CHAPTER 4:
A NIGHT IN THE PARK
"INUYASHAAA-KUN!" Kagome yelled.
Inuyasha scratched his head. "Where are we?"
Kagome looked around. "Well, I thought we were in the park, but why're there SO MANY PEOPLE?"
Kagome dragged Inuyasha through the crowd. There read a sign: HIKARI FESTIVAL TONIGHT! BRING A GIRL/ BOY WITH YOU THAT YOU WANT TO ENJOY THE NIGHT WITH AND YOUR WISHES WILL COME TRUE!
Kagome sighed. "Oh! That's what it's all about! The 'Hikari Festival' is tonight!"
She turned to Inuyasha. Inuyasha was thinking about something. "What are you thinking about!" she smacked him on the head.
"GEEZ KAGOME! WHY SO ROUGH!"
"I thought you were thinking about- forget it…" Kagome said. Kagome put her hands in her pockets. "Inuyasha…?"
"Yeah…?"
"I-uh…" Kagome thought. I wanna go to the festival with you…but I'm too scared to ask… "Do you wanna…g-go…GET ICE CREAM! Yeah! Ice cream! Heh heh…"
Inuyasha scratched his head. "Uh…why not. I'll pay." He offered.
"No! I mean…well…you see. I guess…I'm not craving for ice cream no more…Inuyasha…I-" Kagome blushed. We're a couple! Why shouldn't we go together…right?
"Oh wait! The festival is today right? Cool!" Inuyasha told himself. "Maybe…"
"Are you talking to yourself?" Kagome asked.
"Aah…yeah. I guess." Inuyasha blushed. "Sorry! I dunno why I'm so nervous around you!"
Kagome sighed. What's going on…! We're getting no where!
BEEP BEEP! Inuyasha looked at his watch. "Oh shit. It's three o'clock! I gotta go visit Kikyo."
"Why…." Kagome murmured.
"Nani…?"
"WHY DO YOU ALWAYS VISIT THAT DAMN…" Tears fell down her cheeks. Anger filled her body.
Inuyasha was speechless. "Ka..gome…?" What the-
"Gomen ne Inuyasha!" Kagome wiped her eyes. "I-I'm going home!"
Inuyasha tried to grab her but she ran away already. What's up with girl attitudes! Geez! Kagome…why do you always do that to me? Inuyasha sighed. But I have to go visit Kikyo…I have to…
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Inuyasha knocked on the door. "Kikyo…?"
"Hai…?"
Inuyasha opened the door. "Yo…so, what've you been up to?"
Kikyo couldn't look at Inuyasha. "Nothing…" her hair blocked her face.
"Kikyo! Not you too! Kagome's been acting weird…you've been acting weird! When will it stop!" Inuyasha yelled.
Kikyo kept quiet. Those words: It's official! We're a couple now! Ringed in her ears. Official…couple… Kikyo shook her head. Why am I jealous! Inuyasha's done more then enough things for me! I shouldn't be jealous! Kikyo faked smiled. "Gomen ne Inuyasha…I was thinking about something…"
Inuyasha went to her side. "You're faking! I know it! Kikyo, I know you more then you know yourself!" he joked.
"Heh heh…" Kikyo laughed without motion.
"Kikyo…todays the Hikari Festival…where two lovers make a wish that will come true!"
"Oh…I see…" Kikyo laid on the bed and turned the other way. She couldn't bare to see Inuyasha's face. Jealousy would overtake her.
"Kikyo…what's wrong?" Inuyasha asked.
"No-nothing! Leave me alone!" Kikyo yelled out. She put her face in the pillow to hide her tears.
"Kikyo!" Inuyasha yelled. "Tell me!" he grabbed her shoulder and brought her up. "Tell me what's wrong!"
Inuyasha could see tears running down Kikyo's cheeks. "Inu…yasha…kun…" she said. "I-I" she couldn't make herself say it. She couldn't say she was jealous of Kagome…she just couldn't. It would be unfair…just plain unfair to say that to Inuyasha who loved Kagome so much.
Then it all happened so fast. Time seemed to have stopped at that very moment when he did it. Kikyo widened her eyes. Inuyasha was surprised himself. Inuyasha's arms were around Kikyo. His breath was on her neck and that made Kikyo shiver a bit. Then he lowered his head and his lips pressed against hers. It was a weird feeling. But Kikyo didn't hate it…she wished it would last. Something inside her…was weird.
