InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Things That Shouldn't Have Been Said ❯ Hurtful words ( Chapter 1 )

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ƒö\!ÝÔCEUS.,ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÓ  Óò&og rave;ò òññThings€That€Shouldnððt€H ave€Been€Saidññó óóóñ ñÐ ° ÐòòChapter€Oneññññ&o acute;óññññññ~&n tilde;ñññññññ~ €Hurtful€Ô_ÔWordsñññ&nt ilde;óóññÔ_ÔÐ  œì ÐÌÓ  ÓKagome€sat€forlornly€on€the€middle €of€the€futon€that€occupied€her€room€in€Kaedeððs€hut,€freshÏ tears€streaming€down€her€face€from€her€latest€fight€with€Inuyasha€earlier€t hat€day.€Yet€againÏInuyasha€went€to€far,€and€things€that€shouldnð ðt€have€been€said,€were.ÌÌÓ  Ó~*~€ The€Fight€Earlier€That€Day~*~ÌÓ  ÓÌð ; ðInuyasha,€why€do€you€always€have€to€be€such€an€ass!?ðð€Kago me€yelled€at€Inuyasha,€she€hadÏasked€to€go€home€just€for€a€day€and€he€ immediately€sought€a€fight€with€her€over€the€matter,€ð ðIÏjust€want€to€go€home€for€a€day,€just€to€get€supplies€and€make€ sure€Grandpa€isnððt€telling€anymoreÏweird€stories€about€my€& eth;ðillnessesðð,€why€canððt€you€just€let€me€go?& eth;ð€Inuyasha€countered€KagomeÏwith€a€penetrating€glare€and€his €usual€comment.€All€the€while€Miroku,€Sango€and€Shippo€stoodÏby€watchi ng€the€usual€activities€take€place.€ÌÌð ðFeh,€like€I€care€wench.€You€always€have€some€stupid€excuse€to€go€back ,€this€is€just€another€oneÏof€them.ðð€Kagome€knew€Inuyasha€d idnððt€mean€half€of€what€he€said,€but€of€course€she€decided€to&Iu ml;keep€his€pride€in€tact,€instead€she€chose€to€reply€back,€her€voice€dripp ing€with€sarcasm.ÌÌð ðOh€yes€Inuyasha,€itððs€another€one€of€my€ððexcuse sðð,€you€know€me€so€well.€I€guess€the€onlyÏreason€why€you€wo nððt€let€me€go€is€because€youððll€miss€me€so€badly,€isn ððt€it€Inuyasha?ðð€KagomeÏonly€teasing€Inuyasha€ne ver€thought€he€would€have€the€nerve€or€the€audacity€to€say€what€he€said&Ium l;next.ÌÌò òð ðWhy€in€the€seven€hells€would€I€care€if€you€went€or€not,€you€mean€noth ing€to€me!€IÐ Ô$ Ðwouldnððt€even€care€if€you€came€back€or€not!ðð&o acute; ó€A€pained€look€came€over€Kagomeððs€usuallyÐ À Ðsmiling€and€happy€countenance,€Inuyasha€didnððt€mean€what€ he€said€at€all€he€only€reacted€inÏanger€because€she€was€taking€everyth ing€too€lightly.€Tears€began€to€spill€down€Kagomeððs€cheeksÏ and€she€turned€on€her€heels€running€off€to€Kaedeððs€hut,€not€even €bothering€to€ððsitðð€him€once.ÏMiroku€clubbed€Inu yasha€over€the€head€with€his€staff€glowering€at€him€angrily,€Sango€began€to Ïpull€out€Ô_ÔHiraiññkñ ;ñotsuÔ_Ô,€but€the€crying€Shippo€stopped €her€from€taking€action€and€grilling€InuyashaÏone€herself.€Miroku€mean while€proceeded€to€haul€Inuyasha€up€from€the€ground€where€he€fellÏafte r€Miroku€clubbed€him.ÌÌð ðINUYASHA!€WHAT€WERE€YOU€THINKING!?€WERE€YOU€EVEN€THINKING€AT€ALL!?&et h;ðÏSango€grabbed€Miroku€away€from€Inuyasha€before€any€more€harm €could€go€his€way€òòbeforeÐ &U!$ Ðóómaking€it€up€to€Kagome.Ð ò&B "% ÐÌð ð€Monk,€lay€off€him€will€you.€Inuyasha,€you€idiot!€Why€did€you€say€tha t€to€Kagome,€you€reallyÏhurt€her€you€know,€youððd€be€lucky€i f€she€talks€to€you€at€all€for€the€time€being.€That€was€reallyÏstupid€o f€you,€the€hentai,€Shippo€and€I€all€know€you€care€for€Kagome,€but€she€doesn ððt...