1. feelings
Inuyasha and Kagome were sitting under the shade of a very large tree. It was a sunny day which was a pleasant
change after the days of rain they had had. Miroku and Sango had left to spend time alone. It was always much
quieter when the pair were away, and at times it could seem lonely, especially when kagome left him for "personal
reasons." "Whatever the hell she means by that." thought Inuyasha. Kagome was absent mindedly pulling at the
grass, her hair blowing gently in the slight breeze. She was now 18 and as beautiful as ever. Inuyasha looked over at
her and smiled. He could no longer deny that she was beautiful, she always had been. It had been three years since
they had first met. Inuyasha remembered how he was then. "It's amazing how she put up with me…even if she did
overreact a lot…"
"Are you having fun staring at me?" Kagome asked with sarcasm.
"Of course not." Inuyasha replied, slipping out of his thoughts. He smiled at her and she smiled back. She
almost always did. She loved him, and he knew it. "Deep down I know I love her as well.." he thought. It had
taken him years to finally realize this. His obsession with Kikyo had made him somewhat bind to Kagome's love for
him. He knew he had hurt her many times because of that, and he was sorry. Letting go of something like that was
hard for him, but he knew he had to move on and realize that he had someone living now that loved him just the
same.
As late afternoon arrived Kagome reached into her pack and pulled out some food for dinner.
"I got something for you" Kagome said, turning to Inuyasha.
"O really, what?" he replied. Kagome pulled out chicken flavored raymen out of her bag, one of inu's
favorites. She smiled as Inuyasha thanked her as he quickly grabbed it out of her hands, taking no time to open it and
eat as though he hadn't in days.
She smiled, "I've never met anyone who eats raymen like you do" she told him.
"Well I guess I'm just one of a kind" Inuyasha replied, his mouth full.
"O that's for sure" Kagome retorted, rolling her eyes. She sighed and began eating her own dinner. "I
wonder if he'll ever tell me how he really feels." her thoughts began to drift away from the campfire and the
evening's darkness that began to spread across the sky. "It's been a year and a half since he finally let Kikyo go."
her heart felt a twinge of pain as she thought of the name of the woman Inuyasha once loved. "I think he loves me
now…but he's never told me…we kiss and hug, but nothing more, and not once has he said he loves me."
"I'm such a fool…"
"Kagome…." Inuyasha voice came into her mind. "are you alright" Kagome snapped back to reality and
realized that a tear had escaped her dark brown eye.
"Oh yeah, I'm fine no problem!" she said, trying to collect herself. "You don't look fine. Is something
bothering you?" his voice was gentle, it surprised her.
"I…was just thinking that's all" Kagome put her chin on her knees, trying not to make eye contact with the
hanyou that sat next to her. She was startled as she felt two strong arms gently wrap themselves around her.
"I know I've hurt you before Kagome…I'm so sorry" he told her gently.
"Inuyasha…all these years I've felt a lot of thing for you…but…" she felt stupid. She shouldn't worry about
what he felt…but she loved him. She lifted her head up to meet his eyes. She was once again surprised by the
emotion he was showing her. She saw compassion in his eyes…there was something else too but she couldn't quite
place it. He sighed. "I need to tell her somehow…I need to tell her before I lose her too." he thought. Kagome's
eyes opened wide as Inuyasha bent his head down to kiss her. As their lips met her body tingled. This kiss was unlike
any of the others they had shared. It was full of a passion that kagome had never felt from Inuyasha before. Their lips
parted. Inuyasha's amber eyes stared into Kagome's soft brown ones.
"I should have told you this a long time ago Kagome…" Kagome's heart filled up with desperate anticipation.
"..I…I love you Kagome." Her heart burst with love and emotion that she had stored up for years.
"Inuyasha, I love you more than anything in this world or the next." Once again their lips met as Inuyasha
gently lowered Kagome to the ground.