A/N I'm really sorry for not updating in like two months. I didn't really know what to do for this chapter and I still didn't when I started writing it but then it all just kinda came to me while I wrote it like all my other chapters did. Anyways, please enjoy!

Giving ideas always helps me write my chapters! The more idea's I have/get the faster the chapters will come!

Crushes and Plans

"Hey Mom, have you seen Shippo?"

"You mean that little boy you brought in yesterday?"

"Yeah, he's not on the couch…"

"Sorry dear, I haven't seen him."

"Hmm. Okay thanks mom! If you see him let me know." Kagome looked around the house once more but couldn't find the little eight year old. She grabbed her bag and walked out the door.

I wonder where he went… she sighed to herself.

"Hey Kagome, how's the kid?"

"Oh, hey Inuyasha. I don't know where he went… And thanks for helping me yesterday."

"Keh. What ever, anyways, I called Miroku yesterday night. He said that he and Sango are going to be at school today."

"Oh my God! I totally forgot to call Sango! Did he say what was wrong?"

"Nope, I asked though. All he said was that he couldn't say. Why don't you ask Sango, she'll probably tell you."

"Yeah, I guess. So, you ready for the test today?" She held in a laugh when Inuyasha stopped dead in his tracks.

"W-What test," he spluttered.

"Haha I knew you'd forget. We have our Science test today, she told us a week ago! You really have to pay more attention."

I love the sound of her laugh. It's like it makes everything better… But damn! Is there really a test today?

"Don't worry about it, I'm sure you'll do fine."

"You make it seem like I actually pay attention in class…"

"Well, It's not like I'm going to just flat out say 'you're going to fail' right?"

"Think again Kagome."

"I don't get it."

Inuyasha smacked his forehead with the palm of his hand and sighed, "never mind, just forget it."

"If you insist…" The walk was to school was fairly quiet, a little bit of small talk here and there.

Kagome carefully stole a glance in Inuyasha's direction out of the corner of her eye. Why does he keep staring at me? Does he think I don't notice him looking at me? Well, either way, he really has to stop that… "Inuyasha, what's wrong? Is there something on my face or something? You keeping staring at me and it bothers me so if there's a problem or whatever can you please tell me?" The sudden intrusion on the silence startled Inuyasha making him slightly jump.

"What're you talking about Kagome? I haven't been staring at you… Why would I want to do that? It's not like I don't see you enough…"

"And what is that supposed to mean? You don't want to see me anymore? Is that it? I bet it is! Well, if you have such a big problem with me then fine. I'll get out of your face!" Kagome quickened her pace, putting some distance between herself and the baffled white haired boy in back of her.

Inuyasha huffed at her sudden outburst and ran up to her. "Yo! Kagome, what's your deal? What's with the sudden tantrum? Are you okay?" After a few minutes Inuyasha's eyes widened. "Did you start your thing?"

"My thing," Kagome asked with a quirked brow, "what thing are you talking about exactly?"

Inuyasha averted his eyes as a light blush dusted his cheeks. "You know… your 'thing'…. 'your time of the month' type of 'thing'…"

"You're such a child Inuyasha! Jeez would you grow up already?" Damn, are my mood swings really that bad?

"Keh, whatever. Anyways, what're you gonna do about the mangy wolf?" He immediately regretted brining 'him' up when Kagome's mood soured even more.

"I don't know okay! Things are just a little confusing right now! GET OFF MY CASE! God, I mean seriously, mind your own business okay!"

"Should I get the extinguisher," Inuyasha mumbled under his breath.

"What was that? If you're gonna say something about me then say it to my face!"

Inuyasha raised his hands in surrender. "Woah there Kagome, calm down would ya?" I feel sorry for Kouga today… make that this whole week…. He better not pull any crap or else he's gonna be in for it. It's a good thing Sango's back today. She can probably handle Kagome. The only other people I know that can keep Kagome from blowing her top are her Mom and…. Someone else who's name I will never speak…

"Ugh. Whatever Inuyasha, just stay out of my way for today… Make that this week…"

"Sure thing little Miss Ray of Sunshine."

