InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Cloud Watching ❯ A promise forgotten ( Chapter 3 )

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This story will be proof read one more time and than I will post the final copy. So please ignore any spelling or grammar mistakes. I just wanted to get it posted so everyone knew I was still updating.

A promise forgotten?

By Melissa Spoula

Things went well as far as shard hunting goes. Now they were at a point were there was only one shard remaining. Each knew the end battle was coming soon.

The group sat around that night's campfire. Miroku had been in charge of finding dinner that evening. After a few failed attempts at finding game in the woods he settled for what he found at the bottom of Kagome's bag. Ramen all around.

Each of the five broke off into separate conversations. Kagome and Inuyasha were discussing were to go next while Sango and Miroku were discussing the youkai they had fought the other day. Shippo sat unusually quiet looking at Kagome.

Inuyasha saw this but tried to ignore it and continued talking to Kagome. Shippo continued to watch Kagome. Finally he moved to where she was sitting and tugged on her shirt. Kagome turned her head to look at him. "What's up Shippo?" she said with a smile.

Shippo looked up at her with big eyes. He was scared to ask what he wanted to. She was the only family he had and he was afraid of how she would answer his question. Kagome saw how troubled he looked. She picked the small fox up and held him to her chest running her hands through his hair. "What is it? What's wrong?" she asked it a soft voice trying to soothe the child. Shippo took a deep breath and let out a short sigh. It was now or never. "Kagome? When….when we get back the Shikon no Tama ….where will you live? You wont be able to use the well anymore will you?"

The entire group went silent. All eyes were on Kagome and the child who had asked the question they had all wondered at one time or another but never asked. Kagome hugged Shippo closer to her body and kissed him lightly on the forehead. How was she supposed to answer a question she didn't know the answer to?

Inuyasha eyes bored into Kagome. The longer it took her to answer the shorter he could feel his temper becoming. He knew the answer to that question. Kagome had answered it long ago. So why was she hesitating now.

Kagome slowly formed what she wanted to say in her mind. The last thing she wanted to do was scare Shippo but she just couldn't tell him for sure that she would stay in this time. There were to many uncertainties for her to know for sure. Miroku, always the voice of reason, was the first to speak. "Kagome Shippo is right once we use the Shikon no Tama the well will become a one way trip for you. You'll be able to go back to your time but without the Shikon no Tama's presents you will not be able to return. In fact, once the Shikon no Tama's presents is gone form this world you may not even be able to get back."

Sango was the next to speak. "Well we really don't have to worry about this tonight do we?" Kagome was Sango's best friend and talking about loosing her was the last thing she wanted to do. She had already lost to many love ones and couldn't stand the thought of loosing another. "We can talk to Kaede when we get back to the village. Until we know for sure what will happen Kagome doesn't need to decide one way or the other."

Inuyasha had just reached the limit of his temper. Kagome could end this at any time. She had told him a long time ago what she would do and he had agreed to it. So why was she still quiet. Even with everyone so worried about her. Everything that had happened between the two of them lately had only reinforced that. Ok, so maybe he hadn't told her he loved her or that he wanted her to be his mate, but she should know that by now. And yet she was still silent.

"Kagome!"

Kagome's head snapped up. Inuyasha voice reflected the look that she found when her eyes met his. He looked like he wanted nothing more then to jump to his feet and yell and scream a line of curses and obscenities at her that would make her ears ring for days. But she also could tell he was trying to control himself as best he could.

"Tell them Kagome! Tell them were your going to stay!" Inuyasha let his claws dig into the ground underneath him.

"I….I don't know."

That was it! He had had it! He closed his eyes and rose to his feet. His hands were clenched in such tight fists and his claws were drawing blood. He opened his eyes and stared down at her.

Kagome had never been afraid of Inuyasha. Not since he had first tried to get the Shikon no Tama form her anyway. But right now she was afraid.

Inuyasha turned his face from her "Did you forget your promise Kagome?" he said through clenched teeth.

She didn't know what he was talking about. But she knew if she said `what promise?' it would only make him madder. But she had to say something. "What do you mean Inuyasha?"

So you did forget Kagome. Maybe it didn't mean as much to her as it had to him. But he had always thought they understood each other. And now here she was, undecided about her place when she had no reason to be.

"Fine! You know what I don't care were you stay! Go were ever the hell you want Kagome! I don't care!" And with that he stomped off. When he reached one of the large trees that surrounded the camp he promptly smashed it into tinder and kept walking.

Kagome looked on with wide eyes. Slowly she got up. She handed Shippo to Sango. "I'm going after him I'll be back soon." With that said she began to walk after the hanyou.

