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Kagome watched Inuyasha, who was staring rather wistfully at still-dark morning, then began to climb the tree. Luckily, there were lots of small branches all the way up the trunk, so she knew she wouldn't fall.
She reached for the first branch, swallowing her fears. What if she got all the way to the top, and slipped. She would fall to her death. Kagome shivered, and not only with cold. Her hands, scraped and bloodied by the rough bark, were cold at the tips.
She stopped climbing for a moment. She was breathing heavily, exhausted by the climb. Funny. I didn't even notice I was climbing. She had been going up the tree mechanically, not even noticing her tiredness for a while. Lost in thought, she could have easily fallen to her death. She shivered again.
Kagome looked up. There were only one...two...three....four....five branches left. She grinned. She was afraid of heights. What was it called again? Altophobia? She couldn't quite remember if that was it. She steeled herself for the rest of the climb.
Suddenly she winced, the pain in her hands distracting her. Oh, no. She thought. It would have been a groan, but she hadn't actually spoken. My hands are all bloody. Great. She tore her handkerchief in half, and tied the two halves around her hands.
Wincing with every branch, she climbed her way to the top, panting. She tried to pace her breathing. Maybe then her heartbeat would slow. Maybe that will make me less tired. She thought hopefully. Yeah. Right. She almost laughed at the ridiculously random thought.
She clambered on to the last branch, and sat there, watching the beginning of the sunrise. She turned and looked at Inuyasha.
He twitched his ears twice, the only sign that he noticed her presence. She sat for a moment, watching. Suddenly, he spoke.
"Kagome, How could you ever think I don't love you?" Inuyasha said, out of the blue. She was startled. He wasn't even looking at her. He was looking at the sun rising. Whoa! Where did that come from?
"I just.... I don't know, Inuyasha. I just don't know. Maybe It was all those times you went to Kikyo." Inuyasha winced at that. "I don't know." She said sadly. She was so confused. I just don't know anymore. She thought.
"Haven't I told you at least twice that I love you?" Inuyasha asked softly. Kagome looked down. Inuyasha was being so ..... sentimental. This is weird!
A breeze blew through the tree, dropping leaves and blossoms on everything. A few landed in Kagomes hair. Another breeze. Inuyashas hair was blown back slightly. The pause grew longer, when finally she answered.
"I thought you were just being nice, or something." She whispered. Inuyasha gave a short laugh. It almost sounded like a bark, that laugh.
"And when, exactly, am I ever nice to anybody I don't like?! If I didn't like you, don't you think I would tell you that?"He demanded. "Heck, it takes an awful lot of liking to get me to admit to anything." He added.
"True." Kagome admitted. "True." She felt awkward, not knowing what to do. But apparently Inuyasha knew what to do. he picked a blossom out of her hair, and gave it to her. The they embraced. And finally, Inuyasha pulled them into a kiss, a long awaited kiss.
It was at that moment the sun showed itself in all its glory. It painted leaves, which had been gray, green. And blossoms pink, and the river sparkling blue. Suddenly Kagome knew why Inuyasha loved sitting up here.
"Its beautiful, Inuyasha." She murmured. Inuyasha looked at her in surprise.
"You think so?" He asked. Then he chuckled. "So I guess you're not so dumb after all." he grinned to take the bite out of the insult. She grinned back, and they looked out at the beauty that had been given to them. The beauty of nature at her peak of glory.
Kagome couldn't have been happier. This was wonderful! Nothing could spoil her joy. Except for one thing. And that one thing chose that very day to happen on.