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Still, InuYasha owns my heart! Well, I hope that you all have been enjoying
my story so far, and it gets better! I don't want to spoil it, but the
ending is sooooooooo good! You'll just have to wait two more chapters
though. Well, I guess I'll stop running my mouth and let you read the
story. Don't forget to review!
Chapter 3: Aching Hearts
Kagome sat in her room, alone, and crying. She was seated at her desk, clenching a pillow tightly to her chest. Her eyes were glistening with tears, and they were filled with pain. Her thoughts were hooked on the kiss that her and Inuyasha had shared together.
'I don't understand. If he doesn't care about me, then why did he kiss me like that?'
She continued to weep over him.
'Inuyasha, I love you. Can you still not see that?'
She held her pillow tighter, letting out more cries.
"Inuyasha."
She buried her face in the pillow, quickly soaking it from the many tears that fell onto it. She mumbled into the pillow.
"Inuyasha, I love you, with all of my heart. I would die for you."
She then gasped at a thought. She thought about what she had said to him after their passionate kiss.
'Oh know, what I said, it must have devastated him. I don't know where those words came from. He just made me so upset, that he kissed me like that then said he couldn't be loved. Why wouldn't I get mad?!'
She rose from her desk, shaking her fist angrily.
"He didn't need to kiss me like that if he doesn't love me. That little..."
She paused.
"But, it felt like he meant that kiss. He seemed so into it. I don't know anymore. Maybe he does care; he just doesn't know how to show it. Or maybe he's scared. Could that be it?"
Her eyes swelled with tears once more.
"I just wish you would say something to me!"
"Kagome?"
A young child meandered into the room. He was gazing at the girl who was kneeling on the ground, crying her heart out. She glanced up to see the worried boy.
"Sota?"
She starred at him, her eyes still pouring with tears.
"What happened?"
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Inuyasha was leaning against the well, starring into the deep dark mouth. He sighed as he thought about the previous day.
~ "ARE YOU DYING?!"
Kagome's eyes widened, stunned from his response.
"Uh, NO! What makes you think that?"
Kagome leaned back, prepared for one the longest lectures in her life.
"Well, for starters, maybe it's the fact that you're acting totally strange whenever you're around me. You're never paying attention to where you're going, you've nearly gotten yourself killed a couple times because you've become so deep in thought at the wrong times, and, not to mention that you haven't told me 'sit', in the exception of today, for the longest time, AND THAT'S NOT LIKE YOU! Even though I don't like to be sat, it's starting to bother me that you haven't done it. I feel like I don't know you anymore. You never talk to me, well, not much lately anyway, and, to just put it simply, YOU'RE ACTING-"
Kagome smiled as she opened her lips once more.
"I love you." ~
He thought deeply about those words, 'I love you.' He couldn't help but think about the passionate kiss they shared together. He was lost once more, lost in his thoughts. He was confused on what to do. He was hurt, and angry with himself for kissing her back. Although, he knew that he still liked it. A small smile crept onto his face when he thought about the way he felt with her so close. He was so deep in thought that he never noticed the small kitsune pop up from the other side of the well.
"Hey Inuyasha!"
The high voice startled him, and sent him fleeing backwards. He gripped his chest, gasping for air. When he glanced up, he noticed a familiar smiling face.
"Shippou..." he growled.
The kid's smile quickly turned to a frown.
"Inuyasha,"
He paused as Inuyasha slowly stood up. He became frightened that Inuyasha would plummet towards him with an angry fist. But he gasped when Inuyasha turned around with nothing more than a scowl. He struggled to speak the words that hung on the tip of his tongue.
"Um, did you do something to Kagome again?"
His voice was high and squeaky. Inuyasha glared at Shippou.
"What are talking about?"
"Uh, you see, yesterday when I was walking back towards the village-"
He was cut off by an angry hanyou's yell.
"Did you see anything? Answer me! Did you?!"
