Silent Affair Chapter 2: Reunion or no reunion, an inuyasha fanfic

§ Silent Affair §

An Inuyasha and Kagome Romance

By: SetoxSerenity4ever

ChApTeR tWo: Reunion or no reunion…that is the question.

"Alright Kagome…I'm off. Now there's lunch in the refrigerator and if you need-"

"Mama…I'm an adult. I can take care of myself…and Sota" Kagome interrupted.

Her mother smiled. "I sometimes forget" she replied as she hugged Kagome and planted a small kiss on her forehead. She picked up her two suitcases and walked off.

"Bye! I'll be back in a week" she called out to them as a reminder.

Twenty one year old Kagome Higurashi quickly sped of to the kitchen, anticipation and giddy filling her chocolate brown eyes. Once there, she hastily took out all kinds of ingredients for her special lunch. She quickly tied up her thick, raven, hair, hoping it wouldn't get in the way of when she was cooking.

Sota Higurashi lumbered into the kitchen for a snack when confusion struck him as he saw Kagome making lunch. "Why are you making lunch? Mom left us some in the refrigerator…"

"It's not for us" she said scoffing.

"You're gonna go meet Inuyasha today, aren't you?" he said as he as saw the brightness and cheer in his sisters honey brown eyes.

"Yup!" she said as she scrambled the eggs. "It's been forever since I met him. You know how mama is…she wouldn't let me go"

"She still won't let you go…" Sota pointed out as he took a bit from his chocolate bar.

"I know. But thanks to her new job, I can quickly go in and out."

Sota remembered when their mom came running through the door, exclaiming that she had a job as a nanny. At first both of them were surprised as to why she was so happy. Who would want to baby sit kids? Especially at her age. Their mother explained that she was babysitting a rich business man's kids and occasionally he would bring them on trips with him. Most of the time the business man would be busy, and that's when the nanny job kicked in. Plus, she would be able to see new and exciting places.

"I'll still miss mom though…" Kagome said as she started adding ingredients to her egg omelet.

"Yeah…" Sota said agreeing. "Will Inuyasha come here?"

"I don't know. Maybe…I mean what if mom comes back early?"

"And what about you? What will happen when mom does come home early one day to find out that your not here?" Sota questioned.

"That's where you come in little brother" she said as she set down the bowl of scrambled eggs, facing him.

"I'm not so little anymore…" Sota muttered before she could continue. Kagome rolled her eyes but knew that he was right. Sota had grown up to be a smart, respectable, sixteen year old boy. His features matured also, from the cute boyish face to the puberty attacked face; acne.

"You have to make up something if I'm not here" she continued.

"Basically lie" Sota said as he took another bite of his bar. Kagome flinched and continued.

"Please…" she pleaded.

"Hm…alright. Only if you give me some of that food you're making"

"Deal…" she said as she rolled her eyes.

She quickly took out a frying pan, dumping the bowl of eggs on it and letting it sizzle. Various types of food were also in the process of being done.

She couldn't wait to see them all; Sango, Miroku, Shippou, Kirara, and Inuyasha. Finally done, she quickly put it formally into containers. Saying goodbye to Sota, she headed towards the shrine, seeking the bone eaters well. She took a deep breath and sighed. It's been so long since she entered this well. Would they still remember her?

'Guess I'll have to find out'

She removed the rusty boards that were blocking her way in. Once cleared, she jumped in which resulted in being thrown three feet backwards, slamming right into the wall. She groaned as she felt the pain emerging from her back.

"Ouch…" she whined. "What's going on?"

She stood up and dusted herself off. She walked over to it, staring into it. Complete darkness was in it. She let her hand waver over it, but it was rejected. She huffed and stared at the well trying to figure out why it wasn't accepting her. She narrowed her eyes and glared at it. What was wrong with it? Then it clicked.

The jewel.

She smacked herself in the head and ran back to the house, immediately going over to her room and locked the door. Grabbing a chair, she took it to her closet. Straining her head to look beyond the highest shelf, she quickly moved three boxes that were in front of the jewel. This was the perfect place to hide the jewel. One, she barely went through her top shelf. Two, her mother really bothered to clean the shelf because it would take a year! She stuffed all of her memories in here; she was a packrat.

Opening the box that Miroku and Sango got for her, she saw the Shikon Jewel, Jewel of four souls. The jewel still glowed its radiant color of lavender. She never touched or saw the jewel for a whole year. Thinking it was best to take a shard or two of the jewel; she took a sacred arrow from her 'memory shelf' and struck it lightly. She didn't want demons coming after her again like the first time. Two shards broke out and she grabbed them, putting the rest away in the box.

