Chapter 21: Shrouded Tears
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A shiver crept up Sango's spin when she saw HIS face. She never wanted to see him again. Never. It was that simple. But to never see HIM again was to never see any of her friends and that she couldn't bear.
"What are YOU doing here?" She spat out coldly.
Miroku approached her silently trying not to scare her away. He knew nothing between them could ever happen again. He knew that trying to make things up would only make things worse then they are.
Sango backed up not wanting him any closer. "I told you I never wanted to see YOU again! Leave me alone! Can't you see you've caused me enough pain?" She cried out. She felt her tears wetting her face.
"I only came here to tell you that Kagome has been very sick." He told her calmly. "That is all I wanted to tell you."
Miroku turned around and breathed in cold fresh air to cleanse his lungs. When he saw her his lungs clenched up making it difficult for him to breath.
"Miroku!" Sango silently pleaded out.
He turned his head slightly and saw her from the corner of his eye. She looked so sad waiting there. Her tears were still flowing out of her brown eyes and onto the ground.
"Yes." He whispered.
Sango looked up at him tears blurring out her vision. "Bring me to Kagome."
Inuyasha walked into the cave and noticed Kaede asleep; her old back against the rough wall of rocks. He silently walked up to Kagome's sleeping form. He sat down on the cold ground shivers running up into his body. He didn't want to leave Kagome's side, not ever and yet when Kaede told him to leave the cave for Kagome to rest he listened.
Running a hand through her hair he sighed contentedly knowing the woman he loved, his mate, was feeling a little more at ease. Her skin had returned to the normal peachy color and her eyes weren't glazed over by far memories. He remembered the day when both there lives changed, finding out about their true feelings. The day they locked eyes for the first time, it was like a connection was made just by that stare just by that look that will forever haunt him.
As he looked down at her angelic face her auburn eyes fluttered open to be met with his golden pools. The same moment recaptured itself like the day when their eyes locked themselves together.
"Inu- yasha." She slowly breathed out his name.
The corner of his lips turned upwards causing her to smile back. How he loved this woman with all his might. Never would he let harm come to her. Kouga may come back for her but she was his to keep. He pressed his lips against her forehead.
"Kagome, feeling better?" He asked her slowly to see if she would be able to catch on.
Her nod was fast practically hard to see. He knew she was getting better by her warm sweet sent that was radiating off her body. That scent that was sent to him two years ago. The scent that drove him insane when he made love to her. How he wanted to hold her in his arms forever. He was able to he knew that much, but now she was still suffering. Sango had left with no sign of coming back and she was still healing from her sickness.
She looked at him in awe. The sun had just begun to rise behind him making the silver strands of his hair shine about him making him look like a God. But he was, he IS a God. Inuyasha was all hers to keep. Not Kikyo's not anyone else's just hers. As she looked up into his eyes a shadow overcame the cold rocky ground.
"Who's that?" She whispered to Inuyasha.
Inuyasha turned around and saw Sango standing there with…Miroku!
"Inuyasha where's Kagome?" Sango whispered out.
Sango's voice was still shaky from all the crying Miroku had caused her. Her face was still streamed in red, her eyes puffy and blood red. Kagome felt for her friend. How many times had she cried over Inuyasha? The pain still seemed fresh in her memory and now seeing her friend cry over someone she loved was bringing painful memories back into her mind.
Sango saw Kagome and rushed towards her friend pushing Inuyasha aside to have more access. She knelt down by her side and held her hand. Sango's hands were wet and cold. The way her hands when she cried over Inuyasha. She wanted to ease Sango's pain…to make it all better. But it was something that she had never offered herself. Some solace to keep herself from breaking apart every time she saw Inuyasha and Kikyo holding each other close.
But now she was able to fight with her friend. To fix all the thoughts that were jumbling inside her heart and mind. Kagome had been able to run home and cry on her mom's shoulder every time she was in pain but Sango couldn't. Sango had no place to go, no family to go back to. If Kagome were in Sango's position she would have died from crying so much over her lost family.
"Kagome! How are you feeling? Are you alright?" Sango asked her friend. She sounded like she had to think of something else other than Miroku. Now was the right time to do so.
Kagome squeezed Sango's hand in comfort. "Yes. Knowing that you're alright."
Sorrow held themselves in Sango's eyes. Pain, also, reflected in them. Did Kagome ever look that way when she cried over Inuyasha? The thought lingered in her mind. She had to comfort her friend. It cut her deeply to see her like this.
"Inuyasha. Mind if I talk to Sango alone for a while?" She said hoarsely.
Inuyasha didn't feel like leaving Kagome just yet since she had just woken up from her deep slumber. Yet he knew how she felt about talking to Sango about private matters concerning Miroku.
"Yes." He moved to her side and kissed her soundly on the lips. "If you need me just tell Sango and she'll come get me."
Kagome's eyes glittered with love for her Hanyou.
Sango noticed the stare and her heart felt like it was breaking even more. Her lungs felt like they were squeezing around her making it harder to breath. She glanced out of the corner of her eye to see Miroku looking at Kagome and Inuyasha. She turned her gaze back to her friend and forced a smile upon her face.
Inuyasha stood up and left the hut without any more words. Miroku followed him back into the light of the morning sun.
"I'm sorry Sango…" Kagome whispered out. "Are you feeling better?"
Sango's eyes searched Kagome's. A forced sigh flowed out of her. "I don't think I ever will Kagome. I thought that- that me and Miroku would…" Tears started flowing out of her eyes and onto Kagome's sleeping bag.
