InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ I'll Be There For You ❯ A Chance Meeting ( Chapter 23 )

Chapter 23: A Chance Meeting

 

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A/N: Just a quickie to let you know that `talking' means thoughts and <talking> is the other side of a phone conversation.

 

`Inuyasha, how could you?' Kagome found herself running randomly, no destination in mind. She only knew that she wanted to get away.

 

Kagome soon found herself down by the docks. Finding a bench, she allowed herself to cry. Distantly, she heard her cell phone ringing, but lacked the energy and desire to answer it.

 

`Inuyasha, how could you do that with her? What about us?' Drawing her knees to her chest, Kagome buried her face in her arms and wept. She cried out her heartache, not noticing that someone sat beside her until she felt a hand on her shoulder. Lifting red rimmed eyes, Kagome looked at the person next to her.

 

“Are you okay? Is there anything I can do for you?” The speaker was a dark haired man in his mid twenties. Kagome stared at his unusual red eyes before dropping her head back to her knees.

 

“I'm okay; thank-you for asking.” The young man strained to hear her response, smiling gently as he interpreted her mumble.

 

“I hate to disagree with a beautiful woman, but if you were okay, I doubt that you'd be here crying. Maybe if you talked about what is bothering you, you'll feel better.” Kagome peeked at the man sitting beside her. He gave her a look of concern. Straightening a bit, Kagome put a hand to her temple, trying to rub away the beginnings of a headache. She gave him a small smile.

 

“My name is Kagome. What is your name?”

 

“I beg your pardon, my name is Naraku. Why is such a beautiful woman such as yourself down here weeping as if you've lost everything?”

 

Kagome sniffed and told him about Inuyasha and Kikyo. She told him about being engaged, but did not say anything about the soul connection. As her tale went on, Kagome found herself crying again. Naraku gathered her in his arms and allowed her to cry on his shoulder.

 

“It sounds as if your Inuyasha doesn't deserve you. I know that I wouldn't do that to my fiancée. If I had a girlfriend do to me what Kikyo had done, I would never have taken her back. I think that it is a good thing to have learned this about Inuyasha now, instead of when it was too late.” Kagome gave him a weak smile.

 

Naraku stood and held a hand out to Kagome. “Come on, I'll buy you a cup of coffee and take you back to campus. Remember, you are strong, and don't need him to survive.” Kagome took his hand and followed Naraku to his car. Swinging by an espresso shop, they both got drinks to go. A short time later, Naraku pulled up to Kagome's dorm. As she got out, he handed her a business card.

 

“Here are numbers you can reach me at if you ever need to talk.”

 

Kagome gave him a sad smile before thanking him. Naraku watched her enter the building before driving away.

 

Kagome slowly climbed the stairs to her room. Opening the door, she saw a worried Sango sitting by the phone.

 

Sango jumped up when she saw Kagome enter. Her friend looked like hell. “Are you okay Kagome? Where have you been? We've been worried about you.”

 

Kagome flopped down on her bed. “I've been out. I didn't mean to worry anyone. I guess you know what happened?” Sango nodded.

 

“Inuyasha is frantic. He and Miroku are out looking for you. Inuyasha even went to the shrine to see if you went home. You need to talk to him, Kagome.”

 

“I don't want to talk to him right now. Maybe later.” Sango watched as her friend curled onto her side and quickly fell asleep. Sango sighed and grabbed her phone and went out into the hallway so she wouldn't disturb Kagome.

 

She called Miroku and told him that she was back before she dialed Inuyasha's cell.

 

“Hey Inuyasha, it's Sango. Kagome is back in the room.”

 

<How is she? Let me talk to her!>

 

“She is sleeping. She really doesn't want to talk to you yet. Give her some time, Inuyasha.”

 

<I'm coming over there. I need to talk to her now!>

 

“Listen you baka! Kagome is upset with you. Right now, she needs to calm down. If you try to push her before she's ready, you could ruin everything!” Sango could hear Inuyasha sigh.

 

<Okay, I won't push her, but we need to get this resolved soon. Keep an eye on her for me Sango.>

 

“I will. Everything will work out Inuyasha. You'll see.”

 

<Thanks Sango. I'll talk to you later.>

 

“Bye Inuyasha.”

 

Sango hung up and went back into the room. She glanced over at her sleeping friend. Kagome's forehead was furrowed and her eyes were clenched as if she was in pain. Sango swept a wayward lock of hair from Kagome's face and sighed. “What a mess. I told you that Kikyo was planning something,” Sango whispered before turning back to her books.

 

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Inuyasha hung up with Sango, breathing a sigh of relief. `At least she's okay.' He rubbed his head. `Damn! Just what I need, a fucking headache.' Inuyasha wandered aimlessly across campus before finding himself in front of Koga's apartment.

 

“Hey Mutt Face, what are you doing here? Come on up!” Inuyasha saw Koga leaning over the edge of his balcony. Waving in agreement, Inuyasha soon found himself settled on Koga's couch with a beer in hand.

 

“You look like you need it. Just don't tell Ayame I gave it to you, okay?” Inuyasha nodded. Ayame didn't like alcohol in the house, so Koga had to sneak in a stash.

 

“So, what's up? Why the long face, Yash?”

 

Inuyasha took a long drink. “I screwed up royally with Kagome. I should have listened to you.” Koga gave him a questioning look.

 

“You ought to know by now that you should always listen to me. What was it this time?”

 

“Kikyo.”

 

Koga hissed in anger. “What did that bitch do this time?”

 

Inuyasha explained the events leading up to Kagome running from the dorm. “Now she won't even talk to me.”

 

Koga whistled in sympathy. “So, what are you going to do now?” He watched as Inuyasha rubbed his head. “It's started, hasn't it?”

 

Inuyasha looked startled and dropped his hand. “I think so, but I am not positive. If it hasn't already, it will soon. I need to talk to Kagome and get her to forgive me.”

 

Giving Inuyasha a concerned look, Koga asked “how long do you have?”

 

“Probably no more than 6 or 7 days. I don't really know. You know that soul connections are rare. I don't remember this happening to a permanent connection before.” Inuyasha gave Koga an irritated glare. Standing in frustration, he began to pace. “How can I fix this, Koga?”

 

Koga watched as his friend ran his fingers through his hair. “Give her a day to calm down and then talk to her. If she won't listen to you, get Sango, Miroku, Ayame and myself to talk to her. You can also use the dream thing as well.” Koga gave him an encouraging smile. “Don't worry so much about it. Everything will be okay, you'll see.”

 

“I hope so, Koga. I hope so.”

 

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TBC

 

A/N: Naraku has made an appearance - coincidence? I know that he is a little (or a lot) OCC, but that may change. What were Koga and Inuyasha talking about - Inuyasha only having 6 or 7 days? The more reviews I get, the faster I will update.

 

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