InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Past Mind, Present Body ❯ Turn for the Worse ( Chapter 8 )

Chapter 8: Turn for the Worse

 

The tension was palpable. Everyone was silent as they ate their dinner.

 

“So how have you been Inuyasha? When did you get those past life memories of yours back?” Kimiko asked.

 

“About a month ago. I'm still kind of confused, so I thought I should try to find Kagome and have her explain everything to me since she was with me for such a long time,” Inuyasha said.

 

Yash snorted and continued eating. Kagome looked at him through the corner of her eye and mentally sighed. Why did Inuyasha have to show up now? Besides he was just the reincarnation anyway. How did he remember everything? Kagome was Kikyo's reincarnation and she didn't have any of Kikyo's memories.

 

Kagome reached over and grabbed Yash's hand to try to reassure him.

 

“Mom, if it's all the same to you, I really need to get back to the University tomorrow. I've missed a lot of classes,” Kagome said.

 

“Of course dear. I'll feel so much better knowing that Yash will be with you on your way home. There are a lot of creeps using the trains these days,” Kimiko said.

 

Yash put his empty plate down and excused himself before leaving. Kagome stared after him and then looked back at her mother. She nodded to her daughter and Kagome left the table.

 

“Things won't go back to the way they were Inuyasha. Kagome has finally moved on with her life and I hope that you grow to accept that fact. Please don't make thing harder for her,” Kimiko said.

 

“I understand. I just wish things could've stayed the same. If only I hadn't died,” Inuyasha sighed.

 

~*~*~

 

Kagome walked up to Yash's side where he stood by the god tree. “Is everything okay?” she asked.

 

Yash turned to her and wrapped his arms around her tightly. “You're the best thing that's happened to me in my entire life, Kagome. I'm terrified that I might lose you to him,” Yash confessed.

 

“I'm not going anywhere Yash. I may have loved Inuyasha, but the key word in that is loved. I've moved on now and I'm with you. I couldn't be happier,” she smiled.

 

“Still can you truly say that when you look at him you don't feel anything?” he asked.

 

“When I look at him I see what could've been if I hadn't met you. I can't really imagine it anymore, because I want to think about is being with you,” she said.

 

“Really? So you don't want t go back to him?” he asked.

 

“Of course not. All I really want to do is say goodbye once and for all and when that's done everything will go back to normal,” she assured him.

 

“Thank you Kagome,” he said and kissed her forehead before releasing her.

 

“I love you Yash. Nothing will change that,” she said.

 

“I love you too, Kagome,” he whispered into her ear.

 

Meanwhile Inuyasha stood at the front door watching them, growing angrier by the second. How could she do that to him? He loved her and now she was dropping him like a rock to the first guy she saw? That damn girl needed to learn her place.

 

Inuyasha walked over to them and asked, “Can we talk for a little bit alone Kagome? I mean since you're leaving tomorrow it's the only time we can really talk.”

 

“Of course Inuyasha. I'll be right back Yash,” Kagome said and left Yash to talk to Inuyasha.

 

“Kagome, I love you,” Inuyasha said.

 

“No you don't. You are Inuyasha's reincarnation and the Inuyasha I knew 500 years ago was the one who loved me. You are just feeling what's left over from that,” Kagome said.

 

“Damnit would you just listen to me?” he asked.

 

“I'm listening Inuyasha,” she stated.

 

“Run away with me. Let's just go away and forget that has happened,” he said grabbing on to her arms.

 

“Why didn't you come find me sooner? If you had than I might have gone with you, but I have Yash now,” she said.

 

“Forget about him! Tell me you don't want to be with me anymore. If you can tell me that then I will leave you alone,” he said.

 

“I…” Kagome felt something pull at her heart. Why was it so hard to say? She loved Yash now didn't she? “I…I don't…” She couldn't say it. She just couldn't and she hated herself for it.

 

She sighed and looked down at the ground. Inuyasha pulled her close to him and said, “I knew it. You do still love me.”

 

Kagome's head snapped up to look at Inuyasha's face and found that their faces were just inches away. Inuyasha's face drew closer to hers until his lips touched hers. Kagome's eyes grew wide in shock and she felt everything shatter around her.

 

Why couldn't anything be simple in her life? All her feelings for Inuyasha seem to resurface at that moment, but she couldn't handle it. She knew this wasn't her Inuyasha. Her Inuyasha was gone and she had finally accepted it. Now everything was thrown into chaos.

 

Inuyasha backed away from her and she stumbled backwards a bit. She turned to see Yash staring at her with a hurt expression on his face. Betrayal could be seen in his eyes.

 

Kagome felt her heart break at the sight. She was a horrible person. She had promised herself to not let this happen and yet it happened anyway.

