Okay! Sorry it's been ages! I was at a church camp, and now I'm back! I
hope u don't hate me! Here's the next chapter!!!! Oh and I won't be doing
shout outs anymore except in special cases cuz I got complaints. ;o)
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"Kagome hasn't been back in a WEEK!" Shippou wailed. "Why haven't you gone to go get her back yet Inuyasha? I bet she left because of you again, didn't she? I can't believe you! You're so selfish, and mean, and lazy, and pigheaded, and stupid, and bossy, and you're such a jerk!"
"Shut up." The hanyou growled. Even Shippou was intimidated by the look in his eyes.
"This is just a random guess." Miroku fiddled with his prayer beads. "But I'm assuming something happened the last time you went to Kagome's era."
Inuyasha remained stubbornly silent, keeping his gaze on the well.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Sango made her voice as comforting as possible, sensing the pain her friend was going through.
"If I wanted to talk about don't you think I would have said something by now?!" He fixed a glare on her and she fell silent.
Miroku calmly picked up his staff and turned to leave. "It's not healthy to keep everything buried inside of you. When you realize that you have friends who want to help you, come find me." He motioned for Shippou and Sango to follow, and they passed the half-demon by, one by one. Sango offered a sympathetic glance before disappearing into the trees.
And Inuyasha was alone with his thoughts.
*Does she love him?* The question had been burning in his mind for the entire week. It was driving him crazy. He kept imagining this 'Jason' going on 'dates' with Kagome . . . hugging her . . . maybe even kissing her. He felt his fists clench. Stupid wench! What right did she have to go and do something like that?!
Deep down though, he knew she had every right. Why wouldn't she? And why did he care? He'd spent their entire adventure together insulting and humiliating her. He had chosen Kikyo over her time and time again. What right did HE have to do that to HER? He should be glad that she had found someone who loved her.
Jason called her to tell her he loved her.
He was sentimental with her.
If that was love, Inuyasha knew he could never compete. He wasn't the tender type. Maybe with Kikyo, but that was half out of guilt. It would probably be best for Kagome if she never had to deal with him anymore.
She was right.
She didn't need him to care about her anymore.
It didn't matter that he needed her.
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Kagome slid into an empty table at lunch to wait for her boyfriend. She winced slightly as her arm brushed against the table. The first bruise he had given her had healed, only to be replaced by others. She had been stupid and inconsiderate. He was right. She shouldn't talk to Hojo when they were dating. She shouldn't talk to any boys. She had been acting like a common slut.
He had been right about her friends too. They had all tried to tell her that he was bad for her. HE was bad for HER! They were the ones telling her to dump her boyfriend, when he had always acted in her best interests! She didn't associate with them anymore, and that had been HER decision. Jason had been proud too, kissing her on the forehead. He'd told her how smart and wonderful and beautiful she was.
Inuyasha had never done that.
And she'd given up so much more for him.
Because no matter how much she 'loved' Jason, there was a part of her that refused to forget Inuyasha. That part of her told her that Inuyasha's smiles were more beautiful and wondrous than any of Jason's sweet words and kisses. Even now, after she'd been dating Jason steadily for weeks, she found herself thinking more and more of Inuyasha.
He hadn't come to get her.
After every fight she could remember, he had ALWAYS come to her time to get her. But this time he didn't. Which proved just how stupid she had been to ever believe he could have cared about her.
"Miss me?" Jason slid in across from her, flashing a grin.
"Of course!" She smiled, ignoring her split lip. Jason had seen a boy whistling at her that morning, and the wound hadn't completely healed. She had to find a way to make boys stop looking at her. She felt Jason's shame every time someone looked at his woman.
His woman.
It used to bug her when Kouga called her that. But with Jason, it was true. She was his. Part of her was disgusted with the idea, but it was quickly quieted. Jason loved her, and that was worth anything.
"Your lip seems to be healing pretty well." Jason commented, glancing at her critically.
"It's getting better." She touched a finger to her lip gingerly. "I'm sorry. It's these stupid school clothes, I'm sure of it! I wish they'd let us wear less revealing uniforms!"
"That's part of it." He cocked his head thoughtfully. "But you have to be careful how you walk or look at people. Guys will get the wrong idea. Unless you WANT them to." He looked at her sharply and she shook her head adamantly.
"No! You know I don't!" His gaze softened.
"Good." He paused. "I love you, Kagome."
She felt the familiar flush of pleasure at his words. "Really?" She sounded like a lost child, but she hungered for that assurance.
"Really."
And that made everything okay.
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"Mom! Grandpa, Souta, I'm home!" Kagome let her backpack slide to the floor as she headed up to her room.
