InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ JOURNEY ❯ Chapter 10 ( Chapter 10 )

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Chapter 10

 

It was late afternoon on Saturday August 5th when they finally released Sesshomaru from jail. Sesshomaru walked outside and stretched precariously.

 

“How are ya, bro?” Inu asked as Sesshomaru walked out front door of the police station.

 

“Fine, I guess,” he replied as he looked around, noticing Kagome's absence. “Thanks for getting me out. I never thought I could get into so much trouble over a girl. Hey, anyway, how did you guys manage to come up with that kind of money?”

 

Everyone kind of looked away, not wanting to answer the question.

 

“What?” Sesshomaru asked cautiously.

 

“We didn't.” Miroku informed him. Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow. “Kagome did.”

 

Sesshomaru looked around to see if he could spot her, but when couldn't, he looked at Miroku. “Where is she?”

 

“She left last night.” Miroku said as the truth registered in Sesshomaru's eyes. Miroku handed Sesshomaru a note, hastily written on a scrap of paper. “She asked me to give this to you.”

 

Sesshomaru,

 

I have decided that will be better for both of us if I leave now. I feel really bad that you had to go to jail because of me. Why didn't you just let me kill him? He deserved it, and at least then he would have never been able to do that to anyone else. But what's done is done, and I'm sorry for ever dragging you into my problems. I know that I have been a huge inconvenience to you, and for that I am truly sorry.

 

Thank you for being so nice to me. No one has ever treated me that way before…like I mattered. I am truly grateful for that. I didn't mean for things to turn out this way. It just happened; and I'm sorry. I will make it to Rosebud on my own. It was nice meeting you, Sesshomaru; and thank you…for everything.

 

Kagome Gray-Eagle

 

 

“Well shit!” Sesshomaru cursed as he kicked the ground. “I've got to find her. When did she leave?”

 

“Around eleven last night. At the rate she was walking when she left, she should be about twenty miles out of town, unless she caught a ride with someone else between here and there.” Miroku pulled Sesshomaru to the side and looked him in the eyes. “Sesshomaru, you really like her, don't you? I've never seen you so wound up over a chick before.”

 

“Yeah, I do,” he said as he ran his hand through his hair, brushing it from his face. “She's worth all the trouble in the world.”

 

“Maybe you need to tell her that. And Sesshomaru,” Miroku added as Sesshomaru got on his bike and kicked it to life.

 

“Yeah?”

 

“She was crying when she left.”

 

“Thanks,” Sesshomaru said as he took off on his bike. He roared down the street and headed for the highway. Then he headed south - toward the Black Hills, toward Rosebud, toward Kagome, and his heart.

 

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Miroku had been right. Sesshomaru found her walking along the roadside about eighteen miles out of town. Sesshomaru had been lucky that she had not caught a ride with anyone. He slowed down and pulled up along side her. Kagome resolved herself to keep moving, so she refused to even look at him. She knew that if she stopped, she would go back with him and her heart would be his; and while that is exactly what she wanted - she knew that it was not possible. So, she kept her eyes on the road in front of her and walked on.

 

“You want a ride?” he asked.

 

“Not this time, Sesshomaru,” she replied as she walked steadily onward.

 

“Please hear me out. I need to say something.”

 

“<b>I</b> need to keep walking. I have a long way to go.”

 

“So stop walking and get on.”

 

“No, Sesshomaru. I'm not going to cause you anymore trouble.”

 

“You aren't causing me any trouble.”

 

“Liar!” she yelled as she finally stopped walking. “That's bullshit!” She started walking again. “I saw the way you looked at me when they put you in that police car. I saw regret in your eyes. So don't sit there and lie to me!”

 

“God damn it you're stubborn!”

 

“So what?”

 

“Kagome, shut up!” he commanded as he stopped his bike. “The only thing that I regret is that I didn't do this sooner.” He grabbed Kagome around the waist and pulled her into his lap. He pressed his lips to hers quickly, before she had a chance to protest. Then he gassed the bike and they roared down the highway.

 

The scenery seemed to blur as they roared down the interstate. They turned off the highway onto the main street of a small town and headed southwest. After they left town, they headed into the Black Hills National Forest. Kagome wasn't really concerned about where they were going. She relaxed against him and looked at the sky as they made their way deeper into the hills. The sky was a colorful tapestry filled with rich blues and purples as well as brilliant reds and oranges. Sesshomaru turned off the paved road and headed up a dirt trail.

 

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When they finally came to a stop, Kagome was in awe of the vast beauty that spread out at her feet. Sesshomaru let go of her as she pulled away from him. She got off the bike and walked to the edge of the bluff where they were parked and gazed at the endless beauty that surrounded them. Below her was a beautiful lake, which reflected the silver crescent of the waning moon and the millions of twinkling stars that were beginning to peek out of the coming darkness.

 

“It's beautiful isn't it?' Sesshomaru asked as he walked up beside her.

 

“Yeah, it is.”

 

“I come up here sometimes when I need to get away from everything. Not very many people know about this place. Sesshomaru turned her around and placed his lips against hers tenderly. She didn't pull away, but moved closer. Sesshomaru looked into her eyes and saw the confusion that consumed her, so he let go of her and moved away, leaving Kagome even more confused than before.

 

Kagome walked over to the edge of the bluff and sat down, dangling her feet over the edge while Sesshomaru got a campfire going. She began to think about all that had happened since she and Sango left the reservation in April. She sighed as a heron flew past and descended to the lake below. Sesshomaru walked over and sat down beside her. “What's wrong?” he asked.

 

“I'm just thinking about how I've let everyone down, including myself. I let my grandfather down when I ran from the reservation. Sango cried out to me for help when she was being raped, and I could do nothing. I'm so confused.” She stood and turned away. “What's' wrong with me? I think I actually enjoyed killing that asshole. I'm trying so hard to be strong, but I feel like I'm going insane.”

 

“You haven't let anyone down. You've only done what you had to do, what anyone with any guts would have done in your situation. I'm proud of you. I hope you never change. I like you just the way you are. You don't give up. You know, the first time I saw you; I admired how you put those girls in their place and didn't take any shit from them. Your eyes were so bright and full of fire. Then when our eyes met, I found something inside me that hadn't been there before. I saw it when I looked in your eyes; I found what was missing in my life. Nothing has been the same since. I would do anything for you, just to have you by my side. I know you feel it too. Why won't you let it show?” Sesshomaru hesitated as he noticed Kagome beginning to move away from him. She was fighting the tears that were building in her eyes. He stood and pulled Kagome to him, wrapping his arm around her as she rested her head on his shoulder. They stood there quietly for a while, Sesshomaru's arm laced around her shoulder.

 

Sesshomaru stepped behind Kagome and wrapped his arms around her, hugging her to his chest. Kagome relaxed and rested her head against his chest. He kissed the top of her head. “Kagome, I don't want you to think it's your fault that I went to jail. I chose to jump in. I couldn't let you kill him. If you had, the judge in Sturgis would have crucified you. He would have made you out to be a cold-blooded killer, and since you're already a suspect in Arizona, you would have been found guilty. They would have sent you to prison for the rest of your life. And I can't let that happen, even if it means letting you go. You are worth all the trouble in the world to me. You mean more to me than anyone I've ever known. Do you understand what I'm saying?”

 

She didn't reply.

 

 

 

TBC...

 

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