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So Emotional
By Rekka's Angel
chapter 2
Dinner was eaten in relative silence, with
the occasional annoyed growl from Inuyasha, and the sounds of Shippo and
Kirara happily munching away. Inuyasha would glance Kagome's way every
once in awhile. Her unusually quiet and demure attitude was really beginning
to bug him. Miroku would glance at Sango occasionally, but would get a
glare in return from the annoyed demon exterminator. All in all dinner
was... a bit tense, but greatly appreciated.
After they were finished, things were cleared
and everyone sat down around a small fire in the middle of Kaede's hut.
Kaede looked around at the weary group of travelers and smirked. You'd
never think people so totally different and yet the same in many ways,
would be able to travel and work together as a team, and become a sort
of family. True a bit of a dysfunctional one, but a family none the less.
"Kagome come with me, I need to talk to you."
Inuyasha spoke from his spot in the open doorway. Kagome looked up at him
curiously as she stopped conversing with Sango and Kaede. Shippo looked
up from his place on Miroku's shoulder and watched the dog demon stand
in waiting.
"What for?" Kagome asked.
"You'll find out when you come, wench." Kagome
frowned when he reverted to calling her wench and not by her name, but
slowly stood up anyway. Shippo got up and jumped onto Kagome's shoulder
when she was a foot away from Inuyasha. Inuyasha growled at the kit, who
just stuck his tongue out in return.
"And where do you think you're going, brat."
"With Kagome-chan." Shippo answered. "I gotta
make sure you don't do anything stupid and make her upset." Inuyasha growled
again as the others in the room tried to refrain from laughing.
"I don't think so." Inuyasha grabbed Shippo
by the tail and flung him towards Miroku. "Miroku, make sure he doesn't
follow." Miroku glared, but eventually sighed in defeat once he caught
the angry little kitsune.
"Maybe he'll do something right for a
change."> Miroku thought. "He has been worried about Kagome-sama.">
Inuyasha grabbed Kagome's wrist and dragged her out the door when he was
satisfied they wouldn't be followed. Sango looked over at Miroku with a
questioning glance as she watched her friend be taken off by the annoyed
hanyou. Miroku just shrugged in answer and held onto Shippo until he calmed
down.
"Do not worry, I'm sure Inuyasha will take
good care of her. He wouldn't do anything to hurt Kagome." Kaede stated.
Sango relaxed a bit after Kaede's statement. Miroku smiled.
"Actually I'm more concerned about what Kagome-sama
will do with Inuyasha. She wasn't too happy earlier." Miroku said with
a slight smile.
"And she has good reason to be angry with
him. Which reminds me monk, you escaped your punishment earlier." Sango
said in a sugary sweet voice as she held her boomerang in her hands menacingly.
"Now now Sango. We were only concerned with
Kagome-sama's welfare. It just so happened you two were in the hot springs
when we decided to investigate."
"And why do I get the feeling the whole thing
was your idea." Sango yelled before proceeding to repeatedly smack him
over the head with her weapon.
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Inuyasha stopped walking once they got a good
distance into the forest.
"Inuyasha, if we're done walking you can let
go of my hand." Inuyasha quickly dropped Kagome's hand with a slight blush,
but hid his embarrassment with a scowl. Kagome for her part was a bit disappointed
in the loss of contact, but she didn't want to give herself false hopes.
"So what is it you brought me out here to talk about?" Kagome eeped as
she found Inuyasha's face positioned a couple inches from her own and looking
deep into her eyes as if searching for something that would answer all
his questions. "I...Inu...Inuyasha." He ignored her and continued to stare.
Getting fed up with his antics, Kagome did the only thing she could think
of. "Sit!" With a yelp, Inuyasha was slammed into the ground at the command
and growled as the spell began to wear off.
"What was that for!" Inuyasha shouted.
"What was it for! What was I supposed to do
when you were so close like that and not responding!" Kagome said with
a glare.
"Keh. I was just checking something."
"Checking for what!" Kagome screeched.
"It doesn't matter. Besides, I want some answers
from you. What is going on?"
"Going on? What do you mean?" Kagome asked
in confusion.
"Don't play dumb with me. Everyone has noticed
you haven't been yourself lately, so what's bothering you?" Inuyasha tried
to act annoyed, but concern was clearly heard in his voice. Kagome blinked.
