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Chapter 21:
Well as the saying goes all good things must come to an end and it was time for the group to return to reality. After a week of sun, beach, partying, and fun they were boarding the plane and returning to New York City. To say that it was a very memorable vacation would be an understatement.
On the plane ride home the group was exhausted and practically dead in their seats. For their finally night in Hawaii they had all decided to go out to a club and have fun. And now they were paying for that decision. For one they didn't walk back into their hotel rooms till 4 in the morning. Also it didn't help that they were some what drunk. Not falling down 'can't remember what happened drunk', but rather 'stagger and giggle drunk'. And finally when the time came for them to leave and go home they were so tired that they all crashed in their seats and instantly fell asleep. Their flight was scheduled to leave at 5:30 am so they could return to New York by 3:30pm. So they had little time to sleep, especially since they hadn't even packed before leaving for the club.
Inuyasha was leaning his back against one of the airplanes windows and was peacefully asleep in his seat. His legs were propped up on the seat next to him so that he was in a comfortable position. In between Inuyasha's legs was Kagome who was leaning against him. Her back was to his chest with Inuyasha's arms wrapped around her. Inuyasha's head was resting on her shoulder with his hair cascading around Kagome mixing silver with dark blue. Across from the couple sleeping soundly was Sango who was sitting next to an equally knocked out Miroku. Her head was currently on his shoulder with his head on top of hers. Sango's arms were wrapped around Miroku's middle and his right arm was wrapped around her shoulders.
In back of Kagome and Inuyasha were Ayame and Koga. Ayame had the window seat and her head was currently against the window. In her lap was Koga's head. Somehow in his sleep Koga decided to stretch out more and rested his head on Ayame's lap with his legs dangling over the side of the chair and his feet on the floor.
Then behind Ayame and Koga occupying a couch was Sierra and Souta. Over the trip the two got even closer and were now openly affectionate with each other. They still were not dating but they were well on their way. On the other couch were Kirara and Kohaku. The same could say about their love life; however they were officially going out. It had taken a couple of years but Kohaku finally asked her out and Kirara accepted. Overall though the four were all knocked out.
In New York
"Feels good to be back in familiar territory." Said Inuyasha as he stretched on his way off the plane.
"Agreed Hawaii was nice and all but I missed the hustle and bustle of city life. Nothing like all the lights and noise to make you feel alive." Said Miroku as he took a deep breath of the polluted city air.
"Yea but you know back to the city means back to work and that ain't no fun." Said Kagome as Inuyasha wrapped his arm around her waist.
"I guess but still sitting still and all that other stuff was beginning to get boring." Said Koga as he walked next to Ayame.
The group could do nothing but agree as they left the airplane runway and made their way to the private exit. At the exit were two limos whose drivers were standing out side the door. Both limos had the gang's symbol, red claw marks over top of a black full moon, on the side marking them as their rides.
With a nod from Kagome indicating that she understood they were the group's ride they got into the limos. Inside the first limo were Kagome, Inuyasha, Miroku, Sango, Ayame, and Koga. In the second were Sierra, Souta, Kirara, and Kohaku.
As they rode to the place where they would be able to access the base Miroku got a strange feeling that something was going to happen. He quickly looked around at the other members of the group and noticed nothing out of place as the group of teens laughed at something that Inuyasha said. However he simply couldn't shake the feeling that something was going to go wrong and he was usually right with the feeling.
"Hey Miroku is everything ok you seem to be way out of it." Said Sango as she stared at her boyfriend with a look of confusion on her face.
"No, I can't seem to shake the feeling that something bad is going to happen." Miroku said as he turned and looked at her.
"Well I don't kno-" Sango started only to be cut off as the driver slamming on the breaks.
Everyone in the limo was sent hurtling forward and crashed into each other. The first person to recover was Inuyasha and watched as the divider that separated the back of the limo from the driver began to lower. Inuyasha prepared for whatever was about to happen while taking out his gun.
"Yo what the hell is going on?" He yelled as the divider went down.
However when the divider went all the way down the driver turned around and pulled out his own gun and pointed it at the group.
"I hope you have enjoyed your trip it is now time to die." And with that he started shooting at the people in the back.
