Disclaimer: Thanks for reviews, very sweet of you xD Anyways, I must explain for my absence of chapters:
My computer crashed, because of my dad. He thought he could fix it, but just made it unbearably slow. And so I couldn't update.
The break suited me well xD But I am happy to be back besides that. So here I am with the next chapter…
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Chapter 3: One mistake Too Many
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Kagome's scowl deepened as the monk Miroku stepped out of the foliage, looking up and smiled. After him followed Sango, with worry filling her expression.
"Kagome!" she exclaimed, running up to her, almost tripping over a fallen log and threw her arms around her. "We thought something had happened to you, or a youkai got to you!"
"No, I'm fine." She said, half laughing, hugging the exterminator back. "Gomen. I didn't mean to worry you, I just left for a little time on my own…"
She didn't say anything, but leaned back, her eyes filled with worry again. "What's the matter?"
"Oh, nothing!" she said and smiled, hoping she sounded convincing.
"Well come on, lets get back to the camp." She said and half turned.
"Wheres Inuyasha?" she asked, grabbing Sango's arm.
"Oh…uh…" it was obvious Sango had hoped she had not asked her that question, "he…just stayed…at the camp…"
"Oh." Kagome let loose of her arm, then slowly motioned to head back, "Come on."
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He couldn't look her in the eyes. He knew she was hurting, that she was hurting because of him. Yet again.
But he knew she had been there, when he had gone to see Kikyo. He knew she had seen him with her, but she had it all wrong. It wasn't because he still loved her. No. He had only gone to say good bye to Kikyo. He had promised to kill Naraku, and avenge her death. But that was all. He didn't want Kikyo. He loved Kagome, and wanted to be hers. To give his heart and his soul to her, to keep.
But he couldn't. Not yet. If he told her, if he let it slip to her, than she could get hurt. Youkai, Naraku mostly, could use her to get to him, and he couldn't live with himself if something had happened to her. And if something happened to him, and he didn't make it, he wanted her to be able to move on. He wanted her to be able to forget about him.
Inuyasha watched out of the corner of his eye as Kagome sat by the fire, picking a small container out of her backpack and taking off the light blue lid. She pulled out an omelette and handed it to Sango on a plate, then one to Miroku and then herself. She peered up at Inuyasha.
"Do you want one?" she asked, trying to hide the quaver in her voice. He looked down, then jumped from the branch, landing gracefully two feet from her. He walked over, sitting cross-legged not more than three inches from her and took the plate. He had agreed with himself not to do anything stupid to upset Kagome any further.
He had wanted so bad just to take her in his arms and kiss her, and make her heart aches that he had caused go away, but he held his urges in. He knew he couldn't, not yet.
He ate his omelette silently, cherishing the fact that the others were silent too, feeling the tension between the hanyou and miko.
"Kagome, lets go take a bath. Its been a while." She grabbed Kagome's arm and pulled her up. "We'll be quick, so then we can go Inuyasha." She said and smiled.
"Not to quick." Kagome replied, sending a glare to the hanyou that only he saw.
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"So, what happened?" Sango asked after stepping into the hot spring. Kagome sat on the other side, staring at the water. Shippou was in his floatie Kagome brought for him from her time, his eyes closed and floated around them.
"What do you mean?"
"It's some what obvious you are mad at him, Kagome."
Kagome sighed and pulled her knees up to her chest, "He did it again."
"Did what?"
"He went after Kikyo."
"Oh."
"But that's not all. I went after him. I saw that he wasn't around so I just…thought something had happened. And I saw them, hugging."
"…" Sango was silent. "You cant exactly blame him. I mean, she was his first true love. And she in fact, knew how he felt. And she is envious of you now, because you have the chance to see him whenever you feel like it, but she is stuck between death…and life…" she said softly, looking her in the eye intently. "Kagome, just because he goes after her doesn't mean he doesn't care about you just as much. He isnt really the type to show his emotions for someone, especially if he cares deeply about them. But it is some what obvious he does care about you, the way he looks at you sometimes, but anyways, just let it go. Don't let jealousy for Kikyou to catch up with you, its not worth it."
