"Kagome... Please be alright! Hang in there... Nothing must happen to you... NOTHING!" Inuyasha thought as he ran through the dense forest. He heard a frightened scream, Kagome's frightened scream, coming from his right. He turned and headed for his right, using every ounce of energy to make his body go faster.

Kagome lay on the soft grass in the middle of a forest clearing. Tree wolf-like demons with red, glowing eyes stared at her. Tears flowed freely as the thought of death came to her mind. "Inuyasha... Come quick. I want to tell how I truely feel about you. I can't die... Not now! Inuyasha,"She thought.Then finishing her sentence, she yelled, "HELP ME!"

Inuyasha heard her plea for help. He rushed to her aid, drawing Tetsusaiga and slicing one of the wolf-like demons in half. He rushed over to Kagome, "Are you all right?" Kagome took one look at Inuyasha's face and hugged him as tightly as possible. "Yes, I'm fine." Kagome said. The leader of the demons spoke,"Give me the Jewel! The Jewel, or your pitiful lifes!" Inuyasha said to the leader,"HUH! No way am I losing to a demon like you! And no way am I giving you the Jewel either!"He turned to Kagome. "Kagome, where is the Jewel located?"

Kagome looked at the leader. "In his front right legs!" Kagome replied. Inuyasha gripped the handle of Tetsusaiga tightly. "Die demon!" He yelled. The leader evaded the attack and bit Inuyasha on his left shoulder. Blood gushed out of the deep wound, making Inuyasha wisted with pain. "You're NOTHING but a half-demon. What hopes have you got to defeat me, a powerful full demon? Mhawhahahaha!"

Kagome cried. She cried for Inuyasha's wound, the blood he've lost. The pain he must be going through right now. "Inuyasha! I believe in you! Don't die on me! Please..." She yelled into the air. Inuyasha opened his eyes. Kagome believed in him. Her life is in his hands... HE CAN'T FAIL HER! Inuyasha, with his new found energy, leaped forward and sliced off the leader's front right leg. Then he took out the Jewel Fragment there. The leader crumbled to dust, along with his pack. "How could I have been defeated... by the likes of you...?" These were his last words.

Kagome ran over to Inuyasha. She purified the Fragment by touching it, before putting it into her pocket. "Inuyasha! Inuyasha! Are you alright?" She asked worried. "As if a demon like him could kill me!"He replied, his voice still quite strong. Inuyasha put his arms over Kagome's shoulder and allowed himself to be helped up by her. She walked him the rest of the road back to a worried Shippo. She laid him down on the ground and took out some bandages and medical cream. She applied the cream to Inuyasha's wound and bandaged it. Then she rubbed some on the bruises he recieved.

As the sun set, shippo sat on Kagome's lap. Kagome stroke his hair fondly. Then she laid him on a blanket and wrapped it around him. "Night, Shippo. Sweet dreams!",she whispered. Then she walked over to Inuyasha and called his name softly. She got no responses. "He must be asleep or unconsious..."She thought.

Then, she started rubbing Inuyasha's ears. She stopped. She did not know what make her do that, she smiled. "Inuyasha... Thanks for saving me again today. Thanks, for being a good friend and being there when I need you the most..." Kagome then laid beside Inuyasha and fall into a deep sleep, exhusted from the day's events.

Inuyasha opened his eyes. He had heard every single word that Kagome had said. And he loved it when she rubbed his ears. "Kagome, if only you know how much you mean to me... I love you... Maybe I will tell you one day, but not now. Forgive me" Inuyasha fell asleep with these thoughts in mind.

Dreams

Kagome:She is asleep in Inuyasha's arms.'Being together with him is all I really wanted'

Inuyasha:The rubbing of ears by Kagome& him telling her how much she meant to him.'Kagome, if only you knew, I love you'

Shippo:Growing up and picking on Inuyasha instead of Inuyasha picking on him.'Wait till I grow up! I'm going pay you back double...'

.:I love the dreams! R&R! I got a blank mind bout the next chapter. Pls, your reviews will help!:.