 

“Yash…I…” There were no words for what she had done. How could she explain that she still loved him when Inuyasha just kissed her in front of him?

 

“I see how it is Kagome. I won't bother you anymore,” Yash stated emotionlessly.

 

“No! I don't want you to go!” Kagome exclaimed running toward Yash She reached a hand out to touch his arm, but he pulled away from her.

 

“Don't touch me! You obviously still love Inuyasha so go be happy with him!” Yash yelled and walked off.

 

She felt tears run down her cheeks as he walked away. First Inuyasha, now Yash. How could this happen?

 

Inuyasha came up behind her and put a hand on her shoulder. “Don't. You've done enough already,” Kagome snapped.

 

“You'll be better off without him, Kagome. You deserve better,” Inuyasha said.

 

“Like who? Who do I deserve? Someone like you? Someone who just chases the only good thing in my life at the moment? This exact same thing happened with you, me, and Kikyo and I didn't want it to end out the same way. I love him, Inuyasha. I loved you a long time ago and now that I've moved on you should too,” she spat and ran into the house.

 

She ran up to her room and began to pack all of her things. She had to catch Yash before he left. Kimiko walked up into her room to see what the whole fuss was about and found her daughter, throwing clothes everywhere as she sobbed uncontrollably.

 

“Kagome? What's going on dear?” Kimiko asked.

 

“Inuyasha kissed me in front of Yash and now he's gone! He left me, mom,” Kagome cried dropping the clothes in her hands and then she fell to her knees.

 

Kimiko looked at her daughter with knowing eyes and went over to Kagome. She pulled Kagome into a hug and said, “I would give him some time to cool off before talking to him. Right now he probably won't even listen to anything you say because you hurt him.”

 

“I didn't mean to! I never wanted any of this to happen. I love him mom. I love him,” Kagome whispered as her crying calmed down a little.

 

“I know you do honey. That's why it would be best to just get some sleep, wake up fresh tomorrow, and then go talk to him,” Kimiko said.

 

Inuyasha walked into the room and looked at Kagome, knowing he had hurt her badly. “Kagome, I…I'm really sorry about all this. I didn't think you were really in love with him and I wanted you for myself. If there's anything I can do, please let me know,” Inuyasha said.

 

“Just leave me alone! Unless if there's something you can do to turn back time, which I'm pretty sure you can't. There's nothing you can do! Yash hates me because of you!” Kagome shouted.

 

Inuyasha just hung his head and left the room. How could he fix this mess that he made? He sighed and thought of anything he could do to help Kagome.

 

Kimiko just held her daughter as she cried her heart out. It was hard watching her daughter like this and knowing she couldn't do anything about it. All she could do is comfort Kagome for the moment, knowing that the pain wouldn't go away.

 

“Come on Kagome. Get some sleep and tomorrow you will see things in a different light,” Kimiko said.

 

Kagome nodded and lay down on her bed. Kimiko kissed her daughter's forehead before turning off the lights and shutting the door as she left.

 

~*~*~

 

Yash walked down the street feeling as if his heart had been ripped out from him and eaten while it was still beating. How could he not see this coming? Kagome's old boyfriend comes back from the dead and what did Yash think was going to happen? Was everything supposed to stay the same?

 

He had to let Kagome go for both of their sakes, but why had he been so touchy about it? He knew deep down that this day would come, but he prayed it didn't and now here he is, walking down the cold, lonely street after watching his girlfriend kiss another man.

 

Tears began to weld up in his eyes for the first time since his mother died. “Damnit! We only had five good months together, so why am I so goddamn hurt by this?!” he cried out to the cloudy sky.

 

It began to rain as the tears spilled from his eyes. “Fuck! This wasn't supposed to happen. We were supposed to be happy,” he said and wiped away his tears, only to have them replaced by raindrops.

 

His phone began to ring and vibrate in his pocket and he took it out. He looked at the caller I.D. and then answered the phone. Why would she be calling at a time like this?

 

“What do you want Kiki?”

 

“What are you doing tonight, babe?”

 

“I'm just on my way home from Tomogaku.”

 

“What are you doing all the way out there?”

 

“I don't really know. Why are you calling me?”

 

“I wanted to see you. I'm free tonight if you want to stop by.”

 

Yash sighed, knowing that tonight he would do practically anything to get Kagome off of his mind.

 

“Fine, but I probably won't be there for a couple of hours.”

 

“Fine by me, babe. See you later.”

 

Yash hung up his cell phone and continued walking. He knew that he would regret this in the morning, but right now he was too hurt to care about anything.

 

He walked to the train station and bought a ticket before getting on the train. “Why does life have to always take a turn for the worse, when the greatest thing in your life seems to be working out just fine?” he asked himself as he stared out the window. The last thing he saw was Kagome standing at the train station in the rain, before he drifted off to sleep.