Wow, I'm so sorry guys, but school's over now! Not that you care. Anyways, this is a very important chapter. I tried to make it as well written as possible, but it was so hard, this chapter was the hardest to write. I sat there to think of word choices and sentence structures to make everything perfect, but I don't think that happened. Who knows, maybe you won't notice.

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Crawling in the Dark

Chapter Twenty-Two

"My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone."

Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day

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Inuyasha stared into the mirror, facing his own reflection, making sure everything is perfect. Today was the day, the day he had been anticipating for months; however, it was not how he imagined it.

A few months ago, before the movie, Inuyasha had been an average guy, going to college, getting a degree, proposing to the love of his life; it all changed when he got the offer to star in the film, "The Notebook". Kagome came in to the scene, being the intelligent, kind, pretty, selfless actress she was, and not just that, but a good friend.

With months of filming, they grew closer, and understood and supported each other; they had become more than friends. She changed him. Despite both of them trying to get rid of this feeling, it was so obvious. When they were friends, it was so easy. But now, discomfort held upon them each time they met. Why was life so difficult?

In a few hours, Inuyasha will get married to Kikyo. The past three days, he had been thinking about this decision, was it right? It was, it had to be. Inuyasha blocked his mind from all other possible answers.

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The sun was starting to set, causing a beautiful purple glow across the sky. Crowds started to gather in the gorgeous gardens in the outskirts of New York City. To the left and the right of the stone paved garden isle, hundreds of chairs were lined up in rows of 10. Around them, were flowers of every color and type, filling the cool, night air with a gentle fragrance. At the top center, stood a beautiful, tall fountain; gently, the clear blue water fell down each layer.

As the sun set, the lights turned on, creating a whole, new scene in the gardens. The lights mainly focused on the fountain, where the Inuyasha and Kikyo would be forever tied.

Kagome arrived just a few minutes before the event started. She found herself a seat in the back row, away from the crowd. This was it. In her hand, she held a wrapped gift. She wanted to give it to Inuyasha privately. It was a framed picture of her and Inuyasha when the movie was finished. She didn't want him to forget her.

Then, it got quiet, no one spoke a word. Kagome turned her attention to the front, the fountain. It was Inuyasha; he was standing directly in front of it. He was wearing a black tux, with a bow tie around neck, waiting anxiously, for Kikyo.

The violin players started and the wedding began.

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Standing in front of hundreds of people, many thoughts and questions ran through his mind. But for now, he was going to ignore it and finish what he came here to do. He wasn't going to regret it.

However, the thoughts of Kagome ran through his head and he couldn't let it go. Where was she? Did she come? What was she feeling? His eyes darted around and across the rows of chairs, trying to spot her. After a few seconds, he did, their eyes connected and many feelings ran through them at once, as if they could feel each other.

Kagome immediately lowered her head, staring at her feet; she could not dare to look at him anymore, especially not into those eyes.

Inuyasha bit his lips as Kikyo walked down the isle. This was it. While Kikyo made her way down, her smile became wider, he could tell she had been waiting for this moment. Yet, Inuyasha could not bring himself to smile back at her, as if something was holding him back. From his peripheral vision, he could see that Kagome was not looking; her head was bowed down low.

Inuyasha took one last glance at Kagome, she was still not looking.

"Inuyasha," Kikyo whispered. "Pay attention," she winked.

In front of the fountain, Kikyo and Inuyasha held each other's hands and the vows would be made.

"I, Kikyo, take you, Inuyasha, to be my lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until death do us part." Kikyo grinned.

It was Inuyashas' turn; he took in a deep breath and looked straight into her eyes. This was what he wanted.

"I, Inuyasha, take you, Kikyo," He hesitated, "to be my lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until death do us part." He said almost in one breath, and let it out slow and deeply. It was done, everything is done.

Kagome sat there, her head bent down low, listening the vow, her heart was breaking. She couldn't help but let tears slip down her face, and try to let the sorrow drench her pain. She lost to Kikyo once before, and she lost again. Kikyo was just better than her, she stole Inuyasha's heart. Kagome clenched her framed picture harder and harder.

"I now pronounce you husband and…"

It was cut short. The sound of glass breaking echoed through the garden. Little children screamed. Everyone immediately turned their attention to the noise. Kagome instantly dropped the frame she broke, her hands red from blood. She stood up, tears dripping down her face, "…I'm sorry…I…" without finishing her sentence, she headed towards the exit. Kagome heard Kikyo scoff behind her. No more...she ran.

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"I walk a lonely road
The only one that I have ever known
Don't know where it goes
But it's home to me and I walk alone."

