Disclaimer: I don't own any characters from Inu Yasha. Rumiko Takahashi does. That is all I know.
Chapter 2: I Love You!
(If you didn't notice in Chapter 1, I base the story on the characters point of view. The Hair band and Short Hair girls were featured in book 15.)
Kagome's point of view:
I told Grandpa to close off the well. It's better if I don't think about Inu Yasha and the other world at all. Usually Grandpa wouldn't ask me why I would do something, he'd let me be independent and make my own decisions.
"Kagome, why the sudden change in attitude? Why do you want to close off the well? What about that dog-demon Inu Yasha?"
Grandfather was worried. I knew I was acting strange, but it's my way to get over somebody.
"I just don't want to go back anymore." I said.
I didn't want him to get back on the topic. I want to concentrate on my life now and not his. It's for the greater good, Right? Maybe, I was right about Kouga. He's a lot kinder to me then Inu Yasha will ever be. It would've been better if I went with Kouga, maybe a little better. A knock on my door indicated that my friends were finally here. They called me a couple minutes before I left for the feudal era. They wanted to see how I was doing with my severe case of hypothermia, so to speak. When they walked through my door they looked surprised.
Hair band: Kagome you look alright for a girl suffering from hypothermia!
Short hair: Yeah, Do you think you can come to school tomorrow?
Me: I think so.
Short hair: Awesome! Any ways Houjo-kun always asks about you in class.
Hair band: He's worried.
Short hair: So what happened to your other boyfriend? The one you said was extremely arrogant and pushes you around?
Hair Band: Did you guys break up or what?
Me: Actually, we really weren't going out...
Hair band: Oh so it's THAT kind of situation.
Short hair: Do you love him?
Me: No, I used to. I got in a fight just today with him, about this other guy.
Short hair: Tell us how it happened.
Me: It all started when I couldn't find my English textbook.
Short hair: Oh no! Did you find it?
Hair band: She'll tell us that part LATER! Kagome continue.
'I didn't know how to explain this story to my friends. Should I tell them about the feudal era? No, they would just think I'm crazy.'
Me: I looked for it everywhere so... I figured I left it at his house. I was right I left it on the...kitchen table. I found the book, but I also found him. He argued about this other guy that also likes me, and told me not to see him ever again. I kept telling him that I didn't like the guy but he continued...
Short hair: He's probably jealous, and thinks that this other guy will steal you away.
Me: He told me he didn't want to see me ever again and I agreed. I finally told him that I loved him, but he didn't seem to care. So, I ran back home and locked the door.
They stared at me in awe
Short hair: I knew you loved him! I told you didn't I?
Hair band: What an idiot that guy is!
Short hair: I'll say!
Hair band: So who is this guy he was jealous about? What's his name?
Me: Uh...His name is Kouga.
Short hair: Tell us about this Kouga, what does he look like? Is he hot?
Me: Well...he's tall...has dark hair...
Short hair: He sounds adorable! Why didn't you go with him instead of Mr. Arrogant?
Hair band: What's his personality like? Is he nice?
Me: He's very kind and he would always stop by to see if I was alright.
Short hair: What's Mr. Arrogant's name?
Me: It's Inu Yasha.
Sango's point of view:
Miroku has been watching me all night. He knows there was something wrong and he let me be. For the past couple of nights Inu Yasha hasn't said a word. He looked puzzled. I wonder why? Last night I cried myself to sleep recalling the incident in one of my dreams. Can it be true what my dreams have been telling me? Or is it all in my mind just finally able to grasp? Miroku-sama insisted on watching me throughout the night. I didn't mind. In the evening I heard a couple of sounds that caused me to wake up in alarm, but it was just Miroku and Inu Yasha talking outside. They both seemed angry. I stepped outside just to hear a glimpse of what they were saying.
"Miroku, it's none of your business!" Inu yasha said. He was sitting next to a tree with Kirrara beside him.
"Inu Yasha, your foolish jealousy finally has gotten a hold of you! You better apologize to Kagome!" Finally I knew who they were talking about. No wonder Kagome didn't come back in 4 days!
"Why should I apologize? Like I said we don't need her! She's only in the way! Sooner or later we wouldn't be able to save her and she'll be killed! This is for her own good!" Inu Yasha explained.
"Inu Yasha, without Kagome around how will we be able to find the remaining shards?"
"Feh, it's not like we need her to do anything. I'll find them all by myself."
Miroku sighed. I have to agree with Miroku. We need Kagome to find the shards. Inu Yasha is too dense to see that. Miroku met me on the way back into the hut. He startled me.
"Oh...Hi Miroku-sama."
"You couldn't sleep?" he asked.
"No I was actually wondering what you and Inu Yasha were talking about." I said.
"Well, it's over and done with. Don't worry yourself Sango, just get some rest." He insisted.
"Hai, Good night Miroku." I drifted off into a peaceful slumber, wondering if I should tell Miroku my secret...
Inu Yasha's point of view:
Miroku wants me to go and apologize to Kagome. Is everybody, but me think it's a good idea? What has been puzzling me most of all were Kagome's last words...
'When I leave...you better forget...I even loved you!' Am I that dense that I never understood what she was feeling? I need to know if what she said was true...since...I ...also feel the same way.
Kagome's point of view:
I can't stop thinking about him! Please let his memory slip out of existence. I want to forget...I want to forget it all! I'll never go back...never!
Miroku's point of view:
Sango doesn't want me to know what has been bothering her. I guessed it had something to do with Kohaku the minute she cried on my shoulder. She's trying her best to keep on smiling, even though it's been hurting her deeply inside. Inu Yasha won't go and apologize to Kagome, which means big trouble for us. She is the only one who can see the Shikon no tama. Can our troubles get any worse with Inu Yasha's stubbornness?
