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Chapter 6 - Mistake
She didn't respond, she didn't want to respond. Even without her awareness of the emotions that were so harshly locked up, Kagome could taste the bitterness in his voice. Instinct told her that he had loved that girl.. once.
She lowered her eyes, conscious that the song was fading to an end and began to move away, lifting her hand that was positioned on his shoulders, she could not help feeling a small flicker of longing. Suddenly, his hand shot up and grabbed her by the wrist. She cried out as he pulled her toward him, her head hitting his chest involuntarily.
'I..Inuyasha..' Her cry turned into a gasp as she felt his arms enclose around her and her eyes widened as she heard him murmur..
'Don't leave me!'
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She was going to go again, leave him again.. like she did two years ago.
He was not going to let it happen again.
'Don't leave!' He pleaded as he heard her gasp his name, felt her resisting against him. He tightened his grip around her, she was breathing hard, but her strength could not be compared to that of his. Soon, she ceased her resistance.
'Inuyasha,' he heard her whisper, her voice barley audible. 'I am..'
'..not her..'
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She could feel him stiffen as she said the words.
'I am not her,' she repeated, 'I am not that girl..'
'My name is Kagome'
'Higurashi Kagome'
'I am not her..'
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Not..her..
The arms around her loosened and his hands fell to the side. As he looked down towards the fragile figure, he was met by a pair of dark green eyes.. so dark that it could have been mistaken for a shade of brown.. but..
They were not her eyes..
She was not.. her
She was dead.. she had left him.. forever.
'Kikyou..'
Tears glided down his face. He had not cried at her funeral, not cried as he watched white material drape over her equally pale features. Not cried as families expressed the regrets of the loss of a daughter and friend..
He cried now. Standing in front of the girl whose features were so similar to that of Kikyou's. Wept as the long buried pain surfaced and broke free of its concealment, wept as he felt her hand on his arm..
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Kikyou..
Was that.. her name?
The one that she was mistaken for? All this time? The reason for his attack? The reason for the torn soul?
She reached out and touched his shoulder, wanting to comfort him. A small jolt of psychic energy met her fingers and sped down her spine, it had been the same feeling when she read the scarlet jewel.. the same cold, dark memories. A feeling that was not only forged by pain and regrets, but also .. abhorrence.
Why the hatred if he grieved for her death? A repulsion enough to create a killing intention.. was it.. a part.. of the curse?
She beheld him, the mysterious boy that arrived in her life one night, a night she thought that her life would end. His eyes were hidden under the silver bangs. Arms hung stiffly by his side, hands clenching and unclenching. Tangled silver hair loosely hung all the way to his waist, in the background of his crimson jacket, it seemed to glow with purifying whiteness.
She doesn't understand him at all..
Kagome whispered his name, when she received no reply, a hand elevated and she took his hand in her own. With a gentle tug, she led him off the emptying dance floor.
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He felt the cold air hitting his face as he stepped outside. Two winters.. two winter have passed since her death.. a death he could never forget.. never forgive.
'Inuyasha?'
He could recognize the concern in Kagome's eyes, the eyes that were not the same as Kikyous.. She was not Kikyou..
'Kikyou was more.. feminine.. and ..beautiful.' He said, turning so that she would see the wisp of regret. '.. you were..'
'..Merely a mistake.'
It was a cruel thing to say. He didn't dare to turn his gaze upon her, he didn't want to see the glimmer of tears in her eyes.
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'I .. see,' Her voice was shaking as she finally replied, but she would not allow the tears to fall. The hand that held onto his began to pull away, yet for an instant, she felt him stopping her, felt him return the hold, felt a hard object press into her palm.
She knew what it was without looking. The scarlet sphere.. a door that held many secrets.. waiting for the destined soul to open.
'Keep it,' she heard him say.
With that, he left.
He did not look back.
*~*~*~* End of Chapter 6 - Not her
AN: ^_^.. !!! I'm back!!!
Random person : AHH! Zombie!
Author: . X_X. okies. Anyway.. It appears I have survived the main part of the exam. Three more to go next week. ( yes.. I should be cramming right now. No, I don't feel like it, cramming maths is unhealthy.)
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CrystallineX: I'm glad you are enjoying it!
rulerofthecows: ^_^ . I'll make the next chapter less confusing. maybe.
ladykaa28: Yes, I'll go a bit more into Inuyasha and his past later in the story. Like the suggestion.
Hakurei: Thank you!
klb101: ^_^
georgesonlygirl: Well, can't really say that Inuyasha is all nice to Kagome right now. Bot I hope I have answered the attack bit in this chapter.. kinda..
Kenkaya: Inuyasha attacked Kagome because he thought she was Kikyou.. and the rest.. you'll have to find out.
Caitlin6767: That's k, the event description in chapter 2 isn't all that good either.
Dragoon-Yue: No.. sorry, but I don't think Naraku is going to be in this story.. I mean, I've already done the main part and it's kinda hard to change now.
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Random person: * slowly inching away *
Author: Am NOT a zombie!! * scares every one off * T_T. Please Review!.. for those who are still here.
