Luna: 24 ish here!
Veron: Just to give a quick rundown. Inu loves Kag. Kag loves Inu-kun. Rin ish angry with Kag. And Inu is gone.
Luna: Yup. And…((blinks)) JARETH GO AWAY!
Jareth: You technically own me now. Since the company is void and it does say in the contract…
Veron: ((reads)) So if in the event the company goes under, whomever you ordered is yours and under your protection and responsibility? Oh god…
Jareth: I don't want to be here either you know.
Luna: I'm gonna diiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeee ((floodcrys))
Disclaimer: Me own Jareth. Well, for now. But not really. No Inu characters either. But the story is mine, all mine!
Chapter 24: Run Away
Inuyasha sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose as he listened to the newlywed's next door bitch at the other. They hadn't stopped since lunch, and that had been at least three hours ago. And for a brief moment the hanyou nearly considered returning home. But an image of a feudal era miko flashed in his mind and he threw the idea out the window and at his 'neighbors' not that they noticed since it didn't exist anyway.
He knew it was cowardly and irrational to suddenly flee the manor without telling anyone, but he needed to. Knowing that he couldn't have her made it that much worse to even live in the same house with her. Stupid incarnation, stupid bond, stupid girl, stupid blood, stupid…Inuyasha shook his head, clearing his thoughts as he gazed into the horizon.
Does she even realize I'm gone?
" THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!"
Sango and Miroku blinked as they heard the familiar voice of Rin screaming from three floors above them. Let it be said that Sesshomaru's daughter had quite the set of lungs on her.
" GET OUT HERE YOU STUPID SON OF A-"
Suddenly her voice was cut off.
The two mortals tilted their heads toward the ceiling, hoping that she'd continue her ranting, but to no avail. When a distraught cry was heard throughout the house.
" SHE'S GONE!"
Kagome continued walking, her face weary as warm rain continued to pelt her tanned face. Her eyes glowed with a deep determination as she made her way barefooted through the streets. She was closer; she could feel the hum of his soul through her body.
The jerk.
How dare he be so selfish? Sure, she understood his pain, but she should have a say in the matter as well! It's not like she wanted Rin to hate her or for him to leave because he was…
" He loves you. Ever since the incident with Inuyasha-san and you after Naraku's death. He can't stand to look at himself in the mirror! Because all he can see is how inferior he is to his past self! Not even in a puddle of water. Don't you see? He's…he's…
…
He's dying inside."
The miko winced as she heard Rin's pleading voice invade her thoughts. Now was not the time to focus on her, she had to find Inuyasha! She may not return his romantic feelings, but she sure, as hell didn't want her friend to leave on her account! If he was going to die, he'd do it while she was around. Not this cowardly running away crap.
If he was going to die…
Kagome choked on her breath as she started running, what if he wasn't going away from her? What if he was going away to…to…?
Tears sprang to the girl's eyes as she pushed herself, not even apologizing as she ran into various people in the crowds that lined the streets.
You better not have done anything stupid Inuyasha. If you did, Rin won't ever forgive me!
Sesshomaru was pissed.
Incredibly pissed.
There was hardly apiece of furniture in his office that wasn't dripping with his neon green poison.
This was the fourth missing person report they'd have to report with at least two months. People would get suspicious. He was doomed.
Sango and Miroku were quietly sitting in the living room; anxiously keep an eye on the phone and an ear to the doorbell.
Heads were gonna roll…
They both gulped.
Inuyasha sat on the porch of his cabana, his satellite radio playing music softly beside him. His eyes glowed in contrast to his gloomy surroundings as he watched the rain fall and be sucked in by the waves of sand before him. When the soft jazz that was playing abruptly stopped playing, with an annoyed growl he turned toward the contraption. When his eyes widened at the stern male voice coming through urgently.
" Sesshomaru Takahashi has filed yet another missing person report this afternoon at the Tokyo police station. And the three previous have yet to be discovered, as of yet, to remind you, Kagura and Kanna Fujiwara are missing, as is Naraku Yamamoto. And Inuyasha Takahashi. This latest report is filed for Kagome Higurashi. An eighteen year old priestess with shoulder blade length wavy black hair, slender build and 5'0, she has blue gray eyes and is currently being looked for. So keep an eye out for these people folks, there is a hefty reward for anyone who has information-"
Inuyasha turned off the radio with a soft click, his wide eyes staring soullessly at the panicked ocean.
What if Onigumo had kidnapped Kagome? No, she'd be able to defend herself since he wasn't there for her to try and talk to his incarnation. So where had she gone?
He growled as night fell, his eyes lost their glow as the sheer temperature of his surroundings suddenly overcame him.
And of all nights, he turned human.
Better make the best of it…
Standing up, he pulled on his beanie and coat and dashed out of his cabana, running through the muddied sand off into the night.
Kagome thanked the gods it was dark and no one was out. She had heard a faint voice of a car radio earlier, reporting her name of her being a missing person. In retrospect, it was a bad idea to be out here in the first place. She was sopping wet, her clothes were sticking to her like a second skin, and she was sniffling and couldn't feel her feet. A sob of frustration bubbled up in her throat, but she forced it down. Kagome had to keep going, with a sigh; she took a deep breath and kept running.
She didn't even care if she could feel his soul or not. Kagome didn't want to be found she had to run away. From them, from the people who were her friends. She needed to run.
The familiar crash of waves made a weak smile cross her tired features.
The ocean…
It beckoned her, as the rain continued to pour. The feel of the salty air rushed up to greet her as she fled toward it the sand sticking to the soles of her bare feet.
Her arms stretched toward it as if embracing it. Tears filled her eyes as exhaustion made her eyes harder and harder to keep unclosed.
Lightening flashed through the sky but she paid no mind. She had to run, she had to leave, and she had to just go away.
I'm tired of trying…to live. I should have died.
A wave grew to meet her, its roar of sea foam and sand deafening to her ears. Her arm extended upward as it crashed into her, flooding her lungs and mouth with salt water. It curled about her body, dragging her with it, scraping her bare flesh onto the grains of sand. Hauling her into the air it released her. Kagome's eyes were half slits of a storm as she flew through the rain filled air, her blouse open and her pants sliding down.
I should have died…
With a thud, her body fell onto the sand, her eyes closed as she convulsed once and went still.
Luna: JARETH!
Jareth: Yes?
Luna: Get out of my manga collection
Jareth: ((raises brow))
Veron: REVIEW!
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