Kagome gasped slightly, and turned the tiny orb in her hands over and over
again, as if she didn't believe it was real. She looked from everyone in
the group she had been in for nearly a year now. Her now pale blue eyes
rested upon Inuyasha before darting back to the oddly glowing Shikon No
Tama.
It was complete.
She sank back against the hard wood of Kaede's hut and switched her gaze to the crackling fire. She swallowed a huge lump in her throat and blinked her eyes.
She had a huge choice to make. She didn't want to go, but she didn't want to stay either. Shaking her head slightly making ebony strands fly around her face, she stood and walked towards Inuyasha, depositing the Shikon No Tama into his hand and walking out of the hut. She couldn't stand to look at them, for great sadness that ripped at her heart.
She walked the short distance to the well and stared down into the depths of it.
'I can't stay here, I don't belong,' she thought recalling something Kikyo had said to her once. A tear slipping from her eye and she wiped furiously at it. Sighing, she crossed her arms on top of the rotting wood of the well and laid her head on top of them.
'Doshio?'
" Soon it will be time for me to become a full demon..." he said, as his words trailed off. Inuyasha never noticed Kagome left. "Where's Kagome?" he said to himself. He watched as it glowed in his hands, but curious where Kagome had gone. He scratched Kirara's head as he pondered. "Did she leave? Did she just hand me the Jewel and leave? I was too excited about being a demon I paid no attention to her actions. I let her leave..." he thought.
Kagome blinked, and looked into the faraway horizon where the sun was lowering slowly, shifting day to night. She'd done her purpose to complete the Shikon No Tama and now.what? She had guessed it would be over, Inuyasha
would be come a full demon and go to hell with Kikyo and then he'd be
happy. And that would make her happy, right? Right?
Wrong.
Kagome was NOT happy. If Inuyasha became a full demon, no doubt he'd kill everything in reach before being dragged (perhaps unwillingly) to hell with his past love. That was the way it was supposed to end, right? Kagome stood and slammed her hands on the wood, almost breaking the rotten well's wall.
She couldn't leave Inuyasha to that.that clay pot! It was Naraku's fault, not Inuyasha's so Inuyasha shouldn't have to repent for a sin he never did!
But still, Kikyo and Inuyasha were in love, and still were, and Kagome couldn't get in the middle of that. Besides, she was sure all Inuyasha ever
saw in her was 'Shard Detector'. She glared slightly, staring into the
blackness of the well below her.
Inuyasha thought to himself. "Do I go after her? Should I use the Shikon No Tama to be a full demon and live with Kikyo forever? Or should I live, and be the way I am?" All these questions hurt his head. He just couldn't think of what to do. Inuyasha thought some more, and was thinking about Kagome more than the Shikon no Tama. He was so close to going after her. "No Inuyasha! She's just a silly girl that helps find Jewel shards! Just let her be..." He shouted to himself.
Miroku glared at the hanyou with his violet eyes. "Baka! What are doing
still sitting here?!" he demanded standing up himself. "Kagome-sama is going to leave if you don't do something!" a hint of sadness tainted the shuudoshi's voice, he had respected Kagome as a friend and he didn't want
to lose any of them. He stamped the shakoujo on the wooden floor
impatiently.
"Baka! Watshiwa baka!" she said through sobs. "I'm a fool for ever thinking he did care about me!" she wiped her eyes again and walked back towards the
hut to retrieve her bag. She stooped and picked up the yellow lump and shifted it onto her back just as the sun set. She wiped her eyes once again
and walked back towards the well, for perhaps, the very last time.
"Well, what can I do about it, Miroku? She's leaving. She can't do anything else here. I wish I could go, but I can't. It's too hard. If she wanted to stay, she should've never left me like this!" he cried. "I'll never see her again!"
"You could stop her if you cared! She's probably leaving because she thought you'd be happy wit that Kikyo character! She probably thought you saw her as no more than a shard detector!" Miroku shouted back. He whapped Inuyasha over the head with his shakoujo. "She loved you, baka! Didn't you
see that?!"
The conversation fell on deaf ears, as Kagome was too lost in thought to
even really now where she was doing or where she was going. 'He never understood me. He never understood anything.' She thought glaring slightly,
she was unaware of the fact that she had passed the well.
Inuyasha ran out the door at bullet speed. "Kagome! Kagome??" he shouted at the top of his lungs. Sniffing wildly and looking in every direction. This entire area was filled with her honey-sweet scent.
