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Chapter 13

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Kagome braced herself for a couple of "He's stupid" and "Kagome I'll kill him" comments. She was tired of the two of them fighting and actually just wanted to go to sleep and wake up like the night never happened.

'Now's the time. I couldn't tell you the things I wanted to before Kagome. I just couldn't tell you how I really felt, but now since I'm human...there are all these stupid emotions and even though that usually works against me, it can help me now.' "Kagome..."

"Before you even say anything" she said annoyed "I know you don't like Ikuto and you're probably going to say something about how you don't want me to see him, but tough luck, Inuyasha. He's my friend. I don't get why you two have to fight so much. You should really be nicer to him."

Inuyasha's eye twitched. This wasn't the right subject he wanted to discuss. "What do you mean I should be nicer to him? He loses him temper way faster than me!"

"You provoke him!"

Inuyasha began to overflow with anger and disbelief. He couldn't believe that what he thought to be the perfect chance to say everything he really wanted to say turning into another argument. "What do you mean I provoke him? He's the one who tackled me and is willing to fight me. I didn't put one finger on him, and you know that!"

"Yeah, and the only reason why you didn't hurt him is because I stopped you!"

"Well, that's because he's a foolish person!"

"Why can't you two get along?"

"Because we're both in love with you, Kagome!" he yelled without thinking. "We both want you, which make us enemies!"

Before Kagome could yell back at him, it dawned on her what he said 'They both love me?' She gasped. 'Inuyasha loves me?' She was dumbfounded, scared, and blushing uncontrollably now. "What do you mean, you love me?"

Inuyasha grabbed her by her arms and yelled. "I'm in love with you, Kagome! I don't want Ikuto to have you. I won't let him have you!" He calmed down and loosened his grip on her. "I need you by my side, Kagome. I can't give up on you for a moment, or he might win. I can't let him win Kagome."

"Well, just wait a minute, Inuyasha! I..." She had waited for those words for so long and now that he had finally said his true feelings, she wasn't really ready for them. Everything was going fast, too fast.

"Kagome, I love you" he said gently. "I have for a while, but I didn't know how to say it, or" he smiled "or if I even could, Kagome. I'm in love with you Kagome, and I'm not letting you go."

'What have I done?' she asked herself. 'Why didn't he say this before? Why now of all times?' She smiled at first, but then felt weak and began sobbing on his chest and cried her heart out. "I love you two, Inuyasha" she barely got out.

Inuyasha didn't know whether to be happy that she loved him or scared that she was crying. "Then, then what's wrong Kagome." He lifted her head up with his index finger. "Why are you crying?"

Kagome wiped her tears away, but it was in vain. She couldn't stop herself from crying. "Inuyasha" she barely got out "why couldn't you say this before?"

"When I'm a human, I have human emotions, and it was easier to let go. It was still hard, but at least I did it." She looked away. "What's wrong, Kagome?" He couldn't bear to see her so helpless and sad. He thought if he would say those words, then everything would go back to normal, but it seemed like it made everything worse. "Well, Kagome. "What's the matter?"

"I-I..." she chuckled, not being able to believe what she was about to say "I promised Ikuto that he and I would go out on a date tomorrow."

Inuyasha wasn't sure of what a date was, but he knew it couldn't be anything that he would like. "What is it, Kagome?"

"It's..." she wiped some more tears away "It's when..." she didn't know how to tell him. Maybe I should just break it off with Ikuto. Inuyasha's in love with me and that's all that matters.' "Well, it's when two people who like each other go somewhere alone."

Inuyasha still didn't understand what was going on or even what was so wrong about going on a date, except for the fact that it involved Ikuto. "Are you on a date with me right now?" he asked unsure.

Kagome blushed a little bit, but then shook her head. "No Inuyasha, it's more serious than that. Right now, we're just friends having a good time. Ikuto and I..." she began to cry again. But why? 'Why should I have to change my plans with Ikuto so I can be with Inuyasha? Maybe he's just trying to get me because he feels threatened and doesn't feel anything more than that.' "It's more serious than that, Inuyasha.

Inuyasha held Kagome tightly and resisted the urge to yell at her for liking Ikuto and promising to spend time with him. "Kagome, is he more important than me?" It was more like a thought spoken out loud, then an actual question. Right then, a memory came into his mind. He couldn't help it. He thought about Kikyo and their encounter after she had been brought back to life. As soon as he could, he went after her and found her. He told her that he didn't stop thinking about her, not even for an instant. Then, they kissed each other. Her lips were lifeless and didn't posses the warmth that they once had, but he still loved her, and wanted to stay in that moment forever. He held her close, and the next thing he knew, Kagome's voice called to him, and he did something he never thought he ever would do, no matter what. He let go of Kikyo. "Does that girl mean more to you than me?" Kikyo asked once he had left her side and went to Kagome's. 'I never answered Kikyo's question.'

