A/N: Here's another chapter. thank you for the reviews!

Disclaimer: Don't own Inuyasha.


Chapter 2: We don't talk anymore

Kagome allowed her eyes to take in Inuyasha's form. The years had been good to him. He had a mature look, especially when he was wearing such a nice suit. He had kept his hair long, she mused and held it together at the base of his neck. From what she could see, he looked just as handsome as ever.

She sighed internally. Great, now she was going to have to consciously keep her eyes from wandering even more when she finally got to see him face to face. She walked up behind him and light tapped him on the shoulder. "Hello, Inuyasha. Long time no see." She bowed and he scrambled to get up, surprised that he hadn't heard her coming.

"Yes, it has been long." Inuyasha bowed in return and motioned for her to take a seat. She smoothed away imagined wrinkles on her blouse as she noted how close they were to each other. Had the bench always been that small?

Silence fell, and Kagome could sense that Inuyasha wanted to speak but was having trouble with whatever it was he had to say. She decided it would be best for him to begin, since it was his idea to meet in the first place. She patiently let the silence linger, concentrating on the sounds of nature and of children's laughter around her. The scene would have been idyllic had it not been for the years that spanned between them.

Finally, he blurted out. "Is it true you're getting married?" His voice trembled slightly, the raven-haired woman noticed. His expression was so stricken that Kagome couldn't help but laugh at the absurdity of the thought.

"No, Inuyasha, I'm not getting married." She managed to say as her laughter died down. She reveled in the embarrassed expression he wore as he managed to look anywhere but at her. "Sorry about that. Sango was just pulling a mean joke on you."

Once she had denied it, Inuyasha visibly relaxed. A hopeful gleam appeared in his eye. "So you're not seeing anyone?"

Kagome shrugged, looking at a group of kids that ran past them. "I was. We broke up a week ago. It's part of the reason I'm here." She had decided that she would be honest as possible with him. Besides, she had nothing to hide and she rather liked Inuyasha knowing that she'd had a life after breaking up with him, that she was desired by other men and therefore had other options.

"Oh," It sounded like he didn't know what to say to that. "You liked him, then?"

She nodded, a serene smile on her face. "Yes, I liked him. Kouga was a very good boyfriend, but sometimes things just don't work out, you know?"

"Yeah," He nodded, understanding in his eyes. "But sometimes they can, if you try hard."

She raised an eyebrow at his response, knowing what he was trying to imply. "Inuyasha—"

He stopped her, gently grabbing her hand. "Please, hear me out Kagome. There's a reason I wanted to talk to you today. I wanted to talk to you to see if I still had a chance to repair the damage I did ten years ago."

Kagome turned her face away, but didn't pull her hand out of his grasp. His fingers felt warm against hers and she did her best to not react in a visible way. "Inuyasha, you're asking too much."

Inuyasha pressed on. "Kagome, I know I made a mess of things. I was young and didn't understand what I wanted in my life. I know I hurt you. "

This time, she did pull away her hand. "You did more than just hurt me, Inuyasha." Indignation flared in her, as she crossed her arms over her chest. She huffed. If he was trying to excuse himself to gain her sympathies, he was sorely mistaken.

"I'm sorry, Kagome. Please tell me there's something I can do to make it up to you."

The raven-haired woman shook her head in disbelief. "Inuyasha, there's no way you can just 'make up' for what happened." She looked him square in the eyes as she stood up. She was done talking to him. "You can never give me back the time I—I wasted." Her lips curled at the word, at last finally telling him what she'd always kept inside. Yes, she loved him, but good was that love if only wasted her time with no sign of it being returned in full? That had hurt her as a teen and the numbing feeling still lingered even as an adult.

Inuyasha winced at the word. Good, he deserved it, she thought. She gave him one last glare—she was done talking—and began stalking away.

Instantly, she felt hands grab her and turn her around and suddenly she was being pulled against a hard, lean body. Her hands landed on a broad chest and she looked up to lock eyes with Inuyasha's honey gold ones. A pleasant sensation ran down her back as they stared at each other and in the back of her mind, Kagome realized how good it felt to be pulled flush against him once more. He was broader than she remembered; a pleasant surprise if there ever was one.

"I'm not letting you walk away from me, again. Kagome." Inuyasha spoke softly, relishing the feeling of having her in his arms. It felt so good. "Not again," He pulled her closer and Kagome began to panic. She recognized that she was losing herself to him again; she needed to pull away or else—or else she didn't know what would happen. Gathering all her will power, she pushed away from him.

"Inuyasha, we can't do this." Kagome nearly growled in her effort to shake herself of him. She bit her lip as she finally was freed, feeling the ghost of his arms around her keenly. "It's not that easy—I'm not that easy. I'm not the naïve little girl you used to know."

