:One and Only:

(A/N: okay, I've got quite a few votes, I have made a decision for including Sesshy or not –this chapter tells you– and I have come to a decision on the lemon, not final mind you, but I think that is important, so I leave the lemon voting still open. –Sesshy is closed now, it was unanimous...or however you spell it..–)

Last time: InuYasha noticed something he didnt before.

He ran upto Kagome and faced her. He turned over her hand to reveal a large cut over her palm and dried blood on her fingers.

"How did you get this?"


Chapter 21: Answers and lies.

Kagome couldn't look away. She touched the cut and grimaced at the pain. 'The cut? But..but that was only a dream..' she furrowed her brow to try and figure out another way she might have gotten it. There wasn't any.

"Kagome. How did you get this?" InuYasha pulled her chin up so her eyes met his.

Kagome tried to hold back the tears that threatened to form at the memory of the dream.

"Kagome! What happened to your hand?" he looked at it again. She was lucky half her hand didn't fall off. It was deep.

He looked up into her eyes again. She was shaking with unshed tears.

"Inu-...I ..You ..the mirror .. but..you...no..i.." she stuttered before breaking down completely, gripping his haori as she cried into the crook of his neck.

InuYasha was scared that something bad had happened to her. He smelled her and found that she wasn't hurt...at least physically... her scent was filled with fear, and sadness, and... rejection? InuYasha just soothed her by growling low, and smoothing her hair.

Kagome calmed down unexpectedly at the soothing rumble coming from InuYasha's throat. She stopped crying and her sobs were now muffled and few.

InuYasha pulled her up and looked into her eyes.

"Kagome, what happened...I know it wasn't just a cut." He said, holding her shoulders.

"It was...a..it was a dream...I got cut in the dream and... I don't know how I have it now." she said, trying to avoid his eyes.

"Kagome, do you mean the nightmare you just had?" he asked, pulling her chin up.

Kagome nodded sheepishly, finding the grass very interesting.

InuYasha paused in realization. "Kagome, you lied. What was the dream about?" he said in a disappointed tone.

"Inuyasha.." she started in protest, but when she looked at him, his eyes told her he wasn't asking. She sighed and explained her dream...vaguely...she didn't explain that he hurt her, or anything with Kikyo. She said it was her, but she was ugly. (A/N:Remember last time? She doesn't come up with great excuses on the spot now, does she?)

InuYasha was a little suspicious. 'Kagome had never really put her looks that high on her priorities list...' he let it go for now, but she knew he'd find out eventually.

He wiped her face from any stray tears and picked her up bridal style. Kagome wrapped her hands around his neck and nuzzled up close to escape the brisk morning air.

InuYasha and Kagome returned to see Sango, Miroku and Shippo were sitting around a small flame.


"Hey, where were you guys?" Sango asked. Miroku was smiling like a fool.

InuYasha scowled at Miroku before putting Kagome down.

"I went for a walk and he followed me." Kagome said simply. She hated lying. 'But I have to. I don't want them to worry about me.' she thought.


"Kagura, you will prepare an attack on the half-breed," he added an extra bit of disgust at the mention of InuYasha. "And his companions for 3 days from now. I will have my army behind you. It is time to stop playing." Kagura nodded and began to walk out of the dark, sickly room. "You will lead beside Mirikami." with that last comment, a sudden force pushed Kagura out the door.

She left with a scowl. 'I refuse to work with the mindless beast.' she remembered to get back to the task at hand. 'Right. His army is too much. They aren't the filthy small fry demons either. InuYasha and his 'friends' are too weak. I will have to get reinforcements.' She quickly grabbed a feather from her hair and started to fly west. (..:hint,hint:..)


InuYasha was wary about Kagome, and wasn't about to let her out of his sight. 'She's hiding something, I know it.' he though, crossing his arms and sitting down on a log.

"InuYasha, could you go get some water? We need some if you want breakfast." Sango asked while getting some food from Kagome's backpack. "Miroku, you go help him, we will prepare it."

InuYasha was about to protest, but he saw the look that Sango had in her eyes. 'The girl thing...Feh, fine. Maybe the slayer can get something out of Kagome...' InuYasha nodded and dragged Miroku towards the nearby river.


Once they were out of sight, Sango refrained from making the fire and readying the food, and turned to Kagome. "Okay, what's wrong?" Sango said, looking into Kagome's eyes.

"Nothing's wrong." Kagome mumbled. Sango looked at her in an I-don't-believe-you manner.

"I don't believe you. Tell me." Sango looked at her as she sat down inside the hut. Kagome looked hard into Sango's eyes. She knew she could trust Sango, she was like a sister.( That you get along with...there are too few of those in the world..:sigh:) Kagome sighed, Sango wasn't going to let this go. ' I don't think I can lie to her.' Kagome confessed to herself.

