Fate
By: Zookes
Author's Notice: Hello! This is my first fanfic, so I do hope you like it. I have read many fanfics, and I hope I can live up to them (the good ones with good grammar, plot, and spelling, of course!). But, my being human, I will be apt to misspell a few things. If you see me repeat some of the same mistakes over the course of one or two chapters, please let me know. Not only do I want to enjoy this story, I want you to enjoy it as well. Also, any suggestions as to how you would like the story to unfold will be greatly appreciated.
Kagome walked silently through the moon-bathed forest. Countless memories clouded her confused mind; she was, in a sense, lost in her own self. Painful blobs of tears threatened to fall from the young girl's eyes. She stubbornly refused them. Her heart was broken; she believed that it would remain that way for ever. "What could Inuyasha ever want from a pathetic human like me?" She thought to herself. "Kagome, do you honestly believe he ever cared for you?"
In all honesty, Kagome knew she was kidding herself. She was not pathetic, as Inuyasha had told her so many times. The simple fact was that she had heard him accuse her of this on so many occasions, that she actually started to believe that it was true. As Kagome recalled that day's events, the tears again tried to resurface. She blinked multiple times, and with a small cough escaping her throat, held them back. Oh! How she wanted to cry, how she wanted to let go, how she wanted to be held close to a person who loved her, and cared for her. Sadly, the miko could not realize how many did love and care for her…
---Flashback---
Everyone sat quietly in Kaede's small hut, the strong rolls of lightning rumbling to the point of temporary deafness. A stream of rain glittered past the window, the cloth that had been serving as a window cover had long since been blown away some time earlier. The flap of the long cloth serving as a door clung desperately to the stick of wood it was clumsily tied to. The flap of cloth was somehow heard in the mist of all the thunder. A bold streak of lightning lit the night sky; all that could be seen was the eerie glow of a certain hanyou's golden eyes. They raged with furry. "What the hell, Kagome?" Inuyasha yelled through the thunder. "How the hell could you?"
Kagome looked at Inuyasha as if he were crazy. He certainly seemed as if he were, that Kagome was sure of. "What are you talking about, Inuyasha?" She asked, her voice barely able to be heard due to the storm.
"Don't play dumb! I know you killed Kikyou. Your scent is all over her." Kagome's eyes widened. She had done no such thing! How could Inuyasha even begin to fathom such an atrocious idea? Smelling her confusion, denial, and anger, Inuyasha shot his had at Kagome's face, almost as if to strike her, only to gently caress her cheek. Another flash of lighting revealed five thin red marks on Kaome's tender flesh.
Feeling sudden sensation, she gently touched her cheek, and looked at her fingers. They were lightly dabbed with blood! "Is this Kikyou's blood?" She screamed inside. It couldn't be! Kagome had been in Kaede's hut almost the entire evening, the storm had started soon after lunch. Kagome looked up; she was met with Inuyasha glaring down at her.
Through gritted teeth, he growled, "Get out, Kagome. Now." He bared his fangs, giving her fair warning he was not joking.
Tears swelled up, and threatened to fall. Gaining her composure, her face turned to an angry expression. "How could you think I would do such a thing, Inuyasha?" She looked at him; did he really think that low about her? Silence filled the air, Sango and Miroku both started to say the hanyou's name, only to be cut off sharply.
"Shut up. If you say one word, I'll kill you and this whole damn village. If you want to live Kagome, get out." He smirked, "Go ahead, say the word. You better make it a good one, Kagome, 'because I'll track you down and give you a slow and painful death. I have nothing to live for, now that you murdered Kikyou. You're pathetic and weak. Half the woman Kikyou was. I--"
Kagome stood up, and grabbed her bag. The rain had dampened it, "Stupid Kagome, leave your things at a cloth-covered window in the middle of a storm." She left without saying a word. For a moment, she thought she heard Shippou protest to Inuyasha, only to hear his crying. No doubt Inuyasha had hit her poor little boy. But what could she do? Inuyasha had summed her up in a nutshell: pathetic and weak.
"Now what am I going to do?" Kagome said out loud to herself, wandering through the forest.
----End Flashback----
"At least it quit raining…" Kagome said, sitting down on a moss covered rock. To tell the truth, she hadn't really been all to concerned on Kikyou's death. She knew she had nothing to do with it, regardless of what Inuyasha believed. But still hurt that Inuyasha would betray their friendship the way he had.
Kagome always forgave Inuyasha when he went off to screw the dead bitch. Sure, Kagome had to go home for a few days and cry the whole time there. But she got over it within a few days. And she never mentioned how she felt about the ordeal. Inuyasha knew she knew, and would simply apologize.
Sometimes the miko thought the silver headed boy had mental problems. He had made many promises that he would never do such a thing again, only to go screw Kikyou again a few weeks later, at one time, a few hours after his apology. Sighing, Kagome got to her feet. Maybe she could find a village if she wandered long enough…
Final Thought: Ugh! Crappy chapter. Not at all how I wanted it to turn out. It will get better, I promise! Your input on how long to drag Kagome's wandering out. Other suggestions would be loved as well. Thanks.
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