now run home, okay?"
"RAU WAU!", Inu Kami barked and ran a few meters, then the dog just stopped, shook his head, also took his paws for help and managed to loosen the band around his neck.
"No ...", Kagome saw her chocolate land on the floor: "Inu Kami ... what are you doing?"
Inu Kami sniffed the chocolate and licked it.
"Inu Kami, you mustn't eat that, it's not good for you!", Kagome objected, but by then most of the chocolate was already in Inu Kami's stomachKagome sank to his knees: "No ... No and no!"
"What is it?" Asked a familiar voice and the husky barked happily when he saw his master.
"He ... he ate the chocolate ...", Kagome sighed and looked at Shinji: "All gone ..."
"Chocolate?", Shinji wondered: "Who was it for?"
"For who?", Kagome shot the blood in the head and watched Shinji as he picked up the last bit that was still on the floor and Inu Kami had left: "So ... yes ... well ... how should I say ... I mean ... she was for ... "
"Here Inu, eat up ...", Shinji held the last piece out to Inu Kami, who of course snapped shut immediately and ate up the last piece.
"Hm ...", Kagome looked down depressed, that had gone wrong again and she was still sitting in the dirt ...
"Come on, I'll take you home," Shinji suggested.
"Yes ... thank you ...", Kagome nodded and let him help her up. She took a step, but Inu Kami perked up his ears."Is what?", Shinji looked at his dog.
"Wau!", The husky made and went towards the forest.
"Sen, it's almost dark, why should I come here?" Asked Sasuke, who was standing with Sen near Shinji and Kagome.
Sen had asked him to go into the forest, a bit off the road, at this dusky time. She also hadn't said what was going on and now she was standing next to him, but once again didn't look at him.
"SEN!" He repeated a little louder.
"Yes ... now give me a little time", Sen grumbled uncertainly and then turned his gaze to him: "Well I ... I know that you don't like anything sweet, but ..." she broke off again. She had no idea what she was thinking, it was best to leave it alone.
"And next? Now say what you want ..."
"Ahm ... here!", Sen suddenly stuffed one of her chocolates into his mouth and then held it to him: "I have to go ..."
Sasuke stared at her, but then Sen was gone.
"Arg…", he began to cough and choke."Oh dear!" Shinji patted him hard on the back. Since Inu Kami had heard them, they overheard Sen and Sasuke.
Sasuke spit out the praline that had stupidly got into his windpipe. He had been shocked when Sen had put it in his mouth so suddenly and choked on it.
"Are you okay?" Kagome wanted to know, worried.
"Yes ... does she want to kill me or what?", Sasuke coughed and straightened up again.
"No ... probably not that, I think Sen is really fond of you and wanted to show you that ... I'm sorry, I made her make chocolate ...", Kagome explained.
+ ~ * ~ +
"Aren't you coming in?", Kagome asked Sasuke when they were with her.
"No ... I want to be quiet", Sasuke waved him off and fought his way into the darkness of the garden.
"Rough!", Inu Kami was the first in Kagome's house and snuggled into the warm corner next to the stove, which was still burning.
"Will you still let me in? I just wanted to tell you something ..." Shinji asked."Yes, of course, come in", Kagome closed the door behind him and then sat down with Shinji on the cushions by the stove.
"So ... I wanted to tell you that as of today I won't be working as a samurai ..." Shinji began.
"What?", Kagome didn't know whether to be happy or not. So Shinji would no longer be in danger or have to leave ...
"Yes, I've thought about it carefully and I think that I don't belong on a battlefield. I will be there as a teacher for beginners, but only here in our village. Otherwise I will probably help in the garden and so my livelihood It might sound a bit strange, but I don't want to leave my future wife alone and in the uncertainty that I might not see me again. Akira no longer needs me as protection and my parents agree. A quiet one Living with Inu, a dear wife and children is far more important to me than risking my life for Plogo, "said Shinji."That's ...", Kagome stood up blankly and went into the kitchen.
"Kagome?", Shinji followed her and watched her start to cut a head of cabbage like a madwoman.
"What is it? Are you disappointed?" He wondered.
"Me? No, why? I just have to cook ..." Kagome replied and continued. She had to distract herself to digest this news. Inwardly she jumped in the air, but how could she explain that to him when she wasn't able to confess her love to him.
"Is that for me?" Shinji suddenly asked.
"I beg your pardon?", Kagome turned around and saw Shinji taking a chocolate heart from the kitchen table with his name on it.
Where does it come from? Kagome gulped, forgetting that it was her chocolate sample. But she was too embarrassed to give it to him.
