Chapter One: A Break From The Heartbreak
Kagome trotted through the forest, hoping to find Inuyasha. She knew that Kikyou was nearby. It was so obvious. There were those stupid soul catchers everywhere. It was kind of hard to miss them.
'I knew it. He went to see Kikyou. I can't believe he would still have feelings for her, even when she's dead.' Kagome thought angrily as unshed tears welded to her eyes. That's when she saw them. Kagome swiftly hid behind a tree.
"Inuyasha. I can't think of another reason for you to be so foolish. Why? Tell me why." Kikyou spat at him.
"I don't need to tell you anything. I am not foolish." Inuyasha said back to her in response. With that, Kikyou flung herself to him, snuggling her face into his chest. "Wha- what are you doing, Kikyou?"
"Just let me hold you..." Kikyou had said. Kikyou had said something else into his shoulder, but it was too soft for Kagome to hear. Tears began streaming down Kagome's cheeks, dropping onto the ground in a flawless matter.
She ran. She ran as far as she could and as fast as she could. That is, until she saw the well.
"I'll just go back to my time. No body really needs me around anyways..." With that in thought, Kagome jumped into the well.
Meanwhile, Kikyou had left. Inuyasha was briskly walking through the forest, trying to get back to the hut so nobody would get any ideas as to where he had gone. Thoughts of the event that had just happened flew through his mind.
Inuyasha was walking through the forest. He had detected the scent of Kikyou. He was willing to find her. He needed to tell her something important.
Kikyou sat by the God Tree, awaiting his approach. He wallowed through the bushes and trees and was finally in front of her.
"Inuyasha, I have been waiting for you. I knew you would come and find me." Kikyou said, grinning.
"You thought right then. But I didn't come for the same reason you're thinking." Inuyasha said to her.
"Oh really, and what is that reason?" Kikyou stood up and walked over to him.
"I can't say that I love you anymore Kikyou, because I don't." Inuyasha sputtered out.
"Don't tell me you love that filthy little reincarnation of myself. Is that it, Inuyasha?" He blushed a deep red. "Inuyasha. I can't think of another reason for you to be so foolish. Why? Tell me why."
"I don't need to tell you anything. I am not foolish." Kikyou embraced him without any thought. "Wha- what are you doing Kikyou?"
"Just let me hold you..." Kikyou had said. She then forced herself to whisper. "One last time... before you go to her."
Inuyasha stopped when he heard a voice. It was Kagome. He knew he could smell her.
"I'll just go back to my time. No body really needs me around anyways..." She then swiftly jumped into the well. Inuyasha didn't know what to think.
'Why is she leaving? Why is she so upset? Crap! I know the reason! She must've seen me and Kikyou embracing each other! Crap! Crap! Crap!' With that, Inuyasha leaped into the well, hoping to catch up with her.
When he finally got out of the well, Kagome was already inside her house. He caught a strong whiff of her scent. It was bold in tears.
Inside, Kagome slowly walked into the hall and was about to walk up to her room, when her mother called out to her.
"Coming mom!" Kagome hurriedly wiped off her tears and dried her face with her sleeve and walked into the kitchen.
"Oh, hi Kagome! I'm so glad you're back!" Mrs. Higurashi exclaimed as her daughter slumped into a chair. "Tomorrow evening we're leaving to go to the beach! Doesn't that sound like fun?"
"Yeah mom! How long are we going to be gone?" Kagome said.
"About one week. Start packing!" Kagome's mom said cheerfully. Kagome nodded and trudged up to her room and closed the door behind her.
Kagome flung herself onto her bed and began crying again. Inuyasha peered through the window. He could hear everything that she was saying. He didn't want to disturb her.
"Inuyasha! I was such a fool to think you might actually start to have feelings for me! You're always so protective over me, yet you pretend not to like me at all. Then you go and have your secret meetings with Kikyou. Don't think I don't notice..." Kagome trailed off. She fell asleep crying.
Inuyasha didn't want to wake her up now. He thought that if he did, it would backlash him and she would be really mad at him. So, he went to the feudal era. Tomorrow evening will have to do, seeing as he was supposed to help Kaede in the village picnic in the morning and afternoon.
The next morning was spent packing and getting ready for leaving to go to the beach. Kagome was excited to get a quick break from the feudal era to relax on white beaches and catch some rays. This was her time to finally get away from Inuyasha. To get away from the heartbreak.
