Short but I needed it to get a thought out. It will go back to be better. Thanks for reading.

Chapter Twenty-one:

They danced and danced with the moon and stars looking down on them. Miroku and the others watched with hope. "Do you think this means Inuyasha will stop chasing after Kikyou?" Miroku looked at the little fox and smiled. He had no answer only Inuyasha could answer that kind of thing. They turned back to the two dancing in the water. They looked at peace with the world even though so much had been pulling them apart for so long. The water was blue and the stars shined down as though they were going to be okay.

Naraku also watched with a hatful smile on his face as he could see that Inuyasha was falling for this new girl and that Kikyo wouldn't be as useful as he once hoped. "I will make sure that he can never forget Kikyo. I need that to kill him." Naraku was still watching when he found that Kagura was standing next to him waiting for his next move. "You want something Kagura?" "Well I was sure that you would want to break up that happy looking couple down there." Naraku smiled once more as he saw the water demon not far down stream. He walked slowly up to the little demon and spoke into his ear. "That girl in your water holds the jewel of four souls. You get it for me and I will give you a shard. Fail and I will drain your river and you will die." The water demon smiled as he turned into his water and headed up towards the happy couple.

Inuyasha held Kagome tight as he was about to tell her how he felt. "Inuyasha did you ever get to dance with Kikyo?" "Huh? Oh no, we never really got this close when she was alive. I like she wasn't too sure about me or if I would try and hurt her." Inuyasha looked down into Kagome's eyes. Her brown eyes showed no fear of him. She was at peace in his arms and yet he could see that sadness in the back of her soul. "Kagome you're not telling me something." Kagome opened her mouth to say it but then she felt her body get pulled under the water. She could not see the hands that held her under but could feel the weight of the water pulling her further down. Inuyasha jumped into the deeper part of the river to try and get hold of her hand but the water pushed him out. He landed on the bank and Sango, Miroku and Shippo came running out.

"Where did you guys come from?" "Deal with us later Inuyasha." "Yes, that was the water demon who pulled her under. Why?" That's when they saw the dark cloud at the far end of the river. The darkness that seemed to sit at the bank of the river waiting for something. "You have got to be kidding." Inuyasha and Miroku went back into the water as Sango went after the black cloud. The boys were in the water when they were pulled under. Sango stopped and ran back to help them. The boys found that the water demon's followers where the ones holding them no under the water. Then they saw Kagome, she was out from the lackof air she was getting. Miroku tried to move the water was moving fast around him and he knew that would not give him much air to breath. Inuyasha found that the demon aura gave him air enough to breathe. "Why look I caught two men in my waters." "Bastard let her go right now!" The water stopped moving and there before them was the demon in his true form a large fish. "I think not. The man in black told me that she held the jewel and if I can just get it out of her hand I will own a piece of it." Miroku let out the last of his air and started to feel weak. That's when a large boomerang came flying through the water and the ones holding him and Inuyasha were turned back into the moving water. Form above the water Sango sat on Kirara then she jumped into the water. She took Miroku and came back up and Miroku took in a deep breath. "Sango Kagome she is not breathing I saw it." Sango pushed him back up onto Kirara then jumped back under water. Inuyasha was fighting the demon fish. She looked and saw that Kagome was not breathing just like Miroku had said. Sango then tossed the weapon at the fish.

Inuyasha was trying to get the fish to move so he could grab hold of Kagome. "Damn it! She isn't breathing and this fish is to hard to hit with my weapon." Then from the side Sango's weapon came flying passed him and hit the fish down river. He turned and saw Sango wave at him to go to her. Inuyasha swam up to Kagome who was floating there in the water. He didn't move her he took her hands and like he feared there was no pulse coming from her. "Kagome come on I know you're not gone." Inuyasha took his mouth and placed it over Kagome's he then pushed his breath into her body. He could feel her thoughts in her head as her heart was still beating. "Inuyasha I can't leave you yet. I'm really not ready……… I wish we could be together forever." Inuyasha took Kagome around the waist then pushed the two of them out of the water and they landed over on the bank his mouth sit over hers. He sat with her in his lap and waited for her to open her eyes. "Kagome what are you hiding from me?"

Naraku could see from where he sat that the fish had failed and like he said he made the ground shake and the river was gone. Inuyasha should have gone after him but he couldn't, not till he saw those brown eyes. So he sat in the light of the stairs with Kagome in his lap. Sango and the others came around him and started a fire and made camp. Sango smiled as she looked at the two. Inuyasha had a softer look to him as he held Kagome. She had seem him try and breathe for her under the water. She saw him stay longer and maybe it was the fact they were under water but it looked like he was kissing her as they were coming up.

The morning sun came up and Kagome opened her eyes. She last remembered being pulled under water and losing her last breath she was lost in a cloud of white not sure where to go. She then felt cold like she was going to die or alone. She wanted to call out but her voice would not come out. Then she felt a warmth coming from all around her. There was a heartbeat and a soft voice calling her name. She wasn't sure where it was coming from but she knew it was him. She then woke up to find herself in his lap. She moved and looked at Inuyasha, as he was asleep. "Inu….Inuyasha?" Inuyasha opened one eye to see those brown eyes looking at him. Then the other as he smiled. "I see that you're okay." "I am thanks to you." Kagome threw her arms around him and buried her face in his soft hair.

"Looks like they left off from last night." Miroku tried very hard to say very softly into Sango's ear. He didn't say it soft enough. Inuyasha pushed Kagome back and jumped into the two's faces. "Now to the two of you! Where did you come from last night." "Huh we felt a demon aura." Inuyasha stared at Miroku and he knew that he wasn't buying it. "Sango run!" The two got up and started to run as Inuyasha red in the face was now chasing them yelling. "You bastards! Can the two of us ever get some alone time! I was being nice to her nothing more happened." "Yeah and what do you call that kiss." Inuyasha ran faster as Sango couldn't help it the two were now laughing as they ran from the half demon. Kagome sat with Shippo looking at her. "I take it you were there too?" "Yeah but it was sweet so why is Inuyasha so mad?" "I think he's just not use to being so open around so many other people." Kagome smiled as she and Shippo walked towards the laughter.

They finally caught up and Inuyasha had in fact caught them and hit them both good on the head. "Inuyasha that really wasn't nice." "Well next time they will think before following someone." "Doubt it these guys are like my friends back home. They want to know every detail and if they have to sneak around to get it so be it." Kagome shook her head and walked back to camp. Inuyasha ran after her and Sango with Miroku after him. They both were wearing big smiles they knew that Inuyasha cared for Kagome and that meant they had a chance to be happy together. They all had some breakfast and then started back towards the mountains where they were sure Naraku was hiding.