A/N: Well, chapter 4. BTW, just to let you know, I update faster when I get more reviews. hint hint
Chapter 4: You are My Everything
"Bye, Kagome-chan!" Her three friends called as they left her in front of the shrine.
"Bye guys!" she called after them, secretly thankful that they were gone. I don't think I could endure any more questions about Inuyasha…
She walked up the stairs to her family's shrine, still feeling exhausted. Honestly, I come here to rest, but getting hounded down with homework and make up tests makes me think I want to go back there to rest…
When she got to the courtyard, bathed in sunlight, her mother was sweeping the front step. "Kagome, how was school?" she asked, smiling.
"Painful." her daughter replied. "I think I'll go back to the Sengoku Jidai to rest a while...it's much easier there."
Her mother grinned. She knew Kagome too well."Well, have a good time."
"Yeah…" She replied, walking back into her house, wishing dearly she could just lie down on the bed and fall asleep. But she knew if she tried to rest, she wouldn't get back in time, and then Inuyasha would just come and yell at her for being late.
Then again…she thought. I don't mind it when he comes…It's cute when he wants me to come back.
Her grandfather was sitting at the living room table, reading the paper. "Kagome," he asked, "Are you really going back so soon?"
She sighed. "Yes, Jii-chan…I just need to blow off some steam."
He huffed. "And I just ran out of viruses too."
"Jii-chan…" she growled as she went upstairs. One thing I hate about this is being the sickest kid in my year…
Once in her room, she tossed her backpack aside, taking a stretch. I suppose I should get packed now…
She hastily grabbed some clothes and necessities, also stopping to toss three textbooks into her already overstuffed bag. Kagome glanced around her room, looking to see if there was anything else she could stuff into her bag. When she found nothing, she amazingly hoisted it on to her back, with a little struggle.
Right, she remembered. I'd better get some ramen for Inuyasha…he'll just bug me to get some more if I don't.
After managing to cram in five cups of ramen into her backpack, she slung it back onto her back. "Bye!" she yelled, and walked back outside.
As she trekked across the yard, she looked out at Tokyo, with all the lights and busy streets. She sighed. Even though I've lived here all my life…sometimes it seems weird to look at it rather than endless fields of grass…I guess I really do like it there better than here…and…
Her gaze fell on Goshinboku. Inuyasha's there… Smiling, she recalled that day, almost a year ago yet it seemed like yesterday, where she first met that feisty hanyou sealed to the tree.
So much has changed since then. She reflected. He's gotten so much nicer, for one thing, and that cold look he used to have in his eyes, like he wouldn't trust anyone, is gone. He smiles a lot more, even if it is rare. And…I fell in love with him…
I guess…I really don't like being separated from him either…but all these things here are holding me back.
Kagome looked back at the well house. Well, I'd better get going…
Thinking of the first day she met Inuyasha only made the memories of the first time she went through the well flood back to her. I should be thankful to Buyo…she thought. If he didn't run away to the well house…I might never have met Inuyasha…
She slid open the door and walked down the stairs towards the old well. And now that I've met him…Kagome jumped into the well, feeling the familiar flying sensation as the time stream whirled around her, taking her five hundred years into the past. My life can never be the same…He is everything to me…
The colors started fading back as she landed a bit less than comfortably in the bottom of the ancient well. Blinking in the sunlight, she looked up at the azure sky, and sighed. Even if she was only gone a day, it was good to be back in the Sengoku Jidai, where she somehow, always felt at home.
"Kagome?" A familiar voice asked, that made her surprised to hear.
"Inuyasha?" she asked, as he jumped down to her, his red haori flapping as he fell. "What are you doing here? Did you wait all night for me?"
A small blush tinged his cheeks. "Keh. Like I'd wait out all night for you. I was just passing by when you came."
But Kagome was always able to read him like a book. You did wait out for me. That small gesture of kindness made her heart rise a bit.
The silver haired hanyou took a look at her overweight backpack, lying at the bottom of the well. "Jeez, woman, what do you put in there?"
"Stuff!" She retorted. "Stuff I need!"
He rolled his amber eyes. "Keh. No one needs that much stuff. All you need is your weapons and the clothes on your back."
"Well, maybe that suits you, but I need a few more things to feel comfortable!" Kagome placed her hands on her hips as she continued arguing. "I brought you some ramen, baka! I thought you'd be happy about that!"