Kagome quickly dove for the controller to close the divider hoping to stop the amount of bullets flying at them as Inuyasha shot back at the driver. As Kagome reached the divider button she barely missed getting shot, instead the bullet flew pass her face scratching her right check. Sango managed to unlock the door while avoiding bullets and managed to tumble out of the car followed closely by the rest of the group. And just as the divider was about to completely shut Inuyasha managed to shoot the driver in the head. After that he followed Kagome out of the limo.
As he got out he finally noticed where they were. They were on Inuyasha and Miroku's old part of town near the old train tracks. They were no where near where they were supposed to be.
'This is where all that stuff happened all those years ago.' Inuyasha thought.
However he didn't have time to worry about that as he watched Kagome sprint towards the limo that held her brother and friends.
From the outside the group could hear bullets being fired inside the limo and could even smell blood.
Souta's Blood!
"SOUTA!" Kagome screamed as she pulled out her gun and ran to the passenger side of the limo with Inuyasha and the rest of the gang on her heels. She knew the windows of the limo were bullet proof from their encounter minutes before so she decided to go right for the driver head on.
Once she reached the passengers side in the front of the limo, she yanked open the door and shot the unsuspecting man four times in the chest. He looked shocked for all but two seconds before he fell back dead slumped against the tinted window of his door.
Kagome then looked away from the dead man to see Sierra, Kirara, and Kohaku exit the limo. Sierra appeared to have been skimmed by a bullet on her left shoulder, Kirara was bleeding slightly on her right cheek from a bullet that barely missed her, and Kohaku's right arm was bleeding from where he was shot. Yet the only person who did not exit the limo was…
"SOUTA" Kagome cried as she ran towards the open door that the other teens got out of.
When she got there she saw Souta, who was wounded, limping out of the limo. Souta had received two gunshot wounds: one on to his left shoulder and one in his right leg.
Kagome could have burst into tears at the state that her brother was in but was relieved to know that he was alive. She ran to him and hugged him tightly careful of his wounds.
"Thank God you're safe Souta." She said as she rested her head on her brother's right shoulder.
"You know I wouldn't die on you Kags." He said as he attempted to hug her back using his uninjured right arm.
When Kagome pulled back and stepped away from Souta, Sierra came forward. Her head was down preventing anyone from looking into her eyes as she stopped in front of Souta who looked at her slightly confused.
"Sierra are you ok?" Souta asked as he reached out his right hand and placed it on her uninjured shoulder.
Sierra's head instantly flew up to reveal her tear stained face. She flew into Souta's arms as he stumbled back from the sudden impact of her colliding with him.
"Stupid. You got injured trying to protect me. If you hadn't jumped in the way and pushed me out of the way then… Oh my gosh!" She sobbed into his shirt.
Souta's eyes softened as he looked down at her and despite his wounds wrapped his arms around the girl.
"I would gladly put my life in danger to save you Sierra." He said as he stroked her back in a comforting way.
Sierra just continued to cry.
As the group looked on they couldn't help but think that the scene was cute. Kagome could not have been prouder of her little brother and unconsciously leaned into Inuyasha as she smiled at the young couple.
'They are so cute together.' She thought as she smiled softly
Inuyasha just wrapped his arm around his girlfriend's shoulders and smiled at his successor.
'You did right kid. You have finally found someone who you can protect with your life. Good job'
Just then two gun shots rang out through the air.
"KOGA WATCH OUT!" Ayame screamed as she shoved Koga out of the way and was shot in the stomach.
Ayame eyes went wide as she was shot in the stomach twice and sent flying back from the force of the hit. She crashed to the ground a little ways away from where she once stood and remained unmoving.
"AYAME!" Koga screamed as he scrambled off the ground where he was pushed and to Ayame's side.
"AYAME WAKE UP PLEASE!" He screamed as he held her close to his chest.
"Kukukuku how sad and I was really trying to kill you Koga. To bad she had to get in the way." Said a dark voice from the shadows surrounding them.
"GRRR COME OUT HERE AND SHOW YOURSELF NARAKU!" Inuyasha yelled as he looked around the area they were standing.
