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Chapter 2 : Asking for help

Inuyasha sat in the branch of a tree, watching as Kagome said goodbye to Miroku, Sango and Shippo. His keen ears were easily able to pick up what they were saying despite the distance.

"When will you return Kagome-sama?" asked the monk.

"If everything goes well, I should be back un 5 days."

"Take care Kagome-chan, we'll be waiting for you." said Sango.

"Yeah, and don't forget your promise Kagome." added Shippo.

"Don't worry Shippo, I won't forget your chocolate." giggled Kagome while ruffling the kitsune's hair. Her expression sombered and she added "If you happen to see Inuyasha, would you give him the ramen I brought for him and tell him I say hello?"

"We will see to it that both food and greetings shall be passed to Inuyasha, do not worry." answered the monk.

With one last goodbye, she jumped down the well and was gone to her time, away from him for five days. He sighed, though he wasn't sure if it was relief or disappointment. When she was there, her sent was all over the place, he couldn't be anywhere without smelling it. The problem wasn't that he disliked it, it was in fact the opposite. He liked it too much for his own good. Whenever he picked it up, his heart would start beating a hundred miles a minute and he would be attracted to its source like a magnet.

It was unnerving to know that a woman could have such an effect on him. Not even Kikyo had triggered such a powerful reaction. Alright, it wasn't unnerving, it was downright scary. Whenever he saw her, all he wanted to do was hold her to him and never let go. Whenever she was here, he would spend all his time looking at her. The way her hair shined in the sun, the way her hips swayed when she walked, the way her eyes glinted when she laughed. Everything about her screamed at him to come closer, but he simply couldn't bring himself to do it.

It was a few hours later that the scent of the monk suddenly caught his nose. Sure enough, a few minutes later Miroku appeared under his tree and called out to him. Knowing that it would be rather pointless to hide, he jumped down from his perch and scowled at the intruder.

"How is it monk that you always manage to find me wherever I am." Asked Inuyasha pretty annoyed that his brooding had been interrupted.

"Well you seem to forget that I can sense demonic auras and seeing as you are a hanyou, I can feel your presence easily. But even without this ability, I simply knew that I would find you here in the goshinboku. You are always in its branches when Kagome-sama is away in her time." Answered the monk in a very serious tone of voice.

"Stop making fun of me you letcherous monk." Growled Inuyasha, his patience toward the man in front of him fading rapidly.

"The idea did not even cross my mind" answered Miroku. Upon seeing the hanyou's death glare, he hastily continued. "Anyway, you probably heard already, but Kagome-sama sends her greetings to you. She also brought food from her time. It is in this pouch."

Without another word, the hanyou grabbed the bag from Miroku and turned to jump back in the tree. Just as he was about to leap though he noticed that his visitor was not leaving as he had expected. In fact he was looking at him like he wanted to say something more.

"What's the matter Miroku, something else you want to say to me?"

Miroku stayed silent for a few seconds, unsure if voicing his thought was really going to change anything to the situation. "You do realise that you can't hide forever do you Inuyasha? One day or the other, you are going to have to speak to Kagome if you do not want her to go away forever." he said, finally deciding that his thought was worth sharing with the hanyou in front of him.

Inuyasha knew that the monk was right. Miroku, despite his letcherous nature, could be surprisingly wise and his advice was almost always sound. He would have wanted to snap at him and tell him to mind his own business, but he remained silent. "If you do not want her to go away forever." those words the monk had spoken were spinning in his head. "she wouldn't do that would she? She wouldn't leave me…she…can't…" he thought frantically. The very idea that Kagome would disappear from his life forever froze him to the bone. He couldn't bring himself to even think about it.

Meanwhile, a pretty surprised Miroku was looking at Inuyasha. He had expected the hanyou to snap at him, but instead he had remained silent. "Think about it Inuyasha, Kagome will not wait forever." he said before walking away.

Those last words brought Inuyasha out of his trance and he watched as the monk walked away. He suddenly felt ready to burst, the realisation that Kagome would not wait forever sent painful wrenching in his heart. He could not bear to have this happen. His throat felt dry and he could feel tears starting to form in his eyes. Desperation started creeping inside of him as he realised that he would never have the guts to approach Kagome, no matter how powerful his desire was. "God help me, I don't want to lose her!" he thought as the tears that had built up started streaming down his cheeks. He looked at the retreating monk, his vision blurry, yet he couldn't bring himself to wipe his eyes to clear it. He then made his decision "I won't let her disappear from my life, no matter what the cost." he thought fiercely.

"Monk." he said barely loud enough for even him to hear. He cursed his voice for failing him now and tried again. "Miroku!" he managed to croak trying desperately to hold back the sobs that threatened to overtake him. This time he was loud enough and Miroku stopped and turned to face him.

When Miroku heard Inuyasha's call he knew something was wrong. But nothing could have prepared him for what he saw when he turned around. The hanyou was standing there with a look of pure desperation in his eyes and he was… crying. He was totally speechless at the spectacle before him and yet what the hanyou said next made him think that the world had come to an end.

"I…I…need…help."

Author's note: Second chapter's up people, I hope this time my story will appear in the list, if not, well I'll just kill some people. As always, read and review, for those who will actually see this story