Dudes…I'm still blowing my nose from typing that last one…sniff Here's the next part (oh, and just so you know, this is going to start off with where it said Inuyasha heard footsteps, well, that's where it'll start)
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(Kagome's POV)
"INUYASHA!" I ran out of the school, hoping that he would stop once he heard me. I faintly saw his shadowed figure running through the downpour of rain. Next thing that I knew, he was on his knees about three blocks away from me. He didn't move. I ran to catch up with him, but as I was about two yards away, he hurried to his feet and flew down the street. I stopped running, knowing that there was no way on earth that I'd be able to catch him, and if I said sit he would take it the wrong way.
"Inuyasha…" I whispered through the raindrops. I walked the rest of the way home, not really caring what happened to Hojo. I kept relaying the kiss Hojo and I shared right before I saw Inuyasha…but I felt nothing. No warmth inside me. No blush creeping across my face…nothing. Why did I even bother kissing him back? I didn't even like him like that…so what in the hell made me want to LET him kiss me in the first place? I then think about the kiss that Inuyasha and I shared. Instantly, I smile as a slight blush creeps up my face. Despite the rain, I feel an unbelievable heat rouse up in me butterflies float in y stomach, only to have the feeling doused with the memory of the look on Inuyasha's face as he saw me with Hojo. I walk up the steps to my house slowly, letting my thoughts swirl around me like the rain that was falling from the sky. My family greeted me with warm smiles, but I turned my head in shame, knowing that I didn't deserve a single one of those innocent smiles. I walk up to my room, about to throw myself onto my bed and cry, but then I notice something…
…something on my pillow…a note…
I walked over to the folded piece of paper…wait…this is parchment! Parchment hasn't been used since…
…since the Feudal Era.
I quickly pick up the parchment and unfold it, beginning to read, and as I read, I felt the guilt inside me grow with every letter painted on the note.
Kagome, I didn't really know how to start this note…as you can tell from my handwriting, I don't write very often. I know that this is going to sound kinda corny and all, but at least hear me out…please I've been thinking lately about what you said, about not coming back once we had all the jewel shards. When you said that, it felt like someone just stabbed me in the heart…I've literally felt it before, and it hurts…a lot. I know you might not see things the way I do all the time…but I just wish you would understand why I snapped like I did when you wanted to go into your time. When you go there…I'm scared, Kagome…more like terrified. I'm scared because I'm not there with you, not there to protect you. I mean, at first, when you first shattered the jewel, I didn't let you go because I just wanted to find the shards as soon as possible, but the more I got to know you…the more that all changed…the more I changed. When Naraku pulled Kikyo and I into that trap that pitted us against one another, once I was sealed to Goshinboku, my heart let itself slip into isolation as it did after my mother died. I hated humans. I hated demons…hell…I hated MYSELF. With every year that passed as I was pinned to Goshinboku, I found myself building layer upon layer of shield around myself, forgetting everything that I once was and vowing to never be that way again. You changed all that. You taught me that it's not all about your blood or your family line…it's what YOU take your life and make it into. The more I got to be with you, close to you, you penetrated through my shield, crumbled my defenses, took my very heart and melted the ice that had surrounded it, and I'll never be the same. When you said you'd leave, I didn't know what to do. I couldn't take not being around you, Kagome. You're the only person that I ever met other than my mother that was proud to say that they knew me, accepted me for who I was, didn't care what others said about staying by me, but just liked being around me. I never felt like this before. I never felt so open to anyone. You want to know why I don't really look you in the eye for very long? When I do, it's like I can feel you delving into the very depths of my soul…and that's NEVER happened before. When I look into your eyes, I get lost…I lose any sense of logic and my mind is only focused on you. I never felt that way, either…not even with Kikyo. I thought long and hard on how I was going to show you how I felt…I thought of things like flowers all the way to just flat out doing something stupid to get your attention, but I figured a note would suffice. What I'm trying to say is…is that…I…it's funny, really, I'm having a hard time telling you on a piece of parchment. But this feeling…deep inside me…I can hardly put it into words. When you're near me, I'm calm…almost in a meditative state; my mind is light and absolutely carefree. I know I don't show it, but that's because I feel kinda stupid walking around like I have no clue. My insides warm up whenever I take in your scent, whether it be from a distance or close to me…it just throws me into some kind of daze and I get lost in it. Do you remember everything from Kaguya's Dream Castle when she tried changing me into a full demon? Do you remember what you did? What I felt when we…ya know…I felt like I had gone to heaven. I swear to you, I never wanted that moment to end…but I knew it had to. That following night, I sat up thinking about it, not getting a bit of sleep…okay, this is sounding really corny. Ah well, I'm on a roll here, so I'll just keep going. I think the first time I realized how I really felt about you was when I thought you had died in that fight with the Thunder Brothers. But then…Kikyo was resurrected and my heart was torn in two. I know you've seen me with her. Hell I've SEEN you see me with her. When she kissed me, I didn't feel a thing but confusion, but when you kissed me, I knew what I was feeling. What I'm trying to say is…I love you, Kagome Higurashi. I'll understand if you don't feel the same way, I wouldn't blame you…but…please let's stay friends if you don't feel that way, okay? I've been wanting to tell you this…tell you that I'll stay a half-demon and Kikyo can rot in hell ALONE for all I care. When Kaguya stole my soul, I fell from the light. And as I stumbled through the darkness, I began to lose hope… the hope that I would see you again…but then I heard you. I heard you calling out to me. You saved me, Kagome…in more ways than one. Once we have all the jewel shards, I swear I'll wish that you, Sango and Miroku all age the same way that Shippo, Kirara and I do so the six of us can live long and that the well can stay open so you can see your family and finish that "school" thing of yours…I know how important your family is to you, and those "exams" and even though I don't know what it is, it seems important to you, so I guess I'm okay with it, too. I hope you understand how I really feel. I love you, Kagome. I always will.
With Love always,
Inuyasha
P.S. - you know when you made a wish on a shooting star? I did, and I wished that you loved me, too.
I stood there, reading and rereading those last few sentences…'I love you, Kagome…' 'I wished that you loved me, too…' My heart was so full of guilt from kissing Hojo that I wanted to break down and cry. I folded up the note, sticking it safely in my drawer. I walked out of the house, not even bothering to change, and made my way to the shrine. Sliding the doors aside, I daintily stepped up to the well, letting myself fall in, feeling the sensation of traveling five hundred years into the past overwhelm me.
"Inuyasha…" I whispered as I found myself in the Feudal Era…where my hanyou was.
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Ooooh! Suspense! What's going to happen? Will Inuyasha take Kagome back? What will Inuyasha say? What will Kagome say? Why am I asking you all these questions? See ya later!