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AN No way! I'm updating the…last…chappie:o Yay…personally I think it's about time. But I did have fun writing this fic. I just wanna take the time to thank all my reviewers that put up with me, and who've actually waited for me to update. And for those who didn't, FAKC YOU!...juuuuuust kidding. I love you too! blows kisses Anyways, hope you all enjoy the last chapter, I think it's the longest one yet, and if it isn't…then may god be with yoU! I'm just too lazy to check.
"I can't believe that stupid jerk. He just makes me so mad. And here I'm supposed to go home and find out if I love him or not? Well he's really making the choice difficult!"
Kagome fumed as she stomped home. A frown was sketched into her features and her eyebrows ticked together while her fists remained bawled at her sides. The wind was scarce around her and the sun beat down roughly while the clouds decided to just pass it by and force the world to suffer the consequences.
"Did you catch that Inuyasha!" She continued, knowing fully well that he couldn't hear her, although part of her wished he could, "That was sarcasm! As in you're making the choice really obvious that I don't love you." She huffed and puffed until she reached the gray stones of her home.
Kagome tiredly stepped onto the first one and forced her other leg to rise higher, climbing onto the second. She continued this motion until she reached the top and found that her frown still didn't fade away. Usually when she returned home her anger would diminish and the breathtaking sight of her home would force her to drift off into la-la land.
But this wasn't la-la land, she was still focused into reality, and she was still very, very angry! Letting loose random curses at the white-headed hanyou, she raced into her home and flung open the door.
"I'm home!" She announced in an almost bitter tone so that the inhabitants, also known as her family would realize that she wasn't in the mood for…well for anything.
Since when did Inuyasha have such control over her? Was what he said really that bad that it would make her this angry? Normally she wouldn't even be able to hold a frown for so long, she could stay angry, yes, but the frown usually disintegrated rather suddenly…
All she wanted to do right now was race up to him and…and what?
Kagome sighed.
This was ridiculous. She shrugged her backpack off her shoulders and allowed it to descend down her left arm before she grabbed it loosely with her hand. Kagome kicked her shoes off and watched as the mud she seemed to gather up under her shoes fall free against the wall.
"Psch," Kagome started, turning her heel towards the stairs, "Serves it right."
Just as her sock was about to reach the first step, the alluding silence was disturbed by the ring of someone's voice.
"Kagome? Is that you?" She heard the soft voice of her mothers.
"Yeah." She answered rather quickly, turning back in the direction her mother gradually flew into view.
Ms.Higurashi smiled warmly at her daughter, "How was your day?"
Kagome rolled her eyes and pushed herself against the wall, "The same as every other day with Inuyasha; horrible."
The smile dripped off of her mother's face as she regarded her daughter's tone, "So you spoke to him?" She questioned thoughtfully.
"Yes." Came the short reply, but as the silence stretched, she couldn't help but continue, "He found me so quickly and we spoke a lot…"
"About your feelings?" Inquired the older woman.
Kagome nodded and focused her gaze at the ceiling, "I told him I needed more time to think about it, I'm still not sure whether I…" She stopped as her mother's warm voice glided in, finishing for her.
"Whether you love him or not. I see. And he actually agreed to that?" Her voice was laced with amusement.
"Surprising huh? He agreed, but not without being a total jerk about it…" The teen replied, her anger seeking attention.
"What did he do?"
A simple question.
To which a simple answer would suffice, if it was actually that simple…
"Well, he um…oh you know how he is!" Kagome turned around and entered the living room, throwing her bag to the ground and taking a comfortable seat on the coach.
Her mother quickly joined her and took a seat beside her.
"Yes I know how he is, but there must have been something he said that got you so upset."
"He just…said a bunch of things, and it pissed me off." Grabbing hold of a cushion, she hugged it close to herself.
"What things exactly?"
"He said…Kagome, he said I…he told me that I was stupid!" Kagome quickly averted her gaze away from her mother's and back at the ceiling.
