InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Cracking My Heart ❯ Chapter 2 ( Chapter 2 )

Sango groaned and dragged herself from her bedroom and to the door.

 

“Hold on.” She grumbled as she fiddled with the lock. Finally she succeeded in yanking the door open only to find herself face to face with Inuyasha.

 

“What do you want?” she asked, too tired to think about what he could possibly have come back for.

 

“I, uh, want to talk to Kagome.” Inuyasha mumbled. Sango gave a bleary blink and sighed.

 

“Kagome's asleep by now. She just got here, and didn't look too good. I'll tell her that you stopped by though.” Sango turned to walk back inside when Inuyasha's hand shot out, preventing the door closing.

 

“Can I, can I just see her?” he asked, ears lowered in defeat.

 

Sango eyed him curiously, but nodded. She pulled back, and Inuyasha walked in through the door. She shut it behind him, and locked it. Sango then lead the way to Kagome's room, cautiously pushing the door open. Inuyasha passed her and entered the room, quietly shutting the door. Sango frowned at this, but let it go.

 

Inuyasha heard Sango walk away and enter another room, presumably settling down for the night. He looked into the dark room, waiting for his eyes to adjust. In the meantime, he took in Kagome's gentle scent, which filled the room.

 

As far as he could tell there was one window in the room, but a large sweatshirt had been thrown over the frame, blocking the moonlight. He gently pulled it off, and set it on a chair. He looked around, noticing how clean and organized the room was. Her clothes from that night were still on the floor, looking as though they had been simply dropped there. The bed stood in one corner, Kagome herself lay curled up atop it.

 

She was shivering, and he could tell she had been crying, from the smell and the dried tear tracks running down her face. The sheets near her head were also soaked.

 

She cried herself to sleep? Inuyasha thought to himself, now feeling thoroughly miserable. He gently lifted her and tucked her in under the blankets. He gently lay her head on the pillows, and kissed her cheek. She unconsciously twitched and leaned into him.

 

She'd kill me if she found me here in her bed. Or even if I'm in her room.

 

Sighing in defeat, Inuyasha gave her cheek one last caress before heading out of the room and out to his car.

 

He started it up and pulled out onto the road, remembering that less than an hour ago he had gone this exact way, with Kagome screaming at him from the backseat.

 

This can't really get worse, can it?

 

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“Kagome, come on, wake up. We're going to the beach, come on, wake up.” Sango continued to shake the girl, who was moaning and trying to get back under the covers. Just as Sango was about to give up Kagome shot out from under the covers stumbled into the bathroom where she promptly threw up.

 

“Kagome?” Sango gasped. “Are you alright?”

 

Kagome gasped and drank water straight from the sink. She then glumly shook her head and sank to the bathroom floor. Sango sank with her and hugged her. “What's wrong?” she asked gently.

 

Kagome looked into Sango's eyes, and then burst into tears.

 

“There there.” Sango said, rubbing Kagome's back. She held Kagome until she stopped crying.

 

Knock knock.

 

Sango patted Kagome on the back one more time, before rising to answer the door. “That'll be Miroku.” She said softly to Kagome.

 

She opened the door to find a very timid looking Inuyasha holding something behind his back. “Um, Kagome here?”

 

“Yes.” Sango hazarded.

 

“May I come in?” he asked timidly.

 

Sango stepped back, a little suspicious.

 

Inuyasha walked in, took a deep breath, and headed off towards the bathroom. Sango followed, still suspicious that something was going on.

 

He never paid this much attention to her before. Something must have happened when they both vanished in the middle of the game. Maybe it's not such a good idea for him to see her, if he's the reason she's so upset.

 

Sango opened to her mouth to say something, but Inuyasha had already entered the bathroom.

 

Kagome lay against the wall, and didn't move when she heard someone heavier than Sango enter the bathroom. She didn't look up, figuring it was Miroku. Gentle hands wrapped around her, and held her. She leaned into them, and relaxed into his chest. However, something told her this wasn't Miroku.

 

Kagome opened her eyes and looked up into soft golden eyes. Her eyes widened and she shot off his lap and out of the bathroom. She crashed against the couch and fell onto it.

