Chapter 7

It's been an entire month now, and Kagome was getting a little tired of the daily routine. The wounds that the demon gave her were now only scars on her back and a little on her stomach. It didn't hurt as much; she could get up easily, she just couldn't run.

"Finally it's getting better." She mumbled as she got up. She looked around and noticed it was night time and they were all asleep, even the mighty Inuyasha was sleeping. She got up slowly and walked outside. She sat on a tree trunk where a tree used to be and looked at the stars; they were so bright and beautiful, more showed in the feudal era then in the modern era. She then heard a small moan almost like someone woke up. She turned around to see Inuyasha standing in the doorway of the hut.

"What are you doing?" He said half asleep as he rubbed one of his eyes.
"Did I wake you? I'm sorry, you can go back to sleep if you want." She sweetly said.
"Your scent was fading away so I woke up and saw you gone and walked to the door and find you sitting out here." He rubbed his other eye.
"Oh, you can go back inside I'm just going to be out here for a while." She told him.
"Why are you outside and I can't go to sleep... you're not in there." He questioned with a reply to her and walked toward her slowly because he was sleepy. "I'm outside because it's relaxing to me." She explained Inuyasha who was next to her but standing up and yawning a lot.

Kagome but him on her lap and wrapped her around him. "You should go sleep inside, you're very tired and it's comfortable in there." She softly said in his ear.
"But you are out here, and I don't like being with the others a lot, their strange." He turned sideways so he could look at her. She giggled a little at his expression.
"It's been over a month or so." She looked up again and turned back the way she picked him up. "How come you aren't use to them yet?" She rested her chin on his head softly.
"I don't know why, I just don't." He started like he was starting to wake up.
"Okay, just try to get use to them though, and you can go to sleep right now because I'm here." Her soft voice was getting him sleepy but tried to but a tough act on.
"I'm not tired, I'm wide awake." He moved head to look up making Kagome's chin go on his forehead.
"Is that so?" she carried him in baby style and went under a tree to sit under and again placed him on her lap and began to rub his ears. She stopped when he looked at her.
"How do you know that relaxes me?" He asked as he faced her, she giggled a little.
"I usually do that to you when you're tired, angry, worried, or putting on an act." She smiled.
"What do you mean usually?" He pondered.
"I rubbed your ears a lot when you were older; you never let anyone else touch your cute ears except me." She tweaked one of his ears.
"It's true, I never allowed anyone to touch my ears, only mother... and well... you now." His face blushed when he said his ears are cute, but the blushed was then turned with a frown from thinking of his mother.

Kagome knew that he was about to cry and was holding it in. She brought him into a tight hug. Inuyasha was still for a moment and hugged her back but a little tighter than her hug. He was careful not to hurt her healing wound scars. So his arms wrapped around her neck digging his head between her neck and shoulder. She understood how he was feeling and rubbed his back gently.

"It's okay, don't worry about your past, I know it hurts." She reasoned in a way.
"I miss her!" He shouted in a low tone in her body.
"I know you do, it's okay though... I'm here." She didn't notice what she said but didn't care; she was there, there for him, Sango, and everyone else who needed her. Inuyasha pulled out of their hug so he could face her to ask a question.
"Will you... always... stay with me?" He asked slowly, not sure of what answer she would give him.
"I wouldn't give it a second thought." She smiled at him, to her, this seemed all too familiar to her, like when she and Inuyasha had a fight a while back, when she saw him and Kikyou, and after a while she asked if she could stay with him.

Inuyasha was happy and put on a smile and hugged her tightly again with joy and less pain. She hugged him back again. She told him to sleep now; she didn't notice that he was so tired that he fell asleep in their hug. She giggled a little and tired to lay him down on her lap. She succeeded and started to doze off a little. Inuyasha and Kagome didn't notice, but Miroku and Sango watched the whole thing. They saw Kagome walk out and Inuyasha followed her. Sango whispered the fact that it looked cute. Miroku nodded saying that she would be a good mother since she could handle two demons, technically one demon and one half demon.

