I'mmmmmmmmmmmmm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! Lol! I feel so loved! (actually, I was getting a lot of angry reviews for being such a slow updater…sorry!) Any who, I'm not sure how much longer this will be. This might just be the last chapter! (or it might not be...heh heh. Doesn't everybody love cliffies?) Ok, and this chapter is going to be humorous more than fluffy…but still really fluffy too…and this is really just taking up your time, so-
Inuyasha: You always rattle on like that! Just start writing the freakin' crap so I can do my part and go home!
Madame: (sobs) You don't love me any more!
Inuyasha: (raised eyebrows) Anymore? I never lov-
Madame: I-said-anymore.
Inuyasha: Uh….I love you? Ma'am?
Madame: Good boy! Hee!
Oi, and one more thing. I know that on new moon there's no moon, der. But it kinda seemed like the right setting. Any who, if it bugs you, I'll use stars in this chapter and replace the words "moon" in the last chap with stars. lol!
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Looking up, she met his eyes for a brief moment, and she knew. And, she saw it flash in his that he did too, or so she thought.
Reaching out, Inuyasha touched her face as before, and she reached up and took his hand. "Inuyasha," she muttered. "I think, I might just love you."
The demon looked a little shocked, as if that hadn't been exactly what he expected her to say. His expression softened slightly and he looked away. "You can't be serious," he muttered,
"Why can't I?" she demanded as she released his hand. "Is there something wrong with it?"
"I didn't say that," he responded, still looking away.
Kagome had had the feeling that her heart had suddenly been soaring and was feeling wonderful. Now she felt as if a helicopter had flown by and popped the balloon that had suspended it and it sunk into the depths of her stomach and broke. She felt a tear slide down her cheek and she quickly brushed it off on her arm. "I knew this would happened," the girl whispered to herself, "I knew it."
"Knew what?" the boy asked with a hint of curiosity.
"That you wouldn't feel the same way. It's still Kikyo, isn't it?" Kagome cried.
"What! No, I didn't mean-"
"Didn't mean what!" she sobbed, jumping to the ground. As soon as she hit, she felt her ankle twist on her. With a cry of pain, the girl toppled to the ground where she continued sobbing. "And now I've gone and twisted my stupid ankle! Stupid! And I was stupid to even tell you!" She screeched at Inuyasha, who was looking quite confused and helpless. "You freaking son-of-a-"
"Oh, PMS," Eri muttered as she backed away from the window as Kagome's ranting was heard. Yumi nodded from her post on the bed, where she was flipping through a magazine.
"Poor Kagome, things just haven't been her way today." Eri nodded in understanding and looked out the window. "Oh, now he's picking her up," she updated with glee. Yumi tossed her book and dashed over. "Oooooooooooo," the breathed in unison.
"Let me go!" Kagome cried as she flailed. "Just let me go," she whispered as she buried her face in his hair and continued to gasp.
"Please, please don't cry, Kagome. It's not that at all," he murmured as he laid his chin on her head. "Come on, let's take you inside." Making sure his grip was good, he carried her across the yard and toward the door, talking to her as he went.
"Kagome," Inuyasha said as he sat her on the steps.
"Don't, please, I don't want to hear it," she whispered as she looked down.
"Don't start this."
"I don't want to hear it, ok? Just leave me alone."
"Oh for the love of-just shut the heck up! What are you so afraid of? What'd I do now?" he snapped.
"I'm going inside," she choked as she made to move. Lunging toward her, Inuyasha grabbed her shoulders and held her firm.
"Kagome, what do you want me to say that you want turn against me?" he demanded. "Tell me because I am confused as heck."
"All I wanted to do was tell you how I felt. And for a brief moment, when you looked at me, I thought I saw something there," she breathed. Choking back more tears she wrung her hands as she looked up into the night sky. "And then when I finally realized what I felt was love, you sit there and make me look like a fool. I love you, Inuyasha. And I hate myself for it."
"So, what do you want me to say?" he asked slowly.
"What do I want?" she laughed as she reached out and gently ran her hand through his hair. "I want you to say you love me."
For a moment, neither spoke. How do you respond to a comment like that? Sure, you could say, Oh, I love you too, but sometimes…well, sometimes just saying it back isn't enough.
With a sigh, she continued, "But I would want you to mean it. So more than anything, I want the truth."
"You want the truth." the boy repeated in a voice unlike his own. It wasn't a question, but a statement. She nodded. "Can you handle it?"
"I can't make any promises," the girl said with a small smile, "but I'll sure as heck try too."
"Do I have to say anything?" he muttered.
"No. I…I understand," she replied, watching as he tear burst like her heart on the cold hard steps.
"Good." he replied in a gruff voice. Kagome couldn't keep up with everything that happened next, it seemed so unreal the way he pulled her to him and pressed his warm lips to hers in a mingle of breath and confusion. Pulling away he held her close and whispered, "Because there is no way I can out what I am feeling right now into words."
Laughing, the girl replied, "I thought you-"
"Baka, have I given you reason to doubt me?"
Kagome raised her eyebrows, "Well, yeah, actually."
"I'm sorry."
Yumi was the first to start clapping and sobbing "bravo". Kagome and Inuyasha both yelped and leaped away from each other.
"Oh my ga, that was so beautiful," Eri sobbed. She was mimicking the moves and a woman who had just won the Miss America pageant.
"Yumi! Eri! I, we, I mean-" Kagome stammered.
"No need to explain," the girls said with a wave of theirs hands.
"Yeah, you know we spied on the whole thing, "Eri said matter-of-factly.
Kagome looked at Inuyasha who was hiding behind his hair.
"Crap," Kagome said flatly.
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Ok, sorry so short, but it'll have to do for now. I decided I didn't wanna end it yet!