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Chapter 10: I need to hear you say…

It had been a week since they had been back, a week since they had been at Sesshomaru's castle, and a WEEK of Sesshomaru ignoring Kagome like the plague. She was getting pissed about it and decided to take matters into her own hands.

She currently stood outside his study debating as to knock or not.

"Are you just going to stand there or actually come in?" she heard Sesshomaru say from inside. She pushed the door open and stood in the doorway looking straight into his eyes.

"Why are you avoiding me?" she questioned, standing as still as a statue. He didn't know how to answer her; it hurt to know that in three days she would be torn from his life for 500 years or so. So he just sat there and didn't say a word, "very well."

Kagome's eyes slowly filled with tears as she slammed the door and ran to her room to repeat the process. She flung herself onto her bed and cried, like she had been doing for the past few days. She didn't know what she did to deserve this kind of treatment.

The sunset shown through the window and she walked to the balcony and sat on the railing, guitar in hand. She started strumming to the sound in her head and began to sing. "Acoustic #3" – Goo Goo Dolls

They painted up your secrets
With the lies they told to you
And the least they ever gave you
Was the most you ever knew

And I wonder where these dreams go
When the world gets in your way
What's the point in all this screaming?
No one's listening anyway

Your voice is small and fading
And you're hiding here alone
And your mother loves your father
Cuz she's got nowhere to go

And she wonders where these dreams go
Cuz the world got in her way
What's the point in ever trying?
Nothing's changing anyway

They press their lips against you
And you love the lies they say
And I tried so hard to reach you
But you're falling anyway

And you know I see right through you
Cuz the world gets in your way
What's the point in all this screaming?
You're not listening anyway

Tears streamed down Kagome's face as she looked to the sky. She was screaming inside and nobody was around to hear. What if someone would hear? Would they listen? Would they even care that she was slowly falling apart inside?

"Kagome…" she heard someone whisper from behind her and she turned slightly to get a better look. Sesshomaru was standing behind her with his head bowed in shame, "I'm sorry, I should have been honest with you in the first place. Kagome, I love you. I know that for a fact but I know what will happen after the final battle."

"Sess-" Kagome began but found his lips on hers. Her eyes went wide and she almost fell off the railing from shock but Sesshomaru's arm made its way around her waist. He took the guitar from her with his free hand and places it on the floor before picking her up to carry her to the bed.

She closed her eyes and gave into the passion of the moment, she didn't care what was to come, she was glad knowing she was in the arms of the one she loved. She felt his tongue against her lips and she smiled and complied. She ran her arms up his back and into his hair as he moved down to her neck then collarbone.

"Kags, I love you," he whispered as she held him tighter to herself.

"Let me have this night alone with you, I have a feeling it will be the last for awhile," she smiled sadly down at him as he pulled something out of his pocket.

"When all of this is over and we find each other again, I wish for us to become mates. Kagome, will you marry me?" he questioned holding the ring out in front of her. She smiled big and tackled him so they flipped backwards and he was now on bottom.

"Yes," she cried into his chest as he placed the ring on her finger and smiled. She looked up at him and captured his lips in a deep passionate kiss. He pushed her back to the bed and let their emotions take them away.

lemon…I'm not writing it

Sesshomaru awoke to find Kagome missing. He quickly dressed and ran to find her. He could smell her blood and it sent him over the edge. He found her in the garden knelling before the spring with black wings sprouted from her back. He could see the blood dripping from them and ran to her. She was trying to fight the pain by biting her lip but only caused blood to trickle from her lips.

"Kagome!" Sesshomaru yelled as she looked to him. Her eyes were bright red with rage then reverted back to ice blue. Sesshomaru embraced her as she fell over into his arms, eyes filled with tears of pain.

"It's too soon," she whispered before completely passing out in his arms.

TBC….. sorry it took soo long for me to update… I know it's been awhile.. Please read and review.