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This chapter is bit serious once you start reading it. But not to worry, I've even added some humor in the later battle scenes that are to come!

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Chapter: Four

Kagome sighed in much annoyance decided that she might as well get up and stop Inuyasha before he does anything he would regret. So she stood up, dusted her white capris, took one last look at the stars, and walked toward the commotion.

Inuyasha was still chasing Sango and Miroku. He was also chasing a now awake Shippo and Kilala too who didn't really anything to him to make him mad…Except maybe existing...

"Wait!! Inuyasha I didn't even do anything!!" Cried Shippo, running as fast as his little demon legs would carry him.

Kagome then got irritated. 'Why does Inuyasha always have to chase people?' she thought to herself.

"Sit!"

"AAH!" Inuyasha was slammed to the ground.

Once the spell wore off he saw that everyone was cowering behind Kagome while she just stood there pulling the sides of her ponytail so it wasn't loose anymore. Inuyasha was growling when he climbed out of the deep crater that Kagome helped him make.

"Will you stop it with that already!?" He asked...Well, mostly yelled.

"Well yeah, when you stop harassing people." Kagome shot back and went to her sleeping bag and sighed all at once. "Let's all go to sleep. Don't you want to leave early in the morning Inuyasha? " She murmured while lying down in the warm small bag.

Shippo immediately jumped toward her and snuggled against her stomach since she was lying on her side. Inuyasha watched all of this, "Uh, yeah. Good thinking."

The others agreed and went to where they slept.

Inuyasha sat cross legged on the ground, leaning against the trunk of a tree. Sango slept near Kagome and Miroku slept on the other side of the campfire a few feet from Inuyasha.

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For an hour now, Kagome was tossing and turning, she just couldn't get to sleep tonight. So she got out of her sleeping bag as carefully as she could without waking Shippo, and then walked over a few feet so she sat against a tree trunk just like Inuyasha. He was straight across from her as she looked at him over the small fire in the middle of all of them.

She looked down and rubbed her eyes that still had some sleep in them, 'Why can't I sleep? I guess there's just too much on my mind.' She thought and looked up at the stars now.

She smiled, remembering what she had told Inuyasha about the stars and all. But all the while, her smile kept fading. 'I…I love Inuyasha?" She knew this already, she just felt the need to somewhat confirm it. She looked at the stars with a frown now. How often does this happen that the only person you love is the one you can't have?

Kagome slowly looked at Inuyasha's closed eyes and smiled, but then looked away quickly. Like she was a small child being lectured and bit her lip.

'I better not stare; he could be awake and think I'm some kind of freak or something, just staring at him like that.' So she looked down again. She sighed lightly, but a second later she heard a noise and instantly grew nervous thinking it was some kind of demon, but soon found out it was only Sango moving in her blanket.

Kagome sighed in relief and smiled once more toward the girl. Sango sat up slowly and looked around till her cinnamon brown eyes fell on Kagome and she yawned, but her concerned look never left her eyes.

"So, there you are." She whispered gently and smiled a bit, but had to ask, "Is everything alright? What are you doing up?"

"Oh…Yeah, I just couldn't sleep." The miko whispered back shaking her head.

Sango looked at her for a moment, and shrugged her shoulders, "Hm, I might as well join you, I can't sleep either." She said while softly getting out of her blanket and moving to sit next to her against the large tree trunk. They were very silent at doing all this as to not wake their companions.

Kagome just nodded and they both looked around slowly, not sure if the other person was going to say something first or not.

Sango looked at Kagome from the corner of her eye and knew there was something on her mind, 'When she's ready to talk to me, I'll be here for her.' As though reading her mind, Kagome spoke, and unknowingly to them, Inuyasha and Miroku, who was sleeping with his back toward the girls, were also awake but kept their sleeping composure as much as possible. They listened as she spoke in a soft whisper…Damn why the hell is everyone awake? Let's effing throw a party! Not pretend to sleep!

"Sango, I have so much on my mind that's it's…it's frustrating me to no end." Kagome said in a small pathetic voice, but then changed it to her serious one.

"We have more than half the jewel now; does Inuyasha still have the desire to become a full demon? He hasn't mentioned it and so I thought his mind was made up about that…What will become of us once he has transformed?" She asked in a shaky voice and placed her chin on her knees. She hugged her legs and looked at Sango with pleading eyes.

