A Reason For Living
Disclaimer - I do not own Inuyasha. I don't own ANYTHING, in fact . . . just the plot for this story. And that's pretty pathetic.
Summary - AU; Kagome and Inuyasha are two young adults in the real world: Kagome being a preppy, sixteen-year-old high school girl who lives at the local shrine and Inuyasha being fresh out of high school at age seventeen, and extremely punk/gothic as well as suicidal. An unlikely couple, but together they realize that all they needed . . . was each other.
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Prologue
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Inuyasha's POV:
Life is supposed to be such a grand, amazing thing. During life, you're supposed to find love, happiness, and peace with yourself.
I, Inuyasha Kaminaga, have found nothing of the sort.
Some may find it in themselves to blame my terrible upbringing. But I don't feel the need for such pity. That's one of the things that makes me strong, I guess; I can always forget the horrible memories I have of my younger days with that bastard father of mine. But I don't want to talk about that. I never do. Not even to Miroku.
That's what a best friend is supposed to do, you know - be there for when you need them the most. Miroku's done his part. I don't need him anymore. I'm grateful for everything he's done, but it's time for me to move on.
I know I'll never find love in this pathetic life. Not like Miroku did, anyway. He's got a beautiful girl who's head over heels from him. Miroku and Sango are both lucky to have each other. And I wish them the best of luck in their up-coming marriage. I only wish that I could be as fortunate as them.
I'm content with the hand that the Cards of Fate have dealt me; I'm at peace with who I am and where I'll end up. Because it just doesn't matter to me. As long as I never end up relying on someone else, or have to go back to those sickening memories, I can get along just fine. I don't need anyone.
But still . . .
Having someone to call my own . . .
It would be nice, wouldn't it?
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Kagome's POV:
Well . . . this is me. Kagome Higurashi. And what's to complain about when you're Kagome Higurashi? The girl who has everything she could ever ask for, you know? I live at the local shrine where there's plenty of room for the four of us; I go to a decent school where I have the best of friends; I even have a guy who's willing to marry me. Though . . . let's not go there, hmm?
I guess most would say that my life is perfect. It's okay. It's not the best - no one ever has a perfect life. But I am blessed with quite a few things that I feel extremely grateful for.
But you know what would make this life even better?
That's right. Love.
I know I said I have a perfectly okay guy who I may have to marry, but Houjou's just . . . he's not for me, you know? And I'm starting to think that there will never be someone for me. Maybe I'm supposed to be alone.
I wonder, sometimes, just how many other people feel this way. It sounds stupid, I know - I mean, like I said, I have pretty much everything. But . . . something's missing. Something deep within my soul . . . something is missing.
Maybe I really do need love. It's a hard concept to grasp - I'm only sixteen, after all. I won't be thinking about marriage for another couple of years now. But, just the same, it'd be nice. You know, having someone you could talk to and trust . . . someone you could have to love . . .
Someone you could have to call your own.
And maybe, just maybe . . . that's exactly what I need.
Disclaimer - I do not own Inuyasha. I don't own ANYTHING, in fact . . . just the plot for this story. And that's pretty pathetic.
Summary - AU; Kagome and Inuyasha are two young adults in the real world: Kagome being a preppy, sixteen-year-old high school girl who lives at the local shrine and Inuyasha being fresh out of high school at age seventeen, and extremely punk/gothic as well as suicidal. An unlikely couple, but together they realize that all they needed . . . was each other.
***
Prologue
***
Inuyasha's POV:
Life is supposed to be such a grand, amazing thing. During life, you're supposed to find love, happiness, and peace with yourself.
I, Inuyasha Kaminaga, have found nothing of the sort.
Some may find it in themselves to blame my terrible upbringing. But I don't feel the need for such pity. That's one of the things that makes me strong, I guess; I can always forget the horrible memories I have of my younger days with that bastard father of mine. But I don't want to talk about that. I never do. Not even to Miroku.
That's what a best friend is supposed to do, you know - be there for when you need them the most. Miroku's done his part. I don't need him anymore. I'm grateful for everything he's done, but it's time for me to move on.
I know I'll never find love in this pathetic life. Not like Miroku did, anyway. He's got a beautiful girl who's head over heels from him. Miroku and Sango are both lucky to have each other. And I wish them the best of luck in their up-coming marriage. I only wish that I could be as fortunate as them.
I'm content with the hand that the Cards of Fate have dealt me; I'm at peace with who I am and where I'll end up. Because it just doesn't matter to me. As long as I never end up relying on someone else, or have to go back to those sickening memories, I can get along just fine. I don't need anyone.
But still . . .
Having someone to call my own . . .
It would be nice, wouldn't it?
~~~
Kagome's POV:
Well . . . this is me. Kagome Higurashi. And what's to complain about when you're Kagome Higurashi? The girl who has everything she could ever ask for, you know? I live at the local shrine where there's plenty of room for the four of us; I go to a decent school where I have the best of friends; I even have a guy who's willing to marry me. Though . . . let's not go there, hmm?
I guess most would say that my life is perfect. It's okay. It's not the best - no one ever has a perfect life. But I am blessed with quite a few things that I feel extremely grateful for.
But you know what would make this life even better?
That's right. Love.
I know I said I have a perfectly okay guy who I may have to marry, but Houjou's just . . . he's not for me, you know? And I'm starting to think that there will never be someone for me. Maybe I'm supposed to be alone.
I wonder, sometimes, just how many other people feel this way. It sounds stupid, I know - I mean, like I said, I have pretty much everything. But . . . something's missing. Something deep within my soul . . . something is missing.
Maybe I really do need love. It's a hard concept to grasp - I'm only sixteen, after all. I won't be thinking about marriage for another couple of years now. But, just the same, it'd be nice. You know, having someone you could talk to and trust . . . someone you could have to love . . .
Someone you could have to call your own.
And maybe, just maybe . . . that's exactly what I need.
