Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha I just stalk him.

I walked back to the village with Kaede and contemplated her words. I wondered if her words were true. Kikyo is someone I would never trust and be as it may I wouldn't believe her words either. I just simply thought that they could live a very long time. InuYasha and the others looked older than they did now so I didn't think anything of it. Kaede believed that what Kikyo said was true but I still don't know what to believe.

We got back to the village and I sat down and ate the food they handed me. What Kaede said really bugged me. InuYasha was in my time sure and didn't seem much different or bugged that he was there instead of here. That is what puzzled me. Wouldn't InuYasha know of his own change like that? That bugged me.

"Kagome, are you okay? You seem to be brooding excessively." Miroku said with a worried voice.

"I'm fine, Miroku. I just need to go back to my time. I need to check something with someone." I said as I got up.

"Hold up Kagome. You can't go. We are going to go shard hunting after lunch." InuYasha said grabbing my arm.

"This can't wait InuYasha. I won't take long. I will be back before sundown." I said as I tried to get out of his grasp.

He growled a little, "It doesn't matter how long it takes you. You aren't leaving here." He said his grip held fast.

I knew the only way I could leave was to shock him with something. I just didn't know what. I needed to get back to my time and ask the InuYasha there if he knows anything about it.

"InuYasha, I never question you on your meetings will Kikyo that you thought are so secret. Give me the same freedom." I felt his hand's grip loosen and looked up at him.

His eyes were hidden underneath his bangs and his hand fell from my arm. I think I really did hurt him. I knew I hit a nerve with my comment and it hurt him. It was the truth however. I never questioned his not so secret trysts with Kikyo. Just the same he didn't have the right to question my leaving. It sounded quite reasonable to me.

I looked down feeling guilt wash over me and walked out of the hut. I walked to the well and hopped through. While covered in that warm blue light I had about a minute to think. I had never hurt InuYasha like he had hurt me for so long. It was a feeling that was a long time coming. Even so I still felt the guilt I knew I would feel from saying it.

When I landed on the other side of the well I was huddled in a tight little ball. My thoughts were scrambled. I didn't know hurting InuYasha would hurt me so much. I got up and went inside. I went to my room. No one was home I guess. I didn't see anyone or maybe I was just ignorant to that fact. I walked into my room. On my desk was a card. It was InuYasha's business card. I flipped it over and there was his cell phone number. I sighed and decided to call him and ask him to come over.

The phone began to ring, "Hey, this is InuYasha speaking."

"Hey InuYasha, I just wanted to ask you something and ask how you are doing." I said not knowing what to say and not be so forceful as to ask him over to my house.

"Feh. Well let's just say since you've called things have been a lot brighter." InuYasha said sounding very tired.

"Are you okay? You sound very tired. Maybe I shouldn't ask you what I was going to." Kagome said worried about him.

"No it's okay. Ask away, anything will be better than staying at the office. What is it?" InuYasha said in a nonchalant way.

"Okay if you're sure you're not tired. Can you come over? I really need to talk to you about something." I said in a rush.

"Okay, I'll be over in 15 minutes." He said as he hung up.

I just stood there for a second in wonder. This couldn't be the same InuYasha yet I knew it was. He seemed so different yet the air around him more refined. This was the InuYasha of past. I was sure of it. He changed over the 500 years that I know passed. He seems older and more learned. The difference was noticeable yet blended with him perfectly. This InuYasha was calm and didn't yell as much. He still had the temper sure but that could never change.

I heard a knock on the door. It couldn't have been more than 10 minutes that I called him and he was at my house already. I put the phone back in it's cradle and went to the door. I opened it and there stood InuYasha slightly flushed but breathing normal.

"Why are you here so soon. It takes me 15 minutes to get to your office. Also, why does it look like you've been running too." I said.

"Well I only came fast because I was worried about you. You sounded weird over the phone that's it." He said as I got out of the way for him to come in.

"That's really nice of you." I said smiling as he walked inside.

"Don't think anything of it. I didn't want you to worry your pretty little head off." He said in a shrugging off way to make it sound like he didn't care.

I smiled. This definitely was the InuYasha I knew and loved. No one could tell me otherwise.

"Hey, so what was it that got you all shaken up?" InuYasha said plopping down on my couch.

"Well you won't believe what Kaede told me. She said that Kikyo came to her in the forest with a message from Naraku. He said that some demons from the Feudal Era will appear in a different era. Kaede thinks it is mine since my aura changed and I kinda told her you were here." I said in an exasperated voice while plopping down right next to him.

"That old hag's gone crazy. We're only here because we wanted to be. We are youkai. She should know by now that we live long lives." InuYasha said in a huff.

"I know that but it still bugged me. Why would Naraku say that unless it was true? I just wanted to come here and ask you. But you are still your same old cocky self. I have nothing to worry about." I said sighing and settling a little more snugly into the couch.

"You don't ever have to worry about that. I'll never let it happen again." InuYasha said pulling me to his side.

This surprised me. Both his words and his actions puzzled me. What was this again thing about. Has this happened again. Being puzzled irked me. Being puzzled made me sizzle with anger.

"What do you mean again?! I have been puzzled for this whole day and you adding this 'I'll never let it happen again' thing doesn't help at all." I said with anguish.

"I'm sorry I can't tell you Kagome. It will hurt though. I might promise that I will never let it happen again but I can't keep this promise. It is coming and it will break your heart like nothing else. I wish I..."He faded off as he hugged me to himself.

Before the hug his eyes were filled with sorrow and angst. This must have been something big to make him feel that willing to hug me. It must be huge.

"I don't understand InuYasha. What are you talking about?" I said pushing away from him.

"I wish I could tell you bit it has to happen. I can't protect you from it this time. I can't protect you from me." He said once again hugging me. Puzzlement once again controlled my thoughts. Why would he have to protect me from him if he was right there. Then I remembered InuYasha in the past and my eyes went big. He must have meant him.

A/N: I'm sorry I couldn't update sooner. I have so many projects due and I'm studying my lines for the Romeo and Juliet play we are doing. I am the maid. ^_^ r/r plz.