Inuyasha's heart sank, in all honesty and stupidity, he had completely forgotten about that. The truth was he didn't know if he should or shouldn't. It was what he mainly wanted in the beginning, right when he woke from the tree he was pined to for years, but now…now he just didn't know anymore.

Kagome gasped, "Will I have to return to my time, forever? I'm sure the well will seal by then won't it?" Kagome continued miserably.

"I don't know." Said Sango who was having a hard time at finding the right words to comfort her best friend and make her feel better, but then thought of something else crossed her mind and wouldn't leave her alone until she just had to ask it. .

Sango looked hesitantly at Kagome, biting her lip nervously, but the asked, "Do you…Do you hate Kikyo, Kagome?"

Everyone inwardly jumped at this question. Kagome had helped Kikyo escape from the cave yes, but no one knew how she really felt toward the older priestess. It had grown to be everyone's main curiosity whenever Kikyo made an appearance.

Kagome looked down and smiled lightly. Thinking of the best and most honest answer her heart was trying to give her.

The miko finally shook her head, "No…I don't hate her Sango, because I can't."

Sango didn't seem happy with this answer because she immediately protested, "But what about all those times she tried to kill you and taking everyone innocent person's souls away from them just so she alone could live? I don't understand her concept and I'm probably wrong. She stated, desperately wanting the miko to change her mind. No one messes with Sango's friends.

She looked at the ground, "I know, but I just can't…" She shook her head, "I don't… Remember, that this is a different Kikyo. But she still remembers everything after she was brought back to life." Said Kagome as she looked up at the stars this time. She continued on.

"Just imagine yourself in Inuyasha'a position. The only person you've ever loved betrayed you, but found out it was because someone else had been disguised as you... So, you really can't be angry at her for that, she didn't know…" Kagome felt tears brim her eyes, "You would still love her right? You would still try and get her back... right?

Kagome was on the verge of tears as these thoughts brought so much pain for her. She didn't know how she would ever cope with these feelings ever again now. If this was what she must go through forever, than she wished she had never even laid eyes on Inuyasha.

Sango put an arm around Kagome, but said nothing. There was nothing she could say to make any of this seem right.

Kagome wiped the tears away before they even had a chance to spill, "When Kikyo and I were trapped in that cave…I had no idea what to do at first…"

"But in the end, when we finally came over our differences and escaped, she asked me why I helped her. I said because if I didn't then someone would be very sad…I couldn't just leave her to die at the hands of Naraku, so I just helped her."

This made Sango smile but it was as sad smile, she had to cheer her up and tell her the truth.

"Kagome, you're so kind and giving, yet your still hurting about all this, but you shouldn't think of all that now. We'll know all when the right time comes. We should appreciate the days we have now and not worry about the future much. Like my mother said to me, 'If everyday we live in anticipation of tomorrow, the present is never appreciated, and is soon lost.""

Kagome looked at Sango, hope in her eyes, "You're right Sango; I know I shouldn't worry about all that right away…But I still can't help but think about it, you know?"

"I understand, but Kagome only time will tell. We'll just have to wait and see how things turn out."

Miroku loved Sango all the more as she spoke wisely to her best friend and helping her feel better somewhat. Both boys continually listened as they spoke on just as silently as they first did. .

"I know your worried about Kohaku, you don't have to worry Sango, we'll do everything we can to get him back and out of Naraku's control."

Sango took a deep breath of relief and smiled, "Yes, thank you." Both girls yawned almost at the same time.

"We should sleep now." Sango said.

"Yeah, ok."

Miroku opened his eyes, 'you musn't worry Kagome, I'll make sure Inuyasha does the right thing. And as for you Sango, I will tell you everything before Naraku comes again. I fear it will be one battle to remember.' At that last thought he soon fell asleep.

Inuyasha now knew how Kagome felt about all this. She was truly amazing. 'I didn't know that. Or that she thought any of this. What do I do? I'll have to talk to Kikyo to see what she is really after… I want to live. I want to live and have a family, not go to hell...Maybe I'll have a great future ahead of me if I do things just right. Maybe that future could be with Kagome." He thought as he looked at her now sleeping with Shippo snuggling in her side.

He shrugged a little and smiled. 'We'll find out soon... Who knows? Maybe it will be better then I expect.' He closed his eye to go to sleep. 'As long as one lives, one can hope.'