Chapter 10: Darkness

Kagome wandered around the house feeling bored. Sesshomaru had left out of town for some business opportunities that opened up and Kagome was left alone mostly. Inuyasha came by in the evening to check up on Kagome, but other than that he was off somewhere else and she hadn't seen Shippo in weeks.

Inuyasha entered the room to check up on Kagome once again, but this time Kagome cornered him. "Why haven't you been staying here? I'm all alone and bored! Will you hang out with me?"

"I'm sorry. I just met this girl. She's incredible and beautiful and I lose track of time when I'm with her," Inuyasha said.

"A girl? Tell me about her! What does she think of you?" Kagome asked truly interested. She was happy for Inuyasha. He deserved to have love and be happy.

"Well, she doesn't know me technically…" He trailed off.

"What does that mean?"

"I've been following her. I think she's my perfect meal. I haven't felt this way for anyone. It's so intense and I'm afraid to get near her. I've just been keeping my distance in case I lose myself."

"That's so sweet. What's her name? You have to talk to her soon. I want to meet her."

"One thing at a time Kagome. I have to go get check on Sesshomaru's office. He's coming back tonight. He should be here any minute. I'm sure you'll want to be alone for the homecoming," Inuyasha stated.

"He's really coming back today? Oh I'm so excited. Thank you Inuyasha. Don't be a stranger okay? I still want to hear all about this girl," Kagome smiled.

"I will tell you all about her another time. See you later." Inuyasha walked passed Kagome, kissing her cheek as he went before leaving the house.

Kagome sighed and decided to try and tidy up the house. She went into Sesshomaru's study, figuring she could start there because it was the messiest room. She reached the desk and looked at all the papers scattered around the desk. She saw the name Kikyo and her eyes grew wide.

Memories came flooding back to her and her head throbbed in pain. She remembered first meeting Inuyasha and Naraku and Sesshomaru. She remembered Naraku kidnapping her to kill her because of Kikyo. She remembered everything about her past. She had a mother and brother out there somewhere. She began to cry at how much she missed them and how they must be so worried since she hadn't talked to them. She grabbed the scroll with Kikyo on it and ran to the room she shared with Sesshomaru. She began to pack up her clothes with the scroll in a suitcase when Sesshomaru walked in.

"You're crying," he stated. Kagome didn't look at him. She kept packing instead, knowing if she did look at him she wouldn't want to leave. She had to leave and see her family though. That was the first thing she needed to do. "What's going on? Where are you going?"

"I remembered everything Sesshomaru. I have to go visit my family. They need to know I'm not dead or missing."

"I'll go with you."

"No. I just need to do this on my own. Please don't try and stop me. They won't understand if I show up all of a sudden with a demon following me around."

"I can't let you go out on your own. You don't know how to control your powers yet and that's dangerous."

"I don't care. I need to see my mother. I don't even know what I'm going to tell her. I just need her to know I'm okay." Kagome grabbed her full suitcase and began to leave. Sesshomaru grabbed her arm before she could go anywhere. "Let me go. I'm serious Sesshomaru. I'm not going to play by your rules anymore. I have my own life to take care of too."

Sesshomaru grew angry at her attitude. After all they had been through she was just going to leave it all just like that? "So you are just going to leave? Are you even coming back?" Sesshomaru snapped.

"I have to. I don't belong in that world anymore. This is just important to me. I love you Sesshomaru, but this is something I have to do by myself."

"Fine. Go." Sesshomaru let the bitterness show in his voice. He wanted to spend time with Kagome after being gone for a few days, but that was apparently too much to ask for.

Kagome left the house, not looking back. She could sense that Sesshomaru was angry and didn't want to push him more. She wanted him to understand that this was her problem that she needed to take care of. This was about her family and she knew her mother would freak out enough to see Kagome again.

She left the underground world and hurried to her mother's house. The house she grew up in with her little brother and would never belong in again. She was too different now. After a long walk to the house Kagome stood at the top of the shrine steps trying to control her emotions. She was overwhelmed with sadness that she could never live here again.

