InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Broken Heart, Open Mind ❯ Open Wounds ( Chapter 2 )

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Broken Heart, Open Mind

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You used to captivate me by your resonating mind
Now I'm bound by the life you left behind
Your face, it haunts my once pleasant dreams
Your voice, it chased away all the sanity in me
These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time can not erase
When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears,
When you scream I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand though all of these years
But you still have all of me

- Evanescence, My Immortal, Fallen

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Chapter Two: Open Wounds

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The minute Souta's soccer game was over, I walked over to my house and went to bed. All of my ignoring Inuyasha was tiring me out. I could barely get any sleep in the Sengoku Jidai, and I needed some. The bruises underneath my eyes were getting darker and baggier. I probably looked like an old hag. I got a little sleep... until I heard the faint tapping on my window. I opened my eyes to see Inuyasha staring through the window, his golden eyes slowly transforming to dark violet... Wait... I didn't realize I slept that long... nor did I realize that tonight was the new moon... I got up and opened the window to see him hobble into the room. Was he limping?

"What's wrong?" I asked. Inuyasha shot me a glare before plopping onto my bed. He pulled up a leg of his hakama to show me a nasty gash in his leg. "What happened?!" I couldn't mask the worry in my voice. After all, he may have been playing me for a fool this entire time, but he was still my friend.

"Youkai attacked... after you left..." He whispered. "Didn't remember it was a new moon, ne?" I thought he was angry at me for that fact, but when I looked up... his eyes were filled with amusement? He snorted. "I forgot, too. All this happening made me forget." I assume he meant the Naraku kidnapping problem. "Kagome... what happened with Naraku?" He looked me straight in the eye. "Don't tell me nothing, because I know something had to happen. Naraku wouldn't just kidnap you for one night and leave you by yourself for me to find. It's not something Naraku would do."

"... He..." I closed my mouth. I didn't want him to know. I really didn't. "He just told me some lies that I proved wrong, and that was it." Yes, Inuyasha should believe that. Unfortunately, fate wasn't on my side. Inuyasha raised an eyebrow and, pulling the leg of his hakama down, he walked up to me to stare me straight in the eye.

"Don't lie to me," He warned.

I couldn't stop myself, "Then don't lie to me." Inuyasha's face contorted to show confusion. I wondered what he was thinking... until he brushed a lock of hair from my face.

"I won't lie..." He whispered. My face felt flushed. "And you shouldn't." He closed his eyes, and took a deep breath. I was frozen solid. He opened his eyes, "I don't know what Naraku did to you, or what he said to you, but if you don't want to tell me, you don't have to." He lowered his gaze to the floor. "Although I can't tell you that I don't want to know what he said... because I do." I was tempted... I hate his human side so much sometimes... he makes me feel guilty.

Wait... isn't that supposed to be the other way around?

"Inuyasha..." I said, slowly. "Gomen ne... but that's all that happened." He looked up at me, and walked towards the window. "Wait. Where are you going?" He turned to gaze at me for a minute.

"I'd rather be alone right now," Was his only explanation, before he climbed out.

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I didn't see Inuyasha until the morning. He seemed solemn, and when he looked at me he seemed... aloof. Like he didn't care about me anymore. It hurt me more to see him like that... more than the mirror. I dropped his gaze as he held out his arm to take my yellow backpack, and helped me to the shrine. He didn't speak a word to me. I looked down at my brown shoes. Inuyasha and I leapt into the well, and he lifted my backpack and me out of the other side. All the while, he said naught a word.

When we reached Kaede's village, he dropped the backpack outside her hut, and walked off without a word. Confused, I walked into Kaede's hut to ask the others why Inuyasha was acting like this. I noticed Miroku was the only one in there. He gave me a short smile before glaring into the fire that was in the center of the hut.

"Miroku-sama, what's wrong?" I asked. Miroku's frown deepened.

"Sango..." He said. "Found her dowry." I looked up at him in confusion. Why would that make him angry? The dowry was going to him, I already knew. The two had already promised each other that once this entire thing was over, they'd be together... "She told me she had no one to give it to." Ouch. Why did Sango tell him that? "I left her at the river, but before I left her, I told her that she really should rethink that decision. She slapped me." He pointed to a now pale cheek. "It's not shown up... but she did it."