Kagome nodded, she had now wished she had never said anything at all. Sango was right, but Kagome didn't want to believe it. She wanted Inuyasha to hold her, to care for her, and to love her like he did Kikyou so long ago. But he didn't and wouldn't, atleast is what she thought.
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Kagome and Sango walked into the camp, the guys had already packed up everything and were ready to go, following as Sango had promised.
"Come on." Inuyasha said gruffly. Kagome looked down, holding back tears. He wouldn't even look at her, most likely he was fantasizing about Kikyo, them being together, just the two of them. Without a perverted monk, or a homeless exterminator, or a whiney fox demon, or a human girl from another time. Without her.
She sighed, picking up her backpack and throwing it over her shoulder, she had made up her mind. If she couldn't have Inuyasha in reality, she would go to her fantasies and dream about him there, to atleast give some relief to her broken heart.
She looked up, Inuyasha pulled the bag from her and threw it over his shoulder, turned and started to walk off.
Kagome followed.
After an hour, Kagome pulled herself from her day-dreaming. She was getting exausted, for in her dreamland she couldn't pay attention to where she was going. Her friends were getting suspicious after she tripped for the fifth time, and that time she ran into Inuyasha which wasn't all bad, being caught in his arms.
She had nearly thought of anything she wanted to do with Inuyasha, some making her feel like the lecherous monk, and others were just sitting in his lap on the highest branch of the highest tree of the Inuyasha forest. He would stroke her head slowly, his chin rested on the top of her head. Then he would bend down, and began to soak her with light butterfly kisses.
It had worked, she had some how felt a small bit better. Even though she doubted she would ever have the real thing, she always had her dream world to return to.
Kagome looked up, Inuyasha only two feet in front of her, arms crossed in his haori, hair slowly flowing side to side as he walked, in perfect form. It was almost mesmorizing, giving her another idea for her dream and she retreated into them, and it seemed to atleast pass the time away.
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"Kagome?" Kagome snapped her head up, and looked over at whoever broke her from her dreamland. "Are you alright?"
"Huh—Oh yeah, I'm fine. Just…thinking…" she replied to the exterminator.
"Well, we're coming onto a village. Hopefully they have a place to stay." She said, looking down the road. Kagome did the same, seeing the largest village she had since she had been in the fuedal era. All the buildings were nicely made of wood, all having small porches with a rocking chair or a table on it. A larger building, preferably an inn, was white. It was one story, but spread out across the village.
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They walked in, the sweet scent of garden flowers and apples hit their noses. Looking around, there were two hall ways turning into another part of the building, most likely where all the rooms where. One was on each side of the building (right and left). On the left side, there was a small eating area, where people came to have breakfast, lunch or dinner. It had tables about two feet in length on each side, with four seats around it. On the right side was nothing but statues and pictures and one door that said Bath House on it.
Sango giggled gleefully, this being the first time she had ever seen a bath house IN the inn. It was usually outside, or just a hotspring.
The girls walked up to the counter which was exactly in the middle of the two hall ways leading down to the rooms. Kagome smiled, "We need two rooms please."
The woman behind the counter was over-sized, and her glasses were a little too small. She didn't move her head, but looked up at the girls from what she was doing at the counter.
"What can I do for you?" she asked, obviously she didn't really enjoy her job.
"Uh…yes. We need two rooms for the night." Kagome repeated.
"What is your name?" she looked down again, picking up a brush and dipped it genly in the ink bottle.
"Uh, Kagome Higurashi."
"You'll be staying under that name?"
"Yes."
"The regular rooms are free, but if you want a Royal it costs."
"Uh…" she turned to Sango, who just shrugged. "How much?" she asked, smirking.