His eyes, still holding their piercing glare, flew over to the backpack. He sniffed in its direction suspiciously, but the scent confirmed what she had said. He sighed, walking over and picking up the backpack with ease. "Come on, then. Everyone's waiting."
Inuyasha jumped out of the well with her belongings, leaving Kagome to climb out using the vines. Once she reached the top, Inuyasha was there to help her pull herself out of the well. As he grabbed her hand, she felt a small blush. Why is he being this nice? It's not like him…something's going on…
Little did she know, Inuyasha still had that dream on his mind. The only thing that makes me think of something else, other than that dream…is when I see her smile…
He sighed as they walked back to the village in silence. But why do her smiles affect me so much? Why is it that everything feels right when I'm beside her? He stole a glance at her, as she walked happily to the village. And why is it that she makes me feel so…so… Inuyasha didn't want to finish that thought. He couldn't…It was just to weird to think of…that when he thought of Kagome.
Then again, thinking about her--how much he liked her smiles, how her presence calmed him--seemed to be so natural. Okay, sometimes she's annoying as hell, but other times…she makes me feel like I've never felt before…
They finally got to Kaede's hut, and Kagome went first through the bamboo curtain, greeting everyone. "Hi! I'm back!"
"Kagome!" everyone said at once, Shippou running over to jump into her arms.
She hugged him back, saying, "Shippou-chan!"
Miroku sighed. "Well, now that Kagome-sama is back among us, I suppose things will get quieter around here."
"What was that monk!" Inuyasha roared, tossing down Kagome's bag with a loud thump.
"Inuyasha…" Kagome sighed, having to once again tell him to calm down. Thankfully, the hanyou didn't try anything rash, he just continued to give Miroku a death glare. "So," she said, sitting down. "How's everyone here?"
"Fine." Sango replied, "But I had to deal with this groping obsessed pervert for a day." She glared at him.
He sighed. "Sango, I've tried to explain—"
She made a slashing movement with her hand. "Just don't. I don't want to hear it anymore. We fight too much about it anyway."
The hanyou gave a very loud and audible snort. "Got that right." He muttered.
Shippou jumped up. "While Sango and Miroku may fight a bit, they don't fight nearly as much as you and Kagome do!"
Kagome gave a small glare at the kistune while Kaede muttered, "Here we go again…"
"What was that runt?" Inuyasha bellowed, ready to strike at him, but Shippou ran and hid behind Kagome.
She sighed, I was wrong about him being nicer. He's just angrier. "What's got you so tense, Inuyasha?"
That question caught him off guard. He immediately forgot his plans for killing Shippou. "W-what do you mean, Kagome?"
She got up and pointed one of her fingers very close to his face. "I mean, why you are so weird today!"
He didn't answer. He knew exactly what it was that made him this way. But he wasn't about to share it with Kagome. He looked away. "It's nothing, okay?"
This made Kagome angrier. "You're hiding something, aren't you! What's wrong?" she demanded.
He clenched his fists. There was no way in hell he was going to tell her about his dream. "Shut up!" he yelled, storming out of the hut, with an angry Kagome following him soon after.
"That's the second time he's done that." Miroku commented.
"She's right, though. He has been acting oddly." Sango replied.
Kaede nodded. "We'll just have to leave it to Kagome, like always."
"Hey, Inuyasha, tell me what's wrong!" she yelled, following him as he walked away, almost mimicking the scene from the day before.
"Nothing's wrong!" He insisted, though it was obvious he was lying.
"Oh yes there is!" Kagome bellowed. She grabbed a hunk of his hair, earning a yelp from Inuyasha. "Are you saying that after all we've been together, you can't tell me what's wrong?"
He sighed and looked away. His eyes clearly stating what he wanted to say. No, Kagome…I can't…I can't tell you about it.
She let go of his hair. "Inuyasha," she said, there eyes meeting. "I just want to help you." She got closer, so she stood across from him. "Can't I help you?"
They stared at each other, chocolate eyes to amber…and his intense gaze made Kagome's heart rise a little bit. His eyes…why is he looking at me like that?
Inuyasha replied, in a calm voice, "You are helping me, Kagome. You're helping me by being here."
As Kagome blushed, Inuyasha silently added, Because you're the only one who can make me feel this way…like everything in the world is right…
A/N: A little fluff for you. I know the chapter was almost a copy of chapter 2, but I needed this conversation to take place…and it ended up like this. Anyway, you're going to see a lot more fluff and a lot less angst from here on out…so have fun!
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