After much thought and consideration, I've decided that I needed to re-structure this story so it has been changed. I was going to rewrite most of it to get it going in a different way, but I have since decided against that, and opted for just changing the the flow of it a little in the later chapters. Here are the chapters that were up before, but in a little different format. If something doesnt make sense with the way I have it laid out, please let me know and I will get it corrected. Thanks!

DISCLAIMER: As you know, I, sadly do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters related to the anime or manga. They are the sole property of it creator. I do, however, own the OC in the story as well as the story line, those are of my own creation. :D So now without futher ado...please enjoy my first fanfic...reworked. :D

Summary

After a particularly long and hard battle with Naraku, Inuyasha and Kagome have been separated. Inuyasha has been severely wounded and is laying face down in the snow when Kikyo happens upon him. He is nearly frozen and Kikyo knows that if he isn't warmed up soon he will surely die. With no suitable shelter near by to put him and to build a fire she does the only thing she can do…she embraces him. To give some of the warmth she has to keep him from freezing to death. As they embrace Inuyasha regains his senses and realizes that he is laying in Kikyo's arms, and this thought is too much for him to bear and he begins to kiss Kikyo and soon there are lost in a lovers embrace, finally letting out all the feelings and emotions the both of them had kept from each other 50 years ago. Unknown to them Kagome has been out searching for Inuyasha…and what she finds will destroy her heart and change the young girl forever.

'I have to find Inuyasha, I can't let him die out here.' Kagome thought to herself and she pushed on through the wind and snow. But she was growing colder by the second and was going to have to find shelter soon or she herself would be in danger of freezing to death out here.

She tripped over a root in the snow and came to rest on her knees, she began to cry and wanted so desperately to keep moving, to keep searching for him, but she knew that her body was at its limit and she could go on no further when she spotted movement a little ways ahead of her. It wasn't clear at first but it looked like two people huddling by a tree trying to get out of the storm. She got to her feet and pressed on, if she could get to those two maybe they could all find shelter together and be able to ride out the rest of this horrible snow storm. As she got closer and strained to see through the snow she realized that it was a man and a woman…and they weren't just huddling together, they were locked in a very intimate embrace. She blushed and looked away, thinking to herself as she did, 'How could someone do that when its so cold out, and with all this snow?' Just then, a voice caught her attention, it was Inuyasha's voice! She quickly looked up to see that it wasn't just a man and woman there at the base of the tree it was in fact Inuyasha and Kikyo! THEY were making love at the base of the tree! Before she could stop herself she screamed. "NO!!"

Inuyasha quickly looked up to see Kagome less than a few feet away with the a horrified expression on her face. Inuyasha coming fully to his senses realized what she was witnessing and tried to call out to her but before the words could come from his mouth she was running from them. 'Damn, how did I not hear her get so close? How could I have not picked up her scent?' Inuyasha thought to himself as he tried to maneuver out from under Kikyo so that he could chase after Kagome.

Kikyo had sensed what he was going to do from the second that Kagome's voice had rung in her ear and she had begun to move aside so that Inuyasha could gather his things and give chase to the young girl. 'Inuyasha, I will not stop you. Chase after her and explain to her what ever you wish, but after today, I will never see you again. I know now that what we have done was wrong, and that the feelings you expressed here were not meant for me. They were meant for her. And I will not stand in your way, give chase to the woman you love and I pray that she will forgive us both for the horrible mistake we've made.' Kikyo thought as she watched Inuyasha try to get to his feet. He wasn't able to move with his usual speed, the cold and his wounds would make his chase more difficult, but she knew that he had to get to Kagome and explain what she had just seen. As his image disappeared through the snow Kikyo whispered silently to him. "Good-bye Inuyasha."

Kagome was running as fast as her body would allow. She could no longer feel the cold, all she could feel was this terrible crushing feeling in her chest. Tears were stinging against her face and she could feel the branches of the trees tearing at her clothes as she ran. 'I was such a fool!' she thought, 'Such a fool to think that I would have a chance of being happy with him! I hate Inuyasha! I hate Kikyo! I hate them both! I never want to see Inuyasha again!' And with that thought repeating over and over in her mind she pushed harder running as fast as she could, trying desperately to get the image of them locked in that embrace out of her mind. But the more she tried the more she seemed to think about it, and the more she thought about it, the harder she cried until her vision was completely blurred and she had to stop. She came to a stop at the edge of a clearing, she sank to her knees and began to sob. There was a burning in her chest from running so hard, and her entire body ached from the cold. Her face stung and it felt as if her tears were turning to ice on her skin. All the while all she could think was, 'How could he? How could he do that…with her? I thought.. I thought we… Oh who am I kidding?! Of course THEY would! They love each other, and…and Inuyasha…he…he never loved me! I was only fooling myself! We could never have been together! I'M SUCH A FOOL!' Fresh tears began streaming down her face when she heard footsteps behind her.

