Title: He'll Never Tell

Summary:A little innocent contest is harmless right? Oh,how wrong they were. Confession leads to passion... Soon InuYasha and Kagome find their love being put to the test by enemies who don't approve of this new bond between a human and a halfdemon.

Disclaime: Hey everybody! Inu and I have been having so much fun together! Right Inu?

Inu:SHUT-UP! Where's Kagome?!

Shina: I already told you didn't I?

Inu: What?

Shina: She'll pick you up when the story's over

I'm only keeping you for a little while...

Inu: (sighs with relief)

Shina: Of course, I'll have to kidnap you again for the sequel.

Inu: NOOOOOO!!!


Okay guys, I'm going to New York for a couple of days but I promise to write while I'm there and type it up when I get back. I'm on spring break so I'm trying to get as much done as I can.


"Kagome, you and I've got a whole lot to talk about."


Chapter 8

Revealing Truth


It had been hours… hours of silence that was almost pure. Kagome expected it to be about midday and her ankle was exactly healed. How could a sprained ankle heal in a few hours? She was a bit put-out with InuYasha. He hadn't been very gentle with her over their time of travel and her entire leg throbbed in pain.

He finally came to a stop in the snowy forest.

"We'll rest for a while," he said quietly after setting her down.

She frowned. That was the first thing he'd said in hours. Sure, they had a lot to talk about? Why then had he not said a word?! What was it he was thinking?

He couldn't look at her, he just couldn't. She was expecting something from him, but it was something he was ready to give. But then again, he'd told himself that it didn't matter what he wanted, it was about Kagome. Feeling her eyes bearing down on him, he began to pace nervously in front of her.

Perhaps she shouldn't stare so coldly at him. She knew he was nervous, she knew it was something big he was about to tell her but she didn't know what to think of the whole situation. The hanyou wasn't exactly the best with words. She was sure he was probably arguing with himself at that very moment.

'What am I going to do?!' InuYasha thought to himself, 'Kagome means the world to me and what if I scare her away?!'

That was the last thing he wanted. Losing Kagome was his worst fear, and if he told her everything she might never speak to him again.

She suddenly remembered what happened earlier.

"Come with me, I need to talk to you."

He'd tried to tell her something. When she asked whether or not it was important…. She remembered his response perfectly.

"Fairly," was all he'd said.

"Fairly," was a yes. That meant he'd had something important to tell her. Was that what he was trying to tell her now?

He paused mid-step and turned to her. His mouth opened. He was about to say something! …But he closed it and turned away, continuing his pacing.

Kagome's fist clenched. She'd been waiting and waiting, watching him do his ridiculous pacing.

'Be patient,' she told herself, 'It will pay off, just wait.'

"Okay, look, Kagome," he finally began.

She raised an eyebrow, "So you can talk, can you?"

She hadn't noticed how terribly fearful he looked. That is… until now. What had she done? Her snapping at him like that made him look only ten times worse, and that cold glare hadn't helped much either. Inside she knew how much it took for him to say just that much. Now he looked hurt and the way his eyes ran her over made her heart ache.

"Kagome…." He blinked, "You know don't you?"

She waited for a moment and when she still didn't comprehend, she shook her head.

"What is it I'm supposed to know?"

His shoulders fell with relief. Her tone was much softer now. She wasn't as cold anymore.

He gave her a soft smile, almost like a weakened smirk, and bent down to check on her ankle.

"How does it feel?" he asked, his eyes still refusing to meet hers, "D-does it hurt?"

She blinked in surprise.

"Okay, InuYasha, you're scaring me."

He let out a stiff laugh. Finally, he met her eyes. To her surprise, his were glossy, almost as if he was ready to cry.

"Oh, Kagome, you know don't you?" This time his tone was almost pleading.

She didn't reply. What was it she was supposed to know?

"Know what? InuYasha, I have no idea what you're talking about!"

He grasped her face in his hands and pulled her towards him, meeting her lips passionately. He grasped onto her as if she were life itself.

Finally, he pulled away. The words came at last, an explanation.

"Do you know… how much I love you?"

'He … said it. It's the second time but it still feels so new. Him telling me he loves me and kissing me like that…. What could it mean?'

"No, I guess you don't. In fact, I know you don't. There's no way you could. There are no words for it."

She couldn't breathe, "I-InuYasha…."

