Double digits! Wo0tz! omg! haha..can u believe it! i've got another chapter out! lol newaiz..quite longer than usual..so yea..im really happy..but agen..haha..most of it mite not b relevant 4 da tym being..but yea..haha..but thought mayb it'd b good 2 just put sumthing different in lol..but then fine..argue dat its just a waste of space lol..newaiz..enjoy..its all i can think of atm hehe..

DISCLAIMER:- wahh! my bday is comn up! can i hav da inu gang! -begs & cries-

CHAPTER 10:

Kagome sat in a café drinking coffee as she stared listlessly out the window. The steam that poured from the small cup was swallowed by the draught that rushed in as a young couple came through, freezing from the snowflakes that drifted from the sky outside. The couple chose a booth at the back of the store, cuddling in each other's warmth. Her mind wandered to a time long ago.

The area was covered in whiteness, as small flakes drifted from the sky, littering the ground like millions of grains of sand on a beach.

"Inuyasha! May we go back? I'm getting cold."

"Keh! Deal with it. We need to find the damn jewels."

"Excuse me!"

"What do you want now woman!" Inuyasha attacked with words fiercely, faintly picking up on some small rustling in the trees. Kagome flinched.

"Stupid dog…" Kagome had grumbled inaudibly.

"What did you say?" Inuyasha's ears had twitched violently, momentarily forgetting the unmasked person or animal in the bushes.

"I said…SIT!" Inuyasha face plummeted to the ground, causing a crater to form. Picking up her fallen bicycle, Kagome hopped on and pedalled down the small slope, heading towards the miniature dot in the far distance indicating the small village near her well.

"Farout!" Inuyasha growled after finally being able to lift himself off the dirt road. As he dusted himself, he picked up the faint rustlings again, but hesitantly he left and ran after the angry teenager.

"Kagome! Wait!"

Further up the road, Kagome was pedalling and thinking furiously, obviously infuriated at Inuyasha's non-sympathetic answers. To the left of her, she noticed the bushes shaking wildly as the winds grew soft. Suddenly, a large beast launched himself at her.

From a distance, Inuyasha heard a loud scream reverbrating from Kagome's direction. As he quickened his speed, Inuyasha reached a peak on the road, where his eyesight led him to see a huge beast attacking the frightened teenager. Figuring he could reach the area quicker, he jumped from the peak, miscalculating as he landed still a long distance from Kagome.

'Damn Kagome. Why'd you have to get so angry?' He swore as he heard her screams again.

Kagome screamed. She flew two metres off her bicycle and landed in a nearby stream, grazing and cutting as her limbs scraped against the rocks resting upon the bed of the shallow stream. She struggled to stand as water splashed all around her ankles. The beast was monstrous. It was completely black with long spikes of hairs covering its entire body. Its head poked out of the body like an egg with long, black hair. The horrendous smell of blood drifted to her nose, and she gagged slightly. The beast was advancing slowly as Kagome searched desperately for some sort of weapon. Her bows and arrows lay to the slight right of her bicycle. Picking up her courage, she counted to three before she ran for her weaponry.

1. 2. 3.

Kagome ran for her life, dodging in and out of trees, as she desperately attempted to pick up her arrows. The beast was right on her heels as she ran out into the clearing once more, sliding a little to pick up her bow and arrows as she neared her bicycle. Lodging her arrow into place, Kagome aimed at the creature's chest, releasing as it thumped into the monster's chest. It began to immediately thrash around, stretching its long legs rip at Kagome's clothing. Screaming as immense pain erupted; Kagome crawled away from the thrashing beast.

As soon as Kagome got away, the legs stopped moving. Instead, she heard a deep rumble of laughter as she saw the monster easily pick itself up. It was unhurt as it began making its way towards the helpless girl, pulling out the arrow from its bosom without a wince. Her weaponry had been kicked away through the extraordinary thrashing, and her knees were also hit with the long, sharp points. Sucking in her breath, Kagome began to slowly pull her self away from the approaching beast, flinching from the pain. As she backed up against the trunk of the tree, the beast's overwhelming laughter ringed around the forest. He extended his legs once more as it lashed at her continuously. It seemed that her vision was turning dark. Thrashed around from side to side, Kagome felt helpless and near unconsciousness as she slumped against the trunk of the tree. She resisted the urge to drop into an eternal sleep, as she looked past the beast to see Inuyasha arrive, wielding his 'Tetsusaiga' battle sword. She watched, half-lidded, as the beast turned to look on his arrival, swinging its legs around at full momentum to knock the surprised half-demon aside. Inuyasha skidded in the dirt a few metres back, creating a fume of dust in his path. He stopped as his back collided with a tree, creating a large hollow 'thump' as he hit the trunk. He stayed down for a few seconds before he recollected his thoughts and picked himself up, rushing at the monster once more.

