InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Long Lost ❯ Separation ( Chapter 1 )

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ƒ!ÝÝ  ÝññChapter €1:€separationÐ ° Ðà  àKagome€woke€with€a€start.€€The€dream€hadn& eth;ðt€happened€for€nearly€a€year.€€She€had€givenÏup€that€Inu€Ya sha€was€coming€home.€€After€all,€It€had€been€over€14€years€since€she€had€la st€seenÏhim.€€Something€had€either€happened€to€him,€or€he€didnð& eth;t€love€her€anymore.€*No,€I€know€he€lovesÏme*òò€&oac ute;óKagome€argued€to€herself.€€But€still,€14€years€.€.€.€Ð `° Ðà  àKagome€looked€at€her€alarm€clock.€€She€gro aned€as€she€knew€she€was€forgettingÏsomething€important.€€As€she€slowl y€got€up,€she€glanced€at€the€calendar,€and€groaned€again.€ÏTomorrow€wa s€her€anniversary€.€.€.€€*Hello€heartache€.€.€.€*€Thought€Kagome€grimly€as€ sheÏfought€the€tears€threatening€to€flood€her€eyes.Ìà  àShe€went€downstairs€to€get€her€breakfast.€€She€was€surprised €to€see€her€daughter€up€andÏabout.Ì€€€€€€ð ðMika,€what€are€you€doing€up€this€early?€€You€still€have€an€hour€and€a €half€till€you€need€toÏleave€for€school.ððÌà  àThe€girl€looked€up€from€her€bowl€of€cereal€and€looked€at€he r€other€with€her€golden„brownÏeyes.Ì€€€€€€ð ðI€couldnððt€sleep,ðð€€the€girl€simply€replied,€ca sually€flicking€a€lock€of€her€black€hair€behind€herÏshoulder.Ì& agrave;  àKagome€looked€at€her€daughter€skeptically.€€Mika€n ever€had€trouble€sleeping€before.Ì*Oh€well,€probably€just€a€teenager €thing*€Kagome€thought€to€herself.€€She€poured€herself€a€bowlÏof€cerea l€and€as€she€reached€into€the€refrigerator€for€some€milk,€Mika€dropped€her€ dish€in€the€sinkÏand€said€she€was€going€for€her€shower.ÌÓ ;  Ó*******ÌÓ  Óà   àLater€that€day,€while€in€her€math€class(being€bored€to€death)€Mi ka€found€her€thoughtsÏdrifting€to€why€she€couldnððt€sleep.€€ She€had€a€strange€dream.€€There€had€been€two€people€and€theyÏhad€a€fig ht.€She€couldnððt€remember€what€they€looked€like,€but€one€seemed€ to€be€very€familiar„€likeÏshe€had€met€him€before€somewhere€.€.€.€&Igra ve;à  àSuddenly,€a€ruler€slapped€down€on€the€desk€tha t€Mika€was€sitting€at.€€She€looked€up€andÏsaw€a€very€unpleasant€man€lo oking€down€at€her.Ì€€€€€€ð ðEnjoying€your€daydream,€Miss?ðð€€He€asked€placidly.€€Mika€b lushed€like€a€tomatoÌð ðApparently,€you€have€found€something€more€interesting€than€the€class€ discussion,ðð€€he€continued€Ïð ðPerhaps€you€would€prefer€to€sit€in€the€hallway€to€continue€to€enjoy€y our€daydream?ððÌà  àMika€knew€this€w as€an€order,€not€a€question.€She€mumbled€something€about€being€sorryÏa nd€proceeded€to€the€hall.Ì*Grumpy€old€man€.€.€.€€€Mom€says€heð ðs€been€around€since€she€came€here.*ÌÓ  Ó* ****ÌÓ  Óà  àKagome€was€ putting€towels€in€the€linen€closet,€when€she€accidently€knocked€a€box€off€o fÏthe€shelf.€€Several€photographs€fell€out€of€the€box.€€She€picked€the m€up€and€saw€that€they€wereÏphotos€of€her€and€Inu€Yasha€ah€their€weddi ng,€back€in€feudal€Japan.€€Kagome€just€broke,€and€sheÏcollapsed€onto€h er€bed.€€She€couldnððt€fight€the€tears€anymore.ÌÓ  Ó*****ÌÓ  Óà  &a grave;Mika€got€home€late€that€day.€€When€she€arrived€home,€she€heard€someon e€cryingÏsomewhere€upstairs.Ì€€€€€€ð ðMom,€are€you€home?ððÌà  àThe€c rying€stopped€abruptly.