Author's note: hey! waves I can't believe this story is nearing its end! I really enjoyed writing it, and from the positive reviews, I'm guessing you guys enjoyed reading it. I'm thinking I might make a sequel, but I have no story line yet ; heh heh heh. Angelface044 thanks for making the shrine! I really want to see your website now, can you tell me what it is?

Chapter 10: Don't Forget Me

Kagome put her hand on top of the stranger's and pushed it off her shoulders. She whirled around and came face to face with her least favourite person, Koga.

He grabbed onto her hand "How about it?" he said "The dating offer is still good."

"You know Koga? Of all the things I missed about the village" Kagome said with a frown and she wrestled her hands out of his grasp "you aren't one of them"

"You got feisty while you were away" Koga said disdainfully as he grabbed her by the shoulders "we'll have to work on that."

"And you got more arrogant" Kagome retorted "your head's so big I think you might explode and leak sleaze all over."

Rin laughed along with Kagome, who was still struggling to free herself from Koga's strong grip. But Ayame stayed quiet.

Inu Yasha tried desperately to escape Mr. Higurashi's constant teasing by looking out the window. Even from where he stood, he could see the battle between Kagome and Koga "who's he?" he asked, trying to change the subject.

"That's just Koga" Kagome's father said indifferently as he too walked to the window "don't mind him, he's had a crush on Kagome ever since he first laid eyes on her, he's harmless"

"He seems pretty forceful to me" Inu Yasha said with surprising concern "are you sure she'll be alright?"

"Oh yeah" said the old man "the poor girl goes through the same thing everyday, goes out, runs into Koga and then has to try to escape having to go out with him. That's the only good thing about her being at the castle all this time, no more Koga, at least not for a while."

"What do you mean?" Inu Yasha said curiously.

"He was planning to come and take Kagome back from you" said Mr. Higurashi uneasily, fearing that this would set off Inu Yasha's rage "at least, that's what his minion, Ginta, told me."

"He what!" Inu Yasha said enraged, suddenly feeling quite protective of Kagome.

Mr. Higurashi backed away slowly, fearing Inu Yasha's wrath "he was going to…because he thought that Kagome would feel obligated to marry him."

Inu Yasha felt like he was going to explode but was suddenly greeted by a memory that wasn't too long ago in the past

Flashback

"But…well…look at me Kagome" he said "people would take one look at me and start an angry mob."

"Well, people should start looking past appearances" Kagome said.

"But they don't" Inu Yasha protested.

"Maybe that's because you don't let them" Kagome said "Look how long it took me to see your nice side. People just don't like things they can't understand, but this is your chance to change that, Inu Yasha. You have to let them know you're not a monster!"

"You really think it would change just like that?" he said, snapping his clawed fingers.

"Yes" Kagome said smiling "I know if people just got to know you like I do, they wouldn't think you're a beast, they'd think you're one of the most kindhearted people on earth!"

End of Flashback

Inu Yasha took a deep breath and sat down again "and you think this guy is harmless."

Mr. Higurashi peeked through his hands, which had been covering his face until this point. Inu Yasha seemed to be much calmer than when Kagome's father had first met him. "oh he is" he said slowly "it would take a miracle for Kagome to marry Koga."

"Let go of me Koga" Kagome said, trying to free herself.

"She said she wasn't going to go anywhere with you" Rin agreed as she tried to pry Koga's fingers from Kagome's wrist "help me Ayame."

Ayame glanced around nervously and stayed put "help Ayame" Kagome repeated.

"I…"Ayame said slowly "I can't" With that she ran away from the three of them as fast as she could.

Kagome watched her run away she can't hurt him she thought she loves him.

"Ayame!" Rin yelled as Ayame ran farther away from them.

"Go after her" Kagome told Rin firmly "make sure she's okay."

"But…" Rin said, backing away hesitantly.

"Go!" Kagome yelled.

Rin nodded and ran after Ayame. Kagome turned to look at Koga with a determined look on her face "Let go of me!" she yelled.

Koga said nothing but kept his strong grip on her, grinning soon he thought soon you'll be mine Kagome.

"I said let go!" Kagome yelled.

Koga twisted her arm forcefully, trying to pull her in closer. Kagome was about to pull free when she was greeted by a new premonition.

"I'll let him go" Koga said forcefully "if you marry me."

