Like I said a while ago – Fanfiction reformatted itself and ate my quotations. Thus, I am re-uploading bits and pieces and a very slow rate.

Author's Note: I heard this song and I just had to write this :) It's set during one of those times Kagome is left in the shadow of Kikyo, but still loves Inuyasha. He is stuck once again trying to balance two lives and two hearts. It was originally going to have both Kagome and Inuyasha, but here's the result.

I have no rights to Evanescence or Inuyasha.

I LOVE Inuyasha's ears! Especially when he gets embarrassed or caught in a lie.

My Immortal

A lone figure sat leaning against a wooden well partially grown over with time. Golden eyes were sightless as they stared at the cheerful day around them. It had happened yet again.

I'm so tired of being here

At moments like these, he felt like the helpless, powerless hanyou his brother always scorned him for being. For all his promises, he could never protect the one's he cared about from himself.

Suppressed by all of my childish fears

He had always been alone. His rejection by those around him led to detachment for his own protection. His mother had loved him unconditionally, his father had some care for his mixed son, but in his heart of hearts, there had been no one. Until he met Kikyo. Until he met Kagome.

And if you have to leave

Yet he was always driving them away - Kagome especially. Her frankness constantly unbalanced him. Her ability to think before acting annoyed him. Her ability to 'sit' him was infuriating. Things between them would build until one would leave, and then apologies would have to be made - though a long series of lectures were usually given to Inuyasha by the other members of their party before any moves were made.

I wish that you would just leave

Now he sat by the gateway to her time. It had been another fight, but this one had reached closer to the truth. It hadn't even been the usual exchange of heated words. Kagome had seen one of the unintended meetings with Kikyo. When he had turned to walk away, he had caught a glimpse of her uniform. He couldn't follow as she silently slipped away. Around the campfire, she watched him with clear brown eyes, wordlessly pleading. He couldn't return her gaze. Finally she stood and turned to Sango.

"Sango-chan, may I borrow Kirara?"

Puzzled, the other woman nodded.

The Shippo jumped up on her shoulder. "Where are you going Kagome?"

She gently put him back down. "I'm going home."

He didn't even look up as she climbed up on the feline's back.

Because Your presence still lingers here

She returned to her world, leaving the others to start questioning the hanyou. After bearing the accusations for as long as he could, he leapt up into a tree and growled.

"This is between her and me. Shut up and leave us alone!"

Springing from tree to tree, touching the ground whenever necessary, he followed Kagome. She had already gone through the well when he reached it, but he could still smell her. Crossing his legs, he sat and waited, her freshness surrounding him, teasing and haunting.

And it won't leave me alone

As he waited, his mind began searching on its own for an answer to the puzzle of his emotions. When had things become so complicated? It had been so simple waiting for the chance to steal the Shikon jewel and become a full demon. Simple, even when he began loving Kikyo. Then Naraku came and turned everything upside down and Kagome became involved from the future.

These wounds won't seem to heal

Unconsciously he touched the small scar over his heart. The place where Kikyo's betrayal had sealed him. Even with his remarkable healing ability, that arrow had left a permanent mark. It had shredded whatever possible future he could have made with the miko. But it also brought Kagome, saved Kagome.

This pain is just too real

Past and future were at war with one another. Just as souls within the Shikon struggled for dominance, so did the emotions and thoughts battle within his head. He growled to himself and dug his claws in the thick grass at his side. He wanted to just forget about everything - cut it all away and stop being so weak.

There's just too much that time cannot erase

A memory swam unbidden out of the turmoil. Kagome, attacking the web of that spider demon monk with a rusty sword. Her tears as he hung helplessly in the air. She had cried for him, something Kikyo had never done. But Kikyo had been the first to trust him. She had laid her silent, lonely existence in his unsure hands, telling him that they were very much alike because of their separation from the one's they cared for.

When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears

He hated when a woman cried. He hated it when his mother had shed tears over his head, salt water dampening his curious ears. It stirred something deep inside him, something he didn't understand and whenever he found something confusing, his first reaction was to leave it alone. But he couldn't leave her alone. Kagome's tears of so many different emotions. Emotions he had never let himself indulge in. Tears shed for him, not from fear, pity, or regret, but from a heart more understanding and forgiving than he could in his long life ever comprehend.