Kagome paused and noticed she was past her destination. Turning slightly she saw the running form of Inuyasha. "Inu-Inuyasha?" she was surprised
to see him coming after her.
Satisfied, the monk leaned against the wall of the hut, and waited for the
return of whoever was coming.
Inuyasha ran up towards Kagome. "Where are you going?" he questioned.
"I WAS going home." she said her gaze shifting to the well in the background. "But I guessed I missed it." She shrugged her shoulders, making the bag more comfortable on her bag. She blinked and looked sadly up at Inuyasha before walking past him.
"Why are you leaving?" he demanded looking her straight in the eye. He walked along with her, golden orbs flashing with thousands of emotions.
Kagome looked at the ground. "I don't belong here. You know that." she said fighting back more tears. So what if it messed up time? She wanted to stay and knew she couldn't and was almost certain she wasn't wanted. Especially by Kikyo.
"Kagome. You helped me get all the Jewel shards. You're just going to give up all that hard work for nothing?" he yelled, surprised. He intercepted her to keep her from walking farther.
"I broke it, I had to put it back together! I've done my piece," she said
continuing past him slowly. "Thanks for your help Inuyasha."
Inuyasha grabbed her wrist. "I won't let you leave," he growled, though he didn't sound angry.
Kagome glared at him she lifted her hand, but instead of slapping him across the face she removed the rosary sitting around his neck. "I almost forgot." she mused dropping her arm. She returned her glare to his face.
"Inuyasha,"
"Yes, Kagome?" he asked half concerned and wondering why she had taken the rosary off, he was still dangerous, wasn't he?
"Your hurting my wrist." she said wincing slightly. She knew Inuyasha was strong, but did he absolutely HAVE to break her wrist in half?! She stared intently at him, guessing he wasn't going to let go enough for he to leave.
"Why do you want me to stay, Inuyasha?"
"I made a promise to myself and Miroku I'd bring you back." He stated
simply.
"Oh." she said quietly. She had hoped Inuyasha DID actually care for her,
what a fool she was. Sighing she just stood there, limply.
"Daijoubu?" asked Inuyasha turning Kagome to look at him in the face. He released the already loose grip on her wrist and stared, concerned, at her.
Kagome was crying again and finally brought herself to hug the hanyou, crying on his shoulder. "N-nani?!" said the surprised hanyou. Nonetheless,
he wrapped his arms around the young girl pulling her close. "Kagome,
what's wrong?" he asked softly.
It was complete.
She sank back against the hard wood of Kaede's hut and switched her gaze to the crackling fire. She swallowed a huge lump in her throat and blinked her eyes.
She had a huge choice to make. She didn't want to go, but she didn't want to stay either. Shaking her head slightly making ebony strands fly around her face, she stood and walked towards Inuyasha, depositing the Shikon No Tama into his hand and walking out of the hut. She couldn't stand to look at them, for great sadness that ripped at her heart.
She walked the short distance to the well and stared down into the depths of it.
'I can't stay here, I don't belong,' she thought recalling something Kikyo had said to her once. A tear slipping from her eye and she wiped furiously at it. Sighing, she crossed her arms on top of the rotting wood of the well and laid her head on top of them.
'Doshio?'
" Soon it will be time for me to become a full demon..." he said, as his words trailed off. Inuyasha never noticed Kagome left. "Where's Kagome?" he said to himself. He watched as it glowed in his hands, but curious where Kagome had gone. He scratched Kirara's head as he pondered. "Did she leave? Did she just hand me the Jewel and leave? I was too excited about being a demon I paid no attention to her actions. I let her leave..." he thought.
Kagome blinked, and looked into the faraway horizon where the sun was lowering slowly, shifting day to night. She'd done her purpose to complete the Shikon No Tama and now.what? She had guessed it would be over, Inuyasha
would be come a full demon and go to hell with Kikyo and then he'd be
happy. And that would make her happy, right? Right?
Wrong.
Kagome was NOT happy. If Inuyasha became a full demon, no doubt he'd kill everything in reach before being dragged (perhaps unwillingly) to hell with his past love. That was the way it was supposed to end, right? Kagome stood and slammed her hands on the wood, almost breaking the rotten well's wall.
She couldn't leave Inuyasha to that.that clay pot! It was Naraku's fault, not Inuyasha's so Inuyasha shouldn't have to repent for a sin he never did!
But still, Kikyo and Inuyasha were in love, and still were, and Kagome couldn't get in the middle of that. Besides, she was sure all Inuyasha ever
saw in her was 'Shard Detector'. She glared slightly, staring into the
blackness of the well below her.
