DISCLAIMER: I don't own Inuyasha.
I'm sorry. I know that I accidentally typed 'Kaoru' when it was supposed to be 'Kagome' in the last chapter when she asked to go to the bathroom. I'm sorry for the confusion that it might have caused.
Chapter Seventeen: Being Apart
"Are you serious Kagome?!" Sango yelled into the phone. Kagome had to hold the phone away. She was in tears now.
"I don't know what to do Sango," Kagome cried. "I think that Kikyo deserves a chance. I believe in giving people chances..."
"But what if she does manage to win back Inuyasha?"
"Then...it's better than staying with him and always wondering if he had truly loved Kikyo deep down," Kagome whispered.
Sango knew that there was no way to deter Kagome and that her decision was based on her own kindness. She knew that Kagome usually worried about others' happiness before her own. Kagome was that selfless type, and if she was determined to find out herself if Inuyasha still loved Kikyo, then hell would freeze over before she changed her mind.
"Fine, I guess, if that's what you want," Sango sighed. She knew that Kagome would quietly suffer, and possibly Inuyasha, too. "When are you gonna break up with him?"
"I'm not sure...I still haven't decided. I want to do it casually so that he won't be hurt too much."
"Won't be hurt too much?!" Sango screamed in disbelief. "Kagome, are you crazy?! Of course he'll be hurt, just make sure you know what you're doing, because if you push him too far, he might go ballistic on all of us."
Kagome sighed and told Sango that they'll still meet tonight to watch movies together.
Kagome then decided to take a nap. When she woke up, she was drenched in cold sweat. She held her head and thought to herself, 'I can't do this to Inuyasha. He'd be so mad for sure. But if I don't, then it'll be unfair to Kikyo. And I can't live with myself if I knew that Inuyasha still loved Kikyo in some way and that I was standing in their way to true happiness." Kagome got up and left the room. Miroku was standing in the kitchen getting a cup of juice. He heard her enter and asked her if she wanted any. Kagome nodded her head because she was really thirsty all of a sudden.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Miroku sat down opposite Kagome at the table.
"Hm?" Kagome looked puzzled.
Miroku was not aware that she had planned to break up with Inuyasha, but he could tell that something was bothering his cousin. "What happened?"
"Nothing happened," Kagome lied, but Miroku was able to read his cousin's face.
"Something did happen, and we're going to sit right here until you tell me what it is," Miroku replied firmly.
When Kagome saw no way to talk her way out of this, she confessed that she planned to break up with Inuyasha.
"Why do you want to do that?" Miroku asked. He was perplexed with the idea because he knew how disappointed and angry Inuyasha was going to be when he hears the news.
"Because," Kagome was a bit hesitant about telling Miroku about Kikyo. "Kikyo asked for a second chance."
"So you're just gonna step aside and let her have her way?" Miroku asked, shocked that his cousin would be willing to let go of Inuyasha because some girl had asked her to.
"You know I won't be happy until I really find out if Inuyasha really loves me or if he's secretly pining for Kikyo," Kagome whispered sharply.
Miroku sighed. He knew that his cousin needed to do this for her peace of mind, but he feared that it would hurt both of them.
"Fine, I guess," Miroku replied reluctantly. "But are you going to do it tonight?"
"Yes," Kagome whispered.
Miroku nodded his head and the two waited patiently for the time to come. At seven, there was a knock on the door. Miroku got up to get the door. There stood Inuyasha, looking happy and unaware of what was to happen in a few moments. "Hey," Inuyasha greeted Miroku with a light punch on the shoulder. "Are you gonna stand in the doorway the whole day, or let me come in?"
Miroku snapped out of it and moved aside to let his friend in. Kagome was nowhere in sight. Probably hiding in her room again.
"Yeah, sure," Miroku replied casually. "Make yourself at home, oh wait, you normally do anyways."
Inuyasha smiled and then turned to his friend, "Where's Kagome?"
"Uh, I think she's taking a nap in her room," Miroku answered a little reluctantly.
Inuyasha nodded his head and then proceeded to drop off the movies that he had rented on the table. Inuyasha then sat down on the couch and turned to Miroku, "Hey, you got any Ramen?"
Kagome heard the question through her door. She couldn't face him at the moment and decided to wait. She was nervous about doing this and hoped that maybe Rin or Sango would come over first before she had to face her ordeal.
