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Chapter 40 – Beautiful Memories: Part 3
Tetsuya slid open the door and steeped in, closing it behind him quietly. He walked over to Kagome's bedside and sat down. However, it was as if she couldn't hear him even come in. She just blankly stared outside the window. An indescribable look in her eyes. He cleared his throat, peeing at her. There was still no response.
"Kag? Are you alight?" he asked, concern in his eyes.
"Huh?" She finally snapped out of it but… "Tetsuya-kun…please answer my truthfully….." He was a bit taken back by her sudden seriousness. "Sure…what is it?"
"Am I…" she trailed off, having a hard time, "Am I…married?"
His eyes widened momentarily and he hesitated, completely caught off guard. "Well that is…" He scratched the back of his head, unsure of how to answer. If he told her the truth, he would lose her forever…again. If he didn't tell her, then he'd live with guilt.
"Well…the thing is…you see…."
She stared at him, her eyes unwavering yet showing fear.
He sighed and finally said, "Yes Kag, you are married."
Tetsuya was just unable to lie to her. He just couldn't bring himself to do it. Especially not after looking straight into her eyes. It was impossible.
"Oh…." She said, biting her lower lip. She averted his gaze. "Who…to who am I married to exactly?"
He sighed, wishing that she wouldn't ask him these questions.
"To…to Inuyasha."
"Inu..yasha? Who's….that?" she asked, chewing on her bottom lip.
"Remember that guy…who came in here saying that he was my friend?" He waited for a brief second and she nodded. "That's…Inuyasha."
"Oh." Was her soft-worded answer.
Tetsuya tensed up. This was the moment of truth. Everything would be affected by what she would decide to do next. And he knew that his and Inuyasha's future were in her hands, unknowingly of course.
"Well…the thing is that…I promised this girl named Hinagiku-san…that I would divorce him. But….I don't even know who he is. So…Tetsuya-kun…could you possibly get in touch with Inuyasha-san? I want…….I want to meet him just once before…you know…..before I sign the divorce papers."
There was a sincere, yet fearful look in her chocolate brown eyes.
He nodded his head, unable to refuse. Kagome certainly was his one and only weakness.
Inuyasha stared at her.
"Whe—Where did you get th-that neacklace?" he asked, stuttering.
"Hm? I told you silly. You dropped it on the floor. I hope you don't mind. It seemed like you were going to give it to me in a special way, but I guess I found out before you could. But it's still really sweet of you Inuyasha…" she said, her voice laced with false sweetness.
When he stayed quiet, Hinagiku inwardly smirked. She put on a confused and sad face as she said, "This…this necklace is for me, right? You don't have another girlfriend or something…do you?"
"Give me the necklace."
Her eyes slightly darkened and she said quietly, "Why are you so upset Inuyasha? Is this necklace not for me after all?"
"Give me the necklace," he repeated, his tone firm and filled with anger.
Her eyes narrowed and she said angrily, her voice raised, "How could you Inuyasha! How could you do this to me! How can you have an affair while I'm lying here in the hospital! I hate you! I hate you! Do you enjoy ruining my life or something!"
He stayed silent.
"I hate you! This is all your fault! It's your fault that I'm here in the hospital again! It's your fault that I'm here all the time! It's your fault that I can't have a normal life!" she screamed, "You want this stupid necklace back? Is it that important! Fine! Take it back!" And with that, she unclasped the necklace from her neck and threw it at him. She abruptly got out of bed and stormed over to the door.
However, Inuyasha grabbed her arm and pulled her into a tight embrace.
"I'm sorry Hinagiku….I'm sorry."
She started crying. "How could you Inuyasha….? How could you?" Tears were pouring out of her eyes.
He tightened his hold on her.
Hinagiku buried her face into his chest and gripped his shirt. Only then did she let a slight smirk come across her face.
'I have you right where I want you Inuyasha…and this time, I'm not letting you go. No matter what.'
Kagome, who had been standing outside their door, retracted her arm and clenched her hand into a tight ball.
"I shouldn't be here…" she whispered, smiling slightly.
This wasn't her place. It wasn't her place. She shouldn't have wondered about her husband.
"I better go back…."
The smile slowly spread…but it was filled with a sorrow that was too deep to understand. And without her knowing, a few tears escaped from her eyes.
Just then, the door opened, revealed Inuyasha and Hinagiku. He was an arm around her waist.
"Oh! Kagome-san!" said Hinagiku with false surprise, "What are you doing here?" She snuggled in closer to Inuyasha.
"I uh….just wanted…to…." She bit her bottom lip. "I…just wanted to…to…know when I sign the papers!" she said quickly, without even thinking.
Inuyasha visibly flinched and his ears twitched.
"Oh right!" said Hinagiku, acting like she had forgotten about the how deal. She turned her head upwards to Inuyasha and said, "Inuyasha, Kagome-san agreed to give you a divorce. So now we can get married and be together forever."
Kagome quickly wiped away the tears with the back of her hand and said cheerfully, "Yup! I don't really remember what happened, with my memory being all messed up and all, but I'm really sorry Inuyasha-san."
