Sorry that I haven't posted in a while! 8th grade gives a lot of homework ya know! AND on top of that, I was sick for four days! Talk about a lot of make up work! Okay, I worked on it a long time just for you guys; I love all my fellow Inuyasha lovers!
Quote of the Chapter: Would you rather live for day and love, or go through a life without emotions?
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Inuyasha climbed out of the well and stood right in front of it staring into the familiar face.
Kagome just stood there a few feet from the well staring into the familiar face.
"Kagome…"
"Inuyasha…"
Chapter 3: What they Gained
An awkward silence fell upon the Shrine.
"What should I say to him? Is he mad at me? What am I talking about; of course he's mad at me! He must be furious!" Then Kagome looked down at her clothing, touched her earrings, and starting blushing, "Omigosh! What is he going to think when I'm dressed like this? Especially my skirt, since it's shorter than the one I usually wear to the feudal era?"
"What in the hell should I say to her! She probably knows I'm furious! Stupid impudent wench! Always causing problems! And why is it so quiet…why is she blushing?" Inuyasha scanned her body and saw what she was wearing and started blushing himself, "Why is she dressed like that? I've never seen her dressed like that before… she actually looks…wait! This is the same Kagome, despite how she looks; she's still the same person I can't stand inside!"
Kagome had noticed when Inuyasha's eyes had left hers and started looking all over her body, this made her quite uncomfortable and enraged, "I left for a day, you came back, don't say a word, then start checking me out?"
Inuyasha was puzzled, "I was "checking her out"? What in the hell does she mean by "Checking her out"? Checking her out…hmm…? Oh well, it doesn't sound good so I'll disagree!"
"Why would anyone want to "check you out"?" (Inuyasha had said the last part slowly to make sure he had gotten it right.) Even though he didn't know what this term meant, he knew it was completely the wrong thing to say at the moment.
Kagome got hurt by this, "So Inuyasha, are you saying that you think I'm ugly? That you couldn't even stand to look at me?" Then she did her fake little cry as she always did.
"WHAT IS SHE TALKING ABOUT! Ugly? She's anything but ugly! Ugly…checking her out…oh now I know what it means! Staring at her…how can I put this… womanly features" (A/N: "Womanly features" is a comment used by my friend and I, like when we see a girl who's wearing a too tight of shirt we mimic her by saying, "There's nothing wrong with showing off your womanly features." Okay I just wanted to let you know so you didn't think I was a weirdo.)
Kagome saw Inuyasha thinking about this and realized that he had just barely found out what she meant and decided to drop it, "Inuyasha…" she said seriously.
"Inuyasha stopped thinking and looked at her, "Hm?"
"I know you didn't come to argue with me, so why did you come?"
Inuyasha wasn't about to let her know that Shippo pushed him down, then she would think that he didn't care about her, "What can I tell her that's not obvious to show her how I feel, but not exactly seeming as if I don't care…?" Inuyasha pondered for a moment, "got it!"
"Well? Kagome tapped her foot impatiently.
"WELL…" Inuyasha started sarcastically, "After a while of thinking, I decided that I needed you…"
"Really?"
"Of course, where would I get without you? I mean, the jewel shards can't find themselves."
"You Jerk! Is that the only thing that I am to you, a jewel shard finder?"
"Of course not Kagome, you're my…friend."
Kagome was touched by this comment. "Do you really mean it Inuyasha? Do you really consider me your friend?" Her eyes got wide with excitement.
"Feh, I said didn't I?" Inuyasha crossed his arms and turned is head.
"Inuyasha…"
Suddenly Inuyasha felt something. He looked down and saw Kagome and her arms wrapped around him in a gigantic hug (much similar to Ms. Hagurashi's). "She's hugging me? Why is she hugging me? Do I really mean that much to her? Maybe what Shippo said was right, we all effect her decisions in life. Damn, why is she so complicated…But despite the fact that she's complicated, I care for her." He hugged her back as she laid her head on his shoulder.
"Inuyasha…" "Why does this feel right? Why don't I want to let go?"
-----------------Feudal Era-------------------
"Where's Inuyasha?" Sango asked solemnly. They had found out that morning what Kagome had done and decided to take a break from any exploration since they knew none of them were up to it.
Shippo walked up and sat down by the fire, "Well… Inuyasha...had some business to take care of!"
