A/N: well. I guess it's been far too long, and now it's time for me to update. I'm sorry for the long wait, but school's getting mighty hectic now that finals are just around the corner. Please enjoy this chapter and thank you for all the support. I really hope you guys like this story.

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Title: Guess Who's Back

Author: xbabiegherl13x

Summary: Kagome was the ugliest thing Inuyasha had ever laid eyes on. When they were growing up He would always make fun of her and call her names because she was very poor and had a horrible appearance. After years of putting up with Inuyasha's bullshit she moves to America where she stays for 4 years. One day she comes back to Japan looking as beautiful as ever. Will they fall for each other? Not without going through some problems first. He later finds out that Kagome is a famous super model, which complicates things.

Pairings: Inuyasha and Kagome of course! You'll have to check it out!

Genre: Romance/Drama

I think it makes for a great story. Please check it out guys! Thanks a bunch!

The A-List

Chapter Sixteen

Aching Hearts

Kagome tossed in her bed and sighed, in a huff. She balled her fists and smacked her arms down on the bed. She rolled her head over and looked at her balcony windows, which were covered in water. It was still raining and there seemed to be no escaping the watery world. Suddenly she thought back on what had taken place only a couple hours ago and the corners of her eyes started to get that familiar sting.

"Why…" she drawled out miserably and closed her eyes, willing herself not to cry. Of all the things in the world that she felt could go wrong, why did it have to be breaking up with Inuyasha.

Of all the things…

She couldn't even remember why they had to break up. Her mind went blank after their last kiss, and she sadly let that be that. Her heart was torn to pieces and stomped on harshly, as dramatic as that sounded. But everything did seem hopeless in a way. She had no one now.

Well… that's not true…

She had Sango… and Miroku… and Inuyasha if you really decided to count that. Although, she didn't even think she could look at him without tears coming.

Kagome rolled her head over again and flipped her phone open. She squinted her eyes at the extremely bright blue light that illuminated her phone and looked at the time, after rubbing her eyes.

… 12.30… in the morning…

Kagome groaned. She had school tomorrow too, she realized… or today…or whatever! This weekend was turning out to be shit. Only a few days after her birthday, and then things turned for the worst. Did bad things always have to happen to good people? Or was she just not good? Maybe it was all her fault and Inuyasha didn't want to be with her anymore, because she was a bitch…

"Kagome, you know that I would never leave you if it was my choice. I fucking love you. I love you with my whole heart, but this is something that needs to be done…"

Something that needs to be done…

Needs to be done…

Which means… it had to be done, or the outcome would have been something horrible. Why wasn't she listening to the rest of what he had to say? She was so busy wallowing in self-pity that she couldn't even tune into the world around her. All that seemed important was getting away so she couldn't feel the hurt. But she didn't feel any better… not at all. She just felt lonely.

… Painfully lonely…

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Inuyasha sat up from his bed and threw back the covers, away from the bottom half of his body. He couldn't sleep, no matter how hard he tried. He wanted to go in and talk to Kagome, but he knew she wouldn't exactly be all that welcoming.

"Fucking bastard…" he growled in reference to her blasted father. It was his entire fault. He couldn't even understand that he was hurting his daughter. He didn't even care. What kind of father…?

Inuyasha never cried but he felt as if he might. He realized just how much he missed Kagome and it had only been a couple of hours. He loved just the fact that he could call her his girlfriend. There was a kind of warmth that followed him when he said it. And true they could still be friends, but that was the worst thing to be when you loved someone. He couldn't stand not even being able to hold her the way he used to.

Inuyasha ran a hand through his hair and walked over to his closet. There was no way he could just sit and wait for tomorrow to come. He didn't even think he could say anything to her when he saw her. Maybe he could just stay in his room, and then avoid her for a while at school…

Psh… yeah right…

Inuyasha pulled on some black sweatpants, the bottoms pooling around his feet, and then he pulled on a red wife-beater. When he got done dressing, he quickly and stealthily made his way outside of his room, and down the hall to the workout hall the mansion held. He made it down in no time and opened the door, before swiftly sweeping in, and closing it shut behind him. He walked over to a shelf on the wall with white gauze tape in different sizes and wrapped the white bandages around his knuckles on both hands and then in the middle of both feet for support. When he finished, he walked over to a mat on the ground and lay down to do some sit-ups and then push-ups. He focused on trying to meet his goal, and to relieve the grief he was feeling.

