InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ An Unforeseen Flame ❯ Go Home To Your Own Time, Kagome: Take 2 ( Chapter 13 )
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By: XmArKzThEsPoT 
Inuyasha throws Kagome down the well a second time.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Fantasy / Action / Angst | Type: Divergence | Uploaded On: 09.25.2012 | Pages: 1 | Words: 2.0K | Visits: 428 | Status: Work In Progress
Inuyasha throws Kagome down the well a second time.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Fantasy / Action / Angst | Type: Divergence | Uploaded On: 09.25.2012 | Pages: 1 | Words: 2.0K | Visits: 428 | Status: Work In Progress
A/N: Ugh! This chapter is almost annoying to me, but it had to be done..
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of its characters, nor could I ever hope to be as genius as Rumiko Takahashi.
It was finally day three of her stay with her friends. Kagome could not quash the butterflies that seemed to be performing aerial stunts in her stomach. He was going to be there that evening, and she could not wait. As sad as she was to leave her friends behind, she was also incredibly excited to see Sesshomaru. She really had missed the Demon Lord terribly.
Kagome was sure she was letting her infatuation with Sesshomaru get the better of her, but it didn't matter. She already knew that her silly fantasy would never come to fruition, so why even worry about it? Anything was better than pining pathetically over the two-timing hanyou. At least Sesshomaru actually treated her decently, and his air of nobility didn't hurt. There were worse guys to daydream about.
The humid afternoon was unusually quiet, with the exception of the chattering birds, calling to one another stridently. She was sitting out in the grass in front of Kaede's village, enjoying the warm rays of sunlight that poured from the blue sky. She loved the spring weather. Soon the cherry trees would be blossoming. That was her favorite part of spring. The pink flower-covered trees were so beautiful. She fidgeted lackadaisically with a long blade of grass as her wandering thoughts ran away with her.
Her friends still seemed to be avoiding her, like they had the night before. They were up to something. Kagome was sure of it. She could see Inuyasha watching her intently from a distant tree. His silver hair stuck out like a sore thumb, glistening brightly in the sunlight. She did not know where Miroku and Sango had gone to, but it didn't really matter to her at this point. The Youkai Lord would soon be there to take her back to Rin, and her life would return to what had become her new normal. Yawning languorously, she realized she hadn't even seen Shippo and wondered if the innocent kit was in on whatever the rest of her friends were scheming as well.
No sooner had the thought of the small kitsune crossed her mind, the diminutive fox demon bounced exuberantly into her lap. He was beaming furiously as he snuggled into her lap. He sat still a second, and then squirmed into a position in which he could see her face.
"Geez Shippo, you sure are excited," Kagome stated smiling softly as she gently brushed a red strand of his bangs from his still chubby face.
"Kagome, will you come to the well with me?" he entreated, cutely, staring at her with wide green eyes.
"The Bone Eater's well? Why would you want to go over there?" she inquired, furrowing her brows and frowning in mild surprise. Was this part of a plan that her friends had concocted to prevent her from going back to Sesshomaru later that day? She knew they were all loath to see her go, but they couldn't sink so low as to involved the young kitsune could they.
"Well, I know I'm not supposed to, but I was playing over there and I found something. I don't know what it is though, and I wanted to show you to see if you did. Will you pleeeease come with me and let me show you?" he begged sweetly, sticking his lip out a bit as if to pout.
"All right," Kagome agreed deciding that it was just innocent curiosity. She was being overly suspicious. Her friends were just distancing themselves to be prepared for her departure. That was why they weren't around.
"Yay!" the kitsune squealed excitedly, bouncing energetically to his feet and grabbing Kagome's hand tightly. To Kagome, it felt as though he was practically dragging her to the well. But, Kagome saw no strange object or anything that looked out of place at all, except for an agitated Inuyasha sitting on the edge of the well. He was fidgeting uncomfortably with bright red sleeves of his haori, his golden eyes fixated on the ground.
Suddenly, the small hand grasping hers disappeared, and she was left alone with the hanyou. He rose to his feet as if he were about to approach her, but then sat down again. Kagome's eyes fixed onto a small blue butterfly fluttering lazily through the warm air. She felt nervous, but not the kind that left butterflies in her stomach. It was almost a nauseous feeling that bubbled deep in the pit of her stomach, like she was dreading the upcoming dialogue between Inuyasha and her.
"Look Kagome," he began more gruffly than he intended. He watched her flinch slightly and cleared his throat nervously. "I'm sorry. I know I've said it before, but Kagome, look at me. I really am sorry."