Energy began to crackle around her because her emotions were making her powers go wild. Suddenly a burst of energy shot out and hit a nearby tree. The tree broke at the base of the trunk and came tumbling down. Kagome watched in horror as the tree began falling in her direction. She was frozen in place, not knowing what was happening.

At the last second she was pulled away from her spot and was against Sesshomaru's chest with his arms wrapped around her. "What are you doing? Why didn't you move out of the way?" Sesshomaru demanded.

Kagome pulled away from Sesshomaru and began sobbing. Sesshomaru felt horrible for yelling at her and stepped closer to her. "I'm sorry, Kagome. I didn't mean to yell. Are you okay?"

"No! I'm not okay! I wish I had never turned into a demon! I had a good life before this that I can never go back to. If I had never met you or Inuyasha I would be living my life," Kagome sobbed. She was hurt and didn't think about what she was saying.

Her words cut through Sesshomaru like a knife. "If that's the way you see it then I'll leave. Don't bother coming back to my house."

"What? Wait! I didn't mean it like that. Please…"

"No. You said your true feelings. Go back to your previous life." Sesshomaru then disappeared leaving Kagome sobbing on the ground.

Kagome's mother came out to check on the commotion and gasped when she saw her daughter. "Kagome? What happened to you? What happened to the tree?"

"Oh mom! I ruined it! I ruined everything!" Kagome cried hugging her mother. Her mother held her as she cried, trying to soothe her, but nothing could reverse what Kagome had said to Sesshomaru.
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Sesshomaru buried himself in his work since he left Kagome at her old house one week ago. He hated thinking about her because it made his heart hurt. He hated that he missed her so much and thought about her all the time. She was his mate and that would never been undone.

After Inuyasha heard what had happened he hounded Sesshomaru to go back and get Kagome again. Nothing Inuyasha said snapped Sesshomaru out of his work craze. He knew that Kagome didn't want him and that would keep him away. He wanted her to be happy and since she wasn't happy with him, he let her go. There was no way she could get with another man without him knowing. He wouldn't allow that anyway.

"I'm sick of you moping around all day! Go out there and get her! I've seen her and she's not happy either. She might have said some mean things, but she was hurt and scared. She probably didn't mean it," Inuyasha stated.

"You know nothing. Leave me alone or I'll kick you out of my house."

"Don't take it out on me. You know this isn't going to last. You can't stay away from your mate. You'll both die. You need to get over your pride and go back to her. I'm sure she's waiting for you."

Sesshomaru suddenly crossed to room and grabbed Inuyasha by the throat. "You do not tell me what to do younger brother. If you don't drop the subject I will hurt you until you can't even speak anymore." Sesshomaru threw Inuyasha into the wall and went back to work.

Sesshomaru felt a sharp pain in his heart and he knew instantly that something happened with Kagome. He used his transporting power to go to where she was. He wasn't going to talk to her. He just had to make sure she was okay.

It was nighttime in the human world and Kagome was sleeping in her childhood bedroom at her mother's house. A dark aura surrounded her, making her wonderful dream of her and Sesshomaru turn into a nightmare. She gripped the blanket around her and curled into a ball.

Sesshomaru felt his chest tighten. The dark aura was familiar to him. It was the same as Naraku's. Sesshomaru cursed, not knowing what was going on. Naraku was supposed to be dead. He watched the demon council dispose of his body parts himself. Sesshomaru entered Kagome's room through her window and the aura disappeared.

Kagome relaxed after a moment and went back into her deep sleep. Sesshomaru kneeled by her bed and breathed in her sent. He missed her terribly, but she made the decision to leave. He wanted nothing more than to crawl into her tiny bed, but instead he guarded her from a distance for the rest of the night.
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A/N: Another chapter done! I'm trying my best to finish the story! What do you guys want a happy ending or a sad one? I think within the next couple chapters it will end, but until then stay along for the ride. Thanks for the reviews! They help a lot!