Disclaimer- I don't own Inuyasha.

Title- Left Behind

Summary- She loved him. He loved her. One night changed everything and she ran away. Now she's back only to find the one thing she left behind was the thing she wished she didn't.

Genre- Romance/Drama

Note- They are ALL human. No demons or hanyous!

Chapter 14: I Don't Miss You

After what happened yesterday, not one of the adults talked or looked at each other. They just sat in their own desk doing their own work. And the tension in the air got even thicker.

Kagome thought she was going suffocate. She tried hard to concentrate on her work but she can't help but think of the event from yesterday.

She sighed and rubbed her temples. She did expect something like this to happen, but she didn't think it was going to be this hard.

Inuyasha, on the other, was thinking of ways to commit suicide so that way he didn't have to suffer this annoying silence. And he failed miserably.

'Maybe banging my head on the desk would help?' he thought. He placed his hands on both sides of the desk and took a deep breath. He moved his head back a little and was about to proceed to bring it forward in order to make it hit the desk. Then he realized he was acting like a maniac. But then again, anyone in this silence would act like a maniac.

That's when the door opened. Both adult looked up to see who it was. One being surprised and the other quite annoyed.

"I thought I was serious when I told security not to let a little monster in this building?" Inuyasha asked in a slight humor.

Jade raised a brow. "And yet they still let you in," she commented. She ignored the insult he threw at her, and looked at a surprised Kagome. Then she looked back at Inuyasha and back at Kagome. She whistled lowly, "Daaaaaang! I could actually feel the tension up in this joint."

Inuyasha bit the side of his cheek and looked away, pretending to do his work. While Kagome bit her lip and still continued to wonder why her daughter was here.

Jade looked at the two adults in front of her and rolled her eyes. 'And they think I'm immature,' she thought.

She walked over to Kagome's desk. Using her thumb to point at the door, she said, "Come on. I'm hungry and it's your responsibility to feed me. Now take me to lunch."

Kagome furrowed her brows. "Lunch?"

Jade rolled her eyes. "Yes, lunch. Now feed me."

"Jade," Kagome said. "I have work to do."

Jade nodded. "I know and you can do it later. It's two-fourteen. You haven't gone to lunch and I'm starving. Let's go to lunch."

Kagome shook her head. "Are nuts? Did you come all the over here to tell me you're hungry and you want me to take you out for lunch? And how did you get into this building?"

Jade smiled sweetly. "One: I have no cash on me what so ever. Two: I'm allowed in this building because I got connections," she said looking back at Inuyasha, who still 'doing' his work.

Kagome rolled her eyes. "Fine, let's go," she muttered.

Jade frowned. "I'll wait for you outside. And don't sound like I'm forcing you to go," she pointed at herself with a big grin. "Who wouldn't want to take me out to lunch?"

"I don't!" Inuyasha called out, looking at her with annoyed eyes. "You get us kicked out every damn time."

Jade was making her way to the door. "Oh shut up! You know you love me?" she teased.

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "You're a pain in the ass," he complained.

"And yet you still love me and you can't deny it?" she smirked.

Inuyasha let out a groan. "Get out of here, you brat!"

"Jade?"

Inuyasha and Jade looked back at Kagome.

Kagome raised a curious brow. "Why are you here? Aren't you suppose to be at school?" she questioned.

Before Jade could answer, Inuyasha beat her to it.

"She had a half day today," Inuyasha answered irritated. "And I bet you're wondering how I know? Because I know her school schedule. And you call yourself a mother when you can't sit down and actually know your own daughter."

Kagome stood up from her chair, angrily.

Jade stuck her tongue out. "You idiot! Is your name Jade? She was talking to me?" She looked back at Kagome, who was glaring at Inuyasha. "I had a half day. Thank you for asking. I'll wait outside," she said as she walked out.

Inuyasha rubbed his temples as he heard the door close. "Little brat," he muttered. Then he heard someone clear their throat. He looked up and saw Kagome with her hands on her hips, glaring at him.

"What do you want?" he whined.

Kagome frowned. "Who do you think you are making a comment like that?" she growled.

Inuyasha raised a confused brow and then smirked when he knew what she meant. "Don't tell me you're angry because of a little thing like that?" he mocked.

Kagome leaned forward and placed her hands on the desk, bringing herself closer to him. "Listen here, Inuyasha. You do not have any right telling me how to treat my daughter, do you understand that?" she hissed.

