Love Knot
Chrysolite Heart
Part 2: Chapter 1
2 years later
Inuyasha sighed as he stared out his plane window. He was on his way back to Tokyo, after two years in America. It felt as if he was going somewhere he had never been before as he gazed out his window. Sure, he had kept in touch with his father but returning home seemed strange after he had gotten used to the lifestyle in America. He thought about who he would meet. He'd had many restless nights thinking about the one person it was possible for him to meet up with and she still roamed his mind now. Kikyou. He had never stopped thinking about her, he craved to touch her, longed to see her and no matter how wrong it was, he wanted to meet her again. He wondered how she was and smirked when he thought she had probably forgotten all about him and was onto another guy by now. Amazing the effects women could have on men. He could still remember her fruity scent, her sad smoky gray eyes, every detail of her face was carved in stone in his mind. He sighed again and continued to stare out at the blank white picture his window presented him with dapples of light blue here and there but it soon began to darken, Inuyasha took the sign that rain was soon going to fall but he didn't think anything of it as the plane continued to fly back towards his home…towards Kikyou.
Kikyou watched silently as drips of rain splashed against her window. It had become her new pastime to watch the rain. At first when Inuyasha had left she had tried to block out every thought of him but they just kept pouring in. His face, his body, his touch, his hair and his eyes, those golden amber eyes with such a piercing gaze that made Kikyou shiver. Finally she decided to stick with only the happy memories she had of Inuyasha but the torment didn't stop there. His angry and hurt face when he had seen her at the bar flashed constantly by her mind and as much as she tried to ignore them, they just kept coming back. It was like a bad dream. After that she had just given up. She let those thoughts haunt her and that's exactly what they did. Haunt her. She leaned against her window seal, watching the rain. She had to go to 'work' today. She could hardly call it work. As she watched the rain drip her mind flashed back to the first time she had met Inuyasha. It had been under the rain, much like this one. She wondered if Inuyasha would come back and for a time she believed he would but it had been 2 years…he wasn't coming back. Suddenly, Kaede's entrance to her room startled her.
"Don't you have to go to work today?" Kaede asked when she saw Kikyou propped up against the window seal, staring out at the rain. Kikyou looked towards her sister and nodded.
"Yes, I'll start getting ready in a moment," Kikyou replied. She glanced out the window longingly again. She heard Kaede sigh.
"You've really got to stop being so depressed," Kaede complained. "And anyway, can you make dinner before you go? I'm hungry," Kikyou sighed as well.
"I've got to get ready for work, there's some frozen food in the freezer, just follow the directions to heat it up," Kikyou said. Kaede pouted.
"Fine, are you going to be back early today?" Kaede questioned. Kikyou shrugged as she prepared to take a shower.
"I'm not sure, it all --" Kikyou was cut off as Kaede finished her sentence.
"Depends on the 'customers' I know," Kaede finished. Kikyou gave her sister a sad but light smile.
"Yeah, you know the drill. I'll try to be home as soon as I can though," Kikyou told her younger sister, giving her a pat on the head.
"Ok," Kaede mumbled.
"And don't you have any homework?" Kikyou suddenly asked, turning around from where she was standing the doorway of the bathroom.
"Yeah but I finished it all," Kaede responded.
"Any problems?" Kikyou questioned suspiciously. She didn't want Kaede lying to her. Kaede shook her head.
"None, you know I'd ask you if I did but this stuff is pretty easy," Kaede said. Kikyou smiled, satisfied with Kaede's answer.
"Good, now you go make yourself some dinner," Kikyou ordered, waving Kaede off in the direction of the kitchen. Kaede nodded and scurried away. When Kikyou could hear Kaede rustling around in the kitchen she entered the bathroom and turned on the hot water. Another day's work awaited her…and maybe a certain someone at that.
A/N
Hope you guys liked it! This chapter was mostly about how Inuyasha and Kikyou feel right now and what kind of condition they've been in. As you can see, Inuyasha is coming back to Tokyo after two years and Kikyou is still working as a barmaid. Oh yes, and I'm sorry that this chapter was so short. I just couldn't think of anything else to add, but I promise the next one will be longer.
MadeNew – Thanks for your review and don't worry, Kagome isn't going to be the bad character. I'm one of those weird people who love both Kikyou and Kagome equally and if I do make one of them bad then I always fix things up by the end…I try not to unless absolutely necessary to make the story work.
I-Elli – Yes, I'm so sorry for the short chapters. The next one will be longer, please bear with me and thanks for your reviews so far!
Kikyobellflower – Aww! I didn't intend for it to make you CRY! But at least that means my writing's good…a mixed blessing. LOL Thanks for all your support so far.
Ittzumi – Thanks for your reviews as well, I'm really glad you're enjoying my story.
Anyway, the next chapter will be longer and I'm sorry for the short chapter but please…review.