Kagome was walking though a dense forest. Beside her was Inuyasha. She turned to him and said, "Can I tell you something, Inuyasha?"
"Sure."
"Well, I've liked you for a long time.... and I know now that I.... I love you."
Inuyasha sighed and said, "I'm sorry Kagome, but I can't return those feelings."
Kagome looked hurt, "Why not?"
"I love someone else."
Kagome was silent for a few minutes, then she said, "It's Kikyo, isn't it?"
"Yeah. I love her, Kagome. I want to be with her."
"But what about me, Inuyasha?"
"I'm sure you'll find someone else." said Inuyasha as he walked farther into the forest.
"Inuyasha, wait! Wait, please! I love you Inuyasha!" said Kagome as she ran after him.
Despite her pleas, he didn't turn around. Soon, he disappeared amongst the thick mass of trees.
"Please wait, Inuyasha! I love you!" cried Kagome. Tears streamed down her face as she continued to run in the direction Inuyasha had disappeared.
Kagome was shaken into consciousness. When she opened her eyes, she saw Kotori's face above her. She sat up and realized where she was.
"Are you ok, Kagome? You were tossing and turning in your sleep. Then you started calling out for Inuyasha and crying." said Kotori as she handed Kagome a cup of water.
"It was a nightmare, that's all," she looked around the room and noticed that Inuyasha and Miroku were gone, and Shippo, Kita, and Shigure were still asleep, "Where did Inuyasha and Miroku go? They didn't hear me did they?"
"No. They left about a half an hour ago. Inuyasha said that he and MIroku needed to talk."
"Oh, good."
After a few moments of silence, Kotori spoke, "Is it safe for me to assume that you have feelings for Inuyasha?"
Kagome turned bright red.
"Ah, I see. Well, why don't you tell him how you feel?"
"Well, you know how he is. He's not the easiest person in the world to talk to."
Kotori thought for a moment, then said, "How would you like me to help you tell him? Or better yet, what if I could find out if he feels the same way?"
Kagome looked at her in surprise, but said, "You would really do something like that for me?"
"Of course. We're friends aren't we?" said Kotori, smiling.
"Yeah, we are friends. So how were you planning to pull this off?"
"Ok, well here's the plan...."
Inuyasha and Miroku walked deep into the forest. They had been silent for quite some time. Finally, Miroku spoke up. "Um... what did you want to talk to me about, Inuyasha?"
"Where were you last night?"
"I told you that I went to find Kotori, and that's what I did."
"Well, it sure took you long enough. I think you did more than you're telling us."
"Even if I did do more than I said, it wouldn't be any of your business, now would it?"
"You're just going to end up hurting her, Miroku. You could never stay with just one woman."
"You think you know me so well? Well, for your information, I happen to love Kotori. Last night I even asked her to marry me after we defeat Naraku. I plan to stay true to my word, no matter what you think." said Miroku angrily.
"Take it easy, Miroku. It's just that I really care for her. She's a wonderful person and a great friend. She saved me from dying when that demon came to her village and I almost got myself killed. She took care of me afterwards. Now I'm entirely in her debt. If you ever hurt her, I'm coming after you."
"I would never hurt her. I would die before I let anything unhappy befall on her. I love her."
After a few moments of silence, Miroku spoke again, "How did you know that I did something with Kotori?"
Inuyasha pointed to his nose, "Her scent was different. It was the scent of a mated woman, and not only could I smell her, but I could smell her mate as well. You."
Miroku blushed, "Well, it's true then. We made love last night."
"What if you got her pregnant, Miroku? What are we going to do then?"
"We'll have to take it one step at a time. We don't know if she's pregnant or not yet. We'll just have to wait it out. If she is, then we'll just have to bring it along with us."
Inuyasha sighed, "Yeah, I guess so. Well, we should get back before the girls start to worry."
Miroku nodded and they walked back to the village.
"Sure."
"Well, I've liked you for a long time.... and I know now that I.... I love you."
Inuyasha sighed and said, "I'm sorry Kagome, but I can't return those feelings."
Kagome looked hurt, "Why not?"
"I love someone else."
Kagome was silent for a few minutes, then she said, "It's Kikyo, isn't it?"
"Yeah. I love her, Kagome. I want to be with her."
"But what about me, Inuyasha?"
"I'm sure you'll find someone else." said Inuyasha as he walked farther into the forest.
"Inuyasha, wait! Wait, please! I love you Inuyasha!" said Kagome as she ran after him.
Despite her pleas, he didn't turn around. Soon, he disappeared amongst the thick mass of trees.
"Please wait, Inuyasha! I love you!" cried Kagome. Tears streamed down her face as she continued to run in the direction Inuyasha had disappeared.
Kagome was shaken into consciousness. When she opened her eyes, she saw Kotori's face above her. She sat up and realized where she was.
"Are you ok, Kagome? You were tossing and turning in your sleep. Then you started calling out for Inuyasha and crying." said Kotori as she handed Kagome a cup of water.
"It was a nightmare, that's all," she looked around the room and noticed that Inuyasha and Miroku were gone, and Shippo, Kita, and Shigure were still asleep, "Where did Inuyasha and Miroku go? They didn't hear me did they?"
"No. They left about a half an hour ago. Inuyasha said that he and MIroku needed to talk."
"Oh, good."
After a few moments of silence, Kotori spoke, "Is it safe for me to assume that you have feelings for Inuyasha?"
Kagome turned bright red.
"Ah, I see. Well, why don't you tell him how you feel?"
"Well, you know how he is. He's not the easiest person in the world to talk to."
Kotori thought for a moment, then said, "How would you like me to help you tell him? Or better yet, what if I could find out if he feels the same way?"
Kagome looked at her in surprise, but said, "You would really do something like that for me?"
"Of course. We're friends aren't we?" said Kotori, smiling.
"Yeah, we are friends. So how were you planning to pull this off?"
"Ok, well here's the plan...."
Inuyasha and Miroku walked deep into the forest. They had been silent for quite some time. Finally, Miroku spoke up. "Um... what did you want to talk to me about, Inuyasha?"
"Where were you last night?"
"I told you that I went to find Kotori, and that's what I did."
"Well, it sure took you long enough. I think you did more than you're telling us."
"Even if I did do more than I said, it wouldn't be any of your business, now would it?"
"You're just going to end up hurting her, Miroku. You could never stay with just one woman."
"You think you know me so well? Well, for your information, I happen to love Kotori. Last night I even asked her to marry me after we defeat Naraku. I plan to stay true to my word, no matter what you think." said Miroku angrily.
"Take it easy, Miroku. It's just that I really care for her. She's a wonderful person and a great friend. She saved me from dying when that demon came to her village and I almost got myself killed. She took care of me afterwards. Now I'm entirely in her debt. If you ever hurt her, I'm coming after you."
"I would never hurt her. I would die before I let anything unhappy befall on her. I love her."
After a few moments of silence, Miroku spoke again, "How did you know that I did something with Kotori?"
Inuyasha pointed to his nose, "Her scent was different. It was the scent of a mated woman, and not only could I smell her, but I could smell her mate as well. You."
Miroku blushed, "Well, it's true then. We made love last night."
"What if you got her pregnant, Miroku? What are we going to do then?"
"We'll have to take it one step at a time. We don't know if she's pregnant or not yet. We'll just have to wait it out. If she is, then we'll just have to bring it along with us."
Inuyasha sighed, "Yeah, I guess so. Well, we should get back before the girls start to worry."
Miroku nodded and they walked back to the village.