As if her wish had been heard, Rin arrived with Sesshomaru. Five minutes later, she was followed by Sango.
Both of the girls headed to Kagome's room when they had arrived.
"Hey Kagome," Sango whispered when she saw Kagome. She quickly shut the door and the three girls began to discuss their present issue, Kagome breaking up with Inuyasha. Sango had called Rin earlier and explained the situation. Rin had then told Sesshomaru, in hopes that he would be able to restrain Inuyasha if Inuyasha had decided to do anything rash.
"So, are you going to tell him right now?" Rin asked. She did not want her friend to break up with Inuyasha, but she understood how guilty Kagome would feel if she was standing in the way.
Kagome nodded her head and walked quietly to the living room. She was greeted by the sight of the boys arguing over the issue of cars. She smiled slightly when Inuyasha growled at his brother and the two tried to hold a glaring contest. Inuyasha suddenly turned towards Kagome and walked quickly to her side. He smiled and embraced her.
Kagome leaned on his shoulder and whispered, "Can I talk to you in my room for a few minutes?" Inuyasha was startled by the tone of her voice and quickly nodded his head. He followed her to her room. Sango and Rin had already joined their boyfriends and they waited patiently for Inuyasha and Sango. Realizing the seriousness of the situation, they knew better to eavesdrop and face the anger of Inuyasha. The minutes dragged by and they continued to sit there, ready to comfort their friends.
"So, what's wrong?" Inuyasha asked cautiously when he had closed the door.
"Inuyasha," Kagome whispered. "We have to be...apart...for awhile."
Inuyasha was shocked at what he was hearing. He never expected that to come out of Kagome. "What?!"
"Please don't make me repeat it," Kagome begged. She was now crying uncontrollably, but she refused to let Inuyasha hug her.
"Where is all this coming from?" Inuyasha asked her. His face revealed how hurt he was at this. "Do you not love me?"
"Inuyasha, it's not...that..."
"Then tell me what it is!" Inuyasha yelled. Then he whispered, "Is it because you found someone else?"
"No," Kagome cried. "It's nothing like that; it's just that, we both need to give this relationship a thought."
"Thought?! I don't need to think about this. I know what I want!"
"But Inuyasha, it's not fair to Kikyo," Kagome gasped when she realized what she had just said.
"Kikyo?" Inuyasha questioned, and then suddenly, realization dawned on him. "Did she set you up to this? Please tell me what she said to you."
"She...didn't say anything," Kagome lied.
"Yeah right," Inuyasha replied. "You know what a bad liar you are? Kikyo must have had a hand in this."
Kagome sighed and explained to Inuyasha that she only wanted to give Kikyo a chance to redeem herself and that she didn't want to stand in the way. Kagome omitted the fact that Kikyo had called her a replacement. She knew that Inuyasha's temper could not be tested and decided to only tell him that she didn't want to prevent him from obtaining his true happiness. Therefore, she was willing to give Kikyo a chance to prove herself.
Inuyasha was silent for a few moments. He finally lifted his head and Kagome was surprised at the look on his face. His eyes reflected his pain and sadness. "Did you ever give a thought to how I would feel about this?"
Kagome shook her head violently as tears continued their trail down her cheeks.
"I don't care about Kikyo. She will never change! I want there to be a relationship between you and me, Kagome," Inuyasha explained. "I love you Kagome."
"Please Inuyasha," Kagome begged. "Don't make this any harder than it should be. I think it's only fair that you give Kikyo a chance...and..."
"You forget one thing, Kagome," Inuyasha chuckled mirthlessly, "You really don't have the right to dictate who I want to spend my life with. I will choose who I think is best for me. I already know who I love, but if you want time...so be it. I will give you the time and space that you desire, and let you see for yourself, that Kikyo...does not deserve you pity and that her true motive was to ruin us."
Inuyasha then turned his back on Kagome and walked out of the room. The others watched as he walked past them and left the building. They could hear Kagome's heart-wrenching sobs from her room. No one dared utter a word. Shock was the only emotion that they could feel. Sango and Rin both ran into their boyfriends' arms and cried for the couple.
Please Read & Review!
I'm sorry I wasn't able to update yesterday. I was not home. And I know that I sound mean, making Kagome break up with Inuyasha, but don't worry, and I will make this an Inuyasha/Kagome pairing. So, please forgive me, but I wanted this incident to happen so that they would realize the importance of their relationship.