Now he was ready. He could tell her. Even though he was trembling with fear, he knew he could at least get the words out of his mouth. Though, he wasn't sure they would come out in the right order.

"I-InuYasha you're… trembling…. What's wrong?"

He shook his head, "There's nothing really wrong. I just… hope you can forgive me for not telling you sooner."

No, she could tell there was something wrong here. He was asking for her forgiveness! That meant he must have dept something really big from her!


"He's gone!" Shippo exclaimed.

"Miroku, are you sure you couldn't find InuYasha anywhere?" Sango asked.

The monk sighed, "I've already told you, I've searched every treetop and every hut. He's nowhere to be found, gone.

Sango thought to herself. If it was true that InuYasha was gone, that meant they were without the wind scar in battle. None of the others could slay a hundred demons in one sweep. Something like the wind scar would have been so helpful against an army of demons.

"At least we still have Kagome," Miroku sighed.

"Actually…."

"Oh no…. Don't tell me, she went with InuYasha."

Shippo laughed nervously at the monk's current expression.

"Well, isn't it lucky for us that those two stick together so easily," Sango spat sarcastically.

'How could they run out on us like that?' She thought, 'Right before a battle. It's so unlike them!"

Almost as if reading her thoughts Kaede said, "Do not be so quick to judge."

"What do you mean?"

Kaede sighed, "Do ye not even remember what tonight be?"


"Kagome, according to humans you and I are no more than a couple of kids in love," InuYasha began as he held her in his arms, "But according to demons…. It's different."

"How different?" she asked.

She knew this was hard enough for him. So she knew she had to do her best and seem as gentle and understanding as possible. It worried her. She hadn't really thought of the outcome when she'd spent that night with him. They only thing she'd thought about was then and there. She didn't ever think she'd be here now.

"According to demons we're- we're… married."

She pulled back. He was lying, he had to be. There was no way she was married, not now! She was only fifteen! She wasn't even old enough to have spent the night with him, she knew that now. So how in the world was she supposed to believe she was married?

"Wh-wh-what?!" she screamed, "I can't be married! I'm too young! I haven't even started high school yet!"

"Calm down, Kagome, please!"

That had gone much better than he'd expected.

"We aren't married."

"I-…. We aren't?"

"Are you a demon?"

"No."

"Then we're not married."

"What?"

He sighed. This was so much easier than he'd thought it would be. Kagome hadn't left him and obviously had no intention of doing so... at least… not for now.

"I have just one more question," Kagome said slowly.

"What is it?"

In his mind she should just ask away. He'd been so worried that she would leave him after finding out they were practically married. Now he closed his eyes peacefully and listened to the sound of her voice. She was still there with him and that was all that mattered.

"InuYasha, why did you suddenly start treating me like before?"

He opened one eye, "I didn't want any other demon to know, Kagome. If my enemies found out about you they would surely attack you. I wasn't sure if you were strong enough to handle that yet. That's why I had to tell you. Kagome, those days we spent in a romantic bliss were the best days of my life, but I could either continue n those days and risk losing you or I could go back to the old ways and be a little less obvious with my feelings for you, in which, being sure you were safe. I was afraid, Kagome. I was terrified that you would leave me after I told you the news about us being mates."

'So that's why he was trembling so much. That's why it was so hard for him to tell me-…. Wait, did he just say mates?'


Kagome and InuYasha were gone! That was bad enough, but it was about to get worse.

"Sango!" Miroku called, "I just talked to some of the villagers."

"Really, what's wrong then?"

"They said that Jiro, the man who asked us here, is gone!"

"Why would Jiro leave right before a battle?!" Sango exclaimed.

This was when the monk smiled, "That's just it! There isn't going to be a battle!"

"Miroku, what do you mean?"

No battle? What could this mean?

"The demons that were surrounding us retreated and we're safe!" Shippo piped in happily.

'No, there is something wrong here. InuYasha and Kagome left… and so did the demons.' Her eyes widened, 'that means…."

"Miroku, it was all a trap!"

His smile faded, "What?"

"It was a trap for InuYasha and Kagome! Don't you see? When they left, so did the demons! They were after them the whole time!"

"And it was set for the night of the new moon!" Miroku followed, "The one night InuYasha has no demonic power!"

Sango picked up hiraikotsu from its resting place against the wall, "We have to find them. We have to find InuYasha and Kagome, they're in danger!"

"Someone doesn't want them together…."