch Kagome's backpack, which was still attached to her. Inuyasha acted quickly and took off its head and one of its wings with one swipe of his claws. However, he was too far away to stop her from falling. Luckily for her a little dust twister appeared and caught her mid air. The figure landed, feet firmly on the ground, but didn't put her down.
"Hey, beautiful." a familiar voice. "Long time no see."
"Hey, Kouga. What are you doing here?" She asked surprised, blushing a little.
"Put her down ya mangy wolf!" Inuyasha yelled as he ran up to them.
Kouga just laughed, though Kagome wiggled out of his grasp and back on her feet. She immediately started to inspect her bag for damage. Luckily for her there was only a small scratch and was fine. She sighed in relief at that. She didn't know what she'd do if it broke.
Kagome turned and noticed inuyasha and Kouga having a stare down only a few inches away from each other. She could've pushed their heads together and say "fight fight fight. Kiss kiss kiss." But she didn't. Her mind was to far gone. She was in her trance again.
She didn't know what she'd do. However she knew inuyasha was growing impatient for an answer. She wasn't sure if he'd not just ask her again even if there were others around. She felt trapped and only knew of one way out.
She walked to the forest edge and looked back. They were still fighting. She didn't think, she just acted. She turned forward and sprinted.
She knew they'd but hot on her trail. She didn't know why she ran. It wouldn't help her but she couldn't stop. Not even with the voices calling her name behind her. Luck was on her side... Kinda.
It all of a sudden it started to rain and in a minute it was a down pour, masking her scent. It rained hard enough she didn't see the hole she fell into. She landed on her backside just as Kouga, followed by inuyasha past her over head. The hole was just big enough for her and her bag but she could still pull herself out when she wanted. She waited about 10 long minutes before she got out and bolted in a different direction than Kouga and Inuyasha went.
She ran and ran. Her legs threatened to give way, but she kept on. The rain stinging her skin, the strain aching her muscles, but her mind was too panicked to notice. She remained oblivious to it all. She only stopped when she tripped on a root and realized her body was so exhausted. She looked to her side and saw a cave. Forcing herself up she crawled into it. She didn't want to do anything but sleep, but she forced herself to change out her wet clothes and wrap her freshly clothed body in her sleeping bag. She then let the abyss of sleep over take her.
Kagome awoke the next afternoon when her stomach growled at her. She was starving having not eaten in almost 24 hours. She reached in her bag and pulled out 2 breakfast bars. She scarfed them down. She then figured she better figure out where she was. She realized blindly running off in a random direction was not a smart idea.
She looked to see which way was north, then tried to find where she ran from. She found it impossible. Everything looked the same. She wandered for half an hour but couldn't tell where she was.
She decided to stay where she was. There was a stream nearby she could use and the cave provided shelter. And the summer weather made it so she only needed fires for cooking. She could finally have some alone time with her thoughts.
She set up her area and got herself some water from the stream before sitting down at the cave entrance to look around her. The forest was peaceful looking. She knew she ran far. It was midday yesterday when she ran and she hadn't stopped til the rain stopped and some stars were out. She looked at the green grass around the cave entrance, enjoying the calm. She thought of home. She thought of souta, her grandpa... Her mom.
Her last visit home didn't happen how it she wished. She hated her fate. Her vision blurred as she tried in vain to stop the tears. She gave in and cried out hard. She screamed and cried and cried.