Hello, everyone! I'm still very happy to be back on track according to my writing! I won't waste your time with my babbling. The story is below!

Date: Saturday June 7th, 2014

Time: Around 2:00 PM

Place: Near Kaede's Hut, but not close enough to where the rest of the gang could hear or see them.

Chapter 2:

'This isn't like him...something isn't right.' thought Kagome. Why would Inuyasha cry over her crying? He's done it before, so why is this time such a huge deal? Kagome shrugged it off. Hopefully, he'll start being nicer to her. She hugged him back lightly and rested her head on his shoulder. He let go of the hug and looked at her head.

"Let me see…"

"It's fine Inuyasha, it doesn't even hurt anymore." said Kagome. Inuyasha pressed on the wound lightly, and Kagome winced from the pain.

"Lying isn't a good habit, Kagome." said the hanyou. Kagome pouted.

"Hmph! Speak for yourself!" said Kagome. Inuyasha just smiled and put the bandage back on.

"Let's go to the river, you have a lot of blood in your hair."

"I know, it's so gross."

"Hey, if you got as much blood in your hair as I've had in mine, you wouldn't be complaining." said Inuyasha, putting his arms behind his head.

"First of all, I actually take care of my hair. You have split ends to no end!" said Kagome, pointing to the split ends as she laughed. Inuyasha rolled his eyes.

"So...Kagome…"

"Yeah?" asked the priestess.

"Can I ask you a question? You know, without you getting mad?"

"...sure, I guess."

"Why did you get so offended at that word?" asked the hanyou. There was a small silence.

"Well...after all that I do for you and my friends, do you really think I deserve to be called that? That made me feel like you didn't appreciate me or anything I do for you." said Kagome.

"I do. It's just I'm not that kind of guy to be that open with you like that. Not because of you, but in general."

"I know that, but calling me a bitch isn't making anything for the better."

"I know…I'm-"

"I get it, no worries."

"So when did you become a pottymouth?" asked Inuyasha, smirking at Kagome.

"I'm not! I was just angry is all!"

"Mhm, whatever you say, pottymouth." said Inuyasha.

"Don't make me say it!"

"You better not!"

"I've been very generous today and I didn't say it once! Don't make it worse!" said Kagome.

"Hmph…hurry up and wash your hair...we've gotta get back before they think we're ripping each other's hair out." said Inuyasha. Kagome rolled her eyes and nodded.

"I hope I can get this crap out. This is so gross!" said Kagome as she picked away the dried blood out of her hair and started to rinse it.

"How did that happen, anyway?"

"Okay well, you know that gooey stuff that Souta told you to put in your hair when you bathed in my house?" asked Kagome, Inuyasha nodded. "Alright, well that's called shampoo. Well when you get that stuff in your eye, it burns. Bad." said Kagome. Inuyasha was paying full attention. "When you banged on the door, it made me jump and I accidentally squeezed the bottle, which made the shampoo get in my eye. It hurt so bad and I couldn't see anything, so I tripped over the curtain." Inuyasha looked confused. "The curtain is that big cloth covering the tub where you bathe in."

"Ohh...that still doesn't explain how you busted your head open."

"Well, you know the bar that holds the curtain up?" asked Kagome. Inuyasha nodded, and his eyes widened when he finally put the pieces together in his head. "That fell and hit my head and I fell on the floor." Inuyasha blushed in embarrassment. He had made her shed blood.

"S-Sorry again…" said Inuyasha as he looked down.

"Inuyasha it's ok. You didn't do it on purpose. And I'm completely fine!" said Kagome. Inuyasha nodded.

"So is it all out?"

"I think so. Let's go back to Kaede's hut." said Kagome. They both got up and walked back to the hut. They both walked in and it got quiet. Kagome sat down next to Sango and smiled and Inuyasha sat down next to Kaede.
"So...everything okay?" asked Sango. Kagome smiled and looked at Inuyasha and nodded. He blushed and looked down to avoid eye contact. Sango looked back and forth from Inuyasha to Kagome. "What happened?" asked Sango.

"Sango!" said Kagome

"What?" asked Sango.

"That's between me and him only." said Kagome.

"Ughhh fine." said Sango.

"Are ye hungry?" asked Kaede, speaking to Kagome and Inuyasha. "I know neither of ye ate, would you like some? It's still hot." said Kaede.

"That would be wonderful, thank you Lady Kaede." said Kagome.

"Sure, I could eat." said Inuyasha. Kaede nodded and poured some stew into two separate bowls and handed them to Inuyasha and Kagome. They both devoured it within 3 minutes.

