Disclaimer: Again, I don't own Inu-Yasha.
'Oh, Inu-Yasha, when will I get over you? I know it won't take you much time to get through this. You have Kikyo. Why did I fall for you, when I know I'm just your 'shard detector?' I wish I had never met you.' Kagome was crying her eyes out, knowing Inu-Yasha would never love her. She knew she could never get over him if she kept going to the feudal era. She had to give up all of her friends because of him. 'He wrecked my life, but I can't hate him. What's wrong with me?'
She got up and washed her face. 'A good trip to the mall with a few friends might cheer me up!' she thought.
~~
"Hey guys, do you want to go to the mall?" Kagome asked her friends.
"For once, you're asking, Kagome. Sure, I've been dying to buy new shoes."
They went shopping, but Kagome still didn't feel any better. She tried to get her mind off of it, but there was no use in cheering her up. She kept imagining she saw Inu-Yasha~ until she saw another familiar face: Sango. Still dressed in her taijiya clothes, she kind of stood out.
"Sango?!" Kagome exclaimed.
"Kagome, finally! I've been looking for you everywhere! So has Shippo and Miroku~ well, Miroku's probably out looking for a girl to 'bear his child' rather than you."
"Uh, you do know that you stick out, in your 'exterminating clothes?'"
"Oh, right, well we were so pissed at Inu-Yasha we didn't notice." Sango saw Kagome flinch at the mention of Inu-Yasha. "Oh, sorry."
"It's nothing. Oh, I've been so rude! These are my friends."
After a few introductions were made, Kagome caught sight of a bushy tail and a monk's staff. "Shippo, Miroku!" she called out.
The two turned around, looking for the source of the familiar voice. (Kagome saw a really red hand-mark on Miroku's face. Obvious where that came from, eh?)
"Kagome! Don't leave us with mean Inu-Yasha! Come back! PLEASE!" Shippo exclaimed.
"Oh, Shippo." (Kagome's friends were clearly confused, but out of their mind at how cute the little kitsune was.)
"Look, I'm sorry, but I can't go back. I want to forget Inu-Yasha. Please understand."
"Kagome, we'll all miss you. Just promise you'll visit often." Sango said, understandingly.
"Yeah. I will."
"Oh, and Kagome? I think we can't go back without you."
"Why?"
"Well, we can't travel through the well alone."
"Oh, yeah." Kagome smiled. "Wait, then how did you get here?"
"Um, don't be surprised if your mom saw the shadow of a dog demon in your ramen cupboard." Kagome rolled her eyes. She was trying to forget him, not bring him to her time!
~~
Kagome sighed. It had been weeks since her last trip to the Feudal Age. 'If I'm trying to forget him, why am I disappointed that he's not coming back for me?' she asked herself. She couldn't forget him; she knew that. He was her first love.
She had been gone out with Hojo a few times since she left the Feudal Age. The only problem was that she was enjoying those 'dates.' Kagome felt as if she were 'betraying' Inu-Yasha, even though she thought it was ok to make him suffer a little. She was really happy with Hojo, and she knew that even if she wouldn't forget Inu-Yasha, Hojo would make her feel better.
'Why should I feel guilty if I'm getting over Inu-Yasha? He's hurt me enough. Now I can't even be happy without feeling awful? I deserve to be happy after everything he put me through! I wish I could totally forget you, Inu-Yasha.'
Kagome got ready for her date with Hojo, planning on being guilt-free. She looked through her closet for a nice outfit. She wanted to look nice. She wanted to prove to herself that she could be happy without Inu-Yasha. She put on a cute dark blue dress, and just a little make-up. Looking at herself through the full-length mirror, she smiled for the first time in days.
~~
"Thanks, Hojo, I really had a great time." Kagome said at the front porch. She had a pretty good time, barely thinking of Inu-Yasha at all! The date was over, and Hojo leaned in for a kiss. Kagome freaked out and turned, so Hojo only ended up kissing her hair (which smelled like Herbal Essences). She smiled nervously and opened the door.
'Ok, maybe she's not ready yet.' He thought to himself disappointedly.
As she entered the house, she sighed heavily. 'Hojo wants to make this an actual 'thing!' And it'll never work if I always think of Inu-Yasha. There has to b a way to end this once and for all. Maybe I need closure. Yeah, that's it. I'll go back and get rid of any feelings I might still have for him.'
The next morning, which was a Saturday, Kagome started walking slowly toward the well house. She entered it and stared at the well. It was the bridge between Inu-Yasha and herself (besides 500 years). For a second, she wanted to destroy it. 'If there's no more well, I'll know it's hopeless and I'll forget him easier,' she reasoned with herself. She thought about it for a second and shook her head. "That's stupid. Besides, I would be giving up all of my friends." 'Small price to pay for heartbreak.' Kagome thought about it for a split second and realized she was being selfish. "Am I arguing with myself? Jeez, I must be crazy!" Kagome sighed. Thinking of going back was making her weird (er). "Ok. I can do this. I'm only going back for closure."
Inu-Yasha smelled Kagome. He was ecstatic! 'Even if she's mad at me, I don't care, as long as I can see her.' For the past weeks, he's been moping around; he wouldn't talk, he didn't even talk about the shards. He wanted her to come back, but he didn't want to force her into anything. 'She came back on her own; maybe I have a chance!'