When her mother didn't say anything for a while, she darted her eyes back and locked with an arched eyebrow.
"And I suppose he's never said that before?"
"Not like that! It was just the way he said it." She explained, or tried to at least…
"How did he say it?"
"He was like, 'Oh my god Kagome, you are so stupid!'" She imitated, putting on her deep, yet annoying voice.
"How horrible." Her mother commented, although it didn't sound very convincing.
"It was! And then he told me that I wasn't good enough for him and stuff…" She continued, trailing off.
"Inuyasha said that?" Her mother asked, sounding quite shocked.
"Well no…" Kagome started, "ok so he didn't say that! But he might as well have."
"Honey, why don't you tell me exactly what he said that's gotten you so upset."
Kagome thought about it…the whole day he was looking at her, and she knew the only thing that was running through his mind. He wanted her to decide if she loved him or not…
That was understandable…he wanted to know. They had fought about it again, and he said some stupid things again, but she knew he didn't mean them. So why did it make her so angry?
"I don't…I don't know mom. I just can't help but feel angry and hurt inside. And I guess part of the reason is because I feel bad about some things I said to him; I hope he's not feeling bad too…" She stared at the floor while her fingers danced on the cushions with soft patterns.
"I'm sure he is dear, because he loves you…and he must feel bad for hurting you…"
Kagome's fingers came to an abrupt stop and she looked up at her mother, "I hate it when we part like this. I just hate it."
Leaning forward she embraced her mother and rest her head against the older woman's shoulder. Her eyes closed shut and she relaxed against her mother's touch, although she couldn't help but think about Inuyasha holding her like this…
She felt the soft strands of her hair being stroked carefully, as her mother smiled contently to herself. She knew what her daughter was going through, and although she knew what she was feeling, she decided to allow her daughter to figure everything out for her self. It was her decision after all.
Even though she wished it wasn't…
Kagome thought back to her last conversation with him and tried to figure out exactly why she was so angry.
"You're such an idiot, do you know that?" Kagome asked him as she power walked as far away from the white headed hanyou as possible.
"What did I do!" He questioned her, trying to catch up but somehow getting thrown into the path of other students that roamed the hallways.
"You just don't get it!" She fumed, dodging everyone in her way gracefully.
That was definitely a first. But the universe always seemed to be poised against Inuyasha, and if that meant Kagome being graceful in the process, then so be it.
"Well of course I don't get it, or else you wouldn't be so damn angry at- arg, get out of my way!" He growled at some poor kid trying to get something from his locker.
Kagome stopped a bit too suddenly; throw in Inuyasha not paying attention to where he was going anymore and you get a tiny collision that somehow only managed to force the hanyou to collapse to the ground while Kagome remained glowering above him.
"Is that what you think?" She glared at him sullenly for a few seconds with a death-lock on her backpack that Inuyasha didn't really wanna get in the middle of…
Of course she didn't let him answer before opening her mouth again, "Because you're wrong! You just don't understand it because you're a guy."
A frown etched into Inuyasha's face, "Would you rather me be a girl?" He remarked sarcastically.
"Argh, just forget it." And once again, she was racing off towards the door and out of his reach…
Quickly stammering to his feet, he raced after her right out the front doors outside. She was descending down the stairs and was headed for the curb so Inuyasha picked up speed right after her.
"Kagome wait!" He launched forward and miraculously managed to grab a hold of her arm to ensure that she wouldn't get any further from him.
Maybe the universe was getting on his good side again…
But he realized that that wasn't true when he turned her around and got a glimpse at her face…she was crying…
"Let go of me…" She mumbled under her breath quietly, yet did nothing to get out of his grasp; she didn't even sound very reassuring…
His heart twitched and his grip on her loosened a bit, but not enough for her to start pacing off again. Why was she crying? Was she that angry at him? What did he do to make her so upset?
"I'm sorry…" The words tumbled out before he could stop them.
