The Power Of Love

Chapter 3

Kagome left the small hut and allowed her eyes to adjust to the dusk that surrounded her as she took a deep breath taking in the smell of the forest. She wasn't too sure where Inuyasha had gone, but she would try to find him and see if he wanted anything. She knew that even if Inuyasha acted all hard on the outside, he probably was lonely.

Wandering along the paths of the forest heading in the general direction towards the God tree, Kagome scanned the trees for the sight of the familiar red clothing of Inuyasha. Not finding him anywhere, Kagome called out for him, but received no response. Sighing, Kagome continued walking down the well-worn path towards the forest. Inuyasha was nearby, she knew it. It was just a game of guessing and figuring out where.

Kagome hummed to herself as the sky became more and more dark and finally the stars shone through the clouds up in the sky. Fireflies were out, Kagome noted. They lit up her path and danced in lazy patterns across the road and in the bushes.

Her simple humming turned into words as she started to sing the lyrics that went along with the melody that she had been humming. The song was in English, a language a bit foreign to her, but she understood it enough to sing at her own pace. Reaching out and touching a firefly gently, she began softly, half humming, half singing.

"They're trying to build a fence, By saying that this won't last, They tell me I don't have a chance, That everything moves too fast…"

Kagome continued walking humming for a bit before continuing to whisper the vocals as she scanned the trees.

"My mind is spinning round and round There's something special I have found Every time I close my eyes, All I can think of is you and me…"

"What language is that?" Came a voice from behind her causing Kagome to shriek and nearly topple over.

Inuyasha caught her arm gracefully and pulled her to her feet. Even in the darkness, Kagome could see that he was no longer half demon, but human. His dark brown eyes stared back into hers.

"I was looking for you!" She breathed. "You scared me!"

"Sorry." Inuyasha replied. "I didn't think you were coming out here."

"I wanted to see if you were all right, that's all." She began feeling a little silly for having been scared over nothing. "Are you all right? Won't you come back to Kaede's hut for the night? It's much safer there."

"It's safe here, too. I don't feel right staying indoors."

"I guess." Kagome replied looking at the ground. "Won't you at least come back closer towards the village?"

Inuyasha nodded and started to follow her back down the road of which they had come. Kagome lead, still feeling a little silly.

"What language was that?" Inuyasha asked again.

"That was English. Americans use it." Kagome responded looking over her shoulder.

The look on his face evidently pointed out that he had no idea what either 'English' or 'American' was.

"Americans are from far to the east across the ocean. They're far away from here and they speak English. English is different than Japanese a great deal. They have more sounds than we do and it's based on European languages. They're from far away, too." Kagome blushed feeling stupid for explaining something that Inuyasha still wouldn't understand.

"Oh." Inuyasha responded. "I didn't know you sang."

"I don't." Kagome replied getting another funny look from Inuyasha. "Well, I mean I don't usually, but that song just kind of came to mind when I was looking for you."

"What did the words mean?" Inuyasha asked.

Kagome blushed. "That song's pretty popular in the United States. It's a song about how love works, I guess."

Inuyasha grunted in response and they continued walking in silence for a moment. "You learned that language in your schools?" He asked.

"Yes, a great deal of it. I learned the song from the radio. You remember that, don't you? It's kind of like the TV we have in our house, except there is only sound and no picture to go along with it."

Inuyasha nodded in response. "Yeah, I remember that." He paused for a moment. "Do you know any other songs like that?"

"Hm, like how?"

"I don't know, like how you sang that one."

"Why? Was my voice annoying to you?"

"No, it wasn't. It's just…" Inuyasha cut himself off at that and shook his head as he took the lead for a minute walking ahead.

"Just what, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked.

"Your voice…" Inuyasha started. "Kind of reminds me of my Mother's."

"Oh, Inuyasha…" Kagome whispered. "I'm sorry to have reminded you of your Mother."

Inuyasha turned back towards her. "No, it's ok. I liked her voice. It was comforting."

Kagome pondered this for a moment. It wasn't usual of Inuyasha to say things like this or talk about his Mother so openly. "I can sing more if you want."

Inuyasha nodded. "It's nice to hear sometimes."

"And annoying other times?" Kagome giggled as she walked side by side with Inuyasha.

"N-no, not that either." Inuyasha stuttered obviously embarrassed by something. "It's just that it's nice to hear you sound happy after we fight so much."

Kagome smiled at him in the darkness. "I like you how you are. Even if we do fight, it doesn't matter to me. I'll still come back after I cool down."

Inuyasha looked at her for a moment as if he had run short on words.

"What? Did you think I ever really get angry enough at you as to never come back?" Kagome asked him looking up into his eyes.

"That one time, I forced you to leave here and you still came back."

"Yes, I came back."

"Why?"

"I told you back then why."

Inuyasha looked away. "I didn't think it was true."

"I told you that I came back because I wanted to see you and that's still true. Even if you are hard to deal with sometimes, I enjoy being here with everyone and you just as much as I like being in my own time." Kagome fell silent for a moment. "What did your Mother used to sing?"

"She used to sing songs to me when I was little. Sometimes before I fell asleep. Her voice was similar to yours, but I can't remember any of the songs she used to sing." Inuyasha muttered with a shrug.

"Do you sing?" Kagome asked him.

Inuyasha snorted. "Of course not."

"You should try sometime."

"What's the point?"

"I don't know." Kagome thought as she continued to walk. "I might enjoy it just as much as you enjoyed mine."

Inuyasha shot her a look out of the side of his eye and just smiled as he reached down to take her hand. "Maybe, but don't count on it."

Kagome smiled at him through the darkness and squeezed his hand gently as she started to sing gently as the fireflies danced around them.

From the moment you looked at me And ever since you called my name You've been everything that I've seen And now I'm caught up in this game... 'Cause everytime I close my eyes All I can think of is you and me...

Author's Note: This story is not intended to continue as you notice the ending..but who knows..maybe I will continue it if people like it..-