Inuyasha spent most of his time wallowing around and thinking in his tree. The others shrugged it off as another fight with Kagome.
Inuyasha sighed from a branch in a tree. 'How am I going to tell her? Should I tell her? Of course I will. I have to. Right?' Inuyasha was immediately erased from his train of thought as Miroku called down from the base of the tree.
"Inuyasha!" Miroku called to him. Inuyasha grunted.
"What you want, monk?" He frowned. Talking to Miroku was the last thing he needed.
"I'm guessing you had another fight with Kagome." Miroku sighed and held up a hand to his mouth beginning to meditate.
"Yeah. So? What'ya praying for? It's not like we need a miracle to make up or anything. Besides... it was a real fight..." Inuyasha trailed off.
Miroku stopped his meditating and peered up at the lonely half dog demon. "What do you mean it wasn't a real fight? What exactly happened?"
"Feh. Like I'm gonna go and tell you all of my problems. It's not like you're my shrink. Geeze..." Inuyasha turned his head and sat up in his branch. The sun was disintegrating behind the mountains and under the horizon. It was just about time to go and get Kagome.
"Inuyasha. Listen to me. There is nothing wrong with sharing your deep feelings and expressing yourself to other people. The world is in disguise because so many people don't tell other people how they feel and don't act the way they really are." Miroku stated simply.
"What are you? A fortune cookie? Leave me alone. I'm going to go get Kagome right now anyways so just mind your own business." Inuyasha said immaturely and leaped out of the tree and off towards the well. Miroku sighed and trudged back to the hut to rejoin Sango and the others.
"Kagome! C'mon! We wanna get to the beach house so we can see the sunrise! Hurry up!" Souta called to his big sister.
Kagome slumped out of the front door dragging a large suitcase with her. She stood and wiped her forehead and gasped for air. "I'm coming... geeze."
"Yeah, well maybe if you didn't have so much clothes and makeup and jewelry and junk in there you would be able to actually carry your own suitcase." Souta commented smirking.
"Oh you! Shut up and get in the car!" Kagome gave Souta a little shove in his back pushing him towards the silver Mercedes.
Kagome's grandfather and mother helped her get her oversized luggage into the trunk of the car without much of a suffer.
"Piece a cake. See Souta? It can fit." Kagome grinned proudly and climbed into the backseat of the car. Her mother sat in the driver's seat and her grandfather hustled to the passenger's side. The family of four drove off towards the sun setting horizon.
Inuyasha climbed out of the well and ran to the back door of Kagome's house. He knocked on the glass. After waiting a few minutes, and when no one answered, he leaped up to the window to Kagome's room and opened it. He climbed inside and searched around the room.
'This room still smells like her tears. Could she really be this sad over me?' Inuyasha thought to himself and walked out of the room and into the hallway.
Inuyasha searched thoroughly in each room, but Kagome, or her other family members were nowhere in sight. The lights were off and the whole house was eerily dark.
Suddenly, a strange, loud, ringing echoed through the house. In total and utter shock, Inuyasha fell to the floor and hit his head onto the wall. He took a hold of a small dresser in the living room and made his way towards the ringing noise. He was now in the kitchen.
He timidly crept up to the wall where the little machine was ringing at him. Then, the line clicked and a voice was heard from the small device. The voice sounded like Kagome's mother, her brother Souta, and her grandfather.
"We're on vacation at the beach!" He heard Souta shout excitedly.
"We won't be back for a week!" Kagome's mother exclaimed.
"So please leave your message, after the beep!" Her grandfather chimed in. A loud beep was heard and an unfamiliar, boy's voice was heard on the line.
"Hey Kagome. I hope you have a great time at the beach! This is Hojo. I was just calling to see if you wanted to go see that new movie that came out about three days ago! But since you're not home, I'll just wait until you return! Call me soon! Buh bye!" The line disconnected and the silence of the dark house returned.
"So she went to the beach? What in the seven hells is a beach? And who the hell is the Hojo guy? He better not lay a hand on Kagome! If he does, I'll slice him in two! I'll..." He was cut off of his thoughts when he remembered that Kagome was not home and had gone to this beach place. He quickly spun around in a circle and sped off following Kagome's scent.