 

She cried out, and picked herself up only to run for the kitchen. Sango watched Kagome go and caught Inuyasha right as he came out. Inuyasha shook her off and walked up to the doorway of the kitchen, looking in warily. He immediately pulled his head out of the way as a pan flew through the area it had just vacated. Sango immediately ran over and pulled Inuyasha away.

 

“What the hell?” Sango snapped, her eyes filled with fire.

 

Inuyasha looked away, suddenly filled with shame. “Um, she hasn't told you?” he asked quietly.

 

Sango's gaze seemed to get even sharper, and she looked ready to kill him. “Told me what?”

 

Inuyasha found himself cowering slightly in her presence. He'd already taken a beating from Kagome and Sango looked like she didn't care if he didn't survive.

 

“Well, Kagome is kind of…pregnant.” Inuyasha mumbled quietly.

 

“What?!” Sango yelled. “You…you…” Sango advanced menacingly. “Did she give her consent? I thought inu youkai could smell when something like that could happen? And don't think I don't notice how you treat her. What did you do, get her drunk? Abandon her once you got what you wanted?” Sango had now back him all the way to the front door, which Inuyasha was frantically trying to open in hopes of preserving his life.

 

“Well, I” he began, only to be cut off by an irate Sango. “Get out, bastard. Never come here again! If I hear about you even looking at Kagome, I'll cut off your balls and skewer them to the school flagpole. Out!” she yelled, pulling open the door and shoving him out, before slamming it shut again.

 

Inuyasha winced, and walked away. This is really not going well, baka.

 

He looked up, and moaned again. Miroku leaned against the open elevator doorway, an expression of mild curiosity on his face.

 

“Care to explain yourself?” he asked lightly.

 

Inuyasha growled. “I don't need to explain myself.”

 

Miroku sighed and stood up straight. “Well then, I could get the story from Kagome, and I undoubtedly will not believe whatever your explanation is after that.”

 

Inuyasha growled, but nodded curtly and headed for the elevator. Miroku grinned as soon as Inuyasha was past and reentered the elevator. This should prove interesting. And, if we're really lucky, I can get Inuyasha to finally settle down with one girl, and a cute little kid.

 

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“Well, then I obviously threw the pan at him. I don't want anything to do with him anymore.” Kagome finished.

 

Sango bit her lip. Poor Kagome. I know I'd kill anyone who did that to me.

 

“I can't believe I never knew. I mean, I noticed when you hid in your room and stuff, but I didn't want to upset you any more. I never thought, even with all the throwing up…”

 

Kagome shook her head. “What am I going to do Sango? My mother is going to hate me. And my grandpa, he's so old-fashioned, he might make me marry Inuyasha. I couldn't do that. He's never going to be faithful. I don't even want to see him again. And I have to raise a child? I mean, I did want a family, but with someone who loved me, and once I got settled in, maybe after I'd seen some things. But I can't anymore, and I'm alone...” Kagome burst into tears, sobbing into Sango's shirt.

 

Sango rocked her slowly, murmuring comforting words. After a while Kagome stopped crying. She rose unsteadily, making her way to the doorway.

 

“Kagome? You're not going to be alone. I'll be here, and so will Miroku, but I'll keep him a safe distance away.” Kagome smiled weakly, and Sango returned it.

 

“Thank you.” Kagome said.

 

She walked out the door and walked back into the bathroom, just in case the nausea she felt actually came up. She opened the door, and was brought short by the sight of a bouquet of wildflowers sitting on the sink. She didn't really know what to do with them. Obviously Inuyasha had brought them with him, but she didn't really know what he meant to do. She had told him during their week together that she loved wildflowers, so that explained his choice.

 

She carefully picked up the flowers and smelled them. They were pretty; she had to admit. While examining them she noticed a card in the flowers, which she pulled out and read.

 

Kagome

 

I know you are angry with me. I understand. I was an asshole. I want you to know that I'm reforming. I'm sorry for what I did to you, and I hope you'll forgive me. I want us to fall in love again.

 

With love,

Inuyasha

 

With love? Kagome thought to herself. He “wants us to fall in love again?” Who is he kidding? I wonder how long he'll last this time? Two weeks, because there's two of us?

