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Unfaithful

Sw33t-Sorrow

Chapter 5: Past, Present, Future

Five years. Five very long years have gone by since I have last seen Inuyasha, or Kikyo for that matter. I couldn't believe I was going back. I was finally returning to Tokyo, and it felt awkward. Tokyo was my home for over twenty years, and it felt awkward to be going home. Maybe it was the fact that I was returning to give Inuyasha our divorce papers. I was returning, only to leave again. Should I feel guilty? No, I shouldn't. It's not my fault that Inuyasha and I were not meant to be. Was it?

I arrived at our house. Well, his house. I felt an overwhelming feeling sweep over me, it was so strong it almost knocked me off my feet. I went to go ring the doorbell but I found that the door was open. Talk about Déjà vu… I thought. "Inuyasha?" I swear if he and Kikyo were getting it on again, I was going to –

Oh. Kami.

This place was a wreck! I – I don't know what happened, and I don't think I want to know. There was broken glass everywhere, so I decided it was a safe move to keep my shoes on. There were empty wine and beer bottles lying around. "Who's here?" A sluggish voice said from behind me. I turned around and saw something that would leave me feeling guilty for the rest of my life. Inuyasha stood in the doorway, a beer bottle in his right hand. He looked straight at me and shook his head before taking another swig from the bottle. "Great, now I'm seeing things." He tumbled passed me and I reached for his hand. The moment our skin touched, he froze. After a few moments, he pushed me away slightly before collapsing onto a nearby couch.

"Inuyasha. W-what happened? I – "

"Why did you come back?" The divorce papers were currently in my purse, and I didn't think that this was exactly the right time to bring them out. "Why did you come back?" His voice was louder now and it brought me something I have never felt around him before. I was actually afraid, I was afraid of my Inuyasha. "Why?" He was whining, and he ran his hands through his hair.

"The Inuyasha I knew never let things get to him."

"This isn't getting fired, or not having money to pay your bills with. Do you know how much suffering I have been forced to endure these past five years?" He turned to me with tears in his eyes, I knew he was fighting to keep them in. "I know why you're here."

"Then why did you ask?"

"I wanted to hear your voice, just one more time before you left me again." His words hit me hard, and I felt a voice inside me telling me to stay. But how could I stay? How could I be so selfish to ask for his forgiveness after I had left him for five long years? I couldn't. "Where are they?"

"Where are what?"

"The divorce papers." The room fell silent. It was so silent I could hear my heart beating loudly in my chest. I reached into my purse and handed them to him. My heart tore in half as I watched him sign the sheet and throw them back at me. "There, go. You can leave now." I ignored his comment and walked further into the room.

"You were burning our pictures?" I asked quietly. I found our wedding album; many pieces of different pictures were lying around. Then there was one that caught my interest; it was of the two of us, of course. It was the time we went to Niagara Falls in Canada. I had my arms wrapped tightly around his waist while his were around my shoulders. And we look happy. Really happy. "That day was beautiful." I said, not realizing I had said that out loud. I ran my fingers tenderly over the picture. I walked up to Inuyasha who had apparently dozed off on the couch.

"The door's over there." He said.

"So that's it? You're not even going to try?" And at that moment, someone else walked into the house. "Kikyo…" The name brought pure dread and I wanted to get out as fast as possible. "You…" I looked at her, then at Inuyasha. "Um…He…" Kikyo smiled at me and shook her head. So they aren't living together, I thought.

"Get out," I turned and found that Inuyasha had gotten up. He glared at my older sister as he screamed for her to get out. "You! You caused all this! Get out! Get the hell out!" I saw Kikyo flinch as Inuyasha flung the beer bottle at the wall next to her. I gasped as I heard the glass shatter and fall to the floor. "Get. Out." Kikyo nodded slowly.

"Kagome, it's been a while. We should go to lunch some time."

"We could go now?" I offered. My sister nodded and walked out the door, I glanced back at my…ex-husband. "Take care." I whispered, knowing perfectly well that he heard me. I only heard him grunt in response as I turned my back to him and made my way to the door. I stopped in the doorway and looked back, only to see him staring back at me.

"I – I hope…you are happy – with your new life." He said, and it was not bitter in any way. I could tell he meant every word and that he was truly wishing me well.

"Thank you, you too." I whispered. Suddenly, I remembered Kikyo was waiting for me outside for lunch. I don't know why I had learned to accept her as quickly as I did, but she was still my sister. "Are you ready?" I asked her as I stepped out of the house. Kikyo nodded and headed for a small café. "So how have you been?" I questioned and took a sip of my coffee.

"Good," she said uneasily. "Kagome, I am so sor – " Before she could finish apologizing I cut her off, telling her that I already forgave her or else I wouldn't be sitting in front of her having lunch. "Does that mean you forgive Inuyasha too?" I momentarily stopped what I was doing. Was she actually trying to convince me to go back to him?

"Do you love him, Kikyo?" My sister let out a small laugh.

"Yes, I do." She admitted. "Ever since we met in high school, I've been head over heels in love with him. Each and every single time he stared at you with that look in his eyes, it hurt me so much. But I've come to realize that no matter how much I try to take him away from you, his heart, mind, and soul have always belonged to you." So she had loved him since high school. How could I not have noticed? Why didn't she tell me? And as these questions rushed through my head, it was as if she could read my mind. "I didn't tell you because I knew you would give him up."

"Kikyo, I – I had no idea…"

"That was the point." Kikyo smiled at me and took my hand in hers. "But do you know what hurt the most? It wasn't the fact that I had lost my chance with him back in high school. That day when him and I were…together…he looked in my eyes and I knew he wasn't seeing me. He saw you. He didn't call my name...he called yours. And in my pathetic attempt to try to win him over, not only did I hurt him, I hurt my one and only sister." Was she trying to get me to accept him again? I didn't know if my heart could handle it.

"I don't know…I – "

"Kagome, I know you're afraid of getting hurt. But…you saw him today. He's a mess without you; ever since you left he hasn't been the same. Shikon Incorporated didn't want him anymore because he was such a wreck. His very, own company. He doesn't have anything left." I shook my head, this was too much. She was trying to make me feel guilty, wasn't she?

"No," I said. "No, I can't do it. I have to go now. I have a flight to catch in an hour."

"Wait, Kagome!" I quickly gathered my things and left the café. And for the first time in five years, I felt the presence of tears. I felt the familiar heavy feeling that hung in my chest when I caught Inuyasha with Kikyo. It was coming back. The heartbreak was coming back. Kikyo's plan to make me feel guilt succeeded. But I felt as if Inuyasha had deserved so much more than me. If I had made him so unhappy, I wasn't worthy of his love.

So I wasn't going to take it.

Author's Note: Another chapter! Okay, I have run out of ideas. Officially. No! Writer's block! I don't know what to write between now and the ending that I have in mind. Do you guys care if I just end it with another chapter? Or do you want more? Please review and tell me. Thanks so much.

Sw33t-Sorrows.