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CHAPTER 2 ALONE

"Oh my god!" exclaimed Miroku.

"Yippee!" shouted Shippo while he jumped up and down.

"Continue." Kaede said softly.

I nodded and continued sadly.

"She thinks that Inuyasha is still in love with Kikyo and that he could never love her the way that she deserves, that Kikyo consumes his heart and soul when in actuality he has turned from Kikyo to Kagome but she refuses to see it. His feelings for both women had changed throughout the two years that Kagome had come to the warring states era. I see it every time Inuyasha looks at her."

"Aye, and ye are worried that once the jewel is whole she will leave and not come back again to our era, leaving Inuyasha free to be with Kikyo."

" Yet that would destroy Inuyasha since he now loves Kagome desperately even if he has not realized it yet himself." Miroku mused.

"Huh?" Shippo asked lost from the conversation.

I looked at Miroku and sighed for someone who was so bright he was incredibly stupid.

Miroku's POV

Why is Sango looking at me like that? he wondered to himself. She looks like she wants to yell at me but she isn't saying anything, how strange she is never one to keep her opinions to herself.

"Sango? Are you feeling well, you are acting oddly tonight." I said quietly. I knew my face showed my concern but I could not mask my feelings for her any longer, rejection was better than the unknown. At that Sango raised her hand to smack me but did not hit me instead she stood quickly and walked out of the door. Kilala came and sat in front of me growling softly. Then suddenly it hit me and I was scrambling to my feet and racing out the door to find her a grin on my face.

Kagome's POV

I watched Inuyasha's face as it grew angry and my tears came harder and my body shook, I closed my eyes feeling more alone than I had my whole life, suddenly I was being pulled roughly to him and then his mouth was on mine. For a second I struggled then simply gave myself over to the gentle caress. I leaned into him and wrapped my arms around his waist and his arms wrapped around me and suddenly he pulled away and not wanting to see the regret on his face I buried my head on his shoulder wanting to hide yet knowing I could not. I felt his heart rapidly beating in his chest and then he sighed.

"You wouldn't have come back if there hadn't been another jewel shard, you would have left me forever. You wouldn't have even said goodbye." It was a statement and it was filled with pain. I sobbed again and clung closer to him.I could not bear to be rejected but the time had come to tell him how I felt. Slowly I pulled back away and looked into his golden eyes that looked intently into mine.

"Inuyasha, I..." I took a deep breath and continued," I love you. But I just can't watch you go back to Kikyo time after time, so if you want me to after the last shards are collected than I will go and never come back and then you can be happy with her." With every word that I spoke my heart shattered into smaller pieces and tears flowed freely down my cheeks. An unreadable emotion shown in his eyes and he brought a hand up to cup my cheek.

"Do you want to leave me?" He asked gently wiping away a stray tear with his thumb.

"I don't want to." I said bowing my head to avoid looking into his soul piercing gaze; he would have none of it and pulled my chin up to force me to meet his eyes. He smiled and his expression grew more tender his eyes seemed to be pools of molten gold.

"Kagome, I do not nor will I ever want to be with Kikyo. My heart belongs only to you and it will be that way until the day I die." I heard the words but I was in shock. He lowered his head to nuzzle my neck.

"You always loved me for what I was never trying to change me you healed the hurts in my heart without even realizing that you were doing it. You were gentle when I was rough and even though you did 'sit' me a lot of times I always deserved it. I want you to be my mate and give me lots of children. Kagome I know that I am asking alot from you but I just can't help but be selfish when it comes to you." I closed my eyes closed and a shiver went up my spine.

"So you don't just see me as a poor excuse for Kikyo?" I asked hopefully.

I looked up to find his eyes hardening.

"Don't ever compare yourself to that soul sucking wench! Do you hear me Kagome?! She isn't good enough to have her name uttered in the same sentence as yours. Did you actually think that I would choose her over you?" His tirade ended on a sad note and I lifted a hand and traced a finger over his high cheek bones, and asked,

"Do you really love me Inuyasha?"

"How many times do I have to tell you. I love you more than life itself. More than anything else in the world." He said exasperated at my obvious mistrust. His ears twitched and I giggled.

He looked at me questioningly and his ears twitched and I laughed out loud.

"I-I... am...so... sorry!" I said in between giggles. A hurt expression came over his face. Pain filled his eyes. I stopped my giggling immediately, my face turning serious.

"Don't even think about it!" I said as he started to back up. He stopped abruptly and the hope I saw there nearly broke my heart.

"I wasn't laughing about your love for me I was laughing because your ears are so kawaii. They looked funny twitching and I couldn't help myself but laugh. Besides, I couldn't be happier about you loving me because I love you so much it hurts." I said softly but his extra sensitive hearing caught every word. Slowly he leaned towards me and my eyes fluttered shut as his lips met mine in a searing kiss that bound our souls.