Alright people. Here is the last chapter of aNother year, Another Love. I'm really sorry it didn't work out becasue this was my first and favorite story, but..it is how it is i guess... :(
Final Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, or the characters, or anything except the plot in MY story. (Sorry I havent put this in any other chapters!)
Chapter 14: The Way Things Should Be
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Kagoem and Inuyasha walked hand in hand to the school grounds, where they were met by Sango and Miroku, as usual. Sango took one look at the couple before her and instatly smiled warmly toward Kagome. Kagome smiled nervously back. Miroku, however, took the opportunity to make the biggest deal of it as he could. He catcalled.
"Yeah Inuyasha! WOOOOOOO!" he exclaimed, whistling. Inuyasha whacked his friend over the head, but blushed slightly. Kagome smiled. Awwww. Isn't that cuuute! she thought to herself. Sango directed Kagome's attention to her.
"Soo...you two finally got together? After crushing at each other for...9 years? Finally!" she gushed. Kagome put on a bright smile.
"Yeah! I know!" she replied with excitement. Inuyasha gave a loving smile to Kagome, and headed with Miroku to their first class. He turned around when he was nearly through the school doors.
"Kagome!" he called. Kagome swiveled her head towards Inuyasha's voice.
"Yes?" she called back. Inuyasha grinned.
"See you at lunch!" he replied. Kagome laughed and watched as Inuyasha's head disappeared behind the door. The two girls made their way to their first class.
At Lunch...
Kagome looked aroundfor Inuyasha in the crowded high school lunch room. No sign. Suddenly, a pair of strong arms wrapped themselves around Kagome's waist. Kagome, thinking it was Inuyasha, turned around with a grin on her face. She was in for a surprise...
"Kouga!" she gasped. Kouga grinned.
"did ya miss me?" he asked seductively. Kagome spotted Inuyasha across the lunchroom, glaring death at Kouga. Kagome shook her head, mentally telling him that she could handle herself. Inuyasha took a seat at the nearest table and watched, still glaring death. Kagome sighed. She set her lunch tray down at the nearest table and turned to face Kouga. She took a deep breath.
"Kouga. First of all, can you please remove your hands from my waist? Second of all, I have a boyfriend now. Im sorry!" she quickly added as she saw Kouga's smile disappear. He took his hands away from Kagome's body and looked her in they eyes.
"Did I do something wrong?" he asked. Kagome quickly smiled.
"No, of course not!" she laughed. Kouga smiled slightly. "It's just, I have loved this person since Kindergarten, and we finally confessed our feelings for each other! Isn't it great?" she asked. Kouga smiled.
"As long as you are happy Kagome. But, can I ask one thing?" he asked. Kagome nodded. Kouga continued, somewhat hesitantly. "What is his name?" Kagome's smile dropped ever so slightly. She appeared sort of nervous.
"Well...it's-it's...Inuyasha." she replied, knowing Kouga didn't like Inuyasha at all. Kouga's smile disappeared, and it replaced with a dark look.
"Oh." he replied, sadly, and angrily. Kagome sighed and gave Kouga a friendly hug. Kouga blushed slightly.
"I'm sorry it had to be this way Kouga. I really did like you, but...you just aren't the right one for me. I would love to stay friend with you though!" Kagome offered. Kouga smiled warmly.
"okay." he accepted. Kagome reached her head up and gave him a quick peck on the lips. Kouga instantly turned red. Kagome smiled brightly.
"See ya around!" she exclaimed, grabbing her lunch and turning around toward Inuyasha, waving good-bye. Kouga waved, dumbstruck, still feeling Kagome's lips on his. It felt so right, yet...not fitting at all. He waved sadly and turned around. He knew it would never work between them the way he had wanted it to, but it didn't mean he couldn't flirt playfully. With that thought, he smiled mischievously and sat at his table, laughing with his friends.