Kagome didn't know that Inuyasha wasn't expecting her to answer, so she did. "Inuyasha, I can't bring myself to leave you or to choose anyone over you" she said just above a whisper. "I love you, Inuyasha, and after school, I'm going to tell Ikuto the truth about how I really feel."

Inuyasha held Kagome in his embrace again. Inuyasha was glad, Kagome chose him over Ikuto and decided to break off whatever was about to start. "Kagome, I meant it when I said that I love you, and I don't even want to let you go."

"I love you too, Inuyasha." She pulled away. "I need to see him tomorrow though, but I'm just going to tell him the truth about everything. Then I won't go out on any more dates, so don't be angry."

Inuyasha was unsatisfied. She was still going to see him tomorrow, and he didn't want her to see Ikuto at all, but there was no point in getting into an argument and messing everything that he had just accomplished. "Okay Kagome, I trust you."

'Did I just hear right? He said he trusts me? He's going to let me go out with a boy that's not him and he's not in a jealous rage? That's different. He must have really meant the things he said.' "We can go back to the Feudal Era tomorrow when I come home."

"Alright."

The next day after school, Kagome didn't leave with her friends, which made them curious, but they let her be. She looked extremely tense anyway. 'Calm down Kagome, you can do this. You can break up with Ikuto. Well, you weren't going on, which means that you can't break up with him.' She slapped her hands on her cheeks and told herself 'It's not going to be that bad. I can do this, no problem. Just look into his eyes…'

Right then, Ikuto pulled up in front of the school with a smile on his face. "Come on, Kagome!"

'Just look into his brown, beautiful eyes and tell him that…wow, his eyes are beautiful.' She shook her head. 'Stop it Kagome, they've always been brown, and brown is just a color. They're just like Inuyasha's eyes when he's a human.' She sighed. 'They have the same mouth, and nose, and personality. I don't know if that's a good or bad thing on Ikuto's part.' "Coming!" she yelled. 'Inuyasha.'She picked up her back pack that she laid on the ground and ran to Ikuto's car. "Hi." As soon as she got in, she became a nervous wreck. "W-where are you going?"

"What's with the stutter? Never been on a date before?"

She blushed. "Actually, I haven't."

"Oh" he blushed a little. 'So I'm the only guy she's been out with? I guess she never would have gone with Inuyasha. He probably doesn't even understand the concept of one. He's such a total idiot.' "So Kagome, where would you like to go? It's too late for lunch, and it's too early for dinner."

"Somewhere we can talk."

"Cool. I know this perfect little diner. It serves plenty of stuff. There's a huge variety. So if you wanted to get a little cheeseburger, we don't have to go to WacDonalds."

She laughed a little. "I'm sorry that I'm such a fast food junky. Me and my friends go there all of the time."

"It's cool. Friends should always hang out with each other."

Kagome frowned, looking at Ikuto's lonely expression. 'Poor Ikuto. He doesn't have any friends really, not besides me.'

When they arrived and entered into the diner, Kagome was shaking. She didn't know how to say what she told Inuyasha she'd say. 'How am I supposed to dump him without hurting his feelings? I don't want him to be upset. How do I say it?' "Ikuto" Kagome said softly "I need to tell you something."

"Sure thing." They were seated in a booth by the window and Kagome just turned to the window and wished she was anywhere outside than in that diner with Ikuto. "I…I uh…"

Ikuto looked outside where Kagome was looking and spotted a man that was lighting up a cigarette. He was hypnotized by the flame of the lighter and even though he wanted to look away, he couldn't. 'Why can't I get over this?'

"Ikuto?" asked a young woman who just entered the diner.

"Oh no! Not her." He whispered forcefully and quietly. 'Not her. Why her? I didn't want her to be here! This is the worst time to come here!' "Hi," he said turning to the young lady who looked about Kagome's age. "What brings you here?"

"I'm just getting a cup of tea." She saw Kagome and looked deathly uncomfortable. "But I'm guessing I should go."

"That would be nice" Ikuto said.

"Who is this, Ikuto?" Kagome finally asked.

Ikuto turned his head away from Kagome and tried to ignore her comment, but then realized that someone would eventually answer her question. "This girl, is Lari." Lari was a very beautiful girl. Her skin didn't have a blemish on it, and her features were wonderful, including her dark brown eyes. Even her long black hair looked magnificent as the ends curled.

Kagome felt her heart stop. 'It's happening again. His ex girlfriends comes here of all days! This is horrible.' "You mean Lari, as in the girl I replaced in your brother's wedding?"

"Yeah" Lari said uneasy. "How is your brother doing, Ikuto?"

"He's still an evil overlord, but at the moment, tolerable."

"That's good." She nodded her head. "That's really good." She got another glance at Kagome. "Well, I'm just going to leave now."