€not€withÏthe€way€you€treat€her.€Maybe€itððs €time€you€did...€donððt€you€think?ðð€Sango€turned€on€In uyashaÏafter€that€and€led€Miroku€and€a€sniffling€Shippo€away€from€the€ clearing,€leaving€Inuyasha€to€hisÏthoughts.Ð m-½(,  ЇÌ****Kagome€returning€to€Kaedeððs€hut€after€the€fi ght****ÌÌÌKagome€burst€through€the€door€of€Kaedeð ðs€hut,€sobs€escaping€her€throat€as€she€ran€straight€pastÏKaede€t o€her€room.€Kaede€watched€after€the€retreating€form€of€Kagome€and€shook€her €headÏsadly.ÌÌòòððOh€Inuyasha,€ what€have€ye€said€this€time€to€sadden€this€poor€child?ðð€ó óThe€elderly€womanÐ  h Ðwalked€to€the€closed€door€in€which€led€into€Kagomeððs€room ,€softly€she€knocked€upon€the€door.ÏKaede€was€fully€aware€that€the€you ng€Miko€placed€a€barrier€upon€the€door,€preventing€anyoneÏbut€herself€ to€leave€that€room€or€enter€without€permission.ÌÌð ðKagome?€Child,€may€I€know€as€to€why€ye€are€so€upset?€I€would€come€in€ but€Iððm€afraid€yeððveÏblocked€us€out.ðð €She€heard€Kagome€sniffle€on€the€other€side€of€the€door€and€her€voice€strai nedÏfrom€crying€came€through€to€Kaede.ÌÌð ðIððd€rather€not€speak€to€anyone€right€now€Kaede...please€un derstand.ðð€Kaede€nodded,€evenÏthough€she€was€on€the€opposit e€side€of€the€door€as€Kagome.ÌÌð ðAlright€child,€if€that€is€what€ye€wish€right€now.€Call€me€if€ye€need€ anything.ðð€€€With€that€KaedeÏwent€back€to€her€chores€around €the€hut€and€prepared€herbs€for€wounds€and€ailments€of€sorts€thatÏthe€ group€seemed€to€receive€on€their€quests,€she€really€hoped€things€would€turn €for€the€better.ÌÌ~*€Inuyasha€~*ÌÌInuyasha€sat€ dazed,€rubbing€gingerly€the€lump€Miroku€had€so€kindly€left€for€him€to€nurse €on€hisÏhead.€Over€and€over€he€replayed€the€scene€of€himself€and€Kagom e€fighting,€the€look€onÏKagomeððs€face€when€he€told€her€she€ meant€nothing€to€him,€but€deep€down€he€knew€she€wasÏwhat€he€cared€for€ most€in€the€world.€Damn€him€and€his€stupidity!€Why€did€he€have€to€go€and€sa yÏsomething€like€that,€Sango€was€right,€he€would€be€lucky€if€Kagome€ch ose€to€spoke€to€him€againÏin€the€near€future.€He€knew€he€had€to€go€and €apologize€this€time,€sheððd€never€forgive€him€if€heÏnever,€ even€then€he€knew€chances€of€Kagome€forgiving€him€immediately€were€slim€sti ll.€But€heÏhad€to€try,€it€was€the€best€he€could€offer€at€that€particul ar€time.€Rising€from€where€he€sat€on€theÏground,€Inuyasha€dusted€himse lf€off€and€headed€to€the€nearest€river€to€clean€himself€up€a€bit,€heÏw anted€to€apologize€the€right€way€and€having€a€clean€appearance€seemed€a€goo d€thing€to€him.ÌÌ~*€Kagomeððs€room€ñ&ntil de;*ññ~ÌÌKagome€looked€down€upon€her€hands,€ they€were€clasped€together€in€her€lap,€her€knuckles€wereÏbeginning€to€ turn€white€with€the€force€she€was€holding€them€together€with.€Tears€still€p ouredÏdown€her€face€openly€and€she€cared€not€a€bit€of€it,€bitterly€she €mused€on€how€her€mascara€wasÏprobably€running€while€she€cried,€she€un clasped€her€hands€and€struck€the€futonððs€mattress€withÏan€a ngered€cry.€She€stood€suddenly€and€walked€the€short€distance€in€her€room€to €where€Ô_ÔherÔ_ÔÏdis carded€backpack€lay,€picking€it€up€she€slung€it€over€her€shoulders€and€took €the€barrier€fromÐ l-¼(, Ðthe€door.