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Undeniable Love

Chapter 5 - Help!

By: Scaevola

Published 8/25/05

Updated 9/3/05

InuYasha climbed out with a heavy heart, laden with fear that Kagome would not return to his time. She really didn't plan on forgiving him. InuYasha silently cursed himself for allowing this to happen.

If he had been strong enough to tell Kagome how he felt, if he had been strong enough to tell the truth to Kikyo sooner, this never would have happened. Even if Kagome didn't return his feelings, he would at least still have her as a friend, right?

InuYasha bounded off towards the village. He didn't know what he'd say to the others; that Kagome wasn't going to come back? They would be heartbroken. Kagome was like a sister to Sango, and a mother to Shippo, not to mention a close friend of Miroku's. And it was all InuYasha's fault.

Without Kagome, InuYasha was alone again. Sure, Miroku, Sango, and Shippo were friendly enough, but they'd never be the same as her. Kagome had made him feel complete, more complete than even Kikyo had made him feel.

As InuYasha neared Kaede's hut, he over heard Sango and the others talking. He stopped and listened quietly, not wanting the others to be aware of his presence. Normally InuYasha was very opposed to eavesdropping, and he didn't know why he was doing it now, but something told him to do it.

"Do you think InuYasha will be back soon?" asked Miroku.

"Yes, very soon, I think." answered Sango. "InuYasha and Kagome are always fighting, but they always forgive each other and are still very close."

"I miss Kagome!" shouted Shippo.

The rest of the conversation was lost to InuYasha as he slowly backed away from the hut. Suddenly, InuYasha couldn't do it. He wouldn't be able to go into the hut and tell the others that Kagome wasn't returning, and that it was all because of him. He didn't want to see their accusatory glares after he told them. InuYasha turned in the other direction and ran, not caring where he was going, but as long as he was away from the others.

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Kikyo watched in the distance with a smile as InuYasha turned and ran off, away from the rest of his friends. Yes, soon she would have InuYasha, and she would take him to hell with her.

Kikyo's smile gave way to a look of pure anger as she remembered that InuYasha no longer loved her. He had given her up for her reincarnation, a pale imitation of her.

Jealously flared as an image of InuYasha and that girl came to her mind. Originally, she planned on killing the girl, but after speaking with the wolf demon that one night, Kikyo realized that there are much worse things that the girl could endure than death.

Kikyo's smile returned as she pictured the wolf demon and the girl. Yes, there were definitely worse things than death.

The miko checked the supplies she had with her. She needed to be sure that everything went as planned; she only had one chance at this, and she needed to make sure that InuYasha came to hell with her, and that the girl had a chance to enjoy herself with the wolf demon.

Seeing that everything was accounted for, Kikyo set off in the direction InuYasha had went moments before.

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Although Kagome did eventually fall asleep the night before, she didn't feel rested at all when morning came. She quickly explained to her grandpa and mom that she'd be returning to the feudal era today as she ate.

Her mother smiled. She knew of the fight between InuYasha and Kagome, and had been silently hoping that they'd work it out.

Kagome's grandfather on the other hand, raced to go look up a new sickness for Kagome. He'd been slightly depressed when Kagome stopped going to the feudal era; he truly enjoyed calling the school and telling them that Kagome wouldn't be in that day because she'd come down with some new, rare illness.

Soon after, Kagome was reluctantly agreeing with her mother that she'd have to stock up on supplies before she left to find InuYasha. She made sure that she got extra Ramen for InuYasha, since she knew that it could be used to get him near her if he was refusing to talk to her. She just hoped that InuYasha would accept her apology.

It was roughly two hectic hours later that Kagome hurried to the well house, lugging a backpack full of supplies, mainly necessities, and a few bribes for InuYasha.

Her mother accompanied her to the well house wishing her luck, and giving her advice about InuYasha. Kagome occasionally blushed as her mother suggested a few ideas for her to try with InuYasha.

Sometimes, Kagome felt like her mother was hoping more was going on between her daughter and InuYasha. 'Just like me' thought Kagome wryly.

When Kagome finally reached the well, she had a sudden sense of foreboding. She nearly turned around and went back inside, fearing the worst on the other side of the well, but she stopped, reminding herself that she wanted to speak with InuYasha.

In the end, she was caught between two desires, that of running away and hiding, and that of facing her fears and apologizing to InuYasha. Her mother finally helped her make her decision between the two by giving her a shove into the well, with a final wish of good luck.

Kagome was fuming as she climbed out of the well in the feudal era. Her mother had shoved her down the well! What if she'd been hurt? And not only that, her mother probably thought it was funny!

She sat on the top of the well to catch her breath. She'd gotten too used to having InuYasha carry her out of the well, and having to do it by yourself was a lot of work, especially while carrying a backpack full of supplies.

She got up and was about to walk to the village, when a calloused hand covered her mouth from behind. A gruff voice said, "Where do you think you're going? With mutt face out of the way, I can take you as my mate."

Kagome's eyes widened as she recognized the voice. It was Koga! She tried in vain to get out of his grip, but he held her tight, pulling her against his chest.

She finally found an opening when Koga tried to shift her weight so he could carry her. Taking a deep breath, Kagome screamed, "INUYASHA!"

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