"Yeah," She laughed, but it was half-heartedly, "I'm sure you are."
With her free hand, she swiped at her eyes and dried them quickly. Since when could he make her cry so easily? What an ass…
"Kagome…" he launched forward another attempt to spread some joy into her lips but she refused any chance for him and ushered out of his reach for what seemed like the millionth time…
"I gotta go…" She told him while walking away, her back harshly turned towards him.
"Wait," He called out, and unconsciously took a step towards her, reaching his hand out. His fingers slid down her back as if she could feel his touch, but she was already too far gone.
"I'll be waiting at the park," He told her, his voice rather stoic, "If you make up your mind by today...then…just meet me there."
He didn't see it, but she clenched up her fists before running away. He sighed to the side (AN: hehehehee) and headed off into the opposite direction, unknowing what was in store for him for the rest of the day.
She needed to go think, and make a decision by today…she owed him that much.
Pushing away from her mother she looked at her, "I'm gonna go up to my room…"
Her mother nodded understandingly and watched as her daughter slowly disappeared up the stairs in the direction of her room. When she heard the door click shut, she sighed and walked into the kitchen, silently praying her daughter would make the right decision.
Inuyasha launched another rock into the water and watched it cause a ripple in the serene, blue liquid before drowning deeper inside. He was supposed to be passing the time by skipping the rocks, but for some reason all they ended up doing was drowning into the murky water.
He yawned and abandoned his pile of rocks to go and take a seat on the bench under the cool shade that the tree placed there provided. Silently, he wondered when and if Kagome would actually meet him there. She didn't exactly say she would, but she didn't say she wouldn't either. He continued to tell himself that in order to raise his hopes, until his mind reminded him that she didn't really say anything at all.
All she did was run, away from him.
His arms reached out to either side of the bench and he leaned his head upwards towards the sky. All he could do was wait. Kagome would come…he had faith…
At least…he thought so.
"Love…" Kagome read out loud, cradling the rather fat dictionary against her palm while tapping a pen against the paper she had on her bed in front of her.
She decided to just make it easier on herself and look up the definition and then see if it matched the way she felt about Inuyasha. And despite how stupid the idea may have been…she convinced herself that she was desperate.
"A deep feeling of fondness and friendship; great affection or devotion: love of one's family, love for a sweetheart." She spoke quietly and then lowered her gaze to the paper.
She felt a fondness for him, definitely friendship too. She longed to hold him close to her and to stay with him. He wasn't family, but she could see him as a sweetheart…
"That's one check for yes." She said carefully, marking a little check next to the word 'yes'.
Picking the dictionary back up to eye level, she continued reading, "An instance of such feeling."
As done before, the dictionary was placed down and the pen in her hand found its way tapping against the paper while she thought about it some more.
"I suppose…that's true…" She said to herself while hesitantly checking off yes for the second time.
Before picking the dictionary back up again, Kagome's head collapsed against the paper on her bed. Her lips moved and muffled words fumbled out, "This is stupid…"
Nudging the book towards the edge of her bed, she listened for the thud indicating it had fallen. Once the noise clouded her ears, she turned around and stared at the ceiling, trying to identify the feeling inside of her.
She felt hurt, and alone. Something felt missing and the only person that rung in her mind was Inuyasha…
Kagome really did want to be with him. She wanted to be able to spend time with him and share everything with him the way they used to, or at least…she thought they did. But he wasn't truthful to her about things, although she told herself that she could get past that, and she would. She couldn't blame him for it forever.
And she wouldn't. She refused to let it get in the way anymore. Because he made her feel good, when he wasn't being a jerk, despite that being a majority of the time. That was when they usually fought. But Kagome had always been told that it took two to tango, and she was to blame as much as he was, so there was no way that she could hold that against him either.
Inuyasha could be sweet at times, if he let himself. He used to do sweet things for her, and if she gave him the chance, then he probably still would. Because he loved her, and he knew that those little things made her happy. She really didn't need to be given little gifts, or have special evenings planned for the two of them to be alone…she really just wanted to spend time with him. Share each other's problems and joys.
