Disclaimer: As you all know, I do not nor will I ever own Inu-Yasha or any of the characters in this story. However this story is mine and so is the poem. . R&R and enjoy
Chapter 1: Do I?
"Please..."
A girls' body was curled into a small ball and wrapped in blankets.
"Please don't..." Her voice trembled.
A nightmare… One of many she had been experiencing lately.
The window to her tiny room quietly slid open and a dark figure stepped inside.
"Please...don't leave me..." she whispered, her fists clenched the blankets and her body shook. He sat at the top of her bed and scooped her into his arms and held her close. He rubbed his cheek against hers, and then whispered into her ear.
"I will never leave you."
Her body calmed and the cold sweat stopped. Gently he set her down and covered her with the small blanket next to her feet.
"Don't go..." Her voice whispered.
She was still asleep, the nightmare had subsided. He had heard her calling for him for a while, and the pain of not being able to help her drove him insane. Finally, he made the decision to help, and for the first time he did something right. He ran his fingers through her raven black hair and pushed it behind her ear. As he watched her sleeping form, his mind raced with thoughts of staring at her like this when she was awake and looking into her blue eyes that shone with as much love as he felt for her, forever more looking into the windows of each others souls
"Inu-Yasha" Her voice suddenly gasped, her eyes clenched shut her body shaking again.
"DON'T GO!"
Her body shot up and she stared forward breathing deeply trying to catch her breath. She relaxed slightly but tensed again when the feeling of another presence washed over her. He stood, just as shocked as her, on the other side of the room.
"Inu...Inu-Yasha?" Her entire face flushed red as he stepped towards her, allowing the moonlight reveal his identity.
"H-how long have you been here?" She whispered.
"Not to long..." He sat on her bed and stared at her.
"Why are you here?"
He looked at the ground not wanting to meet her gaze.
"I was worried about you..."
She looked away as his eyes went to meet hers.
"Why would you say that?"
His hand touched her face.
"You're burning..."
His hand slid and touched her collar bone.
"You're breathing hard..."
His hand fell and gently clasped with hers.
"Your palms are sweaty... what reason would you have to react like that?"
Her gaze meet his and then fell upon their clasped hands. He suddenly wrapped his arms around her and pulled her head onto his lap.
"And...You were calling..."
She blushed and bit her lip. She attempted to sit up but he pushed her left shoulder back onto the bed and he positioned himself on top of her. He held her hands down on each side of her head and one of his legs found itself between hers. She glanced into his amber eyes and felt her face burn like fire. She looked into his eyes again and a thought she had many-a-times before flashed across her mind.
"You want to know what else could make my body react like that..."
She said with a look Inu-Yasha had never seen before.
"What?" He questioned timidly.
Her hands slipped out of his grasp. She wrapped her arms around his neck, pulled his head closer to hers and kissed him. His body responded and slowly rested down atop hers as he deepened the kiss. When they broke away she smiled with a seductive look on her face and whispered, "That."
He laid down next to her and turned towards her. She wrapped her arms around him and held him close to her. He kissed her forehead and tried to sit up, her body tensed and pulled him closer to her. She buried her face into his chest and whispered, "Don't go...Don't leave me again."
He lied back down next to her. His hand touched the bottom of her cheek asking her to look at him. Slowly she lifted her head, her eyes looking for his. As the sudden warmth of his lips covered hers, she held him tighter against her body. He broke the kiss and rubbed his cheek against hers.
"I never left..."
She closed her eyes and nodded slowly caving into the sleep that had been calling her, finally defeating the nightmares that haunted her dreams during the night. He held her lovingly and looked towards the ceiling. His amber eyes filled with a long awaited look of content as he looked down at her sleeping face.
'Is this a dream?'
He ran his finger across her face.
'Is this really happening?'
He rubbed her cheek.
'Am I actually falling in love with you?'
He kissed her forehead.
'Do I love you...?
'Kagome...'
He rested his head next to hers and closed his eyes finally receiving the sleep that he too had once forgotten existed. He slept peacefully with her resting in his arms. Love and warmth surrounded them both.