Fate

Warning: This Inuyasha fan fiction happens in an alternate universe. I do not own Inuyasha. If I ever did, they would be in a much bizarre situation.

Summary: It has been a year since Kagome and Inuyasha met. They thought everything is going to be all right, since the Shikon is useless to them and Naraku is now out of their lives. They never thought that life would only become much crazier than it was the year before. Will Fate separate what Destiny had set together? The second part the two-part fan fiction: Amai Yume, This is Fate...

This one is for all those who are waiting the fulfillment of promises.
Chapter 2- Visitors from a Closed Door

{When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears}

"Don't cry." A small familiar voice said.

She looked up and saw a silver haired kid wearing a red haori. His long hair danced along with the cherry blossoms from the great Go-Shinboku.

"Are you alright?" he asked again, with worry in his amber eyes, and his soft voice ringing in the five-year old Kagome's ears. He reached out his hand with his red haori to wipe away the tears that had formed around her dark brown eyes.

"Feh!" a voice behind the said in disgust.

The two turned and to Kagome's surprise, she saw another silver haired kid. Except this one has fire in his eyes and disgust in his face.

"Do you really think that filthy human would find any worth in you? Pitiful hanyou!"

"Stay back!" the first kid warned.

The second one snickered and took a step forward. The first kid ran up in front of Kagome and shielded her.

"Heh. You have the strength of a youkai but a heart of a worthless human! Such a waste! You really are the son of our father."

"I will not let you hurt her!!!!!!!!!"

The second on turned to leave. "Inuyasha... The blood of our father still runs in your veins... and you will never escape your Fate."

The stranger turned and his deep voice continued.

"You'll always be the youkai you always wanted."
"Ungh..."

Kagome touched her head as it ached when she tried to stand. The wet towel on her forehead fell on her lap as she sat up slowly. The pain dismissed itself and Kagome took the opportunity to take in the surroundings...

She then realized that she was on an immaculate white hospital bed, surrounded by about nine more across and four on both sides. Every bed was occupied with other patients wearing the similar white hospital gown she had on.

"Ohayo Gozaimasu, sweetie. Have a nice sleep?" Mrs. Higurashi said sweetly.

"Ohayo, nee-chan!!!!!!" Shouta squealed happily, running over to his sister and hugging her tightly.

"Mama? Shouta? I..."

"Is it true you are going home now?" Shouta quickly asked. "We miss you so much! Mama, ojii-san, Inori-sama, Sango-san, Kirara and Miroku-sama!"

Kagome quickly turned for help to her mother.

"Now, now, Shouta. We don't want to tire Kagome with your questions, right?"

"But I wanna know if she'll go home now! I don't like seeing Inori-sama so lonely."

Kagome felt something fluff up inside her after knowing Inori's concern for her.

"How do you feel, sweetie?"

"Wait... Ma, what happened? What am I doing here, anyway?"

"Inori saved you from the fire, nee-chan!!!!!!" Shouta answered happily.
Kagome's thoughts flashed back to the night of the fire. She knew there were people in the well. She knew that if she would not save them, they would both die. And she knew that if they both die, their lives would become much more complicated than it already was...

That's why she ran to save them even if she knew she could die in the process...

Then, Inuyasha came to save them.

She let the two strangers go up first. Inuyasha promised he would come back for her no matter what.
Kagome almost screamed when Ino-kun opened the door with so much haste and anticipation. He quickly grabbed Kagome tightly on her arms as if she would crush if he let go and raised her a few inches from the ground.

"Kagome! Are you alright?! How are you?!" Ino-kun asked without stopping to breathe.

Kagome paused for a while to absorb everything that was happening. She stared down at Ino-kun's eyes and saw that there was enough worry in there to fill Nile River! She smiled in amusement.

"I'm fine, Ino-kun... You could... put me down now..."

As if he suddenly returned to his senses, Ino-kun blushed as he slowly put her back down. "Gomen..."

"Nee-chan! Come with me, quick!" Shouta said, grabbing Kagome's right hand and dragging her away.

"Shouta, slow down! I might fall!"

