All That Is Meant To Be
Author: Reflection of a Broken Dream
Pairing: Kagome (Inuyasha) x Kurama (Yu Yu Hakusho)
A Quick Note:
- I did more of Kurama's side the first chapter...now enjoy a little more of Kagome's side of the story!
- Inuyasha and Kagome are a little more mature in this fic...it's been three years, after all, and a lot can change in three years' time.
- BELATED MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS, AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!
- Hope ya'll enjoy!
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Disclaimer:
Me no own anything but this storyline ;,;
All That Is Meant To Be
- Chapter 2 - Worry And The Pursuit of Happiness
'It's almost time...,' Kurama worried to himself as he leaned against his sleek red electrically-powered car. He had several back-up batteries and cables in the back seat of his car, among other emergency items and rations.
'Don't fret, red,' Youko sighed for the umpteenth time that day. 'Yes, we'll be seeing Kagome in a matter of hours now. Yes, it's nerve-wracking...but worrying about it doesn't help anything!'
'I know...,' Kurama reluctantly admitted. 'I'm just nervous.'
'I understand that,' Youko replied. 'But if you can't just let the feeling go, this is going to be a long and torturous vacation...instead of a leisurely and relaxing one.'
'You're right...,' Kurama sighed, his breath making a soft puff of white in the air. 'Just let it go...focus on the task at hand- driving.' Kurama let the feeling go, relief filling him as he opted to think about the very long drive he was about to have to make.
'Once our step-father helps mother down to the car,' Youko added on. 'Where are they, anyway? We've been waiting out here for twenty minutes or so...' Kazuya had insisted on taking his mother's things, so they let him...but it was taking a long time. Idly, Kurama and Youko both hoped that they weren't at it again. There was a brief pause as the door finally opened. 'There they are!'
"Thank you, Kazuya," Shiori smiled sweetly at the tall man as he carried two suitcases for her.
"No problem, Shiori," Kazuya waved off with a small smile as they approached Kurama's car. He leaned away from it and popped the trunk, both he and Youko more than glad that they couldn't scent coupling on them.
"Shuuichi!" Shiori beamed as she neared her son, Kurama quickly embracing his mother.
"Are you ready for the trip?" Kurama asked softly as he gently pulled away.
"Yes! This is going to be fun," she chuckled as Kazuya opened the trunk and put Shiori's suitcases neatly in the back before he closed it.
"Be careful out there, the roads are slick," Kazuya warned as he came to stand in front of Kurama and his mother.
"I took the liberty of adding chains to the wheels," Kurama replied, lightly tapping his foot against the back wheel in show. "Can't be too careful on icy roads out in the countryside."
"Good man," Kazuya patted Kurama's shoulder in a fatherly show of his pride and love that Kurama had come to know and respect. "You'll be just fine." Kurama and his step-father shared a brief small smile at one another before Kazuya turned back to Shiori. "I'll miss you."
"I'll miss you, too," Shiori smiled warmly up at her husband as he brought her into a chaste kiss and quick hug. "See you soon."
"See you soon," he mirrored with a nod before letting her go.
"Come on, Shuuichi," Shiori beamed at the man again. "We've got a lot of ground to cover before we get there!"
"Indeed," Kurama agreed as Kazuya beat him to the punch and opened the car door for his mother. Inclining his head, he walked to the driver's side and got in as his parents shared another word and brief kiss before Kazuya shut the door. Shiori sighed contentedly as Kurama started up the car, both buckling in before he pulled away from the curb. Shiori waved to her husband and Kurama waved slightly before putting both hands back on the wheel and navigating them onto the main streets of town.
"So...are you nervous about meeting Kagome again?" his mother asked and he had to repress his urge to groan as Youko wailed miserably in his mind. This was going to be a looong trip...
"When will you be back again?" Inuyasha asked for the umpteenth time that morning as Kagome carried two full bags down the stairs along with her backpack on her back.
"In three weeks, Inuyasha!" Kagome answered, trying to hold back her irritation. "I'm going to be gone for three weeks!"
"Why?" his repeated question irritated Kagome yet again.
"Everyone needs a break from shard hunting, and this will give it a little time for the people who do have shards to screw up and leave a trail," Kagome recited her answer for the tenth time. "Besides...Sango and Miroku need a little time to themselves and I'm sure you and Kikyo would appreciate it." Inuyasha stopped halfway down the stairs, blushing and bristling as Kagome made it to the bottom. Noticing he wasn't directly behind her, she looked up at the hanyou questioningly. "What?"
