Kagome sat quietly in the grass, listening to the wind caressing the leaves. She sighed as the reddened leaf fell gently from above. How did this all happen... I thought he loved me, I really did... I gave him my trust... I gave him everything for a chance at love. Why was I so stupid?! She brushed a strand of her ebony hair out of her eyes and laid back in the emerald grass. A cool autumn wind flowed into the air and she remembered all the pain.
Off in the forest InuYasha had perched himself in his tree, hoping he could think of the words to tell her. I love her, and I'm afraid... I don't want her to get hurt... He slid down from the branch carefully landing in a pile of autumn leaves. He bent down, slowly examining a leaf, and thinking of how Kagome reminded him of the forest. Kagome was alive from every aspect, beautiful and lively. She could make him smile, and in her arms, he felt was where he belonged. Just like the trees, she would lose parts of her, and the cold would take her over... but she would come back. When will she come back this time... When can I trust my emotions to tell her how I feel?