Chapter 3

Falling Hard

"What… Kikyo what are you saying!"

"You heard me Inuyasha. I think it might be best if we don't see each other anymore." Kikyo then reached up and gave him a light kiss on the cheek then left him in the park, standing next to the lake.

This place was where Inuyasha called her to about seven months ago and ask her out, this was the very spot were they shared their first kiss and now their last.

The sun was starting to set, but Inuyasha was in no mood to move from were he stood. He just watched as Kikyo slowly vanished from his view and life. How could she just leave me and not tell me the reason.

-Flashback-

"Sorry I'm late Kikyo, the stupid traffic this afternoon was horrible." Just at that moment when he looked up, there stood the women of his life. She was a goddess in his eyes, standing there next to the lakeside in a dark green summer dress that reached her knees, the collar of the dress had a silver patterning around it and she had her hair in a high bun. He slowly walked up to her and stopped two feet from her.

"We need to talk Inuyasha" she suddenly took a step back from him and crossed her arms across her chest.

"Well, yeh I know that. That's why you asked me here isn't it?" he was starting to feel uneasy. The whole situation and the way she was acting were making him feel that way.

"Yes, that is why I have asked you here and well…" There was a long pause and Inuyasha believed that it would never end. "It's over Inuyasha."

"What… Kikyo what are you saying?" he couldn't believe it. No! I must be dreaming, she couldn't have said that, why would she?

-End of Flashback-

"What did I do to deserve this?"

"Good after noon Inu. Your home late, were have you been?" Izayoi had been expecting her son to come home early, before she left to meet up with her husband in Beijing for business travels.

"Around… I'm going to bed." He left the room and walked up the fight of stairs up to the second level.

"But you haven't had dinner yet?" all she heard in response was the slamming of his bedroom door.

"Hum… I wonder what's wrong? Totosai do you have any ideas?" She looked over towards Inuyasha's guardian, hoping maybe he understood what was wrong with her son. Men know men, so he should understand what his going through… shouldn't he?

Totosai looked up from behind the book he was currently dusting.

"Totosai, you are one of our closest friends, please, don't think it is necessary to clean the bookshelf."

"Yes it's just a habit. Now about Inuyasha I am sorry but I don't know what would be bugging him. But don't worry; just enjoy your time with your husband. When will you be returning this time?" he placed the book back on the shelf and gave his full attention toward the lady standing at the bottom of the stairs with two large suitcases in hand. She had her long black hair in a high pony tale and was wearing a silver business suit; she looked like she could be in her early twenties even though she was twice that age. Some of us do age well, me on the other hand, well I only age well because I am a demon. Izayoi on the other hand is human-

"Well I believe we are going to be away longer this time, so it might be in six months or so that we see you next… Remember Inuyasha's temper, and he is stronger than he looks."

"Yes, thank you Izayoi. It will be just like old times when you guys were just getting the business going."

She nodded her head and started heading out the door after she placed an envelope with Inuyasha's name written on it neatly on the table.

"Oh… One more thing, I believe that Inuyasha's brother will be coming over next week. But please don't tell him, you know what he will do."

"It will be fine, I have my past experience and hammer in reach if needed. Safe travels Mrs Takahashi."

"Yes. Thank you."

She then left the Takahashi mansion behind her and jumped into the black limo with tinted windows. She then took a look at Inuyasha's window and wonder what would be bugging him so much, she wanted so much to go up to his room and asked if he was ok, but she new he would work it out on his own.

"It's really quite, isn't it?" She thought had been asked to stay back and close up shop, because Kaede had an emergency back home. She simple nodded her head and agreed to helping out. But then when I called mama, she told me that grandpa had been invited to dinner for one of his oldest friends 80th birthday. So she had to take him to the other side of Tokyo for it, and Sota was complaining that he didn't want to wait for me at home and went with them. So here I am stuck walking home with street lamps for lighting.

"Why didn't I remember that important detail before I kindly said that I would stay back?" I hate my Life… this afternoon couldn't get any worst?

She suddenly was cut from her thoughts when she bumped into something.

"HEY! Watch where you're going!"

I know that voice. Kagome looked up to see a pair of golden eyes looking at her.

*(An Hour Earlier at the Takahashi mansion)*

"Grrr, I can't sleep!"

Inuyasha had been rolling around in his bed for over an hour and a half now. All he could think of was Kikyo and what he might have done to make this happen.

Huff, this silence isn't helping one bit!

He looked over towards the glass doors that led to the outside world. The street lamps had started to turn on hours ago, and the sun was long gone behind the mountains. She fades with the sun, and I'm left in the darkness… But Why?

"No, that's enough of that!" he spat shacking his head.