Inuyasha continued to smirk. "Oh, I think I do have every right. You see she calls me Dad and what does she call you? I don't think I have ever heard her calling you Mom. And what gives you the right to think you can tell me off when you out of nowhere reappear and think you can call yourself a mother and act like one?" he spat.

Kagome did one thing that came to her mind.

She slapped the shit out of him.

Inuyasha touched his hurting cheek with his fingertip and fought the urge to wince. He looked back at her and she was glaring at him.

"I may not have every right to call myself a mother, but just to let you know, I AM her mother!" she said angrily. And she walked out of the office leaving a fuming, golden eyed man behind.

"Why exactly did you want to have lunch with me Jade?" Kagome asked as she sipped some water.

After making slurping noises from drinking her milkshake and letting out a loud burp, Jade looked at Kagome and shrugged. "I just thought we could get to know each other. You know, like spending some quality time."

Kagome raised an eye brow. "What exactly are you trying to do?" not sounding convinced.

Jade crossed her arms. "Why do people always think I'm trying to do something?" She looked at Kagome with innocent eyes. "I'm just a kid!"

Kagome let out a chuckle. "A very sneaky one. I think you spend too much time with Souta."

Jade grinned, "He's hilarious, but he's a pure genius."

"In what way?" Kagome asked.

Jade shook her head. "Never mind."

Kagome narrowed her eyes. "He taught you things didn't he?"

Jade averted her eyes from her and looked back with mischief in them. "And what if he did?" she asked innocently.

Kagome rubbed her temples. "Great! He just had to teach you how to be a prankster, didn't he?"

"But you have to admit, some stuff are really funny," she chuckled.

Kagome rolled her eyes.

Jade bit into her burger. "So as I was saying," she said with her mouth full. "I just thought we could start spending quality time. Like getting to know one another."

"Are you sure you're ready for that?" Kagome asked making sure.

Jade swallowed her food. "I wouldn't ask for such a request if I'm not ready," she replied seriously.

Kagome raised her arms in defeat. "Just checking."

Jade bit into her burger and eyed Kagome's food. "How can you eat a huge steak like that and not gain a freaking pound?" she asked out of curiosity.

Kagome looked down at her plate and back at Jade. "I don't know," she shrugged. "Good genes, I suppose." She started drinking her water in sips.

Jade looked down at her body. She was slim and slender. Then she looked back at Kagome. She was hesitant to say something but said it anyway. "Does that mean I'll have big tits and ass like you?"

Kagome almost choked on what she heard, causing to spit water on the table, almost reaching Jade.

Jade eyed her strangely.

Kagome looked at the little girl in front of her. "What did you just say?" she asked in disbelieve.

Jade rolled her eyes. "I asked if I'm going to have a body like yours? Come on, you have a great body!"

Kagome rubbed her temples again. "Why would you ask a question like that?" she couldn't believe what she's hearing. She wasn't ready to have a conversation about this topic!

Jade rolled her eyes. "You just said that good genes are what keep you thin so I thought since I AM related to you that could be passed on. Cause let me tell you, being in seventh grade and having a flat chest isn't so great and a girl got to know these things," she said pointing to her chest.

Kagome stared at her like she was crazy. She shook her head. "Jade, you're fine the way you are for a girl your age," Kagome said.

Jade slumped on her chair and crossed her arms. "That's not what the girls at school told me," she said quietly.

Kagome furrowed her brows. "What?"

Jade looked at her. "They told me no boy likes a girl with a flat chest and someone who's just a nerd."

Kagome fought the urge to laugh because for some strange reason she has never seen Jade act so cute and innocent. "Jade," she said. "I think you're too young to be thinking about stuff like this and you should let things like this bother you."

Jade frown. "I'm not too young," she protested. "And why would you think it would bother me?"

Kagome placed her fist under her chin while her elbow rested on the table. "Unless you like a boy at school," she said teasingly.

Jade blushed and looked away. "I don't like no stinkin' boy," she huffed.

Kagome smiled lightly at the humor. "Then it doesn't bother you."

Jade looked back at her and narrowed her eyes. "It doesn't," she said firmly.

Kagome nodded.

The two fell into a silence.

Kagome couldn't help but smile at the blush that rested on Jade's cheeks.

"So?" she said deciding to break the silence.

Jade raised a brow. "So?"

Kagome smiled teasingly. "Who do you like at school?"

Jade's face turned red and she looked away, again. "I said I liked no one," she retorted.

