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InuYasha had left with Kagome on his back through the broken window as soon as he heard the librarian yell and bang on the door. They were now back in Kaede's hut with the others after saying a quick hello to Kagome's family, grabbing her stuff and jumping down the well.
Shippo surveyed the room. Kagome was pacing the hut, her aura flaring after being dragged back by InuYasha with no say what-so-ever. She was furious with him. She hadn't spoken a word to the hanyou for 3 hours and Shippo was beginning to worry. She hadn't even pretended like he was in the room! InuYasha may have gone too far this time.
His attention turned to the corner of the hut where Kirara stirred in her sleep. She was so peaceful. Kirara was fun to play with but because she had fought a demon earlier that day Shippo decided she needed her rest.
InuYasha sat Indian style against the wall with his eyes closed pretending not to be paying attention to the conversation. The problem was his ears were giving him away. Every time someone new would speak, his ears would twitch in that direction.
Kaede sat much like InuYasha, her eyes closed as well. She looked so old and wrinkled... Shippo thanked Kami he was a demon and he would NEVER look like she did... although, the priestess could kick butt when necessary.
Miroku had situated himself beside Sango while discussing the unknown where-abouts of Naraku with her and Kaede. Shippo watched as Miroku's alleged 'cursed' hand found its way to Sango's backside.
The all too familiar SLAP filled the hut.
Shippo sighed as he watched Sango storm out of the room muttering something only him and InuYasha could hear about perverted lechers.
He smiled to himself and inhaled the smell of the hut. He was home. Other than InuYasha and Kagome's fight prolonging itself, everything was normal.
Kagome began to blow off some steam by screaming at Miroku for groping Sango AGAIN. After a good fifteen minute rant. To everyone surprise, InuYasha jumped up from where he was and began to defend Miroku. He screamed about how Miroku's hand was cursed and it wasn't his fault he tried to care about Sango's safety. At that point Miroku knew this was no longer about him. Kagome retaliated by yelling at InuYasha about Miroku being an insensitive jerk who needs to learn Sango's name and how to talk about his feelings. Now everyone was very confused.
Miroku, Kaede and Shippo who was carrying a now fully awake Kirara slipped past the flap and exited the hut without the young couple even noticing.
Sango had walked through the village helping the villagers with petty tasks when they asked and played with some of the children. Her mood lightened significantly after being gone for an hour and decided it was time to go face her group.
She walked past the majority of the huts and looked out to where the fields were. She saw the women caring for the rice and the men slaving away under the hot sun which was soon to set. Sango crossed the fields to the other side of the village to go to Kaede's hut where she saw the old woman, the lecherous monk, the sleeping Kirara and the young kit sitting around a fire beside the shack.
When Sango got closer, she could hear InuYasha and Kagome fighting. She sighed and took her place beside Kaede. Miroku began to say something to Sango but she was still livid with him so she cut the monk off by sending a look of death towards the him, forcing him to sink back in his seat a bit.
Sango listened in closer to the yelling inside the hut. It was slightly muffled but she could make out all the words. By now they had dropped the 'Miroku and Sango' façade and were just yelling at each other.
"YOU'RE SUCH A JERK! YOU HAVE NO FEELINGS AND ARE SO HOT HEADED!"
"IT'S NOT MY FAULT I'M NOT WEAK AND OVER-SENSITIVE LIKE SOME IDIOT I KNOW!"
"IT'S KAGOME! KA-GO-ME!"
"Feh."
"THERE YOU GO AGAIN! WHY CAN'T YOU JUST TALK ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS WITH ME!"
"CAUSE I DON'T CARE!"
"WELL WHAT ABOUT MY FEELINGS?"
"WHAT ABOUT THEM?"
Suddenly Kagome stormed out of the hut, followed by an infuriated hanyou. Kirara had woken up again and all four of them cowered back closer to the hut.
"I think I've given you enough hints InuYasha."
She spoke his name as if it were venomous.
"NOW what are you on about wench?"
Kagome whipped around and Sango could have sworn she was about to bite off InuYasha's head.
"CAN'T YOU TELL HOW I FEEL? WHY ELSE WOULD I COME BACK TO THIS HORRID ERA EVERY STINKING TIME? DO YOU THINK IT'S 'CAUSE I ENJOY FIGHTING DEMONS AND BEING DIRTY ALL THE TIME?"
Sango's heart sank into her stomach. Kagome was her best friend. Her sister - the only family Sango really had left. She knew where Kagome was going with this and it hurt her to think Kagome never really cared about them, just InuYasha. She always knew deep down but never wanted to admit it.