"Bye" Ikuto said rudely.

"This is a public place. You don't have to leave because of us" Kagome said, even though she wanted her to leave. 'Why do I always have to be the good girl? I don't really want her to stay. But what am I worried about? It's not likes she's Kikyo and going to steal Ikuto away. I'm Kikyo's reincarnation. I shouldn't have to worry about anything.'

"No, I should go." She smiled, even though it was awkward. "It was nice seeing you again."

Just then, Kagome saw something in Lari's eyes that Ikuto decided to ignore. It was regret. 'She still likes him, but he doesn't seem to be showing any interest in her.'

"Bye" Ikuto said quietly.

Lari said the same and left without buying any product at all. As soon as she left, Kagome felt a fury come upon her, but she didn't let it burst out. She channeled it into telling Ikuto the truth about how she felt. "Ikuto" Kagome said "what I was…"

"You know" he said with a smile "my parents met in a diner."

Kagome was about to go on, but she was intrigued and curious. "They did?"

"Yeah, it was a small one in America. It was Christmas, and my old man never celebrated it, so he was trying to get something to eat while he worked on some business stuff, so the only thing that was opened was that litter diner. I'll have to tell you the story sometime, but not today."

"Why not today? It sounds interesting."

"What were you going to tell me?"

'He looks so sad. Does he know what I'm going to say?' "I uh…" 'I can't tell him. I can't do it. I can't say no to Inuyasha, and I can't say no to him.' "I'm glad that we're on this date." She smiled.

He smiled, but his eyes were still gloomy. "I'm glad too."

'I can't do it, Inuyasha. I'm sorry.'

They had a wonderful time, talking about everything and anything that they could. They were in there for hours, just being in the company of each other, and pretty soon, it was time for dinner to be eaten. "I've got to go. I'm going back to the Feudal Era today."

"Okay, we'll go."

On their way to Kagome's house, Kagome thought about everything that she was going to say and decided it was best not to break it off. 'Ikuto's a great guy, and I don't want his feelings to get hurt. I couldn't bear to see him sad!' "Look over there!" Kagome pointed to were she saw an apartment complex engulfed in murderous flames. "That place is on fire! Let's go there!"

A sweat drop appeared on Ikuto's head. "Don't you want to go home?"

"Let's just go!"

Ikuto turned the car around into the direction of the burning building. "I think this is a bad idea."

"I just want to see what's going on over there."

"The place is on fire! What else do you have to see?"

Kagome didn't notice how nervous Ikuto was, but he was. When they arrived there, there were no firemen there, but there were plenty of people starring at the building as the flames devoured it. "Is everyone out?" Kagome asked out loud.

"They think there's a kid up there!"

Kagome had heard enough. "I can't let that kid die!" She was about to run forward into the house, but Ikuto grabbed her arms.

"Are you insane? There's no way you'd survive if you went in there!"

"I can handle this! I have to do something."

"I know you're like super woman with all your powers and all, but you're not immortal, and I'm not letting you go in there to die, Kagome!"

"Something has to be done!" Kagome had made up in her mind that she was going in there. Someone had to get them. She wasn't going to leave child to die when she could have tried to save them somehow, and Ikuto saw that in her eyes.

"Kagome" he said gently.

"What?" The look in his eyes made Kagome troubled. 'Why's he looking at me like that?' Ikuto decided not to get her permission and tightened the grip he had on her arms and quickly kissed Kagome on her lips. 'He's kissing me!' Kagome couldn't believe what he was doing. 'His warmth is just like Inuyasha's.' Kagome got lost in the moment, and kissed him back. She even forgot that she was supposed to tell him that it was over between the two of them. All she felt was a beginning.

When he backed off of her, he said "I'm sorry, but I couldn't let Inuyasha be the only one to kiss you, especially when I've been dying to do it for the longest time."

Kagome felt a cold chill run over her body. "How did you know Inuyasha and I kissed?"

"I saw you two kiss not too long ago by that tree at your house. I couldn't let his lips be the only things to touch yours, so I kissed you, in case the next time you see these lips, they won't have any life in them."

"What?"

"Bye, Kagome." Ikuto let her go and ran into the burning building, where she was willing to go.

"Ikuto!" she screamed.

"He's insane!" Someone yelled.

"He'll never make it. Poor kid."

Kagome felt tears come to her eyes. 'He went in there to stop me from going in. Why didn't I think of it before? He's nervous around fire because his parents died in one. He's probably so scared right now.' She felt the tears began to fall down her face. 'If he doesn't come back, it'll be all my fault!' "Ikuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuutoooooo!"

To be continued…..

A/N: Don't forget to check out that picture of Ikuto that I drew and the new Inuyasha story that I put up. It's called "Shattered Innocence." Review so I can update!