She sighs. 'I don't own anything. Damn lawyers. You still want out?'
InuYasha glared at her. "Where did you hide the damn key?"
'Key?'
"Yes the one you hid."
'Hid?'
"Yes it's what you did with the key."
'Key?'
"Oh shut up."
WHO THE HELL IS HAKUDOUSHI AND MUSOU? Please remind me!
Thank you for all the reviews! I don't think fanfiction is allowing review replies anymore so all I'm going to say is sorry for those who I made cry! And I'm really glad you guys like it and you reread the story? Awesome! Also, there's a contest I've entered for a manga thing (yes I have my own manga, it's corny I know!) so I need to know, what is the Japanese words for "Calm Down" and "Snake Goddess"? If you tell me I'll thank you in my next chapter! Ok on to the chapter! Another thing…the song that plays in the background whenever something sad is going on between InuYasha and Kagome…think about that song while you read this chapter. I was listening to it while I was typing. You can download it off of InuYasha Journey.
Ghost Of You
Chapter 9
I'm Sorry
InuYasha stood there, staring at the floor, waiting for a reaction out of the Higurashi family. Nothing so far. Except…Souta blinked a few times, a hurt expression on his face. Grampa gaped at what had just come out of the hanyou's mouth. Mrs. Higurashi had fallen into a chair where she clamped her mouth shut with her hand.
InuYasha could smell tears from someone. He didn't dare look up to see their faces. "I tried to come back. But I—."
"You left her?" Souta all but yelled. He was standing at a fighter's stance sort of, tears dripping down his cheeks. InuYasha raised his head to look at him. "How could you InuYasha? He yelled louder this time. Then his voice lowered to a hoarse hiss. "How could you?"
InuYasha's averted gaze went back to the floor again. "I didn't think that she would—."
Interrupted again. "That's right you didn't think! Now she's dead?" The little kid demanded.
The hanyou sighed. "I'm sorry."
"Me too." Souta turned on his heels and ascended the stairs. A door slammed and InuYasha flinched. Grampa couldn't look at the inuhanyou in front of him. Stifling his own tears, the old man turned away. Mrs. Higurashi got up carefully and stood in front of InuYasha. She was about to cry. "You tried?"
InuYasha knew what was coming. She was either going to yell at him or hit him. But neither came. Instead, Kagome's mother buried her face in his haori and cried. InuYasha just stood there. This was a very unhappy, sad, frustrated place right now. He'd give anything to leave. But he couldn't.
Finally, he gently pushed Mrs. Higurashi away so she could look at him. Gritting his teeth so he wouldn't show he was about to lose it himself, he promised, "I will bring Kagome back. Even if it kills me."
"It better not. Kagome wouldn't make it if you were dead." The woman sniffed. "Is it the same way around?"
InuYasha nodded, hung his head, and left the room. Mrs. Higurashi sat back down on the chair. "Father, are you upset?"
"Not with him, my dear. But yes I am upset."
Souta heard his door open and looked up to see who it was. InuYasha stood there ears almost flat against his head. Souta wiped his eyes. "InuYasha…I'm sorry about before." Then he remembered…his beloved sister was gone forever. "But I'm still mad!"
"I don't blame ya, kid."
Souta was surprised. InuYasha wasn't going to defend himself? To say it wasn't his fault? "I'm…blaming you and you don't care?"
InuYasha scoffed silently, looked at the floor, and shrugged. From all the looking down he'd been doing, he never noticed how different the floors were from his time. "It is my fault. And I know it."
Souta made that "oh" sound and nodded. "Kagome told me…"
InuYasha looked up at him and an ear twitched at her name.
"Kagome told me…" The little boy became frustrated and jumped to his feet, fists clenched in the air in front of him. "She told me you can make a wish when you complete the jewel!"
The older on nodded.
"Will you wish her back?"
He wanted to say "yes" so bad. But what about the others? Sango could wish her brother back, Miroku his father maybe, Shippo his, and Kikyou could rest in piece.
"For a while…" InuYasha began slowly and carefully so that Souta would listen to him and not get mad and run away. "…I could only think of what I wanted, what was best for me and not care about other people. But kid, Souta," he added quickly seeing the bit of anger on Souta's face. "Because of Kagome, I can accept people now and I did. And they have things they want to do with the jewel too."
Souta felt his arms slack at his sides and new tears forming. "So…Kagome won't come back?"
This time, "No" wanted to come out really bad. He didn't say yes though, he didn't say anything.
Souta fell back on his bed. "Ok then. So I lost a sister…and a hero."
InuYasha straightened. Lost a hero? "But Souta…"
"Leave InuYasha."
"Look I didn't say—."
"I said go!"
InuYasha felt defeated. He couldn't get he kid to listen. He turned to leave but stopped short. "I'm sorry."
Souta cringed but said nothing. He closed his eyes and wished for it all to be a dream. When he opened his eyes, InuYasha was gone, his door was closed, and he too felt like he had lost a great battle. "Kagome is gone." He felt sick. "This isn't happening!"
Muffled sobs came from the other side of the door where InuYasha was leaning against the wall. He too also felt sick. "What have I done?" He asked monotone to know one. Giving the wall a soft punch, he left the house promising not to return unless he had Kagome with him.
That might have been the last time they would ever see the hanyou again.
Kur0: I know it was really sad I'm sorry but this is going to only get worse. Maybe happier but it will not much. Review you nice people that love me!
Remember Chapter 2. It seemed pointless but it's very important later on…