€Walking€out€of€her€room,€Kagome€strode€purposely€out€into€ the€front€room€said€herÏgoodbyes€for€the€time,€she€apologized€saying€s he€didnððt€know€when€sheððd€be€back€now,€and€leftÏ for€the€well,€leaving€forlorn€friends€behind.€Making€it€to€the€well€in€reco rd€Ô_ÔtimeÔ_Ô€Kagome€neve rÏhesitated€before€jumping€into€the€well,€the€familiar€light€engulfing €her,€bringing€her€back€to€herÏown€time€in€modern€day€Tokyo.€Ì& Igrave;~*€Inuyasha€~*ÌÌInuyasha€was€cleaned€up€and€making€his €way€to€Kaedeððs€in€good€time,€he€arrived€shortly€andÏfound€ everyone€sitting€around€looking€lifeless,€tear€stains€were€evident€on€both€ Sango€and€theÏKitsuneððs€faces.€Kaede€gave€the€hanyou€a€repr oachful€look€and€Miroku€chose€to€ignore€hisÏpresence,€it€was€Shippo€on €the€other€hand€who€chose€to€speak€up.ÌÌð ðInuyasha,€how€dare€you?€You€wrecked€Kagome,€she€was€crying€and€left€b ecause€of€youÔ_Ô...Ô_Ô€sh eÏtold€us€she€may€not€be€coming€back€for€a€long€time.€Do€you€even€&Oci rc;_Ôcare€InuyashaÔ_Ô?€I€hope€y ouððreÏhappy€nowÔ_Ô€Ô_ ÔmeanieÔ_Ô!ðð€The€young€Kits une€then€ran€from€the€room€and€locked€himself€inÏKagomeððs€o ld€room,€not€wanting€her€to€leave€him€like€the€rest€of€his€family€had.€Sile nt€tears€fellÏdown€his€face€until€a€restless€slumber€took€over€his€sma ll€body.ÌÌ~~€Two€days€later€~~ÌÌ~*~€Kagomeð ðs€home€~*~ÌÌð ðKagome!€Dinner€time,€please€come€down€and€eat€Ô_&O circ;sisÔ_Ô!€Momððs€getting€worried€and€ so€am€I€Ô_ÔandÏGramps€,Ô_& Ocirc;€please€Kagððs€I€wonððt€bug€you€Ô_ ÔanymoreÔ_Ô!ðð€Souta€Higurashi €called€futilely€up€the€stairs€toÏhis€Ô_Ôsist ersÔ_Ô€room,€her€door€locked€to€the€outside€world€ and€her€windows€locked€and€closed€shut€asÏwell.€It€had€been€two€days€s ince€she€returned€home€from€the€Warring€States€Era€and€she€hadÏlocked€ herself€away€in€her€own€world€of€depression,€letting€no€one€in€to€talk€to€h er€and€not€evenÏcoming€out€to€eat.€Her€whole€family€knew€something€mus t€have€happened,€but€she€had€neverÏacted€like€this€before,€they€were€a ll€growing€worried.€Ô_ÔThey€always€knew€Kagome€to€ being€funÏloving€and€care€free,€never€like€this,€she€was€now€like€a€br oken€shell.Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÌ Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÌÔ_ ÔÔ_Ô~*€Kagomeððs€room€~* ÌÌKagome€looked€down€upon€her€hands,€they€were€clasped€togeth er€in€her€lap,€her€knuckles€wereÏbeginning€to€turn€white€with€the€forc e€she€was€holding€them€together€with.€Tears€still€pouredÏdown€her€face €openly€and€she€cared€not€a€bit€of€it,€bitterly€she€mused€on€how€her€mascar a€wasÏprobably€running€while€she€cried,€she€unclasped€her€hands€and€st ruck€the€futonððs€mattress€withÏan€angered€cry.€Abruptly€she €stood€and€grabbed€her€backpack€from€the€floor,€she€dumpedÏwhatever€it €held€in€it€upon€the€bed,€she€rifled€through€her€belongings€and€stopped€whe n€sheÏfinally€found€what€she€was€looking€for.€A€small€knife,€small€but €sharp,€rolling€up€the€sleeve€ofÏher€Fuku€Kagome€made€a€small€slice€in €the€flesh€of€her€arm.€The€first€shock€of€pain€was€washedÏover€by€a€nu mbness€as€she€did€the€same€thing€to€her€other€arm,€she€deliberately€made€su re€sheÏdid€not€cut€anything€vital.