Kagome chuckled. "That doesn't sound like it to me. Come on! I knew there was a reason why you ask me out for lunch. Why didn't you talk about this with Sango?"

Jade bit her lip. "Because she'll end up making fun of me than actually helping me. And Miroku is so out of the question," she shuddered.

Kagome did also and nodded in approval. Then she looked at Jade with a soft expression. "What about Inuyasha?" she whispered.

Jade made a funny face and shrugged. "It's too weird," she explained. "Talking about a guy with my Dad is . . . is . . ."

"Awkward?" Kagome suggested.

Jade nodded. "And I thought maybe I can ask you," she said quietly.

Kagome narrowed her eyes softly. "Why all of a sudden come to me?" she asked softly.

Jade rolled her eyes and frowned at her. "Hey! Be happy I'm finally giving you a chance to let you in a little," she complained.

Kagome tilted her head. "And you're trusting me with a situation like this?"

Jade shrugged. "Either take it or leave it."

Kagome nodded. "What's his name?"

Jade's blush returned. "Um . . . Kohaku."

Kagome smiled. "And do you think he likes you?"

Jade made a face of struggle. "That's what I'm so confuse about. I think he does but . . ."

"But?"

"But I think he only thinks of me as a friend or like one of the guys, you know? Sucks being a tomboy-and a nerd! ."

Kagome furrowed her brows in confusion. "You don't look like a tomboy, more like the athletic type with style," she explained.

Jade looked at her out fit. An army tank top with black shorts and black skater shoes. "Style? That's not what I'm told."

Kagome shrugged. "I think you have style," she said. "I used to dress like that before when I was young."

"What made you stop?"

"Age, I guess. Your choice of style changes as you get older."

Jade nodded. "Yeah . . . so back to the topic. I think he considers me as one of the guys."

"What makes you think that?" Kagome asked.

"Well . . . everytime he talks to me, we talk about sports and he would always ask me to play with him and the guys. The girls at school tell me that he only thinks of me as a dude."

Kagome raised a brow. "And does he talk to other girls?"

Jade shook his head. "He said he only feels comfortable talking to me only."

Kagome smiled. "He likes you. You guys have the same taste. And the girls at school are just jealous you can only get his attention."

Jade blushed and looked at Kagome with hopeful eyes. "You think so?"

Kagome nodded. "I know so."

"So . . . how can I tell him?"

Kagome raised a brow. "Tell him that you like him?"

Jade nodded.

Kagome shook her head. "You're too young to date."

Jade frowned. "You started dating when you were thirteen. It only a year of difference. Big deal."

"Exactly. I was thirteen and you're twelve."

Jade rolled her eyes. "The only reason you stared dating at that age is because it took you a year to tell him you like him."

Kagome face softened at the memory and shook her head, immediately. Right now is not the time to think back. "Well, you could-"

"Excuse me. Would you two ladies like anything else?" the waitress asked sweetly.

Jade frowned and glared at her. "Hey! Fuck off! We're talking here! If we needed something, don't you think we would have called you?" she yelled.

The waitress looked at her stunned. That's when a man came near the table and said, "I'm sorry but please leave and don't come back no more with such rude behavior."

Jade rolled her eyes and stood up.

Kagome stood as well. "Let's talk in the car."

Jade shrugged. "I don't care." She looked back at the man and the waitress, she frowned and flicked them off. "Your burgers suck anyway!"

"Jade!"

"I'm back," Kagome said as she entered the office.

Inuyasha looked at her with a glare. "And what took you so long? It's five-forty five! I should fire you!"

Kagome walked up to his desk and placed a yellow paper on his desk.

He looked at it and then at her. "What the fuck is this?"

"I called earlier and told Rin I needed to attend a very important matter and I was allowed," she explained.

Inuyasha frowned. "By who?"

"Sesshomaru."

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "Whatever. You're gonna have to stay late today because I wasn't informed."

Kagome frowned. "What?"

Inuyasha glared at her angrily. "Yeah, you do. I'm your boss. And because you need to help me find more information on the Hama Company to see whether or not to buy it. And because you slapped me!"

Kagome walked to her desk. "You deserved it," she muttered, placing her quote and her desk.

Inuyasha continued to glare at her. "Bring your chair here and help me on this," he commanded.

Kagome obeyed, now sitting in front of him.

The two of them didn't talk to each other as they worked. Both finally, after two hours, decided not to buy the company.

Kagome stared to get up from her chair but she was stopped.

"We're not done!" Inuyasha said fiercely.

