Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. Inuyasha and all other characters mentioned in this fic are copyright Rumiko Takahasi.
Chapter 03: Goodbyes
Inuyasha lay in his favorite branch of the God Tree still wondering what was up with Kagome. 'She's been unusually nice to me lately.' His thoughts only spread from there. 'Does she like me? No. How could anyone like a lowly hanyou like me. Maybe she...nah. Wait. Why am I thinking like that? I love Kikyou, right?' He was suddenly jerked out of his thoughts by a call of "Inuyasha!" He looked down to see Kagome standing at the base of the tree looking up at him.
"Can you come down for a minute?" she called up to him.
"What for?" he responded.
"I need to talk to you."
"Fine," he called before leaping down. He landed two feet from her, startling her. She gave a yelp and stumbled backwards, but he caught her swiftly wrapping his arm around her waist. They stared into each other's eyes, a light shade of pink crawling up their cheeks. He quickly stood her up and pulled away. He studied to grass for a minute, before asking, "What did you want to talk about?"
"Well...actually...I wanted to tell you that I have to go back to my time, I have a test in two days, and need to study. I was just wondering if it was alright," she said quietly.
Inuyasha studied her as she spoke. He looked into her eyes and noticed there was a hint of worry in them. 'She's worried. Why?' he wondered. 'I bet she's worried that I'll try to stop her.'
"I'll only be gone for a few days," she added after a moment, hoping that would help him agree to let her go.
He thought for a few more seconds before finally saying, "Yeah, go ahead."
Her face immediately brightened. "Oh, thank you, Inuyasha," she said giving him a hug. With a slight smile, he gently hugged her back. 'This feels so...so...right' they were both thinking.
When they pulled apart, he asked, "Do you want a ride to the well?"
She smiled and climbed on to his back. In only a few short minutes, they were at the well. He set her down and turned to face her. She looked up into his amber eyes and was pulled forward into his arms, her face being buried into his chest. She just stood there for a minute, stunned. She understood his actions when she heard him whisper, "Be safe, and come back soon." Inuyasha stopped there, even though he wanted to add, 'because we have shards to look for,' but he resisted, knowing it would only make her mad.
Kagome looked up into his eyes, they were clouded, as if he were lost in thought. 'I can't help but wonder what he's thinking' she thought. But instead of pressing the thought, she pulled away. Looking up into his eyes she gave him a reassuring smile. "Don't worry," she said. She walked over to the well and swung her legs over the edge of the well. Casting back one last look at Inuyasha, she jumped down and into the familiar purple light. Her last thought before she hit the ground in her time was 'Why did he look like we'd never see each other again?'
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