InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Decision from the Heart ❯ Alone ( Chapter 3 )

Chapter 3: Alone

 

Once Kagome finished putting on her clothes, she headed into the forest once more. Inuyasha followed her, wondering what she would have to say to him. She walked deep into the forest, trying to find a place where no one would be able to interrupt her story. She didn't want to have to repeat her story. This would be one of the hardest things she would ever have to do.

 

`How exactly am I going to start it,' she wondered to herself.

 

Inuyasha could tell that she was thinking about something serious.

 

`I hope after she tells me what's upsetting her, she'll be alright.'

 

After walking quite a distance, Kagome stopped. She looked around, just to make sure nothing out-of-the-ordinary was going on. Once she felt it was safe, she sat herself on top of a rock that was jutting out of the ground. Inuyasha sat on the ground, next to the rock and Kagome.

 

“I'm glad you finally found a spot that suited you. You took forever,” Inuyasha jokingly said.

 

Kagome kept silent. Her eyes were focused on the dark, distant forest. She was having trouble figuring out what to say. For some odd reason, she couldn't talk to Inuyasha. It was like he was a stranger, someone she had never seen before.

 

`Come on, Kagome. This is Inuyasha. You've known him for a long time. You can tell him anything.'

 

“Are you okay, Kagome?”

 

“What?”

 

Inuyasha's question snapped her out of her day-dream. “Yeah, I'm fine. Just trying to figure out how I'm going to start,” Kagome replied nervously.

 

“Heh, you've never had a problem like that before. This must be serious.”

 

Kagome gave Inuyasha a menacingly glance. This was no time for his comments. Inuyasha noticed the glance and realized Kagome was in a serious mood. He perked his ears, trying to show her that he was ready to listen to whatever she had to say.

 

She took a deep breath and let it out gently. `If you're going to tell him, tell him NOW.'

 

~@~@~Kagome's Dream@~@~

 

Kagome awoke to a bright mid-summer day. Everything was perfect; the birds were chirping and the village people were awaking and beginning their day's work. Kagome walked out of her hut, scratching her head. She looked up into the deep blue sky and saw the shinning yellow orb called the sun. She raised her arms up, stretching and hoping to grab onto one of the white puffy clouds passing by.

 

“What a beautiful day,” she exclaimed between a yawn.

 

“Hi there, Kagome,” a sweet, child-like voice rang.

 

Kagome turned to see who it was. It was none other than Shippo. “Why hello there, Shippo,” giving him a big smile.

 

Miroku, Sango, and Kirara followed. Each of them sounded their good mornings and they were all off to breakfast.

They stepped into Kaede's hut and were bombarded with the smell of eggs and chicken. “Mmm, it smells so good,” they all commented at once.

 

“You've really out done yourself, Kaede,” Sango muttered between bites of egg and chicken.

 

“Why thank you, Sango,” Kaede responded. “I thought ye all should start out with a good, hardy breakfast. God knows that today's going to be a very trying day, what with Inuyasha choosing what he's going to do.”

 

Kagome stopped chewing her food. `That's right. Today's the day when we all find out if Inuyasha is going to stay with us or not.' With this thought, her appetite finally fell. She began to worry again. She really didn't want him to leave. `It's his decision, not mine. He can do whatever he wants. I won't care.' She knew that was a lie.

 

Sango noticed the change in Kagome. `I bet this is really hard on Kagome. She's really fond of Inuyasha. I would hate to be in her position.'

 

“Everything will turn out alright,” Sango reassured her.

 

“Yeah…I hope so.” With that, Kagome gave a sigh.

 

Kagome got up and walked out of the hut. She wished that the day would just end. `I wish Inuyasha would just come up and decide right then and there what he's going to do.'

 

“Inuyasha can be such a jerk! He doesn't care about anyone's feelings at all!”

 

“What?!”

 

Kagome jumped. She hadn't known that she said that out loud. Looking around her, she noticed that she had walked right into the forest, back to the place where she had met Inuyasha. She looked up into the trees and there was Inuyasha, staring at her with his big, yellow eyes. `Oops, he heard me.'

 

“You're damn right I heard you! And FYI, it's my decision, not yours! So why don't you just butt out of it,” Inuyasha fumed.

 

Kagome couldn't believe what she was hearing. `This isn't like him at all. I wonder what's wrong.'

 

“I'll tell you what's wrong! My whole life, I've never been accepted by anyone! Not demons and certainly not humans! This is my chance to finally fit in!”

 

“You're wrong about no one accepting you for who you are! What about Sango, Miroku, and Shippo?!”

 

“Heh, who cares about them?”

 

“If you don't care about them, then what about me?! Do you believe that I don't care about you?!”

 

Tears began to well in her eyes. She had never seen Inuyasha like this. It scared her. He was changing and there was nothing she could do.

 

When possessed by a demon or human, the Shikon No Tama peers into their hearts to see what they most desire. If their hearts are pure, the jewel will purify. If their hearts are covered with evil, the jewel will become drenched with evil and give the possessor powers beyond belief.

 

If Inuyasha uses the jewel now, Kagome felt sure that he would become a powerful demon. `He's not in his right mind. Maybe he should wait till tomorrow to make his decision.'

 

“I think it would be best if you waited one more day to make your decision. I don't want you to do something that you'll regret for the rest of your life,” Kagome negotiated.

 

“What do you mean you think it would be best if I waited?! I've waited a long time for this moment.”

 

Inuyasha jumped out of the tree, landing right in front of Kagome. Her heart was racing. There was no telling what he would do next. Inuyasha took his hand and placed on Kagome's chest.

 

“Heh, there it is,” he sneered.

 

He reached under her blouse and snatched the jewel. Before Kagome had any time to stop him, he jumped back up into the tree.

 

“Inuyasha,” Kagome screamed up to him. “Don't do it! Not now!”

 

Her screams did not help. Inuyasha took the jewel, raised it over his head, and dropped it into his mouth. After he swallowed it, he felt a surge of power go through him. He had never felt this much power at once, not even when he went demon.

 

The clouds rolled in, hiding the sun. A huge ball of red light emanated around Inuyasha. Kagome's intuition was right, the shikon jewel was tainted. Inuyasha was lost.

 

~@~@~End Dream~@~@~

 

Kagome's eyes gushed out water. The pain of re-living that nightmare was too much for her. She knew that it was just a dream, but it meant so much to her. She couldn't rule out any possible outcomes, not when dealing with the jewel.

 

Inuyasha's heart dropped. How could he be so sinister? He would never treat Kagome like that. He would never say that he didn't care about Sango, Miroku, or Shippo. Okay, maybe he would, but he would never mean it. They were all like family to him.

 

“Kagome?”

 

Inuyasha lightly tapped Kagome's shoulder. Kagome relieved her hand from her face and looked at Inuyasha. His gaze was so tender and loving, nothing like that Inuyasha in her dream. He pulled her off the rock and placed his arms around her.

 

“It's okay. You can cry all you want, but just to let you know, I will not act like that tomorrow.”

 

From that moment until the sun came up the next morning, Kagome let it all go in Inuyasha's embrace.

 

 

I don't think that this came out exactly how I wanted it to, but I think it came out fine. I promise that the next and, hopefully, last installment of the story, will be much better. Please review. It always makes me feel so good. ^^