Chapter 3
~ Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a tear. ~
Inuyasha as he is holding Kagome can feel something seeping through his jacket in several places. He pulls Kagome away from him and sees that she is bleeding badly in several spots. "Kagome." He can tell that she has lost a lot of blood because she starts to falter. "Kagome what happened you're hurt." Kagome smiles weakly. "I had to climb down a cliff with jagged rocks and then I was chased by the demon and I couldn't see where I was going." Inuyasha starts to swear under his breath. "Damn it I should have been there for you Kagome. I should have stopped him before he was even able to touch you." Kagome lays back into Inuyasha's arms, and reaches her hand up to his cheek. "It's not your fault." Kagome starts to caress Inuyasha's cheek. "It is though! If I hadn't started bickering with you then I would have never turned around, and we would still be sitting under the stars."
"Inuyasha." Kagome all of the sudden goes limp in Inuyasha's arms. "Kagome!" Inuyasha brings her close to his body and gently picks her up. "I'll take care of you Kagome." Inuyasha walks over to the fire where Sango and Miroku are sitting talking about the present mishap. "I she ok?" Sango asks. Before answering Inuyasha carefully lays Kagome down on the blanket and takes off his red shirt for her. "We have to keep her warm." Inuyasha lays the shirt across Kagome's body then starts rummaging in her bag. "Why are you going through her stuff Inuyasha?" Sango stands and walks over to Kagome. "Don't touch her." Inuyasha lashes out. "I told her I would take care of her." Sango looks at Inuyasha for a moment then bends down next to Kagome despite his protests. Sango lifts Inuyasha's shirt and sees Kagome's wounds.
"Inuyasha you can not deal with these on your own. You heal fast yourself being a demon therefore you've never had to deal with such things. Let us help." Sango lays a gentle hand on Inuyasha's shoulder. "You know you look quite pathetic huddled over that bag as if it was your life Inuyasha." Miroku says ever so rudely to Inuyasha. Inuyasha jumps up and has his hands at Miroku's throat in an instant. "I'll show you pathetic you perverted monk!" Sango sighs to herself. *I wish that Kagome were awake. Then she could control this. * Sango takes advantage of Inuyasha's leave from the bag and finds precisely what she need to help Kagome. "Always leave it to a woman. Men just don't seem capable enough." Inuyasha turns towards Sango. "What did you say?" Sango shrugs. "You heard me quite clearly Inuyasha. Now if you don't mind I need to tend to Kagome." Sango sits there for a moment staring at the two men as they stare back. Sango sighs again. "That means leave!"
"Why must we leave?" Miroku asks. "Because to bandage her correctly I will have to UN- dress her you half wit." "Half wit. me?" Inuyasha stands to start walking. "As long as it's not me. Come on Miroku lets go take a dip in the Hot Springs." "Sounds like a splendid idea to me." Miroku stands and both him and Inuyasha walk off into the distance. "Sometimes I wonder about the mental capacity of that man." Sango gets to work on Kagome's wounds, and is soon done. "There you are Kagome all patched up. Now where have those two gotten off to? They couldn't be soaking for this long. Why they'd be prunes." Sango stands and looks around. "I'll be right back Kagome I promise." Sango starts walking towards the bushes. When she reaches them she looks around carefully not wanting to spot a naked Inuyasha or Miroku. She parts the bushes and ventures further into them to see where exactly they have gotten off to.
"Inuyasha? Miroku?" Sango hears something moving in the bushes and turns quickly. She creeps lower to the ground. "Is someone there?" Sango creeps closer and as soon as she reaches the spot where she hears the rustling at a squirrel jumps out at her and lands in her hair. "Ahhhh!" Sango screams at the top of her lungs and comes running out of the bushes back towards the fire. "Get it off!" Sango starts flailing her arms trying to get whatever it was that had jumped on her off. Just then Inuyasha and Miroku come running out of the forest (But naked!) "What's going on? What happened, is Kagome alright?" Inuyasha heads towards Sango. When he gets there he sees he kneeling on the ground practically in tears. "What happened Sango?" Inuyasha bends down. "What happened?!"
