It had been 2 full weeks. Kagome had gone home and hadn't returned. She hadn't forgiven Inuyasha for what he did. She never would. He waited a full week to save her. She was tortured for days. Starved. Raped and Mistreated in ways so unthinkable by Naraku. And Inuyasha, shockingly, wasn't around to save the day. She sat on her bed. Crying. 'Why didn't he save me? Why, Inuyasha? Why did you wait so long to save me?' She wept so hard and loud that it woke her family during their slumber. Her mother cracked open Kagome's door and poked her head inside.
"Kagome," She whispered. "Are you alright, darling?"
"No, Mom. I'm not." She sobbed again.
"What's wrong honey? Tell me." Mrs. Higourashi walked over to her weeping daughter, sat next to her and held her in her arms. She laid Kagome's head on her shoulder and rocked slowly, trying to relax her. Kagome sniffled a few times before telling her mother what happened. "I was kidnaped by Naraku, a demon we're fighting back in the Feudal Era, and it took Inuyasha a full 7 days to rescue me." She sniffled. "Naraku torchered me and abused me. He was going to sacrifice me to some God so that the power from all youkai alive would be transferred to him. And Inuyasha wasn't there to help until I was almost killed. He waited so long to save me. How could he? How could he, mom? Why? Why would Inyasha do that, mom?" Kagome wept harder in her mother's arms. Mrs. Higourashi held her, closer shushing her.
"I don't know, baby. I just don't know." She continued to rock while her daughter cried herself to sleep. For a short while Mrs.Higourashi rocked to be sure Kagome was asleep and when she was sure she laid her daughter down, wiped her drying tears and covered her in her pink blanket. She kissed her forehead and silently crept out of the room.
Inuyasha crept out of the well and scurried over to the tree outside Kagome's window. He hopped up to the branch he usually perched himself upon and tapped on her window. Kagome rolled over and squinted at the window. Trying to identify the figure in her window. She got up and opened the window and saw Inuyasha sitting there. She sighed. "What do you want, Inuyasha," she said, turning away from him and walking back over to her bed. He hopped over to her window and sat on her window pane. "I'm not in the mood to talk to you right now, Inuyasha. You are not worthy of my presence." She flopped down on her bed and turned her back to him. Inuyasha sat silently, giving Kagome's back a sincere look. She g;anced over her shoulder and saw his puppy dog face. His big Amber eyes bulging and glowing in the night. His lower lip poked out and his ears lowered. she actually saw the sincerity in his expression and her heart sank to her stomach. But she thought of how he did her and went cold hearted again. She turned her head again. "Hmph," She said loudly. Symbolizing her anger towards the hanyou. Inuyasha just sat. Giving her the puppy face. Kagome sat, giving him the silent treatment. "You may leave, Inuyasha. I have nothing to say to you." He lowered his head and slowly turned. He sat for a moment with his back to Kagome's room. His head still lowered, with an ashamed look upon his gentle looking face.
"I'm sorry, Kagome," he whispered. She barely heard what he said and turned to him. She sat up on her bed and looked at him. With his back still facing her he whispered one last message. "I love you, Kagome."
Kagome definately heard that. It surprised the hell out of her. She watched as he jumped to the ground and out of her sight. Kagome ran over to her window and watched silently as Inuyasha sadly walked to the well, hopped in. "INUYASHA!" she called out. But it was too late. He had already been on his way back to the past. Kagome walked back to her bed. She sat down and thought of Inuyasha.
She knew he was sorry, but what he did was unexcusable. Inuyasha had left her there to die and only had come to save her seconds before she was sacrificed to some God she had never heard of before. She was treated so horribly and Inuyasha wasn't there to help her. But she knew how sorry he was. She didn't understand why he waited so long to rescue her but she only knew that she loved him and couldn't stay mad at him forever. It would take a long time and a lot of therapy to heal her but she would eventually do it and eventually forgive Inuyasha. Maybe. She laid down and slowly fell back asleep.
When she awoke it was a bright morning and the sun was eye blindingly shining. Kagome sat up, rubbed the sleep from her eyes, strecthed and went to the bathroom. After showering and eating her breakfast she grabbed her backpack and headed to the well. She stood before the tree where she first met Inuyasha, holding the small jar that held the few jewel shards inside. She stared at the tree for some time. Silently weeping at the thought of what she was about to do. She blinked back her tears and walked to the well. She hopped in and waited as she was transported from present to past. She paused. Thinking over her plan. Was she really going to do what she wanted to? Was she really going to leave Inuyasha? Yes. She assured herself. She was going to do it and she wasn't going to back down now. She straightened her back and climbed out of the well. She walked over to Kaede's hut. She poked her head in. "Hello?" she called out.
