---gasps and then faints--- My GOD! My reviewers...YOU'RE ALL SO NICE! I don't deserve it! So many compliments...O.o Thank you all so much! I get so happy when I see everyone enjoying not only the story itself, but Totally Random Fun Time as well! You have no idea how much this means to me! Every single one of you helps motivate me to keep on writing. So, without further to do, on with the story!
DISCLAIMER: ---sighs--- Inuyasha is not mine, although the TV on which I watch it on IS! w00t! Yay for Mr. TV!
(Oh, and just as a side note - none of the others have woken up. I guess they're all just really heavy sleepers! xD)
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Inuyasha blinked in shock. However, it was not long before the angry spark returned to his eyes.
"OH, I'M SORRY! - NEXT TIME, I'LL JUST LET YOU DIE!"
Kagome glared at Inuyasha, unable to think of a response. With a low growl, Inuyasha jumped back onto the treetop branch he slept in. Kagome was left alone, in the tangled mass of blankets. She sighed.
It...it happened again. She thought sadly. There were a million things I could've said to bring us closer together, but all I did was push him away. Why do I have to act like this?
Kagome was ashamed. She wished to believe it when her mind told her she was doing the right thing. However, right now, despite the unavoidable pain, Kagome truly wished she could confess her feelings to him. It would make life so much harder - yet so much easier, too.
But... Kagome thought, I suppose I should be content. It's not right - wishing for more like this, when I'm already so close to him. I should be happy I at least got this much.
However, Kagome knew she wasn't fooling anyone. Now that she had finally made up her mind, she felt awful - knowing that the only thing she truly wanted was so close, yet out of reach.
For the first time, Kagome felt true jealousy.
She thought about Kikyo, her memories tinged with envy. All Kikyo had to do was show up, and Inuyasha would be at her heels. Kagome, on the other hand, had been with Inuyasha all this time, at his side - and still could not tell what he thought of her. And the constant fighting didn't help, either.
Feeling truly alone and confused, the young girl started to cry once more. However, this time, they were not tears of confusion or of love. They were tears of longing. Her heart ached. Regardless of whatever her head told her, Kagome now realized deep down that, all along, it was her heart that knew best.
But now, it was too late.
(((meanwhile, with Inuyasha)))
Inuyasha put a hand to his chest. For a quick moment, he had felt a tight pinch there - even though he had no current injuries.
Hm...that was weird...
He shrugged it off. Inuyasha did not realize that the pinching he felt was Kagome's heart, calling out to his.
Wide awake, his thoughts wandered back to Kagome - somehow, they always did.
I can't believe she snapped at me like that! Even after I saved her life! Can't that wench appreciate me saving her for once?
Inuyasha stared into the sky, which was slowly getting lighter.
But...something wasn't right. When Kagome yelled at me...it sounded so...so forced. Like she had to try really hard to bring herself to say that. And then, before that, she was crying...what the hell does all this mean?
(((Back to Kagome)))
I should just accept the truth. We'll always just be...friends. Kagome thought miserabley.
Friends.
It was a word that could mean so much one day, but then be worlds away from what you desire the next. It could mean the ultimate bond between two people, yet it could also mean one short of love. For poor Kagome, it was now the latter. But, like always, she had to put on a brave face.
I'm just going to have to take life as it is. If he doesn't love me, then fine. Hojo has always crushed for me - maybe now I'll see him in a different light. Maybe. At the very least, I'm just going to put all this Inuyasha business behind me. Stopping Naraku is my number one priorety here. I need to remember that.
But before going back to sleep, Kagome made a promise to herself never to forget her feelings for Inuyasha. Even if he was out of reach, it would be even worse to go into denial.
Her heart a mix of bittersweet emotions, Kagome eventually fell into an uneasy sleep.
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---yawns--- It's 3:16am. Normally, the evil little orange elves would threaten me with their cookies and make me write some more, but they decided to give me a break today 'cause I'm so tired. And I thanked them. You don't wanna piss off the little orange elves.
Hm...oh, I forgot to mention - sorry if it seems like I'm stretching out the story too much! I suppose I'm just buying time until I can think of a change in plot...or until I can accept that all fanfictions have to end SOMETIME. And that'll never happen. So, plotline it is! I'm gonna stick with this story 'till the very end - it's special to me! Cold Autumn Days is my first fanfiction ever, so naturally I wanna put my heart and soul into it. So, I just can't stop after only 7 chapters! xD I suppose I'll only stop when it feels right.
Hopefully, that's good news for all you dedicated reviewers out there! THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH! I'd like to extend a special greeting to our two newest reviewers - SweetInuLover and Silent Midnight Rose! Thank you!
---HUGS EVERYONE--- Ta-da! See? I hugged you! Yes, YOU! Sitting there! In front of the computer! Yeah, I just hugged YOU! So go be joyful! xD If you'll excuse me, I have to go hind behind my sofa - AngelnoDarkness should be coming any minute now to hunt me down. O.o