Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, I wish I did I would play with his hair everyday.

Update: Here is revamped chappie 3. I'm trying to get these out as fast as I can so I get post chapter 5. Again, dont worry I didnt change anything big, mostly grammer and a bit more details on things. Hope you enjoy.

~Lady Ari

Blood

Chapter 3-His Goddess

Kagome gasped slightly as Inuyasha bent down to kiss her. She wasn't expecting that, but she closed her eyes and kissed him back overwhelmed with love. Inuyasha felt this and pulled his arms tighter around her waist as she brought her arms around his neck and buried her hands in his hair. All too soon the sweet kiss ended. Inuyasha leaned back slightly to look into Kagome's eyes. A couple tears sparkled on her cheeks, but her brown eyes shined with love, and it was all for him. He smiled gently and brought his hand up to wipe her tears from her cheeks. She smiled back and buried her face in his chest. He sighed and held her close to him. Feeling happy and protected, Kagome closed her eyes loving the feel of being in his arms.

'He's here, he's actually here, Inuyasha...' She thought, overwhelmed with happiness.

As Inuyasha let Kagome cuddle into his embrace something else drew his attention. He had forgotten about them when he kissed her but now he was filled with wonder. Sprouting out between her shoulder blades were the white wings. He studied them carefully. They looked so soft and delicate. Colored the purest white like snow. He had a sudden urge to touch them. To feel the softness between his fingers. He chuckled a little to himself that something so pure like angel's wings would be attached to someone he held so dear. But that would be just like his Kagome. Pure through and through, body, soul, and heart. His hand inched toward her shoulderblades his longing to feel the wings growing.

Kagome felt Inuyasha's hands moving from her waist to her upper back and stop there. She could feel his heartbeat speed up slightly.

'Is he nervous about something?' she wondered. Trying to figure out what it could be she remembered her current state of dress and blushed deep. But something didn't seem right, he wasn't seeming to react to that at all. She opened her eyes slightly and saw white, then feathers came into view. Her eyes widened, of course her wings. Suddenly his movement made sense. He wanted to touch her wings but was afraid to. In her mind she remembered a similiar feeling when he was pinned to the Sacred Tree and she saw his ears for the first time. She smiled.

"It's ok, Inuyasha." she whispered.

He started slightly not realizing she knew what he was thinking about. Slowly he brought his hand up just above her shoulder and touched a delicate feather. It was so soft on his fingertips, almost like touching a silky cloud. He moved his hand gently across the feathers loving the feeling. He smiled to himself.

'So this is what she wants to be most huh? It fits her perfectly.' he thought.

"What's the smile for? Hmmm?" Kagome asked. He looked away from the wings and right into her eyes, she had been watching him. Slightly embarassed he smiled.

"They fit you perfectly" he confessed. He watched as a happy, sweet smile spread over her face.

'I love him like this', she thought. 'He's not trying to be macho, strong, or cool. He is just being himself, this is when i love him the most."

"Would you keep them if you could?" Inuyasha asked out of curiousity.

"Yes! I wish I could." She said. Then she looked around. "Is this a dream?" she asked him. Hoping in her heart it wasn't.

"Sort of." He said with a sad tone in his voice.

"What do you mean?" she asked starting to get worried.

"Kagome..." he started. "You are in a coma. You've been unconcious for a week " He said sadly watching as her features went from shocked to confused to sadness.

"What happened? How did I end up like this?" She started to panic trying to remember the fight with Naraku but unable to. "I barely remember fighting Naraku, but I don't remember much."

"Somehow during the fight you got hurt, I couldn't protect you. I'm so sorry, please forgive me, I never meant for you to get hurt. I didn't protect you like I should have." Slowly falling into depression he started to pull away from her thinking she would be angry with him and he didn't have the right to hold her like that after what he'd done. Kagome feeling this held him tighter so he wouldn't leave her. Surprised at this Inuyasha looked back up at her calm face.

"No Inuyasha, you have and will always protect me. I know you would never let anything happen to me. I must have done something careless and gotten myself hurt. This isn't and will never be your fault. I will never blame you. I'm happy you are here with me." Suddenly her eyes clouded with confusion. "If I am in a coma how are you here?"

Inuyasha flinched slightly hoping she didn't notice. Hoping she wouldn't find out the truth he started explaining.

"Well, we made it to Kaede's village. I am able to be here through strong spiritual power. The Monk and Kaede are helping me talk to you." He felt guilty, it was somewhat the truth, but not entirely. He hated to lie to her, but didn't want her to hate him for what he had done. "I'm trying to help you wake up". he said. He smiled inside because he also knew she had summoned him with her heart calling him to her.

She smiled as she understood. She looked up at him sincerely.

"I don't want to go yet, I love it here. Can't we just stay longer, just the two of us?" She begged.

Inuyasha smiled. "On one condition." He said playfully.

"Anything..." she prompted him.

"That you wake up and be with us again, we miss you. I miss you" he stated touching her cheek.

"I promise" she said smiling. She then buried her face in his chest again.

She looked up as he chuckled softly. "What?" she asked.

"Aren't you cold?" he asked blushing trying not to look at her.

Kagome blushed deeply, she had forgotten about that. Then she realized all this time she hadn't really cared, but for him...She smiled. She closed her eyes and opened them when she felt something brush against her leg. Looking down she smiled, just as she had imagined. A white dress made of silk was draped with a thin strip of fabric across one shoulder leaving the other exposed. The dress was open in the back where her wings were, hugged her waist and flowed loosely down to her ankles. She tapped Inuyasha who had turned away from her. She grinned to herself as he turned around and saw her. His expression was priceless. He eyes wide as he took in her appearance and his mouth hanging open causing her to blush.

'Wow, she looks like a goddess'. He thought. Then he smiled, his own personal goddess. He gently wrapped his arms around her again and held her extremely close as he enjoyed the feeling of her in his arms.

They spent a long time just staying there in each others arms. Neither one keeping track of time or caring about how long they had been like that. Both wanting it to last forever but knowing it couldn't. Inuyasha started to feel it small at first but then it grew. He was running out of time, his strength was waning, they needed to leave or she would be trapped here. Inuyasha bent down and kissed Kagome's forehead getting her attention. She looked up into his sad expression.

"Kagome, i know you want to stay longer, and so do I, but we can't I'm running out of time. We have to leave." he explained to her. Kagome nodded in understanding. Much to her surprise she saw Inuyasha blush.

"Before we go can i ask a strange favor?" he said shyly.

Kagome smiled. "Only if i can ask for one too."

"Deal." Inuyasha said smiling. "Would you mind if i looked at you like this one more time before we leave? I want to remember you this way forever." He blushed again. Kagome smiled gently and stepped back away from him a few steps and tried not to fidget or blush as she felt his gaze on her taking her in. She knew he would always remember her this way and picture this moment in his mind often. Feeling miscevious she floated above the sand as he watched her. Feeling braver she flew up into the sky and stopped in mid-air and looked back at him. He was smiling as he watched her. She flew back down to him wrapping her arms around his neck while still floating in front of him.

"My turn?" she asked smiling.

He wrapped his arms around her waist. "You're turn" he whispered.

"Kiss me again? One last time?" she asked quietly.

Inuyasha smiled. "Not the last time" he whispered back as he brought his lips to hers. Neither noticing as their surroundings faded around them.

End Chapter 3

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~Lady Ari