**Disclaimer**
I do not own any of the characters. As much as I want to, that will never happen. Inu- Yasha and all the characters belong to Rumiko Takahashi and only her.
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Tears of a Broken Heart
Chapter 1- A Sad Good-Bye
It was over… They found all the pieces to the Shikon No Tama and destroyed Narako. Kikyo will never bother the group ever again because she lost her body once again in a bad fire and her soul is forever trapped in one of the many Hells. All that was left was for Kagome was to go home to her time so she could finally live a normal life, that is after she gave the Shikon No Tama to Inu- Yasha so he could finally become a full Yokai.
It was late spring. Sakura were drifting down elegantly to the ground as Kagome walked alone to The Bone Eaters Well. She was going to miss Feudal Japan, especially all her friends there. Especially Inu- Yasha. Just the thought of him made tears well up in Kagome's eyes. She was really going to miss his dry humor and jerky behavior. Along with his fine features, the golden eyes, long, bushy white hair, those kawaii dog ears, his roguish smirk, all of it. Especially his Human Features, his compation, the way he always melted when she was crying, how protective he was.
Some one slowly walked up behind her, she quickly turned around to see Miroku and Sango behind her with sad looks on their faces. Close behind them, Shippo ran to try to catch up and give Kagome one last hug before the inevitable good- bye.
"Hello, Kagome." Sango said so quietly Kagome had to strain her ears to hear it. "Would you mind if we all walked you to the well?"
"of course not!" She said surprised at her best friend's formality. "Why do you even have to ask? You are like family to me. I'll miss you too much if I can't even say 'Good- bye' to you all!"
At that Sango, Miroku, and Shippo went to her side and started to journy together. Shippo was in her arms trying to smell her sent for possibly the last time. She smiled down at him and looked at the others.
Sango was walking peculiarly close to Miroku. She furrowed her eyebrows slightly but then her face brightened suddenly when it dawned on her that the two were in love, yet too stubborn to confess.
Kagome wondered where Inu- Yasha was and why he wasn't there with the group. She sighed to herself and lowered her gaze slightly to hide the tears reappearing in her eyes. The night before they had one of their usual fights about the Shikon No Tama and when he could get it. It ended abruptly with Miroku groping Sango's behind, she slapped him, Inu- Yasha left when the commotion started and she hasn't seen him since. A gentle hand rested lightly on her left shoulder, it was Sango.
"Don't worry, Lady Kagome… he will come." She said.
How could she read my thoughts? Kagome thought a bit surprised. But still, it was nice to have a friend comfort her at a time like this.
"Thanks, Sango." She smiled weakly at her friend. Miroku smirked slightly in reassurance and looked back slightly. Then he returned his gaze to the young Miko and Sango, as his eyes fell upon the Ryoshi No Yokai, his eyes softened.
Ignoring the two love sick friends, Kagome led the group and finally reached the well. Still, no Inu- Yasha to be found.
"I need sometime alone…" Kagome began, "Please do whatever for about an hour." She tried to hide the tears in her eyes once more. How could he just leave her and not say anything to her when she left?
Miroku, Sango, and Shippo left her to be alone. As they left, more Sakura fell slowly to the ground.
Kagome turned around and looked at the foreboding well, the only way to get back to her home. She ran a shaky hand through her Raven- Black hair. Her dark brown eyes stung with the urge to gush out the tears being held back.
How she was going to miss this place. She ran her other hand along the edge of the well absentmindedly.
"Sango…" Miroku said. A good distance away from Shippo and Kagome.
"yes, hentai?" She replied harshly. Oh how he wanted to still that harsh tongue of hers with his own.
"I was thinking… Since Narako is dead and I have a whole life to live… free from worries about my cursed hand… well, I was wondering… if you would do me the honor of being my wife…" A slight blush came to his cheeks and he looked away somewhat. An even deeper blush came to Sango's.
"What are you saying, Miroku? I don't understand…" Of course she did, she just was confused. Why did he want her as his wife? Could it be that he was in love with her?
He came close to her and took her in his arms. He murmured lightly in her hair, "I love you, that's why."
Her eyes grew large. Her heart sped up. Her head went spinning. He loved her? Is that what she heard? She felt her legs give way and if it wasn't for Miroku's strong grasp on her waist, she would have fallen. What was happening to her? She could manage yokai, but not a man? A man who loved her?
"I love you, too." She blurted out. His grasp tightened and she couldn't help but look into his eyes. They were warm and inviting. He lowered his head slightly to hers. She moved hers slightly up, and slowly their lips met in a soft and light kiss. Her hands moved up his arms and around his neck to pull him closer to her.
He broke the kiss to ask, "So… will you marry me?"