Shippou covered his head in horror.
"I...I saw nothing! Just Kagome running towards the well, crying her heart out! Now if you don't mid, LET ME GO!"
Inuyasha took in a sigh of relief, for he thought that Shippou had seen the kiss. He dropped the kitsune from his grip, and watched as he crashed to the ground with a THUD.
"Ouch! Inuyasha, whad ya do that for?"
"Aw, shut your trap."
Inuyasha turned around and starred back into the well. His eyes softened and filled with pain once more.
'Kagome.'
Shippou jumped up and dusted himself off. He noticed the painful look in Inuyasha's eyes. His mind filled with confusion.
'Why is he so upset? He's just too confusing. I don't get him.'
He suddenly jumped when a thought struck him.
'What if...oh yeah.'
An evil grin covered his face. He slowly walked over to the well and jumped onto the rim. Inuyasha was leaning against it again.
"Inuyasha, do you..."
He paused as he giggled to himself.
"What do you want now you little brat."
"Um, do you...love Kagome?"
Inuyasha sprang back.
"WHAT?! What do you know about love?"
"I'm saying do you love Kagome?"
His face flooded red.
"Uhh...OF COURSE NOT!"
"Then why do you seem so concerned?"
Shippou's grin grew even bigger.
"Why don't you just shut up?!"
Inuyasha raised his fist in the air. Shippou jumped and giggled more.
"What's so damn funny?"
Inuyasha cursed at him.
"Let's see, maybe it's the fact that...YOU LOVE KAGOME!"
Inuyasha's anger filled his body. He tried to hold back.
"You love Kagome! You love Kagome! You love Kagome!"
"That's it."
Inuyasha popped his knuckles, preparing to go after the kid. Shippou gasped, but took no time in wasting and shot off. As he ran, he hollered behind him.
"You love Kagome! You love Kagome!"
His tiny voice echoed through the land. Inuyasha wanted so much to tear the brat apart, but something was forcing him to stay back. He watched as Shippou disappeared into the distance, his voice still very clear. Inuyasha turned around and sprinted off. He was heading for 'his' tree, the one where he and Kagome had kissed. He always sat in the branches when he needed to think, or needed to relax. And this was one time to do it.
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Sota walked towards Kagome and dropped by her side.
"Sota, what are you doing in here? Haven't you ever heard of knocking?"
Kagome glared at the kid who gazed at her, worried.
"I heard you crying, and I wanted to see what's wrong. But seeing the fact that I heard you say Inuyasha's name, I know he had something to do with your crying."
Kagome paused, not knowing what to say next.
"I was worried for you Kagome."
Kagome's eyes filled with tears. She wrapped her arms tightly around her brother and held him close.
"Oh Sota. It was horrible."
Sota frowned at the sight of her.
"Kagome, it's o.k. Tell me what happened."
He felt a little embarrassed, seeing that he was about to hear his sister's problems when usually it's his mother she goes to.
"Inuyasha hurt me."
Sota gasped.
"What? What did he do?"
"Nothing physical. He crushed my heart."
"Huh?"
Sota leaned back as Kagome stood up. He walked over to her bed with her. They both sat on the fluffy bed. Sota gazed into Kagome's hurt eyes.
"What happened?"
"Well, you see, I wanted to tell him something. So I did."
"What did you tell him?"
Kagome slightly blushed.
"Um..."
Sota smiled. He got a hint from her stutter and her rosy red cheeks.
"You told him that you loved him, didn't you?"
Her face turned a brighter shade of red.
"Uh, yeah."
"Well, what did he say?!"
"Uh, he didn't move at first. But then, he started to walk away. I got up, and that's when he said that he couldn't be loved. He was crying though, when I walked in front of him. I watched his face and noticed a tear stroll down his cheek. I slowly lifted my hand to try the cheek. He said, Kagome don't, but I did it anyway. He started to walk away, but I stopped him."
"What did you do?"
