Disclaimer- I don't own Inuyasha.
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I heard a knock come from the front door, and reluctantly got up off of Kouga and headed down stairs. When I opened the door was when it really hit me. The truth and the desions that were ahead of me.
"Inuyasha," I whispered.
"Hi Kagome," he greeted me.
"Oh...uh...Come in."
I opened up the door wider and he stepped inside.
"What's wrong? You seem, distant."
"Kagome, who was it?" called a voice from upstairs, that I knew was Kouga.
"Who's up there?" Inuyasha asked.
"Kagome?" Kouga came into view at the top of the stairs.
My whole world froze as they started at each other, me helplessly in the middle.
"Who's he?" Inuyasha spoke after a while.
"Inuyasha...this is Kouga."
Inuyasha quickly turned to me, looking as if I was crazy. I took his hand and led him to the living room, Kouga following.
"I don't know how, or why, but some how Kouga is alive," I told him. "Naraku...He's back. I don't know why, but he is."
"S-So that's Kouga?" he asked unsure.
I nodded and watched his eyes drift from me to Kouga. It was like a glaring contest. Neither of them would look away, it was like they were fighting with out physical contact, and it was scaring me.
"Guys, please stop."
"Kagome, you know what this means don't you?" Kouga asked me. "You have to choose. You can't have us both."
I stared down at my feet. This was one of my greatest fears, having to pick between two people I loved with all my heart. No matter who I chose, I would lose the one I loved. I looked at Kouga, then at Inuyasha. Both were waiting for an answer, and both looked unsure of who I would choose.
"I know I have to choose...but I can't...Not right now, anyway."
A growl escaped Kouga's chest as Inuyasha brought me into his lap.
"Take your time Kagome," he whispered. "I know it must be hard."
Both of these people have given up so much for me, how did they expect me to choose? I felt safe in both of their arms, and whenever I wasn't with one of them, part of my heart was missing.
"Kagome, are you alright?" I heard Kouga ask.
I turned away from Inuyasha's chest to face Kouga. His face was full of worry and concern. I got up from Inuyasha's lap, and went over to Kouga. I gently kissed him on the cheek and told him I was alright. next I want over to Inuyasha and kissed him on the cheek too, and told him not to worry. Both of them glared when the other got any attention, and in a way, it was just showing how much they cared. I hated doing this to them. Both of them deserved so much more. They deserved a girl who could spend all their time with them, not one who was stuck between him and his cousin.
"Kagome, do you think I could stay here for the night? I'm not sure I can face my family just yet," Kouga asked.
"Sure."
I heard Inuyasha snort. He was jealous, and had every right to be.
Some how we wound up watching a movie. I was sitting between both Inuyasha and Kouga, both of them wouldn't leave me alone with the other. It was obvious Inuyasha wasn't going to leave until Kouga did, so I made myself comfortable between the two. They were each holding one of my hands and glaring at the other when ever they looked at each other. I leaned my head back on the couch, and soon fell asleep.
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I had no idea what time it was when I woke up. Both boys were still beside me. They looked so inoccent when they were sleeping, unlike when they were awake. I untangled my hands and stretched my arms. The movement woke up Inuyasha and he gave me a loving smile.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you," I apollogized.
"It's alright."
I put my arms back at my sides and looked at Kouga.
"He must have been tired. How late did-" I didn't get to finish my sentence because Inuyasha had my lips locked with his.
The kiss didn't last long because we heard Kouga clear his throat from beside us. We broke apart and I looked back at Kouga then at Inuyasha.
"You did that on purpose didn't you?" I accused.
"Maybe."
"Cheater," Kouga mumbled.
"What is he cheating on?" I aske confussed.
"Nothing."
I could tell he was hiding something but decided to let it slide, because I was too tired to argue.
"So, do I get a morning kiss too?"
I rolled my eyes, but gave Kouga a short kiss, no longer than how long I had kissed Inuyasha.
They were fighting over attention like a bunch of two year olds, but I couldn't blame them because this was all my fault in the first place.
"RING RING," the phone echoed through the house.
I went over to the house phone and picked it up, not looking at the caller I.D.
"Hello?" I asked into the phone. "N-No..." I whispered as I heard the voice on the other line.
I dropped the phone out of shock and stood there, staring. I was staring, but I wasn't seeing anything. All that I saw was his picture running through my mind. The picture of the person who killed my parents and who I thought killed Kouga. The person who called me yesterday, and told me Kouga was alive. The beast who was manipulating everything going on around me. Naraku.
When he called yesterday, I was as shocked to hear him than I was the news he gave. When I saw Kouga for the first time in a little less than a year, the phone call didn't matter. Now, however, this phone call mattered a lot. This phone call told me the same thing I heard before Kouga supposively died. It was something I never wanted to hear again, but I did, and I wished so much that I hadn't.
"Who was it?" Inuyasha asked.
"N-N...N-Nar...N-Naraku," I studered.
"Naraku?!" both boys said in shock.
All I could do is nod as both boys started asking me questions that I didn't hear. All I could hear was Naraku's evil sounding voice running in and out of my mind. His voice that sounded just as bad as getting a shot.
Before I knew what was happening, Inuyasha scooped me up in his arms and started walking me up to my room, Kouga following behind. They both had mixed emotions across their face, but the two strongest ones were worry, and anger. They were probably worried about me and my reaction to all of this, and angry at none other than Naraku.
When we got to my room, Inuyasha tried to place me on my bed, but I wouldn't leave his arms. To be honest, I was scared. I wasn't scared for me, more for the people currently around me. Naraku had ruined my life once in search of the jewel, no doubt he would do it again. No matter what I do, there is no way of stopping him.
I'm the guarder of the jewel, and I'm suppose to be an all powerful miko, but I'm just a girl with a broken past, thanks to all of this. Acoarding to what my grandpa told me, miko's have been around just as long as demons. They supposively died off after the feual era, along with the demons. The mikos were suppose to keep peace between the demons and humans, but when a war broke out, they couldn't control it. I never believed the stories Grandpa told me, and I still don't because I know of a couple demons, and one suppose-to-be miko.
I sat there, in Inuyasha's arms, wondering about what I was suppose to do. Kouga kept trying to get information out of me but I couldn't tell him. I couldn't tell anyone.
