I really love the show (without being an annoying, rabid, fan girl about it!) and hope that you like my little story here. Little of course being an understatement!

Disclaimer: I don't own them, (but I rule you!) I'm just borrowing them for a little while. Sorry if I spell any names wrong, but I'm pretty sure they're correct.

Summary: For the sake of all that is Inuyasha, the character's names will stay the same though the roles have changed. This is a KagxInu fic, and Kikyou will not be appearing, but there will be other conflicts, don't worry.

Author: SailorCreative she is the one named sailor creative

""this means talking, ' ' this means thoughts

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To Live by Love

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Scroll 5

Brushing her long, raven hair over her shoulder she walked across the garden and shivered, recalling the dream. What was it that drew her to him, she wondered. It was a pull that she could not deny herself to be pulled into, yet she wanted to be. She wanted to be in his arms so badly, but why? Why?

When her thoughts trailed off into a mere nothingness her eyes fell upon a crystal clear pond. A few cherry blossom petals floated on the surface and she peered into the water. Her every expression, though beautiful, it was lined with exhaustion.

At long last she pulled her hair out of their buns and let the long strands of ebony flow over her body like a river, then dipped her toes into the water. She gasped at first but soon grew accustomed to the cold. 'Cold, like his eyes.'

One of the servants had found her and gave her another set of garments and a brush. She bid them thanks and started to run it through her hair.

'I wonder if his hair... feels like silk.'

Her long, delicate fingers ran through her curls, wrapped them around her fingers and strung them to the side. It wasn't long until a pink hue touched the sky and golden light was splashed amongst the undersides of the clouds. Dawn had come, yes, the golden orb that reflected his.

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Amongst the rooftop he watched her, watched as the sun bathed her in a glorious light and highlighted her hair. Watched as she brushed her hair and pondered to himself if her hair was softer than silk itself, just as her lips had been softer than rose petals. The urge to taste them again was great, but he merely watched in silence as he had in the forest.

'Why did I bother to save her?' he asked himself again. His ears twitched as a breath of air swept her hair to the side and exposed her naked back as she slipped into her new garb. 'Should have let the demon devour her flesh and take the jewel then, no, I had to save her.'

'Why did she push back like that? Isn't that what woman want? Someone to kiss them?' he shrugged, scrapping his sharp nails against the roof. 'What's it going to take to sway her?'

'Just be patient' another part of his mind told him, soothing the anger within. 'Patience.'

Soon enough the monk from the night before walked out into the grass and spoke to Kagome, she laughed a little and he felt something stir inside of him. 'Do they want someone who'll make them laugh?' he thought curiously, forgetting himself. He wanted her to look at him that way, but no, all she saw in him was this monster, and then cowered in fear before him.

'What am I saying? I am a monster. Nothing more.'

He offered his hand to help her up and she accepted, and then laughed again. That beautiful, harmonious laugh that angles envied consumed him once more.

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They continued chattering as they walked back, Kagome keeping her distance. A rush of scarlet caught her eye and inwardly she smiled. 'Is he jealous?' she wondered.

"Miroku, do you know Sango?"

"Yes, why?" She studied his expression, wondering where the two stand.

"Well... Oh, never mind." She finished abruptly.

It was almost time for breakfast and Sango had sent Miroku to escort her. Just outside the door Kagome paused just as he opened it. "I'll... be in a minute. Please excuse me." With a small bow she walked around to the corner of the building and felt her hand jerked to the other side.

Kagome yelped and tried to wring her hand back. "Let go of me!" she demanded as she tried to wretch herself free. Looking up, she stopped speaking for a moment. "What do you want of me?" she whimpered. Half-knowing that Sango must have been just inside, she felt weak and new she couldn't defend herself all the same. An idea struck in his head she whimpered in front of him, her fetching eyes begging him not to hurt her.

"I-" he began gruffly. He was confused, normally he wouldn't try something like this but he had to do something. The monk had a better chance then he did now.

Gently, he released her hand, knowing she dared not to flee. "I want to... get to know you. I want to make up for last night."

"Know me?" she blinked, obviously puzzled.

He lifted her chin slightly to place a butterfly kiss on her cheek. "Yes," he whispered into her ear. Her legs turned into rubber and her mouth clamped down. She merely nodded as he firmly took her hand into his and let him lead the way.

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To be continued... in the next paragraph. (Just kidding!)

"Where are we going?" she finally managed to say, her heart did flip-flops as it struggled to maintain its heartbeat.

"You'll see."

'God knows I could be led into the trap. We've traveled so long now... If he killed me, no one would know. I'd be the dinner for some wolves or any demon out here. Then what...'

They stopped at a clearing, the azure sky's ashen dancers nowhere to be seen. "We're here."

It was an ongoing field that lasted until sakura trees loomed above them, a large crystal lake laughing back at the sky in the middle. Just around the edges of the lake were a few fields of flowers already in bloom and beyond that was a few friendly forest creatures and butterflies.

"What is this place?" Kagome thought aloud, not noticing that Inuyasha had already left her behind. Slowly at first she treaded behind him, careful not to crush any of the forestry, but soon found herself falling far behind him.

"Wait!" She was soon running with her dress held up, her breath caught in her chest as she chased the whooping hanyou ahead of her.

"Wait for me!" she called again, her eyes glittered excitedly. He stopped abruptly in front of her and she made a soft 'oomph' upon impact. He didn't even turn around when she mumbled her apology.

"What is it?" she asked him softly, placing a hand on his arm and looked beyond his shoulder.

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Eventually everything will clear up in later chapters or in this one but hey Also, I know a lot of you would like me to keep posting a new scroll every day, but it simply can't be. So if you can, please try to be patient. Don't forget to review! ya'll know the number!