€€Moments€later,€her€mother€appeared€with€a€smile€on €herÏface.Ð @-(, Ѐ€€€€ð ðHi€sweetie,€what€took€you€so€long€to€get€home?€€Youððre€an€ hour€late.ðð€€Her€mother€asked.Ìà  à Mika€could€tell€her€mother€had€been€crying.€€Somehow,€she€could€sense€it.€€ Just€when€sheÏwas€going€to€ask€why,€Mika€decided€to€not€say€anything,€ surely€her€mother€would€tell€her€soon.Ì€€€€€€ð ð€A€teacher€gave€me€detention€for€not€paying€attention,ðð€sh e€said€dryly.Ì€€€ð ðWell,€what€do€you€want€for€dinner?ððÌ€€€€€€ð ð€I€donððt€care€too€much,€Iððd€like€to€have€Ramen€ though,ðð€Mika€said€eagerly.Ì€€€ð ðRamen€it€is!ððsaid€Kagome,€ð ðI€donððt€feel€like€cooking€much€anyway.ðð€Ì ;à  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à*******Ìòòà  &agra ve;óóKagome€left€the€table€to€go€to€bed.€€ð ðGoodnight,€Mikaðð€she€said€and€went€upstairs.€MikaÐ  ` Ðwatched€her€young€mother€go€upstairs€with€a€look€of€worry€on€her€fac e.€€When€Kagome€arrivedÏin€her€bedroom,€the€first€thing€she€did€was€go €to€the€window€and€open€it€„€It€was€a€warm€nightÏoutside.€€With€that,€ she€sighed€and€flopped€onto€the€bed€in€thought.€€Then€she€felt€the€tears.&I grave;€€€€€€ð ðI€miss€you€so€much€.€.€.€ðð€she€cried€out€to€no€one.€€She€b uried€her€face€in€her€pillow€and€wasÏover€taken€by€the€tears.€€She€lay ed€there€crying€for€what€seemed€like€hours.Ì€€€€€€ð ðWhy€did€you€leave€me?€Youððre€gone€now€and€€I€miss€you€so€m uch€.€.€.€ðð€€She€kept€cryingÏout.€€She€didnððt€he ar€the€intruder€enter€her€room.€€ð ðOh,€Inu€Yasha,€I€want€to€see€you€again€.€.€.€ÏIððve€go t€so€much€to€tell€you€.€.€.€ððÌà  àA €firm€hand€gently€touched€her€shoulder€as€it€shook€with€her€tears.€€She€gas ped€andÏturned€around.€€She€stopped€breathing€as€her€eyes€me€a€set€of€ golden€ones.Ì€€€€€€ð ðInu„!ðð€she€gasped€ð ðInu€Yasha?!!ðð€€She€stared€dumbstruck€as€she€began€to€breat he€again.Ìà  àShe€leaped€into€his€arms€and€kis sed€him€deeply.Ì€€€€€€ð ðWhere€have€you€been?!€€Iððve€missed€y„€oh€I€missed€you€so€m uch!ðð€€She€gasped,€barelyÏbelieving€he€was€there.Ì&a grave;  àA€slightly€pink€Inu€Yasha€looked€into€her€eyes.€€Sh e€could€see€that€he€was€crying€too.€€SheÏhad€never€see€him€cry€before. Ì€€€€€€ð ðI€promised€I€would€come€back.ðð€He€said€and€they€both€colla psed€onto€the€bed.€€Inu€YashaÏheld€Kagome€as€close€as€he€could.€€After €a€few€minutes€of€silence,€€Kagome€started€to€get€mad.Ì€€€€€€ð ðWhere€have€you€been?!€€Itððs€been€over€14€years€and€Ið ðve€had€to€raise„ð ðÌ€€€ððKagome,€you€think€I€havenððt€tried€t o€come€back€to€you?!€€I€tried€to€hard,€I€really€did.€€TheÏwell„It€stop ped€working!€€Iððve€been€trying€to€find€a€way€back€to€you,€I€prom ise.ððÌ€€€€€€ð ðOh,€I€just€canððt€believe€itððs€you!€€I€canð ðt€tell€you€how€Iððve€missed€you€.€.€.€ðð€Kagome€c riedÏhappily.Ì€€€€€€ð ðIððve€missed€you€beyond€measure.€€I€couldnððt€for get€y„ð ð€A€sudden€knock€at€the€door€madeÏthem€both€jump.Ì€€€ð ðMom,€are€you€ok?ðð€a€quiet€voice€called€€ð ðI€heard€you€crying€and€.€.€.€ððÌ€€€€€€ð ðMom?€€She€means€you?!ðð€Inu€Yasha€turned€red€as€a€tomato.€€ You€mean€.€.€.€„is€she?ððÌà  àKagome €nodded€slowly.€€Inu€Yasha€turned€redder,€if€it€was€at€all€possible.Ì ;€€€ð ðMom?ðð€said€the€voice€a€little€louder.Ì€€€€€€ð ðWant€to€meet€her?ðð€she€asked€Inu€Yasha.