Kagome looked back at him. "Yes, we are."

Inuyasha shook his head as he reach down to the side of his desk and brought out huge stacks of folders and a small sheet of paper. "We need to write the correct number on each folder," he said.

Kagome looked wide eyed at it. "How many are there?"

"One hundred and fifty."

She sighed. "Fine," she sat back down.

Inuyasha handed her the one of the folders and a pen. "I'll put the piece of paper with the numbers in the middle and we can copy off from that," he explained.

Kagome nodded. "Sure."

The two worked silently for a few minutes until the silence was killing them.

And for some reason, Inuyasha was the one who broke it.

"Say something," he ordered.

Kagome looked up at him with a raised eyebrow. "What?"

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "Look, we may not get along but I'm bored here. So . . . say something."

Kagome frowned and narrowed her eyes. "Something." She went back to work.

Inuyasha groaned, "Kagome!"

Kagome placed her pen down the table, annoyed. She stared at the man next to her. "For a thirty-one-year-old, you still act childish. Always complaining," she said, remembering the moments he was like an immature brat.

Inuyasha buried his face in his hands. "But I'm bored," he whined.

Kagome shook her head and sighed. She picked her pen up and got back to work. "No wonder Jade is like you," she muttered.

Inuyasha put his hands down and stared at the woman in front of him. "What?" he whispered in disbelieve.

Kagome looked back at him and the corner of her mouth twitched. "Yeah, kinda scary seeing a little girl looking exactly like me and acting exactly like you. She's like a mixture of the two of us," she explained. Then she giggled. "She has your table manners, that's for sure. She got us kicked out from the restaurant for yelling at the waitress," she chuckled at the memory.

Inuyasha raised a brow. "She only does that when she's really into a conversation," he muttered.

"Here," Kagome handed him one of the completed folders.

Grabbing the folder rather quickly caused Kagome to yelp and draw her hand back as if it burned her.

Inuyasha looked at her strangely. "What?"

"Paper cut," she replied, showing him the bloody finger tip. "I think it cut deep."

"Shit," Inuyasha mumbled, placing the folder on the completed spot he made and quickly went through his drawers. He later pulled out a box of bandages. "Give me your hand," he ordered.

Kagome placed her soft hand against his warm one. The two of them stole a glimpse of each other when they both felt something that jolt through them. Inuyasha being careful and quick, placed the bandage on her finger tip. "There," he sighed, letting go of her hand, and getting rid of the wrapper and box.

Kagome studied the bandage. "Blue," she noted the color of it.

Inuyasha looked back at her and saw the bandage color understanding what she meant. He nodded. "Jade's favorite color," he said.

Kagome smiled slightly. "Mine, too. At least we have one thing in common."

Inuyasha shrugged. "I still think blue is a depressing color."

Kagome glared at him. "And I still think red is for someone with a huge ego," she retorted.

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "Whatever wench. Get back to work," he said, getting back to his.

Kagome gasped. "Wench? Excuse me? I'm not a wench! I have a name and I suggest you use it," she growled.

Inuyasha looked back up and smirked. "Well if you stop being so annoying maybe I won't call you a wench, wench."

Kagome narrowed her eyes. "You self-absorbed jerk!"

Inuyasha narrowed his own eyes. "You dork!"

"Barbarian!"

"Bitch!"

"Insufferable pig!"

"Retard!"

"Fool!"

"Stupid little twit!"

"Egoistical boar!"

"You . . . you doo-doo head!"

Kagome stared at him like he's on crack. Did he just say 'doo-doo head'?

Inuyasha sat still with his mouth opened and a blush growing on his face.

Kagome stared to giggle and soon turning into laughter.

Inuyasha glared at her. "Its not funny, wench," he felt his own lips curve into a smile he couldn't stop.

Kagome nodded, still laughing, "Yes, it is."

Inuyasha chuckled a little and then laughed along with her.

The two laughed and stared at each other with smiles. But then . . .

Those smiles started to falter.

Inuyasha's eyes softened and he looked away. Kagome looked down on her lap.

"Inuyasha," she whispered. She should address him as Mr. Takahashi, but right now . . . she wasn't talking to her boss. She was talking to the boy she once knew.

Inuyasha grabbed the bridge of his nose. "I know," he sighed.

Kagome rubbed her temples. "How long is this going to pursue?" she asked softly.

Inuyasha stared at her with expressionless eyes.

Kagome stared at him with sad ones.

"It's hard when we don't get along, Kagome," he whispered.

