here it is...the final chapter!!! hope u enjoy it! -

Chapter 6: The Power of the Shikon No Tama

Inuyasha woke up from his unconciousness around noon on the next day. He had seen Kakiya's piercing beams of light, but was soon overcome by the poison. If I was poisoned, he thought, shouldn't I be dead since I was in my human state?

He looked up and saw a familiar face looking down on him. It was Kakiya. "I see you've woken up," she said, a smile on her face.

"Yeah. Where're Miroku and Sango?" he asked, noticing that they were in the middle of a field, and the monk and Sango were nowhere to be seen.

"They went to the next villiage down the road a ways...they'll be back tomorrow or the next day. Shippo went with them to make sure Miroku doesn't advance on Sango," she said with a small giggle. Inuyasha couldn't help but let out a small laugh either. Kakiya continued, "We set up camp here."

"Oh," was all he could say at the time being...he didn't know what else to say.

"Miroku said I should take you for a walk when you wake up to see if your strength has come back," she said, as she helped him to his feet. They walked on for about 5 minutes in silence, holding hands "just in case you fall," Kakiya had said, but he knew she just really wanted to hold his hand. It was a lame excuse, too.

"Where's the Jewel?" Inuyasha asked, breaking the silence.

"It's gone."

"What?!?!?" He tried to sound angry, when he was only upset. "I was gonna use it to...er...to become a full demon!" He sort of lied. He really wanted it to make Kakiya a full demoness, as she would make a better demon than himself. But he didn't want her to know that yet.

"Well, I already wished on it. Sorry." She looked sad, and there was no lie in her expression. Inuyasha went from looking mad to looking a little confused.

"Whadiya mean?" he asked her, and she looked up at him with sad eyes.

"I thought you would have noticed a change in yourself." Now he was even more confused. She sighed. "I wished for you to become fully you-kai because you needed it to live last night after you went unconscious from the poison." She looked away. He understood now, and he was no longer upset. He knew for certain that she liked him now.

They continued walking. He squeezed her hand, and she looked up at him, which was just what he had wanted her to do. He leaned down, and kissed her gently on her cheek. When he backed away again, he saw that she looked amazed, but happy. She broke out of her little "Omigosh" trance, and hugged him. He hugged her back, and they stayed that way for a few minutes, just happy to be in each others presence. At first I thought we would just be friends, she thought. Maybe I was wrong. We're more than friends, and I hope it stays that way.....forever.

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