With him, she could be herself. She could yell and scream, gripe and complain about every single little thing, and know that he would actually care, or at least try to. Kagome could be sad and happy about anything, if she wanted to cry, then he would be willing to offer his shoulder, or maybe just yell at her to stop crying, although she knew the only reason he did that was because he hated seeing her cry with a passion.
She felt free to say and do whatever she pleased around him because she knew he wouldn't judge her. He could never be disappointed with who she was because he loved her. Nor could he ever make her feel uncomfortable. She just felt in place, she felt like herself, and that was always enough for him. Kagome never had to be anything more, she just needed to be herself, and Inuyasha would love her for it.
Kagome pressed her eyes closed and drew in a deep breath while letting it out slowly and calmly. If she didn't love Inuyasha now, then she could learn to love him, because at least she knew in her heart that he was the one she wanted to be with.
She was willing to give 'them' a try…
She missed making him happy, and soothing his pain. Kagome knew she had the power to do so, and that made her happy. Sitting up, she threw her legs over the bed and felt around for her slippers. Loosely sliding her feet into them, she got off her bed and headed towards the door, on her way to see Inuyasha.
She would tell him that she cared for him very much, and that in time, she would begin to love him again. Kagome just hoped that that was enough for him, because if it wasn't…then she didn't know what she would do…
Inuyasha blinked again and watched the sight before him grow darker as the sun drew lower and lower in the sky. It was getting late and there was still no sign of Kagome anywhere. He half wondered if she would still come. His mind screamed that she wouldn't, and he should just go home and wait to see her tomorrow, but his heart disagreed and made sure he stayed put, telling him to at least wait five more minutes…
Although those five minutes dragged onto another five, then another, then six minutes, then another eight…then five again since he was getting tired, but that had been over an hour ago, and here he was…still waiting. Rubbing his eyes and yawning once again, he heard a twig snap somewhere around him and quickly jumped to his feet.
"Who's there?" He called out around him, and watched as someone slowly came into view.
"Guess who?" He mocked, a huge smile painted on his face.
Inuysaha rolled his eyes and with disgust, breathed out his name, "Ryu."
"That's my name. Whatcha doin' here, mutt?" He asked, taking a seat at the edge of the bench after he watched Inuyasha sit back down.
"None of your business." Answered the hanyou, rather annoyed with Ryu's presence.
"You sound tired, maybe you've been waiting for someone?" Ryu thought out loud.
"You sound annoying, maybe I should shut you up?" Inuyasha responded, looking in the opposite direction for any sign of Kagome…
The insults just bounced right off of him and his grin widened, "Is it Kagome that you're waiting for, perhaps?" There was a hidden malice in his voice that just pissed the crap out of the hanyou.
His head snapped back and his gaze narrowed on the other teenager that was sitting rather comfortably, that smug grin etched rather tightly onto him.
"How did you…"
"I'll be waiting at the park," Ryu mocked in a high-pitched voice, "If you make up your mind by today...then…just meet me there. I'll go there cause I'm poor and don't have any other place to stay, blah blah blah. Sound familiar?"
"Why don't you just get a life and quit stalking me." Inuyasha commented, his patience wearing thin.
"It's true, isn't it? You're waiting for her. So where is she?" He looked around rather quickly.
"I mean it Ryu, you better shut up."
"Aw, what's wrong? Is your lady love not coming?"
"She'll be here…"
"You don't sound so sure of yourself."
"Well I am. It's just your presence making me feel on edge. I can only take so much stupidity at once, you know."
"Or maybe you're not so sure…"
"Are you even listening to what I'm saying? Or is it just in one ear and out the other with you? Whoosh!"
"Because you know that Kagome really isn't going to come."
Inuyasha stood up and walked closer to Ryu, who unconsciously did the same, only in reverse.
