Thank you guys for all those wonderful reviews and supporting me throughout this whole story. Lol, that sounded like the story is done, this story has 1/3 more to go, so hang in there. I know Kikyo's being a bitch? But…that's who she is, so deal with it. I like her as that though, seems to fit quite well I must say.

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Crawling in the Dark

Chapter Nineteen

"That everything would be like is was before,
But nights like this it seems are slowly fleeting,
They disappear as reality is crashing to the floor.

After all this time,
I never thought we'd be here,
Never thought we'd be here,
When my love for you was blind."

- Blind by Lifehouse

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He didn't know what to say, Inuyasha almost forgot about the marriage. He was engaged to Kikyo before the movie started. What happened? What is happening to him? Something was definitely wrong at this moment, but he couldn't figure out what. Maybe it was just the movie that was stressing him out and making him not think straightly. He was in love with Kikyo, that's that. "Actually, honey, I'm not busy right now, do you wanna talk about it face to face? I would love to see you again." He tried saying as sweetly as possible.

There was a moment of silence, and then a scream, "Oh my god! I was hoping you'd say that! I'd love to! Where?"

"How about…" he looked outside his hotel; there was McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Subway, Starbucks, "How about Starbucks? I'm in the mood for some coffee."

"Oh, me too, sounds great."

"Yeah, it's on 34th and 56th street, sorry to make you drive."

"No worries at all, I know you're busy, it's only 20 minutes if the traffic is fine."

"Alright, see you in 20 minutes."

"I love you Inu!"

"Love you too, bye!"

He hung up the phone slowly. It was a very odd conversation. For some reason, he wanted to see Kikyo, he wanted to make sure everything was for real and he wasn't being taken from reality.

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About twenty minutes in, Inuyasha started heading down to Starbucks. He was excited, yet nervous; anxious, but worried. Right when he opened the door to go into Starbucks, someone hugged him tight, it was Kikyo.

When she pulled away, all he could say was, "You're early."

"What can I say? I drive fast," she winked, "Anyways, I couldn't wait to see you!"

"It's been a while," this was beginning to feel familiar again.

"Yes, it has." She grabbed his hand.

Together, they went to buy their drinks and sat down at a nice corner by the window.

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"Hey guys, lets go do something," Ayame yawned.

"What do you mean?" Kagome got herself a cup of water and sat down on the couch.

"Well, you're bored, Sango's bored, I'm bored; we got a free day off; why not go do something?" She restated her point.

"Good idea, this might be the last time we get to roam around New York, the movie's almost done." Sango stared out of Kagome's big window.

"Now that I think of it, it went by really fast; I don't want it to be over." Ayame frowned.

Kagome rolled her eyes and laughed, "It's only because of Kouga."

Ayame blushed, "No! Kouga and I talked this out…we are going to visit each other...whenever we have time." She nodded as if getting her point straight out.

"Right…" Sango missed these fun conversations. Ever since the movie started the three of them barely had time to talk, especially Kagome; she lived in a different hotel.

"You know what I'm craving? A Starbucks caramel frappuccino." Ayame jumped up.

"Mmm, sounds good, let's go." Sango grabbed her purse and headed out.

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Inuyasha and Kikyo decided they were going to get married right after the movie ended, before the grand openings. Kikyo was so excited, she loved him. She had been waiting for the day to happen, the day where she would says "I do" and then kiss him in front of a huge crowd. It would be a perfect moment. As for Naraku, he was just a toy she could play with when Inuyasha was gone and she was bored. After the movie, Naraku would be gone from her life forever. Inuyasha doesn't need to know.

He stared into Kikyo's beautiful eyes. Before, Kagome would remind him of Kikyo, but today, it was different. Every time she spoke, Inuyasha saw Kagome. What was wrong with him? He only met Kagome a few months ago; she was doing something crazy with him. Whatever it was, he didn't like it. Inuyasha needed to focus his mind back on Kikyo. After all, he loved her, right?