"A squirrel attacked my hair." Inuyasha gets a blank look on his face and stands back up. "What an annoyance. We ran all the way back here for a squirrel attack?" Miroku walks up to Inuyasha, and when Inuyasha turns around he sees Miroku's face plastered in red. "Why are you so red?" "Isn't it a little breezy to you? I think we might have forgotten a few items at the lake as we hurried back." Inuyasha looks down and sees what Miroku means. Even though he is embarrassed Inuyasha stands straight and says, "Be proud Miroku. You're a man right?" "Well yes, but." "No buts lets go get our clothes." Inuyasha starts to take a step when he hears Sango cry out again. Inuyasha turns around to see her frozen in her squatting position just staring at him and the embarrassed monk. As Inuyasha looks back this time he sees that a member from their party is missing.
He notices Shippo curled up with Kelala by the fire, but no Kagome. "Where's Kagome?" Inuyasha can feel a panicking feeling rising up in the pit of his stomach. "You didn't leave her alone did you?" Inuyasha gives Sango a deadly look. "Well just for a second." "You left her alone?! I can't believe you left her alone! All Naraku needs is a second!" "Well I couldn't have very well defended her against Naraku if he had came now could I?" Inuyasha's ears start to twitch, and he says through clenched teeth, "You told us to leave." "Well I didn't expect you to listen and I didn't expect you to be gone for as long as you were." Inuyasha about to loose his temper walks over to Sango. "If I didn't have the courtesy in me to recognize that you're a woman you would be on the ground right now." In the far off distance Kagome walks back through the bushes trying her best to stay standing up right.
All of the sudden she stops and freezes seeing Inuyasha standing there but naked. *What is he doing? Why is he naked? And why does he look so angry with Sango? * Miroku happens to look over and sees Kagome. "Uh Inuyasha?" "Not now Miroku." "But I thought I ought to tell you that." "Not now!" Inuyasha swirls around and brings his hands to Miroku's neck once again. Seeing this Kagome summons up all of the remaining strength she has and yells, "Sit boy!" Inuyasha does a face plant into the ground denting it pretty good. Rubbing his neck Miroku bends down to Inuyasha's level and says, "I was about to tell you that Kagome is standing right over there." Barely raising his head from the ground Inuyasha says, "I gather that. Now go get our clothes." Miroku simply smiles and goes to retrieve their clothes.
Screaming that command to Inuyasha zapped the energy from her, and so Kagome sinks to the ground. * Why am I so weak? * Kagome stays on her knees with her hands spread out in front of her. After several seconds Inuyasha gets up form the ground. "Damn that woman. Where is she?" Inuyasha looks around and sees Kagome on her knees near the trees. He runs over to her and kneels down beside her. "Why did you leave the fire Kagome?" "Some people do have these things called bladders, and I had to empty mine." Inuyasha gets a strange look on his face. "Well forgive me. I don't have such problems. It must suck being a mere human." "You are half human, and I know very well that you have a bladder too." Realizing that he is naked and his man hood is directly at Kagome's eye level he stands back up. "I'll be right back." Inuyasha rushes back over to Miroku and quickly dresses. "Thanks." "No problem Inuyasha." Inuyasha walks back over to Kagome and picks her up into her arms again.
Finally Inuyasha and the gang settle down next to the fire and each one starts to drift into slumber; all except Inuyasha. Inuyasha sits and watches Kagome's chest rise and fall with each breath. He watches as she twitches every now and then from the wind tickling her cheek or her ear. Inuyasha gets down and lies on the side of her. He then pulls her into his arms and rests his head at the top of hers. Even though he knows she can not hear her he still talks to her. "Do you remember Kagome when you saw me for the first time as a full human? I remember you lending me your lap. When I start to loose hope I think of that moment. That single moment makes me happy. I thought I wasn't going to make it, and I wanted to be as close to you as I could get. Now that I am close to you I will never let go. I love your scent Kagome, I really do." Inuyasha starts to close his eyes. "I love you Kagome." And so Inuyasha falls asleep with Kagome in his arms.
