And if you have to leave, I wish that you would just leave
Your presence still lingers here and it won't leave me alone

These wounds won't seem to heal, this pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase

"Where's Kagome?"

"With her...friend." He spat.

Sango turned her concerned gaze to him. "Are you sure it's alright to leave her this way?"

Inuyasha snorted. "Yeah, I'm sure she's just happy. What would I do anyway? It's not like she liked me in the first place."

Ayame set her drink down. "Hmm...you give up to easily."

He glared at her before looking at the table and clenching his hands. Miroku, Sango, Ayame and Inuyasha were all at the cafe. They'd been discussing Kagome again. They all knew he was furious and sad at the same time. Although, I'm sure you've noticed it's a lot easier to get angry than stay sad.

"We just have to find a way for her to remember you," Miroku said trying to cheer him up.

"As if I hadn't thought of that," Inuyasha muttered. "I can't figure it out. What happened? That's a question that just keeps repeating itself. I don't understand it at all."

Ayame patted his head. "We'll see. You're just not trying hard enough."

"I'm sure you're totally in love with her," Sango sighed. "And now it's all forgotten."

"And it was only blooming," Miroku shook his head. "That's gotta hurt." Inuyasha stood abruptly and stormed out. Both girls glared at Miroku. He widened his eyes. "What? Did I say something?"

I stormed out and started leaping from tree to tree. It was the only way to vent my frustration without injuring anyone...or myself. I tried so hard to forget her. She was just another girl who came into my life. And then I had fallen in love with her just like that. Everytime I convinced myself she wasn't needed, my chest hurt. My heart hurt. I was hurt. All over.

Kagome.

I fell to my knees and stared at the sky. It was gray. I wondered if God hated me. Maybe it's because I'm a half-demon. Something that shouldn't exist. Maybe it's because he's bored. Why though? Kagome was a ray of sun through my life and then he just took it away. I'd never admit it out loud but I loved her. And I didn't realize it until it was too late. The girl who smiled at me. The girl who worried for me. Even the girl who yelled at me. She was gone. And she wo – might be coming back. Yeah, might.

A fat droplet of rain landed on my ear. It twitched but I just sat there. I found myself on a grassy hill staring over the park. Why'd I come here? All it brought back were..happy memories. They hurt me the most. Kagome was happy. She smiled. She laughed. I smiled. I even felt like I could do anything. Then it was whisked away. She saved me. But at the cost of her memories and sight.

Memories of me...

I shut my eyes and let the rain fall. It soaked me but it didn't matter. I'd rather be dead. Or the one who got hit. I would've survived without injury. But the stupid girl had to go and shove him out of the way. Then...mom. She was gone for good. There were no comforting words. None of her warm embraces. Not even the sound of her heart. Nothing. He had nothing left. Dad was broken beyond repair. Sesshomaru was well...he was being Sesshomaru. Kagome was...hurting me unintentionally. Life sucked for me. It really did. My ears picked up the sound of footsteps and I opened my eyes to see an umbrella over me.

Kagome stood there. "You're getting wet." I shook myself, splashing her. "Hey!"

I stood. "Sorry."

Her face softened. "You'll catch a cold."

I shrugged. "What are you doing way out here?"

She looked at him with her blank eyes. "I don't know." Her voice was so soft I had to lean in to hear it. "I just came here. I'm blind and...I'm here. I don't know what happened."

What happened? "Oh, well I'll get you home."

"In the rain?" She asked putting her hand out. "We'll both get wet."

I shook of my jacket and put it over her. "Take this and get and my back."

She took it from me and shut her umbrella. Holding it to her chest and draping the jacket over her head, she got on my back. "Ready?" She nodded. "Hold tight."

I bounded off. This felt familiar. She was on my back and I was bounding home. The rain was making me cold but I didn't mind. Kagome was with me. We were together. Even if only for a moment.

"Don't drip all over the house," Kagome said as he shut the door behind them. "I don't want any acc – oops!"

Inuyasha caught her as she slipped in a puddle created by her dripping skirt. "You okay?"

She blushed and stood. "Yeah..I didn't want that to happen to anyone. But you know me, right? Super clumsy as usual."

He blinked and quickly let her go. She stood and handed him his jacket. "Need help?"

"Na, I'm good." She slipped her shoes off and went up the stairs. "Is Sota still with gramps?"

He nodded then realized she couldn't see him. "Yeah. We're waiting for everything to settle down before he returns."

"Oh," she was a little disappointed. "Okay, thanks again. For everything."

"Uh...no problem." She gave him another nod and disappeared upstairs. He sighed and left his jacket by the door. It would eventually dry out right?

He yawned and went into his bedroom. Flopping onto his bed, he stared at the ceiling. Kagome's face flitted across like an old recurring memory. Inuyasha sighed and changed out of his wet clothes. He dried his hair and sat on his desk chair. He flipped through his studies and tried to focus but kept finding himself thinking about what could've happened. Questions remained unanswered and pain still lingered and Kagome couldn't remember. It was confusing. He sighed and threw down his pencil. Getting up, he crossed the room to stare out the window.

It was still raining. Droplets of water slid down his window. He thought they looked like tears. He put a hand out against the cold window and shut his eyes. Cold tears. He didn't cry.. Not anymore. He must've used it up on the day she forgot about him. He felt like a jack-o-lantern. All his guts yanked out and a smile plastered on his face.

But there was no flame in his heart.

[A/N] My chapters are getting sort of crappy and shorter. But I need to update this and if you're still reading, that's awesome! Boo...I've got some depressing chapters now. Poor Inuyasha...

Thanks for reading!

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