Author's Note: Don't you just hate cliffie's? And uh, you might hate me after this chapter but just remember that it's just a story, and my stories are full of twists.

Chapter 19: Surprising Reasons

"No."

"What?" InuYasha asked, astonished. Kagome sighed.

"I'm sorry Inu. I just can't marry you." InuYasha's mouth dropped open.

"Why?" Kagome felt a tear slide down her cheek.

"For two reasons. One: I've had terrible things done to me, and I am now a nothing. And worst of all I'm pregnant-"

"SO! I still love you Kagome! I always will."

"With my ex-boyfriend's baby. Second of all, I just don't like you that way..." Kagome continued not ever noticing she was interrupted.

"But Kagome, I love you!" Kagome looked at InuYasha sadly.

"What is love InuYasha? What is it please tell me. Clear this matter up for me." Kagome asked angrily. "Is love being abused by your boyfriend? Is love being raped by your ex-boyfriend? Is love having a baby because you were raped? No it isn't. Love doesn't exist InuYasha. It is nothing. It is absolutely nothing." Kagome asked crying.

InuYasha looked at the girl he loved. "Love does exist Kagome. You just have to find it." InuYasha stepped closer to Kagome.

"No get away from me!" InuYasha felt Kagome's hands on his chest pushing him away, and his heart shattered.

"I'm sorry you feel that way Kagome." InuYasha turned on his heel and walked away. Kagome stood watching him walk away, and feeling like she had just made a huge mistake...

Kagome arrived a few minutes after her crushing conversation with InuYasha. "Mom I'm home!" Kagome walked into the kitchen and went over to the table. There was a note on the table. It read,

Kagome,

Kouga called, He wants you to call him back. His number is 778-6119. I'll be home soon. Just went for some groceries.
Love, Mom
Kagome read the note one more time. Kouga wanted her to call him? She hadn't talked to him for practically the whole year. Kagome sighed. He probably just wanted to talk to her about Kikyou. Kagome walked over to the phone and picked it up. Was that really what he wanted to talk to her about...?

Kagome walked over to the phone with the note on her hand. She punched in the numbers and waited for somebody to pick up. "Hello?" a male voice on the other line asked.

"Hello this is Kagome Higurashi. Is Kouga there...?"

"This is Kouga."

"Hi. You called here and left a message for me to call you back. Is there something I can help you with??" Kagome asked.

Kouga grinned at his end of the line. "Yes, would you like to do something?"

Kagome shook her head in astonishment. "Why, and what."

"Well, I just wanted to do something with you-"'Well these are strange reasons thought Kagome. "And a movie."

"Are you asking me out?" Kouga blushed.

"Well, uh, yes. I am." Kagome grinned.

"There's probably something you should know before I say yes."

"Like...."

"I'm pregnant."

"So. What's your point?" Kagome shook her head in astonishment.

"No point. I just thought you should know."

"So is that a yes?" Kouga asked anxiously.

"I guess so. Just let me get changed. Oh, and are you picking me up? Or do I need my own ride?"

Kouga looked at the clock. "I'll pick you up in half an hour."

"Ok, see you then." Kagome looked at the clock. 'He accepts me so readily...'

InuYasha arrived home and went straight up to his room. His mother, having seen him come in, came up to see what was wrong. "Inu-" his mother started.

"Don't call me that!"

"InuYasha what's wrong?" his mother asked.

"Nothing."

"Something is." Aikaterine stated.

"Nothing is!"

"Well I'm coming in."

"Whatever." Aikaterine opened the door to see InuYasha on his bed, face buried in the pillows. A ring box was open on the nightstand beside his bed and a silver gold band encrusted with black stones, amethysts and an orange jewel. Aikaterine gasped. It was beautiful.

"Who...."

"It was for Kagome. I asked her to marry me." Aikaterine's heart swelled with pride.

"What did she say?"

"No."

"Oh." Aikaterine walked over to InuYasha and sat by his bed, rubbing his back.

"I loved her so much," InuYasha sobbed into his pillow. "Sorry I still love her so much."

"Oh." Aikaterine said.

"If I didn't love her as much as I did, I wouldn't really care. But I love her so much! And I was so sure she loved me! I mean, look at what she gave me for Christmas." InuYasha sat up, and opened the drawer of his bedside table, and pulled out a book. He handed it to his mom.

Aikaterine, flipped through, stopping at the first picture. She smiled and looked at her son. He had a slight blush, and she smiled again. "So InuYasha if you love her, win her back." InuYasha looked at his mom.

"She doesn't believe in love."

"I'm not surprised." Aikaterine saw her son's depressed look and felt a tad bit guilty. "That doesn't mean you can't try." InuYasha looked up.

"You're right! I can try!" InuYasha grabbed the beautiful ring and put it in his dresser. "Thanks mom." InuYasha kissed his mother on the cheek and raced downstairs. At the door he yelled goodbye, and was gone.

InuYasha walked down the street to where Kagome was. He wanted to apologize, but knew he had nothing to apologize for. He reached Kagome's house, and was about to cross the street when he saw someone's car pull up. He saw Kagome come out of the house dressed in jeans and a nice t-shirt, and get into the car.

"Well Kagome," InuYasha heard through the window and knew it was Kouga, "What movie do you want to go see?" InuYasha felt his heart shatter for the second time that day, and knew why Kagome said no.

Kagome and Kouga drove in quiet silence. Kagome drifted off into her dream world and thought about earlier today. 'InuYasha asked me to marry him. I said no. But why did I say no...?' Kagome shook her head. It wasn't Kouga that's for sure. And she didn't love him, did she? Kagome sighed.

"What's wrong Kagome?" Kouga asked anxiously.

"Nothing, nothing at all." Kagome looked back and saw a fleck of silver...

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told you, you might hate me.