The next morning Kagome wakes to see all of her friend's faces crowded around her. "What are you doing?" She asks. Then she feels Inuyasha's arms around her, and she looks behind her to see him sound asleep. Kagome slides out from underneath his arms and sits up. "Was he like that all night?" Kagome asks because she doesn't remember him doing that. "No he was quite restless at first then he curled up down there with you in his arms. It seems to me now that he's faced loosing you he must be as near to you as possible to be content." "Miroku you are quite the philosopher aren't you? Besides how can that be true? He has come close to loosing me before." "Ah but this time was the closest he's ever come. You just have no idea how worried he was. He wouldn't stop until we got to you, but we had to stop at night." Kagome looks back at Inuyasha again. "Oh Inuyasha. Sango will you come with me?" "Sure where are we going?" "To take a dip in the water." "May a lovely man assist you? You know to keep watch." Miroku gets that silly look on his face again.
"You mean to keep watch over us." Sango puts her hands on her hips. "Not a chance monk." Kagome swirls around to see Inuyasha sitting upright observing the conversation. "Inuyasha you're awake." "Of course I am. What did you expect me to sleep with all of your racket? Unlikely." "Ok. Let's go Sango." Kagome stands up and grabs out of her bag the extra pair of clothes that she brought along. Inuyasha sits there and watches as Kagome and Sango disappear into the forest to go take their soak. "Miroku take one more step and you're a dead man." Miroku stops and starts to scratch his head. "Whatever do you mean Inuyasha?" "You know exactly what I mean. It's pathetic that I don't even have to turn around to know that you're trying to sneak off." Inuyasha stands and turns to face Miroku.
"I suggest we get breakfast." "You're right. Breakfast." So Inuyasha and Miroku go and get breakfast. By the time the girls get back they have breakfast cooked and ready for them. "Well my goodness I think I could almost die of shock." Sango starts to laugh. "What is it?" Kagome asks and then sees what the two me have cooked up. "Well I think our constant nagging may have finally paid off. Where's Inuyasha?" "He said that he sensed something and he went to go check it out. He said he'd be right back. In the mean time why don't you sit and have something to eat?" Sango gives Miroku a doubtful look. "Are you alright Miroku? You don't sound like yourself." "I'm just fine." Look there's Inuyasha.
Kagome turns and sees Inuyasha walking towards them. "Did you find anything?" "No. I just have an uneasy sense." "Oh." "We should get Kagome back to the village Inuyasha." Inuyasha turns and looks at Kagome who is now petting Kelala. "Yes we should. Kagome are you alright to travel?" Kagome looks up at Inuyasha and smiles warmly. "Yes. Let's go look for more shards." "No." "What. Why?" "We need you to rest. We need to get you back to the village." Miroku as usual decides to stick his two sense into the conversation. "Yes Inuyasha wants you to heal so that he doesn't have to worry weather you will stay with us or not. He was quite worried." "Is that true Inuyasha?" "Of course not. Stupid monk! I want her better so we can leave as quick as possible to look for the rest of the shards."
"Oh I see." Kagome hangs her head and stands up with her bag on her back. "Come on Kelala will you take me back to the village? You can get me there faster." Kelala transforms into her larger self and lets Kagome on her back. "What are you doing?" Inuyasha asks. "I'm getting back to the village faster so that they can heal me faster Inuyasha. Since you want me healed to go look for the shards I guess I need to be quick about this. Come on Kelala." And then Kelala disappears into the clouds with Kagome. "You just don't understand do you Inuyasha?" Sango steps forward. "What do you mean?" "She's so tired of fighting with you Inuyasha. Do you not see the way she looks at you? All she wants is to be with you and please you and if that means being a mere jewel detector then she will do it. " "I didn't mean it like that." "You may not have meant it like that, but what you said made her think that. She loves you Inuyasha. Every time you back away and pretend like she means nothing to you than a mere jewel detector then a little piece of her chips away, and I know exactly how she feels." "I don't want to talk about this."