"Y-You...," he started and stopped, stumbling for words.
"I'm not an idiot, Inuyasha," Kagome sighed. "I know you two have been doing the things that Sango and Miroku started after marriage. I know you both don't have much, if any, alone time and this would be a good time to improve your relationship, as well. I won't be there and since Shippou won't be there...you'll have plenty of alone time together." Kagome turned and walked off, remembering the day that she had let her precious adopted son go with his friends to learn to become a better kitsune prankster. It wasn't easy for either of them, but Shippou was with his own kind now and technically adopted by another kitsune adult that could take care of him. It stung a little that he didn't need her anymore and that she couldn't have raised him if she'd tried- he would have outlived her by many lifetimes- but she was somewhat soothed by the knowledge that she could see him every now and again. A deep ache still filled her heart, though... 'Maybe mom's right...I need to find a guy to date,' Kagome mused silently with a heavy sigh as she put her bags on the kitchen table. 'I really want a guy who can accept everything that I am and knows about demons...hell, I don't care if he is one! I just...I want to marry- or mate- a guy like that soon...so I can have my own baby to dote on...' The honest thoughts made her cheeks burn a little. She hadn't been that brutally honest with herself in a while... Shippou would always be her baby, but he wasn't around like he used to be...and she missed that. She missed treating him like he was her son- she felt like he was and treated him as such- and now that he was gone...it left her wanting a child to dote on and raise. But Kagome wanted a husband- or mate- before she had her own baby. 'Get a grip, girl! It's not like I can have that right now anyway!' Kagome lightly patted her cheeks as she took a seat at the table. 'I have to finish the Shikon and save the world...I don't have time for boyfriends, let alone a mate, husband, or baby...' And yet the thought left her feeling depressed...
"You okay?" Inuyasha's gruff voice startled Kagome.
"Yeah...why wouldn't I be?" Kagome replied in turn as she looked back at him with a smile on her face.
"You can cut the act...I can smell you, you know," Inuyasha surprised her again, the smile slowly leaving her face. "What're you so upset about? Is it me 'n Kikyo?"
"No...no, it's not that," Kagome shook her head and idly noted that his nose was flaring. He was making sure she wasn't lying to him- and she wasn't. "I just...I guess I just want someone of my own. That's all." Inuyasha blinked at her, surprise in his amber orbs. "But I can't. Not yet. Not until the jewel's finished." Kagome's blue orbs found the table again. It was silent for a long moment and she wondered if she should have shared that with him...
"Kagome...," Inuyasha spoke up finally, his hand clapping down on her shoulder. She slowly, hesitantly, looked back up at him. "It's okay for you find someone you like. It's okay to be happy. Just because we're still searching for the jewel and dealing with the damage doesn't mean you can't be happy- or find your own happiness- while we do it. You, of all people, deserve that, at least." For a long moment, Kagome just stared up at her hanyou friend, trying not to let her burning eyes fill up with happy tears, and really absorbed how much he had grown up in the three years she had known him. "What...? Do I have something on my face or somethin'?" Kagome smiled as he wiped self-consciously at his face, a rosy blush rising to his cheeks.
"You don't have anything on your face," Kagome laughed as she pulled his searching hand away from his face and blinked away her tears. "You just...you know what to say sometimes. Thank you." He blinked down at her before pulling off one of his boyish grins she used to adore.
"Feh! Don't sweat it, wench," his more normal reply made her chuckle. "What're friends for, anyways?" His hand came down on her head and mussed her hair.
"Hey!" Kagome cried, swatting fruitlessly at his hand. "Rrrgh! Stop that! I used a special product to make my hair not so frizzy! You're going to mess it up!"
"Oh...so you're hoping to meet a guy up at this...reee-zort you're going to, eh?" Inuyasha grinned as he finally let her hair go. Kagome had to struggle not to laugh at his pronunciation of the word 'resort' as her hands smoothed down her hair again...pretty easily, to her surprise.
"No!" Kagome managed to get out, a flush burning her cheeks as she attempted to scowl up at her best friend...and it was a poor attempt. "Mom's trying to set me up with this guy I apparently met when I was five, okay? I'm trying to look nice for the meeting...but then I'm going to probably avoid him like the plague." Inuyasha blinked and she realized that he probably didn't understand what the 'plague' was. "It's an expression. I'm going to do everything in my power to avoid him."
"Why?" Inuyasha asked simply and Kagome let out a heavy sigh.
