Luna: 23 ish here!
Veron: Huzzah! Hey, where'd Jareth get off to?
Luna: I sent him back. Return policy and all that.
Veron: ((pokes an incredibly tall cardboard package with holes)) then what's this thing? ((Reads)) It says ' Address no longer in service'…
Luna: OO NOOOOOOO!
Veron: ((Gazes at reviews)) Hey…
Luna: WOO! I GOT MY FIRST FLAME! That…and I made a reviewer mad at me…
Veron: You should apologize you know.
Luna: I AM!
Inuyasha's Girl: I really am sorry that I acted so utterly bitchy and mean to you. I was in my post PMS phase. That and I most likely interpreted you review wrong in my mood swing for anger instead of sarcasm. Even if you don' t read this fic anymore because of it and hate me forever, I at least can say I apologized, even if it never reached you.
Veron: And for the flamer?
Luna: Wow, I suck? That's nice. ((rolls eyes))
Luna: ((Still poking the box))
Disclaimer: I own plot! WEE! But not characters. Aww…
Chapter 23: Pocky Binges
Kagome was miserable to say the least. All she did all day was read 'borrowed' manga's from Sango's collection and eat pocky. Maybe give an appearance to show them that she was alive and use the bathroom. Then retreat back to her room, lock the door, close the curtains and return to her cave.
Needless to say, all of them were worried.
About Rin that is.
She never look, spoke, or even acknowledged Kagome' presence. And none of them knew why, except Inuyasha, but he wasn't telling.
Then again, he wasn't even there.
One week ago, he left a note found by Miroku, that he had gone on a vacation. Didn't leave a date back, where he was going, or even a number to reach him. But he did leave a few things.
His cellphone, beeper, and laptop. So now all forms of technological communication were useless. So the entire house was distraught with panic.
Except Sesshomaru.
Rin had been pouring over maps in her spare time in the dusty archives in one of the many basements of the mansion. Her face was haggard and her clothes often dusty when she finally decided to emerge from the catacombs for dinner. Then she trundled back down again, her brown eyes determined and her face weary. Often they simply had to carry her back up the stairs and put her to bed.
They gave up after they first three days.
Now they just slid her blanket over her shoulders and slide a pillow underneath her head instead of a half opened road map.
And since Inuyasha was gone…all hell broke loose.
" KAGOME!"
The miko blinked blearily from her nest of blankets, pillows, candy wrappings, and mangas. She knew that voice, that lilt of happiness and excitement from even knowing her name.
" God no…" She mumbled pathetically, as she buried herself deeper into the bed, a pillow covering her head securely.
" MY KAGOME."
Her eyes flashed pink.
And Koga suddenly found himself slamming through four different walls, up three stories then back down to the front door and into his car.
Unconscious.
And bleeding.
With a goofy smile on his face.
" She's okay…"
Thunk.
There went his car door…
"Well, Kagome-sama doesn't want any visitors apparently."
" And Rin and her aren't speaking."
" Sesshomaru's finally picked up on Inuyasha's disappearance and placed a police report."
" How many missing people have we reported in the past two months?"
" More then enough."
" Yeah really."
" Sango?"
" Yes?"
" Can I have a hug?"
" No."
" Why?"
" Because you'll grope me."
" And if I promise not to?"
Sango blinked and fought the blush rising.
" Um…"
" I promise not to."
" Since when was your word any better then a car salesmen?"
" Since I was a monk."
" That was years ago."
" And still you are a beauty."
" I am not that old."
" And I am not getting any younger."
Sango winced as his disease came to mind. What a way to kill some harmless banter. With a sigh, she nodded.
And found herself resting her head on an ex-monk's shoulder. For once, in the past months, the ex-taijya smiled.
For about three seconds.
" Liar." She sniffed as she kicked the lamp from his head and walked out of the living room.
Inuyasha had left. Because of her, because she didn't love him back. Didn't taste his blood, so her feelings for his past would become feelings for him. She knew it was wrong, but…
She was scared.
Scared to let go of the one thing she had left of the era she remembered. When demons ran rampant and you could see all the stars clearly. And love was just a simple fairytale.
" I may live in the future. But I am from the past. And if I do choose him…
…
My only link to who I was will be gone. I can't let that happen. But for Inuyasha to die because of me…how can I live with something like that on my shoulders?" The miko murmured to herself as she gazed soullessly at a page of Chobits.
" The One just for me. But what if…
…
I didn't have just one?"
Luna: ((Floodcrying))
Veron: Can't you just leave? ((Glares at Jareth))
Jareth: The cause of that company's downfall was not my doing. ((Is crossing fingers behind his back))
Veron: Liar. ((Sigh)) Oh well, since you're here...
Luna: DO MY CHORES!
Veron: Review!
Can't stay online lone enough today to do reviews. We have to go off somewhere sigh