In The End

Chapter Four: An Actual Conversation

Written By: InuyashaForever14

DISCLAIMER: hey everyone! I am so sorry that it has been a while since I last updated. Like I explained in my authors note my computer went ka-plooey on me. But Good New! If I feel up to it! I might just post two chapters tonight to make up for last night! I have finished writing 'In The End' but I still have to type it all so I will try to update one chapter per weekend! KEYWORD: TRY! I can't really promise anything but I'll try! I know you guys probably don't care but I FINALLY got a...wait for it...drum roll please...a...CELL PHONE! yay! I am sooooooo happy! lol! I am currently writing another fic called: "What Happens At Camp, Stays At Camp...Or Does It?" I might post this one I'm not sure so if you like my writing be on a look out for it! Its Genre is currently Romance/Humor. I haven't written much of it yet I'm seeing if it goes sour or not. It is an AU fic taken place in Kagome's time and here is a quick summary of what I am expecting to happen: Summer time is here! Kagome and her two best friends, Sango and Rin, along with their other good friend, Miroku all go to work at a camp, that Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru's father owns. Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru are now living with their father since the tragic death of their mother, instead of just living with him during the summers. As usual the boys are forced to help out at the camp. What will happen when Kagome, Sango, Rin, Miroku, Inuyasha, and Sesshoumaru all meet? Will love blossom or will hatred rule over everything? And might Kikyo, Naraku, Kouga, and Kagura have something to do with the hatred? Well that's it! Now on with the reason you all are here! uh...what was that again? oh yea! the fourth chapter! Adios!

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"Inuyasha!" she watched Inuyasha's body fall to the ground limp. She waited impatiently for his body to rise and begin to fight again. Her hope and faith was quenched as his body didn't flinch. Kagome looked from Inuyasha to Kouga. "You killed him!" She yelled.

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Chapter Four:

"I know that was the point!" Kouga grinned. "I told you I would kill him if he hurt you!" Kouga said confidently.

"BAKA! He didn't hurt me!" Kagome yelled.

"Then why'd you pass out?"

"The part of my soul that Kikyo had was returning to my body! You're such a BAKA! I HATE YOU!" Kagome cried.

"Kagome," Kouga stepped toward Kagome.

"Get away from me!" Kagome warned. Kouga took another step toward Kagome, ignoring what she had said. Kagome pulled out an arrow and her bow (A/N: That magically appeared...) and pointed it at Kouga. "I told you...TO GET AWAY!" Kagome said one last time. She pulled back the arrow, to show that she wasn't joking around, but did not release.

"I suggest you do as she says" came a voice. The two seemed shocked. They turned their head to look at who spoke, to find Inuyasha leaning against a tree holding Tetsusaiga.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome lowered her bow and ran to Inuyasha. She flung her arms around his neck and sobbing into his well built chest. (...drools... uh ... what was I saying...oh yea?) Inuyasha wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Shhh...Stop crying, I'm okay. I always am" Inuyasha comforted.

"Inuyasha, I was so scared, I thought that you were..." Kagome faded out, not wanting to finish.

"I know, But I'm not. I'm not going anywhere. It'll take a lot more than one wimpy punch to kill me" Inuyasha said, full of confidence.

"Kagome?" Kouga asked. Kagome slightly turned her head toward Kouga, not pulling out of Inuyasha's embrace. It was as if she thought that if she did so, she would loose him. Inuyasha growled at Kouga and pulled Kagome into a tighter embrace, daring Kouga to come anywhere near her.

"What do you want Kouga? If it's about your offer, I'm not ready to explain my answer to you yet" Kagome said. Inuyasha's face grew confused.

'What offer? When did they talk? Where was I? I guess I'll ask Kagome about it later' Inuyasha thought.

"So you have your answer? I hope that the answer is 'yes' or I might have to take things to a different level, I level I don't like very much but If I have to, I will bring it there. On that level, you might see a side of me that you really don't want to. If I don't get what I want willingly, I will take it by force" Kouga said and ran off, back to his den. Inuyasha looked at Kagome.

"Kagome, what is it that he wants?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome didn't look at him, but just stared after Kouga.

"Me" She responded.

"What do you mean 'you'?" Inuyasha interrogated.

