A.N: Hey there! I'm soo gosh darn sorry! I was grounded for reasons I don't want to point out! I here by pledge that I will update at least every three days! And! I promise that this chapter will be longer… a lot longer!
And now for Chapter 3!
(I do not own Inu-Yasha… I wish I did!)
What I Wouldn't DoChapter 3: My Tormented Soul
Inu-Yasha sat bolt up-right.
"Kagome!" mentally smacking himself he jumped from the tree and ran as fast as he could toward the well, figuring to himself that she went home. "How could I've not recognized her scent! God… Kagome…"
He flew past Miroku and Sango who had just came to find him, ignoring them completely. I need to find her… I need her.
Kagome lay on her bed with her head buried in her arms, crying her heart out. Mrs. Higurashi listened at her door, her heart paining to hear her daughter cry so. Sighing, she left her post to go fix some dinner.
Kagome had came home not five hours ago, crying even harder that she had just then, and without even speaking to anyone, she locked herself in her room. Mrs. Higurashi sighed again as she placed a pot on the stove. I wonder what Inu-Yasha did this time… but its not like it'll last long… it never does.
After a while, Kagome's sobbing was replaced by sniffing and silent tears. "Inu-Yasha…" was all that could force from her clenched mouth, though her mind held a billion questions all chasing each other in circles, an enigma of hurts.
Why did you have to go back to Kikyo? She's dead! She doesn't love you for a hanyou… I did! God… Inu-Yasha… I don't even think that she loves you at all… Why did you hurt me? Why do you do this to yourself… and me… why can't you love me like Kikyo? … why?
Her body shook with silent sobs and tears ran down her cheeks. Tired of it all, she cried herself to sleep. Mrs. Higurashi came in minutes later to call supper, but seeing Kagome asleep, she covered her up and kissed her forehead. She stood for a moment, gazing at the first snows drifting past her daughters window.
"Sleep well baby… it'll be alright in the morning."
Kagome's alarm went off at seven o'clock in the morning, but the miko was in no mood to get up. Jerking the plug out of the wall, she pulled the covers over her head and tried to block out the morning birds singing. She was congested and her eyes were red and puffy from crying so much, the thoughts still buzzed around her head, though slightly muffled. Finally giving up the idea of falling back asleep, she tossed the covers off her bed and plodded out of her room, down the stairs and into the kitchen.
"Hi honey! How did you sleep?" Kagome shot he mother an 'honestly mom' look as she dropped herself into a chair. Blinking slowly at the bright sunlight, she tugged at her night shirt where the jewel hung from her neck.
Almost complete… almost complete… "Hey mom, how long was I asleep? I still feel exhausted."
"Nearly two days… your grandpa and I were starting to worry until I went upstairs yesterday and woke you up to give you food."
"TWO DAYS! I don't remember you coming in… or sleeping that long!"
"You were half-asleep when I woke you up" Mrs. Higurashi sneaked a glance over at her daughter, her face was droopy and she had black rings under her eyes as if she hadn't slept a wink.
"Kagome, sweetie… I know that you and Inu-Yasha had a row… couldn't you at least give him another chance?"
"I'm sorry mom, but no… he's hurt me too much." Kagome's voice sounded distant and strange to her. Almost as if she wasn't in the room.
"Kagome, you know you want to see him again." Mrs. Higurashi took Kagome's hand in her's. "One more, you'll see that it'll make you feel better."
"I'll try mom." Smiling, Mrs. Higurashi stood up from the table and placed an omelet in front of Kagome.
"Now eat up while I put some Raman in your bag for Inu-Yasha."
Kagome reluctantly took a bite. But its not going to be easy mom… I don't know if I can forgive him… not this time… no…never again!
"Hey mom!"
"Yes honey?"
"I won't be needing my bag this time…"
"Inu-Yasha! Wait up!"
"WHAT!" the half demon wheeled around, his hair swirling around his body. The wind whispered softly through the golden trees, and they groaned ominously.
"Where are you going?" Miroku asked reproachfully.
"To get Kagome… she's been away long enough."
"I think that she might want to be left alone, Inu-Yasha."
"Who gives a damn what she wants" Who in the hells am I trying to fool! Of course I care! "She's been nothing but a whiney pain!"
"But Inu-Yasha! She was really upset! And if you go now she might never come back!" Sango stomped her foot down. "And I'll be damned if you force her to do such a thing!"
"HEY! I didn't do a — " Inu-Yasha's ears twitched. "Kagome…"
The half-demon bounded off with Sango and Miroku trailing off after him. The forest suddenly gave way to a clearing, to reveal a weather beaten and crumbling old well. And sitting on top of that was Kagome, leaning back on her hands and a far away smile playing across her mouth. Inu-Yasha stopped abruptly, then Sango and Miroku followed in suit, all three not really sure of what to make of this, and neither of them remembering that Shippo was left alone at camp. Kagome slowly turned to face them, her expression never changed, but in her eyes a hurtful fire gleamed. She had dressed herself in a long sleeved black shirt and an even darker long skirt.
"Well… talk about rolling out the welcome wagon…" Her voice had an eerie mistiness and a cold bite. "I just thought that you would be too busy, Inu-Yasha…" his name was filled with such contempt that Miroku and Sango couldn't help but shudder.
"Why do you say that?" said Inu-Yasha tonelessly.
