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'…' Kagomes thoughts
/…/ Yokos thoughts
… Hiei's thoughts
"…" Kagome/Yoko talking to themselves
Last Chapter
Inuyasha looked at the crying girl and whispered quietly before he left, "I have always loved you Kagome." She looked up, her body shaking. The wind suddenly blew, blowing her hair from side to side. If some one had stumbled upon this scene, they might have seen an angel missing her wings.
She felt another aura around, it was calming almost cold, she looked up to see ruby eyes staring back at her. Her arm went out to touch the person in front of her, but as soon as she saw the eyes, they were gone. She blinked and stared at the spot.
"Hiei…are you still here?" She called out softly into the darkness, when she received no reply, she sighed and got up off the ground, only to have a pale arm wrap around her. "Yoko?" the girl breathed softly.
This ChapterShe could feel warm, steady breathing on her ear and she shuddered slightly. She felt the arm around her waist tighten slightly, bringing her body closer to the body behind her. "Yoko?" Kagome asked again, not ready to turn around if it was, she enjoyed the feeling, seeping in the warmth of the current stranger.
She felt a head resting on her shoulder and she realized the person who was hugging her waist currently was shorter then her. She could feel heat radiating off the smaller form behind her. Almost automatically she knew who it was.
"Hiei…" she felt the person's energy spike and as soon as the warmth was there, it was gone. She suddenly felt frigid, as if finally sensing the cold for the first time. Sp looked around for any signs of the fire baby. When finding none, she sighed, she was getting really irritated of these disappearing acts.
She started walking back to camp, her mind on why Hiei had embraced her and suddenly vanished as if he had committed a great sin. She brought her hand up and rubbed the bridge of her nose, feeling the on coming of a migraine. She continued on her way to camp, when she heard the light tittering of laughing, she peaked her head over the bush seeing her friends…well everyone except of Inuyasha, not the she was really expecting to see him. She did however see Yoko.
He was sitting there, silently listening to what her friends were talking about. Ever now and then he would comment in his quiet sensual tone that caused shivers to run up Kagome's spine. His suddenly turned a smoldering gaze towards her, staring straight into her pools of emeralds. Kagome shifted uncomfortably and ducked out of the bushes to greet her friends.
"Hey guys!" Kagome said with somewhat real enthusiasm, the others looked over and also greeted her with a warm smile. Miroku walked over to her and grabbed her hand. Kagome gave him a warning glare and he 'eeped' and let go of her hand.
"Have you seen Inuyasha?" Sango asked. Kagome shook her head in a "no" matter. She felt terrible lying, but what Inuyasha said had struck her hard. '"Kagome I always loved you." Like hell you did,' Kagome though bitterly.
Yoko could see the sadness and anger fall off in waves on her form. As well as exhaustion and weariness. He walked over to her and gently brought her hand on his cheek and nuzzled the side of his face into her cool palm. Kagome looked at him with a generosity that could only mean, thank you.
Kagome sat down next to Yoko and watched the burning embers create shadows on the forest ground. She watched tiny sparks of light dance through the air, as if there was a secret that only they knew. Kagome laughed to herself, thinking how silly it was to think such thoughts.
Yoko looked over at the girl who was consumed by her thoughts, he grasped her hand quickly, squeezing it in reassurance that he was their if she needed to talk or a shoulder to cry on. Kagome looked up at him and she could feel all her emotions bubbling over in an invisible pot.
"Let's go for a walk." Yoko said quietly as to not disturb the others. Kagome stood up as did Yoko and they walked in silence towards the lake they had passed a few miles away. Yoko walked next to the girl, waiting for her to say what was on her mind, but not pushing her.
Kagome finally said something," Have you ever wanted to cry but the tears wouldn't come out?" Yoko looked at her with slightly shocked eyes, but none the less shook his head 'no'.
Kagome continued, "Or what about wanting to hold that person when they were sad or when they were wrong you wanted to do nothing but comfort them and tell them it happens to everyone. And when they were injured you wanted to do nothing but cry because at that moment you have never felt so useless in your entire life!" Silently warm tears cascaded like a waterfall down the girls pale features. Yoko didn't say anything but let the girl continued expressing her thoughts. Yoko saw her knees buckling and wrapped his arms around her waist just as she was about to collapse. She turned around in his warm embrace and cried.