"Ouch. What happened to her to do that?" I asked. "If you don't mind me asking."

"No problem," Miroku answered. "She didn't tell me. Why don't you talk to her? Because she sure won't speak with me. Unless it involves that damn Hiraikotsu of hers..." I smiled softly, before nodding and walking out of the hut.

It didn't hit me until after I walked to the river's edge that I had gone there for help... and offered to help Miroku instead. I scratched my head. Things were getting too confusing... I smiled when I found Sango sitting beside the river. She looked deep in thought, so I just sat next to her. Startled, she looked at me.

"Oh, Kagome-chan? You've returned?" She asked, her voice a breathy whisper. "Gomen ne, but my voice is kind of weak this morning." I smiled. "Inuyasha went to fetch you earlier. I don't know where he's at now, though."

"I wasn't looking for him," I answered. "I was looking for you. Are you doing all right?" Sango shook her head. "What's wrong?"

"I... I thought that since he already promised himself... to me... he'd... be..."

"Am I right in assuming we're talking about Miroku-sama?" I asked. Sango blushed a bit, but nodded. "And you thought he'd be more faithful and less like his old self?" Sango nodded again. "I don't know if I'm right... but Miroku-sama might be afraid of commitment." Sango's eyes widened. "He might be afraid you would leave him. Maybe that's why he doesn't act too faithful."

"Maybe you're right, Kagome-chan," Sango said, with a brief nod. "But it still doesn't make me feel better." I smiled.

"I'd rather be in your position right now, Sango-chan," I whispered.

"Why? What's wrong, Kagome-chan?" Sango asked, concerned. I shook my head. "Onegai? I won't tell Inuyasha or Houshi-sama." I looked up at her, and felt a tear fall from my eye. "Did it have something to do with Naraku?" I nodded, and lowered my head. "The bastard."

"Iya... he didn't do anything... but..." I trailed off. "He had Kanna... show me something in that mirror of hers..."

"Show you what, Kagome-chan?" Sango asked. I shivered, almost as if I could feel someone listening in on our conversation. "Don't worry, Kagome-chan, I won't tell."

"Okay. Let me sit down and get ready to tell you," I said the word purposely in case any wandering hanyou was listening. Thankfully, no 'damn, bitch, why'd ya do that for!?' or a crash reached my ears. Then I whispered what I had seen to Sango.

"Oh, Kagome-chan..." She whispered as she embraced me. "Gomen ne... I had no idea..."

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We walked towards the village that night, both tired. We had been sharing stories about our younger brothers, Sango's stories developed more tears than mine. When Sango beckoned Miroku out of the hut to talk when we reached it, I smiled at the monk's stuttering. Who knew Miroku could be nervous? I walked into the hut, and was surprised to see Inuyasha sitting there alone. Shippou wasn't anywhere to be seen.

"Where's Shippou-chan?" I asked. Inuyasha sighed, and pointed outside.

"He went after that Souten girl. She came to visit," he answered. Well, at least he was talking to me... I bit my lower lip. I was feeling guilty... I wanted to tell him now... especially after telling Sango... "Here," He held out some cold ramen for me to eat. "You and Sango took too long, that's why it's cold."

"Oh, arigatou, Inuyasha," I said. I ate in silence, and placed my bowl in front of me. I folded my hands in my lap, and sighed. Now or never. "Inuyasha? I wasn't being honest when I said nothing happened with Naraku." He raised an eyebrow. "He... he showed me something in the mirror..."

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[Author's Note: You wouldn't believe the hell I had to go through to write the beginning of this chapter. I was between a rock and a hard place. u_u Arigatou gozaimasu, Katzztar and Storm-Maker! You both made my day! (And I can fully say that this is part S&M. ^_^)]

Next Chapter: Kagome tells Inuyasha what happened in Naraku's prison... during which Kouga confronts a runaway Kagura who relays news about Kagome... and what did Sango want to tell Miroku?