Inuyasha and the gang head for the village, and when they arrive they find Kagome already there resting in a hut. There are women tending to her, and so Inuyasha doesn't even go inside. Inuyasha wanders off and finds a high tree to perch himself in. * She loves me? Why has she never told me so? Well I guess I'm not much better. I promised to tell her as soon as we found her. Damn my insecurities! I see it every time I turn away form her. I see it in her eyes. All that Sango talks about I can see it for myself. Kagome I am so sorry for causing you pain. Maybe you'd be better off without me. * Inuyasha hangs his head at his meek thoughts. Inuyasha jumps down from the tree he is in and heads towards the village. He finds Miroku and explains to him that he has to go somewhere for a while, and that he wants Miroku to watch after Kagome. When Kagome emerges from her hut she sees Miroku staring off into the distance. "Miroku?" He turns quickly to see Kagome looking at him with a questioning look. "Inuyasha said that he had to go somewhere for a little bit, but he will be back before you know it."
Kagome walks closer to Miroku and looks into his eyes, and can feel a tear roll down her cheek. "He's gone. He's not coming back." Kagome lowers her head and lays it in her hands. "Why? What did I do?" Miroku walks closer and wraps his arms around her in a comforting manner. "You didn't do anything Kagome. You can't blame yourself. He had all these confusing thoughts floating around in his head. I'm actually surprised that it took him this long to get them straight. He just needs to get all of them straight. I don't think he could just leave you like this." "I failed him Miroku." "No Kagome he failed you." "What?" Kagome raises her head to watch Miroku. "What are you talking about?" "You know what I talk about Kagome, and Inuyasha has finally figured it out." "That doesn't give him the right to leave!" Kagome backs away form Miroku. "I need him to be here with us!"
Kagome turns around and runs back into her hut and throws herself back on her bed. *Why Inuyasha? I never even got to tell you that I love you. I have to find you. You have no right to be selfish. * "Kagome?" Sango walks into her hut and sees Kagome crying her eyes out. "Miroku just told me what happened. I'm so sorry Kagome. If there's anything I can do." "Please leave me alone." "As you wish Kagome." Sango slowly backs out of the room and leaves Kagome to her thoughts. * Tonight Inuyasha. I will come to find you tonight! *
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~ Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a tear. ~
Inuyasha as he is holding Kagome can feel something seeping through his jacket in several places. He pulls Kagome away from him and sees that she is bleeding badly in several spots. "Kagome." He can tell that she has lost a lot of blood because she starts to falter. "Kagome what happened you're hurt." Kagome smiles weakly. "I had to climb down a cliff with jagged rocks and then I was chased by the demon and I couldn't see where I was going." Inuyasha starts to swear under his breath. "Damn it I should have been there for you Kagome. I should have stopped him before he was even able to touch you." Kagome lays back into Inuyasha's arms, and reaches her hand up to his cheek. "It's not your fault." Kagome starts to caress Inuyasha's cheek. "It is though! If I hadn't started bickering with you then I would have never turned around, and we would still be sitting under the stars."
"Inuyasha." Kagome all of the sudden goes limp in Inuyasha's arms. "Kagome!" Inuyasha brings her close to his body and gently picks her up. "I'll take care of you Kagome." Inuyasha walks over to the fire where Sango and Miroku are sitting talking about the present mishap. "I she ok?" Sango asks. Before answering Inuyasha carefully lays Kagome down on the blanket and takes off his red shirt for her. "We have to keep her warm." Inuyasha lays the shirt across Kagome's body then starts rummaging in her bag. "Why are you going through her stuff Inuyasha?" Sango stands and walks over to Kagome. "Don't touch her." Inuyasha lashes out. "I told her I would take care of her." Sango looks at Inuyasha for a moment then bends down next to Kagome despite his protests. Sango lifts Inuyasha's shirt and sees Kagome's wounds.
