Disclaimer: Inuyasha is mine. No really, he is, see? ::points to piece of paper on desk:: Oh wait, that's my homework.......

A/N: A lot happens in a very short amount of time in this chapter, so try to keep up. I felt so bad for taking so long to update the last chapter that I decided to put two up in one day. (though you might not see it till tomorrow because of the fricken time change) Anyway, I hope you like the chapter.

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CHAPTER 28
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"I Can't!" cried Kagome as she fell to her knees. She cried into her hands, trying to use them to stop the tears. She then looked up pleadingly at her parents on her right, "I'm so sorry I let you down, but I can't! I just can't do it!"

The queen kneeled down to look at her daughter in the face, "It's okay sweetheart, we just want you to be happy."

The queen then stood and looked evenly at Onigumo, "I'm sorry Lord Onigumo, but it seems my daughter has refused your hand in marriage. You may return to your land now."

Onigumo hid his rage and knelt down next to Kagome. When he was sure he was close enough so that no one could see his angry face or hear his words except her, he ground out in an irritated voice, "I warned you."

He then quickly stood up and stomped out of the throne room where the wedding was held, Kagome's fearful eyes following his every step.

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After Onigumo had left, the queen had turned to Kagome and quietly suggested that she rest in her room. Kagome had agreed and she now found herself in her room on the edge of her bed. She had removed her wedding gown, which much difficulty I might add, and sat in a light green cotton kimono.

She couldn't have gone through with the wedding, images of Inuyasha had just kept popping up in her mind. At one point she had looked at Naraku and seen those amber eyes and silver hair. He had been smiling at her with such love in her eyes and then it had all deteriorated before her eyes into Naraku and realization of how wrong the wedding had nearly knocked her over. So she had stuttered out her answer to the priest and prayed that her parents would understand. They had and she had gotten out of it, but now she had only one thing she wanted to do....see Inuyasha and beg him to tell her why he left or at least say goodbye properly. She stood up and crept through the palace and off the grounds to Inuyasha's farm.

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Inuyasha was still lying in the loft, he had tried to take a nap, but he couldn't get comfortable with the thoughts of Kagome happily married to Naraku clouding his mind. His clenched his eyes shut and laid there trying to force himself to sleep when he heard a squeak. He opened his eyes to see an angel opening the barn door. That angel was Kagome. Man was she a sight for sore eyes, but he knew she shouldn't be there. Climbing down the ladder from the loft to the ground in front of Kagome and she looked at him sadly.

"Hello Inuyasha." she said softly

"I hear your happily married." he said in an emotionless tone, though it was eating him up alive on the inside. Kagome gave him a pained look and for a second like she was going to cry before whispering something he hadn't quite heard. She noticed this and cleared her throat to repeat herself,

"I said...I didn't get married."

Inuyasha's jaw dropped and he was about to throw his arms around her, but she wasn't finished yet....and she was in tears.

"Oh Inuyasha! I couldn't go through wit it! ::sniff:: I kept seeing your face.......I still love you. ::sniff:: I just thought I should tell you this because ::sniff:: it was killing me. Also ::sniff:: we never got to properly say good bye, so......goodbye."

Inuyasha was speechless as she turned her back to him and began to walk over to the door. So, if he couldn't speak, he would act. Kagome gasped as a large pair of arms wrapped around her small form. Inuyasha then leaned down to her ear and whispered into it, "I love you too."

Kagome's eyes widened and she turned around in his arms to look up into his amber eyes. "Then why did you--"

She was cut off when Inuyasha's lips came crashing down upon her own. Relaxing into it and closing her eyes, she reached her hands up to pull his head closer. She was still confused, but heck with it, she wanted this. After a few minutes, it was Inuyasha that broke the passionate kiss.

"God I wanted to do that." said Inuyasha with a cocky grin. Kagome couldn't help but smile. Then she remembered the question she was going to ask before that amazing, exquisite, passionate, mind blowing--okay, back to the question.

"Inuyasha? If you love me.....then why did you leave me?" there was fear shaking in her voice and she looked as if she would cry again. Inuyasha held her close and made his confession.

"I have a confession Kagome, all that I said was a lie. Naraku said your life was in danger if I didn't back off."

"Naraku?"

"Yeah, the guy you were going to be married to."

"No....that was Onigumo.....................Oh My God! I knew he seemed familiar! I'm so glad I didn't go through with it."

"Me too."

" What are we going to now though? You can't just all of the sudden come back to the palace, Sango and everyone else would kill you."

"Kagome...I can't wait any longer. Let's run away and get married. We'll leave tonight, will you come?"

Kagome didn't take long to think about it. She was going to miss her parents and everyone at the palace, but she wanted this life with Inuyasha. She would visit them in a few years.

"Okay, we'll go."

Inuyasha lifted Kagome up in his arms and swung her around. Bringing her down into his face he planted a brief kiss on her lips then set her down.

" Get all of the belongings you can gather, we'll be needing all we can if we start out with nothing."

"OK, I'll be back an hour after sunset. Till then."

She kissed him on the cheek and took off for the palace with all the excitement of a three year old.

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' Life times savings...check.....all the kimono's I could carry....check.......some snatched priceless artifacts....check......' the list went on as Kagome packed things into her small trunk. She then as quietly as possible, dragged the trunk down the stairs and out the front doors. ' Some night watch we have in the palace.' she thought as she continued dragging the trunk to the front gates. A guard came up to her to stop her....perfect.

"I'm sorry Lady Kagome, but I must ask you to return to your living quarters at this time."

"But I really need to deliver these medicines in my trunk to my sick friend in the village. Please will you let me pass."

"I'm sorry, I can't allow that."

"Would you say yes if I let you escort me?"

"I suppose, would you like me to carry the trunk miss?"

"That would be great! Thank you so much!" she cried happily as she went skipping ahead of the man she had talked into carrying her trunk.

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Kagome stood in front of the barn as the guard set the trunk down.

"You can go now, I'll get one of my patients brothers to escort me back."

The guard looked at her warily, knowing he probably shouldn't leave, but Kagome's sweet look got to him and he turned to return to the palace. Kagome, now that the guard was out of sight, opened the barn door and called out into the darkness.

"Inuyasha!?!?"

Frowning at the silence she lit one of the gas lamps and gasped at what she had found. There was hay thrown everywhere and blood streaks smeared over it. Panic stricken, her eyes befell a note pinned to a hay bale. Rushing over to it she read it quickly. It read:

Kagome Dear,

I'm disappointed in you. I thought I warned you that Inuyasha and the people you loved would only get hurt. Now I have Inuyasha with me, though he gave up quite a struggle, he isn't hurt....much. In three days my army will march against yours and if you marry me then I will surrender and not harm Inuyasha. If you refuse, I will kill him in front of you and your army and he will only be the first to die on that fateful day. Think of your decision carefully. Till that fateful day, Farewell,

Yours Truly,
Naraku
(or as you know me, Onigumo)

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