A/N: I know I have done this whole "test the trust" plot over and over again and you are all probably getting bored right now. What I'm trying to do is kill off all of the couples enimies. I think I have a strory line now so just bear with me. If you can't stand it, feel free to give up on me. Thankee!!
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CHAPTER 26
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Kagome's expression darkened but after a few moments she brightened up. "So, where are we going?"
'Great, she had to make this more difficult.' thought Inuyasha, "No, kagome you don't get it. It's just me that's going."
"Okay......then where are you going and when will you come back?"
"I'm going home....and I'm never coming back..."
Shock hit Kagome head on and her eyes began to tear up and her lip tremble. "Why? What happened? Whatever it is I'll change!" she cried as she flung herself at him. She hugged him tightly and only felt more pain when he didn't return the hug. There was only one thing Inuyasha could say to keep Kagome safe for the rest of her life.
"I'm sorry Kagome....I just fell out of love with you." With that Inuyasha pried himself from her and stepped back into the forest, leaving Kagome.
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Kagome burst into Sango's room, startling Sango from a "private" conversation between her and Miroku. Ignoring the suspiciousness of finding them together, Kagome threw herself at Sango and proceeded to bawl her eyes out. Sango gave Miroku a strained look and he took the hint and excused himself to his room. Sango looked down at the girl crying into her chest, frowning deeply at the top of her head.
"Kagome, what happened? Why are you crying?" asked Sango timidly.
Kagome pulled back and try to steady her breathing so she could answer. She could barely see through her eyes because they were so swollen as she replied,
"Oh Sango! It's Inuyasha....he...he.....left! He said he doesn't love me anymore!" she then threw herself at Sango's chest again. Sango felt her pain as she whispered into Kagome's ear, "Oh Kagome....I'm so sorry...." She reached a hand up and began to stroke Kagome's head as the girl cried herself to sleep.
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Inuyasha sat on his farms wooden fence, staring at the sunset. He sighed and sat to reminisce in his thoughts. ' Kagome....what thoughts are going through your head? I miss you so much......I wish it never came to this.....'
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Kagome woke in her bed, in the clothes she had worn yesterday. (a plain white cotton kimono) She pulled the covers off her body and threw her legs over the side of the bed. Staring at the ground, the flood of emotions came rushing back to her. She clenched her eyes shut and a single tear managed to escape the lid she shut it in. She shook her head, as if to rid herself of thoughts and emotions and stood up. Walking to her vanity, she mindlessly combed her hair wondering to herself, ' Was I not beautiful enough for him?"
She sighed, ' Again with the thoughts of Inuyasha.' Of course, he was the only thing she thought of. Setting the comb down, she exited her confines.
Aimlessly wandering down the hall way, she searched for anyone she knew personally. She needed anyone's presence to simply fill the void of Inuyasha, though nothing could fill it totally. Wandering around, she found herself in the kitchen's where the chef's were running around frantically preparing breakfast. The weird thing was that they weren't usually uptight on things like breakfast. So she searched for the head chef, finding herself over a frying pan making omlette's.
"Kaede!" she called and the old woman turned to face her, "What's all the hub bub about?"
"Ah! Lady Kagome! I'm so glad to see ye up and about, ye've been sleeping since five O' clock yesterday!"
"FIVE O'CLOCK!! Are you serio--wait....back to my question. What's all the commotion about?"
"Oh! Your parents have a special guest!" said Kaede with a wink and she turned around to tend to her frying omlette.
' A guest?' pondered Kagome as she walked away to the door leading to the dining room. ' Wonder who it could be?'
Wandering into the dining room, Kagome stopped in her tracks when she saw who her parents were sitting with. It wasn't that she recognized him or anything, it was the chills she got around him. All three, her parents and the guest, looked up from their conversation to look at her. Her mothers face broke into a huge grin,
"Kagome!!! Dear, it's so nice to see you out of bed, you certainly slept in. Oh yes...I heard about what's-his-name, what a shame..Anyways, guess what great news we have for you!"
' Uh oh!' thought kagome, ' Last time this happened I got set up with Hojo....'
"Well you see dear, now that Inu..washa or whatever is out of the picture, your free to marry someone as nice as this man here. He's already asked for your hand in marriage!"
Kagome gulped, this was just great. She couldn't get married! But.....what was holding her back, she didn't have anyone else.....might as well give it a try. So she smiled brightly at the man and made her Introduction,
"Well as you probably already know, I'm Kagome. Pleasure to meet you......."
"Onigumo, my name is Onigumo."
"...Onigumo. I hope to be seeing more of you but I must excuse myself, I have....things to attend to."
With another smile she turned and went out a side door that led to the gardens. Sitting herself in the bench surrounded by roses she felt herself long to cry again, but she held the tears back.
' Inuyasha......why? I guess I'll never know. Now I'm left here with...Onigumo....'
It wasn't that Onigumo was ugly or anything, in fact he was quite handsome. He had short black hair and deadly cobalt eyes. His smile hadn't seemed very sincere and almost malicious. What could she say though, nothing could match Inuyasha's unique looks.(see notes at bottom) She just couldn't get Inuyasha out of her heart, but it was her duty to marry this Onigumo person. She would do it, but she would never erase her first and last love....Inuyasha. With a lone tear sliding down her cheek, she stood and made her way inside to tell her parents she would marry Onigumo....for their sake.
' Inuyasha......'
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NOTES!! In case everyone was wondering, Inuyasha looks exactly like his Hanyou self (half-breed). He has silver hair and doggy ears, fangs, etc. The reason why this isn't a big deal is because demon's are common in this time and aren't discriminated in any way. You could be walking down the street and come across many demons in this time. So, by saying this, I am also saying that every character is EXACTLY as they are in the anime or manga. Sorry if I confused you from the beginning. Maybe I should put a note at the beginning of the story......hmmm. Anyway, see you next chapter!
P.S. I just wanted to say that I am not a review hog. Reviewing is completely your choice and I don't want you to feel pressured into doing it. I do like them of course, and they do tell me that people are actually reading the story and this keeps me writing, but don't feel pressured! Love to all the people that review and those who just took the time to read the story! Your authoress, Chibi-Manny