This is the second part of the two-chapter deal. So if you haven't read
chapter 9 yet, you'll be a little confused. But first, I wan to comment on
a couple of reviews that I received (albeit a while ago), one for this
story and one for my other one. For this story dhfjsdhf, who wrote me that
she had never like Kag/Sess pairings except for my story. As a writer, you
can't believe how great of a comment that is. So I want to thank you,
ajsdhjsd, for that. The second reviewer, sjdhfjksd, who read my one-shot,
'In Memory Of', I totally know what you are saying about continuing it and
giving them a happy ending. I seriously considered it at one point. But
there's beauty in the poignancy of it and even more in the tragedy of 'what
if'. It was my sincerest wish to have that feeling come across, and it
makes me glad that at least one person could make that wish come true. So
here's a belated thank you for that review, for those reviews, that made my
day.
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Ch. 10
"I'm not doing this anymore, Naraku!" Kikyo yelled. "I was wrong in thinking any association with you could help me win Inuyasha back! You're the reason he hates me in the first place!"
She slammed the phone down on it's cradle and wept. This was a stupid idea of Kagura's. Going to Naraku for help! What was she thinking! It felt wrong, listening in on Inuyasha and Kagome's conversation, and even worse when she gave Kagome's phone number to Naraku. How could she have been so blind and stupid as to help him? All she wanted was to be happy with Inuyasha again. It wasn't fair, what Naraku did to her, to them.
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"Inuyasha, where are we going?" Kagome queried. "I thought you said you were taking me on a tour of the city, not the country."
Kagome hadn't even noticed they were out of the city until Inuyasha had already driven halfway out there. She was too absorbed in her thoughts about what had happened yesterday; the breakup with Hojo, Sesshomaru and Inuyasha's strange behavior, and Naraku's phone call. She shuddered slightly at the last recollection, and Inuyasha, who was holding her hand and leading her through the woods, felt it and asked what was wrong.
"Oh, nothing really. I don't even know why I shivered." He took the answer in silence and it stayed that way until she posed a question.
"So, where are you taking me?"
He stopped abruptly and pointed
"Here."
In front of her was a massive tree. It's roots fanned out from it's trunk, cradling a mossy patch of earth, while it's lush foliage arch up and over, shading it from the intense light.
"I just wanted you to come and see this," he explained. "I found it one day after my mother died. I was just wandering around in here, lost or whatever when there it was. I knew you would appreciate it."
"Oh Inuyasha, I'm so sorry; I had no idea your mother had passed away." Kagome murmured.
"Yeah about two years ago." He paused "I can't explain why, but this tree helps-it comforts me."
"When you sit in that space, I bet it feels like it's cradling you."
"It does."
He began to unwrap the bundle he had kept with him since he had come to get her. It had some rice and other simple food items in it. He began to spread out the blanket when Kagome questioned him.
"Inuyasha? Shouldn't you save this place for someone...I don't know...more special?"
He stopped and looked up at her, his gold eyes serious.
"But you are special to me Kagome," he said. "I thought you knew that."
She opened and closed he mouth, not knowing how to respond to that. She cared for him, but only as a friend. She didn't know how to say that though, without having him think that she just didn't like him at all, as buys sometimes do. He saved her the trouble though.
"But I don't want you to worry about it though. I know you have enough on your mind."
She startled when he said that. Did he know about Naraku's phone call?
"What's the matter? Your face is as white as a sheet." He paused. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought you and Hojo up."
Relief flooded into her like hot tea.
"Oh that's all right Inuyasha. I was thinking about it and I realized that me and Hojo weren't meant to be. I was telling Se...Sango about it a couple days ago."
Kagome bit her tongue. Inuyasha would just get angry if she mentioned Sesshomaru. She smiled at him.
"So are you ready with that picnic, or am I going to have to steal your car and drive back to civilization?"
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"Huge!" Miroku elaborated, throwing his arms into the air. "He wants a giant party for Kagome!"
"Umm, Miroku? I thought Inuyasha said..." Sango tried to say.
"He said everyone that could come!" Miroku eyed the couple of girls in the group of people he was talking to. "Bring bathing suits too!"
He ducked the arm that Sango swung towards his head.
"See you tonight!"
"You know Miroku, when Inuyasha gets mad about this, I'm going to tell him I was never with you." Sango said, shaking her head, once they were out of ear- shot.
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"So what do you want to see next?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome laughed.
"Everything! No, seriously, you pick. I like all the places you've taken me so far."
"Well how about I take you back to my house and you can help me set up for the party?"
"Really?" she asked. "What time is it?"
"It's almost six-thirty."
She looked at him, incredulous. Time with him had gone by so fast! She was lucky to have such a good friend. He was so funny, and fun to be around. And she told him so. He blushed.
"Yeah well, I just wanted you to have a good time."
"Thanks Inuyasha," she said, her eyes bright. "I did."
"I still am," she added and he smiled back at her.
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The first thing Inuyasha and Kagome noticed that was out of order was the large amount of cars parked in the vicinity of his neighborhood. As they pulled up to his house, or rather mansion-that's how large and imposing it was, they heard loud music coming from it. Inuyasha's brow was furrowed and Kagome kept her expression carefully blank. They walked to the front door, and when he pulled it open, what looked to be like hundreds of people looked back at him. Kagome watched him as he stood there, boiling.