Slowly she turned her chocolate gaze from the floating insect to his amber eyes. He looked so sincere, so contrite. She felt her stomach tighten, the nausea worsening. Something felt wrong, really wrong. What was happening right now? Why did she feel like running away? Her feet remained firmly rooted in place.
"I realize that my feelings for Kikyo hurt you. I do care for you, too. But it would be unfair to you if I tried to move on before I was ready. I don't want to constantly compare you to her, because you aren't the same. I know better than anyone how different you both are. And you know what? It hurts me too, to know that I'm making you feel that way. I just don't know what to do," he admitted ruefully, rubbing his arm sheepishly. He looked away from her, his eyes downcast.
Her eyes began to tear up with emotion. She did not want to hear those words, not right now. She was working so hard to cast away her feelings for him, and here he was dragging them back out into the open, making her face them once again. She tried so hard to fight them, but she couldn't. She really did love him, as insensitive and selfish as he was. She probably always would. Oh kami, why couldn't he just be a jerk right now? He was making things too hard.
"Inuyasha," she muttered softly, not know what else to say. Instinctively she moved closer to him and leaning up against the well, she put a caring hand on his shoulder her gaze focused upon his amber eyes. She didn't want him to hurt on her account.
"Kagome, what do you want me to do to convince you to stay?" he pleaded his eyes searching hers hopefully. She recoiled, pulling her hand away from him abruptly. She realized that this 'confession' of his wasn't brought on by any feeling he had for her. It was his jealousy of Sesshomaru and desire for the jewel shards and Naraku's defeat that gave him his reasons for wanting her to stay. His contrition wasn't real.
Kagome knew he had some feelings for her, that much was obvious, but she also knew that he didn't want her to stay with him because of those feelings. Had he said something, anything, different, he would've had her. She would've stayed. But that last question made her realize his true desires and suddenly images of his half-brother were clouding her vision once again. He only wanted her around to take care of his young ward, but at least he was honest and up front about it. Inuyasha could not even be that. He toyed with her emotions, led her on and then rejected her. She was remembering why her affections had transferred from one brother to the next.
"I'm sorry Inuyasha, but it's too late for this. I don't feel the same way about you as I used to," she stated, fighting back tears of anger, sorrow and, most of all, relief. She had finally said what she needed to say. Yes, she still loved him, and yes, she always would, but know she knew. She knew he would never be any good for her. She would always be second, and she needed to be first.
"Too late? Kagome, it's never too late," he exclaimed grabbing her by the wrist and pulling her into an embrace. It reminded Kagome of that night she watched him do the very same thing with Kikyo. That was the night she ran away. She found that she needed to get away from him once again. The tears she was fighting so hard to hold back now poured freely from her soulful eyes.
"Yes, Inuyasha, it is," she replied trying desperately to push him away, but it was to no avail. The hanyou held on even tighter. She wanted to hit him, tell him to sit, something, anything to make him let go of her, but she couldn't. She was crying so hard.
"Then I'm sorry," he whispered into her ear, and the feeling of his arms around her disappeared along with the feeling of the ground beneath her feet. She was so stunned she instantly ceased her crying. She was vaguely aware of the feel of wind rushing through her hair and passing her ears loudly as she tried to make sense of what was happening. A flare of purplish light sprung from the ground, and Kagome realized that she was falling. He had thrown her back into her own era for the second time, and this time she was sure she was stranded there forever.
She did not wear any shards around her neck any longer. The ones she had collected with Inuyasha and her friends were in Kaede's hut, and the two she had collected while traveling with Sesshomaru had been left with him, so that she wouldn't have to worry about Inuyasha taking them from her. They were a necessity if she wanted to visit her family. She inwardly moaned. What was she to do? Now she would never see either brother again.
Unable to accept this fact Kagome rose to her feet and climbed the out of the old, moldy smelling well. Then she turned around and leapt back into it. Nothing happened. She rose and tried again and again, until, finally, she landed the wrong way and found herself on the ground sobbing uncontrollably. She began digging through the dirt frantically, the most soil pulling her fingernails away from the nail bed painfully as it became lodged beneath the nail. She dug until she couldn't dig through her sobs any longer. Not only was she stuck in her era unable to get back to the Feudal Era, but now she was filthy and positive that she had sprained her ankle.
'What a day,' she thought to herself as she struggled to climb out of the well, wincing every time she jostled her ankle. She limped to her house with thoughts of hot baths and motherly condolences prancing through her distressed mind. She could only hope that Sesshomaru meant what he said when he told her he would come for her. Maybe he really could get through the well with a jewel shard, after all, Inuyasha had been able to pass through it.
