Inuyasha and the choice

(Chapter 21)

Kagome woke up feeling safe and warm.

She slowly opened her eyes and saw she was lying on Koga's chests completely snuggled up to his side. Kagome didn't feel awkward at all in his arms or waking up next to him, half of her wanted to lay like this forever but she knew she had to get up. After what just happened with Inuyasha and her feelings on it, she couldn't do this to herself.

Kagome started to detangle herself from Koga's arms carefully so she didn't wake the sleeping wolf demon. Kagome worked her away to the mouth of the cavern and look down the waterfall to the beautiful crystal clear lake below. Kagome smiled and shrugged off her shirt and skirt discarding them and her shoes and socks in a pile at the edge of the opening to the cavern. Now in her bra and underwear that were acting as her temporary bathing suit she dove into the water.

Kagome was swimming for a while and then wrapped her arms around herself and started to walk back up to the cavern. The slight wind brushed across her skin and her body gave a little shiver and small goose bumps appeared.

Kagome reached the mouth of the cavern and when she walked in she saw Koga holding out her clothes to her with his head turned and a blush that spread from ear to ear. Kagome giggled and took her clothes from him and pulled them on leaving her shoes and socks where she had left them. The swim made her forget about the pain that Inuyasha had caused her, well at least for a little while.

"How-how was your swim." Koga stuttered out the blush was starting to disappear and Kagome smiled "You don't have to be awkward about this. All I did was go for a swim, and it was lovely by the way." Kagome plopped down on the ground "Your right." Koga lowered himself next to her

"Kagome?" Koga started but then hesitated "Spit it out Koga." Kagome said leaning back on her palms "Are you going to forgive Inuyasha for what he has done to you?" Kagome stared up at the ceiling of the cavern "I'm not too sure what I'm going to do yet. The pain is still too fresh for me to start thinking about something like forgiveness." Koga lay down on his back and also stared up at the ceiling. "You're too good for this." Kagome looked down at Koga with a confused expression

"Kagome." Koga sat up and turned his torso to her, grabbing her hands, "Inuyasha didn't know how good he had it. You are the most beautiful, nice, caring women I've ever met. You make people happier when you're near. You put others before yourself most of the time. And if that mutt doesn't see how incredible you are then he's stupid and doesn't realize that the best thing was just placed in front of him." Kagome started to blush and her heart was beating fast, she could hear the blood rushing through her veins. "Koga that was the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me." And with that Kagome leaned in and brought her lips to Koga's, Koga's eyes widened with shock. Kagome pulled away a little and stared into Koga's crystal blue orbs, Koga's heart was racing and he felt like fireworks had just been set off inside him.

Kagome smiled and got to her feet, Koga quickly followed. Kagome walked over to the entrance of the cavern and stared at the waterfall, she ran her fingertips against her lips that were tingling. Her whole body felt like it was on fire her heart was racing and she had butterflies in her stomach.

"Kagome…" Koga wasn't able to finish what he was going to say because as soon as he broke the silence Kagome ran to him and threw her arms around his neck and smashed her lips against his. Koga slid his arms around her waist and pulled her closer. Koga and Kagome both felt like they were floating and they clung to each other kissing.

Inuyasha was leaning against the outer wall of the hut looking up at the sky. He was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't even hear Kaede walk up to him until she spoke, "Your thinking of young Kagome." Inuyasha was surprised that he didn't hear her and was taken aback, but then sighed and answered a little above a whisper "Yes I am. I messed up so bad Kaede. All I want to do is get her back and make her understand that I don't want to be with Kikyo anymore. It's her that I want to be with and I just made a mistake."

Kaede folded her hands behind her back and turned her knowing eyes on Inuyasha. "You still feel for my sister, I can tell you're still in love with her. And until you stop being in love with her, you can't fully be with Kagome. And if you choose Kikyo you couldn't be with her unless you stopped being in love with Kagome. You can love two different people, but you can't be in love with two different people and try being with one. The other one will always be in the way. So I would advise thinking about which one you are in love with and which one you love." Kaede finished and turned on her heels and walked away saying all she had to say and left Inuyasha replaying her words in his head.

Kagome leans against the wall and slide down slowly closing her eyes and replaying what had happened with Koga. Kagome had thinking time because after their little make out session Koga said he was going into the next town over to get supplies for them. Kagome's lips were still tingling and her body still felt like it was on fire. Kagome didn't know why but kissing Koga felt like fireworks were set off inside her. She had never felt this way with Inuyasha but that could be the fact that she could tell that he was still in love with Kikyo, Kagome thought to herself.

Kagome thoughts took a nose dive and images of Inuyasha's face when she had yelled at him popped into her head. It felt like her heart squeezed and pain was leaking out of it. She needed Koga he was the only way that drove the pain out of her heart, she curled in on herself and waited for the sound of Koga's return.