Sango's point of view:
Thoughts have been rampaging throughout my mind. Should I tell Miroku? What can I say? Am I falling in love with his tender care? Are all these dreams true? If so then how come Naraku hasn't come to see us yet? I have to let out all of this bottled-up misery, somehow. I really have to tell Miroku...he is the only one who cares for me.
Miroku's point of view:
Inu Yasha had finally left to go somewhere. It's probably to go and see Lady Kagome. He has been circling the well for about three and a half days. He wouldn't even let us go near it. I bet he is trying not to let us find out his true feelings. It hasn't really worked well. I know he cares enough for Kagome to actually say he's 'sorry'.
"Miroku-sama...can I please speak to you for a second?" Sango came up to me with a shard in her hand. It was glowing with an evil aura.
"Sango...where did you find this?" Tears leaked down her cheeks. Telling by the aura I knew this had previously been in Naraku's possession.
"Mir...Miroku...I can't...I can't take it anymore!" she fell to her knees, the shard burning through her hands. I grabbed her and lifted her body from the ground.
"Sango, listen to me! Where did you find this?" I saw blood coming from her fingers that tightly grasped the jewel. I gently opened her palm to receive the shard. I asked Shippou to get water and a cloth to help her stop the blood from flowing. She sat down in the field constantly glaring at her hands. She whispered something that I could not hear.
"Sango, tell me where you found that shard." I lifted her chin up so we would be face to face.
"I found...I found it in the hut...this morning." She started to shiver. I rapped the cloth around her hands and thanked Shippou. She continued to talk, every word more painful for her to say.
"I've been having dreams...of Naraku torturing Kohaku in a chamber. Last night in my vision I saw Kohaku running away from me into a glassy fog...I went after him but he seemed to be getting farther away...and then I found myself in a courtyard...the same one where my father died...and...and...Kohaku was laying on the ground...dead." She broke down. It was all too hard for her to imagine. How much misery has she gone through?
Sango's point of view:
I blurted my secret out into the open. 'Kohaku is dead!' the world was screaming back.
Miroku helped me bandage up the rest of my hands. His touch made me feel warm inside. I am in love with him...I'm in love with Miroku-sama.
"Sango, Get some rest tonight. I have no clue of where Inu Yasha has ventured, but he will be back soon." He said.
"Miroku...Do you think this is all a coincidence? Kohaku...Kohaku can't be dead." I felt the tears coming out again. I felt so foolish to do this in front of Miroku. He grabbed me close to him.
"Um...Miroku-sama?" His sudden change in actions made me surprised.
"Sango, I'm here now. Nothing will happen to you. We must have hope and believe that your little brother is alive."
We lay there together and we embraced. I wanted to say 'I love you', but it was too hard. He let go of me and leaned his head toward mine. We shared my very first kiss. It was the happiest moment of my life. As our kiss ended he managed to say...
"Sango, I love you and I'll always be here to protect you. No matter what." He then gave me a gentle kiss on my hand. What he had made me feel was being wanted. I lunged into his chest burying my nose into his robes.
"Miroku-sama...I also love you very much. Let us stay together forever and never leave here." He smiled and said.
"I'll stay with you Sango, always."
Inu Yasha's point of view:
I managed to get through the well even though it was sealed very tight. When I got through I found Kagome with two girls I'd never seen before. The two girls looked shocked when I walked in.
"Uh...Inu Yasha what are you doing here?" The other girls stood up and blocked my way from talking to Kagome.
"Hey stay away from our little Kagome, you hear?!" said the girl with the hair band.
"Yeah you've done enough to her already, so leave!" said the girl with the short hair.
Who the hell are these girls to say I can't see Kagome? All I wanted to do was to apologize and I get this?
"Kagome, I need to talk to you." Kagome sat on her bed ignoring me.
"Please Inu Yasha will you leave? You don't belong here remember? You told me you didn't need me so why should I come back?" The other two nodded.
"You heard what she said Mr. Arrogant son of a bitch! Get out!" said the girl with the short hair. I pushed through them to be face to face with Kagome.
"Kagome, I want to say that I didn't mean anything that I said." Kagome continued to look hard at her book. I grabbed her arm and she finally said...
"So you're saying your sorry?" she asked. The other girls didn't even want to get in the middle anymore. It was our business and not theirs.
"We need you back in my world, Kagome. I haven't really been totally honest to you." She finally looked at me with a serious expression. I knew she wouldn't forgive me until I told the truth.
"Why do you need me Inu Yasha? You have your precious Kikyo don't you?"
"Kagome, I don't care about Kikyo I care about you. Don't you see? I've been hiding my feelings all along thinking that you never felt the same?" Kagome looked at me like she knew what I was about to say.
"Kagome, I love you and not Kikyo." The two girls the one with the hair band and the short hair looked surprised. I wanted something, but I couldn't seem to grasp it. All those memories are stowed away. All the feeling I had for Kikyo no longer exist. It's just me and Kagome.
"Inu Yasha...I..."
I grabbed Kagome by the shoulders and gave her all my love for her into a kiss. The sun had set, the birds all sang, and the end settled to the beginning.
(THE END)
The end can always be far away: Harrison Ford
I hoped you liked the story. It had a good ending, No? All thanks goes to my Best friend Shikono who proved I was a good writer. If you thought my ending could've been a little better review this story and tell me your suggestions. Any way see you all again. There might be the sequel! - Kyoko Misami -