Hey everyone, Mari here! I have severe writers block right now, for my other story Half and Half at least. I figured writing another story would help. I'm sorry for the wait, but it's just been so hard to come up with ideas for the other story. I guess, I sorta made a mistake with it, because I didn't put in any real plot, and I can't think of much more to do with it. I'll have the party, and then it'll pretty much be over I guess. But for now, here's this story!
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha… -sobs-
One Last Chance
Chapter 1- A Painful Goodbye
Kagome cast her gaze to the cloud-filled sky, allowing the raindrops to mix with her tears. Why, why did it always have to be this way? As soon as her heart had healed and she allowed her to get close to him again, he had to shatter it all over again. She was now hugging her arms to her chest, rocking back and forth. "Why Inuyasha? Why?" she whimpered. Her tears were falling heavily now, streaming down her face alongside the rain.
"I must leave you now Inuyasha, I have other affairs to attend."
"Ki-Kikyo… do you have to go now?"
Kikyo nodded, "I have to tend to the ill in my village." Inuyasha stepped forward and embraced the miko, he hated saying goodbye to her. As Kikyo's soul-catchers carried her away, it began to rain. Inuyasha headed back to the hut, it was the first time they had met without Kikyo telling him, "Do not forget, your life belongs to me." He hated having his life "belong" to someone. Sure, he cared for Kikyo, but it was obvious that they couldn't be together on earth, and all she wanted was for him to come to hell with her. He didn't understand though, why couldn't she just wait for him to finish his life on earth, and then they could be together. Then a thought struck him, when Kikyo finally did go to rest, the remaining bit of her soul would not even go to hell… It would go to Kagome. Kagome… the very name made his heart beat faster. 'No!' he told himself. 'You're not supposed to love her, you're supposed to love Kikyo!' He was shocked by this thought, could he actually love Kagome? Sure, of course he cared for her, but he'd never thought of it as love, at least… until now. 'But what about Kikyo?' We can never be together on earth, and her soul will not go to hell… He could never really be with Kikyo… it was true, and now he knew… He loved Kagome…
His nose suddenly caught the scent of, salt… It was mingling with Kagome's scent somewhere in the distance, which could only mean one thing. Kagome had seen him with Kikyo, and now she was crying… 'Kagome, I'm sorry I always make you cry. I promise, it's never going to happen again, just please… forgive me.'
Kagome knelt to the ground, still crying. She began violently beating her fists off the ground. 'Why? Why does he choose her over me? All she wants is his death! Can't he see how much I love him? That I want him to live?' She lifted her head up to look at the tree a few yards ahead of her. "Why can't he just see?!?" she shouted at nobody in particular. 'Why? Why?' "Why? Why?! WHY?!?" Kagome screamed it as if someone would answer her, knowing nobody would, she stood up and began to calm herself. 'I can't take this anymore, it hurts too much. I guess I only have one choice… I'm going back to my time… for good.' The last part of the thought shocked her, but she knew that she had to get away from Inuyasha, he continued hurting her, and she always allowed herself to forgive him, but this time, she wouldn't. He'd crushed her heart for the last time, she wasn't going to allow herself to be hurt again.
She glanced up to the sky, to see that the moon was out, she must have been crying for a while. 'It's now or never, if I know myself as much as I think I do, if I stay here tonight, I'll wind up staying and allowing him to hurt me again. I have to leave tonight.' 'But what about Sango, Miroku, and Shippo? Are you going to leave without saying goodbye?' It killed her to do so, but she knew she had to leave without even saying goodbye. She quickly resolved her problem, she'd write a goodbye letter to each of them, and leave it in Kaede's hut, they were staying there for the night, so she was sure they'd see it in the morning.
