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Flashbacks (Author's Notes)

Chapter2: Losing Track Of Time

Inu-yasha slept soundly on the couch in Kagome's living room finding it a nice change from the hard ground he had use most of his life to sleep on. Kagome walked down the stairs rubbing the leftover slept out of her eyes as she walked into the kitchen and poured herself a glass of milk. Taking a small sip the events of yesterday slowly dawned on her. Ashitaka had stopped by...but why of all days yesterday. With a sigh Kagome walked into the living room noticing Inu-yasha asleep on the couch. 'He stayed...' she thought as she went over to wake him. Inu-yasha groan as his eyes slowly opened his eyes and Kagome came into full view. Sitting up he rubbed the sleep from his eyes and stretched. "What happened...?" he questioned now almost fully awake and aware of where he was. Kagome shrugged...maybe he didn't remember Ashitaka coming yesterday...she could only hope. "Well, we came to my time and I past out...you put me in bed and must of sat down here and slowly fell asleep." She paused. Inu-yasha looked at her, and he could tell by her eyes that she was hiding something and then it hit him full impact...that boy that came here yesterday...that Ashitaka...why hadn't she mentioned him. "Kagome...who was that boy...the one who came here yesterday...?" He watched Kagome's shoulders slump...had he brought up something to painful to discuss...maybe he shouldn't have asked. Inu-yasha shook the thought, if that boy had this much affect on her than he had to find out whom in the seven hells he was. "Kagome..." he started but Kagome interrupted him. "Inu-yasha...that boy...was Ashitaka...an...old friend, I guess you could call him...his parents are very well respected and are good friends with my family...and they want me to be his fiancé..." she paused as Inu-yasha looked at her a bit confused. Kagome tried to think of a word he might realize. Then it hit her... "They want to make me his mate..." Inu-yasha shot to his feet, he may not be from Kagome's time but he knew what that meant. "Kagome...you can't...!" he started again but Kagome stood and place her hands over his. "I have no intention of such and my parents know that but he just won't let it sink in..." she sat down and Inu-yasha follow her motion. "Tell me about it..." he said and she knew it wasn't a command...but a request. With a sigh Kagome started her story.
"It all started..."

Kagome walked up the stairs to the old shine and household in which she lived. When she was but a few stairs away from the top she stopped dead in her tracks and wanted to turn around. "Kagome-Chan...where have you been...?" Kagome put on a fake half-smile and walk past the figure at the top of the stairs to her home. "Ashitaka, I was busy at school...now can you go, I have a ton of homework and I told you I'm NOT going to be your girlfriend either..." Kagome paused at her door and turned to face him. "I know that but can't we at least be friends?" Ashitaka asked hopefully. With a sigh Kagome turned from him and added. "Fine...friends..."

"And ever since then he follows me around hoping we'll be more then that, no matter how many times I tell him we won't..." Kagome sighed. Inu-yasha looked at her and said, "Kagome...you're hiding something...aren't you...?" he raised a brow. Kagome eyes filled with fresh unshed tears. "My parents know that I'll never marry him...but...they promised me to him anyway..." Inu-yasha got up trying to keep himself from crying as he headed for the door. Kagome chased Inu-yasha to the well house. "Inu-yasha pleased I may be his fiancé but my heart is yours...and yours alone..." Inu-yasha paid her no heed. Jumping into the well just as Kagome reached it. Falling to her knees in front of the well Kagome let her tears fall down her cheeks, murmuring something barely hearable over her sobs... "Inu-yasha...I love you! Not him!" One the other side of the well, Inu-yasha landed and fell to his knees his hands covering his face as water ran over them. Inu-yasha let his own tears flow freely for he knew trying stop them would be pointless. "Kagome..." he murmured. They both sat, on their own side of time, crying for each other, and losing all track of time.