Placing her lips to his, she whispered, "Yes." They kissed passionately now. Their tongues played in each other's mouths as Sakura blew around them as the wind took them away from the ground and trees and into the air.
Kagome just stood there. She looked around her every so often to see if either her friends or Inu- Yasha would be walking up to her. She returned her gaze to the well once again. She had mixed feelings about Inu-Yasha: she is mad because he was not there to wish her safe journey also, because after all they've been through, he isn't there to at least comfort her, and she was sad because of the fact that she wouldn't be able to see him for the last time.
All of a sudden she couldn't hold back her tears and she broke down and started crying uncontrollably. How could he not be there to say Good- bye? Why was she so sad about him not being there? Could it be that he is still in love with Kikyo? A million questions ran through her mind at a thousand miles an hour.
She collapsed and went to her knees, one of her hands still on the well, she dropped her head down so that if any passers- by couldn't see the streams of tears in her eyes. Tear drops fell down and stained her school uniform.
Shippo snuck off from Miroku and Sango so he could keep an eye out for Kagome. He could kill Inu- Yasha for making Kagome cry again! He slammed a small fist to the tree he was in and gritted his teeth. Oh how he wanted to comfort the person that acted as a surrogate mother to him. He hated it when she was like this.
He wondered why Inu-Yasha was so edgy last night and why he wasn't with everybody now. This thought had been tumbling through his mind for a while now. As a matter of fact, for a while now Inu- Yasha was acting strangely for the past two weeks! The young Kitsune thought of the million and one things it could be.
Off in the distance a half demon sat in a tree making sure that nobody could pick up his sent so he could lurk in the shadows and watch his Kagome leave forever. He didn't want her to leave, but he knew deep down that she didn't belong there in Feudal Japan. He silently cursed himself for acting the way he did the other night.
He wanted so badly to take Kagome in his arms and hold her there for eternity and never let anyone touch her. He did love her, but whenever he thought of her, Kikyo always came to mind. But she was dead so why was he still feeling like he was still partially in love with the dead Miko?
"WHAT IN THE SEVEN HELLS AM I DOING!!!" He screamed then cursed himself for being loud. He was right though. What IN the seven hells is he doing in a tree, watching his Kagome cry? Why wasn't he down there comforting her, holding her in his arms, murmuring soft things to her…
He shook those thoughts from his head. He shouldn't think those things about a human. It already hurt him once already. So why? Why does he still feel this way about Kagome? His Kagome. ARG! He needed to stop thinking about her as his.
But her sent always lingered in his olfactory when she left the room. He now had dream filled nights when before he met her, were only empty and cold. He was so confused about his thoughts and emotions that he feared he was turning into a HUMAN. His nose wrinkled up in disgust at thinking such a thought.
He could smell the salty tears all the way where he was and the could barely hear her whimpers with his hanyo ears tuned into her direction.
A sudden urge caused him to jump from his high perch and sprint to where his Kagome sat and cried. He had a feeling he was going to regret this later. He didn't want to get hurt but he knew that he was going to anyway. Curse the Gods for his feelings toward the human!
Kagome continued to cry helplessly until she sensed a familiar presence. She glanced up and there he was. Inu- Yasha. Standing there before her, his arms crossed over his chest, and the usual scowl on his face, yep… it was Inu- Yasha all right.
"What did I tell you about crying, Kagome?" He said harshly, Kagome could see a glint in his eye that made all of his motherly scolding seem like teasing.
"And what did I tell you about running off when we are still talking?" She retorted, her anger was coming back little by little at what he did the night before. Kagome was relieved to see him one last time though.
"Fine, fine… If it makes you feel any better… I'm sorry. Just stop crying so we can depart as friends instead… of…" He trailed off slowly. What was he trying to do? Why was he acting like this? He never did this when Kikyo was around.
"What are you trying to say Inu-Yasha?" She looked up at him, trying to figure what it was he was trying to say.
"I uh… that is um… I'm gonna miss ya… that's all…" A blush came to his cheeks and he looked away. What in the seven hells was going on with him?! He wasn't gonna miss her… was he?
"Inu, I…I didn't know…" The next thing they both knew, Kagome got up and wrapped her arms around his neck in a tight embrace. She closed her eyes before even more tears escaped from them.
Inu- Yasha blinked in surprise. Was this real? Was she actually hugging him? Oh how he wished he could just pick her up in his arms and take her far away from the well so she could be with him forever! He quickly shook his head to get the thought from his head. What was he thinking?! Kagome didn't belong there in Feudal Japan! She belongs with her family and friends (other than the ones here of course.) but most of all, she didn't love him. Why would she want to stay with the man he hated?
