It's Been Too Long-Chapter 2-Just Forget
Feudal Era- The Next Day
"What a night! How often do I exorcize a hotel and find a date in one day? Free night, cheap love, works for me." Miroku stretched his arms and got off his mat. What do I have planned? He looked around and found a note. It said Hoshigenki on it, nothing else. Oh yeah, Hoshigenki, duh. He put his robe on and left the hotel.
"I bet Miroku is already in Hoshigenki, unless he got distracted." Sango said angrily to Kirara. They walked through a thin forest, heading for Sango's village. They both stopped as Sango's nose twitched. She looked up, sensing strange behavior. She heard something, but nothing could be seen.
"Do you see anything?" Sango looked down at Kirara, who nodded slowly. "Sometimes I wish you could talk Kirara. I can't imagine what life must be like from your perspective. Like that argument between Kagome and Inuyasha, if it's really that big a deal I wish I'd been there. It's probably nothing, though, Kagome's only been gone for 1, 2, 3... 8 months?! She could just be really tired of such a crazy life here. She must need time to relax."
Inuyasha was bouncing around the forest trees, looking for a meal. Kagome, I don't think you should come back. You need to leave once and for all.
Flashback
"Inuyasha! There's a fire in the next village! Someone said they saw an army of demons!" Kagome shouted as she burst through a door to where Inuyasha was staying.
"Okay! Let's go!" Inuyasha sat Kagome on his back and raced off. On the way there Inuyasha asked about the situation.
"Did you tell Sango and Miroku?"
"I sent a villager, but they're on a date miles away. Shippo is getting Kirara and they'll follow us soon."
The two arrived at the scene soon after. What Kagome reported was true, the whole city was burning and crowded by demons.
"Inuyasha! We've got to do something!"
"I'll kill every one of them."
End
I wish it was that easy all the time. Just live and let die.
Shippo sat, glum and still. He could barely see. He had his toy snake out..and was fiddling with it."Kagome's never coming back." He had his hand on his chin, legs crossed. He heard a sudden crash and looked up. Inuyasha was sitting on the edge of the hole above him.
"What are you doing in the bottom of this well? It's not like Kagome's going to come back."
"She's been gone for this long so far, how long could she last without us?" Inuyasha suddenly remembered his prayer from months earlier.
"How long can I go without Kagome?"
"Shippo...before she left, did Kagome ever talk about me when I was away?"Inuyasha asked solemnly.
"On occasion." Shippo grunted as he got out of the well. "She would usually talk to Sango, but I remember once when she was sitting by me. It was on the night of the new moon. She said she was scared because you weren't there, you were hiding somewhere else."
She thought I was weak?
"She was always so worried when you were human. She said she wanted you to stay strong, no matter what."
"My human form was my only weakness, I can't believe I let it get to me like that."
"You're still strong. Maybe Kagome just didn't understand you."
"She did." He sighed.
Present-December 10, 2003
"I need to talk to you. I can't keep going on without you. You're the only one who can fulfill me." Kagemane spoke with hearts in his eyes.
"You do? I-I can't believe it, I have no idea what to say."
"How about; yes?" Kagemane laid a small ring in the hand he was holding.
There was a sudden applause.
"Thank you Kagemane and Sandaime for that brilliant demonstration of Western acting."
The two boys took a bow in front of the class. As they walked to their seat, they looked at each other and smirked, realizing how stupid they must've looked.
Drama class sure is weird. But, it's still fun. It's just too bad Kagome took up band.
Band Hall- Same Time
"At measure 67, there's a fermata, and at last check, most of the woodwinds with that note haven't been watching me. Make sure to mark that in your music." The band director instructed carefully. The flutes, oboes, bassoons, clarinets, and saxophones all bent over on their stands to make the reminder.
This sucks. I'm so much worse then everyone else. Everyone else has been in band for years. It seems like we should have a beginner band, but I'd be the only one in it... Kagome sighed.
At least I'm not in some stupid elective like art or choir, I've never been able to handle being creative. I just can't believe this hunk of metal is what I thought I'd be good at.
Bell Ring
"Kagome, are you okay?" Kizuki Kidomari, the first chair oboist said as she packed up.
"I guess, just depressed." She packed her flute up slowly.
"Boy trouble?"
Why do people always assume that?!
"No! Have you ever even seen me with a guy?"
"Well, just a while ago I saw Kagemane walking with you. Is it him?"
Kagemane? Is he that guy who I passed in the hall?
"It might be, I'm not sure who you mean."
"You know, tall, brown hair, good shape."
"Yeah, that really narrows it down."
"He's got that tiny pair of glasses...He's always talking to Sandaime or Hakudo."
"Oh, him! Hardly, he's the last thing on my mind." She smiled.
"Good to know you don't care for him. I heard he's going to ask me to the dance!"
He certainly keeps his options open. I guess I shouldn't care about what he said.
"Good for you. Make sure he doesn't cheat." Kagome finished packing up and walked off.
"What does that mean?!" Kizuki yelled.
"Nothing!" Kagome replied sweetly.
Kagome walked swiftly off down the hall, leaving the entire audience in a dreadfully terrible suspense.
TLA----Until Later ya'll, or, it's entirely possible the next chapter is only a few centimeters from your hand, who knows? Best wishes, Au revoir!