When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears

After she saw him in his human form, shed her tears in fear for his life, he swore to himself to always keep her from crying again. He'd broken that promise many times, but he still clung to the vow. She had learned quickly how to fight demons, and could shoot a decent arrow, but she still needed a hand now and then. They fought well together. She could hold her own against him in will power, and he was smart enough to remember how often stubbornness led to unhealthy situations. Somehow they had made an unconscious alliance and understanding. It was never spoken of out loud but no matter when or where Kagome stormed off to, he could always find her if trouble arose. He would not let Naraku take away another innocent life under his protection.

And I've held your hand through all of these years

He could protect her, and Kikyo. He would, even in his uncontrollable demon form. His memories of those time were blurred in a blood colored mist, but he remembered her scent, even then. He had slaughtered hundreds in a rage, villagers and monsters alike. No voice could reach his rational self. He had power, but it wasn't what he thought it would be. When he had come back to himself, the stench of human blood would not wash away. For the first time he hated his existence, hated the mix flowing through his veins. To his surprise, Kagome had been waiting, wide brown eyes full of sorrow, but not pity. Embarrassed, he had tried to ignore her, but she simply handed him a towel and sat next to him. For a long moment they sat unmoving before she shifted to her knees and gently wrapped her arms around him.

But you still have all of me

Now she was probably in her room, fuming at him with every right to be angry. Or else she was studying again for that strange 'skool'. Either way, she wasn't here. He couldn't figure out why reading books would help her in the future. There was no experience in books, just words and symbols. She really just needed to stay here. How could anything in that strange-smelling modern world be of any use? There were no trees, just great stone and metal buildings the size of small mountains and hot roads with strange, horseless vehicles. She seemed happier here in this age where there was clean sunlight and fresh, untainted air.

You used to captivate me

There was one thing Kikyo never had which radiated from Kagome, and that was innocence. Both were pure, devoted to a fault, and never gave up, but the soul within Kagome was different. It confused him when he first woke from the fifty year sealing. The irritation and anger as she repeated her name to him was untainted by fear or hate. Something he had never seen before. It was what drew him to follow her, kept him from shredding her to pieces when he understood the powers of the rosary. She had no fear of him.

By your resonating light

It was her innocence which radiated from her soul and drew others to her. Untrained miko powers made her formidable, but she would never be able to fully use them. With a touch she had broken his prison. With a word she sent him head first into a river, or face first in the dirt. With a smile she somehow made things feel better. With a tear, she made him stronger.

But now I'm bound by the life you left behind

Exasperated at his strange new way of thinking, he stood and walked away from the well. By the position of the sinking sun, he had been sitting there for a couple hours. Like hell he'd follow her now. She would probably just complain about how he always bothers her while she's trying to 'study' or that he was only there for the ramen. Not entirely true. He like watching her, it was soothing.

Your face it haunts my once pleasant dreams

Growling to himself, he leapt through the trees. In no time at all he found himself at the Kami tree. Sitting down at the base of the trunk, he crossed his arms and closed his eyes. This time he would wait for her to come back on her own. He wasn't some pet dog, expected to come begging. But trying to sleep only made thing worse. He could see her in his mind, one of the times he had found her asleep in her room. She had called out his name in a dream, before promptly 'sitting' him. Or that one time when he had watched her study, half asleep himself. She had set down her pencil for a moment with a sigh to stretch. She couldn't see his eyes beneath the heavy silver bangs, but he could see her strange expression of gentle laughter, sorrow, and longing.

Your voice it chased away all the sanity in me

His eyes shot open.

Author's note: This will be concluded in Kagome's perspective. I hope this wasn't confusing or out of character for our favorite dog-eared hero. I just don't think people give him enough credit for smarts. He's hardheaded and quick to action, but he does have his moments. He's been around for over fifty years, even if most of that was sleeping, so he has to have some brains.

Author's Note: Wow, that was an amazing response. I didn't think it was that good. Sorry for the wait. Thank you!