Well after that romantic scene there I just don't know how I can go on from
there. . . anything I say after this will be a sorta let-down for all of my
readers: half of you want more lemon, the other half want no lemon! Not too
mention that some of my writing can get way overly-dramatic. . . which I
know some people just plain hate to read. So I'll walk the middle road, and
try to fit in lemon where I can, while keeping up the humor and the action
for everyone else- write in how you feel bout it!
Thank you, reviewers, particularly inulover4ever101, one of my best fans :- ) Thanx! Keep reading & reviewing!
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Last Chapter;
'Oh, Inu Yasha. . . I do want to be with you! But- I have to finish school, and I don't want to leave my home. . . not yet, anyway. Besides, I'm too young to be anyone's mate yet! Not yours, not Kouga's, not anyone's! And you are centuries older than me! Can you really expect me to just become your mate?'
'But you do love me!'
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Kagome stared blankly at the ground before her, unseeing. Love? Inu Yasha loved her! She closed her eyes, absorbed in thought.
'How can he ask me this? I'm too young for this sort of thing! But- I do love him. . . how can I ever tell him that, though, without then agreeing to be his mate? Do I want to be his mate? No- well, yes- but, but, it's just too soon. . .' she thought to herself, common sense protesting against her emotions.
She watched flashbacks play against her eyelids of all the time she had known him. Pinned to the tree, attacking her for the jewel, helping her find jewel shards, battling Kikyo and demons, sitting in trees, spying on her bathing, protecting her from harm, turning into a full human with dark black hair, saving her from all sorts of evil, tripping and acting the fool, gazing into her eyes till she melted in his arms, kissing her. . . all of the things that she loved most about him.
'Do I really want to go back, and live without him, maybe forever? If I say no now, will he ever ask me again? But how can I turn my back on my family? On the other hand, do I have any choice? I'm stuck here without the jewel shards, and Souta won't risk coming back now. . . if I can find a jewel shard, then I will go back, and finish school. But if I'm trapped here, there's no reason not to marry him. . .'
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Kagome opened her eyes again. About to say yes, that she would be his mate, she saw something sparkle before her on the ground. A jewel shard! It was the one that Inu Yasha had cut from the demon's forehead, and in the tension, neither she nor Inu Yasha had remembered it. She slowly reached forward and picked it up, holding it in her hand and gazing at it quietly. Still holding it, she found the words to reply to him.
'Yes, Inu Yasha- I do love you. But I have my family to care for, and school to finish, and friends back home- I can't just desert them.' Kagome looked up into Inu Yasha's eyes. 'As soon as I am ready, if you still love me, then ask me again. But till then, can't we go on as we have? An occasional kiss is alright- I'm just not ready for more than that. Please try to understand.' She stood, and reached up gently to kiss him on the cheek, before she stepped back towards the well.
'I'll be back in a week, Inu Yasha. Please don't be angry with me.' With that she turned, picking up her backpack, and jumped down the well.
Inu Yasha made no move to stop Kagome from leaving. He just watched her silently, expressionless, as she disappeared from sight. The sun was beginning to rise when he finally turned and left, walking slowly back to Kaede's hut.
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Wow I got carried away there with the drama. . . Don't worry he's not angry at her, he's angry at himself, for trying to move to soon. They'll be back to normal soon. Keep reviewing! Thank you, all of my dedicated readers! I'll try to keep this updated for ya.
Thank you, reviewers, particularly inulover4ever101, one of my best fans :- ) Thanx! Keep reading & reviewing!
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Last Chapter;
'Oh, Inu Yasha. . . I do want to be with you! But- I have to finish school, and I don't want to leave my home. . . not yet, anyway. Besides, I'm too young to be anyone's mate yet! Not yours, not Kouga's, not anyone's! And you are centuries older than me! Can you really expect me to just become your mate?'
'But you do love me!'
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Kagome stared blankly at the ground before her, unseeing. Love? Inu Yasha loved her! She closed her eyes, absorbed in thought.
'How can he ask me this? I'm too young for this sort of thing! But- I do love him. . . how can I ever tell him that, though, without then agreeing to be his mate? Do I want to be his mate? No- well, yes- but, but, it's just too soon. . .' she thought to herself, common sense protesting against her emotions.
She watched flashbacks play against her eyelids of all the time she had known him. Pinned to the tree, attacking her for the jewel, helping her find jewel shards, battling Kikyo and demons, sitting in trees, spying on her bathing, protecting her from harm, turning into a full human with dark black hair, saving her from all sorts of evil, tripping and acting the fool, gazing into her eyes till she melted in his arms, kissing her. . . all of the things that she loved most about him.
'Do I really want to go back, and live without him, maybe forever? If I say no now, will he ever ask me again? But how can I turn my back on my family? On the other hand, do I have any choice? I'm stuck here without the jewel shards, and Souta won't risk coming back now. . . if I can find a jewel shard, then I will go back, and finish school. But if I'm trapped here, there's no reason not to marry him. . .'
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Kagome opened her eyes again. About to say yes, that she would be his mate, she saw something sparkle before her on the ground. A jewel shard! It was the one that Inu Yasha had cut from the demon's forehead, and in the tension, neither she nor Inu Yasha had remembered it. She slowly reached forward and picked it up, holding it in her hand and gazing at it quietly. Still holding it, she found the words to reply to him.
'Yes, Inu Yasha- I do love you. But I have my family to care for, and school to finish, and friends back home- I can't just desert them.' Kagome looked up into Inu Yasha's eyes. 'As soon as I am ready, if you still love me, then ask me again. But till then, can't we go on as we have? An occasional kiss is alright- I'm just not ready for more than that. Please try to understand.' She stood, and reached up gently to kiss him on the cheek, before she stepped back towards the well.
'I'll be back in a week, Inu Yasha. Please don't be angry with me.' With that she turned, picking up her backpack, and jumped down the well.
Inu Yasha made no move to stop Kagome from leaving. He just watched her silently, expressionless, as she disappeared from sight. The sun was beginning to rise when he finally turned and left, walking slowly back to Kaede's hut.
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Wow I got carried away there with the drama. . . Don't worry he's not angry at her, he's angry at himself, for trying to move to soon. They'll be back to normal soon. Keep reviewing! Thank you, all of my dedicated readers! I'll try to keep this updated for ya.