"Shut the fuck up, and get out of my sight before I really loose my temper…" He warned, flexing his fingers.
"I'm not afraid of you, I've already taken you on once before. But this isn't about us, this is about Kagome and who she loves, and I can tell you right now that it's not you. She loves me, and I love her."
"Hah, don't make me laugh. This is coming from someone that pushed her into harms way when he couldn't beat me on his own. You're nothing but a coward and Kagome knows that."
Ryu tutted, "It's just like that song by Franz Ferdinand. How does it go? You see her, you can't touch her. You hear her, you can't hold her. You want her, you can't have her. You want to, but she won't let you. Haha, Kagome will never want you, she never really did, and she never really will. Face it, you're going to lose her, and you'll be all alone once again. Scratch that, you can't lose what you don't have. You'll just be all alone."
Inuyasha didn't let another thought pass through his mind, or another word tumble past his lips as he launched full force at the boy in front of him. Those words had been enough to ignite the anger within him, and now he would just have to take out his frustrations by permanently shutting Ryu's annoying, big mouth.
"Just shut up!" He spat at him, "You don't know anything about Kagome!" He caught bunches of Ryu's shirt within his claws, preparing to grind his fist into his face.
"I know enough to know that she wouldn't have anything to do with a half-wit like you! You're not good enough for her, you don't deserve her." Ryu breathed heavily.
Inuyasha clenched his fist and drew it back slightly before colliding with Ryu's face.
When his face rolled back, he stretched his jaw a little and smirked, "You really think beating me up is gong to change that? Go ahead if it mends that fact, you don't know any better." He mocked him.
It made the hanyou want to punch him again, but he was right…it wouldn't do any good. Besides, he wasn't worth it, despite how good shutting his mouth sounded right about now.
His grip on Ryu's shirt loosened and his feet padded the ground, and just as Inuyasha was about to get him to get lost, a knee jammed into his rib cage, forcing him to double over. Before he could even grab an intake of breath, an excessively strong object was rammed into the side of his head, forcing his shiny coat of white hair to be tainted with a deadly crimson.
He felt his elbows ram into the ground beneath him and a slight choke escape his lips painfully. He raised his gaze higher to find Ryu standing above him with a hammer gripped in his right hand. How typical for him to have to use a weapon…he knew Inuyasha was much stronger than he was.
Forcing his body to raise higher, Inuyasha trembled under the pain.
"Oh no you don't." He heard Ryu call out, before his back was forced back into the ground.
He growled and tried to force himself to get up, but the pain was just too much and he only fell against the cold surface. Great…now he would look bad for Kagome…
Kagome ran as fast as she could towards the park, her feet led her in the direction that she thought Inuyasha would be in, and had it not have been for the fact that this was real life and not just some romance novel, they probably would've led her in the right direction.
Unfortunately for her, she never did have a good sense of direction, especially when she really needed it. Night was quickly drawing near, and as her heart thumped widely in her chest, she couldn't help but wonder if Inuyasha would still be waiting for her.
Sure, he could be patient at times, but it never really was one of his strong points.
Her eyes danced all around the park, but her gaze always came up empty handed for the one person she was searching for. She saw the familiar trees, the lights, benches, and the twinkle of the stars against the leaves. It's too bad Inuyasha failed to mention where he would be waiting, or this would have been a hell of a lot easier for her.
"Yasha…where are you!" Her frustration formed words and her voice brought them to life.
Then she saw it…
A glimpse of white being tossed around in the darkness, and she ran towards it faster than she ever thought possible. Her heart galloped alongside her legs, and that refreshing feeling of home swung through her like an updraft of cool air. It hit her like the sensation of ice battling against sweat on a heated afternoon. But it hit her hard…
When she stepped past the bushes in front of her, and threw the strands of twigs out of her path, her eyes witnessed one of the last things she expected to see. Inuyasha launched a punch right in the side of Ryu's cheek and sent him flying across the grass into the shallow pond.
