After the Rain comes the Rainbow
Chrysolite Heart
Chapter 4
Ok, before we get started, Kikyou is here today to give us a departing talk since we won't be hearing from her anymore in the story.
CH: So, how are you feeling?
K: Horrible, why is it me that always dies? I mean I died in the manga, the anime and now this too?
CH: (looks down) I'm sorry Kik, but this is a Kag/Inu fic, you didn't die in my other one, Torn hearts, though!
K: Yes…but I got raped by Naraku, that's just as bad as dying!
CH: Ok, ok, I get your point, I promise nothing bad…or almost nothing bad will happen to you in the next fic I write about you. Ok?
K: You better keep your word (Gives CH and menacing glare)
CH: I know, I know! (Laughing)
K: Ok, well, we should let everyone start up with their reading now, so I'll be seeing everyone later…in a different fic! (Is smiling and waving)
CH: Ok, bye Kikyou! It was nice having a talk with you…I think (ducks as something is thrown at her head) Heh heh heh… (laughing nervously)
(Back to the story now…)
Attending Kikyou's funeral had been torture. Inuyasha, unable to control himself anymore, let the tears run freely down the sides of his face. He looked down at Kikyou's coffin which was just about to be buried. Someone handed him a rose. He looked at the person. It was Kagome, who was wiping tears away from her own eyes. He muttered his thanks before taking the red rose. Roses had always been Kikyou's favourite flower. He tossed the rose onto the coffin, underneath the beautiful picture that had been used to lay Kikyou. He stared at the picture one last time before a pile of dirt was carelessly thrown onto it and Kikyou was buried. 'Good-bye, my love…'
Weeks after Kikyou's death
Weeks had passed by; it was like hell to Inuyasha. Inuyasha refused to come out of the house he and Kikyou were to have shared after their wedding. The day of the wedding itself that had been planned was worse than anything Inuyasha had ever felt before as he had to call in and cancel it. He didn't like having visitors so no one came…except Kagome. It seemed Kagome was always in his house. She cooked his meals for him, washed his clothes, but him supplies. She was there so often it was like she lived there with him. Although at first Inuyasha didn't like having a woman inside of his and Kikyou's house, even though she was Kikyou's best friend, he eventually got used to it. Not long after, she was basically the only one Inuyasha tolerated. He also had felt himself grow extremely close to Kagome. He thought he finally understood why Kikyou had appreciated Kagome so much and considered her such a great friend, for even though he and Kagome had never been particularly close she still stuck by him and was always around to comfort him, especially during his first painful days without Kikyou. Not even Kaede came to visit him as often as Kagome did but Inuyasha felt he could understand that. Kaede was after all Kikyou's blood sister. She was probably in as much pain as he was and he could understand, Kikyou had always told him before of stories of how Kaede and she were very close when they were young. Inuyasha sighed.
"Inuyasha, would you like something to drink?" Kagome asked brightly, interrupting Inuyasha's thoughts with her head popping out of the kitchen door. Inuyasha shook his head. "Are you sure?" Kagome said.
"Yeah, I'm sure. I'm not in the mood right now, ok Kagome?" Inuyasha grunted. Kagome shrugged her shoulders and turned back into the kitchen. It was nearing lunch time and Inuyasha's sensitive nose caught whiffs of what Kagome was cooking.
Later on that night, after dinner, Kagome went home. Inuyasha went to bed. As he lay down on the king sized bed he looked sorrowfully at the empty space beside him. 'This is where Kikyou would have lay,' Inuyasha thought to himself. He felt tears brim his eyes but he had promised himself at Kikyou's funeral that he wouldn't cry anymore. He knew Kikyou would not have wanted him to cry. He quickly wiped away the tears. That night, he dreamed of several things. He dreamed of Kikyou and for some odd reason he found himself dreaming about Kagome…
The next morning Kagome came as she always did, but for some reason it seemed as though she had been crying. Inuyasha felt his heart lurch for some reason, he had been watching Kagome for a long time now but had only seen her smile at him that he was used to it.
"Kagome, what's wrong? What happened?" Inuyasha asked as he gently led Kagome over to the couch where they sat down.
"It's S-Se-Sesshomaru, he-he…" Kagome sobbed.
"That bastard, what did he do to you?" Inuyasha demanded.
"Oh Inuyasha, Sesshomaru broke up with me!" Kagome cried.
"He did what? Why?" Inuyasha exclaimed in fury.
"He… he said I was spending so much time with you and not with him! He said it would be best if we just split because I've been spending all my time with YOU Inuyasha," Kagome explained while stifling sobs. 'Me?' Inuyasha thought. When he thought it over he suddenly realized. It was true, since Kagome spent almost the entire day, everyday; with him she probably rarely ever got to talk to Sesshomaru.
"Oh, I'm so sorry Kagome, I'll talk to him right now," Inuyasha decided, picking up the phone.
"No, you can't call him. He switched his cellphone and didn't even give me the new number," Kagome told him.
"He…that bastard of a brother!" Inuyasha yelled. Kagome sniffed. "Where is he? I'll go talk to him," Inuyasha said, quieting down a bit, trying to sooth Kagome. Kagome shook her head.
"You can't, he…he's leaving today. He's going today and he only has departing tickets, no arriving ones. Inuyasha, he's not coming back," Kagome said.
"What? You can't be serious! What time is his flight?" Inuyasha demanded.
"10:30 this morning," Kagome answered. Inuyasha glanced at the clock. It read 10:10. There was no way he could catch up to Sesshomaru. The airport was an hour's drive away. Without thinking Inuyasha put his arms around Kagome. Kagome hugged him back.
"I'm sorry Kagome, this is entirely my fault," Inuyasha whispered into her ear. Kagome didn't respond but just continued to sob. Inuyasha stroked her back. "I'm sorry Kagome…"
Sesshomaru looked back at the door in which he had just entered. 'Well this is it Kagome, I'm leaving now. Goodbye Tokyo,' he thought to himself as he took in his surroundings, the crowdedness, and the Tokyo scent of his home.
"Excuse me sir, we need you on board, right now," a woman said to Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru nodded to the woman. With a sigh he picked up his luggage and carried them onto the plane, never to return again.
A/N
Sorry, I left the story for just a moment to do something and when I got back I completely lost my inspiration for this chapter. I hope it wasn't too too bad. Does that only happen me? Anyhow, I'm having some difficulty. I know the basic idea for my story and I've sort of got what you could call a time-line sort of thing down but I'm not sure how to express it. Help? What should happen in the next chapter? I really don't know what to do. I've got to get the point across that Inuyasha and Kagome are going to fall in love…only problem is how exactly do I do that? Ok, well if you can review and give me your ideas! Thx a bunch!