At this moment, the door opened, a cool breeze swept through the room. The people to enter the shop were non other than Sango, Ayame, and Kagome. Instantly, Kagome and Inuyasha caught each other's eye. Great…perfect timing…

Kagome was about to say hi, but she saw that there was another girl, her back turned towards her. She couldn't quite see her face, but there was just something about her. Who was this girl Inuyasha was with?

"Inu? Inu?" Kikyo waved her hand in front of his face, but he didn't respond. Kikyo turned to the direction Inuyasha was looking at, that was when she saw her. Kikyo's face turned white. "You better explain…" she hissed at him.

Inuyasha stood up and grabbed Kikyo's arm, he then headed towards Kagome. He stopped when they were directly in front of her. "Kikyo, this is Kagome; Kagome, Kikyo." Well, that was lame; they had already met each other, in high school.

Kagome tried to summon up a smile, "Hey, Kikyo, long time no see." She had totally forgotten that Kikyo lived here and that Inuyasha was engaged to her. She shouldn't care, but she felt like a knife just stabbed through her heart.

Kikyo's expressions didn't change, she was angry. She turned to Inuyasha, "would you like to tell me why this bitch is here?"

Although he hadn't told her yet, he knew this day was coming; she had to find out sooner or later. He took in a breath, "Kikyo, she works with me."

Her mouth flew open with shock, "She…works with you?"

There was nothing else to it, "Yes."

"As in the movie..."

"Yes."

"What part?" She whispered so low that her voice could barely be heard.

After a few moments of silence, Inuyasha finally answered, "Allie."

That's when Kikyo blew up, "What the hell Inu! You worked with her all this time and you never told me!" The whole room turned to witness this explosion.

Kagome stared, she thought Kikyo knew. Why didn't he tell her? Was he embarrassed to be around her? Memories of high school started replaying in her head again. He had hurt her once, so was he going to hurt her again?

"Kikyo, listen, please, I never meant to…" He tried explaining.

However, she let go of his arm and headed out the door, "Whatever Inu, I'm leaving."

Trying to chase after her, Inuyasha saw Kagome. She was staring right at him, shaking her head slowly, trying to take in everything that they just said.

"Kagome…"

She didn't listen. Instead, Kagome walked out the door.

"Great job Inuyasha," Sango said sarcastically, "Look what you did this time."

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"Kagome, please listen to me, I'm sorry!" He banged at her door. Kikyo was mad at him, and now Kagome.

After a few minutes, Kagome finally gave in and opened her door, "you've been knocking for at least half an hour now, it's getting annoying."

Inuyasha sighed; at least she wasn't that mad at him.

"Look…" he started.

Kagome cut him off, "There's no need for that, you want to come in?"

"Sure."

He quietly stepped in and Kagome closed the door behind him. He sat himself on the couch and Kagome took a chair out, facing him.

"Are you mad?" He finally asked, breaking the silence.

She frowned, "well, of course I'm not mad. I'm just a little bit disappointed."

"I meant to tell her." He sighed again, not knowing how many times he had had to say this, "I'm sorry."

"No, I'm the one that should be sorry; she's mad at you now." She stared at the floor.

He stared at it with her, then looked back up, "Do you think she'll forgive me?"

She smiled, "If she loves you, I'm sure she will. She just needs time. Go and call her after a few hours, talk it out."

That made him feel so much better, of course Kikyo loved him. Kagome was indeed a great…friend. "We were discussing our marriage."

She had to be supportive, "oh yeah? When is it?"

"Right after the movie, but I don't know…" He had a worried look on his face.

"What do you mean?"

"I don't know, it's just a big commitment, you know?"

It was quiet again.

"Do you love her?" she asked in almost a whisper.

This startled him, "I…" he didn't know what to say.

"Well, if you love her, you should marry her."

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Well, that's the end of this chapter. Aw…isn't Kagome just so nice? I would go and slap him.