His body disturbed the peace of the water and random ripples shuddered through the water.
Why was Inuyasha hurting Ryu like this?
Hadn't he done enough to him?
What was going on?
"Inu…yasha…?"
The name barely escaped her lips as his head shot in her direction, and the sight before her was enough for her knees to go weak, and that helpless feeling to grow stronger within her heart.
One side of Inuyasha's face was mopped in a crimson pool of blood, while the other suffered a wrath of cuts and bruises. His face softened once it swallowed her presence and it made him seem that much more vulnerable. She stepped forward and lightly caressed the side of his face with blood, and as it stained her fingertips, she revealed even more pain that was inflicted upon him.
He brushed his tongue against his pale lips and edged back from her touch. Ripping off a portion of his shirt, he handed it to her so that she could wipe the blood off.
Carefully reaching forward, she brushed her hand against his and stared at him with wide eyes. "Are you…are you okay?"
He smirked despite what he really felt, "Just peachy…" He remarked softly, his voice laced with pain.
"Behind you!" She shrieked.
And as those words leaked out, he felt something hard jab him in the upper back that made him fall to his knees before Kagome.
"Inuyasha!" She knelt down with him and tried to steady his body. Her gaze rose higher and she stared face to face with Ryu. Getting up momentarily, she regarded him with a glare, "What do you think you're doing?" She screamed.
"Just teaching this mutt a lesson." He replied calmly, and as he turned his face slightly to stare at her, she now noticed the bruise on his cheek; probably the one Inuyasha gave him…
"Now step aside so I can finish the job." Ryu commanded, walking over to Inuyasha's face.
"NO!" Kagome screamed again, pushing Ryu back as hard as she could.
He stumbled with surprise but a grin quickly captured him loosely. "Naughty little Kagome. You wouldn't want to learn a lesson along with your boyfriend now would you? I'd hate to have to mess up that pretty little face of yours."
"Stay back Ryu! I-I won't let you hurt him." She tried to stay strong, despite how his words frightened her.
Ryu fingered the hammer in his hand and raised it higher as a demonstration to Kagome. "You think you can stop me?" He asked her. "Do you really think you can hurt someone that you care so much about?"
"What are you talking about?" Kagome asked warily.
"Aren't I the one you had a crush on for so long now?" He continued to question her, his ego getting bigger by the minute.
"Had, as in past tense. And it's not something I'm very proud of." She exclaimed.
"That's too bad, because you're going to be spending a lot of time with me from now on." His fingers traced her jaw-line down to her neck and around her shoulder before she slapped it harshly.
"Don't touch me." She warned.
But he didn't break out into another grin this time, instead, he glared at her calmly, "I can touch you anyway I want." It sounded more like a command than a statement.
Trying to prove his comment, he launched his hand forward around her body, pulling her closer to him. Nervously she tried to squirm out but his grip was too tight, she could feel his body tightly pressed against hers, and that was enough to make her want to scream.
She darted her gaze back to Inuyasha and saw that he appeared to be knocked out cold…but at least he wasn't being attacked anymore. She had diverted Ryu's attention on her now…
A smile almost spread across her face when Ryu's hand glided over her breast and now he was working his way to the other one. As a reflex she whisked her hand up higher and right across his cheek, giving him a little taste of girl power.
His hand stroked his flesh warmly as he stared at her, "You're starting to become a nuisance Kagome. I think I'll have to fix that…"
"I'd like to see you try!" Kagome yelled before running before him and kicking as hard as she could. However, he caught her foot and smirked as she gasped, but quickly Kagome launched her other foot at him which found its way into the family jewels. It was his turn to gasp as this forced him to stumble back and drop his weapon, landing on the ground afterwards, clutching the 'oh so sacred' heirloom.
He wouldn't be getting up for at least a while after that one.
But as a result, she was no longer being held up by anything and also fell, landing on her arm next to Inuyasha.
