Chapter 5: Over Looking Details Not Seen Before
Kagome just stared at the window and Sukii just stood there. He wasn't sure what to say to her because he didn't really understand the situation. Before was very awkward for him. Some guy came and Kagome flipped out. Kagome felt like she was the bad one this time and she could understand how he was feeling right now from her own experience. She took in a deep breath and got up to find Sukii behind her. She frowned and then it quickly became a fake smile. Sukii could see right through that fake smile and just said nothing. Kagome saw that it wasn't working and then sat on her bed, knowing she has to explain the whole ideal to him.
"What?" Kagome asked.
"Who was that guy before?" he asked.
"Someone that I had to let go" Kagome answered in a low voice.
"Was he an old boyfriend I should know about?" Sukii sat next to Kagome.
"I wouldn't call him my boyfriend but I knew he loved me and I loved him. In the end he hurt me for the last time and so I ran away from him and blocked him from my life" Kagome explained.
"Why did he come back? Was he trying to get you back or something?" The questions just kept coming.
"Can you please stop with the questions for now. I'm not in such a mood right now" Kagome's eyes filled with tears and she ran to the bathroom.
"Did I do something? I just asked questions" Sukii shrugged and went downstairs.
Kagome sat down on the floor, against the bathroom door. She stared at the mirror above the sink and saw her reflection. It looked as if she was crying for some quit time when it was only a couple of minutes. She could hear voices below her, whispering, gasoping, and then a horrifying sound alerted everyone including Kagome. A loud thumping sound. Someone had made someone mad and it sounded unpleasant. Tsuyashi, Kagome's grandmother, came storming up the stairs, trying to reach her destination. Mrs. Higurashi followed, trying to stop her mother from getting to Kagome because right now she was fragile. A loud noise startled Kagome and it came from behind the door. Kagome jumped from her spot on the floor and stood up straight, staring at the door. She was wondering what kind of look and feeling her grandmother was feeling and showing at this moment. The door shook violently as Tsuyashi pounded it with her fist. Her hand slowly approached the knob of the door and then she quickly opened it.
"Who was that guy!" Tsuyashi demanded.
"What guy?" Kagome pretended to know nothing.
"Don't play dumb with me. That Inuyasha fellow. You know the one who came by earlier and ran off when you and Sukii where together. It seems to be that old boyfriend of yours and I want to know why he's still around" Tsuyashi was giving her a whole lecture.
"Mother don't worry and please stop all this commotion" Mrs. Higurashi jumped into the conversation.
"What is all this ruckus!" Gramps came upstairs, followed by Sota and Sukii.
"It's nothing" Mrs. Higurashi smiled brightly.
Kagome was now angry and she ran right straight to her room, slamming the door behind her. Getting over Inuyasha was harder then it seemed. She was so sure that she could finally get over him this time but she guessed she will once the marriage between her and Sukii happens. Her birthday was next week and that's when Sukii will propose to her and she will accept it with grace. There was no doubt in her mind that she wouldn't go with this and when people are in pain, they do foolish things. Usually it happens when two are separated from some reason and wants to make the pain go away by hooking up with someone else. Sukii stumbled over to Kagome's door again, wondering if he should go in and talk with her or go about his business and wait till she came around.
Mrs. Higurashi nodded to Sukii, signing to him to go in and talk to her while she was forcing her mother down the steps so that no further damage was made. At that moment, Kagome and everyone else didn't either know or other stand what was happening. All Kagome could focus on was catching up in her time with events and stuff, this arranged marriage, and Inuyasha. He finally told her that he loved her after he blew his chance with her and now she was confused as ever. It was like a love battle between Kagome, Kikyo, and of course Inuyasha. Sukii cautiously opened the door and immediately Kagome hugged him. He was very surprised and then gave into the hug and hugged back. Kagome actually like Sukii and this was making the pain in her heart disappear.
"I'm sorry I've been so emotionally mysterious" Kagome felt the need to apologize.
"It's alright. Truly it is. Your mother said your old boyfriend broke your heart and you are still recovering so that's why I am going to decide to delay the proposal. I think it's more important for you to really come up with an answer and I don't want to know that you were obligated to accept" Sukii pulled Kagome away a little and placed his hands on her shoulders, staring into her dark brown kind eyes.
"I don't know what to say" Kagome replied.
"You don't have to" Sukii implied.
"No" Kagome began, "You don't have to delay the proposal because I know my answer will stay the same" The girl smiled.
"Thank you but are you positive?" He asked.
"Yeah...yeah I am positive" She gave another great big smile and hugged Sukii again.
Back in the Feudal Era:
The rest of the gang hadn't seen Inuyasha since yesterday and they were getting worried. Inuyasha had already passed through the well to the Feudal Era and he had gone somewhere he had to visit. The sacred tree he had accompanied over night and was still sitting at its roots, thinking over what he admitted to Kagome yesterday and what he had saw in his travel. He had seen Kagome being carried by another man, and that she didn't stop him after he told her that he loves her. He expected more of a reaction from her but there wasn't that much to stop him from leaving her there. Kilala followed her nose and found Inuyasha at the spot where he was pinned to the tree by Kikyo and freed by Kagome. The tree had a scar from where Kikyo's arrow had pierced it. The last time he got a real thought on how lucky Kagome freed him, was when he was craving the powers of the Shikon no tama. It was about a year of two since that day and he really hasn't appreciated Kagome's efforts, love, and kindness over the course of months. All he worried about was getting revenge for Kikyo and thinking about her...and only her. How could he be so selfish? He looked over to Kilala, who was standing at the foot of the tree, looking up to the hanyou.
"Hey Kilala" He greeted her.
"Meow" That's all Kilala had to say about it.
"How could I be so stupid and disappoint Kagome once again? I let her down so many times and this time was the last time. She's with some guy and I don't even know if she still wants to be with me. Well I guess it's kind of obvious she doesn't if she didn't come back with me" Inuyasha explained.
"There you are!" Sango cried out as she got through the brush.
"Where have you been?" Miroku asked as he came after Sango.
"Where's Kagome?" Sango looked around.
"She didn't come back with me. She's already moved on" Inuyasha looked down.
"What!" Sango exclaimed.
"Are you serious Inuyasha?" Shippou asked as he hung out on Miroku's shoulder.
"Yeah I am serious and I don't feel like talking about it now so leave me the hell alone" Inuyasha said as he took one more glance at the spot where he was pinned and walked off into the forest.
"Damn!" Sango murmured as she tightened her fists.
Back To the Present:
Kagome yawned and then her eyes became droopy.
"Tired?" Sukii smiled.
"Yeah I think I am going to take a long nap before dinner" Kagome implied.
"Okay then I'll wake you up later" Sukii said and gave Kagome a kiss on the cheek and left.
Kagome blushed and then went to sleep. At this point, it's going to turn out okay for her.
"Ah Sukii! How is dear Kagome holding up?" Tsuyashi had stopped her anger and most of it she couldn't remember.
"She's fine now and I think things will be different now. She's still struggling in moving on and I'm going to help her do that before her birthday" Sukii explained and went looking for Sota to hang out with.
"See mother and you don't have to interfere so don't try anything further or you won't see Kagome ever again" Mrs. Higurashi threatened.
"Hey Tsuyashi why is our daughter so hostile towards your decisions?" Gramps asked.
"It's some choices I made in the past that I am not proud of and she is still blaming me for them" Tsuyashi answered and disappeared in the kitchen.
To be continued...