A/N: Hello my children! It's been a while hasn't it? *crickets* I know, I know. I'm sorry. ;-; I started other writing projects and got caught up with those. I've been on winter break so I have no excuse for the tardiness of this chapter.

Anyway, Happy New Year! How has your 2017 been going guys? Good? I hope so.

Again anyway, without further ado, the next chapter!

Disclaimer: I do not in any way, shape, or form own any of the Inuyasha characters. They rightfully belong to Rumiko Takahashi. The only characters I own are Hikara-Sensei and any of the other ones I decide to come up with for this story.

Kagome's POV

I sat in a small corner of the cave, curled up away from Inuyasha, Miroku, and Kaede. Sango sat next to me, trying to calm me down as Kaede knelt over Inuyasha, skillfully tending to his injuries. Miroku was right next to here, handing her the necessary herbs and tools needed. I looked away as Inuyasha winced in pain for what seemed like the hundredth time. I hugged my knees and buried my head inside of them. Exactly what I was afraid of happening actually happened. I felt Sango rest a hand on my shoulder.

She whispered, "He's gonna be alright Kagome."

Tears started to well up in my eyes and a ball formed in the back of my throat. I shook my head, the guilt from the previous even still heavy on my mind.

"Kagome…"

I brought my head up, avoiding eye contact with her.

"I hurt him Sango. This is exactly what I was scared of. I lost control and now look."

"Accidents happen. He surprised you and you reacted. Please don't tear yourself up over it… Try to find relief in the fact that Inuyasha will be healthy and safe."

I looked at the floor in shame, trying to wrap my head around everything. Before I could say anything else, Miroku walked over to the two of us. I looked past him anxiously to see Kaede cleaning up and Inuyasha sleeping soundly on a small mattress on the floor.

"He should be fine. Kaede gave him some numbing herbs and some other herbs that'll heal his injuries in a few days."

A huge wave of relief washed over me. Kaede walked over to the four of us and gave us a gentle smile.

"Inuyasha will be just fine. He just needs rest and medicine." She paused for a second. "I must go out and gather more herbs for later. Make sure he stays laying down."

We all nodded. I ran a hand through my hair, trying to calm my nerves. Miroku looked at both Sango and I, crossing his arms. A frown had made it's way onto his usual happy face.

"Care to explain what those powers were and why you two have been running here every day?"

He took on a stern tone, making sure to meet both of our eyes then rested his eyes on Sango. From looking at his eyes, I could tell he was hurt Sango had kept something from him. I took in a small breath of air.

"Miroku, let us both explain."

"Please Inuyasha and I have both been in the dark about you two for too long now." He stopped and looked at me. "When Inuyasha wakes up, you owe him a huge explanation. He's been really worried."

I let in a small breath of air, the guilt piling on even more than it had before.

"I know…. I'm sorry that I… that we both hid this from you. Please don't blame Sango… I told her to keep it a secret."

After that, I explained to him what had happened with Midoriko and why I could suddenly knock a teenage boy straight off his feet. After a few minutes of listening, Miroku nodded and sighed.

"Thank you for finally clearing everything up."

I nodded a little. "If you have anymore questions, just ask and I'll answer."

"Well, I have some, but I'll wait until everyone is able to hear before asking."

A small part of me felt really relieved that I had finally gotten it all out. This meant no more secrets. Suddenly, Inuyasha's voice filled the air.

"Kagome…?"

I looked over to see him trying to sit up. I quickly stood up and rushed over to him, being careful not to touch him, even if it was just slightly. I was scared that my spiritual powers would come out again and shock him.

"Inuyasha, I'm right here… Don't get up! Lay down!"

He stubbornly sat up after groaning quietly. I looked at him worriedly, hoping he would stop being so stubborn, but knew that probably wouldn't happen anytime soon. Miroku whispered something to Sango and they both got up and walked outside, leaving Inuyasha and I on our own.

Inuyasha intensely watched me as I fidgeted quietly, trying to figure out what to say to him. I already felt so guilty for what happened and was already worried that I would accidentally hurt him again.

"You have some explaining to do."

I avoided eye contact with him, feeling my eyes start to water up. I was scared, scared to tell him. I was scared that he would leave once he knew the truth. I didn't want that to happen. He must have noticed that I had started crying because he started to reach his hand over.

"Oi, what are you crying for?"

Before his hand could come into contact with my skin, I quickly flinched back, shaking my head.

"Don't!"

I immediately regretted my action because he looked at me with wide eyes filled with hurt as he retracted his hand. After a few seconds, the hurt in his eyes seemed to harden and mix with something more passionate: anger.

"What did I do to make you hate me so much?! First, you go running off to who knows where and won't even tell me and now you won't even let me touch you?! I'm sorry you have to have such a disappointing boyfriend!"

I was speechless. I had finally gotten the slap to the face. All of Inuyasha's pent up emotions had poured out. I buried my head in my hands for a second, trying to compose myself as more tears started to fall from my already wet eyes.

"I'm sorry Inuyasha… I'm sorry I hurt you. I'm sorry I've been such a horrible girlfriend. The truth is I'm scared, scared of losing you!"

"Well you had a fine way of showing it Kagome! Keeping secrets? Running off to places that I have to search for on my own to find out what they are? That's how you lose me! I need answers Kagome; no more secrets."

His voice got low towards the end, almost sounding like a lost child. I sniffled a little, trying to calm down and eventually got up the nerve to tell him all about my spiritual powers and how I had been running off to train with Kaede. I finally let everything I had been keeping a secret from him out. By the end, I was a complete mess.

"I was scared you would leave if you knew. The reason I pulled away from you wasn't because I don't want you to touch me; it's because I'm scared of losing control again. I'm scared of hurting you."

Just like that, the tears started flowing again, falling like a waterfall. Before I could say anything else, Inuyasha pulled me into a tight hug, pushing his lips against mine in a deep kiss. I drowned in his scent, getting lost for a few seconds. I realized what could happen and tried to pull away, terrified my spiritual powers would act up any minute.

"Stop…"

"But you'll get hurt!"

"But I haven't. Nothing happened. I'm still here, conscious and safe."

After he said that, I gave in completely. I had longed to hug him, kiss him and I was finally able to do that. I buried myself into his chest completely. He let me cry into his chest until I was done. It was like the whole world was ours.

A/N: I know it's late. I know it sucks ;-; I know I suck. I know it's short. I hope you guys enjoyed the Inuyasha and Kagome moment though! ;) Please leave a review! Thanks for reading!

-InuKag4evertogether