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Chapter 10- I Thought Rain Meant Romance?

While the girls were talking, the boys were having their own conversation. At the beginning of it, neither spoke. The fact that each now had something to talk about was making them wonder how they couldn't manage to start a conversation. Finally Miroku broke the silence, since he didn't like the feeling of being unable to talk to his best friend.

"So what's up with you and Kagome?" Miroku asked. This caused Inuyasha to jump at Miroku's voice. Quickly he repeated the question in his head.

"Nothing is going on between us! Why do you think that!" He replied.

"Well you were acting all weird when we were asking you about what happened so I just wanted to know if anything really did happen in that closet."

"I didn't say anything happened, so don't think that anything did!" Inuyasha snapped out, causing Miroku to sigh.

"Calm down Inuyasha, someone is overprotective. You to take a chill pill or something." Inuyasha sat down from his now standing position.

"I'm not protective." Inuyasha replied. Miroku just looked at him.

"Sure you aren't." Miroku said casually. Inuyasha only looked away and focused of keeping his blush down.

"Well what about you and Sango? You weren't even going to tell us about your relationship. You're the one who's being protective." Inuyasha shot out.

"You see, there is a difference between me and you being protective. When we are talking about me, it's very acceptable for me to be protective of my relationship."

"How do you figure that?" Inuyasha asked.

"Because unlike you and Kagome, Sango and I are going out. Since I'm her boyfriend, I can be very protective of her. But since you and Kagome are stubborn and won't admit that you like each other, than you can't be protective of her." Miroku explained. Inuyasha only crossed his arms.

"Why would I have to be protective of her anyways?" Inuyasha muttered, though Miroku heard him perfectly.

"Because if someone likes her, you have no say in what they do. Say, oh I don't know, a kid named Tim from school likes Kagome, you can't say if she wants to go out with him or not. So now she could be going out with Tim, and you will be stuck being alone while she isn't. See how you can't be protective?" Miroku asked.

"…Oka, I can be protective of her if I want!" Inuyasha replied.

"No, not really. Unless you're going out with her." Miroku cocked an eyebrow as he smiled innocently.

"What are you getting at?" Inuyasha asked skeptically.

"Well-" Just then the girls came into the room.

"Hey guys, what's up?" Sango asked. A light bulb went off in Miroku's head as he quickly stood up, grabbing Sango by the wrist. Maybe this plan will work! If I can get Sango to help me, it will all work out.

"Hey San?"

"Um yea?" Sango asked.
"Can I talk to you for a moment?" Miroku asked as he pulled her out of the room.

"Uh Sure." Was all that was heard from the other two teens before both Sango and Miroku disappeared. Kagome felt slightly uncomfortable as she walked over and sat next to Inuyasha, who now decided the ceiling was more interesting than anything else in the room. Neither could help but feel slightly guilty at what they had talked about with their friends, but refused to tell the other about it.

"So what did you and Miroku talk about?" Kagome asked, focusing on Inuyasha. Inuyasha didn't move for a minute, but when he did it was to look over at Kagome.

"We didn't really talk much. A couple bits of conversation here and there, but nothing to big. You can't have a real conversation with a pervert like him." Inuyasha replied. Like I could tell you what I said anyways He thought before he looked over at Kagome. She was now looking at one of the magazines that were lying on Sango's table in front of the couch. Her black hair fell gently over her shoulder as her chocolate eyes searched the page.

Suddenly her gaze shifted to him, locking her eyes with his. Until now, neither had noticed their proximity. Kagome could feel his breath against her pink cheeks, causing them to darker. Her mind begged her to say something, but the words she wanted to speak were scrambled in her throat. Her lower lip shook , causing Inuyasha's attention to dart to her lips. His eyes that rested on her lips made her heart beat faster with every tension filled second, as did his. The control that he once had of his mind was gone completely.

"I…I have to go!" Kagome quickly ran to the door and threw it open, not daring to look back. She had no clue where she was going, but she just couldn't be in that house.

"Kagome!" Inuyasha ran out of the house, but Kagome was gone by the time he made it out there. The wind yanked strands of his hard as he crossed his arms. The clouds that rumbled above him shed tears, which fell onto the neighborhood. Where did she go? Wait, what did she tell me about relaxing? That tree…I know where she is now! I just need to find out where it is! Without another thought, Inuyasha raced onto the lawn and towards where he guessed Kagome would be.

The rain was pouring by the time he got to his destination. He sighed in relief when he saw a figure standing in the tree. Slowly he ran under the tree, calling up to Kagome.

