Kagome nodded and sat down next to InuYasha on the bed. "Sure. Ask any questions you want."
InuYasha watched as she looked down. Her hands were red from the constant wringing.
Better get this over with.
"What happened to you in the hallway?"
Her hands stilled. Her whole body froze. She didn't look like she was breathing and her eyes didn't blink. InuYasha had braced himself for a strong reaction, but he still felt guilty. He was about to take the question back when she spoke up.
"It was seven years ago." Her voice was soft and cautious. Face still turned down and hands red and swollen, she continued, "Little over a month before I came here. My father and I had been living alone for five years after my mother and little brother died in a car accident." She took a deep breath a few seconds before continuing. "My father and I were walking to a cafe. Bookstore Cafe." A soft smile bloomed behind a curtain of hair. "My favorite place. He...He was taking me there in celebration of my birthday. Two blocks away, a car sped up beside us. A man came running from behind and stopped too."
Kagome's face was turning red as were her eyes. Not a single tear had fallen, but InuYasha could see it was taking a lot of effort on her part to keep it that way.
She continued, but now it seemed to be more of a struggle. "I...I didn't know. I didn't understand. But he knew. Almost instantly." Now more tears seemed to gather at her eye lids and her voice warbled uncontrollably. "He...He yanked me behind him and...and turned to face the car. When I looked be...behind me, I saw the...the man that had...had stopped when the car came up. His faced looked so scared. I started to get scared too. And...And then...I heard it. Bang. I looked up at my father's back. It was arched and for...what seemed like hours...everything...was still. So...still."
She stopped. And stared. She was lost in her memories.
InuYasha allowed her a few minutes before lightly touching her on the leg. Her head whipped up.
"Sorry."
InuYasha shook his head. He couldn't think of anything to say.
"So...it was still. And then...a large red spot was growing bigger and bigger on his back. At first I couldn't understand. No...I wouldn't understand. I...didn't want to. But when he...when he fell on top of me, I couldn't deny it anymore. He...he was...he was...dead."
With that last word, all her tears spilled and every one of her barriers were broken down. She sobbed into her hands and slumped onto the bed. InuYasha watched in horror.
That's...That's horrible. I can't believe she went through all that and still acts so upbeat.
He couldn't move. He just watched as she cried into his comforter. Then he couldn't take it anymore. He pulled Kagome up by her waist and held her body to his. There was a moment where she stiffened in surprise, but readily accepted his embrace soon afterwards. InuYasha held her tight, his arms encircling her torso, one running through her tresses, the other holding tight to her side. She had her arms squeezing his neck, her face pressed between his shoulder blades.
InuYasha kept on holding the young woman in his arms. He didn't want to ever let go. His entire self was absorbed in Kagome. So much that he didn't notice a young man stood before them in the open doorway observing the entire scene. It wasn't until almost three minutes after the young man closed the door did the two separate.
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Sorry it took so long to update! I hope this makes up for it. Maybe. Possibly. Please? I'll try to get the next chapter in before the end of next week. All kinds of reviews are allowed! Please critique in any way you want! Hope you enjoyed it. Later!
PS I have a few new ideas for fanfictions in my profile. I would REALLY appreciate it if you could tell me which one you like, dislike, and/or any comments/ideas you have. Thanks a bun-un-ches!