ÄC: okay...i've decided...this IS my last chapter! well i've enjoyed my first inuyasha ficcie! and thanks so much for the reviews!

i don't own inu

(Some romance near the end)

Miroku layed Kagome gently onto the futon in Sango and Miroku's hut.

"Will she get her energy back?"Shippo asked Miroku. Miroku looked at Kagome. Her skin was pale and she looked nothing, but skin and bones. He wondered if she was going to make it.

"I doubted. That demon swallowed all of Kagome's energy except for the main energy in her heart,"Miroku said.

"There is...one way she can get her energy back,"Sango said. Miroku and Shippo turned around facing her."The Shikon No Tama could restore her energy."

"It isn't that easy. InuYasha has the Shikon No Tama, still. For all we know he could be a ruthless full demon by now,"Miroku said.

"That's not true. InuYasha is still in his hald demon form,"Shippo said.

"Huh!"

"It's true! When I met Kagome during her journey she was in trouble by a demon, but InuYasha saved her!"Shippo explained.

"Should we try and look for him?"Sango asked.

"We tried before, Sango, but we had not luck. Do you think trying again will do any good?"Miroku said. Sango just lowered her head not saying anything.

"InuYasha has to come! He probably smells her scent and is coming this way right now!"Shippo said positively. Miroku just sighed and sat down as Sango handed him some tea.

"We'll see, Shippo,...we'll see...,"Miroku responded back.

As days passed by the wind became even stronger. Kagome was still out. She began to lose more strength everyday.

"Kagome...you can't die on us,"Shippo mumbled to himself as he glanced down at Kagome one late windy afternoon.

Shippo cared so much for Kagome. She was like the best friend he had never had. He didn't know what he would do if Kagome had died. Shippo gripped his fists as he fought back tears.

No...she can't die...Shippo thought to himself.

"I can't take this!"Shippo exclaimed as he stood up. Miroku and Sango looked at the young fox demon."I'm going to find InuYasha and I'm going to take the Shikin No Tama out of his hands!"Shippo said as he ran to the door, but the door slammed open violently letting in the strong wind making Shippo fly back.

Shippo, Sango, and Miroku both looked up at the stranger and gasped in amazement.

"InuYasha!"they all said in unison.

There stood the hanyou at the door. He wore his usual red kimono and he looked just the same.

"Here,"InuYasha said throwing the Shikon No Tama at Miroku. Mirkou caught it and glanced back up at InuYasha."I saw Kagome try to fight that demon a few days ago. So i'm handing you the jewel to heal that wench,"InuYasha said.

"How can you say that! Kagome went through all that mess just to see you!"Shippo exclaimed.

"Can it, Shippo!"InuYasha yelled. He then turned his attention back to Miroku,"Are you going to heal her or not?"he said rudly.

Miroku walked to Kagome and knelt beside her. He grabbed her hand gently and placed the jewel in her palm.

Just then, a small glow appeared from Kagome's hand and it began to spread through her body. Slowly, but surely, Kagome regained her energy back. Her skin was back to it's creamy color and her body went back to it's original form.

InuYasha looked at Kagome contently. Even after a year...

He still loved her.

Kagome opened her eyes slowly, getting used to the light that surrounded the hut. She blinked a couple of times and turned her head to Miroku.

"Miroku...,"Kagome said weakly. Miroku hushed Kagome.

"It's okay. Your back to normal,"Miroku said.

"W-what? How did you-"Kagome stopped herself as she felt a small round object in her hand. She raised her hand up to her and opened her hand slowly finding the Shikon No Tama. Kagome's eyes widened as she looked at the jewel."How...?"was all Kagome could say.

"Why don't you ask him,"Miroku said tilting his head towards the door. Kagome sat up and saw no one.

"Ask who?"Kagome asked curiously. Miroku faced Kagome's direction finding that no one was there. He dropped his jaw.

"Where'd InuYasha go?"Miroku asked Shippo and Sango. They both shrugged their shoulders. Kagome gasped.