€In€the€background€she€could€hear€So utaððs€worried€voice€and€the€smellÏof€her€favourite€foods,€h er€stomach€rumbled€its€dissatisfaction,€but€Kagome€ignored€it.€HerÐ l-¼(, Ðhands€were€beginning€to€shake€and€the€knife€she€held€slipped,€she€sl iced€into€her€wrist,€anÏunknown€urge€took€over€her€and€she€switched€ha nds€doing€what€had€just€happened€to€her€oneÏwrist€and€did€it€to€the€ot her.€In€a€semi„shocked€daze€Kagome€watched€as€her€own€blood€pouredÏfro m€the€wounds,€finally€realization€hit€her€and€she€knew€she€was€bleeding€too €much,€standingÏshe€tried€to€make€her€way€to€her€bedroom€door€for€help .€But€blood€loss€took€over€and€sheÏblacked€out€at€the€same€time€her€br other€came€to€a€halt€outside€her€door€about€to€knock.€HearingÏthe€loud €crashing€noise€from€behind€his€sisterððs€bedrÔ_ ÔÔ_Ôoom€Ô_ÔÔ ;_ÔdoorÔ_Ô€Ô_ Ôhe€instantly€sensed€somethingÏwrong€was€happening€and€went€run ning€downstairs€to€his€mother.Ô_ÔÔ_ ÔÌÔ_ÔÔ_Ô ÌÔ_ÔÔ_Ô~*€Inuyasha €~*ÌÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÌ Ô_ÔÔ_ÔAt€the€same€time€So uta€was€calling€Kagome€down€for€dinner,€Inuyasha€had€had€enough€of€sitting& Iuml;around€and€giving€Kagome€ððtime€to€thinkðð,€€so€Mi roku€had€suggested,€and€decided€to€go€toÏKagome€and€beg€forgiveness.€B ounding€to€the€well€Inuyasha€was€there€and€going€to€Kagomeððs&Ium l;time€at€about€the€same€time€the€Higurashiððs,€minus€Souta,€were €all€rushing€behind€an€ambulanceÏÔ_ÔÔ_ Ôthat€carried€a€near€lifeless€Kagome€to€the€Tokyo€emergen cy€room.€The€minute€Inuyasha€steppedÏthrough€the€well€he€could€sense.. .and€smell€something€was€wrong,€he€could€smell€fear,€bloodÏand€tears€a ll€together.€He€prayed€to€the€Gods€for€strength€at€that€time.€Running€to€th e€house€heÏdidnððt€bother€to€go€through€Kagomeððs€ window€he€just€went€through€the€door€for€once,€the€instantÏhe€did€he€f ound€Souta€sitting€at€the€dining€room€table,€crying€and€unaware€of€Inuyasha ððsÏpresence.€Clearing€his€throat€he€caught€the€young€boys€a ttention€and€soon€found€the€boy€clingingÏto€his€waist€crying€onto€his€ haori.€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔMomentarily€ Inuyasha€just€stood€there.€But€soon€hugged€theÏtrembling€child€to€him, €trying€to€quiet€his€sobs,€kneeling€down€he€looked€the€boy€in€the€eyes€and& Iuml;spoke€soberly.ÌÌð ðHey€kid,€whereððs€your€family?€I€can€tell€something€happene d€and€I€can€smell€someoneððs€blood,Ïyou€can€tell€me.€What&et h;ðs€happened?ðð€Souta€sniffled€and€said€the€words€Inuyasha €feared€most€ofÏall.ÌÌð ð€My€family€is€at€the€Tokyo€hospital...ðð€The€boy€sniffled€o nce€more€and€wiped€his€nose€with€aÏKleenex,€ð ðKagome€tried€to€kill€herself...she€locked€herself€in€her€room€for€two €days€straight€andÏdidnððt€come€out...mom€made€me€go€to€get€ her€to€come€out€for€dinner.€But€when€I€got€upstairsÏand€was€right€outs ide€her€room...I„I€heard€a€crash€and€went€and€got€mom...we€found€her€on€her Ïfloor€bleeding€really€badlyñþñ,€I€was€so€scared ñþñ.€I€donððt€want€my€sister€to€die!€I€don& eth;ðt€want€her€toÏleave€mama€and€I€just€like€dad€did!ð&et h;€Inuyashaððs€world€crashed€around€him€as€he€listened€inÏnu mb€shock€to€what€Souta€told€him,€Kagome€tried€to€take€her€life?€But€why,€wh y€would€she€doÏsomething€like€that,€doesnððt€she€know€how€ma ny€people€cared€about€her?€Without€realizing€tearsÏslid€down€Inuyasha& eth;ðs€face€and€he€cried,€for€himself€and€for€Kagome.ÌÌ ññññò òòò&nt ilde;ññ