"I never implied that you were." He responded, giving her a puzzled look. "I love you, Kagome and I will do whatever it takes for you to take me back." His hands fisted at his commitment.

Kagome raised an eyebrow. "Like I said, it won't be easy." She crossed her arms and looked away.

"Is this," Inuyasha's lips curled into a smile—and then into a smirk. Typical. "your way of saying I still have a chance?"

Kagome gaped, realizing only now the impact her words had. "No! That's not what I was saying!"

Inuyasha stuffed his hands in his pockets as he sauntered closer to Kagome. "You just said it wouldn't be easy. So it's not impossible." Oh, now that smirk was full-fledged and though it annoyed the hell out of Kagome, it also caused the same pleasant sensation run down her spine. Damn it all, he was going to find a way to worm his way back into her life. She should've just stayed at home.

"Do whatever the hell you want, Inuyasha, but I'm leaving." Kagome all but ran away, but didn't miss Inuyasha's enthusiastic shout from behind her.

"See you around, Kagome!" His tone carried a promise and she wasn't sure whether she liked it or not. As she raced her way out of the park, she pulled out her phone to text Sango.

Meet me at my house. We need to talk ASAP.

Sango's response was almost in an instant.

Already ahead of you. The tea's brewing and there's a delicious plate of your mom's cookies hot and ready.

Kagome smiled. Count on Sango to know exactly what she needed now. She pocketed her phone and practically ran all the way home.


"So, he wants to make it up to you?" Sango spluttered, her tea almost spilling. "As if! The guy has more audacity than I gave him credit for."

Kagome sipped her tea calmly. "That's what I thought too. Still, the gesture was nice but I feel I overreacted."

Sango raised an eyebrow in disbelief. "You? Over-reacting? That's hard to believe."

"Well, I sort of, accidentally, may have challenged him?" Kagome cringed.

Her best friend slammed her tea cup down. "What did you do, Kagome? Please tell me you didn't give up any of your future children!"

Kagome giggled, shaking her head. "No, Sango, nothing like that." She sighed and grabbed a cookie, speaking between bites. "I said it wouldn't be easy to convince me to give him a chance, but he totally used a loophole and implied that because I said it wasn't impossible, he still had a chance."

Sango whistled. "Well, if that isn't determined and obstinate at the same time, I don't know what is." She shook her head. "Once that guy gets an idea in his head, it's almost impossible to get him out of it."

Kagome rolled her eyes. "Tell me about it."

"Was that all that happened?" Sango gave her raven-haired friend a pointed look. She had always known Kagome to be very good at self-discipline except for one thing, or better said, toward one person—Inuyasha. It was a weakness of hers that would be great for poking at right about now.

Kagome blushed as Sango gave her that look. Ugh, she always used it when she wanted to get something juicy out of her and since she was so obliging, it always worked.

"Yes…" Kagome tried to get around answering, but Sango's answering eyebrow raise broke her resolve. "Okay, okay, so something else did happen, but it's not what you think!"

Sango didn't let up her look. "Oh? Do tell, Kagome."

The raven-haired woman dropped her gaze onto the tea-cup she now held in both hands. "Well, I tried to walk away, you know, stand my ground like you said I should," She paused and glanced up. "But then he somehow caught me hand and next thing I know, all I can see is Inuyasha." She covered her face with her hands to hide the maddening blush blossoming. "It was straight out of a drama, I swear!"

She heard Sango sigh, so she decided to peek between her fingers. Sango slowly shook her head as a small smile graced her lips. "Your feelings haven't changed at all." Sango cocked her head. "That is so typical of you, Kagome."

Kagome sighed and sank down in her chair, groaning. "I know. I hate how easily I fall back into those same feelings. It's like they wait until the right moment to jump and throttle my poor heart."

"I guess I can't hate him anymore." Sango closed her eyes as she sipped more of her tea. "And I was so looking forward to rubbing salt in the wound…"

"Sango!"

"Relax, I was just kidding!"

Kagome shook her head. "Well, what should I do?"

"Don't make it easy, like you said," Sango wiggled her eyebrows. "Play a little hard-to-get, you know?"

"But I don't know how to do that!" Kagome whined.

"Leave that," Sango grinned, a wicked gleam in her eye. "in my capable hands. Inuyasha will have no idea what's hit him."


A/N: So sorry it took long to get this out. This is sort of my de-stresser story so I tend to write it to relax. I hope you guys will still take the time to read it. It's been a while since I've attempted at humor. Please review to let me know what you thought of it as well as any ideas for funny situations these two can get themselves into. If I end up using an idea from any of you, I'll be sure to dedicate the chapter to you.

~Daichi