Chapter Seven: The Real Reason
Once at the boardwalk, the family walked along the wooden path, admiring the shops and the large crowd of people. Souta immediately flew into the chocolate fudge shop, flinging out his wad of money and gazing delightfully at the gorgeous heaps of sweetness.
"Now, now Souta, we don't need a hyper child running along with us, so if you're buying some fudge, you mustn't gorge yourself with it until we get home." Grandpa advised once he followed his grandson into the shop.
"Awe, chill Gramps! I won't eat it... yet..." Souta reassured, crossing his fingers behind his back without his loony grandfather noticing.
Kagome and Inuyasha continued walking with her mother and let Souta and her Grandpa deal with the chocolate issue. Mrs. Higurashi quickly pointed to the ferris wheel that stood across the way to all of the rides.
"Hey, look Kagome! Why don't you go and show Inuyasha the ferris wheel? I'm going to go into the souvenir shop to buy some things for our friends back home." Mrs. Higurashi waved a quick goodbye and headed into the shop.
"So much for doing something as a family..." Kagome trailed off as she led Inuyasha towards the ferris wheel.
"Hey, Kagome, what's a fe-rri-s wheel?" Inuyasha asked, confused.
"Ahh... you'll see!" Kagome exclaimed and drug Inuyasha by the hand to the entrance of the ride.
"Are we going on that thing? What's it gonna do to us? Kagome?" Inuyasha questioned her nervously.
"It's not gonna bite you, geeze!" Kagome reassured him as they made their way to the gate.
"How many ma'am? Two? Okay, right this way." The ride specialist asked and then led them to one of the chairs to the ferris wheel.
Kagome and Inuyasha sat down into the chair as the ride specialist closed the gate after letting in a few more people to ride it. Inuyasha watched him hesitantly as he began to press numerous amounts of buttons.
"Kagome? What's going on?" He asked her.
"It's called a ferris wheel. It's a ride that takes you up into the sky and then brings you back down slowly. It's a nice way to take in the scenery. Just relax. There's nothing to worry about." Kagome reassured the half dog.
"I guess if you're not freaking out, then I shouldn't be worried." Inuyasha stated.
"Exactly!" Kagome agreed and gave him a large smile. Inuyasha smiled back as the machine started up, bringing them up towards the sky.
Once up high in the air, the ferris wheel stopped abruptly to let more passengers on. Kagome sighed in enjoyment as she peered out to the ocean. Inuyasha was too busy looking at her to notice the ocean.
"Hey, you can see the sun perfectly from here! It's almost eye level to us!" Kagome exclaimed and pointed out towards the blaring sun. Inuyasha smiled at how she was so fun to be with.
"Yeah... amazing..." He sighed quietly, never taking his gaze off of her. Kagome slowly turned around and locked her eyes with his. Kagome blushed at the way he was staring at her like that.
"Eh... I... Inuyasha?" Kagome whispered quietly. 'What is he staring at?' she thought to herself.
With hearing her words, Inuyasha quickly looked away, blushing a terrible red. "Feh." He snorted in response.
Kagome, who was by now extremely confused, raised her eyebrow at him, and turned her gaze out toward the sun again.
'Why can't I just tell her! It shouldn't have to be this hard!' Inuyasha screamed in his head. The ferris wheel started up again, bringing them down, and around, and back down again. After about a five-minute ride, the ferris wheel stopped, letting all of the passengers off.
Once off of the ride, the two met up with the rest of the family. They all then went to go and get some food to eat for lunch.
After lunch, and too many a time explaining what everything was to the poor, innocent, dumbfounded hanyou, they played quite a few video games in the arcade.
Inside the arcade, the games were the usual ones you would often see, like, ski ball, that dance revolution thinger, those fighting games, the car racing games, and the ever original pacman.
Souta was obviously the most skilled of the family members, but Inuyasha came in a close second with the fighting games.
Once bored with the arcade, the group headed out of the game room. The air was quiet except for the salty, windy breeze from the ocean. Most people had fled back to their hotels, inns, or homes. The moon shone a bright white, reflecting a tint of blue from the cold ocean.
Inuyasha tapped Kagome on the shoulder. She turned around slowly. "Yes, Inuyasha?" She asked quietly, knowing he didn't really want anybody to notice what he wanted to talk about.