"KAGOME!!!" Shippou screamed excitedly. "You're back," He sadi running over to her and jumping into her arms. He hugged her tightly. "I'm glad you're back, Kagome."
"Yes, Kagome," said Kaede. "We have all missed you so. Especially our dear Inuyasha. He's been moping around all day and night since you left. He sat waiting by the well for 5 days straight. He's been absolutely miserable without you here, Kagome."
Kagome lowered her head. She couldn't leave him like this. But she had to. She had to show him how much pain she went through. She had to leave Inuyasha. She took a deep breath, put Shippou down and opened her mouth. "I'm leaving, Kaede. I've come to return the jewel shards. Afterwards I'm leaving and never returning." Kaede and Shippou both gasped. Their jaws dropped and shocked looks spread across their faces.
"Are you sure you wish to do this, Kagome?" asked Kaede. Kagome nodded. Kagome opened her bag and pulled out the jar. She placed it in Kaede's hands and closed them around the jar. "Give these to Inuyasha, please. And tell him I'll miss him." she fought back more tears as she stood and took one final look at Shippou and Kaede. She wouldn't say bye to the others because it would be too hard. Especially with Inuyasha. So she just turned and proceeded towards the door. Just then Inuyasha, Miroku and Sango walked in the hut. Miroku eyeing Sango and Inuyasha walking like a zombie. With his eyes full of sadness and doubt. He lifted his head as he lastly entered the hut. Only to see Kagome standing before him. Tears ready to flow down her face. Her cheeks red as roses. She saw Inuyasha and ran from the hut. Pushing past him, covering her crying face from the others. Inuyasha ran after her. He followed her as she ran swiftly from him and into the woods.
"KAGOME!!!!" he called out. "Kagome, wait!" He finally caught up to her. He placed a hand gently on her shoulder. "Kagome, can we talk?" Kagome, still holding her head in her hands and silently crying, nodded. He turned her to him and uncovered her face. He lifted her chin with his index finger. He kissed her lip softly. Kagome sighed and closed her eyes. Accepting the kiss. When he broke apart she kept her eyes closed. Inuyasha stared at her beautiful tear stained face. "Kagome....I am so sorry I left you for so long. You've got to believe me. It killed me to be without you. I thought of you every second we were apart. From the moment you hopped in that well and returned to your time, to the time when you never came back. But now that you're here, I'm missing you more. Why do i feel as if you're coming only to leave once again?" Kagome took a small step away from him. Opening her eyes she told Inuyasha what she had planned to do.
"I'm sorry Inuyasha," she said. Not hiding the hurt in her voice. He was shocked. He knew he hurt her and he deserved to be left but he never thought she would do it. He looked into her eyes. He sensed her pain. He knew she was serious. She was truly leaving....for good.
"Kagome," She whispered. "Are you alright, darling?"
"No, Mom. I'm not." She sobbed again.
"What's wrong honey? Tell me." Mrs. Higourashi walked over to her weeping daughter, sat next to her and held her in her arms. She laid Kagome's head on her shoulder and rocked slowly, trying to relax her. Kagome sniffled a few times before telling her mother what happened. "I was kidnaped by Naraku, a demon we're fighting back in the Feudal Era, and it took Inuyasha a full 7 days to rescue me." She sniffled. "Naraku torchered me and abused me. He was going to sacrifice me to some God so that the power from all youkai alive would be transferred to him. And Inuyasha wasn't there to help until I was almost killed. He waited so long to save me. How could he? How could he, mom? Why? Why would Inyasha do that, mom?" Kagome wept harder in her mother's arms. Mrs. Higourashi held her, closer shushing her.
"I don't know, baby. I just don't know." She continued to rock while her daughter cried herself to sleep. For a short while Mrs.Higourashi rocked to be sure Kagome was asleep and when she was sure she laid her daughter down, wiped her drying tears and covered her in her pink blanket. She kissed her forehead and silently crept out of the room.
Inuyasha crept out of the well and scurried over to the tree outside Kagome's window. He hopped up to the branch he usually perched himself upon and tapped on her window. Kagome rolled over and squinted at the window. Trying to identify the figure in her window. She got up and opened the window and saw Inuyasha sitting there. She sighed. "What do you want, Inuyasha," she said, turning away from him and walking back over to her bed. He hopped over to her window and sat on her window pane. "I'm not in the mood to talk to you right now, Inuyasha. You are not worthy of my presence." She flopped down on her bed and turned her back to him. Inuyasha sat silently, giving Kagome's back a sincere look. She g;anced over her shoulder and saw his puppy dog face. His big Amber eyes bulging and glowing in the night. His lower lip poked out and his ears lowered. she actually saw the sincerity in his expression and her heart sank to her stomach. But she thought of how he did her and went cold hearted again. She turned her head again. "Hmph," She said loudly. Symbolizing her anger towards the hanyou. Inuyasha just sat. Giving her the puppy face. Kagome sat, giving him the silent treatment. "You may leave, Inuyasha. I have nothing to say to you." He lowered his head and slowly turned. He sat for a moment with his back to Kagome's room. His head still lowered, with an ashamed look upon his gentle looking face.