"Because...I can't do this right now," she answered dully- an obvious lie.
"We just talked about that," Inuyasha chided, his arms folding across his chest. "And that's not it, anyway."
"Okay, it's not," Kagome gave it to him. "It's just..." She trailed off and didn't continue.
"Just what?" Inuyasha snapped after a long moment of not recieving an answer.
"I think I'm ruined for human guys now," Kagome blurted out, immediately throwing her hands over her reddening face as Inuyasha blinked in surprise. "Oh, Kami...I can't believe I just said that!" And then...Inuyasha started laughing. "Shut up you jerk!"
"Sorry, sorry," Inuyasha tried to placate, his hands up as Kagome peeked at him through cracks between her fingers, her red face glowing from beneath the sun-kissed fingers. "That's just..." He broke down into a fit of laughter again.
"Some help you are," Kagome scowled and turned her back on him.
"It's funny...because I don't think a human guy can handle you," Inuyasha finally broke down and admitted.
"What?" Kagome cried, whirling back around in her seat and glaring at her friend with shock and anger.
"Don't take it that way!" Inuyasha pleaded, his demeanor calmed down and hands up again. "Look...what I mean...is that...hn...okay!" Kagome lifted a thin brow at him irritatedly and the action idly reminded him of his half-brother. "You're too intense for a human guy, too feisty. He would give up trying to court you halfway through, if not sooner. You need a hanyou or a demon- preferrably one who can't be purified by your reiki. They would have the patience to wait for you and skill to...well...you know..."
"I know what, exactly?" Kagome asked, crossing her arms over her chest and tapping her foot against the ground impatiently.
"Dominate you," Inuyasha blurted out, blushing as he looked away. Kagome's eyes opened owlishly wide.
"Umm...do what now?" Kagome asked with a blush creeping back over her own cheeks.
"Dominate you," Inuyasha sighed in reply, scratching his reddening neck as he turned away from her. "A male hanyou or demon would have to dominate you- teach you who's boss while also keeping things fair between you. It's different with every kind of demon..." Kagome was trying and failing to understand what, exactly, 'dominating' meant without her mind wandering into the gutter. 'Boy am I glad that mom's at the store, Sota's at school, and Gramps is at a neighboring shrine,' Kagome silently sighed. 'This would have been an embarrassing conversation for them to have walked in on...'
"Oh...kaay...," Kagome replied slowly, hesitantly as she looked up at her hanyou friend, peeks of the skin on his face flushed red. "Umm...could you give me an example of what you mean? In case I encounter a demon in the past or here in the present- as highly unlikely as that is- and he tries to...uh...dominate me...so I can understand what the guy's trying to do so I can threaten to purify it off?" She didn't miss the stiffening of Inuyasha's back as he peeked back at her with wide, horrified eyes. "I said threaten, I never said I would." He relaxed a little...but only a little. 'Men,' Kagome inwardly snorted.
"Well...," Inuyasha swallowed hard and looked away again, the flush still on his cheeks. "Canine breeds are kinda possessive. We issue claims...well, most all demons do that...but we back it up by coating our intended in our scent and fight any male who gets near." 'That sounds familiar...,' Kagome thought wryly. "And Alphas of packs, which I am-" Inuyasha puffed his chest out proudly but the effect was lessened from Kagome's vantage point, "-need our intended to submit to us. We use any means necissary to get her to be submissive, usually something a little mean if she won't do it, and we end up with our fangs against her neck."
"You bite her?!" Kagome asked with wide eyes and a slightly shrill voice, her hands flying to her throat.
"Not unless she wants us to," Inuyasha answered nonchalontly. "We just press our fangs to her neck to show our domination. If she's been out of line, we bite and inflict a little pain... Of course something similar is usually done to pack mates, too..."
"You never did that to me," Kagome spoke warily, her hands still around her neck as Inuyasha scratched behind one of his cute little dog ears.
"Yeah...I knew I couldn't without getting hurt," Inuyasha admitted slowly. "That's why you're Alpha Female...until I take a mate. Then you'll be Beta Female- still a strong position, by the way. Though...I try not to think like that with my pack, considering most of you are human and don't understand pack rules and instinctual youkai stuff..."
"Yeah...," Kagome spoke up, a little lost for words. Then questions began to build up in her mind. "But, um...you said canines all act that way. Does that include breeds like coyotes, wolves...and kitsune?"