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ñññThings€That€Shouldnððt€Have€Been€S aidó óóóÐ ° ÐòòChapter€One~€Hurtful€WordsóóÐ  ð ÐÌÓ  ÓKagome€sat€forlornly€on€the€middle €of€the€futon€that€occupied€her€room€in€Kaedeððs€hut,Ïfresh€ tears€streaming€down€her€face€from€her€latest€fight€with€Inuyasha€earlier€t hat€day.ÏYet€again€Inuyasha€went€toñññ&ntil de;oññññ€far,€and€things€that€shouldnð ;ðt€have€been€said,€were.ÌÌÓ  Ó~* ~€The€Fight€Earlier€That€Day~*~ÌÓ  ÓÌ&e th; ðInuyasha,€why€do€you€always€have€to€be€such€an€ass!?ðð€Kago me€yelled€at€Inuyasha,Ïshe€had€asked€to€go€home€just€for€a€day€and€he€ immediately€sought€a€fight€with€her€overÏthe€matter,€ð ðI€just€want€to€go€home€for€a€day,€just€to€get€supplies€and€make€sure& Iuml;Grandpa€isnððt€telling€anymore€weird€stories€about€my€ð ðillnessesðð,€why€canððt€you€just€letÏme€go?& eth;ð€Inuyasha€countered€Kagome€with€a€penetrating€glare€and€his€usua l€comment.ÏAll€the€while€Miroku,€Sango€and€Shippo€stood€by€watching€th e€usual€activities€takeÏplace.€ÌÌð ðFeh,€like€I€care€wench.€You€always€have€some€stupid€excuse€to€go€back ,€this€is€justÏanother€one€of€them.ðð€Kagome€knew€Inuyasha€d idnððt€mean€half€of€what€he€said,€but€ofÏcourse€she€decided€ to€keep€his€pride€in€tact,€instead€she€chose€to€reply€back,€her€voiceÏ dripping€with€sarcasm.ÌÌð ðOh€yes€Inuyasha,€itððs€another€one€of€my€ððexcuse sðð,€you€know€me€so€well.€I€guess€theÏonly€reason€why€you€wo nððt€let€me€go€is€because€youððll€miss€me€so€badly,€isn ððt€itÏInuyasha?ðð€Kagome€only€teasing€Inuyasha€ne ver€thought€he€would€have€the€nerve€orÏthe€audacity€to€say€what€he€sai d€next.ÌÌò òð ðWhy€in€the€seven€hells€would€I€care€if€you€went€or€not,€you€mean€noth ing€to€me!Ð üL ÐI€wouldnððt€even€care€if€you€came€back€or€not!ðð ó ó€A€pained€look€came€over€KagomeððsÐ  ì< Ðusually€smiling€and€happy€countenance,€Inuyasha€didnððt€me an€what€he€said€at€all€he€onlyÏreacted€in€anger€because€she€was€taking €everything€too€lightly.€Tears€began€to€spillÏdown€Kagomeððs €cheeks€and€she€turned€on€her€heels€running€off€to€Kaedeððs€hut,€ notÏeven€bothering€to€ððsitðð€him€once.€Miroku€clu bbed€Inuyasha€over€the€head€with€his€staffÏglowering€at€him€angrily,€S ango€began€to€pull€out€Hiraiñññ ññ ñkñññ ññ
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ñññotsu,€but€the€crying€ShippoÏstopped€her €from€taking€action€and€grilling€Inuyasha€one€herself.€Miroku€meanwhile&Ium l;proceeded€to€haul€Inuyasha€up€from€the€ground€where€he€fell€after€ñ ;ññ ñhe€hadñ ññ ñ ññMirokuñññ ññ& ntilde;€clubbed€him.ÌÌð ðINUYASHA!€WHAT€WERE€YOU€THINKING!?€WERE€YOU€EVEN€THINKING€ATÏALL !?ðð€Sango€grabbed€Miroku€away€from€Inuyasha€before€any€more€harm €could€go€hisÏway€òòbefore€óómaking€it€u p€to€Kagome.Ð Ø'(#' ÐÌð ð€Monk,€lay€off€Ô_Ôhimññ&nti lde; ñ,ñ ñññÔ_ Ô€will€you.€Inuyasha,€you€idiot!€Why€did€you€say€that€to€Kagome,€you& Iuml;really€hurt€her€you€know,€youððd€be€lucky€if€she€talks€to€yo u€at€all€for€the€time€being.