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Sango sighed and walked into the kitchen, glancing swiftly at the clock hanging on the wall. 12:45…

It was early. She didn't even know what she was doing up, but she left Miroku's room and walked down the hall and into the kitchen. She really didn't know why she was there. But then, as she was walking, she got this gut feeling that something bad had happened. She didn't know with whom, but she just knew something bad happened. She had a dark hunch that it had something to do with Kagome and Inuyasha.

As she stood in the kitchen, she had a moving feeling that brought her over to the freezer. She opened it and found two pint sized containers of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. Her stomach growled at the thought, but she was still confused as to what she was to do with the ice cream. Then it clicked. She pulled out her cell phone and called Kagome's cell. On the third ring she picked up.

"Hello…?" Kagome asked groggily. Truth was, she wasn't asleep, but she still did feel like shit and her throat was hoarse from crying.

"Kagome… What's wrong? I just felt like I should call. Is everything okay?" she asked, genuinely worried.

"I'm fine," she said quietly.

"Liar. I'm coming right up." Sango flipped her cell phone closed and walked over to the silverware drawer in the kitchen. She grabbed two spoons, then walked down the hall and over to the elevator, with two containers of ice cream and two spoons. When the doors clicked open, she walked out onto Kagome's floor and up to her door. She knocked lightly, so not to disturb those around and waited for Kagome to answer.

"Come in, it's open." She said quietly. Sango crept the door open, before stepping inside and looking at Kagome. She clicked her tongue and frowned.

"Kagome, what the hell?" Kagome looked over at Sango, wiping away tears from her rosy cheeks and sat up.

"What?"

"Why do you look so pitiful?" She asked, not in a mean way, but in the way a concerned friend would.

"Thanks Sango. That comment made me feel one hundred percent better. Note the sarcasm though, my friend." Kagome said frankly, and sniffled why Sango came over and sat next to her best friend.

"Want to tell me what this is all about exactly?" Sango asked quietly. She handed Kagome an ice cream and a spoon, then proceeded to open hers and take a big spoonful.

"You'd feel like this too, if Miroku broke up with you…" she said quietly, the words "broke up" bringing more tears to her eyes. Sango gasped loudly. Well as good as she could with ice cream caked to the roof of her mouth.

"Kagome! Inuyasha broke up with you? Why in the world would he do that for?" she exclaimed. Her heart thoroughly went out to her friend even though she'd never experienced it before.

"I don't even know…" she said more tears spilling over her dark lashes and falling into her lap. "I can't even remember. I was crying so hard. I remember him whispering stuff in my ear, but I don't know what he was saying." She cried, and set her ice cream to the side, burying her face into the palms of her hands.

"Kagome… oh goodness…" Sango wrapped an arm around her best friend's shoulders. "It's going to be okay. I'm sure he had a really rational reason for his actions. I'm not taking his side," she said quickly at the look of despair Kagome shot her. "But I know that Inuyasha wouldn't just break up with you for no reason. He loves you way too much. I know. He tells me a lot." Sango tried to comfort.

"How am I supposed to know? He probably won't even talk to me tomorrow!" she wailed and cried even harder.

"Kagome. This isn't you. Why are you losing hope so fast? You just have to talk to him. Chances are he'll talk back."

"And if not…?" she whispered quietly. She didn't understand, not that Sango was pointing it out to her, why Inuyasha did break up with her. She couldn't remember a thing he had said. She was tired, that much was noticeable by the small bags under her eyes, but she had to wonder if she'd be able to remember if she got some sleep…

"Kagome. Talk to him tomorrow. That's the best advice I can give you right now. You guys just need to talk. Nothing can be solved if the two of you decide to hide from each other." She explained. Kagome nodded. Sango was right. But she didn't know if she possessed the strength to do so. She needed him so bad, and he just broke her heart. She remembered him saying there was a reason and that he did in fact love her, but she couldn't remember the reason he provided.

"Okay…" she said quietly. "I will…"

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"Dude…why'd we leave the house so early again? I can't even remember. Oh wait! You never told me, and dragged my sleeping ass out of the house! Do you suddenly like school now, Yasha!" Miroku screamed at his best friend as they made their way to school. Inuyasha concentrated on the road and rubbed an aching temple to rid his head of an oncoming migraine.

"I had to leave early," he said quietly. Miroku stared angrily out the window. He hated waking up early, and on top of that having to go to school while he was at it. Though he had to wonder. It wasn't like Inuyasha to be 1) quiet (no, never ever…) or 2) wanting to leave early for school (what blasphemy!). Something was definitely up, but it was so early and Miroku just wanted to crawl back in bed for a bit more.