Yoko could feel the hot tears soaking his clothes but he didn't budge, he let the girl cry out all her tears, all her pent up emotions, everything until she couldn't cry any more. Kagome's small hands gripped Yoko's clothes as she continued to sob out her problems, when she felt her tears slow down and could sense everything around her, she stepped back from Yoko's embrace and stared at him with mist filled eyes.
Yoko gently brought up his hand and wiped the tears away from her face. She continued to stare at him with broken green eyes. Yoko spoke softly.
"Do not cry for some one who does not appreciate you, do not love some one who's used you, do not hurt some one who has done nothing to you, do not hate some one who has taken nothing from you." Kagome stared at Yoko, confusion gracing her eyes. "Don't cry for Inuyasha, don't love him, don't hurt your friends, don't hate Sesshomaru, Lord of the Western Lands." Yoko finished and he saw emotions flutter like butterflies through her green orbs, she silently nodded her head.
She finished in a quiet tone, "Listen when no one speaks to you, fight for what you believe in. Even if you are standing alone." Yoko let a smile grace his face. "I- thank you. You have been very patient with me, and just thank you."
"Do not thank me for I have not done anything. You've had everything you ever needed here." His hand went down from her face to her heat where he felt it's pace pick up just slightly. His eyes locked with Kagome's, "Do you still love him?" Kagome eye's widened slightly.
"I…do not know. He's my best friend, we've traveled together for years and my feelings for him were once very strong…but I don't know if I still feel that way. People always come and go in my life. I don't know if I can risk loving some one so much it makes my heart knowing that they'll never be mine to hug or hold." Kagome whispered to Yoko her eyes never leaving his burning ones.
"And if the person promised to leave you?" Yoko questioned softly. Kagome shook her head slightly.
"I've learned things, I've learned the difference between holding a hand and falling in love. I've learned that kisses don't always mean something and that promises can be made just as quickly as they're made." Yoko understood her words and let himself grin at that.
"You…are very wise for some one as young as yourself. " Yoko looked as if he wanted to say something more but didn't. Kagome shook her head and she looked almost wistful.
"Wisdom is one of the most precious gifts a person can have. It makes things hard, but with wisdom and knowledge you can do anything. You can be anything, you can think things that no one would dare speak a loud." Kagome said her eyes focused on nothing in general. Yoko nodded his head in agreement.
"If there is anything in life to cherish, I have yet to find it." Yoko said quietly, Kagome laughed a mirthless laugh.
"What about money? Gold? Jewels you've stolen? The women you've bed? Do they not count as precious?" Kagome asked without looking at him, it seemed as if she didn't mean for that to come out, but it did and now she couldn't bite it back.
Yoko looked shocked at the girl, never had he heard her sound so bitter and almost jealous. Wait…was she jealous…?
Kagome continued walking towards the lake, she saw it and smiled slightly. Yoko walked behind the girl, letting his thoughts wonder around his mind. He watched her.
Kagome looked down at her own reflection and frowned when she felt her eyes starting to moisten again. ' Do I really look like her?' Kagome watched as her crystal tears dropped into the clear water and created ripples in the calm lake. Kagome's hand hovered above the water for a moment before she slapped her image away, hating the fact that she knew she did look like her.
'How could some one who was once so caring, become so cruel and brittle?' Kagome asked herself, thinking of old encounters with her other almost. ' I am not her…am I?' Kagome shook her head furiously trying to wipe that thought clear off of her mind. Little did she know Yoko was watching her quietly, letting her go through her inner turmoil. When Yoko saw her body start to shake from old pent up emotions, he went over to her and wrapped his arms around her frail body.
"Whatever you are thinking, whatever is wrong, tell me and I'll try to make it better." Yoko whispered in Kagome's ear.
Kagome turned herself around, and her lips hovered over his and she looked at him hesitance clear in her eyes. Yoko moved his head forward and so did Kagome…
Uh-oh!! Please don't hate me But I'm leaving it here hanging on a thread!!! Eek –hides from objects thrown at her- Please and read and review!!
