Disclaimer: I don't own much. So why would anybody expect me to own Inuyasha and company? I also don't own Avril Lavigne or her song "Tomorrow", which is the song making up this next chapter.
Hey, y'all! Well, it's me again; venturing where I shouldn't go and adding to a story that a couple of y'all liked but I didn't like the happy ending. So, here's my continuation of "Things Don't Always Turn Out That Way". The last chappie ended with Inuyasha saying something like…
"Kagome, I have something to tell you…"
So here y'all go. Chapter 2, simply entitled "Tomorrow". Enjoy! (or don't. it doesn't matter either way to me.)
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And I wanna believe you
When you tell me that it'll all be okay
I try to believe you
But I don't
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When he had begun speaking, she was confused by the intensely sad look in his strangely bright golden eyes.
"Kagome, I have to leave you."
She had inhaled sharply with surprise.
"Why? How long will you be gone?"
"I don't think I'll be coming back." The look in his eyes said more to her than his words had.
"But, why? You said you would always be here," she whispered.
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When you say that it's gonna be
It always turns out to be a different way
I try to believe you
Not today
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"Kagome, you don't need me. You're a strong woman and, you'll be better off without me," he had replied, mumbling the last part in an undertone as he had turned to leap into the trees for one last time.
"But…" All of her protests had melted away when he turned and she saw the determined look on his face. He had cleared the distance between them in two steps and she had found herself wrapped in a strong embrace. It had ended entirely too soon, just before she had gotten over her surprise at the show of affection. With a quick kiss to her forehead, he had turned and was gone into the depths of the forest.
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I don't know how I'll feel
Tomorrow, tomorrow
I don't know what to say
Tomorrow was a different day
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Kagome gulped back unshed tears as she relived the events of the past evening. She still didn't understand why he had left her. She had no idea what he had meant about her being strong. Didn't he know that she got her strength from him?
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It's always been up to you
It's turning around it's up to me
I'm gonna do what I have to do
Just don't
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When she had returned to camp, Sango and Miroku had both wanted to know what had happened to Inuyasha. Kagome had only said "He's gone" before she had curled up in her sleeping bag and turned her back on the cheerful firelight. She was miserable and didn't need to have the fire reminding her of his eyes.
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I don't know how I'll feel
Tomorrow, tomorrow
I don't know what to say
Tomorrow, tomorrow was a different day
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She had woken up to find the weather sympathizing with her feelings; it was pouring down rain. She slowly got up, ignoring her two worried friends and walking aimlessly off into the woods. Kagome found a rock conveniently located next to a large tree. She sat down, pulled her knees up so that she could rest her forehead on them, and sobbed. "You said you'd always be here," she whispered to the empty air.
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And I want to believe you
When you tell me that it'll be okay
I try to believe you
But not today…
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Inuyasha sadly watched from the treetop, staying by her as a kind of invisible guard. Even though he had left the group, he couldn't go away.
*Okies, now I know I sort of twisted y'all's expectations with this chapter. And I know it was pretty short. I'll continue with this idea if I get some reviews saying that y'all like it. Also, if anyone has a song they want to contribute, tell me the name and the singer and I'll be glad to try and work it in!