A/N: Longer chapter! Tell me what you think. (But if it's not good, don't bother at all. I hate flames- I'm emotionally unstable.) PLZ REVIEW! Um, I think that's it. If you have any ideas you want to see in the story, tell me! Buh bai~ *Sarah*
'Oh, Inu-Yasha, when will I get over you? I know it won't take you much time to get through this. You have Kikyo. Why did I fall for you, when I know I'm just your 'shard detector?' I wish I had never met you.' Kagome was crying her eyes out, knowing Inu-Yasha would never love her. She knew she could never get over him if she kept going to the feudal era. She had to give up all of her friends because of him. 'He wrecked my life, but I can't hate him. What's wrong with me?'
She got up and washed her face. 'A good trip to the mall with a few friends might cheer me up!' she thought.
~~
"Hey guys, do you want to go to the mall?" Kagome asked her friends.
"For once, you're asking, Kagome. Sure, I've been dying to buy new shoes."
They went shopping, but Kagome still didn't feel any better. She tried to get her mind off of it, but there was no use in cheering her up. She kept imagining she saw Inu-Yasha~ until she saw another familiar face: Sango. Still dressed in her taijiya clothes, she kind of stood out.
"Sango?!" Kagome exclaimed.
"Kagome, finally! I've been looking for you everywhere! So has Shippo and Miroku~ well, Miroku's probably out looking for a girl to 'bear his child' rather than you."
"Uh, you do know that you stick out, in your 'exterminating clothes?'"
"Oh, right, well we were so pissed at Inu-Yasha we didn't notice." Sango saw Kagome flinch at the mention of Inu-Yasha. "Oh, sorry."
"It's nothing. Oh, I've been so rude! These are my friends."
After a few introductions were made, Kagome caught sight of a bushy tail and a monk's staff. "Shippo, Miroku!" she called out.
The two turned around, looking for the source of the familiar voice. (Kagome saw a really red hand-mark on Miroku's face. Obvious where that came from, eh?)
"Kagome! Don't leave us with mean Inu-Yasha! Come back! PLEASE!" Shippo exclaimed.
"Oh, Shippo." (Kagome's friends were clearly confused, but out of their mind at how cute the little kitsune was.)
"Look, I'm sorry, but I can't go back. I want to forget Inu-Yasha. Please understand."
"Kagome, we'll all miss you. Just promise you'll visit often." Sango said, understandingly.
"Yeah. I will."
"Oh, and Kagome? I think we can't go back without you."
"Why?"
"Well, we can't travel through the well alone."
"Oh, yeah." Kagome smiled. "Wait, then how did you get here?"
"Um, don't be surprised if your mom saw the shadow of a dog demon in your ramen cupboard." Kagome rolled her eyes. She was trying to forget him, not bring him to her time!
~~
Kagome sighed. It had been weeks since her last trip to the Feudal Age. 'If I'm trying to forget him, why am I disappointed that he's not coming back for me?' she asked herself. She couldn't forget him; she knew that. He was her first love.
She had been gone out with Hojo a few times since she left the Feudal Age. The only problem was that she was enjoying those 'dates.' Kagome felt as if she were 'betraying' Inu-Yasha, even though she thought it was ok to make him suffer a little. She was really happy with Hojo, and she knew that even if she wouldn't forget Inu-Yasha, Hojo would make her feel better.
'Why should I feel guilty if I'm getting over Inu-Yasha? He's hurt me enough. Now I can't even be happy without feeling awful? I deserve to be happy after everything he put me through! I wish I could totally forget you, Inu-Yasha.'
Kagome got ready for her date with Hojo, planning on being guilt-free. She looked through her closet for a nice outfit. She wanted to look nice. She wanted to prove to herself that she could be happy without Inu-Yasha. She put on a cute dark blue dress, and just a little make-up. Looking at herself through the full-length mirror, she smiled for the first time in days.
~~
"Thanks, Hojo, I really had a great time." Kagome said at the front porch. She had a pretty good time, barely thinking of Inu-Yasha at all! The date was over, and Hojo leaned in for a kiss. Kagome freaked out and turned, so Hojo only ended up kissing her hair (which smelled like Herbal Essences). She smiled nervously and opened the door.
'Ok, maybe she's not ready yet.' He thought to himself disappointedly.
As she entered the house, she sighed heavily. 'Hojo wants to make this an actual 'thing!' And it'll never work if I always think of Inu-Yasha. There has to b a way to end this once and for all. Maybe I need closure. Yeah, that's it. I'll go back and get rid of any feelings I might still have for him.'
The next morning, which was a Saturday, Kagome started walking slowly toward the well house. She entered it and stared at the well. It was the bridge between Inu-Yasha and herself (besides 500 years). For a second, she wanted to destroy it. 'If there's no more well, I'll know it's hopeless and I'll forget him easier,' she reasoned with herself. She thought about it for a second and shook her head. "That's stupid. Besides, I would be giving up all of my friends." 'Small price to pay for heartbreak.' Kagome thought about it for a split second and realized she was being selfish. "Am I arguing with myself? Jeez, I must be crazy!" Kagome sighed. Thinking of going back was making her weird (er). "Ok. I can do this. I'm only going back for closure."
Inu-Yasha smelled Kagome. He was ecstatic! 'Even if she's mad at me, I don't care, as long as I can see her.' For the past weeks, he's been moping around; he wouldn't talk, he didn't even talk about the shards. He wanted her to come back, but he didn't want to force her into anything. 'She came back on her own; maybe I have a chance!'
A/N: Longer chapter! Tell me what you think. (But if it's not good, don't bother at all. I hate flames- I'm emotionally unstable.) PLZ REVIEW! Um, I think that's it. If you have any ideas you want to see in the story, tell me! Buh bai~ *Sarah*