Disclaimer: I only own Taro. The wolf hanyou is mine! I do not own everyone else in my story pertaining to Inuyasha.

The Choice Part Three

Inuyasha looked over at the girl sitting next to him on the couch. He was absolutely clueless of what to do next. His instincts told him to leap across the couch and ravage her. He knew if he did, he would be flattened into the ground. He glanced at her quickly so she wouldn't see him looking. He quickly looked away when she met his eyes.

"So…" She said tapping her fingers on her lap. "Any thoughts?"

He turned away from her and looked at his lap. 'Damn I feel like this conversation is just going to leave me alone and her with the wolf, still. She probably doesn't even consider me as an option.' "Uh no but does what I said even mean anything to you?" he was still looking at his lap. It seemed much more interesting then facing her.

"Hai. It meant a lot to me. But there isn't anything I can do now. I chose my fate and…"

Inuyasha once again ignored the little voice and was wrapping her in a passionate embrace. He put his arms on the small of her back and kissed her. He kissed her like his life depended on it. 'FUCK KOUGA!' Those were the only words he heard in his head. He didn't need to keep his word to the wolf. And why should he, she was kissing him back. She wanted him just as much as he wanted her. 'But was that the truth? Does she want me?' He didn't know what to think.

They pulled away long enough to look each other in the eyes. Kagome knew that Inuyasha loved her. She also knew that Kouga loved her. All she was sure of was she loved Inuyasha and she loved Taro. 'But is what I feel for Kouga love?' She knew she was very happy when she was with him. And he made her feel like the most important person in the world. But then she thought back to how she and Kouga came to be together in the first place.

FLASHBACK

Ever since the group had gone to the Northeast to look for Naraku, Kouga was spending more time conveniently running into them. He would always catch Kagome, when Inuyasha was busy, to have time to talk to her. She found him to be a good person to confide in. not that Sango wasn't a great shoulder to lean on it just Kouga was always very blunt. She began to have feelings for him after these strange meetings. She knew how he felt about her but she also loved Inuyasha and had to find the jewel shards with him.

It wasn't until the night after Mt. Hakurei when Inuyasha left to look for Kikyo. For some odd reason, Kouga stayed with them after Inuyasha left. The entire night Kagome sat off by herself and looked off into the direction that Inuyasha left. She slowly petted Kirara in her lap but never looked down at the neko youkai. Everyone could tell she was hurting because Inuyasha left.

"You think she will be ok?" Sango leaned over to Miroku and whispered to him. "She looks so hurt that he left to look for Kikyo."

Miroku just nodded and agreed with Sango. "We can't hold a grudge against him. He is still in love with Kikyo-sama and we can't blame him for going to see if she alive so to speak." They both looked back towards where their miko friend had disappeared hours ago to take a bath alone.

Kouga also noticed Kagome's sad mood. 'Stupid Dog. He doesn't even appreciate what he has. He just runs off to be with the dead pile of bones and clay.' He stood up and walked to the stream she had walked towards. He hoped that she wouldn't think he was a pervert. He just came to check on her.

"Kagome? May I sit with you?" He asked in an unsure whisper.

Kagome looked up with grayish-blue glassy eyes lacking in any emotion. Kouga could instantly smell she had been crying. She nodded to him and then looked back in the distance. Kouga didn't know what happened to the girl that was so full of life. Now she lacked any feelings in her emotionless eyes. 'What has he done to her?' he thought at he looked at the girl next to him.

"Gomen ne. I know you're hurting." He just sat with her. He didn't know what to say. She just looked at him and let salty tears slip down her face.

Kouga slowly put his arm around her and held her to him. He didn't know how to help her but he would try. She buried her face in his chest and cried. He held her close to him and she fisted her hands in his clothes. 'She's just the shell of the person she used to be and its all dog turd's fault.'

"Kagome I know this isn't the time but I want you know that I still love you. I don't like to see you suffer because of the dog's mistake." He knew what he said had to be said but he was still afraid she would push him away.

"I can't take being hurt anymore. I don't think my heart can take it." She whispered into his chest.

He looked down at her and put his chin on the top of her head. "Who said I was going to hurt you?" he asked in a cocky tone. She looked up at him. She moved her body and reached up and kissed him. Not a passionate mind blowing kiss, just a light kiss on the lips to show him she cared. Kouga pulled away quickly and looked at her.

"Kagome I don't know if this is what you need now. You know I care for you but you're hurting." He said as he looked into her eyes.

"Kouga this is what I want right now. Please just let me have happiness for once." She kissed him again more passionately this time. He pulled away again and looked at her.

"Kagome if you think this is wrong we could stop" His voice was calm and understanding as always.

"Kouga-kun I trust you its just..." Kagome was not able to finish her thought before she felt Kouga's lips on hers.

'How did things come to this?' she thought as he tightened his hold on her waist. 'One minute I can't get Inuyasha out of my head, next minute I'm here with Kouga.' Everything just felt too right for Kagome to stop herself. She could feel his hands gently caress her back, sending shivers up her spin.

