No, you idiot, no one falls asleep that fast. I had decided to wait in my hiding spot for a bit. No one's going to look up a tree. I've wanted to talk to her since I realized what happened. But when I looked in through her window, she looked so mad that even if it wasn't for me, she'd yell "SIT!" until I broke a hole through her bedroom floor into the kitchen, and then yell it some more. Kagome can be merciless when it comes to these damn beads of subjugation.

My eyelids are starting to get heavy; it's got to be really late. As quietly as I could, I jumped down from this tree. However, it didn't turn out the way I planned. Like when you try to be quiet so you don't wake anyone, everything seems extremely loud!

When my feet touched the ground, I lost my balance. My ankles bent which forced me into a somersault. I then rolled on the ground, but I didn't just roll, I rolled into something. Something that was big, metal and loud. Ow! and it really hurt.

It's that stupid iron cart Kagome's always riding around on instead of on my back. I offer to carry her around; it's no big deal, to a demon like me. Even if I was only half. She may as well be a bag of feathers. But no, she has to ride this thing. Whatever. She can do what she wants.

I rubbed my head; I couldn't smell any blood but I'm going to have a bad bruise tomorrow. I cracked my neck. Yeah, now I feel better.

Until I looked up at the house, and a light was on in a window.

"Yelp!" I shouted out of panic. Stupidly, actually. I was afraid of being seen, so of course I made a noise that brought attention to me. I ran and hid in a bush, cramped up like a pretzel. Good thing I did and that I'm fast, because that window with the light was opened. It wasn't Kagome, maybe my luck was changing. It was her mother. She must've thought I was a bandit or something. If my luck continues, maybe she won't come out here.

Yes! The light is out and she is gone! I unwind, and crack my neck again. It was starting to get stiff from the position I was in. Felt like I was there for hours. That's when I noticed Kagome's cart. It now, has a very large dent in it. One that wouldn't hide easily. It's tempting to try and fix it; but Kagome's mad enough as it is. The last time I tried to fix one of these things, I made everything a whole lot worse. I'm not doing that all over again. So picked up the useless thing and chucked it as far as I could. That's pretty damn far.

I was dusting my hands when there was this really loud bang. Maybe just throwing it wasn't a good idea. I ran into the bush again. Not wanting to be seen. But the light didn't turn on this time. Guess I didn't wake anyone up. Good.

I jumped onto the roof, quietly this time, heading back to the well. I was causing too much damage in Kagome's time. If I stayed any longer, I might make Kagome's anger at me permanent; then I'd never see her again.

Just as I was about to make another leap towards the well, I stopped. I was right above Kagome's room. Her window was right there. If she woke up, then she would defiantly create a hole from telling me to "Sit!" so much. But I had to.

I quietly slid the window open. Even though it was dark, my demon eyes could still see well enough without much light.

Kagome lay on her bed, still wearing that weird outfit from her time she's always got on. It's so short, but I don't mind too much. Uh, never mind.

"Mm," that sound came from Kagome. I froze. Did I say that out loud? Did she hear me? This time, I quietly dove under her bed. But nothing.

I crawled out, slowly. I looked at her bed, she was still asleep. I hadn't been caught yet. She had only rolled over on her bed; now she was facing me. She made a noise again.

Her face looked uncomfortable. I wanted to help her, but I didn't know what to do. I'm not good with touchy stuff. That's when I noticed she didn't have a blanket on. Humans get cold, right? There was one at the end of the bed, so I picked it up and covered her with it. Then I stood there. Still not sure I did the right thing.

After a minute, her face changed. It was more peaceful. I smiled. I knew I was good with this stuff.

I sat on the floor, next to her bed for a while. Just for a little bit. I was watching her sleep. Something interesting about it.

She looked so young, like a little kid. I don't know why, but I found it attractive. Never mind.

There was light. The sun was coming up.

I took the hint. I should go before Kagome wakes up and yells at me. I opened the window again and jumped onto the ground. This time I kept my balance. I looked up and that's when I saw it. I hadn't noticed it before, but I could see it now. The tree. The one I had been sitting in while waiting for Kagome to go to sleep. But it wasn't just a tree. It was our tree. The tree I had been stuck to for fifty years when Kikyo sealed me to it with her sacred arrow. The one Kagome had saved me from. It was that same tree.

Without noticing, I had walked up to it. It still looked the same. I don't know how I didn't recognize it. It even smelled the same. I couldn't stop myself, I lifted my hand and placed it on the trunk; there was this big dent in it, like someone had a sword and carved into the wood. I felt the grooves, the notches, the cuts. It was rough.

That's when I realized, what this mark was. Me. That curse must've been so strong, it had affected the tree too, giving it a huge gash, almost like a scar, in the middle of the trunk. Would I still be pinned to this tree, five hundred years later if Kagome hadn't come back through the well and saved me? Would I have just died on the tree and the arrow would still be sticking out with bones all old and dried up at the base? Five years later, wouldn't they be nothing but dust? What a dark thought.

The sun was getting high up in the sky now. I better get back before I'm noticed. With one last look at Kagome's window, I leapt through the air to the shed where the well was and jumped through to the other side.

AN- Aw, couldn't resist. Don't worry minions- er- um- readers, action is coming! WOO! Promise! (crosses fingers behind back) I just love Inuyasha and can't wait for the rest of this story to unfold and see the it take shape. Wow, okay, that was serious, um, don't be a meany and please review this scene-y. *v* And we're back to silly! Yay! Check out my other stories too!