"I...uh...I kissed him."
Her face flooded red.
"YOU WHAT? YOU KISSED INUYASHA?!"
Sota's voice filled her room.
"Shh, quiet down! The whole world doesn't need to hear you!"
"What happened next?! Tell me!"
Sota was on his feet, anxiously waiting for the next words to escape her mouth.
"Hm? Uh, well next, he backed away, and said that he couldn't be loved again. His eyes were so sad and filled with pain. I kinda got angry and said some stuff that I shouldn't have, but still, if he doesn't really love me, then he should have never kissed me!"
"Kagome, you should go back."
"Huh? Why? He told me that he never wants me to come back anyway. So I won't."
"Come on Kagome, just because of that you shut him out? That's not like you. You should give him a second chance. I mean, how many times does someone say they love him? Most likely never. So he could've just been in shock from those words. I'd wager that he's dying to see you right now!"
"Do you really mean that?"
Kagome starred at her brother, her eyes shining with tears.
"Course I do. He probably does care a lot; he just doesn't know how to show it. Or maybe he's even scared that you'll get hurt. You should go back, maybe that'll fix things."
Kagome smiled as she gave him a hug.
"You know, for a little pesky brother, you're not half bad. Who ever knew that their brother could give such good advice? Maybe you should do one of those talk shows when you grow up. You'd be quite good at it."
"Uh, thank you."
Kagome slowly stood up from her bed. She headed towards her door. Before she walked out, she glanced back at her brother, who was smiling at her.
"Wish me luck."
She walked out of the door.
"Good luck."
Sota titled his head down, and then smiled.
'Maybe I'll have a big brother soon, or maybe even little kids to take care of.'
He giggled.
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So, did ya all like it? I hope so cause I worked hard on it. Anyway, the next chapter should be up very soon, I'm working on typing it now. Well, thanks for all of the great reviews, I really do enjoy reading them. It makes me feel really good. Anyway, I gotta go; I wanna finish the story for all of you! Thanks again for all of the reviews, like I said, I really appreciate it! Ja, matta ne!
Don't forget to review my story! I really enjoy reading them!
Chapter 3: Aching Hearts
Kagome sat in her room, alone, and crying. She was seated at her desk, clenching a pillow tightly to her chest. Her eyes were glistening with tears, and they were filled with pain. Her thoughts were hooked on the kiss that her and Inuyasha had shared together.
'I don't understand. If he doesn't care about me, then why did he kiss me like that?'
She continued to weep over him.
'Inuyasha, I love you. Can you still not see that?'
She held her pillow tighter, letting out more cries.
"Inuyasha."
She buried her face in the pillow, quickly soaking it from the many tears that fell onto it. She mumbled into the pillow.
"Inuyasha, I love you, with all of my heart. I would die for you."
She then gasped at a thought. She thought about what she had said to him after their passionate kiss.
'Oh know, what I said, it must have devastated him. I don't know where those words came from. He just made me so upset, that he kissed me like that then said he couldn't be loved. Why wouldn't I get mad?!'
She rose from her desk, shaking her fist angrily.
"He didn't need to kiss me like that if he doesn't love me. That little..."
She paused.
"But, it felt like he meant that kiss. He seemed so into it. I don't know anymore. Maybe he does care; he just doesn't know how to show it. Or maybe he's scared. Could that be it?"
Her eyes swelled with tears once more.
"I just wish you would say something to me!"
"Kagome?"
A young child meandered into the room. He was gazing at the girl who was kneeling on the ground, crying her heart out. She glanced up to see the worried boy.
"Sota?"
She starred at him, her eyes still pouring with tears.
"What happened?"
***********************************
Inuyasha was leaning against the well, starring into the deep dark mouth. He sighed as he thought about the previous day.
~ "ARE YOU DYING?!"
Kagome's eyes widened, stunned from his response.
"Uh, NO! What makes you think that?"
Kagome leaned back, prepared for one the longest lectures in her life.