"Umm... do you think that... maybe we could go somewhere quiet with no interruptions? I really need to talk to you." Inuyasha blushed lightly and looked to the ground in embarrassment.
"Ahh... sure." Kagome answered him. "Hey, Mom, Inuyasha and I are going to go and walk along the beach, if that's alright." Kagome asked her mother.
"Sure. When you're done your walk, meet us around the shop area. We'll be buying some more souvenirs." Mrs. Higurashi exclaimed. She waved goodbye as the two headed off toward the beach.
'Okay. I've gotten this far. I've gotten us alone. It's the only chance I'll get to tell her without any interruptions. I have to tell her. I'm going to tell her.' Inuyasha thought to himself.
Soon, they were on the beach, staring out into the depths of the sea. Kagome turned to face him, her blue eyes riveting with curiosity.
"So. What did you need to talk to me about?" She asked him. Inuyasha gulped, and peered down at her, his amber eyes gleaming with passion.
"I... ahh... I... just can't!" Inuyasha said almost shouting. 'Damn me! Why can't I just come out and say it!' he quickly scolded himself.
"What do you mean you can't? What's wrong?" Kagome questioned him. A look of sadness crept along her eyes as realization hit her. "You lied. You still love her, don't you?" Kagome asked, and turned her gaze to the ocean again.
"What!? Kagome? I don't..." He was cut off of his words when her tear stricken eyes glared up towards him.
"Oh yeah!? Prove it then!" Kagome shouted at him. A strong gust of wind flew by, billowing their hair around them.
"Why won't you just listen to me?!" Inuyasha questioned her, shouting as well.
"Why can't you just tell me!? Why did you come after me?! What the real reason you came here, Inuyasha!?" Kagome sputtered out, her tears flying around her.
That was it. Inuyasha slowly placed his hands on her shoulders, pulling her into his muscular chest. Kagome gasped as the hanyou wrapped his arms around her body.
"I went after you because... the real reason I came here is because... I... I love you. I love you Kagome." He finally confessed. He finally told her how he felt about her.
Once at the boardwalk, the family walked along the wooden path, admiring the shops and the large crowd of people. Souta immediately flew into the chocolate fudge shop, flinging out his wad of money and gazing delightfully at the gorgeous heaps of sweetness.
"Now, now Souta, we don't need a hyper child running along with us, so if you're buying some fudge, you mustn't gorge yourself with it until we get home." Grandpa advised once he followed his grandson into the shop.
"Awe, chill Gramps! I won't eat it... yet..." Souta reassured, crossing his fingers behind his back without his loony grandfather noticing.
Kagome and Inuyasha continued walking with her mother and let Souta and her Grandpa deal with the chocolate issue. Mrs. Higurashi quickly pointed to the ferris wheel that stood across the way to all of the rides.
"Hey, look Kagome! Why don't you go and show Inuyasha the ferris wheel? I'm going to go into the souvenir shop to buy some things for our friends back home." Mrs. Higurashi waved a quick goodbye and headed into the shop.
"So much for doing something as a family..." Kagome trailed off as she led Inuyasha towards the ferris wheel.
"Hey, Kagome, what's a fe-rri-s wheel?" Inuyasha asked, confused.
"Ahh... you'll see!" Kagome exclaimed and drug Inuyasha by the hand to the entrance of the ride.
"Are we going on that thing? What's it gonna do to us? Kagome?" Inuyasha questioned her nervously.
"It's not gonna bite you, geeze!" Kagome reassured him as they made their way to the gate.
"How many ma'am? Two? Okay, right this way." The ride specialist asked and then led them to one of the chairs to the ferris wheel.
Kagome and Inuyasha sat down into the chair as the ride specialist closed the gate after letting in a few more people to ride it. Inuyasha watched him hesitantly as he began to press numerous amounts of buttons.
"Kagome? What's going on?" He asked her.
"It's called a ferris wheel. It's a ride that takes you up into the sky and then brings you back down slowly. It's a nice way to take in the scenery. Just relax. There's nothing to worry about." Kagome reassured the half dog.
"I guess if you're not freaking out, then I shouldn't be worried." Inuyasha stated.