"Well… you certainly were too busy to talk to me three days ago… you know after my training… I mean your lips were all over Kikyo's and I guess that would make it hard to talk…"
"HEY! WAIT A DAMN SECOND!"
"NO! YOU LISTEN!" Kagome stood up, a hellish blue glow engulfed her and her voice was harder than flint. "I AM TIRED OF YOU TREATING ME LIKE SHIT! I AM FULL OF IT UP TO HERE! YOU DID NOTHING BUT HURT ME, YOU ASS HOLE! ALL I DID WAS LOVE YOU! CARE FOR YOU! AND YOU GO OFF WITH A CLAY POT AND LEAVE ME THERE TO WAIT FOR YOU! NO MORE, INU-YASHA!"
Sango's eyes grew wide and Miroku gripped his staff as the light grew and flashed like fire.
"You love me…?" Inu-Yasha whispered.
"Wrong, I LOVED you! …I HATE YOU NOW! I FUCKING HATE YOUR GUTS! RIDDLE ME THIS INU-YASHA! DO YOU HONESTLY THINK THAT KIKYO REALLY LOVES YOU? HUH? WELL I HAVE NEWS FOR YOU! WHILE YOU WERE LOVING UP TO A DEAD WOMAN, YOU THRUST AWAY THE PERSON WHO DID! ME! AND I WON'T TAKE IT ANY MORE!" Kagome yelled so loudly that her voice cracked. The blue light from hell gave god awful shriek and consumed the entire area in transparent blue flames. Inu-Yasha gave a cry of pain and fell to his knees, clutching his head.
"NOW YOU FEEL HOW I FEEL! DO YOU LIKE IT!" Kagome thundered above the roaring fires, Sango would remember this day until she died. How Kagome was utterly furious and how here eyes told a different story, they cried; Inu-Yasha! Why can't you love me? Why… I love YOU! Why can't you love me?
"Miroku, what's going on!"
"I haven't a clue, Lady Sango!"
Inu-Yasha picked himself up and faced Kagome with a pain expression that reached his soul. "Kagome… why?" he clutched at the grass as the flames faded and whispered off into the autumn afternoon.
"I could ask you the same thing…" she gave the chain about her neck a tug and threw the uncompleted jewel to Inu-Yasha, where it landed at his knees. "Do what you want with it… I don't care anymore… goodbye forever Inu-Yasha…" she jumped over the side of the well and disappeared. A sob escaped Inu-Yasha as he bent down to pick up the jewel. He suddenly found it's pinkish glow revolting. A soon as his fist closed around it he took off toward the mountains as fast as he could.
"Oh my god Miroku! Do you think she was serious… ?"
"Most undoubtedly so Lady Sango"
"I have to talk to Kaede… Let's go…"
"I agree!"
"HEEYYY!" Shippo came bounding out of the woods and halted about three feet from them. "WHAT HAPPENED! I SAW LIGHT! YOU GUYS LEFT ME! WHERE'S KAGOME! WHERE'S INU-YAHSA?"
"Shippo… please come to the village with us… we have much to talk about." Miroku picked up the shaking kitsune and carried him off.
"So Lady Kaede… what do you make of it?" Miroku leaned in closer to the old miko.
"Well this is very interesting, Miroku. Are you sure you described it right?"
"Yes, Kaede. It looked like flames… and they were a bright blue… like the middle of a flame… but it only hurt Inu-Yasha!" Sango said through sobs and hiccups. "I don't understand… it didn't bother Kagome be-f-f-fore!"
Miroku leaned over and wrapped an arm around Sango's waist and shoulder and pulled her so that she was leaning on his shoulder. The demon slayer stiffened for a second, shocked, then relaxed and began to cry anew. Through the window, you could see Shippo happily playing with some village children, throwing a pink ball that Kagome brought a couple months ago.
"Hmm…" Kaede scratched her brow and sighed "you see, very few miko have an unusual ability. They are able to convert a powerful emotion into a weapon of some sort… and everyone's weapon is different… The first miko able to do this was Midoriko, the maker of the Shikon no Tama. Since that time… well… only three miko's have had this ability. And I'm feel ashamed to say but I knew that this was going to happen."
"Was Kikyo able to do this, Lady Kaede?"
"No… my sister may have been powerful… but she wasn't that powerful."
"What did you mean that y-y-you knew that this was going to happen?" Sango wiped a hand over her eyes and snuggled closer to Miroku.
"I have an ability too you know… to broadly know what will happen in the future… it gets rather complicated at times."
Miroku chuckled sadly "Perhaps that is why you are so lucky, Lady Kaede"
"Perhaps yes… now, let's all get some sleep… i'twill be better in the morning."
"KAGOME! You're home early! How did it go? … Honey! Why are you crying?"
"I'll be fine mom… in a couple days, I'll be fine…"
"So, when's your next test so I can pick up some clothes for Inu-Yasha? He hates it when you have tests so he often hangs out here."
Kagome flinched as his mention. "I won't be going back mom… ever…"
"I don't …"
"Inu-Yasha did something I don't think I can ever forgive… and I am never going back." Kagome walked past Mrs. Higurashi and slammed her door once upstairs.
"Oh Kagome, but he loves you" she whispered to herself and shook her head.
A.N: I hope you liked my longer chapter! HAVE FUN WAITING FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER! … Torture