CHAPTER 3:

NIGHT OF THE FALLING STARS

A/N: Hi! I hope you guys like this chapter! Um I hope you guys will like this chapter…I just wanted to make them get closer! I think this story was kinda…corny! I know!

Inuyasha's head ached. "…nngh…where am I?" he looked around. Where's Kikyo? He got up.

"Ohayou Inuyasha." Kikyo said.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm making breakfast." She said, mashing something on the ground.

"WHAT? HERBS…FOR BREAKFAST!"

"What? We're still high in the mountains."

Inuyasha got up. "That's why we wait for breakfast 'til we get down!" he stretched his arm rubbed his neck. "Everything feels a-okay!"

"Good." Kikyo said, smiling at him. Inuyasha bent down to Kikyo. "Ride on me."

"NANI!"

"Ride on me! We gotta get down somehow!"

Kikyo got on him. Inuyasha jumped down. Kikyo felt huge wind flying through her face. "This is…great!"

Inuyasha smiled. "Yup." The two finally reached down the mountain. Inuyasha panted hard and Kikyo took a wiff of the clean air. "I like this air better then mountain air."

Inuyasha headed to a nearby lake. He dropped his head and began drinking water. "Mm! Tastes so fresh!"

Kikyo bent down near him. She got her hand and dipped it in the water. Then she drank from it. "You're right. So refreshing."

"Why do talk so formal?" he asked. (oh! My favorite line! XD!)

"Why? Does it bother you?"

"No…I think it's…cute."

Kikyo blushed. "Ah…!" she dropped herself in the water. Inuyasha couldn't help but laugh. "Hah!" Kikyo blushed again. Inuyasha helped her out of the water. "Here…lemme help you!"

Kikyo thought he was gonna help her by giving her a hand, but he carried her. "AH! L-LET ME DOWN!"

Inuyasha chuckled and held her tighter. I can't believe it…but-I'm having so much fun!

"LET ME DOWN!" Kikyo screamed as she got nearer to Inuyasha. Then, she kept moving that her face went up. Inuyasha, unaware of this moved his head down to see what she was doing. SMOOCH! The two kissed. Kikyo widened her eyes as well as Inuyasha. But, no one stopped it. Then, Kikyo, realizing that she was a miko again, pushed away.

Kikyo put her hands on her lips. This is so…infuriating! She got red. But… she felt her heart beat fast. It beat so fast that she had to clench it. It wasn't…unpleasant. That's why I didn't…stop…it… Kikyo turned around. She got up but then was pulled on the shoulder by Inuyasha. "Inu-"

Kikyo was embraced tightly by Inuyasha.

"KIKYO!" he yelled. His emotions flew around. I only know her for a day…but…I feel like 'she's' the one that I had been searching for! He looked down to see Kikyo, her eyes staring straight at him.

Inuyasha couldn't help himself. She looks so… Suddenly, his body moved on his own. Inuyasha passionately kissed the miko. Kikyo didn't stop it, like last time. Kikyo didn't find anything wrong in kissing him back. This was what she wanted…this was her desire. This was…this was right. Right?

'You must not desire things! Your heart must only concentrate on your task!'

I must…not desire things…my heart must only concentrate…on my task…my-my task. Kikyo pulled away. Kikyo turned around. She was about to run away, but Inuyasha grabbed her hand. He pulled her close. "What's wrong! You kissed me back didn't you!"

Inuyasha paused. He suddenly felt a hot wetness on his shoulder. She was…crying! Crying! Did I do something? Inuyasha only felt it right to comfort her. He rubbed her back. "Gomenasai. Did I do something…wrong?"

Kikyo shook her head. "N-no."

Inuyasha softened his eyes. Silent…silent tears. As a miko, she trained herself to cry silently so no one can hear her. A miko must not cry. DAMN! She suffered so much just to care for me…and…I'm having thoughts on making her mine! I'm such a damn baka! Inuyasha patted Kikyo's back. "No. I was the one who did it wrong."

Kikyo wiped her eyes on his fire rat robe. She looked up at the hanyou, whose eyes looked so innocent…and cute. Suddenly, the clouds stormed in rage.

I knew it…the skies are mad at me for kissing Kikyo…a pure maiden. Inuyasha thought.

The skies are mad at me for disobeying the miko rule… Kikyo thought. Then, it poured. Rain fell on the couple. Kikyo looked up at the miko. She looked so innocent.

"You look so innocent!" Inuyasha laughed.

"I am not innocent." Kikyo argued jokingly.

