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************Chapter 3: A Knight Full of Questions (don't ask)

They sat talking at the table for over an hour, the whole time Inu-yasha and Kagome did not listen to a word. Of course they were too busy blushing over the fact that they were holding hands (A/N: O.o oh wow, HOLDING HANDS that's REALLY ROMANTIC *catches sarcasm*).

Kagome was smiling at him like there was something she wanted to tell him, and of course, it drove him nuts. He tried to scooch closer to her, but the mats would not allow it, so he bent his head slightly in her direction.

"What feelings do you REALLY have for me, Inu-yasha?" she whispered playfully, so that only his sensitive ears could pick it up.

"I-" but he was cut off by Sango's scream.

"KIRARA!! OH MY GOSH!! I FORGOT HER BACK IN OUR TIME!!" She got up and headed for the door.

"I HAVE to get her in here, she might just die!!" She tried to open the door, but when she found it locked she started to panic.

(A/N!! I'm sorry for interrupting the show, but there is a reason why Kikyo has not shown up...I HATE HER!!! DEATH TO ALL KIKYO LOVERS!!!! *Sorry Inu-yasha, that means you! ~ takes by hair and swings in circles ~ "WHAAAA!!"* hem, hem back to the fic)

"THIS F***ING DOOR WON'T OPEN!!" she yelled, still tugging at the door. She glared at the group of people, all of whom were staring. (Inu-yasha had let go of Kagome's hand).

"Calm down, Sango!" Kagome preached as she got up to unlatch the door. "But maybe Inu-yasha and Miroku should go get her."

"NO!!"

"SANGO!! It's WAY too cold out there for you!!"

"No!! I have to get her!!"

"Sango...."

"Fine." and with a huff, she let go of the handle.

"Inu-yasha," Kagome said, turning to him. "That means you two should prepare to leave right away.

"Right," they said in together.

"Inu-yasha," Kagome said looking meaningfully at him. "Please come up stairs with Me." he nodded in ascent. As they climbed the steps, Kagome turned to him and the question she had asked earlier came again.

"What feelings do you have for me other than care, Inu-yasha?"

"I- I feel...." this was extremely difficult for him, he did not want to sound foolish by telling her his TRUE feelings and find that they could not be returned.... They entered her room and closed the door.

"Inu-yasha...." she said with pure emotion in her eyes, "love is a very strong word. I am really sorry, but love isn't exactly what I was looking for." At this his ears drooped and was looking extremely uncomfortable. "But," he looked up, she was suddenly close, looking deep into him as if reading his mind, "I feel something very similar to love." and she kissed him. The shock of it was amazing, how anything so innocent as a simple kiss could make him feel so cared for, like she thought he was something precious. They sat there for about five seconds before she broke from him and took his hand leading him back downstairs.

She showed the boys the coat closet, and they got as warm of clothing as possible. The search for Kirara would not be easy, if the storm had taken her by surprise; she would not have had time to change to the awesome demon form. This would leave her completely helpless to the cold.

As Inu-yasha and Miroku left, Inu-yasha stole a secretive peck from Kagome and Miroku attempted to hug Sango and squeeze her butt at the same time, which resulted in Miroku sporting a bloody nose and black eye.

"See you later!!" Inu-yasha yelled back at Kagome, grinning broadly.

Miroku just smiled and winked at Sango, who blushed and started apologizing for the injuries. When they had finally left, it took Shippo twelve hugs to be satisfied, and they all left. It was 7:45 p.m.

The girls sat around the fire and sipped tea and finally, after an hour a loud bang came from the doorway. Kagome rushed to the front hall to see two figures, one with long hair, one with short. one stirred and Kagome recognized Miroku. And to her horror there was Inu-yasha, in human form shivering and groaning. She knelt down to examine them, Inu-yasha had a blue-ish complexion, his eyes were wide, but he was breathing and conscious, but Miroku did not move.

"GUYS!!" she yelled, starting to panic "GUYS! HELP, THIER SICK!!"

Sango, Kaede and Shippo ran over and helped her drag them over to the fireplace.

"They have Hypothermia," she said, her voice shaking. "we need to get them out of their wet clothes and near the warm fire!" She hurriedly started to strip Inu-yasha, and when only his pants were left, she told Kaede to do the rest. Soon they had them wrapped tightly in dry blankets, lying near the fire.

"Kirara..."

"huh?"

"I g-guess they didn't find her..." but as she spoke the inside of Inu-yasha's Haori started to wiggle.

"Kirara!!" She happily pounced down near the little kitten thing and it crawled on its stomach out of Inu-yasha's Haori.

"Mreow" it squeaked. Sango scooped her up and set her on a pillow near the fire.

*********an hour later

Kagome sat near Inu-yasha's head, gazing into his sleeping face. His skin color had changed back to a healthy tan, but his lips were still tinged blue. She glanced around, Sango was sleeping against the wall at a sit, with Miroku's head in her lap. Shippo was curled next to Kirara near the fire and Kaede was asleep on the couch. She looked back at Inu-yasha, and she leaned over him, her hands on his chest and kissed him. It was a bit depressing to not have him kiss back, but she felt this would help warm him. After a couple seconds, she drew back, surveying the effect of her kiss. The lips were now a pinkish color, not normal, but better than blue. She sighed and brought her sleeping bag close to him, close enough to hug in her sleep. She crawled in and zipped it up halfway so she could hug him around the middle. She eventually dozed off.

Inu's dream

dream #4

he was alone in a dark room, all of the windows were closed and it was freezing he looked around and saw nothing, he tried to smell where he was, but he could smell nothing. He was blind. Then one figure appeared in the dark room, he could not make the person out, but it looked female. As the image came closer, he recognized Kagome. She smiled caringly, like a mother, but somehow differently. She was now nose to nose and she bent in to kiss him. his whole surrounding changed. He could see everything in the room, a couch, a fire and-

end of dream #4

Kagome's dream(at around same time as Inu's)

dream #5

She was sitting next to an unconscious Inu-yasha, he was going to die, he was too cold. She bent down to kiss his dying lips and as she did, he sprang to life, holding her as he sat up. And he leaned back from her and said "Kagome, If I didn't have you to care for I'd be dead---

end of dream #5

Kagome slowly opened her eyes, she was still clutching Inu-yasha. She could tell from his face that he was going to be fine. she hugged him tighter and buried her face into his chest. How she wish she could stay here forever, holding him tight. She really did love him, no matter what she told him or herself. She had to say that, how could she say that she loved him if he was still crazy over a dead woman. She took her face from him and looked into his face. She so wished that Kikyo had never come back, then, she would have him all to herself.

Inu-yasha opened his eyes to find a beautiful sight. Kagome was hugging him around his middle and was staring contently at him. He started to shift, so that he was facing her instead, but he realized something sick-he had no clothes on. He blushed a deep magenta and attempted to wrap the blanket firmer around him. Kagome giggle and brought his head down to hers, he was still human, but Kagome thought he looked good either way. She put her lips to his and they kissed for quite a while until she needed air. She snuggled deep into his chest and sighed.

"Inu-yasha?"

"Hmm?"

"Do you still love kikyo?"

*******End of Chapter three: A Knight Full of Questions

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