She headed over to the shrine and she went right in. Shades of blue flew by her as she went five hundreds years into the past. When at last she had arrived, she met with a serene, peaceful, rural background. She took few steps forward, thinking what to do now. She knew that it wouldn't be easy to find then since they had absolutely no idea that she was coming.

Exhaling the sweet, warm, air around her she started walking around. "What can I do now…?" she said aloud, pondering.

"Inuyasha!" Shippou cried from behind Inuyasha's back.

"What!" he barked annoyed.

"Are we there yet?"

"Do you see Sango and Miroku?" Inuyasha replied, growling.

"No" Shippou said disappointed.

Inuyasha kept bouncing branch to branch trying as much as possible to avoid twigs and branches as well as dropping the young fox.

"Damn why'd they go so far away?" Inuyasha mumbled.

"Maybe to keep away from you and your temper" Shippou grumbled. Inuyasha stopped jumping, making Shippou lose his balance.

"Hey watch it!" Shippou cried out as he regained his position on Inuyasha's back.

"Then shut up already!" Inuyasha spat.

He started off again, sniffing here and there for the two. Every jump he took made him fume with anger as to why Miroku would go so far away with Sango. One thought crossed his mind but he quickly disposed of it. Miroku might have been lecherous but he wouldn't be that lecherous. Would he? No…Miroku had his boundaries. At last he saw the two conversing quietly.

"Will you marry me and bear my child?" Miroku asked. Sango blushed but quickly recovered as she narrowed her cocoa eyes in fury and annoyance.

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. Yes that was the Miroku he knew.

"You have gone too far with the 'bear my child' antics monk" Sango replied heatedly as she removed her hands from his hold. "I'm going back to camp…" she said as she started walking away.

"Sango, I'm being very serious" Miroku said running over to her and facing her once more. His dark blue, serious orbs were staring right through hers, as if he could see deep inside of his soul. She hesitated but removed her hands again and started stalking off.

"Miroku, come back when you're serious-" she began but stopped abruptly. "And how long have you two been here?"

"Not long…" Inuyasha grunted but soon after his mouth curved upwards into a smirk. Even though Miroku's ways were very, very, annoying, he had to admit, it was amusing, especially when Sango was around.

"Lets go back and eat" Sango suggested. Shippou hopped into Sango's arms (feeling safe in her arms rather than Inuyasha's) and they started heading back to their campsite, leaving Miroku standing there with his mouth open wide.

He knew it wouldn't be easy to convince Sango but it was worth a shot. He knew now that he had to come up with a better plan to earn her trust as well as her heart. Beauty was at first what attracted him to her…and to other beautiful women. But a certain characteristic of Sango was what made her even more attractive, in the inside. Was it her bravery? Or her determination? Whatever it was, Miroku was determined to make her his.

He shook his head, and then saw Sango and the others were already ahead. "Hey wait up you guys!" he said as he ran by their side. Inuyasha rolled his eyes again. Suddenly he stopped walking; leaving the other's looking after him.

"Something wrong Inuyasha?" Shippou asked when he saw Inuyasha sniffing the air for a certain something as well as his ears twitching. Shippou sniffed the air also.

"A demon?" Sango asked, holding her boomerang unconsciously.

"No…its not…" Inuyasha replied still sniffing the air around them. The scent was familiar yet he couldn't put his mind to what it was. He started walking forward letting the scent guide him through the way.

"Inuyasha wait!" Miroku called out but Inuyasha's walking soon turned into rapid running.

"I can't tell what it is" Shippou said. "It's too weak"

"You're nose is still not mature" Miroku pointed out making Shippou pout. "But it will be in time" Miroku added, hoping it would reassure his self esteem.

"Come on, we better follow him…" Sango said as she, Shippou and Miroku were aboard Kirara's true form.

Inuyasha leapt faster than he had ever done so before. Curiosity and determination fueled this great force of energy he was committing. He stopped and looked around his surroundings. A vast pond lay in front of him, weeds and plants growing in it proudly. The scent was strong here. He walked forward a few steps, awaiting who or what it might be. Golden eyes were searching for life but found none. The scent wavered for a bit before going off to another place, past the pond. Confusion and irritation stuck him.

Before he knew it, many scents hit him with full force but this one was differed from the previous scent. He stopped and sniffed the air more clearly. This one smelled like…food?

He scrunched his eyebrows in confusion. Hesitating no further he continued walking letting the familiar smell of spicy food lead him there. All this aroma of food was making him remember that he was hungry; he didn't have time to eat his lunch because of two certain people. His eyebrow twitched in annoyance at the monk's never ending ways.

He stalked over to the mysterious destination faster, every step leading him closer and closer to the wondrous smell. He was here. Every aroma that he sensed was settled here. His eyes settled on a figure and he urged himself to hold back a gasp.