He flinched once again, noting the "san" added on at the end of his name.
"I'm really sorry to both you and Hinagiku-san. So, I'll be glad to give you a divorce so the two of you can happily live the rest of your lives out together."
"That's so great! Thank you so much Kagome-san! You really have no idea how happy we've made the two of us!" she said, her eyes sparkling with glee and innocence.
She turned her head upwards to Inuyasha once more and said with a bright smile, "Isn't this great Inuyasha? We can finally get married! I'm so lucky to have you by my side!"
Hinagiku gently pushed away his arm and said happily, "I'll go get the papers. Your parents brought them to me while I was resting. Be right back!" She placed a kiss on his cheek before turning back around to go look for the divorce papers.
"No….."
Kagome turned around towards Inuyasha and said, "Excuse me?"
"No…." he said softly.
"Um, is something the matter Inuyasha-san?" she asked, her voice was one of pure concern.
"Here it is!"
Hinagiku came back out, happily waving the forms in one hand and a pen in the other.
"Okay, just sign right here Kagome-san. Then, Inuyasha, you need to sign here, and we need to get it down to the department! And then it'll finally be finalized!"
Kagome took the pen and signed the paper without any hesitation. She even smiled, staring at her signature. She then turned to Inuyasha and handed him the pen.
He didn't take it.
"Um, Inuyasha-san, you need to sign the form."
"Huh?...Oh, right."
He reached out for the pen and slightly touched Kagome's hand in the process. It sent chills up his back for some reason.
He took the form and stared at the empty blank, waiting to be filled in with his name in the blue ink pen.
"Come on Inuyasha, what are you waiting for?" asked Hinagiku anxiously. She was getting impatient by the seconds.
'If I sign this…there's no hope for me and Kagome…ever again…..'
Inuyasha took the form and….ripped it in half.
"Inuyasha! What are you doing!" screeched Hinagiku disbelievingly. "Eh? Inuyasha-san, what's going on?" asked Kagome, blinking innocently.
He grabbed her wrist and said roughly, "C'mon Kagome, let's go." With that, he pulled her. He had had enough of this nonsense. Being selfish was part of being in love and…Inuyasha didn't realize it until now.
"Eh? But! Hinagiku-san! The papers. Umm…Inuyasha-san?" she said, completely and thoroughly confused.
He stopped abruptly and she almost bumped into him.
"Stop calling me 'Inuyasha-san.' It sounds too weird and awkward," he said, his voice hardened.
"Then…what am I supposed to call you?"
"I don't know!" he yelled.
She cowered, her nails digging into her skin in her tightly clenched hand.
"The truth is…I…." he started, fumbling around for the right words and how to say it. "I…don't….." His cheeks were tinted with a faint pink. He started again, mumbling, "I don't….What I'm trying to say is that….I don't…want to….get…….divorced…"
"Huh? Excuse me?" said Kagome, not really catching what he said.
He sighed and said in a louder tone, "I don't….I don't want to….get….divorced." He turned the other way, his face a bright reddish-pink.
Kagome stood there with a dumbfounded look on her face.
Just then, Tetsuya appeared out of nowhere and pulled Kagome's wrist away from Inuyasha's grip.
"What do you think you're doing Inuyasha?" he asked coolly.
"Get your hand off my wife," growled out Inuyasha.
"Hmph. If I didn't know any better, I though that you were married to Hinagiku. I mean, you both live together already. And then you turn around and have the guts to call Kagome your wife?"
"It's different!" yelled Inuyasha, "I wasn't thinking straight!"
"Oh, so now it's whenever you want Kagome to be your wife and whenever you want Hinagiku to be your bitch?" he asked, his tone getting colder, "It's not all by your standards. Stop being so damn selfish and think about Kagome for a moment. How do you think she feels? How the hell do you think she feels!"
Kagome tugged at his arm and said softly, "It's okay Tetsuya-kun. Really."
"It's not okay! It's not okay…I can't stand having to watch you go through so much pain because of him! I can't stand having to be the helpless one…" he said, holding her hand tightly.
Inuyasha snorted.
"Well, either way, she's still my wife. And nothing's going to change that," he said, glaring at Tetsuya. "I've been running away from that fact, finding stupid excuses to avoid the fact that I'm married to her. But there's nothing that will change that fact. Not Hinagiku, not getting divorced, and not you. So I'm going to say it nicely one more time. Get your hand off my wife…now."
Kagome bit her lip, wondering what she should do.
Tetsuya turned around and was about to walk away with Kagome, when Inuyasha grabbed her other wrist. He pulled her away from Tetsuya's grasp and she fell into his arms.
"Ah!"
He gently clutched her chin and tilted it upward. His lips met hers in a gentle, sweet kiss. Kagome's eyes widened and Tetsuya slightly stiffened. But what happened next was more surprising.
Kagome pushed him away and slapped him, tears in her eyes.
Review Responses!
1. sleepiness – Haha! Yeah, she's really…two-timing. Well, hope you enjoyed it!