Another shot rang out this time heading towards Kohaku. Kohaku was pushed out of the way by Kirara as she took the bullet to her arm. Another bullet then flew at Kirara in an attempt to finish her off but Kohaku took it in his already injured arm.
"Kohaku." Kirara said as Kohaku kneeled on the ground holding his arm and crouched in front of her.
Kohaku looked back at her and smirked, "I had to repay the favor. I don't want you to get hurt anymore."
"Kukukuku I must say this is a very noble group. Sacrificing themselves to save the people they care about. How pathetic." Said another dark voice from the shadows.
"ONIGUMO I WILL KILL YOU FOR ATTACKING MY LITTLE BROTHER AND KIRARA!" Sango screamed as she bawled up her fist.
By now it was night and the street lights had turned on. Kagome and her group were in the middle of the street and were clearly seen because of the street lights shining on them.
"Why don't you two stop acting like pussies and come out and face us." Kagome said as she clenched and unclenched her fist.
"Such a mouth you have Kagome. I would love to know what else that mouth can do besides spit out such words." Naraku chuckled as he emerged out of the shadows of one of the buildings to the right of the group.
"Fuck off Naraku. I wouldn't allow you to ever touch Kagome." Inuyasha growled as he stepped in front of the girl.
"Is that so Inuyasha. Personally I don't think you have a say in the matter. Right guys?"
As he said this some of the members of Naraku's gang came out and surrounded the group. Amongst the people that came out at Naraku's call were Onigumo, Kagura, and Kanna.
"Seems like all the shit of New York has gathered here. Why the fuck did you attack us here?" Asked Sango as she stepped up next to Kagome and Inuyasha followed by Miroku.
"Kukuku it appears that no one knows what this place represents or what happened here six years ago. That is everyone but Inuyasha." Naraku said as his eyes turned and looked at Inuyasha.
Everyone turned to look at Inuyasha to see him barely controlling his rage. All his anger and hatred for Naraku was pouring out of him just like the blood that was seeping from his hand where his claws currently dug into the skin. His eyes were flashing red as his self control quickly slipped away.
"What in the world are you talking about?" Kagome said as she looked from Inuyasha back to Naraku with a glare.
"Humph it appears that your friend has not told you everything. This tells me that he doesn't trust you as much as you think." Naraku said with a twisted smirk on his face.
"Shove it Naraku! Inuyasha tells me everything he trust me with his life. If this place was so damn important I'm sure I would know." Kagome said as she glared at Naraku even harder.
"I agree with Kagome. I have known Inuyasha my whole life and I am sure if this place held some significance besides being our old stomping grounds I'm sure I would know. And with that said this is still Demon Blood Territory so you are trespassing and in for a hell of a beat down." Said Miroku as he glared at Naraku.
"So much trust in him. You said that you have known him your whole life and therefore you think you know everything about him. Kagome and Sango had known each other their whole lives, but as I have been informed she had never revealed to her why she had decided to disappear. How are you certain that Inuyasha is not doing the same?" Naraku said.
Everyone thought about that. It was true and many knew that Kagome had a good reason for hiding herself away the way she did. But was the same to be said for Inuyasha.
"Enough of this. I told you to never show your face around me here unless you wanted me to kill you. And not only have you shown your face but attacked my group. I'll kill you right now for that." Inuyasha said fury clearly overtaking him.
"Kukuku maybe another time Inuyasha. For now I only have this to say. We the Arachnid gang declare war on the Demon Blood gang. Consider this your notice. However it is a shame how our plan did not go as expected. For one of the toughest gangs you sure don't check to see if your drivers are legit. And here I thought that we could have another car fire take place." Naraku said as his gang began to disappear into the surrounding shadows, "Oh well. Oh and before I forget say hi to your grandparents for me when you get the chance to visit their graves, Inuyasha. I'm sure their presence still "burns" brightly here as well. Kukuku"
"YOU MOTHERFUCKING BASTARD I'LL KILL YOU!!!!!!" Inuyasha shouted fully enraged with red eyes as he leaped at Naraku.
However, Naraku just disappeared into the shadows leaving them with his finally words and his laugh.