"Excuse me!"

"Nothing, nothing… Hey, we better hurry up, the school bell is gonna ring any minute now." Just as Inuyasha said that the bell rang signaling that school had started. Phew, saved by the bell! "Bye Kagome! See you later!"

"Yeah sure," Kagome grumbled back.

"What's gotten your panties in a twist?"

"Sango!" Kagome's mood brightened in a matter of seconds after hearing her friends' voice. "Where have you been? Why'd you miss school? Is everything okay? "

"Everything's fine Kagome, stop worrying so much. There was just a little problem at home that's all."

"Was it your parents? If you want, you're welcome to stay at my place for a while."

"I can't, thanks though, maybe next time. And it's only partially my parents."

"Is Kohaku okay? Did something happen to him?"

"He's fine, the doctor said he was just a little overly stressed, it's not big deal, he's fine now so stop worrying so much!"

"The doctor? Oh Sango, were you at the hospital yesterday? I'm sorry I couldn't be there with you!"

"Don't worry about it Kagome, you're always there for me. Besides, I heard you had your own little ordeal yesterday. Tell me all about it, starting from lunch!"

"Alright, alright. Well, at lunch, Kouga said some stuff that got me kinda mad and I kinda slapped him and yelled at him…"

"Wait… you kinda slapped him and yelled at him? What did he do to deserve that? You never get mad…"

"Yeah, until yesterday… He said some stuff about…"

"About…." Sango urged.

Kagome hesitated a bit before finally telling her closest female friend, "Inuyasha…"

"You mean to tell me that you did all that for Inuyasha? What did he say about Inuyasha that got you so mad?"

"Honestly, nothing out of the ordinary… It just really pissed me off for some reason when Kouga called Inuyasha that."

"Well, what did he say?"

"He called Inuyasha a mutt. See, it's nothing he hasn't called Inuyasha before so why did I get so mad this time?"

"Wow, you're right. I can't believe you slapped him though…."

"Not helping Sango," she groaned.

"Sorry, sorry. Go on, I'm listening."

"After I slapped him I snapped at him. You should have seen him though, I felt so bad. I don't know how I'm ever going to speak to him again. He actually flinched when I tried to touch him!"

"huh… That is pretty bad…"

"Thanks Sango! That really helps!"

"What do you want me to say?

"I don't know. Something helpful would be nice!"

"Well, what happened next?

"I got so over whelmed with everything that happened I started crying and before I knew it I was running out of the cafeteria."

"And then what happened? Where'd you run to?"

"Next thing I knew, I was in the janitors closet…"

"You ran into the janitors closet?"

"At the time, it seemed like a good place to hide…"

"Aside from you bawling in a dirty janitors closet, what happened?"

"Inuyasha came bursting in, I don't think he knew I was in there."

"Why was he in the janitors closet too? Was he bawling," Sango joked.

"It's not funny Sango!"

"Sure it's not. So why was he in there? What happened?"

"See, that's the thing. I don't know what happened… it all comes to a blank after that… I guess my mind just wasn't there when he came in…"

"Do you remember anything that happened? That could have been a life changing moment for the two of you! He could have poured his heart out to you! Can you imagine how he feels since you don't remember a thing that happened?"

"The only thing I remember is him hugging me. When I woke up, I was in the nurses' office. Oh, and to answer your other question, Inuyasha punched Kouga. That's why he was in the janitors' closet."

"Inuyasha punched Kouga! Why? And isn't Inuyasha suspended?"

"He said he punched Kouga after seeing me run out… As for Inuyasha being suspended, his dad called the school and smoothed things over."

"That's so sweet Kagome!"

"That still doesn't help things with me and Kouga."

"I'm sure everything will be fine Kagome, don't worry about it. I've seen the way Kouga looks at you."

"You think so?" As if on cue Kouga walked into the room.

