Well, I finally figured out how to get down from that hot air balloon, using some old rags, lots of bubble gum, and a couple of monkeys. Yesterday I was cruising Fanfic, and found this story that I absolutely hated! The plot was terrible, the writing was choppy, and the grammar was horrible! Then I went to look at the reviews, and she had 40 PAGES of reviews. 40 PAGES! I just don't understand how that works! How can so many people love a story like that? It drives me crazy! Ah well, you are probably wondering why I am rambling on about stories and reviews when I should be writing my own story, so here I go. This is THE FINAL CHAPTER! We're at the end now, so go ahead and read!
Disclaimer: Let's see, I could either own InuYasha, become fabulously rich and famous, or sit at my computer writing fanfic. If I actually had a choice, which option do you think I would pick?
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Chapter Fifteen: Why Me?
InuYasha shoved Kikyo off him in one swift motion. She fell to the floor with a loud yowl but immediately became silent when she saw InuYasha's face. He had never looked so like Sesshoumaru in his entire life. InuYasha glared coldly down at Kikyo.
"Don't ever, EVER come near me again, so long as I live. Do you understand Kikyo?" Kikyo tried to answer, but her voice only came out as a squeak. InuYasha glowered down at her and took one step forward. "I said, do you understand?"
"Yes! Yes, I understand. I'm sorry!" Kikyo became frightened, as the rage in InuYasha's eyes seem to blaze even higher, but then he looked towards the door and it died down.
"Just make sure I never see you again," he growled, and ran out the door after Kagome.
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InuYasha found Kagome walking out towards the parking lot. He ran his hands nervously through his hair and called out, "Kagome!" Kagome merely kept walking, as if she hadn't heard a thing. InuYasha growled and ran up to her. He grabbed her shoulders and spun her quickly around, preparing himself for the worst.
"Look Kagome, I…" InuYasha blinked when he saw Kagome's face. She wasn't crying, or having a breakdown. Instead she looked…well, void of emotion. Kagome paused for a second, shook InuYasha's hands off her shoulders, and kept walking towards the parking lot.
"Hey! Kagome wait. What you saw back there…it wasn't my fault. Please, you have to believe me." InuYasha kept pace with Kagome, but here face was still that eerie calm. Finally, Kagome spoke.
"Oh, is that right InuYasha?" Kagome's voice came out as flat and emotionless as her face. "I don't think I have to believe you. In fact, I don't believe you at all. I saw you, InuYasha, and you weren't pulling away!" InuYasha cringed. It was true, although it hadn't been his fault.
"Kagome…I don't have a good excuse. What I did was horrible. But I'm sorry…I'm so sorry…" Then Kagome turned on him, and for the first time her face showed emotion, and it was anger.
"You think that saying sorry will make it all better, InuYasha?!? You think you can apologize, and we can all just move on? Well, I'm sorry too…" Kagome spun on her heel and began walking again, "but it doesn't work that way."
InuYasha wasn't going to let her off that easily. "Kagome, please don't go. I…I love you."
Kagome stopped mid-step, and something shifted deep inside her eyes, just for a second, but then it was gone. "So did my father…" whispered Kagome, "and look where he is." Then tears began to trickle down her cheeks, and Kagome broke into a run.
Kagome…InuYasha ran after Kagome, and grabbed her from behind. She struggled against him, but he turned her around and crushed her to his chest.
"Kagome, don't run from me," InuYasha paused. "The last time that you ran from me, you almost died. Please, don't run from me again." Kagome began to struggle less, and InuYasha ran a hand through her hair. "You have to know that I love you, and I would never do anything to hurt you on purpose, and I'm never going to leave you, whether you like it or not." InuYasha slowly released Kagome from his grip, and she stood there as if in a daze, her face revealing nothing. At any second, InuYasha was afraid she might bolt, and knew that if she did, she might not come back to him. He slowly took another step back, and stumbled. His foot had caught on something, and he quickly lost his balance. The world seemed to go in slow motion as he slowly fell over backwards, his arms pin wheeling for balance. He heard a dull thud, and an explosion of pain ripped through his head as the world slipped into darkness.
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InuYasha slowly drifted to consciousness. He felt warmth all over his body, and he sighed in content, wrapping his arms more firmly around whatever he was holding.
Suddenly, the "whatever" that he was holding giggled. InuYasha's eyes flew open, and the bright light of the room momentarily blinded him. As his eyes adjusted to the light, he saw that he was holding Kagome, who was looking right back at him with a smile on her face.
InuYasha's face lit up with a grin, and he snuggled closer to her. "Hmm…we have to stop meeting like this, eh?" Kagome giggled again, and pulled on a lock of his hair.
"I don't know…I kind of like it." InuYasha blinked at Kagome, who just smiled and kissed him lightly on the mouth. He laughed and said, "Well then, I suppose I can put up with it if you can." At that moment the door burst open, and InuYasha realized for the first time that he was in Kagome's room…and what the situation must look like.
Sango, Miroku, and Sesshoumaru stood in the open doorway, grinning impishly.
"See?" Sango said with a triumphant look on her face, "I told you that if we left them alone for a little while, he would wake up." Kagome jumped out of her bed, leaving InuYasha pouting. InuYasha sat up and winced when a lance of pain shot through his head.
"Ouch! What happened?" Kagome grinned and explained to InuYasha.
"You tripped over a bench while we were…er…talking." Sango snickered, but InuYasha shot her a glare, and she quickly slinked away, followed by Miroku and Sesshoumaru. Kagome continued. "You got knocked unconscious. Sango and Miroku called Sesshoumaru, and he came and picked you up, and we all took you back here."
"Oh, I'll have to thank them later. How long was I out?" InuYasha said, trying to sway the conversation away from his accident. He was embarrassed that he had managed to trip over something at one of the most important moments of his life. It seemed to have turned out okay, though. Perhaps he might want to try that more often…
"Only for about an hour," Kagome said, "Although I was still worried." InuYasha grabbed Kagome's hand and pulled her back onto the bed.
"I'm sorry for worrying you Kagome," InuYasha paused and waggled his eyebrows at her. "How can I make it up to you?" Kagome laughed and swatted his shoulder.
"You pervert! You're almost as bad as Miroku!" Kagome's smiled faded for a second, and she turned her face towards InuYasha, "but I do want to apologize to you. Before I took you home, Kikyo came up to me and told me what had happened, and I'm sorry for not believing you."
InuYasha was surprised. He couldn't believe that Kikyo had told Kagome what had happened. Maybe she wasn't all bad. "Kagome, you don't have to apologize for anything. I love you, remember?" Kagome smiled and brushed a lock of hair away from InuYasha's face.
"Yeah…I remember. InuYasha, I just have one question. Why me?"
InuYasha looked surprised, thought about it for a second, then spoke. "Because you take my breath away every time you come in a room. Because you're even more beautiful inside than out. Because your smile is the highlight of my day. Because I'm insanely jealous whenever I see another guy even look at you. And just because I love you, Kagome. I can't explain it, but I do, and I will keep on loving you no matter what."
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And that's the end to "Why Me?" everybody! Thank you so much for reading this story, and I love all you guys! Hope you like the ending, and hope it wasn't too cliché! If you would like to, I have just started a new story called "Roommates" and I would love to have all of you review that one as well. Bye!