She grabbed her yellow bag from where she'd dropped it when she began crying, and pulled out a notebook and a pen. She scratched out her goodbyes to her friends as best she could in the rain, shielding the notebook with her body. When she came to Inuyasha however, she squinted her eyes, as if the paper had been what was breaking her heart, and scratched out just a few characters by his name, having nothing else to say to him. She quickly re-read the note, making sure it was what she wanted to say; satisfied, she tore out the page, and folded it in half. Setting out for the hut, she looked back up to the sky and whispered, "Sayonara, minna…" (goodbye forever, everyone) "I'll miss you… some of you at least…"
Inuyasha reached a small clearing in the woods. Kagome's scent was all over the place, along with the smell of salt. He bowed his head, he hated it when she cried, and all the more when it was his fault, and his fault alone. Kagome's scent was fading, she must've left a while ago. He decided she might want to be alone, and she probably wouldn't want to be by him for awhile… It wasn't the first time he had broken her heart, and every other time she had come right back to me, but this time was different… He didn't know really, how it was different, but he just sensed that it was. So he headed to the old Goshinboku tree, and settled in a branch and drifted off to sleep.
Kagome walked into the hut and set the paper down towards the middle of the floor, by Sango's feet. It killed her to leave like this, but she had to go. She couldn't stand the pain of being around Inuyasha anymore. There had been few times when she thought that he actually cared about her like she did about him, but every time, she turned out to be wrong, so what was the point of loving someone who would never love you in return? She sighed quietly, and walked over to Shippo. She smiled down at him lovingly, and ran her head through the little kitsune's auburn hair. She'd miss him most of all, he was like her own child to her. She stood up again, and glanced over at Sango, her best friend. She'd been through so much and lost her entire family, and now she was leaving her. She struggled to hold back tears and turned her glance to Miroku, smiling slightly. He was such a pervert, but he was also kind, caring, and a good friend. She'd miss everyone, everyone except… She shook her head, she wasn't going to start crying here and wake up her friends, then she'd never have a chance to leave. She tightened her hands into fists and walked over to the door. She turned her glance to the note she had left in the middle of the floor, then turned and stepped out the door. "Sayonara, minna…" she whispered again. "I'll miss you all, so much." And with that, she took off running towards the well. She reached it in a matter of minutes and stopped. She turned around one last time to take her last look at the feudal era, then jumped into the well, the blue light enveloping her body, and pulling her towards the future.
Okay, that was something different than my other work. It was raining when I got the idea for this, and I just thought up the line, "Kagome cast her gaze to the cloud-filled sky, allowing the raindrops to mix with her tears." and I came up with the rest from there. Well, review and tell me what you think!
-Mari
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha… -sobs-
One Last Chance
Chapter 1- A Painful Goodbye
Kagome cast her gaze to the cloud-filled sky, allowing the raindrops to mix with her tears. Why, why did it always have to be this way? As soon as her heart had healed and she allowed her to get close to him again, he had to shatter it all over again. She was now hugging her arms to her chest, rocking back and forth. "Why Inuyasha? Why?" she whimpered. Her tears were falling heavily now, streaming down her face alongside the rain.
"I must leave you now Inuyasha, I have other affairs to attend."
"Ki-Kikyo… do you have to go now?"
Kikyo nodded, "I have to tend to the ill in my village." Inuyasha stepped forward and embraced the miko, he hated saying goodbye to her. As Kikyo's soul-catchers carried her away, it began to rain. Inuyasha headed back to the hut, it was the first time they had met without Kikyo telling him, "Do not forget, your life belongs to me." He hated having his life "belong" to someone. Sure, he cared for Kikyo, but it was obvious that they couldn't be together on earth, and all she wanted was for him to come to hell with her. He didn't understand though, why couldn't she just wait for him to finish his life on earth, and then they could be together. Then a thought struck him, when Kikyo finally did go to rest, the remaining bit of her soul would not even go to hell… It would go to Kagome. Kagome… the very name made his heart beat faster. 'No!' he told himself. 'You're not supposed to love her, you're supposed to love Kikyo!' He was shocked by this thought, could he actually love Kagome? Sure, of course he cared for her, but he'd never thought of it as love, at least… until now. 'But what about Kikyo?' We can never be together on earth, and her soul will not go to hell… He could never really be with Kikyo… it was true, and now he knew… He loved Kagome…
His nose suddenly caught the scent of, salt… It was mingling with Kagome's scent somewhere in the distance, which could only mean one thing. Kagome had seen him with Kikyo, and now she was crying… 'Kagome, I'm sorry I always make you cry. I promise, it's never going to happen again, just please… forgive me.'
