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Inuyasha
watched the stars through the canopy stretching above his head. It was a crescent moon tonight, and the stars shined all the
brighter, almost as if they were trying to compete with the shimmering slice. The sky reminded him of her. . .
The jewel. . .that miserable curse that was always interfering in his life. It was there to steal away
Kikyo, and then it was there again to separate them when SHE came. Inuyasha stared at his hands, sharp clawed, and deadly
in appearance., and wondered silently if she remembered him. When the jewel was completed. . .she went home. It had been ten
years after all. . .
When had Kikyo stopped being the one he loved? Where was the moment he realized that it wasn't Kikyo
he lived for anymore. . .it was the other one. . . But she had rejected him. She hadn't wanted him in the end.
Inuyasha swallowed painfully. . .he hadn't said her name since the day she left. He wanted to see her
so badly at the moment, it was nearly impossible to breathe. He glanced down at the distant ground, and leapt down, feet hitting
the ground and racing away.
The well was there, strange and solitary in the clearing, seeming almost lonely. Inuyasha lay his hands
on the weathered wood, wondering where she was, wondering if she would greet him, or ask him to leave. After all, it had been
her choice. She would not let him go with her, she would not let him stay human to be with her. He bowed his head over the
well, staring into the empty black within.
* * * * * * * *
Kagome sat on the stairs in the well house. Ten years had passed. Ten years she had caused. She'd grown
up. She was no longer a girl playing a very dangerous game; she was a woman. Her appearance had changed little, but she was
taller, and she had become identical to Kikyo. Sometimes when she looked in the mirror, it was Kikyo who looked back.
All of her friends left. They moved away, leaving her behind, never knowing why she stayed. After all,
most twenty-five-year-olds don't still live with their mom and Grandpa. Most get real jobs, start on a career, get married,
and have kids. But most could have the one they loved. Most. . .didn't love. . .Inuyasha.
She wanted to go back. She wanted to go back to the time before the jewel was completed, she wanted
to go back to traveling across the country with Inuyasha. At the time, she hated it, but now. . .she recognized it as the
happiest time of her life.
At times, she regretted her decision to leave Inuyasha. It was for him that she did it though. He wanted
to become human for her. He wanted to live in her time with her. But. . .to let him do that. . .it would be a death sentence.
Inuyasha would live centuries upon centuries, but to become human. . .that would cut his life so short. It was for him that
she ran away. It was for him that she couldn't let him. . .
But
why didn't she go back and stay with him. She didn't know, and to this day, still didn't. But either way, it was right. Besides,
if he wanted her, wouldn't he have come for her? He used to come for her. . .
* * * * * * * *
Inuyasha grit his teeth in determination and leapt into the well. The strange feeling of flying never
changed, and he landed on the ground, regretting his decision, and wondering again how she would greet him.
"I-Inuyasha?" her voice called softly.
Inuyasha
climbed out of the well, and stood before her. She was no longer a girl, she was a woman, she was beautiful. "Kagome." Her
name escaped his lips for the first time in ten years, and it was music to hear again.
She raced down the stairs and threw her arms around him, and he kissed her wildly, like he could never
stop. But he did, and she clung to him, "I still love you." She whispered.
"I will always love you." He told her and pulled away, leapt into the well, and was gone.
* * * * * * * *
If I should stay
I
would only be in your way
So I'll go
But
I know
I'll think of you every step of the way
And
I. . .
Will always love you,
Will
always
Love you
You,
my darling you
Bittersweet memories
That
is all I'm taking with me
So good-bye
Please
don't cry
We both know I'm not what you
You
need
And I. . .Will always love you
I.
. .Will always love you, you
I hopelife treats you kind
And
I hope you have all you've dreamed of
And I wish you joy and happiness
But
above all this I wish you love
And I. . .Will always love you
I.
. .Will always love you
And I. . .Will always love you
I.
. .Will always love you
I, I will always love you. . .
You,
Darling I love you
I'll always
I'll
always
Love
You. . .
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