€Then€without€waiti ng€for€an€answer,€she€saidÏð ðMika,€come€in.ððÌà  àThe€door€ opened€slowly,€and€Mika€stepped€into€the€room.€€ð ðI€thought„ð ð€Then€she€stoppedÏdead€upon€seeing€the€man€in€her€motherð& eth;s€bedroom.€€What€was€odd€about€the€man,€was€that€heÏwore€a€red€kim ono,€had€long€white€hair,€and€(wow€so€cool)dog€ears.€*Well,€thatðð ;s€not€TOOÏweird*Ì€€€€€€ð ðUh,€mom,€who€is€he?ðð€€She€asked€Ô_&Ocir c;slowly.Ð @-(, ÐKagome€laughed€ð ðMika,€this€is€your€father.ððÌ€€€€€€ð ðWhat?ððÌ€€€ð ðThis€is€you€father.ðð€Kagome€repeated.Ìà  àMika€just€stood€and€stared€at€the€man€in€front€of€her€in€disbe lief.€€Was€he€really€her€dad?€ÏA€million€thoughts€were€funning€through €her€head.€*Im€so€confused....*€The€man€just€looked€atÏher€in€what€see med€equal€amazement.Ìà  àMika€couldnð&et h;t€take€it€any€more.Ì€€€€€€ð ðDad!ðð€€She€cried€as€she€ran€to€him.€€ð ðI€wanted€to€meet€you€for€so€long.€€From€what€momÏsaid,€I€knew€yo u€would€come€back...ððÌà  àInu€Yasha €was€looking€at€his€daughter€and€was€just€in€shock.€€He€was€a€DAD.€€When€di dÏthis€happen?!€€He€looked€down€at€the€girl€clinging€to€his€robes,€the n€over€to€his€wife.Ì€€€€€€ð ðWhat€about...ððhe€began€after€a€few€minutes€of€quiet.&Igrav e;€€€ð ðÔ_ÔShhhÔ_Ô...Not€no w.ðð€€She€said€as€she€patted€her€daughterððs€shoulder.& Igrave;€€€€€€ð ðMika,€I€need€to€talk€to€your€dad,€I€promise€Iððll€explain€a ll€of€this€to€you€in€a€little€while.ðð€€SheÏsaid.Ì€€€ ð ðDo€I€have€to?ðð€€Mikaððs€eyes€begged€her€mother€t o€let€her€stay.€€ððI€donððt„ð ðÌ€€€€€€ððMika,€I€need€to€talk€to€your€mother.€€We€ha ve€some€things€we€need€to€talk€about.ðð€€InuÏYasha€interrupt ed.Ìà  àMika€reluctant€ly€got€up.€€As€she€left €the€room,€she€stole€a€glance€back€at€her€father,€asÏthough€he€might€d isappear.Ì€€€€€€ð ðShe€looks€like€you.ðð€€Inu€Yasha€said€as€the€door€shut.&Igr ave;€€€ð ðYes,€and€unfortunately€she€acts€like€both€of€us.ðð€€She€sai d€with€a€laugh€ð ðBut€mostly€like€you.ððÌà  àInu €Yasha€wrapped€his€arms€around€Kagome.Ì€€€€€€ð ðI€could€tell€she€was€part€demon,€but€I€couldnððt€see€it.€€H ow€did€you€hide€it?ððÌà  àKagome€shu ffled€around€in€her€pocket€for€something,€Moments€later,€she€pulled€out€the Ïmostly€completed€Shikon€Jewel.Ì€€€€€€ð ðA€spell,€with€some€help€from€this.€€She€has€no€clue€of€what€she€reall y€is.€€I€will€tell€herÏtomorrow.ððÌà  àInu€Yasha€looked€at€the€Shikon€Jewel€then€into€Kagomeððs€ eyes.Ì€€€€€€ð ðWhy€didnððt€you€tell€me?ðð€€He€asked.€€ð ðI€wouldnððt€have€left€if€I€had€known.ððÌ€€ €ð ðYou€left€before€I€could€tell€you.€€I€had€completely€forgotten€until€y ou€left.ððÌ€€€€€€ð ðIf€I€had€only€known...€I€never€would€have€left!ðð€Inu€Yasha €scolded€himself.Ì€€€ð ðWhat?€No,€It€was€my€fault€for€not€telling€you.€€So,€any€ways,€what€ha ppened€after€you€left?ððÌ€€€€€€ð ðWell,€long€story€short,€Naraku€is€dead€now.€€Miroku€and€Sango€are€ref using€to€get€marriedÏuntil€they€see€you€again.Ì€€€ð ðWell,€Ill€go€visit€them€tomorrow.€€Ill€go€talk€to€Mika€now.€€Sheð ðs€probably€bouncing€off€theÏwalls€waiting€for€me.ðð€& eth; ðKagome€said€with€sigh.€€ð ðYou€can€help€yourself€to€any€thing€down€in€theÏfridge€„€This€is€ your€house€too,€you€know.ððÌà  àKago me€gave€Inu€Yasha€a€kiss€and€left€the€room€to€talk€to€her€daughter.ñ ñ