Chapter 3
Inuyasha's Apology and Gift
Inuyasha stood there, stunned. Her birthday? He had forgotten her birthday? He remembered her telling them about it now.
~FLASHBACK~
"Guess what!" Kagome said cheerfully. Everyone looked at her. They were relaxing in Kaede's hut.
"What is it Kagome-chan?" Sango asked. It pleased her to see Kagome so happy.
"It's my birthday, exactly one month from today." She said.
"Keh, how old are you turning wench?" Inuyasha questioned trying to look not interested. Kagome looked surprised that he cared but was too happy to ponder on it.
"I6"
"That's not very old." Shippo said.
"It's an important age to humans in my world. We call it our Sweet 16, for it is the beginning of a bright new future." Kagome squealed. Her mother was organizing a big party, with all her friends and family coming over.
"Isn't it about the time you first came here?" Kaede asked. Kagome shook her head vigorously.
~END OF FLASHBACK~
"How could you say such mean things to Kagome-chan! YOU ARE SUCH A JERK INUYASHA!" Shippo wailed. He ran out of the hut to search for Kagome.
"That was quite a thing to say to Kagome-samma. You dragged her back here on her birthday. Didn't she say something about a party her mother was throwing for her today?" Mikoru said before walking out to help look for Kagome. He turned to Sango who was red with embarrassment for forgetting her best friends birthday and anger at Inuyasha. He braced himself for a bunch of angry insults, but all he was a slap across the face. Then she walked out. He looked at Kaede.
"Don't look at me for advice Inuyasha. This is your problem." She said. Inuyasha hung his head and walked out of the hut. He sniffed the air for Kagome's scent. He caught it not far from here. It was clouded over with the smell of salt water. She must have been crying. He ran off in that direction as fast as he could.
He found Kagome sitting underneath the God tree, with her head in her arms sobbing. He walked quietly over to her. It broke his heart to see her like this. Even though he had never admitted it, but he did really love her. The only reason he stayed with Kikyo was because she died because of him. That and Kagome didn't love him. He placed a hand on her shaking shoulder. She looked up surprised, but then her face clouded over with anger.
"What do you want?" she spat out. Inuyasha winced.
"Listen Kagome…about what I said earlier." He started.
"Oh you don't have to explain anything. I know how you feel now. I thought we were at least friends, but I just guess I was being stupid. But you know what Inuyasha.." she was cut off by Inuyasha gently putting a finger on her lips. She looked at him with shocked eyes.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that. I'm sorry I forgot your birthday. I'm sorry I took you away from your world today. The others are sorry to. I understand if you hate me." Inuyasha said in a soft voice. He took his finger off her lips, and turned around to go. He heard her say very softly,
"I don't hate you, I love you." She said. She put a hand to her mouth as if she were surprised the words had come out. He turned to look at her.
"What did you say?" he asked.
"Nothing." She said quickly looking at the ground.
"No, you said something like I don't hate you I love you right." She kept looking at the ground. He nicked her chin up making her look at him. He put his arms around her waist drawing her close. She stared into his eyes with shock evident in her eyes.
"Did you or did you not?"
"I did."
"You love me?!"
"With all my heart."
Inuyasha's head was swimming with this new information. She loved him! She didn't hate him. He looked into her eyes to see any signs of doubt or lying. All he saw was adoration, trust, love, and a whole lot of tears. He realized she had started crying again.
"Why are you crying?" he asked softly. She pulled away from him and sobbed.
"I told you I loved you and you haven't responded. I knew you didn't love me. You love Kikyo of course. I kept it hidden so you wouldn't feel like you had to chose, but now you…", Kagome was now cut off by Inuyasha's lips pressing softly against hers. At first, she was to surprised to do anything, but stand there and let him kiss her, but slowly she winded her arms around his neck and closed her eyes. Enjoying the feel of his lips on hers. Enjoying the feel of her body pressed against his. Enjoying the feel of how he was now running his hands through her long hair. He broke the kiss slowly. He opened his eyes to see Kagome's gray blue eyes staring at him with a mixture of shock and hope.
"I don't love Kikyo, I love you. I wasn't responding because I was to shocked that you loved me back." He said softly, holding her close to his body. She was so warm.
"Happy Birthday Kagome." Inuyasha whispered.
THE END
So what do you think? I know, the ending was a little mixed up. I also know that I don't talk to my reviewers enough. I'm way to secretive for my own good. Hehehehe. Oh well. Read and enjoy!
