Three days of hard thinking had brought her to this conclusion. When the one you love doesn't love you back, you have to let them go. So she knew now what she had to do, she had to let Inuyasha go. " He loves Kikyo," thought Kagome sadly to herself, "Not me. It was never me." She looked across the camp fire at the hanyou sitting across from her. His silver hair gleamed in the fires glow. She let out a sigh. Deep down a small flame of hope flickered and a small voice whispered "He does love you." She stood from were she was sitting and with out a word went over to her sleeping bag and crawled in. She just wanted to be alone, or as alone as she could get in the tiny clearing they were all camping in. "In the morning I will let him choose" she told her self. Thoughts drifted in and out of her head until finally she fell asleep, holding the now completed jewel shard.

She ran. Correction she tried to run, but her body would not move. A hideous demon was behind her. Its hands covered in the blood of her loved ones, her friends and family. It walked slowly up to her and stared her in the eye. More demos began to flock towards her. Suddenly a white glittering orb flew at her. It surrounded her in a bubble and she felt at peace. "kagome come home we need you" a voice whispered on the wind. She frowned. "But I cant leave Inuyasha and them. I don't want to come home yet. He may love me." She tried telling the faceless voice. It repeated "Kagome come home" Everything around her went dark. She screamed.

Inuyasha had been in his own little world that night. Thoughts of Naraku had plagued his mind. Especially now that Kagome wore the completed Jewel she would be in more danger than ever. How could he keep her safe? He didn't notice as she rose and went to bed. His mind was only distracted when Miroku came and sat down next to him. "has anything stricken you odd about Lady Kagome's behavior recently" he asked Inuyasha while staring at the now slumbering form of Kagome. He frowned. "keh!! That girls always acting weird" he said gruffly. Miroku quickly decoded that as YES. Silence resumed. Thoughts swarmed back into Inuyasha's head and he appeared to be in a daze. When he finally roused again from his thoughts he noticed he was the only one left awake. Shippo had cuddled up to Kirrara and Miroku and Sango had retired the their respective ends of the camp to sleep. Inuyasha rose from his spot beside the campfire, which was now only a few weak glowing embers. He walked to over to were Kagome was and jumped into the closest tree. He positioned himself so he could see her at all times and then sleep took him to. But not for long. Hours later as the sun was just beginning to rise he heard whimpering from some where down below him. He opened one eye and looked about. He saw Kagome squirming in her sleeping bag silently crying. She was still asleep he saw but having some type of nightmare. He hoped from his tree and crouched by her side. For a while she quitted, then suddenly she sat up tears streaming down her face. Her eyes opened, but since he was behind her she hadn't seen him. Her breathing was heavy. She buried her head in her hands and her small body shook. He could smell not only the tears but also the fear her body was emitting. Doing the only thing he could think of to calm her he grabbed her from behind. AT first she stiffened. "shhhh!!! Its ok. Nothings gonna hurt you." He whispered soothingly in her ear. This was not the time to ask questions so he just held her as close as he could and tried to make her feel safe in his arms. He could tell she was desperately fighting to control her tears. He nuzzled her neck and held her even closer, if that where possible. Her scent was slowly lulling him into a daze. He loved her scent and could get lost in it. A small voice interrupted his thought "its ok im fine now." He opened his eyes but refused to move not wanting to lose the close contact with her. She pulled away from him and stood up, still not facing him. She drew a shaky breath and steadied her voice. "I am going to get some air. The others will wake up soon enough." He looked up at her still form against the dying glow of the night. "ill come…" "no!" she interrupted him. "just… stay here… please" she said the last part so quietly he almost didn't hear her. It sounded almost like she were begging him. "I.." but before he could finish she had walked away leaving him sitting there in the dirt, or was it he that let her walk away.