Tears of the Cursed
Prologue: Decision in the falling rain
".. I'm sorry, Kagome. Really, I am." Kagome just sat there, looking at Inuyasha. She knew he had made up his mind. Kikyou. 'Of course he still cares for her!' Kagome thought. "Oh, alright, InuYasha. Let's still be friends, alright?" She cringed at the word "'friends'" but hoped that he hadn't noticed her show of weakness. 'Friends. That's all we'll ever be. Stupid Kikyou. Stupid InuYasha. Stupid me. Why'd I fall for him? Didn't I know that he'd only cause me pain and sorrow? I knew it, so why?' She put on a fake smile, and left. Inuyasha had half a right mind to go after her, but figured that he should leave her alone. That was the bad decision that changed everything.
Prologue2 Choices and Promises
Kagome walked into the forest. She always had had this choice. But she had waited now, when her decision was made final."Eagle! Come, I need to ask a favor of you." She said, trying to hold back her tears. Suddenly a man came out of the shadows. His short hair was white, which looked very mismatched with his dark maroon eyes. His cloak stood out the most, for it too was white. Kagome giggled, even though she was so deeply sad. "Eagle," she laughed, "your hair puts your cloak to shame!" Then they both burst out laughing. But, Kagome stopped as soon as she remembered what she was about to ask Eagle for. "Eagle." Kagome said very quietly, though it silenced him immediately. "I've made up my mind, so don't try to change it. I.I will." Eagle looked down. "Is it because of Kikyou and Inuyasha?" he asked. Kagome just smiled a very sad and even more hurt smile. "No. It's because.I can help them all, you know? If can change something, I will, for the better." She waved her hands around, and smiled again. "I want everyone to be happy. Shippou, Miroku, Sango, Rin, everyone. Even Sesshomaru and you." Eagle looked down. "You mean you're willing to give up all of that happiness?" Kagome turned away, her face was hidden. "Yes, Eagle, I suppose I-I suppose I am." He looked back up at her unhappy posture. It didn't suite her at all. He wanted to reach out to her and tell her that everything would pass, and that he'd be there for her if she wanted him to be. But in the back of his mind, he knew that she'd never be his, never be the one to help her through it all. He knew that he'd never be the one to show her the light in the darkness, never help her through the labyrinth of her life. Never be with her, the only one his heart belonged to. Too bad that she had no idea how he felt. Then she continued, and she tried not to choke on the words that came, "But if I know that they are happy, then I don't need anything else to make me happy. Tell me, Eagle, what happens when the pillar is already in-in love with someone? I'd d-die, right? But I'll try to hold on for th-their sake, ok?" Eagle didn't respond, but went over to Kagome, and held her, solemnly. She quietly began to weep sadly into his shoulder, washing away all the feelings that love, and death had caused her. Before this, she had been willing to die for InuYasha. Now she was beginning to detest him. She began to quiver, making Eagle hold her even tighter. He reminded her of someone that she used to know. She couldn't remember who, though. 'Or was it someone that is one of my friends in my era? No, wait. Eagle is from neither of the eras. Stupid. He's from another dimension!' She kept crying into his shoulder. Why did this feel good? Why did it feel so right at the moment? "If you have the will to live, I'm sure you'll be fine." Eagle said into her hair. "Think for a second, Kagome. Don't give up everything you got now! You got friends, right? Yeah, I know you do. I'm here for you too, you know." Kagome nodded her eyes tearing still. "I've made up my mind. I'm sorry. Meet me tomorrow at the Goshinboku tree." Eagle nodded. Kagome waved as she started walking back to the village, her tear stained face looking normal in the cold sleets of icy cold rain. Eagle could still sense the young miko's sad aura, even after she was far away now. The air around where she had been standing was filled with a dreary cold feeling, and Eagle was saddened by this. 'She truly is in love with him. That InuYasha is a moron. How can he choose a dead girl over a live one? How could he possibly not choose Kagome, of all people? It just doesn't make any sense.' He thought. "I'll be there for you, Kagome." Eagle said into the dreary wind, even though Kagome was long gone. "I promise.Forever."
Prologue: Decision in the falling rain
".. I'm sorry, Kagome. Really, I am." Kagome just sat there, looking at Inuyasha. She knew he had made up his mind. Kikyou. 'Of course he still cares for her!' Kagome thought. "Oh, alright, InuYasha. Let's still be friends, alright?" She cringed at the word "'friends'" but hoped that he hadn't noticed her show of weakness. 'Friends. That's all we'll ever be. Stupid Kikyou. Stupid InuYasha. Stupid me. Why'd I fall for him? Didn't I know that he'd only cause me pain and sorrow? I knew it, so why?' She put on a fake smile, and left. Inuyasha had half a right mind to go after her, but figured that he should leave her alone. That was the bad decision that changed everything.
Prologue2 Choices and Promises
Kagome walked into the forest. She always had had this choice. But she had waited now, when her decision was made final."Eagle! Come, I need to ask a favor of you." She said, trying to hold back her tears. Suddenly a man came out of the shadows. His short hair was white, which looked very mismatched with his dark maroon eyes. His cloak stood out the most, for it too was white. Kagome giggled, even though she was so deeply sad. "Eagle," she laughed, "your hair puts your cloak to shame!" Then they both burst out laughing. But, Kagome stopped as soon as she remembered what she was about to ask Eagle for. "Eagle." Kagome said very quietly, though it silenced him immediately. "I've made up my mind, so don't try to change it. I.I will." Eagle looked down. "Is it because of Kikyou and Inuyasha?" he asked. Kagome just smiled a very sad and even more hurt smile. "No. It's because.I can help them all, you know? If can change something, I will, for the better." She waved her hands around, and smiled again. "I want everyone to be happy. Shippou, Miroku, Sango, Rin, everyone. Even Sesshomaru and you." Eagle looked down. "You mean you're willing to give up all of that happiness?" Kagome turned away, her face was hidden. "Yes, Eagle, I suppose I-I suppose I am." He looked back up at her unhappy posture. It didn't suite her at all. He wanted to reach out to her and tell her that everything would pass, and that he'd be there for her if she wanted him to be. But in the back of his mind, he knew that she'd never be his, never be the one to help her through it all. He knew that he'd never be the one to show her the light in the darkness, never help her through the labyrinth of her life. Never be with her, the only one his heart belonged to. Too bad that she had no idea how he felt. Then she continued, and she tried not to choke on the words that came, "But if I know that they are happy, then I don't need anything else to make me happy. Tell me, Eagle, what happens when the pillar is already in-in love with someone? I'd d-die, right? But I'll try to hold on for th-their sake, ok?" Eagle didn't respond, but went over to Kagome, and held her, solemnly. She quietly began to weep sadly into his shoulder, washing away all the feelings that love, and death had caused her. Before this, she had been willing to die for InuYasha. Now she was beginning to detest him. She began to quiver, making Eagle hold her even tighter. He reminded her of someone that she used to know. She couldn't remember who, though. 'Or was it someone that is one of my friends in my era? No, wait. Eagle is from neither of the eras. Stupid. He's from another dimension!' She kept crying into his shoulder. Why did this feel good? Why did it feel so right at the moment? "If you have the will to live, I'm sure you'll be fine." Eagle said into her hair. "Think for a second, Kagome. Don't give up everything you got now! You got friends, right? Yeah, I know you do. I'm here for you too, you know." Kagome nodded her eyes tearing still. "I've made up my mind. I'm sorry. Meet me tomorrow at the Goshinboku tree." Eagle nodded. Kagome waved as she started walking back to the village, her tear stained face looking normal in the cold sleets of icy cold rain. Eagle could still sense the young miko's sad aura, even after she was far away now. The air around where she had been standing was filled with a dreary cold feeling, and Eagle was saddened by this. 'She truly is in love with him. That InuYasha is a moron. How can he choose a dead girl over a live one? How could he possibly not choose Kagome, of all people? It just doesn't make any sense.' He thought. "I'll be there for you, Kagome." Eagle said into the dreary wind, even though Kagome was long gone. "I promise.Forever."