Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha (Wish I did! I'd be making a mint right now instead of being a broke college student) or any of its characters, they all belong to the wonderful mind of Rumiko Takahashi.

Rating: PG-13

Pairings: Inuyasha/Kagome

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For A Lifetime

By: Seishin

Chapter 4: Trouble

He knew without a shadow of a doubt he was in trouble. Kagome's face was crimson with anger and the tension around her was so tight, if someone had chunked a coin at her it would have bounced off her aura.

"Now Kagome, I . . . I didn't do it intentionally."

"Ha! You're ear was pressed right against the door so you could absorb every last juicy detail!", Myoga pointed out loudly.

"You're not helping!", the flea's master yelled back.

"Osuwari!"

*Wham *, face first into the floor of the hut he went. He growled and cursed the entire time he was down.

Kagome glared down at him and wiped a few stray tears of anger away before she stormed out of the hut. Miroku and Sango looked at each other in question, but decided it was best to give her time alone to cool down.

"What is that bitches problem?", InuYasha asked as he pushed himself off the floor.

Miroku brought his staff down onto of the hanyou's head, hitting him quite soundly.

"Please, do not speak of Kagome-sama in such a manner. Especially if you truly do love her."

InuYasha growled at him and rubbed the top of his sore head.

"Who ever said I loved her?"

Suddenly Sango stormed over to him and then punched him with all of her strength, causing InuYasha to fall over.

"DON'T YOU DARE TOY WITH HER FEELINGS!", she screamed out at him.

The hanyou looked up at her shocked, while rubbing his swelling jaw.

"We all know you care for her, so please stop acting like you don't.", Miroku stated calmly.

"I do believe the real reason Lady Kagome was upset with you is because you acted so rudely toward her.", Myoga piped in.

"Yeah!", Shippo shouted. "If you really cared for her you wouldn't be so mean!"

Even Shippo, the kitsune pup, was lecturing him.

'So she's not really all that mad that I ease-dropped, she's mad because I was rude and didn't act as if I cared about her', he thought to himself.

Kaeda walked over to where InuYasha laid and handed him a cold cloth that had been soaking in herbs to press against his jaw to help soothe it.

"I know you're afraid to show you're true feelings. You're afraid of being betrayed once again. Trust her InuYasha and for once, listen to your heart."

Kaeda's words sank deep into his mind, hitting a couple of nerves. He knew deep in his heart what she said was true, but he continued to stare at the ground with no emotion showing in his eyes.

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Kagome ran deep into InuYasha's forest. She didn't care where she went, as long as she was far away from him. She was paying no heed to what direction she was traveling, or how far she had run. She continued running until something shot out in front of her, close to the ground where she did not notice it. Head over heels she ungracefully tumbled to the ground. Kagome could hear a high-pitched yet strangled cackle sound around her. She looked over her shoulder with blurry eyes and saw Jaken picking up his staff and walking toward her.

"Heh heh, too easy that was my lord."

Kagome felt extremely cold all of a sudden and a wave of fear swept over her. For she knew that when she'd turn her head and look up she'd see that arrogant bastard in the flesh.

"That scent suits you girl . . . The scent of fear upon you is very becoming."

Kagome slowly turned her head around and looked up.

'Kami-sama, I hate it when I'm right' , she whimpered.

There before her in all his regal glory stood, Sesshomaru.

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That's it for Ch. 4. Getting a little suspensful now aren't I? Heh heh, what will Kagome do now that InuYasha isn't there to help her and she down at Sesshomaru's feet? Tune into Ch. 5 to see!