InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Eyes Like Yours ❯ Chapter 11 ( Chapter 11 )

Eyes Like Yours
By: DarkCrystalis

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, or his friends; and it sucks.

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Chapter 11

At the Yamota University, Around 4pm…

Yura and Rin stretched their arms and legs as they left their English class.

“That exam was SO EASY!” Rin exclaimed with a huge smile on her face.

“Yeah, anyone could pass that, as long as they read the book,” Yura added in a thoughtful manner.

“It's also good that it was our last exam. We're finished for the rest of…well…we're FINISHED!” Rin laughed, hugging Yura tightly as they waited for Kagome.

“Eh…? She looks depressed,” Yura commented as she observed Kagome moving towards them.

“Maybe she didn't do too well on her exam?” Rin commented, not liking the sad feeling that was currently clouding her heart.

“That's not possible,” Yura said on a growl, oblivious to Rin's caring voice. “She NEVER fails exams; no matter how badly she thinks she's done, it's never bad at all!”

“That's very true…” Rin added as Kagome stopped in front of them.

“Hey guys! How did your exams go?” Kagome's previous frown was gone, and now a pure smile was in its place.

“Easy breezing, Kags; what about yours?”

“I think I did fairly well, but that's not unusual for me, is it?”

Yura and Rin looked skeptically at one another, and decided that something was definitely wrong with Kagome. No one just suddenly smiles when they were upset about something beforehand; silently, the two decided that they were going to get to the root of the problem.

“Let's go to the café, and catch up on things!” Rin announced happily, placing one hand in each of theirs to drag them forwards.

Allowing themselves to be pulled by Rin's insistence, they left the University for the second last time in their lives; the last would be after their graduation, in November.

Next year, they wouldn't be returning to the scholarly structure that had taught them so much, and shown them all the different types of people in the world. The friends they had made during their “stay,” would surely be missed.

Kagome sighed as they skipped like children down the steps; it was just like the good old days again.

Reality crashed down on her, however, when Kagome saw something, or rather someone, she recognized.

It was a bright red, five seat convertible, and the driver had long, silver hair…

“Inu…yasha?”

He gave her a smile, which was rare, and gestured for them to come closer.

“Hey…am I interrupting something? I just thought I could pick you up and take you to the café, or something…”

Rin decided that she wanted to be known by Kagome's “friend,” so she was the first to speak.

“Hello! My name is Rin, and this is Yura. All three of us have been friends for…well…ever since we were young and all…” a pinch from Yura stopped her from rambling on.

“Oh! That sounds wonderful; would you like to join Kagome and I at the café?”

“We'd love to!”

“Alright then, hop on in, there's lots of room in the back!”

The two girls hopped in as if they were giddy teenagers while Kagome stood off to the side in slight shock. Inuyasha's coming here and offering to take them all to the café obviously hadn't sunk in yet.

“Kagome…are you coming?” Inuyasha asked as he watched her dazed face snap back to reality.

“Uh…well…yes; of course!” she answered with a smile immediately replacing her shock as she jumped into the front seat.

Inuyasha noticed her strange antics, and decided that whenever they were alone, he would speak to her about it.

For now, though, he was going to be consistently occupied by Rin's questions.

“You MUST be Sesshoumaru's brother! You guys look SO ALIKE it's uncanny! Do you have his phone number? It's rather annoying to keep going to the pool to see him.”

“Eh…sure, why not...”

Inuyasha, absentmindedly, scribbled down the number on the nearest piece of paper as everyone got comfortable.

“Thanks so much!” Rin said as she soared with happiness.

“Geeze Rin; go out with him already!” Yura said as she watched the star-struck Rin.

“I won't chase him, though; besides, if he likes me, he'll go after me.”

Inuyasha, after hearing Rin's determined statement, began to laugh until water filled his eyes.

Rin cocked her head to the side in confusion, and waited patiently for an explanation.

“You see,” he began once he could speak, “Sesshoumaru is an ass, simply put. He is mean and cold; and even I can't recall a time when he's smiled. The chances of him making advances on a girl are so little that…you probably have a better chance of winning a billion dollar lottery.” More laughter continued after his words, and he had to physically stop himself from continuing.

“My apologies, Rin,” he added when he completely stopped. “It's just the way he is; he never shares his thoughts or feelings, especially after…ah, forget about that.”

“Especially after…? What were you going to say, Inuyasha?” Rin begged despairingly.

“I THINK he was involved with someone a long time ago, and fir a certain reason, things didn't work out. I have a feeling that she died, but he never told us what happened. All I know is that we aren't allowed to bring her up in a conversation.”

Rin hung onto his every word, and looked down at her hands in her lap. Tears filled her eyes, and a couple managed to fall down her cheeks.