"Inuyasha are you worried about me?!" Kagome
asked incredulously.
"Just answer the question!"
"Nothing is wrong."
"That's bull shit and you know it. One, you
haven't been yourself lately, two, you've hardly been getting any sleep,
three, you have been way too quiet, and four, it's effecting your shard
detecting." Kagome stood in silence as she listened, until a frown graced
her pretty face when he said the thing about the shard detecting.
"Is that all I am to you. A shard detector."
Kagome whispered.
"Eh." Inuyasha stood there for a moment in
thought before answering.
"Well no, I mean, you're you, Kagome, and
it just so happens you can detect shards. Which is definitely one of your
redeeming qualities and why I put up with you as much as I do, but..."
Inuyasha didn't get the chance to finish what he was saying as a resounding
smack was heard throughout the forest. He stood there in shock; his hand
automatically touching the spot on his cheek where a red hand print was
now showing. Not that it hurt, but the fact that it was his sweet, innocent,
loving, Kagome that dealt the blow was why he was so surprised. Wait a
minute... his Kagome? When did he start thinking of her like that?
Kagome stood before him with her arm raised
still from the strike, and her eyes blurry from the tears that threatened
to spill. The fact that she had smacked him hadn't sunk in yet, so her
mouth took over.
"That's it Inuyasha! I've had it with you!"
Kagome yelled; chest heaving with anger and sadness. "I'm sick of being
compared to Kikyo, I'm sick of being a burden to you, I'm sick of how you
make me feel like I could fly one minute and then feel like I'm not good
enough the next when all you see when you look at me is Kikyo. I'm sick
of all the names and disrespect, I'm sick of being a replacement, and I'm
sick of being just some stupid little girl whose only usefulness is to
detect shards! If that's all I am then I have no business being here. You
have some other... woman to run to since you're obviously tired of her
replacement, so why don't you go to her!" Inuyasha stood rooted in his
spot in shock, and by the looks of it, so was Kagome. She sighed sadly;
the tears finally flowing as she whispered. "I can't take it anymore, goodbye
Inuyasha." Kagome turned around and fled to the well as fast as she could.
Inuyasha shook his head as her words repeated
over and over in his mind. As soon as he realized she had run off, he quickly
took off after her. He knew where she was going, and it wasn't far away.
"Damn it! How could I be so stupid! I never meant to hurt her, but
I have. Kagome can't you see that no matter what I...">
"Kagome wait!" Inuyasha shouted. He reached
the clearing just as she was straddling the well's wooden edge. Kagome
looked up with such sorrow and pain that it physically stopped him in his
mad dash for the well. He had never seen her in so much pain, even when
she had been badly beaten and almost dying from some youkai attack.
"Sit!" Kagome shouted as she disappeared into
the well.
"No!" Inuyasha cried out angrily as the spells
magic took effect. As soon as he could stand he bounded for the well and
jumped in. He hit the bottom, but when he looked up it was still the blue
sky of his time instead of the roof of the well house of Kagome's time.
"No." Inuyasha whispered. "Why can't I go through!" Inuyasha slammed his
fist against the ground as a few tears pricked at the corners of his eyes.
A sharp pain ran through him as the thought of never seeing Kagome again
surfaced, and the expression on her face at their parting. Right then,
Inuyasha knew without a doubt that he loved Kagome. The realization made
the emotional pain he was feeling worse, and he slumped to the ground.
The tears finally fell as the mighty hanyou lost the girl he cared about
more than anything. The girl, no woman, he would gladly give his life up
for without a moments hesitation. But with the mind numbing, heart wrenching
sadness, came the fiery determination to find a way to Kagome.
On the other side of the well Kagome sat curled up in a corner with her arms wrapped around her legs. Her body shook with the strength of her sobs and the feeling of her heart breaking into a million pieces, like the Shikon shard had done the first couple of days she was with Inuyasha.
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Ok so I lied again. This story has turned out to be longer than I had
originally planned. I just started writing and more ideas kept coming.
I know this chapter was short, but I wanted to give you guys a Christmas
present. By the way Merry Christmas! and I hoped you liked this. PLease
tell me what you think! ^_^ I appriciate any suggestions and comments.
Until next time ja ne minnasan!
~Rekka's Angel
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