I'm Still Here: Chapter 2 Why Are You Haunting Me?
Disclaimer: I don't own Inu-Yasha or any of the characters
"Ohh! Kagome try this one on!" Ayumi shouted as she tossed yet another gown at Kagome.
They had been there for a half an hour waiting to get Kagome fitted. The owner said they were just finishing up with someone else. To bad the person they were finishing was a complainer. The man said they could try on some gowns while waiting.
When Ayumi heard that there was no stopping her. Kagome had tried on almost every gown in the store. Eri also tried on a gown or two. And Yuka was the judge.
"You people are useless! I am never coming here again!" yelled a girl, who was stomping out of the fitting room. She had been yelling almost non stop when Kagome arrived. Her voice was that loud.
"So sorry to keep you all waiting. Now which one of you needs a gown?" the man asked. He seemed nice enough but he looked like he was tired of fitting people all day.
"I do." Kagome said.
"Already practicing for your wedding?" the man chuckled.
A few hours later Kagome was done and had picked a dress design. The man said to come pick it up in a week.
"Look at the time. Do you girls need a ride home?" Mrs.Higurashi asked the three girls.
"No thanks, we can walk." Eri replied.
"Are you sure?" Kagome's mother asked concerned.
"Yep, we need the exercise anyways." Yuka said as she smiled.
"Bye Kagome see you tomorrow!" Ayumi yelled as she ran down the street.
"Ayumi wait up!" the other two girls yelled.
Later that night:
Kagome woke with a start. She had had the same dream as the night before.
"Why are you haunting me? Why now? Even when I don't see you you're annoying!" Kagome whispered.
She glanced at the clock 1:00 am. She knew she wouldn't get anymore sleep now. Kagome stepped out of bed and got dressed. While going through her closet she found her old school uniform.
She remembered on the last day of school all her friends had torn their uniforms apart. Saying it symbolized a new beginning. But Kagome couldn't make herself do it. Too many memories were woven in its fabric.
She put away the uniform and quietly walked outside. The night air was cool and refreshing at the same time. She had almost forgotten what it felt like to feel that wind, that wind that only comes at night. But she never felt it when she was out with Hojo on a date, or when her Grandpa made her come outside so he could tell her the meanings of the stars. No this wind was special it had been so long since she felt it last.
That night, the last night she felt that magical night wind, was when she left the Feudal Era for the last time. It was almost as if wind didn't want to give her comfort anymore after that. But now it was back, it was there to comfort her and hold her in its invisible arms.
Kagome took a deep breath and stepped forward. She turned to the side only to see the small building that hid the Bone Eaters Well. She hadn't been in there for 7 years, no one had been in there for 7 years.
"Maybe I'll just go take a look, just to make sure no ones been in there." Kagome thought, trying to hide the truth from herself. She knew she only wanted to go in there to see if he was there waiting for her to go back with him.
"No he won't be there. He can't be there." Kagome thought.
She carefully opened the sliding door of the building. Right away she sneezed. The whole room was filled with dust. Kagome stepped in and looked down at the well. Half expecting him to pop out and give her a lecture about leaving, and how it wasn't him who wanted to bringher back it was your other friends who forced him to come. But not this time, this time he wouldn't come back for her, this time she was all alone.
Kagome remembered the first time she had been in the well. Sota had been afraid to go down to the well to get the cat. So Kagome went to get him only to be pulled into the well by a huge centipede.
Kagome found herself walking closer to the Bone Eaters Well. Something was calling to her. She stopped at the top of the stairs. Should she go down or should she go back to bed. In the end her curiosity got the best of her. She slowly descended the steps. Every stair seemed to bring back another memory.
The first step held the memory of the little fox demon, Shippo, that was his name. She loved that little boy with his bag of tricks. She remembered how much it hurt to leave him. She knew how much he looked up to her. She couldn't help but wonder what he looked like now. But somehow she didn't what to know. Kagome wanted to remember Shippo's little smiling face forever.
The second step was of Miroku. That lecherous monk. He was the type of person who had a double affect on her. The first was a monk who loved all pretty women and asked them all the same thing, "Will you bear my child?" The second was a kind man who was cursed with a wind tunnel. The first picture of Miroku that came to mind was him with a goofy smile and a big hand print on the side of his face. Kagome giggled slightly at the thought.
The third was surprisingly of Myoga and Kilala. Kilala was the cat demon always ready to assist her friends and to take Kagome back to the well when she needed to go home. Myoga was the flee that always fled when it was dangerous. But he always had good information about the situation.
The fourth was of Sango, the demon slayer. She was usually the one slapping Miroku. She had always come in handy in battle and was always there for her. It was nice when Sango joined them because that meant there was another girl with the gang. Kagome pictured Sango in her mind, she was smiling and was holding Kilala in her arms.
The fifth was of Kouga and Sesshomaru. Kouga had called her his mate but that never worked out. Sesshomaru was an enemy but he also had a kind heart, he did save the human girl Rin after all.
Only one step left to go. Did she really want to see the well that bad? She knew what kind of memories she would find in the last step. It would be of him she longed to remember more about him, but didn't want to get hurt. What if the memories were bad? Then again maybe she was wrong maybe the last step wouldn't bring back memories.
Kagome breathed in and lifted up her foot-
"Kagome! Kagome! Where are you!" Kagome turned around that was her mother.
Suddenly the door opened, and there stood Sota.
" Kagome? What are you-"
"Shh Sota! Please be quiet." Kagome said running up the stairs.
Sota seemed to understand.
"Only if you tell me what you were doing later." he said.
"Fine just don't let mom see me!" Kagome said desperately.
"Stay here until I tell you to come out." Sota instructed.
He closed the door and Kagome heard him yelling at her mother. He was telling her to look on the other side of the house for Kagome.
"Hurry up Kagome before she comes back!" Sota said as he opened the door.
Kagome and Sota ran up to the house. Kagome was thankful that Sota had found her and not her mother or Grandpa.
"What time is it?" Kagome asked. The sun was up outside but Kagome didn't think she was out for that long.
"It's 7:30 am! I have to go to work on a project at a friend's house soon. Why don't you walk with me and tell me why you were in there?" Sota replied.
"Well I suppose." Kagome said there was no getting out of this one. Sota would use this as blackmail if she didn't tell him. Not to mention he wouldn't stop bugging her about it until she told.
"Then lets go! Mom I found Kagome she is walking with me to Billy's" Sota yelled pulling Kagome out the door. Before her mom could say anything Sota had pulled Kagome down the stairs and across the street.
"Kagome what were you doing in there! You weren't going back were you?" Sota asked.
"No, I wasn't going back. I couldn't sleep so I went outside. Something was calling to me from the well." Kagome said looking up at the sky.
"You heard a voice?" questioned Sota.
"No, it wasn't a sound calling me it was like a…..like a feeling." Kagome replied.
"Okay, Kagome I think all this wedding stuff is getting to you. Maybe you should slow down." Sota said concerned.
"You think I'm crazy Sota! Well I didn't expect you to understand. Maybe your right maybe I should talk to Hojo ask him if we can wait another month for the wedding"
"See you later!" Sota said as he walked up to a large house. Kagome knew that was Billy's house his family was rich.
"There you are Kagome I've been looking everywhere for you!" came a familiar male voice.
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Amberling