'Kagome…?'

"Hm…?" the priestess wondered aloud. She felt someone's presence eyeing her. She cocked her head sideways and smiled brightly. "I thought this trick would work" she said to him as she gestured to the food that she gladly made for them to munch on. It was laid out formally in a picnic blanket that she retrieved from home. "You have quite the nose Inuyasha" she said, followed by a light chuckle.

Inuyasha stood there amazed. She was here, out here in the 'feudal era' as she called it. The words of her mother's order rang in his mind…

"I want you to NEVER go down that well ever again. And Inuyasha is never allowed in this household EVER again"

...yet she was here.

Confusion and awe struck him greatly. He'd never been really been this surprised before.

Kagome furrowed her eyebrows in confusion at his silence. "What… did you forget me already? It's only been a year…" she said in a joking and mocking manner. But again she received silence. His face was void of emotion. She regretted her question and took it seriously. Has it been that long? Yes...it had been. But was that really the reason why he had forgotten her? Maybe he wanted to. He took every offense that was given to him into consideration. She didn't want him to forget her. She was worried and scared. "I-Inuyasha?" she called out softly. Hope was what now became of her.

"KAGOME!" Shippou shrieked as he jumped off of Sango's hands and flung himself towards her. She lost her balance as Shippou tumbled out of the air landing perfectly in her arms.

"Shippou!" she greeted in return. Thoughts of fear and worry were dismissed for the moment. "How are you?"

"Kagome…you're back!" Sango said as she came over to Kagome. Confusion was also on her face but delight overpowered that. A smile soon formed on the slayer's face. She pulled Kagome into a hug.

"Kagome welcome back" the monk said as he pulled Kagome into a hug. She struggled against his hug, knowing what would come of it but it didn't come. He released her leaving her in confusion.

"Did you straighten him out Sango?"

"I don't know…" Sango replied truthfully as she eyed the monk suspiciously.

Kagome stared off into Inuyasha's direction hoping that he would come and join their little reunion. But there he was staring off blankly at her as if…as if he didn't know her. She wanted to go over to him and shake him by the shoulders screaming 'don't you remember me!' but held back for fear that he might say no.

"Inuyasha, Kagome's here and your not going to say hi?" Shippou scowled at him, jumping of Kagome. Inuyasha growled and threw the fox a menacing glare.

The past few moments he was left with disbelief, thinking it might be a demon in disguise but instinct told him it wasn't. He urged himself from running over and giving her a hug. It's been so long.

He was afraid.

"You're…here…" he said tensely.

"Yeah…I'm here" Kagome said. He was acting peculiar and now she was even more afraid. He hesitated at first but then soon started walking over to her. A casual look was over his features, no sign of joy in them. Inwardly, sadness flowed through her but she controlled herself.

"Um…I made lunch"

"Great…smell's good"

"I made a special one for you, totally empty of spices so you won't burn your tongue" she continued, her voice light and in an amusing tone.

"Great"

Miroku and Sango stared at them both but then turned their eyes on Inuyasha. Inuyasha was acting strange and peculiar, unbeknownst to Shippou who still had his grin of happiness plastered over him.

They ate lunch in chatter, Inuyasha the only one just stuffing his mouth into Kagome's creations. Sango, Miroku, and Shippou talked about their little adventures, Kagome doing the same but theirs would turn up to be more adventurous than hers.

"How about you Inuyasha? What have you been up to?" Kagome asked.

"Same things as them…" Inuyasha muttered back, stuffing the rice ball into his mouth.

She frowned. Every second that passed with him stuffing his face with food and not even speaking to her made her fume with fury and choke with sadness. Both soon turned into a duet of emotional emotions.

She bit back the words she wanted to cry out to him, and held back the tears that were threatening to fall. He treated her like she was here everyday and today was no difference. Not at all of what she expected.

Not being able to take it anymore, she stood up and balled her fists. She couldn't show her emotion's here. Instead she stomped off in silence.

"Kagome…" Sango cried out.

Before she would let the girl walk off and let Inuyasha run to her but today was different. Inuyasha was acting like a huge jerk, an even bigger jerk than when he insulted her culinary skills. She stood up and ran towards her.

"Kagome!" she cried out again.

Angry and sad silent tears came out freely without stopping at once. She didn't bother to wipe it off but as soon as she heard the slayer's voice, she hastily wiped them away, exhaling soon afterwards. She stopped and waited for her to catch up.

Both walked in silence, letting fate lead their way.

Finally Sango spoke. "So… how is life in your time Kagome? Anything new?" Sango asked. Small talk was better than walking in silence. They came across the pond Inuyasha was around a few moments ago. She picked up a thin stone and threw it as hard as she could. It skipped a few times before sinking and settling down.

