Kagome finally came to. She looked around and tried to remember what had
happened. She turned over onto her stomach and saw her arrows a few inches
away. She started to reach for them but her head told her other wise. She
had a terrible headache. She reached up and touched her forehead only to
yank her hand back. Her head was bleeding badly. She had large gashes on
her head. Her arms and legs were covered in scratches. She slowly made her
way from the ground. Her head and body were fighting against it but she
knew she had to get up. She crawled over to her arrows and picked them up.
Many of the arrows had been broken but a few weren't. Then she realized it
didn't matter because her bow had been broken into. Once she got to her
feet. She looked around for the monster but he was gone.
" Where did he go.He's got to be around here somewhere. " She began to walk down the street. She followed the trail of dead people and damaged buildings.
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Inuyasha leapt from the tree and ran towards the well. He jumped in and was immediately in Kagome's time. He stopped to sniff the air and once he caught the scent of her blood he began to follow it. He saw smashed buildings and dead people lying everywhere.
'Please let Kagome be ok.' He prayed to himself as ran faster and faster to find her.
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Kikyo couldn't believe what she had just heard. " He chose my reincarnation over me! This is can't be! " Kikyo became angrier and angrier the more she thought about what had just happened. " I will make sure that girl never sees Inuyasha again !!! " And with that she disappeared into the woods.
~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~
Kagome hit the ground. The monster made his way toward her. He raised his tail preparing to finish her off. Kagome closed her eyes and began to cry.
She always knew that she would probably be killed by a demon.
The day she met Inuyasha she knew her life would never be the same, that every day would be a new adventure. She never thought her best friend would be a demon exterminator from Feudal Japan. And she definitely never thought that the one she would fall in love with would be a stubborn, half demon.
' If only Inuyasha cared for me the way I care for him.I love him. But.he loves Kikyo, and I'm just going to have to accept that. ' She was crying freely now. Tears were pouring from her eyes. She looked up wondering why she wasn't dead yet. She gasped as she found the demon lying in front of her, sliced into.
~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~
Inuyasha watched her from the roof of a high building. He was about to jump down there and make sure she was all right when Hojo appeared.
' So that's what Kagome's been doing. While I've been waiting for her to return.hoping and praying she would.She's been out with a guy.' Inuyasha gritted his teeth as he watched the boy help Kagome up. Then walk with her back down the street towards her house. Inuyasha put his sword back in its place and began to jump from roof to roof back towards the well. He wanted to talk to her . . . But she obviously had better things to do.
~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~
Kagome looked over at Hojo and asked, " Hojo, how did the demon die? "
Hojo looked towards her with surprised look on his face. " You missed it? " Kagome nodded and looked towards the ground.
" It was Amazing! This guy in a red kemo.
' RED KEMO!' Kagome thought. 'Inuyasha.He saved me. ' Kagome looked up towards the buildings she looked everywhere but couldn't see him. She had to get to him before he left. She began to run down the street. She could hear Hojo yell for her but didn't care. She had to stop Inuyasha. She began running up the stairs to the shrine two at a time. Her head and legs were both killing her but she didn't care. All she could think about was Inuyasha.
Inuyasha stopped at the door of the shrine. He could hear someone running. He sniffed the air, " It's.Kagome! " Just as he turned around Kagome tackled him to the ground. He laid there listening to her try to catch her breath. Once she finally got her breathing under control, she crawled off of him. Inuyasha stood up and brushed off his kimono. Kagome stood up also.
" Kagome what. " But before he could finish she butted in. " I knew it was you. I knew you were the one that saved me. But.why did you leave? " Inuyasha's face went from worried to sad. He turned around and crossed his arms.
" I didn't want to ruin your little date. " He said sarcastically. He turned to look at her expecting her to be mad at him. But she wasn't.She was crying.
" Inuyasha.You just don't know.You don't know how much it hurt when I saw you and Kikyo together that night." Tears began to form in her eyes. She took a breath to try and control them although she knew it wouldn't help.
" Ever sense then.that picture remained in my head. I went on that date with Hojo to try to forget.I know you love her but I. " Kagome stopped. She couldn't go on. She was already crying. She couldn't face him so instead she stared at the ground. She was startled when she felt two strong arms wrap around her.
Inuyasha pulled her close to him. He sniffed in her scent as he slowly rubbed her back in hopes to calm her a bit. He felt her try to pull away so he pulled her closer. 'So it was my fault.' He felt her try once again to get out of his hold on her. But he wouldn't let go. He was afraid she would leave again.
Kagome tried to get away, but couldn't. It wasn't that she didn't want to hug him. To be so close she could hear his heart beating in his chest. It was just that she couldn't get him and Kikyo out of her head. She wondered if he was even really hugging her. Or was he picturing Kikyo.Her thoughts began to
wonder.
'Why ME?
Why do I have to be HER reincarnation?
Perfect her.
When he hugs me like this,
I know he's thinking about her.
Why would he ever think of me that way?
Little, Helpless, Week, Kagome.
Why would he ever love me,
when he can have Perfect, Strong, Beautiful, . . .
Kikyo.'
Inuyasha could fell her body go limp. He heard her begin to cry again. She had stopped for a while.
' Did I really hurt you this bad Kagome?
Why did I do that?
Why did I go and kiss her?
And why didn't I realize Kagome was standing there . . . . .watching it all.probably wishing she never knew me.
Or that she would never see me again.that's why she left.to get away from . . . me.'
He closed his eyes and sighed. He then let her go. She had every right to leave, to turn and walk away. And if she wished.Never see him again. She felt him let go of her. She looked up into his eyes. They were full of hurt, pain, and regret.
