Hold Me
Kagome and Inuyasha are arguing. They don't even remember what started the fight.
Hey, If we can't find a way out of these problems
Then maybe we don't need this
All each really knows is that the other has hurt them.
Standing face to face
Enemies at war we build defenses
And secret hiding places
They are now standing nose to nose, yelling incoherently at each other.
Kagome screams "I'M GOING HOME!"
Inuyasha just crosses his arms and looks away. "FEH! GO HOME, SEE IF I CARE!"
Kagome turns and runs towards the well, tears flowing freely down her cheeks.
Inuyasha just stands and watches her go, a sad look on his face.
Kagome is sitting in her room, looking out the window, as a stray tear runs down her face.
Inuyasha sits in a tree near the well, trying not to watch it.
Kagome stands next to the door of the well house, her pack slung over a shoulder. She looks at the door for a moment more, wipes a tear from her eye, and goes in.
Inuyasha watches from his perch as Kagome climbs out of the well. He feigns sleep as she walks over to the tree and calls out to him.
Hey, More than angry words I hate this silence
It's getting so loud
They walk back to the village, pointedly ignoring each other.
Well I want to scream
But bitterness has silenced these emotions
It's getting hard to breath
Inuyasha remembers the look on Kikyou's face as she offers to give him the Shikon no Tama. Then he remembers the look on her face as she shot the arrow that had pinned him to the tree for 50 years. He looks away from Kagome to hide the tears glistening in his eyes.
So tell me isn't happiness
Worth more than a golden diamond ring
Kagome, lost in her own thoughts, pulls out a fragment of the Shikon no Tama. She looks at it for a moment, then clenches it tight in her fist as if she could make it disappear.
I'm willing to do anything
To calm this storm in my heart
Inuyasha looks over at Kagome, a confused and hurting look on his face.
I've never been the praying kind
But lately I've been down upon my knees
He sighs, and turns his gaze to his feet.
Not looking for a miracle
Just a reason to believe
Inuyasha feels a light touch on his shoulder. He looks up into Kagome's eyes, and sees love and kindness reflected in them. She smiles at him, and he shyly smiles back.
Kagome throws her arms around him in a tight embrace.
He leans into her arms, and whispers, "I'm sorry."
They pull apart, and continue to the village, each with a small smile.
As they near the village, Inuyasha takes off, leaving a confused Kagome standing in the path.
Do you remember not long ago?
When we used to live for the nighttime
Inuyasha is sitting in a nearby tree, watching Kagome walk the final hundred yards alone. As he watches her, he remembers the night she woke him. He feels the fear that coursed through his body when her cries for help woke him from his eternal nightmare.
Kagome can still feel his strong arms around her as Shippo comes running out of Kaede's hut to greet her.
Now we don't live we exist
We just run through our lives
So alone
Inuyasha watches as each member of their party comes out and greets Kagome, some with hugs, others with friendly words. A sob catches in his throat, and he runs off into the forest.
Kagome turns just in time to see Inuyasha streak off towards the forest.
Hey, If we can't find a way out of these problems
Then maybe we don't need this
Kagome hands her pack to Sango, and follows after him.
Kagome finds him sitting in the sacred tree. "Please come down" she calls to him. He just ignores her.
Enemies at war we build defenses
And secret hiding places
With her hands on her hips, Kagome calmly states, "Sit". Inuyasha plummets to the ground.
"Bitch" Inuyasha mumbles around a mouthful of dirt
Kagome walks over to him, pushes him into a sitting position, and throws her arms around him.
Inuyasha just sits there in stunned amazement
Slowly, Inuyasha wraps his arms around her, and the tears finally start to fall.
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Ok, so wha'd'ya think? Kinda soft and squishy? I love the end… I just find it so happy (HaPpY!?!?! What Do You Mean By Happy!? He's crying!!) Yeah, I know, but it's kind of like he's letting go of his tough guy facade, at least in front of Kagome. So it's a good thing that he's crying. I mean the poor guy has A LOT to be crying about.