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P.S. The song is by Avril Lavinge, and again, isn't mine. Remember to read and review! Thanx! :D Oh, and at DarkStar01's suggestion I made it a little longer, and tried to correct some errors I found.

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Kagome sat underneath a tree as she did her homework. You'd think that her family would understand that she was trying to save Feudal Japan and not make her do it. No. Importunely that wasn't the case.

She stopped writing as her hand got a cramp in it. 'Stupid homework,' she thought to herself. Kagome got up from her stop and stretched. She looked around and saw Inuyasha coming towards her. She straightened her skirt and shirt, praying her hair wasn't all over the place since it had been windy earlier.

I'm tugging at my hair
I'm pulling at my clothes

Inuyasha saw Kagome standing by the tree where he and the others had left her to do her homework. Miroko came running past him, laughing. No doubt he was about to tell her about Shippou's 'adventure' in the water.

"It was hilarious," Miroko was telling her. "You should have seen the look on his face when my staff-" Shippou chose this moment to join them. Dripping wet.

"I knew Sango was telling the truth! It was you," the little kitsune youkai said, pointing an accusing finger at him.

Miroko gave Kagome a smile. "Gotta run!" Gladly Shippou chased him. It was game, and no one was really going to get hurt.
Kagome hadn't seemed to notice Inuyasha up until this point. "Hey Inuyasha," she greeted him with a smile.

Involuntarily he felt his heart skip a beat. "Oi!" He looked at his feet, trying to hide the slight blush that had come to his cheeks. 'Baka! She just said hi!' he thought to himself.

I'm trying to keep my cool
I know it shows
I'm staring at my feet
My cheeks are turning red
I'm searching for the words inside my head

Kagome continued to smile. She watched as Inuyasha became very interested with something on the ground. "Well, if all you're going to say is 'Oi' then I'm going to back and do my homework."

She really didn't want to do it, but it'd help her deal with the awkwardness she felt. Lately she had begun to think of Inuyasha more so than usual. The only way to escape this was doing her homework. It wouldn't block all total thoughts of him. But it sure did help. 'If I was like Kikyo I'd know how to deal with this,' she thought thinking of the old Kikyo Kaede had told her about. Level headed, knew what to always do. She struggled trying to be somewhat like that for Inuyasha.

(Cause) I'm feeling nervous
Trying to be so perfect
Cause I know you're worth it
You're worth it
Yeah

When he didn't reply she sat down and pulled her schoolbook in front of her. "Fine, I'll talk to," he said in his usual harshness and sat down next to her. Inuyasha knew he'd have to stop acting so mean. He didn't mean to. It was he just wasn't sure what he should do. He knew he couldn't just say to her, "Oi! I like you and think we should be more than friends." That was the "polite" way rather than the way he really wanted to do. Which was wrap her in his arms and never let go. Naraku could come and he wouldn't pull away from Kagome.

If I could say what I want to say
I'd say I wanna blow you... away
Be with you every night
Am I squeezing you too tight?

"Where to next?" He asked, this time holding back his harshness.
Kagome looked him. His golden eyes could hold her forever. Yet she knew they wouldn't. She knew he still loved Kikyo and there wasn't any room for her. "Actually I was thinking if we could head back to the well. I need to finish this project with this boy-"

"Boy?" Inuyasha said, his eyes nearly popping out of his head. "What boy?" he demanded.

"He's my partner for a school project I need to be working on," she explained. 'Why is he so mad?' she thought. 'He's not jealous. He couldn't be. Could he?"

"Feh. I'm sure he really is. . . what's that word I heard you use once? . . . Oh yeah, boyfriend."

"Boyfriend!" she shouted. Hojo? Her boyfriend? That was a laugh. "Look, if you're going to be a baka I suggest you wear a tux and ride around on a unicycle. That way at least you'd look as you act." It was quick and stupid come back, but it was all she could think of at the moment. The image of Inuyasha in a tux and riding a unicycle like a little monkey made her smile. The image quickly progressed into him standing at the altar in a wedding. She blushed and shook her head to get rid of the thought. Now that was a stupid thought.

If I could say what I want to see
I want to see you go down
On one knee
Marry me today

Inuyasha opened his mouth to say that he was just making sure because he liked her. Then decided against it. 'Better him than me. He's at least from her time. Where I'm just a baka hanyou from this time,' he thought.
Guess, I'm wishing my life away
With these things I'll never say

Silence.

"What are you thinking about Kagome?" he asked after a while. He looked at her. She did look rather lost in thought.

She shook her head. "Nothing." She sighed. "What if you wanted to say something, but were sure how to say it?" she asked.

"Nani? What do mean?"

"I-I mean-What I mean is . . . Oh never mind. Its not important."

"No. Tell me," he insisted. "I want to know. Is it about-Is it about . . ." He let the sentence drop.

They sat in silence not saying anything. Kagome sighed and leaned her head against the tree, putting her hand on the ground to brace herself. Inuyasha looked at her. The wind blew gently and rustled her dark hair.

What's wrong with my tongue?
These words keep slipping away
I stutter, I stumble
Like I've got nothing to say

Guess I'm wishing my life away with these things I'll never say

Slowly Inuyasha moved his own hand so that it covered hers. Kagome looked up at him. He looked at her and gave her a smile. He wrapped her hand with his. They sat like that for a while.

In the distance he could hear Miroko, Shippou and Sango.

Kagome rested her head on Inuyasha's shoulder. He let go of her hand to wrap his arm around her.

Guess I'm wishing my life away with these things I'll never say
If I could say what I want to say
I'd say I wanna blow you...away
Be with you every night
Am I squeezing you too tight?

Inuyasha breathed in her sent. It was comforting to know that she was next to him.
Kagome thought to herself that she could get used to this. Having Inuyasha at her side. To hold when she felt like it. It just seemed perfect.
If I could say what I want to see
I want to see you go down
On one knee
Marry me today

He wondered what she was thinking, but decided against asking her. He didn't want this moment to end. He looked at her. She turned her head and looked at him. Without thinking he leaned down and kissed her. It was a soft kiss. 'Practice kiss,' he thought to himself and smiled.

Kagome looked into his golden eyes. Searching, making sure that this was all true. Another kiss answered that. This one not as soft as the first two kisses, but still a "practice" kiss. She wrapped her arms around his waist.

She could hear his heart beat. A little faster than what could be considered normal. It was so comforting to hear it.

Cautiously, Inuyasha began to stroke her hair. It was so soft. Like silk. He breathed in her sent again. After a while he looked down at Kagome and saw that she was asleep. He smiled and leaned his head back against the tree. Soon he was asleep too.
 
'Everything was perfect now,' was his last thought before he drifted into sleep. 'Kagome is with me now. Nothing is going to change that. Not even if the world were to end tomorrow.'

Yes, I'm wishing my life away
With these things I'll never say
These things I'll never say . . .