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==========Chapter seven ==========

"HAHA, stupid fool. That kid is coming right towards us, and we are armed with weapons. He has nothing but a sword and the power to jump high!" laughed the proud leader.

InuYasha growled, "the fight was just between me and you guys, not the ladies"

"Haha, sorry for hurting YOUR woman. But she won't be yours for long! HaHa. You baka, come fight us"

InuYasha reached the man who had harmed Kagome and practically ripped him apart. The bandits stood in horror as InuYasha slowly turned towards the rest. The bandit leader whistled and a bunch more bandits came running.

"I really don't wanna waste any more time. You asked for it" InuYasha growled and took out his sword, "Tetsusaiga!" he yelled as a bright yellow light ripped across the land and hit a bunch of bandits killing them instantly.

"AHHHHHH! Retreat!" cried the leader as they ran away.

"That'll show them" InuYasha growled.

"INUYASHA! THAT WASN'T NECCASSARY!!!!!" Kagome yelled.

InuYasha growled,

"What do ya mean?! I just kiscked the ass of that bitch who hit you on the head!"

"He was a HUMAN! And you did NOT kick their ass! You...ripped that man up!"

"Wha?! I don't get you! They were bad guys!"

"You can't go ripping up people who you know are weaker than you!"

"They were bad-guys, Ka-go-me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Oi" sighed Miroku, "is peace too much to ask for?"

"SHUT UP!!!!!!!" Sango yelled at InuYasha and Kagome, unable to take their loud arguments anymore.

Everyone starred at Sango with a blank face. Sango had never yelled THAT loud. Everyone walked silently on with a blank face.

"Much better" Sango sighed.

InuYasha walked up to Kagome,

"Baka" he whispered.

"NANI!!!!!" yelled Kagome turning bright red, "Just because I defended the humans you killed so cruelly you call me a BAKA!!!!!!!!!" She grabbed InuYasha's hair and pulled him close to her, "BAKA!!!! They were only humans! You're only supposed to kill people after the shikon jewels!!! Not kill anyone !!"

"OW Ow!!! Let go of my hair you asshole!" InuYasha yelled.

Miroku sighed and lifted Kagome over his shoulders and walked on like that with Kagome shouting at InuYasha.

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They stopped under a big tree deciding that that should be their camp sight for the night. InuYasha walked away under another tree, far from Kagome.

" Those two are really strange" Sango sighed, "I mean, right after a serious incident of the Takashi demon, they return to normal so quickly. Right after InuYasha left to talk with Kagome to tell her that he was fine and that he did not hate her or anything, InuYasha comes back stomping and angry and then kagome comes in screaming at him. Ha, Miroku, and you that they could maybe like each other. Ha"

"Well, ..... At this moment I don't know anything, I'm as confused as you" Miroku replied.

Later on, Miroku walked over to Kagome who was sitting far away from them and InuYasha.

"Kagome-sama, don't be so mad. InuYasha only killed the people because he thought it was right....you know that he did it for you. He wouldn't have gotten out of control if that man hadn't hit you"

Kagome sighed and looked back at InuYasha, " I guess you're right. I'll go over and talk with him"

"And, if he says anything to offend you....try not to get mad at him....out loud"

Kagome went over to InuYasha and sat next to him. He turned his back to her,

"Why are you here? Are you here to apologies to me?"

~ Just when I come here to be nice he just had to say that?!~ thought Kagome standing up and clenching her fist, but then sighed and gave up. If she got mad at him again, it would just repeat what had just happened . She sat back down,

"Sorry" she said dryly.

He went silent, ~ I wasn't expecting her to apologies~ he thought looking away from her, "feh, whatever"

Kagome sighed again and lay back. ~ I feel so exhausted after all the screaming... I wanna go home. The village we're going to is near the well... and I have a test in three days....and we're running out of supplies here. Yes, I must go back when we get to the village which will take two days~ Kagome sighed ~ fine, then I guess that I'll have to wait for two days~

Kagome turned her gaze towards Inuyasha, ~ I love his ears, It's so kawaii (cute) ~ Kagome rubbed her chin, ~ that was weird, how random my thoughts are some times~

InuYasha looked at her from the corner of his eyes, ~ why is she still staring at me? ~ InuYasha looked her, ~ Kikyo.....she looks so much like her... but ...still, i feel different when I'm with her. But wasn't she the reincarnation of Kikyo, wouldn't that make them similar? With Kagome, I could be myself and tease her and be accepted as I am, a half- youkai (half- demon).....But with Kikyo it was different.....very different~

Kagome caught InuYasha gazing warmly at her from the corner of his eyes, he looked away.

Kagome felt her heart pounding fast. She put her hand over her heart, ~ why does my heart beat so fast when he looks at me and when he's near me?~ She closed her eyes, "InuYasha" she whispered.

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A group of traveling ladies were seen from a little distance away.

"Oh my, we should go great them!" Miroku said.

Sango and the rest sweat dropped, "yes, why don't you go do that"

"Ah, ladies! Might you need any refreshments? My campsite is near" Miroku said to one of the ladies.

"Oh, that would be nice. Please, tell us about you, kind sir" said a lady.

Miroku told them about his tragic curse; the black hole in his hand. As he talked the ladies sighed,

"Poor Miroku-sama"

"And I am now going out in search of the Shikon jewel so that I may be able to destroy Naraku, the person who put this curse on my family" Miroku said then sighed, "I would like to have someone to give birth to a child for me so that if I die, my child may continue my mission....who would like to be the special person? "

The whole group of ladies stepped up towards him.