"Well, for starters, maybe it's the fact that you're acting totally strange whenever you're around me. You're never paying attention to where you're going, you've nearly gotten yourself killed a couple times because you've become so deep in thought at the wrong times, and, not to mention that you haven't told me 'sit', in the exception of today, for the longest time, AND THAT'S NOT LIKE YOU! Even though I don't like to be sat, it's starting to bother me that you haven't done it. I feel like I don't know you anymore. You never talk to me, well, not much lately anyway, and, to just put it simply, YOU'RE ACTING-"
Kagome smiled as she opened her lips once more.
"I love you." ~
He thought deeply about those words, 'I love you.' He couldn't help but think about the passionate kiss they shared together. He was lost once more, lost in his thoughts. He was confused on what to do. He was hurt, and angry with himself for kissing her back. Although, he knew that he still liked it. A small smile crept onto his face when he thought about the way he felt with her so close. He was so deep in thought that he never noticed the small kitsune pop up from the other side of the well.
"Hey Inuyasha!"
The high voice startled him, and sent him fleeing backwards. He gripped his chest, gasping for air. When he glanced up, he noticed a familiar smiling face.
"Shippou..." he growled.
The kid's smile quickly turned to a frown.
"Inuyasha,"
He paused as Inuyasha slowly stood up. He became frightened that Inuyasha would plummet towards him with an angry fist. But he gasped when Inuyasha turned around with nothing more than a scowl. He struggled to speak the words that hung on the tip of his tongue.
"Um, did you do something to Kagome again?"
His voice was high and squeaky. Inuyasha glared at Shippou.
"What are talking about?"
"Uh, you see, yesterday when I was walking back towards the village-"
He was cut off by an angry hanyou's yell.
"Did you see anything? Answer me! Did you?!"
Shippou covered his head in horror.
"I...I saw nothing! Just Kagome running towards the well, crying her heart out! Now if you don't mid, LET ME GO!"
Inuyasha took in a sigh of relief, for he thought that Shippou had seen the kiss. He dropped the kitsune from his grip, and watched as he crashed to the ground with a THUD.
"Ouch! Inuyasha, whad ya do that for?"
"Aw, shut your trap."
Inuyasha turned around and starred back into the well. His eyes softened and filled with pain once more.
'Kagome.'
Shippou jumped up and dusted himself off. He noticed the painful look in Inuyasha's eyes. His mind filled with confusion.
'Why is he so upset? He's just too confusing. I don't get him.'
He suddenly jumped when a thought struck him.
'What if...oh yeah.'
An evil grin covered his face. He slowly walked over to the well and jumped onto the rim. Inuyasha was leaning against it again.
"Inuyasha, do you..."
He paused as he giggled to himself.
"What do you want now you little brat."
"Um, do you...love Kagome?"
Inuyasha sprang back.
"WHAT?! What do you know about love?"
"I'm saying do you love Kagome?"
His face flooded red.
"Uhh...OF COURSE NOT!"
"Then why do you seem so concerned?"
Shippou's grin grew even bigger.
"Why don't you just shut up?!"
Inuyasha raised his fist in the air. Shippou jumped and giggled more.
"What's so damn funny?"
Inuyasha cursed at him.
"Let's see, maybe it's the fact that...YOU LOVE KAGOME!"
Inuyasha's anger filled his body. He tried to hold back.
"You love Kagome! You love Kagome! You love Kagome!"
"That's it."
Inuyasha popped his knuckles, preparing to go after the kid. Shippou gasped, but took no time in wasting and shot off. As he ran, he hollered behind him.
"You love Kagome! You love Kagome!"
His tiny voice echoed through the land. Inuyasha wanted so much to tear the brat apart, but something was forcing him to stay back. He watched as Shippou disappeared into the distance, his voice still very clear. Inuyasha turned around and sprinted off. He was heading for 'his' tree, the one where he and Kagome had kissed. He always sat in the branches when he needed to think, or needed to relax. And this was one time to do it.
