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Chapter 6

It was a while since Inuyasha's confrontation with Kikyo, and since then, the group had not seen her. The group stopped in some woods, and Kagome stood up and announced that she was going for a walk. Not to far away, Kagome heard the splash of water against rock. Following the sound, she came to a cliff. She stood at the edge of the cliff looking far out. Her breath caught in her lungs, it was so beautiful. Kagome looked down and shuddered, it was a long fall. "I wouldn't like to fall down there," Kagome said out loud.
"Yes, it would be a shame if you fell." Kagome turned around to find Kikyo standing behind her. "You wouldn't survive if you happened to fall." With that, Kikyo took a step closer to Kagome.
"Kikyo wouldn't hurt me, would she?" thought Kagome. Kikyo took another step towards Kagome.
"What kind of spell did you put on Inuyasha?" she asked.
"I didn't put any spell on him!" Kagome said defensively. "He doesn't even care about me," Kagome thought sadly.
"You lie! You did something to him. That's the only reason he acted that way by the hot spring" and Kagome was shoved over the edge of the cliff. Kagome let out a large scream, and as she fell, several branches coming from the side of the mountain scratched at her body. She eventually caught one branch, but her hand was extremely blistered from all the attempts she had made at grabbing a branch. Kagome looked up at the branch in her hand, and realized that it wouldn't hold too long. "Where did these branches come from? I must be lucky," but Kagome didn't spend too much time thinking about how amazing it was that she had been able to grab a branch. Kagome screamed again. "Inuyasha will come." Kagome looked down, she was now half way down the cliff. If she fell, she wouldn't die from the landing, but rather the undertow that would pull her under the water, drowning her.

