Here's choice for the next chapter in this one Mamoru (Inuyasha) and Kagome talk and get to know a little bit about each other. Inuyasha confesses his feelings.

I really need your input. Is this a good one or should I change it, r lose it? I thought it was OK in the beginning but then I felt like it was kind of dragging, but maybe some of you liked it, maybe some of you hate it let me know.

Protection from afar only seems to bring me closer.

Possible chapter…

@~~A walk to you, walking from you, We need to talk. ~~@

By: Yui

Kagome slowly went down towards the sidewalk, with little Shippo clinging to her shoulder as they made their way down the street. They found Mamoru walking further away. She slowly followed after him, but they caught up to him when he was stopped. She stopped to see him talking to someone but didn't want to intrude so she stood away from them watching curiously. She was surprised when she saw Mamoru with Yui. He seemed angry with her but she didn't seem to mind his harshness one bit, in fact she got even closer to him. Kagome didn't know why but she felt a strange twinge of jealously spark in her. But she ignores it as she watched them kiss. She dropped his sweatshirt onto the ground with a soft clank she slowly walked away not feeling like breaking up another happy couple's moment. 'Why can't any guy I like show interest in return?' she questioned in her mind. She felt Shippo come to her shoulder petting through her hair trying to comfort her when suddenly felt a tugging at her chest. She fell to her knees with a painful crash.

"Kagome!"

Shippo yelled loudly. She tried to pull in deep a breath but she was unable to make the situation worse she was feeling dizzy. She managed to sit up on her knees, barely though as Shippo continued calling her name, trying to grasp her scattered attention. She slowly took her hand away form her heart which it had instinctively clung to. She looked down with horror slowly wrinkling in her face.

"Kagome!"

She heard a new voice calling from behind her. She couldn't look up she was feeling pain, so intense she was shivering. She looked down at her chest seeing that the blood had stopped pouring from her mysterious wound, now dried to her shirt as well as on her hand. But she felt like something was being ripped from her body. Making her shake ignoring the calls she heard coming towards her, as well as little Shippo frantically shaking her.

"It hurts…"

She whispered when she felt someone grab onto her shoulders with that she collapsed backwards into a pair of stiff arms that soon wrapped around her with worry. She looked up finding herself staring into oddly dark eyes. She let out a sigh as the pain had begun to wane. She let out a long held breath opening her pain-clenched eyes to see the adorable sight above her. She saw that she was in Shitsuren's arms also that Shippo was on his head looking down at her with concern. She had to let out a small smile as her eyelids forced themselves shut to get over the pain also the feeling that something had been stolen from her.

What felt like moments later she found herself lying on her bed with Shitsuren at her side. She tried to rise but He put his hands on her shoulder pushing her back down.

"Inuya- Where? How? Why are you here?"

She mumbled out in disarray, he just gave her a hurt look but wiped it away, as he looked away slowly getting to his feet.

"Am I that unwanted?"

Not hiding the hurt in his voice. She gave him a look before her words sunk into her thoughts.

"Sorry. It's just it still hurts."

"So you take it out on me. I didn't have to help you I could have left you and that little brat."

He said as he flicked at a piece of hair out of his face. She pushed up holding her hand to her chest as the pain slowly crept back. She fell back to the bed clenching her eyes shut for a moment longer upsetting Mamoru whom was the only one in the room.

"Kagome."

He panicked. He leaned over her shaking her slightly she let out a loud gasp as she looked at him through watering eyes.

"What the hell is wrong with you?"

He demanded hating the helpless feeling inside him. She fully opened her eyes once more looking up at him. He was shocked when he saw a strange emotion in her eyes or lack if as the case would be.

"Where's Miroku, or Sango?"

She asked as she turned to stare at him. He just shrugged thinking of what her brother had said to him.

"Your mom took them shopping I think and after convincing him that you just tripped so decided I'd helped you he made the brat go with him to do something."

She just stared at him shaking her head a little more life came into her but not that much.

"I- I need him… I need to talk to him."

She started chanting softly, causing her guest to look at her strangely, as she just got out of bed.

"Who?"

He asked getting a little worried. She stood still for a moment as she slowly walked towards the door, but strangely the farther she got form him the worse she felt collapsing to her knees as she reached the door. Immediately Mamoru was at her side as she stood feeling a little better but as he watched he still saw the distant look in her eyes. The Inuyasha imposter grabbed her arm feeling a spark, as she looked up at him her eyes looked almost alive. She gave him a weak yet confused smile, as he ran his free hand through his hair.

"I'm really sorry Mamoru"

She apologized quickly feeling bad for being the burden she was. He gave her a half smile as he let out a sigh. She looked at the boy strangely then again down at her chest where there was dried blood. She jumped back a little nervously falling out of his grip.

"I'm gonna change my shirt, then I have to go see my friend. I think he knows something about what happened."

She told him her eye darkening once again, as her words fell out in an empty tone. She pushed him out of her room feeling light headed as he left but turned to her closet to grab a T-shirt carefully putting it on inspecting her torso. She could see the blood on her chest but no scar although she found this puzzling she just returned to putting on her shirt afterwards making her way over towards her door feeling protective warmth on the other side. She leaned her forehead against the door enjoying the calm the feeling gave her but the feeling was cut short when she heard a voice whispering barely able to be heard.