"Let's find shelter." Inuyasha picked Kikyo up by the legs. Her head leaned on his arm…you know like a bride and groom.

Kikyo shook her head. "No Inu-"

"Please. Just tonight…let me carry you."

Kikyo blushed but nodded. "Fine…but-no one mustn't see us!"

Inuyasha found a cave. "Kikyo…you remind me of someone."

"I do?"

"Yeah…someone…someone…well. I wasn't close to her. She wasn't a member of my hanyou clan."

"You have a clan?"

"Yeah. This girl, named Kagome, looks just like you!" he laughed. "Well, this girl that you remind me of…is different. She was a human."

"Really?"

"Yeah. She was…well, kinda my first love. It was when I was small. I rarely saw my father…so I only had my mother. One day, I couldn't take it anymore…everyone was making fun of me. So I went to the village, which my mom forbid."

Kikyo was intrigued at this story. "Go on."

"But…what I thought to be an adventure…became a nightmare. Children threw rocks at me! I ran and ran but was ridiculed wherever I went. Then, a girl…she was pretty, helped me up. 'GET AWAY FROM ME!' I sobbed. But she smiled, like you, and said. 'Sh! The children will hear you!' 'Where's your parents? Won't they be mad at you for interacting with a hanyou…' I was still sobbing. She told me 'they're dead' and that's when it hit me. this girl suffered more then me! MORE THEN ME! I spent three months with her and her little sister. And then I went back to my miserable life…my mother was worried but she did not punish me. the next day, she died. I never went back to the villager again, I knew I could never face her. But Kikyo…you remind me of her."

Kikyo looked away. Her eyes were widened. She turned to Kikyo. "Do…do you remember the night of falling stars?"

Inuyasha widened his eyes. "Kikyo! You are-"

Kikyo nodded. She placed one hand on his cheek. "Yes…"

"I KNEW IT! I-I knew I saw you before…"

Kikyo sighed. "The night of falling stars. The-"

"The only night when stars fall down."

"Do you still remember the story? A long time ago, a princess was restrained form marrying the one she loved. She had fallen in love with the sky prince but her father hated the sky kingdom. The prince too had fallen in love with her but he knew that they could never be together. So, the prince sent down stars that fell to show him his love, waiting for her to reply yes when he asked her to marry him. But, she never replied and then she died. The sky prince, heartbroken, never moved on and he sent down stars every so often. He wanted other love stories to end happily, unlike his. Some say that if you wish against it, it'll come true." (I made this story up):P

"Yeah…I remember that." Inuyasha said quietly. He thought about the first time Kikyo told him the story. Suddenly, Inuyasha heard a sweet laugh.

Kikyo covered her mouth and blushed. "Oh…I have not laughed so…crazily before!"

"Why are you laughing?"

"Because…your serious expression is so…serious! I couldn't stand not laughing when you looked serious."

"WHAT! YOU DON'T THINK I LOOK SERIOUS ENOUGH!" he laughed.

Kikyo laughed again. She hid her face.

"Why're you hiding your face!"

"I-I am not very pretty."
"'Course you are!" he said. He raised up her cheek by his finger. "You're…very pretty. Will you- I mean…can I kiss you now? You're already breaking one rule of the miko, laughing and having fun!" he joked.

Kikyo blushed but nodded slowly. "Maybe just once…" Inuyasha leaned in and gently placed his lips against hers. Kikyo closed her eyes. Is this how it feels…to be loved?

Suddenly, Kikyo saw a star skim the sky. "Look! A falling star! Make a wish!" Kikyo closed her eyes.

Inuyasha closed his eyes. I wish… Suddenly he saw a shining object coming out of Kikyo's pocket. Is this the shikon no tama? He grabbed it. Suddenly, Kikyo tightly grabbed his hands.

"Gomen ne Inuyasha but, I cannot allow anyone but myself to touch the jewel."

Inuyasha's wrist began to hurt. He dropped the jewel. Kikyo quickly put it in her pocket. Her happy expression seemed like a passing dream. Her face became a deep sorrowful thing. "This…is my curse."

Inuyasha couldn't keep his eyes off her. Kikyo… Then he grabbed her and embraced her. "I like it when you're cheerful, not angry!"

Kikyo leaned her head against his chest. Perhaps…just tonight I can stay like this…and still protect the jewel. But, Kikyo didn't know that when you fell in love, great pain would be coming to meet you…and very soon…

A/N: Um, I hope you liked this chappie. It went a little fast but I hope I can recover in the next chapter.