Disclaimer – I don't own Inuyasha...yep, I know, it's sad ain't it?
Suzu – Hello, readers! Welcome to the long awaited chapter 7/8 of my fanfic! I'm so happy 'cause of all of your reviews, and I ask that you guys just hang in there. Inuyasha and Kagome will get together somehow, I promise.
Kodaku – Why am I still here? I need to start updating my own fanfic
Suzu – (shock) Y-you mean you don't like it here?!?!?!???????
Kodaku – eh heh heh...
Suzu – (sniffs again)
Chapter 7 –
Miroku sat in the garden of his cottage, deep in thought. Inuyasha was probably still trying to get access into Kagome's era. The well was badly damaged by the hanyou's unfruitful attempts at opening the portal. He had tried to talk Inuyasha out of his efforts, but to no avail.
The houshi sighed. He remembered the stories that Kagome would sometimes tell Shippo about various girls who would have their happy endings with 'prince charming'. The houshi had wondered how that 'prince charming' fellow could get so many girls and keep on reappearing in yet another story with another eligible princess or fair maiden. He hoped that this story would have a happy ending for everyone.
Shippo had resorted to staying at Kaede's hut and shrouding himself by the illusions that Kagome would come back soon. Kaede-sama was getting tired too, since she was already too old to have another trouble on her back.
Miroku got up from among the flowers. He would have a little chat with Inuyasha and, this time, bring Sango along as well.
Kagome sat in the car as wind swept by her and whispered through her raven hair. She looked down, half expecting to see two doggy ears poking out from white, silvery hair. 'Riding on Inuyasha was always better,' she thought.
"Hey Higurashi? Are you in there?" Hojo's voice dripped with cheerfulness, quite the opposite of what Kagome felt at the moment.
"Oh...um....yeah, Hojo. I'm fine." Kagome's mouth hurt from keeping that fake, smile on for so long. She wished that she could hide her feelings as well as Inuyasha could. 'Inuyasha...he did want me to stay...but that doesn't mean he had those feelings for me...' Kagome's smile faded, unable to stick to her face any longer.
The car parked by the street near the theater. Hojo quickly stepped out of the car first and held open the door for Kagome. 'Inuyasha wouldn't have done that, he'd have been mumbling about humans and how slow they are.' Still, she really wished she could hear Inuyasha mumble under his breath again.
Kagome sighed and got out of the car. She walked up to the movie ticket line to find Eri, Ayumi, and Yuka standing in line in front of her. Hojo quickly took the chance to babble some more.
"So, we're all here, aren't we, now. Kagome's actually well enough to go to the movies now." Hojo smiled happily, and put his arm around Kagome's shoulder. Kagome squirmed under the touch.
"Kagome! Oh, we're all so happy to see you again! I can't wait to see this movie, it's called 'I Thought You Loved Me'!" squealed Eri happily, taking Kagome's hands in her own. Ayumi hugged Kagome tight and whispered in her ear, "We're all rooting for you!" Yuka smiled a secretive little smile and made a signal that they would sit away from her and Hojo.
Kagome groaned inside. At least Miroku, Sango, and Shippo knew what she really wanted and could respect her wishes. She glued another fake smile on her face. She wished people would sell fake smiles in the supermarket. If they did, she needed a box pretty badly about now.
Before she could do anything, Kagome found herself sitting beside Hojo with a big bucket of buttery popcorn on her lap. Her friends had kept their promise, all right. They were sitting at the other end of the room. Soon, the lights dimmed and the movie started.
It was about a young girl, Miki, who loved a rather secluded and rude boy, Yukito. No matter how the boy treated her, you could always tell that the girl's love for him remained. Finally however, Yukito had a bad day and had yelled at the girl. Heartbroken, she had left him with a few words.
Kagome's eyes started watering. Why did this seem so familiar, and yet so different? She quickly popped a mouthful of popcorn in her mouth to busy herself with instead of focusing on the cruel big screen in front of her.
"Um...Hojo? I think I'm starting to feel sick again. Can I go home now?" Kagome muttered as clearly as she could.
