All I Want Is Another Chance
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or any related characters.
Just in time for Halloween…if I'd planned this, it couldn't have been better. Thank you to all of those who reviewed my first chapter, and the even larger number who put this story on their alert lists. Thank you so much!
Kagome cries a lot in this story, especially in the first few chapters. Don't look down on her for that, her heart's just been broken and her best friend in the world has died before her eyes. So bear with her, and me for writing this, OK? And some of you might wonder where Myoga was when Inu was poisoned? He was off cowering somewhere or something, and never showed up to suck out the poison (like in Episode 13, The Mystery of the New Moon and the Black-Haired Inuyasha).
Chapter 2: Ghost! I Think…
When they buried Inuyasha, Kagome found that her emotions were taking over. Despite her efforts to remain calm, tears streamed down her cheeks. Without looking back, she raced towards the well and leaped through, deciding then and there to never go back.
That night, as she lay sleepless on her bed, she fiddled with Inuyasha's rosary, which she had taken as the only reminder of the Feudal Era.
'Do I really want to go back there now? He's dead, but what about the Shikon shards? I still have a duty to collect them…and stop Naraku. Can I do it without Inuyasha? Should I?'
Images flashed across her mind, images of Inuyasha, after he defeated the Thunder Brothers.
"No! Don't leave me, Kagome!" He had shown more emotion than he intended then, and it was so obvious now…
"Kagome…you smell nice."
"But you told me you hated my scent!"
"I know… I was lying."
She wouldn't hear him speak to her again except in memory…
Suki Higurashi peered around the edge of her daughter's door. "Kagome? Are you all right? I brought you dinner."
"I don't want any, thank you," Kagome muttered.
"But you haven't eaten anything all day," Her mother felt her forehead. "Are you sure you're not sick?"
"I'm fine! It's just—" Kagome's story poured out of her before she could stop herself. When she had finished, Suki hugged her sympathetically.
"My poor Kagome," she murmured into her weeping daughter's hair.
Suddenly, Sota shouted from downstairs. "Mom? He's here!"
Kagome looked at her mother quizzically. "Who's here? What's going on?"
"I forgot to tell you…we have an exchange student from Okinawa coming to live with us for a while. Don't worry," she said, as Kagome opened her mouth to speak, "We'll just have to be a little more careful when you go through the well, that's all." Before her daughter could reply, she was heading downstairs to meet their guest.
Suddenly, Sota yelled again. This time, however, his voice was full of fear. He came thundering up the stairs and hid behind his sister.
"Sis? Inuyasha's dead, right?"
"Don't remind me," she said bitterly.
Mrs. Higurashi's voice came up the stairs. "And this is Sota's room, the bathroom is down the hall, my room, this will be your room, no, right here, Grandpa's room—don't disturb him, he's sleeping—and this" she stepped into Kagome's room "is my daughter Kagome's room. So that's where you ran off to, Sota!—No, come on in, don't be shy."
From behind Suki stepped a young man with long black hair tied into a ponytail and dark brown eyes. He waved at Kagome.
"Nice to meet you," he said softly. "I'm—"
Kagome nearly died of shock. "Inuyasha! Sota, you're right! It's Inuyasha!"
Yeah, it's short—only three pages, but I like writing short, cliffhanger chapters. So live with it. And review it or I won't post anymore, and only my friends who live nearby can see and enjoy it. In the meantime, don't die of suspense… :D Bwahahahaha…