To cave in to love (Hekomu Horeru)

By: Reincarnation of Kagome

Chapter 5: Confession for the Soul

Inuyasha awoke as the sun slowly made it's appears in the dawn sky. Kagome laid beside him covered in nothing, but his fire-rat haori.

The thoughts of last night's event race through his mind. Had it really happened?

Inuyasha caught movement over to the entrance the cave. When he looked over he saw the retreating form of Kikyo.

Every time I see her, the animated corpse that she has become, it feels like one of her arrows is burrowing its way to my heart. A part of me will always love her, but it is the girl that's wept for me, that has saved me. Inuyasha turned his face back to the sleeping girl. Kagome never played games with my emotions, never lied to me, has always treated me like I was more than just a filthy half-breed.

He just smiled at Kagome, as she stirred from the world of dreams. Inuyasha got up and put his hakama (pants) on. And went to stand by the opening of the cave, and watched the snowfall slowly.

Finally Kagome opened her eyes the first thing she saw was Inuyasha standing by the entrance to the cave with nothing but his hakama.

She could see the strong, hard muscles. Kagome had seen Inuyasha shirtless before, but today was different, special. What happened last night was a dream come true, but would that dream last? And if not how long would it last? Just last night? Until they met back up with the others? Or until Kikyo showed herself again?

Kikyo. Was it Kikyo, Inuyasha had thought of last night, while he made her dreams come true? Kagome couldn't handle it if that was true. I could never live up to Kikyo, or be like her.

"So your up. You sleep okay?" Inuyasha asked as he walked over to her. Kagome had just remembered that she had not clothes. She pulled the fire-rat haori closer around her.

"Yeah, I slept okay. After sleeping on the ground for over five years. I'm used to it." she said smiling.

Inuyasha turned away saying, "About last night…"

"It's okay, it's probable best if we just forget it even happened." Kagome said quickly, getting up.

Inuyasha turned to face her, Had Kagome just said she wanted to forget? Did she regret was happened? How could she just forget something like that? He knew he couldn't.

"Kagome." Inuyasha said stepping closer to her, she gave no answer.

"Kagome, look at me," she turn towards him, but didn't look at him.

He was getting frustrated.

All of a sudden Inuyasha snatched up one of Kagome's hands and placed it on his bare chest, right against his beating heart.

"Do you feel that?" His voice was hoarse with a strange emotion, a cross between desire and sorrow, "My heart racing?"

"Y-yes," Kagome pant, still breathless from his actions.

Inuyasha pressed his forehead to Kagome's his hair fell wildly around her face. "My heart, it races because of you, because you're in my arms, because I was kissing your lips last night. And believe me, I know who you are, Kagome. You're the strange girl who climbed out of the Bone-Eater's Well, you're the one who freed me from the spell that had imprisoned me, you're the girl who cries for me, the one who stands up to my brother even though it may cost her her life, the girl who fights in a battle she shouldn't, against an enemy who has not curse or killed the ones she loves." He kissed her slowly.

"You're the one who's always treated me like a person," he murmured against her lips. "You're the girl that I've risked my life to save, the girl who brightens my existence, Kagome…I want…no, I need you. Not Kikyo. You."

"I do want to be with you, Inuyasha." Kagome whisper.

Inuyasha smiled and wrapped his arms around her. Kagome nestle her head into the crook of his neck.

Inuyasha sat against the cave wall and pulled Kagome down with him.

They sat like that for some time, Inuyasha's heart rate has slowed and beat softer now.

A low sigh as he nuzzled her neck made Kagome look up at him. "What?"

"They're coming," Inuyasha muttered wistfully. "I can smell them."

Kagome frowned, realizing what he was saying. They needed to separate. No need for them to find out just yet. She frowned though, "You're going to let go of me because the whole privacy thing, right?"

"Hmm…mostly because I don't want to deal with Miroku." Inuyasha replies lazily.

Kagome giggled. He didn't release her though. Inuyasha's fingers comb through her hair and for the first time in years Kagome felt completely at peace.