"You guys sure were hungry…" said Miroku. Shippo nodded.

"I've never seen Kagome eat so fast." said Shippo. Kagome blushed.

"S-Sorry, this was my breakfast." said Kagome as she wiped her mouth and face with a handkerchief. Inuyasha let out a loud burp and everyone looked at him.

"Excuse you!" said Kagome.

"Yeah, yeah…" said Inuyasha as he layed back against the wall and rubbed his now full stomach.

"So I take it that the stew was good?"

"Yes, it was perfect!" said Kagome.

"Good! I'll use this recipe more often." said Kaede. "This recipe was given to me by a fellow maiden who was sick. She recovered and gave me this recipe to help build strong bones. It's also been said to improve mental strength."

"Mental strength?" asked Miroku.

"Yes, it will supposedly help ye to remember things better, and to think easier." said Kaede.

"That's weird...how could stew do that?" asked Kagome.

"That, is an answer I do not have." said Kaede.

"Hey Kagome…" asked Sango.

"Yes?"

"Whats that?" said Sango as she pointed to a long scar going down her leg. Kagome blushed as she remembered that she forgot to put on her knee socks before she left the house. She was probably too angry to think of those.

"Oh, it's nothing." said Kagome as she shifted her left to hide the scar. Inuyasha got up and sat in front of Kagome.

"Let me see."

"No, it's fine! It happened a long time ago!"

"Kagome let me see it!" said Inuyasha. Kagome sighed and pulled out her leg to show the scar. Inuyasha was silent for a moment. "Shit, Kagome. How the hell did this happen?"

"Well it was a couple months ago when I went home for a whole week because of exams. Someone broke into our house and he was armed…"

"Armed?!" asked Inuyasha.

"Yes, he had knives and guns on him. He barged into my room and he was going through everything and he saw me. He tried to stab me, but he missed my chest because I was trying to run away and he cut into my leg. He pulled the knife out roughly so it made the cut bigger. That's why I had to stay for a couple more days." said Kagome. Inuyasha was completely silent.

"You were attacked and you didn't tell me…" said Inuyasha.

"Inuyasha it's no big deal, I survived." said Kagome. She knew this would happen if he knew.

"No big deal?! You could have died! If you told me I could have tracked down his scent! He could have been caught!"

"But he didn't and I'm not worried about it! We put locks on the gates and my mom got security to guard the gates! It's okay!"

"NO IT'S NOT OKAY! YOU COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND YOU JUST DECIDED THAT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING TO HIDE FROM ME! WHAT THE HELL KAGOME!" shouted Inuyasha.

"IF I TOLD YOU I KNEW YOU WERE OVERREACT JUST LIKE THIS!" shouted back Kagome. Inuyasha just looked at her and left the hut. Kagome sighed and got up.

"Now I'm the bad guy…" she said as she left the hut. She saw Inuyasha walk towards the forest and she ran after him. "Inuyasha wait…"

"How could you hide that from me? You had me thinking you were at home studying but no, you were getting robbed and stabbed! Kagome you know how that stuff gets me!"

"I know but I didn't want you to overreact since you were already angry that I was gonna be gone for a whole week! I didn't want to stress you out!"

"Kagome that makes no sense! You almost died! I need to know these things! Don't you know how much I care about you?!" said Inuyasha. Kagome's eyes widened.

"W-What?"

"You're not just some stupid shard detector! You're closer to me than that! Much closer! I need to know when you get hurt and why!" said Inuyasha. Kagome looked down in awe and disappointment. Inuyasha looked at her and sighed. He walked over to her and pulled her into a hug. "Listen, it's okay. I'm not mad anymore. You just have to tell me these things. You know how much I worry about you." said Inuyasha as he tightened the hug.

"I'm sorry." said Kagome.

"No, I'm sorry." said Inuyasha. He pulled out of the hug and smiled at her. She smiled back and he moved her hair behind her ear. She blushed and looked down. He kissed her on the cheek and took her hand in his. "Wanna go for a walk?" asked Inuyasha. Kagome just looked at him. Her face was red.

"You just kissed my cheek…" said Kagome.

"Yeah, don't get used to it." said Inuyasha. "So...about the walk?" Kagome smiled.

"Yes, let's go for a walk." they walked into the forest and they were side by side.

"So Inuyasha...how's Kikyo?" asked Kagome. It was silent for a while but she might as well break the silence with a topic he likes. He blushed and rubbed the back of his head.

"Uh...she's...she's fine, I guess."

"Oh, well good…"

"Why did you just throw that out there…?"

