Inu-Yasha sat in a tree, thinking. Kagome had just met a human guy, and had
almost immediately fell in love with him. And, of course, he was almost the
exact opposite of Inu-Yasha. He was considerate, patient, humble, and many
good things besides. But what she refused to see was that he had a heart
carved from ice.
Kagome was a lot more short-tempered around Inu-Yasha now. Of course, around the new guy, she was all smiles. She was always either showing off or acting stupid around him lately. Inu-Yasha knew she was a lot smarter than she was acting.
"Are you sulking again, Inu-Yasha?" she screamed.
"I'm not sulking, I'm thinking!" Inu-Yasha shouted back irritably.
"Well, stop 'thinking' and get down here! Hokusai will be here soon!" she ordered. Inu-Yasha sighed and jumped out of the tree and onto the ground.
"Ah, there you are, Inu-Yasha," Hokusai said with a smug smile on his face.
"Yes, here I am," Inu-Yashs said through gritted teeth.
"Now that's one of your more annoying faults: lateness. You're never there when needed," Hokusai preached. Some of the crowd nodded in agreement.
"And YOU always turn up where you're NOT wanted," Inu-Yasha shot back.
"Another one of your faults: nastiness. I always try to be polite." Hokusai proceeded to tell Inu-Yasha that he was VERY rude, and should work on that. And he was always so violent; he shouldn't fight all the time. And oh, yes, there was more to life than violence. And Kagome agreed with whatever he said, insisting that he shouldn't fight all the time, that he was always putting her down, and why did he do that? It only ended when Inu- Yasha stalked away in complete humiliation.
"Where are you going, Inu-Yasha?" Kagome demanded when she caught up with him.
"Is it all right if I go for a walk!?" Inu-Yasha yelled over his shoulder.
"We weren't through!" she shouted. Inu-Yasha turned to face her.
"If THAT'S all you have to say to me, or rather, ABOUT me, then I'd rather not hear it!" he snapped at her.
"Only because it's all TRUE!" she yelled back.
"Oh, yeah? And what if I told you that this dream guy of yours is a bastard?" Inu-Yasha demanded.
"That's not true! You're just jealous!" Kagome accused.
"It IS true!" Inu-Yasha shouted. "And if you'd open your eyes you'd SEE that!"
"At least HE doesn't love me because I look like a dead priestess!" Kagome shouted.
"No! He loves you because of the jewel!" Inu-Yasha yelled in answer.
Kagome looked furious at this. "Fine! If that's what you think, GO for a walk!" she screamed. "And don't come back!" She turned on her heel and stalked away. Inu-Yasha started to when a voice stopped him.
"Inu-Yasha?" someone asked softly, and he turned around to see Kaede. "Where are you going?" she asked.
"Away," Inu-Yasha answered. "Away from THEM."
"Kagome and Hokusai?" Kaede asked.
"Yes," Inu-Yasha answered. "I've had ENOUGH of their taunts and insults, enough of fighting with Kagome, and enough of being shunted aside by her. Even more, I'm tired of her not admitting her attraction to ME. I've admitted my love for her to myself a while ago. I've tried to tell her, but she won't listen. Why can't SHE accept it?"
"In time, I'm sure she will. In the mean time, why do you have to leave? You've changed and grown so much. If you leave, you're throwing all of that away, I think," Kaede answered.
"Because, it might be torture to be away from her, but if I have to be lonely, I'd rather be lonely ALONE," Inu-Yasha answered.
"How long will you be gone?" Kaede asked.
"I don't know," Inu-Yasha replied. "I'm not even sure I'm COMING back. Fare well, Kaede. Maybe we WILL see each other again."
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Kagome was a lot more short-tempered around Inu-Yasha now. Of course, around the new guy, she was all smiles. She was always either showing off or acting stupid around him lately. Inu-Yasha knew she was a lot smarter than she was acting.
"Are you sulking again, Inu-Yasha?" she screamed.
"I'm not sulking, I'm thinking!" Inu-Yasha shouted back irritably.
"Well, stop 'thinking' and get down here! Hokusai will be here soon!" she ordered. Inu-Yasha sighed and jumped out of the tree and onto the ground.
"Ah, there you are, Inu-Yasha," Hokusai said with a smug smile on his face.
"Yes, here I am," Inu-Yashs said through gritted teeth.
"Now that's one of your more annoying faults: lateness. You're never there when needed," Hokusai preached. Some of the crowd nodded in agreement.
"And YOU always turn up where you're NOT wanted," Inu-Yasha shot back.
"Another one of your faults: nastiness. I always try to be polite." Hokusai proceeded to tell Inu-Yasha that he was VERY rude, and should work on that. And he was always so violent; he shouldn't fight all the time. And oh, yes, there was more to life than violence. And Kagome agreed with whatever he said, insisting that he shouldn't fight all the time, that he was always putting her down, and why did he do that? It only ended when Inu- Yasha stalked away in complete humiliation.
"Where are you going, Inu-Yasha?" Kagome demanded when she caught up with him.
"Is it all right if I go for a walk!?" Inu-Yasha yelled over his shoulder.
"We weren't through!" she shouted. Inu-Yasha turned to face her.
"If THAT'S all you have to say to me, or rather, ABOUT me, then I'd rather not hear it!" he snapped at her.
"Only because it's all TRUE!" she yelled back.
"Oh, yeah? And what if I told you that this dream guy of yours is a bastard?" Inu-Yasha demanded.
"That's not true! You're just jealous!" Kagome accused.
"It IS true!" Inu-Yasha shouted. "And if you'd open your eyes you'd SEE that!"
"At least HE doesn't love me because I look like a dead priestess!" Kagome shouted.
"No! He loves you because of the jewel!" Inu-Yasha yelled in answer.
Kagome looked furious at this. "Fine! If that's what you think, GO for a walk!" she screamed. "And don't come back!" She turned on her heel and stalked away. Inu-Yasha started to when a voice stopped him.
"Inu-Yasha?" someone asked softly, and he turned around to see Kaede. "Where are you going?" she asked.
"Away," Inu-Yasha answered. "Away from THEM."
"Kagome and Hokusai?" Kaede asked.
"Yes," Inu-Yasha answered. "I've had ENOUGH of their taunts and insults, enough of fighting with Kagome, and enough of being shunted aside by her. Even more, I'm tired of her not admitting her attraction to ME. I've admitted my love for her to myself a while ago. I've tried to tell her, but she won't listen. Why can't SHE accept it?"
"In time, I'm sure she will. In the mean time, why do you have to leave? You've changed and grown so much. If you leave, you're throwing all of that away, I think," Kaede answered.
"Because, it might be torture to be away from her, but if I have to be lonely, I'd rather be lonely ALONE," Inu-Yasha answered.
"How long will you be gone?" Kaede asked.
"I don't know," Inu-Yasha replied. "I'm not even sure I'm COMING back. Fare well, Kaede. Maybe we WILL see each other again."
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