"Why is that again?" Miroku looked at his best friend. His side profile was that of a frown, not an angry face but more of a saddened disappointed one. "Why did you want to leave early? What happened?" Miroku asked curiously. He turned on the heater in the car and rubbed his hands together. He could see his own breath in the car…

… That's just wrong…

"Because…"

"Because…" Miroku drawled. He didn't even get to see Sango this morning.

"Just because." He growled.

"Okay. Inuyasha. I realize that you're not one to show your emotions that often unless provoked by a certain something or other, but when I have to be up at 7:30 in the morning, and you're the one responsible for my being awake, I have the right to ask for a fucking reason and it had better be something a tad bit more advanced then 'just because'." Miroku said unsatisfied. He wasn't a morning person. Just leave it at that…

"Look. I'm not happy. I couldn't be there when Kagome woke up. I don't even think I can face her right now. We… uh… we broke up." he said quieter then before. Miroku's eyes widened in surprise and he instantly choked back his last words.

"Dude! Why the hell would you guys do that?" Miroku turned in his seat and stared at the silver-haired teenager.

"It wasn't my choice, Miroku. Her dad made me. He said that if I didn't break up with her, he'd forbid me from even seeing her ever again." He gritted his teeth and sat in a huff, his knuckles gripping the steering wheel, almost turning white.

"Fucking bastard!" Miroku exclaimed and crossed his arms over his chest, shaking his head. "Did the guy even give you a reason as to why he was making you break up with her?"

"He said that uh… I was a bad influence… and that I was a street rat. That I couldn't give Kagome a good life, or something, because I wasn't that rich."

"But… that's unreasonable…"

"I know that!" Inuyasha stopped at a light and banged the back of his head on his headrest a few times.

"But… shouldn't that be Kagome's choice? Like who she wants to end up with?" Miroku asked, his dark eyebrows furrowing in confusion.

"I said that too… but apparently she's going to love someone with money and learn to like it. That's so fucked up…" Inuyasha suddenly felt sick. He hated her father with a passion now, and the hatred grew with every word he spoke. He couldn't believe that, what he was saying was actually true. And that he could probably never be with Kagome again, even if he wanted to be.

The light changed green and he cruised down the main street leading to their huge high school.

"I just… I don't get it. That's…" Miroku sat shaking his head. Inuyasha parked in an empty spot and took his keys from the ignition, sitting back for a minute before getting out and grabbing his and Miroku's backpacks from the trunk. He threw Miroku his and shut the heavy door. "Inuyasha. Man, I'm sorry. I have no clue what to say to that. It's just so messed up."

"Exactly. And I don't think there's anything I can do. But I'm not giving up. I need her so incredibly bad…" he bit his lip and glanced at Miroku, who was busy looking at him with a disappointed frown on his face.

"I understand. Don't give up man…" Miroku shook his head as both adolescents hurriedly made their way to the school building, putting on the hoods to their 'A Static Lullaby' hoodies and zipping them up to keep warm. Inuyasha's baggy pants jingled as his wallet chain clinked with loose change in his pocket. Their Converse splashed through puddles on the ground as a light drizzle began to descend from the puffy, gray clouds above and they ran the rest of the way, holding up their pants and swinging into the school hallway before an all out downpour started.

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Kagome and Sango both ran into the school building after lunch, heading to the library for their fifth period study hall. It was a class that Sango, Miroku, Inuyasha and Kagome all had together and a new set of butterflies emerged within Kagome's stomach.

"Sango. I can't do it. I can't go in there. He's in there…" she whispered and put her hands up to her face, taking a deep breath.

"Kagome. You need to talk to him!"

"Not in there! I might start screaming. And you know how this teacher is. She's hated me ever since I started that food fight in there."

"Well… that wasn't one of your most brilliant ideas. I mean the plan was brilliant but not the fact that you got caught. That was your biggest mistake-"

"Sango!" Sango cleared her throat.

"Oh. Right. You'll be fine. Don't talk to him then. I'm sure you can communicate with your eyes." Sango said wiggling her fingers, making a weird "oOoOo" noise and then breaking out into a smile.

"Sango…" she sounded defeated.

"You'll be fine," she repeated. She pushed open the door to the library, just as the second warning bell rang and pushed Kagome inside. Kagome took another deep breath and let her eyes adjust to the darker setting of the room, for the hallway was brighter. Her heart was pounding in her chest and she walked over to the usual table she sat at with Miroku and Inuyasha.

