AUTHOR'S NOTES:This is Part 2 of Chapter 3 of 'When you're gone..'. Thoughts are in italics, and you'll see some 'switching times' between Kagome's time and the Feudal Period; these are all divided by sections ok?^_^So don't get confused!!
The song lyrics are in italics...(jeez, so many things are in italics....*sweatdrop*)
Erm, there'll also be some dream sequences in this, and they'll be in.....uh....italics as well, and don't forget, the thoughts during the dream sequences are in normal text !!! I have marked the start and end of the dream sequences, so that you won't be confused with the lyrics and the dream sequence. This chapter isn't as dark as the last one was, so you can put away some of the tissues for now!!Thank you for all the people who've reviewed my story and loved it!^_^Thank you so much!!You don't know how much it means to me!! Now then, on with the story~!(It is vital that you read the Author's Notes in this chapter, as you may get confused with what are thoughts, and which are in dream sequence!!!Please read them carefully!)
Chapter 3: In your dreams Part 2 :Reunion
By the time Kagome got out of the shower, she felt like she'd been dragged through a thousand portals, and her eyes were red-rimmed from crying. Her face was a mask of sorrow, her eyes full of unshed tears which threatened to fall at any moment. She rubbed her hair and her face briskly with a towel, and then picked up the hair dryer, switching it on to full blast, and allowing the heat waves to blow the hair away from her face, as she squinted her eyes shut to block out the heat. She crawled back into bed again, and pulled the covers over her head, the only sound the rustle of the bed sheets. After a moment or two, she grabbed her Discman® and popped in a Do As Infinity CD, and lay down to fall asleep to the music.
Dear friends, so long
Wasurenai
Kurikaesu deai no naka
Chiisana kizu ato wo
Yowo te ni kakaeteru boku da
Samayou bakari
Kono hatashinai sekai wo mitsumeru
Tabibito yo
Dear friends, so long
In those unforgettable encounters
We use both hands to hold these little wounds
Endless wandering
Watching this limitless world
The travellers
She remembered writing the letter before she left, alone by the little lake where she always took her bath, crossing out every second line, as she tried to find the words to say thank you and goodbye without hurting them. Finally being able to finish her letter, tears blurring her vision, she put it into an envelope and sealed it, putting it into the outer pocket of her knapsack so that she could just pull it out easily without having to search through her bag when she left at night.
As she walked back to Kaede's house, she didn't notice a figure that had been watching her ever since she reached the lake. His amber eyes never left her as he watched her write, and wipe the tears from her face every now and then. Pain encircled his heart as he watched his love write something which was obviously a goodbye, and decided to wait and see what happened. When she left, he retreated to his previous spot again, up in the trees, and brooded deeply.
Kagome finally fell into a restless sleep, as the music played on.
*Start Dream Sequence*
A gray mist surrounded her, and she found herself in the middle of nowhere. Where am I? she asked herself; the gray walls of mist were unrecognizable to her, as she turned round and round, and suddenly froze as she saw a figure approach from the mist.
"...gome...Kagome...."
Shock engulfed her mind as she recognized who it was.
"Inuyasha...."
His features suddenly lit up as he saw her, and he rushed forward to hug her tightly.
It worked...it really worked! he thought happily to himself, and joy rushed over him as she leaned into his embrace, and hugged him back.
Pulling away from her, he held her by the shoulders, and looked her all over, the look of wonder and amazement in his eyes making her blush, before pulling her back into his chest again, kissing her hair softly and whispering,
"I missed you so much...I'm so happy to be able to see you again...it was hell without you"
Kagome conveyed her own joy to him by planting happy kisses all over his face, tears falling again, and whispering back to him through the tears.
"I thought I'd never be able to see you again. It was awful when I realized that I couldn't go back using the well, and I've been crying so much because I thought I lost you...and now you're here."
He returned her kisses with happy ones of his own, and ran his fingers through her hair, happily smiling in the utopia that they were so wrapped up in.
"After you had gone through the well, Kikyo put a barrier on me to stop me from following you. And then she sealed the wall so you couldn't come back and I couldn't come over to see you."His fingers tightened on her waist as he explained.
"I killed her after that."
"You killed Kikyo?"she asked quietly.
"Yea...and then, I got back to Kaede's and she read your letter out to us and stuff."He smiled suddenly."The kitsune was crying buckets."
"And you?"she inquired, a cheeky smile touching her face.
"I was crying oceans."was his quiet answer.
He looked down and grazed her cheek with his knuckles softly, wiping the tears away.
"Aishiteru Kagome. I didn't know how much I needed you until I thought you were gone forever."Leaning down to catch her lips in his, he murmured "But I won't make that mistake again."
They kissed each other hungrily, their unexpressed love for each other showed in every gesture.
In the midst of their kissing, Inuyasha started to fade away, and Kagome only felt emptiness in her arms as the tears fell again, as she lost him again.
"Don't worry Kagome!"he called out as he faded away. "I'll be back tomorrow night! When you dream! Aishiteru Kagome!!!Wasurenai de!!"
"Don't leave me Inuyasha!Don't leave me..."Tears fell into her empty outstretched palms, the pain and loss returning.
"Love you...always have, always will..."
*End dream sequence*
Kagome sat up suddenly in her bed, gasping and wiping away the tears on her face that had come to fall while she was asleep.
Was he really there?She touched her lips, feeling the pressure of his lips.Or was it only a dream?Just because I want it to be?A smile touched her features, unseen in the dark.I guess I'll just have to wait for tomorrow night then...even if it was all just a dream....at least I know now that he loves me too...
Removing the Discman® , she pulled the covers over her head, finally able to fall into a peaceful slumber with a smile on her face.
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He awoke on the mat with a smart, a dreamy grin touching his features, as Miroku, Sango, Kaede and Shippou gathered around him, happy with what they saw.
"Did you see her?"Shippou demanded.
"Judging by that look, he did more than see Kagome-sama."Miroku remarked cheekily, and was rewarded with a whack on his head from Sango with her Hiraikotsu.
Inuyasha was too happy to even bop Shippou on the head or whack up Miroku, because he was still in his little dream world thinking of Kagome and their passionate kisses together.
"Mmm..."was all that he said to them.
"Well??"Shippou demanded again, and this time did get bopped on the head by Inuyasha.
"Yea, I saw her...she seems pretty alright, thank Kami-sami. Not hurt or anything like that, only that we miss each other a lot."His dreamy grin returned again.
"Well,"remarked Kaede dryly, getting up from her spot and walking back into the small room at the back with the scroll. "At least we know how much they love each other now." Sango and Shippou giggled while Inuyasha blushed red.
"Y-y-yea, I love her. S-s--so what?!"He stammered, his face still a burning red, as Miroku joined in the laughter with Shippou and Sango.
AUTHOR'S NOTES: ^_^Hey!!Enjoying it so far??^_^Again, not as dark as the first 2 chapters, but don't think that it'll stay this way for too long!!I might decide to go and twist it again!!Btw, for that lil' Japanese phrase up there, "Wasurenai de" means "Don't forget" ^_^*evil grin* hehehehe....Anywayz, sorry for the short chapter, but I gtg now!!^_^So I'll cya'll in Chapter 4!
In the next Chapter of "When you're gone..."
Chapter 4: Unbroken Curse
"A tumour? In my body?"
"There's something wrong with her smell...something different...and bad..."
"We can't meet anymore."
"Sayonara Kagome....Sayonara...Hontou ni gomen ne.."