"He wants me to be his 'mate' in return for the jewel shards" Kagome explained.

"That's sick. This is low, even lower than Miroku" Inuyasha stated. "We should head back now, Kagome" Inuyasha said. Kagome snuggled into his chest, not wanting to ever leave.

"Lets not and say we did" Kagome said.

"Feh, Whatever" Inuyasha said trying to keep his tough act up. he picked up Kagome and leaped through the tree tops until he came to a clearing. A meadow, that was open and you could see all of the stars that were gazing down on them.

"Wow, it's so beautiful!" Kagome awed.

"No, that would be you" Inuyasha thought out loud.

"What was that?" Kagome asked.

"I didn't say nothing"

"I swear I heard you say something but oh well" Kagome walked to the middle of the field and laid down on her stomach, propping herself up on her elbows. Inuyasha soon followed and laid on his back with his hands supporting his head.

"So what's your answer?" Inuyasha asked out of pure curiosity.

"What answer?" Kagome replied.

"The answer you're going to give Kouga?"

"I don't want to be his mate or whatever, I'm still not even sure exactly what it is"

"Would you like me to explain it to you?" Inuyasha suggested.

Kagome was a bit taken back at his gesture. 'He is being so nice...Why?' Kagome wondered. "Sure"

"Well, you humans might call it marriage but we demons, including myself, call it mating. It is when two people emotionally become one and are bonded together, forever. One can not leave the other unless the other dies. The Inu youkai and probably wolf youkai too, mark their mates by sinking their fangs into their mates neck. When youkai search for a mate, they usually search for someone who is strong and powerful. But sometimes they search for true love, It rarely happens but it happened with my family" Inuyasha explained as he looked up to the stars above the two.

"Do they have to have...um..sex?" Kagome asked timidly.

"Eventually, most of the time it is done through the mating process, but for some reason, some wait"

"I can't believe Kouga wants me to be his mate. I mean how can I give myself to someone who I hardly even know, someone I most certainly do not love?"

"You're human, you have a lot of emotions that youkai do not, it's hard for humans to go through the ritual if they aren't in love with the person they are mating with." he explained.

"You're half human" Kagome stated.

"So what about it?"

"Do you have human emotions?"

"Yeah and they can get very annoying. I don't know how you deal with them" he responded.

"We just deal with them. Sometimes letting them all out at once, sometimes keeping them all in or keeping to strongest and the ones we cherish the most in and the other out" Kagome explained.

"Why would you wand to keep any emotions in"

"Well, you might be afraid that you might get hurt by letting others know how you are feeling. You have to trust the person you share them with or else they have you in the palm or your hand and could crush you at any given time"

"What if you have no one to trust"

"Then you would keep a journal! Everyone should trust themselves right?"

"I guess. How do you know if you can trust a person?"

"If you can count on them, if they would be there for you no matter what" she explained some more.

"Oh, do you trust me" he asked? (A/N: god, when I wrote that all I could think about was the movie 'Aladdin' when Aladdin is asking Jasmine if she trusts him...sorry..now back to the story!)

"With my life!" she responded. Kagome looked at Inuyasha and he at Kagome, both smiling.

"What about you? Do you trust me?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha returned his gaze to the stars.

"I never really fully trusted anyone before, not even Kikyo, but I feel as if I can trust you" Inuyasha responded. (A/N: I know they are a little bit OOC... please bare with me) Kagome swiftly changed her position so she was laying on her side, using Inuyasha's chest as a pillow, Inuyasha wanted to ask what she was doing, but he didn't want to start a fight. He wanted to tell her that night. Without thinking Inuyasha began running his fingers through out Kagome's silky hair. The two laid their for sometime in silence. Yet it was a comfortable silence.

"Inuyasha?" Kagome asked.

"Hmm?"

"I know what happened between Kikyo and you" she stated. His whole body stiffened.

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A/N: Well there you go! Chapter Four! My wrist hurts now! You people better be thankful! So...I want FOUR reviews in order for me to continue posting! That's all I need is Four! So just review! please? Love you guys much! -Kiyoko! (A/N: note: Kiyoko is not my real name... it is my Japanese name that some of my friends gave me!) Ja ne!