Amber eyes scared her back as she slept. He didn't know what to do. Every night he felt the need to be closer to her. The need to be with her. Ever since she released him from his never ending slumber, he always thought of a way to thank her. He never did. He thought the fact of protecting her was his way, but these past few weeks he wished to repay her differently. So much she did for him. Teaching him, that even in the worst of times, he could be happy, he could smile, laugh. Actually, she was the one who broke him from his shell, and even though he told her once that he shouldn't be relaxing while Naraku was out there, he new, he actually liked it. He would still deny it, but everything she's done for him, he didn't know if he had done the same back.

Inuyasha sighed as he stood. The firelight was bright in his eyes as he turned away and hopped into a tree. He always thought it, even after she told him her feelings, he still felt he couldn't. He couldn't be with her. He wouldn't be able to put it on her. Let her live the life his mother once did. He couldn't let his children live one like his. Yes, the village had accepted him, but who knows if they would accept one of his own. He looked down as Kagome moaned and rolled over in her sleep. He could smell her fear, and the sweat that trickled from her forhead. 'Her dream...' He jumped from his perch. Landing next to her. He stared down at her as he decided. Finally worring for her he shook her. She moaned a bit and opened her eyes.

"Inuyasha."

"Kag--OOMPH!"

He fell back when the girl flew into him. Rapping her arms around him as she wept into his haori. He sighed and rapped his arms around her.

"Bad dream huh?"

She nodded as she still cryed. He pulled her closer, putting her on his lap. She seemed to be having those a lot lately. He knew it was nothing serious. She told him it was just little dreams, at which she failed school and everyone turned their backs on her. This one though, seemed worse. She hiccuped, as her crying faded. She sighed and looked up at him. She moved off him and blushed. So did he.

"Uh. You wanna talk about it?"

She shook her head. He nodded when she looked at him. He started to get up.

"Inuyasha?"

He looked over to her, "Yeah?"

"Stay with me?"

She seemed frieghtened so he sat next to her. They were both very uncomfortable in the silence.

"Uh...Want to play some cards?"

"Um...sure."

Kagome got up and retreived the package from her bag, stepping over the Kilala and the kitsune that were huddled together. She sat infront of him and set out the cards...

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"Gold fish."

"Damn."

He looked as she giggled to his curse.

"Um, do you have a queen?" she said with a smirk.

He sighed, "You win..."

She took his queen and put down her last pair.

"Yes!" she yelled lowly.

He looked away. "Feh! I let you win."

"Sure you did..." she grinned.

"Oi!"

She smiled and gathered the cards, putting them into the bag again.

She took up her blanket as she sat next to him. She rapped herself in it as she noticed him shiver. She smiled.

"Want some?"

He looked as she held up her blanket to him.

"No. Youkai don't get cold."

She curled her nose to that.

"You seem cold enough to me."

"Feh! I'll be fine..."

She grinned as her turned his head away. She threw half the blanket over his shoulder, taking it's end and moving it over him. She sat closer to him.

"Oi! What did I tell--"

"It's fine. I want to give you some."

"Feh!" He turned his head away to hide his blush.

"I'm really not cold..."

"Whatever..."

He sighed and took off his haori.

"Oi! You stop that! I know your cold!"

"Actually, now i'm hot."

She glared at him as he finished taking off his haori. He grinned at her.

"What?"

"Hmph." she turned her face away.

He grinned wider as she started to shiver. He sighed and picked up his haori. He put it around her and she gasped.

"See wench. Now your making yourself cold."

She looked away and did his famous 'keh', or atleast a sound close to it.

She sighed and looked up to him.

"You know...we haven't really gotten a lot of time like this in awhile."

"Feh."

She smiled.

"I've been thinking..."

He looked at her.
"What's going to happen after we defeat Naraku...?"

He looked at Kagome. She was staring down at the ground, her bangs over her eyes.

"I'm sure, we'll all go on with were we left off."

He winced as he smelt the tears that popped up in her eyes.

"Why are you crying?"

She gasped and turned away, trying to hide as she wiped them away.

"I'm not crying," she saide turning around and giving him a fake smile. She could tell he wasn't buying it.

She sighed, "I guess i'm just worried..."

"About what?"

She clasped the bottle under her shirt. "After the Shikon no Tama is restored, we'll all go our seperate ways, and--"

"Keh! We'll all be together, whether we like it or not."

She looked up at him and smiled. "What about the well?"

"What about it?"

"If I purify the jewel..."

"Don't worry about that right now..."

"Actually, I have to. The dreams i've been having lately, they..."

"They? They what?"

"They have been showing me things...I'm scared about it..."

"What are they showing?"

"They telling me in different ways how everything is going to change..."

Her eyes became foggy from the sudden tears that came. He pulled her close, embracing her.

"Don't worry. I'll protect you..."

She smiled but wasn't convience. 'No Inuyasha, you die in my dreams...'

(A/N:)

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Anyways, sorry if the chapter is to short. I was running out of time. I need to get ready for some things and I was rushing. ANYWAYZ...Please review and thanks again!

LOTS OF FLUFF FOR YOU GUYS!

--Liz--