A/N: Well, this is my first ever Inuyasha fanfic! I hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA. But…I wish I did…or just Tessaiga. Then I could Bakuryuuha the hell out of Adult Swim and make it my own, MWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!
Chapter 1: Come Back to Me
The wind whipped through the trees and swirled the leaves on the ground. As it moved, it ruffled through the silver hair of a certain hanyou. His red haori swayed with his long hair as he looked over a cliff. One of his silver dog ears on top of his head tweaked, and he turned around, giving a small smile.
"Kagome-chan?" Eri asked.
"Huh?" She snapped herself out of her daydream. She was in her own time for once, walking home with her friends. Her mind should be farthest from Inuyasha, yet she was thinking about him once again. Why? She asked herself. These three days are to keep myself from thinking about him.
"So, Kagome-chan, what are you planning to do in two days?" Yuka asked.
"Huh?" Kagome repeated. With her daydream, she seemed to have forgotten everything they were talking about.
Ayumi walked in front of her. "Two days…you know…your birthday."
Kagome was dumbstruck for a few seconds, and then she remembered. Oh, of course, my sixteenth birthday. How could I have forgotten? I guess it's with everything that's been going on lately…well…that also means it's been exactly a year since…She had yet another vision of the feisty inu hanyou.
"So, what are you going to do? Are you going to have a party?" Eri asked.
"Well, uh…I dunno…" I might have to, if Inuyasha hasn't come to get me by then…But he will come and get me…won't he?
"If you do have a party, are you going to invite your violent, jealous, two-timing boyfriend?"
Oh no! What do I say now? Unless by some stroke of fate a new moon arrives on my birthday, there is no way he can come here! "Well, I don't know, He's not exactly the birthday party type…"
They gasped. "What?" Yuka demanded. "You mean he's not even coming? He's at least going to get you a present, right?"
What did I get myself into now? "I don't even know if he knows." Kagome tried to correct the situation. "But who cares, I mean, Even if he knew, would he care?"
"Of course he would care!" Ayami cried. "If its true love, he'd always care!"
Eri and Yuka stared at Ayami for a moment before turning back to Kagome. "Listen Kagome, you're not sure if he would care?"
She shifted nervously in her shoes. "Well, how should I know? I mean, I only met the guy a year ago, and it's not like I told him when my birthday was…"
"But if you did…" Eri demanded, "Would he care?"
Kagome rolled her eyes. "Yeah right! That selfish, annoying guy is more interested in food than me!"
Yuka sighed. "And does this guy…still two-time you?"
Does Inuyasha? I don't know…we haven't seen Kikyou in a while…so I'm not sure, but last time, it did seem like it… "I guess so." Kagome said. "I mean, its not like I caught him doing anything, I just kinda know he's still a little hung up on his ex."
Eri and Yuka exchanged glances. "Kagome-chan, if this guy doesn't care and he still two-times you, you should break up with him."
Kagome started panicking. Great, now I've done it… "Look, guys…"
"If this guy doesn't appreciate you, then don't go out with him. It's that simple. You're not getting what you deserve, Kagome! Break up before it's too late! I mean, you said he was sort of a bad boy, right?"
"Y-yeah…"
Yuka grabbed Kagome by the shoulders and began to shake her. "Wake up, Kagome! If he's that much of a bad boy, think of what he could do to you! You're reputation!"
All three of them nodded in agreement. "You need someone that appreciates you for you!" Yuka said. "So, what about Houjou-kun?"
Kagome smacked her head. I knew they were going to bring this up. "Guys, you don't understand—"
"He's liked you forever, Kagome-chan." Eri added in. "You'd be the envy of the entire school. And, he's not such a…baka!"
Kagome sighed. They still don't get it…and no amount of explaining I do will make them understand… "Guys, Houjou-kun's great and all, but I can't go out with him. I need to get my issues sorted out with that 'baka' first."
"Oh, I get it." Ayumi said with a grin. "You really like this guy, don't you? And you're willing to try to make it work no matter what! That is just so…romantic!"
Kagome sighed. "I guess you're right…" But Ayumi-chan…and guys, you have no idea. Absolutely no idea of what the situation really is. And even if I told you, you wouldn't believe me…
Inuyasha leaned against the well, looking in. Three days… He thought. It's been three days since she left...should I go and get her? He sighed. But if I go after her, then that lech and the runt will tease me about it…again…
He looked around and saw no one. Okay, then. He stood up, intent on leaping into the well. He heard a noise in a bush and turned around sharply. Baka! There's no one here! You can go and not be noticed…
Inuyasha stared at the bottom of the well. But does she even want me to come get her? She's late, no doubt about that, but last time I got her, she yelled at me…
He sat back down in his former position. So, should I do it?
"Inuyasha?"
"AAAARRRGGGHHH!" Inuyasha nearly had a heart attack and fell over Shippou popped up. He grabbed the kitsune youkai by his tail. "Don't DO that!"
Shippou growled, "It's your own fault for being too stuck in your Kagome daydream to notice me, baka!"
"I was not thinking about Kagome!" Inuyasha protested.
Shippou smiled evilly. "Oh yeah? Then why have you been sitting next to the well all day, occasionally getting up to jump in, and then stopping?"
The hanyou shook with anger. "You…you were spying on me!" He hit Shippou over the head.
"Hey!" Shippou cried. "It's not my fault! Miroku asked me what you have been doing all day!"