"I'm sorry, Kagome," he whispered. She barely heard what he said and turned to him. She sat up on her bed and looked at him. With his back still facing her he whispered one last message. "I love you, Kagome."
Kagome definately heard that. It surprised the hell out of her. She watched as he jumped to the ground and out of her sight. Kagome ran over to her window and watched silently as Inuyasha sadly walked to the well, hopped in. "INUYASHA!" she called out. But it was too late. He had already been on his way back to the past. Kagome walked back to her bed. She sat down and thought of Inuyasha.
She knew he was sorry, but what he did was unexcusable. Inuyasha had left her there to die and only had come to save her seconds before she was sacrificed to some God she had never heard of before. She was treated so horribly and Inuyasha wasn't there to help her. But she knew how sorry he was. She didn't understand why he waited so long to rescue her but she only knew that she loved him and couldn't stay mad at him forever. It would take a long time and a lot of therapy to heal her but she would eventually do it and eventually forgive Inuyasha. Maybe. She laid down and slowly fell back asleep.
When she awoke it was a bright morning and the sun was eye blindingly shining. Kagome sat up, rubbed the sleep from her eyes, strecthed and went to the bathroom. After showering and eating her breakfast she grabbed her backpack and headed to the well. She stood before the tree where she first met Inuyasha, holding the small jar that held the few jewel shards inside. She stared at the tree for some time. Silently weeping at the thought of what she was about to do. She blinked back her tears and walked to the well. She hopped in and waited as she was transported from present to past. She paused. Thinking over her plan. Was she really going to do what she wanted to? Was she really going to leave Inuyasha? Yes. She assured herself. She was going to do it and she wasn't going to back down now. She straightened her back and climbed out of the well. She walked over to Kaede's hut. She poked her head in. "Hello?" she called out.
"KAGOME!!!" Shippou screamed excitedly. "You're back," He sadi running over to her and jumping into her arms. He hugged her tightly. "I'm glad you're back, Kagome."
"Yes, Kagome," said Kaede. "We have all missed you so. Especially our dear Inuyasha. He's been moping around all day and night since you left. He sat waiting by the well for 5 days straight. He's been absolutely miserable without you here, Kagome."
Kagome lowered her head. She couldn't leave him like this. But she had to. She had to show him how much pain she went through. She had to leave Inuyasha. She took a deep breath, put Shippou down and opened her mouth. "I'm leaving, Kaede. I've come to return the jewel shards. Afterwards I'm leaving and never returning." Kaede and Shippou both gasped. Their jaws dropped and shocked looks spread across their faces.
"Are you sure you wish to do this, Kagome?" asked Kaede. Kagome nodded. Kagome opened her bag and pulled out the jar. She placed it in Kaede's hands and closed them around the jar. "Give these to Inuyasha, please. And tell him I'll miss him." she fought back more tears as she stood and took one final look at Shippou and Kaede. She wouldn't say bye to the others because it would be too hard. Especially with Inuyasha. So she just turned and proceeded towards the door. Just then Inuyasha, Miroku and Sango walked in the hut. Miroku eyeing Sango and Inuyasha walking like a zombie. With his eyes full of sadness and doubt. He lifted his head as he lastly entered the hut. Only to see Kagome standing before him. Tears ready to flow down her face. Her cheeks red as roses. She saw Inuyasha and ran from the hut. Pushing past him, covering her crying face from the others. Inuyasha ran after her. He followed her as she ran swiftly from him and into the woods.
"KAGOME!!!!" he called out. "Kagome, wait!" He finally caught up to her. He placed a hand gently on her shoulder. "Kagome, can we talk?" Kagome, still holding her head in her hands and silently crying, nodded. He turned her to him and uncovered her face. He lifted her chin with his index finger. He kissed her lip softly. Kagome sighed and closed her eyes. Accepting the kiss. When he broke apart she kept her eyes closed. Inuyasha stared at her beautiful tear stained face. "Kagome....I am so sorry I left you for so long. You've got to believe me. It killed me to be without you. I thought of you every second we were apart. From the moment you hopped in that well and returned to your time, to the time when you never came back. But now that you're here, I'm missing you more. Why do i feel as if you're coming only to leave once again?" Kagome took a small step away from him. Opening her eyes she told Inuyasha what she had planned to do.
"I'm sorry Inuyasha," she said. Not hiding the hurt in her voice. He was shocked. He knew he hurt her and he deserved to be left but he never thought she would do it. He looked into her eyes. He sensed her pain. He knew she was serious. She was truly leaving....for good.