"Shinji, from Kagome ...", Shinji read aloud and looked at her: "Are you telling me something?"
Kagome was helped by chance, in the form of loud shouts coming from the roof."SEN! No, you stay here!", Sasuke had discovered Sen on the roof while dozing and she wanted to disappear again, only this time he was faster and held her hand.
"What?", Sen looked past him: "I have nothing to discuss with you ..."
"But me with you!", He contradicted and slowly let go of her: "Don't run away, understood, otherwise I'll tie you up next time."
"All right, what's up?" Sen sighed.
"Why do you always run away from me? I've never harmed you and if I did, it was definitely not on purpose. You've been in a weird mood for a few months, even if you try to cover it up, talk to me at last. That's it you owe me, we are always partners and teammates, "said Sasuke seriously and hoped that he would get a correct answer.
"Nothing is, what's supposed to be? I'm just sick of being always seen as an appendage and want to go my own way. Is that forbidden?", Sen tried instinctively to evade his question, but what his face said , didn't work."No, and I don't believe you a word! You like me, or why did you make chocolate? Tell me the truth!"
"The truth?", Sen looked up: "Okay, I'll tell you, there's no point in hiding it any longer. You're right, I like ... no, I fell in love with you, but I know that too that it must not be. You know that our families are friends, but members are not allowed to be more. No matter what I feel, if it is more than friendship, it is forbidden. Also, you kissed Sakura and with her what started ... I couldn't take it anymore! I don't want to be around you anymore. "
"So that's it ...", Sasuke scratched the back of his head: "For the last time, I broke up with her and the other ... I didn't see a problem in it ... At some point it is always the first time you break rules and have that we already done enough ... "
"What?", Sen made a step backwards: "I don't quite understand ..."
"I mean that I ...", Sasuke pulled Sens's remaining chocolates out of his trouser pocket."Hey, these are mine ... Where did you get them from?"
"Lying on your bed ...", Sasuke shrugged his shoulders and took one out of the bag and put it in his mouth.
"Ah ..." Sen stared confused: "You don't like anything sweet."
"Oh, what you don't say ...", he replied sarcastically after he had eaten the praline: "It was quite good ... And I don't like sweets, you can talk about other sweet things ..."
"Other sweet things? You mean strawberries or baby animals? Oh, sweet girls, like ..." Sen paused when he interrupted her.
"Like who?"
"Nobody ...", Sen had a cold chill down his spine when he scowled at her.
"You don't get it ... do you? Otherwise you're not that difficult to understand ..." that he should touch himself by the nose, he forgot quickly.
"Did you want to tell me something?" Asked Sen. She turned her back to him and ran everything through her head ... she scratched the back of her head, his behavior ... the chocolate ... his talk ... then she swallowed hard ... That could not be ...: "Just say what you mean ... my head has just switched off.""You do that on purpose!", Sasuke grumbled and suddenly stood in front of her on the gable of the roof.
"Yes!", Sen grinned at him and stuck his tongue out: "So ..."
Sasuke tilted his head: "Forget the traditions of our families. They are old and dusty, and it just happens that friendship can become more. I want to be with you, I won't run after you through half of Japan for free . "
"You wanted to take me back? Because you love me?"
"Um ..." Sasuke blushed slightly, that was too much for him now: "Don't look at me like that ... It's so soft as a rock. And yes ... I admit ..." He took her hand a little hesitantly: " When you kissed me ... what did you have with you ... "
"Everything and nothing ... I ran away because it was just beautiful, but I was afraid that it would only be a dream and will stay", Sen answered and saw how he put her hand around his shoulder and came closer and closer to her: "What is that going to happen now? "
"Now it's my turn ...", Sasuke pulled her to him."How cute ...", Kagome was outside with Shinji and now saw what was going on on the roof: "I knew it, they are in love with each other ..."
"Seems so ..." Shinji looked sideways at Kagome and then at the two of them on the roof. It was funny that the two children were further than him. Basically he knew that Kagome loved him, but that had never really been enough for him to be honest with her.
"Shin, isn't that nice? They also go so well together! And Aki and Heiji and then Kyoko and Shizun. What do you mean? I'm not great? It's springtime and love is clearly in the air. Me." I'm so happy! ", Kagome pulled on Shinji's shirt and looked up at him:" It's really great, isn't it? "
"Am ...", Shinji smiled gently at her: "You're right. Love is beautiful. You say ... could you imagine being in love too?"
"What?", Kagome looked shyly at the floor: