Things Left Undone
Prologue: Nostalgic Memoirs and Broken Hearts
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How many years has it been?
She clearly did not wish to know or register that particular bit of information. The Kagome Higurashi she knew and had been only so many years ago seemed to have changed into someone else. No longer was she the ever so cheerful and bubbly teenager she once was. No longer did she seem so naïve. Although she tried her best to be the selfless person she is and feign good humor, deep down she really wasn't so anymore.
Funny what love can do to you.
Funny how love and heartache could destroy who you once unshakably were.
It was two years ago, Kagome remembered. She had been fifteen then and was seventeen now. School had recently started and summer had ended. She had spent her time in Feudal Japan during that summer break, hunting jewel shards. Naraku didn't even matter anymore. Most likely he was wreaking havoc upon that era, though there had been no horrid acts caused by his hands. She didn't even bother thinking about that demon anymore.
Yet, Miroku and Sango still did. She had pretty much abandoned them just because of one certain person's death. The only reason Kagome did continue visiting that era was because of her close friends and her obligation to collecting all the jewel shard. But Kagome could careless about sacred jewels, half breeds who wreaked havoc, and demon who hungered and thirst for power. She was selfish.
She argued that that was not her era.
Still, it had become a part of her through that blasted jewel.
Jewel...
Her eyes glazed over at that single word that brought back so many memories and was the cause for all those abnormal occurrences to happen to her. Her eyes unfocusedly watched the pavement before her as her legs unconsciously came to a halt. It was that blasted jewel that brought them together in the first place. It was because of that blasted jewel that had driven him to actually stick by her side even if he found her repulsive. It was because of that other blasted jewel that he had disappeared from her life forever. Jewels were curses. Jewels were evil. For all that Kagome knew, she'd never wear any jewelry or look at any piece of body ornaments with a longing look again.
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Hello all! Well, here's the new version of 'Of Broken Hearts & Renewel,' which is still up for people interested in reading it, and it's been retitled as 'Things Left Undone.' Nifty, eh? And it actually works well with the plot! This is just a prologue and next chapter will be flashback & whatnots. Please Please Please read and review -telling me what you think. I really don't wish to have what's left of my current self-esteem bashed down to absolutely nothing by flames, so please no flames. Constructive Criticism is fine with me. Any questions? Ask and you shall be answered.
This really isn't what I'd call my 'best,' but I believe it's good enough incomparison to the older version I clearly don't have much inspiration, although I'm sure once I get some feedback I'll be fueled more. Now to just get my muse to kick me enough so that I write better works for this piece of fanfiction. Anyways, adieu! Looking forward to possible reviews (please, ye gods! let me have some reviews. I like being happy -.-). See you all next chapter!