"Hey, Sango…" Miroku said quietly, and cautiously. Inuyasha was glaring at the wooden table, with his arms folded across his chest. He smelt the fear, disappointment and nervousness radiating off of Kagome in waves. He was afraid to look at her, because he might start crying himself. It hurt to even be near her.

"I gotta go to the bathroom." He stated curtly and stood up from his chair walking briskly over to the library doors. Kagome frowned, tears coming to her eyes and put a hand up to her mouth.

"He can't even be in the same room as me." Kagome whispered heart-broken and Sango growled, stood up and walked after Inuyasha angrily. Miroku looked over at the broken girl and sighed.

"Kagome. It'll be ok. I promise. Inuyasha's just a little… dejected…" he said quietly and patted the hand that lay flat on the table. A tear dropped from Kagome's eye and slid down her cheek.

"It's not going to be okay. He can't be around me anymore. He doesn't love me anymore." She sobbed forlornly and heaved a sigh, trying to get air into her lungs.

"No. Listen to me Kagome. Inuyasha's confused about what he has to do. You guys need to talk to each other. You can't solve anything by sitting around. But I know he definitely loves you. Dearly." he whispered. It sounded familiar. Kagome's shoulders shook as she cried her heart out, trying to make the pain go away.

"He won't listen. He just walked away from me…" she said through a watery voice. It seemed as if she didn't want to hear anything anyone had to say. Her goal was trying to get through this period without breaking down, but she failed. Her mentality was distorted by misery.

"Kagome. Stop giving up hope. Talk to him tonight. When you're free to let loose your emotions. If you cry here, too many people will ask what's wrong."

"Oh, so you're saying I'm going to automatically cry?" Kagome glared at the boy sitting across from her. Miroku frowned and put his hands up in defense.

"Whoa there turbo. I'm just using it as an example. Don't go all crazy on me. I'm trying to be sensitive!" he pointed out. Kagome sighed and rubbed her eyes.

"Sorry. I'm going to go to the bathroom. I'll talk to you later…" Kagome stood up, threw her backpack onto her shoulder and headed for the back door of the library, making a hurried escape. Miroku shook his head.

"I will never understand the female mind…"

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"Inuyasha!" her voice echoed through the empty hallway. It seemed like a quiet day in a psychiatric ward, where everything was silent, yet the only sound that could be heard was the squeaking soles of two pairs of wet Converse sneakers.

Inuyasha whirled around in his haste to get to the boy's bathroom, his hands shoved in his pockets. Sango stormed up to him with the meanest look on her face and shoved his shoulder sending him against a locker, thus ruining the quiet peacefulness.

"What the hell, Sango!" Inuyasha whispered harshly. He rubbed his abused shoulder and glared. The high windows above the lockers took a beating from the rain, the pitter-patter becoming a rhythmic noise.

"Where the hell do you think you're going?" she asked incredulously. "Why would you just leave like that? As soon as Kagome walked in the door!"

"Obviously you don't know the story!"

"Actually I do, and it's rather depressing! But walking away sure as hell won't solve a damn thing!" she poked him in the chest with her right hand, her left on her hip. Inuyasha stared down at his shoes defeated. The silence lengthened on for quite some time, the only noise being the rain and soft labored breathing from the two upset adolescents.

"What am I supposed to do…?" he asked sullenly. Sango's angered expression was replaced with one of sadness. She never liked to see anyone close to her suffer. It was clear that Inuyasha was suffering. You could see it in everything that he did. But he needed to get it together and talk with Kagome. Nothing would be accomplished if they didn't talk.

"Inuyasha…talk to her. That's all you can do for now. But she has to know you still love her…" Sango explained quietly.

"Of course I still love her!" he growled and punched a locker, making a slight dent. "I can't stand this. Her father is a fucking bastard. To hurt his own daughter like that!" Sango stood quietly, hearing what he was saying. It made sense.

"Wait. Hold on. Kagome's father made you two break up?" Sango asked in shock.

"She didn't tell you?"

"Well, no. She said she didn't even hear what you said. She heard the multiple 'I love you' comments and how you felt but she couldn't remember the reasons you gave." Sango shrugged.

"That might explain it. So she thinks I'm like, what, mad at her?" he asked sadly.

"Yeah. That's all she cares to listen to. But hey, I really think you should get back in there and talk this out with her. It could do you both some good. Trust me." Sango sighed in relief when he nodded.

