I Need You to Listen Chapter 7: Missing You, an inuyasha fanfic

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I'm very sorry I haven't been able to update in a while...….so many things to do, such a huge writer's block... O__O I seriously did have a writer's block for those months…-_-'I couldn't think of anything at all...

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1. A Day in a Tavern and Two Drunk Men

2. Troubles in the Future

3. First Times to Many Obstacles

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Now on with the story, hope you like!

***

Inuyasha looked into Kagome's eyes gulping intensely and thinking of what to say. The distressed look on her face agonized him more and more; assuming that maybe now wasn't the greatest time to say anything. After all, she had been through much in this short time; she was beaten and became depressed; not to mention a demon trying to kill her continuously.

Trying to kill her….The thought of that just made his blood boil. To think, someone would try to kill Kagome…His* Kagome, the engaging, innocent young girl who never thought badly of anyone or anything, for that matter.

…That is….That's how he remembered her. Inuyasha looked at Kagome sadly hoping she was still the same girl he knew…the same girl he loved…He grew frightened thinking about Kagome not being the same person anymore, not being there to help him, to stand by him, to cry for him…That in itself was a fate worse than death for him.

Kagome looked at Inuyasha watching a thousand emotions play across his face…Anger, sadness, despair, hope…and was that….love?

No, it couldn't be. He loved Kikyo. And that was all there was to it.

She continued to observe him wondering what was crossing his mind at that moment. He merely stood there completely still…

Hands to his side.

Eyes downcast.

"What were you saying Inuyasha?" Kagome asked with a massive amount of annoyance in her voice as she tried to break the silence. Inuyasha grimaced at the tone of her voice and glanced at her once more.

"I….I…………"

"You were saying something about Kikyo." She said her tone emotionless and her face stripped of all feelings.

"Y-Yeah……….I was……….."

"Well hurry up, I don't wanna waste my time standing here waiting to hear you mumble and stutter to yourself." She snapped.

'I need to leave. I hate feeling like this. I know he loves Kikyo, why does he keep doing this?'

Inuyasha took in a deep breath, forcing himself not to burst. "Kagome…………About Kikyo……………I just……I owe her my life. She died for me…..I owe her my---"

Kagome sighed angrily making Inuyasha stop before he finished his sentence.

"I know* that! You owe her* your life, I get it!! I never once shed a drop of blood to save you is that it?!?! Can I leave now?!?!?" She asked, tears brimming in her eyes; although both of them knew that she had risked her life for Inuyasha countless times.

"I don't care……Go with her, marry her. I don't even belong here. I belong in my world…..away from you." She whispered.

'I can't take this anymore.' She thought running out of the room.

"KAGOME WAIT!!" Inuyasha yelled rushing after her. "PLEASE JUST LISTEN!"

"YOU'VE HURT ME ENOUGH ALREADY I DON'T NEED ANY MORE OF IT!"

"Kagome……. PLEASE!!"

"SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" She screamed at the top of her lungs forcing Inuyasha to plunge down to the hard ground.

"Kagome?" Sango shouted after her. "What………What are you doing?"

Kagome didn't listen and just sped to the well determined to escape.

**

'She just had to sit me! DAMN HER!' Inuyasha stopped abruptly noticing what he just said to himself. He shook his head guiltily and rushed off after her scent.

**

Kagome ran to the well, panting and throwing herself over. "I'm going home…..I can't take all this…."

Before she knew it, she was back home to her era. She fell to her knees and let out a soft sob. "I love you Inuyasha……..I hope you're happy with Kikyo…" She said out loud. She climbed out of the well and ran into her house.

"Mom? Grandpa? Sota?"

No one was home, her brother was off to school and her grandfather and mother were out.

She walked into her room quietly and sighed.

**

Inuyasha jumped out of the well and rushed to Kagome's room.

"KAGOME!"

She looked up at him. "What?"

"What the hell were you doing?!"

Kagome looked down as a tear formed out of her eye. "Inuyasha……." She took a little jar with three Shikon shards in it. "Take it……….I know it's all you want."

Inuyasha glared at her. "DAMN IT! DAMN THE SHARDS! I DON'T CARE ABOUT THEM!! WHY CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?!"

"Take them." She replied ever so calm. "Please….I'm sure…..I'm sure Kikyo's waiting for you."

Inuyasha glared at her and pulled the shards out of her hands and threw them aside.

"LISTEN I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE SHARDS!!"