"Inuyasha you can not deal with these on your own. You heal fast yourself being a demon therefore you've never had to deal with such things. Let us help." Sango lays a gentle hand on Inuyasha's shoulder. "You know you look quite pathetic huddled over that bag as if it was your life Inuyasha." Miroku says ever so rudely to Inuyasha. Inuyasha jumps up and has his hands at Miroku's throat in an instant. "I'll show you pathetic you perverted monk!" Sango sighs to herself. *I wish that Kagome were awake. Then she could control this. * Sango takes advantage of Inuyasha's leave from the bag and finds precisely what she need to help Kagome. "Always leave it to a woman. Men just don't seem capable enough." Inuyasha turns towards Sango. "What did you say?" Sango shrugs. "You heard me quite clearly Inuyasha. Now if you don't mind I need to tend to Kagome." Sango sits there for a moment staring at the two men as they stare back. Sango sighs again. "That means leave!"
"Why must we leave?" Miroku asks. "Because to bandage her correctly I will have to UN- dress her you half wit." "Half wit. me?" Inuyasha stands to start walking. "As long as it's not me. Come on Miroku lets go take a dip in the Hot Springs." "Sounds like a splendid idea to me." Miroku stands and both him and Inuyasha walk off into the distance. "Sometimes I wonder about the mental capacity of that man." Sango gets to work on Kagome's wounds, and is soon done. "There you are Kagome all patched up. Now where have those two gotten off to? They couldn't be soaking for this long. Why they'd be prunes." Sango stands and looks around. "I'll be right back Kagome I promise." Sango starts walking towards the bushes. When she reaches them she looks around carefully not wanting to spot a naked Inuyasha or Miroku. She parts the bushes and ventures further into them to see where exactly they have gotten off to.
"Inuyasha? Miroku?" Sango hears something moving in the bushes and turns quickly. She creeps lower to the ground. "Is someone there?" Sango creeps closer and as soon as she reaches the spot where she hears the rustling at a squirrel jumps out at her and lands in her hair. "Ahhhh!" Sango screams at the top of her lungs and comes running out of the bushes back towards the fire. "Get it off!" Sango starts flailing her arms trying to get whatever it was that had jumped on her off. Just then Inuyasha and Miroku come running out of the forest (But naked!) "What's going on? What happened, is Kagome alright?" Inuyasha heads towards Sango. When he gets there he sees he kneeling on the ground practically in tears. "What happened Sango?" Inuyasha bends down. "What happened?!"
"A squirrel attacked my hair." Inuyasha gets a blank look on his face and stands back up. "What an annoyance. We ran all the way back here for a squirrel attack?" Miroku walks up to Inuyasha, and when Inuyasha turns around he sees Miroku's face plastered in red. "Why are you so red?" "Isn't it a little breezy to you? I think we might have forgotten a few items at the lake as we hurried back." Inuyasha looks down and sees what Miroku means. Even though he is embarrassed Inuyasha stands straight and says, "Be proud Miroku. You're a man right?" "Well yes, but." "No buts lets go get our clothes." Inuyasha starts to take a step when he hears Sango cry out again. Inuyasha turns around to see her frozen in her squatting position just staring at him and the embarrassed monk. As Inuyasha looks back this time he sees that a member from their party is missing.
He notices Shippo curled up with Kelala by the fire, but no Kagome. "Where's Kagome?" Inuyasha can feel a panicking feeling rising up in the pit of his stomach. "You didn't leave her alone did you?" Inuyasha gives Sango a deadly look. "Well just for a second." "You left her alone?! I can't believe you left her alone! All Naraku needs is a second!" "Well I couldn't have very well defended her against Naraku if he had came now could I?" Inuyasha's ears start to twitch, and he says through clenched teeth, "You told us to leave." "Well I didn't expect you to listen and I didn't expect you to be gone for as long as you were." Inuyasha about to loose his temper walks over to Sango. "If I didn't have the courtesy in me to recognize that you're a woman you would be on the ground right now." In the far off distance Kagome walks back through the bushes trying her best to stay standing up right.
All of the sudden she stops and freezes seeing Inuyasha standing there but naked. *What is he doing? Why is he naked? And why does he look so angry with Sango? * Miroku happens to look over and sees Kagome. "Uh Inuyasha?" "Not now Miroku." "But I thought I ought to tell you that." "Not now!" Inuyasha swirls around and brings his hands to Miroku's neck once again. Seeing this Kagome summons up all of the remaining strength she has and yells, "Sit boy!" Inuyasha does a face plant into the ground denting it pretty good. Rubbing his neck Miroku bends down to Inuyasha's level and says, "I was about to tell you that Kagome is standing right over there." Barely raising his head from the ground Inuyasha says, "I gather that. Now go get our clothes." Miroku simply smiles and goes to retrieve their clothes.
