Indecision

Chapter Ten: Kagome goes home

Disclaimer: Neither Kagome, nor Inuyasha, nor ANY of these wonderful, extremely awesome characters belong to me. Their copyright belongs to another.

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Kagome's nightmare had been the same, with one small exception: She felt the warmth of another the entire time she slept. It was almost as if Inuyasha had been with her. When she woke up, she puzzled over this possibility for a moment before deciding it was entirely perposturous.

" He's in love with Kikyo!" she insisted, trying to make herself forget about him. " I'll bet he's still with her now! And I know he's happy....That's enough! I'm leaving!" She stood up, and looked around her to get her bag, when, sddenly, she realized she had left her bag with Sango. " Oh, great!" she said aloud. " Now I have to go back!" She sighed. " It's gonna be hard, saying goodbye to all of my friends..." She started to make her way through the brush. " Sango...she's always been there for me, she's really like my best friend...And Miroku..." She paused, laughing. " He may be a bit perverted, but he's there when you need him! Even if he does a little too much to help! And Shippo..." She sighed. " Shippo is so sweet, he really wants to grow up to be big and strong. He can really be helpful a lot, too! Always there to make sure everyone's okay...even if he gets scared, he never runs away..." She stopped walking. " Like Inuyasha..." she said weakly. " He never runs away...but I'm not brave at all. I could never stay here, not when Inuyasha and Kikyo still love each other...I'm just getting in the way! I'm not running away, I'm just leaving so I don't bother them anymore!" She felt a bit pouty. " It's better this way, anyway..." She insisted sadly, finding a clearing ahead. As she came closer, she saw that the others had set up camp there. She spotted Kilala, Sango, Shippo, Miroku...but no immediate sign of Inuyasha. She sighed.

" They're all asleep..." she said quietly. " If I can get by without waking them up, then maybe I won't be so sad..." She snuck her way onto the campgrounds, and looked around carefully for her bag. Spotting it, she picked it up. Pulling out her notebook, she started writing a note. She felt bad as she wrote it, but she continued to convince herself that her actions were for the best.

When she finished writing, she started to tear the paper out of her notebook, but, on second thought, she left the entire notebook. Then, upon further reflection, she reached into her bag again, and pulled out her handkerchief. Then, closing the bag, she put the straps over her shoulders. After that was taken care of, she reached up to her neck, and felt for the chain. Finding it, she yanked it off of her neck, and held it up so she could look at the bottle one last time. The jewel shards looked beautiful in the morning light; they shimmered like sunlight itself. She smiled slightly, then wrapped it up carefully in her handkerchief. " Now...whom to leave them with?" she thought to herself. " Well...Sango, I guess...after all, the jewel did reside in her village, and since Inuyasha doesn't seem to be here-" As soon as she turned around, she saw him asleep at the base of the tree. She drew a sharp breath, pretending not to notice the pounding sound in her head, and the fluttering feeling in her heart. " It isn't real, Kagome! Snap out of it!" she convinced herself. Taking a deep breath, she walked up to the sleeping hanyou, and carefully set the parcel in his hands, which were laying in his lap. She looked at his face for a moment; peaceful, soft, almost carefree... Kagome had to break the stare; she was becoming mesmerized. She almost wished she was staying; she so deperately wanted to stay, but she refused to give herself the option. She looked around the camp one last time, and then once more at Inuyasha, before leaving her friends once more.

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Inuyasha soon felt someone pulling on his ears. He hadn't realized that he had fallen asleep, and began opening his eyes. " Hn..?" he said sleepily, realizing shortly that someone was sitting on his head. He reached up angrily to grab them, but as soon as his right hand reached eye level, he noticed some kind of cloth in it.

" How did I get this?" he asked quietly, sniffing it. He picked up Kagome's scent on it. " Huh?" he asked, puzzled. " Kagome's?"

" Inuyasha!!!!" Shippo whined loudly, " Wake up!!!!!" He tugged on his ears.

With his free hand, he picked the midget off his head. " Whaddaya want?!" he asked, annoyed.

" Inuyasha," Sango said panicked, " Kagome's left us!"

" What?!" he exclaimed, standing up.

Shippo had a notebook in his hand. " Look!" he cried, holding it out to him.