ChibiKenshin6490
I'm sorry. I know that I accidentally typed 'Kaoru' when it was supposed to be 'Kagome' in the last chapter when she asked to go to the bathroom. I'm sorry for the confusion that it might have caused.
Chapter Seventeen: Being Apart
"Are you serious Kagome?!" Sango yelled into the phone. Kagome had to hold the phone away. She was in tears now.
"I don't know what to do Sango," Kagome cried. "I think that Kikyo deserves a chance. I believe in giving people chances..."
"But what if she does manage to win back Inuyasha?"
"Then...it's better than staying with him and always wondering if he had truly loved Kikyo deep down," Kagome whispered.
Sango knew that there was no way to deter Kagome and that her decision was based on her own kindness. She knew that Kagome usually worried about others' happiness before her own. Kagome was that selfless type, and if she was determined to find out herself if Inuyasha still loved Kikyo, then hell would freeze over before she changed her mind.
"Fine, I guess, if that's what you want," Sango sighed. She knew that Kagome would quietly suffer, and possibly Inuyasha, too. "When are you gonna break up with him?"
"I'm not sure...I still haven't decided. I want to do it casually so that he won't be hurt too much."
"Won't be hurt too much?!" Sango screamed in disbelief. "Kagome, are you crazy?! Of course he'll be hurt, just make sure you know what you're doing, because if you push him too far, he might go ballistic on all of us."
Kagome sighed and told Sango that they'll still meet tonight to watch movies together.
Kagome then decided to take a nap. When she woke up, she was drenched in cold sweat. She held her head and thought to herself, 'I can't do this to Inuyasha. He'd be so mad for sure. But if I don't, then it'll be unfair to Kikyo. And I can't live with myself if I knew that Inuyasha still loved Kikyo in some way and that I was standing in their way to true happiness." Kagome got up and left the room. Miroku was standing in the kitchen getting a cup of juice. He heard her enter and asked her if she wanted any. Kagome nodded her head because she was really thirsty all of a sudden.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Miroku sat down opposite Kagome at the table.
"Hm?" Kagome looked puzzled.
Miroku was not aware that she had planned to break up with Inuyasha, but he could tell that something was bothering his cousin. "What happened?"
"Nothing happened," Kagome lied, but Miroku was able to read his cousin's face.
"Something did happen, and we're going to sit right here until you tell me what it is," Miroku replied firmly.
When Kagome saw no way to talk her way out of this, she confessed that she planned to break up with Inuyasha.
"Why do you want to do that?" Miroku asked. He was perplexed with the idea because he knew how disappointed and angry Inuyasha was going to be when he hears the news.
"Because," Kagome was a bit hesitant about telling Miroku about Kikyo. "Kikyo asked for a second chance."
"So you're just gonna step aside and let her have her way?" Miroku asked, shocked that his cousin would be willing to let go of Inuyasha because some girl had asked her to.
"You know I won't be happy until I really find out if Inuyasha really loves me or if he's secretly pining for Kikyo," Kagome whispered sharply.
Miroku sighed. He knew that his cousin needed to do this for her peace of mind, but he feared that it would hurt both of them.
"Fine, I guess," Miroku replied reluctantly. "But are you going to do it tonight?"
"Yes," Kagome whispered.
Miroku nodded his head and the two waited patiently for the time to come. At seven, there was a knock on the door. Miroku got up to get the door. There stood Inuyasha, looking happy and unaware of what was to happen in a few moments. "Hey," Inuyasha greeted Miroku with a light punch on the shoulder. "Are you gonna stand in the doorway the whole day, or let me come in?"
Miroku snapped out of it and moved aside to let his friend in. Kagome was nowhere in sight. Probably hiding in her room again.
"Yeah, sure," Miroku replied casually. "Make yourself at home, oh wait, you normally do anyways."
Inuyasha smiled and then turned to his friend, "Where's Kagome?"
"Uh, I think she's taking a nap in her room," Miroku answered a little reluctantly.
Inuyasha nodded his head and then proceeded to drop off the movies that he had rented on the table. Inuyasha then sat down on the couch and turned to Miroku, "Hey, you got any Ramen?"
Kagome heard the question through her door. She couldn't face him at the moment and decided to wait. She was nervous about doing this and hoped that maybe Rin or Sango would come over first before she had to face her ordeal.
As if her wish had been heard, Rin arrived with Sesshomaru. Five minutes later, she was followed by Sango.
