ch5bl Chapter 5~Budding Confusion

Kagome struggled against his powerfully strong grasp. "I don't...have...it..." She whispered, trying to speak around the painful grip. "Please...let me go..."
"GIVE ME THE JEWEL!" He shook her, and her head slammed into the trunk of the tree at her back, knocking her unconsious.
She whimpered as consiousness left her. One word, one name. "Inuyasha..."

Inuyasha's head jerked up as the sound of a limb got his attention. His entire body stiffened and he stood, chasing after Kagome. *Why does my heart beat like this...she's just a human...It's not like I care for her...do I...?* He swallowed, seeing the young human girl slumped against the trunk of a broken tree.
He knelt before her, his face concerned. Her face was peaceful and if he couldn't hear her heartbeat, he'd think she was dead. Tears still stood in her eyes and there was a rather large bruise on her throat. He closed his eyes, knowing this was his fault.
Silently, Inuyasha lifted Kagome into his arms, and winced as his yet tender wounds tore open again. Still, he trudged back to the cave, where he laid her against the ground and placed his kimono over her, wincing when he noticed the blood smeared across her side.
His blood.
He left to get some water to return the favor she'd done for him. Then, all bets were off. He could kill her after that.
He didn't know why, but the thought of killing her made his blood run cold. *Why do I react to this irritating child?* He wondered. He shook his head and moved back to the cave to see her sitting and looking around in confusion. When her eyes fell upon him, he froze.
Kagome swallowed damply, standing and walking towards him, taking the water from him. "You're bleeding again..." She said, pulling him into the cave. "I'll clean them for you, ne?" She glanced up at him, and saw his face was stoney.
"Don't bother, it doesn't hurt."
Her eyes narrowed and she inhaled deeply. "Sit." When he met his fate, falling onto the floor of the cave, she rolled him onto his back and stradled his waist, parting his under kimono and ripping a piece of her shirt off, folding it and soaking it in the cool water and gently washing the blood from his wounds. "We're deffinately going to have to work on your stubborness, Inuyasha..." She said softly, avoiding his irritated gaze.
The water was stained pink when she was done, and she sighed, her eyes sad as she looked at the painful looking wounds.
He glared up at her, trying to calm his racing heart. "Get offa me wench."
She felt her eyes fill with tears, and she climbed off of him and turned away. "..." She moved over to her things and held the rag limply in her hand. *Why can't he see that I love you...he's worse than he used to be...* She stared at the interior of the cave and a ragged sob escaped her. "Excuse me for giving a damn about you, Inuyasha..." She said softly, her voice obviously pained.
"What?!" He whirled towards her turned back.
She slowly turned, tears rolling unchecked down his face. "I said...excuse me for giving a damn about you..."
He stared at her tearstained face, his red and blue eyes wide. *What?! Why...why am I upset...why does my heart hurt?* He winced and collapsed, clutching the area above his heart. "Angh..." He grunted, his hand catching him as he fell.
"INUYASHA?!" Kagome ran over to him. "Daijoubu?! Genki desu ka?!" She gasped out quickly.
He looked up at her, staring at her, his face surprised. "Why...why do you act like this...?" He growled.
Kagome blushed, looking down. "B-because...I love you..." She whispered, closing her eyes. "I have for a long time, Inuyasha..."
He stared at her, his eyes wide. She refused to look at him and he knew if she wanted to, he could destroy her with words, but something stopped him from doing so. He swallowed, his head hanging.
When he didn't respond, she looked back at him and noticed the defeated slope to his shoulders. "Inuyasha?" She asked hesitantely.
"Why...why does my heart race..." He whispered, his eyes angry at the feeling of a weakness. A weakness towards this human girl.
She hesitated before answering, and even then, she spoke to him first. "I want you to promise me not to call me a liar, because, I promise, I'll tell you the truth...and don't hate me for this..." When he nodded, she meekly continued.
"B-before the transformation, about a month ago...I told you that I loved you. The same day, you told me that you felt the same. We've been trying to sort out our feelings for the past month and...we were just about to figure out what to do to solve the problems in our... relationship, when you were attacked by Kikyou and Kouga and almost died. In order to prevent your death, or something like that, you ended up in your full demon form." She finished in a whisper. "And now you know."
He stared at the ground, trying to find a lie in her statement, but failed. *I love her? This wont do...I can't love...I wont...* He smirked, looking up at her.
He was about to say something cruel when she looked up at him and he saw the misery deep inside her. Her beautiful, clear, blue eyes were pained and he could see the despair ran straight into the pit of her very soul.
She attempted to smile but only came off looking more miserable. "I understand you only look at me as a prisoner, now, and that's okay...but I refuse to give up on you...I have to find the Tetsusaiga so I can try to return you to your true form..." She whispered, looking into his face, which had an unreadable expression on it.
Inuyasha caught himself before he reached his hand out and touched her. *I'm a demon. I can't love...can I?* He didn't look at her and heard her move to the mouth of the cave. "I'm a demon, I can't love. And if I could, I wouldn't love a human like you."
She sighed, turning back to him and walking towards his rigid form. She sank to her knees and forced him to look at her, her eyes holding a tender expression. "It's alright..." She smiled and caressed his face, but sometimes, you'll need to feel loved, even if you're a demon." She closed her eyes and kissed his lips gently before he could move.
He froze, shocked. Girls weren't supposed to act like this. Girls were supposed to be meek and demure, ans submissive. Yet, this one wasn't. She dressed strange and acted like a whore. But this wasn't the kiss of a whore. It was filled with love and gentleness, no tounge, no teeth, just lips, pressed chastely against his.
She reluctantely pulled away and looked at him, directly into his eyes, sadness filling her. "Sometimes, you'll need to feel loved...and I'll be here for that." She promised, lifting his hand and kissing it before she moved away from him.
Inuyasha sat there in shock.