Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, I barely know the series myself.

AN: Heya! I got this inspiration for an Inuyasha fic while I was reading from some of the other ones. I got some scenes from other fics (I'm sorry if you don't like it being used) but I altered them too. I hope you don't take it personnally, I just really like the scene. My first Inuyasha story. Oh, and Inuyasha may be a bit OOC. R&R please!

She Doesn't Smile Anymore

One-shot

As I dug Tetsusaiga into the demon, my ears were filled with a blood curling scream. But it didn't phase me. The others though, I could see them covered their ears and their faces showing pain. A smirk crossed my face as Naraku's body disintergrated, leaving only his clothing behind. As I look over the clothes, I smirk more as the last pieces of the jewel come into view. Picking them up, I looked around for the closest one to me, Koga.

"Koga." He whipped his face around and looked at me. I threw the last shards at him. "Give this to Kagome." He caught them and went off. I, myself left the site, and went to rest in some nearby bushes.

As I lay there, thinking about how wonderful the feeling of defeating Naraku was, I heard Koga and Kagome's voices. I ran closer to them, where I could hear their conversation.

Koga knelt down before Kagome and gave her the last shards. She accepted them, smiling brightly and with a slight 'thank you' from her lips. She put them in place and the jewel molded into it's original form. My eyes rest on the jewel. Three years, it had taken nearly three years to collect them, but they were done. I heard a gasp of happiness from Miroku but ignored it. I was focused on the now completed jewel. At last.

"I know you don't care for me as much as I you," I looked quizzically at Koga, who still knelt infront of Kagome, who had sat herself on a nearby log. "but I want you to know that if you ever need a friend to talk to, or a shoulder to cry on, just ask for me, okay?"

Kagome looked up at his face, her eyes clearly asking unspoken questions. "Thank you, bu-"

Koga had silenced her. "Listen, about Inuyasha. I'm sure that there is some hope left in you, but I don't really have any. He puts you through too much. I'm not saying I will be your mate, the choice is yours, but, I offer my hand to you as a friend." She smiled at him, and I mildly wonder why I haven't seen her smile to my face in a while.

"Thank you, you are a true friend. And I hope that you do find someone to be your mate, and whoever she is, she'll be a lucky girl." He smiled back at her, and leaned forward to brush a stry hair from her face.

I step forward there, as he finishes running his fingers down her hair. My blood boils, but for what reason, I do not know. "Hands off." My voice was gruff, and my body stood stiff. As she acknowledges me, I notice Kagome's smile fade, and a dark look cross her face. Why was she so grim?

Koga looks at me with cold eyes. "Oh, it's only you." His voice seemed to contain hatred for me, so much that I could almost smell it. He glared at me icily as I stand there, about to threaten him. But he turns to Kagome and his features grow soft. "I suppose I'll see you next time I run into you, right?" she nodded, her face softening slightly. He kissed her lightly on the cheek, as a sign of friendship, but I unsheathed Tetsusaiga anyway.

He looked at me and held his hand out at Kagome. She looked up at him and appeared to understand what he wanted, and placed the jewel in his hand. He looked at it in disgust and threw it at me. My sword was replaced as I caught the jewel.

"Here keep it. Go wish for your precious Kikyo." He glared at me and and walked away, leaving Kagome and I alone.

I did not look at Kagome, as she did not look at me. But Sango called her name, and my gaze fixed on her every action.

She looked in the direction of the voice, and waves softly. I can hear Sango easily.

"We're going to celebrate, Kagome. Miroku is practically jumping for joy. Do you want to come?" She asked, her face was light and smiling. Kagome's face bursted in happiness and she stood up to go after them. Shippo jumped on her shoulder, and they all smiled at eachother. "Inuyasha, do you want to come too?"

I looked up from where Kagome had been in a daze. When I realized her question, I shook my head no. While I did, I half expected Kagome to decline as well, insisting that I shouldn't be alone. I almost got ready to shrug her off, but she went with them, without even a glance back. I looked at her disappearing form, almost in dispair that she had just left, but I sensed someone else in the room.