Hojo turned around. He looked questioningly at Kagome. "Are you sure you want to leave, Higurashi?"
Kagome nodded. She wanted to go home. 'To my other home, that is. The Sengoku Jidai.'
"Okay...I'll drive you back, Higurashi." Hojo started to get out of his seat, earning some grunts from the row behind him.
"No, it's alright, Hojo. I don't want you to trouble yourself. Really, I'm okay going home myself." Kagome handed the popcorn to Hojo, turned, and slid into the aisle. 'What a sweet girl. Not wanting to trouble me even when she's sick,' the ever naïve Hojo was thinking as Kagome rushed down the aisle. Halfway down, she bumped into Eri.
"What's wrong, Kagome?" she asked. "Hojo's not the type to try something."
"No, it's not that. I just feel something coming up. Bye Eri," Kagome blurted out in a rush. She had to get away from this place. Before Eri could object, Kagome rushed past her.
Out in the open, Kagome breathed in the city-polluted air. It was so much worse than the fresh, natural air in the Sengoku Jidai. She walked down the sidewalk, back to her family's shrine. Her head was humming in remembrance at the words from the movie.
'I've got to stop thinking about the Sengoku Jidai. I've got to stop living in the past. I can't afford to let what's already done ruin my future.' Kagome paused. 'I've got to stop thinking about Inuyasha.'
Kagome's head spun. One scene in the movie played in her head, no matter how hard she tried to get rid of it.
Yukito glared at Miki. 'I don't care for you, and that's that. Go away and stop bothering me. I never did care for you.' Yukito suddenly stopped as Miki stood up and faced him. 'I still love you, Yuki.' Miki's eyes brimmed with tears. 'No matter how many times you push me away or we misunderstand each other, I still want you by my side.' With that, she left.
(A/N Kagome never did see the ending, so Miki's words might not make sense while she was leaving Yukito)
"Inuyasha!" Miroku called. He and Sango had come to the well to look for Inuyasha, who was nowhere to be seen. Currently, the houshi was searching the surrounding area of the woods.
Surely, even in the one month time that Inuyasha had avoided them, he couldn't have gone and left the area. Miroku would have thought that the hanyou was sitting on a tree. He and Sango had already gone to Kaede's to check if he was there, but to no avail. Shippo had followed them to look for the hanyou.
"Miroku! I've found him. Hurry!" Sango ran up to the houshi, with Shippo bounding by her. The urgency in her voice wasn't exactly comforting. Miroku quickly picked up his staff and ran after a sprinting Sango and Shippo, who was also running right towards the battered well.
"Look in there, Miroku!" Sango commanded, eyes full of worry. Shippo hung his head. The demon exterminator pointed inside the well. Miroku followed the direction of her hand, eyes resting on the bottom of the well. "Oh," the houshi breathed out.
There was Inuyasha, lying unconscious on the dirt bottom, Tetsusaiga unsheathed beside him. His hair was dirty and unkempt, the red fire-rat hoari was bloodied, and his amber eyes were closed shut.
Suzu – Dadadadummmmm!!!!! What will become of Inuyasha and Kagome. (Don't freak out, people.) Please review and keep me motivated to update for you guys. I had to let Kodaku go and do her own random deeds, so Inuyasha and Kagome are back!
Inuyasha – Wha-???? I thought I'd totally escaped from this place.
Suzu – You thought wrong.
Kagome – Are you going to keep us here forever and ever?
Suzu – Maaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyybbbbbeeeeeeeeeee...........(As my dear friend Nicky would say) Anyway...bye bye people! And please don't forget to review if you have comments! They make me very happy! (Waves goodbye with Kagome as Inuyasha sulks in the corner Van once inhabited)
And as the image fades away...
Chapter – I wanted to be short, so here I am.
Suzu and Kagome – Aaahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Inuyasha – What the--??????? (Unsheathes Tetsusaiga) Wind Scar!!!!!!!!
Chapter – If you kill me, you'll die too, since you're standing on me.
Inuyasha – 0.o
Suzu – Oooohhh....Inuyasha mad....