"Shit…" She breathed out before turning her attention to the hanyou. She shook him lightly on his arm, hoping he didn't have any injuries there. He looked so peaceful, almost as if he would never move from his current spot, but she couldn't think like that, she wouldn't!
There was just no way that a few blows would take down Inuyasha, no way in hell. And she couldn't loose him, not when she just realized how deeply she cared for him. Why did this always happen to her? Why did it happen to them? Just when they were finding their way back to one another…they were being ripped apart, yet again…
She wouldn't let it happen. She wouldn't come so close to being with him, only to have it snatched away by some misguided fate.
Her eyes pressed shut to force out her tears that laced down her arms, combining with his blood-stained face. But all she could do was cry…her heart ached so much that her body shook with violent sobs as she held onto Inuyasha's body.
"You've gotta be alright…" She whispered in his hair. "I love you Inuyasha…I love you…"
The words were already out before she could understand why she spoke them, or even that she did.
Did she really love him…?
I wondered what it was like to see something you're not
Her arm was poised close to his eyes, and she felt a slight ounce of movement beneath her when his eyelashes began to tickle her skin. Pulling back she watched him carefully for any other signs of movement. Relief spread through her body when she watched his eyelids slowly part.
"Hey..." She said softly, "You alright?"
Before speaking he began to lift himself up and she tried to help him by putting her arms around him gently, trying not to press against any fresh wounds.
"What happened?" He questioned and looked around.
But before she could answer him, he quickly jumped forward and tackled Ryu to the ground. Getting up, Kagome rapidly raced over to them and kicked Ryu hard in the gut while Inuyasha tried to get the weapon out of his grasp. When he didn't drop it, she quickly tried again, much harder this time.
Ryu groaned in pain and dropped the hammer to the ground before turning his attention to his sides. Inuyasha took this opportunity to get off of him and back over to Kagome.
"Did he hurt you? Did he touch you?" He threw questions at her and she shook her head.
"Don't worry…" Her voice was low, but she was just glad that they were ok.
Inuyasha put his arm around her protectively and they both turned towards Ryu, who was now trying to crawl away.
"Yeah, get out of here. Go hide in the dumpster you climbed out of." The hanyou screamed at him.
He turned his body and faced Kagome, "You sure you're ok?" His voice rode along with worry.
"I should be asking you that." She stated.
"I'm fine. I just need to…sit down…for a while." He told her and tried to walk towards the bench but ended up wobbling a little in the process.
"Here, let me help you…" She tightened her grip around him and led him carefully in the direction of the bench as he sat down slowly.
"There…that's better…" He said, trying to lean back but found it too painful so he just sat up with a hunch instead.
This caused Kagome to smile as she took out a handkerchief from her pocket to wipe the blood off from Inuyasha's face, but before she could, he took it from her. "I can do it myself…" He told her gruffly.
She rolled her eyes and swiped it back from him gingerly, "Why don't we get it wet first Einstein?" Getting up she walked over to the pond and dumped the cloth in before returning back to the bench. The hanyou raised his hand to take it back but she only pulled away.
"What are you, my mother?" He asked her.
"Shut up and stay still." She said promptly.
As she wiped the blood of his face, his golden eyes seemed to shine brighter as they stared right at her. The peaceful silence lingered on before Inuyasha spoke softly, "Why did you come here?" The question had been eating away at him ever since she arrived.
Her hand momentarily stopped mid-way on his cheek at the question, but she quickly composed herself and swiped the last few specks of blood before setting the now crimson stained cloth down.
"Why do you think?" She asked him, averting her gaze.
"Could be one of two reasons." He told her.
She didn't say anything or look back at him until he cupped her cheek with his hand and turned it back to him before he captured her lips in a short kiss. She almost deepened it by turning her lips but he pulled back to stare at her before she had the chance. Her cheeks heated up as a blush sparkled on her face.
