Inuyasha's POV

She's been gone a while, I thought to myself. Feh! She's always going back to that stupid era of hers. As if it's less dangerous than here. When she's here, I can protect her, easy enough. But when she's off gallivanting in her own time, I have no idea whether she's in trouble or if she needs help. Or even someone to talk to.

I'd like it if once in a while we could talk without her having to 'sit' me. Let me tell you, that really hurts. So does Kagome giving me the cold shoulder, not that I'd ever tell her that.

Shippo keeps whining about missing Kagome. He's not the only one. Whenever she's not here, it's like there's no sun in the world, everyone becomes really depressed, me more than anyone. I try to hide it, but I think the others know about it. I don't want to seem weak in their eyes, and especially not in front of Kagome.

I want to go and get her. No. I need to go and get her. But I can't. That's giving into temptation; that's being weak. I feel a ... thirst ... for her. My demon half commands me to take her whenever I see her. But my human half says to go slow and to be gentle. I don't know what to do.

So here I am, standing in front of the bone-eater's well, staring into its murky depths, wishing but refraining to go after my one true love. Sure, you're thinking What about Kikyo? But I don't care for Kikyo anymore. It's nice to see her once in a while and I feel I owe a debt to her (no idea why). But I only love Kagome now; she accepts me as a half demon, Kikyo doesn't. Kagome accepts me for who I really am.

It wouldn't hurt to give into temptation just this once, would it?

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Kagome's POV

How dare he?! How dare that useless, no-brained, two-timing, piece of scum say such things to me?!

It's bad enough that he has to make fun of every single little thing I do wrong but to then say such mushy, fluffy, disgusting words and expecting me to believe them... I didn't think he'd actually have the guts to say something like that. It just totally wasn't him.

He claims to want me more than Kikyo, that they're just friends, but whenever I turn my back on him he runs off to find her again. How can I believe him when he always does that?

I really miss everyone though. I want to go and see Shippo and his cute-little-bundle-of-fluff-ness; I want to go and see Sango and have a nice heart to heart chat with her; I want to go and see Miroku because ... well forget that one.

But I don't want to see Inuyasha.

Not ever again.

Or do I?

To be honest, life seems too quiet without Inuyasha in it. And I do miss him, if only a little. His little tantrums, and the big ones too; his fights with Shippo and any other demon who comes too close to me; his long, beautiful, silver hair and golden eyes; his muscular body that every girl wants on her boyfriend...

Okay, so maybe he's got more going for him than I first accredited him for.

Even though he still loves Kikyo.

But I still love him too.

The temptation to jump back down the well is too great, maybe I should go back after all...