Chapter 14: Home sweet Inuyasha?
Kagome continued to throw her things into her empty suitcase. Just as he said, Hojo took her straight home and she was at Inuyasha's, packing her things. She was trying to keep her self preoccupied so her mind didn't stray to the reason she was leaving.
"Am I missing anything?"
Her thoughts were interrupted by her cell phone ringing.
"Hello?"
"Hey Kags, were are you? I've been looking all over for you!"
"Oh well I'm actually at Inuyasha's. I'm …ah …leaving."
"What? Why what's going on?"
"It's a long story….I'll call you went I get home."
She hung up her phone without waiting for her answer. Sighing, she sat on her bed and she heard something under her crumple. She stood and moved the pillow, picking up the picture, she sat back down and stared at it.
'Asshole.'
She fought her tears and sat the picture aside before grabbing her bags, and leaving the room. She was lucky that no one was home, this way she could leave without any questions asked. She walked out to her cab, took one last look at the house and got in. On the plane, Kagome was looking through her journal. She use to write in it everyday, but went she left for Inuyasha's house, she forgot. Sitting it aside she looked out her window and watched the buildings get smaller as they took off. Kagome opened her eyes and looked out her window.
"We will be landing momentarily."
She looked at her watch.
"Wow I slept for hours."
She got off the plane and called a cab to take her home. She reached for her keys and unlocked the front door.
"Mom?"
She closed the door and tossed her bags aside. She sighed and walked to the kitchen, she pulled a cup of ramen and popped it into the microwave. She sat on the counter and looked around.
'Everything is the same'
The beeping of the microwave snapped her out of her thoughts. She hopped off the counter and grabbed her food. Grabbing a fork she looked down at the soup.
'His favorite food'
She tightened her grip on the foam cup.
'Why cant I just let him go? What's wrong with me? I don't need him! I don't!'
"Kagome?"
She looked over at her mom with teary eyes.
"What's the matter?"
She dropped the cup and dashed towards her mother. She threw her self into her moms arms, making her drop her purse.
"Kagome, what is it?"
She looked up at her mother.
"I cant help it….I just cant…I-I don't know what to do."
Her mother lead her upstairs and sat her on her bed. Kagome explained everything to her mom and her mother just sat with a shocked expression.
"Oh Kagome…"
She smiled and hugged her daughter.
"What should I do mom?"
"What do you think you should do?"
"I mean my head is screaming that I just need to give up and move on…but…it hurts."
"Kagome, listen…you need to do what ever you think is best for you…forget everyone else, and focus on you. Do you understand?"
She nodded as she pulled out of her mothers grip.
"I get it…thanks mom."
She hugged her mom once more and let her leave. She laid back on her bed and close her eyes, letting the remaining tears fall.
"Life has ups and downs…this is a down. But all I need to do is turn it around. Be positive! Sango will be here in a week and school is in two weeks."
She smiled to herself. Being positive seemed to be working, she got through the week and Sango was there with her now. Sango was a little skeptical about her positive outlook at first but brushed it off. Miroku had been coming to visit Sango every weekend and they talked on the phone all night, the same went for Ayame and Koga. So Kagome had no one to hang out with on the weekends and she had no one to talk to at night, but she still smiled and carried on happy. Before they knew it school had started and she was kept pretty busy. Hojo was a big help, he would walk with Kagome to her classes and walk her home, so she wasn't all alone. Meanwhile, Inuyasha was home. His thinking was the opposite of Kagome's , he couldn't stop beating himself up and even though she left, he still had his lawyer looking all over for a way to escape Yura.
"Anything yet?"
The man shook his head and sighed.
"This thing is air tight."
Inuyasha punched the computer desk and looked at the man.
"There's a way and your going to find it! Got it?!"
He simply nodded and went back to the computer. Inuyasha sighed and sat on his bed.
"She's probably in school right about now…I wonder what she's thinking?"
Kagome was in math. Her thoughts weren't on math though. She was laughing, across the room Hojo was making funny faces and imitating the teacher.
"Mrs. Higurashi, may you tell the hole class what's so funny?"
She looked at Hojo, then back at the teacher.
"I'm sorry, I was thinking of something."
"That is not acceptable! In the hall way, now."
Kagome sighed and walked out of the room. She leaned against the window sill and looked out. She watched the gym class run laps. For a second she saw silver hair, leaning out the window she looked again. But just as she thought, it was her imagination. She sighed and stood up.
"Sorry."
She looked over at Hojo and smiled.
"Its ok."
"You sure?"
She nodded, he handed her all of her books.
"Um, Kagome?"
"Yea."
"Well, I was wondering if you would want to go to the movies sometime…you know like a date."
Kagome froze.
"Um…well.."
'I should…it could help me forget about him.'
"Yea, sure."
Hojo smiled and held out his arm, she smiled and locked her arm with his and they headed for their next class. Kagome was walking home with Hojo and was trying not to think about the hole date thing.
"So, I'll come get you on Saturday at seven."
He smiled and ran off. Kagome ran up to her room and tossed her book bag aside.
