This is my first fanfic, so I hope it's good!

There will be many more chapters, but I'm posting this FIRST one to see if people like it and review or not. The story gets a lot more involved, this is just the beginning.

Disclaimer: Duh, of course I don't own Inuyasha, or any of the characters, otherwise I'd be rich. Which I'm not. I DO own a few characters in this story, later on, but that's it. So don't arrest me, or I'll be kinda mad.

He stood there staring at her with his molten-golden calm, but blazing, eyes. She kept her clay hand placed on his cheek without moving it. They stared at each other for a while and then he took his gaze away and looked down.

"Inuyasha, why will you not die with me?" Her voice was low with sorrow twisted into it.

A pained feeling shot in his stomach and he didn't answer. He continued to stare at the ground.

"It's because of…her…isn't it?" the woman named Kikyou asked with a cold tone.

Inuyasha continued standing there and she took her hand from his face. The wind blew slightly, moving the darkened leaves of the trees. The blue light of the souls glowing around her illuminated the area. The sky was clear with many stars shining brightly. The moon was a little past full.

Kikyou stared at him, depression and death lingering in her faded brown eyes. She shook her head a bit. Inuyasha swallowed and moved his face up to look at her. "Kikyou, I…"

She didn't want to hear it. She turned around and walked, disappearing into the darkness of the forest along with her soul-snatchers, and gliding after her. "No, Kikyou! Come back!" He stared after her and sighed heavily. Telling her he would not, and could not die with her was one of the hardest things he thought he had ever done. The deep pain continued in his stomach as he slowly walked back to Kaede's hut.

Everyone was asleep. He sat next to Kagome, asleep in her sleeping bag, and stared at her face for a while. The crack of moonlight shone in from the hanging door onto her forehead. Her hair glinted in the moonlight as she turned over. He dropped his eyes to his lap and then sat there quietly for the rest of the night, thinking about the two women he loved.

Kagome had been watching Inuyasha the whole day. Something seemed to be bothering him, but she didn't know what. He was acting too tense, and once again, he wouldn't look her in the eye. Every time she glanced at him he was usually staring at the ground or closing his eyes. He was so frustrating, and she had no idea what happened. When they got the chance to be alone, she wanted to ask him what was wrong. Hopefully he would explain.

Shippo jumped onto her shoulder as she was eating. His face was brightly lit, as usual, and his little fangs poked out of mouth with a smile. "Kagome, do you have any more chips potato left?"

She looked at him and smiled. "I do have a little left. Would you like them, Shippo?"

He nodded and lunged for her hand that pulled them out of her backpack. He opened the bag and started stuffing them in his mouth. Inuyasha sat in the corner of the room with his eyes closed and a usual Angered-Inuyasha face on.

Kagome looked over and watched him for a little while longer before continuing on with her meal. Sango, Miroku, and Kaede were all equally confused by Inuyasha's mood but they said nothing.

"Would ye like more soup?" Kaede asked in her worn voice.

Sango and Miroku looked up and nodded, quickly bowing their heads and picking up their bowls once they had been filled.

As soon as Kagome finished she got up and began to walk outside. Inuyasha opened his eyes and stared. "And where do you think you're going?" he asked her.

She stopped and turned around. "Oh, so you feel like talking now?"

He glared at her and stood up. "I can talk whenever I want." He brushed past her and walked outside. She got a puzzled look on her face but followed him out the door.

After they were walking next to each other for a while, she couldn't keep it in any longer. "What is wrong, Inuyasha? You're acting so strange today…"

He didn't answer.

"Inuyasha?"

He didn't answer.

"Inuyasha, what is going on! Why won't you talk to me? Or look me straight in the eyes?"

Inuyasha didn't know what to say. His mind was spinning rapidly and confused answers popped into his head, but he said none of them. "Nothing is wrong," he replied, continuing to walk. They were away from the village, but not yet in the forest.

She stopped and grabbed his hand. He turned around slowly and looked at her. His expression turned from tense to calm. He missed looking at her, yet at the same time, he didn't want to. He quickly looked away.

Kagome stared at him and then spoke softly, "Please tell me…please tell me what's wrong."

He was silent for a while. He looked back up at her and said and in a calm tone, "Nothing is wrong, Kagome. You don't have to worry."

She was getting so confused. Of course something was wrong, or he wouldn't be acting this weird! But, despite his answer, she still was slightly affected by the words. They had a sense of caring and affection twined into them. She pushed them aside and folded her brows down. "Inuyasha, something is going on and I want to know what it is." He looked away from her again. She thought about it for a while. "Did something happen that I'm not aware of? Something last night?"

He restrained his eyes from widening by directing them towards the ground. "No."

She was onto him now. "Tell me, Inuyasha."

"Wench, don't you get it? There's nothing to tell! You're such a nosey bother all the time." He tried pulling away from her to walk.

She grabbed his other hand and took a step closer to him. "Inuyasha…"

He blinked and looked at her again. His eyes glanced up and he saw the distant figures of soul-snatchers flying above the forest, meaning Kikyou was still in it. His stomach started to hurt again.

Kagome looked behind her to see what he was so interested in. Her eyes widened. She looked at him and released his hands, taking two steps back.

If he hadn't told Kikyou he couldn't die with her, he would not have purposely gotten himself into this position in the first place. He wanted to tell Kagome now. "I talked with Kikyou. Does that answer your annoying question?"

"You… talked with her!" Her brow furrowed in anger.

"Yes, but you see—"

She brusquely interrupted him. "But why, Inuyasha? Why?" All the possible thoughts of what could have happened crossed her mind. Why hadn't she killed him? Was there a different reason she summoned him there?

"I had to go, Kagome, beca—"

"You always have to go when she's around!" she interrupted again. "I just don't understand why she's such an important asset to you, Inuyasha! She just wants you to DIE anyway!" She glared at him.

"Kagome, you don't understand!" Inuyasha argued.

"Oh, no, I bet I don't! 'Cause she means just so much to you doesn't she?" Kagome said with a glare.

"Keh! Stop saying nonsense! You don't understand!"

"Nonsense?" she yelled, "So you're saying you don't care about her?"

He said nothing. Once again she was winning their dispute.

"You're so stupid! I don't understand why you even still think about her! Why do you have to be so stubborn?" Her head shook back and fourth when she said the words, making her black hair fly from side to side around her angry face.

His ears flattened a bit. "And why do you have to be so nosey?" he yelled. She was really bothering him now. If she wouldn't be so damn annoying…

She stopped shouting at him and took a deep breath. "You say that like I don't have a right to know."

He blinked. "Kagome, I…I care about Kikyou…and…"

Kagome waited for him to finish, but he didn't. He found this harder to explain than he thought.

She glared at him. "Yes, Inuyasha, you do care about Kikyou. And…? And you care about yourself! And that's all! Sure, she may have tried to kill BOTH of us, me multiple times, she might be dead, she might hate you, but I guess none of that bothers you at all!" Her foot stomped in anger with the last word as her face wrinkled in anger.

"Will you stop accusing me of things I didn't say? You won't even listen to me!" Inuyasha shouted.

"Will you stop being such an idiot?" she shouted back to him. Everyone came walking up behind Kagome. Inuyasha folded his arms and turned his back to them.

"Kagome, what's going on?" Sango asked apprehensively.

Kagome resisted shouting "Osuwari!" as loud as possible. Instead, she turned around. "Nothing. Let's go," she said abruptly. Without another word, she walked back to Kaede's and grabbed her backpack.

Thanks. Reviews please!

I can make the chapters long too, if you want.