They watched Inuyasha and Kagome fall asleep and after about five minutes and Miroku went to sleep inside the hut. Sango took a small glance toward Shippo and Kirara; they were both in a deep slumber she made her giggle. She had an idea for tomorrow for their afternoon, well, except Miroku that is. With that she was now sound asleep. Everyone had some good rest the night.

There was no danger for the first time when they had some actual peace and quiet.

"No... no... go away, stupid fire... no... mommy!" Inuyasha shouted over mighty flames

"Inuyasha, get away from here! It's not safe!" She shouted back

"No mommy, I can't leave you!" He yelled with fear.

"Go now, don't worry about me! Just go!" She demanded.

Inuyasha ran behind a tree, tears falling from his face. He suddenly heard a women crying from pain. Not just any woman, his mother. He then ran to help in the flames looking for his mother, he found a women. It looked identical to his mother from the distance, was it her? No... it wasn't, it wasn't his mother. It was someone he cared for.

"Ka-Ka-Kagome...?" He said in fear.

"Inuyasha! Why didn't you listen?! I told you to get out of here!" She shouted.

Things kept running through his mind, if it was Kagome, why was she identical to his mother in the beginning. Was it because he loved them so much? The fact that they were most dearly to him? Fear grew from this point on, more and more his fear fed on his soul.

"Inuyasha! Get away from here; we just want you to be safe!!!" Both Kagome and his mother called out to him.

He didn't understand it, it was like they formed, formed into one person for him.

"I can't leave you..." He couldn't finish

"GO NOW!" They shouted.

The fire then took over and grew hotter and more deadly. Its rage grew more, just like Inuyasha's fear. The fear fed on Inuyasha's soul, as the fire fed on Kagome and his mother combined. He listened though; he ran away, and watched from a far distance. Minutes seemed like hours, he couldn't take this pain, he wanted to go back, but had to listen to what he was told.

After a while, the fire was gone, leaving nothing behind. Nothing he really wanted for that matter. Suddenly, a big red form with light silver long hair came forth towards him.

"Stupid kid! You let them die!" he said.
"I didn't mean it to happen!" The little boy replied
"That's why I never let anything happen to Kagome, and here you are, killing mother again and now Kagome. Your nothing, you don't deserve anything!"
"NO! They can't be dead!"
"Face it! They both died just like mother did all those years ago. To think that you/I would have tried to save them this time."
"No... no... no... it can't end like this."
"Don't worry, you weren't meant to love anyone." The older one spoke.
"Huh, what do you mean?"
"Look... the ones that died lie right there." The older one pointed out to the body, assuming it to be their mother or Kagome.

The little Inuyasha ran to a body, when he picked up the body it looked like Kagome. It was Kagome, but he felt that his mother was somehow in the body. She looked so burnt and he hated it.

"This... is Kagome." The little one spoke softly.
"Yes, it is, this body belongs to Kagome! You brought her in such misery and let her die Inuyasha. Make sure you remember that." The older one explained.
"NO! I'M SORRY KAGOME!" he cried out.
"She's, but you didn't notice, it was her voice making you get away from the fire. Kagome and mother were trying to tell you to leave somehow through the flames that killed them." He explained yet again but now walking away.
"Wait! Come back... Who are you?!" The little one ran after him. "Take care of the ones you love runt, if you don't you'll regret it! To let you know, Kagome would never want to leave us, don't let anything happen, especially to her!" He shouted, waving over his to the little one without even looking.

One thing was now set on his little mind... "Was that guy... me?"

Inuyasha jolted awake and looked around, it was almost sunrise and start to see the sun wanting to come up. He looked up in front of him and saw Kagome sleeping. He thought she was asleep, but she was awake, and was worried about it. She told herself to ask him about it, if he'll talk about it.