Chp.24 Lover, I don't have to love

"I was sick of waiting for you. I'm not doing it anymore. So, I moved on" said Kagome more quietly. She was exhausted. All she wanted to do was go to a hot spring and relax. She was sick of the fighting. Sick of everything!

" You can't move on,…." Said Inuyasha. "I love you"

Inuyasha's words reverberated in her mind. Those are the three words she had been dying for him to say for so long. Somehow, the words didn't seem to reach her. As if she seemed to be on another island and Inuyasha was far away from it.

" Your too late" said Kagome. She got up to walk back but then felt…nausea. That was weird. Kagome stopped to gain some balance before moving again. Inuyasha stood up and grabbed her waist.

"Kagome. Please, I'm sorry." Said Inuyasha.

"Let go Inuyasha…" said Kagome. A swoon of nausea grabbed her again. She tried to tug herself free of Inuyasha but he was strong. Very strong.

"LET GO!" said Kagome. Inuyasha turned Kagome around to kiss her. She had always dreamed of this moment. But yet again. That far away island she was on was getting farther from Inuyasha. She didn't imagine it this way. Kagome struggled still but Inuyasha was kissing her so fiercely that she seemed frozen. Her mouth was bruised after he had finished.

"Kagome…let me love you" said Inuyasha as he began kissing the side of her neck. She pushed him away and started to run. Inuyasha was faster and grabbed her again. Kagome began crying.

"Inuyasha. Please. Don't do this" Inuyasha pinned Kagome to the ground and continued. If she said "sit boy" she'd go down with him…Why hadn't she done it when she almost ran away? She begged and pleaded for Inuyasha to stop as he opened Kagome's shirt. With one desperate cry into the night Kagome yelled.

"SESSHOMARU!"

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Sesshomaru opened the door to his palace and sighed. He felt at peace. He walked into the main hall and looked for the smiling face which he missed. (Though he'd never admit it) Where was she?

"Jaken. Where is Rin?" said Sesshomaru. Threat underlined his voice.

"O-Oh! Err…Um. I left her here when I left."

Suddenly like a dive bomb, Rin launched herself onto Sesshomaru with such force that Sesshomaru nearly stumbled.

"SESSHY! Rin has missed you much" She hugged his neck. Then moved to play with his tail. Sesshomaru hid the grin away from Jaken. Sesshomaru hadn't really noticed how much Kagome had changed him. That wasn't good, it was making him soft and vunerable. But he couldn't help wondering if he should go back and….visit.

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"PLEASE HELP!" screamed Kagome. Finally; Miroku, Sango, and Shippo appeared and rushed to yank Inuyasha off of Kagome. Kagome put her shirt back on and waited. There was a hushed silence. There was also a bit of confusion in the air. Had Inuyasha really did what they thought he did? Inuyasha glanced a Kagome then turned and walked back, deeper into the forest. Miroku looked at the group before following after Inuyasha. Kagome shook so hard that she had a hard time standing back up. Sango helped her.

" Okay….what happened?" said Sango. Kagome didn't want Shippo to hear. Sango saw her hesitation and asked Shippo to follow Miroku. After the kitsune left Kagome gushed her heart out of what's been happening the past week and why she was so hurt and confused. Sango remained quiet until Kagome finished.

"You should take a break from the opposite sex for a while. We will stay away from Inuyasha and Sesshomaru….well…you just can't see him again. I mean, you don't love him do you?"

Kagome looked down so her hair covered her face. Sango rolled her eyes.

"Oh, gosh Kagome." Said Sango. "This is bad"

Kagome nodded and looked up at the sky. Millions of stars sprinkled across it like a dark canvas. Maybe Sesshomaru could possibly love her. She hoped so anyway….

Crappy way to end it huh? (No not the end, the end of the chapter!) Next chapter more drama! -QN