Kagome knelt to the ground, still crying. She began violently beating her fists off the ground. 'Why? Why does he choose her over me? All she wants is his death! Can't he see how much I love him? That I want him to live?' She lifted her head up to look at the tree a few yards ahead of her. "Why can't he just see?!?" she shouted at nobody in particular. 'Why? Why?' "Why? Why?! WHY?!?" Kagome screamed it as if someone would answer her, knowing nobody would, she stood up and began to calm herself. 'I can't take this anymore, it hurts too much. I guess I only have one choice… I'm going back to my time… for good.' The last part of the thought shocked her, but she knew that she had to get away from Inuyasha, he continued hurting her, and she always allowed herself to forgive him, but this time, she wouldn't. He'd crushed her heart for the last time, she wasn't going to allow herself to be hurt again.
She glanced up to the sky, to see that the moon was out, she must have been crying for a while. 'It's now or never, if I know myself as much as I think I do, if I stay here tonight, I'll wind up staying and allowing him to hurt me again. I have to leave tonight.' 'But what about Sango, Miroku, and Shippo? Are you going to leave without saying goodbye?' It killed her to do so, but she knew she had to leave without even saying goodbye. She quickly resolved her problem, she'd write a goodbye letter to each of them, and leave it in Kaede's hut, they were staying there for the night, so she was sure they'd see it in the morning.
She grabbed her yellow bag from where she'd dropped it when she began crying, and pulled out a notebook and a pen. She scratched out her goodbyes to her friends as best she could in the rain, shielding the notebook with her body. When she came to Inuyasha however, she squinted her eyes, as if the paper had been what was breaking her heart, and scratched out just a few characters by his name, having nothing else to say to him. She quickly re-read the note, making sure it was what she wanted to say; satisfied, she tore out the page, and folded it in half. Setting out for the hut, she looked back up to the sky and whispered, "Sayonara, minna…" (goodbye forever, everyone) "I'll miss you… some of you at least…"
Inuyasha reached a small clearing in the woods. Kagome's scent was all over the place, along with the smell of salt. He bowed his head, he hated it when she cried, and all the more when it was his fault, and his fault alone. Kagome's scent was fading, she must've left a while ago. He decided she might want to be alone, and she probably wouldn't want to be by him for awhile… It wasn't the first time he had broken her heart, and every other time she had come right back to me, but this time was different… He didn't know really, how it was different, but he just sensed that it was. So he headed to the old Goshinboku tree, and settled in a branch and drifted off to sleep.
Kagome walked into the hut and set the paper down towards the middle of the floor, by Sango's feet. It killed her to leave like this, but she had to go. She couldn't stand the pain of being around Inuyasha anymore. There had been few times when she thought that he actually cared about her like she did about him, but every time, she turned out to be wrong, so what was the point of loving someone who would never love you in return? She sighed quietly, and walked over to Shippo. She smiled down at him lovingly, and ran her head through the little kitsune's auburn hair. She'd miss him most of all, he was like her own child to her. She stood up again, and glanced over at Sango, her best friend. She'd been through so much and lost her entire family, and now she was leaving her. She struggled to hold back tears and turned her glance to Miroku, smiling slightly. He was such a pervert, but he was also kind, caring, and a good friend. She'd miss everyone, everyone except… She shook her head, she wasn't going to start crying here and wake up her friends, then she'd never have a chance to leave. She tightened her hands into fists and walked over to the door. She turned her glance to the note she had left in the middle of the floor, then turned and stepped out the door. "Sayonara, minna…" she whispered again. "I'll miss you all, so much." And with that, she took off running towards the well. She reached it in a matter of minutes and stopped. She turned around one last time to take her last look at the feudal era, then jumped into the well, the blue light enveloping her body, and pulling her towards the future.
Okay, that was something different than my other work. It was raining when I got the idea for this, and I just thought up the line, "Kagome cast her gaze to the cloud-filled sky, allowing the raindrops to mix with her tears." and I came up with the rest from there. Well, review and tell me what you think!
-Mari