"Well...it's a little different for each type of canine," Inuyasha replied slowly, as if trying to think of the way he should answer. "Wolves, you've seen, are about the same. Coyotes, too. But...Kitsune are different. They're weird- barely canine- and they act way different than most other youkai."
"How different?" Kagome couldn't help but ask, intriuged.
"Well...they're patient as hell for one thing," Inuyasha grudgingly admitted as he sighed and turned back towards the table, his face no longer red. "And, kinda like wolves, when they find the one they want to be with...they pursue her relentlessly and they won't give up unless they know they have absolutely no chance of appealing to her. They're smarter, at least. I think the essentials are the same- you know, the fangs on the neck- but they use way different methods to do it...they're not as aggressive..." 'Hm...sounds kinda nice,' Kagome commented silently. 'I could use a break from aggression. ...Maybe I should mate with a kitsune...' Her lips tilted up a little.
"Anything else I should know about kitsune?" Kagome asked curiously. Inuyasha hesitated.
"Be careful," he shrugged. "They get...clingy. All touchy-feelly." Inuyasha shivered and Kagome couldn't help but laugh a little at her friend. 'Sounds like my kind of guy,' she mused with a wry grin. 'I don't mind a little affection. Dogs aren't so good at that...at least not out in front of others. Like they're embarrassed to be seen cuddling with their intended or something... Inuyasha would probably say, 'I don't wanna be seen as weak'. Yup. Kitsune are sounding pretty good right about now.' "I mean it, Kagome! Watch yourself around them!"
"I will, I will," Kagome placated with a more amused smile crossing her face. The door opening caught both of their attention.
"Kagome? I'm back!" Hikari called as she shut the door, bags rustling against the floor. "And I think I have enough food for the guys to survive on now." Kagome could hear the laughter in her voice and she couldn't help but grin as she jumped up from the table. Inuyasha was already halfway to her mom.
"Need some help putting everything up?" Kagome asked, striding to her mom's side, where Inuyasha had already taken several bags.
"Yes, please," Hikari sighed. "The sooner we can get everything put up, the faster we can get started towards the resort!"
"Awesome!" Kagome smiled giddily, picking up a few bags with her mom as they made the small walk to the kitchen. Inuyasha had put her overnight bags on the floor and set the grocery bags on the table. "I can't wait to check out the Mt. Hiei Enryakuji Temple! A lot of historically important monks were trained there, you know. I might learn something interesting from the site!"
"Sounds boring to me," Inuyasha shrugged off as the three of them started putting groceries away.
"It's not boring!" Kagome huffed. "People still like to train on the mountain, if not the Temple, and there is a serious training regiment some people do called the Sennichi Kaihogyo- the Thousand Day Mountain Walk. They walk around the mountain non-stop for a thousand days!"
"Why would someone do that? That's just stupid!" Inuyasha snorted. "They could probably go around it within a month's time- that's about thirty days, right?"
"Yeah," Kagome spoke up, about to speak her mind, but she was cut off.
"Okay, so they keep walking around the mountain, they learn the trail and where to forrage," Inuyasha continued. "But there's not much to forrage for on a mountain, and if they keep depleting the supply with more people behind them...how do they get more food?"
"They probably hunt and fish," Kagome brought her valid point to the arguement.
"Okay," Inuyasha handed that one to her. "But still...the wildlife probably won't stay around, knowing they're being hunted. They'll try to avoid the humans at all costs, making hunting and fishing much harder. Some people might not even get to eat at times. It's a stupid idea at best."
"Oh!" Kagome growled. "You're such a downer!"
"But I'm not a stupid downer," Inuyasha grinned as he put the last box of cereal away.
"Shut it," Kagome snapped as she lightly hit his arm.
"Was that supposed to hurt?" Inuyasha asked mockingly, his thick black brow raised.
"Do you want it to hurt? I can arrange that," Kagome asked, picking her bow out from under the table and letting her reiki flow down her arm and into the bow as she held it out in front of her. His amber orbs widened before they narrowed down at her.
"Not like it'll hurt anyway," he snorted. "I'm immune to your regular attacks...all but reiki spells and you can't do that." A triumphant smirk crossed his face and Kagome scowled.
"Maybe I'll come back with a spell I can cast," Kagome brought up as she let her power ebb away.
"Fat chance, but okay, go for it," Inuyasha shrugged again, his reaction only making Kagome angrier and more determined to find a spell.
"Alright," Hikari spoke up before the fight escalated any higher. "Do you two really want to leave on a sour note? Hug and make up." Kagome wanted to face-palm.
