Chapter 2: Waters of Pain
"I-Inu Yasha...."
Inu Yasha turned abruptly to Kagome's voice.
"Kagome!" Inu Yasha stammered. "Wh-what you just saw! It's....it's not...what you think! I....I..." he trailed off.
"It's.....okay, Inu Yasha," siad Kagome, tears still flowing freely. "I....I knew...that you will never...love me....I'm...I'm not Kikyou!"
With that, she ran.
"Ka-Kagome!"
He pursued her quickly, bounding from tree to tree as he came closer. Dammit! he thought Why didn't I sense her?! She has her own scent....unless.....I was too busy...thinking of Kikyou....
He pushed that thought out quickly. No! his mind screamed. You know you only can care for Kagome!
"Kagome!" he yelled.
Kagome ignored his calls. I'm such a moron, she thought. How can I possibly expect Inu Yasha to be with me? I'm nothing compared to Kikyou! Her thoughts ran as tears continued to flow and she continued to run blindly.
"Kagome!" she heard. "Watch out for-"
Too late.
She tripped over a fallen log, sailed through the air, and landed hard on the grournd, her breath knocked out of her. Her left knee and right arm was aching terribly, but she continued to sob because of her heart. She did not hear Inu Yasha landing beside her.
"Kagome! Are you alright?!" He settled her in a sitting position and reached for ther arm, but she knocked him away.
"Leave me alone!" Kagome sobbed. "I....I don't need you to look after me!"
"You're hurt..."responded Inu Yasha. "I have to help you-"
"No!" shouted Kagome, slapping away his hand again and scooting away. Tears streamed out of her face as she faced him.
"I....I don't want you to help me! I just want.....I just want you to leave me alone......" finishing her statement sobbing.
"Kagome..."said Inu Yasha. "You've misunderstood...I...I only wanted to see Kikyou...to tell her that...I have fallen for someone else..I have..fallen for you...Kagome."
Kagome stopped sobbing. Silence settled between them. Relunctantly, Kagome spoke.
"Then...why did you kiss her?" she asked.
"Kissed...her?" Inu Yasha looked lost, but remembered. "Kagome, I never wanted to kiss her...she kissed me."
"But...would you have anyways?"
"No...I wouldn't have."
"Why?"
"Because.......I love you, Kagome."
Kagome gasped. Did I just hear what I thought I heard? she thought as her heart raced.
"That is why I searched for Kikyou," he continued. "To tell her I am sorry, but I have found another. One that can stay with me....One that we can share a love that I could have with her...."
Inu Yasha stopped....the pain on Kagome's face was obvious. What did I say? he thought nervously, watching Kagome bring up fresh tears. What did I....? Then it stuck him. Of course! he thought. I said that I could have shared a love with Kikyou...meaning that...oh..no...
"I understand!" said Kagome fiercely. "You could have been with her....but you chose me only because you thought she ceased to exist anymore! I'm....I'm only a substitute!"
Kagome struggled to get up, and then began to hobble away.
"Kagome, no!" Inu Yasha yelled and reached for her. "You don't understand!"
"Yes, I do!"
"No, you don't! Kagome, stay put! You're hurt, remember?!" He reached for her arm and tried to stop her.
"No!" shouted Kagome, breaking free of his grasp. "SIT!"
THUMP! Inu Yasha landed hard on the ground.
"No! Kagome, wait!" Inu Yasha shouted desperately as she hobbled away.
"I won't! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT!"
THUMP! THUMP! THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!
"Ka-Ka...go...me" Inu Yasha whispered as his back felt as though it was on fire. He watched helplessly as his beloved disappeared from view.
"I-Inu Yasha...."
Inu Yasha turned abruptly to Kagome's voice.
"Kagome!" Inu Yasha stammered. "Wh-what you just saw! It's....it's not...what you think! I....I..." he trailed off.
"It's.....okay, Inu Yasha," siad Kagome, tears still flowing freely. "I....I knew...that you will never...love me....I'm...I'm not Kikyou!"
With that, she ran.
"Ka-Kagome!"
He pursued her quickly, bounding from tree to tree as he came closer. Dammit! he thought Why didn't I sense her?! She has her own scent....unless.....I was too busy...thinking of Kikyou....
He pushed that thought out quickly. No! his mind screamed. You know you only can care for Kagome!
"Kagome!" he yelled.
Kagome ignored his calls. I'm such a moron, she thought. How can I possibly expect Inu Yasha to be with me? I'm nothing compared to Kikyou! Her thoughts ran as tears continued to flow and she continued to run blindly.
"Kagome!" she heard. "Watch out for-"
Too late.
She tripped over a fallen log, sailed through the air, and landed hard on the grournd, her breath knocked out of her. Her left knee and right arm was aching terribly, but she continued to sob because of her heart. She did not hear Inu Yasha landing beside her.
"Kagome! Are you alright?!" He settled her in a sitting position and reached for ther arm, but she knocked him away.
"Leave me alone!" Kagome sobbed. "I....I don't need you to look after me!"
"You're hurt..."responded Inu Yasha. "I have to help you-"
"No!" shouted Kagome, slapping away his hand again and scooting away. Tears streamed out of her face as she faced him.
"I....I don't want you to help me! I just want.....I just want you to leave me alone......" finishing her statement sobbing.
"Kagome..."said Inu Yasha. "You've misunderstood...I...I only wanted to see Kikyou...to tell her that...I have fallen for someone else..I have..fallen for you...Kagome."
Kagome stopped sobbing. Silence settled between them. Relunctantly, Kagome spoke.
"Then...why did you kiss her?" she asked.
"Kissed...her?" Inu Yasha looked lost, but remembered. "Kagome, I never wanted to kiss her...she kissed me."
"But...would you have anyways?"
"No...I wouldn't have."
"Why?"
"Because.......I love you, Kagome."
Kagome gasped. Did I just hear what I thought I heard? she thought as her heart raced.
"That is why I searched for Kikyou," he continued. "To tell her I am sorry, but I have found another. One that can stay with me....One that we can share a love that I could have with her...."
Inu Yasha stopped....the pain on Kagome's face was obvious. What did I say? he thought nervously, watching Kagome bring up fresh tears. What did I....? Then it stuck him. Of course! he thought. I said that I could have shared a love with Kikyou...meaning that...oh..no...
"I understand!" said Kagome fiercely. "You could have been with her....but you chose me only because you thought she ceased to exist anymore! I'm....I'm only a substitute!"
Kagome struggled to get up, and then began to hobble away.
"Kagome, no!" Inu Yasha yelled and reached for her. "You don't understand!"
"Yes, I do!"
"No, you don't! Kagome, stay put! You're hurt, remember?!" He reached for her arm and tried to stop her.
"No!" shouted Kagome, breaking free of his grasp. "SIT!"
THUMP! Inu Yasha landed hard on the ground.
"No! Kagome, wait!" Inu Yasha shouted desperately as she hobbled away.
"I won't! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT!"
THUMP! THUMP! THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!
"Ka-Ka...go...me" Inu Yasha whispered as his back felt as though it was on fire. He watched helplessly as his beloved disappeared from view.