Screaming that command to Inuyasha zapped the energy from her, and so Kagome sinks to the ground. * Why am I so weak? * Kagome stays on her knees with her hands spread out in front of her. After several seconds Inuyasha gets up form the ground. "Damn that woman. Where is she?" Inuyasha looks around and sees Kagome on her knees near the trees. He runs over to her and kneels down beside her. "Why did you leave the fire Kagome?" "Some people do have these things called bladders, and I had to empty mine." Inuyasha gets a strange look on his face. "Well forgive me. I don't have such problems. It must suck being a mere human." "You are half human, and I know very well that you have a bladder too." Realizing that he is naked and his man hood is directly at Kagome's eye level he stands back up. "I'll be right back." Inuyasha rushes back over to Miroku and quickly dresses. "Thanks." "No problem Inuyasha." Inuyasha walks back over to Kagome and picks her up into her arms again.
Finally Inuyasha and the gang settle down next to the fire and each one starts to drift into slumber; all except Inuyasha. Inuyasha sits and watches Kagome's chest rise and fall with each breath. He watches as she twitches every now and then from the wind tickling her cheek or her ear. Inuyasha gets down and lies on the side of her. He then pulls her into his arms and rests his head at the top of hers. Even though he knows she can not hear her he still talks to her. "Do you remember Kagome when you saw me for the first time as a full human? I remember you lending me your lap. When I start to loose hope I think of that moment. That single moment makes me happy. I thought I wasn't going to make it, and I wanted to be as close to you as I could get. Now that I am close to you I will never let go. I love your scent Kagome, I really do." Inuyasha starts to close his eyes. "I love you Kagome." And so Inuyasha falls asleep with Kagome in his arms.
The next morning Kagome wakes to see all of her friend's faces crowded around her. "What are you doing?" She asks. Then she feels Inuyasha's arms around her, and she looks behind her to see him sound asleep. Kagome slides out from underneath his arms and sits up. "Was he like that all night?" Kagome asks because she doesn't remember him doing that. "No he was quite restless at first then he curled up down there with you in his arms. It seems to me now that he's faced loosing you he must be as near to you as possible to be content." "Miroku you are quite the philosopher aren't you? Besides how can that be true? He has come close to loosing me before." "Ah but this time was the closest he's ever come. You just have no idea how worried he was. He wouldn't stop until we got to you, but we had to stop at night." Kagome looks back at Inuyasha again. "Oh Inuyasha. Sango will you come with me?" "Sure where are we going?" "To take a dip in the water." "May a lovely man assist you? You know to keep watch." Miroku gets that silly look on his face again.
"You mean to keep watch over us." Sango puts her hands on her hips. "Not a chance monk." Kagome swirls around to see Inuyasha sitting upright observing the conversation. "Inuyasha you're awake." "Of course I am. What did you expect me to sleep with all of your racket? Unlikely." "Ok. Let's go Sango." Kagome stands up and grabs out of her bag the extra pair of clothes that she brought along. Inuyasha sits there and watches as Kagome and Sango disappear into the forest to go take their soak. "Miroku take one more step and you're a dead man." Miroku stops and starts to scratch his head. "Whatever do you mean Inuyasha?" "You know exactly what I mean. It's pathetic that I don't even have to turn around to know that you're trying to sneak off." Inuyasha stands and turns to face Miroku.
"I suggest we get breakfast." "You're right. Breakfast." So Inuyasha and Miroku go and get breakfast. By the time the girls get back they have breakfast cooked and ready for them. "Well my goodness I think I could almost die of shock." Sango starts to laugh. "What is it?" Kagome asks and then sees what the two me have cooked up. "Well I think our constant nagging may have finally paid off. Where's Inuyasha?" "He said that he sensed something and he went to go check it out. He said he'd be right back. In the mean time why don't you sit and have something to eat?" Sango gives Miroku a doubtful look. "Are you alright Miroku? You don't sound like yourself." "I'm just fine." Look there's Inuyasha.
