Don't Let Me Let You Go

Chapter 2: Stigmatized

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(Inuyasha's POV)

I stood near the well, wondering what the heck I was doing there in the first place. 'Course, there's not a whole lot that I know anymore. What I do know is that she's gone, Kagome's never coming back.

I guess it's time to accept that fact and move on, hard as it may be.

The very second she had jumped into the well, I dove in after her. But it didn't work. It was sealed. I just kinda stood there, stunned.

Then I got pissed.

Why...couldn't I just see her one more time?

That night, I dreamed of Kagome. Sounds pathetic, I know. But she kept holding out her hand and I kept trying to get to her, but it was like I couldn't move.

Now, I just can't believe how stupid I had been. I had thought Kagome was my shard detector, nothing more. But I was wrong, so wrong. And now, because of my foolishness, we'll never see each other again.

I stared up at the starry sky, enveloped in complete silence except for the blood pounding through my head, and Kagome's voice calling to me.

My mind's spinning, memories filling my mind. All the times she had "sat" me, all the names I had called her, everything. I wish I could take it all back, tell Kagome I was sorry for everything.

We live on two different sides, she in modern times, I back in the past. But as I sit here tonight, feeling the breeze ruffle my hair, I could've sworn I feel Kagome right there with me. Maybe somehow, someday I'd see her again. It was possible, right? Until then...we could endure. I knew we could.

"I believe you'll come back, Kagome," I mumble to no one. "No matter what."

Until I do find you, Kagome, we'll just have to find the strength...to go on.