Kagome trotted through the forest, hoping to find Inuyasha. She knew that Kikyou was nearby. It was so obvious. There were those stupid soul catchers everywhere. It was kind of hard to miss them.
'I knew it. He went to see Kikyou. I can't believe he would still have feelings for her, even when she's dead.' Kagome thought angrily as unshed tears welded to her eyes. That's when she saw them. Kagome swiftly hid behind a tree.
"Inuyasha. I can't think of another reason for you to be so foolish. Why? Tell me why." Kikyou spat at him.
"I don't need to tell you anything. I am not foolish." Inuyasha said back to her in response. With that, Kikyou flung herself to him, snuggling her face into his chest. "Wha- what are you doing, Kikyou?"
"Just let me hold you..." Kikyou had said. Kikyou had said something else into his shoulder, but it was too soft for Kagome to hear. Tears began streaming down Kagome's cheeks, dropping onto the ground in a flawless matter.
She ran. She ran as far as she could and as fast as she could. That is, until she saw the well.
"I'll just go back to my time. No body really needs me around anyways..." With that in thought, Kagome jumped into the well.
Meanwhile, Kikyou had left. Inuyasha was briskly walking through the forest, trying to get back to the hut so nobody would get any ideas as to where he had gone. Thoughts of the event that had just happened flew through his mind.
Inuyasha was walking through the forest. He had detected the scent of Kikyou. He was willing to find her. He needed to tell her something important.
Kikyou sat by the God Tree, awaiting his approach. He wallowed through the bushes and trees and was finally in front of her.
"Inuyasha, I have been waiting for you. I knew you would come and find me." Kikyou said, grinning.
"You thought right then. But I didn't come for the same reason you're thinking." Inuyasha said to her.
"Oh really, and what is that reason?" Kikyou stood up and walked over to him.
"I can't say that I love you anymore Kikyou, because I don't." Inuyasha sputtered out.
"Don't tell me you love that filthy little reincarnation of myself. Is that it, Inuyasha?" He blushed a deep red. "Inuyasha. I can't think of another reason for you to be so foolish. Why? Tell me why."
"I don't need to tell you anything. I am not foolish." Kikyou embraced him without any thought. "Wha- what are you doing Kikyou?"
"Just let me hold you..." Kikyou had said. She then forced herself to whisper. "One last time... before you go to her."
Inuyasha stopped when he heard a voice. It was Kagome. He knew he could smell her.
"I'll just go back to my time. No body really needs me around anyways..." She then swiftly jumped into the well. Inuyasha didn't know what to think.
'Why is she leaving? Why is she so upset? Crap! I know the reason! She must've seen me and Kikyou embracing each other! Crap! Crap! Crap!' With that, Inuyasha leaped into the well, hoping to catch up with her.
When he finally got out of the well, Kagome was already inside her house. He caught a strong whiff of her scent. It was bold in tears.
Inside, Kagome slowly walked into the hall and was about to walk up to her room, when her mother called out to her.
"Coming mom!" Kagome hurriedly wiped off her tears and dried her face with her sleeve and walked into the kitchen.
"Oh, hi Kagome! I'm so glad you're back!" Mrs. Higurashi exclaimed as her daughter slumped into a chair. "Tomorrow evening we're leaving to go to the beach! Doesn't that sound like fun?"
"Yeah mom! How long are we going to be gone?" Kagome said.
"About one week. Start packing!" Kagome's mom said cheerfully. Kagome nodded and trudged up to her room and closed the door behind her.
Kagome flung herself onto her bed and began crying again. Inuyasha peered through the window. He could hear everything that she was saying. He didn't want to disturb her.
"Inuyasha! I was such a fool to think you might actually start to have feelings for me! You're always so protective over me, yet you pretend not to like me at all. Then you go and have your secret meetings with Kikyou. Don't think I don't notice..." Kagome trailed off. She fell asleep crying.
Inuyasha didn't want to wake her up now. He thought that if he did, it would backlash him and she would be really mad at him. So, he went to the feudal era. Tomorrow evening will have to do, seeing as he was supposed to help Kaede in the village picnic in the morning and afternoon.
The next morning was spent packing and getting ready for leaving to go to the beach. Kagome was excited to get a quick break from the feudal era to relax on white beaches and catch some rays. This was her time to finally get away from Inuyasha. To get away from the heartbreak.