"YES YOU—"

He grabbed her arm and pulled her up close to him. Kagome stared in shock looking at his angered face.

"If it came down to choosing the shards or you……………. I would choose you…..without any doubt." He whispered moving his face closer and closer to hers.

"……You're more important…." He let out a tiny gasp surprised that he actually said that. He smiled to himself and realized it was true. The jewel shards were important, but Kagome meant more. Her life was everything to him, whether it cost him his life, his soul, the shards, anything.

"Kagome…….." He whispered closing the gap between their faces and kissing her.

'I love you Kagome…………..' He thought as he pulled her closer to him.

'….What is he……..Why is he…………'

He pulled away and looked into her eyes. "Kagome………I…………."

She heaved a heavy sigh.

"Yeah you'd………you'd do same for Kikyo now wouldn't you………? Why do you keep doing this?"

"Why don't you ever listen to what I have to say?!?!?!?" He yelled.

"BECAUSE I ALREADY KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA SAY!!!" She screamed. She sighed and sat on her bed. "I…………I don't wanna hear……………"

Inuyasha fumed. "If that's the way you want to be then so be it!! I'm leaving. Enjoy your time here, we'll be waiting back in my time."

"I'm not going---"

"Keep the shards." He said, cutting her off and opening the window about to jump out, "If you need me, you know where to find me."

***

Inuyasha growled at himself as he jumped out of the window. He berated himself for not explaining the whole thing out to her like he promised himself he would. Things just didn't seem to go well. Maybe now wasn't the best time, especially since now he was angry as well.

'Why do things always have to be like this? Feh. Damn right she's nothing like Kikyo. She stubborn and never listens to anything I say!' He thought to himself jumping into the well.

'And Kikyo…………I still…..love her don't I…?' He thought disgusted by all the emotions overtaking him.

He silently walked back to the hut where he and Kagome had rushed out after their little conversation. He walked into the room and everything was silent.

Ten pairs of eyes gazed intently on him. After a long uneasy silence, Sango stiffened and decided to ask Inuyasha how things went.

"Inuyasha…………." Sango whispered.

"What?!"

"What happened with Kago—"

"I don't wanna talk about it."

"Inuyasha just hear me—"

"I SAID* I DON'T WANNA TALK ABOUT IT."

Sango glared at him. "Fine then!!! Maybe Kagome does have a good reason to leave! All you care about is Kikyo anyway!"

"……What do u mean leave....?"

'That's not true.' He thought to himself.

"Put yourself in her shoes Inuyasha. She's talked to me about leaving time and time again. I've told her not* to over and over.    Nothing* works! Nothing! The only thing that can help her is you!"

"How can I help her if she won't even listen to me?!"

"I wouldn't listen to you say you cared about me if I saw you in another woman's arms!!!!" She yelled, referring back to Kikyo. She then sighed and tried to compose herself.

"……Inuyasha…..You have to choose……Kikyo…..or Kagome……..They both can't stay with you….. "

"I never said I had feelings for either of them." He said letting his pride get the better of him.

"Stop that---"

"Leave me alone." He said under his breath walking out of the room.

'She's lying. There's no way Kagome's leaving……..She wouldn't leave Shippo…..Miroku……She wouldn't……..She never…..left for good………..She's….staying here forever….isn't she?' He thought.

****

Kagome sat on her bed with her math book open and a pencil in her hand staring at the problems. They all seemed like they were foreign; she knew nothing about any of the questions. She hung her head down and sighed. She couldn't think not with all the things occurring.

"I hate math……" She muttered trying to learn the new concepts laid out in front of her. "At this rate……I'll never graduate."

*Flashback*

"Kagome…….Just listen……….Please…."

*End Flashback*

Kagome sighed to herself. "Why should I…….It's just going to hurt me…..Why am I regretting this all of a sudden?"

She shook her head stubbornly, trying to put out the voice in her head repeating to her that she should go back and listen to what Inuyasha had to say.

She exhaled sadly. 'Well…….I guess…..more work should make me forget everything that happened……..' She thought, looking around for her books.

'Where are they…………..' She thought pacing from one place to another. 'They were in my bag………My bag…..I left it in the feudal era….'

She threw her head down angrily. 'Forget it. There's no way I'm going back there….I can't face Inuyasha…..I just can't.'

**

"When is she coming back?!" Inuyasha growled to himself, pacing aside the old well. "What if she doesn't come back?" He asked himself beginning to worry.