Inuyasha gently pushed away. "Kikyo…! G-Gomenasai! I didn't-"
Kikyo touched her lips. Her cheeks were bright red from the kiss. He was so warm…so soft. She loved his touch…
Inuyasha got up. "Kikyo…I didn't know why I did it! Kikyo- I should go-you probably don't want me here! Uh-"
Kikyo grabbed his sleeve. She wrapped her arms around him. Closing her eyes, she pressed her head against his back. "Inuyasha…! Stay!"
Inuyasha widened his eyes. "Ki…kyo…?" he turned his head. That's when he realized something. A new feeling inside him…wanted Kikyo…to…to love him. He wanted Kikyo to understand him and him to understand her…he wanted to hold her. He wanted to…love her.
"Inuyasha…I…"
"Kikyo…I-"
"Can you take…me to the festival…just us?" Kikyo said silently, just enough for Inuyasha to hear.
Inuyasha smiled. "Of course…just you and me…" he said softly. "You and me…"
Kikyo smiled. But this time, for the first time in her life, she knew that this was real…not a lie. This smile came naturally. She was so happy…for the first time in a long time.
Inuyasha embraced Kikyo once more. He felt this was right. Oh yeah was this right. "Kikyo…" he mumbled.
"Inuyasha…"
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Kikyo wore a red kimono and had sakura flowers on it. She blushed as Inuyasha looked at her.
"You're beautiful…"
Kikyo turned. "No! I-I-I'm not!"
Inuyasha whispered in her ear. "'Course you are…Kikyo. You're the most beautiful girl ever."
Kikyo blushed. "Aah…!"
Inuyasha chuckled. He grabbed her hand. "Let's go shall we?"
Kikyo nodded. "Hai!"
The two walked to a pond with fish in them. "It's beautiful!" Inuyasha said.
"Yup…I've never seen something so beautiful in my life…"
Inuyasha looked at Kikyo. "This is the pond…where you make your wish."
Kikyo looked at him. "And how do you do that?"
Inuyasha took out some paper. "You write it on this piece of paper. And let it free in the water. Whichever wishes are good enough to pass and are not greedy, they will make it past the pond and land on the ground. Those wishes will come true."
Kikyo smiled. "I understand…"
Inuyasha handed her some paper. "Here."
The two wrote down something. "Are you done?" he asked.
Kikyo closed her eyes. "Yes…I'm done."
"On three we throw it. One…two…three…" the two threw it in the water. "Heh!" Inuyasha laughed. "I hope my wish comes true…"
"Me too…" Kikyo said.
"Kouga! You're a jerk!"
"What! How about you Kagome?"
Inuyasha widened his eyes. Kagome! With Kouga?
Kagome saw Kikyo. Then she saw Inuyasha as her eyes scrolled farther. "Inuyasha…" she said bitterly. He betrayed me…
Inuyasha didn't look at Kagome. He didn't know what to do if he did. "Kagome…" he murmured.
"Daijoubu Inuyasha? Your face is pale."
Inuyasha looked at Kikyo.
Kikyo had a worried look on her face.
"Kikyo…no. Don't worry about me." he wrapped her arms around her. "You must be cold." He closed his eyes. Kagome…
Kikyo closed her eyes and leaned her head on Inuyasha's shoulder. "Inuyasha…you're the happiest thing that ever happened to me…"
Kagome shrugged. Inuyasha… She grabbed Kouga's hand and tightened it. How did this happen…?I guess we were never meant for each other… Kagome closed her eyes. She could feel tears coming up. "Goodbye…" she whispered to Inuyasha as she and Kouga passed the couple.
Inuyasha widened his eyes and raised his head to see Kagome.
"Mmph…it's cold…" Kikyo said.
Inuyasha turned his eyes to Kikyo. I have you now…right Kikyo? Kagome…I'm sorry… Inuyasha took a breath and smiled. Then he tightened his arms around Kikyo. "Kikyo…let's go home…"
"Home…I hope my wish comes true." Kikyo said.
"Yup. Me too Kikyo…me toioLet's go…"
The two went off. The moon bounced on the pond. Wishes and betrayal was made that night. But, love was formed too…
That morning, only two wishes made it. Signed on them was Inuyasha and Kikyo. The papers said: I wish for Kikyo to be happy and I wish for Inuyasha to be happy…
A/N; Well, there. Corny ending to this chapter. Well, see ya in the next chappie. Yawn I wrote this around twelve o'clock to one o'clock a.m. So…tired…bye bye…