Miroku looked at Shippo questioningly, "Shippo, what did you do?"
Shippo grinned very suspiciously, "Ah, nothing, don't worry about it!"
"He couldn't have…no, it's impossible…well, anything's possible, but…" Miroku thought.
"What did Shippo do? He wouldn't get over Kagome that fast; we all knew that she was like a second mother to him." Sango pondered.
Kirara just sat there staring at Shippo with a questioning expression as well.
"Well," Shippo stood up, "I think it's been long enough, I'll go check now!"
Shippo walked off without another word.
"Hm…….." They all said at once.
Once Shippo had reached the well he stared at it. "I've never actually gone to Kagome's time before, but who knows? Things could be interesting there! I've always said that I wanted to try something new so why not now? Plus, if Inuyasha has been gone for over a half and hour, they must've talked!"
Shippo gained all of his courage up and jumped.
------------------Kagome's Time---------------------
After a few minutes they were still in each other's arms and didn't want to let go.
"Inuyasha…?"
He eased his grip little enough so he could look into her eyes, "yah what is it?"
"Well I've always wanted to tell you that…."
Thump!
"OWWWWWWWWWW!" Shippo rubbed his head since he landed on it at the bottom of the well.
As soon as he recovered he climbed out of the well to find Kagome and Inuyasha in each other's arms.
"WELL WELL! What do we have here?"
Kagome and Inuyasha blushed for a moment, let go of each other, and turned their faces the other way.
"Inuyasha..." Shippo smiled, "I see you've been taking advice from that lecher! Tsk tsk, never would've thought you had it in you!"
Inuyasha started blushing furiously. The fact is that he did take some of Miroku's advice, nothing lecherous, but some romance tips that had come in handy, but he had no intention of letting Kagome know that.
"I don't know what the hell you're talking about! Plus, Kagome was the one who hugged me first! I had nothing to do with it!"
Kagome got furious, "You know as well as I do that you hugged me back!"
"Well I see my plan worked!" Shippo clapped his hands in excitement and jumped up in the air.
Kagome turned from Inuyasha and looked at Shippo, "What plan? What are you talking about?"
Inuyasha cringed, "SHIPPO NO! YOU'RE GOING TO RUIN EVERYTHING!"
But Shippo had no idea that Inuyasha hadn't told her what happened and continued talking, "Oh, you must've forgotten! I pushed Inuyasha down the well so he could come and get you! And now, I see that my little scheme worked, you two were in each other's arms!"
"But…..Inuyasha told me that he…"
She turned to Inuyasha and looked at him furiously, "Inuyasha you big JERK! I should've known that you didn't want me to back enough to come and get me of your own free will!" Real tears came to her eyes, "I thought you cared for me! And for a second there I almost told you….damn what I was going to say, there's no use in you knowing!"
"Kagome you have to understand…"
"NO YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND!
"Damn, she did the same thing as Shippo!"
"YOU HAVE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT….I REALLY MEANT WHAT I SAID BUT I'M NOT SO SURE ABOUT YOU!"
"Kagome…"
"SIT! SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT! SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!"
"Should've known that one was coming." Shippo said.
After that, Inuyasha was paralyzed, and he couldn't move.
"STUPID WENCH! I'm going to get her for that!"
Then someone's voice came from the house, "Kagome, Hojo is here!"
Kagome turned away from Inuyasha and yelled back to the house in a sweet and innocent voice, "Yes mama I'll be there in a second!"
"Okay honey!"
"DAMN IT! Why is that idiot Hojo here!"
Kagome walked up to Shippo, "Shippo, I appreciate you good intentions, but you have to understand, when I do something, it's probably for the better"
Kagome turned her head away trying to fight her tears.
"But Kagome…."
"Shippo, no matter what happens, I'll always love you, do you understand me?"
Shippo nodded.
Kagome bent down and kissed Shippo on the cheek, "Good, now go back. Go back and be happy! You know that's what I want!" She smiled.
Shippo was strong and didn't cry, "Okay Kagome, I'll be good and do as you ask."
"Thank you Shippo, you don't know how much that means to me! Now please go, there's no need for you to be here any longer." She pushed him gently.
"Okay, Kagome, bye!" Shippo jumped and was off to the Feudal era.