"Inuyasha, doing nothing but talking to yourself isn't gonna help you figure out whether or not Kagome's coming back." Miroku said, coming out of the trees.

Inuyasha jumped. 'I must be more worried then I thought…..I didn't know he was there.'

"You must be very worried about Kagome. Otherwise, you would have caught my scent." Miroku smirked repeating his thoughts.

Inuyasha snarled. "Go away. I'm not worried about anything."

Miroku ignored what he said and approached the half-demon. "I take it, things didn't go too well?"

"SHUT UP!"

Miroku sighed. "Inuyasha………………Please I'm just trying to help you. Do you love Kagome?"

"………"

"Do you?"

"…That's none of your business."

"I'll assume that was a yes."

"I didn't say that."

"Then it was a no."

"I didn't say that either."

Miroku inhaled trying to keep himself calm. "Inuyasha, answer me."

"I don't need to do anything you tell me to do." He snapped.

"Answer me." Miroku repeated.

"No."

"Inuyasha, if you care anything about what happens to Kagome or the rest of us you'll tell me now."

"What does this have to do with Kagome or any of you?"

"….. Kagome might leave….She affects all of us. Think about it. She's our one hope. She's the best friend anyone could ask for. She's what helped us overcome our grief." Miroku stopped for a moment and looked at Inuyasha.

"If none of that means anything to you………….another good reason is that without her spiritual powers and ability to see the shards……We have no chance against Naraku." He replied simply.

"Kagome has no intention of leaving."

"….Sango was telling the truth. Kagome has talked about leaving numerous times."

"Why would she leave?"

"You should be able to answer that yourself."

"Feh. She's staying here forever." He said, repeating his earlier thoughts.

"Forever?" Miroku chuckled and tightened his gaze at Inuyasha.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Inuyasha…………………we all wish she could stay here with us. But, I don't think that'll happen."

"Idiot. She won't leave. She's too—"

"Think about it. She has a great world to go back to. A world with remarkable medicines, education, great food, not to mention all those "electronics" she brought back here with her. Whereas here, good medicine is scarce and food is hard to come by."

"She wouldn't---"

"Her family is in the future, so are her friends. Kagome's even mentioned a nice boy bringing her gifts while she's away over here…"

Inuyasha glared at Miroku. "She doesn't like that him! I've seen him! He's an ugly naive idiot! His name is Hobo!" He yelled extremely jealous and mispronouncing his name for the hundredth time.

Miroku smirked. "That's beside that point. The point is, why would she pick this rigid life over her easy, not to mention happy* life in her world?"

Inuyasha grew silent as doubts flew across his mind.

"You need to consider these things. Time is a factor. What if Kagome does go off with that Hobo person---"

"She won't!"

"I said if. But, you need to realize there is a possibility. He could take her away in an

instant."

Inuyasha stared at the monk wide-eyed. He had a good point.

***

Kagome paced around the room. "Okay, no bag, no books, no catching up to missed work." She mumbled. "What to do……What to do……."

'Get your bag so you can make up all that work idiot.' He mind chided her.

She groaned angrily to herself. 'I'm such an idiot! Why didn't I take the bag when I ran back over here? Now I have to risk the chance of seeing Inuyasha again sometime….'

*ding dong*

'Great. A visitor….just what I need.'

Kagome ran down the stairs and opened the door to reveal a tall, brown-haired boy smiling down at her.

"Ho…..Hojo! It's uh….nice to see you!" She faked.

"Kagome! Wow you're home! I was just going to drop off some medicine….Are you feeling better?" He asked handing her a box of aspirins.

Kagome smiled and let him in. 'I really need one of those aspirins right now….Looks like Hojo is helping me for once.' She smiled.

"Everything's great!"

'Except for Inuyasha……..' She thought grimly; she smacked her head. 'What am I doing thinking about a jerk like him at a time like this? He loves Kikyo……I need to accept that.'

"So Hojo, you want anything to eat or drink maybe? It's the least I can do with all the hassle you went through just to bring me all this medicine."

Hojo blushed. "It was no problem, really. I'd do anything for you."

Kagome smiled at him. "Thanks! That's so sweet of you." She walked into the kitchen to get some soda and some food for Hojo to eat.

She looked at the countertop and noticed a note written there.

Dear Kagome,

   Grandpa and I are going to be out of town for two weeks. Sota is spending the night at a friends. There's money and food in the kitchen if you need any. We'll be home as soon as possible. Love you dear!