Inuyasha slammed his fist into the concrete sidewalk where Naraku once stood creating a large hole and blooding his fist even more.
"Damn him to motherfucking hell." Inuyasha said as she growled savagely.
2 Hours Later at the Base
It had been two hours since the group had arrived at the base. Two hours since Ayame went into her medical room for her injuries. Two hours since the other members who were injured were looked at and treated. Two hours since Inuyasha and Koga last talked to anyone in the group as everyone waited for Ayame's results. Two hours of worry over whether or not Ayame would be alright. And two hours since Koga had his head down in shame blaming himself for her condition.
'I should have been there for her. I should have noticed that Naraku was there and took the bullets instead of her. I should have been faster and strong enough to protect both of us… but I wasn't.' Koga thought as he rested his head in his hands.
Suddenly he felt a hand on his shoulder and felt as someone squeezed his shoulder in reassurance. Koga raised his tired and concerned light blue eyes to meet concerned and comforting sapphire eyes.
"Don't worry Koga. Ayame will make it through. She will be ok I promise, even if I have to go in and help myself, she will be ok." Kagome said as she wrapped her arms around him from her position behind him in a comforting hug.
At another time this action would have been Koga's dream come true. However he found it impossible to think of anyone else but Ayame right now.
"But it is my entire fault Kagome," Koga said for the first time in two hours, "If I had been stronger and faster I could have… I could've stopped her and got out of the way. I could've protected her. But I wasn't strong or fast and now she is suffering, and there is nothing I can do about it."
"Koga no matter how many times you wish you could go back and redo the whole thing I know that Ayame would have it no other way. She loves you more than you can imagine and would do anything to protect you. Even risk her life." Kagome said as she held him tighter, "It's time for you to open your eyes and see Ayame for what she truly is. A woman who is desperately in love with you and always has been."
Koga's head just shot up at that. Love? Ayame was in love with him? But that was impossible Ayame was nothing but a friend. They had known each other all there lives. Had slept in the same bed together as kids, had shared food and drinks with each other, hell they even have pictures of them in the bathtub together from when they were younger. She had been there when his parents died in a car accident when he was ten. And he was there for her when her parents died in a store shooting a year later. They had been together when Keith found them on the streets and took them in. They had always been each others support. Hell she even encouraged him to go for Kagome in the beginning, before it became apparent that Kagome would never like him as more than a friend. So how could she love him?
"I just don't understand how she could love me when she encouraged me to ask out other girls that I liked. She even encouraged me to ask you out." Koga said as he turned his confused eyes to Kagome.
"Koga, Ayame did all that because of how much she loves you. She wants to see you happy. And if that means that she will never have you for herself and that she will always remain the best friend then she would do it. Why do you think she hates to see you with other girls? Why do you think she hated me when we all first met? Because she is in love with you! Every time you look at another girl, every time you say you love me you're shattering her heart." Kagome said tenderly.
Koga just stared at Kagome and saw the truth. The sadness behind Ayame's eyes when he said Kagome was his woman. The look of longing in her bright green eyes that she had when she looked at him.
For years he had dismissed these as mere allusions. In his mind there was no way that Ayame could ever love him. She was always his friend and nothing more. Hell now that he thought of it he often talked to her as if she was one of his regular guy friends.
"I've been so stupid for all these years. I can't believe that I am actually the one who has hurt her the most."
"Koga it is never too late to turn that around. Be there for her. Stop chasing after all these other girls and me and go for the one who loves you more than life itself. You will NEVER find someone who cares about you more than she does. And deep down somewhere I know if you search your heart you will see that you love her back just as much." Kagome said to him and squeezed him again before letting him go, "Just think about it."
And with that Kagome got up and moved to where the rest of the group was.
'Ayame. Do I really care about you that way?' Koga thought as a picture of her popped into his head.
Her fiery red hair. Her shimmering forest green eyes that shinned with love and determination. And her award winning smile.
Now that he thought about it she was gorgeous. Maybe even more beautiful than Kagome, in his opinion.
'I guess I never really stopped to realize that she has changed from the girl I once knew to someone who is a beautiful and intelligent woman. Please Ayame be ok. I can't lose you now that I have realized my feelings for you. Hold on… for us.'