It really did hurt Kagome because she knew how sad he was, "It had to be done…" Then her eyes suddenly turned to Inuyasha who was still paralyzed, "HMPH! Serves you right!" She couldn't resist what she always had wanted to do, so as she made her way over to her house, she stepped on Inuyasha's back showing that she had no remorse for what she had done!
Kagome gently closed the back door, "Hello everyone!" Kagome knew she didn't need to try hard to be happy because Hojo was so naïve to what was so bluntly in front of his
face.
"Wow Kagome!" Hojo stood up from the kitchen table. "You look absolutely stunning! And I'm so pleased to see that you're feeling well!"
"Does he always have to be so obnoxiously perky" Kagome tried as hard as she could to smile and pretend that she was flattered.
Hojo stood up from the table where he was talking to her family and put down his drink. "Well Kagome, are you ready to go?"
Kagome looked out the back window and saw a glimpse of Inuyasha's red fire rat Kimono, turned around, and went up to Hojo and put her arm around his arm rather aggressively, "Why yes Hojo, I'm ready!"
Hojo was rather shocked by her actions because never before she had seemed so persistent to go out with him but decided that he liked it, "Maybe this is the new KAGOME?"
They walked out the door.
"Wow? She was awfully persistent…" Ms. Hagurashi thought.
Kagome's grandfather sighed, "This isn't the way things are supposed to be…"
-------------------Somewhere in the middle of the City---------------------
"This should get Inuyasha back alright! Always getting so jealous and not wanting me to go anywhere, well now…he has no choice in the matter!" "Stupid Inuyasha!"
"Did you say anything Kagome?"
"OH no not a thing!" She smiled.
"Her smile makes me melt!" Hojo Started blushing.
"OH NO…he's blushing! Kagome, why do you always lead guys on?" She giggled and Hojo seemed to take it in a flirtatious way, and so did the unexpected Visitor….
"DAMN! Kagome seems to really be enjoying herself." Inuyasha thought to himself as he was hiding behind a light pole.
Why did I even agree to Ms. Hagurashi's advice?
---------------------30 minutes ago at Kagome's house--------------------
Kagome and Hojo just left when Inuyasha came through the door. "KAGOME!"
"They all ready left," Ms. Hagurashi said setting down her cup of tea, "What took you so long?"
Inuyasha turned his head toward Ms. Hagurashi, "What are you talking about?"
Kagome's Grandpa laughed, "Well we've been expecting you to come, yell at Kagome, beat up Hojo, and take Kagome back to feudal era."
Inuyasha started blushing "Those were my intentions…"
"Inuyasha," Ms. Hagurashi said smiling, "why are you always so jealous every time another guy comes into Kagome's life?"
"JEALOUS! I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT! I ONLY NEED HER FOR THE JEWEL SHARDS SO I…"
Grandpa started laughing, "Do you expect us to believe that? We all know…" but Ms. Hagurashi cut him off with putting her hand up in the air, "Forget what he said, Inuyasha, it doesn't matter WHY you want to get Kagome back, I'll help you!" she smiled her mischievous smile just like Kagome when she had an idea.
"What are you getting at…?"
"Well… if you want to know, come up stairs and find out!" Ms. Hagurashi walked up stairs and just left Inuyasha standing there.
Grandpa got up too, "Well I'm ready for bed," as he walked towards the stairs he turned around toward Inuyasha, "My daughter is a smart woman, so It'd be in your best interest to listen to her." Then he went up stairs to go to bed.
"What should I do? Should I go follow her? What am I talking about? Of course I should… but then, what would Ms. Hagurashi think? What the hell! I'll go!"
----------------Upstairs--------------
The door to Ms. Hagurashi's room slowly opened, "Ahhh, I see that you came, Inuyasha…"
"Feh! The only reason why I came is because I need to get back to finding the jewel shards!"
Ms. Hagurashi giggled, "Yes I know Inuyasha…I know."
"Okay I didn't come up here for nothing so tell me what your big "PLAN" is!"
"Well, I bought you something!"
"What?"
"You heard me right! I bought you some clothes!"
"How would clothes help me get Kagome back? Plus, I already have clothes on!"
"NO Inuyasha you misunderstood me," Ms. Hagurashi shook her head and stood up from her bed, "Clothes from OUR time!"
Inuyasha just stood there staring at what she was holding up.
