Disclaimer: I wish I owned Inuyasha (or at least his ears!) but, sadly, I
don't. T.T
"words" talking ^words^ thoughts words dreams
Chapter 3: I'm Sorry
Kagome awoke with the sun just rising. Everyone else was still
asleep. She stretched and rubbed her eyes. It was then she
realized her cheeks were still puffy from crying herself to
sleep. ^I can't let them see me like this!^ She thought wildly.
She quickly picked herself up and made a dash for a stream
nearby. Inuyasha sensed the sudden movement and opened his eyes,
just catching a glimpse of Kagome's back. His heart began to
pound. ^She's leaving!^ He thought with alarm. He quickly
jumped from the tree and raced after her. "Kagome!" He called,
his voice desperate. She heard him call, but didn't turn around,
not wanting him to see her tear-stained face. Inuyasha sped up
and cut her off. She looked at the ground, refusing to look up
at him. "I was just going to wash my face, Inuyasha. Don't be
so rude." Kagome mumbled. Thanks to his sensitive hearing,
Inuyasha heard her. He turned his head and crossed him arms over
his chest. "I wasn't trying to be rude." He told her
stubbornly. "Good." She muttered, brushing past him. He turned
and followed carelessly. Kagome kept her head down, doing her
best to keep her face out of Inuyasha's sight. She finally
reached the stream and immediately set to washing her face. "Why
exactly did you follow me?" She finally asked. "There are
demons out this early in the morning. I thought I'd do you a
favor and come with you." He answered gruffly. There was a long
silence before Inuyasha spoke again. "Kagome?"
"Yes?"
"Are you. . .are you going to leave?"
There was a long silence before Kagome could gather the nerve to
answer. "I. . .I don't know." She spoke softly and he could
hear could the sadness touch her voice. "Oh." He responded,
equally quiet. "Do you. . .do you want me to leave?" She asked
suddenly. "I could understand if you did. There are so many
reasons. . ." She trailed off. Inuyasha didn't know what to
say. He didn't want her to leave but. . .if she wanted to then
he couldn't stop her. "No." He finally stated. "What?"
Inuyasha's voice had been quiet and she hadn't been expecting a
real answer.
"No, Kagome, I don't want you to leave."
". . . . . . . ."
"I'm sorry, Kagome." Inuyasha said before standing and walking
away. Kagome just sat and watched him go. ^What was all that
about?^ She wondered. For some reason, she felt that Inuyasha's
last statement went deeper than anything else he had ever said to
her.
~~~~~~ Well, that wraps up chapter 3. Hope you all liked it. I know that you all hate cliff-hangers, but I kinda like to leave off with them, so get used to it! Don't worry, not every chapter is left off with a cliff-hanger. Oh, and I wanted to apologize about the layout of my story. . .I know it sucks. My computer's really weird and it just does that, so try to bear with me. I'm doing my best. Well, until next time. . .later days!
"words" talking ^words^ thoughts words dreams
Chapter 3: I'm Sorry
Kagome awoke with the sun just rising. Everyone else was still
asleep. She stretched and rubbed her eyes. It was then she
realized her cheeks were still puffy from crying herself to
sleep. ^I can't let them see me like this!^ She thought wildly.
She quickly picked herself up and made a dash for a stream
nearby. Inuyasha sensed the sudden movement and opened his eyes,
just catching a glimpse of Kagome's back. His heart began to
pound. ^She's leaving!^ He thought with alarm. He quickly
jumped from the tree and raced after her. "Kagome!" He called,
his voice desperate. She heard him call, but didn't turn around,
not wanting him to see her tear-stained face. Inuyasha sped up
and cut her off. She looked at the ground, refusing to look up
at him. "I was just going to wash my face, Inuyasha. Don't be
so rude." Kagome mumbled. Thanks to his sensitive hearing,
Inuyasha heard her. He turned his head and crossed him arms over
his chest. "I wasn't trying to be rude." He told her
stubbornly. "Good." She muttered, brushing past him. He turned
and followed carelessly. Kagome kept her head down, doing her
best to keep her face out of Inuyasha's sight. She finally
reached the stream and immediately set to washing her face. "Why
exactly did you follow me?" She finally asked. "There are
demons out this early in the morning. I thought I'd do you a
favor and come with you." He answered gruffly. There was a long
silence before Inuyasha spoke again. "Kagome?"
"Yes?"
"Are you. . .are you going to leave?"
There was a long silence before Kagome could gather the nerve to
answer. "I. . .I don't know." She spoke softly and he could
hear could the sadness touch her voice. "Oh." He responded,
equally quiet. "Do you. . .do you want me to leave?" She asked
suddenly. "I could understand if you did. There are so many
reasons. . ." She trailed off. Inuyasha didn't know what to
say. He didn't want her to leave but. . .if she wanted to then
he couldn't stop her. "No." He finally stated. "What?"
Inuyasha's voice had been quiet and she hadn't been expecting a
real answer.
"No, Kagome, I don't want you to leave."
". . . . . . . ."
"I'm sorry, Kagome." Inuyasha said before standing and walking
away. Kagome just sat and watched him go. ^What was all that
about?^ She wondered. For some reason, she felt that Inuyasha's
last statement went deeper than anything else he had ever said to
her.
~~~~~~ Well, that wraps up chapter 3. Hope you all liked it. I know that you all hate cliff-hangers, but I kinda like to leave off with them, so get used to it! Don't worry, not every chapter is left off with a cliff-hanger. Oh, and I wanted to apologize about the layout of my story. . .I know it sucks. My computer's really weird and it just does that, so try to bear with me. I'm doing my best. Well, until next time. . .later days!