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Kagome slid open the door slowly, Inuyasha behind her. She stepped in, her eyes marveled by the wonderous room. A red carpet with a lovely design on it lay on the floor. There was only one bed, large and tall with a blanket identical to the carpet. There was one door to the right of the room in the back, preferably the bathroom. There was a small fireplace to the left on the side, two chairs, with the same print as the carpet, sat four feet from it with a brown table in the middle of it. Two glasses with ice sat on it, with a tall glass of wine behind them. A lovely red curtain with golden curves lay closed over the large window. Kagome walked over, opening the curtain and letting in light.
"Its gorgeous!" she exclaimed, and ran into the bathroom, shutting the door.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes and left to go walk around.
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He came back in the room fifteen minutes later. He looked over, the door to the bathroom was slightly open. He smirked.
He crept over, hearing Kagome move around in the water. He slid open the door. Kagome shot her head up, and screamed, crossing her arms over her bare chest.
"Inuyasha! Sit boy!" she screamed. "Sit, sit, sit, sit, sit boy!" she climbed out of the tub, pulling a blanket around her hair and then her body, all the time glaring at the hanyou.
Inuyasha pulled himself up, his head dizzy.
"What was that for!" he yelled.
"You walked in on me!"
"Well you left the door open!"
"It was cracked! I just went out to grab an extra towel! You should have known or atleast heard me in the tub."
Inuyasha growled, knowing good and well that he did know. Inside he was still smirking, even though the pain of being sat more than three times hurt and left him a headache he would regret later, he had gotten another glance at Kagome's flawless body.
Inuyasha huffed, crossing his arms in his haori sleeves. Usually he would say 'Like I even wanted to see you naked' but thought against it, thinking one lie was enough.
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The next morning, they signed out then left.
Now they were headed to Kaede's village, since Kagome needed to head home for atleast two days of school, then gather supplies.
Inuyasha knelt down, offering Kagome his back.
"Huh?" she asked in confusion.
"We'll get there quicker if you ride on my back. I cant waste time going back to Kaede's village every time you need to go to school."
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He really cant even stand me being here… she thought to herself.
Not being far from Kaede's village, and she riding Inuyasha and Sango and Miroku on Kilala, they got there in less than two hours.
Inuyasha had agreed to let her visit for a while, then she would head to the well on her bike contraption.
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"You can stay there as long as you wish, I could care less." Inuyasha said dully.
"You usually do care, what you going to go off and try and find Kikyou again?" Kagome said, the last part spitting out like venom.
"What?"
"Nevermind."
"No tell me!"
"Forget about it." Kagome threw her bag against the wall.'
Inuyasha grabbed her arm and spun her around, "What did you say!"
"Sit!" she yelled, spinning on her heel, she walked over to the door.
Inuyasha mumbled.
Kagome stopped. She turned, and walked back over to the hanyou, who was now prying himself from the crater.
"What?"
"What!"
"What did you say? I heard you mumble something."
"I didn't say anything!"
"No, you said 'Atleast Kikyou never abused the power' didn't you?" she said, the hanyou now standing. "Didn't you!" she yelled.
Inuyasha was silent.
Kagome narrowed her eyes.
"Yes, its always Kikyou huh?" she said softly. "I've tried Inuyasha. I've tried to keep my feelings in, but I just want you to know, that I love you. And I have loved you, but you don't love me. You love Kikyou. So that's why I had this idea." She grabbed Inuyasha's hand, "How 'bout Kikyou being the one that helps you with the shards? I mean, once this is all over, and Naraku is dead, you two can be together, just as planned. And I can save myself from a major heartache, and just maybe…I can forget you easier." Kagome turned, and walked out.
Inuyasha couldn't move, and at this time Miroku and Sango were standing at the door, their eyes as wide as Inuyasha's.
"W-what…?" he looked down at his hand, and there in his palm, was the jewel shards.
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Thank you, kmf for the idea for the ending. Just messed around with it a bit. But anyways, yes I know it's a bit rushed at the end D: I was running out of time so I had to hurry. Wow, one last chapter of this story. I don't know if I will make a sequel. Depends. Maybe. Just maybe out of boredomn one day or something. But anyways, see you next chapter.
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Chapter 4 – The Dawning of Love
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P.S. Credits to kmf for the last part of story.
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