Inuyasha snatched it out of the child's hands. " Let me see!!" he demanded. He read the letter:

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I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm safe now. I didn't want anyone going out to look for me, so I wrote this letter to say that I've gone home now. But, the truth is, I'm not coming back. It's best for me to be in my own time, where I belong. I know that I've been able to help with the quest for the jewel shards, but you don't really need me to find them all, not when you've. It may take longer, but I know that the jewel will be restore completely, and not by Naraku. All of you are strong enough to defeat him, if you work together! I'm just getting in everyone's way here; I see that now, and I know that you'll be happy with K. You'll be happier without me there, at least, I know that Inuyasha and better off without me messing everything up. I'm going to miss all of you, but it's better if I don't wake everyone up, and say goodbye. It would be too painful. I lo I'll always lo I'll never forget any of you, especially In you all mean so much to me. Inu Sa Inu Inuyasha, Sango, Shippo, Miroku, Miyoga, Kilala...everyone....I'm sorry.

Kagome

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Inuyasha tore the letter to shreads with his claws. " Dammit!" he shouted, running in the same direction as the well resided.

" What are you doing?!" Miroku asked, looking up.
" What do you think?!" Inuyasha exclaimed, " I'm going through the well to get that damn Kagome back!"

" Why?!" Sango asked.

It took him a moment to come up with a good excuse. " She still has one of the jewel shards!" he exclaimed. " Besides, we still need her to find the other shards!"

Before anyone could say anything else, Inuyasha began running to the well.

Sango sighed. " Well, I guess now he's really mad..." she said, looking at Miroku. She gasped slightly, seeing Miroku picking up his staff.

" Wha...what are you doing?" she asked, confused.

" I'm going after him." the monk replied.

" But, why?" she asked, reaching for her boomerang.

" Because there is something he needs to know," he replied, looking at her. " Stay here with Kilala and Shippo."

At first, she seemed to ignore his words, but Sango nodded, and put her weapon down.

" Hurry." she said.

So Miroku raced through the woods, knowing that he may not make it to the well before Inuyasha, but hoping that he would get his message to him before he left the Warring Era.

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Inuyasha stood over the well, preparing to leap in.

" That damn Kagome!" he thought. " She should know better! We need her here; I need her here! What made her think she had to leave?" His mind searched memories of the night before, and he suddenly thought of when he had met up with Kikyo. Growling at himself, he thought, " I have to find a way to make her come back! But, how?"

" Inuyasha!" a voice called.

The hanyou turned around. " Huh?" he mumbled, seeing Miroku coming up to the well.

" Inuyasha!" he shouted, " Tell Kagome the truth!"

His eyes grew wide. " What?!"

Miroku stopped beside him, and tried to catch his breath. " I know the reason you want to go back and get Kagome," he said, " You can't lie forever about that. But, if you really want her to come back, she needs to know why you want her to return here. She has to know the truth, Inuyasha, and you know it."

Inuyasha sniffed the air. " Hn! Yeah, right." he replied stubbornly, " The only reason I'm trying to get her back is so we can find all the jewel shards."

" Why do you want the jewel shards so badly, Inuyasha?" Miroku asked.

" You know why!" he replied, balling up a fist. " So I can become full-demon!"

" True, yes, " Miroku replied, " But why do you want this change so badly? Is it not because you want to protect Kagome with all of your strength?"

The hanyou grew wide-eyed, realizing that he couldn't even lie to himself this time.

" You want to protect Kagome as best you can," Miroku continued, " You want to see her safe, and happy. Is that right?"

Inuyasha thought of all the times Kagome had come close to death, and he had just barely saved her. His heart was beating rapidly every time; just as it was now.

" Think about it, Inuyasha...think again. Why do you want Kagome to come back?" Miroku wouldn't stop now. " Even if you say it is because you need to find all of the jewel shards, even if you say she has one of them still with her, it's the same answer. No matter what excuse you use, there is still the same inevitable answer. Think about it." He stopped, studying Inuyasha's expression.

Inuyasha did think about it, and he came down to the same conclusion, no matter what the excuse. The monk was completely right; he knew it. Now, he had no excuse. He would have to tell her the truth, only the truth. He smirked at Miroku before jumping down the well.

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Author's Note: Ooooooooh....the truth.....what's that?? O.o 8laughs8 Eh, you most likely know it! Let's take this time to thank the awesome people that reviewed most recently:

BeccaPatty: Heehee I'm glad you're enjoying the story! It's almost finished; at least, I think....o.O

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Keyo-Red Angel of Hope: Heehee, you're right, Kikyo must die. I hate her so much! Grrrr....LoL I'm glad you really like the fic! Keep on reading, okay??

If I missed anyone, I'm sorry! I'll keep on updating when I can, just keep R&Ring! Trin