Inuyasha spent most of his time wallowing around and thinking in his tree. The others shrugged it off as another fight with Kagome.
Inuyasha sighed from a branch in a tree. 'How am I going to tell her? Should I tell her? Of course I will. I have to. Right?' Inuyasha was immediately erased from his train of thought as Miroku called down from the base of the tree.
"Inuyasha!" Miroku called to him. Inuyasha grunted.
"What you want, monk?" He frowned. Talking to Miroku was the last thing he needed.
"I'm guessing you had another fight with Kagome." Miroku sighed and held up a hand to his mouth beginning to meditate.
"Yeah. So? What'ya praying for? It's not like we need a miracle to make up or anything. Besides... it was a real fight..." Inuyasha trailed off.
Miroku stopped his meditating and peered up at the lonely half dog demon. "What do you mean it wasn't a real fight? What exactly happened?"
"Feh. Like I'm gonna go and tell you all of my problems. It's not like you're my shrink. Geeze..." Inuyasha turned his head and sat up in his branch. The sun was disintegrating behind the mountains and under the horizon. It was just about time to go and get Kagome.
"Inuyasha. Listen to me. There is nothing wrong with sharing your deep feelings and expressing yourself to other people. The world is in disguise because so many people don't tell other people how they feel and don't act the way they really are." Miroku stated simply.
"What are you? A fortune cookie? Leave me alone. I'm going to go get Kagome right now anyways so just mind your own business." Inuyasha said immaturely and leaped out of the tree and off towards the well. Miroku sighed and trudged back to the hut to rejoin Sango and the others.
"Kagome! C'mon! We wanna get to the beach house so we can see the sunrise! Hurry up!" Souta called to his big sister.
Kagome slumped out of the front door dragging a large suitcase with her. She stood and wiped her forehead and gasped for air. "I'm coming... geeze."
"Yeah, well maybe if you didn't have so much clothes and makeup and jewelry and junk in there you would be able to actually carry your own suitcase." Souta commented smirking.
"Oh you! Shut up and get in the car!" Kagome gave Souta a little shove in his back pushing him towards the silver Mercedes.
Kagome's grandfather and mother helped her get her oversized luggage into the trunk of the car without much of a suffer.
"Piece a cake. See Souta? It can fit." Kagome grinned proudly and climbed into the backseat of the car. Her mother sat in the driver's seat and her grandfather hustled to the passenger's side. The family of four drove off towards the sun setting horizon.
Inuyasha climbed out of the well and ran to the back door of Kagome's house. He knocked on the glass. After waiting a few minutes, and when no one answered, he leaped up to the window to Kagome's room and opened it. He climbed inside and searched around the room.
'This room still smells like her tears. Could she really be this sad over me?' Inuyasha thought to himself and walked out of the room and into the hallway.
Inuyasha searched thoroughly in each room, but Kagome, or her other family members were nowhere in sight. The lights were off and the whole house was eerily dark.
Suddenly, a strange, loud, ringing echoed through the house. In total and utter shock, Inuyasha fell to the floor and hit his head onto the wall. He took a hold of a small dresser in the living room and made his way towards the ringing noise. He was now in the kitchen.
He timidly crept up to the wall where the little machine was ringing at him. Then, the line clicked and a voice was heard from the small device. The voice sounded like Kagome's mother, her brother Souta, and her grandfather.
"We're on vacation at the beach!" He heard Souta shout excitedly.
"We won't be back for a week!" Kagome's mother exclaimed.
"So please leave your message, after the beep!" Her grandfather chimed in. A loud beep was heard and an unfamiliar, boy's voice was heard on the line.
"Hey Kagome. I hope you have a great time at the beach! This is Hojo. I was just calling to see if you wanted to go see that new movie that came out about three days ago! But since you're not home, I'll just wait until you return! Call me soon! Buh bye!" The line disconnected and the silence of the dark house returned.
"So she went to the beach? What in the seven hells is a beach? And who the hell is the Hojo guy? He better not lay a hand on Kagome! If he does, I'll slice him in two! I'll..." He was cut off of his thoughts when he remembered that Kagome was not home and had gone to this beach place. He quickly spun around in a circle and sped off following Kagome's scent.