But then again… she was hugging him. Inu- Yasha didn't say anything; he just returned the hug she gave him. He murmured incoherent assurances to her and rubbed his hands along her back to try and stop her painful tears.
"I'm gonna miss you too, Inu- Yasha." She said suddenly. His hands stopped rubbing her back and he pulled her away so he could look into her eyes.
"What's all this talk… we will see each other again…" He said even though he knew it was a lie as soon as the words poured off his tongue and through his lips. "I promise… We will see each other again. No matter what."
"Inu- Yasha… it's harder than you think… once I'm in my world… I'll never be able to return… you know that… Kaede told us all…" She looked into Inu's eyes sadly. To tell the truth, she didn't ever want to leave him, or her friends.
At that, he stepped back away from her reach and looked at her with the same glare he had given all the demons he had killed. "Baka! I don't want you to go… but it is what's best! If I could change that, I would! So why are you making this harder than it already is?"
"Inu- Yasha…what are you saying… that you don't want me to go?"
"Man, you always were a baka… of course not! If I could change the fates then I would but I can't!" For some reason, he could feel water forming in his eyes, he didn't know what they were, but he decided to turn his back to her. He didn't want Kagome to see the tears forming in his eyes. Tears are for weaklings he thought to himself over and over again.
Kagome watched as he turned so he didn't face her. She wasn't sure but she thought she saw a tear escape from his eyes. The fact that Inu- Yasha was crying made her take a step back in shock.
Inu- Yasha could hear the others start to return so he wiped away the water still forming in his eyes and turned to look back at Kagome. I don't want her to go, he thought, my Kagome…
Sango was the first to say something, "Inu- Yasha! Now you show up! What was your problem, why did you run off last night?"
Inu- Yasha scowled at her, "It's none of your damn business, demon hunter!" He couldn't believe her! How could she be mad at him? He did nothing to her! And yet she always took Kagome's side in everything. Did he hurt Kagome by running off?
"It is when you are a friend!" She almost shouted in his face. "You should have seen what Kagome was like when you were…" She stopped herself short. She was about to say something that would make everything worse! She was about to say how hurt Kagome was when he left and that she was literally crying everywhere.
Inu- Yasha blinked. What was she about to say? Why was Miroku so close to her? Why wasn't Sango Beating the crap out of him for being kinda hentai? He was utterly confused.
"Well, since everybody is here…" Kagome tried to change the subject. "We might as well say our goodbyes now."
Sango, Miroku and Shippo said theirs first. They all gave her a big hug and promises that they would see each other once again. Shippo tried to talk her into staying there but it didn't work so he gave a heart felt speak about how she is like his mother and he will never forget her and her kindness.
Last Inu- Yasha was to give his. He went up to her and slowly drew her to his arms. He smelled her wonderful and intoxicating sent once again. He continued to hold her tightly when, after a while said rather quietly so the others wouldn't hear his sappy words, " I will never forget you. Some how we will all meet again. And when that time comes, we will never be separated again.
"My feelings for you will always be the same, no matter what happens… I will always love you… When we see each other once again… those feelings will grow… " He couldn't believe the words he was spouting. They were so not like him! He was still holding her to him when he lifted her chin so he could look into her dark eyes once more. Tears were rimming and over flowing as she looked back at them.
With the same slight whisper, she replied, " I love you too, Inu- Yasha. I wish we could see each other again. I will miss you most of all when I leave here." She couldn't fight her tears anymore than a breached dam could keep the water from flooding near- by cities. They were gushing out freely. Inu- Yasha's hand slowly came up and cleared them away gently. She places one of her own hands over his and held it there for a moment.
Inu- Yasha didn't care about the fact that they were being watched. He bent down and slowly, gently pressed his lips to hers. Both of their hearts skipped a beat at their first kiss from each other. Inu- Yasha was actually surprised at Kagome's reaction. She moved a bit closer to him and returned the kiss.
Kagome slowly backed away from Inu- Yasha. It hurt both of them greatly but she knew that if she was in his arms any longer, she would lose to her heart and stay there forever. But she was going back home, where she rightly belonged.
"I'm so sorry," Kagome said, tears rolling down her face, "I just can't stay here. I need to go back to where I belong. Some day we will see each other once again. I'm so very, very sorry." With that she jumped into the well and returned to her home with only her tears remaining heavily around the group.
To be continued…
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Hey there! Sakura- Chan here! I know I know… Kinda sappy and pretty sad. But don't worry, it will get better later on. Please R&R and let me know what you think and if I get enough reviews, I will post the second chapter. It's called: A Mysterious Bout of Transfer Students. This is my first ever fan fiction by the way. So as you can probably tell, I'm kinda new at all this! Well, until we meet again, ja ne!
Sakura- Chan