Ino-kun stared at Kagome as she slowly disappeared to the living room. Then the screams of "Welcome Home, Kagome!!!!!!!!!" echoed in his ears. The mumbled conversation between Kagome and the others followed afterwards. And then she laughed.

He still stood there like a post, looking at the now empty space on the doorway to the living room.

There was something bothering his mind.

"Inori?" Mrs.Higurashi said, placing her hand on the young man's shoulder.

Ino-kun was suddenly snapped back to reality. He looked at the owner of the soft white hand.

She smiled at him sweetly and nodded.

Ino-kun understood and returned the smile.

Mrs. Higurashi disappeared at doorway to the living room.

Ino-kun let a few minutes pass by before joining them.
{When you screamed I'd fight away all of your fears}

"I'll do that for you." Ino-kun offered.

"No! It has been three days since I have done any housework... I should do this one." Kagome smiled, taking the plates away to the kitchen.

Ino-kun ignored what she said and still went on with carrying the rest of the dishes behind her.

"Arigato." She smiled as she took the dishes from his hand and placed it on the sink.

Silence. Kagome started to work with the dishes.

"Kagome."

"Hmn?" she asked without looking at him. She was trying the sponge if it had enough dishwashing liquid.

"There's something I have to tell you."

"What?"

Ino-kun suddenly got irritated that Kagome wasn't looking at him. He suddenly grabbed Kagome's hand, put away the sponge back to it's place and made her face him.

"This is important! You have to listen!"

A bit shocked at the sudden harshness, Kagome then focused all attention to him. Ino-kun slumped her back to a chair.

"Why?" he asked.

"Huh?"

"Why is it you keep hiding your secrets to me? To everybody?"

"What do you mean?"

He sighed. "Three days ago, I suddenly became so worried about you and your dreams. I know I have closed that door between 21st Century and Feudal Japan. I know we have destroyed Naraku and I made sure that you wouldn't have to go through dreaming about the future because I always intervened so it won't happen! But that night, before the fire happened, I was restless. I know you were dreaming again. I can feel it coming to life in your head. But I can do nothing! I wasn't able to get in and intervene! I wasn't able to wake you up so the dream wouldn't be finished and it will not happen!"

Kagome sat dumbfounded. She didn't know that the human part Inori, and the Youkai part Inuyasha, felt like that towards her.

Ino-kun continued. "When I saw you standing by my door, I knew that something bad happened in that dream and I was so worried and anxious to hear what happened that I opened the door and scared you. When you couldn't bear to speak about the dream, I knew that it really is bad. When the fire started to burn and you charged up to the burning structure, I was so worried that I thought that you saw yourself dying in your dream that I wished I should have died in it instead of you! You had me worried to my bare soul when you charged up to the fire as if you are impenetrable that's why I ran up after you to make sure you get out safe! And when the burning pillar of wood fell on the door, blocking the path, I felt like having another arrow struck on my chest!"

Kagome didn't know where the conversation was going to.

"If you had only told me earlier that there were people in the house, that you plan to save them, I shouldn't have broken my promise to you!"

"Promise?"

"I changed back to Inuyasha and stopped time. It was the only way I can save you. I know what I did will bring back major karma to me and that you'll be very angry when you find out... But back then, I could think nothing else but saving you from the fire... I'm so sorry if I broke my promise not to use my powers around humans, so I'll take in whatever punishment you give me..."

Kagome hugged Ino-kun in order to back away the tears that had formed around her eyes.

"Kagome..." was all Ino-kun can say in his surprise.

"Is that all you wanna tell me?" she smiled.

Ino-kun nodded.

She sighed. A happy one. "I really didn't like what you did... So I'll have to punish you..." She then motioned a finger under her chin and looked up, as if she was thinking really hard. "My punishment is... You'll have to wash all those dishes for me!"

"That's it?!"

"Hai! ... Oh wait... One more thing... You'll have to teach Sango-san and Miroku- sama the basics of 21st Century and Shrine life..."

Ino-kun flinched, knowing that teaching those two would be like teaching a child to sew a winter coat when he can barely grasp a needle.

