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Love's Choices

Chapter XVI

Stuck

 

Summary: You love more than one person, but who do you choose? Kagome has always loved Inuyasha, but on a visit to her old friend she meets Hiei. Falling for him over the duration of the stay, but who does she choose, her new love Hiei or her first love Inuyasha? And Inuyasha has his own choice to make. The dead Kikyo or the living Kagome? Everyone seems to have their own choices to make! But when they make their choices, will it be too late?

 

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Yuyu Hakusho or Inuyasha! I wish I did, but sadly... I don't.

 

Let's talk telepathy

//Hiei//

\\Kurama\\

--Yusuke--

((Someone else))

 

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The group appeared in Koenma's office shortly after they were contacted. Yukina stood beside Kagome with a smile while Shippo stood beside Yukina. Rin was on Kagome's other side. The guys and even Genkai stood to the back of the room. “So you are the guardian of the shikon?” Koenma asked as he looked upon Kagome.

 

“Yes.”

 

“How is it that you're still alive after five hundred years?” Koenma asked as he looked directly at her.

 

“I'm not.” Was her confusing answer.

 

“W-what?”

 

“I'm only eighteen, ask Yusuke. I was born here and we grew up together.” Kagome said as Shippo snickered while Yukina and Rin giggled.

 

“But you said you were the guardian.”

 

“And I was. The pink gem is gone though…” Hey, is was true. The gem was gone. Looking behind her slightly, she could tell that even Kurama had to smirk at her choice of words. But hey, give her some credit, she did raise a kitsune for the last three years.

 

“What happened to it?”

 

“Is he talking about the jewel that great-grandpa gave you and told you it was your duty to guard? That thing he said was the re..re-cre-at-ion?” Rin asked curiously.

 

This had Kagome snickering on the inside. Leave it to little Rin to be the genius. “He might be.”

 

“Can we please return to Genkai's now Koenma-sama?” Yukina questioned as she looked at the godling. “I was planning on making a nice dinner for everyone.”

 

Now Koenma's attention turned to the fact that she and Genkai were there. “What are you two doing here anyways?”

 

“You summon my granddaughter and think I won't follow?” Genkai asked as she glared at the toddler.

 

The boy's eyes widened before he immediately opened a portal and began apologizing to Genkai. Kagome, Yukina, Rin, and Shippo all laughed when they came out at the shrine. The guys followed them and even Genkai chuckled. “You have a lot of explaining to do Kagome.”

 

“I know grandma.” The girl said with a sigh before shaking her head. “I'll tell you in a few.”

 

Noticing the looks she'd cast at Kuwabara and Botan, the old woman nodded. “Alright then.”

 

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“Kagome?” Mrs. Higurashi asked as the girl appeared at the shrine.

 

“Hai momma?”

 

“What are you doing back so early? And without your children or animals? I thought you were staying with Yusuke all summer?”

 

“I am…” Kagome said with a deep sigh. “But things have come up and I'm confused on many things.”

 

“What's come up Kagome?”

 

“Well mom, I found out that Yusuke is kind of like a hanyou, he has several demonic friends, and he works for spirit world to rid ningenkai of bad demons.”

 

Though the older woman's eyes widened, she remained calm. “That is something, but what is really bothering you dear?”

 

“I…” The girl started before closing her eyes. “I've fallen in love, momma.”

 

Now her face clearly showed her shock. “With Yusuke?”

 

“No… With one of his best friends. A fire demon named Hiei.”

 

“What about Inuyasha?”

 

“I still love him as well.”

 

Mrs. Higurashi took hold of her daughter's hand and tugged her into the kitchen where she had her sit down and went about making some tea. Then she also relaxed into a seat. “Tell me how this came about?”

 

“I guess Hiei was attracted to me and we had a few moments where he… well he,” this was hard to do without blushing “he kissed me.”

 

“And?”

 

“On our more recent encounter, he asked me what I did to him to make him desire me. And then when I professed this to Yusuke, he told me how Hiei had had a terrible past and that the only women he'd loved had left him proclaiming that she no longer felt the same way as she had. So now I'm confused on who I want to be with. Then there's the whole mess with the Shikon no Tama. Apparently it isn't as gone as I'd thought.”

 

“Then where is it?”

 

“Rin said she saw it burst into sparkling pink dust and join Midoriko's soul as it slammed into my body.”

 

“So the jewel is inside of you once more?”

 

“I'm not sure.” Kagome stated, her confusion evident.

 

“Then let's focus on this mess with who you wish to be with. Perhaps you should remain here for a while so that you might be able to come to your decision.”

 

“But my feelings are so confused.”

 

“Then go to the Fuedal Era. Perhaps seeing Inuyasha again could help you, or even talking to some of your friends.”

