Disclaimer: Inuyasha is not mine. Anything to do with Inuyasha is not mine... 'cept for this story.
Wow... 101 reviews!!! Thank you guys!!!!
Yes, Dark Inu Fan.... I did use your idea. And one of your ideas this time happens to coincide with one of mine... and thanks for giving me yet another marvelous plot idea.... –laughs evilly-
On with the show...
Forever
Chapter 16: Finding
Inuyasha
It was sealed. Such was the anger of Kagome...
He kneeled on the dirt, staring helplessly at the ground. Inuyasha shook his head.
She was gone.
Gone.
Gone!
He'd angered her, hurt her so much that she'd sealed the well after her.
He clutched the dirt in his fist, brought it up to his face.
Letting the silt drop again, Inuyasha felt a wave of panic hit him
She was gone.
He'd never see her again.
He didn't know what came over him the, but the fierce hanyou wept.
Tears that had welled up when Kikyo shot him, when his mother died, when he was near death, when he found himself in love with Kagome...
When was it that he'd fallen for that girl?
He realized that there was no time, no single moment when he fell in love with her.
He'd love her from the start... if but a little, but that feeling grew, as vines tightened their bond.
And now a knife had cut it.
He placed his palm, fingers outstretched, onto the soil.
A presence fell to his attention, and he knew, with painful relief, that Kagome was on the other side, in her time, loving him.
Time did not matter anymore. It was but a fence, a herder of order. And love followed no order. Love escaped time, passed through ages.
Their love would find a way.
Kagome
She felt him.
Placing her outstretched hand to the soil, Kagome wondered where she'd gone wrong.
Why had the well shut?
Perhaps she wasn't meant to have gone to the feudal era. Maybe she wasn't meant to have met Inuyasha, or gone on those adventures...
Then why did it feel so right?
Every moment she was near him, spent with him...
It felt like that was where she was meant to be. And now... the way was shut.
She felt him...
She felt his fears, his tears, his love...
Pressing her hand harder against the soil, Kagome cried harder.
"Inuyasha... I love you..."
Inuyasha
"I love you, Kagome..." he whispered, "...I will find you again..." he swore he heart her speak to him, those kind words, soft words, loving words...
Kagome's words.
Naraku
He gazed at his calendar, and stretched as he got up. After preparing himself for yet another long day of listening to droning human fools that knew nothing of making money, Naraku seated himself in his limousine and nodded casually to the driver.
As the expensive vehicle sped to the highway, Naraku remembered his calendar. Tapping on the driver's shoulder, Naraku indicated to him an exit from the busy road. The driver seemed confused, but asked no question.
He wasn't paid to think for himself.
Naraku grinned deeper as the reached a certain street. It was the proper day, and the proper place... now he just needed the proper people. Ensuring that his disguise was working, Naraku stepped from the limousine and onto the driveway.
Perfect.
Waving the driver away, Naraku continued towards the house that stood on top of a hill. And he smiled.
There was the well. And the god tree.
And the girl.
But something was wrong.
The girl... Kagome... was alone. No Inuyasha? Her head was down, and Naraku, in all his demon strength, smelled tears.
It didn't take a genius to realize that the well was shut.
No... no that wouldn't do. He could crush her now, but... well, what was the fun in killing someone whom had no reason to live, anyway? He had to get that hanyou to the girl...
Yet another smile graced Naraku's face as an idea blossomed in his mind.
Stepping up to the girl, he put his hand on her shoulder.
Kagome
Someone had caught her shoulder.
She whirled around and gasped. It was a man she'd never seen before. And yet... something about those cool gray eyes seemed familiar. Something about that cool pasture and silent contemplation... But she couldn't remember who it could be.
"Don't be afraid..." he whispered soothingly. "I'm here to help..."
"What's your name?" she replied suspiciously.
He took his hand from her shoulder and stood tall. "That information comes at a high price, young lady." He replied. "And I do not believe you are not capable of paying it."
Kagome took a step back from him, afraid.
"What do you want from me?"
Naraku smiled as kindly as he could.
"I want to help."
Tada! Another short chapter that gives you a little fluff and some plot! Yes, Naraku has waited for 500 years now... And he wants Kagome and Inu together...
I wonder why...
