Hi!! I'm finally back!! Alright, so, I'de first like to apologize for still having not updated my first story, "Story of Sakura", but I'm still putting the final touches on it. With any luck it will be done by the end of the month!! Oh, and I'd like to thank my good friend Corazon for reading this thing over my shoulder and giving what she called, "collective criticism", or something like that... I know that I should be working on other things, but I promise to publish more stuff soon!! ARIGATOU TO THE FEW WHO HAVE KEPT ON WAITING FOR MY NEXT CHAPTER!!
Okay, I d'ont know how far I'm gonna take this, but please send ideas if you have any!
Kagome's chocolate eyes were overrun with tears. Her sweet face was twisted with pain and suffering. The shackles attached to her wrists and ankles bit into her skin, and numerous wounds on her back flowed freely, but the only thing she saw, the only thing she knew, the only thing she could see or know, was the broken body lying on the cold marble, barely feet away. "Inuyasha!"
"See ya!" Kagome waved once more and started off, a yellow backpack hanging over on shoulder and a contented smile set firmly in her place. In one hand she held a quarter of the Sacred Jewel. Inuyasha, her dear, beloved Inuyasha, walked beside her in silence.
Behind them, Sango, Shippo, and Miroku shouted out their goodbyes. Kirara barked once in farewell, wagging her bushy tail like a good-natured puppy. Kagome laughed.
As soon as she was sure that the others were far behind, Kagome stopped and turned to the partial demon. "Okay, what's wrong?" She knew he was worried, even though he had been trying to cover it up for two days now.
Inuyasha sighed. His dog ears twitched. "I want you to stay in your world for awhile."
"What?!" She balled her hands into fists.
He could tell, just by her reaction, that she was thinking of the last time he had told her to stay away. He had stolen the jewel from her and pushed her backwards into the well. Sometimes, he still regretted having done so. "It's just for a bit. Only about… A month. You need to study for those exams, –or whatever you call it- don't you?"
"But… Inu-kun…" She used the dreaded nickname, hoping that perhaps he would reconsider. She was going to fail if she didn't get back, it was true, but there were other things to consider. Inuyasha couldn't use the Tetsaiga without her, and he had lost his will to fight when she hadn't been there. Then again, the last time that they had been apart, she had gone through an absolute mental breakdown, and she knew it. At least he wasn't forcing her…
"Please, Kagome. Don't make this harder than it already is." Those adorable ears were drooping as he stared at his bare feet. She didn't notice it, but his hands were constricting.
"Fine, but at least tell me why!" she begged, grabbing the front of his crimson shirt and shaking him to get his attention.
"It's just that I want to be alone for awhile, and we both know that you can't let me alone long enough for me to get my thoughts straight." Inuyasha bent towards her, raising his eyebrows and giving a teasing smile.
"It's not my fault you can't think," she answered with the exact same tone of voice.
"Kagome…" he growled, his ears twitching in irritation.
"Alright, I'll go… But only if you grant me one wish."
Her request intrigued him. "And what would that be?"
"To do this!" Kagome grabbed his ears in both hands and swiveled them around once. She then grinned and took a running start down the path.
He reacted just in time to bound after her and grab her by the shoulders, wheeling her around. For a moment, yellow and brown clashed in the dying sunlight, and then his lips came in contact with her forehead. Those captivating eyes of hers closed, and so did his unusual ones. Then the moment was over and they were walking again in silence. After several awkward minutes, she took his hand in hers. It was a simple gesture, but it made him relax, and as the well came into view and they said their goodbyes, a small smile played across his lips.
"Goodbye!" Kagome smiled and placed her hands on the rim of the wall. She hoisted one leg over, and then the other, and the she gave him one last smile before she dropped down into the abyss.
A tall woman, clothed in dark cloth, stood up from where she had been gazing into a crystal globe revealing the softened Inuyasha walking back to the village. "Everything is going according to plan, master," she said in a sickly sweet voice.
"Good," replied a deep voice from the shadows. "With any luck, that witch and her demonic friends will be dead soon."
Once again, please send in ideas for what should happen next!
Love, Star-chan and Corazon-chan AND Felina-chan AAAAANNDDDD Mel-chan!!