"Exactly!" Kagome agreed and gave him a large smile. Inuyasha smiled back as the machine started up, bringing them up towards the sky.
Once up high in the air, the ferris wheel stopped abruptly to let more passengers on. Kagome sighed in enjoyment as she peered out to the ocean. Inuyasha was too busy looking at her to notice the ocean.
"Hey, you can see the sun perfectly from here! It's almost eye level to us!" Kagome exclaimed and pointed out towards the blaring sun. Inuyasha smiled at how she was so fun to be with.
"Yeah... amazing..." He sighed quietly, never taking his gaze off of her. Kagome slowly turned around and locked her eyes with his. Kagome blushed at the way he was staring at her like that.
"Eh... I... Inuyasha?" Kagome whispered quietly. 'What is he staring at?' she thought to herself.
With hearing her words, Inuyasha quickly looked away, blushing a terrible red. "Feh." He snorted in response.
Kagome, who was by now extremely confused, raised her eyebrow at him, and turned her gaze out toward the sun again.
'Why can't I just tell her! It shouldn't have to be this hard!' Inuyasha screamed in his head. The ferris wheel started up again, bringing them down, and around, and back down again. After about a five-minute ride, the ferris wheel stopped, letting all of the passengers off.
Once off of the ride, the two met up with the rest of the family. They all then went to go and get some food to eat for lunch.
After lunch, and too many a time explaining what everything was to the poor, innocent, dumbfounded hanyou, they played quite a few video games in the arcade.
Inside the arcade, the games were the usual ones you would often see, like, ski ball, that dance revolution thinger, those fighting games, the car racing games, and the ever original pacman.
Souta was obviously the most skilled of the family members, but Inuyasha came in a close second with the fighting games.
Once bored with the arcade, the group headed out of the game room. The air was quiet except for the salty, windy breeze from the ocean. Most people had fled back to their hotels, inns, or homes. The moon shone a bright white, reflecting a tint of blue from the cold ocean.
Inuyasha tapped Kagome on the shoulder. She turned around slowly. "Yes, Inuyasha?" She asked quietly, knowing he didn't really want anybody to notice what he wanted to talk about.
"Umm... do you think that... maybe we could go somewhere quiet with no interruptions? I really need to talk to you." Inuyasha blushed lightly and looked to the ground in embarrassment.
"Ahh... sure." Kagome answered him. "Hey, Mom, Inuyasha and I are going to go and walk along the beach, if that's alright." Kagome asked her mother.
"Sure. When you're done your walk, meet us around the shop area. We'll be buying some more souvenirs." Mrs. Higurashi exclaimed. She waved goodbye as the two headed off toward the beach.
'Okay. I've gotten this far. I've gotten us alone. It's the only chance I'll get to tell her without any interruptions. I have to tell her. I'm going to tell her.' Inuyasha thought to himself.
Soon, they were on the beach, staring out into the depths of the sea. Kagome turned to face him, her blue eyes riveting with curiosity.
"So. What did you need to talk to me about?" She asked him. Inuyasha gulped, and peered down at her, his amber eyes gleaming with passion.
"I... ahh... I... just can't!" Inuyasha said almost shouting. 'Damn me! Why can't I just come out and say it!' he quickly scolded himself.
"What do you mean you can't? What's wrong?" Kagome questioned him. A look of sadness crept along her eyes as realization hit her. "You lied. You still love her, don't you?" Kagome asked, and turned her gaze to the ocean again.
"What!? Kagome? I don't..." He was cut off of his words when her tear stricken eyes glared up towards him.
"Oh yeah!? Prove it then!" Kagome shouted at him. A strong gust of wind flew by, billowing their hair around them.
"Why won't you just listen to me?!" Inuyasha questioned her, shouting as well.
"Why can't you just tell me!? Why did you come after me?! What the real reason you came here, Inuyasha!?" Kagome sputtered out, her tears flying around her.
That was it. Inuyasha slowly placed his hands on her shoulders, pulling her into his muscular chest. Kagome gasped as the hanyou wrapped his arms around her body.
"I went after you because... the real reason I came here is because... I... I love you. I love you Kagome." He finally confessed. He finally told her how he felt about her.