Chapter two: The battle for a women's heart

"KAGOME!!! Don't you ever do that to me again!!! No I won't let it happen again! I'm going to kill you!!!" Kouga roared as he charged at Kagome.

"KOUGA! Leave MY Kagome alone! She is not yours for the taking and doing what you want with her. For what you ALMOST did, I'm am going to have to punish you!" Inuyasha charged at Kouga with Tetsuiga out and ready.

'Did he just say I was his?!' Kagome thought while trying to keep her eyes on Kouga.

"If I win, shit for brains, I get to keep Kagome and do what I want with her!" "Fine, but the problem is, is I'm about to make it so you never touch her again" Inuyasha growled. Inuyasha slashed at Kouga, Kouga dodged, jumped in the air and darted at Inuyasha with his claws ready to cut any man down. Inuyasha moved sideways, grabbed Kagome, and put her high up in a tree while Kouga wasn't looking.

"Stay up here and keep quiet." Inuyasha said in a low voice. Right as he turned, Kagome spoke.

"Inuyasha…Did you mean it? Did you really mean that I was yours?" Kagome waited. Inuyasha sat there and acted confused.

'Oh shit, I did say that. What do I say? I know.' Inuyasha looked at her, opened his mouth and turned around.

"Inuyasha, I have to know. If something happens to you, I want to know if it was true." Kagome said calmly.

"Hey shit head!! Where are you?! Didn't run away did ya?" Kouga yelled. Inuyasha looked back at Kagome and looked her deeply in her eyes. Inuyasha moved swiftly and kissed her and left to go battle, making sure Kouga didn't see which tree he was coming out of.

"I'm here." Inuyasha said in a horse voice. Inuyasha pulled tetsuiga out again and got ready.

~.:An hour later:.~

Inuyasha was getting tired of fighting this wimpy wolf. He ran up and slashed his right arm off. Kouga screamed and ran away.

"Guess that means I win Kagome!!!" Inuyasha yelled after him. He saw something shining in Kouga's arm, that was on the ground.

"A jewel shard!" Inuyasha said excitedly. He heard rustling and remembered that Kagome was still up in the tree. He jumped up and got her. They came slowly down, Inuyasha carrying her bridal style. Kagome's arms were wrapped around his neck.

"Kagome…I've wanted to tell you something for a long time now. Its been three years now since we started this mission and all the time I wanted to say something to you. I thought you wouldn't believe me because you thought I was still hung up on Kikyou. Well I'm not and…I want to be with you and only you." Inuyasha paused to see if Kagome would say anything. She didn't. She was in too much shock from what he said for her to say anything. Inuyasha continued. "Kagome, what I'm am trying to ask you is, will you be my mate?"