€ThatÏwas€really€stupid€of€you,€the€hentai ,€Shippo€and€I€all€know€you€care€for€Kagome,€but€sheÏdoesnðð t...€not€with€the€way€you€treat€her.€Maybe€itððs€time€you€did...€ donððt€you€think?ððÏSango€turned€on€Inuyasha€after €that€and€led€Miroku€and€a€sniffling€Shippo€away€from€theÐ @-( - Ðclearing,€leaving€Inuyasha€to€his€thoughts.ÌÔ_ ÔÌÌ****Kagome€returning€to€Kaedeððs€hut€a fter€the€fight****ÌÌÌKagome€burst€through€the€door€of€ Kaedeððs€hut,€sobs€escaping€her€throat€as€she€ranÏstraight€p ast€Kaede€to€her€room.€Kaede€watched€after€the€retreating€form€of€Kagome&Iu ml;and€shook€her€head€sadly.ÌÌòòððOh €Inuyasha,€what€have€ye€said€this€time€to€sadden€this€poor€child?ð&et h;€óóThe€elderly€womanÐ ¬
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 Ðwalked€to€the€closed€door€in€which€led€into€Kagomeððs€room ,€softly€she€knocked€upon€theÏdoor.€Kaede€was€fully€aware€that€the€you ng€Miko€placed€a€barrier€upon€the€door,Ïpreventing€anyone€but€herself€ to€leave€that€room€or€enter€without€permission.ÌÌð ðKagome?€Child,€may€I€know€as€to€why€ye€are€so€upset?€I€would€come€in€ but€Iððm€afraidÏyeððve€blocked€us€out.ðð €She€heard€Kagome€sniffle€on€the€other€side€of€the€door€and€herÏvoice€ strained€from€crying€came€through€to€Kaede.ÌÌð ðIððd€rather€not€speak€to€anyone€right€now€Kaede...please€un derstand.ðð€Kaede€nodded,Ïeven€though€she€was€on€the€opposit e€side€of€the€door€as€Kagome.ÌÌð ðAlright€child,€if€that€is€what€ye€wish€right€now.€Call€me€if€ye€need€ anything.ðð€€€With€thatÏKaede€went€back€to€her€chores€around €the€hut€and€prepared€herbs€for€wounds€andÏailments€of€sorts€that€the€ group€seemed€to€receive€on€their€quests,€she€really€hopedÏthings€would €turn€for€the€better.ÌÌ~*€Inuyasha€~*ÌÌInuyasha €sat€dazed,€rubbing€gingerly€the€lump€Miroku€had€so€kindly€left€for€him€to€ nurseÏon€his€head.€Over€and€over€he€replayed€the€scene€of€himself€and€ Kagome€fighting,€theÏlook€on€Kagomeððs€face€when€he€told€her €she€meant€nothing€to€him,€but€deep€down€heÏknew€she€was€what€he€cared €for€most€in€the€world.€Damn€him€and€his€stupidity!€Why€didÏhe€have€to €go€and€say€something€like€that,€Sango€was€right,€he€would€be€lucky€ifÏ ;Kagome€chose€to€spoke€to€him€again€in€the€near€future.€He€knew€he€had€to€g o€andÏapologize€this€time,€sheððd€never€forgive€him€if€he€ne ver,€even€then€he€knew€chances€ofÏKagome€forgiving€him€immediately€wer e€slim€still.€But€he€had€to€try,€it€was€the€best€heÏcould€offer€at€tha t€particular€time.€Rising€from€where€he€sat€on€the€ground,€InuyashaÏdu sted€himself€off€and€headed€to€the€nearest€river€to€clean€himself€up€a€bit, €he€wanted€toÏapologize€the€right€way€and€having€a€clean€appearance€se emed€a€good€thing€to€him.ÌÌ~*€Kagomeððs€room€*~&Igr ave;ÌKagome€looked€down€upon€her€hands,€they€were€clasped€together€i n€her€lap,€herÏknuckles€were€beginning€to€turn€white€with€the€force€sh e€was€holding€them€togetherÏwith.€Tears€still€poured€down€her€face€ope nly€and€she€cared€not€a€bit€of€it,€bitterly€sheÐ "-r(- Ðmused€on€how€her€mascara€was€probably€running€while€she€cried,€she€u nclasped€herÏhands€and€struck€the€futonððs€mattress€with€an€ angered€cry.