Inuyasha©Rumiko Takahashi
Scientific Method
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The party started to ebb as the night approached. Slowly the people started to leave, gathering their children along. It was a nice feeling, one of fulfillment, to see them all with small, tired smiles as they parted. Sometimes this spoke more than words could. Politeness dictated one say it was a nice party but it was not the same thing to hear it than to see it in someone's face. The parents were pleased and the children were dead tired from all that playing.
Kagome found that she liked that. She sat in a corner in between two walls that were off to the side of the house. She wasn't hiding per se, only seeking a little peace, but this place served its purpose well. It helped her calm down her erratic thoughts and watch the entrance of the house.
Love?
Did she have someone she loved? Hojo's question left more of a hole than what he may have thought. It all seemed like a silly topic to share… a common conversation for friends to have but… when was the last time she thought about the word love?
She didn't love Inuyasha anymore…or at least she wasn't in love with him anymore. He had loved a woman dearly and had done everything in his power to get her back, to get his dream fulfilled and he did it. He got her and loved her as he wanted. She couldn't blame him, she realized that now. He had a dream and he fought for that dream until the end. It was like…Hojo. He wanted a degree and he's studying to get it. Weird as it may sound, they were very alike.
The young girl sighed tiredly and whispered, "Do I love someone?" The admission that she wasn't sure hurt. It was strange… but perhaps…she didn't love anyone at the moment. Perhaps she was tricking herself and there was someone she loved. She wasn't sure. "I don't know…if I love someone anymore."
Strangely this one time in life, Kagome was truly alone and no one heard her whispered confession.
To be continued…
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