Forcing herself up Kagome took Sango into her arms. "Shh…I know exactly how you feel Sango. I know the pain your going through. All of it."
Sango buried her head into Kagome's shirt and wept some more. The warm tears seeping into Kagome's shirt. "It hurts so much!"
"Lady Sango is that ye?"
Sango looked up and saw Kaede walking towards them. She wiped her tears with her knuckles and nodded briefly. The old woman always knew how to make things better, how to heal one's heart.
Sango stood up backing away from Kagome's embrace and walked closer to the old Priestess. "Lady Kaede. How is Kagome feeling?"
Kaede looked at Kagome and back to Sango. "I must say she is feeling as good as new. But ye seem in terrible pain."
A new set of tears formed in Sango's eyes. She walked closer to Kaede and wrapped her tired arms around the old woman. "Oh Kaede please help me…I'm so tired of crying. I'm just tired of everything."
Kagome stood up and walked over to Sango and Kaede. She put a comforting hand on Sango's shoulder. "I will leave you two to talk alright. I need some fresh air anyways."
Sango looked back at Kagome. "Thank you."
Kagome shook her head and gave her a warm smile. "Don't mention it."
Kagome pulled away from Sango and headed towards the sunlight. Poor Sango…I hope that she will feel better soon.
As Kagome came out of the cave it felt like a thousand light bulbs were on making her blind. Squinting from the heavy sunlight forcing themselves into her eyes she traced out Inuyasha. After a while she opened her eyes fully and noticed Inuyasha talking to a sad looking Miroku. She walked over to them and plopped down beside Inuyasha.
Inuyasha turned and looked at her. "Are you feeling better?"
Kagome looked up and his bright face. She had never imagined that they would ever become mates. That long faraway dream had come true with only 5 tiny letters that changed her life forever. "Will you be my mate?" Those 5 words that she will hold onto for the rest of her life. Yes she is too young to be married in her time but in this time there were not rules or laws to be followed her heart was able to do whatever it pleased.
"I'm feeling much better." She told him with a smile.
Inuyasha snaked an arm around her shoulder in comfort. "I'm glad."
Kagome looked at Miroku and noticed tears brewing in his eyes. Yes he should feel bad, no horrible, for what he did to Sango. Yet she felt for the Monk. She knew how much they loved each other and yet one fatal thing can change one's feelings about the other. Kagome prayed that and incident such as this would ever happen to hers and Inuyasha's relationship. But now if she thinks about it, without Kikyo indeed they were finally together and very happy. She had always thought that it was Kikyo who was separating the two of them from being together and now he statement was true.
Inuyasha may have had been in love with Kikyo but he had chosen her to be his mate. A question came to her mind, Had Inuyasha ever asked Kikyo to be his mate? Did she reject him because he was a half demon and that's why she wanted him to become human so that they could finally be together?
Kagome looked at Inuyasha and saw him staring at her. She widened her eyes in surprise and relaxed automatically. "Kagome? What's wrong?"
Kagome shook her hand in front of his face. "Oh nothing! Just me thinking stupid stuff. Ha ha ha." She forced herself to laugh.
By the look in his eyes she knew he wasn't convinced by he sarcasm. "Kagome…I know something's bothering you." He asked her once more.
Kagome looked down at the ground and back at him. "Can I tell you later?"
He looked at her once more and turned his attention back to Miroku who still looked sullen and dead. "Miroku stop crying yourself over Sango. She'll come back running into your arms like all women do when they're in love."
That statement hit a dark spot in her heart. So Kikyo was in love with Inuyasha after all. And Kagome had ALWAYS ran back into his arms whenever they got into a fight. Inuyasha was right about this statement.
"He's right Miroku." She told him trying to make him feel better.
Miroku and Inuyasha both looked at her. "Whenever I got mad at Inuyasha I always ran back into his arms. I couldn't let him go…" Kagome looked down at the ground. "And neither could Kikyo." She whispered more to herself than to Miroku.
Inuyasha still looked at her surprised by the last sentence she said. He looked back at Miroku and noticed that he was right after all. "Kagome." He told her looking down at her. "I need to talk to you."
His voice was stern and it scared her a little. Her stomach churned and squeezed tightly. She nodded and stood up. Inuyasha took her hand in his and walked off towards the thick forest.
After a couple of minutes of walking they stopped at a near by river. He let go of her soft warm hand and lifted her chin up so their gazes met. The whole time she wasn't able to look at him and he had taken note of that. Some was defiantly bothering her and he wanted answers.
"Kagome…I heard what you said when you spoke to Miroku." He told her softly.
Her eyes widened and she sighed. "I know you did."
Her eyes were full of…confusion? "Why did you say that?"
"Because its true Inuyasha! Kikyo always came back for you as I did! She loved you too." She turned away and looked at the glistening river. She didn't want to meet his startled eyes. "Inuyasha…"
He looked at her back. He wanted to see her soft loving face. Wanted to hold her in his arms. But he knew right now wasn't the time to do so. "Yes."
She turned back at looked into his eyes. Her face was stern. "Did you ever ask Kikyo to become your mate?"
And I shall leave it here. It was a pretty long chapter and I am really tired right now. I have been writing all day and now I am beat. Hope you liked this chapter. I will try to update soon. I think that I updated pretty fast to my liking. Well n e ways r&r please!
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