(Disclaimer: OWN NOTHING

(Disclaimer: OWN NOTHING! TobyMac is in the earlier chapter so I'm going to add some Skyway Avenue by We The Kings!)

"Hey Mrs. Higurashi!" InuYasha poked his head through the doorway to the kitchen. The woman jumped and turned placing her hand over her heart. "Goodness InuYasha I'm not use to you being here. What can I do for you?" She replied with a laugh. He stepped into the kitchen and sighed, "you know Kagome better then anyone… I messed up with her and I'm trying to make it up but I just can't seem to get this…"

"And you want me to help you win her heart?" InuYasha nodded slightly. "Well let's start with how much my daughter means to you?"

"What?" His amber eyes shot up and looked surprised. "How do you feel about Kagome?" He swallowed and sat down at the kitchen table. "Um… She's sweet, kind, caring…"

"No dear, how do you feel about her? Not what is she like?" He swallowed again and ran his clawed hand through his silver hair. "I think I love her." He said quietly to his hands. "Why do you think that?"

"I feel this fire, in my chest, when she's around. I want her to be safe and happy. I can't fight without her with me. Hell I can barely eat without her around. Miroku can't cook and I don't have the will to without her…"

Kagome walked through her front door and found the house silent, but for the sound of InuYasha's voice in her kitchen. "I tried to seal the well once and she still came back." He laughed and she heard a sigh escape him. "I'm… She…" He sighed again and Kagome rounded the corner. Her mom glanced up but made no other movement and the miko knew the hanyou wouldn't catch her scent yet. "If she were to jump off one of your skyscrapers, I would jump too. I would die for her, without a second thought; so yeah, I so love her. I love Kagome."

Said miko who was standing behind the hanyou felt the breath leave her. Her eyes grew wide and she felt happy and scared. Tears formed and ran gently down her cheeks. He smelt her tears and turned. "Kag…" She turned and ran up the stairs, crying into her hands.

The inu-hanyou's ears drooped and he slumped over. "InuYasha dear, she is just scared. Kagome loves you and she doesn't know how to deal with that anymore. Now-a-days she associates love with pain when it comes to you, no offence." He shook his head to indicate that none was taken. "Go talk to her. She may get upset and you may get a few 'sits' but she does love you InuYasha. That's why you are still here and not sealed in the well still." He nodded and stood. Get ready Kagome cause you are going to listen, like it or not! He thought.

Kagome laid on her bed crying into her pillow. Déjà vu! She thought shaking her head gently. She heard a soft whosh and looked up. A pair of bright amber eyes greeted her. "No." She whispered. "Fine, I won't take you back yet." He said laying down slowly and gently beside her. His arms snaked around her and pulled her against his firm warm chest. "No that's not what I meant!" She said trying to push away. Being this close was doing funny things to her; like making her want to… kiss… him. Whoa, whoa, whoa, that's Kikyo's territory! She froze at this. "Kagome I was stupid to choose Kikyo. You mean so much more to me then her. But I was scared of what would happen if I did choose you. I knew Kikyo cared but you were so different, what if you hadn't returned my feelings? I couldn't handle that Kagome."

"You should have asked me! I wouldn't have lied to you InuYasha!" She cried looking up at him. Amber/chocolate. InuYasha blinked and felt the fire return. He wanted to laugh when he heard Kagome gasp and saw it growing in her eyes. "What is this?" She whispered. "Wench don't be stupid." InuYasha said so quietly it was little more then an breath. She tensed, "InuYasha I am…" He could take it no more. The fire in him, growing. Instincts took over and he kissed her.

His lips felt soft and warm against hers and she froze once more. The kiss was soft and sweet to begin with but quickly grew more passionate as the flames of desire began to lick the out reaches of InuYasha's brain. "It's the fire of love." InuYasha said between kisses as he drew a breath. Kagome pulled back and stared at InuYasha, "But Kikyo?" she asked. "Means nothing to me."

"What if I told you I could bring her back?" InuYasha blinked and tilted his head. "What?"

"I can bring her back." She whispered. "Kagome, are you serious?"

"Yes!" She sat up and moved to the edge of her bed. "Why did you bring it up?" He sat beside her. "Um, do you miss her?" She replied. "N…" I've got to be honest with her… "Yeah, sometimes. But before she died she asked me to bring you back so she could take your soul…" Kagome's eyes shot up and met his. "What?!" He nodded. "I told her no… And it didn't hit me you were gone until she began to talk about you… Then I realized how badly I missed you and wished you were back."

"Do you want me to bring her back?"

"Can you bring her back like how she used to be?" Kagome looked at him. "What do you mean?" She asked. "Before she died. Not so cold…" The miko stood and refused to look at him. She nodded and picked up the tiny bottle of jewel shards InuYasha had left on her desk. "Okay…" She whispered trying to hold back tears.

Red clad arms wrapped around her, "I don't need you to resurrect her, you are right here."

"But you said…"

"I said I wanted her like how she used to be. You are like how she used to be… No," He laughed. "You are better! More loving and warm…" He trailed soft kisses down her neck. "Kagome…"

"InuYasha do you miss Kikyo or not?"

"What?" He blinked. "Do you miss Kikyo?"

"Kagome why can't you just accept the fact that I love you?" He yelled finally losing his temper. "Because you chose Kikyo over me! I'm sorry my trust is a little shatter!" She replied. They were in each other's faces and InuYasha was growling. "Damnit Kagome I know I made a mistake! I'm stupid okay?" She pulled back and blinked her large brown eyes looking ashamed. "No you aren't stupid…" He pulled her back into his arms and buried his face into her neck. "Look I know I made a stupid mistake okay? But I've changed Kagome. I'm not like how I used to be!"

"But I like the way you used to be!"

"But I meant with Kikyo."

"But…"

"How can I prove this to you?" She looked down and buried her face into his chest. "I don't know." She whispered. He ran his fingers gently down her back, loving the warmth he felt from her.

InuYasha pulled her back to her bed and laid down with her in his arms. She snuggled into his arms, enjoying the warmth she hadn't felt in a year. His soft fingers on her back, the warmth of his body, along with the gentle rumble of InuYasha's chest as he began to purr caused Kagome's eyes to grow heavy and she soon dozed off. InuYasha sighed and kissed her head gently. Damnit why did I choose Kikyo. We would be happy right now if it wasn't for that. He sighed again and nodded. He would make this right.