It was Koga, standing against a tree, smiling as he watched Kagome go. When he noticed me looking at him, he smiled in a smug, annoying way. He whispered softly into the air as he stood to leave, but I caught it anyway: "What comes around, goes around."

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They celebrated in Keade's hut. I could hear their laughter from miles away. When I arrived, I simply sat outside. I enjoy Kagome's laughter, and didn't want her to see me and stop. It was hours until I heard them talk about resting. They wanted to go outside first though, or something like that. All I know is that Kagome was first to come out, and looked at me in a sort of surprise. She wasn't wearing her smile anymore.

Kagome regarded me for a while as Sango, Miroku and Shippo came out too.

"I suppose I should take that off now, right?" She said referring to the necklace around my neck. I looked down at it. It was the one I got because of Kagome, the first day I met her.

Something inside me was screaming to say I wanted to keep it, or tell her I wanted it around my neck as a reminder of her, but it wouldn't come out. Instead, I just said, "Feh."

Kagome started chanting as I sat there. It was probably something Keade taught her. The beads around my neck glowed blue, and spread out until each were six inches from my face. In a blink, they all disappeared, and I nearly sighed in dissapointment. Not even a bead was left behind. She walked away, not turning back, and the other three followed her.

I stared at the jewel in my hand, willing it to tell me why Kagome hadn't smiled at me for a while now. Why she seemed so solemn around me. She didn't smile at me anymore. What had I done wrong?

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They came back a few minutes after. I hadn't moved from my spot, staring at where the necklace had been. I almost saw the wooden beads resting there, but Miroku's voice snapped me out of my daze.

"Go on girls, and Shippo, I'm going to talk to Inuyasha for a bit." He blew them a kiss, and I could hear them laughing a bit. He pulled me off the ground and brought me into the woods. We walked for a while before he stopped and turned to me.

"Inuyasha. You really do love Kagome, don't you?" I looked up at him, confused. That couldn't be true, I loved Kikyo, didn't I? Kikyo was much more beautiful, and feminine. I was still looking at Miroku. "Don't look at me as if you don't know what I'm talking about. Ever since she walked off with us, you've been acting strangely. I mean, you stared at the spot that necklace had been for a full ten minutes!"

"Feh." It came out harsh, and cold. I saw his face dropping.

"I mean, you didn't go to Kikyo because of Kagome, right?" I looked away, hoping that he would get those stupid ideas out of his head. "You are pathetic! Koga should just get her. At least he knows how to treat her right!" I stiffened at the mention of Koga's name. He stomped away angrily, leaving me to myself in the woods.

I should go to Kikyo soon. But a part of me didn't want to. It wanted me to go to Kagome. I took the jewel out of it's place in my kimono. I had wanted to use it to become a full demon, but I wasn't so sure anymore. Kikyo might not me as a full demon. But Kagome wouldn't care. I shook my head. I had to stop thinking about Kagome. I loved Kikyo!

I ran to a nearby lake. Taking off my clothing, I jumped in, hoping the exercise would help me clear my head. As I swam, the spot that should've been smacked by the necklace was untouched, and I realized how far away from Kagome I felt now. Frowning, I began to swim faster, desperately trying to clear my head.

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"Inuyasha? I think he's coming to, Inuyasha!" I awoke to someone shaking me. It was Kagome. "Gods, you're awake! I thought you had died." Her eyes were filled with worry. I sat there, completely dazed, until I realized I had gone into the lake nude. Looking down, I realized that someone had draped some clothing over my middle. Probably Kagome, in all her modesty.

"What am I doing here?" Kagome sighed in relief. She let go of me and I found myself missing her touch. I expected her to smile at me, say how glad she was that I was alive. But, again, I was dissapointed when she simply sat back, her face guarded, and told me how they had gone out looking for me, seeing as how long I was gone.

They found me floating in the lake, face up. They thought I was resting, but I didn't move when they called my name. I must've lost conciousness after all the excercise I was putting myself through. She stood and turned away, telling me if was best that I got dressed. Miroku and Sango would be coming back with firewood, and Shippo with some food. I faced away from her and got dressed.