She paused as she reached her house and stared at her reflection in the sliding glass door for a moment. Her tear streaked face was covered with dirt, and her eyes were swollen and red. She looked like a wreck. As she threw open the sliding glass irritably causing it to thud loudly against the frame, Kagome decided that she was never going to forgive Inuyasha for this…ever.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of its characters, nor could I ever hope to be as genius as Rumiko Takahashi.
It was finally day three of her stay with her friends. Kagome could not quash the butterflies that seemed to be performing aerial stunts in her stomach. He was going to be there that evening, and she could not wait. As sad as she was to leave her friends behind, she was also incredibly excited to see Sesshomaru. She really had missed the Demon Lord terribly.
Kagome was sure she was letting her infatuation with Sesshomaru get the better of her, but it didn't matter. She already knew that her silly fantasy would never come to fruition, so why even worry about it? Anything was better than pining pathetically over the two-timing hanyou. At least Sesshomaru actually treated her decently, and his air of nobility didn't hurt. There were worse guys to daydream about.
The humid afternoon was unusually quiet, with the exception of the chattering birds, calling to one another stridently. She was sitting out in the grass in front of Kaede's village, enjoying the warm rays of sunlight that poured from the blue sky. She loved the spring weather. Soon the cherry trees would be blossoming. That was her favorite part of spring. The pink flower-covered trees were so beautiful. She fidgeted lackadaisically with a long blade of grass as her wandering thoughts ran away with her.
Her friends still seemed to be avoiding her, like they had the night before. They were up to something. Kagome was sure of it. She could see Inuyasha watching her intently from a distant tree. His silver hair stuck out like a sore thumb, glistening brightly in the sunlight. She did not know where Miroku and Sango had gone to, but it didn't really matter to her at this point. The Youkai Lord would soon be there to take her back to Rin, and her life would return to what had become her new normal. Yawning languorously, she realized she hadn't even seen Shippo and wondered if the innocent kit was in on whatever the rest of her friends were scheming as well.
No sooner had the thought of the small kitsune crossed her mind, the diminutive fox demon bounced exuberantly into her lap. He was beaming furiously as he snuggled into her lap. He sat still a second, and then squirmed into a position in which he could see her face.
"Geez Shippo, you sure are excited," Kagome stated smiling softly as she gently brushed a red strand of his bangs from his still chubby face.
"Kagome, will you come to the well with me?" he entreated, cutely, staring at her with wide green eyes.
"The Bone Eater's well? Why would you want to go over there?" she inquired, furrowing her brows and frowning in mild surprise. Was this part of a plan that her friends had concocted to prevent her from going back to Sesshomaru later that day? She knew they were all loath to see her go, but they couldn't sink so low as to involved the young kitsune could they.
"Well, I know I'm not supposed to, but I was playing over there and I found something. I don't know what it is though, and I wanted to show you to see if you did. Will you pleeeease come with me and let me show you?" he begged sweetly, sticking his lip out a bit as if to pout.
"All right," Kagome agreed deciding that it was just innocent curiosity. She was being overly suspicious. Her friends were just distancing themselves to be prepared for her departure. That was why they weren't around.
"Yay!" the kitsune squealed excitedly, bouncing energetically to his feet and grabbing Kagome's hand tightly. To Kagome, it felt as though he was practically dragging her to the well. But, Kagome saw no strange object or anything that looked out of place at all, except for an agitated Inuyasha sitting on the edge of the well. He was fidgeting uncomfortably with bright red sleeves of his haori, his golden eyes fixated on the ground.
Suddenly, the small hand grasping hers disappeared, and she was left alone with the hanyou. He rose to his feet as if he were about to approach her, but then sat down again. Kagome's eyes fixed onto a small blue butterfly fluttering lazily through the warm air. She felt nervous, but not the kind that left butterflies in her stomach. It was almost a nauseous feeling that bubbled deep in the pit of her stomach, like she was dreading the upcoming dialogue between Inuyasha and her.
"Look Kagome," he began more gruffly than he intended. He watched her flinch slightly and cleared his throat nervously. "I'm sorry. I know I've said it before, but Kagome, look at me. I really am sorry."
Slowly she turned her chocolate gaze from the floating insect to his amber eyes. He looked so sincere, so contrite. She felt her stomach tighten, the nausea worsening. Something felt wrong, really wrong. What was happening right now? Why did she feel like running away? Her feet remained firmly rooted in place.
