Chapter 7

God what the hell am I going to do,Inuyasha thought as he sat up in a tree. There is no way I'm going to tell her. Plus I didn't want to turn human in the first place. I'm a demon! Well,a half-demon that is. So what does she see in me? My human or my demon side now? I'm not evil,so she must be my human side.

"Inuyasha?!"it was Kagome.

"What do you want Kagome?"

"What are you doing up there?"

He then jumped down from the tree. "I was thinking."

"About what?"

"Why do you want to know?"

"Oh so all of a sudden you turn back into your old self again?"

"Nani? No,I'm just a little frustrated that's all."

"With what?"

"What do you think Kagome? Listen Kagome,turning into a human wasn't my first choice. I'm still thinking about wither I should do it or not."

She side. "I think you should do what's best for you Inuyasha."

"Kagome,I'm still in love with her."

"Nani? With Kikyo?"

"Yes."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"Because I thought you would yell at me or something."

"I would only yell at you if you were being stupid. She was your first love. I can't take that away."

"Kagome.I can't go back."

"Why not?"

"Because this is my home Kagome. I have to stay here."

She sighed. "Ok."

"You're ok with that?

She didn't say anything. She was too mad at him. So she ran off into the woods without giving him any reply whatsoever.

"Well,that went well,"said Miroku.

"How long were you standing there?"

"Long enough."

"You know I could've killed you."

"Why didn't you?"

"Why do you think?"

"Does this whole thing have to do with Kaede's death?"

"Yes,and no."

"Because you can't turn back into a human?"

"And I can't see Kagome anymore."

"Who said you couldn't?"

"Face it Miroku. She's not coming back. I told her about me and Kikyo. And listening to you made it even worse."

"Well,she was going to have to know one way or the other."

"Yeah and look what happened."

"She'll get over it. Give her some time. Let her go back to her time and give some thought over it."

"I just hope it works.

"Are you going to kill me?"

"No. I can't Miroku."

"Why not?"

"Well,the hole isn't going to kill you. So I'm not going to either. Why would you want me to kill you?"

"Because.I was wrong."

"That would be stupid. You should grow old. Your grandfather and father never got to do that."

"You're giving me sympathy Inuyasha. You know I hate that."

"But then what would Sango do if you died? She said that she would have your child. You know she can't live without you."

"Kagome feels the same way about you Inuyasha. I'm not going to say anymore,"and he walked off.

Inuyasha kept thinking about what Miroku had said. Maybe I should go talk to her,he thought. But then again,she's still mad at me. It wouldn't make a difference. But I need to tell her that she needs to understand.

He went by the well and stared into it. This is my only chance,he thought. This is my only chance to tell her. If I don't do it now,I don't think I ever will. Get in together Inuyasha. You have to do this. You have to do this.

"Inuyasha?"it was Sango.

"Sango. What are you doing here?"

"I thought you were coming back. We were getting worried about you."

"I'm going to Kagome,so don't worry about me."

And with that,he jumped into the well.

Kagome sat in her room crying. She had no idea what the hell she was going to do. She wanted to see Inuyasha,but she knew in her heart that she had to understand. She had to understand that he couldn't be with her. She just didn't want to be with anybody else but him. What the hell am I going to do,she thought as she stopped crying and hugged her pillow. What the hell is wrong with me? Why must I act like this? There are other boys out there. But then again,I only know one Inuyasha.

"Kagome?"asked someone as they opened the door. It was Inuyasha.

"INUYASHA?! What are you doing here?"

"You don't think I wasn't going to come after you?"

"Well.not exactly."

"I had to."

"It's ok. I understand now."

"Kagome.?"

"Inuyasha,please leave."

He grabbed her arm and looked her straight in the eye. "No Kagome! I'm not going to leave you until you really understand."

"You never want to see me again.do you?"

"Oh hell Kagome,I never said that!" He was getting to the point where is was about to slap her and tell her to come back to reality,but he didn't do that. "I never said I was going to seal up the well again."

She started to walk away from him. "But you could."

"Kagome,what the hell is wrong with you?"he asked as he put is arm around her shoulders to try to stop her from doing anything drastic.

She looked him straight in the eye and smiled,but said nothing.

"Kagome.please. Tell me what's wrong."

She shook him off her and walked away,still not saying anything.

Dammit,he thought. What the hell is wrong with her?! I've got to knock some sense into her or she'll never figure it out.

She turned around and looked at him. "Why did you really come back?"

"What?"

"Please Inuyasha. Just answer the damn question. Why did you really come back?"

"To stop you from hurting yourself Kagome. And I wanted to know why you left without some type of explanation."

"Because.because I was afraid Inuyasha."

"Afraid? Afraid of what?"

"I was afraid that you wouldn't come after me."

"Because I still have feelings for Kikyo?"

"Yes. And no."

"Then why can't you put it all behind you?!" Why can't you understand that she is dead?"

"Because I know in your heart she isn't Inuyasha."

"What do you want me to do?" Do you want me to seal up the well?"

"No Inuyasha. I just want things to be the same. Before they were like this."

Epilogue

"So,what the hell do you want me to do?"

"Are you going to leave me?"

"Do you want me to?"

"It's up to you."

"I never said I wanted to. But I don't want you to leave either,and I don't want to seal up the well. If you wanted things to be the way they were before this then why didn't you just say so?"

She went over and hugged him,and then started sobbing. "Because I was afraid goddammit!"

"Afraid? Afraid of what?"

"Afraid that you would seal up the well.and then never let me come back to you."

"I never said that Kagome."

"Yes I know. And I'm glad."

