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Chapter 1: Fighting and Realization.

It was a beautiful summer afternoon in Japan. The skies are blue the birds are singing, and oh? What's this? Yelling? Ah, yes, here is our favorite Hanyou and miko fighting once again.

"I want to go home now!"

"No! I won't let you!"

"Yes!"

"No!"

"Yes!"

"No!"

"Yes!"

"No!"

"Yes!"

"No!"

"Sit!" Bam.

"Damn, Kagome get back here!" But using the spell to her advantage, Kagome sped off on her bike towards the well, and being that they weren't that far from it, Kagome was at the other side before InuYasha had time to peel himself off the ground.

'Grrr! Stupid InuYasha. How can I love him so much, knowing that he doesn't return my feelings?'

"K-Kagome? InuYasha?" Sota's timid voice was heard from somewhere above Kagome's head. She eagerly jumped out of the well, followed by a very pissed off half dog demon.

"Oh, great! It is you two!" Sota wrapped his arms around Kagome's waist for a brief second before pouncing on his role model.

"Ahh! Kagome get this damn kid off of me!" InuYasha yelled. Kagome just laughed and ran to the house to greet her mother.

Once inside…

"Oh hello InuYasha-dear." Mrs. Higurashi called when the disgruntled hanyou walked through the front door, tired from playing soccer with Sota.

"Hey." 'I hate being so mad at Kagome and keeping her on the other side. But I can't stand to be away from her at all. I love her so much. I want to tell her, but I can't.'

"Hey, InuYasha? I am going to school tomorrow so you better behave." Kagome told him.

"Feh. Of course I'll behave."

The next day…

InuYasha had just finished a cup of ramen noodles and was wondering what to do next. Kagome and Sota were at school, Mrs. Higurashi was at work, and Grandpa was cleaning up in the shrine.

'I guess I could see how Keade's village is doing. If there's a demon I could kill it and then by the time I'm done, Kagome will be back.' He brightened at the idea and jumped down the well. When InuYasha reached the other side instead of finding a giant monster and villagers running in all directions, he saw Kikyo.

"K-Kikyo." He said softly.

"Hello, InuYasha. Now is your last chance. Come with me to hell, you know you owe me your life." Kikyo called. But InuYasha thought of Kagome. His Kagome. The one that was always laughing and smiling, caring, and always needing his help. What would she do without him?

"No, Kikyo."

Kagome's POV:

"Ah! Finally back in the Feudal Era! But where's InuYasha? Oh NO! Those are Kikyo's soul skimmers in the forest aren't they?" Without wasting a second, Kagome ran into the forest and hid behind a bush. Kikyo was coaxing InuYasha, but what was this? Was he…holding back?

"No, Kikyo."

"W-what?" Kikyo's look of shock pleased Kagome. 'W-wait a second! He told her no! What the hell is going on!'

"No, Kikyo."

"But why? You owe me your life! You've told me many times that because I, your beloved one, followed you in death, you owe me your life!"

"Kikyo, I love…"

"That girl! Please don't tell me you love that girl, my r-r-reincarnation!" Kikyo had a depressed, pleading look on her usually emotionless face.

"I-I am sorry, Kikyo."

"No, you are not! If that is how you want it then fine. I will join Naraku's side. And maybe I can return his, as he still has Onigumo's heart, feelings." With that said, Kikyo allowed her soul skimmers to lift her into the air and carry her off.

InuYasha stood there, staring at the ground, with a sad look on his face. Suddenly his nose kicked in. 'Huh? That's Kagome's scent! Aw damn now she know's that I love her.'

Emberassed because Kagome knew, he sped off in the opposite direction, not wanting to see Kagome's laughing, taunting, face. But Kagome on the other hand was sitting on the ground in a daze and completely shocked.

'H-he loves me? But there must be some mistake. No, wait. If Kikyo were wrong he wouldn't have sped off like that, unless he's grieving over the loss of Kikyo to Naraku. But which is it? I have to find him.'

Kagome made her way back to Kaede's hut. She sat down between Sango and Miroku and nearly fell over due to the impact the flying ball known as Shippo made when he jumped on her.

"Whoa! Hey Shippo!"

"Kagome!" Shippo said loveingly as he buried his head into her neck.

"Kagome, have you any idea where InuYasha is? We saw him head off towards Kikyo's soul skimmers earlier but we now have no idea where he is." Miroku had a look of concern for Kagome's feelings as he asked this, but just moments later he was once again rubbing Sango's bottom.

"Hentai!" She shouted jumping up and smacking the monk. Kagome just rolled her eyes, and grabbing her bow and arrow headed off for the forest.

A chill ran down her spine. It was getting dark and she still hadn't found InuYasha, in fact she had the feeling she was going to have a hard time finding the village again. Whoosh! Kagome gasped and readied her bow. Timidly she called,

"C-come out, demon!" She stifled a scream as the shadow slowly made it's way to her, the moonlight slowly revealing who it was…

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Kaya.