"I realize that my feelings for Kikyo hurt you. I do care for you, too. But it would be unfair to you if I tried to move on before I was ready. I don't want to constantly compare you to her, because you aren't the same. I know better than anyone how different you both are. And you know what? It hurts me too, to know that I'm making you feel that way. I just don't know what to do," he admitted ruefully, rubbing his arm sheepishly. He looked away from her, his eyes downcast.
Her eyes began to tear up with emotion. She did not want to hear those words, not right now. She was working so hard to cast away her feelings for him, and here he was dragging them back out into the open, making her face them once again. She tried so hard to fight them, but she couldn't. She really did love him, as insensitive and selfish as he was. She probably always would. Oh kami, why couldn't he just be a jerk right now? He was making things too hard.
"Inuyasha," she muttered softly, not know what else to say. Instinctively she moved closer to him and leaning up against the well, she put a caring hand on his shoulder her gaze focused upon his amber eyes. She didn't want him to hurt on her account.
"Kagome, what do you want me to do to convince you to stay?" he pleaded his eyes searching hers hopefully. She recoiled, pulling her hand away from him abruptly. She realized that this 'confession' of his wasn't brought on by any feeling he had for her. It was his jealousy of Sesshomaru and desire for the jewel shards and Naraku's defeat that gave him his reasons for wanting her to stay. His contrition wasn't real.
Kagome knew he had some feelings for her, that much was obvious, but she also knew that he didn't want her to stay with him because of those feelings. Had he said something, anything, different, he would've had her. She would've stayed. But that last question made her realize his true desires and suddenly images of his half-brother were clouding her vision once again. He only wanted her around to take care of his young ward, but at least he was honest and up front about it. Inuyasha could not even be that. He toyed with her emotions, led her on and then rejected her. She was remembering why her affections had transferred from one brother to the next.
"I'm sorry Inuyasha, but it's too late for this. I don't feel the same way about you as I used to," she stated, fighting back tears of anger, sorrow and, most of all, relief. She had finally said what she needed to say. Yes, she still loved him, and yes, she always would, but know she knew. She knew he would never be any good for her. She would always be second, and she needed to be first.
"Too late? Kagome, it's never too late," he exclaimed grabbing her by the wrist and pulling her into an embrace. It reminded Kagome of that night she watched him do the very same thing with Kikyo. That was the night she ran away. She found that she needed to get away from him once again. The tears she was fighting so hard to hold back now poured freely from her soulful eyes.
"Yes, Inuyasha, it is," she replied trying desperately to push him away, but it was to no avail. The hanyou held on even tighter. She wanted to hit him, tell him to sit, something, anything to make him let go of her, but she couldn't. She was crying so hard.
"Then I'm sorry," he whispered into her ear, and the feeling of his arms around her disappeared along with the feeling of the ground beneath her feet. She was so stunned she instantly ceased her crying. She was vaguely aware of the feel of wind rushing through her hair and passing her ears loudly as she tried to make sense of what was happening. A flare of purplish light sprung from the ground, and Kagome realized that she was falling. He had thrown her back into her own era for the second time, and this time she was sure she was stranded there forever.
She did not wear any shards around her neck any longer. The ones she had collected with Inuyasha and her friends were in Kaede's hut, and the two she had collected while traveling with Sesshomaru had been left with him, so that she wouldn't have to worry about Inuyasha taking them from her. They were a necessity if she wanted to visit her family. She inwardly moaned. What was she to do? Now she would never see either brother again.
Unable to accept this fact Kagome rose to her feet and climbed the out of the old, moldy smelling well. Then she turned around and leapt back into it. Nothing happened. She rose and tried again and again, until, finally, she landed the wrong way and found herself on the ground sobbing uncontrollably. She began digging through the dirt frantically, the most soil pulling her fingernails away from the nail bed painfully as it became lodged beneath the nail. She dug until she couldn't dig through her sobs any longer. Not only was she stuck in her era unable to get back to the Feudal Era, but now she was filthy and positive that she had sprained her ankle.
'What a day,' she thought to herself as she struggled to climb out of the well, wincing every time she jostled her ankle. She limped to her house with thoughts of hot baths and motherly condolences prancing through her distressed mind. She could only hope that Sesshomaru meant what he said when he told her he would come for her. Maybe he really could get through the well with a jewel shard, after all, Inuyasha had been able to pass through it.
She paused as she reached her house and stared at her reflection in the sliding glass door for a moment. Her tear streaked face was covered with dirt, and her eyes were swollen and red. She looked like a wreck. As she threw open the sliding glass irritably causing it to thud loudly against the frame, Kagome decided that she was never going to forgive Inuyasha for this…ever.