Chapter 6; the Aftermath and Broken Hearts
A/N: Alright! I managed to get up my first Lemon, even though it seems kind of pathetic. Still looking for a Co-Writer for my Unchained Melody Fanfic.
Disclaimer: I own none of the InuYasha characters, and never will.
Kagome ran quickly though bushes and trees, tears streaming down her face, stumbling over fallen trees and roots with what seemed like lead-filled limbs. Finally, her legs collapsed under her out of exhaustion and she sat there, sobbing.
Thunder rumbled over head, but she didn't hear. The rain began to fall heavily, but still, she sat there. Finding the strength to stand, she slowly stood, the rain pouring over her. She looked around at her surrounding and noticed the bone-eaters well. She needed to go home, and seal up the well so he would never come back and so she could forget all about the Feudal Era.
She made her way to the well and was about to enter it, when she sensed Kouga's jewel shards. Just what she needed right now, she thought sarcastically. At that moment, she was thankful for the rain because it masked her scent enough for her to hide and not be found.
Kouga ran up to the well, and she saw him look around and sniff the air as if he knew that she was there. He left as suddenly as he'd come, leaving nothing behind except for muddy footprints. Kagome breathed a sigh of relief, but waited a few more moments before she climbed into the well, focusing her priestess powers on sealing up the well.
Her tears returned full-force as she jumped into the well, leaving the life and the friends she had in the Feudal Era, behind. The familiar blue light of the well engulfed her body as she was sent back to her own time. It took every ounce of her being not to go back.
She was such a fool, she told herself; she should have known that this was bound to happen. He'd said that he didn't love Kikyo, but he hadn't said that he'd loved her for herself.
She landed on the other side of the well, in her own time. She climbed out of the well and composed herself for what she had to do. She closed the lid on the well and sealed it, vowing never to open it again. Turning towards the doors of the shrine, she began to prepare herself for a life without Inuyasha.
Inuyasha had lain there, beside the hot spring and had watched the stars come out one at a time. Finally, he'd gotten dressed and began the journey back to Kaede's hut, the clothes Kagome had left, folded and tucked safely under his arm.
He'd taken Kagome like the wild beast that he was, instead of giving her the tenderness that she needed. He was just as bad as Kouga had been with her. And, it didn't help him either that he'd tossed her aside like a rag doll, used and unwanted.
Thunder rumbled and lighting flashed overhead just before the rain began to fall. He looked up at the dark, grey sky, blinking away the raindrops that fell into his eyes. It was almost as if the heavens wept for him. He smiled a grim smile, his head lowering so his chin touched his chest. He stared down as he held Kagome's folded clothes in his hands. As he walked on, he began to hear the sound of running feet splashing in the puddles, he didn't bother to look up but somehow he knew that it was Kouga.
Kouga was furious, Kagome was gone, Inuyasha had taken away his chance with her, and now she probably thought he was lower that the dirt he ran on. Even though the rain, he could almost smell Inuyasha. Kouga would never know love now because it was all Inuyasha's fault.
Inuyasha saw Kouga out of the corner of his eyes but kept on walking, not even bothering to dodge the punch Kouga sent towards him.
"Where's Kagome?!" Kagome demanded as he threw another punch at Inuyasha, watching him fall down onto the ground, Kagome's clothes falling to the ground beside him.
"Why do you have her clothes?! What did you do to her?!" Kouga demanded again, hauling Inuyasha up by the collar of his undershirt.
Inuyasha looked away, but didn't answer.
"Answer me, you bastard!!!" Kouga exclaimed.
"She's gone; she's never going to come back." Inuyasha said quietly. "She ran from me, ran from the beast I am."
"What?" Kouga asked, almost as if he didn't hear what Inuyasha had said.
"I-I love her, Kouga. I don't know why I couldn't tell her the way she told me." Inuyasha whispered.
Kouga's grip on Inuyasha's undershirt loosened before he left go. A sense of understanding came to Kouga's eyes and his voice softened; he knew all too well how Inuyasha felt. "I'm sorry"
"It's my fault that she left," Inuyasha said in a faint whisper that was barely audible between them with the rumbling thunder and the flashing lightning up above their heads.
"I'm sorry," Kouga repeated.
Inuyasha picked up Kagome's now muddy and soggy uniform and stared down at it, his shoulders quaking as he too began to cry.
A/N: I know, sad chapter. I think I actually started to cry when writing this, probably because when I write something sad or something like that, I need the music that will match it aka sad stuff sad music. Anyways, let me know what you think, also I'm thinking of wrapping this story up in a couple more chapters, I might have a few more long ones and such. Anyways, make sure you review, Thank you