Oh, my muse ran away. It took me a long time to track it down again. Ha! Take that muse! I locked it up in a room, so it shall never again leave. I would like to thank all you faithful reviewers who are still interested in this story; you guys are the best! I love you all!
Disclaimer: Now, if I owned InuYasha, would I seriously be disclaiming my ownership to that sexy hanyou?
Chapter Five
Never Look Back
"Sesshomaru," Kagome gritted her teeth. "What are you doing here? If you're here to take Tetsusaiga, you won't get it."
"I can do whatever I want, miko. What use is a sword to me if I can't use it?"
"How would I know! You knew the sword was useless before! You couldn't even touch it! Why now?" She was angry; who wouldn't be? She had a migraine the size of Japan, she woke up knowing she humiliated herself the night before and she's jealous of a dead-walking…thing!
"Don't you dare use that tome with me, human! If I recall correctly, it was you who clung onto me when you cried." The demon lord's eyes flashed a deep crimson before brushing passed her.
That's right…he held me…"I'm sorry." It was barely inaudible, but it was there. The softest apology, probably the only sincere one he ever heard. He paused his walk and nodded curtly.
"Don't concern yourself with that." And in an instant, his snowy white hair disappeared in the darkness of the shades from the trees.
"Kagome-chan? What's wrong with InuYasha today? He seems…pissy-er than usual. What happened this morning?" the young woman demanded to know the cause of the tension between the leaders of their group.
"Nothing's wrong Sango-chan. He's just being an ass, like usual." Kagome almost smirked when she heard a growl from the hanyou in front.
"Bitch, watch your tongue."
"I can't; it's in my mouth."
"Then you want me to cut it out for you?"
"I'd like to see you try!"
Sango sighed. Obviously the tension just lifted. But still…Kagome-chan was crying…Inuyasha brought her back when the tears were still rolling out…what happened?
"…at least I don't come back smelling like Sesshomaru!" The humans of the group gasp and turned their heads at Kagome.
"You dare bring up Sesshomaru when you come back smelling like clay! How dare you?"
"I owe Kikyo my life!"
"I don't care who you owe! At least I don't shove my tongue down a pot's throat!"
"I beg to differ, you and Sesshomaru seemed have enjoyed the exchange of tongues!"
"At least he's not Naraku's whore!" Kagome quickly slapped her hand over her mouth. It wasn't suppose to come out that way…
"Inuyasha? I didn't mean…"
"Shut it! Of course you meant it, why else would you say it? You wouldn't say anything if you didn't mean it!" Inuyasha's glare leveled with her surprised, stormy blue ones. Her surprise slowly began to shrink as livid anger flashed through her eyes.
"Oh…then I suppose what you said yesterday near the lake was true too. You wouldn't have said it if you didn't mean them right?" She was mocking him with cold calculated eyes. "And I do recall hearing you say that you don't need me in this group before. I suppose that's true too?"
"Kagome…"
"Shut it, Inuyasha. I don't need to hear it. Fine, I'll leave; you can be with your dearest Kikyo as soon as I'm gone." She didn't mean to say -her- name with such venom, it just came out that way. In fact, if she knew this whole argument would have started she wouldn't have talked in the first place.
"Feh!"
"Kagome-chan! Don't leave me. I need you, and although Inuyasha doesn't seem to notice, he needs you too." Shippo's green eyes filled with sadness, it broke her heart to see her –son- like that. Kagome looked away and slowly gave him a small nod, which made the rest of the group breath a sigh of relief.
"I'm a horrible person aren't I, Sango-chan?" Kagome lowered herself into the hot springs as the older woman looked confused for a moment.
"No. Why would you ever say that?"
"I'm so selfish. I want Inuyasha all to myself when I know he's in love with Kikyo. I'm such a horrible person."
"You're not, Kagome-chan; don't you ever think that! Everybody has to feel envy in their life; it's only human. And with the fact that you're admitting that you're selfish already proves you're not. You're the best person I ever came across. Don't you ever say you're a horrible person ever again, do you hear? Never again."
Thank you…Sango…
"Kouga-kun! What are you doing here?"
"I came by to see my woman! Kagome, you're face glows even more every time I see you!"
"Suck it you wimpy wolf! Kagome doesn't need to be around you!"
"Shut-up dog tard! It's you she doesn't need to be around! Not me! When I defeat Naraku and revenge my comrades, I'll stake my claim on her once and for all!"
"Shut-up you-"
"Sit!" And with a wham, Inuyasha disappeared from sight.
"Ah, I shall take my leave Kagome. Forget about dog tard and once Naraku's gone, I'll take you somewhere you would live as a happy women." As the tornado of Kouga's essence disappeared from sight, Kagome was still pondering on his words.
Forget about dog tard…
But what am I supposed to do?… Do I just decide to give up and act accordingly? And move further and further away from what my heart really wants? Then will I forget everything someday? Everything…including this pain in my heart? Everything? Without a trace…as if nothing was there to begin with?
Whew! I finished! Okay, I admit it, my writing is getting really crappy, due to the lack of non-writing for over a few months. Just review for my happiness, and yes if you're wondering the last line of this chapter ended with a quote I heard somewhere, I changed it a little (just a little).
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