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Chapter 2: Fate

Inuyasha couldn't do much to comfort the crying girl by his side. The only thing he could do was say it will be all right. He didn't know anything about this girl except that her family was murdered and that she looked like her. Finally after a few minutes she stopped crying, and looked up to Inuyasha and said, "Thank you."

Inuyasha replied, "It was no trouble. No need to thank me. Would you now like to go get something to eat?"

"Sure," Kagome said. Inuyasha got up from the couch and went and got his coat and a jacket for Kagome. After throwing the coat to Kagome he said, "Come on, let's go." Kagome got up and started to follow him. They walked a couple of blocks to a little café called Moonlight Hope. Inuyasha ordered a mocha latte, and Kagome ordered a cappuccino. After getting their drinks they sat down at a table made for two in an empty part of the café.

"Kagome, what do we do now? Do you have any family in the city or somewhere near?" Inuyasha asked.

"No, I don't think I have any family nearby," Kagome answered sadly. Inuyasha pondered awhile on what to do. He finally decided to ask her to stay with him. He had no other choice; he couldn't just let her leave with nowhere to go. And she can't go back to her house; the killer might be there or come back.

"Kagome, why don't you stay with me for awhile till things settle down and you get an apartment or something. So, what do you say?" Inuyasha asked hoping she would say yes.

"I guess I will. I don't want to be imposing on you though. So, if you don't want me there just say so. I don't want to be a problem." Kagome said.

"No, no, you won't be a problem trust me." Inuyasha said reassuring her.

"Ok, then, I will stay till I can go someplace else," Kagome replied. Inuyasha figured the bruises and cuts were from her running, and he didn't really want to take the chance of making her upset so he let it go. One thing still puzzled him, why was fate doing this to him! Was it because fate wanted to torture him by reminding him of her death? He decided not to ponder it because he really had no choice in this situation. So, they just sat there for hours enjoying each other's presence and sipping coffee.

The next 6 months went by quickly. They became fast friends, which was rare for Inuyasha for he had few friends or, well, none at all. They learned new things about each other, and they learned when to let things drop. Inuyasha learned that Kagome was only a year younger than he, who was 30. He learned her favorite foods, color, cars, everything. Kagome learned pretty much the same things, but of Inuyasha. Kagome did go into a depression because of the loss of her family, but Inuyasha helped her come out of it and enjoy life again. They couldn't really help becoming close; they did live with each other after all. Kagome got a job working at Inuyasha's office, a secretary, so they could go home together. Inuyasha didn't want Kagome to be alone because of the chance the killer was actually watching her.

Things were peaceful till something started annoying Kagome. Kagome could tell something was wrong. Every time Inuyasha looked at her, a look full of sadness flashed across his face for a second. He hid it well, and she saw it less and less. She wanted to know what was wrong; it was driving her insane. So one day when Inuyasha was taking a shower, Kagome went snooping through his room. She didn't have to look far for right on his bedside table was a picture of her. No, it was not a picture of her; it was someone else. It was someone who looked like her. She was with Inuyasha in front of a gigantic tree. They were laughing, and seemed like they were deeply in love with each other. Kagome felt a pang in her heart, yet she did not know why. Kagome still wanted to know who this person was, but decided to just leave it be. A week later the girl that had Inuyasha's heart was still haunting her. She just had to ask Inuyasha before it actually did drive her to madness.

"Inuyasha, can I talk to you?" Kagome asked one day after work.

"Sure, what about?" Inuyasha asked.

"How about we sit down on the couch first." Kagome said politely.

"Ok," Inuyasha replied, curious about what she wanted to talk about.

"Inuyasha, please be quiet till I finish." Kagome asked nicely.

"OK," Inuyasha replied.

Kagome took a deep breath and slowly released it. She started her speech, "Inuyasha, I have noticed that whenever you look at me, sadness flashes across your face. It has been getting less and less, but it bugged me for awhile and I tried to ignore it. It got the best of me and I went...snooping in your room. I saw beside your bedside table a picture." Inuyasha felt fear and anticipation. He had never talked about what happened, and it seemed that he would finally talk about it.

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