" Inuyasha." She stared into his eyes. Forgetting what she was going to say. When he turned his head to look at the ground, she awoke from the daze she had been in. His eyes always seemed to do that to her. He reached out and took her hand. He laid something in it then turned towards the shrine.
" Do as you wish with it . . . .I have no use for it anymore. " He then walked into the shrine.
She heard him go down the steps then jump into the well. She looked down at her hand and opened it. He had left the jewel.
" Where did he go.He's got to be around here somewhere. " She began to walk down the street. She followed the trail of dead people and damaged buildings.
~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~
Inuyasha leapt from the tree and ran towards the well. He jumped in and was immediately in Kagome's time. He stopped to sniff the air and once he caught the scent of her blood he began to follow it. He saw smashed buildings and dead people lying everywhere.
'Please let Kagome be ok.' He prayed to himself as ran faster and faster to find her.
~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~
Kikyo couldn't believe what she had just heard. " He chose my reincarnation over me! This is can't be! " Kikyo became angrier and angrier the more she thought about what had just happened. " I will make sure that girl never sees Inuyasha again !!! " And with that she disappeared into the woods.
~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~
Kagome hit the ground. The monster made his way toward her. He raised his tail preparing to finish her off. Kagome closed her eyes and began to cry.
She always knew that she would probably be killed by a demon.
The day she met Inuyasha she knew her life would never be the same, that every day would be a new adventure. She never thought her best friend would be a demon exterminator from Feudal Japan. And she definitely never thought that the one she would fall in love with would be a stubborn, half demon.
' If only Inuyasha cared for me the way I care for him.I love him. But.he loves Kikyo, and I'm just going to have to accept that. ' She was crying freely now. Tears were pouring from her eyes. She looked up wondering why she wasn't dead yet. She gasped as she found the demon lying in front of her, sliced into.
~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~
Inuyasha watched her from the roof of a high building. He was about to jump down there and make sure she was all right when Hojo appeared.
' So that's what Kagome's been doing. While I've been waiting for her to return.hoping and praying she would.She's been out with a guy.' Inuyasha gritted his teeth as he watched the boy help Kagome up. Then walk with her back down the street towards her house. Inuyasha put his sword back in its place and began to jump from roof to roof back towards the well. He wanted to talk to her . . . But she obviously had better things to do.
~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~
Kagome looked over at Hojo and asked, " Hojo, how did the demon die? "
Hojo looked towards her with surprised look on his face. " You missed it? " Kagome nodded and looked towards the ground.
" It was Amazing! This guy in a red kemo.
' RED KEMO!' Kagome thought. 'Inuyasha.He saved me. ' Kagome looked up towards the buildings she looked everywhere but couldn't see him. She had to get to him before he left. She began to run down the street. She could hear Hojo yell for her but didn't care. She had to stop Inuyasha. She began running up the stairs to the shrine two at a time. Her head and legs were both killing her but she didn't care. All she could think about was Inuyasha.
Inuyasha stopped at the door of the shrine. He could hear someone running. He sniffed the air, " It's.Kagome! " Just as he turned around Kagome tackled him to the ground. He laid there listening to her try to catch her breath. Once she finally got her breathing under control, she crawled off of him. Inuyasha stood up and brushed off his kimono. Kagome stood up also.
" Kagome what. " But before he could finish she butted in. " I knew it was you. I knew you were the one that saved me. But.why did you leave? " Inuyasha's face went from worried to sad. He turned around and crossed his arms.
" I didn't want to ruin your little date. " He said sarcastically. He turned to look at her expecting her to be mad at him. But she wasn't.She was crying.
" Inuyasha.You just don't know.You don't know how much it hurt when I saw you and Kikyo together that night." Tears began to form in her eyes. She took a breath to try and control them although she knew it wouldn't help.
" Ever sense then.that picture remained in my head. I went on that date with Hojo to try to forget.I know you love her but I. " Kagome stopped. She couldn't go on. She was already crying. She couldn't face him so instead she stared at the ground. She was startled when she felt two strong arms wrap around her.
Inuyasha pulled her close to him. He sniffed in her scent as he slowly rubbed her back in hopes to calm her a bit. He felt her try to pull away so he pulled her closer. 'So it was my fault.' He felt her try once again to get out of his hold on her. But he wouldn't let go. He was afraid she would leave again.
Kagome tried to get away, but couldn't. It wasn't that she didn't want to hug him. To be so close she could hear his heart beating in his chest. It was just that she couldn't get him and Kikyo out of her head. She wondered if he was even really hugging her. Or was he picturing Kikyo.Her thoughts began to
wonder.
'Why ME?
Why do I have to be HER reincarnation?
Perfect her.
When he hugs me like this,
I know he's thinking about her.
Why would he ever think of me that way?
Little, Helpless, Week, Kagome.
Why would he ever love me,
when he can have Perfect, Strong, Beautiful, . . .
Kikyo.'
Inuyasha could fell her body go limp. He heard her begin to cry again. She had stopped for a while.
' Did I really hurt you this bad Kagome?
Why did I do that?
Why did I go and kiss her?
And why didn't I realize Kagome was standing there . . . . .watching it all.probably wishing she never knew me.
Or that she would never see me again.that's why she left.to get away from . . . me.'
He closed his eyes and sighed. He then let her go. She had every right to leave, to turn and walk away. And if she wished.Never see him again. She felt him let go of her. She looked up into his eyes. They were full of hurt, pain, and regret.
" Inuyasha." She stared into his eyes. Forgetting what she was going to say. When he turned his head to look at the ground, she awoke from the daze she had been in. His eyes always seemed to do that to her. He reached out and took her hand. He laid something in it then turned towards the shrine.
" Do as you wish with it . . . .I have no use for it anymore. " He then walked into the shrine.
She heard him go down the steps then jump into the well. She looked down at her hand and opened it. He had left the jewel.