Her face was red, she was crying so hard, and she couldn't stop. She loved and cared about him! Yes, she actually did! What was wrong with the whole damn world! Couldn't things just go her way? Just once, let her be happy, let her get what she wanted!

"I walk this empty street
On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Where the city sleeps
and I'm the only one and I walk alone."

She stepped into her car, stepped on the petal, and drove down the dark street. She didn't care how fast she was going and she didn't care where she was headed. Right now, her face was covered with her hot tears, her vision was blurring up.

"My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone."

Why? Why did things have to be this way?

"I'm walking down the line
That divides me somewhere in my mind
On the border line
Of the edge and where I walk alone."

Without thinking, she stepped on the gas even more. The street lights started blending in with everything else. Kagome was lost in her own thoughts, her pain, her sorrow and regret. She never liked her, she hated her with a passion, and yet, she sacrificed herself for him and Kikyo. What did she get in return? Nothing, not a damn thing, Kikyo didn't feel a thing for her, she wished Kikyo would just die!

Then, all of the sudden, Kagome was blinded by the light. Before she knew…

Bam! She was thrown to the side of the car.

"I walk alone."

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"Where? Where is she?"

The voice woke Kagome up in an instant. She sat up and realized that she was no longer in her car. Her left arm, hands, and forehead were bandaged. She stared clueless at her injuries until her memories came back. She gasped.

What had happened! All she remembered was light, and then…it went black. Had she crashed? How long had it been? What had happened in that accident? Just as she was going to speak up, she heard the voice again.

"Where is she? I demand to see her right now!" She voice was outraged.

Kagome's heart nearly skipped a beat, it was Inuyasha! Had he come to see her?

"Where? Where is she!" Inuyasha demanded once more.

Kagome couldn't keep her mouth shut; she said as loudly as she could, "I'm right here! I'm right here!"

Right after she said that, Inuyasha's figure walked right across her door. He totally missed her.

"Wrong way! I'm right here!" Kagome was desperate now; she really wanted to see him.

As soon as she said that, a nurse ran into her room, "this is a hospital, we have patients resting, please do not yell or disturb!"

"But…"

"Shh…" And she left.

Inuyasha had gone the wrong way. What was wrong with him? Didn't he hear her?

"No, please…don't tell me she's…please!"

Kagome sat up straight, that was Inuyasha for sure. What was he doing? She was right here, and she was okay.

"Inuyasha, I'm right here!" She tried once more.

But he didn't hear her, "This can't be, I'm begging you! Please!" he was trembling, stumbling, he was crying,

"Inuyasha, I'm okay!" Kagome screamed as loud as she could. She didn't care if the whole hospital woke up. She just needed Inuyasha to know to come see her and know that she was alright.

"Kagome!" the nurse came in once more, "Kagome, keep that voice down!"

Kagome wasn't giving up, "I want to know why you led Inuyasha to the wrong person, Kagome was angry, "He obviously came here to see me, so why is he over there yelling like I'm dead?" She couldn't remember the last time she was this mean to a stranger.

The nurse took a few moments, looking at her conditions; she pulled a chair in front of her, and slowly sat down. "Kagome…" she said quietly, "do you remember the accident?" The nurse took in a deep breath.

Kagome shook her head.

"Well, you were going 70 miles per hour on a 40 speed limit street."

Kagome gasped, could she have seriously done that? She was one of the most careful drivers.

"…and you ran a red light."

This couldn't be happening…

"And well…" the nurse hesitated, trying not to be too harsh on her, "you hit another car."

Please don't continue…

But she did.

"The driver died instantly due to no seat belt," she finished.

Kagome's eyes widened. "No!" She screamed and covered her ears, shaking her head, "no…no…" She did not want to hear anything anymore. She…she had…killed someone. Kagome Higurashi…a murderer…how was she going to explain? How was she going to live? She didn't know what to do, she couldn't even cry.

Despite all the signs Kagome had given the nurse to stop talking, she wanted to continue. "Do you know who was in that car, Kagome?"

Kagome did not say a word, she dared not, for she feared the situation will get worse.

It did.

The nurse took in another deep, then let it out, and looked into her eyes, "It was Kikyo."

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The End…so far…

A few more chapters left and we're totally done.

So, was that predictable or unpredictable? Gimme a review.

I was going to stop the chapter after Kagome crashed, but that was way too mean, and I'd probably end up getting a bunch of flames, so now you know, turning point of the story.

The Inuyasha finding Kagome part and Kagome getting confused was actually a true story that happened in this city a few years ago. A girl, with her brand new car her parents had bought for her crashed into her moms, killing her mom, at an intersection. Her dad was at the hospital, looking for her mom, and the girl was screaming for him.