Suddenly the door opened to Ayame's medical room and out stepped Hitomi. Koga was the first one to reach her since he practically leapt from his seat and sprinted to the door when it opened.
"So how is she Hitomi? Is she going to be alright?" Koga asked worried.
Hitomi let a small smile form on her face.
"She will be ok Koga. All she needs is a little more rest to get her strength back. We managed to remove the two bullets from her stomach and amazingly they didn't cause permanent damage. All that was a concern was the blood lost. However with a little bit of rest and the transfusion we gave her she is well on the way to recovery."
"Thank you! Is she allowed to have any visitors?" Koga asked anxiously.
"Well I will only allow one since she really needs her sleep right now. Plus Keith has called for an important meeting. We have found out a lot about the Shikon No Tama since you guys were away and he would like for you guys to get right on it. However I think that will all be put aside since everyone wants to know what happened out their between you all and Naraku." Hitomi said as her gaze shifted from Koga to the rest of the members in the group.
"Well then I think Koga should be the one that stays and watches over Ayame. I will make sure to fill you in on everything that happens in the meeting." Kagome said as she gave Koga a smile.
"Thank you Kagome." Koga said as he entered Ayame's room and closed the door.
"Ok now we should all go to the meeting. It is about to start very soon." Hitomi said as she cleaned up and then led the group of teens to the meeting.
On the way to the meeting Kagome noticed that Inuyasha was behind everyone else and was still not talking. So she slowed down and let the others pass her till she was next to Inuyasha.
"Baby what's going on in that head of yours?" Kagome asked Inuyasha as she wrapped her arms around his waist and pulled herself closer to his side.
Inuyasha just ignored her and removed her arms from around his waist.
Now this knocked Kagome a couple of steps back as she just stared at him. When he removed her arm she had stopped walking as he continued. What in the world was wrong with him?
Kagome then ran forward to catch up to her boyfriend and grabbed his wrist forcing him to stop. However Inuyasha didn't respond. He just stood still looking ahead not turning to look into her confused eyes.
"Inuyasha please talk to me." Kagome said pleadingly.
"What is there to talk about?" Inuyasha asked her as he turned around to face her with blazing amber eyes, "I'll tell you what: not a damn thing. So leave me the fuck alone Kagome!"
Kagome couldn't believe what he was saying. She was only worried about him. Why was he lashing out at her?
"What the hell! I just want to know what is going on with boyfriend!" She yelled back. She then grabbed his chin and forced him to look at her and added softly, "I want to help you."
Inuyasha just tore his chin out of her grasp as well as his wrist. He then walked pass her stopping a few inches away from her. There backs were facing each other and Kagome was lost.
"You are too late to help me. No ONE can help me." Inuyasha said in a cold voice.
He then walked away from her and the rest of the group who had all stopped to watch the two. Never before had Inuyasha brushed Kagome off in such a way. They couldn't understand what was wrong with him.
Meanwhile Kagome hadn't moved from where she stood. She was confused, shocked, and hurt. She had failed somehow to protect and help Inuyasha.
'What kind of girlfriend am I if I can't protect the one I love?' She thought as she looked at the ground.
"Guys we really need to continue. Keith is waiting." Hitomi said as she looked sadly at Kagome.
The group just nodded their heads and continued on their way. This time Kagome was in the back and wouldn't say a word.
At The Meeting
Once at the conference room Hitomi opened the door and the group moved in. This was the biggest conference room at the base and there were few who had access to it. Once inside they saw that everyone was there and took their seats. The people there included Keith, Isis, Shessomaru, Ayane, Bankotsu, Hakkaku, Ginta, and their parents.
"Welcome back guys. I hope that you all enjoyed your vacation to Hawaii, but now that you are all back it is time to get down to business. First off Hitomi do you have that report for me on Ayame's condition?" Keith Asked.
"Yes. Ayame is ok right now and in stable condition. She should be back on her feet in no time. However I must advise against any heavy activity for at least a week. We don't want her wounds to reopen." Hitomi said as she handed Ayame's folder to her boss and took her seat in between Bankotsu and Ayane.