"But…I'm not going to do it now. It's too risky. I'm just going to have to talk to her when we get home. So if she gets upset, she doesn't lash out at me in public." He laughed nervously, but stopped when he realized the actual reason he left the library.

"What?" she asked at the weird expression on his face.

"If you'll excuse me now, I have to take a piss." He bowed and Sango snorted.

"Lovely, Inuyasha. Just lovely." He took off in the direction of the boy's bathroom, leaving Sango standing there, shaking her head. 'Boys…' she thought helplessly.

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Rain…

It engulfed the mansion, making it a chilly watery world. Rain splattered on the windows of every room, leaving everything wet. Drops collected on the glass of the windows and when two or three formed together, they ran down the glass, leaving behind a watery trail in their wake. Plants out on the grounds got their daily dose, and leaves and petals collected the cool water, once getting heavy and emptying the load on a plant below. A light fog rose up from the ground below, making the grounds look eerie. The sky was grayish tan with thick, dark and heavy clouds covering the late afternoon sky, and a slight wind rustling the trees around the mansion.

Kagome looked at her watch. It was 6:30, barely about to get dark. She just finished her homework and walked over to the balcony doors, touching the cool glass. She looked out on the ocean, which was choppy and disturbed. 'Just like me…' she thought sadly. She shook her head and left the window, instead walking over to her dresser, which held her jewelry. She took her jewelry box and sat down on her bed, softly sinking into the comfortable mattress. She opened the lid on the box and looked into the mirror on the inside. Her eyes were puffy and red, as was her nose, and her cheeks were blotchy from crying so much. She frowned at her reflection and focused her eyes on the actually items inside. She pulled out the necklace Inuyasha gave her for her birthday and fingered the heart pendant. Tears instantly came to her eyes.

"Inuyasha… I need you so much…" she covered her mouth with her hand and tried to hold in a sob.

But almost as soon as she started crying, she became angry, with herself, mostly. For being stupid and losing hope. Inuyasha said he loved her. But then how could she be so sure. Why would you leave someone you love for anything? Wouldn't you do anything in your power to hold onto that?

"Damnit!" she screamed. She threw the jewelry box to the floor and stomped around dramatically. But she soon just dropped to the ground and closed herself into a ball. She sobbed into her knees and let her emotions take over.

Usually she could control the way she felt. She could control her emotions. She knew the consequences when she didn't, when she let loose. All the other times though, she hadn't been strong with her powers. But she knew now, that if she lost control, all hell would break loose. Unfortunately, right now was her breaking point. And there was nothing she could do to stop the oncoming emotions.

As she sobbed, small amounts of miko energy shot out around her. The energy licked at items in her room; cracking them or making them instantly break, causing catastrophe to appear in her room. The storm raged on, on the outside world, if not getting stronger. Disaster became apparent and there seemed to be nothing anyone could do…

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Inuyasha sat before his open balcony doors, the cold air rushing past him and into his room. He reached into a box by the door and almost shook out a cigarette, but at the last minute he thought better of it and put it away. Instead he pulled out his hacky-sack and ran it over his hands. He sighed.

"Kagome… I miss you so much…" he whispered. He propped his legs up and rested his arms there, before burying his face there. "I'm sorry." He said brokenly. He sniffled and wiped the lone tear that ran down his face, surprising himself. He only cried when he lost his mother. 'I guess I lost something of equal importance…' he thought sadly. He looked out onto the balcony, and then shifted his eyes up towards the sky. He sniffed, while his ears swiveled to pick up any type of unusual noises.

"It smells like salt…" he stated the obvious. "We do live by an ocean…" he frowned though. "But it's mixed with something else." He sniffed again and his eyes shifted to the wall to the left of him. 'Kagome…' suddenly the boy was standing and walking over to the balcony. He walked out, his Converse stepping into collected puddles. He was standing on his balcony wall, ready to jump over. His clothes and hair were soaked, his clothes acting like a second skin and he shivered slightly. He jumped over to the balcony next to his, his feet slipping and coming out from under him. Soon he was on his butt, his backside soaked as well. "Ouch…" he said rubbing the offended body part. He stood up and walked over to the balcony doors. What he saw threw him into a state of shock though.

Kagome was sitting on the floor crying her eyes out, but what scared him the most was the immense amount of power radiating off of her in waves. "Why the hell didn't I notice that before?" he opened the doors and suddenly he was thrown back from the force. The doors swung open on their own accord and smashed against the wall they opened up to, all the glass shattering. Inuyasha shielded his face and gasped at the energy, which was even stronger now.