"Saturday?"
She sat on her bed and looked at her phone, opening it, she sighed went she saw there was no missed calls or texts.
"Why am I even checking? I know he wont call me, not anymore."
She sat it back on the dresser.
'Even if he did call….I'd just yell and hang up'
She looked at herself in the mirror. The next two days flew by and it was now Saturday. Kagome was rushing home, she was at Sango's house playing video games with her and Miroku. She forgot her date with Hojo and it was now six. She dashed in the house.
"Kagome, is that you?"
"Yea mom, I cant talk right now."
She started up the stairs.
"But dear, you have a visitor."
Kagome stopped and walked into the living room. She froze in her steps, she couldn't believe what she saw.
"Inuyasha?"
The tall, silver haired figure turn to face her.
"Hey."
Kagome sighed.
"Sesshomaru, its you."
"Yea, don't mistake me for him."
She chuckled.
"Sorry. What are you doing here anyway?"
"Oh I came to deliver this."
He held out a package and she hesitated before taking it.
"What is it?"
"I don't know. I was told not to open it."
Looking at him she began to open the box.
"A book?"
She opened it and her eyes widened. It was a photo album with commentary. It was pictures of them growing up, from when they first met up too Okinawa.
"Inuyasha did this?"
Sesshomaru nodded.
"Don't tell that I told but, he was up all night putting this together. It was done about a week ago but he just wasn't ready to give it to you yet. I think he wanted to give it to you in person."
She nodded and flipped through the album.
"Well that's all I needed to do here."
"You came all the way here for that?"
"No, Kagura wanted me to check on you, and I cant say no to her."
Kagome smiled and nodded.
"Well, thank you."
She hugged him and looked at her watch.
"Shit, I have a date in half an hour! Thanks again Sesshomaru."
She dashed up the stairs and into her room to get dressed. Hurrying up, she got dressed in time and was with Hojo.
"So what movie are we going to see?"
"Bedtime stories."
"Oh cool."
She was at a lost for words. Her mind was far from the date, it was on the one person she seemed to be stuck on.
"Kagome? Are you ok?"
"Oh yea, I'm fine."
He just nodded, they arrived at the movies and were in the theater. The movie seemed to go by slowly, Kagome kept checking her phone. She sighed and gave up, she closed her eyes picture him beside her. She felt a hand on hers and she enlaced their fingers. She leaned over onto his shoulder and inhaled but the sent wasn't what she thought. She opened her eyes and looked over at Hojo, who was smiling at her. She sat up but held onto his hand. She looked over at him and wished the eyes were golden not the brown she was staring at. Turning her attention to the movie screen and sighed. After the film they were pulling up at Kagome's house, she tried to get out fast , but he insisted on walking her to the door.
"Ok well maybe we can do this again some time."
She just smiled at him and looked down at her feet. He lifted her head and placed his lips to hers. Her eyes widened, she blinked and each time her eyes closed she saw his face. She pushed away and looked up at him.
"I'm sorry Hojo…I just cant."
She turned and hurried into the house and up to her room.
"Shit!"
She leaned on her door and slid to the ground.
"Why cant I get over it? I hate this!"
"Hate what?"
She jumped up to her feet and out her hand on the door knob and slowly opened the door. She gasped when her eyes were met with the golden ones she longed to see all day.
"In-Inuyasha? What are you doing here?"
"Well I came with Sesshomaru and-"
Kagome threw herself in his arms and let her tears fall.
"Kagome…I-"
She pulled away.
"Sorry."
She stepped back.
"What do you want?"
"Well I have good news."
"What?"
"I know how to get rid of Yura!"
She smiled but then turned away.
"So, why are you telling me?"
"Well I hoped…well…I um.."
"You thought you'd come and apologize and we'd go back to the way we were?"
"Kind of."
"Well you were wrong! I refuse to forgive you this time."
"But Kagome-"
"No…you have to go now."
He walked up to her and wrapped his arms around her shoulders.
"Kagome…I'm sorry, and you have to know that id give anything to go back in time and never even talk to Yura, that way I would have never broken your heart in the first place and we would be happy."
He turned her around.
"I love you Kagome, more then you could know."
He leaded in and kissed her, she placed her arms around his neck and let some stray tears fall, the kiss was mostly needy and rough instead of the soft kisses they shared before. She pushed him away and slapped him.
"Leave…you have to leave."
She looked away, he smiled at her and left her room, closing the door behind him. Kagome put her hand on the door and closed her eyes tight.
'I can be strong….I can let him leave…I can let him go.'
She closed her eyes and saw Hojo's eyes and then saw Inuyasha's. Comparing how they looked at her, she opened her eyes and ran to her window and watched Inuyasha walk away from her house.
"Wait…..Wait!"
She ran out front her house and looked around but he was gone. She walked back into her house and sighed before sitting on their stairs and placing her face in her hands.
'What should I do now?….I love him, is it really that bad to want to forgive him?….'
A/N: Well there you go, I know its rly late but I have been having internet problems…so thanx for waiting! XOXO