*****************************
Sota walked towards Kagome and dropped by her side.
"Sota, what are you doing in here? Haven't you ever heard of knocking?"
Kagome glared at the kid who gazed at her, worried.
"I heard you crying, and I wanted to see what's wrong. But seeing the fact that I heard you say Inuyasha's name, I know he had something to do with your crying."
Kagome paused, not knowing what to say next.
"I was worried for you Kagome."
Kagome's eyes filled with tears. She wrapped her arms tightly around her brother and held him close.
"Oh Sota. It was horrible."
Sota frowned at the sight of her.
"Kagome, it's o.k. Tell me what happened."
He felt a little embarrassed, seeing that he was about to hear his sister's problems when usually it's his mother she goes to.
"Inuyasha hurt me."
Sota gasped.
"What? What did he do?"
"Nothing physical. He crushed my heart."
"Huh?"
Sota leaned back as Kagome stood up. He walked over to her bed with her. They both sat on the fluffy bed. Sota gazed into Kagome's hurt eyes.
"What happened?"
"Well, you see, I wanted to tell him something. So I did."
"What did you tell him?"
Kagome slightly blushed.
"Um..."
Sota smiled. He got a hint from her stutter and her rosy red cheeks.
"You told him that you loved him, didn't you?"
Her face turned a brighter shade of red.
"Uh, yeah."
"Well, what did he say?!"
"Uh, he didn't move at first. But then, he started to walk away. I got up, and that's when he said that he couldn't be loved. He was crying though, when I walked in front of him. I watched his face and noticed a tear stroll down his cheek. I slowly lifted my hand to try the cheek. He said, Kagome don't, but I did it anyway. He started to walk away, but I stopped him."
"What did you do?"
"I...uh...I kissed him."
Her face flooded red.
"YOU WHAT? YOU KISSED INUYASHA?!"
Sota's voice filled her room.
"Shh, quiet down! The whole world doesn't need to hear you!"
"What happened next?! Tell me!"
Sota was on his feet, anxiously waiting for the next words to escape her mouth.
"Hm? Uh, well next, he backed away, and said that he couldn't be loved again. His eyes were so sad and filled with pain. I kinda got angry and said some stuff that I shouldn't have, but still, if he doesn't really love me, then he should have never kissed me!"
"Kagome, you should go back."
"Huh? Why? He told me that he never wants me to come back anyway. So I won't."
"Come on Kagome, just because of that you shut him out? That's not like you. You should give him a second chance. I mean, how many times does someone say they love him? Most likely never. So he could've just been in shock from those words. I'd wager that he's dying to see you right now!"
"Do you really mean that?"
Kagome starred at her brother, her eyes shining with tears.
"Course I do. He probably does care a lot; he just doesn't know how to show it. Or maybe he's even scared that you'll get hurt. You should go back, maybe that'll fix things."
Kagome smiled as she gave him a hug.
"You know, for a little pesky brother, you're not half bad. Who ever knew that their brother could give such good advice? Maybe you should do one of those talk shows when you grow up. You'd be quite good at it."
"Uh, thank you."
Kagome slowly stood up from her bed. She headed towards her door. Before she walked out, she glanced back at her brother, who was smiling at her.
"Wish me luck."
She walked out of the door.
"Good luck."
Sota titled his head down, and then smiled.
'Maybe I'll have a big brother soon, or maybe even little kids to take care of.'
He giggled.
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So, did ya all like it? I hope so cause I worked hard on it. Anyway, the next chapter should be up very soon, I'm working on typing it now. Well, thanks for all of the great reviews, I really do enjoy reading them. It makes me feel really good. Anyway, I gotta go; I wanna finish the story for all of you! Thanks again for all of the reviews, like I said, I really appreciate it! Ja, matta ne!
Don't forget to review my story! I really enjoy reading them!