€She€stood€suddenly€andÏwalked€the€short€distance€in€her€r oom€to€where€her€discarded€backpack€lay,€picking€it€upÏshe€slung€it€ov er€her€shoulders€and€took€the€barrier€from€the€door.€Walking€out€of€her&Ium l;room,€Kagome€strode€purposely€out€into€the€front€room€said€her€goodbyes€f or€the€time,Ïshe€apologized€saying€she€didnððt€know€when€she ððd€be€back€now,€and€left€for€the€well,Ïleaving€forlorn€frie nds€behind.€Making€it€to€the€well€in€record€time€Kagome€neverÏhesitate d€before€jumping€into€the€well,€the€familiar€light€engulfing€her,€bringing€ her€backÏto€her€own€time€in€modern€day€Tokyo.€ÌÌ~*€Inuya sha€~*ÌÌInuyasha€was€cleaned€up€and€making€his€way€to€Kaede&e th;ðs€in€good€time,€he€arrivedÏshortly€and€found€everyone€sittin g€around€looking€lifeless,€tear€stains€were€evident€onÏboth€Sango€and€ the€Kitsuneððs€faces.€Kaede€gave€the€hanyou€a€reproachful€look€an dÏMiroku€chose€to€ignore€his€presence,€it€was€Shippo€on€the€other€hand €who€chose€toÏspeak€up.ÌÌð ðInuyasha,€how€dare€you?€You€wrecked€Kagome,€she€was€crying€and€left€b ecause€ofÏyou...€she€told€us€she€may€not€be€coming€back€for€a€long€tim e.€Do€you€even€careÏInuyasha?€I€hope€youððre€happy€now€meani e!ðð€The€young€Kitsune€then€ran€from€the€roomÏand€locked€him self€in€Kagomeððs€old€room,€not€wanting€her€to€leave€him€like€the €rest€ofÏhis€family€had.€Silent€tears€fell€down€his€face€until€a€restl ess€slumber€took€over€his€smallÏbody.ÌÌ~~€Two€days€later €~~ÌÌ~*~€Kagomeððs€home€~*~ÌÌð ðKagome!€Dinner€time,€please€come€down€and€eat€sis!€Momððs€g etting€worried€and€so€amÏI€and€Gramps€,€please€Kagððs€I€won& eth;ðt€bug€you€anymore!ðð€Souta€Higurashi€called€futilely€u pÏthe€stairs€to€his€sisters€room,€her€door€locked€to€the€outside€world €and€her€windowsÏlocked€and€closed€shut€as€well.€It€had€been€two€days€ since€she€returned€home€from€theÏWarring€States€Era€and€she€had€locked €herself€away€in€her€own€world€of€depression,Ïletting€no€one€in€to€tal k€to€her€and€not€even€coming€out€to€eat.€Her€whole€family€knewÏsomethi ng€must€have€happened,€but€she€had€never€acted€like€this€before,€they€were€ allÏgrowing€worried.€They€always€knew€Kagome€to€being€fun€loving€and€c are€free,€neverÏlike€this,€she€was€now€like€a€broken€shell.Ì&Ig rave;~*€Kagomeððs€room€~*ÌÌKagome€looked€down€upon€ her€hands,€they€were€clasped€together€in€her€lap,€herÏknuckles€were€be ginning€to€turn€white€with€the€force€she€was€holding€them€togetherÏwit h.€Tears€still€poured€down€her€face€openly€and€she€cared€not€a€bit€of€it,€b itterly€sheÏmused€on€how€her€mascara€was€probably€running€while€she€cr ied,€she€unclasped€herÏhands€and€struck€the€futonððs€mattres s€with€an€angered€cry.€Abruptly€she€stood€andÐ -n(- Ðgrabbed€her€backpack€from€the€floor,€she€dumped€whatever€it€held€in€ it€upon€the€bed,Ïshe€rifled€through€her€belongings€and€stopped€when€sh e€finally€found€what€she€wasÏlooking€for.€A€small€knife,€small€but€sha rp,€rolling€up€the€sleeve€of€her€Fuku€KagomeÏmade€a€small€slice€in€the €flesh€of€her€arm.€The€first€shock€of€pain€was€washed€over€by€aÏnumbne ss€as€she€did€the€same€thing€to€her€other€arm,€she€deliberately€made€sure€s heÏdid€not€cut€anything€vital.