                                                                          Love,
                                                                              Mom

Kagome shrugged and walked back into the kitchen, finding a very nervous Hojo pacing across the room.

"Hojo? Something wrong?"

"N-No nothing's wrong! I just….Are you sure you should be doing all this work? What happens if you faint again? I can just get the food myself! You should be resting! I mean--"

She smiled. "Hojo," She interrupted, "I'm fine. I can do this."

"Are you sure? What if—"

"I'm sure…..Thanks for worrying." She grinned approaching him and handing him the cola.

'He really is sweet. At least he worries about me.' She thought continuing to smile at him.

'Inuyasha worries about you too……You know it for a fact.' A voice told her.

'….But he doesn't love me.' She thought.

"Hojo," She laughed, "You can sit down." She said to the poor, paranoid boy.

"Hu-OH! I'm sorry about that!" He said smacking himself on the head with shame.

"Its okay," She chuckled, "Really it is."

'This is the first time I've laughed in weeks.' She thought to herself, her eyes glistening.

"So Hojo, how've you been?" She said, sitting down next to him.

"Well I'm great now since I found out your okay!" He beamed.

Kagome blushed. "Thanks…..Any news from school?"

"Not really……."

"T-Tests?" Kagome exhaled loudly.

"Hmm……? OH! Believe it or not, we haven't had much tests or homework the past few weeks!"

Kagome's face brightened up. "Really? That's great to hear!"

"Yup! Oh, and by the way, the teacher wanted me to return this test to you." He said, handing her a piece of paper.

'Kagome Higurashi English Test 94%' Kagome couldn't believe her eyes. She shrieked.

"I GOT NINETY PERCENT!!!! WOW!!! I'VE NEVER GOTTEN SUCH A HIGH SCORE SINCE I WENT TO THE---errr…..since I've been to the hospital." She smiled happy she caught herself.

'It's not an A in math, but it's a start!' She smiled looking at the score making sure it wasn't just an illusion.

"Y-Yeah……I was trying to visit you at the hospital, but your grandpa always said that no visitors were permitted."

Kagome sweat dropped. 'Grandpa………'

"Yeah! Sorry about that."

"It's ok, as long as you're alright!" He grinned.

"Thanks so much Hojo!" She said running up to hug him. Hojo stiffened and his eyes bulged.

'Is she…….hugging me……?' He thought completely in shock.

Kagome's eyes widened. 'What am I doing? Inu….Inuyasha……….'

She smiled at herself. 'Inuyasha loves Kikyo. I have a right to hug Hojo. Up until now, I never noticed how nice Hojo was…..Maybe he's the one I'm supposed to be with.'

"Are you okay Hojo?"

He smiled and pulled her into his arms. "Sorry about that. I was just shocked that you hugged me. I thought you were always too busy or sick for me."

Kagome smiled and hugged back. "I apologize about that….."

"It's alright. Hey, since it's still pretty early, why not go to a movie real quick? I'll take you back home whenever you want, and I'll bring some medicine just in case!"

"Sure!" She replied.

'It's the first time I actually want to go! I feel so free!' She thought wildly.

**

Miroku walked into Kaede's hut and Shippo scampered towards him. "MIROKU! DID YOU TALK TO INUYASHA?! DID YOU? DID YOU?"

"I did my best. You know, Inuyasha isn't the easiest person to talk too."

Sango nodded vigorously. "YUP. YOU GOT THAT RIGHT."

Miroku laughed. "Sango, you need to go easy on the poor guy."

Sango glared at him. "What do you mean?! He needs to understand what Kagome's going through! She means so much to all of us, I hate to see her hurt like that. He needs to swallow up his pride, tell her exactly* how she feels, and to work things out, on whether he loves that damn bitc---"

Miroku laughed. "We get it Sango. No need to go into detail. There is a child here you know."

"Since when did you care about being 'proper' around children? I recall many times when you were using your "hands" in front of Shippo in more ways than one."

Shippo looked on at them both confused at what was going on.

"Ahem. At least, it's educational." He countered.

"Educational?!?! How?"

"It shows Shippo," He said, throwing his hands into the air, "how to be a man! HAHAHAHA---"

*whack*

"Gee, what was that for?"

Shippo stared at them both. "Sango, Miroku? What are you talking about?" He said, blinking his two curious little eyes.