"Tell me, Kagome…"
Kagome took a deep breath but never re-charted her gaze. The look in his eyes was breathtaking, and she knew now that she loved him. When she said it earlier, it was her emotions taking over her and they spoke the truth. Kagome loved Inuyasha. Too bad her emotions didn't take her over like this earlier…this whole mess could've been avoided.
Her gaze shifted over the bruises that clouded his face and she lifted her hand to brush over them carefully. His eyes found their way closed as he relaxed against her touch, lifting his hand and placing it behind hers. Although his hands were ice cold for some reason.
She used her hand to enclose it and this forced his eyes to open again, taking her breath away in an instant. The things he did to her…
"Inuyasha…when Ryu hit you that one time, and you fell over, I was afraid. I thought-I thought that you wouldn't wake up and that I would loose you again just when I…when we were about to find our way to each other again. Right when I realized my feelings for you…I was about to lose you and then I saw exactly how deep they were. I thought that I could learn to love you, because I wanted to be with you so badly. But now…now I see that I am already in love with you. I love you with all of my heart. I love you Inuyasha!"
The smile on his face only grew wider, but he had yet to say something.
"Well?" She asked.
"Well what?" He countered.
"Aren't you going to say anything?" She said, a bit impatiently, but she had just poured her heart out to him…and all he could do was grin at her.
"I told you so. I knew it all along." He said simply.
Her mouth sank open, but words failed to come out. She stood up and looked down at him with a glare, "I tell you exactly how I felt through all this, how scared and worried I was for you, and all you can say is that you told me so! How insensitive can you be!"
He got up as quickly as he could with all of his injuries and smiled at her, "Only teasing…"
Leaning forward, he pressed his lips against hers, she closed her eyes but this time she waited for him to deepen it. When he did nothing she peeked open her eye and found that he was staring back at her, his eyes wide open. Her expression seeped into his vision and he chuckled against her lips.
"Waiting for something?"
Enjoying the feeling of his lips against hers, she didn't back away. "Usually when our lips are this close, we're kissing. Excuse me for not thinking otherwise."
He gave her a genuine smile, "I love you Kagome…and I'm very thankful that you love me. It feels nice to finally hear you say those three words in a sentence without the word don't."
She put her arms around him, "Now that's bet-"
But before she could finish, he swept into her and kissed her. She was literally caught by surprise so it took her a while to kiss him back, Kagome opened her mouth in order to allow him entrance in, but before he could, her tooth brushed past his lip and apparently hit one of his cuts, so he stopped the kiss.
"Ow…"
She gave him a wry smile, "Sorry."
"You are just nothing but trouble. But I can't help but love you anyway…" He told her, bringing her closer to him.
"I'll take that as a compliment."
He leaned in forward again, closing his eyes and capturing her lips. She was careful not to hurt him again, so she settled for a more sensual kiss.
"Sorry 'Ome…" She felt Inuyasha mumble against her lips.
"What for 'Yasha?" She asked him, keeping her eyes closed.
"That I look so ugly right now."
Her eyes shot open and she leaned back to stare at him.
"Hey don't do that, now I can't feel your lips." Inuyasha pushed forward to try and kiss her again, but his injuries got in the way and he quickly returned to his former position.
"C'mere you…" He said to Kagome and whisked her closer to him. "You're never getting away from me, you got that?"
"Mm..." She murmured. "Just kiss me again…"
They both leaned in once again and pressed their lips together for one more kiss.
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The End…?
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"Ow…that was my lip 'Yasha…"
"Sorry…"
THE END
Credits roll
AN Hurray! throws confetti It's finally OVER! Take that TPP! Take THAT Ryu! You stupid head! Yayayayayay, I'm freeeeeeee. sings her free song And I'm going to Marineland tomorrow, so I gotta get to sleep soon - Hope you all enjoyed the fic! Unless I get the motivated to write another chapter just to tie up any loose ends or anything, this is the last chapter. So say byebye to TPP! HURRAY! I might be starting a new fic, I do have an idea…but we'll see. Maybe I'll take a break for the rest of the summer. runs off into la la land