"Speaking of the devil! Now's your chance to smooth things over."

"I hope you're right Sango."

"You know I am," she said as she watched Kagome get up and make her way towards Kouga.

"Hi Kouga," Kagome chirped trying to sound s cheerful as ever.

"Oh, hey Kagome… What's up?"

"I'm sorry," they both said in unison.

"Kouga, I'm so sorry about the other day, I had no right to lash out at you like that much less slap you."

"Don't worry about it Kagome, I shouldn't have spoken badly about your friends. How about we go out after school."

"Um, sure I guess."

"Alright then, it's a date." Kouga kissed her gently on the top of her head and took his seat near the back of the room.

Kagome made her way back to a beaming Sango. "What's with that face?"

"I told you everything would be okay!"

"I guess you did… Thanks Sango. There's still one problem though."

"What's that?"

"Inuyasha."

"I forgot about him…"

"What am I going to do?"

"What else can you do? You're with Kouga right now. You can't just ditch him, although I do think you and Inuyasha would make the best couple ever."

"Who and who would make the best couple ever? Me and Sesshomaru," Rin asked.

"Where did you come from," Sango countered.

"What do you mean? I'm in your class Sango."

"Well, whatever. I was talking about Kagome and Inuyasha."

"Oh my God! I so agree, but I think me and Sesshomaru would make the ultimate couple."

"What do you see in that guy? Aside from the fact that he's perfect in almost every single when and possibly the most gorgeous guy in school. He can totally be model when he's older."

"Not going to happen you guys, Sesshomaru's going to be taking over Mr. Taisho's company when he graduates from college," Kagome interjected.

"Since when do you know so much about Sesshomaru? Hey do you think you could put in a word or two about me?"

"Rin, why are you so interested in Sesshomaru"

"Have you seen him? He's like a freaking GOD"

"He's so emotionless!"

"He's just good at hiding them."

"He's arrogant."

"He knows that he has things going for him."

"What'cha guys talking about?"

"Oh… Hi Hojo…" Kagome said giving her best fake smile.

"Hey Kagome. What're you doing after school today? I though that maybe you and I could go somewhere together."

"Lay off man!" Kouga quickly sat beside Kagome and placed his arm around her shoulders.

"I could say the same to you Mr. Bakayaka."

"What did you just call me?"

"You heard me Mr. Bakayaka."

"You did not just call me that!" Kouga stood up, ready to knock some sense into the little teachers pet in front of him when Kagome stood in between them.

"Would you two knock it off? I'm sorry Hojo but I'm going out on a date with Kouga after school. And please stop trying to ask me out. You know I'm going out with Kouga so please just stop okay. No more presents either."

"But Kag…"

"You heard the woman! Back off if you know what's good for you!"

"Whatever man, Kagome just know this. I'm not going to stop trying." Hojo stormed out of the classroom, everyone around him forgotten as he fumed.

"You okay Kagome," Kouga asked, brushing aside her bangs.

"Yeah, I'm fine. What about you? I'm really sorry about putting you through all of this."

"Don't worry about it you're worth it."

"Hey, where's Ms. A," a student asked.

"You're right. Where is she? She's never late for class and it's already been 20 minutes into first period," Sango stated.

"I'll go talk to Principal Kaede," Rin offered.

"Wait, is it really such bad thing," Kouga questioned.

"Well, sure it is. We could all get into a lot of trouble if no one tells the principal."

"Then it's decided. I'm going to go get her." Rin ran out of the room leaving everyone to wonder where their teacher was.

"Hi Kouga," a shy red headed girl with pigtails said breaking the silence.

"Hey Ayame, everything okay at home?"

"Who's she Kagome," Sango whispered.

"That's Ayame Danko, Kouga's childhood friend. She's totally into Kouga but he doesn't seem to notice, or if he does then he just doesn't feel the same way. She's really nice once you get to know her."

"To bad for her, Kouga's only got eyes for you!"

"That's not funny Sango, I really feel bad for her."