Kagome felt for her friend, so before she could think about what she was saying, the words flew out of her mouth uncontrollably.

“Rin, don't cry! I know what it's like to feel pain and be confused about feelings…I mean, I'm sure that he doesn't still love her or anything. He's shown interest in you, hasn't he? What's happened to your determination to crack his shield of ice, and tap into his emotions? It's not healthy to keep things like that inside…”

Kagome took a deep breath, and continued.

“You know that if you talk to him more and more, he'll start loving your irresistible personality; things will turn out for you! If not now, then they will eventually, and that's all that matters. Men have always liked you for who you are, although I can't really say the same for myself,” she said with a slight laugh.

“That's not true, Kagome! Guys have always liked you, it's just that the right one hasn't come along yet. Look at me, for example; I've had so many boyfriends, and even after ten relationships I haven't found the right one yet. The only one that's ever stood a chance to have blossoming love is the one I'm currently in,” Yura added wistfully.

“Naraku is a treasure for me, and I'm glad I met him. Your personality is more lovable than mine, and that's the truth; so I'm sure you'll have a much easier time finding your soul mate.”

Kagome sniffled and smiled at her two best friends sitting behind her.

“Thanks a lot, guys…” she said as a genuine smile appeared on her face.

“Let's get some coffee! I need something to pick me back up after that heavy conversation,” Rin piped up.

“I'm in accordance with that one,” Kagome added.

Leaving the car, they walked into the café, and sat at Kagome's regular spot.

After a couple minutes of waiting, Inuyasha flagged down a waitress, and called out the order.

“Eh, waitress? Four extra-caffeinated, double-double coffees, please!”

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After driving Rin and Yura home, Inuyasha stopped the car in front of Kagome's home.

“What's wrong, Kagome? You've been down ever since I saw you today, even though you've tried to hide it.”

A few minutes of tense silence went by, but Kagome managed to voice her thoughts.

“I'm just…confused…” she mumbled as she looked away from his intense gaze.

“About what?”

Kagome became increasingly nervous and embarrassed as the seconds ticked by.

“About…uh…”

Inuyasha was dieing of wonderment, so he voiced his frustration in a slightly calmer tone.

“Come on, just say it, damn it!”

“About US, okay? What is “this” that we have? Does “it” mean anything? Do we even HAVE anything? I can't keep being left out in the dark, Inuyasha! I just can't…and if you have a hard time understa…”

Inuyasha's lips promptly glided over hers to cease her consistent flow of words.

His tongue ran around the inside of Kagome's mouth, easing the tension that overwhelmed her.

Kagome lowered her head, abruptly cutting off the kiss that they'd been sharing.

“I need to know,” she said desperately as tears filled her eyes.

“I…I don't…don't know what “this” is, because I've never felt like “this” before.”

“What do you feel for me, what am I worth to you?” She asked, keeping her head lowered and hands over her face.

Inuyasha didn't have a reply for those questions; he just didn't know!

Tears spilled from Kagome's eyes, and she let out a few quiet sobs, knowing that she couldn't control all the tension in her body anymore.

Looking up at him as the water streaked down her face, she closed her eyes for a moment before opening them again.

“I think it's best we…k-keep away f-from each other, or at least un-until you f-figure out how much I m-m-mean t-t-to you,” she stuttered as another heart wrenching sob left her body. After getting the difficult words out, she ran out of the car, towards her house.

“Kagome, don't say that! Please don't do this!” Inuyasha's pleading, however, fell upon deaf ears.

His head drooped to the steering wheel, as depression overwhelmed him.

There was no question that he liked Kagome, but he wasn't ready to say that he loved her yet. Inuyasha didn't want to rush into anything, but by being unsure of his feelings towards Kagome, he'd pushed her away; perhaps even ruined what they had…

Driving away after the water subsided from pouring out of his eyes, Inuyasha zoned out of everything.

Without Kagome colouring his life, everything was a blur…

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Kagome had similar feelings, as she sat in her darkened room on the bed.

She knew she was worth something to Inuyasha; but just being a “something” wasn't good enough; it needed to be announced.

Kagome wouldn't settle for being “liked” or “lusted” after; she wanted to be loved more than anything.
She wanted to be loved by Inuyasha, she realized sadly.

“Inuyasha…” she whispered breathlessly into the darkness of her room, and then began to sob once more.

“I love him, so much…”

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Tears kept Kagome from entering the dream realm for that night, and another to come. In fact, she'd gotten so little sleep and food in the past few days that even her family noticed.

She never ate, she never slept; and then she started getting weaker, and weaker as the days went by…

Her mind, body, and soul deteriorated increasingly without any signs of stopping. Something had to be done, before she got irreparably ill…

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Author' s Note:

Please don't hate me. . . . . . . . . . . . .

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