Authors Note: Thanks to CriscoKitty for reviewing! However, this is the last time I will post who reviewed my stories. This is due to the fact that it takes time, and because there are so many lately. But don't let this stop you from reviewing!
Kagome was sipping soup, thinking about her life. I should stop cutting. I really should. If I don't, Inuyasha will find out. I'm sure of it. If he finds out.... Kagome shuddered. Inuyasha had gone to bathe. This was a good thing, since that meant she could think in peace for a while. She drained the last of the broth. It was very good.
The door slid back, just as Kagome set her bowl down. It was Inuyasha, and he was sopping wet. Why is he wet? He never comes back still wet. Something was bothering the Hanyou. Kagome hoped he hadn't found out. How could he have? She dismissed t. There was probably some demon nearby or something.
He looked right at her, and said, "So, how was your bath, Kagome? Had a cutting time?" He did know! She looked at him, but found she couldn't look him in the eye. She looked instead at Miroku. He was staring at her, and this time at her face. Sango was staring to. So was Shippou. Kaede sensed that she should do the dishes at that moment.
"I - I don't know what you're talking about!" She stammered. Oh, real smooth, Kagome. She thought fiercely to herself.
"I think you do." Inuyasha said grimly. He leaned, putting all his weight on his right foot. Kagome gulped noiselessly, and suddenly found a beetle very interesting. It was all black, and shiny. Nothing special. Everyone else in the room was extremely confused. The air was supercharged with tension.
"DDDD it, Kagome! Don't pretend you don't know what this is!" He growled furiously, holding up the bloodstained knife. Sango and Miroku gasped. Shippou sniffed, and gasped as well. He was a fox, after all, and had a nose. The blood drained from Kagomes face. She was white as a ghost.
Inuyasha strode forward, and grabbed her arm. He shoved up the sleeve, and none too kindly, showed it to the onlookers. "So, still don't know what I'm talking about?" Kagome began to cry. Sango looked sick.
Inuyashas voice softened and said, "Why would you do this to yourself? How could you hurt yourself like this?" This was worse than Kagome had imagined. Tears slid down her face. They sparkled as they fell, leaving damp spots on the floor. She snatched her arm back, and sobbed into her sleeve.
Miroku decided that it was time to leave the room, and beckoned for Sango and Shippou to come with him. They followed quite willingly, and Kagome and Inuyasha didn't even notice.
"Why would you do this to yourself?" Inuyasha asked again, more kindly. Kagome looked up through wet eyes.
"Because my Grandfather is dying, and its so hard living in both world. I'm failing school, and I love you. But I'm just a shard detector to you." She said dully. Inuyasha was bewildered. How can she think I don't love her? Haven't I said to her that I love her? No, I guess not...
"Kagome." He murmured. He drew her close to him. and hugged her, his strong arms wrapping around the vulnerable girl. Kagome stopped crying abruptly, startled. He did love her! She hugged back, and clung to him. He was dear to her,and she was dear to him. She couldn't forget that, could she?
"I love you." They both said softly at the same time. Kagome s dark eyes looked into Inuyashas golden ones, and they kissed. Inuyashas heart ached for the girl, and all she was going through.
"Somehow, well get you through this." Inuyasha said quietly. The fell asleep shortly afterwords, in each others arms.
Kagome was sipping soup, thinking about her life. I should stop cutting. I really should. If I don't, Inuyasha will find out. I'm sure of it. If he finds out.... Kagome shuddered. Inuyasha had gone to bathe. This was a good thing, since that meant she could think in peace for a while. She drained the last of the broth. It was very good.
The door slid back, just as Kagome set her bowl down. It was Inuyasha, and he was sopping wet. Why is he wet? He never comes back still wet. Something was bothering the Hanyou. Kagome hoped he hadn't found out. How could he have? She dismissed t. There was probably some demon nearby or something.
He looked right at her, and said, "So, how was your bath, Kagome? Had a cutting time?" He did know! She looked at him, but found she couldn't look him in the eye. She looked instead at Miroku. He was staring at her, and this time at her face. Sango was staring to. So was Shippou. Kaede sensed that she should do the dishes at that moment.
"I - I don't know what you're talking about!" She stammered. Oh, real smooth, Kagome. She thought fiercely to herself.
"I think you do." Inuyasha said grimly. He leaned, putting all his weight on his right foot. Kagome gulped noiselessly, and suddenly found a beetle very interesting. It was all black, and shiny. Nothing special. Everyone else in the room was extremely confused. The air was supercharged with tension.
"DDDD it, Kagome! Don't pretend you don't know what this is!" He growled furiously, holding up the bloodstained knife. Sango and Miroku gasped. Shippou sniffed, and gasped as well. He was a fox, after all, and had a nose. The blood drained from Kagomes face. She was white as a ghost.
Inuyasha strode forward, and grabbed her arm. He shoved up the sleeve, and none too kindly, showed it to the onlookers. "So, still don't know what I'm talking about?" Kagome began to cry. Sango looked sick.
Inuyashas voice softened and said, "Why would you do this to yourself? How could you hurt yourself like this?" This was worse than Kagome had imagined. Tears slid down her face. They sparkled as they fell, leaving damp spots on the floor. She snatched her arm back, and sobbed into her sleeve.
Miroku decided that it was time to leave the room, and beckoned for Sango and Shippou to come with him. They followed quite willingly, and Kagome and Inuyasha didn't even notice.
"Why would you do this to yourself?" Inuyasha asked again, more kindly. Kagome looked up through wet eyes.
"Because my Grandfather is dying, and its so hard living in both world. I'm failing school, and I love you. But I'm just a shard detector to you." She said dully. Inuyasha was bewildered. How can she think I don't love her? Haven't I said to her that I love her? No, I guess not...
"Kagome." He murmured. He drew her close to him. and hugged her, his strong arms wrapping around the vulnerable girl. Kagome stopped crying abruptly, startled. He did love her! She hugged back, and clung to him. He was dear to her,and she was dear to him. She couldn't forget that, could she?
"I love you." They both said softly at the same time. Kagome s dark eyes looked into Inuyashas golden ones, and they kissed. Inuyashas heart ached for the girl, and all she was going through.
"Somehow, well get you through this." Inuyasha said quietly. The fell asleep shortly afterwords, in each others arms.