"Oh, or I can accept more than one lady you know. Having many childerens is a blessing....."

Sango, Shippo, InuYasha, Kirara, and Kagome turned to see Moroku coming towards them.

"What happened to you?" Shippo asked, noticing his face covered in red finger prints.

"I...I fell" he replied.

"Fell hard on a bunch of hands?" Sango asked.

"In other words, he was rejected by all the ladies with his offer" InuYasha said.

"Heh, what are you talking about?" mumbled Miroku.

"There, there. It's all right" Sango teased.

"Shut the hell up, I'm going to sleep"

"What a perverted, ass, playboy " InuYasha muttered.

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"We are so similar InuYasha" Kikyo said, getting out of the boat after InuYasha, "that is probably why we....like each other so much" she said quietly and calmly. She accidentally slipped and InuYasha caught her before she fell on the grass. He held her for a moment as they looked at each other. Her eyes looked at him calmly. "I think I care for you" Kikyo said in a whisper. InuYasha stared at Kikyo, a little shock,

"I....know I love you" he replied.

"How, tell me"

"Because, I've never felt this way before...."

" It may be because you never felt anything before you met me, but I made you feel emotion. But that does not mean that you love me..." She said sadly.

"No it's not. Because I know that I can never feel anything more then this..the way I feel for you. It has to be love Kikyo...."

"Are you sure it's not because we understand each other so well, and it's the first time you felt understood?"

"No.." he replied hesitantly.

They sat side by side on a hill as a gentle wind blew.

"Then...if you love me, use the Shikon jewel to become a human...."

~Will she not accept me as I am?~ InuYasha thought, but shook the idea out of his head.

InuYasha woke up.

"And then we can live together" he muttered the words Kikyo had said after asking him to use the Shikon jewel.

He sighed, "It was all just a dream"

He looked up at the starry night sky, one thing he had always been wondering was if she loved him. "I think I care for you" was all he knew, ~but then again, she asked me to live with her forever....or did she just ask me that so she could get rid of the Shikon no Tama and live as a normal woman, something she wanted so much and knew I'd do it because I loved her? And pay me back for using the jewel for good by living with me.....No. how could I think like that? Kikyo really loved me and I know I loved her, but why am I doubting Kikyo and my feelings for her now? It must be because of her hatred for me right now.....I'll make her realize that we can still be together...~ His gaze absently dropped down to Kagome from the tree branch he was resting on.

InuYasha jumped off and quietly landed. He clutched his hands into a fist. ~Why do I feel this doubt now? My mind had been so set when I was with Kikyo 50 years ago.....and now I don't know what I want!~. Somehow, his gaze turned back at Kagome.

He couldn't help himself as he walked over to Kagome and crouched down near her. She looked......disturbed and sad. What was she dreaming of? ~Hmmmmm~ thought InuYasha ~She looks so much like Kikyo..but she really doesn't act like Kikyo...~

Suddenly, Kagome started to cry. InuYasha looked around in panic. She was crying, he hated it when she cried- which was mostly always caused because of him. He literally wanted to punch himself whenever he made her cry.

InuYasha looked down at kagome who was quietly crying on and on. He gently shacked her and found himself cradling her in his arms. InuYasha held his breath, he had never "cradled" someone.

He felt his heart pounding fast. ~What's wrong with my heart? It never happened before....except when with Kagome. That friggin girl! What's she done to me!~ He thought in confusion.

She woke up, but was still crying a bit.

"Naku na (don't cry)" he said quietly, "Why you cryin for?"

Kagome let a quivering sigh. "I failed my English exam...then my math, then my science then my...."

InuYasha let go of Kagome , InuYasha sweat dropped ,

"ehhhhh?...baka" he murmered.

She was automatically went back to sleep as if nothing happened.

~ SHE'S NOTHING LIKE KIKYO!!!!!~

"Baka" he muttered. Kagome yawned. "sit"

BAM!

"heh..heh...gggg...ggggg....Kagome!!!" he growled.

When he looked back down at her, he saw her smiling. He felt warmth wash over him. InuYasha jumped back in confusion. ~What the hell's goin on with me!!! ~

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"You are growing strong" Naraku said, "all because of me. We haven't done any attempt to kill InuYasha"

"I know Naraku, but first I want to go after Kagome" Kikyo replied, "I shall kill her"

" Not a good idea, seeing that you're trying to win InuYasha's heart. Clearly he cares for that girl a little at least. And InuYasha loves the good Kikyo. You must make him remember the old you and by winning his heart, it shall pain Kagome more then it would by killing her"

~And that way it will both torture InuYasha and Kagome emotionally when Kagome finds out that InuYasha cares for Kikyo and not her. And she will go into depression and when InuYasha depressed because Kagome is sad and that would make them both vulnerable to my powers~

Kikyo looked at Naraku suspiciously. But she liked the plan.

~I have broke my own vow. I cannot help but feel something other than hatred for InuYasha. I feel as if he is mine alone..and it is true. I want him to love me, but I ... love him?~

Naraku read Kikyo's mind,

~ Fool. Ha, she thinks that what she feels is love. If she loved him, she wouldn't be trying to hurt Kagome which would be destroying InuYasha, and she knows that. She just feels possessive over him. Baka~