Inuyasha sat up. "What is it, Inuyasha?" Shippo asked.
"I thought I heard a scream," said Inuyasha getting up. Then he heard another one. There was no mistaking the voice. "Kagome!" Inuyasha followed her scent and he finally came to the cliff. He was surprised to see Kikyo standing there. "Where's Kagome?"
"She fell," Kikyo said innocently. "I tried to save her, but I couldn't reach her." Just then, Inuyasha heard another of Kagome's screams. Inuyasha ran to the edge of the cliff.
"Kagome!"
"Inuyasha! Help me, Kikyo pushed me off the cliff. I can't hold on much longer Inuyasha!"
"Hold on, Kagome! I'll get you."
"I can't hold on, Inuya-" she was cut of by the sound of a cracking branch. The sound was followed by a scream and then a splash of water.
Inuyasha stood up and looked angrily at Kikyo. "She tried to push me off the cliff, but she slipped herself. But now you can be mine, Inuyasha," said Kikyo.
"You're lying Kikyo. Kagome would never lie to me. You pushed her, I know you did. Kikyo, if Kagome doesn't survive, I will personally come after you and kill you. And if she does survive, you better make sure you never, ever come near her again." And with that final word, Inuyasha dived off the cliff after Kagome. When he hit the water, he started to look for Kagome. He could feel the current pull him down into it's depths. Then, he felt something brush against him. He pulled it towards him, and his heart leapt, for he held Kagome. He looked at her, and she was moving her arms frantically, trying to get up to the surface. "I have to get her to the surface," he thought. Inuyasha, with all his might started to swim upward, holding Kagome safely in his arms. Inuyasha suddenly became aware of the fact that Kagome was moving much less. "She must need air!" Inuyasha brought Kagome's mouth to his, filling her mouth with air. But Inuyasha had no time to wait, he continued to swim. Finally, Inuyasha broke to the surface, pulling up Kagome after him. By this time, Kagome was unconscious. Inuyasha quickly swam to shore. When he made it, he placed Kagome on her back. He leaned down and checked for breathing. It seemed she had stopped. He checked for a pulse, and he was ecstatic to find one. It was faint, but it was there. Inuyasha was unsure what to do, and then he remembered once watching Miroku say that he needed to breath air into Sango when she wasn't breathing once. "I have to try it! I don't know what else I could do." Inuyasha slowly lowered his head to Kagome's. Putting his mouth to hers, he gave Kagome one breath. Nothing happened. Then he breathed a second time. Then, suddenly, Kagome began coughing. She slowly opened her eyes, and was surprised to see Inuyasha hovering above her.
"Are you alright, Kagome?"
"Yeah, thanks to you, Inuyasha." Inuyasha sighed with relief. Kagome was still coughing up some of the water that she swallowed. Inuyasha carefully picked her up and laid her across her lap. "Uh, Inuyasha?"
"Yeah, Kagome?"
"Why did you risk your life to save me?"
"What do you mean?" Inuyasha said looking down at Kagome.
"You could have died, either from the drop, or drowning."
"If you had died, Kagome, I don't know what I would have done. I would have blamed myself."
"You know, Inuyasha, if you hadn't given me that breath underwater, I don't think I would have made it."
"Yeah, well, you were screaming when you hit the water. I knew you couldn't have had that much air left."
"Inuyasha?" Inuyasha looked down at her in response. "How did you bring me back? I know I had swallowed a lot of water.
"W-well, I once heard Miroku say that he had to breathe air into Sango. Sango woke up and hit the stupid monk before he had a chance, so I wasn't sure if Miroku was serious about the breathing thing, or if he just wanted an excuse. I didn't know what to do, so I-I tried it." At this point, Inuyasha's face was the same color as his clothing.
"I wish I could have been awake for that," Kagome said very quietly.
"You do?" asked Inuyasha.
"Oh! I completely forgot about Inuyasha's ears!" Kagome thought. "He wasn't supposed to hear that. What do I say?" She just decided to say the truth. "Yes, Inuyasha."
Kagome started to fall asleep, while Inuyasha sat there thinking about what Kagome had just said. "She wanted to be awake" Does that mean what I think it means?"
Suddenly Kagome remember something. "what happened to Kikyo?"
"Hmm?" Inuyasha said, still pondering over what Kagome had said earlier.
"What happened to Kikyo?"
"I told her that if you died, I would kill her. Then I told her that if you lived, that she should never come near you again."
"Oh," Kagome said. "Does he care about me enough to avenge me by killing the one he loved?" she thought.
"Oh, Kagome, I just couldn't bear the thought of losing you. I was so worried. I didn't care whether I died or not, but I couldn't go on living if I didn't try. Kagome, I have to tell you something."
"What is it, Inuyasha?" Kagome started to get worried. Inuyasha seemed so serious. "Is something wrong?"
"I almost lost you today. If you had died, you would have never known how I felt about you. You would have died thinking that I didn't care about you. Kagome, I-I..." he started. "I can't say it, I can't tell her that I love her," he thought.
"You're crying, Inuyasha," Kagome said as she reached up to wipe the solitary tear from his face.
"It's just, Kagome, you are my best friend. You've always been there for me, I was so scared when I thought I would lose you. So many humans turn away from me when they learn that I'm a hanyou. But you, you didn't turn away," he said. "Well, it's a start," Inuyasha thought. "Maybe I'll be able to tell her soon. God, Inuyasha! Never thought I would see the day that I couldn't say three words to a human girl!"
"Oh, Inuyasha, you've always been there for me. I couldn't ever imagine losing you either. You're my best friend as well." Then to herself, Kagome thought, "I'm his best friend! It's a start, maybe with time he could love again."
"Really?" Inuyasha said, with his heart filling with hope. "Maybe she will love me," Inuyasha added to himself.
"Really," said Kagome. Inuyasha slowly lowered his head to hers, and Kagome raised her head up to his. Just before their lips met, they were interrupted.
"Inuyasha, Kagome! Are you two alright?" cried Sango.
Inuyasha and Kagome pulled their heads away from each other. They were both turning red. "What were you thinking? You were going to kiss her!" Inuyasha thought. "Was she going to kiss me back?"
"We're fine," Kagome said in a cheerful voice despite her disappointment. "What was I doing? I almost kissed him! We're just friends! But it seemed like he was going to kiss me back," she thought to herself.
"Yeah," Inuyasha said bitterly, he wasn't as great at hiding his disappointment as Kagome was.
"You two should get back to camp and change," suggested Miroku.
"Yeah," said Kagome, getting up from her place in Inuyasha's lap. They all walked back to camp.
That night, while everyone slept, Inuyasha got up and left the room. Kagome, not too long after followed Inuyasha. She walked into the woods and called out his name. She didn't hear a response, but in the next second, she was swept up onto a branch. "You could give someone some warning."
"Sorry. Did I wake you, I thought you were sleeping when I left."
"No, I was awake."
"Oh."
"What's wrong, is it Kikyo?"
"No."
"Inuyasha?"
"Yeah?"
"Was it hard to say those things to Kikyo? Like the things you said about her never coming near me?"
"No," Inuyasha said. "When I had learned that she had pushed you, I felt only anger. I could never love Kikyo after what she did to you, Kagome." Then Inuyasha turned to face Kagome. "It was at that moment, Kagome, that I realized that I cared for you more than I ever had Kikyo. That's why I was willing to risk my life for yours. What I really wanted to tell you today, Kagome, is that I love you."
"Inuyasha, you sound so sad."
"Having someone not love you back hurts more than any injury I've ever received."
"Oh, Inuyasha. I love you too, but I never thought you would love me because of Kikyo." And without saying another word, Kagome hugged Inuyasha tightly. Innuyasha rested his head on top of hers, and held her tightly. Kagome looked up into Inuyasha's eyes. Slowly Inuyasha lowered his head to Kagome's, and gently he kissed her on the lips.
Neither of them said a word for a while. Finally Inuyasha decided to speak up, "Kagome?" he whispered softly. He got no response. He looked down at Kagome, and was surprised to see her asleep. Carefully, he lifted Kagome into his lap. When she was secure, Inuyasha leaned against the trunk and decided he would sleep as well.
He looked down at Kagome, and then looked up towards the stars. "Inuyasha?" Kagome had said, she was awake but barely.
"Yeah, Kagome?" Inuyasha asked.
"I love you."
"I love you too."
Inuyasha gave Kagome a gentle kiss on the lips, and then together, they fell asleep.

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So that's the end of my story... Well, actually, I have continued it, but I am not so sure about putting up the sequel... Well, it's not really a sequel, I ended up continuing the story, but this was the original ending. Tell me what you think, and maybe I'll post the rest and continue this story if people ask for it :D. I hope you liked this story! As well, I have another Inuyasha story, Revenge is Taken.It's a pretty long story, butit has some humor, but is also very serious. It's quite extensive, though I am only beginning to post it on this website. It'sanother Inuyasha and Kagome fanfiction, dealing with the groups troubleswith getting the jewel shards. I don't want to give much away,the beginning is quite dull, but it gets interesting as it goes on. Please, mind the ratings of that story, it should be K or K+...twogunfang