 

Kagome smiled sadly at her mother before turning and throwing her arms around the woman. “Thank-you momma.”

 

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A lone figure sat in the branches of a tree, being left alone with his thoughts as he normally was these days. His mind was trying to decide between two different beings. One was a warm, happy, carefree young woman. The other was a calm, calculative young woman. So he was trying to decide between two of his loves. The problem was that he needed to figure out exactly how much he cared for each and in what way he cared for them.

 

It'd been a long time since he knew he had to choose, but only now was he putting any true thought to the matter. First he decided that he loved Kikyo, then he moved on to decide his thoughts for Kagome. Kagome. She'd always been there for him, and she was the one who managed to gather him friends. Slowly she had mended his wounded heart. Several memories of her came to mind and he smiled. It was then that he realized what his answers were. With his decision made, he bounded off to tell Kagome of his choice. Then he would tell Kikyo. After that, he would tell everyone else.

 

It didn't take him long to reach the clearing with a well. Memories of when Kagome sat there on the edge, just waiting for him to arrive so that they could talk came to mind. She'd promised to always stay by his side that day. Said that to be by his side would be enough, and that all she wanted was for him to be happy. Smiling at that memory, he mentally told himself that he would soon be happy. With that firmly in mind, he leapt into the well.

 

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“Where is Kagome? I haven't seen her all day.” Kurama commented as he relaxed on the couch beside Shizuru. His girlfriend, Yukina, currently sat on the floor with Shippo and Rin. Hiei was in the corner, seemingly watching over her, while Kuwabara sat beside himself with Keiko in his lap.

 

Yusuke, who was busy trying to find a movie for them to watch, sighed at that. “She went home, to her shrine in Tokyo.”

 

“Is she coming back soon?” Shizuru asked curiously.

 

“Not for a few days. She called a little bit ago to let me know she needed to stay there for a bit.”

 

“Why would she need to stay there?” Botan asked curiously.

 

“To get away from things.” Yusuke replied sadly. “She originally came here to get away from the shrine so that the guy she was in love” cue Hiei tensing “with couldn't decide between her and his first love.”

 

“That's not right. Why didn't she just leave him then?” Kuwabara asked from his spot on the sofa.

 

Now the hanyou sighed once again. “Because she understood his problem. I know you don't know her story, but it's kind of a strange spot she's in. Kikyo was her previous incarnation and Kikyo was revived in a clay body. Kagome used the shikon to wish for Kikyo's resurrection, and that was a pure wish. She ended up getting a new soul in a way. Well then the guy she loved had to choose between her and Kikyo. So she came here to give him time.”

 

“So she went to see if he'd made his decision?” Keiko asked curiously.

 

“Not exactly,” Yusuke said calmly. “There's a slight…” his eyes flickered to everyone before settling on Hiei a moment longer than the others, then returning to the movies “problem now.”

 

“A problem?” Yukina questioned as she finally looked up. “You don't mean to tell me you're calling the fact she also fell for someone else a problem, do you?”

 

“She fell for someone else?” Botan asked as her eyes widened. “Who? When did she tell you two?”

 

“She told Yusuke before we went to Genkai's, and she told Yukina and I before she left for Tokyo.” Shippo announced as he looked up at them. “And who it is, is none of your business.”

 

“So Kagome's in love with two people, big deal,” Shizuru stated. “But why did she go to Tokyo because of that?”

 

“She was finding things here to be distracting, so she returned home to think things over and possibly return to her `friends' and talk to them about it.” Yusuke answered as he finally pulled out a movie. Looking over at the hybred, he noticed that his crimson eyes were slightly widened. --Before you ask, Hiei, yes you are the other person she loves.--

 

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It had been three days since she arrived back at the shrine. With a sigh, she decided to take her mother's advice. Dressing in a nice fighting kimono that Sesshoumaru had given her, she moved to the well with a small smile. It'd be wonderful for her to see the others again. With a sigh, she vaulted over the edge of the well… only to gracefully hit the ground. “What?” she asked herself in panic as she looked up to see that she was still in her own time. “I can't get back…”

 

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“What the…?” Inuyasha questioned as he looked down at the ground he stood upon. The well was sealed. He could not go to the future to see Kagome anymore… meaning that she probably couldn't return to him either. A few tears fell at the loss of the woman, before he stopped himself. “I will live to see her again… in her era.” And so he left to find Kikyo and let her know that he had chosen her. Then he'd have to gather everyone and let them in on the bad news.

 

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I know that it's a little short, but I'm trying to do many things at once and this felt like the best place to end it. I hope that you enjoy this chapter as I enjoyed writing it!

 

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