InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Lot About Love ❯ Leaving it all behind ( Chapter 16 )

Chapter Sixteen

Leaving it all behind

 

“Are you nervous?” Becky asked as she smiled to her friend.

 

Already a week had passed, leaving Kagome wearing her wedding dress and waiting patiently for her wedding to begin. Her hair all done up, making her look to crimpy, if that was a word, because whatever it meant, she felt it. She hadn't heard from Inuyasha, nothing. Her heart broke; he must have really left.

 

Kagome didn't answer as she stared into the mirror with a marked frown.

 

“Kagome, what's wrong?” Becky walked over in her bridesmaid outfit prepared and her own bouquet in hand.

 

“Nothing, just the jitters.” Kagome forced a giggle. Her mind wasn't at that wedding, it just happened to be back in Tokyo.

 

“I know you miss him but this is your wedding, you love Kouga, right?” Becky asked, “You can still choose either of them…I know it sounds weird, but you can leave this whole mess and get him back.”

 

All week Becky had begged her friend to at least postpone the wedding and think things through, but Kagome was too stubborn for her own good and was going through with the damn marriage all the way.

 

Kagome felt tears hit her eyes, but she brushed them away, not wanting to ruin the fantastic makeup job her mother prepared.

 

“Kagome, are you ready?” Kai walked in and gasped, “Oh honey, you're beautiful.”

 

“You're beautiful.”

 

Kagome shook her head at the words that came from a certain hanyou as she smiled to her mother's compliment and took a deep breath. Unnoticed, even to her, but her hand reached up to the small necklace that was still around her neck, the beautiful diamond necklace Inuyasha had given her.

 

Kagome hadn't moved from her spot in front of the mirror as everyone was directed to their positions for the wedding to begin.

 

“In a few more minutes I'll be Mrs. Kouga Botwolf.” Kagome repeated to herself when no one was in the room with her. “I will be Mrs. Kouga Botwolf…Kagome Botwolf.”

 

For some reason, though she had a good guess as to why, but that name, her full name, didn't sound good, only ending chills up her spine at the other possibility.

 

`You can still be Mrs. Inuyasha Takahashi…' Kagome shook her head.

 

A man walked in, the priest of the ceremony, “Miss Kagome?”

 

“Yes?”

 

“We'll be starting soon, you should get out there.” He smiled.

 

Kagome nodded and watched the man leave, soon following afterwards, down the hallways to the altar, where she would wait until the signal and join Kouga, and her soon-to-be husband, and say their vows.

 

Taking a deep breath, she listened as the music started.

 

The magical tune began, everyone started smiling and Kagome heard people in the church halt in their conversations as they waited for her arrival and the beginning of the wedding.

 

Kagome smiled as Becky walked down the isle in the best man's arm, Kouga chose his brother as the designated man.

 

Holding her breath, she watched the final pair walk down the isle. Souta came running up, the chosen one to walk the bride down the isle in her father's place.

 

“Ready?” He asked but Kagome didn't miss the sign of sadness in his tone.

 

Kagome nodded and held her kid brother's arm as the grand wedding music started to play on the pipe organ.

 

She almost smiled at Souta groan when they came in view of the groom, Kouga. Souta had never liked Kouga, though she didn't really know why. Kouga had that charm about him that could win over any girl's heart. She just didn't know why she was having so many doubts about it then.

 

“What are you saying, you think I'm fat or something?”

 

Kagome's eyes widened as she heard Inuyasha's voice speak in her mind. However, a smile graced her lips at the memory of their first meeting,

 

“Clumsy woman, would you stop rushing.”

 

Her mind when into a slight daze as memory after memory of that one month played in her mind, as if she was dieing and reliving her life over and over again, they played through and they each only had Inuyasha in them.

 

“Keh.”

 

Kagome stifled at smile as the hanyou's trademark smirk entered her head,

 

“…I just wanted to…say sorry.”

 

Kagome gasped a bit.