Sitting up, he jumped off his king sized bed with red framing and silk sheets. Taking another look towards the darkness beyond his balcony, he walked outside he room and started to make his way down stares.

"And where do you think your going?"

Inuyasha had just gotten to the front door and was about to turn the doorknob. He turned around to find Totosai staring at him as he leaned on the stare case that lead upstairs.

"Out."

"Yeh, I jessed you were going OUT. But were to is what I'm asking?"

"Feh. It's none of your business old man… I need some air." He then turned the knob and walked outside, slammed the door behind him.

"Boy trouble." Totosai just shock his head and went towards the dinning table in the room up the hall.

*(Back on the street)*

"My God, how many times must I bump into you today?" Literally bump into you. She added mentally.

"Yeh, the feelings mutual girl."

"I have a name remember?"

"Well sorry your highness, I'll remember that next time" Not like there is going to be a next time. Inuyasha then turned around to walk off.

"Hum. I wonder what is up with him?" her gaze followed his figure as it passed by the street lamps and down the dimly lit street; he looked so sad and lonely. Maybe that wasn't the best of greetings, and we have only just meet today, maybe I should be a little kinder to him… Well I might as well see if he needs someone to walk with at least.

"Hey, Inuyasha… Wait up!" she yelled chasing after him.

"What do you want now? Get into another argument or something?"

"No-" Kagome be kind and caring, you don't even know anything about this guy.

"I was wondering if I could walk with you, you look a little lonely. Is every thing Ok?"

"IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME!" He mentally slapped himself when he sore the raven-haired girl beside him cringe at the harshness of his words "Sorry. It's just… been an off day for me."

"I'm sorry, I have most likely been one of the problems of your day." The two continued walking for a while in awkward silence until Inuyasha couldn't stand it must longer.

Clearing his throat he tried to make conversation, "So were are we walking to?"

"Well, I am not in a hurry to go anywhere. Were would you like to go?"

"Umm, aren't you coming back from working at that restaurant I was at this afternoon though?"

"Yeh, what about it?"

"So- shouldn't you be getting home to your family?" Inuyasha was gob smacked, one minuet they were swan enemies, fighting all day with each other, and now they were walking with each other having a conversation.

"Well yes I would normally. But they are out and you are walking the streets alone and by the looks of it not enjoying it… But if you would rather walk alone then that's fine by me."

"Feh. I don't care the slightest." He looked down just in time to see the dim lighting of the street lamps reflect off her smiling face. She looks a lot like Kikyo from the side to and the dim lighting isn't helping-

"Well, now that that's sorted out. What are you doing outside, walking on the streets in the dark? Meeting up with someone are you?" She was half betting that was the reason he was out in the night air. Although if he was, then how come he said that he didn't care if she walked with him.

"Why do you want to know?" he wanted to whip that cheeky smile off her face so badly, it wasn't funny.

"Well, you asked me a question so now I ask you one"

"I just needed some air, that's all."

"Oh. Ok then."

And there it was again the silence, she felt so strange walking with a man she had only just meet that day. Walking down the backstreets of Tokyo in the back suburbs. But there was another feeling she couldn't explain, something that made her feel secure at the same time, something she had never returned fully after her father died.

I wonder were we are? Inuyasha had just started to come back to reality when he spotted a street sign up ahead. Wait… We? He suddenly whirled around and accidently coiled with Kagome in the proses, knocking her to the ground.

"What was that about?"

"Your still here?" he said with a gob smacked look on his face.

"Um, yeh. Were else would I been, may I ask?"

He suddenly felt stupid for zoning out into his thoughts when he was in the company of someone else. Gesturing out his hand to help the young women off the ground, he apologized for his mess up and offered to carry her bag. What does she have in here? A library of bricks by the weight of this thing!

"There are no clouds?"

"What?" he was so confused with her sudden sentence that came out of know were.

Kagome simple gave a light chuckle, "I mean, you can see the stares so clearly tonight. They're spectacular don't you think?"

"Um, Yeh they truly are a beautiful sight."

When Inuyasha returned his sight to where they were walking he found himself looking at a giant flight of concrete stares.

"Higurashi Shrine" she suddenly took her bag of him, which he had in one hand hanging over his left shoulder.

"Hey, isn't your surname Higurashi?"

"Yes. This is my family shrine. Not may people know that I have a connection to this place. Even though the names are the same."

"Oh…"

"Well thanks for the walk Inuyasha it's been a real slice. See you at school" And with that she then turned around and started to walk up the flight of stairs.

A real slice… Those three words wouldn't stop repeating in Inuyasha's head as he walked home, further away from the Higurashi shrine and the raven-haired girl… Kagome.