Disclaimer: I know, I know, what a bad cliff-hanger. –Beats self- Sorry, so just to say thanks for all of my great and wonderful reviews, I will update quick :D
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Chapter 5 – The Dawning of Love
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Kagome blinked twice. By now her's and Inuyasha's face were now a bright crimson red.
"D-did you just…k-kiss me…?" she whispered, unable to look him straight in the eye. Inuyasha leaned back. She was too disgusted with him, she didn't even want to look at him.
She looked back, just seeing his foot before he was fully out the window. She got up, pushing the thoughts of the pain in her stomach to the back of her mind. She looked out the window.
He was gone.
"Inuyasha…" she whispered to herself.
Not thinking, she threw on any clothes that her eyes set on first. She ran out of her bed room, and was down the stairs in three large leaps.
She threw open the door of the house and ran out. She looked around.
She saw no sign of him.
Her bottom lip was still quivering from the kiss, almost melting beneath him. She had been awake since he had touched her cheek, but waited to see what he was going to do. He had kissed her. Could that…possibly mean that he…loved her? Could it mean he really thought more about her than just a jewel collector? Could it be that…Kikyo was finally out of his life, that just maybe—just maybe—he really thought of her above Kikyo.
Sure, she wasn't as beautiful, or as couragous, or as powerful as Kikyo, but maybe she was good enough. Maybe—hopefully—she was good enough for him.
She shook her head, she would think about that later. Now she had to find Inuyasha. She had to tell him. She had to tell him that she loved him, more than anyone else. Now she was certain that he did too. She just…knew it…
"Inuyasha?" she yelled. Calling out his name several times, she received no answer.
She whirled around several times, seeing him sitting on no trees. She ran up to the well house and peeked inside. No Inuyasha.
Did he? Did he go back to the feudal era? If so, she couldn't follow him. She had no jewel shards. And she didn't sense them, but she had given them to him. He did leave. He left her.
All of it was too confusing for her.
She turned, and walked back to the shrine.
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She threw her clothes in the corner of her room and plopped down on the bed. Her stomach cramped up on her, sending shooting pains through her head. She curled up, covering herself in her blanket, and tried to sleep. Maybe he would come back, maybe he was just shocked…shocked that she had been awake.
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The next day, she got ready for school. There was no point in calling in sick, since she was feeling much better and she couldn't exactly go back to the fuedal era. She grabbed a banana off the counter and was out the door. She was hoping to god that Inuyasha would be there waiting for her when she got back.
The first two hours of school went by slowly, and at lunch her friends bombarded her with all the things that had gone on lately at school. She nodded, making them think she was actually listening, even though her mind was elsewhere.
After lunch she strolled through her next classes. Her last class of the day, she had to stand outside for not paying attention. But how could she? The guy she had loved for so long had done the one thing she had wished for for the longest time. How could she not think of him? How could she not think of the idea of him never coming back for her.
Several horrible images rolled across her mind. More than half of them involved Kikyo.
Just the thought of the woman enraged Kagome. She had remembered on several occasions Kikyo had tried to kill Inuyasha.
But of course, she couldn't possibly understand what the two had gone through, so she had no right to blame either of them, even though it would have made it a hell of a lot easier if she could.
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Kagome walked home, hoping—praying—that Inuyasha was there, waiting for her. To bring her back with him.
She slid open the door to her home, peeked in. She walked in, slipping off her shoes.
"Welcome home, Kagome." Her mother greeted her.
Kagome smiled, "Is Inuyasha here?"
"No dear, I havent seen him in a while. Is he alright?"
Her heart dropped.
"Yeah, hes fine." She gave her mother a weak smile, then headed for the stairs to her room.
"Oh, Kagome?"
Kagome turned, "Yeah mom?"
"You left this in your shorts pocket. Luckily I checked your pockets before I washed in, the glass might have broken and could have lost all the pieces."
Confusion.
Her mother reached into her apron pocket and pulled out a tiny bottle, and handed it to Kagome.
Her eyes lit up.
It was the bottle that held the jewel shards, and the jewel shards were inside.
But…but she had given them to Inuyasha. How did she get them in her pockets?
She dropped her books on the floor and ran out of the house, taking the steps in a single leap.
She slid open the well house door, waisting no time down the stairs. She stood at the well, and gripped the shard bottle tight. Lifting one leg over the side of the well, she jumped through and disappeared into the time portal.
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Kagome climbed out, relieved that her bicycle was there waiting for her. In seconds she was off to Kaede's village, ignoring the creaking of her torn up bike.
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She leaped off, the bicycle falling to the ground with a thud. She looked around, several people where outside, children playing with eachother.
She spotted Kaede.
"Kaede!" she said to herself and ran up to her.
"Kagome? Is that ye?" she asked, referring to the fact that Kagome's hair was pulled up in a high ponytail.
"Yeah, is Inuyasha here?" she asked, looking around again.
"He's off at the river catching fish, I am sure." Kagome nodded, turned, and ran.
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Inuyasha's head snapped up. He knew that scent. Kagome? She did…she did return.
He threw down the string of fish he had caught and stood up, taking a deep whiff.
Yes, he was sure. And her scent was coming closer.
He took off, the sleeves of his haori flying behind him.
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Kagome ran as fast as she could, a pain forming in her side.
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Closer, closer, closer.
Kagome stopped.
Inuyasha stopped.
Seven feet away.
Several minutes flew bye, and yet the two remained still, their eyes locked on eachother.
Kagome burst, and ran up to him. She cupped both hands on his cheeks, reaching up on her tippy-toes, and locked her lips on his.
His eyes flew open in shock.
She pulled back, her lip began to quiver again.
"I-Inuyasha…" she whispered, a knot forming in her throat.
He smiled, rubbing her thumb across the top of her cheek.
"I love you Kagome…" he said, wrapping his arms around her waist.
She sniffled, the moment she had dreamed about had actually come true, "I love you too," she whispered, a small tear streaming down her face. Inuyasha wiped it away with his thumb. He bent down and kissed her neck softly. "But one question. How did the jewel shards end up in my pocket?" At that, Inuyasha's ears perked, his muscles tensed for a fleet moment. He leaned back, a wide grin on his face.
"Well, I couldn't just strand you in your era. And I had to make sure you felt the same, so, I put the shards in your pocket to see if you would come back." He shrugged, "And you fell for it."
Kagome glared at him, "So that was your plan?"
"…yeah…" He grinned even wider, "It worked didn't it?"
Kagome smiled, and kissed him again. Now, she wouldn't have to dream about this moment any more. She was living it.
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-sniffle- Wow. So…so romantic. Yeah I threw a bit of a twist in there. I know, I know, shorter chapter. But I didn't have a way to make it longer so don't kill me. But anyways I really hoped you enjoyed this short little story about Inuyasha and Kagome. I might throw in a extra chapter about Sango and Miroku. Maybe, but right now I am working on a long sequel.
So yeah, thank you SO much for all the sweet reviews, loved them all and I loved that you guys could wait for the next chapter. I thought I'd better put it up before someone snipes me out or something :D
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