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Chapter Five: Can You Forgive Me?

They stood there, staring at each other. 'Kagome, it's you, I've finally reached you,' Inuyasha thought.

"No!" Kagome screamed. "What are you doing here?! The seal..."

Inuyasha cut her off. "I broke the seal. It doesn't matter how, what matters is the fact that I came here for you."

'What is he saying? He has the nerve to demand that I come back? After what he's done to me...' Kagome thought.

"I won't go back Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled at him. "I've put up with you enough! I don't' want to be with you. All you want is for me to help you look for the jewel shards!"

Tears spilled from her eyes. "I don't want to be hurt anymore Inuyasha," Kagome whispered. "I can't live there with you."

Inuyasha stared at her in shock. "But you promised that you'd never leave me! You said that you would always stay by my side. Is this how you keep your promise?! By running back to your world and sealing the well?!"

"Didn't you promise to protect me?!" Kagome retorted. "How do you plan on doing that when you've just promised to protect Kikyo too?!"

Inuyasha was too shocked to answer. Kagome continued, "Is it because she refused to help you find the jewel shards? So I have to come back and play shard detector again?"

"Damn it wench!" Inuyasha yelled out of frustration. "Don't you get it?! The shards don't matter! I just want you. I don't care about Kikyo anymore! I need you, not her! Please come back to me Kagome!"

Kagome was speechless. 'Did he really want her? What about Kikyo? Can she really trust Inuyasha?'

"No," Kagome whispered. "I won't return with you."

In a flash, Inuyasha pinned Kagome to the wall. He stared intently at her shocked expression. Suddenly, he put his lips on hers. Kagome was too shocked to realize what happened. He finally let her go and she stared at him.

"Kagome," Inuyasha began. "I'm sorry, I just wanted you to know how I feel. I...love you. Please, come back to the Feudal Era with me."

Kagome collapsed on the floor. She began to cry uncontrollably. Inuyasha didn't know what to do, so he placed his arms around her and pulled her close to him.

When she finally stopped crying enough to talk, she looked up at him.

"Inuyasha, I love you too, but I don't know if I can give myself up to you. I can trust you with my life, but I don't know if I can trust you with my heart. I've always loved you, from the first moment that we met. Even though you tried to kill me, I still sensed that you're heart was pure. I loved everything about you. You were always arrogant and I loved you for who you were. You were always there to defend me, but you couldn't defend me from yourself."

"What do you mean Kagome?" Inuyasha asked.

"I gave up my life here to be with you in the Feudal Era," Kagome replied. "I never asked anything of you. I wanted you to stay the way you were. You are precious to me. You always hated being a hanyou, but I don't care about that. I love you for who you are, dog ears and all. But did Kikyo accept this? No, she wanted you to be a human. Yet, you still choose her over me. And for that, I can't return with you."

"Kagome, don't you get it? I've already told you, I choose you. I know that I've done a lot in the past to hurt you. But you were always there to forgive me and help me. Even when I transformed into a demon. You never abandoned me. I need you in my life. I don't know if I can let go of you. You are the first person, other than my mother, who has accepted me for what I truly am. And for that, I am truly grateful to you. I'm sorry for all the mean things that I've said to you, but I didn't mean it. You are so precious to me; I only said those things, to hide my true feelings. I was afraid of being vulnerable...I'm sorry. Can you find it in your heart to forgive me?"

Kagome was stunned with his confession. She was confused.

"Inuyasha..." Kagome began. "I can forgive you. Actually, I'm not mad at you."

Inuyasha looked up hopefully. "But I can't forget this. What you did, it scarred me. I've always loved you...but this...is so sudden. I'm so confused...I've dreamed of you returning my feelings, but now that it's here in front of me...I don't know what to do. You might say that you love me more than Kikyo, but until I'm absolutely sure, I can't accept you. I'm afraid to look into your eyes and see you regret your decision."

"Regret what?!" Inuyasha yelled. "That I didn't let Kikyo drag me to hell?! I would have let her if I didn't have a purpose in life, but I know my purpose. My purpose is to be right next to you!"

"Inuyasha, I need more time..."

"Kagome, please, come back to our world. I can't stand it if you're not near me."

Kagome looked at Inuyasha and knew that he was sincere. She didn't want to hurt him, but she didn't want to be hurt either.

"If not for me, then for the other's sake, Kagome. Shippo is constantly whining about you, he needs you to take care of him. Sango misses you very much and Miroku, too." Inuyasha said. 'I miss you too, please come back. Anything to get you to come back.'

"I will come back with you," Kagome answered. "But please give me more time before I give myself to you. I want to be absolutely sure."

Inuyasha sighed in defeat. 'At least she's coming back with me.'

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