"W-W-What?" Inuyasha sputtered, his cheeks pinkening.
"You heard me, young man," Hikari replied sternly. "Hug and make up. I swear...you and Kagome act more and more like she and Sota did when they were little..." Blue and amber locked together, both of their cheeks pinkened.
"I'm sorry," Kagome sighed out first. "I won't try and find a spell to use against you. Your lack of faith in my abilities makes me angry."
"...I'm sorry...," Inuyasha answered softly, his voice barely heard as his eyes drifted back to a waiting Hikari. She raised a brow and his gaze snapped back over to a vaugely amused Kagome. "I trust your abilities, I was just aggrivating...'cause it's more normal for you to be angry...and I know when you're angry, you're more likely to come back determined and stronger." Kagome blinked in surprise, the man quickly enveloping her in a hug. "I'll miss you. There. I said it." His voice was only loud enough for Kagome to hear. Her lips tilted up into a full-out smile as she hugged her friend back.
"I'll miss you, too, Inuyasha," Kagome whispered back. His slight squeeze in response was all she needed. They quickly parted and both took in the pleased smile on Hikari's face.
"Don't you both feel better now?" she asked pleasantly, recieving a shyly embarrassed nod from Inuyasha and a slight laugh from Kagome.
"Yeah, thanks mom," Kagome nodded. "See you later, Inuyasha?"
"In three long weeks," he sighed in response with a nod of his own.
"Oh, come on now...in three weeks you should have leads on the shards," Kagome attempted to comfort him. "And you get some time with Kikyo..." He perked visibly at her words, both about Kikyo and the shards.
"Alright," Inuyasha agreed. "It's not so bad when you say it that way...see you soon." Both women laughed at the sudden change in his demeanor.
"See you soon," Kagome agreed, picking up the bags, pulling her worn yellow backpack back on, and pulling her bow and quiver out from under the table. She wanted to go prepared but that was the only weapon she could effectively work...if anyone asked, her excuse was ready. Someone told her that they had an area for archery, but they were mistaken. Embarrassing, but it was the only way she could get away with bringing them.
"See you later, Inuyasha," Hikari spoke as she hugged the hanyou. He hugged her back, used to her affections.
"Bye, Miss Higurashi," Inuyasha replied, both pulling away. "I'll be back in three weeks and if you two aren't here, I'm coming to look for you."
"No need for all of that, Inuyasha," Kagome waved off, sincerely hoping that he wouldn't come looking for them. "We'll be back." She paused. "If you get concerned, talk to Ji-san and Sota and they'll let you use the phone- we left a number on the fridge. Then we can talk over long distances and you'll know we're okay." He inclined his head, knowing what a phone was. She had introduced it to him a year or so ago and let him talk to her friends...it was a comical experience that Kagome would probably never forget...but he did pretty well with it, all in all. With that, Inuyasha escorted Kagome and Hikari to the door, Hikari locking up behind them. The window in Kagome's room was unlocked, so if he needed in for some odd reason, he could get in. "Bye."
"Bye," Inuyasha mirrored her farewell, standing on the front stoop and waving them off until they were down the stairs and out of sight. He then proceeded to return to the past. Kagome sighed a little to herself as the well's energy flared up. She opened the door to the back seat and piled their bags into the car. 'He used to watch at the top of the stairs when we left somewhere...or demanded to come with us...,' Kagome thought wistfully to herself. 'Everything's changed so much...' With a sigh, she shut the door, happy that everything fit right and that her bow and arrows wouldn't get damaged on the trip. She then went and opened the passenger side door, her mom already in the driver's seat.
"Ready?" Hikari asked with excitement in her voice as Kagome clambered into the car and shut the door behind her.
"Yeah," Kagome smiled at her mother, both buckling up. 'I really needed this- a change of pace,' she silently acknowledged as they pulled away from the curb. 'And maybe...maybe Inuyasha was right. Maybe I should try to get to know this guy...I might like him. Shippou, Sango, Miroku, Inuyasha, and Kikyo have all found happiness despite our harsh continuing quest... Maybe...maybe it's okay if I found mine, too.' Letting out a breath and feeling lighter and somewhat liberated, Kagome turned back to her mother. "Hey mom...?" She hummed in response as they came to a stop at a stoplight. "That guy...Shuuichi...do you remember anything else about him?"
"Is this a change of heart?" Hikari asked, genuinely surprised as she looked over at her daughter. The girl had asked her not to talk about him anymore, Kagome didn't want to think about guys right now with her ongoing quest. Hikari had cautioned her that this might be her only chance to reconnect, but she had solemnly rejected it.