"It's going fine. I'm in College now." Kagome said her voice bitter. Anger was overwhelming her. She picked up a stone also and threw it, it going twice as far as Sango's. Sango's eyes widened at the strength.

"Um…what is college?" she asked, hoping it would distract her current anger now.

"Oh right…" Kagome said, embarrassed. "…college is a place that teaches with higher education. More…tough education…it helps you prepare for the future"

"I see…and what future is that?" Sango asked, forgetting the current situation at hand now. Curiosity of Kagome's time was getting the best of her.

"Oh…well I want to a pediatrician" Kagome stated timidly. "I want to become a children's doctor" Kagome further elaborated before Sango could question her.

"Tokyo University, the name of the college I go to, is five miles away from my house" Kagome continued. "But I still live with my mom because I want to be near the shrine. I thought maybe one day I could come back here, when my mama isn't around of course. But now I'm not so sure" Kagome stated, bitterly spitting the last part out.

Sango smiled nervously. "You still have me, Shippou and…Miroku" Sango said. She sighed and continued. "Inuyasha still has his egotistic behavior yes…but he's a good guy. A good friend too" Sango stated, hoping it would get some good idea's about Inuyasha into her head instead of what he'd shown the past few moments.

Kagome scoffed and soon became silent. She sat down on a small boulder.

Sango looked at her friend. She was different. Very different. She was very tough now, even tougher than she last met her. She was mature but still had that stubbornness in her.

"Come on Kagome. Don't you think Inuyasha is glad to see you, just that he's sorta afraid to show it?" Sango asked.

"No" Kagome replied stubbornly.

She thought about the question further. Was it possible that Inuyasha felt that way? He did have a tendency to bottle up his feelings very much (except anger). She came unannounced and took him by surprise. Was it possible that Inuyasha was afraid that she would leave her again? Was it possible he was acting like this to make himself believe that she was just an ordinary friend so maybe when she did leave again; he wouldn't feel the pain again? She remembered his face very clearly that day; shadowed, emotionless…a glimmer of hurt in his golden eyes? She wasn't completely positive about that.

Kagome sighed. "Maybe…" she said. Sango smiled. "Irony sucks Sango" Kagome said while smirking bitterly. "You know you should become a therapist Sango…" Kagome suggested.

"A therapist?"

"A person who counsels a person about their life or emotions" Kagome said explaining.

"I see. Well, I think I'll stick to killing demons, more fun" she said as she stood up. She started walking a few steps. "You coming?"

"I think I'll stay here a bit" Kagome replied. Sango nodded and headed towards there new campsite. She stared at her reflection in the pond. Here she was trying to get back together with her good friends when instead she screwed it up by getting already showing bad judgment. She sighed, frustrated.

"Hey…"

Kagome jumped up, startled when his strong back met with hers. She turned her head sideways and he did the same. She stared at his golden orbs, mesmerized in them, before shaking her head and leaning towards the pond again.

"Hey" she replied casually.

"I'm sorry…for my behavior…earlier…" Inuyasha mumbled but she heard him loud and clear. He wanted to get to the point before future trouble stir up. Wow…an apology from him. Very rare. She didn't even know if he really meant it.

"And…I mean it this time" Inuyasha continued as if reading her mind. Her eyes widened at first but then returned to normal. She was about to retort something but held it, not wanting to cause any more trouble. She would save it for later.

"I'm sorry too…for everything."

They sat in silence. Aura of awkwardness was around them heavily.

Inuyasha then spoke. "Are…you going to come back?" he quietly murmured.

The question confirmed her thoughts a few moments ago. It added a great percentage to the thought that he is afraid of her leaving again.

"I have to leave now and then because of you know…mama. She doesn't know that I'm here right now"

"Oh…where is she?" he asked in curiosity.

"She's in a trip. She takes care of these rich person's children" Kagome answered.

"So…you will stay?" Inuyasha pressed.

His questions were annoying so far, but it made her feel like she was special to him. She smiled. "I will come and go now and then, but for sure I'll come back again"

"Good" he said turning to see her fully.

"You could come over too, when I say it's okay of course"

"Okay" he said accepting the offer. "Can we go back to camp now?" he asked.

"Oh yeah, sure." She stood up, him doing the same. They walked forward in silence, and moments later Inuyasha slid his hand over to hers. She turned her head over to meet his and saw the red hue in his cheeks. She giggled softly which resulted in him flushing five shades of red now. He growled in annoyance and irritation but still didn't let go.

'Wow…I guess something's did change…'

A/n: All done! What do you think? Please let me know in your review! Yeah I know, title is gay, couldn't think of a better one.