"What do you mean?"

"I know you don't like it when I see her. Why ask me about her?"

"Well it was getting awkward, so I broke the silence."

"So this isn't awkward…"

"I guess it is…" said Kagome. She blushed and looked down.

"How happy are you with her?" asked Kagome.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean...do you still….love her?" asked Kagome.

"Of course I do." said Inuyasha. Kagome's heart sunk. There goes her chances of getting with him.

"Oh. Well that's good I suppose." said Kagome.

"Yeah, she's kind of everything to me. I only wish she was actually alive. But you can't change the past. I guess theres a good reason for that, huh?" asked Inuyasha. Kagome smiled and nodded.

"Yeah. Although I would like to bring someone back myself…"

"Really? Like who?" asked Inuyasha.

"Um. My dad…" said Kagome. She shouldn't have brought that up, knowing both of his parents are dead.

"Oh...I didn't know he was passed…"

"Yeah, he was murdered. 5 years ago tomorrow." said Kagome.

"Oh wow. I'm sorry, Kagome." said Inuyasha.

"No, no. Don't be. He's in a better place now. I just miss him is all." said Kagome.

"It's getting late, we should head back." said Inuyasha. Kagome agreed and they both went back into Kaede's hut.

"You guys were gone for a long time." said Miroku.

"Yeah, we talked things out." said Inuyasha with a smile. Kind of shocking, but he still did it. They all got ready for bed and got into their beds.

"I'm gonna be right back." said Kagome

"Where are you going?"

"It's just going to say a little prayer for my dad. I do it every year for him. Would you like to come with me?" asked Kagome. Inuyasha nodded.

"If you don't mind."

"Of course I don't." said Kagome. Inuyasha followed her to the nearby creek. She bent down and held her hands together and closed her eyes. Inuyasha could sense the sadness in her heart.

'Kami. Please, if you hear me. Please give me a sign that my father is okay. I know I ask you this every year but please, any sign will lift this pain off of my chest. Please let me know that he is at peace. Daddy...I miss you so much. I miss your smile that you gave me when I came home from school. I miss when you used to wake me up and tell me to get ready for school. I miss when you would lay down on the couch and tell me stories until I fell asleep next to you. I miss you so much.' Kagome thought in her head. Tears were falling down her cheeks and she was sobbing. 'Daddy, I found the man of my dreams. So far I dont think he likes me back, but I will keep praying. He's quite a man, Papa. He takes care of me and does whatever he can to protect me. Please send him your prayers, Papa. I hope to see you soon. I love you. Goodnight.' Kagome ended her prayer with that. She opened her eyes and to her left was Inuyasha, looking really worried.

"Are you okay, Kagome?" asked the hanyou.

"Yes, thanks for worrying." said Kagome. She wiped the tears from her face and she was suddenly pulled into a hug.

"I know how hard it is…" said Inuyasha. Kagome was shocked. He doesn't usually hug this much. "I lost my mother when I was five, and my father right after he named me. I'm lucky enough to say that I don't remember either of them dying. Kagome, you have strength that I've never seen in anyone before. You've been through hell and back and you still have that same, smile. To witness your own father pass, it's just unbearable to me. You're very strong, Kagome. And I admire you for that." said Inuyasha. Kagome hugged him back and began to cry again.

"...thank you…" choked Kagome. She was sobbing on his shoulder, mourning for her father. She began to cry even harder.

"It's okay, Kagome. It's okay to cry." said Inuyasha. Even he teared up. He felt her pain. She was so young, and she witnessed her own father die. Tears rolled down his face as well. He hugged her tighter. She began to calm down and eventually stopped crying.

"Thank you, Inuyasha." said Kagome. "That really helped." she said as she broke the hug. He just smiled and cupped her cheek. She felt so hopeful that he loved her, but she remembered him saying that stuff about Kikyo and she frowned. She looked down. He noticed that she was upset again.

"Everything okay?" asked Inuyasha.

"Y-Yes...I'm fine." said Kagome. "Let's go back to the hut.".

They walked back to the hut and they both went to bed. She stayed up a little bit, just thinking to herself.

'He said she was his everything. Who am I kidding? Him? Love me? I'm so pathetic. What's about me to like? He would never like a girl like me.' thought Kagome. She decided that she sleep it off and get ready for the day coming tomorrow.

~Kagome's Dreams~

I was in my room panicking. There was a loud crash and the house alarm was going off. I ran to my parents room. Mama was screaming and trying to hit someone and trying to get them off of her bed.