 

Kagome glared angrily at the flowers, before she walked out of the bathroom and strode to her front door. She threw it open and walked out to edge of the balcony and looking over the edge. Beneath her sat both Inuyasha and Miroku, deep in conversation. She looked at the flowers in her hand, mind racing. She stroked one especially pretty iris, running her fingers along the soft petals. She carefully withdrew it from the bunch, and held it lovingly in her hand. The rest she flung over the railing in the general direction of the two men.

 

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“You, simply left her like that? Especially when you knew she would probably conceive?” Miroku sounded incredulous.

 

“I was stupid, alright?” Inuyasha repeated for about the tenth time since he had started explaining.

 

“So, you are trying to woo her back to you, am I correct?”

 

“She needs to come back to me. Otherwise, the consequences would be…” Inuyasha let it hang.

 

Miroku sighed. “You have a lot of work ahead of you. Most women do just fall at your feet, ne? You've never had to woo anyone before.”

 

“Shut it, Miroku.” Inuyasha growled. “I'm trying alright? The only problem is that Kagome throws stuff at me the second she sees me, and Sango has threatened my life if I go anywhere near Kagome.”

 

Miroku sighed again. “Have you done anything so far?”

 

Inuyasha nodded. “I brought flowers, I think they're still on the sink in the bathroom. She should find them soon.”

 

In a very ironic and timely fashion, a bouquet of flowers crashed down on the ground next to the two men.

 

“I think she says `fuck you.'” Miroku said coolly.

 

Inuyasha retrieved the flowers, and absently stroked the petals. He sighed heavily. “How do I make her like me again Miroku? I want her to like me. Or at least trust me.”

 

Miroku bit his lip, thinking hard. “Well, I can see her position. She will not be easily swayed, after being so cruelly cast aside. You know,” he said, eyes widening, “you guys might have had it made, if you hadn't been stupid. Apparently she had few problems sleeping with you, and enjoyed it, then you spit in her face by taking another woman. What message does that send to her?” Miroku speculated, and Inuyasha, figuring it was a rhetorical question, remained silent.

 

“Not only did you betray her and cheat on her, which is most unforgivable to any woman, you did it only a few days after sleeping with her. She obviously took a big blow to the pride. She probably enjoyed it, but then you figuratively spat at her bed skills, so she's bound to be a little insecure now.”

 

“That's brilliant Miroku,” Inuyasha interrupted. “But can we get to the part where we explain how to get Kagome to stop throwing things at me?”

 

“Let her throw them.” Miroku said.

 

Inuyasha gaped. “I may be hanyou, Miroku, but I ain't invincible.”

 

Miroku focused his eyes on Inuyasha. Inuyasha held his gaze before dropping his eyes. “I just want her back.” He mumbled.

 

Miroku sighed yet again. “It will take time.” He said gently. “I do not believe that Kagome is beyond loving you. She did once, you just have to prove to her that there won't be a repeat of last time.”

 

“Alright.” Inuyasha said. “Easy enough.”

 

Miroku raised his eyebrows. “When I said it would take time, I was serious. You will have to give up women, around her and even when she's not around. Let her hear the gossip; Inuyasha has stopped picking up girlfriends. Find ways to be where she is, you don't have to confront her, just be there, show that you are still interested in her, that you need her. Maybe, after a while of this, she will let you talk to her. And that will be an entire new set of operations.”

 

Miroku twiddled his fingers, pondering some more. “Flowers were a good idea.” He said finally. “Try not to send flowers every day though. Send stuff that Kagome likes.” He looked over the bouquet seriously. “Why did you pick these particular flowers?”

 

Inuyasha still stroked the petals, it took him a second to figure out that Miroku had spoken.

 

“She likes wildflowers.” He said softly. “She doesn't like roses, but she likes irises.”

 

Miroku raised his eyebrows, considerably impressed. “She told you while you were dating?”

 

“Yea.”

 

Miroku sighed, and got up, stretching. “I have to go up.” He explained. “Inuyasha,” he called out, “perseverance is a key. If she is worth it, then dedicating yourself to her shouldn't be a problem.”

 

Inuyasha gave a weak smile, and turned and returned to his car, the flowers still clutched in his hand.

 

Don't worry, Kagome. I'll convince you.