"MIROKUUU!" the yell was deafening. "I'mm goiinng too killll youuuu!!!"
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Thank you. Only a couple more chapters and then I think it will be finished finally. Unless of course there's a public outcry for more. No. It'll still be the end.
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Ch. 10
"I'm not doing this anymore, Naraku!" Kikyo yelled. "I was wrong in thinking any association with you could help me win Inuyasha back! You're the reason he hates me in the first place!"
She slammed the phone down on it's cradle and wept. This was a stupid idea of Kagura's. Going to Naraku for help! What was she thinking! It felt wrong, listening in on Inuyasha and Kagome's conversation, and even worse when she gave Kagome's phone number to Naraku. How could she have been so blind and stupid as to help him? All she wanted was to be happy with Inuyasha again. It wasn't fair, what Naraku did to her, to them.
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"Inuyasha, where are we going?" Kagome queried. "I thought you said you were taking me on a tour of the city, not the country."
Kagome hadn't even noticed they were out of the city until Inuyasha had already driven halfway out there. She was too absorbed in her thoughts about what had happened yesterday; the breakup with Hojo, Sesshomaru and Inuyasha's strange behavior, and Naraku's phone call. She shuddered slightly at the last recollection, and Inuyasha, who was holding her hand and leading her through the woods, felt it and asked what was wrong.
"Oh, nothing really. I don't even know why I shivered." He took the answer in silence and it stayed that way until she posed a question.
"So, where are you taking me?"
He stopped abruptly and pointed
"Here."
In front of her was a massive tree. It's roots fanned out from it's trunk, cradling a mossy patch of earth, while it's lush foliage arch up and over, shading it from the intense light.
"I just wanted you to come and see this," he explained. "I found it one day after my mother died. I was just wandering around in here, lost or whatever when there it was. I knew you would appreciate it."
"Oh Inuyasha, I'm so sorry; I had no idea your mother had passed away." Kagome murmured.
"Yeah about two years ago." He paused "I can't explain why, but this tree helps-it comforts me."
"When you sit in that space, I bet it feels like it's cradling you."
"It does."
He began to unwrap the bundle he had kept with him since he had come to get her. It had some rice and other simple food items in it. He began to spread out the blanket when Kagome questioned him.
"Inuyasha? Shouldn't you save this place for someone...I don't know...more special?"
He stopped and looked up at her, his gold eyes serious.
"But you are special to me Kagome," he said. "I thought you knew that."
She opened and closed he mouth, not knowing how to respond to that. She cared for him, but only as a friend. She didn't know how to say that though, without having him think that she just didn't like him at all, as buys sometimes do. He saved her the trouble though.
"But I don't want you to worry about it though. I know you have enough on your mind."
She startled when he said that. Did he know about Naraku's phone call?
"What's the matter? Your face is as white as a sheet." He paused. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought you and Hojo up."
Relief flooded into her like hot tea.
"Oh that's all right Inuyasha. I was thinking about it and I realized that me and Hojo weren't meant to be. I was telling Se...Sango about it a couple days ago."
Kagome bit her tongue. Inuyasha would just get angry if she mentioned Sesshomaru. She smiled at him.
"So are you ready with that picnic, or am I going to have to steal your car and drive back to civilization?"
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"Huge!" Miroku elaborated, throwing his arms into the air. "He wants a giant party for Kagome!"
"Umm, Miroku? I thought Inuyasha said..." Sango tried to say.
"He said everyone that could come!" Miroku eyed the couple of girls in the group of people he was talking to. "Bring bathing suits too!"
He ducked the arm that Sango swung towards his head.
"See you tonight!"
"You know Miroku, when Inuyasha gets mad about this, I'm going to tell him I was never with you." Sango said, shaking her head, once they were out of ear- shot.
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"So what do you want to see next?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome laughed.
"Everything! No, seriously, you pick. I like all the places you've taken me so far."
"Well how about I take you back to my house and you can help me set up for the party?"
"Really?" she asked. "What time is it?"
"It's almost six-thirty."
She looked at him, incredulous. Time with him had gone by so fast! She was lucky to have such a good friend. He was so funny, and fun to be around. And she told him so. He blushed.
"Yeah well, I just wanted you to have a good time."
"Thanks Inuyasha," she said, her eyes bright. "I did."
"I still am," she added and he smiled back at her.
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The first thing Inuyasha and Kagome noticed that was out of order was the large amount of cars parked in the vicinity of his neighborhood. As they pulled up to his house, or rather mansion-that's how large and imposing it was, they heard loud music coming from it. Inuyasha's brow was furrowed and Kagome kept her expression carefully blank. They walked to the front door, and when he pulled it open, what looked to be like hundreds of people looked back at him. Kagome watched him as he stood there, boiling.
"MIROKUUU!" the yell was deafening. "I'mm goiinng too killll youuuu!!!"
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Thank you. Only a couple more chapters and then I think it will be finished finally. Unless of course there's a public outcry for more. No. It'll still be the end.