GI GASP! ANOTHER UPDATE FOR MEH! Well, I'll be gone all next week, sooo... yeah. Gotta give you SOMETHING to read while I'm gone. .

Oh, and I'm soryr the last chapter was so hard to read. deleted all of my breaks and I'm trying to get it fixed. TT

Inner Love

Chapter 8: Kiss

Kagome looked at him, mouth hanging wide open. "Y-you...."

InuYasha blushed and hugged her tightly to him, "Please, Kagome, don't leave me again!"

Kagome was shocked. She couldn't move, she could hardly breathe!

InuYasha could feel tears in his eyes, "Kagome... Please... Promise me you won't go with him again..."

Kagome finally found her voice, "InuYasha... I... I can't promise that to you. As much as I would like to, those three months during the summer changed the way I looked at him. Call it whatever you like, because I don't know, but I can't promise it to you. I'm... sorry..."

InuYasha dug his chin into her head, hugging her tighter; "Kagome..." his whisper was soft and nearly unheard.

Kagome brought her arms from around him and pushed back slightly, raising her head level with his. They stared into each other's eyes for a moment before coming together into a sweet kiss.

And naturally, watching not too far off...

Sango covered Shippo's eyes, "You don't need to see this," she whispered, eyes glued to InuYasha and Kagome. Miroku was watching with deep interest as well.

Shippo flailed his arms, trying to get Sango to let go to see what was going on, but to no avail.

Sessho-maru had come to apologize, but only to see InuYasha and Kagome kissing. He had missed the rest of the conversation though, and was looking at them, aghast. "K-Kagome..." he whispered, looking stricken and, to top it all off, actually hurt.

The two split apart, "Now can you promise me?" InuYasha whispered softly.

Kagome looked away, "I... I can't, InuYasha. I'm sorry." Kagome stood up and turned away, "Please, forgive me..."

InuYasha stared at her. He felt cold as her body left his clutches. And he soon became aware of Sessho-maru's presence. "Come out here, you old dog." His voice was nearly a growl.

Replacing his usual mask, he emerged from the forest, "I feel like I have no need to say what I had come to say."

Kagome was looking at him, completely frightened. "H-how long had you..."

"Long enough and I think I understand why you came to my home. You did it to weaken me. You never felt anything toward me."

"Sessho-maru, no, don't say things like that!" Kagome had tears in her eyes, "You didn't hear it all! You've misunderstood!"

"This Sessho-maru wants to hear no more."

"Please! Sessho-maru! Let me explain!"

"Then... you will come back and stay with me for the rest of the "weekend" as you would say?"

Kagome looked back to InuYasha's sad face. She had tears in her eyes and smiled slightly, as though to apologize, "Yes, I will."

Sessho-maru walked by her side and put an arm around her waist as the demon cloud formed underneath them. Hugging her body close, they sailed away back to his estate.

Miroku, Sango, and Shippo emerged from the trees, "InuYasha?" Sango looked at him with compassion in her eyes, "Are you alright?"

InuYasha looked down, "Yeah," he whispered, "I'm fine."

Kagura stepped into Naraku's castle, "I've brought you the sword, Naraku."

Naraku chuckled slightly, "Good, now give it to me."

Kagura stretched her arm out to hand him the sword. Naraku reached for it, but was immediately repelled, his hands being stung by a spell, "What!?"

"You cannot touch it?" Kagura's voice had become sly and dastardly.

"Only demons can apparently, just like only humans and hanyous can touch Tetsusaiga..."

"It's a shame," Kagura added sarcastically, pulling the sword back.

"I expect you to protect that sword with your life."

Kagura had a small smile on her lips, "As you wish, Naraku." She departed form the room, a smirk on her face that was more satisfied than ever. 'I have no life to protect it with, Naraku, so I will do with it as I please.'

She moved into her bedroom and laid the sword in a corner, "And I know just what I'll do with it."

They soon arrived at Sessho-maru's castle. Rin was, once again gone, as Sessho-maru noticed. Jaken rushed out the greet them.

"Lord Sessho-maru! Lord Sessho-maru! Oh! Lady Kagome! Welcome back!"

"Move along, Jaken. We will be in my room."

Kagome looked at Sessho-maru in a strange way. Why were BOTH of them going to HIS room!?

Sessho-maru led her though the halls to a set of large double doors, beckoning her in, "This is my room. Make yourself comfortable."

GI This one is moderately long I guess... well... yeah... you'll live.