Sango smiled sweetly at the little cub. "Nothing at all Shippo!" *whack* "Just teaching this monk a valuable lesson!"

"And that would be?"

*WHACK!*

Miroku fell face first into the floor.

"Shippo, this shows you, always be polite and a gentlemen if you want to catch a girl's attention THE RIGHT WAY." She said, glaring at Miroku. "RIGHT MIROKU?!"

"Uh…..Right Right!" He mumbled trying to get up.

"So Inuyasha wasn't being a gentlemen to Kagome?"

Miroku smiled. "No no no. That's far more complicated. Here Shippo, its called two-timing."

*whack*

"Ahem. You don't need to explain it."

"Uh…when you …uh……when he can't choose between which girl…to uh….be with."

"OoOooOoOoOoOoOh………."

**

Inuyasha walked into the room and Shippo stared at him. "Inuyasha?"

"What?"

"Is Kagome coming back?"

Inuyasha stiffened. "………"

"Will she?"

"I……….I don't know."

"Have you given any thought to what Sango and I have told you?" Miroku asked.

"……..None of your business."

"Why did you come back in here?" Sango asked, trying not to sound callous.

"I just wanted to check if Kagome left something she would need in the future. To make sure she'd come back…." He looked around the room and spotted her yellow bag. "Aha. She is coming back. All her books are in there." He said quietly not giving the others any hint the he was rejoicing on the inside.

"…She could get new books you know. And since when we're you so paranoid about her coming back or not?" The exterminator observed.

"She told me the books were expensive. I don't think she would want to waste those money things to buy new ones then to just come back and get these old spell books…..." He replied.

"Good point. But the question isn't whether or not she's coming back isn't the question. The question is how* long will it be before she does come back?"

"Miroku's right. There's no telling what happened when you talked to her, since you won't tell us, and there's no telling how mad or depressed she could be. Since when were you so paranoid about her coming back or not?"

"…………………."

Inuyasha headed towards the door. "……I'm not paranoid," He lied, "I uhm……just wanted to know if she was."


***

"WOW!!! THAT WAS THE BEST TIME I EVER HAD IN A LONG TIME!" Kagome smiled as her and Hojo headed back down the road.

"The movie was great!" She smiled. "Thanks for taking me!"

"And……..And if you're feeling even better, we can go for another one some other time!

That is……….if you're not busy and all."

"SURE!"

'I feel so free………..'

"I'D LOVE TOO! Hey, I'll just check if I'm doing anything that day okay?"

"REALLY?"

"Yup!

"GREAT!"

She headed to her house and Hojo led her up to the door as the cool wind blew into their faces.

"Well…………."

"Well…………."

"You go first!" They said in unison.

"Uhm…..Ladies first!"

"No you, I interrupted."

"No—"

"I insist."

Hojo took a deep breath. "I……I really enjoyed today…Thanks…..for….yeah..." He blushed.

"No, thank you…..you really made my day today…."

Hojo smiled and leaned down to kiss her on the cheek. "Well, see you around I guess? Bye! Hope you feel better!"

Kagome walked into her house and sat on the sofa. "I wonder how Inuyasha's doing……………….No……..He's just a friend now…..If he loves Kikyo……….I can't help but worry about him though……..I hate to admit…..but the whole time I was with Hojo……..maybe I'm not meant to be with Inuyasha????"

******                                   One Month Later                                                 *********

Inuyasha sat in the old God tree staring up into the dark star-filled skies. He never missed Kagome this much. It was true he always did miss her but there was something about this time that made his heart-ache. He went after her, but she was never home. Her brother would always say the same every time he went.

*Flashback*

"Hey Sota, is Kagome home?"

"Nope! She's watching a movie!" He replied looking down at the ground trying to smile. "Inuyasha, how come Kagome doesn't go back to your era anymore?"

"I……….I don't know…….." He lied, trying not to hurt the little boy. "I guess she's busy….I'll be back tomorrow okay? Can you tell your sister I was here?"

"SURE!"

"Oh……and Inuyasha?"

"Hmm….?" Inuyasha asked, about ready to walk out the door.

"No matter what, you're still my hero!"

*End Flashback*

He did that for two weeks……Fourteen days…..And not once was Kagome home. He stopped when the third week began. His pride was starting to get the better of him.

'Why go after her? Let her* come to you!'

He kept telling himself that and waited day after day for Kagome to return, but she never did….and now…..it's been a whole month since they'd seen each other.