"Get off of him! Leave him alone!" Shouted Mama. He finally looked at her and punched her in the face. She was out cold. The man was dressed in all black. He had a black hoodie on, black pants, black shoes, and a black ski mask. I didn't know what was going on. Where was my dad?

"Papa? Where are you? Mamas hurt!" I shouted. I didn't know where he could be. I was so scared. I soon found out that the man that was on my bed was strangling my father! "PAPA!" I shouted. I jumped on the bed and started hitting the man, trying to get his hands off of my dad's neck. "Don't you touch my papa!" I shouted. Suddenly, the man just disappeared. There lay my father. In a lifeless form. "Papa. You're going to be okay, I promise!" I said.

"Kagome...I'm not sure I will make it. Make sure you take care of Souta and your Mother."

"Don't say things like that! You're gonna be okay! Mama woke up, she called 911! You're gonna be okay! Please don't die." I shouted. I was crying. My mama came by my side.

"Honey you're going to be just fine! I promise." Said Mama. The police people came in my room and ordered us to leave the room as they put him on the bed thingy. The lights turned on and I could see my dad's full condition. His neck was blue and looked crooked. His nose was bleeding and there was blood coming out of his mouth. His eyes were red and his face was pale. I knew at that sight that he wasn't going to make it. I began to cry even harder. At the hospital, I was by my dad. The heart monitor began to beep fast, so that must mean his heart is back to normal, right? Out of nowhere, a bunch of nurses came into the room and began doing stuff to him.

"Clear!" Shouted one of the doctors. He pressed two things on my dad and he jumped. The nurses started to make me leave the room with my Mama.

"No! I wanna stay! Let me stay with my dad!" I shouted. The nurses didn't listen. I was outside of the room and I was watching through a window. The beepy thing's line went flat and the doctors and nurses were silent. They put a cover on his head. I knew what that meant. "PAPA!' I shouted. I barged into the room and jumped on the bed. "Wake up! Please wake up! You can't die! You're my papa!" I cried. The doctor told me to calm down and to get off the bed. I didn't listen. I was carried by my mama off the bed. She was crying too.

"I'm sorry, Kagome. Papa is gone. He's in a better place now." Said Mama. She held me and stroked my hair as she cried.

~~end of dream~

Kagome was screaming in cold sweat. Her eyes we're closed but she was kicking and screaming as if she were being murdered.

"He's gone! He's gone!" Shouted Kagome. The gang woke up and Inuyasha ran to her.

"Kagome wake up! It's okay wake up!" Shouted Kagome. She awoke put her hands in front of her face and began to cry hysterically.

"He's dead. There's nothing I can do. He's dead." Said Kagome. She didn't realize that she was now awake.

"Kagome, who?" Asked Sango.

"Papa. Papa is gone." Said Kagome. She finally put her hands down and looked around her. Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Lady Kaede were all surrounded around her. She was in Inuyasha's arms. She looked at him and started to cry again. He pulled her into a tight warm hug and let her cry.

"It's okay Kagome. He's at peace." Said Inuyasha. Sango began to tear up and Miroku closed his eyes and said a silent prayer in memory of her father. They did not know that her father was dead. Shippo began to cry as well, since he could relate perfectly. His father was murdered and worn as a belt. He walked to Kagome and hugged up arm. She hugged back and kissed his forehead.

"I'm sorry, Kagome. I didn't know." Said Sango.

"It's okay. I'm fine now. Thanks for being there for me, all of you." She looked at Inuyasha and smiled. He returned the sad smile. She bent over and kissed his cheek. He blushed and looked down.

"We can all go back to bed now, I'm sorry if I woke you all up." Said Kagome.

"Don't be sorry. Get a good night's sleep." Said Miroku. Kagome nodded. She went back to her sleeping bag and so did the rest of the people. Kaede did a small prayer for her and went back to sleep as well. It was about an hour later and Kagome still wasn't sleeping. She was scared that the dream was going to come back. She silently got up and walked to Inuyasha's sleeping bag. She slowly crawled in and layed next to him. Inuyasha woke up and smiled at her. He pulled her in and cuddled with her until they both slept in that position. They were face-to-face and Inuyasha's arms were around her. The night was calm and so was Kagome's mind. For the first time in 5 years, Kagome would be happy on June 8th.

Well! That's all for now! I hope you liked it! I see that 3 people followed the story so far! I'm glad people like it! Well, until next time. Progress for Chapter 3 hasn't started yet, but it will later tonight! Also, just in case anyone was wondering, I will be updating the summary as the Chapters are posted. So everytime a chapter is posted, something is added to the summary.