Kagome smiled faintly and shook her head. "It's not that we don't get along, Inuyasha. You're just not ready to let me back in is all," she said sadly.

Inuyasha's eyes hardened. "So you can hurt me again," he growled.

Kagome closed her eyes momentarily and opened them again. Inuyasha felt his heart tug as he saw those pain filled eyes.

"I don't blame you," she whispered and chuckled at the same time. "I don't blame anyone. Not you. Sango. Miroku. Souta. Jade . . ." her voice trailed off. "She's really something," she said.

Inuyasha bit his bottom lip and nodded. "It's hard not to get attach to her. She's a great kid," he said softly.

Kagome smiled at him with glossy eyes. "Thank you."

Inuyasha furrowed his brows. "For what?"

Her smile never dropping, "For being there for her when I couldn't."

Inuyasha glared at her. "It's not like I did it for you or anything. Miroku and Sango are my best friends also so it was natural for seeing that little brat."

Kagome chuckled, "But you took care of her like a real parent. So thank you."

Inuyasha looked away and looked back at her with hesitation. "You're welcomed."

They fell into a small silence.

"How was Tokyo University?" she asked softly.

Inuyasha looked at her surprised. "How'd you know I went there?"

Kagome smiled. "I know. It was impossible for you not to get accepted. You were after all a nerd."

Inuyasha narrowed his eyes. "And you weren't?" he shrugged. "It was all right. I got the scholarship I wanted."

"I told you, you would."

Inuyasha nodded and his expression softened. "You didn't go there, though. How was Shikon?"

Kagome raised a brow. "How'd you know?"

"Jade."

Kagome rolled her eyes. "Of course. It was . . . all right I guess."

"I thought you wanted to go to Tokyo U.?"

Kagome looked away. "It was better that I didn't go," she said.

Inuyasha nodded. He knew why. He was there. And it was better for them not to see each other at that time, but still . . . you can't help but wonder . . .

"Inuyasha?"

Inuyasha paid his full attention to Kagome. "Yeah," he replied.

Kagome bit her lip. "How . . . how is it that you have a brother? As far I knew, you were an only child."

Inuyasha's face darkened. "I'm surprised Jade hasn't explained that to you."

Kagome sighed, "I never asked her about it."

Inuyasha's face stayed the same. "Sesshomaru appeared right after I graduated from college. Turned out my old man was a married man and was going behind Sesshomaru's mother's back with my mom," he spat.

Kagome furrowed her brows in shock. "What?"

Inuyasha nodded. "My mom didn't know he was married and that he was a rich guy. When Sesshomaru's mom found out about the affair he was having he left my mom as soon as possible. That's when mom was pregnant," he whispered the last part.

"But how could he have left your mom? From what I remember she told me they were in love," Kagome wondered out loud.

Inuyasha pinched the bridge of his nose. "They were but Sesshomaru said his mother was what you would call an evil bitch. My old man didn't want my mom to get hurt in any way . . . so he had no choice. And what surprised me is that he always kept a secret eye on my mom," he said quietly.

Kagome tilted her head. "How?"

Inuyasha chuckled at this. "Rich people are really sick, Kagome. He had people keep an eye on my mother and me all this time."

Kagome grew curious. "Where's your dad now?" she asked.

Inuyasha's face turned grim. "He died right before I graduated college along with Sesshomaru's mom in an airplane accident when they were on a business trip."

"Is that when Sesshomaru found you? How did he know about the affair?" Kagome asked.

Inuyasha shrugged. "Beats me how he knew but he told me the old man left me half his money and half the business since I am his son."

"And you took it?" Kagome raised a brow.

Inuyasha nodded. "I needed the money to help my mother, Kagome. I didn't want her to live in that cabin house. She deserves better."

Kagome smiled softly. "How is she doing?"

Inuyasha's face scrunched up. "She's fine. But she refuses to leave the house. She said she doesn't belong in a world of rich people. I still go visit her at least two times a week when I'm not on a trip."

"And you still took half of the business?"

"Yup. Even if I hated that man that was my so-called father for making my mother cry almost every night and breaking her heart after she found out he was married I took this job."

Kagome furrowed her brows. "Why? You didn't want anything to do with him."

Inuyasha's face darkened. "Let's just say I didn't want Sesshomaru to take my half."

Kagome chuckled. "Let me guess. When you first met him, you hated him and vice versa."

"Damn straight," he growled. "He pissed me off so much . . . so I took my half and he was pissed."