€In€the€background€she€could€hear€Souta& eth;ðs€worried€voice€andÏthe€smell€of€her€favourite€foods,€her€s tomach€rumbled€its€dissatisfaction,€but€KagomeÏignored€it.€Ô_ ÔHer€hands€were€beginning€to€shake€and€the€knife€she€held€s lipped,€she€slicedÏinto€her€wrist,€an€unknown€urge€took€over€her€and€s he€switched€hands€doing€what€hadÏjust€happened€to€her€one€wrist€and€di d€it€to€the€other.€In€a€semi„shocked€daze€KagomeÏwatched€as€her€own€bl ood€poured€from€the€wounds,€finally€realization€hit€her€and€sheÏknew€s he€was€bleeding€too€much,€standing€she€tried€to€make€her€way€to€her€bedroom Ïdoor€for€help.€But€blood€loss€took€over€and€she€blacked€out€at€the€sa me€time€her€brotherÏcame€to€a€halt€outside€her€door€about€to€knock.€He aring€the€loud€crashing€noise€fromÏbehind€his€sisterððs€bedr oom€door€he€instantly€sensed€something€wrong€was€happeningÏand€went€ru nning€downstairs€to€his€mother.ÌÌ~*€Inuyasha€~*Ì&Igrav e;At€the€same€time€Souta€was€calling€Kagome€down€for€dinner,€Inuyasha€had€h ad€enoughÏof€sitting€around€and€giving€Kagome€ððtime€to€thin kðð,€€so€Miroku€had€suggested,€andÏdecided€to€go€to€Kagome€a nd€beg€forgiveness.€Bounding€to€the€well€Inuyasha€was€thereÏand€going€ to€Kagomeððs€time€at€about€the€same€time€the€Higurashiðð ;s,€minus€Souta,€wereÏall€rushing€behind€an€ambulance€that€carried€a€n ear€lifeless€Kagome€to€the€TokyoÏemergency€room.€The€minute€Inuyasha€s tepped€through€the€well€he€could€sense...andÏsmell€something€was€wrong ,€he€could€smell€fear,€blood€and€tears€all€together.€He€prayedÏto€the€ Gods€for€strength€at€that€time.€Running€to€the€house€he€didnððt€b other€to€goÏthrough€Kagomeððs€window€he€just€went€through€th e€door€for€once,€the€instant€he€did€heÏfound€Souta€sitting€at€the€dini ng€room€table,€crying€and€unaware€of€Inuyashaððs€presence.ÏC learing€his€throat€he€caught€the€young€boys€attention€and€soon€found€the€bo y€clingingÏto€his€waist€crying€onto€his€haori.€Momentarily€Inuyasha€ju st€stood€there.€But€soonÏhugged€the€trembling€child€to€him,€trying€to€ quiet€his€sobs,€kneeling€down€he€looked€theÏboy€in€the€eyes€and€spoke€ soberly.ÌÌð ðHey€kid,€whereððs€your€family?€I€can€tell€something€happene d€and€I€can€smell€someoneððsÏblood,€you€can€tell€me.€What&et h;ðs€happened?ðð€Souta€sniffled€and€said€the€words€Inuyasha Ïfeared€most€of€all.ÌÌð ð€My€family€is€at€the€Tokyo€hospital...ðð€The€boy€sniffled€o nce€more€and€wiped€his€noseÏwith€a€Kleenex,€ð ðKagome€tried€to€kill€herself...she€locked€herself€in€her€room€for€two €daysÏstraight€and€didnððt€come€out...mom€made€me€go€to€get€ her€to€come€out€for€dinner.€ButÏwhen€I€got€upstairs€and€was€right€outs ide€her€room...I„I€heard€a€crash€and€went€and€gotÏmom...we€found€her€o n€her€floor€bleeding€really€badly,€I€was€so€scared.€I€donððt€want €myÏsister€to€die!€I€donððt€want€her€to€leave€mama€and€I€jus t€like€dad€did!ðð€Inuyashaððs€worldÏcrashed€around €him€as€he€listened€in€numb€shock€to€what€Souta€told€him,€Kagome€triedÏ ;to€take€her€life?€But€why,€why€would€she€do€something€like€that,€doesnð ;ðt€she€know€howÐ -n(- Ðmany€people€cared€about€her?€Without€realizing€tears€slid€down€Inuya shaððs€face€and€heÏcried,€for€himself€and€for€Kagome.Ì ;ÌÔ_Ôñññ
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