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Chapter 13(yay!)

Kagome's face was drawn of all it's color and her breathing was sharp and ragged. Her heart was practically beating out of her chest, and she knew fully well, that Inuyasha knew this. She could tell by his expression. It was telling him that Kagome's heart was selling her out. He could tell that she was acting like this, because it was true. Toshio was looking from Kagome's pale face to Inuyasha's hurt one, and then back at Kagome's.

" Honey?" The worried mother was sure that Inuyasha knew nothing about this whole America situation, and it broke her heart to see her daughter so torn between family and beloved friends.

" Sis?" Souta was now begining to feel the tension and just like his mother, could tell that Kagome was fighting an inner battle not to cry.

" Kagome?" Toshio was now barely starting to understand what was going on with his daughter, and was starting to feel guilty about what he had said. It was obvious she hadn't told this guy, Inuyasha, and he had just done it for her. He would have hit himself, if he knew hust how much he had jeopardized for Kagome.

" I'm a bit tired, how about we go back to bed Souta?" The young woman asked her son. He looked up at her now standing, and understood.

" Come on gramps, I think you should get some rest, you don't look so good." The old man got up and was walked back to his room by the concerned' grandson.

" Toshio, why don't we continue this in the morning, when we've all gotten a good night's sleep? Please, I wouldn't feel right if my guest was not getting a well rest, and I was. It's just not very polite, come, I'll walk you to your room." Toshio began to protest, when he saw the look in the woman's eyes. He looked back at the two in front of him, and then decided that it was best that they talked, even though he didn't want to.

" Kagome make sure you get to bed early, and Inuyasha, you could sleep here, in the sofa, down here." Toshio lingered, before being dragged out by an impatient guest worried woman.

" Goodnight dear. Goodnight Inuyasha." She walked out, with a scared Toshio being shoved in front of her. Silence once again hovered above the nearly emptied kitchen. Kagome was staring at the ground, eyes blurring from the tears that had won the battle.

" Kagome. I want an explanation." Inuyasha's low voice disrupted her concentration on the tile and she looked up.(don't know if they have tile, but here they do, so deal with it)Dark midnight blue clashed with fiery amber, and she felt tears roll down her cheeks, laughing at her loss.

" Inuyasha, I...Toshio...well, I...I mean Souta-"Kagome stuttered with her words not allowing Inuyasha to understand anything.

" Kagome! I didn't ask for your blabbing, I asked for an explanation." Inuyasha's cold and stern voice held the same air as a father punishing his three year old daughter. Kagome's eyes avoided Inuyasha's not wanting to see his emotions in them anymore. "Kagome!"

" I don't know what to tell you! Toshio wants me and Souta to go live with him far far away! Away from Japan, away from my friends, away from my home, away from...you." The last part came out in a whisper, but Inuyasha heard, and immediatly Inuyasha was on his knees, now in clear view of Kagome's bent head. Looking up at her, he knew what he should say to her, the one thing that would make her stay. With him. Forever. But, what if it didn't work? What if she still went? What else would he be able to do?

"Inuyasha!" Kagome threw herself into his unexpecting arms and sobbed uncontrollably. Inuyasha wrapped his arms around her tightly, as if needing her support more than she needed his. He tried to blink away the tears, but the reality of Kagome leaving hit him like a ton of bricks, and he let a few tears escape, falling into Kagome's dark, raven hair. He knew that he needed to be alone with her, away from prying ears, and he lifted her up gently, into a bride style position. Kagome still crying, hid her face into Inuyasha's chest, and Inuyasha just kissed the top of her head, and walked out the door silently.

The cool, dark night was disturbed now and then by ruffling leaves in the wind, and the town's bright lights, lit up the otherwise dark grounds. Kagome was clinging to Inuyasha's haori, her crying now lighter than when they were in the kitchen. He walked, aimlessly, only trying to find a spot to be with Kagome alone. Soon, he came up to a tree, so magical and majestic, that he felt electricity flow threw him, and he unconsciously lifted his arm to his chest, exactly where he had been pierced by Kikyo, more than fifty years ago.

Kagome, noticing his sudden pause, looked up from her hiding place, and gazed up at Inuyasha. His smooth face was now etched with pain and sadness, and he seemed to be holding his chest. Kagome could feel her weight on only one hand, and thought that Inuyasha was probably not even aware of his and her position. She moved around, breaking Inuyasha from his memories. He put her down and she looked at her surroundings. They were still at her house, but she saw something that threw her off a bit. The God(?) Tree, the tall and beautiful tree that seemed to be her only link to the past.

" Kagome?" Inuyasha's soft voice came from above her ear, causing Kagome to shiver slightly. " Are you cold?" He placed his hand on her shoulder and stepped closer, making the gap between them disappear. She shivered again, now fully aware at how close they were. He brought his other hand to her back, and started to trace circles all around it, causing Kagome's third shiver.

" Inuyasha..." Kagome was completely out of it, now entirely enveloped in his touch. His low breathing blowing against her ear, and her back was now in utter pleasure. Kagome let a soft moan escape her lips, but not soft enough so that Inuyasha's human ears wouldn't be able to hear it. inuyasha's mouth curled into a slight smile, his emotions in total high, he was not even fighting against the urge to touch Kagome. His desire grew and he knew that he had to stop, but he couldn't.

" Kagome." Inuyasha wanted so badly to twirl her and take her lips, capturing them with his. He heard another soft moan, and his hands twitched. "No." Inuyasha whispered to himself.

" Inuyasha?" Kagome asked, snapping out of her daze. She turned and tried to look as if she hadn't just had a little fantasy pop up into her mind. She didn't quite look him in the eyes, but rather at his mouth. Inuyasha, however was looking her up and down.