Sango looked at InuYasha. He was dumbstruck and speechless. She could tell Kagome was hurting him. But there was something else glistening in his eye. He wasn't just angry and hurt. He was... disappointed? Yes, it was disappointment in his eye. His family was about to be torn apart and he knew it.
"I'M WAITING FOR AN ANSEWR INUYASHA."
"..."
"GRRRR! GET IT THROUGH YOUR THICK SKULL! I! LOVE! YOU!"
Her words came out in choppy sentences.
"I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANYONE HERE BUT YOU INUYASHA!"
Then Sango heard it, InuYasha's mumbled words. For some reason her heart fluttered and she could not understand why. The slayer had never felt this way before. She always thought she had feelings for the monk but for some reason InuYasha's words had seriously affected her, and she was happy.
To Kagome, his words were like a slap in the face. She staggered back two steps.
"It ain't my fault you've got terrible judgment..."
InuYasha had mumbled that to himself and did not intend for anyone else to hear him, but they did. They all did.
"...What?" The hurt in Kagome's voice was evident.
"YOU HEARD ME!"
"...So... does this mean... you don't... you don't love me?"
Now it was InuYasha's turn to stagger back, so much so he fell right on his backside. The tears began to well up in Kagome's eyes.
"Well?"
"...No." InuYasha said quietly.
"No what." She hissed out her words between gritted teeth.
"No... I don't love you. My heart belongs to someone else." He replied with more confidence while standing up to face her. He looked her right in the eye.
"It's that claypot, Kikyo, isn't it? I KNEW IT! I ALWAYS KNEW IT!" Kagome looked up and threw her hands in the air laughing. Sango thought she truly had gone mad. "I always knew but you SWORE to me you didn't love her!"
"It's not Kikyo." Inuyasha said plainly.
Kagome's eyes widen with shock and InuYasha didn't even brace himself for a sit command.
Sango watched Kagome walk over to InuYasha. She stood right infront of him and slapped him across the face. Sango gasped when Kagome ripped off the rosary and the beads fell to the ground.
InuYasha bent his head down in shame and Kagome began to walk towards the well. Shippo silently began to cry knowing that this would be the last time he saw the young girl he had claimed as "mother". Sango jumped to her feet.
"Wait!"
Kagome stopped and walked back until she was only five feet away from Sango.
"What." She snapped.
Tears filled Sango's eyes and she didn't say anything so Kagome took the opportunity.
"Don't waste my time... this has all been just a waste of time... a waste of my life."
"Kagome" Sango managed to whimper.
"Shut up. You're just a waste of space." Suddenly Kagome whipped the glass bottle of jewel shards at Sango's face, thank Kami for Sango's fast reflexes. Sango was frozen in disbelief. "Keep it, Bitch."
Out of nowhere InuYasha had situated himself in between the infuriated miko and the demon slayer. Sango starred at the bottle in her hand still frozen and InuYasha growled. A flash of red flew through his eyes and Kagome coward back a half step.
"Leave. Now. And don't come back."
Everyone was shocked including Kagome, who simply gave her last farewell to what used to be her 'family'.
"Go to hell."
And with that, she left. No one moved. No one even dared to speak. InuYasha's head dropped, Miroku starred in bewilderment, Shippo jumped on Kirara and bawled into her fur and Sango let the tears flow silently down her cheeks. It was the only time she would allow InuYasha to see her tears.
Kaede was the first to move. She stood up to go back into the hut and was soon followed by Miroku who whispered calming words to Shippo while he carried him and Kirara inside. It was time to go to bed because the sun had set already. Kagome was long gone. 'Gone for good' was Sango's only thought while she clutched the tiny glass bottle in her hand. She stared at the more than half way compete jewel in the container and couldn't decide whether she was devastated or slightly pleased. She decided on a mix of both which is what scared her the most. Another tear found its way down her cheek.
Sango didn't notice InuYasha turn around. She suddenly felt his arms wrap around her but she could not respond. Her arms fell to her side and she simply stood there as InuYasha took comfort from her presence. She knew he needed her most right now and she slowly burrowed her face into his haori and wrapped her arms around him as well – one arm clutched the Robes of the Fire Rat while the other clutched the jar of jewel shards that used to mean so much.
Now they seemed useless.
Now Sango felt useless.
They stood in each other's embrace for nearly 2 hours while two sets of tears fell silently that night.
Author's Note:
Hey! This is my first fanfic EVER so i hope you enjoyed it!
I will try my very best to post a new chapter every friday :D if they're very short i will post two at a time ;)
please R&R !
