Chapter 37: Tears and one promise fulfilled... (1)

Last on the one promised to me...

It was close to sunset now... "Kagome!" she could hear her sister calling her name but soon it was covered by the screams of her own heart. She didn't know where she was running to but her heart was called to something or someone.

The sun was almost down after the hill and Inuyasha was waiting for the inevitable, tonight would be the night of the New Moon, the cursed new moon, the night when his youkai blood will vanish till the first rays of the morning sun. This was the only night of the month that he would be human, a weak human, the race that he hated the most and now he will be one of them, again. So he waited for it. A few hours ago he smelt rain. Looking to the sky above, his prediction was slowly coming true.

" Well, at least I found shelter for the night." he sighed and leaned to the entrance wall of the cave. " Not much longer now." he closed his eyes and took a deep breath, he then quickly opened them again. " Something is wrong." he got out of the cave, his ears pointed in one direction. He sniffed again the air. " Something is really wrong here."

It was getting dark, and the thick branches of the tall trees were adding more unwanted darkness. She was running, like never before. What made the difference between her dreams and this situation was the fact that this time she wasn't running for her life or running from someone that wanted to take her life. She was running away... away from the pain she felt and the ones she called family. She was tired but she didn't stop to rest. Confused, cold and lost she kept on running. Her tears had long gone dried and still their trail could be seen. Her snobs continued to add pressure to her exhausted lungs.

' It won't be long now.' she thought bringing the scrolls even closer to her chest. True, it wasn't long until the familiar pain reached her senses and her legs gave out. Her knees hit the ground so hard she let out a weak scream of pain.

" Is that... Kagome?" he took another sniff and it was nothing there. " Na, it was just my imagination..." A weak scream of pain was heard through the thick woods. " Kagome!" he recognized her voice and he immediately started running towards the direction the scream came from. Soon he reached her. She was standing on her knees and hand, the other was holding something to her chest. He didn't believe his eyes. She was there in front of him. At first he hesitated but then he took a step forward.

" Kagome?" his voice in a shaky whisper. She was trying to do something, he couldn't make out what. She raised her head and amber eyes met stormy-gray. A look of content was in her eyes.

" Inuyasha." she whispered back before the last trace of strength wared off, leaving her to fall numb. He caught her before she hit the ground. She was asleep. He picked her up bridal style and looked at her flushed face.

" Yep. Stupid wench does it again." he chuckled and walked back to the cave. They reached it just in time, because right after he stepped inside, outside it started pouring cats and dogs in a powerful storm. " Just in time..." he mumbled.

" Hum?" she opened her eyes to see her savior and smiled. " Inuyasha..." he smiled back at her.

" How are you feeling?"

" Hurt."

" Can you stand?"

" I think so." she answered nodding. He let her legs free but when she tried to stand she almost fell, he caught her just in time. In doing so pain struck through her body, letting a wimpier escape her lips. He took her to the bed he prepared for himself. He took off his hanori and let it fall over it while holding her in his arms. After that he gently put her down on it, stealing another wimpier from her.

" Sorry, didn't mean to do that."

" It's alright, Inuyasha." he made a fire that will keep them warm for the night.( A/N: not that they will need it! )

Then he took the bowl and cup Shippo left him. He filed them with water. He then knelled in front of her, ripped a piece of cloth from his shirt and dipped it. He looked at her and asked.

" What did you do this time?"

" Nothing, I..." he placed the wet cloth on her bleeding lower lip. " Ouch!" he chuckled softly and slowly wiped the dry blood off. She narrowed her eyes and asked. " What?"

" You didn't answer my question, wench."

" What did you call me?"

" A... nothing!"

" I know you said something." she said giving him a small smirk.

" You're delirious, wench." as the word left his lips he immediately slapped his mouth.

" See, I knew you called me something." she stated pointing a finger at him.

" So I did. What are you gonna "sit" me?" he asked with a husky voice and a sweet smile on his lips.

" Don't tempt me, dog-boy." she warned him, with her secret seductively smile that she wanted to try for a while now. A shiver run down his spine. It didn't went unnoticed by her so she smiled triumphantly.

" Yes ma'am!" he answered with a sexy smirk. She chuckled.

" Stop that!"

" Stop what?" he gave her another sexy smirk.

" That! There! You're doing it again!" she said pointing a finger at him, again.

" Aw, come on! A guy can't even smile anymore?"

" That wasn't a smile and you know it! It was a smirk!" she said folding her arms.

" You mean like this?" he gave her a even sexier smirk, if possible that is.

" I warned you!" she stated trying her best to suppress the laughs.

" Fine! I'll stop if you stop too!"

" Fine!"

" Fine!"

" FINE!" she ended the battle by sticking her tung out at him and then holding her head up high. For a few moments it was quiet. Her happy face turned into a serious and a sad one at the same time, this was gonna be hard. " Inuyasha?"

" What?"

" Do you remember... um..."

" Remember what, Kagome?" he asked somehow annoyed.

" The things we've been through?"

" Yes."

" Do you remember the day we first met?"

" Ah-ha..."

" And the promise?" he looked at her uncertain showed clearly in his eyes. Finally he nodded. " Do you know why I came to look for you?" at this he shook his head, not trusting his mouth to say the right thing. Tears were forming in her eyes as she spoke. " I came to set you free." his eyes went wide.

' Is she telling the turf?' his answer soon came, as so did the realization that he didn't change hit him. ' How can this be I always change on the new moon since I was 10!'

" Inuyasha?"

" Y-Yes?" she lowered her head.

" We can start now if you want..."

" O.K."

" We have to read this together..." he rouse and took a seat next to her. There were so many questions forming in his head and he was sure that most of them will never get an answer.

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