'Inuyasha…' Kagome whispered as she fainted from her injuries.

Inuyasha scrambled up and stood angered at how he was caught off guard. He took flight almost immediately, wielding his sword powerfully as he attacked the monstrous beast. From the corner of his eyes, he saw Kagome's body slump and went limp. Rage filled his heart, and he added a surge of power into his attack. Inuyasha flew from side to side as he attempted to kill the beast, clashing and producing sparks as his sword continuously came into contact with the huge claws. Inuyasha landed as he breathed heavily, slightly tired from the battle so far. The monster simply laughed. Suddenly, the beast gave out a huge aura. Given the chance, Inuyasha released his own aura, smirking as he noticed the scratching as the aura's battled against each other.

"You're dead. WIND SCAR!"

A large source of power erupted as Inuyasha swung his huge sword, cutting the edges of the battling winds of auras. The beast was sliced into little pieces as its flesh and blood exploded, raining upon the green sweats of the earth. Sheathing his newly transformed sword, Inuyasha quickly raced over to where Kagome lay slumped. Checking her pulse, Inuyasha's heart skipped a beat as he felt the faint pulsing of her vein. Gathering her in his arms, Inuyasha quickly made his way towards the village, where he trusted Kaede, the old village priestess, would be able to help heal her wounds – some were already becoming infected.

As Inuyasha jumped through the branches, and raced across the long grassy plains, he kept worrying he wouldn't make it in time, and sped up more so. As he reached the edge of the village, he was greeted with Miroku, Sango, and Shippo's worried presence.

2 hours later in Kaede's hut…

"Inuyasha?" Kagome barely whispered.

"You're awake…"

"Yeah…" Kagome smiled slightly.

Kagome was jolted into reality as someone accidentally knocked hard into her, causing her to hit her head on the glass window.

"Sorry," said a grave, deep voice of the man who had hit into her.

"It's ok…" Kagome replied as her head spun from the impact. Clearing her sight, she looked up to the man.

"I'm alright. I'll be fine," she assured the stranger. He was dressed formally, in black pants, with a dark coloured shirt. His coat showed considerable wealth. However, she could tell his was young, despite the dark hat he adorned, covering the upper half of his face.

"Ok. Are you sure?"

"Yup," Kagome answered with a smile on her face.

Taking in her features, the man looked at her carefully before moving off without another word, as he searched for an empty booth in the now busy café. Five minutes later, he returned to her table, a little red in the face.

"Sorry. May I take a seat here?"

"Yeah. No problems."

"Thank you," the man replied as he removed his hat, uncovering his jet black hair and beautiful purple eyes. His features were overall quite handsome. She watched as he ordered a cappuccino from an approaching waitress, who immediately went to fetch it. Although the pair kept to their own business, they continually managed to catch each other's eyes. Something was bugging her about his appearance. As she began to pack up her things, Kagome said a polite goodbye as the man, in turn, smiled and said goodbye.

Kagome's trip home was pretty uneventful, yet there were things constantly plaguing her thoughts. As she hurried into the warmth of her home that stood within the grounds of the shrine her grandfather took care of, she kicked off her shoes and climbed the steps to her bedroom. At the peak of the stairs, she remembered to call out to her mother.

"Mama! I'm home!" Kagome stood for a few seconds, waiting for a response, receiving none.

"Mama!" Silence.

"MAMA! MAMA!"

"Yes dear. I'm in the basement picking up some washing."

"Ok!"

Contented, Kagome skipped into her bedroom, kicking the door close behind her. Flopping onto her bed, she began to go over the day's events. Suddenly, it hit her. She knew who that man from the café was.

wakakakakaka..I KNOW WHO THE MAN IS TOO! lol newaiz..did i scare u? did i scare u? wen her mother wasnt answering? hehez..lol..im being my random self agen..but newaiz..review! review! review! arigato minna!