"Ah very well thank you. Now where are Koga and Inuyasha? I had assumed that they were with you guys when everyone returned." Keith said as he looked for the two boys.
Miroku was the first one to speak up since no one else seemed to want to speak about the touchy situation.
"Well Koga is with Ayame in her room. He didn't want to leave her side so Kagome volunteer to debrief him once the meeting was over with. And as for Inuyasha… we really don't know where he went. He just kind of stormed off."
At the mention of Inuyasha Kagome's head dropped as he eyes focused on the table. She still couldn't figure out what was wrong with Inuyasha.
"He stormed off? But why?" Asked Izayoi worried about her youngest son.
All eyes turned to Kagome knowing that if anyone knew what was wrong with Inuyasha she would. However she didn't speak. She didn't even raise her head to acknowledge the other people in the room.
Seeing as Kagome wasn't going to answer Miroku once again stepped in.
"Well we really don't know what is wrong with him. Since we saw Naraku he has been kind of off on his own. Not talking to any one or even acknowledging people. When Kagome tried to talk to him, "Miroku paused while looking at Kagome who stilled didn't move before he continued, "he just kind of blew up and left."
Now everyone was perplexed. Something must have been seriously wrong for Inuyasha to have reacted the way he did.
"You said that this all occurred after the encounter with Naraku? Did Naraku say anything that could have set him off? I mean besides the usually, did he say anything directly to Inuyasha?" Shessomaru asked.
Years of being with his dense brother taught him a thing or two about his reactions.
Everyone thought back to the moment when Naraku appeared. They didn't really notice anything different.
"I don't think so. Besides the fact that we are now at war with the Arachnids he didn't say anything-" Sango started but was cut off.
"Yes he did." Kagome said suddenly looking up and turning to Miroku, "Remember he said that we didn't know what the place where we were at represented? He said that Inuyasha was the only person who knew what the place meant, and that whatever happened there happened six years ago."
Realization dawned on everyone's' face.
"Your right. And then he went and said that Inuyasha didn't trust us as much as we all thought he did. Is that what he is mad about? That Naraku made it seem like Inuyasha didn't trust us?" Miroku wondered.
"No I think it's what he said after all that. About a fire and our grandparents…" Said Kagome as a flashback of Naraku's final words to Inuyasha put itself together.
"However it is a shame how our plan did not go as expected. For one of the toughest gangs you sure don't check to see if your drivers are legit. And here I thought that we could have another car fire take place." Naraku said as his gang began to disappear into the surrounding shadows, "Oh well. Oh and before I forget say hi to your grandparents for me when you get the chance to visit their graves, Inuyasha. I'm sure their presence still "burns" brightly here as well. Kukuku"
"Naraku said something about another car fire. Then he asked Inuyasha to say hi to our grandparents for him. It was after that, that Inuyasha lost it." Kagome said.
"A car fire? That is only part of how our parents died but I wonder why Naraku is making it sound like he was involved. I mean sources told me that Naraku, his brother, and his dad, when he was alive, were out of town when it all happened. Plus we had a full investigation done on the car. No tampering was found so we don't know why the car suddenly just stopped on the railroad tracks." Tai said as he thought back to the day his parents died.
"Yea but it sounded as if Naraku was hinting that Inuyasha was with our grandparents at the time of the accident. But that can't be right. I mean Inuyasha said he was with Kikyo the whole time and that they went bike riding. That was why he looked so wind blown." Miroku said.
Suddenly something clicked in Kagome's mind.
"Wait you said that Inuyasha was with Kikyo the day that our grandparents died?" Kagome asked looking at Miroku.
"Yea. But now isn't the time to get mad at something that happened-"
Kagome didn't even wait for Miroku to finish. She got out of her seat and ran out of the room without even a single glance back.
'Inuyasha'
With Inuyasha
Inuyasha was currently in the weight room working out. He had to relieve some anger and the best way to do so was to work out. To push himself so hard that he wouldn't even have the energy to be angry. He was working on punching one of the many punching bags in the room. It was helping him release his anger because he was imagining that he was punching Naraku.