Inuyasha's Apology and Gift
Inuyasha stood there, stunned. Her birthday? He had forgotten her birthday? He remembered her telling them about it now.
~FLASHBACK~
"Guess what!" Kagome said cheerfully. Everyone looked at her. They were relaxing in Kaede's hut.
"What is it Kagome-chan?" Sango asked. It pleased her to see Kagome so happy.
"It's my birthday, exactly one month from today." She said.
"Keh, how old are you turning wench?" Inuyasha questioned trying to look not interested. Kagome looked surprised that he cared but was too happy to ponder on it.
"I6"
"That's not very old." Shippo said.
"It's an important age to humans in my world. We call it our Sweet 16, for it is the beginning of a bright new future." Kagome squealed. Her mother was organizing a big party, with all her friends and family coming over.
"Isn't it about the time you first came here?" Kaede asked. Kagome shook her head vigorously.
~END OF FLASHBACK~
"How could you say such mean things to Kagome-chan! YOU ARE SUCH A JERK INUYASHA!" Shippo wailed. He ran out of the hut to search for Kagome.
"That was quite a thing to say to Kagome-samma. You dragged her back here on her birthday. Didn't she say something about a party her mother was throwing for her today?" Mikoru said before walking out to help look for Kagome. He turned to Sango who was red with embarrassment for forgetting her best friends birthday and anger at Inuyasha. He braced himself for a bunch of angry insults, but all he was a slap across the face. Then she walked out. He looked at Kaede.
"Don't look at me for advice Inuyasha. This is your problem." She said. Inuyasha hung his head and walked out of the hut. He sniffed the air for Kagome's scent. He caught it not far from here. It was clouded over with the smell of salt water. She must have been crying. He ran off in that direction as fast as he could.
He found Kagome sitting underneath the God tree, with her head in her arms sobbing. He walked quietly over to her. It broke his heart to see her like this. Even though he had never admitted it, but he did really love her. The only reason he stayed with Kikyo was because she died because of him. That and Kagome didn't love him. He placed a hand on her shaking shoulder. She looked up surprised, but then her face clouded over with anger.
"What do you want?" she spat out. Inuyasha winced.
"Listen Kagome…about what I said earlier." He started.
"Oh you don't have to explain anything. I know how you feel now. I thought we were at least friends, but I just guess I was being stupid. But you know what Inuyasha.." she was cut off by Inuyasha gently putting a finger on her lips. She looked at him with shocked eyes.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that. I'm sorry I forgot your birthday. I'm sorry I took you away from your world today. The others are sorry to. I understand if you hate me." Inuyasha said in a soft voice. He took his finger off her lips, and turned around to go. He heard her say very softly,
"I don't hate you, I love you." She said. She put a hand to her mouth as if she were surprised the words had come out. He turned to look at her.
"What did you say?" he asked.
"Nothing." She said quickly looking at the ground.
"No, you said something like I don't hate you I love you right." She kept looking at the ground. He nicked her chin up making her look at him. He put his arms around her waist drawing her close. She stared into his eyes with shock evident in her eyes.
"Did you or did you not?"
"I did."
"You love me?!"
"With all my heart."
Inuyasha's head was swimming with this new information. She loved him! She didn't hate him. He looked into her eyes to see any signs of doubt or lying. All he saw was adoration, trust, love, and a whole lot of tears. He realized she had started crying again.
"Why are you crying?" he asked softly. She pulled away from him and sobbed.
"I told you I loved you and you haven't responded. I knew you didn't love me. You love Kikyo of course. I kept it hidden so you wouldn't feel like you had to chose, but now you…", Kagome was now cut off by Inuyasha's lips pressing softly against hers. At first, she was to surprised to do anything, but stand there and let him kiss her, but slowly she winded her arms around his neck and closed her eyes. Enjoying the feel of his lips on hers. Enjoying the feel of her body pressed against his. Enjoying the feel of how he was now running his hands through her long hair. He broke the kiss slowly. He opened his eyes to see Kagome's gray blue eyes staring at him with a mixture of shock and hope.
"I don't love Kikyo, I love you. I wasn't responding because I was to shocked that you loved me back." He said softly, holding her close to his body. She was so warm.
"Happy Birthday Kagome." Inuyasha whispered.
THE END
So what do you think? I know, the ending was a little mixed up. I also know that I don't talk to my reviewers enough. I'm way to secretive for my own good. Hehehehe. Oh well. Read and enjoy!