Kagome shook her head. "How the hell did he piss you off?"

Inuyasha scowled. "He called me a stupid puppy."

Kagome was about to say something but the door from the office opened.

"And that you are little brother," Sesshomaru said in his monotone voice. "And I still wish you didn't take your half and give it to me."

Inuyasha growled. "Fuck you! What do you want now?"

Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes. "I was going to let you know I want those folders done by tomorrow and I'll be leaving now with Rin." He closed the door.

Kagome blinked. "That was weird," she said.

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "You have no idea. I still can't believe Rin married him. She's so bubbly and he's . . . like a guy who can't express himself cause he got a botox."

Kagome looked at him in question. "Does he . . . ?"

Inuyasha immediately shook his head. "God I hope he doesn't. That's too scary!"

Kagome giggled, "Yup! Jade is just like you."

Inuyasha narrowed his eyes in curiosity. "What did you take so long anyway?"

Kagome smiled. "Jade just needed some advice," she said casually.

"And that's the important matter you had to attend to?" he asked with a raised brow.

Kagome rolled her eyes. "Since you're a guy, you wouldn't understand."

Inuyasha furrowed his brow. "Hey! I'm a very understandable person," he defended.

Kagome snorted, "Sure you are. But since you asked . . . it's about things at school."

Inuyasha's eyes hardened. "Are they bullying her?" he asked seriously.

Kagome just looked into nothingness. "It's a boy."

Inuyasha's eyes widen. "A BOY is bullying her!"

Kagome rolled her eyes and looked back at him, annoyed. "No! She LIKES a boy!"

Inuyasha sighed in relief but when the words registered in his head he growled. "Likes?" he spat the word.

Kagome furrowed her brow, "What's wrong with that?" Then she smiled. "I think it's cute. It's her second crush."

Inuyasha's eyes bulged out. "SECOND? When was her first?" he yelled.

"Fifth grade, but it only lasted for a week. It wasn't serious," Kagome replied.

Inuyasha shook his head. "No! No! No! She can't date!"

"Why not?" Kagome frowned.

Inuyasha glared at her. "She too young to date! She's only twelve!"

"We were thirteen when we started dating! We could have been twelve if we would have said we liked each other sooner!" Kagome protested, but then she mentally cursed herself.

Inuyasha looked at her with expressionless eyes.

"I think we got a little off track from work. Let's continue finishing the folders and not waste any time," he said with a cold voice.

Kagome's face softened. "Yes . . . Mr. Takahashi." Why couldn't be she just kept her mouth shut?

And they both worked for about three hours on it. Kagome excused herself and placed her chair back at her desk and grabbed her coat making an exit.

"Kagome?"

Kagome stopped dead on her tracks and turned when she heard the soft whisper. She turned to see only a very depress-looking man. "Yes?" she whispered back.

Inuyasha took a deep breath. "Tell me something . . . did you ever . . ." he took another deep breath. "Did you ever miss me?" His voice sounded so . . . broken.

Kagome's face softened. "Yeah," she breathed out softly. "I did."

Inuyasha nodded and kept his eyes looked with hers. "Why?" he asked quietly.

Kagome bit her lip to fight the urge to cry. "Because . . . regardless of what happened, Inuyasha . . . I really did love you," she replied quietly than a whisper.

Inuyasha closed his eyes painfully.

Kagome took a deep breath and asked, "Did you?"

Inuyasha opened his eyes. "Did I what?" he whispered.

"Miss me?" she whispered.

Inuyasha looked at her for quiet a while before he shook his head. "I didn't miss you; not even for a second," he spat.

Kagome took deep breaths in order to control her emotions. She nodded as she walked out the door. And as she was about to close it, she saw Inuyasha still looking back at her with a glare.

"I miss the person I thought you were," he whispered.

Kagome smiled softly and faintly. "I do, too," she whispered back, finally, closing the door and let her tears run down her face as she walked to the elevator.

Once again I'm sorry for the late update. Apparently, last week, my mom has been coming home from work early. And for those who don't know my parents don't know I write fanfiction. Anyway, my mom's birthday was on Saturday . . . so I couldn't type anything. And on Sunday I was going to update since my mom wanted to go to the salon but the she dragged me along.

And I dyed my hair! Dark brown! You can see a picture of it if you go to my profile and go to my homepage. I love the color!

And I only need one more week to be sixteen! Yay!

Sorry about that . . . I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. I tried to make it long. Hoped you liked it!

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