InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Decisions of the Heart ❯ Now You Feel It, Now You Don’t ( Chapter 3 )

Decisions of the Heart

Chapter Three:

Now You FeelIt, Now You Don't

A/N: You may be wondering about the title of this chapter. It refers to how Kagome feels about Inuyasha's feelings for her.

The alarm clock woke her from slumber. Brown eyes opening delicately, she peeked at her new alarm clock. 6:30. Stifling a yawn with her hand, she got up and stretched. Ms. Higurashi poked her head through the doorway.

"Oh good you're up! Breakfast is almost ready."

"OK, thanks mom!" Kagome took off her pajamas and pulled on her uniform, then slipped into her brown shoes. Looking in her mirror, she delicately brushed away the stray strands of violently black hair from her face, then smiled.

"I'm going to forget all about Inuyasha!" she said through clenched teeth. "I'm never going back there again." Wiping a loose tear from her eye, her smile faltered as she went downstairs.

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"KAGOME?" She turned to see her three friends rushing up to her.

"Hey guys."

"It IS you! I thought you were out for your rabies shots. . ." Kagome vein popped. ~Another one of Grandpa's stupid excuses. Couldn't he say I have the chicken pox?~

"Yeah, but I'm all better now."

"So, what about your boyfriend?"

"Boyfriend?"

"Yeah the jealous, rough, selfish, rude, totally kawaii guy you're always dreaming about!" Kagome felt her heart break in a million pieces. Inuyasha. . . Trying to squeeze back tears, she smiled happily.

"He dropped me like a rock for his ex girlfriend. I guess we weren't meant to be with each other. So, let's not talk about him, OK?" Aya sighed. ~Poor Kagome. She's didn't dump him?~ Naoko frowned. ~She doesn't want to talk about it cause it hurts~ Yuri nodded solemnly. ~I knew she should have gone out with Hojo. . .~

"Hey Kagome!" She turned to see a brown haired boy running up to her, a little package in his hands.

"Oh, hey Hojo."

"How are you making out with those rabies?" he asked, eyes wide with concern. Kagome sweat dropped.

"I guess I'm all cured now."

"Well here. It's some cream to rub on your wounds."

"Wounds?" She didn't like the sound of that.

"Yeah, your Grandpa told me that a dog bit you in the stomach and that's why you had to leave school in the first place." Kagome's eyes shrunk to little dots.

"Well. . .I uh. . .Thanks Hojo." She took the package from him, which was wrapped in strawberry pink paper and smiled weakly.

"Do you want to go on a date this Saturday?"

"Sure," she said almost instantly. ~I might as well. It's not like I have a chance with Inuyasha, besides it'll help me get my mind off of him, if that's even possible~

As usual, school took forever, but somehow Kagome managed to struggle through it, loaded down with a few hundred pounds of textbooks and worksheets. Stuffing them quickly into her bag, she waved to Aya, Naoko, and Yuri.

"See ya guys later!"

"Bye Kagome!"

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"Hey Kagome, why are you back this time?" Souta pondered out loud. Kagome bent her head down, and continued to much on her oden.

"I live here, d-don't I?" she snapped, voice quivering slightly.

"I bet she had a fight," Souta whispered behind the back of his hand, leaning towards Gramps.

"Probably." Legs of the chair scraping roughly against the floor, Kagome stood up abruptly.

"FOR YOUR INFORMATION, WE DID NOT HAVE A FIGHT, THANKS FOR ASKING! AND I'M JUST FINE, NOT THAT YOU CARE ANY!" She tucked her hair behind her shoulder, slammed her plate in the sink, and stomped to her room.

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Kagome collapsed onto her bed.

"Well it's not like we fought anyway." Her voice was muffled by her pillow. "He just yelled and I took it like an idiot." As she pulled her head up, a glint caught her eye. She got up, shuffled across the floor, and her gaze dropped to the little bottle of the Shikon Shards that Naraku and Kikyo hadn't managed to steal.

"These are what bought us together," she said sadly, a pearl-like tear running down her face. "These are what bought all this pain! I wish I never broke the stupid thing in the first place!" Angrily, she hurled bottle across the room. It hit the wall and shattered.

"Just like the jewel," she muttered. Kagome was going to leave them there, but looked back.

"But they can bring happiness, too. That's how I met Shippo, Sango, and Miroku. My best friends. And how we had all those neat adventures. Funny how something can bring both." A teeny smile gracing her lips, she walked over, and picked up the fragments of the jewel, but in the process nicked her hand. A small bead of blood appeared on her finger. Kagome sucked in gingerly, as it bought a memory back to her.

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"Oy Kagome, what are you doing?" Inuyasha asked, and set himself down next to her. It was dark, and the flickering firelight washed gently against her face.

"Making some arrows. It's a long way to the next village, and if a demon comes, I want to be able to help." Inuyasha nodded, and watched as her nimble little fingers worked at whittling a piece of wood. As she attempted to stick an arrowhead on it, the tip broke her skin. She yelped, but her eyes widening in surprise as Inuyasha took her finger into his mouth and began sucking at it. Blushing a deep red, she bit back a smile and moan, not daring to meet eyes with him. When he was done, he looked at her timidly, as if he was afraid of being scolded.

"Is. . .is it better?" A faint blush tinged his cheeks. She nodded, eyes shimmering.

"Yeah, thanks to you." Using his shoulder as a pillow, she laid against him comfortably, soaking up his warmth, arrow forgotten.

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"Everything was so perfect back then," Kagome mumbled, not caring about the tears that slipped down her face as looked down at her finger. "That's when I thought Inuyasha actually cared." Kicking the glass near her trashcan, she fell on her bed, and curled into a tight little ball. "How could he have fooled me like that?"

Closing her eyes, she drifted into a dreamless sleep.

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