------------------Back to where it was before the flashback thingy---------------------
"Why in the hell did I agree to wear this!" Inuyasha looked down at his baggy black pants with a chain hanging from the side, his black and red vans, and his red short sleeved shirt that had "If you don't want your ass kicked, then don't mess with me" in black and started blushing (A/N: I know…there's a lot of blushing in this story!) "What if Kagome sees me like this!" Inuyasha was walking behind them about a block away to avoid any contact which would lead to confrontation which is the last thing Inuyasha wanted. "Usually I hate being a human, but now, it seems to becoming in handy from attracting anyone, well for the most part."
"Oooooh, look at that CUTE guy over there!"
"Omigosh I know! Isn't he absolutely hot!"
Inuyasha had heard these terms before from when Kagome had spoken in her time on the phone with her friends and knew exactly what they meant when a group of high-school girls around the age of 16-17 were staring at him.
"Feh! Stupid females!" Despite the fact that Inuyasha said he didn't like it, he did enjoy the attention a little and started blushing.
"I wonder…if Kagome were here…would she get jealous like I always have in the past?"
Inuyasha's thoughts were interrupted when he suddenly saw Kagome and Hojo stop in front of the movie theatre.
"I think that's called the "movees" like the "telivesionin" only bigger at least that's what I remember Kagome calling it."
Kagome and Hojo went up the ticket counter, bought two tickets and went inside and of course, Inuyasha followed.
First he made sure that Kagome was completely out of sight and then he walked up to the ticket counter. "Now what did Ms. Hagurashi tell me to do?" He tried as hard as he could to remember.
---------------Flash back-----------------
"Okay Inuyasha this is what you're going to do, listen carefully!"
"Okay just tell me already!"
Ms. Hagurashi got serious, "First you're going to go up to the little counter where they sell "tickets". The Tickets will look like little pieces of paper."
"OKAY GO ON!"
"Then, you'll ask the nice man or woman these exact words ("One ticket please") and you'll give him the money that I gave you." Do you got that Inuyasha?" (A/N: I know Inuyasha isn't going to tell the dude what movie he wants the ticket for, but at this theatre, you can see any movie with the one ticket you bought and if you ask "Why" the answer is: becuz I can! I am the authoress!)
"Yes I got it!"
---------------End of Flashback----------------
Inuyasha went up to the counter and went up to the man selling the tickets, "Okay, so I'm going to say "one ticket please" and then give the money." But the bad thing was, Inuyasha's mouth went off before his brain did. "Give me a ticket!"
"Excuse me sir?" the ticket dude said.
"OH I'm sorry you must be deaf or an idiot! I'm guessing an idiot! GIVE ME THE F'n TICKET!"
The dude seemed to be scared and gave Inuyasha the ticket without anymore hesitation, "here you go sir!"
"Feh!" Inuyasha was almost to the door, and then he remembered the money and went back. He turned around and the dude was gone. "That scared huh? Feh! Stupid humans!"
-----------------In the Theatre----------------
Inuyasha had never seen a thing like this ever! He looked straight in front of him and saw the concession stand full of edibles that he had never seen before, to the right and left he saw posters of people who looked awfully stupid to him, and a little ahead he saw hallways leading to different rooms which were the theatres. As he looked around a little more, he found Hojo and Kagome…holding hands!"
"Geesh!" Kagome thought, "Why is he holding my hand?" Hojo only smiled.
They went to the concession stand, bought a tub full of popcorn, and went into their theatre followed by their unexpected guest.
In the Theatre, Kagome and Hojo sat sort of in the middle of the theatre and Inuyasha sat the row right behind them to make sure nothing went on.
"Why do I feel like…Inuyasha is here, like he's right behind me?"
"Nothing better go on between those two or I'll…I'll…wait, why do I care? Kagome can have any relationship that she wants…as long as her first priority comes first I mean, my first priority. Now that I think about it…what is her first priority in life?"
Suddenly the lights went low and the big screen started to play the movie. "AND NOW COMES OUR FEATURE PRESENTATION!"
"Gosh damn why did that have to be so loud!"
The movie was a romantic comedy (A/N: personally one of my favorites besides fantasy!) It started out with some chick breaking up with her fiancé and then all alone and depressed and then starts to fall in love with someone then denies it (ya know like how almost every chick flick goes). Then, there was a kissing scene, more like making out scene! This made Inuyasha feel awkward. Then he looked down to check up Kagome again and saw that Hojo had put his arm around her.