2. x3forgott3n dreamz – Thanks! And yeah, I guess this could be the start to make the story even longer! Hope you can stay with me as a reviewer until the very end of the story! Whenever that might be! XD
3. Punk Rock Miko2 – Yeah, that's just the kinda person she is. I didn't actually plan on making her so two-timing and conniving.
4. singerme5791 – I think he was slightly smarter in this one, but yeah…but he did get her to take the necklace off! That's a start! Hehe
5. Luvergirl1632 – Nah, it's okay. I don't mind people hating Hinagiku! No one else apologizes for wanting her death to come soon. XD I'm glad you like reading it though!
6. inuyasha my sexi hanyou – Sorry for not updating soon enough. Hope you enjoyed the chapter!
7. bubblez4ya – Umm, not sure bout the chapters yet. I'm just gonna keep writing for now so yeah! But, I think the end of the story's coming near. But you never know! Thanks for understanding bout the slow updates!
8. AnimeMscInuKagLuver1425 – Hehe! Yup! I understand completely on why you hate Hinagiku! Thanks for reviewing!
9. Emerald Fox Fire – Yay! Thanks for such a huge compliment! I don't really feel like I deserve it though. Thanks a bunch though! Your reviews are really supportive!
10. Moon Shadow Demon – Hahah! I thought about letting Tetsuya have a happy ending, but I'm not exactly sure I wanna do that! And yeah, Hinagiku really has become eviler than I intended.
11. LiLaZnCrAzYgUrL216 – Hahaha! Samurai sword! XD That's a new one! And no worries, this is definitely a Inu and Kag. My life depends on it! XD
12. Kougas #1 fan – That's straight to the point! Haha, don't we all hate her? Even I'm beginning to hate her.
13. lil-kag0m3 – Thanks for understanding bout the slow updates! And thanks for wishing for me to have time to relax! Which I will be able to do after this week! I'm so excited for summer!
14. whorl – Yeah, she really doesn't deserve a happy ending! And yes, I know that there are plenty of people willing to kill Hinagiku for me. Maybe I'll do a search…Anyways, thanks for reviewing! XD
15. Kagome – Would you like some tissues? It's so sweet that you would actually cry! I was laughing when I was writing it. O.o; Thanks for the review!
16. Vengeance4love23 – So short and straight to point! Hehe, once school is over, updating might be a bit easier, but we'll see! Hope you liked the chapter!
17. Mustard Gal – Awww! You're so sweet too! I'm really glad you like my story so much! I'll try to update faster for everyone who's dying to know what happens. Thanks again!
18. Akeryou-sama – HahahaH! So many Hinagiku haters/killers! Don't know how much longer it's gonna be and still debating over whether Hinagiku should die or stay alive and suffer….Maybe I'll have a poll! XD
19. klutzyspaz – Yay! Potatoes:munches on potatoes:
20. InusGrlAndBaBe – Yes yes! Inu and Kag not any other couple! Hm pitchfork, that's another new one! XD
21. total-manga-freak – Haha! Finally! Hinagiku was actually supposed to be a character everyone felt sorry for, but now I turned her into such a scheming, evil little girl. I like your quote! XD
22. hanyoukag – Hehe, of course Inu and Kag are gonna be together! And yes, another Hinagiku hater. I have a hunch that everyone hates Hinagiku. It's just a hunch. XD
23. richard – Yup! She wasn't supposed to be at first, but it's nice to add a little twist!
24. Duran Shoukan – Hahah! Glad you liked it! Hahahah! XD
25. Chris's girl 14 – I'm glad you like my story! And yes, it's unfortunate that Kag can't remember anything...but she will eventually…But I'm still thinking about that! Haha!
26. Inu'sHardcoreBitchThatLovesDark – Awww, I know what that feels like. T.T Anyways, since talking bout that might make you sad, let's move on! Now you're not even gonna say her name? XD Pure hatred for her! This is so funny!
27. Soul Calibur III – Hahah! You can't be as insane as some of my other reviewers though! Hehe!
28. Inuyasha05 – You'd think she'd get caught by now though. Well, yeah, that was pretty cruel of her, but what can ya say! Hope you like the chappie though it has someone you probably wanna kill too!
29. sango taiyga – Thanks for the suggestion! But, I just think that describing what they wear when it's not really necessary just takes up time that could be spent on actually having the story progress. Plus, I'm not that great with clothes! XD Thanks again though!
And that's everyone! If I didn't get you, thousand apologies! And, this has become so normal for me, I'm really sorry for taking so long to update! But, last week of school so hopefully I'll have more time and chances to write more!
Oh, and I know this chapter isn't as long, but it's the most I could manage during my finals week! So, bear with me! And just think of it this way, WAY longer chapters are coming as soon as I finish school and anything else left to finish! So, sorry for taking so long to update and leaving you guys with such a short chapter!
Now before we leave, Poll!
Poll: Should Hinagiku die or just suffer for the rest of her life?
Just wanna get the reviewers and readers point of views! Haha, well, THANKS FOR REVIEWING! Thanks a bunch and night people! Hope you enjoyed the chapter!