"Maybe we can do something about it then. Why don't we try getting them two together and Rin and Sesshomaru together?"

"Are you serious? First of all, why would I try getting my boyfriend together with some other girl? Second of all, Rin has a better chance of getting together with a dead guy then getting together with Sesshomaru. He doesn't look at anyone with even a pinch of interest."

"You don't even like Kouga that much and wouldn't it be nice if Ayame got her happily ever after?"

"Yeah but what if she gets rejected by Kouga? Then she'll have her happily never after!"

"It's still worth a try. Same goes for Rin and Sesshomaru."

"I guess…. But how are we going to get Kouga and Ayame together? I have a date with Kouga after school."

"Yeah, but during that time you can talk about how great Ayame is."

"There's only one problem with your genius plan. I don't know all that much about Ayame."

"Then we'll just have to get closer to her now won't we?"

"If you say so."

"I do say so. On your date today just try talking about Ayame, try to get some stuff out of Kouga. For Rin, maybe we can bring her to Inuyasha's house and give her some alone time with Sesshomaru."

"Not a bad plan actually."

"You had doubt?"

"Oh ha ha, very funny Sango."

"Principal Kaede said that we could have a free period! She was impressed that we told her so she said we could do whatever we wanted," Rin announced to the class as she came running back into the room ten times more excited then she was when she left.

"Nice going Rin!"

"Yeah, good job Rin! It's a good thing we didn't listen to Kouga." The rest of the class laughed at the last comment made by Kagome.

"Hey! You couldn't have just stuck with, 'good job Rin'?"

"It just wouldn't have been the same," teased Kagome.

"Sure Kagome." Kouga went off to another part of the classroom with a few of his friends.

"I wonder what Inuyasha's doing right now," Kagome sighed.

"He's probably thinking about you," Sango giggled.

"Maybe…"

"Hey Kagome, you're going to have to talk to Sesshomaru about Rin, I hope you know that," Sango said changing the subject.

"What! Why me?"

"Because, you're the only one who doesn't melt when he looks at you."

"That's not true! You don't either! Do you?"

"Haven't seen the guy all that much and he's never looked at me. But he does seem to like you enough to talk to you."

"Well hopefully, I've known him for as long as I've known Inuyasha. He hasn't changed all that much."

"Then you're okay with it right?"

"Not really but I guess I'll do it. It'll distract me from Inuyasha and everyone else so that's an upside to it."

"Exactly why I'm making it your job!"

"Wait, what are you doing in all of this? It seems to me that I'm doing all the dirty work."

"I'm going to befriend our little red head over there."

"You mean we are. I'm not letting you go alone. She'll be scarred by the end of the day if I leave you two alone together."

"I'm not that bad!"

"Sure you're not."

"I'm not! Maybe we should recruit another person though."

"Like who?"

"HEY RIN! COME OVER HERE FOR A SEC," Sango shouted from across the room.

"What's up?"

"What do you think of helping me and Kagome get Ayame and Kouga together?"

"Isn't Kouga going out with Kagome?"

"That's what I said, but after Sango's logic I see how this could benefit me."

"Care to explain?

"Well, I don't really feel it with Kouga and I don't want to just dump him so if I can get him to notice Ayame then maybe it won't be so bad."

"Oh, I get it. All right then, if you're okay with it then I'm in. Where do we start?"

"Well, we start by getting all the information that we can about them." Sango looked at the both of them waiting for one of them to start. "Well, are we just going to sit here or are one of you going to start dishing the dirt?"

"Well, I heard that her parents past away so she's been living with her Grandpa but her he's not doing so well."

"Oh that's terrible!"

"Yeah I heard something like that too. Kouga and his family offered to take her in but she didn't want to be a burden so she declined their offer."

"I feel bad for her now."

"Yeah well don't say that to her face. She hates being pitied, she's a strong girl but I think that's all an act."

"You can see it in her eyes." All three girls turned in the same direction and stared at the girl in front of them.