"Inuyasha!" Miroku yelled from down on the ground. The dog demon growled and looked down.

"What!?"

"Come down here."

"What do you want?!"

"Get down here!!!"

Inuyasha sighed. If he was his normal self he wouldn't go down, but he wasn't his normal self, and somehow the tone in Miroku's voice forced him to oblige.

"Now what----"

"When are you going to get Kagome?"

"…….We've been through this."

"Go look at Sango and Shippo. Sango's been very depressed and Shippo's been crying non-stop. You have to do something."

"I went after her……..day after day. She never came, she never was there."

"I understand how you feel…..but Inuyasha….its been a month. She's never been gone this long….It's starting to worry me."

"Miroku, I've gone after Kagome over and over again!!! She's never there!! She won't even come here!! What do you want me to do?!?!? I can't…..I can't force her to come back."

"The least you could do is talk to her."

"Don't even start. I TRIED* TO TALK TO HER. You saw what happened. She ran off and left. Until now, she hasn't returned. She won't…..even listen to me."

"It's cold tonight and from the looks of the sky, its gonna rain," Miroku replied, changing the subject, "Instead of sleeping out here, why not sleep in the hut?"

"Feh."

Miroku smiled and put his hand on Inuyasha's shoulder. "Come on, let's go."

****

"Bye Hojo!" Kagome smiled, kissing him on the cheek. "Thank you so much for everything! I had a blast!"

"Anything for you Kagome! Bye!"

"Kagome?" Sota sad quietly, walking down the stairs.

"What is it?"

"Are you and Hojo……….together now?"

"I don't know. Why do you ask?"

"………What about Inuyasha?"

Kagome glared at him. "What about* him?"

"He came after you a lot……I told you that he---"

"And I'll go back when I feel like it."

"He must be worried though………"

"No he isn't. Go to your room."

"But—"

"Now." She said, lowering her voice.

Sota sighed. "Alright sis….."

**

Kagome sighed and walked up to her room. "School tomorrow………It's really hard without my books…Since they don't have any more for sale."

'I should really go get my books.' She thought. 'But then……I'll have to see Inuyasha again……' She shook her head.

' I'll just go at night when they're all sleeping. What do I want? An F and never making it into high school, or sneaking back, avoiding* Inuyasha and getting the books? I don't want to see him……I shouldn't care what he thinks……But……They should all be asleep by the time I get there and they won't see me.'

"KAGOME, TIME FOR DINNER!"

Kagome ran down out of her room and headed towards the dining room. "Mom? I'm gonna go back to the Feudal Era tonight okay? But I'll be back soon."

"Alright dear! Have fun! Oh, and say hi to that nice Inuyasha okay?"

"…..Yes mom..."

*** 5 hrs. Later at 2 A.M ****

Kagome walked out of her house and headed towards the well. 'Well they should be asleep right now………' She thought to herself.

'It's been so long since I've been down this well…………I hate to admit….but I have missed this.'

She jumped into the well and was back in the feudal era. 'It's so muddy in here.' She thought grimly. 'Great…..The day I come back it's raining hard.'

She climbed out of the well, as the tiny droplets of rain doused her silky black hair. She took a moment to look around at the area, memorizing every little detail. She smiled to herself. Although it was dark, and rainy, she was still happy to be here. She loved the feudal era. There weren't any huge buildings, no noise….Just peace and quiet.

Well….of course there were times when it wasn't so great, chasing demons for the Shikon shards and being attacked Kikyo was never something she enjoyed.

She blinked, almost forgetting she was standing in the middle of a forest------where she had almost been killed------soaking wet.

She shook her head started walking towards Kaede's hut where she left her bag. Once the hut was in her sight, she smiled.

'It looks just like it did when I left it.' She mused rushing over to the entrance trying to keep quiet so no one could hear her.

She walked in quietly and steeped towards her bag.

"Mmmmpphhh……."

She turned around, and looked over to her friends.

"Sango………Miroku………Shippo……..In-Inuyasha……." She whispered.

She rushed towards her bag and through it on her shoulders, ready to quietly leave without notice.

She slowly approached the door forcing herself not to look back. She couldn't help it, she quietly sat down and glanced at all her friends. Shippo was the closest one to her.

She pulled her head up when she heard a noise. It sounded like a whimpering noise not far from her. She glanced over to Shippo and looked closely. The tiny fox cub had his hands over his face. Tears were pooling out of his eyes and soon his tiny whimpering noises became sobs.