Inuyasha picked up a pebble on the ground and threw it at her, but it was disintegrated and a pink force field showed up, before becoming invisible.

"Shit…" he drawled out slowly, his eyes widening. "Kagome!" he screamed her name and ran inside the room, not caring about the shield around her. "Kagome!" he knew she was a miko, but he didn't know she was that powerful. He ran in and threw himself at her, only to be thrown back. "Damnit, Kagome!" he screamed. She looked up blankly and then focused her eyes on her ex. Her force field dropped, and all the energy surrounding the two died down, although you could still feel it in the room, like static electricity.

"Inuyasha?" she asked quietly. Tears still ran down her face and she bit her lip. "Why are you here?"

"Want to explain that to me just now? What the hell was that?"

"Don't answer my question with a question! What are you doing here?" The rain still pounded down on him as he sat on the balcony. Kagome stood up and walked over to him hesitantly, as he stood up to meet her.

"Kagome…" he didn't know how to talk to her. He felt mute, like he had to learn what to say again. "I'm sorry…" was all he could say. Kagome shook her head and stepped out onto the balcony, instantly becoming soaked. Her hair was plastered to her cheeks and forehead, while her black 'Hawthorne Heights' T-shirt and jeans clung to her body.

"For what? What are you sorry for?"

"Kagome…" he couldn't speak. He tried swallowing the increasingly growing lump in his throat and just stared at the raven-haired beauty before him. He wanted to gather her up in his arms and hold her, but he couldn't move.

"No! You broke it off with me! Why?" she asked. She was crying, Inuyasha could tell, but to the naked eye, it blended with the rain.

"Kagome, it wasn't like that. You know that. Please say that you know that." He begged. Tears escaped his eyes.

"You broke my heart… you promised you'd never break my fucking heart, Inuyasha!" she screamed at him, a broken sob escaping from her pink lips. Inuyasha frowned and he found the will to move, walking closer and gathering the broken girl into his arms as they collapsed to the ground. He placed her in his lap, facing him, and they both buried their faces into each other's necks. They cried together, broken and melancholy.

"Kagome…I love you so much. Please say that you know that. I love you. You're my world. Don't tell me you don't believe it," his bottom lip quivered. He'd never felt so weak in his life. The first time in fourteen years that he had cried. It seemed foreign to him. He lifted her face and looked in her eyes, doubt and sadness shining through her chocolate orbs. She bit her lip and searched his eyes. But her whole world really stopped when he crushed his lips to hers. Her mind went blank. Her whole body warmed up and oddly enough, she felt whole. She broke the kiss and held her forehead against his.

"You still love me…?" she asked. He smirked lightly.

"With my whole heart, baby girl." He whispered and kissed her forehead. She smiled weakly and wrapped her arms around his neck, hugging him tight. When she pulled back, her wet, almost stringy hair acted like a curtain and covered their faces as she kissed him sweetly again.

It left them both in heart stopping awe...

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Inuyasha stared up at the ceiling blankly, lost in his own thoughts. Kagome was lying on his chest, his arm wrapped around her waist, her breathing even.

"Kagome…" he whispered.

"Yeah?" she said just as quiet.

"I'm sorry." She locked eyes with him, almost getting lost in the deep amber he stared back with.

"Please don't be sorry." She cupped his cheek and kissed him lightly. Her eyes fluttered open and he raised his knees, planting his feet on the bed, and making her slide up more.

"But I-"

"No buts. I'm sorry for yelling earlier." She yawned and buried her face in his neck. He ran a hand through her damp hair. After they came in from outside, to his room of course, they showered and changed. They just decided to lounge around.

"Okay…" he said and pulled her closer.

"I'm tired, baby." She yawned again and closed her eyes.

"Sleep. I'm right here." She snuggled closer, and soon her breathing became even. Inuyasha sighed a breath of relief. They were back together, but he didn't know if it would last with her father always breathing down their necks. Maybe they could just, act like friends when he was around, but when they were out, be themselves. 'It's worth a try…' he sighed. He didn't want to think about it. All he knew was, he was happy at the moment and he'd rather just stay like this, in this happiness and not think depressing thoughts. He felt his eyes close and let himself drown into happiness.

'I'm never letting go, Kagome. Not again…'

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A/N: wow. That was a long chapter. So much included. That's my apology for the month long wait. I'll try to do another chapter soon, but I'm at a bit of a road block. Thanks for reading. Please review!

Later Dayz, TaintedMunkeyz