"I will have it back…"

The voice laughed lightly, Kagome felt the pain again falling to her knees once more with a thud. She was curled up, gasping for breath when Mamoru charged into the room. He was instantly at her side, but she rose lifelessly standing like a statue. Inuyasha didn't want to admit it but he was worried. He reached grabbing for Kagome's wrist; a few minutes later she turned to look at him. He gulped nervously but was relieved when she turned to fling her body into his arms lettinb her tears fall. She grabbed onto Mamoru's shirt like it was her lifeline. Like he was the thing she needed most in the world. This thought made him feel like crap. 'She doesn't love me. She loves Mamoru. The fake me.' He thought to himself. His thoughts were so deep he didn't notice that Kagome had stopped crying onto his shirt, she was looking at him intently. He blushed and looked up towards the window.

"Um- Mamoru, thank-you for being here with me. I know you probably missed out on Yui because of me…"

She said with a blush. He mumbled something and stepped away from her.

She turned to walk out of the room. Mamoru watched after her with interest and walked behind her. She turned her scarred cheek to look at him questioningly.

"You've passed out 2 in the last hour and nearly passed out a third time do you think I'm letting you alone."

He said trying to hide his concern with an antagonizing bite. She sighed going into the kitchen to sit down; he followed right behind sitting in the chair that was next to her.

She looked at him strangely as he made himself comfortable next to her.

"You're not going to leave till someone else gets back are you?"

She questioned a little annoyed. He just gave her a smirk; she slammed back in her chair with a "Feh."

They both sat silent for about 20 solid minutes till she noticed a piece of paper attached to the fridge. She uneasily got up to read it aloud to herself.

"Dear Kagome,

I found that that cute boy that was visiting is the infamous Shirsuren Mamoru. I think you should stick with just Inuyasha. Well Sango and I dragged Miroku shopping in Yokohama. Your brother said he wanted to take Shippo to soccer practice if you returned in time. So we will not be till at the earliest… 8.00"

She finished reading the note in a yell as she saw the clock only said 5.00. She hit her forehead and plopped back into her chair irritable.

"You can go home no one will be here till at least 8.30"

She mumbled, Mamoru got up form his seat only to surprise Kagome by grabbing for her wrist to pull her up next to him, but she tried to move and managed to grab her hand still pulling her to stand next to him. He was blushing furiously but she just stood next to him looking down at their linked hands.

"I'm not leaving you alone, you're too weak you could hurt yourself. We'll do something to pass the time."

He suggested with a slightly nervous glance. Kagome just shrugged her shoulders. He didn't let go of her hand as he pulled her tired form behind him to head outside so they could decide what to do. They headed down the shrine steps towards the sidewalk below. Silently they both decided to head towards the mall. More Kagome started walking, Inuyasha followed. Inuyasha the great and powerful Hanyou in his disguised form was a nervous wreck. But Kagome on the other hand didn't seem to even care about any of it as she strode down the street with whom she saw as Mamoru's hand in her own.

"Can I ask you a question?"

He asked deciding to make small talk would be far less nerve wracking than the horrible silence they were in. Her response was to look at him signaling he could continue.

"How come you don't have a boyfriend?"

This caused the girl to blush and stutter for a moment turning bright red.

"Is it really any of your business? Why don't you have a girlfriend yet, practically every girl in our school wants you."

She countered suspiciously. He just smirked looking back down at her.

"I know every girl in this school wants me. I can't help it if I'm so damn sexy."

He laughed nervously while tightening his grip on her hand.

"Not really. It's very hard for me to like someone never mind fall in love. So I don't. I thought I was but an accident pinned us against each other and she left me. Finally when I decided I've really fallen in love with somebody the other girl comes along and screws with me causing the only love in my life to leave me."

He finished telling her his story as he squeezed her hand. She looked up at him feeling his tale was a little too similar to her own giving him a questioning look. He stared out ahead of him ignoring the girl's looks.
"Well… A guy or 2 has liked me in the past but no one compares to Inuyasha so why even bother. Plus I've been away for the past 2 years, I barely know my own friends."

She shrugged as if it was no big deal, but her answer made Mamoru halt for a moment, catching up with her shortly. They were coming up to a large building. Kagome dropped his hand as she ran inside stopping to wait for him. He caught up and looked around him like he was in wonder.

"I have to get going it's going on 7.00 and my little brother and Shippo should be home soon."

Kagome headed back towards her home Mamoru following behind quietly till they made it back to the shrine and into her home.

"You know if you really didn't want me here that much all you had to do was say so."

He told her sarcastically. She looked over at him shrugging as she spoke.

"It's not that… I want to see Inuyasha make sure he's ok, but you can't come with me."

She mumbled quietly leaving him stunned.

"Shouldn't you be worried about yourself and not some jerk that apparently isn't here?"

She gave him a glare as she spoke.

"Inuyasha's a great guy. He's really nice and sweet when he wants to be. Especially to those he cares about. Just because he doesn't return my feelings doesn't mean I'm ever going to stop caring for him. Even if I'm just a copy to him I will always be by his side."

She admitted openly to Mamoru who just stared at her dumbfounded. Mamoru turned to look out the window for a moment till he headed for the door as much as he didn't want to leave her alone. He walked silently past her till he put his hand on the doorknob he turned his head slightly to speak to her.

"Kagome you were right for some strange reason Yui-san is in love with me. But be clear that I do not share her affections. I just wanted to tell you something Kagome. I- I think I'm in love with you."

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I really would enjoy your input I really want to know what you think of it so I an either change it completely and decide what happens next.

I'd like to aim for alt least 3-5 choice for one or I'll just use the version I like, which is #2. But I'd really like you input.