Before beginning, Kagome yelled out: "SIT!" she listened closely. "He's not here." she said, relieved. Sango giggled a little at her antics and settled in close for her explination.

Kagome told Sango about her nightmares and the cut, trying to be subtle about InuYasha and Kikyo. She wasn't ready to tell anyone what happened with InuYasha in her dream..at least, not yet.

When she showed her the cut, Sango looked at it, it was indeed, a very, very deep cut.

"Does it hurt?" Sango asked reluctantly. She felt pain for her friend. She had never heard of such horrible dreams, or pain inflicting ones, for that matter.

"You can't tell anyone. I told InuYasha some, but not as much as you, please don't tell, I don't want to worry them." Kagome asked. Sango nodded.

"But you'll have to tell him eventually. InuYasha will figure out your hiding something."


InuYasha sat against the wall. 'What is she hiding that's so bad?'

Miroku slowly lumbered over to the hut, mumbling. 'InuYasha was perfectly capable to carry these. Hm.. Good for me...sure..' he thought sarcastically.

He saw InuYasha in deep thought at the hut. 'Whats wrong with him?' he set the buckets down and walked away, deciding InuYasha could use some time to himself. He heard the girls begin to get up and saw InuYasha bounding off, towards Goshinboku.


I know, I know, it was short, but I am trying to figure this out. The way the plot is going now, means the story will be shortened significantly, but...if you guys want, I will make a sequel. I will try and Keep this story going as long as I can but alas, everything must come an end eventually, but then again, I like this story too much to end it without promise of a sequel!

Muahaa... Thanks to my reviewers:

SweetInuLover-(Thank you very much!-)

fluffyrachel-(I think cliffies have the same effect on you as they do me, but I have great understanding, to other authors, because you'd be amazed at how fun it is to write them! Thanks for the review!)

Nicole Miklos-(Thank you very much! I appreciate it!-)

Ashley-(Thank you so very much, and I ont know what they were smoking, but they should stop, it's not healthy!- Thank you for the review!)

Aliryn-(Ah, I got your email, and I appreciate the advice, I don't exactly know what a beta is, but you are and awsome, faithful reviewer and the position sounds important. You should have it!

:sigh: ahh, fluff I dunno what I would do without it! If you thought that was a tear jerker, you have to read 'My secret Sesshomaru' it's a Sess/Kag, but it is one of the best stories I've ever read! Its somewhere lieing around in my favorite stories thinger.-..:tear: oh, I cry just thinking about it! My Yorkie (named Kansas..Kawaii name eh?) And she liked it very much. Arigato. Oh, those book people...hmm...I wonder, do you think they will make Kansas smarter:ponders: meh, I like sacrifices.nummy, pop, cereal and cookies...numm...:rubs tummy:ya, so once again, Thank you very much for the review! -)

Inuy101-(so true, I dunno what I would do without it! And now that I finally found a book store that had InuYasha manga, im gonna go crazy! Money,shmoney,lol anyway,. Thatnks for the review!)

fulofbrokndreams-(thanks for the review! It got me to update, thats for sure!-)

NamelessShadow-( I love praise! Haha. Thanks for the review, and like a said earlier, I will try and keep it going as long as possible!)

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KurianGirl-(Hey! Okay, your vote is just as important even though im already decided with sess. I will do my best :holds hand over heart: to make sure he doesn't complicate things that much, he wont have a huge part anyway. Thank you for your review and vote.)

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FLUFFMASTER-( so I am trying to figure this out...you want a lemon, but you wont read it? Do you not like lemons or something? Not that I am a wondering hentai or anything...:blink,blink: no, definitly not a hentai, but you are the 'fluffmaster' anywho...worship eh?)

real bonnie nick name arow(i just pulled that out of no where k)-(nice name...really, thats awsome! Thank you, I was sort of thinking the same thing, in some odd, unconsious state, so I will fix that. I try with my grammar, even though I still don't fully understand the word 'grammar' :sigh: thats really sad... Thanks for the review!)

SitDog-Boy-X2-(dundundun/...can he? Next time in 'Evil Authoress strikes back'...blahblah...lol well, thank you for your revoiews and votes, and fruit detesting...o.O..-)

Okay, I noticed something...I have a HELL OF A LOT OF PEOPLE that are reading the story and not REVIEWING! Ahem, well, take note of a few ppl up there, who voted...I hope to see your names up there again...ahem. :cough,cough:

Anyway, you don't have to vote unless it is a life or death situation for yourself. So therefore, voting is still open for lemons or no lemons/limes, meh, I have the rest of the story in a basic sketch (metaphorically) of whats going to happen, but if I happen to get a bunch of people giving me magnificent reasons to change my mind, I will. Ahem..sorry I like saying that, it makes me feel special...

Till next time:

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