"Hey honey!" That was her mom from somewhere in the kitchen. Grandpa didn't answer, probably caught up with purifying some more paper charms or something. And Souta . . .
. . . Was sitting on her bed when she reached her room.
"Hey Kagome!" He smiled perkily.
"Hey!" She smiled at him. "What's up?"
"Not much, I just wondered if you'll play Mutant Commando's with me!" He looked so hopeful, she almost gave in.
"Sorry squirt, I can't. Jason said he'd call and I'll probably be on the phone all night."
Her brother made a face. "You're ALWAYS talking to Jason! You're finally taking a break from ancient Japan and I never get to see you."
She crossed the room to her desk, making sure she could reach her phone. "Don't worry about that past Souta. I won't be going back."
He rolled his eyes. "You say that every time you have a fight with Inuyasha. But than he'll come back and you'll make up and you'll be gone again."
She shook her head tiredly. "Not this time kiddo. I don't think Inuyasha's coming back."
His eyes widened at the prospect of his hero being gone for good. "Why not?!"
She sighed. "Big people stuff Souta. Big people stuff."
"You were mean to him weren't you." It was a statement, not a question, and Kagome felt herself getting annoyed at his assumption.
"What makes you think that I'M the mean one? He's ALWAYS mean! Why does it have to be MY fault, huh?"
"Because." His eyes were sad. "When Inuyasha screws up, he always apologizes. If he's not coming back, it's because you won't give in."
For a full minute she just stared at him. "It's not my fault." Her tone was harsher than he'd ever heard. "I'm sick of him running my life and leaving me for Kikyo. I'm done with him. I have Jason."
Souta's expression hardened ever so slightly. "Is HE the reason you're fighting?"
She pointed to the door, suddenly unable to deal with him. "Get out." Her voice was almost cruel. Without a word, he complied, shooting her a look that could have been described as contemptuous.
She had to use all her willpower to answer the phone with a steady voice when Jason called a minute later.
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"He's still there." Shippou reported, entering the clearing where Miroku and Sango had been waiting.
"Why hasn't he gone back?" Miroku asked quietly, not expecting an answer. "He always goes back. Doesn't he want Kagome to come back?"
"Maybe," Sango's voice was soft. "Maybe she won't come back."
The two boys turned to look at her, neither wanting to understand the logic behind her words.
"Maybe Jason means more to her than we all thought."
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Really REALLY short chapter! I'm sorry! But I have so many to update and the next chapter involves Hojo being less of an idiot and actually helping her! I think I'll throw Kouga in for good measure. Please review!
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"Kagome hasn't been back in a WEEK!" Shippou wailed. "Why haven't you gone to go get her back yet Inuyasha? I bet she left because of you again, didn't she? I can't believe you! You're so selfish, and mean, and lazy, and pigheaded, and stupid, and bossy, and you're such a jerk!"
"Shut up." The hanyou growled. Even Shippou was intimidated by the look in his eyes.
"This is just a random guess." Miroku fiddled with his prayer beads. "But I'm assuming something happened the last time you went to Kagome's era."
Inuyasha remained stubbornly silent, keeping his gaze on the well.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Sango made her voice as comforting as possible, sensing the pain her friend was going through.
"If I wanted to talk about don't you think I would have said something by now?!" He fixed a glare on her and she fell silent.
Miroku calmly picked up his staff and turned to leave. "It's not healthy to keep everything buried inside of you. When you realize that you have friends who want to help you, come find me." He motioned for Shippou and Sango to follow, and they passed the half-demon by, one by one. Sango offered a sympathetic glance before disappearing into the trees.
And Inuyasha was alone with his thoughts.
*Does she love him?* The question had been burning in his mind for the entire week. It was driving him crazy. He kept imagining this 'Jason' going on 'dates' with Kagome . . . hugging her . . . maybe even kissing her. He felt his fists clench. Stupid wench! What right did she have to go and do something like that?!
Deep down though, he knew she had every right. Why wouldn't she? And why did he care? He'd spent their entire adventure together insulting and humiliating her. He had chosen Kikyo over her time and time again. What right did HE have to do that to HER? He should be glad that she had found someone who loved her.
Jason called her to tell her he loved her.
He was sentimental with her.
If that was love, Inuyasha knew he could never compete. He wasn't the tender type. Maybe with Kikyo, but that was half out of guilt. It would probably be best for Kagome if she never had to deal with him anymore.
She was right.
She didn't need him to care about her anymore.
It didn't matter that he needed her.
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Kagome slid into an empty table at lunch to wait for her boyfriend. She winced slightly as her arm brushed against the table. The first bruise he had given her had healed, only to be replaced by others. She had been stupid and inconsiderate. He was right. She shouldn't talk to Hojo when they were dating. She shouldn't talk to any boys. She had been acting like a common slut.
