Ok, I just wanna thank those who have read my fic over 400 ppls yay!!! oh, and (scans over piece of paper) SistersGrimm I'm not quite sure yet. I'll explain here

Inuyasha ran through the forest. Kagome was quietly watching him. Watching his intent stare and handsome face. He seemed so calm with all the chaos that had happened the past few hours. He was always best under pressure. Kagome smiled to herself.

That's why we seem to get along so well. I'm terrible under pressure. Though I suppose we're both stubborn. She thought. She grimanced as another wave of pain flowed through her. Inuyasha noticed this, and placed his hand on her neck, slowing so he wouldn't drop her.

"You okay?"

"Yeah. Thanks."

"And your sight, has it returned?"

"No, actually, it's going now. Don't know why. It fades in and out."

"I'm sorry this happened to you."

"It's not your fault, Inuyasha." He began to run again, only after moving Kagome to his back instead of his arms.

"Yeah it is. You were mad at me. That's why-"

"Why what?" Now she was mad. "Why I went to get the shard? Did what I always do after one of the demons is dead? Inuyasha, trust me, it wasn't your fau-" Kagome broke off when a flash of light went over her eyes.

"Oh Inuyasha. It's not your fault. I'm afraid no one will accept you. Some may, but very few."

"But mother, why do they hate me?"

"They don't. They hate what they believe you are." Inuyasha, a child, was talking to his mother. He was curled in her lap as she brushed his long, silver hair.

"What do they believe I am, mother?"

"A...monster. They don't accept what they do not understand."

"One did." His mother stopped, the brush halfway down his back.

"Who?"

"A girl named Haiku Notori. She's nice, and pretty. I think she's human." His mother smiled, and kissed her son on the top of his head.

"I'm glad." Inuyasha laughed, and nudged his mother to continue brushing, which she did, returning the laugh. Whoa. (Bold is Kagome thinking) What was that? Inuyasha? How did he know Haiku? H-how did I see that? What's going on?!

"Kagome?! What's wrong? Answer me Kagome!" Inuyasha held her up by her shoulders, and shook her gently.(srry, spelling problems again)

"H-how...did you meet...Haiku...Notori?" Kagome whispered. Inuyasha stiffened at the name.

"Haiku? She was..."

"Your...first...h-human friend." Kagome smiled sadly. "I'm glad." Inuyasha was dangerously near tears at hearing his mothers exact words. Then, he smiled, and hauled her onto his back.

"Yeah. She was." Then he continued running. It was still another two days before he reached the Northern Lands.

The book in Haikus lap flipped open, the pages wildly turning. They stopped, and words began to form on the page.

"Hmm. Looks like a new entry." She murmmered, pushing the sleeves of her kimono to reveal a second book. "I'll have to add it." Then she began to read softly, and wrote at the same time.

"Light, small but there; My world has become completely black; It is good to see light again.

The boy and girl both made a promise; The same promise to the same person.

"I will protect you"; Are you reading this now?

The girl, you are, I know it." Haiku smiled, and whispered, "Yes, I am. And if Inuyasha breaks that promise, I'll kill him myself." Then she closed both books, and leaned back on the wall, closed her eyes, and proceeded to braid her long crimson hair.

"Damned stuff get's too long. I'll have to cut it soon." She murmmered in disgust.

"Do you think Kagome will be alright?" Sango asked Miroku. They had left Kaede's hut, saying that they would be back in a week.

"She is in Inuyasha's hands. He wouldn't let anything happen to her." She nodded, but said nothing. Miroku saw the worry etched in her face.

"Sango, she'll be fine. Kagome is a strong girl. She's been through alot, and can go through worse than this."

"But..." Her face fell, tears beginning to fill her eyes. "I feel so terribly for treating Inuyasha like that. He's nothing like Naraku. Nothing at all. I can't believe I said that." She buried her face in her hands, and cried.

"It's alright. Sango, I promise that everything will be fine. He knows that you didn't mean it. He knows better of you. Sango, it's okay." He then pulled her into an embrace, and she cried into his robes. He had never seen Sango act like this.

"Miroku. Kagome...she knows that Inuyasha does not care for her the way she does for him. It makes her weaker. The poison is feeding on that. She won't last three days."

"I know. I've only heard of this poison once. It was called, Poison of the Heart. But, with things going as they are, Inuyasha will realize that Kagome loves him the way Kikyo never did." He pulled her tighter, and once again, kept his hands on her back.

"Are you feeling well?" Sango asked, pulling back to look up at Miroku. He was startled by how beautiful she looked. The suns rays and the trees shadows playing across her face. Wind tugging at her hair and clothes. He smiled contently.

"Yes, I'm fine. Just fine."