"HOJO I SWEAR IF YOU TRY ANYTHING I'LL KICK YOUR ASS!"
Nothing more happened after Hojo putting his arm around Kagome, they just stayed like that for a while which was bugging the crap out of Inuyasha. Then finally…the dreaded two hours was over! Every one started leaving the theatre and Kagome and Hojo walked home.
Kagome looked up at the moon, "I still wonder…, can Inuyasha see the same moon in the feudal era as I am now?" Inuyasha…WHY IN THE HELL DO I KEEP THINKING ABOUT YOU!"
----------------At Kagome's House----------------
Inuyasha had rushed to reach the house before they did to find the perfect spot to spy on them.
"Well Hojo, I had a great time!"
"Kagome…?"
"What is it Hojo?" Kagome turned around and took the key out from her front door.
"Well… I've been wondering…if you wanted to be my girl friend."
"GIRLFRIEND! I WASN'T EXPECTING THIS!" Kagome's eyes got wide.
"Hojo I…"
But Kagome was cut off by Hojo's lips. He had gently kissed on the lips.
Inuyasha had witnessed all of this from the roof. "$&)$ &($#&#($ &$(&$#)(76()#&$#&()$&#()&$)(&$#(&$)(#&$#() Hojo! What is Kagome thinking? She can't possibly like this guy!" then Inuyasha got scared, "What if she actually does!"
Hojo removed his lips and waited for an answer. Kagome just stood there.
"My first kiss… my first kiss was supposed to be magical…but for some reason, I don't feel a thing."
"Hojo, I'm sorry if I've been leading you on, but I can't go out with you."
Hojo just didn't know when to quit though, "But why Kagome? I can give you everything you want and need!"
Kagome laughed, "Hojo, no one knows what I need." "Inuyasha is the only one that does."
"Kagome just tell me, is there some one ELSE!" Hojo looked so incredibly hurt.
"Some one else? Some one else…"
Kagome smiled. "You know Hojo…I'm really not sure." Kagome leaned over and gave Hojo a hug, "Thank you for the wonderful evening." Kagome unlocked the door and went inside. Hojo just walked away heartbroken.
Inuyasha just stood there mystified, "Someone else…"
----------------Ten Minutes Later------------------
Kagome had gotten into her pajamas and walked outside.
"The moon is so beautiful…"
Inuyasha just sat there not sure of what to think of her presence.
"Inuyasha?"
He wasn't sure if she was talking to him or if she was just saying his name so he kept quiet.
"Inuyasha," Kagome laughed, "you can come down now."
Inuyasha jumped down and stood behind her so that she didn't face him, "How long did you know!"
"Right when I put the key in the door, I felt you here."
"Oh…"
Kagome looked up into the sky still facing the opposite way as Inuyasha, "Why did you stay here, what is your purpose?"
"…"
"I know how you feel… what is our purpose for anything?"
"…"
"Inuyasha?"
"Hm?"
"Do you think… that we can see the same moon in different eras?"
"I don't know! Why are you asking me this anyways!"
Kagome shook her head, "Forget it! I was just, wondering is all…"
"Oh…"
"Inuyasha, I've come to a conclusion that I'll go back with you!"
"WHAT!"
Kagome turned around, eyes red from obvious crying but she was smiling like a child at Christmas, "You heard me! I'll go back with you!"
"WHY!"
"What?"
"Why all of sudden you want to come back, what's the catch?"
"The catch?" Kagome laughed, "Silly me I almost forgot!"
Kagome walked over and put her hand on Inuyasha's cheek.
"Her hand…it's so warm, unlike Kikyo's"
Kagome stared into Inuyasha's eyes and her face was so close to his, "The catch is a promise!"
"What promise?"
"Inuyasha…promise me, you'll never forget me!"
"What kind of promise is that!"
"INUYASHA! Just…promise, okay?"
"Kagome…"
"NO! No Kagome…Just promise!"
"I promise."
"Thank you…"
(A/N: THE FALL IN LOVE THE END! Just kidding gosh! Okay…remember, this is only the beginning so don't make any assumptions yet! So keep reading to find out!)
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P.S. If I have any Major mistakes, like words that don't make sense, please tell me, I wrote this chapter when I was half asleep so I need to know these things!