Inuyasha said nothing. "I'm going for a walk." And he took off into the woods, just far enough to where he could see the well. Come on; go back to the village…He thought as he watched Shippou. Soon enough, he saw him walk back towards Kaede's house. Yes!
Once he was sure Shippou was far enough away, he made up his mind. He ran back into the clearing and leaped down the well.
"Hey, look, we're here!" Yuka said, looking up at Higurashi Shrine.
"Well umm, come in guys, I guess." Kagome said, leading the way up the stairs. Once inside, Kagome noticed no one was home. I guess they're out shopping or something…
"So, Kagome-chan, since you still want to keep your boyfriend, then tell us, why do you like him?' Ayumi asked.
Besides his cute ears? "Well, Even though he isn't exactly the nicest person to be around, sometimes he's sweet, or as sweet as a guy like that can be. He's very jealous, especially around one of his…friends who kinda has a thing for me. That just is so cute. He also misses me when I'm not around, even though he doesn't want to admit it…"
"Yeah, but he's still two timing you, right?" Eri asked. "That's always a bad sign."
Kagome sighed. Yeah, I suppose you're right…She led them into the living room. "Here, you guys sit down while I—"
WHAM! "ARRRGGGHH!"
They all stared at the direction of the window, where whimpers of a person in pain were heard. "What was that?" Ayumi asked.
Kagome glared. She knew exactly what it was. "I think it was the cat." She said sharply, getting up.
"Kagome-chan, the cat's right here." Yuka said, petting Buuyo.
"Then perhaps it was a bird. Excuse me." She walked outside, leaving three very confused friends.
The minute she was outside and shut the door, she yelled. "ALL RIGHT! I KNOW YOU'RE OUT HERE, BAKA!"
Inuyasha groaned and picked himself out of the dent he made in the ground behind the bushes. "Wha-what was that for?" He asked, rubbing his head where he hit the ground.
"I didn't know you were here, but if I did, I probably still would have 'sat' you! What are you doing here?" She demanded.
"I came for ya since you didn't come back yet!"
She rolled her eyes. Once again, he can't wait for me to go back…"Inuyasha, I told you, I need to catch up with my schoolwork, is that a problem for you?"
"Yeah, it is! If you did this 'fail' thing you keep talking about, you wouldn't have to come back for school!"
"Inuyasha, failing is not something I want! If you would just leave me alone for a few days, maybe I wouldn't be in this position!"
He sighed. This argument had gone on too long. In fact, he was starting to get tired of their constant fighting. "Look Kagome, everyone back there misses you. Shippou most especially, though he won't admit it…"
And I know someone else who won't admit it…unless… "And, did you miss me?" Kagome asked.
"What?" He asked, feeling a blush creep up his cheeks.
"You heard me! Did you miss me or not?"
He thought about it a moment. "Keh! As if!"
"Oh really?" Kagome said, turning away. "Well, I guess I can stay a few more days then."
"What!" He stood up, walking in front of her.
"Well, what's the point of going back if I'm not needed?" She replied.
Inuyasha clenched his fingers into fists and then growled in frustration. "I missed you, okay?" He said in a whisper.
"What was that?" Kagome asked, grinning brightly.
"NOTHING!" Inuyasha yelled, blushing fully now.
She sighed. I guess that's all I can get out of him…"Oh well, I guess I can come back for a while, but STAY OUT OF SIGHT until I get my friends out, okay?"
He crossed his arms. "Keh! Whatever!"
After giving her friends a made up explanation, she was able to shoo them out fairly quickly. She grabbed her back pack and headed upstairs. "Inuyasha, I'm going to go pack, wait here until I'm done, all right?"
"Yeah yeah." He said, flopping on the couch.
Kagome walked into her room, dragging her yellow backpack behind her. Let's see, what do I need?
She hurriedly packed a few sets of clothes, a few things from the bathroom that she would desperately need in the Sengoku Jidai. Anything else? She opened one drawer in her dresser and gasped.
It was a blue kimono, with yellow flowers and a yellow bow. I remember this… Last year, she was supposed to wear it for her birthday, but a certain trip 500 years back in time prevented her from doing so. She glanced out her window to Goshinboku, its blossoms flying with the wind.
She remembered when she first met him there. It seemed so long ago…Well, technically, it was long ago…Her hands gripped the shikon shard hung around her neck. I wonder if Inuyasha would care if I told him it was my birthday…I'm sure he knows it's been one year since we met, but still…I wonder…
Kagome looked back at the kimono and sighed. Oh well, just in case…and she stuffed it into her bag.
"Oi! You done yet?" Inuyasha asked.
"Coming!" Kagome yelled, running downstairs. In the kitchen, she somehow managed to stuff more things into her bag, including many, many boxes of ramen. She wrote a note to her family, and then followed Inuyasha to the well house.
"Just so you know, Inuyasha, next time, I'm not coming back when you get me."
"Keh! You say that every time!" He replied, as they jumped into the well.
A/N: Well, how was it? Review dance I shall dance for reviews! Oh yeah, and I'm going to be driving cross country all next week because of a move, and I'm so impatient that I wanted to upload this today, the last day the computer is plugged in until we get to our new house all the way on the other side of the continent. I have my mom's laptop, so at best; I'll be able to upload a few times on the way. At worst, I won't be able to upload until next Monday when I am reunited with my computer. If that happens, I'm sorry, and I hope you guys can wait til then!