As Inuyasha walked towards the well he heard the one sound that made his heart wrench every time. Kagome's sobs filling the air.
"I love you," he whispered softly.
He paused in front of the well house, no; he couldn't go back there. He couldn't face Miroku, Sango, or even little Shippou. What would they say when he told them Kagome never wanted to see him again, they'd be so angry with him. He sighed and turned away from the well house, he gazed out at the towers and lights, and he blinked back tears, tears he'd never felt before. Tears...he couldn't' remember the last time he cried, and he hated the feeling.
Kagome never wanted to see him again. So, with such a large village, she'd never find him. He gazed longingly at Kagome's window before jumping off into the night.
Kagome sobbed silently on her bed, but no tears came, the tears had long since dried away, just like the night. Kagome gazed out her window and her head was throbbing from all the crying she'd been doing.
Her voice was hoarse and she felt exhausted, "Inu-Inuyasha!" she wheezed out the window, as if expecting him to come charging up and demanding why she screamed at him. She'd do anything to see him again, she hadn't meant it.
She felt the prickling in her eyes but knew that she'd run out of tears long ago, and all she was feeling was the after effects of someone stealing your heart, your reason for living.
She stood up and cleared herself of the tears that had rested on her cheeks, she stood up tall, "I have to apologize, and he was going to tell me something! And I put words in his mouth!"
She gulped, hoping that he'd forgive her; she pulled on her shoes and ran to the well house, she was going to apologize to Inuyasha, even if it killed her already shattered heart.
Kagome climbed out of the well, searching immediately for Inuyasha, she gazed around searching for her little dog hanyou, the man that held her heart.
She stiffened when she felt something jump on her shoulder before she realized that it was Shippou.
The little kitsune smiled and hugged Kagome's neck.
"Kagome! I missed you," the little kitsune squealed. Kagome patted his head absently as she stared off into the trees, expecting to hear a 'hey bitch what took you so long?' from Inuyasha.
Sango and Miroku stood a short distance away watching her, "Kagome-sama?" Miroku asked, the girl looked at him sadly.
"Miroku-sama, did-did Inuyasha come through the well?" she asked timidly.
Miroku shook his head, "He hasn't returned since he brought you to your time after Kouga...why?"
Kagome brook down into sobs, "It's my entire fault!"
Sango kneeled beside her friend and looked her deep into her eyes, "Kagome-Chan, what happened?"
Kagome shook her head and flung herself onto Sango; "It's my entire fault!" she sobbed and clutched Sango's back like her life depended on it.
"Kagome-Chan, what's your fault?" Sango asked patting the young miko's back.
Kagome told Sango and Miroku the story of what happened last night and they both stood in silence for what seemed like hours.
Sango looked stressed, "We've been waiting and guarding the well, in case Kouga returned, but no one came from the well, If Inuyasha did come, we would have seen or heard him, so he must be in your time still, Kagome."
Kagome looked down at her feet, "What if I can't find him?"
"You'll find him, Inuyasha can't stand to be away from you," Sango smiled.
"But I told him I never wanted to see him again!" Kagome sighed sadly and turned to the well, "I'll find him."
And she jumped into the well.
Kagome sat on the steps, the cool air hanging in the Saturday air was starting to get on her nerves. Almost like the weather was reflecting her mood, she wished it were sunny; Inuyasha's hair glittered when it was sunny. She shook her head sadly, everything she thought of always turned to him. She still hadn't found him, she'd searched all around the shrine and some of the houses in a five-block radius, but Inuyasha was gone. Probably got lost in the city, never to be seen again.
She felt the tears prickling behind her eyes and she rubbed them furiously, she glared off into the city, as if it was the cities fault that Inuyasha was gone.
"Fine, if he's not around he obviously doesn't want me to come and look for him, he can rot in hell for all I care!" she yelled to no one in particular, but deep in her heart she knew that no one would buy her bullshit.
She sighed, "Might as well take a bath."
She walked into the house and began to walk up the old staircase, noting that the third step made a squeaking sound, she wondered if Inuyasha stepped on it if it would make a sound, he was light on his toes, she shook her head furiously, there she went again, thinking of him.
The phone ringing jolted her out of her thoughts; she sighed sadly and walked to the cordless, silver phone. Silver, like Inuyasha's hair. She growled, yet again with Inuyasha?
She picked up the phone and clicked the 'talk' button, "Hello?"
"Kagome?" her mother's clear voice called over the other side of the phone, Kagome smiled sadly at the thought of having to tell her mother that Inuyasha was gone: forever.
"Yes, mama?" Kagome asked, trying to sound cheerful, but only sounding constipated.
"Kagome, something's come up and I'll have to stay at my friend's for another week, do you mind?" her mother asked, secretly only wanting to give her daughter and her future-son-in-law some time alone.
"Oh! Um, okay, mom, I'll see you soon then I guess?" Kagome said sadly.
"Bye, Kagome dear, say hi to Inuyasha for me," and her mother disconnected the call, unaware of what that simple name had done to her daughter, who collapsed to the ground in tears.
"I'm the biggest idiot in the world," she sobbed to herself.
