Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or DNAngel.
AN: Fic for DarkAngel048.
AN II: Thaks to everyone who has reviewed and everyone who will review. I appreciate each and everyone. I read them all as well and try to respond to them too.
Chapter 2 - 5 Year Reunion
{Darks' Perspective - Authors POV}
He remembered that incident like it had happened yesterday. He was never going to forget Kagome telling him he was going to have to chase and grovel. He did. After that day, he had chased her everywhere. They went to the same summer vacation spot after graduation, they went to the same college, and he chased her from afar. Watched as every man walked into her life and then walked out. He knew that she knew he watched her and that she still knew. She never let on though, but he could tell.
Just as right now he could tell that she knew he was watching. They were at their 5 year Highschool Reunion and never once in all of those years did they ever speak or meet face to face. His love had never faded and now she was watching him, telling him that she was ready to speak to him.
She moved across the rental room of the Emperor Hotel; her black dress sliding across her body snuggly as her hips sashayed back and forth. He watched her stop at the door way and turn her gaze to his and then quickly she turned away, clearly telling him to follow her. He did.
To the elevator he followed but didn't get on the same as she. He waited until he saw the floor her elevator stopped on and then took one there himself. She didn't stop and wait, but kept going and he caught a glimpse of her as she rounded a corner. He picked up his pace to catch the room she entered. He let seconds pass by before he knocked on her door.
She didn't answer the door but he heard her voice tell him to come in. He entered her suite and saw her nowhere but heard the sound of shuffling and then water running. She was in the bathroom. He sat down patiently to wait and when she emerged she was dressed in a white robe. She ignored him as she continued her nightly routine and just as she finished, she spoke to him.
It had been years since he had heard her voice being used to speak to him. It was wonderful, heavenly bliss for his senses. He had missed it so much.
"Dark, why did you follow me?" she asked quietly, her back to him.
"Because I still love you." he said.
"I see. You have chased me all of these years. 5 years you have watched me on other mens arms, followed me through my life, and you still love me." she said, not exactly a question and not exactly a statement.
"Yes, I will follow you anywhere. If you jump off a bridge I will say a prayer first but I will follow. If you look at me and tell me that you hate me and you are marrying someone else, I will accept your decision but never marry myself." he stated.
Her shoulders trembled and he could hear sniffles. He was torn should he comfort her and risk her yelling at him or should he stay seated and let her be. He chose to comfort her. Dark stayed behind her and wrapped her in his arms and held her to him. It had been years since he held her and it felt so right and glorious. He could feel her stiffen at first and then she relaxed into his embrace. Her sniffles decreased and then were gone altogether.
"Better?" he asked quietly.
She nodded her head and leaned back against him. By her posture and demeanor, she had missed him just as much as he had missed her. Is she forgiving him? He didn't know but could only hope that she was. Never before had he ever regretted anything so much as he did sleeping with Yuka. Since that day he had remained celebate and would continue to do so until he either got Kagome back or died.
"I never got over you." he said to her.
Kagome nodded, she knew that he hadn't. Only she would know that he was telling the truth. She knew him so well that he would never have been able to hide anything from her.
"I never got over you either. I forgave you just minutes after I saw you two together but I was still hurt." she explained and turned around to face him.
"You had every right to be. I was a fool for even straying. I don't even know why I did." he said.
"I missed you. Even though I knew you were always near, I still missed you." she said.
"I hoped you would. Can we start over?" he said.
"No, we can't start over." she said.
His heart sank like a two ton block of cement right into his stomach. He thought he was going to be sick and possibly cry. He hadn't felt this except when Kagome had confronted him and Yuka in front of the whole school and left him.
"We can't... we can't start over. I don't want to be cheated on again. I want to start again but not over." she murmured.
He almost hadn't heard her speak. Her words were music to his ears.
"Now, we can't pick up where we left off and feelings will have to still be mended. I want to start a clean slate and heal our feelings slowly." she said.
He nodded. He was elated and had nothing to say. Words were cheap and useless at times. The best way to convey his emotions was through showing her. He did. He kissed her so quickly that she gasped and widened her eyes hugely before they fell closed and she responded back. He then drew back as her words came to him.
"I love you Kagome. I will never lose you again." he whispered to her as he held her.
"Hmn, you better not." she said.
She was his again... and this time he wasn't going to screw it up and lose her, the best thing in his life, forever. he would die if he did. Never again would she doubt him.
AN: Ahhh, it is finished. Tell me what you think.