"Kagome, come back down here!" When she didn't respond, he quickly pulled himself onto the slippery bark of the tree. Slowly he moved up the tree, making his way to the branch across from hers.

"Kagome come on, you're going to be sick. And if you get sick, then I'm gonna get exterminated from Sango. And I don't feel like fighting her."

"Just go away." She replied wretchedly. Inuyasha slowly slid down the tree branch she was on, lightly reaching out to grab her shoulder. Once he touched it, she jerked away from him quickly.

"What is wrong with you? One minute you are perfectly fine and the next you're bolting out of the door like you just saw a demon!" Inuyasha asked. He watched her lift her head slightly, though it was hard to see her in the middle of the night. Her body was now drenched from the rain, though her face seemed untouched. Ebony strands clung to her cheeks and held her face for dear life. She was visibly shaking, though she didn't seem to notice.

"Can't you just leave me alone?" She asked him miserably.

"When you are out at night, alone, while it's raining and you're shaking from the cold, no." Inuyasha answered.

"Why? You don't even care about me!" Kagome cried out. I just want to be left alone. I never asked him to follow me and I never told him I need help. So why did he bother coming after me? I'm so confused.

"It's because I'm…" Hi voice sounded slightly strained at the next part." I'm your friend Kagome! Whether you believe it or not, I care about your health. I don't want you to be sick and I don't want you to stay out here when it's like this. So please just come back with me." Inuyasha felt helpless as he watched her shake her head.

"Sango and Miroku aren't out here and they have known me longer than you have!" Kagome replied.

"They don't even know we left the house. I bet they think we are still in the living room." Inuyasha explained. Kagome watched his face, as if she was testing his story.

"Why didn't you tell them?" Kagome watched the rain around them fall down hard, but the leaves sheltered them from the earth's fury.

"I didn't have any time to go tell then. I've been out here looking for you ever since you left! When I saw you leave, I didn't know what was going to happen to you." Inuyasha slowly dropped one of his feet onto one of the tree branches, slowly pushing himself onto the branch Kagome was sitting on. Once there, he quickly settled himself next to her before glancing back at her.

"You didn't have to come get me." She said softly, causing him to mutter and look away. Her face was now downcast as she stared at the tree's base. Her gaze didn't stay there for long, for a wet hand slowly guided her face back up to meet Inuyasha's. His gaze wasn't as telling as the night on the roof, but the glance he sent her made Kagome wonder why she didn't want him to come in the beginning.

"If I hadn't of come to get you, then…well it's not like I want you to be out here all night! I'm not that bad of a monster!"

"You're not a mo-"

"Why did you leave in the first place?"

"I just did!"

"That isn't a reason…You don't want to get close to me do you?" When she didn't reply, he continued. "You were afraid that I was getting to close so you ran away."

"Look I-"

"No, tell me the truth!" Kagome looked away from Inuyasha, finding a soaked leaf very interesting. What should I do! I want to tell him, but I'm not sure if I can. Should I tell him? I…I just can't do it. Kagome grimaced at her decision.

"I just needed to get out of the house." Kagome replied.

"I know that isn't the truth, why can't you tell me?"

"Because maybe I don't want you to know why I ran!" Kagome snapped out, instantly regretting her words.

"Fine." Was all Inuyasha could manage out. Kagome looked up at him, trying to catch again. When he wouldn't look at her, she felt guilt twinge in her body.

"Inuyasha I didn't mean it like that, I really didn't." She tried to explain, though he didn't feel like listening to her.

"I'm done. I'm done with your excuses and your lies. If I wanted to be lied to, I wouldn't have come to you. Just forget I even came, I don't know why I even bothered." His hand fell from her chin as he slowly climbed down the tree. Kagome watched him slowly descend, feeling the guilt building in her stomach. She wanted to scream for him, chase after him, but she could only watch him go. After his shadow escaped from sight, she sighed deeply.

"Why am I so stupid? Why didn't I just tell him! What happened, I thought rain meant romance…not a heartache…" Kagome said to the wind. She sat in silence, waiting for the answers to her own questions. When they never came, she slowly climbed down the tree. She walked home slowly, time seeming to stand still.

Aw poor Inuyasha. Everyone must feel a little bit of sympathy for the dog eared boy that just got like killed! But don't worry; there is always a silver lining to the cloud. So I hope you liked this chapter, and another will be up soon!

Chapter 11- Busted!