She smiled and turned to leave, when she remembered something.

"Ino-kun?"

"Huh?" he said, hoping it's not another task.

"Arigato gozaimasu." She smiled sweetly.

An old memory flashed back in Ino-kun's head.

That fateful day...
She smiled at him. "Arigato Gozaimasu..."

Wonder filled his mind as he thought whatever was she thanking him for. When he suddenly had an immediate realization of what was happening.

"KAGOME!!!! DON'T!!!!!"

She smiled at him her sweetest. "This is my Destiny, Inuyasha. Sayonara..."
He shook his head vigorously as if to shake away the last of that painful memory. He smiled.

That will never happen. He thought.

Never.

Ever.
Unless Fate takes hold...
The plates came crashing down on the floor...

"Inuyasha! What..."

She stopped whatever she was about to say when she saw him drop to the floor in excruciating pain!

"AAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!" he screamed.

A series of footsteps ran quickly to the scene...

"KAGOME!" they all screamed.

But Kagome wasn't there anymore. Her eyes never left Inuyasha, squirming as she felt his pain.

As if by impulse, she ran up to him to hold him...

To touch him...

And to hope that there is a miracle coming...

"Inuyasha..."

She tried to pull away his hand from his face, when his image surprised her.

His eyes glared piercing red. His hair shifted from black to silver in a continuous succession. His claws shot out of his fingers and his fangs showed out. A low growl escaped from his throat, causing indefinite terror in her heart.

This guy is neither the cool and intelligent Inori Yamamoto nor the ill- mannered and short-tempered hanyou Inuyasha...

This one is a complete stranger.

"KAGOME!" they screamed.
He tried to open his eyes.

He didn't see her.

"You'll always be the youkai you always wanted."

What he saw were her tears...

"No! Never!" His head screamed beyond the pain. "I will not let you hurt her!!!!!!!!!"

"KAGOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
{And I held your hand through all of these years}

His eyes flew open in great surprise. He tried to sit up, but a stinging pain shot straight to his head. He was about to touch his forehead when he realized that his right hand felt heavy.

He looked to his right and saw her.

She was fast asleep, with her head bowed facing his feet.

And her hand...

It held his in a tight bond...

He moved to his side, ignoring the pain in his head, to move away a few lingering strands of her long black hair.

It was only then that he noticed they were a bit wet.
"Ohayo, Inuyasha." Mrs. Higurashi smiled.

He was silent as the lady made not much of a noise as she walked over to his bedside. She carefully wrapped a long white hospital blanket over Kagome's sleeping form.

"She had been by your bedside, holding your hand and crying till she finally fell asleep ever since you left the E.R."

"What happened? How did I get here?"

"The doctor said you had a severe attack of migraine. You were screaming all over the kitchen and passed out right in front of Kagome. She got so concerned about it that she wouldn't let go of your hand..."

He tried to remember, but it only made his head ache more.

"The doctor said you should rest." She smiled as she sat on the opposite side and peeled an apple. "Here. They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away. What do you think, Inuyasha? That's your real name, right?"

"How did you know?"

"Kagome called you Inuyasha." She smiled.

It was obvious she was hiding something behind that unreadable smile.
He took a big bite from one of the apple halves that Mrs. Higurashi had made for him while staring at Kagome's sleeping figure on the other side.

He noticed a small smile form from her lips.

And she mumbled an almost inaudible word.

He smiled.

Because she said Inuyasha...
{But you still have all of me}
TBC...
Author's Note:

GOMENASAI!!!!!!!!!!!!

I now, officially declare myself as a School Hater.

I'm so sorry for this chapter taking too long to get out! Life has just been brutal and I haven't started my year right so I had to do everything to keep up!

Our Preliminary Exams will be coming by next next week so please allow me more time to update. I'll be hitting the keyboards about a week after the exams so I'll be leaving this hanging for at least a month...

{Readers start to either cry or get angry}

But I promise to make it up to you! I'm going to submit you a minimum of two chapters after this month of toil, pain and sorrow in hopes to appease you...

I hope you'd still read...

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