She walked in the direction Inuyasha had gone. She looked both on the ground and in the trees because she wasn't sure just were he would be. She had walked about a half a mile calling out his name now and then. Finally she found him standing in a tall tree arms crossed and looking no kinder than before.

"Inuyasha please come down here." She called up to him. "No." he said in a flat voice. He didn't even look at her. Kagome sighed, "Inuyasha please let's talk about this."

This time she only received silence. "Fine if you wont come down to me I'll come up to you."

She began to climb up the tree when Inuyasha jumped down. He was mad at her but didn't want to see her hurt herself. She had only managed to climb up a few inches off the ground. Inuyasha placed his hands around her waist, picked her off the tree, and placed her on the ground.

After she was safely on the ground he turned form her and crossed his arms again.

"Inuyasha please tell me Whats wrong." He still said nothing his only reaction was a slight twitch in his ears. "I don't know what you think I forgot but if it was really this important that it made you this mad then…"

Kagome was cut of right there. Inuyasha turned around and stepped up to her. Anger was etched into every line in his face. "It was only the most important thing we have ever been through. And you forgot about it. Ok, even if you didn't forget, you didn't take it as seriously as I did. That's why I'm mad at you!"

Once he got done yelling at her he turned his head away looking off into the distance.

Kagome sighed deeply "ok, so please tell me what your talking about so I can defend my self." Inuyasha turned back to her and looked at her for a moment. Somehow she was getting him to calm down when he wanted to be mad at her, she was always good at that.

He "Feh" and turned his back to her again. "It was way back when you caught me and Kikyo together. When we almost broke up for good. You came back even though I had betrayed you with Kikyo you still came back. You said you wanted to stay by my side. You said you would stay with me, that you wanted to be with me. I agreed."

Kagome thought about it for a minute. Of course she remembered that day and she remembered what she said. But she didn't say she would stay with him till death do we part unless… "Inuyasha did you take that as…a marriage proposal?" she could feel her face turn a bright red. She thought it was a long shot but that might be what he thought.

Inuyasha only turned his head to look at her out of the corner of his eye. "Not exactly but similar to that." He said softly. Then he raised his voice "at the vary least that you would stay with me until something was definite in out relationship. Until we had decided one way or another weather we wanted to be together or not." He looked away from her again "I thought things were different between us now."

Kagome walked in front of Inuyasha. "Inuyasha do you want me to stay here? Will you stay with me if I stay here?" Inuyasha looked into her eyes. "I want you to stay here, with me, always." Kagome wrapped her arms around his waist. "Than I'll stay." She said softly. Inuyasha hugged her tightly. He nuzzled her hair lightly and breathed in her sent.

Back at the camp Shippo was worried that something had happed to Kagome. Her and Inuyasha had been gone to long. "Clam down Shippo" Sango tried to reassure the little kit "Inuyasha wouldn't let anything happen to Kagome no matter how mad he is at her."

"Sango's right, they'll be back soon." Chimed in Miroku. Who, by the way, was now warring a rather large bump on his head thanks to Sango.

Shippo still looked worried and then he caught Kagome's sent, and it was coming closer.

As soon as they were visible Shippo ran up into Kagome's arms and gave her the biggest hug his little arms could. "I thought something happened to you. You were gone for so long." Kagome hugged him back. "I fine Shippo." Inuyasha lightly bonked him on the head "You should know buy now I wouldn't let anything happen to her brat."

Sango was also happy to see kagome "So did you two work everything out?"

Inuyasha and Kagome moved back to their seats by the campfire. "Yeah" Inuyasha said, "we got everything worked out." Kagome smiled at Inuyasha. "I'm going to be staying here." She said. Shippo nearly knocked her over with as hard as he pounced on her "I knew you wouldn't leave me." He said nuzzling into her chest. Inuyasha pick the kit up by the tale and held him out close to his face. "What makes you think she's staying for you brat?" Shippo bared his teeth "Because she loves me that why. Why would she stay for you dog breath?"

Inuyasha Dropped the kit to the ground "You are so getting pounded!" he yelled. He and Shippo began to run circles around the camp. Sango walked over and put her arm around Kagome "Your going to have a life time of that." Sango pointed to the two demons "Doesn't that scare you?"

Kagome looked at the two. Shippo had just jumped on top of Miroku's already sore head causing Miroku to get up and join in the chase. Kagome could only smile and place her arm around Sango "My only fear is a life time may not be long enough to enjoy it all."

Author's notes

There will be two more chapters and then this story will be over. I should have them done in about a week depending on my work schedule. Also I try to follow the manga closely as far as charter personality goes but I did change a little to fit into my story. This is mostly seen in Inuyasha. Thank you for all the kind reviews I really love them.