Naraku Rewrites the Stars

Chapter 39

Kagome found herself standing alone. She looked around and everything she saw was white. She did not know where she was and was beginning to wonder how did she even get there.  However, her attention was soon stolen. In the far distance, she could see a dark figure walking away from her.  Every step they took felt a trail of black miasma, staining the pure white ground they walked on. Familiarity strangely entered her heart. She knew this silhouette, this lonely shadow of a man. 

All at once everything within her knew she had to catch up to whoever was leaving her. Kagome began running after the person. Never looking back she ran after the black footsteps they left behind. As she ran she kept yelling after the person, telling them to stop. She kept running and running. After running for what seemed like an eternity, the distance between her and them began to seem endless. Kagome did not know if the person could not hear her or they simply ignored her, but they nonetheless, kept walking. Never once did they turn an eye to even glance at her. 

This vexed Kagome, causing her to swell with frustration. 

Why aren't you stopping?! Why are you leaving me?! She could hear her herself demanding. 

Finally, not able to keep running, her pace slowed down to a desperate jog, but she kept yelling. She kept screaming for the person to stop, to turn around, to wait for her. They never did, and Kagome inevitably collapsed. While she remained on the ground, she could not contain her violent emotions any longer. Why did everyone always leave her? Papa? Inuyasha? Yuki? Why? Why does she have to be the one left behind? Why? 

"Why? Why are you leaving me? Why am I running after you? Why do I feel like I know you? Why am I crying over you? Why am I so desperate for you to stay?" Kagome managed to cry between hiccups. 

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Kagome could feel a hand caressing her cheek. It was gentle and cool to the touch. It brought her great relief. It soothed the throbbing in her head and appeased the ache in her heart. Her breathing soon settled, and her fever cooled. She noticed how each time the hand lifted from her face, the pain returned. 

Kagome found this very strange. 

How can a person's touch soothe her so? And now that she thought about it, who is touching her? Mama? Souta? Gi-chan? And a secret part of her heart wished it was Inuyasha. 

Slowly the hand moved to her temple, softly moving her hair away from her face. After a few moments, she could feel a pair of lips lightly pressed on her forehead. Kagome tried opening her eyes, impatient to see who was kissing her, but her eyelids remained stubborn. No matter how hard she tried, her eyelids would not budge. 

Who are you? 

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Suddenly, the scenery changed. Everything was no longer plain white but calming hues of pinks, purple and orange. Being too distracted by her own emotions, Kagome did not notice this change until someone called out to her. 

"I was leaving you for your own good... Me staying will only bring you pain," a pained voice tired to explain. 

Kagome looked up, the figure had finally stopped. They were still a great distance away from her, but nonetheless, they finally stopped. Relief flooded her senses, and her crying was reduced to mere hiccups. Kagome stood up and steadied herself, taking a moment to collect herself. She took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled. 

"Who says?! Who says being with you will only bring me pain?! You! Only you!" Kagome screamed. 

"Kagome! This is for your own good!" The figure yelled back. 

Kagome angrily shook her head, "No! No, it's not! You're doing this for yourself! You're not leaving me for me, you're leaving because you're afraid! You're just afraid!" 

The drew his hand into a fist, "Fine! You're right! I'm afraid! I'm afraid of hurting you! I'm afraid that when you see the real me you'll leave me!" The figure paused, before finally admitting, "I'm afraid of when you know the truth you'll hate me一"

"That's not for you to decide!" Kagome interrupted. 

Kagome and the figure were both breathing heavily, both feeling emotionally drained, but neither yet willing to yield. 

Kagome closed her eyes, needing to collect herself one more time. After having time to calm down, she opened her eyes and started walking towards the figure. 

"I get to decide if I'll be hurt in the end. I get to decide if I'll leave you in the end. And I get to decide if I'll hate you in the end. Not you," Kagome reasoned with a firm voice. 

The figure reluctantly shook his head, "That's why. That's exactly what I'm afraid of. You will be hurt in the end. You will leave in the end. You will hate me in the end."  

Magically, only after taking a few steps, Kagome was face to face with the figure. Kagome could not see their face. Darkness enveloped them, making it impossible to distinguish who they were.

Kagome stared at where she thought their eyes should be, "How can you be so sure?"  

"Because I'm..." the figure answered. 

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