 

That's all he was trying to do…all he wanted was to say he was sorry, and she pushed him back to Tokyo, away from her.

 

Tears started to sting her eyes as she let go of Souta's arm and joined Kouga on the alter.

 

“You're beautiful.”

 

Kagome's mind screamed that this was wrong, not even paying attention until she heard her name repeated,

 

“Miss Higurashi?”

 

“Oh, yes, sorry?” Kagome shook her head.

 

“Do you take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband?” The priest smiled and looked at her.

 

Looking up at Kouga, his smile dazzled her. Looking into the crowd of people all anticipating for her to give herself to this man. Glancing at Souta, Kagome's heart broke at the sad look in his eyes, knowing that she was doing the wrong thing; as if she had died.

 

Maybe she had, maybe she had died, back on that day when Inuyasha left, them…left her.

 

“Kagome didn't mean it…she's…well, Kagome's been through a lot…I just want her to be happy and well…I thought that maybe you could…”

 

“What, what did you think?”

 

“I thought you could make her happy…I guess it was a stupid thought…sorry.”

 

Souta and Inuyasha's conversation pasted through her head as she made eye contact with Souta. Giving him a smile, she turned back to Kouga.

 

“I want to be happy.” She whispered.

 

All Kouga did was smile, “I do too.”

 

Kagome smiled back, “I want to be with the one that I love and that loves me back.”

 

“Me too.” Kouga repeated; he wasn't getting it.

 

“Kouga…”

 

“Yes, Kagome?”

 

“I don't want to marry you…I'm sorry.” Kagome whispered.

 

“You can't mean that…you're just nervous.” Kouga was shocked but then smiled and brushed off her comment.

 

“No, I don't love you; I can never live my life with you.” Kagome said as she tossed her bouquet on the ground and tore off the veil and tail of her dress.

 

“What do you think you're doing?” Kouga barked.

 

“I'm doing something that I should've done a long time ago.”

 

“What's that?” Kouga spat out.

 

“Be happy.” Kagome smiled to her brother sitting at the front row as she picked up her dress and started running out the doors.

 

Kagome rushed through to the parking lot, scanning around for her car, but it was nowhere to be found, “Kagome.”

 

She turned around and found Souta running to her with his keys, “Come on, I'll take you home.”

 

“Thanks.” Kagome smiled as they ran to his car.

 

“Are you planning to go after him?” Souta asked hesitantly as they pulled out onto the road.

 

“Souta, I can finally say that I love him,” Kagome opened her window and screamed it out, “I love Inuyasha Takahashi.”

 

Souta smiled.

 

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“Kagome?” Souta asked as they walked to her flight to Tokyo.

 

“Yeah?”

 

“Tell him.”

 

“I promise you I will.” Kagome giggled, “I still can't believe I'm doing this.”

 

“Oh, Kagome.” They both turned to see Kai and Becky standing a few feet from them.

 

“Mother…I…”

 

“You don't have to ask permission if that's what you're trying to say.” Kai chuckled.

 

Kagome smiled and looked over to her friend to see her crying, “Becky?”

 

“I'm sorry, it's just…you're leaving.”

 

Kagome walked over and gave her friend a big hug, “I'm not leaving, I'm just going home, finally.”

 

“I know,” Becky smiled, “You just better come visit.”

 

“I will, I promise.” Kagome gave her mother and brother a hug, “I guess this is it.”

 

“Yup.” Souta smiled.

 

Tears pooled Kagome's eyes and she looked down, “Oh my god, I still have my wedding dress on.”

 

Everyone giggled and said their farewells as they watched Kagome off.

 

Sitting in her seat, she took a deep breath. It was finally happening, she was really going home, she just hoped Inuyasha wanted her back.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There, you luvy-duvy chapter. I felt forced writing this, so if you have any problems, please tell me.

 

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Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Inuyasha characters, anime of manga. Rumiko Takahashi does and I'm glad she had the imagination to create such amazing characters to play with.