"That's All I Ask"

Amber eyes peered at her through the branches of the tree she lounged under. She was studying her "math" books she had brought from her time. Inuyasha leaned forward to get a better view, resting his elbow on his bent knee. Hair fell over his shoulders and glistened in the flecks of light that broke through the leaves. The same rays and flecks fell onto Kagome's hair and reflected the vibrant raven locks she cared for with her "shampoo," and "conditioner." The glossy look of her hair kept him satisfied. Would her hair be that shinny without her fancy stuff? Inuyasha decided that yes, it would be. The glow that came from her hair was the same glow that seeped out of her. The glow he loved to look at.

Why couldn't he jump down out of this tree and stretch out on her lap like he wanted to?

Say you'll share with me one love,

One lifetime.

"Kagome," his voice was gentle, but rusty and raw. Still, she titled her head up to look at him, her eyes soft and warm.

"Yeah?" She was looking at him upside-down from her angle and found some amusement in the sight.

Inuyasha cracked his throat. "I…"

Lead me, save me from my solitude.

He couldn't. Of coarse he couldn't, he never could. He let himself drop next to her and sat down, looking at her open book.

He pointed to a pi sign and asked, "What's that?"

Say you want me with you,

Here beside you.

"It's a pi."

Inuyasha wrinkled his nose. "It doesn't look very appetizing to me."

Kagome giggled and closed her book in her lap. Leaning on his shoulder, she looked up through the branches to the fluffy white clouds in the sky. He felt the blush rise up his neck, but he didn't move. Kagome…He rested his head on hers and closed his eyes. I don't want much. He pressed closer to her and felt a warm hand slide up to his ear and caress it. Inuyasha smiled to himself. He felt his arms betraying him and wrapping around her shoulders.

Anywhere you go let me go too.

That's all I ask of…

"Inuyasha…" Kagome opened her eyes and turned to search his. "Inuyasha, what do you want from me?"

He sat back against the tree and stared at her calmly. He cleared his throat and tucked his hands into their opposite sleeves. Lowering his gaze to his foot, he watched her with his peripheral vision. She kept her hand unconsciously on his shoulder, which is probably the only thing that enabled him to speak at that moment.

"I just," Inuyasha pulled his head up to hers. "I don't want much." Then out of pure instinct, he placed his hand over hers that rested on his shoulder, and pulled her into a soft embrace. "Keep me," he pressed his face into her hair to keep his voice steady. "Keep me close, that's all I ask."

Kagome pulled away, against Inuyasha's continuing grip. Her brown, sweet eyes locked into his. "Okay, Inuyasha. That's not much."

He pulled her into a cradle in his lap, and soon she fell asleep from comfort. Inuyasha watched every breath, every flicker of eyelash, and every involuntary smile. He didn't want to miss anything. Lowering his head, he bent and lightly touched his cheek to hers.

"Kagome…" He whimpered. "I love you."

Anywhere you go let me go too.

Kagome…

That's all I ask of you.


A/N: Just so everyone knows, I loved Phantom of the Opera before it was a movie. LOL. Anyway, I love the Phantom best, and my friend and I have discovered it is because guys with "issues" love harder, longer, more pasionatly, forever. (Not perverted) This is the Phantom's reprise of "All I Ask of You."