"Kagome, I'm....I'm sorry about that, i didn't mean for that to happen." Kagome smiled and hid her blush from him. He's stuttering.' She thought to herself.

" It's okay, I should have been able to stop it, but I don't know what came over me." Inuyasha looked at her face, but Kagome had looked away. They were facing eachother, but not looking right at one another. Kagome's hands were behind her back, twisting themselves, and her right foot was a step behind her left.

" Kagome, I need to tell you something." Inuyasha said all of a sudden, but his voice was soft, and timid. Kagome looked up, and saw that his eyes were violet now. They weren't as breathtaking as his amber eyes, but they were so full of emotion and so deep, that Kagome sank right into them, feeling so weird that they were looking right at her. Inuyasha had never had that much emotion in his eyes when he was a half-demon. She needed to know what that meant.

" Inuyasha, you can tell me." Kagome heard her voice but she felt like she hadn't said it. It was like she was watching a dream. A marvelous dream that she had always woke up from right when it was getting intimate. She saw Inuyasha fidget a bit, and then he calmed down and took a deep breath.

" I need to say something that I have been wanting to say the moment I realized what had happened to me when I met you. The day you woke me from Kikyo's spell, and had brought the jewel back from death." He saw a flicker of sadness in Kagome's eyes at the mention of Kikyo, and he wanted to hit himself for hurting her in this important moment.

" What are you saying?" A faint whisper came from her lips, anxious to hear more, before the dream ended.

" Well, at first I thought the jewel was the only thing that I ever wanted. I wanted power and respect from it. I hated everything, and everyone. I had grown bitter and selfish and so shut in, that I felt like a prisoner in my own body." Inuyasha paused a bit. " Do you understand me?"

" I think so. You felt so trapped and lonely, that you had no choice but to be mean and ruthless." Kagome answered in a tender voice. Inuyasha smiled, happy that she had understood him, but then again, when had she not.

" Kagome, I thought that the jewel would help me become something that would not live like that. But I was wrong. When I saw what the jewel did to people and demons alike, I was alomost terrified of becoming like them, heartless and evil. I didn't want to be entangled in the web of pain and death the jewel spins. Kagome, when I saw Mirouku and Sango suffering everyday because of their loss and pains, I became more aware of how much damage it could do, how much damage I could do to...you." Kagome's eyes fluttered.

" You were worried about me?" Kagome needed to know that this was real, that this wasn't just happening in her head. The light breeze blew threw Inuyasha's hair, and Kagome's eyes followed the strands of hair up into the air, with the stars as a startling background. The new moon was as bright as she had ever seen it, and Inuyasha's hair clashed in with the intense light beaming from the night sky perfectly, as if from a picture. The stillness was broken by Inuyasha's answer.

" Kagome, you ask if it was crazy to care for anyone, especially you." Inuyasha held a bit of ache in his voice, and Kagome stared off into the sky, as if not wanting to ruin everything. Her silence was an eternity for Inuyasha, who was on the verge of insanity due to her quietness and calmness that seemed to cloak over her.

" It's not that. I was just overwhelmed by your words. You have never said anything about being worried about me before. You just surprised me, that's all. But, for some reason, it seems as if you've said that to me everyday. It's weird, you know. As if it was a normal thing for me to hear you say that, but you never had, so I don't know why I have this feeling." Kagome's face flashed with different emotions, intensifying her words by a thousand times.

All the while, Inuyasha was trembling inside, for he knew why she felt that way. It wasn't just her imagination, it was a real sensation, because he had said those words before, but never when she could hear, but she had, and Inuyasha was dreading her realization. He pictured in his minds the countless times he had just sat next to her in her sleep, and gazed intensively at her. Inuyasha seemed to always utter those words in the dark, while everyone was in deep sleep, and only he could hear his own emotions come out to play with him. Caring and loving in secret had always been a way of life for Inuyasha, but he was afraid that it would always be that way, but he was even more terrified of loosing Kagome because of his cowardliness.

" Inuyasha, why are you so quiet. Say something, or I'm going to go crazy. You've been staring at me for the last couple of minutes, and it's really freaking me out." Kagome's head tilted and she watched as Inuyasha suddenly came back to life. He shook his head and finally spoke, saving Kagome from becoming mad.

" I'm sorry, but I was thinking about what you said, and how it seems as if it's nothing new to you. The truth is, your not imagining things. I have said that before, but not to you, or not directly." Inuyasha was shifting around, and making Kagome nervous. She didn't know what he meant by that and he wasn't helping her with his fidgeting. She wanted so badly to just come out and ask him, but she didn't know how to ask.

" I don't understand Inuyasha?" She finally asked, anxious for his reply. He faced her, and much to Kagome's shock, reached up to caress her cheek, stepping closer at the same time. Now their bodies pressed against eachother, Kagome could feel his heart beating rapidly. His breathing rough, as if having trouble speaking. "Inuyasha?"

"Kagome, I told you that when you were asleep. I just needed to tell you that, but I was to cowardly to say it to your face, so I said it when you were sleeping. I couldn't figure out any other way to say it, without risking, without risking..."

"What?, Without risking what?" Kagome's tone was desperate, and the only way Inuyasha could feed that desperate voice of her's was to do what he had been too afraid to do, until now.

I know, i know, I'm evil! I've put you guys through enough, but to tell you the truth, this is all I've got down. I haven't written anything past this. but I promise that I'll try to post up chapter 14 by Sunday, Monday at the latest, 'kay?

To all my reviewers: I know I haven't written back to all of you, but here's a little something something.

Next chapter: Inuyasha does something that's only happened in his dreams. Kagome thinks this a dream she'll wake up from any moment now. Will she, or will she find out that a dream can be mixed in with reality. Something that she never even imagined.