She scooted over to where he lay; not very far from Inuyasha. Shippo began to mumble to himself tossing and turning in his sleep.

"Come back Kagome…." The cub whispered in his sleep. "….Why can't you come back…?"

Kagome looked at him, her eyes watering. "Sh-Shippo? Shhh………I'm right here. Don't cry…." She whispered. She opened up her bag quietly and took out a tiny blanket that she was meaning to give him. She spread it open and placed it on him; tucking him in.

"….Good night Shippo…….." Shippo's eyes remained closed but her actions seemed to comfort him even though he was asleep; and after a few minutes, Shippo's sobs became quiet once more.

After Shippo fell in slumber, she gazed at Inuyasha's sleeping face.

"Inuyasha……….." She whispered.

'I've missed you.' She thought.

"Mmmphh….." He mumbled, his ears twitching. Kagome smiled to herself watching his ears move. She loved his ears since the first day she saw him and chuckled to herself remembering the first time she 'tweaked' them while he was 'asleep.'

'I wonder how he's been…………' She thought to herself stretching her hand out to lightly touch his cloak.

"Kagome……………." Inuyasha whispered moving his position giving her a better view of him.

She exhaled forcing herself not to cry. He had Kikyo. He must have said that out of friendship.

"I better get going………." She whispered to herself getting up making sure she brought her bag , heading towards the door.

"Goodbye ……" She whispered rushing out the door.

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"Kagome!" Inuyasha said to himself bolting up from his sleep, waking everyone up. He put a hand to his head, "I………It felt like she was here…"

Sango yawned and got up staring at Inuyasha. "What…?"

'Has he gone mad?'

Shippo rubbed his tiny eyes and looked up at Inuyasha. He sniffled. "What do you mean Kagome was----WHAT'S THIS?!?!" He yelled.

Inuyasha and the others turned around and noticed the tiny blanket on him, not to mention a few muddy footsteps from the rain outside.

"Kagome was here!!!" The cub yelled frantically. "Why didn't I wake up?!!??"

"Her bag!!" Miroku yelled noticing it wasn't there.

'Is she leaving for good?!' Inuyasha thought frantically.

Inuyasha jumped up catching her scent. There was no way he was going to let her go again. Her scent was fading because of the rain so he relied on her footsteps. He ran as fast as he could rushing towards the forest.

.............And there she was.

Sitting in the grass oblivious to the pouring rain with her yellow book bag strapped to her back. He approached her quietly.

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"…….I never realized how much I missed this place and everyone here……." Kagome whispered to herself.

"We missed you too."

Kagome jumped and turned to find Inuyasha standing there, soaking wet.

"Wha…..What are you doing here?"

"……Kagome……" He murmured gazing at her. She looked exactly like she did a month ago, the way he remembered her, except even more beautiful. The rain was pouring onto her hair and her clothes stuck to her body. Her eyes were full of emotion and her lips were still rosy pink.

Kagome stared at him surprised that he didn't scream at her. "What…….What are you looking at?"

"You…….."

"…..What…..? "

"……You were gone for a whole month……….You're still the same as when I last saw you….."

Kagome didn't reply turning her gaze to a bush nearby. "It doesn't matter."

"…Wh-Why'd you come back?"

"I needed to get my bag….I need it for school. I'm leaving."

Inuyasha grabbed her. "Are you just going to leave?!?!?"

"What does it mean to you?"

"Kagome do you know that it's been hell here without you?!" He screamed.

"Wha…"

"Damn it Kagome!!" He pulled her towards him and embraced her tightly. He didn't care what she had to say, at least right now he didn't. "I was afraid you wouldn't come back……" He whispered, hugging her even tighter.

Kagome was speechless. "Inuyasha…………….." She murmured, finding herself returning his hug.

'I missed you so much………Your laughter…….Everything…….' He thought to himself. 'I guess……..I really do need you………….'

And just for that moment……they stood there…….locked in each others arms for the first time in an exceedingly long month without each other.

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END OF CHAPTER 7!! PHEW!! THAT WAS A LONG ONE!! ^^;;; I really hope you liked it! I worked really hard!! U__u;; Please review!! Chapter 8 up soon! And I do mean soon! It won't take long I promise! Its just that these last few weeks have been tough….I'm used to all of it now, so you'll be expecting lots more updates! SO DON'T WORRY!

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