'Fucking bastard. I'll kill him for what happened. I will make sure that he will pay for what he did.'
The more he thought the harder and faster his punches came, till finally the bag broke and all the sand that was inside flew over the floor.
Inuyasha was so caught up in his angry thoughts and trying to catch his breath that he didn't notice the person who entered the room.
"Inuyasha"
Inuyasha turned around to face Kagome. She looked as if she ran all the way to the weight room by the way her face was flushed.
Kagome just stared at the man in front of her. He was breathing heavily and the sweat from his body made him shine. He had changed into black lose fit black basketball shorts and was currently wearing no shirt.
"Kagome I thought I told you that you could do nothing to help me." Inuyasha said as he turned away from her and grabbed his water bottle to take a drink.
"I know what happened that day. The day our grandparents died." Kagome said as she took a step towards him.
Inuyasha stopped just as the bottle was about to meet his lips and turned to look at her with emotionless eyes.
"What did you say?"
"I said I know what happened that day. Or at least I have an idea. You were there when they were killed weren't you? You watched them die and when you couldn't save them you turned away and left. Trying to block out the memory. All the pictures that whizzed through your head as you watched them die. You didn't want to believe that they were really gone and that you were still alive. So even though it killed you, you left once the police came knowing that they would blame you. Then to explain your absence when our grandparents died you said that you were with Kikyo knowing no one would question it." Kagome said.
With each sentence she said she took a step closer to Inuyasha till she was right in front of him.
"And what makes you think that I wasn't with Kikyo?" Inuyasha said looking down at Kagome.
"That is actually what tipped me off. You couldn't have possible been with Kikyo that day because she was in my territory that day. And how do I remember? Because I kicked her ass for saying that I was a slut and because she said she was a better fighter than me. Then my parents broke it up and told everyone the news that our grandparents died. No one else might remember that but I do. I remember everything from the day that I was told that both our grandparents were killed. You lied for the same reason I lied about Josh and Dominique, because you couldn't do anything and you were ashamed."
At this time Kagome and Inuyasha were staring deep into each others eyes not daring to look away. Because the one who looked away was the one who was wrong.
After a minute of the battle Inuyasha looked down in defeat and let his shoulders sag. The water bottle that had been in his hand fell to the floor and spilled all over the floor. The water went out mixing with the sand from the punching bag.
"I couldn't save them Kagome. The reason both our grandparents aren't here right now is because of me. That day is forever a nightmare to me. I can still hear the explosion. I can still see the train hurtling towards our car. I can still feel my grandmother's hands on my back as she pushed me out of the car and told me to run. I can still see all there faces as I ran back to try and save them. I can still hear the train's breaks as they tried to stop the train from hitting the car. I can still see Naraku on the other side of the tracks with his father and brother smiling as they watched the scene. And I can still see the wreck that was left after the car was hit by that train and the car exploded." Inuyasha said as he began to shake from the effort of holding in all his emotions.
Kagome just watched as the man she loved suffered internally. He battled with himself in an effort to suppress the pain that welled up in his chest. She couldn't watch him suffer alone like that. So she walked up to him and wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her head on his shoulder.
"Inuyasha it was not your fault. Our grandparents… wanted to make sure that you lived on. They wanted you to live out your life and stay strong. They didn't want you to blame yourself for what happened to them. They didn't want you to blame yourself because you couldn't save them. And just as you told me when I revealed what happened to Josh and Dominique, I will always be here for you. We will make it through this together and we will avenge everyone for what Naraku has done. All I need is you by my side." Kagome said as she looked up into his eyes.
"Of course Kagome I will always be here. Thank you for being here for me." Inuyasha said.
Kagome just nodded and smiled up at him.
"No problem."
And with that Inuyasha grabbed the back of Kagome's head and gently kissed her on the lips. It was a slow and comforting kiss that sealed the deal. They would always be there for each other.
'Always and forever.' They both thought as they pulled each other closer and continued to kiss.
AN: Well I updated now I want to see those reviews. You finally found out about Inuyasha's painful past. And now the gangs are at war. This story is about to take off with a lot of violence and adventure. If you want more you know what to do. Read and Review.