He had been right about her friends too. They had all tried to tell her that he was bad for her. HE was bad for HER! They were the ones telling her to dump her boyfriend, when he had always acted in her best interests! She didn't associate with them anymore, and that had been HER decision. Jason had been proud too, kissing her on the forehead. He'd told her how smart and wonderful and beautiful she was.
Inuyasha had never done that.
And she'd given up so much more for him.
Because no matter how much she 'loved' Jason, there was a part of her that refused to forget Inuyasha. That part of her told her that Inuyasha's smiles were more beautiful and wondrous than any of Jason's sweet words and kisses. Even now, after she'd been dating Jason steadily for weeks, she found herself thinking more and more of Inuyasha.
He hadn't come to get her.
After every fight she could remember, he had ALWAYS come to her time to get her. But this time he didn't. Which proved just how stupid she had been to ever believe he could have cared about her.
"Miss me?" Jason slid in across from her, flashing a grin.
"Of course!" She smiled, ignoring her split lip. Jason had seen a boy whistling at her that morning, and the wound hadn't completely healed. She had to find a way to make boys stop looking at her. She felt Jason's shame every time someone looked at his woman.
His woman.
It used to bug her when Kouga called her that. But with Jason, it was true. She was his. Part of her was disgusted with the idea, but it was quickly quieted. Jason loved her, and that was worth anything.
"Your lip seems to be healing pretty well." Jason commented, glancing at her critically.
"It's getting better." She touched a finger to her lip gingerly. "I'm sorry. It's these stupid school clothes, I'm sure of it! I wish they'd let us wear less revealing uniforms!"
"That's part of it." He cocked his head thoughtfully. "But you have to be careful how you walk or look at people. Guys will get the wrong idea. Unless you WANT them to." He looked at her sharply and she shook her head adamantly.
"No! You know I don't!" His gaze softened.
"Good." He paused. "I love you, Kagome."
She felt the familiar flush of pleasure at his words. "Really?" She sounded like a lost child, but she hungered for that assurance.
"Really."
And that made everything okay.
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"Mom! Grandpa, Souta, I'm home!" Kagome let her backpack slide to the floor as she headed up to her room.
"Hey honey!" That was her mom from somewhere in the kitchen. Grandpa didn't answer, probably caught up with purifying some more paper charms or something. And Souta . . .
. . . Was sitting on her bed when she reached her room.
"Hey Kagome!" He smiled perkily.
"Hey!" She smiled at him. "What's up?"
"Not much, I just wondered if you'll play Mutant Commando's with me!" He looked so hopeful, she almost gave in.
"Sorry squirt, I can't. Jason said he'd call and I'll probably be on the phone all night."
Her brother made a face. "You're ALWAYS talking to Jason! You're finally taking a break from ancient Japan and I never get to see you."
She crossed the room to her desk, making sure she could reach her phone. "Don't worry about that past Souta. I won't be going back."
He rolled his eyes. "You say that every time you have a fight with Inuyasha. But than he'll come back and you'll make up and you'll be gone again."
She shook her head tiredly. "Not this time kiddo. I don't think Inuyasha's coming back."
His eyes widened at the prospect of his hero being gone for good. "Why not?!"
She sighed. "Big people stuff Souta. Big people stuff."
"You were mean to him weren't you." It was a statement, not a question, and Kagome felt herself getting annoyed at his assumption.
"What makes you think that I'M the mean one? He's ALWAYS mean! Why does it have to be MY fault, huh?"
"Because." His eyes were sad. "When Inuyasha screws up, he always apologizes. If he's not coming back, it's because you won't give in."
For a full minute she just stared at him. "It's not my fault." Her tone was harsher than he'd ever heard. "I'm sick of him running my life and leaving me for Kikyo. I'm done with him. I have Jason."
Souta's expression hardened ever so slightly. "Is HE the reason you're fighting?"
She pointed to the door, suddenly unable to deal with him. "Get out." Her voice was almost cruel. Without a word, he complied, shooting her a look that could have been described as contemptuous.
She had to use all her willpower to answer the phone with a steady voice when Jason called a minute later.
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"He's still there." Shippou reported, entering the clearing where Miroku and Sango had been waiting.
"Why hasn't he gone back?" Miroku asked quietly, not expecting an answer. "He always goes back. Doesn't he want Kagome to come back?"
"Maybe," Sango's voice was soft. "Maybe she won't come back."
The two boys turned to look at her, neither wanting to understand the logic behind her words.
"Maybe Jason means more to her than we all thought."
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Really REALLY short chapter! I'm sorry! But I have so many to update and the next chapter involves Hojo being less of an idiot and actually helping her! I think I'll throw Kouga in for good measure. Please review!