"It's gotta be tough. You think she's at least a little happy?"

"I'm sure she is. And she always brightens up around Kouga, I can't imagine what she'd be like if they got together."

With Inuyasha and Miroku

"You didn't ask her!"

"Inuyasha, you don't understand what she was dealing with, it wasn't the right time!"

"You said you would talk to her about it! I was counting on you man!"

"Inuyasha just chill okay, I'll ask her today. Aren't you supposed to be suspended?"

"Thanks to Kagome, my dad called the school and talked it over."

"And that is why I love Kagome."

"What was that?"

"You know what I meant Inuyasha, calm down would you. I have Sango, I don't need Kagome."

"What's that supposed to mean? Kagome not good enough for you?"

"It's not like that! What's your deal? Why are you being so protective of her all of a sudden?"

"She's my best friend man. I don't want anyone talking badly about her. When I see her crying I feel like it's all my fault 'cause I wasn't there when she needed me you know?"

"Not really but okay, keep going."

"I feel like my chest is being squeezed when I see her sad, I always scold myself, telling myself that I should have been there, if I had she wouldn't be like this. I don't want to see her get hurt. Not when I can protect her."

"That's the thing man, you can't always be there to protect her. Sometimes, you have to let her fight her own battles, you just have to stand on the side lines and give her the support she needs."

"Woah, what happened to you over the weekend?"

"What do you mean?"

"You went all non-pervert on me right there."

"A lot of things happened and I guess it made me realize that there's a time for everything."

"Well, whatever happened that made you realize that, must have been pretty big for it to have that big of an effect on you."

"It was."

"So how are things with you and Sango?"

"I think they're going really well. I'm scared that she'll wake up one day and realize that she's dating me though."

"What do you mean?"

"She's too good for me, and I'm scared that she'll realize that."

"Would you shut up? You and Sango are perfect for each other, you loosen her up but she keeps you in line."

"You think so?"

"Sure."

"Thanks Inuyasha."

"It's the least I can do."

"I'll talk to Sango as soon as I can. For now just try and support whatever she does. Find out if she's worried about anything and if she is, help her through them."

"I think I'll do just that. Thanks."

"It's not a problem."

"Don't do anything to mess up what you've got going. Kagome will murder you if anything happens to Sango. Especially this week."

"Why? What happened?"

"Why don't you find out for yourself? Say something to her that'll normally get her a little mad."

"Only a little? Won't Sango getting hurt make her really mad?"

"Exactly."

"Okay…."

"Hey, do you think you can help me with Science? I have a test that I totally forgot about after Lunch."

"Sure, what's it on?"

"Human Biology."

"Just my thing."

"You're such a perv."

"What can I say?"

"Nothing. It'll do us all a favor."

"Hey!" Inuyasha snickered and turned his focus back to the teacher.

"Hey Inuyasha?"

"What do ya want now?"

"Tell me, what happened yesterday? I heard something happened at lunch that involves Kagome slapping Kouga, her running off crying and you punching Kouga soon afterward and then running off too."

"That's about the gist of it. I don't see why I have to tell you what you already know."

"Oh, come on! Seriously dude, tell me what happened!"

"Nothing that you don't already know."

"Fine."

"You wanna help me do something?"

"That depends. Will it involve women?"

"No you lech."

"Then no."

"But it does involve a prank."

"Who, why and when?"

"Sesshomaru, because he deserves a little pay back and whenever we think of something."

"I don't know… Your brother is known for being really strong and not taking crap from anyone…"

"You're such a wuss!"

"Why because I actually have a functioning brain?"

"Shut up! Are you in or not?"

"Fine, what's the plan?"

At Lunch

"Okay Miroku, now's your chance. Go piss off Kagome."

"Why would I want to do that again?"

"To get a little taste of what would happen if you hurt Sango."

"But you said this week. What if I hurt her outside of this week, NOT that I'm planning on it anytime soon."

"Just do it. There's your chance," He said pointed over toward Kagome who was walking past the cafeteria doors.