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Chapter 7

God what the hell am I going to do,Inuyasha thought as he sat up in a tree. There is no way I'm going to tell her. Plus I didn't want to turn human in the first place. I'm a demon! Well,a half-demon that is. So what does she see in me? My human or my demon side now? I'm not evil,so she must be my
human side.

"Inuyasha?!"it was Kagome.

"What do you want Kagome?"

"What are you doing up there?"

He then jumped down from the tree. "I was thinking."

"About what?"

"Why do you want to know?"

"Oh so all of a sudden you turn back into your old self again?"

"Nani? No,I'm just a little frustrated that's all."

"With what?"

"What do you think Kagome? Listen Kagome,turning into a human wasn't my
first choice. I'm still thinking about wither I should do it or not."

She side. "I think you should do what's best for you Inuyasha."

"Kagome,I'm still in love with her."

"Nani? With Kikyo?"

"Yes."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"Because I thought you would yell at me or something."

"I would only yell at you if you were being stupid. She was your first
love. I can't take that away."

"Kagome.I can't go back."

"Why not?"

"Because this is my home Kagome. I have to stay here."

She sighed. "Ok."

"You're ok with that?

She didn't say anything. She was too mad at him. So she ran off into the
woods without giving him any reply whatsoever.

"Well,that went well,"said Miroku.

"How long were you standing there?"

"Long enough."

"You know I could've killed you."

"Why didn't you?"

"Why do you think?"

"Does this whole thing have to do with Kaede's death?"

"Yes,and no."

"Because you can't turn back into a human?"

"And I can't see Kagome anymore."

"Who said you couldn't?"

"Face it Miroku. She's not coming back. I told her about me and Kikyo. And
listening to you made it even worse."

"Well,she was going to have to know one way or the other."

"Yeah and look what happened."

"She'll get over it. Give her some time. Let her go back to her time and
give some thought over it."

"I just hope it works.

"Are you going to kill me?"

"No. I can't Miroku."

"Why not?"

"Well,the hole isn't going to kill you. So I'm not going to either. Why
would you want me to kill you?"

"Because.I was wrong."

"That would be stupid. You should grow old. Your grandfather and father
never got to do that."

"You're giving me sympathy Inuyasha. You know I hate that."

"But then what would Sango do if you died? She said that she would have
your child. You know she can't live without you."

"Kagome feels the same way about you Inuyasha. I'm not going to say
anymore,"and he walked off.

Inuyasha kept thinking about what Miroku had said. Maybe I should go talk to her,he thought. But then again,she's still mad at me. It wouldn't make a
difference. But I need to tell her that she needs to understand.

He went by the well and stared into it. This is my only chance,he thought. This is my only chance to tell her. If I don't do it now,I don't think I ever will. Get in together Inuyasha. You have to do this. You have to do
this.

"Inuyasha?"it was Sango.

"Sango. What are you doing here?"

"I thought you were coming back. We were getting worried about you."

"I'm going to Kagome,so don't worry about me."

And with that,he jumped into the well.

Kagome sat in her room crying. She had no idea what the hell she was going to do. She wanted to see Inuyasha,but she knew in her heart that she had to understand. She had to understand that he couldn't be with her. She just didn't want to be with anybody else but him. What the hell am I going to do,she thought as she stopped crying and hugged her pillow. What the hell is wrong with me? Why must I act like this? There are other boys out there.
But then again,I only know one Inuyasha.

"Kagome?"asked someone as they opened the door. It was Inuyasha.

"INUYASHA?! What are you doing here?"

"You don't think I wasn't going to come after you?"

"Well.not exactly."

"I had to."

"It's ok. I understand now."

"Kagome.?"

"Inuyasha,please leave."

He grabbed her arm and looked her straight in the eye. "No Kagome! I'm not
going to leave you until you really understand."

"You never want to see me again.do you?"

"Oh hell Kagome,I never said that!" He was getting to the point where is was about to slap her and tell her to come back to reality,but he didn't do
that. "I never said I was going to seal up the well again."

She started to walk away from him. "But you could."

"Kagome,what the hell is wrong with you?"he asked as he put is arm around
her shoulders to try to stop her from doing anything drastic.

She looked him straight in the eye and smiled,but said nothing.

"Kagome.please. Tell me what's wrong."

She shook him off her and walked away,still not saying anything.

Dammit,he thought. What the hell is wrong with her?! I've got to knock some
sense into her or she'll never figure it out.

She turned around and looked at him. "Why did you really come back?"

"What?"

"Please Inuyasha. Just answer the damn question. Why did you really come
back?"

"To stop you from hurting yourself Kagome. And I wanted to know why you
left without some type of explanation."

"Because.because I was afraid Inuyasha."

"Afraid? Afraid of what?"

"I was afraid that you wouldn't come after me."

"Because I still have feelings for Kikyo?"

"Yes. And no."

"Then why can't you put it all behind you?!" Why can't you understand that
she is dead?"

"Because I know in your heart she isn't Inuyasha."

"What do you want me to do?" Do you want me to seal up the well?"

"No Inuyasha. I just want things to be the same. Before they were like
this."

Epilogue

"So,what the hell do you want me to do?"

"Are you going to leave me?"

"Do you want me to?"

"It's up to you."

"I never said I wanted to. But I don't want you to leave either,and I don't
want to seal up the well. If you wanted things to be the way they were
before this then why didn't you just say so?"

She went over and hugged him,and then started sobbing. "Because I was
afraid goddammit!"

"Afraid? Afraid of what?"

"Afraid that you would seal up the well.and then never let me come back to
you."

"I never said that Kagome."

"Yes I know. And I'm glad."

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