Disclaimer- I don't own Inuyasha, and "Everything You Want" belongs to Vertical Horizon. So basically, I own nothing.

Everything You Want

Somewhere there's speaking/ It's already coming in/ Oh and it's rising at the back of your mind

"So have you decided yet?" Miroku asked.

"Decided what?" Kagome asked, confused. It was early the next morning, and she couldn't figure out what Miroku was talking about.

"About whether you will stay or leave," Shippo said, answering for Miroku.

You never could get it/ Unless you were fed it/ Now you're here and you don't know why

The events of the last few days flooded into her mind. She closed her eyes and shook her head to try to get the images to fade. "Oh, that," she said, try to make it seem like it didn't matter to her. "Yeah, I thought about it."

Everyone leaned closer. "And…?"

"And I've decided that it would be better for everyone if I left."

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Later that day they reached Kaede's village. Kagome said goodbye to everyone. Sango, Shippo, and Miroku cried, although Miroku insisted that he just had something in his eye.

Kagome didn't cry, even though she desperately needed to. She wanted to be strong for her friends. Kagome had hoped that Inuyasha would beg her to stay, in which case she would have in a heartbeat. Inuyasha noticed her staring at him and whispered so that no one could hear, "What are you looking at? Why don't you just go back to your own time and leave me alone."

Kagome took one last look back at her friends, closed her eyes to keep the tears from flowing, and jumped into the well, never to return.

When she got back across, she finally cried. Inuyasha hates me. Her heart silently broke. After a while, she climbed up out of the well. Then, before she could stop herself, she threw the jewel back in and watched it disappear.

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Inuyasha stared at the well. Just a few seconds ago, he had seen the jewel materialize at the bottom. He took a deep breath, then said, "She's really gone this time, isn't she?"

"Yes," Sango answered. She was trying to stop crying but failing miserably.

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But under skinned knees and the skid marks/ Past the places where you used to learn/ You howl and listen/ Listen and wait for the/ Echoes of angels who won't return

Later, after everyone had gone away from the well, Inuyasha jumped down and picked up the jewel. He was about to climb out when suddenly he realized that the well was taking him through! Why was that happening? But he didn't have time to think about it for very long, because he was suddenly in a different time.

Inuyasha didn't know for sure what was going on until a breeze blew toward him and he smelled her scent. He was overjoyed, until he caught the smell of tears mixed in with. Kagome had been crying, and Inuyasha hadn't been there to comfort her.

He knew what he had to do. He would go find her.

Inuyasha knew where she was, too. He quietly snuck over to her house and looked in the window. Kagome was sitting on the couch.

Inuyasha was about to run in and hug her, when he saw someone walk over to the couch and sit down. As Inuyasha watched, he leaned in closer and kissed her. Inuyasha saw her kiss back, and he ran as fast as he could back to the well.

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He's everything you want/ He's everything you need/ He's everything inside of you/ That you wish you could be/ He says all the right things/ At exactly the right time/ But he means nothing to you/ And you don't know why

Hojo sat down by Kagome. He was there because she had called and asked if he wanted to watch a movie that she had bought. He had, of course, said yes. Before he could stop himself, he leaned in and kissed her. She kissed back for a second, then stopped.

"I'm sorry Hojo, but I just don't like you as much as you like me," Kagome said.

"Why not? Do you like someone else?"

"No, it's not that," Kagome lied, "We can still be friends, though."

"Um, yeah, okay, I'd rather just be friends, too," Hojo said, although of course he didn't mean it for a second.

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You're waiting for someone/ To put you together/ You're waiting for someone to push you away/ There's always another wound to discover/ There's always something more you wish he'd say

Inuyasha got through the well and kept running. He wanted to get away from everything that he had seen, but it wasn't that easy. How can she love someone else when I love her so much? he thought as he dodged trees. If only I had told her sooner. She was probably thinking about him when we were in that field. Why did I say that to her before she left? I'm such an idiot. I can't believe what I told her before she left.

Of course she doesn't love you. She never did. After all, you kissed her and she pushed you away, said a voice just as bitter as the one in Kagome's head. Now that you're rid of her you can have Kikyo and no on will try to make you feel guilty.

But I don't want Kikyo. I want Kagome. Anyway, what are you doing in my head? Inuyasha asked. I didn't say you could be there, so leave before I get really angry! The voice, fearing for its life, left him alone. (A/N- Inuyasha isn't schizophrenic either.)

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After that day, Inuyasha went back every night to see her, although she never saw him. This had been going on for about a month when it happened.

The Higurashi family had just finished eating dinner. Inuyasha had watched the entire time and was just about to leave when the back door opened. Kagome came out holding a trash bag. She was heading toward the incinerator to burn the trash when she saw Inuyasha. She dropped the bag and ran to him. "Inuyasha, what are you doing here?"

But you'll just sit tight/ And watch it unwind/ It's only what you're asking for/ And you'll be just right/ With all of your time/ It's only what you're waiting for

"I missed you," said Inuyasha.

"I missed you too."

Inuyasha remembered what he had seen that first night and asked, "Then why were you kissing that guy?"

"What guy?" Kagome asked. She thought, then added, "Oh you mean Hojo a month ago?"

"I guess."

Out of the island/ Into the highway/ Past the places where you might have turned/ You never did notice/ But you still hide away/ The anger of angels who won't return

She explained about what had happened. "You mean you don't like him?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome laughed. "Of course not. I love you." She covered her mouth, but it was too late. She had already said it. Inuyasha's eyes opened wide. "You do?" Kagome nodded, embarrassed.

Then, to Kagome's surprise, Inuyasha smiled and said, "Well that's good because I love you too."

I am everything you want/ I am everything you need/ I am everything inside of you/ That you wish you could be/ I say all the right things/ At exactly the right time/ But I mean nothing to you and I don't know why/ And I don't know why, why I don't know

They just stared at each other. Then they hugged. Kagome wasn't sure if she would go with him or not, and Inuyasha still didn't know if he would use the jewel to become a full demon, but they would work that out later. Right now it didn't seem to matter. All that mattered was the present.

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A/N- This story is officially complete! But review anyway, because it will make me update my other story(s) sooner. BTW, I did not, I repeat, DID NOT copy off of AnimeA-Zluver's fic. It is just a coincidence that they are so much alike. Anyway, I hope you liked it. Long live the fluff!

-Lady Ryoko