"How mad can Kagome get?" He quietly made his way out of the cafeteria and followed Kagome.

I hate this time of the month… And it's always so hard trying to find an empty washroom. Whatever, let's just get this over with. She sighed, shifting her bag on her shoulder. She was about to head into the ladies room when Miroku ran up behind her and grabbed her bag.

Kagome turned around wide-eyed and saw Miroku running for his dear life up the stairs.

Red.

All she saw was Red.

She sprinted after Miroku, bounded up the stairs and chased him with all she had. She saw him make a sharp turn into the cafeteria and smirked when she new he was trapped.

"Miroku what the hell are you doing with Kagome's bag?

"Exactly what you told me to do. I'm getting her mad."

"I said a little. I hope you realize what you just did…"

"I don't know what you're talking about." Miroku unzipped Kagome's bag and began rummaging through it. His hand touched some something cool and wrapped in plastic. He took it out right when Kagome burst into the room.

"MIROKU!"

"And the gates to hell have opened," Inuyasha muttered under his breath.

All eyes were now on the couple. Miroku was completely red and Kagome was fuming obviously unaware of what made Miroku blush like he was.

"GIVE ME BACK MY BAG OR SO HELP ME I WILL RIP OUT YOUR THROAT AND FEED IT TO BUYO!" Kagome went a ghostly white when Miroku slowly turned around with her bag in his left hand and a little yellow plastic tampon in his right."

No… was the one word Kagome kept repeating in her mind. This can't be happening…. No now. Not today…

Inuyasha saw the look on Kagome's face and instantly felt the pain in his heart. "Kagome?"

The minute she heard her name everything became a reality and her tears sprang to life. Every minute that passed felt like an Eternity and she felt like her world was crashing down.

Her hands were now fisted at the bottom of her shirt. Before anyone new what was really going on she turned around and ran.

Miroku was still standing in the same spot, tampon in hand.

"You went a too far Miroku." Inuyasha was completely serious and whispering now. The pain in his chest was growing with each passing moment with the knowledge that Kagome was breaking down right now and it was partially his fault. "Did you see the look on her face? Did you see the look in her eyes!" With each word his voice rose higher and higher. "DID YOU SEE HOW FUCKING UPSET SHE WAS? DID YOU SEE HOW BROKEN SHE WAS? WHAT THE FUCK IS YOUR PROBLEM? HOW THE FUCK COULD YOU EMBARRESS HER LIKE THAT? HOW CAN YOU JUST STAND THERE WHEN YOU KNOW YOUR FRIEND IS CRYING HER EYES OUT RIGHT ABOUT NOW?" Inuyasha was now yelling in Miroku's face, they were practically nose-to-nose with Miroku just standing there dumbstruck. It took him all his power to hold on to his instincts that told him to hurt the source of her pain. What pissed him off even more was the fact that he hadn't said a word since.

Silence.

That's when he snapped. Inuyasha raised his fist and brought it down with everything he had. It hit Miroku square in the jaw and sent him flying at one of the tables. The other students that were previously eating at that table scurried around to get out of the way.

Miroku lay on the floor unconscious. Inuyasha was furious and quickly stormed out before he did any more damage that he was sure would have happened. Where the hell did that woman go? I've searched the whole school. DAMN IT! Inuyasha ran his hands through his hair and punched the locker beside him leaving a nice present for whoever's locker that was.

That's when an idea hit him. He pulled out his cell phone and punched in Kagome's house number.

"Hey Ms. H. Did Kagome run home? ... Mhmm…. Okay thanks. I hope you wouldn't mind if I came over… I was thinking now…. I know I still have school but I really need to see Kagome… I'll tell you what happened later but I think it might be better if Kagome were to tell you herself… Okay, I'll be there in about 10 minutes."

Kagome's House

Ms. Higurashi knocked on Kagome's door. "Kagome? Honey? Can I come in?"

