Title: Denials
Prompt Name/Prompt List/Ficlet #: Parenthood – July - #10
Author: kagome313
Rating: T
Genre: Admin's Genre- Thriller/Horror
Universe: A/U
Word Count: 696
Summary: As Inuyasha remains in his state of denial, so does Kagome as another entity comes to her.
Warnings: Language.
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Inuyasha stood staring blankly at the computer's screen as the tell-tale of what Kagome's been saying struck him into stupor. He still couldn't believe what his eyes were seeing – couldn't possibly grasp the extent of Kikyou actually haunting Kagome.
"You can't possibly see what you're seeing now and say it's impossible!" Kagome screamed, rushing towards his retreating form into the living room. She watched helplessly as he shrugged his form into his trench coat, all the time keeping his eyes averted from her.
"I can't deal with this right now," He glanced at the woman he knew practically his whole life, who was so strong and full of life – but realizing her stressed and frantically look. "I gotta get to the office,"
"You're leaving?" Kagome breathed out shakily, her eyes spilling. "You're going to leave me alone?" Choking on a cry, she covered her mouth to stifle it while hugging her from with one hand.
Inuyasha walked slowly towards her, easing his arms around her frame, noticing how thinner she'd gotten. He sighed loudly while he pulled her lanky form into his embrace. "I'll only be gone for a couple hours," Kissing her head he drew her even closer to him. "I promise I'll get back as soon as possible."
Once again, Kagome choked on a cry, her tears spilling over thickly. "I'm lonely," She suddenly confessed, her form rigid. "And I'm so scared of what she'll do –…"
"Shhh," He didn't want to hear her crazy rambling any more than necessary, especially when he questions and confusion wasn't depleting. "You'll be just fine."
After a few minutes of sweet kissing and reassurance, Inuyasha was finally able to leave the apartment complex, jumping into his car. Before he drove off, he looked up into Kagome's window, expecting her to be there like normal while a wave of her own, but he was greeted with only darkness.
His exhale whistled loudly about him before turning his attention to the road and starting up his car. With one final look upward he smiled slightly when a figure shadowed the window, not realizing that it wasn't even Kagome.
The shadowy figure smiled in return.
Sighing loudly, Kagome turned away from the closed door to her eerie looking apartment that was once filled with light and warmth, now all she felt was the coldness crippled with the darkness in suffocation.
Looking at the clock that flashed 5:55pm, she realized with dread that Inuyasha wouldn't be back in another six hours, more if he allowed his job to consume him – which she knew he would; especially with today and his reluctance to believe her and the evidence before him.
Dragging her couch close to the door, she picked up a discarded blanked to cover with. But noticing that it was being tugged in the opposite direction, she looked up slowly to see the small grip of the same little girl holding it, a chilling yet somehow warm smile splitting her face in half.
Kagome instantly released her hold, a cautious smile touching her lips. "H-h-hi… There," She gulped when the little girl's only response was to stuff her mouth with her little thumb.
Kagome slowly backed away towards the door, her hands fumbling blindly for the knob. When she got a successful hold of it, the little girl's features turned sorrowful in response.
"I'm lonely," Her voice sounded like a faraway echo that was lost on the seas. "You are too…" She walked slowly towards Kagome who was literally frozen in her spot.
"I'm not," Kagome snipped.
The little girl advanced closer to her. "Yes you are – I heard you," She accused a pout blossoming on her dreary features.
The soft click of the door deafened both girls and before Kagome could try and move, the little girl disappeared and appear before her, getting closer with each appearance. "You are!" She gritted out, her grip on the blanket shaking her form.
When Kagome was once again about to deny it, she felt a coldness against her abdomen. Kagome's gaze tilted downwards to see little hands palming her stomach, a huge grin showing her little pearls.
"Not for long," She giggled playfully.