She looked up into his eyes. They seemed to put her under a spell. She couldn't seem to find the words she needed to say.
" Kagome " He said once again. She didn't seem to hear him. She just continued to stare deep into his eyes.
Then he saw a tear roll slowly down her cheek. He reached up and wiped it away with the back of his hand. He hated to see her cry.
" Inuyasha " she said finally finding the courage to say what she needed to. She looked down at the ground she didn't want to look at him right now. If she did, she may not be able to say this. " I'm going home. " She closed her eyes, waiting to hear what he had to say.
" Ok . . . I'll see you in a week. If that was what was bothering you . You should have said so. I would have let you go. You didn't need to cry over it. " He replied. But somehow he knew that wasn't what was bothering her. He took his hand from her shoulder, and sat down on the ground crossing his arms over his chest.
" Inuyasha, You don't understand. I'm not leaving for just a week . . . . I'm leaving . . .Forever. " She opened her eyes but still faced the ground. Another tear fell from her cheek. But this time he didn't wipe it away.
" What . . . Why ? " he said, almost in a whisper.
She didn't answer . She made her way up from the ground and headed towards the village. Leaving Inuyasha staring at the place she last sat.
When she got to the village, Miroku was standing in front of Kiade's hut.
" Kagome ? " he said, noticing her tear stained face. " Are you alright ? "
" Miroku. . . . We need to talk. " She sat down in front of the hut. Miroku did the same.
" This is going to be the last time I see you. I'm going home, and I'm not coming back. "
Miroku didn't know what to say. But Sango did. She had been listening from inside the hut. She pushed away the curten and dashed out side.
" You cant go. What about Shippo, and the rest of us. Don't we have a say in this ? You cant just leave us. We need you. " Sango was now crying. Miroku just stared at the two girls. He looked over at Kagome who was crying also. He really didn't know what to say. But he could also tell whatever he did say right now wouldn't matter. Kagome had made up her mind.
" Your like a sister to me Kagome. " Sango continued. " I don't want you to leave. " Kagome stood up and hugged Sango tightly. She thought of Sango as a sister also. And didn't want to leave her, but it was something she had to do.
She let go of Sango as Miroku made his way from the ground. " I'm going to miss you Kagome. And I wish you well. " Kagome then hugged Miroku. But only for a second. She didn't want him to ruin the moment, so she didn't give him time to.
Kagome reached up and wiped the tears from her face. There was one more person she had to say goodbye to before heading back to the well. She made her way into the hut. Shippo was facing the wall with his back to Kagome. She could hear his little sobs and knew he had over heard her conversation outside.
" Shippo " She said softly. " Can I talk to you ? " She made her way up behind him and sat down next to him. She reached down and picked him up and sat him in her lap. He looked up at her with eyes pleading her not to leave. " I'm sorry Shippo, But I have to leave. "
" Don't go Kagome . . . Please don't go. I want you to stay. " He grabbed onto her shirt and squeezed it tightly.
" I'm sorry Shippo, but I have to. " She kissed him on the head and sat him on the floor. She then walked over to her bag, and pulled out three candy bars. Miroku walked into the room and sat down in the corner to watch what was going on. Kagome handed the candy bars to shippo and put the bag on her back. " Bye guys, I'll miss you . . .a lot. " She said and then left the hut.
Outside sat Sango, still crying a little. Sango stood and hugged Kagome tightly. " Bye " She whispered. " Bye . . Sister. " Kagome said before letting go of Sango and walking down the path towards the well. She had one more person to say goodbye to. But he may be the hardest one yet.
" Kagome " He said once again. She didn't seem to hear him. She just continued to stare deep into his eyes.
Then he saw a tear roll slowly down her cheek. He reached up and wiped it away with the back of his hand. He hated to see her cry.
" Inuyasha " she said finally finding the courage to say what she needed to. She looked down at the ground she didn't want to look at him right now. If she did, she may not be able to say this. " I'm going home. " She closed her eyes, waiting to hear what he had to say.
" Ok . . . I'll see you in a week. If that was what was bothering you . You should have said so. I would have let you go. You didn't need to cry over it. " He replied. But somehow he knew that wasn't what was bothering her. He took his hand from her shoulder, and sat down on the ground crossing his arms over his chest.
" Inuyasha, You don't understand. I'm not leaving for just a week . . . . I'm leaving . . .Forever. " She opened her eyes but still faced the ground. Another tear fell from her cheek. But this time he didn't wipe it away.
" What . . . Why ? " he said, almost in a whisper.
She didn't answer . She made her way up from the ground and headed towards the village. Leaving Inuyasha staring at the place she last sat.
When she got to the village, Miroku was standing in front of Kiade's hut.
" Kagome ? " he said, noticing her tear stained face. " Are you alright ? "
" Miroku. . . . We need to talk. " She sat down in front of the hut. Miroku did the same.
" This is going to be the last time I see you. I'm going home, and I'm not coming back. "
Miroku didn't know what to say. But Sango did. She had been listening from inside the hut. She pushed away the curten and dashed out side.
" You cant go. What about Shippo, and the rest of us. Don't we have a say in this ? You cant just leave us. We need you. " Sango was now crying. Miroku just stared at the two girls. He looked over at Kagome who was crying also. He really didn't know what to say. But he could also tell whatever he did say right now wouldn't matter. Kagome had made up her mind.
" Your like a sister to me Kagome. " Sango continued. " I don't want you to leave. " Kagome stood up and hugged Sango tightly. She thought of Sango as a sister also. And didn't want to leave her, but it was something she had to do.
She let go of Sango as Miroku made his way from the ground. " I'm going to miss you Kagome. And I wish you well. " Kagome then hugged Miroku. But only for a second. She didn't want him to ruin the moment, so she didn't give him time to.
Kagome reached up and wiped the tears from her face. There was one more person she had to say goodbye to before heading back to the well. She made her way into the hut. Shippo was facing the wall with his back to Kagome. She could hear his little sobs and knew he had over heard her conversation outside.
" Shippo " She said softly. " Can I talk to you ? " She made her way up behind him and sat down next to him. She reached down and picked him up and sat him in her lap. He looked up at her with eyes pleading her not to leave. " I'm sorry Shippo, But I have to leave. "
" Don't go Kagome . . . Please don't go. I want you to stay. " He grabbed onto her shirt and squeezed it tightly.
" I'm sorry Shippo, but I have to. " She kissed him on the head and sat him on the floor. She then walked over to her bag, and pulled out three candy bars. Miroku walked into the room and sat down in the corner to watch what was going on. Kagome handed the candy bars to shippo and put the bag on her back. " Bye guys, I'll miss you . . .a lot. " She said and then left the hut.
Outside sat Sango, still crying a little. Sango stood and hugged Kagome tightly. " Bye " She whispered. " Bye . . Sister. " Kagome said before letting go of Sango and walking down the path towards the well. She had one more person to say goodbye to. But he may be the hardest one yet.