Kagome turns and sees Inuyasha walking towards them. "Did you find anything?" "No. I just have an uneasy sense." "Oh." "We should get Kagome back to the village Inuyasha." Inuyasha turns and looks at Kagome who is now petting Kelala. "Yes we should. Kagome are you alright to travel?" Kagome looks up at Inuyasha and smiles warmly. "Yes. Let's go look for more shards." "No." "What. Why?" "We need you to rest. We need to get you back to the village." Miroku as usual decides to stick his two sense into the conversation. "Yes Inuyasha wants you to heal so that he doesn't have to worry weather you will stay with us or not. He was quite worried." "Is that true Inuyasha?" "Of course not. Stupid monk! I want her better so we can leave as quick as possible to look for the rest of the shards."
"Oh I see." Kagome hangs her head and stands up with her bag on her back. "Come on Kelala will you take me back to the village? You can get me there faster." Kelala transforms into her larger self and lets Kagome on her back. "What are you doing?" Inuyasha asks. "I'm getting back to the village faster so that they can heal me faster Inuyasha. Since you want me healed to go look for the shards I guess I need to be quick about this. Come on Kelala." And then Kelala disappears into the clouds with Kagome. "You just don't understand do you Inuyasha?" Sango steps forward. "What do you mean?" "She's so tired of fighting with you Inuyasha. Do you not see the way she looks at you? All she wants is to be with you and please you and if that means being a mere jewel detector then she will do it. " "I didn't mean it like that." "You may not have meant it like that, but what you said made her think that. She loves you Inuyasha. Every time you back away and pretend like she means nothing to you than a mere jewel detector then a little piece of her chips away, and I know exactly how she feels." "I don't want to talk about this."
Inuyasha and the gang head for the village, and when they arrive they find Kagome already there resting in a hut. There are women tending to her, and so Inuyasha doesn't even go inside. Inuyasha wanders off and finds a high tree to perch himself in. * She loves me? Why has she never told me so? Well I guess I'm not much better. I promised to tell her as soon as we found her. Damn my insecurities! I see it every time I turn away form her. I see it in her eyes. All that Sango talks about I can see it for myself. Kagome I am so sorry for causing you pain. Maybe you'd be better off without me. * Inuyasha hangs his head at his meek thoughts. Inuyasha jumps down from the tree he is in and heads towards the village. He finds Miroku and explains to him that he has to go somewhere for a while, and that he wants Miroku to watch after Kagome. When Kagome emerges from her hut she sees Miroku staring off into the distance. "Miroku?" He turns quickly to see Kagome looking at him with a questioning look. "Inuyasha said that he had to go somewhere for a little bit, but he will be back before you know it."
Kagome walks closer to Miroku and looks into his eyes, and can feel a tear roll down her cheek. "He's gone. He's not coming back." Kagome lowers her head and lays it in her hands. "Why? What did I do?" Miroku walks closer and wraps his arms around her in a comforting manner. "You didn't do anything Kagome. You can't blame yourself. He had all these confusing thoughts floating around in his head. I'm actually surprised that it took him this long to get them straight. He just needs to get all of them straight. I don't think he could just leave you like this." "I failed him Miroku." "No Kagome he failed you." "What?" Kagome raises her head to watch Miroku. "What are you talking about?" "You know what I talk about Kagome, and Inuyasha has finally figured it out." "That doesn't give him the right to leave!" Kagome backs away form Miroku. "I need him to be here with us!"
Kagome turns around and runs back into her hut and throws herself back on her bed. *Why Inuyasha? I never even got to tell you that I love you. I have to find you. You have no right to be selfish. * "Kagome?" Sango walks into her hut and sees Kagome crying her eyes out. "Miroku just told me what happened. I'm so sorry Kagome. If there's anything I can do." "Please leave me alone." "As you wish Kagome." Sango slowly backs out of the room and leaves Kagome to her thoughts. * Tonight Inuyasha. I will come to find you tonight! *
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