A/N:Hey guys. Today is march second and its my sixteenth Birthday. Here's your chapter.

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Chapter Five

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After that day, Youko was constantly with Mari. She really didn't mind, all of the

Fanfiction's described him as being emotionless like Sesshomaru. He wasn't at all like

that. He was rowdy and playful, and loved playing tricks on people. Mari loved

watching him and Shippo play together. It was only when the gang was on a break, when

Kagome went home, that she and Youko had fun like this. On one such day, when

Kagome was due to be back soon, Mari sat watching Youko teach Shippo how to

manipulate the plant life. Youko had just shown Shippo how to create a rose from a seed

and Shippo was ecstatic. He ran over to Mari and handed her the rose, "It's gonna last

twice as long as a regular one 'cause I grew this with my fox magic." After that he had

scampered off to the well, were Kagome undoubtedly waited. Mari and Youko went just

about everywhere with each other. They went to the stream to catch fish and they went

into the village to buy things for Kaede. One day Youko had asked Mari why she wore

an empty chain around her neck. She had told him that it was just waiting for a

companion.

Flash Back

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Mari and Youko sat by the waters edge as they laughed and talked about their lives.

Youko had been looking at the water when he saw something sparkle in the corner of his

eye. He looked towards the sparkle and saw that Mari wore an empty chain around her

neck. "Why do you wear a plain silver chain with no pendant?" He asked her. She

smiled, "I saw it in a shop one day and thought that it would be perfect for one of my

pendants. I bought it and when I got home, I put the pendant on the chain, only to find

that they looked awful together. I've tried to find the right one but never could.

Eventually I gave up and decided to just sit it out and wait until I came upon its mate by

chance." She smiled at him and looked out on the water, leaning her head on his

shoulder.

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End Flash Back

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They were the best of friends, and maybe thought of each other as

something more, but neither would say anything.

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It had been a little over a month since Youko joined Mari at the Inuyasha gang's hut.

One day, Mari woke up to a foot being kicked firmly into her stomach. She groaned

loudly and woke Youko up. He immediately went to her side and started babbling about

how sorry he was. She laughed and coughed, "It's okay. It only hurts a little." Youko

snorted and shook his head. "No, it hurts like hell and you are too proud to admit that

someone hurt you." He smirked as she rolled her eyes. Mari sat up and realized just how

close they were. She could feel Youko's hot breath on her face. She looked up into his

eyes and saw a look unlike anything she had ever seen. They got closer and closer. They

were just about to close the distance when they heard shouting and cursing. "They're

back." He whispered and she nodded. They both stood up, Walking to greet the group

coming in.

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Youko watched sadly as Mari greeted the group of friends. He had been away from home too long. He did not want to leave Mari but he had business to take care of at his home. He made up his mind to speak to her. He walked over to her and tapped her on the shoulder. She turned to him smiling. "I need to talk to you Mari." He told her sadly. Her face fell as she searched his eyes for some reason of his distress. She nodded and followed him into the forest.

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Mari watched as Youko fiddled with his hands. "Mari I have to go to my home for a

while." He finally got out. She looked up at him sadly for a moment before facing her

eyes to the ground and tilting her head down. She liked having him around, she liked

him a lot, in more ways than one. She started when she felt his hand cup the side of her

face, tilting it up to face him. "I'll come back before the frost comes. If you are still here

by then, will you wait for me?" She nodded and wrapped her arms around his waist,

sniffling into his kimono. He looked down at the top of her head sadly before embracing

her. He thought about the moment when he met her, and about the moment that was

now, the moment that he was to depart, if only for a little while. He held on a little

tighter. He removed one of his arms from around her frame and reached into the top of

his kimono, pulling out a rose pendant. He slipped the naked chain from around her neck

and slid the pendant onto it. As he placed it around her neck, she watched him, taking in

the emotions on his face and the way his eyes seemed to have no end, God she loved him.

She reached up and cupped the side of his face, surprised when he leaned into her touch.

"I'll always wait for you." She whispered. He brushed her hair out of her face and

kissed her forehead before speeding off into the forest towards his home.

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She walked back to the hut with tearstains on her face. Before she even got to the

entrance of the hut, Inuyasha was in front of her. "What happened?" he asked gruffly.

He was startled when she threw herself at him and cried into his waist. He looked on

helplessly as she cried and when Kagome looked out of the hut to see what was going on,

he looked at her with eyes that just said "Help!" her eyes went wide and she took Mari

into her arms, whispering soothing little nothings into her ear. When Mari was finished

crying, she looked up at Kagome. "He had to go home." She whispered, her voice

shaking with sobs. Kagome untangled herself from Mari's grasp, "Mari I am going home

for a while. A few days at the most."

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About ten minutes before they were to try the well, Mari sat in front of it, looking down

into its depths. "Why'd he have to leave so soon?" she whispered to herself. She

mentally slapped her self after that thought; he had been with her for a month. She

looked up when she heard Kagome and Inuyasha approaching and stood up. Kagome

smiled at her and held out her hand. "I think that if you hold my hand, you should be

able to pass through." Mari nodded and took her hand. Mari crossed her fingers and

closed her eyes as they jumped into the depths of the well.

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Mari was afraid to open her eyes; she didn't expect it to work. When she opened her

eyes she Gasped. She had made it. AS she climbed the ladder she had tears coming out

of her eyes. "Kagome, it worked." She whispered. She saw Kagome smile, and

followed her out of the well.

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When she walked into the house it was to a fussing Mrs. Higurashi. It was nice to have

someone treat her like a daughter for once. She was spacing out and only came into

focus when Mrs. Higurashi mentioned school. "Since you can get through the well and

you are Kagome's age, I insist that you go to school." Mari tried to protest but Mrs.

Higurashi cut her off. "I will not hear it. You will start school, and Kagome is going to

take you shopping." Mari hung her head in defeat and nodded. "Thanks Mrs. H." then

she looked up with pitiful eyes, "Do I have to go shopping?" Kagome and Mrs. H.

laughed at her.

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Mari flopped on the couch that was to be her bed after she and Kagome got back from the

mall. She really didn't like shopping. She had bought Guy pants and shorts and girl

shirts. She was really excited about the CD Kagome bought her. It was from the

Phantom of the Opera. The movie hadn't come out yet when Mari was brought to her

favorite Manga. She popped into the CD player she had borrowed and switched it to # 8.

Say you'll love me Every waking moment

Turn my head with talk of summertime

Say you need me with you now and always

Promise me that all you say is true

Love Me,

That's all I ask of you

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AS she sang these words, She thought of Youko and her eyes filled with tears. She walked up to Kagome's room to find her doing homework. Mari looked around Kagome's room and spotted a picture of Inuyasha. She smiled as she thought of the love those two had for each other. "He loves you. You know that right?" She said, startling Kagome. "Who?" Kagome said. "You know who I'm talking about. Why else would he even bother to acknowledge you?" Kagome looked at Mari. "But He loves Kiky…" Mari cut her off, "Don't you dare say Kikyo." Kagome clamped her mouth shut and Mari continued, "You know that Kikyo can sense the shards. If he really loved Kikyo, would he put up with your tantrums? If he loved Kikyo with all his heart, you would already be dead." Mari looked at Kagome. "Just think about it. Tommorrow I have to start school. Good night."

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A/N: I hope y'all liked this chapter. I'm already starting the next one. Tell me how you like the Youko/Mari moment, would you please? I want to know how I did on that. the song i used in this chapter is from Phantom of the opera and is called, "All I Ask of You"