"GO AWAY! JUST LEAVE ME ALONE I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO ANYONE RIGHT NOW! I FEEL LIKE DYING!" She was lying on her bed crying

"Now don't say that Kagome. I'm sure that whatever happened wasn't that bad. Oh, Inuyasha called. He's on his way. He seemed very concerned."

"I don't want to see him right now. Tell him to go back to school."

"I told him that he should stay in school but he just wouldn't have it. I forgot to mention. Your little friend came back in the house a little while after you left."

"Shippo?"

"Yes. He's in the den whenever you're ready to come out."

"Thanks Mom." She nodded in front of the door of her daughters' room and walked back down the stairs.

Minutes later she was walking into the den with a tray of warm chocolate chip cookies. "Shippo would you like some cookies? They're fresh out of the oven."

Shippo looked up from his puzzle and started sniffing the air. When he looked but at the woman in front of him, a small smile appeared on his face before he nodded shyly.

"Alright, well help yourself. Would you like some milk as well dear," she asked setting the tray of cookies on the coffee table.

"Y-yes please."

"Just give me a moment." She stood back up and was making her way towards the Kitchen when the doorbell rang. Must be Inuyasha she mused when the doorbell rang again.

"I'm coming!" She opened the door and smiled warmly at Inuyasha. She could tell that he was very concerned about Kagome and that warmed her heart great deal. It's only a matter of time.

"Can I come in? I really need to see Kagome. How is she?"

"She's in her room and says that she doesn't wish to see you but I'm sure you can change her mind."

"I hope so."

"Inuyasha, would you like a cookie?"

"No thanks, maybe later," he called back already half way up the stairs. He's more worried then I thought.

"Kagome? It's me, Inuyasha. Can I come in?" He waited for an answer but didn't hear one so he asked again, "Kagome, I know you're in there so can I come in or not?" Still he didn't get an answer, "Fine if you're not going to answer then I'm coming in anyways."

He slowly opened the door and peaked inside. He looked around her dark room until he saw the little lump on her bed. Quietly, he tiptoed inside her room until he stood by her bedside looking down on her.

Kagome slept curled up on her side. Her mouth was slightly parted and her eyes were all puffy from her crying.

"Look at what you did to yourself Kagome. You're a mess," he whispered to her sleeping form.

Not thinking he leaned down ever so slowly and placed a light kiss on her temple.

"Inuyasha," she asked groggily

"So you're awake,"

"What're you doing here? I told my mom I didn't wanna see anyone."

"Keh, like you're going to stop me."

"Inuyasha…."

"Don't start Kagome. You're tired just get some rest," he said cutting her off before she could chastise him.

"How can you expect me to get any sleep with you hovering over me like that?"

"Whatever. I'll be back to make sure you're sleeping."

He headed toward the door and was about to leave when Kagome called his name.

"What is it now Kagome?"

"I just wanted to say thank you." Her eyelids grew heavy and within moments she was fast asleep. Inuyasha walked back into the room and brought up and chair next to her bed. He looked around once more and finally sat down. You gazed down at her peaceful face and couldn't help the soft smile that crept its way to his lips. He gently pushed a stray hair away from her delicate face and let his fingers linger for a few seconds longer then needed.

He couldn't help the urge to touch her again and feel her soft skin under the tips of his fingers. He cautiously brought his hand back up to her face and lightly places his palm against her cheek with the tips of his fingers in her hair. She seemed to enjoy it she unknowingly leaned into his touch.

He spent a few more hours just watching her sleep before he had to go to the bathroom. School was over by now and he had started feeling guilty about what he did to Miroku.

However, all thoughts seemed to wash away in a matter of seconds when that one single person walked out of her room. She looked up at him with cold eyes but remained standing in front of her door as the eyed each other.

"K-Kikyo…"

A/N I'm sooooooo sorry for the long wait! I hope it was worth it….

Well, sorry for the mistakes and what not. I realized that I forgot Inuyasha was suspened so I had to add that in there…

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Thanks for reading and staying with me!