Chapter 8 (Love and Anger)

Kagome wanted to yell out Inu Yasha's name, but feared that she would be heard by demons. She huddled up against a tree and wrapped her arms around her knees.

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"Where did she go monk?" Inu Yasha was furious at Miroku, for letting her go after him.

"She went into the woods, through there," he pointed at a small opening between two trees, "And was searching for you!"

"That is what happened," Sango said calmly.

"Argh!" Inu Yasha ran between the two trees. He could see his foot prints, and could see Kagome's as well. He ran until they seemed to stop and as his foot prints turned right, hers kept going straight. Bizarre enough, he still couldn't smell her scent, she must be very deep in the woods. Inu Yasha sprinted after her foot prints, finally grabbing hold onto a tree branch and jumped from limb to limb. Her scent grew stronger and stronger, until he found her. He stared down at her and watched her for a couple of minutes. She was curled up in a little ball against the tree. He could see her, and she seemed to be okay. But fear crept through his mind.

Finally, he fluttered silently to the ground and kneeled next to her. He ran his fingers through her hair. Kagome's head flew up and jumped to her feet. Instantaneously, she pulled out a bow and aimed it inched from Inu Yasha's forehead.

"Inu Yasha?" she put away her bow and arrow. Realizing it was him, she pounced on him. She wrapped her arms around his neck as she fell on top of him. "I felt so bad," she frowned as she stared down at him, "I felt guilty, I was so selfish!".

"No you weren't, I forced myself on you," Inu Yasha said softly.

"No you didn't! I just didn't want to love you because, I thought I would be unfaithful," she frowned at herself.

"Don't worry," Inu Yasha smiled as he touched her face, "You couldn't be any more faithful then you already are!" He caressed her cheek with his hand.

"Inu Yasha," She whispered in the dark. She leaned down and kissed him, and pulled away to take a breath, "I don't want to be anybody else's but yours!". She looked down at him, his eyes were red and his cheeks were sticky. "Were you crying?" she wondered.

"Of course not, I don't have a reason to cry," he frowned and turned away.

"You were, weren't you?" Kagome said softly.

"NO!" he snapped. He had turned away and closed his eyes, his brows still quivering with anger. When Kagome fell silent he turned to her and looked up. A tear slid down her pale cheek. "No, don't cry," he reached up and wiped away her tear.

"Why can't you just be honest with me, if I'm the only one who knows!" more tears splashed down her soft cheeks.

"I'm sorry," he leaned up and kissed her tears away, "I'll stop." He pulled her down completely on top of him. Her tears stopped and her eyes became their regular color again. She laid flat on top of him and rested her head on his chest.

"Inu Yasha," she whispered. He stroked her hair softly and stared down at her.

"What?" he mumbled blankly.

"Let's not go back, let's stay here forever," she said as she clutched his red kimono.

"We have to go back, we have to tell Miroku and Sango, we can't let them worry," he said.

"Please," She pleaded.

"We can't, you know that," he turned away her proposal, even though he wanted to so badly. Just run away with her, find all the jewel shards and have themselves.

Kagome rolled off of him and crawled up, so that she was shoulder to shoulder with him. Inu Yasha rolled on top of her, and supported himself with his hands. He smiled and leaned down. Kagome, though, taking action first, leaned up and kissed him. Her lips spread apart and she felt his tongue in her mouth. She pulled away, this being the first she French kissed somebody.

Inu Yasha curled his lips, thoughtfully to the side. He stared down at Kagome and nodded.

"What?" Kagome wondered.

"Nothing, it's nothing," Inu Yasha smiled and kissed her quickly, standing up. They walked back silently, hand in hand finally getting back to the camp.

"Finally," Sango rolled her eyes. Miroku and she were still up conversing. But when Inu Yasha and Kagome sat down on opposite sides of the campfire, their small talk stopped.

Night had crept over them and it was well past ten. Kagome yawned and fell asleep. When Miroku and Sango finally rolled over into slumber, Inu Yasha stood up.

He ran into the woods and didn't come back.

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"Inu Yasha?" Kagome called. It was around three in the morning now. Miroku and Sango slept easily, but Kagome had awaken up like she had every night. She couldn't fall asleep, that music Hanagushi used to play, echoed in her mind. It haunted her now. Instead of it being a sweet melodious tone, it was now a horror infliction. The sky had turned a soft color gray, and it wasn't as dark anymore. A storm was coming.

Inu Yasha sat close by thinking, 'Why do I see Hanagushi every time we kiss, she feels him too! He's interfering, and I don't know how! Once we return to Kaede I'll ask if she knows anything. Until then, I can't get near Kagome! Or until...I kill Hanagushi!'

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"So you believe that in Kagome's eyes, is the soul of Hanagushi," she was making medicine.

"Something like that," Inu Yasha sat back.

"Well, maybe you didn't know. Hanagushi has the ability to control minds, he does it by transferring so little power into his adversary. Then he can control them however he wants. Meanwhile, reading their soul like a book," Kaede glanced up at Inu Yasha.

"How did he gain such powers?" Inu Yasha said as his jaw dropped.

"Training," Kaede said simply.

Inu Yasha scolded himself for not training with the Tetusaiga, maybe he could reach it's highest level if he had trained.

"For all you know, he could be in Kagome's head right now, or your head!" Kaede raised a brow.

"What?" Inu Yasha opened an eye and looked at Kaede.

"You heard me," Kaede kept working.

"Kagome!" Inu Yasha was already outside when Kaede looked up at him again.

Kagome was lounged outside, a fire burnt brightly. Sango. Miroku and her talked gleefully.

"What?" she said between chokes of laughter.

"Are you ok?" Inu Yasha kneeled in front of her and stared anywhere but in her eyes.

"I'm fine!" she said with a confused look. He placed his hand on her cheek and closed his eyes. He didn't want to look into her lovely hues, into want to see what he thought he would. "What's wrong Inu Yasha?" Kagome looked at him as though she were trying to decipher him.

"If you ever hear him in your head, tell somebody," Inu Yasha stood up and looked around, trying to avoid her gaze.

"Inu Yasha," she started but he had already walked away.

"What's up with him?" Sango raised her eyebrow.

"He's just worried about Kagome, or maybe he's still jealous," Miroku smiled.

(AAAAAAH! I don't know what to do next!!! Wait I know! MWAHAHA! )