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January 8th

On with my heartbreaking story.

As I was saying, I wasn't going to let Kagome off the hook with just an apology. She forced my journal away from me, promising for it to be safe, and she comes back telling me that she lost it! I mean, anyone could have taken it and read it!

And I didn't want just anyone reading my personal property.

So, Kagome and I sat by the well, her looking as if the world was about to end. She must have felt pretty bad about this. She kept repeating, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" over and over again, and I stared at her blankly.

"Well, Kagome," I said in a matter-of-factly tone after about ten minutes of apologies, " You're just gonna have to make it up to me."

"How? I know! I'll buy you a new one!" Her eyes shined. God, those big brown eyes…

Getting off topic here…

"I'll make you a deal. I'll forgive you if you agree to do whatever I say for one day."

I could see her eyes widening as I spoke.

And that little voice popped inside my head. "You're a stupid moron, you know that? You can't just take advantage of a girl like that! What kind of horrible person are you, making Kagome be your own personal slave?" It yelled at me.

I told it to shut up, and waited for Kagome to respond. It took her a couple minutes, and she looked calmer than she did before, but also kind of mad at the same time.

"No. Look, think of some other way to forgive me. I'm not going to follow you around all day, doing whatever you say. That's humiliating!" She crossed her arms.

"Kagome," I said rather smugly, "Take it or leave it."

"No!"

"Yes!"

"No!"

"YES!"

"SIT!"

Damn that wench. Damn her to hell.

So, it went on like that for about an hour. Us arguing, her making me crash into the ground repeatedly until I couldn't feel my head anymore. Screw that. I couldn't feel my whole body. She got tired after awhile, and I lost count somewhere around forty or fifty.

"Okay," She said with a defeated sigh, "How about a truce?"

I pushed myself up into a sitting position because I was too sore to stand and was not about to try. I put on that little pouty look that I knew Kagome couldn't stand.

"But whhyyy? You sat me a whole bunch of times and you still have to have your way!"

"Hey, I don't have to do anything at all! I can deal with you being mad at me forever."

I wouldn't ever admit it, but that stung a little. "You're the one who lost my property! You owe me!"

"SIT!"

"No! Kagome- mmph!" My face collided with the ground for about the thousandth time in only a couple of hours. By time I had enough strength to get back up, I was surprised to see that she wasn't there. I figured maybe she was just sitting there, waiting for me to get up so she could sit me some more. That seemed like one of her favorite things to do lately- sit the hell outta me.

Maybe it was just a girl thing?

By time I had got back, Sango and Kilala were sleeping on one of Kagome's sleeping bags, while Kagome slept with Shippo snoring in her arms. Miroku looked deep in thought, staring at the fire. He looked up at me and smiled, "So, what did you do this time?"

"What makes you think I did something wrong?" I glared at that stupid monk.

"Well, Sango, Shippo and I were all dining peacefully, when along came Lady Kagome, appearing very upset. She only reason she ever looks that troubled is when she has some kind of argument with you. Oh, and the fact that she was muttering, 'stupid Inuyasha' most of the night helped bring me to my conclusion. So I say again- What is it that you did this time?"

I sighed. "All I did to her was offer her a chance at my forgiveness! Is that so wrong?"

"Inuyasha, Inuyasha, what shall I do with you? Must I teach you everything about women?"

I could feel my cheeks heat up. "What are you getting at, monk?"

"You don't have to lie to me, Inuyasha. It's quite obvious." Damn monk had a smirk on his face now.

"Fine. If you're gonna keep bugging me about it…" I rolled my eyes at him.

"Excellent! First, tell me exactly what you did to upset Lady Kagome."

I told Miroku how she came out of the well, looking all sad, and told me that she so carelessly lost my journal. I continued to tell how she sat me mercilessly for hours until she finally stopped.

"It was torture, I tell you! And all I did was offer my divine forgiveness for one day of her doing anything I want!"

"So, in other words, you used Kagome losing something of yours as an excuse to boss her around?"

Oh crap. He got me there. "U-uh….yeah, I guess. But I wasn't going to make her do anything extreme, I swear! Just simple things."

"I'm positive that you were."

I didn't answer him, so he gave up after awhile and laid down. I'm guessing he fell asleep by the sound of his even breathing.

Dawn was nearing now; you could tell by the tiny sliver of light coming up over the green hills some miles in the distance. It still would be at least three or four hours before everyone else woke up. We would have to leave Kaede's village pretty soon and do something- the last few weeks we didn't get any jewel shards and the chances of us actually getting some were slim if we didn't move soon.