Ricepaper
Chapter 6 - Mistake
She didn't respond, she didn't want to respond. Even without her awareness of the emotions that were so harshly locked up, Kagome could taste the bitterness in his voice. Instinct told her that he had loved that girl.. once.
She lowered her eyes, conscious that the song was fading to an end and began to move away, lifting her hand that was positioned on his shoulders, she could not help feeling a small flicker of longing. Suddenly, his hand shot up and grabbed her by the wrist. She cried out as he pulled her toward him, her head hitting his chest involuntarily.
'I..Inuyasha..' Her cry turned into a gasp as she felt his arms enclose around her and her eyes widened as she heard him murmur..
'Don't leave me!'
*~*~*~*
She was going to go again, leave him again.. like she did two years ago.
He was not going to let it happen again.
'Don't leave!' He pleaded as he heard her gasp his name, felt her resisting against him. He tightened his grip around her, she was breathing hard, but her strength could not be compared to that of his. Soon, she ceased her resistance.
'Inuyasha,' he heard her whisper, her voice barley audible. 'I am..'
'..not her..'
*~*~*~*
She could feel him stiffen as she said the words.
'I am not her,' she repeated, 'I am not that girl..'
'My name is Kagome'
'Higurashi Kagome'
'I am not her..'
*~*~*~*
Not..her..
The arms around her loosened and his hands fell to the side. As he looked down towards the fragile figure, he was met by a pair of dark green eyes.. so dark that it could have been mistaken for a shade of brown.. but..
They were not her eyes..
She was not.. her
She was dead.. she had left him.. forever.
'Kikyou..'
Tears glided down his face. He had not cried at her funeral, not cried as he watched white material drape over her equally pale features. Not cried as families expressed the regrets of the loss of a daughter and friend..
He cried now. Standing in front of the girl whose features were so similar to that of Kikyou's. Wept as the long buried pain surfaced and broke free of its concealment, wept as he felt her hand on his arm..
*~*~*~*
Kikyou..
Was that.. her name?
The one that she was mistaken for? All this time? The reason for his attack? The reason for the torn soul?
She reached out and touched his shoulder, wanting to comfort him. A small jolt of psychic energy met her fingers and sped down her spine, it had been the same feeling when she read the scarlet jewel.. the same cold, dark memories. A feeling that was not only forged by pain and regrets, but also .. abhorrence.
Why the hatred if he grieved for her death? A repulsion enough to create a killing intention.. was it.. a part.. of the curse?
She beheld him, the mysterious boy that arrived in her life one night, a night she thought that her life would end. His eyes were hidden under the silver bangs. Arms hung stiffly by his side, hands clenching and unclenching. Tangled silver hair loosely hung all the way to his waist, in the background of his crimson jacket, it seemed to glow with purifying whiteness.
She doesn't understand him at all..
Kagome whispered his name, when she received no reply, a hand elevated and she took his hand in her own. With a gentle tug, she led him off the emptying dance floor.
*~*~*~*
He felt the cold air hitting his face as he stepped outside. Two winters.. two winter have passed since her death.. a death he could never forget.. never forgive.
'Inuyasha?'
He could recognize the concern in Kagome's eyes, the eyes that were not the same as Kikyous.. She was not Kikyou..
'Kikyou was more.. feminine.. and ..beautiful.' He said, turning so that she would see the wisp of regret. '.. you were..'
'..Merely a mistake.'
It was a cruel thing to say. He didn't dare to turn his gaze upon her, he didn't want to see the glimmer of tears in her eyes.
*~*~*~*
'I .. see,' Her voice was shaking as she finally replied, but she would not allow the tears to fall. The hand that held onto his began to pull away, yet for an instant, she felt him stopping her, felt him return the hold, felt a hard object press into her palm.
She knew what it was without looking. The scarlet sphere.. a door that held many secrets.. waiting for the destined soul to open.
'Keep it,' she heard him say.
With that, he left.
He did not look back.
*~*~*~* End of Chapter 6 - Not her
AN: ^_^.. !!! I'm back!!!
Random person : AHH! Zombie!
Author: . X_X. okies. Anyway.. It appears I have survived the main part of the exam. Three more to go next week. ( yes.. I should be cramming right now. No, I don't feel like it, cramming maths is unhealthy.)
*~*~*~*
CrystallineX: I'm glad you are enjoying it!
rulerofthecows: ^_^ . I'll make the next chapter less confusing. maybe.
ladykaa28: Yes, I'll go a bit more into Inuyasha and his past later in the story. Like the suggestion.
Hakurei: Thank you!
klb101: ^_^
georgesonlygirl: Well, can't really say that Inuyasha is all nice to Kagome right now. Bot I hope I have answered the attack bit in this chapter.. kinda..
Kenkaya: Inuyasha attacked Kagome because he thought she was Kikyou.. and the rest.. you'll have to find out.
Caitlin6767: That's k, the event description in chapter 2 isn't all that good either.
Dragoon-Yue: No.. sorry, but I don't think Naraku is going to be in this story.. I mean, I've already done the main part and it's kinda hard to change now.
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Random person: * slowly inching away *
Author: Am NOT a zombie!! * scares every one off * T_T. Please Review!.. for those who are still here.
Ricepaper