INADEQUATE

By

Ava365

Chapter 2. Life goes on

"Are you sure about this, Kagome?"

Sango was standing by the room door, watching her friend pack.

"Yes Sango, I need to get out of here, it brings too many memories I'm not ready to deal with. I don't know when I'll come back."

Kagome finished packing and turned around to look at her friend.

"I'll call, I promise. And you can visit anytime you want. I remember you love my mom's cooking."

As had happened for the last 12 hours Sango felt ire rise up her throat almost choking her. Her friend was deeply hurt and that hurt her too. She understood Kagome's need to put some distance in order to recover. Her heart had been ripped to pieces by her first love. So she did the only thing she could do at the moment, she hugged her friend and helped her put her bags in the car. Fortunately Kagome lived in the same city but being that Tokyo is a very large city and that they both were busy it would be impossible to meet as often as they did now.

"Oi!"

The loud voice made the two girls turn around. Kagome smiled sadly. "Inuyasha!" She had to fight the tears that were attempting to flood her eyes.

"Don't cry on me wench!" Reluctantly Inuyasha hugged her; he was never good at comforting people, least of all women, not to mention if they were about to cry.

"You were going to leave without saying goodbye?"

Kagome raised her head that, up until now had been buried in Inuyasha's shoulder.

"No Shippo, I'm not leaving! I'm going back to my mom's for a while. Guys, you are making it seem like I'm moving to Siberia. We can meet anytime you want" She bit her lower lip. "I just need to stay away for some time; I couldn't bear to see him right now."

"Look, my prick of a half brother doesn't deserve you. You are too good for him. Just move on already!" Suddenly he was gently pushed aside by a firm hand.

"Ahem! If I may... What Inuyasha here wants to say is that we are your friends and we will stand by your side and support what you decide to do with your life."

"Keh!"

"Stop it Inuyasha, you are being childish! Miroku is right. I might be still a kit, but I'm with him in this, and Kagome has all my support." With this said, Shippo jumped up on to Kagome's shoulder and nuzzled her cheek with his showing his affection to the human girl he considered like a sister.

"What about your job?" Miroku, always the wise one, couldn't help but keep his feet on the ground.

"I've thought about that, Miroku. I can go by train; it's not far from my mom's home."

"OK, but don't forget your friends wench."

Kagome could only smile at Inuyasha's childish antiques, she hugged him.

"Of course not, we can still see each other, just don't expect me to remain in a place that brings so many memories of...him."

"Yes, of course we understand. Now, you better go. Does your mother know why you are coming back?" Sango asked

"Yes she does. I explained on the phone. She is so wonderful, she didn't make a fuss about it, and she just let me speak and understood."

As the car started to move away from the group of friends a lone tear rolled down her cheek. It was unfair, why did she have to leave? She had done nothing wrong. But the memories made it impossible for her to remain there, where she had spent so many hours with him, talking, watching movies, so many wonderful, sweet memories... Would the pain ever go away? Would she ever be able to forget him? Would she ever be able to fall in love again?

They remained there long after the car had left. The mood was thick, the looks full of determination. Shippo broke the silence.

"So, what are we going to do about it?"

"I have to see my old man and the prick tonight. We have a family gather. I'll see what's cooking. I bet there is more to it than what it looks like."

Sango cracked her knuckles. "I hope so because I feel like kicking some Inu nuts".

Miroku, who was next to Sango, cringed at the idea, and the three males unconsciously brought their hands to cover their precious jewels.

"Who do you think interfered in Kagome's and Sesshomaru's relationship?" Miroku had to ask, it had been eating at him the whole day.

"I never said anything, but my aunt put a lot of pressure on him. She kept telling him that he needed to mate a youkai female in order to have a full youkai heir. Sesshomaru fought her hard; he wanted to be with Kagome and he told her so, but my aunt is stubborn and she even told him to keep Kagome as his mistress and mate a full youkai. Something must have happened to make him change his mind."

"So, Inuyasha, you are saying that perhaps someone made Sesshomaru leave Kagome?"

"That is what I think, Sango. From the conversations I overheard I really believe that."

Sango frowned. "But if that is the case why not talk openly about it? Kagome never suspected anything was wrong."

"Because she is too pure hearted for her own good. She never thought ill of Sesshomaru for not taking her to meet the family. He just wanted to save her a bitter situation. My aunt would give her a bad time and he knew it."

"Yes, but why sleep with her if he was going to leave her in the morning? That's what I find so cruel and unforgivable about the whole situation."

At that statement Inuyasha remained silent, but an idea popped up in Miroku's head.

"What if he didn't know?"

Three pair of stunned eyes turned to look at him and three voices said in unison.

"Huh?"

"What I'm saying is, what if Sesshomaru truly wanted to forfeit your aunt's wish and be with Kagome but something between the moment they made love and Kagome woke up happened that made Sesshomaru change his mind?"

Three brains started to think, trying to come up with a plausible explanation, none came and they decided that they needed more information.

"I guess I'll try to find out what happened."

"Yes Inuyasha, see what you can learn and let us know. We'll meet at Sango's tomorrow."

Inuyasha drove to his family's estate, his mind working a mile a minute. His family was very peculiar; they still lived under the rules of the old times. His father had been forced to mate Sesshomaru's mother in order to produce a powerful heir for the Taisho family. However that mating lacked love and the couple never learned to love each other. His father Toga met a beautiful human girl, a hime, and he fell in love with her sweet and kind nature. The ningen woman was just the opposite of the youkai females he knew and what his heart craved. Inuyasha was born from that love but everyday he was reminded of the mistake his sire had made and what an abomination he was as a half breed by his aunt.

When he learned about Kagome's and Sesshomaru's relationship he had wanted to spear Kagome the nightmare of meeting his family. However he had seen the girl so happy with Sesshomaru that he refrained from telling her the whole truth. In fact, none of his friends knew everything about his family; he was too ashamed of them. Too ashamed to be a member of the Taisho's. They were so full of themselves, so proud of the purity of their blood and their power. Only Inuyasha was a stain in the family. The rest of youkai breeds had mixed with humans and it was common for them to have hanyous. His family looked down upon those youkai who had stained their blood with that of weak humans.

Inuyasha suspected that his father thought otherwise, and at some point he had wished he had rebelled against family rules, but he now knew his old man's hands were tied. Although Toga was officially the head of the family, the one who really pulled the strings, was Sesshomaru's aunt, Toga's older sister Hanae. Inuyasha often thought the name did her no justice because the bitch was far from a flower, or rather; she was more like a thistle.

Inuyasha parked the car just behind Sesshomaru's SUV and stepped out of it. With heavy steps he went inside the house, his brain kept thinking of a way to make Sesshomaru change his mind. He really hoped Kagome would take him back, because they were clearly made for each other.

T.B.C.