"Kagome are you sure this is what you want? What I mean is what about Inuyasha?" Kouga was not sure if things should continue how they were. He knew he wanted more then anything for her to want to be with him, but somewhere down inside he knew she had feelings for the hanyou.

"Yes I'm sure, but just promise me something?" Kagome asked with nervousness in her voice that Kouga noticed.

"Anything Kagome just ask?" Kouga wanted her to feel completely comfortable with him.

"Promise me that this isn't just about sex. I don't know what sex means to Youkai but I don't want this to just be about sex. I want to give in and feel like you really love me." Kouga was taken back by Kagome's request. 'I'm suppose to be the one who worrying about her not loving me.'

"Kagome, to Youkai sex is very important. It has a lot to do with mating and if we do have sex it will be because I love you and want you to be my mate. Do you think you could ever love me as much as I love you?" He closed his eyes and waited for the answer. He was afraid she would push him away.

"I …I…think I already do love you Kouga-kun," Kagome spoke in a hushed voice almost to low for Kouga to hear

END FLASHHBACK

Kagome didn't know what to do. She was here with Inuyasha. Kissing him while her son slept down the hall. 'What about Taro's future? Would he be happy with Kouga? She knew the little half youkai didn't care.' Kagome looked down at her lap.

"What's wrong? Did I do something to make you sad?" Inuyasha didn't understand how she went from being affectionate to now being sad and nervous again.

"What about Taro? Inuyasha you know I wouldn't love anything more then to be with you but it's not fair to make Taro be without his father." She still hadn't taken her eyes from her lap. "I'm tired Inuyasha. Will you stay with me tonight? I really would rather not be alone." She lifted her eyes to meet his. She looked at his amber eyes.

Inuyasha just stared at her. 'Did she just ask me to stay with her?' He didn't know what to say. He nodded his head and followed her as she got up to walk to her bedroom. He followed and closed the door behind him.

"Turn around so I can change to go to sleep." She had a slight blush on her face as she thought of all the times he saw her naked. When she was changed into one of the many flimsy white nightgowns her mother had gotten her, she told him he could turn back around. "Do you need something to sleep in?" She knew he would refuse but it was getting hot. She knew he couldn't sleep in all his clothes but her mother had also gotten clothes for Kouga.

"What's wrong with these clothes? I always sleep in these." He said. 'Strange wench.' He took off his haori.

"Nothing's wrong with them. I know you wear them everyday. It's just getting hot and I thought maybe you wanted something lighter to wear." She turned to her closet and found some shorts and a plain white shirt. "Here. I'll be right back I want to check on Taro." She walked out of the room to let him change and to check on her son.

After she was sure he would sleep for the night, she walked back to her room and knocked on the door.

"Inuyasha? Are you dressed?" She asked to avoid an embarrassing situation.

"Feh. I look stupid."

Kagome pushed open the door and peeked into the room. He almost looked normal if he didn't have white dog-ears. She walked in and smiled. "You don't look stupid. You do look a little funny though." She put her hand over her mouth to hide her giggles.

"Feh. I'm going to sleep wench." He moved to the far corner of the room and got comfortable against the wall.

"Wait what are you doing?" she asked as she sat on the edge of her bed. "I thought you were staying in the bed?"

He looked up at her from his stop on the floor. "I never said that. I just said I would stay. Plus it's probably not a good idea for us to sleep in the same bed." He put his head down and hoped the conversation was over.

"Why?" She asked.

"What the fuck do you mean why? You know why! What just happened before when we were just sitting next to each other? You brain's broken. You just go through saying 'What about Taro?' So what about him?" he crossed his arms across his chest.

"Hey jerk. I was just trying to be nice. I didn't think you wanted to sleep on the floor. If you're going to be an ass about it fine, sleep on the floor." She laid on the bed and put her back to him.

"Fuck Kagome stop being such a witch. I'll sleep in the bed." He got and climbed over her on the bed. He laid down next to her and closed his eyes.

"You don't have to sleep here. If you have a problem, sleep on the floor." Inuyasha moved closer to her and smiled. He wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her closer to him. "Hey what are you doing? I said sleep here nothing else."

Inuyasha smiled and let his grip tighten around her waist. "I am going to sleep. I just want to sleep like this."

Kagome couldn't help but blush. She was lying on her bed in the Inuyasha's arms. It made her think before she closed her eyes, 'Do I really love Kouga enough to be with him? Or do I love Inuyasha enough to leave Kouga? Would Taro be happy?' She had a lot to think about. But it would have to wait as she slipped into a dreamless sleep.

Inuyasha watched her as her breathing evened out and she went to sleep. He couldn't help but watch her. He wanted her to stay with him forever. He wanted more then anything for this to be his family. 'What's going to happen to us?' He glanced over at her one last time as he closed his eyes to sleep.

A/N: I just wanted to let you know, the full unedited story is on M M. O R G or A F F. N E T, (without the spaces) search the story name or my user name which would be 'soranji chan'.