ano... - well...
demo - but
iie - no
gakuseifuku - school uniform
sakura - cherry blossom
sayonara - good-bye
youkai - demon
Prologue

The Shikon no Tama sat in Inuyasha's hand, most of it, actually. It gleamed its purple-lavender shine and hypnotized Inuyasha. But, he wasn't thinking about Kikyou, he wasn't thinking about becoming a youkai, not even becoming a human... Inuyasha was thinking about Kagome.

Kagome's beautiful, slate blue eyes, her ravishing, black hair, and her smooth, silky, tan skin. It all drove him mad and put him in regret for not going after her the day she left. A very unforgettable day to everyone, but Inuyasha knew it like the back of his hand.

The anger he felt, but the depression that rushed through his heart. Even the gleam in Kagome's eyes and the way her gakuseifuku flowed and rippled in the wind. It hurt Inuyasha to see her go like that; then, why didn't he run after her if he loves her so much? That day... just one day was all it took for him to make himself see how much Kagome mattered to him...

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Kagome stood by the edge of the well, her back facing away from Inuyasha as the wind blew lightly. Out of frustration, she ripped the Shikon no Tama off her neck, breaking the silver chain in two, and throwing it at Inuyasha.

"I'm going home..." Kagome said painfully, "forever..."

"Nani," Inuyasha exclaimed, his eyes staring with disbelief and pain.

"I can't deal with this anymore!" Kagome spun around to look at Inuyasha straight in the eye. "I can't deal with school and being around someone who doesn't feel the same!"

"How do you know that Kagome, eh? How do you know this guy doesn't like you the same way? Have you ever asked him!"

"Ano... iie, demo--"

"You shouldn't leave then! Besides, there are more fragments that I need and only you can see them!"

"Get Kikyou to do it for you. I'm about to go into college and through out high school, I've been absent so much, it's actually amazing I'm being excepted into the Tokyo University!"

"The what?"

"Nevermind, I'm leaving..." Kagome was about to jump into the well, when someone spun her around and held her close. It was Inuyasha... hugging her.

"Don't go," Inuyasha whispered, holding her close.

"I-I have to... If I want a future in my time, I have to..."

"Don't... onegai..."

"Inuyasha--"

"Baka! I need you!"

Kagome closed her eyes and gulped to hold back her pain; "You don't... take the Shikon no Tama and find the shards. I'm sure you guys can do it..."

"What about Shippo, Miroku, Sango, and Kiara? What about me?"

"Gomen, but I have to go... I've already said my sayonara's to the others..."

"Kagome..."

"Inuyasha, I have to go or else I'll be late for getting home. I said I'd be ready for orientation tomorrow."

"You can't! I won't let you!" Inuyasha held on to her so tight, that Kagome was losing the ability to breathe.

"Let go."

"Iie!"

"I don't want to subdue you when we depart. We'll probably meet again one day in my time..."

"But I won't know it's you! I want no one else, but you."

"It's okay, this is the way it has to be. I never belonged here in the first place... I've already told you things about the future that shouldn't have been told until it was discovered. Like man going to the moon..."

"Who cares! I don't give a shit, stay!"

"Inuyasha--" Kagome pried herself from Inuyasha's grip and stepped to the other edge of the well. "I-I can't say anymore... if I do, it'll make this harder."

"Kagome..."

Kagome just shook her head and Inuyasha smelled salty water coming from Kagome's direction. The scent was mixed with Kagome's scent, which was as sweet as a sakura and a rose. Inuyasha took one last inhale of Kagome's scent as she drifted down into the well, crying.

The way she looked, the way she appeared, it drove him mad. Her scent would forever drive him mad for her loved her.

"Matte, Kagome," Inuyasha shouted as she disappeared. When she was out of sight, Inuyasha looked at the blackness and said quietly, "I love you."

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That was the last Inuyasha saw of her, the last words she heard were, "Matte, Kagome!" This still killed Inuyasha inside, if only he could tell her. But, he was too afraid to go to Kagome's time. What if he made a few alternations to himself and actually went to Kagome's time? That could work and, then, he could pretend he didn't know her! Inuyasha felt brilliant, but how was he going to get into this... Tokyo University thing?