"InuYasha was here!"Kagome asked Miroku quickly. Miroku nodded.

"Yes, but he just suddenly dissapeared,"Miroku replied. Kagome stood up and fetched herself her red jacket, running outside.

"Kagome! Wait!"Sango called out, but Kagome ignored Sango and shut the door behind her.

"InuYasha!"Kagome called out over the harsh blazing wind. Kagome ran down the dirt path and walked onto a hill calling out InuYasha's name once more. Kagome looked down the steep path finding her beloved hanyou sitting on the grass watching the sunset."InuYasha!"Kagome yelled as she ran down the hill.

InuYasha turned around and stood up finding Kagome thrusting her arms out and wrapping them around his neck.

"Kagome...?"InuYasha was amazed at her actions. He thought that she still hated him.

Kagome parted the hug and looked deeply into the hanyou's eyes. She then took a step back facing her back towards him. InuYasha just stood there wondering what she was doing, but he wished he hadn't.

"InuYasha. SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SSSSSIIIIIIIIITT!"Kagome yelled in frustration.

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

Kagome turned around and noticed InuYasha pummelled to the ground. He seemed to be in pain.

When the curse wared off InuYasha stood back up pissed.

"What'd you do that for!"InuYasha screamed in Kagome's face.

"You know why!"Kagome screamed at him.

"What?"InuYasha froze. Kagome tried her best not to cry, but tears spilled from her eyes.

"InuYasha! I came back here for you! I was almost killed by a demon!"Kagome explained with such emotions.

"You didn't have to come back! I already followed your orders! I stayed out of your life! Just like you said a year ago!"InuYasha argued back. Kagome paused as more tears spilled down her cheeks.

"I know...I said that. That's why...I came back...I couldn't handle the pain deep inside me! Remembering the pain I caused you scarred me! And plus YOU were the one that started it! You said I wasn't needed anymore after we found the rest of the shards! Do you know what that felt like? It made me to believe that I wasn't a human being to you! I was just a tool!"Kagome yelled back.

"I only said those things to you because you kept bothering me not to be a full demon! You knew that was my dream! That's the only reason why we searched for the shards!"InuYasha said back.

"So you really meant it...I really was a tool,"Kagome said shockingly. InuYasha froze. There he goes again! Blurting out stuff that he didn't meant!

"Kagome..., I don't know why I said those things to you. I was just mad. That's why I went back to your time to apologize..., but you wouldn't let me!"InuYasha said.

Was it partially Kagome's fault? Yes it sort of was, but InuYasha shouldn't of said those things to her.

Kagome didn't say anything as a stronger breeze passed by flowing through her hair roughly as so with InuYasha's.

"InuYasha?"Kagome said. InuYasha looked at her."Why did you save me from that demon? and Why did you run off like that from me and Koga?"

"You think I should of just stood there watching that damn wolf kiss you? And I only saved you from that demon was because...I couldn't stand to see you die,"InuYasha replied. Kagome clenched her fists.

Kagome walked closer to InuYasha and touched his cheek looking contently into his eyes. InuYasha stared back at her and, surprisingly, embraced her putting his arms around her waist as he rested his cheek on top of her head.

Kagome, surprised at first, settled down and rested her head against his chest as her hands were against his chest as well.

"Inu...Yasha...,"Kagome whispered softly as she began to cry in his chest.

Finally she had found her love. "Inu...Yasha...ashiteru...,"Kagome whispered. InuYasha parted the hug as he looked into her reddened eyes as more tears continued to fall.

InuYasha lifted her head and pressed his lips against her's. Kagome closed her eyes dreamily as she responded back to the kiss.

"Ashiteru...,"InuYasha replied as they parted there kiss.

Kagome longed to hear him say that. It felt like a dream to her, but rest assured it wasn't. It was reality...

InuYasha...

Fin

AC: ahem...well there you have it! the last chapter of my inu story! Anyways thank you to all my wonderful reviewers! I appreciate it much! Arigatou!