Inuyasha thought to himself. "Do I go after her? Should I use the Shikon No Tama to be a full demon and live with Kikyo forever? Or should I live, and be the way I am?" All these questions hurt his head. He just couldn't think of what to do. Inuyasha thought some more, and was thinking about Kagome more than the Shikon no Tama. He was so close to going after her. "No Inuyasha! She's just a silly girl that helps find Jewel shards! Just let her be..." He shouted to himself.
Miroku glared at the hanyou with his violet eyes. "Baka! What are doing
still sitting here?!" he demanded standing up himself. "Kagome-sama is going to leave if you don't do something!" a hint of sadness tainted the shuudoshi's voice, he had respected Kagome as a friend and he didn't want
to lose any of them. He stamped the shakoujo on the wooden floor
impatiently.
"Baka! Watshiwa baka!" she said through sobs. "I'm a fool for ever thinking he did care about me!" she wiped her eyes again and walked back towards the
hut to retrieve her bag. She stooped and picked up the yellow lump and shifted it onto her back just as the sun set. She wiped her eyes once again
and walked back towards the well, for perhaps, the very last time.
"Well, what can I do about it, Miroku? She's leaving. She can't do anything else here. I wish I could go, but I can't. It's too hard. If she wanted to stay, she should've never left me like this!" he cried. "I'll never see her again!"
"You could stop her if you cared! She's probably leaving because she thought you'd be happy wit that Kikyo character! She probably thought you saw her as no more than a shard detector!" Miroku shouted back. He whapped Inuyasha over the head with his shakoujo. "She loved you, baka! Didn't you
see that?!"
The conversation fell on deaf ears, as Kagome was too lost in thought to
even really now where she was doing or where she was going. 'He never understood me. He never understood anything.' She thought glaring slightly,
she was unaware of the fact that she had passed the well.
Inuyasha ran out the door at bullet speed. "Kagome! Kagome??" he shouted at the top of his lungs. Sniffing wildly and looking in every direction. This entire area was filled with her honey-sweet scent.
Kagome paused and noticed she was past her destination. Turning slightly she saw the running form of Inuyasha. "Inu-Inuyasha?" she was surprised
to see him coming after her.
Satisfied, the monk leaned against the wall of the hut, and waited for the
return of whoever was coming.
Inuyasha ran up towards Kagome. "Where are you going?" he questioned.
"I WAS going home." she said her gaze shifting to the well in the background. "But I guessed I missed it." She shrugged her shoulders, making the bag more comfortable on her bag. She blinked and looked sadly up at Inuyasha before walking past him.
"Why are you leaving?" he demanded looking her straight in the eye. He walked along with her, golden orbs flashing with thousands of emotions.
Kagome looked at the ground. "I don't belong here. You know that." she said fighting back more tears. So what if it messed up time? She wanted to stay and knew she couldn't and was almost certain she wasn't wanted. Especially by Kikyo.
"Kagome. You helped me get all the Jewel shards. You're just going to give up all that hard work for nothing?" he yelled, surprised. He intercepted her to keep her from walking farther.
"I broke it, I had to put it back together! I've done my piece," she said
continuing past him slowly. "Thanks for your help Inuyasha."
Inuyasha grabbed her wrist. "I won't let you leave," he growled, though he didn't sound angry.
Kagome glared at him she lifted her hand, but instead of slapping him across the face she removed the rosary sitting around his neck. "I almost forgot." she mused dropping her arm. She returned her glare to his face.
"Inuyasha,"
"Yes, Kagome?" he asked half concerned and wondering why she had taken the rosary off, he was still dangerous, wasn't he?
"Your hurting my wrist." she said wincing slightly. She knew Inuyasha was strong, but did he absolutely HAVE to break her wrist in half?! She stared intently at him, guessing he wasn't going to let go enough for he to leave.
"Why do you want me to stay, Inuyasha?"
"I made a promise to myself and Miroku I'd bring you back." He stated
simply.
"Oh." she said quietly. She had hoped Inuyasha DID actually care for her,
what a fool she was. Sighing she just stood there, limply.
"Daijoubu?" asked Inuyasha turning Kagome to look at him in the face. He released the already loose grip on her wrist and stared, concerned, at her.
Kagome was crying again and finally brought herself to hug the hanyou, crying on his shoulder. "N-nani?!" said the surprised hanyou. Nonetheless,
he wrapped his arms around the young girl pulling her close. "Kagome,
what's wrong?" he asked softly.