I only put on my pants. I didn't want to wear the top for some reason. I told her I was done, and she walked farther away from me and sat down, looking at the rocks beneath her. I sat down beside her, but she moved away until there was a lot of space between us. I didn't understand. Her face looked away from me as I tried to crawl towards her, but she continued to move away.

I would've tried to ask her what was wrong, but Shippo came in that minute. He saw me and launched himself at me. He chanted about how good it was that I was alive, and held onto my neck before letting go and pouncing on Kagome. She smiled at him, and I realized exactly how much I missed that smile. I sat across from her, watching as she played with Shippo. I admired everyone else for being graced with her beautiful smile.

Then, at that exact moment, I admitted to myself that I loved her. With everything I had, I loved her. But she hated me, was scared of me even, and my heart began to throb. I wanted her to be my mate, but she didn't. I nearly choked at the thought.

I remembered the conversation between Koga and her, after I defeated Naraku. Had she loved me back, before? Did she feel how I felt? Was there any chance she could still love me, after I had ignored her to this point, where she didn't even smile at me anymore? My chest began to hurt, and I grasped the jewel in my kimono.

'Here keep it. Go wish for your precious Kikyo.'

'You are pathetic!'

'At least he knows how to treat her right!' I winced. I had been such a fool. I lost my chance of happiness with her. And all because of some dead woman! I stood up, which cause Kagome to look at me. Her eyes. I looked away from them and ran off. She didn't need me to ruin her life. She didn't need me to hurt her. She didn't need me.

I heard her calling my name. I heard Shippo crying out my name too. But I blocked everything out. I ignored her footsteps, her cries. I ignored images of her face. Tears slid down my cheeks as I continued to run. Never in my life had I ever needed to cry so much. They blurred my vision, but I managed to find the edge of a cliff. I stopped, and looked down. It was a far way down. I wouldn't make it even if I tried. I looked back. I could hear her cries. I could hear her footsteps.

Why was she chasing me? Why did she try to stop me? I walked to the edge, and was about to jump, when she burst into the clearing. I turned and saw her. My steps faltered as I saw the tears running down her cheeks. I had hurt her again.

It hurt to know that it was all my fault. It hurt to know that she was crying because of me. I resisted the urge to cry too. I was about to step out off the cliff, but I heard her voice.

"Don't... Inuyasha, please don't." She fell onto the ground and pulled her knees to her chin. "Don't please." She whispered. I almost couldn't hear her. A lump rose in my throat. She cared.

I walked forward, towards her. Kneeling down, she looked at me and began to cry harder. I held her to my bare chest, wishing I wasn't such I coward. I let her tears stop me from jumping. I stayed here to do god knows what more to her, and all because of her tears. I was so selfish.

"I'm sorry." At first, I thought it was me who said that, but she began chanting it and I realized she was talking to me. I looked at her in confusion. "I'm so sorry. I'm sorry I stopped you. I know you were just trying to get to Kikyo." Kikyo, I had forgotten about her. She began to speak again. "I was so selfish. I should've been happy for you. You were going to be happy with the one you love." She sobbed, and I held her closer. "I stopped you. I'm so sorry."

I couldn't beleive my ears. She was sorry. She thought she was responsible. God, I never felt more of a coward than right then. I managed to find my voice, somehow.

"No, it was my fault." I stroked her hair, admiring it's silkiness. "I was a fool and a coward. A fool for not realizing how great you are, and a coward for not facing it." She looked at me, with her beautiful eyes. I choked at their innocence and purity. "I was about to kill myself to get away from all the guilt and loneliness instead of making it up to you." Her eyes teared up again, but the tears didn't fall. Her smile then managed to break through, and my heart skipped a bit. "God you're beautiful."

"Do you mean it?"

"Of course I do."

"Thank you."

"I love you." She stopped. I began to regret the words that had tumbled out of my mouth, fearing she didn't feel the same way. But she began to cry.

"I love you too."

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Cute!! This is the sappiest I've ever wrote. I hope you like it!! Aww..... I hope you don't start crying on me now! :P R&R please!