Kagome was laying on a futan in Keade's hut. Inuyasha had carried her on the two-day journey, her not waking the entire time. Inuyasha was worried by this and hadn't left Kagome's side the whole time. When they reached Keade's, Inuyasha explained what happened to Kagome. Keade had taken the news with shock, never had she heard of a miko reaching that state of power. But Inuyasha was not concerned about that at the moment, all he wanted was for Kagome to wake up and give him that wonderful smile of hers. But that had been two days ago when they arrived at Keade's and Inuyasha was beginning to get even more worried and even more desperate. Inuyasha rarely left Kagome's side. Everybody had backed off trying to get him to rest by the first day she was unconscious. How was he supposed to relax and rest when his love hadn't moved an inch for four days? But something was starting to nag at him by the third day. Now, it was driving him just as crazy as Kagome not moving. He was thinking of finally asking the old hag about it when she walked in to check on Kagome.

"Keade, how did Kagome get so much power?" Inuyasha wasn't about to be shy about his question or make it sound polite. Keade was startled by his question to say the least. He just glared at the person who entered the hut and growled at them after a while.

Keade was able to regain herself to answer the hanyoa before he decided to go back to growling at her,

"Well, mikos all have a power greater than those of priest, monks, priestesses, and others who serve Kami. This power comes from Kami himself and is implanted in all mikos at birth. Now the power that lays inside of mikos are dormant until they reach the age they need or discover them."

"Discover?"

"Yes, not all mikos like Kagome discover their powers when they are in danger. Some of them are recognized early by another miko or spiritual person and trains that person to draw and use their powers with ease. Anyway, when mikos first discover their powers, they learn what type of weapon they need to use to have their power used. Then, and usually after a lot of training, they tap into more of the power Kami gave them and no longer need the said weapon any more to summon their powers." Inuyasha was starting to get impatient. Any other time he would of found this interesting, but now he was not in the mood.

"What the fuck does this have to do with Kagome?" Inuyasha didn't even hide the irritation from his voice. He hadn't slept, barely eaten, or seen Kagome smile in four days and he wasn't in the mood for a long story. Keade on the other hand was not surprised by Inuyasha's irritation. She knew that he was doing all he could not to pull out his hair.

"I will get to that Inuyasha, ye just have to bare with me for a little bit longer. Now, mikos who are able to use their powers without a median are accessing more of the power Kami blessed them with. Now, there are the very few and very pure of heart that will be able to unlock the full extent of their powers. That is were Kagome comes in." Inuyasha leaned in closer, showing Keade that he wasn't going to interrupt her. "There are two ways that a miko can find this true powers of theirs. The first is when they fill total empowerment to save people they love from a physical danger stronger than them. They thin tap into the power they need to protect the person or people they care very deeply about."

"But none of us were in ant physical danger other than her. I saw the fear and death in her eyes. She wasn't even aware of what was going on around her."

"That is were the second way comes into play. When a miko senses that the one they love, the one they have a true connection with, is about to give up on life because of them or an outer force, the miko will do anything to make sure that the source of the problem is destroyed or fixed. The being that the miko loves also has to call out to her, either in voice or in mind. Do you remember calling out to Kagome in any way?" Inuyasha widened his eyes in astonishment. He remembers calling for her not to give up. Keade noticed his reaction and smiled. "I thought so by the way you told the story and then how Sango told it. She said that it seemed you had given up before yelling out Kagome's name."

"Then why has Kagome been asleep for four says already. If she has so much power, then her waking up to be with me shouldn't be a problem." Keade saw desperation, worry, sadness, and love all in Inuyasha's eyes and it almost broke her heart. Inuyasha was on the verge of crying.

"Inuyasha, it took a lot of energy that she wasn't ready for to use. This is why she has been sleeping so long. She is recovering the lost energy that she used in destroying Naraku. Don't worry Inuyasha," Keade started to get up and leave." Kagome is a strong girl and I am sure that she will awaken in a day or so." Keade smiled at him before turning to leave. Inuyasha just sat there in silence thinking over everything that Keade had told him.

Inuyasha's mind

No wonder she has been sleeping for four days straight and everybody kept his or her distance. Normally Sango and Shippo would be right besides me and be miserable too.

But Kagome put herself in this situation because I couldn't protect her or even notice that a demon was getting to close to her. Normally, nothing could get to close to Kagome unless they were apart of our pact or a very good friend, especially a demon. I just hope that Kagome will be all right and wake up soon. I miss her sooo much.

Just like Kagome heard Inuyasha's thoughts, she started to open her eyes and let out a soft moan. Inuyasha was by her side in an instant. "Kagome, are you alright? I was so worried about you. Don't scare me like that again wench." Inuyasha was going to rant on further when he noticed the smile on her face. "What are you smiling at wench?" He said it in softer voice than he usually used.

"Are you done speaking yet?" Inuyasha nodded his head. Her voice sounded heavenly to him although it was a little dry not having water for four days. "Could you get me some water first?" Inuyasha snapped out of his daze and carefully lowered Kagome before going out side to get some water and food. He returned only seconds later, making sure that none of the villagers knew that Kagome was awake yet. He wanted her by himself for a little while. After he got Kagome to drink and eat a little, Kagome felt some more of her strength return to her. She noticed that her clothes had been changed and that she was wearing a long white dress. Then she remembered what happened and glad that she had saved herself instead of somebody else saving her. Inuyasha interrupted her thoughts.

"Kagome, will you say something. You are making me nervous by being so quiet."

"Sorry Inuyasha, I was just thinking of what happened. Did I really destroy Naraku? And why would you be so worried about me?"

"Why? Why? I would be worried about you because after you defeated Naraku and absorbed the jewel shard, you passed out. You have been sleeping for four days now." Inuyasha drew Kagome into a tight hug while taking a deep breath of her sent. He hasn't been able to do that because he was afraid to go near her lifeless body. "Kagome, I thought that I lost you forever. I couldn't handle losing you. I love you so much that it hurts and I can't stand to see you look helpless." Kagome was so moved by his words while she hugged him back. She was speechless for a moment before she could find her voice.

"Inuyasha, I will never leave your side. Remember, I promised to stay by your side until you don't want me to. And Inuyasha, even after that, it would take a lot more to push me away from you. You see, I love you too. I've loved you for a long time and I am never going to let go of somebody that easily." Inuyasha pulled himself away from Kagome to just enough to look at Kagome's face. Looking into her bright, brown eyes, he knew that she was telling the truth. Before Inuyasha knew what he was doing, he captured Kagome's lips in a passionate kiss that put both of their souls aflame. Air was the enemy to break the kiss. When Inuyasha opened his eyes, he saw Kagome's swollen lips smiling at him. He couldn't help but to grin back.

"Kagome, well you become my mate/"

"I would love to Inuyasha." Kagome barely got that out of her mouth when Inuyasha claimed her lips in another passionate kiss. This one ended when the futan was pulled back and hearing Shippo's voice.

"I knew that Kagome was away. I told you." Shippo said in a boastful tone. The rest of the village was trying not to laugh at catching the young couple in a compromising position. Inuyasha growled and picked up a blushing Kagome. He rushed out of the nut and into the woods. He ran to a special spot that he hasn't been to since his mother took him. He thought it the perfect place to make Kagome his mate. Kagome was asking him where they were going, and Inuyasha just grinned and told her that it was a surprise. That got Kagome really excided and wondering what it could be while she was being carried through the trees by the man she loved.