As always, review!!! I'm posting another chapter as soon as I can, maybe even today...
Wow... 101 reviews!!! Thank you guys!!!!
Yes, Dark Inu Fan.... I did use your idea. And one of your ideas this time happens to coincide with one of mine... and thanks for giving me yet another marvelous plot idea.... –laughs evilly-
On with the show...
Forever
Chapter 16: Finding
Inuyasha
It was sealed. Such was the anger of Kagome...
He kneeled on the dirt, staring helplessly at the ground. Inuyasha shook his head.
She was gone.
Gone.
Gone!
He'd angered her, hurt her so much that she'd sealed the well after her.
He clutched the dirt in his fist, brought it up to his face.
Letting the silt drop again, Inuyasha felt a wave of panic hit him
She was gone.
He'd never see her again.
He didn't know what came over him the, but the fierce hanyou wept.
Tears that had welled up when Kikyo shot him, when his mother died, when he was near death, when he found himself in love with Kagome...
When was it that he'd fallen for that girl?
He realized that there was no time, no single moment when he fell in love with her.
He'd love her from the start... if but a little, but that feeling grew, as vines tightened their bond.
And now a knife had cut it.
He placed his palm, fingers outstretched, onto the soil.
A presence fell to his attention, and he knew, with painful relief, that Kagome was on the other side, in her time, loving him.
Time did not matter anymore. It was but a fence, a herder of order. And love followed no order. Love escaped time, passed through ages.
Their love would find a way.
Kagome
She felt him.
Placing her outstretched hand to the soil, Kagome wondered where she'd gone wrong.
Why had the well shut?
Perhaps she wasn't meant to have gone to the feudal era. Maybe she wasn't meant to have met Inuyasha, or gone on those adventures...
Then why did it feel so right?
Every moment she was near him, spent with him...
It felt like that was where she was meant to be. And now... the way was shut.
She felt him...
She felt his fears, his tears, his love...
Pressing her hand harder against the soil, Kagome cried harder.
"Inuyasha... I love you..."
Inuyasha
"I love you, Kagome..." he whispered, "...I will find you again..." he swore he heart her speak to him, those kind words, soft words, loving words...
Kagome's words.
Naraku
He gazed at his calendar, and stretched as he got up. After preparing himself for yet another long day of listening to droning human fools that knew nothing of making money, Naraku seated himself in his limousine and nodded casually to the driver.
As the expensive vehicle sped to the highway, Naraku remembered his calendar. Tapping on the driver's shoulder, Naraku indicated to him an exit from the busy road. The driver seemed confused, but asked no question.
He wasn't paid to think for himself.
Naraku grinned deeper as the reached a certain street. It was the proper day, and the proper place... now he just needed the proper people. Ensuring that his disguise was working, Naraku stepped from the limousine and onto the driveway.
Perfect.
Waving the driver away, Naraku continued towards the house that stood on top of a hill. And he smiled.
There was the well. And the god tree.
And the girl.
But something was wrong.
The girl... Kagome... was alone. No Inuyasha? Her head was down, and Naraku, in all his demon strength, smelled tears.
It didn't take a genius to realize that the well was shut.
No... no that wouldn't do. He could crush her now, but... well, what was the fun in killing someone whom had no reason to live, anyway? He had to get that hanyou to the girl...
Yet another smile graced Naraku's face as an idea blossomed in his mind.
Stepping up to the girl, he put his hand on her shoulder.
Kagome
Someone had caught her shoulder.
She whirled around and gasped. It was a man she'd never seen before. And yet... something about those cool gray eyes seemed familiar. Something about that cool pasture and silent contemplation... But she couldn't remember who it could be.
"Don't be afraid..." he whispered soothingly. "I'm here to help..."
"What's your name?" she replied suspiciously.
He took his hand from her shoulder and stood tall. "That information comes at a high price, young lady." He replied. "And I do not believe you are not capable of paying it."
Kagome took a step back from him, afraid.
"What do you want from me?"
Naraku smiled as kindly as he could.
"I want to help."
Tada! Another short chapter that gives you a little fluff and some plot! Yes, Naraku has waited for 500 years now... And he wants Kagome and Inu together...
I wonder why...
As always, review!!! I'm posting another chapter as soon as I can, maybe even today...