Kagome smiled, congradulating herself on that quick-witted good-bye. She looked toward Inuyasha with a did-I-do-okay? look. Instead what she saw was Kikyou and Inuaysha in deep discussion. It looked like Inuyasha had told Kikyou what had happened, and she wasn't taking it very well. Kagome walked over to the table, her lunch in her hands, appearing confident, but nervous to the bone on the inside. She went and sat beside Inuyasha, looking directly across at the bitch who ruined her life for the ast 7 years. Her cousin, her enemy. Kikyou gave Kagome a glare of death, much like the one Inuyasha had given to Kouga. She opened her mouth to speak, but Kagome held up a hand to stop her words. She looked at Kikyou with a new-found determination in her eyes and started explaining.
"Im sorry cousin, but it looks like you don't own him anymore. You may have had him for the past 7 years, but I have him now, and that's all I need. He loves me, and I love him, and that's all I want. You wanted him as a boy-toy for your emotional and sexual pleasures," at this point, Kikyou looked furious, and Inuyasha looked guilty. Kagoem continued, "But now I have him, and he will not be used. I will get to know the real him, and I will love every minute of his company. Anything that he does from now on could not hurt me, because I know that this is true love, and nothing can break that. So now you can get your filthy, slutty ass off of that bench, because you no longer deserve to be in our presence." she finished with a look of pure love and hate in her chocolate-fire eyes. Kikyou look shocked to the very core, and Inuyasha looked proud, shocked, and in-love. Kagome smiled and waved in a false-cheery way. "Good-bye Kikyou." she said and lifted her lunch tray off the table, headed toward the doors of the cafeteria. Inuyasha looked at Kikyou with confusion.
"yeah, what she said." and left. Kikyou looked utterly bewildered and chose to cry about it. She lay her head down on the table and started to cry. Serious tears. She had just lost the only man she had ever loved to her COUSIN! And for it, she wept. Just then, the weight shifted to the bench across from her, where Inuyasha had just previously sat, and a voice asked,
"Are you okay?" Kikyou looked up to see stunning green eyes. Her mouth fell wide open and she blushed. THis man was gorgeous! He had a strong, frightening, confident, yet shy look to him, and Kikyou liked it. She sniffed and wiped away her tears.
"Not really." she answered. " I just lost the only man I ever loved to my cousin!" The boy smiled.
"Me too. I just lost the perfect woman." They both stared at each other. Kikyou blushed again.
"Im Kikyou Higurashi." Kouga looked shocked.
"you are Kagome Higurashi's cousin?" he asked. Kikyou nodded uncertainly. The boy smiled brilliantly.
"And you are beautiful like her. She was the woman I lost to the mutt-face Inuaysha. Im Kouga!" he explained. Kikyou smiled also.
"I see. Well that's funny, because I just lost Inuyasha to Kagome." she replied. Kouga smiled at her, and the couple started talking of themselves. There is always someone for everyone.
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"wow. Aren't they the perfect couple!" Kagome squealed. Inuyasha grinned.
"yeah." he replied. Kagome and Inuyasha were peeking through the window at Kouga and Kikyou, and it looked like the two were having a great time. "Im glad Kikyou is happy now. I hope she stays happy." Inuyasha sighed wistfully. Kagome smiled.
"And Kouga. I hope he gets together with Kikyou. It look like it could be true love!" Kagome sighed. Inuyasha pulled Kagome back slightly into his chest and buried his head in her strawberry-creme-smelling hair. Kagome smiled with all the love she could muster.
" I love you Kagome." Inuyasha murmered.
"I love you too Inuyasha." Kagome replied, turning around and kissing him passionately. Yes. This is what true love is supposed to be like. Perfect.
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Okay peoples! That's it! That is the ending to Another Year, Another Love. I hope you liked it! I thank my faithful reviewers who reviewed almost every chapter, and the ones that just gave a quick review. It's all good! My new username is going to be Tears-of-Love121, so if you see my name somewhere, click on it!
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Byebye!
-Kawaii-kitty121