Both of the girls headed to Kagome's room when they had arrived.
"Hey Kagome," Sango whispered when she saw Kagome. She quickly shut the door and the three girls began to discuss their present issue, Kagome breaking up with Inuyasha. Sango had called Rin earlier and explained the situation. Rin had then told Sesshomaru, in hopes that he would be able to restrain Inuyasha if Inuyasha had decided to do anything rash.
"So, are you going to tell him right now?" Rin asked. She did not want her friend to break up with Inuyasha, but she understood how guilty Kagome would feel if she was standing in the way.
Kagome nodded her head and walked quietly to the living room. She was greeted by the sight of the boys arguing over the issue of cars. She smiled slightly when Inuyasha growled at his brother and the two tried to hold a glaring contest. Inuyasha suddenly turned towards Kagome and walked quickly to her side. He smiled and embraced her.
Kagome leaned on his shoulder and whispered, "Can I talk to you in my room for a few minutes?" Inuyasha was startled by the tone of her voice and quickly nodded his head. He followed her to her room. Sango and Rin had already joined their boyfriends and they waited patiently for Inuyasha and Sango. Realizing the seriousness of the situation, they knew better to eavesdrop and face the anger of Inuyasha. The minutes dragged by and they continued to sit there, ready to comfort their friends.
"So, what's wrong?" Inuyasha asked cautiously when he had closed the door.
"Inuyasha," Kagome whispered. "We have to be...apart...for awhile."
Inuyasha was shocked at what he was hearing. He never expected that to come out of Kagome. "What?!"
"Please don't make me repeat it," Kagome begged. She was now crying uncontrollably, but she refused to let Inuyasha hug her.
"Where is all this coming from?" Inuyasha asked her. His face revealed how hurt he was at this. "Do you not love me?"
"Inuyasha, it's not...that..."
"Then tell me what it is!" Inuyasha yelled. Then he whispered, "Is it because you found someone else?"
"No," Kagome cried. "It's nothing like that; it's just that, we both need to give this relationship a thought."
"Thought?! I don't need to think about this. I know what I want!"
"But Inuyasha, it's not fair to Kikyo," Kagome gasped when she realized what she had just said.
"Kikyo?" Inuyasha questioned, and then suddenly, realization dawned on him. "Did she set you up to this? Please tell me what she said to you."
"She...didn't say anything," Kagome lied.
"Yeah right," Inuyasha replied. "You know what a bad liar you are? Kikyo must have had a hand in this."
Kagome sighed and explained to Inuyasha that she only wanted to give Kikyo a chance to redeem herself and that she didn't want to stand in the way. Kagome omitted the fact that Kikyo had called her a replacement. She knew that Inuyasha's temper could not be tested and decided to only tell him that she didn't want to prevent him from obtaining his true happiness. Therefore, she was willing to give Kikyo a chance to prove herself.
Inuyasha was silent for a few moments. He finally lifted his head and Kagome was surprised at the look on his face. His eyes reflected his pain and sadness. "Did you ever give a thought to how I would feel about this?"
Kagome shook her head violently as tears continued their trail down her cheeks.
"I don't care about Kikyo. She will never change! I want there to be a relationship between you and me, Kagome," Inuyasha explained. "I love you Kagome."
"Please Inuyasha," Kagome begged. "Don't make this any harder than it should be. I think it's only fair that you give Kikyo a chance...and..."
"You forget one thing, Kagome," Inuyasha chuckled mirthlessly, "You really don't have the right to dictate who I want to spend my life with. I will choose who I think is best for me. I already know who I love, but if you want time...so be it. I will give you the time and space that you desire, and let you see for yourself, that Kikyo...does not deserve you pity and that her true motive was to ruin us."
Inuyasha then turned his back on Kagome and walked out of the room. The others watched as he walked past them and left the building. They could hear Kagome's heart-wrenching sobs from her room. No one dared utter a word. Shock was the only emotion that they could feel. Sango and Rin both ran into their boyfriends' arms and cried for the couple.
Please Read & Review!
I'm sorry I wasn't able to update yesterday. I was not home. And I know that I sound mean, making Kagome break up with Inuyasha, but don't worry, and I will make this an Inuyasha/Kagome pairing. So, please forgive me, but I wanted this incident to happen so that they would realize the importance of their relationship.
ChibiKenshin6490