Because Of You By Joi Veer

Disclaimer: If I owned Inuyasha, Bankotsu and Jakotsu would still be alive...

I sat down next to him on the soft grass.

"Hey Ja," He sighed dreamily. How could he

hear me even when I was so quiet?

Each Day I wake and look out into a world without you

One that could not matter

So different time alone

"Oo-aniki?" I tentatively asked. "What's gonna happen?

When we kill Inuyasha?" "I don't know, but I do know that

we're gonna live forever now." He laid back

on the moist dirt as he said that.

River of tears led me here

Gleaming with reflections

Little voice still ringing

Strikes a cord in me

I sighed and brushed back his bangs,

then giggled as I watched him blush multi-shades

of red. "Its just, I'm scared."

I do the things I do

I say the things I say

I feel the way I feel

All because of you

I laid my head on Bankotsu's chest and surprisingly,

he didn't shove me away. His hands just stroked my hair.

Oh how that comforted me, listing to his heartbeat and

his hands in my hair. I held on to his haori, afraid he would

be gone forever if I let go.

Like a child holding on to a favorite pillow

I find myself still clutching each tender memory

I venture out into the dark always having your wisdom

guided by the nightlight that you kept on for me

It was now or never, I thought.

I sat up and looked into his eyes

The eyes that made me fly.

I do the things I do

I say the things I say

I feel the way I feel

All because of you

I ran my fingers over his skin on his face

The skin softer than silk. He just gazed at me

Like he knew what I was thinking. Then placed

His tender hand on my cheek.

I live the way I live

And I am the way I am

I love the way I love

and its all because of you

I traced his delicate lips

the lips that made my heart melt then stroked

them with my thumb. His crystal blue eyes

held something along with trust. Was it...

I'd give anything Id have just to hear you laugh

I'd give everything i have

For you not to leave

Of the love you've given me

Love?

Where are we now

Little voice still talking to me

Whispering so gently

But i can't see your face

In complete unison,

we closed our eyes,

and slowly leaned forward,

until our lips gently touched.

I do the things I do

I say the things I say

I feel the way I feel

All because of you

In that one small kiss

Our true feelings surfaced.

I love him

And he Loves me.

I live the way I live

And I am the way I am

I love they way I love

And its all because of you

He stroked my cheek

During the entire kiss.

And when we had to break for air

He pulled me into a tight embrace,

Not wanting to let go.

Neither did I.

I do the things I do

I say the things I say

I feel the way I feel

And Its all because of you