"Kagome! Stop, please let me explain! Kagome wait!" It was Inuyasha, he was chasing after her. This gave her heart a brief moment of joy, to know that he had left Kikyo there and chased after her. But no, he probably didn't chase after her for any other reason but to try and convince her to stay and help him to find the rest of the jewel shards. And for what, for him to use the jewel to become a full human and stay with Kikyo? No, she wouldn't hear what he had to say. She knew that he was injured so he couldn't catch her as easy. She knew that she had to keep running, to try and get away from him as best she could. To try and get her thoughts in order and try to keep from saying too much to him. Kagome got to her feet once more and began to run again. Her body though was not cooperating as well as she would have liked. The cold was taking it toll on her and she was hardly able to move. 'I have to get out of the snow, I have to get someplace and get warm, I have to get away from Inuyasha.' She thought to herself. Up a head she saw the ancient well, she knew that if she made it to the well, she could make it back to her own time and that Inuyasha would more than likely give up his chase. His injuries would slow him down enough so that she could….do something to keep him from following her ever again…right? But what? That didn't matter now, all she could think about was getting to the well and getting back to her own time. He surely wouldn't follow her, not there. Kagome made up her mind that there was no way that he would follow her and she would be safe from him for a little while until she could get her thoughts straight, but then what? She wasn't sure yet, but she knew that the well was her salvation for now, so with the little bit of strength she had left she pushed as hard as she could to run to the well and jump in before he could catch her.

Inuyasha had just reached the edge of the clearing when he saw that Kagome was already beside the Bone Eaters Well. He knew that she was going back to her own time, he knew that she probably hated him for what she had seen, and he knew that if he didn't explain to her exactly what had happened that would never see her again. "Kagome! Stop! I don't love…" But before he could finish his sentence she had hopped over the side and vanished from his sight down the well and through time. "Damnit!" He yelled aloud. "You stupid girl, couldn't you have stopped for two minutes and let me explain?" He pounded his fist on the well. 'Too late now, she's gone. Besides that what would I have said to her? I only did it because I was cold? Yeah, that would go over real well. Damnit! What am I going to do?' Inuyasha thought to himself. Before he could even think to chase after Kagome he began to feel light headed and felt himself falling backwards. 'Kagome….forgive me….' he thought as he slipped in to unconsciousness.

"Inuyasha! Lady Kaede, he's over here! Come quickly!" Shippo yelled when he saw Inuyasha laying beside the well. He and Kaede had been out looking for both Kagome and Inuyasha all night. Sango and Miroku had come back to the village after the battle but where unsure of where Kagome and Inuyasha had went. All they knew is that Inuyasha had been badly hurt and that he needed help quickly, and with the snow coming down and the temperature dropping they all knew that he and Kagome would most likely freeze before morning.

Rushing to his side Shippo and Kaede noticed another set of footprints in the snow. "Those must be Kagome's. Looks as if she's gone back through the well." Kaede said. 'But if that's the case then why did she leave Inuyasha here by himself?' she thought to herself.

"Lady Kaede, let's get Inuyasha back to the hut, if Kagome went back through the well then we know that she is safe. He seems nearly frozen so let's hurry." Shippo said, obviously concerned about Inuyasha's health and safety. Shippo knew that carrying him back to the hut would be long and difficult since it was just the two of them. He used his Fox Magic to transform into a small horse so that he could carry Inuyasha on his back, but he didn't expect him to be so heavy. "Inuyasha you dumb mutt, why couldn't you have just made it to the hut yourself. You're so heavy I don't know how much further I can carry you." Shippo complained. Trying to navigate through the snow with Inuyasha on his back was proving very difficult but soon the hut was in sight and Kaede helped to get Inuyasha inside by the fire. They dressed his wounds and covered him in blankets hoping that he would wake soon. Both Kaede and Shippo were very worried about Kagome. They didn't know if she was injured or what had happened to prompt her to leave without helping Inuyasha. It would be morning before Inuyasha would awaken and relive the night when he believed that he had lost Kagome forever.

Inuyasha's Dream

"Kagome, wait! Let me explain! Kagome, Stop!" He shouted. "Kagome! I don't love her! Kagome, please stop! Let me talk to you! Kagome!" She was running from him. But why was she running from him? He couldn't remember. "Inuyasha…" A voice called to him quietly…who's voice was it? "Inuyasha…" It was Kikyo's voice. "Good-bye Inuyasha. Good-bye, good-bye, good…" Kikyo said over and over again. The morning brought sunlight into the hut and warmed Inuyasha's cold bones. He had been dreaming about chasing Kagome through the forest. His head felt heavy and his memories of what happened seemed foggy. 'What the hell happened last night?' He thought to himself. He tried to sit up, but the movement sent a searing pain all through his body. 'Maybe I'll just lay here for a little while longer.' Inuyasha closed his eyes once again and tried to remember the events from last night.

End

'I remember, Kagome. And the well, she was running from me. Or was that the dream? And Kikyo, I remember Kikyo. I remember laying in her arms. She found me, I couldn't move. I remember kissing her. I remember….Kagome!' He thought of the horrified look on Kagome's face through the snow. She looked so hurt, and so angry, and then she started running. 'Kagome was running from me! She saw me and Kikyo! Damnit! What the hell did I do!' Inuyasha opened his eyes when he heard a soft rustling coming from the door.

"Oh! You're finally awake! We were so worried about you! Inuyasha did Kagome go back to her world beyond the well?" Shippo asked in his usual upbeat manor.

Inuyasha turned and faced away from the young demon. "How should I know where she went." He said shortly. He didn't want to have to explain to someone like Shippo what really happened. What really made Kagome run from him and what he and Kikyo had done. There was so much pain in his body that he just wanted to sleep. He couldn't tell though if the pain was truly from his injuries, or if it was from the thought of never seeing Kagome again. 'Kagome, will you ever forgive me? Will I ever see you again?' He said to himself as he drifted back off to sleep.

Ok, so did that make sense? let me know if it didnt! :D Thanks ever so much! :D