I sat against the nearest tree and stared at her. She was on her side with half of her dark hair draped over her shoulder and covering some of her face. She looked like an angel. I bit my lip and mentally smacked myself. That wasn't something I should be thinking, right? I could see that she was shivering a little; it didn't feel that cold to me, but then again, to a human it might feel cold.

I didn't even have to think about it- it was just an instinct, something I couldn't control. The idea just came to me, and it was like my body was controlling my own actions. I walked over to her, slid into her oversized sleeping bag and hugged her to me. I also conveniently pushed Shippo out of the way. He didn't wake up. I was right, she was freezing.

Once I realized what exactly it was I was doing, I felt my face get warm. She stirred a little, and I saw her open her eyes. I closed mine fast, pretending to be asleep.

"Inuyasha?" Her voice cracked a little.

I had to answer now. What else could I do? I slowly opened one of my eyes, to see her looking at me with those big, brown eyes of hers wide and staring straight at me. I panicked. What if she pushed me away? What if she yelled and woke up everyone? God, that would be embarrassing.

"I was just trying to keep you from getting sick. You were shivering." I meant it to sound a little mad, but it came out soft.

"Oh. Thanks, I guess." I could hear the sound of her teeth clanking together. Unconsciously I hugged even her closer. We both blushed.

After awhile her breathing evened out. She was so warm now and soft that I really didn't want to pull away when I could hear Miroku waking up. But somehow I did, and practically ran back to my spot by the tree. I did not need Miroku ragging on me today.

When Kagome woke up, she shot me a confused look, as if to say, 'Did that really happen, or did I dream it?'

I restrained myself and smiled halfway. She stumbled up to make breakfast. Looked to me like Kagome wasn't mad at me anymore.

"Hey, Inuyasha?" Kagome whispered to me once we'd trailed behind the other enough so they wouldn't overhear us.

"Yeah?"

"I'm sorry about getting so mad at you yesterday. So…truce?" She actually looked like she was sorry.

I sighed overdramatically. Miroku looked back and grinned that perverted grin of his at me before turning around again. "I don't know Kagome…"

"Come on, we could compromise! How about you get one wish? Anything, as long as it's reasonable." She smiled, and I could feel my heart beating loudly. Anything I wanted? That was more than I'd hope to get.

"Fine. Anything?"

"Anything. Remember, as long as it's reasonable."

"Okay." I smiled at that. I had to think of what I wanted…and once I tried to think, nothing came at me. What did I want form Kagome that she could give to me? Most things were out of the question. Like that bastard Naraku dead, or a five lifetime supplies of ramen. I didn't think Kagome was capable of destroying Naraku by herself, and she didn't have that enough money to buy that much ramen.

What did I want?

I wanted a family, but I knew that our little group here had kind of grown on me. I couldn't really imagine life without them; a normal life with a mother and father, no action or excitement. And most of all, I couldn't imagine living with Sesshomaru. I'd kill myself before that would happen.

I was surprised to realize that I wanted Kagome to be happy, too. Lately she'd been so stressed out about things I couldn't even imagine. I mean, she was just a normal girl who suddenly had to deal with all this. I could think how hard this all must be on her. She was the person I traveled with, one of my first real friends. She was kind to me. She cared about me. And even if she was going to leave me, I wanted her to be happy.

Look at me, I'm turning into a freaking sissy.

Before I knew it, it was dark out and we had to set up camp.

"Uh, Inuyasha?" I heard Kagome say. I guess I wasn't really paying attention, because when I looked down, my sleeve had caught on fire. I jumped up and started waving it around like I was crazy. I heard Miroku, Sango and Shippo laughing. They thought that was funny? I'd like to see how they'd like it if they caught on fire!

After I had successfully got the fire to go out, I sat down with my legs crossed with a dangerous look on my face. One that said, 'Anyone says anything and they die.'

Kagome looked like she was trying to hold back a laugh. I gave her a death look. That made her laugh harder.

"I'm going for a walk," I murmured, and ran out into the surrounding forest. Some walk: I ran a few miles away. I tried to stall until they were sleeping, so I figured I would gather some twigs for the fire. I picked up a few

And all of a sudden, the sickly smell of Naraku was all around me again.

Sorry again that it took so long, I tried to make it longer than usual…it's 6 pages! Yay! (that's probably still sucky, but whatever) Reviews are appreciated!!