I really love the show (without being an annoying, rabid, fan girl about it!) and hope that you like my little story here. [Little of course being an understatement!]
About Kagome & Kikyou & I: They're my favorite characters, (though I'm a kagxinu girl myself, but I wouldn't mind seeing what would happen if he chose Kikyou, or hell if they both dumped him!) and I'd just like to let you know I don't have prejudice against Kikyou; I just like Kagome a little better.
Disclaimer: I don't own them, (but I rule you!) I'm just borrowing them for a little while. Sorry if I spell any names wrong, but I'm pretty sure they're correct.
Author: SailorCreative [she is the one named sailor creative]
" " means talking, ' ' means thoughts
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Take my hand, take my whole life too
'Cause I can't help falling in love with you
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Recap: [This is the final chapter, the finale', the big enchilada!! I tried to get to this to you guys as soon as possible without rushing the story (sorry if I tend to do that) Enjoy. ]
"Do you love me?"
She opened her mouth to reply, but said nothing.
"Answer my question, do you or do you not love me?"
'Does the sun rise every morning, do the stars shine at night, oh gods yes, I love you Inuyasha...' her heart throbbed as she whispered her answer,
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"No... No, I... I don't."
Before she had a chance to turn away from him, he grabbed her arm, his nails slightly penetrating her skin. "Kagome." His voice was stern, calling her attention, "Don't lie to me. I'm not any mortal like Hojo."
Kagome turned her attention to the pain he was inflicting on her arm, her blue-gray orbs filling with water. "Yes, Inuyasha... I love you," she answered weakly, her hands falling lifelessly to her sides.
Inuyasha's eyes light up as he swoops her into his arms, gently planting tender kisses on her lips. "Inuyasha," Kagome mouthed, her pallid lips slightly parted and her eyes fluttered open, fresh tears spilling from them.
"Inuyasha... I can't."
Breathless he pulled back, baffled by the sudden change of her presence. "I can't go back with you." Upset, Inuyasha shook his head. "Why not?"
"Inuyasha... While you were away, I realized something..." She stared at her hands that were now folded on her lap as she spoke, "I love you so much, but... Maybe it'd be best if I stayed here... With Hojo." Her voice cracked, she couldn't believe she had been given a second chance and was throwing it away.
"Why?! How can you say that you're so miserable without me and decide to go with THAT bastard?!" The hanyou insisted.
"Hojo... can't hurt me like you can." A few tears fell as she said this, her heart throbbing in unspeakable horror and grief. 'Gods Inuyasha, why do I have to love you so much...'
"Kagome..." His voice was sweet and tender unlike its usual gruffness as he released his hold of her. "You know I'd never let harm come your way, not intentionally."
She nodded and shut her eyes. "I know... I want to be with you Inuyasha but-"
"Then why? You're not making any sense." He placed his hands on both sides of her face, wiping away her tears and doubts.
"Please don't cry, especially not for me. It makes me sad."
The emphasis of his words ran through her mind, filling her heart with joy with familiar warmth when she had shared her first kiss with him.
"I don't know what living a life without you would do to me. I wouldn't even call it living." When Kagome's eyes opened she touched his face, tracing his jaw line, "Inuyasha... I just..."
He leaned closer,
"I just don't-" then suddenly close enough to...
"Know." Kagome felt drunk as she was suddenly over-powered by his aroma, the third kiss more passionate then the first as he ran his fingers through her hair and along her neck, gently caressing it.
"Kagome," he whispered to her, his voice seemingly faint and musky. "Yes?" Their lips separated, as he stroked her neck with the ball of his thumb, his other hand firmly supporting her back.
"Do you love me?"
"Yes Inuyasha... I love you, I'd be a fool to try to believe otherwise." Kagome kissed him back, using more force then he until they broke a part for more air.
"Kagome... Will you be mine?"
Her heart fluttered in her chest, lifting itself into an overwhelming bliss as he spoke to her, holding her in his arms, wanting none other than her.
"Forever and a day I will be yours, Inuyasha... I can't but not fall in love with you..." Inuyasha's right hand roamed to the back of her neck, marking it.
"And I you." He lifted the veil that shrouded her face in mystery, her eyes twinkling back at his as their lips beckoned one another, locking in an embrace that joined their souls, a promise made to last an eternity. The two entered a world of their own, their flame burning well into the frigid night
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So how did you like the ending? (Please let me know!)
Thanks to everyone who read and reviewed my story and thanks for all of your support!!!
I was kind of skeptical if anyone would even bother reading through it all [I'm a shy person, really!] but it's nothing like 10 reviews to give my ego & self-esteem a nice boost. I loved writing about Inuyasha and Kagome, and hope that you'll enjoy other fictions I write in the future. Look out for me!
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