A/N: I'm sorry! I know I have updated as quickly as I promised I would, but that was because we had like massive tests over the last week, and I had to finish a shitload of projects. ANYWAY, thank you to my reviewers! Keep on reviewing, and I'll keep on updating! Now, on with Chapter 5
Disclaimer : I KNOW. ON WITH THE FREAKIN' STORY.
Chapter 5 – The Sky Is Blue
The sun rose on the dawn of a pale spring, indicating the start of a new day. Golden rays of light shone through the tree tops, flashing brightly atop of the sleeping faces. A seemingly cheery morning, no? Wrong. For the group, it was still hell. Of course, Sango and Shippou hadn't learned of InuYasha and Miroku's 'relationship', so to speak. Kagome was the first to wake. She didn't catch much sleep, tossing and turning in the middle of the night, the thought of Miroku and InuYasha haunting her dreams. It hadn't turned out to be the happy ending she had pictured in her head. It wasn't the beautiful white wedding. It wasn't the wonderful family they would have together. Never did it even pass through her mind that Miroku was going to enter. If anyone was to interrupt their life, it would be Kikyo.
Kagome sighed and looked up at InuYasha, perched on a branch of a strong oak tree. Then, her eyes trailed down to look at Miroku. She didn't hate him though, never. –However much this hurts, I would never hate either of them,- she thought reassuringly. That didn't mean she would ignore them, anyway. She picked up her belongings and put them in her bag, cleaning up the campsite. –It's a new day. Maybe things will change.- Only, she was hoping that Miroku and InuYasha would act like nothing happened. Perhaps even forget about anything that has happened. Although, no matter how hard she was wishing for it to happen, she knew their 'new found love' was hard to break. The bond was strong. Stronger than the bond that Kagome had thought she once had with InuYasha.
As these morbid thoughts reeled through her mind, a crystalline tear fell from her once bright and cheery brown eyes. Turning away from the two lovers, she quickly wiped her eyes with her shirt sleeve. She wouldn't cry, she wouldn't show how weak she was to Inuyasha. She felt herself losing control. Out of the blue, she let out a small sniffle, and quickly attempted to cover it. Sadly, InuYasha's demon ears had picked up that small sound. His ears twitched and his golden orbs snapped open, watching the black haired girl below him. Kagome's shoulders were hunched and her uniform was wrinkled. Obviously, she didn't have a good night. He sighed, looking at her with gentle eyes. This was hard for her, he could tell. His red robe ruffled in the breeze as he jumped down from the branch up in the tree. The soft landing noise caused Kagome to turn around, her puffy eyes staring straight into InuYasha's soft gold ones.
"Kagome..." he whispered gently. He didn't want what had happened last night to repeat itself again, "Are you okay?" She struggled to stop crying, but she couldn't. Falling to the ground, she hugged herself gently. InuYasha was shocked to see this, so he took a step forward, wanting to comfort Kagome. She let out a shaky breath and held her palm out, gesturing him to stay where he was. Shaking her head, she looked up, using all her will to face him.
"No," she began, "it's okay." InuYasha smiled. Kagome could be so determined. He loved her as a sister. But of course, she could never be the person in his life.
"Are you sure?" InuYasha asked, just to double-check. Luckily, she nodded her head. Using the back of her sleeves, she wiped her tears away. Her eyes were still slightly puffy, InuYasha noticed, but at least she was smiling. There were so many things changing and he didn't know whether Kagome would be able to accept the facts. No matter what Kagome was going to say to him, he would never deny that Miroku was his lover anymore. It didn't matter whether they were both men. Generally, most youkai's don't even have defined genders. Kagome didn't belong to this world anyway. This was InuYasha's home. It was his era. Things could be different back then. But he was still glad. It would have been difficult for the whole group to travel together if they were having conflicts.
"As long as you're happy," she whispered, "I'll be happy too." Her soft voice pulled InuYasha from his thoughts. He looked up at her sad but understanding smile. The sky was blue today, Inu Yasha had just noticed. There were no clouds shading the sun from the group. It was just the wonderful sunlight spreading across the cerulean sky.
"I have to get prepared to leave. We're going soon, right?" she asked. This time, she had a little more cheer in her voice. That was already a sign that she was feeling better. InuYasha nodded. He had better go wake up Miroku too. Jumping over to wear his lover was sleeping; he leaned over and placed a gentle kiss on the corner of Miroku's lips. InuYasha pulled back a little, watching Miroku's eyelids flutter as he brought himself back to consciousness. His eyes slowly opened. They widened slightly as he found InuYasha's face barely a centimeter away. Staying there for a while, they both stared at each other. Miroku's beautiful purple eyes and InuYasha's captivating golden orbs; truly a perfect match.
A/N: I'm sorry! I know it's short and it didn't have much 'stuff' in it, but I'll try harder next time! I'm just really busy lately. And today I had to move an extra desk into the room because I didn't have enough space. Gah! I have a Chinese test tomorrow too! And Taekwon Do Exam tomorrow night. Lots of stuff! The more you review, the more I'll be encouraged to write more and update faster. Ooh, I might have a Yue/Touya and Draco/Hermione coming out soon! Read and review! THANKS.