Sorry, I didn't mean to take so long to update. This chap was just sitting on my disk waiting to be uploaded. As you might have heard (if you read my bio thingy) I was sent to a foster home. This is the first time I could get to a comp to upload it. On with the ficcie…

A little over a month had passed since Kagome had been taken to the hospital and Inuyasha had seen neither hide nor hair of her since. He sat on a tree limb staring into space (a new habit that he'd been mastering as of late). 'How could this have happened?' He thought as he looked up at the large moon in the sky. He had been trying to stay in solitude as much as possible yet that was an exceptionally hard task.

Miroku and Sango had wanted to continue looking for the jewel shards yet that would have been damn near impossible without Kagome. The group had been with Kaede the whole time. Waiting. Waiting for what? Kagome to come back? That wasn't going to happen. Waiting for Naraku to come and kill them all?

Inuyasha couldn't let that happen. Time was already running out. They had to find and destroy Naraku soon for the abysmal hole in Miroku's right hand was growing larger. It would only be a matter of time.

Inuyasha sat with his head back against the tree a few moments longer before jumping down. He had no choice. He had to go and get Kagome back.

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He found himself outside of her window not to long afterwards. It was cracked which was a surprise considering how cold it was outside. He pulled the window open the rest of he way and climbed in. Kagome lay on the bed with the covers kicked off. She had beads of sweat covering her face and a cast on her left leg.

Her hair was spread out across her pillows and she appeared to be having fitful dreams. Inuyasha sat down on the bed next to Kagome's sleeping figure. He reached down and gently shook her awake. She awoke with a start her gaze followed his hand up to his arms and all the way up to his face. Kagome stared at him for a moment as if not expecting him to be real. She reached up and threw her arms around his neck in a tight embrace. Inuyasha was startled at first yet wrapped his arms around her waist. He leaned down and snuggled into her hair slowly inhaling its floral fragrance. He missed her so much; missed her scent.

"How are you doing?" He asked pulling back from the embrace to look Kagome in the face.

"I'm okay. How are you guys?' Kagome asked. Her voice was quiet and soft. She was very pale and it seemed that all of her energy was gone.

"We're alright. What's been going on here? What happened when I left?" Inuyasha asked looking Kagome over.

"Well, I had to go into surgery. They had to try and save the torn muscles in my leg and shoulder. I needed stitches- that's when they sew up your wounds to help them heal quicker." Kagome clarified as she saw the semi-confused expression on his face. "I needed more blood put in me and- oh, those stitches, I had to get four hundred and twenty seven of them. But I'm doing alright now. I just have to take medicine for this fever I keep getting."

Inuyasha looked at Kagome again, she still looked sick even after all the time that had passed. It was amazing how his hanyou body was so different from hers, he would have healed a long time ago. 

"I asked when I would be able to go back to the feudal era but my Kasaan didn't answer." She stated as she reached up to touch Inuyasha's hair. "I missed you. I missed all of you." She corrected.

"I missed you too. " Inuyasha replied. Kagome tried to keep a straight face as she thought about what he just said. It was weird, Inuyasha showing emotion.

Inuyasha sniffed the air. Kagome was in heat again and it was starting to get to him. "Your mother doesn't want you to come back." He said while lowering his head. He would have to leave soon, her scent was starting to drive him crazy. Usually he was able to withstand it but the fact that he was in her room and sitting on her bed wasn't helping any.

"What! I have to go back! We need to finish gathering the jewel shards! We need to destroy Naraku!" Kagome answered, her voice had risen a few decibels.

"Shh! I don't want your mother coming in here."

"Sorry, I need to go back though."

"Look, I know I came to see how you were doing and see how much you healed. But-"

"But nothing! I'm fine except for this." She said tapping her cast. "Other than a little pain in my shoulder I'm alright. I can come back now." Kagome stated getting off of the bed.

"No. What about that fever, huh? You're still injured, you need to stay here." Inuyasha replied gently pushing Kagome back on the bed.

"Inuyasha, I'm okay. We need to finish collecting the jewel shards. Too much time has already passed. What about Miroku? His wind tunnel is getting bigger. You know that. Especially after that preying mantis incident." Kagome stated trying to get off the bed again. She quietly grabbed her bag and began packing.

"You haven't finished healing Kagome. It's too dangerous." Inuyasha stated again lowering his head. He had to get away from her.

"I'm alright. Besides if anything happens I have you to take care of me." She said smiling. "Okay, I think I'm ready to go. Wait, can you hand me those pills right there?" Kagome asked pointing to the two bottles sitting on the nightstand next to Inuyasha. She grabbed a jacket and the medicine. "Alright, lets go."

Inuyasha stood up and headed towards the window. He stopped in front of Kagome, he knew that there was no way of talking her out of her decision so he was just going to let her climb up on his back and head back to the feudal era.

He stopped in front of her a peered into her eyes. She was so pretty. He sniffed the air again and it was too much for him to take.

He leaned down and gently kissed Kagome.

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Well, I'll try to get the next chap up to you soon. Adios. Ja ne. au revoir. And see ya!!