"Kind of...," Kagome answered, a flush tinting her cheeks as she looked at the dashboard in front of her. "Inuyasha and I...we talked about things earlier...and he..." Kagome's eyes watered in rememberance of their heartfelt conversation before it got a little...weird. "He encouraged me to get out there and find happiness- a guy who makes me happy. Because it's really okay to be with someone and be happy...even with everything going on."
"Oh," Hikari sighed, a smile lighting her face as a hand clapped over her fluttering chest. 'Thank you, Inuyasha,' she silently thanked the hanyou she had come to see as something of a son. Her hand soon found its way back to the wheel as the light turned green. "He's absolutely right, you know. It's okay to pursue your own happiness." She lightly wiped at her own tearing eyes as Kagome blinked over at her mother, blinking away her own tears. "Shuuichi...you wanted to know about Shuuichi, right?"
"Yeah," Kagome answered softly.
"Well...the boy was different than other boys his age, more intelligent," Hikari started, focusing on the road and all around her as they began their long drive. "Not to mention his bright red hair and brilliant green eyes that neither of his parents shared. His DNA matched his parents perfectly, so the doctors said it had to have been a pigment deformity. He was a beautiful boy, though, really, with his long wavy hair and expressive eyes..." 'That sounds more like a demon to me,' Kagome mused with surprise. '...Like a kitsune...' She pressed down her rising excitement. She didn't want to be dissappointed if that wasn't the case...
"Wow...he sounds so different and memorable," Kagome spoke aloud as she searched her memories. "I should have remembered him..." Pressing harder on her memories, the image of a small boy sitting beneath a large tree came to mind, his hair fire red and eyes green like summer leaves. He slowly looked up at her from her shoes to her face, surprise in his orbs.
"Wait...the day we met...was he wearing some kind of blue and white sweater with jeans?" Hikari was silent a moment as she drove and Kagome was startled when she forced the memory, trying to remember everything. There was a shimmer of silver and gold before it faded out. 'What was that?!' Kagome asked silently as shock coursed through her veins.
"I believe he did wear something like that," Hikari noted aloud, peeking quickly over at her daughter. "Do you remember him?"
"Just a little...it's...it's fuzzy," Kagome shook her head and then gently rubbed her pounding temples. A headache was forming from her efforts to remember this enigma of a boy.
"I can imagine...it was so long ago," Hikari nodded understandingly. "And after a while, you stopped asking about him...like you had completely banished him from your mind; purposely forgotten him."
"That may be the case...," Kagome nodded to her mother, wondering if she had somehow subconsciously sealed her memories of him away. "What else can you tell me about him?"
"He was well-mannered and kind," Hikari started, searching her own memory for the boy she had once known. "Very smart...he was about to start cram school and was offered to skip grades, though he declined." She paused and Kagome nodded appreciatively. 'I could have used his help in school- I might've graduated with higher grades,' she silently lamented. "He sometimes pulled harmless pranks on you, and you pulled pranks right back on him. It was funny to watch the both of you interact together. Despite your little pranks and such...you two seemed to understand one another on a level that was...very impressive. The pranks never upset either of you, you just laughed it off and congratulated the other for the attempt, successful or not. You finished each others' sentences and knew when the other was uncomfortable, hungry, thirsty, or hurt without saying anything to one another...it was amazing, Kagome. Like the two of you were made for one another." Sparkling warm brown eyes caught dazed and dazzled azure orbs for a brief moment. "That's why we planned your wedding...and why the sudden arguement took us so offguard. You rare to never fought and even when you did, you made up quickly after... Can you remember what you fought about?" Her eyes turned back to the road and Kagome's turned back to the dashboard as she tried really hard to remember what could have broken up such a close-knit relationship. All she could remember was that first sight of him, a sudden flash of his smiling face- he was so cute!- and when she shut her eyes, a powerful warm feeling flooded into her chest. 'I loved him.' The thought felt right as she opened her eyes again and gazed at the road ahead. 'But...what went wrong?' She was unable to come up with an answer for that question at the present time, but she would find her answer...one way or another.
- End Chapter 2 -
- Ooohhh...suspense. Just what will Kagome do to get her answers? Will she ever fully remember Kurama? Who erased her memories of him? Was it Kurama...or was it Kagome, herself? Maybe soon we'll see. XD Kurama-Kagome interaction in the next chapter!
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