InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The odd things we do ❯ And, the answer is? ( Chapter 14 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

" Will someone tell me what's going on here?"
" We- we thought..." Kagome said quietly, then stopped, unable or
unwilling to go on.
" I believe what Lady Kagome is trying to say is that she was afraid
that you might have gone with Lady Kikyo." Miroku said, nodding his head
once at her. " Is this true?"
Kagome nodded. Inuyasha was shocked. She was worried........ about me?
" Don't worry Lady Kagome. We have put her to rest."
" Tha-that's wonderful! How did..............Inuyasha feel about that?"
" He asked me himself, and I'm sure he will be himself in a few days.
Lady Kikyo was very happy to go back to the afterlife. As she ascended
to Heaven, she was laughing. and her final words were 'Thank you
Inuyasha. My soul is free. I can go home now.' That will be a great comfort to
him, I'm sure."
Kagome was quiet the rest of the time that they rested. She had a lot
to think about.
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Inuyasha was, as usual, up in his tree.
Why don't I feel sadder? He wondered. I loved her. She's dead now, and
has been dead for a while. Why don't I feel........ like I have
something missing? Whenever Kagome was hurt, or left through the well, I
always felt......... incomplete. Like my better half was missing. I never
felt that way about Kikyo............
Afetr a while of pondering, he decided that he should talk once more
with the wolf. Koga should know whether or not it was love.
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Afetr evryone was asleep, Inuyasha swung down from his tree to go over
to Koga. He didn't bother doing a count of those who were actually
asleep, though. If he had, he might of noticed that Kagome wasn't asleep,
she was very much awake and within earshot of even the quietest
whispers.
" Hey, Koga!"
" What?"
" I need to talk to you again!"
"About?"
" Same thing."
Kagome was shocked. Inuyasha had talked to Koga? Koga, of all people!
Inuyasha hated him, didn't he?
" Again dog-turd? Can't you talk to someone else?"
" No. You know what it feels like. I don't! tell me!" Inuyasha was
growing impatient.
" What what feels like?"
" You know! This isn't funny wimpy wolf!"
" What? Love? I'm supposed to be the expert just because I fell in love
with your woman?"
" She's NOT my woman Koga! She's..............perfect. I'm a stupid
half-breed."
" So....... you admit that you love her?"
" That's the problem, I don't know! Forget it!"
" No really! I'll tell you what love feels like. It's when you'd die
for someone, feel helpless when they cry, get mad at anyone who comes
near her, and feel empty when they're not right by your side. Got that
dog- turd? Now let me sleep!"
Inuyasaha had left after hearing the definition of love. He could
relate everything ,entioned to something to do with Kagome. He hated it when
Koga was right be her, he despised it when she cried, He often risked
his life for her, and he hated that stupid well, because he saw it as
taking Kagome away from him. Everything clicked. He really was in love
with Kagome! He hadn't realized it himself, and it had taken 2 talk with
that dumb wolf before he found out! He hoped that he could find the
right time to tell Kagome, and that she'd love him as well.
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Kagome was as still as a tree when she heard the topic of conversation.
No...... they're not really discussing......?
She was shocked out of her reverie when she heard her name. Well, not
exactly her name, but when Koga said he fell in love with Inuyasha's
woman that could only mean one person, and it wasn't Sango! When the
conversation ended, Kagome tried to sleep, but eventually gave up on that.
She had too much to think about. Like, did Inuyasha really love her?

Inuyasha woke up, a little before dawn. He wondered what had woken him,
then he saw Kagome, who was calling his name softly.
" Inuyasha?"
" What wench?" he asked, a bit more rudly then intended.
" I , well, I kind of overheard you and Koga talking last night."
" WHAT?!" Inuyasha was shocked, the he remembered the topic of
conversation and blushed. " How much did you hear?"
" All of it."
" Oh." Inuyasha was redder then his fire-rat fur robe.
" I wanted to know if what you said was true........"
" Maybe. Depends on what you want to know was true."
" The part about me." Kagome said after a moments hesitation.
" Maybe it was. Maybe I like you a little bit. So what?" Inuyasha
turned around after saying this, facing away from Kagome. He didn't want to
see her face when his words sunk in. Would she be angry? Disgusted?
Loathe him? To his surprise she said. " Well, maybe I like you a bit too,
Inuyasha."
" Maybe?"
" Could you come down here?"
" Why?"
" Because I don't want to have to use the 's' word." She was being
deliberatly vauge. Why? Inuyasha wondered. Shrugging, he dropped from his
perch and walked over toward Kagome. Kagome wrapped her arms around him,
and, after he got over the shock, he hugged her back.
" I've loved you for a long time Inuyasha."
" I've loved you for a while too, Kagome."
They seperated, slightly. Their faces moved closer, closer............
they were now close enough to kiss. Inuyasha got ready, moving his head
to the side, so they wouldn't bump heads. He was about to kiss her when
he heard something out of place. Clapping.
" Way to go Inuyasha!" Miroku hooted.
" Finally got yourself a woman, huh, dog-turd?" Koga asked, pulling
Kagura close. Shippo raced up and asked if they could give him a brother
or a sister soon. Inuyasha and Kagome turned redder at that, and asked
Shippo to wait for a few years. He agreed.
Sango ran up later. " Congratulations Kagome! You finally went for it!"
At the same time, Koga said " So.. Dog-turd, you admitted it?"
Unfortunatly, Inuyasha heard Sango and Kagome heard Koga. They blushed
an even deeper red, hearing that the other had wanted to have a
boyfriend-girlfriend relationship for a while. They soon got tired of
questioning them, and they headed back to camp.
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Miroku had watched Sango for a while. He thought that there was no one
more beautiful then her. He had no clue about her feelings for him, so
he never said anything. He thought that since everyone was admitting
their feelings, now would be a good time. Unbeknownest to him, Sango was
having similar thoughts about him.
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Sango was polishing her boomerang when Miroku walked up, and asked if
he could talk with her. She agreed, slightly nervous. What could he want
to talk about?
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They walked into the surrounding woods a little ways, when suddenly
Miroku spun around and asked- hypothetically speaking of course- what
someone would do if they loved another person.
" They should admit it." Sango said.
" What if they're not sure that the other person loves them, and the
other person is dangerous?"
" They should admit it anyways. The other person might love them."
" And if the person had been a lecher? If their family had been
cursed?"
" If I were that person, I'd admit it." Sango said. He was obviously
talking about himself, but who was the woman he was talking about?
Miroku's next question answered that question.
" If the other person was a slayer, would she be able to love a monk?"
" Would the monk admit it? His love for a slayer I mean? She certainly
sounds dangerous." Sango's heart rate seemed to go up. He couldn't
mean...........?
" The monk would admit it, if she loves him in return."
" She does." Sango said, and hugged him. He hugged her back. Sango was
happy. She had a future husband, and her little brother back. She was
content.
" I love you Sango." Miroku said.
" And I love you Miroku."
They stayed like that, hugging each other, until Kagome called, looking
for them. It was time for dinner. They prctically ran back to the
others, wanting to share the good news.

A/N: NOT the end. Stiil some shards to find! Or did you forget?
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