Chapter 3

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"Uh...Hi, Kagome..." Inuyasha tried to sound calm but was really scared that Kagome will stay mad at him forever. Elle sounded much more confident.

"Hey there, Kagome!" Elle grinned. "I think Inuyasha wants to talk to you about something." Kagome glared at Inuyasha. "He better say it fast then." ~I hate that I'm being so mean...~ Inuyasha decided to get Elle back for pinching him by pushing her out of the tree.

"Listen wench, I..." He stopped when he saw the look of anger on Kagome's face, but decided to keep going. "I don't know why you were so angry at me before. And I wanted to say that I'm...I'm..." He couldn't get the words out. ~Gods, this is hard! Say it already!~

Kagome tried to not laugh at him. This was so weird though. Inuyasha never apologized to her. Never! She tried to keep a straight face and look impatient. ~This is so cute! Look how frustrated he is!~ It was true! He was frustrated. He was sweating a lot and his ears wouldn't stop twitching for a second.

Down on the ground, Elle was lying down, listening to Inuyasha's attempt to apologize. ~ Gods, I can't take this anymore. He is SO bad at this.~ She leapt up into the tree beside Inuyasha and jumped into Kagome's room, closing the window. Inuyasha was confused at first, and then got really angry. ~How dare that wench?!~ He was about to break the window when Elle turned around and waved her finger at him, mouthing 'Don't you dare.' He was so angry but didn't want to make Kagome any madder, so he sat in the tree, waiting, straining to hear every word.

Inside Kagome's room, Kagome was frightened. This hanyou she barely knew was in her room, sniffing the strange smells. Elle got over them quickly though. She walked up to Kagome, put her arm on the shoulders and headed towards the door.

"Kagome. Obviously Inuyasha hasn't got the slightest idea what to say, so I decided to say it for him." She grinned at Kagome and opened the door. She laughed when she heard Inuyasha outside yell "DON'T LEAVE THE ROOM!" Kagome looked at Inuyasha and gave him a look that said 'I'm sorry' and continued walking with Elle.

"First, Inuyasha's business. He wanted to say that he was sorry for whatever he did to offend you. Understand?" She smiled and Kagome nodded, feeling a little better that this hanyou was smiling friendly at her, not like she wanted to eat her. "And now for what I want to know." She looked up to see Kagome's little brother, Sota, standing right in front of them in the hallway, staring. "Hey, kiddo! How are ya?" Elle gave Sota a cheesy grin and ruffled his hair "I'm alright..." He ran away looking for his mother. "Anyway, I wanted to know if I have offended you about me being lover's with Inuyasha 40 years ago?" They sat on the couch. "It's fine with me that you like him, I-"

"I don't like Inuyasha! Not like that anyway." Kagome slightly blushed; hopping the hanyou wasn't as good with guessing her feelings like Inuyasha.

"Come on! I'm not stupid! I can tell you do because of your scent." Elle smiled and playfully punched Kagome on the shoulder and started laughing. Kagome's mouth opened wide. ~Oh. Shit.~

"Don't tell Inuyasha! He'd laugh in my face! He like's someone else anyway...She's called Kikyo..." Kagome's eyes started to fill with tears. "I don't hate you! I think you're very sweat! I was just scared you'd be like another Kikyo. Stalking Inuyasha everywhere, trying to take him to hell..." She lost control and started to cry.

Elle was shocked. She didn't mean to make this girl cry. "I'm sorry, Kagome. I didn't mean for you to get upset. I'm sorry I asked. Here." She passed her a box that had tissues sticking out of it. "Please, stop crying..." She patted the girl's back.

"It's alright..." "No, it isn't. I shouldn't have asked. It was nosy of me..." "Can Inuyasha come back now?"

Inuyasha was at the nearest window, listening to the conversation. Luckily for the people inside, Inuyasha hadn't heard about Kagome's feelings for him... Then he heard Kagome say "Can Inuyasha come back now?" She wasn't mad at him; it was Kikyo she was mad at. His heart skipped a beat when Kagome said that. He ran for the front door. ~She isn't mad at me! She isn't made at me!~ He ran into the house and found Kagome and Elle in the living room. She managed to stop crying but her face was still kind of wet from the tears. He grabbed Kagome and hugged her like he never wanted her to leave him again.

"I'M SORRY KAGOME! FOR WHATEVER I DID! DON'T BE MAD AT ME!"

Kagome was in complete shock from this. ~This isn't like Inuyasha...~ She came back into reality and realized that she felt so warm and safe in his arms. "Me too, Inuyasha. I shouldn't have been mad at you!" She started crying again. Not from sadness, but from happiness.

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Sorry, this one took longer than it should have. Anyway, please review it. I need so constructive criticism!

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