He held up the knife in his hand and got ready to plunge it into someone. But the someone was a shadow. Who was he? Kagome saw red eyes, the red eyes of Inu Yasha! But something was wrong with him, he wasn't himself.

"NOOOO" Kagome yelled as the shadow collapsed.

Kagome came back to reality shivering. Inu Yasha…Inu Yasha…no! his name kept repeating in her head. Koga twisted her arm harder and Kagome screamed in pain. But not the pain of Koga's twisting, the pain of what she had just seen. Just when things couldn't get worse, the unthinkable happened. A wave of pain washed over her! Her heart skipped a beat and she felt herself getting weaker. The…premonitions again! She thought in desperation as she aimlessly tried to struggle free before she lost all her strength.

Inu Yasha's ears perked up as he caught the faint sound of Kagome's scream. He ran to the window and saw that Kagome was in pain. Koga still had a strong hand on her arm and she seemed to be getting weaker by the minute. Kagome! he cried inwardly as he ran to the door.

"Inu Yasha!" Mr. Higurashi said in a surprised tone "where are you going?"

"To save your daughter" Inu Yasha replied, dashing out the door and into the streets of the town, discarding all thoughts of being inconspicuous.

Kagome's vision started to blur and her chest burned damn she thought I can't keep control! She looked to her left, where she saw Inu Yasha running towards them "Inu Yasha" she said weakly "help!"

With that, the premonitions took over and her body went limp and fell to the ground. "Kagome!" Inu Yasha cried as Koga let go and backed away nervously. Inu Yasha ran to Kagome's collapsed body "are you okay?" he said with the utmost concern he ever had in his entire life.

"Inu…Yasha" Kagome said as though it had pained her to do so, her eyes still shut.

"Don't worry Kagome" Inu Yasha said, placing her on his back "I'm going to get you out of here, just hang on."

With that, he sprinted off, leaving a concerned crowd that had gathered behind them.

"You IDIOT!" Naraku yelled, throwing a glass against the wall "How could you do that?"

"I don't even know how I did it" Koga said defensively "she just collapsed."

"Now that the village has seen Inu Yasha do that act of kindness, it's going to be that much harder to make them fear him" Naraku said annoyed.

"No sweat" Koga said "we'll just have to really torment him."

"If this falls through" Naraku said as though Koga had made no remark at all and holding a knife to Koga's neck "it's going to cost you your life."

Koga backed away from the knife which was glinting in the dim light of the pub they were in "It won't fall through" he said cautiously.

"It better not" Naraku said forcefully.

Inu Yasha took Kagome home and laid her down on her bed. Kagome could feel her strength returning to her and tried to sit up. But Inu Yasha stopped her "Don't move yet" he said gently, pointing to her wrist, which had a red mark from Koga's hand imprinted on it.

"Ow" Kagome said weakly, rubbing her wrist.

"What did he do to you Kagome?" Inu Yasha asked firmly "Did he hurt you?"

"N-no…" Kagome said slowly "it wasn't his fault."

"Then what happened?" Inu Yasha said more gently this time, seeming more concerned then vengeful.

"I don't know" Kagome said after a moment, deciding to play dumb "I was alright one minute, then weak the next."

"Are you okay now?" Inu Yasha said as Kagome sat up.

"Yes" Kagome said, hugging Inu Yasha "thank you."

Inu Yasha seemed taken aback at first, but then hugged her as well. He could feel her tears on his shoulder. "Don't cry" he said, pulling her away from him to look her in the eyes "don't cry anymore, you've cried so many times since the very beginning. Please, smile" he wiped away her tears with his thumb "I like it…when you smile."

Kagome smiled weakly through her tears, which were still continuously flowing. Inu Yasha returned the smile with one of his own "are you okay now?" he said gently.

Kagome nodded and lay back on her bed I must be the luckiest girl in the world she thought, rolling over I must be, I have a friend like Inu Yasha.

That night, as Kagome tossed and turned in her bed, she was greeted by yet another vision, this one more like a dream than a premonition however:

"Inu Yasha!" Kagome called running towards him, for some reason, she was concerned about him "Inu Yasha!" she called again. But Inu Yasha would not respond. It seemed like the closer Kagome got to reaching him, the farther Inu Yasha would move away. Why wasn't he responding? Why was he moving away?

"He can't hear you anymore!" said a voice, though Kagome didn't recognize to whom it belonged.

"What?" Kagome said, confused but continuing to run, as though her feet would not let her stop.

"He can't see you anymore" the voice continued almost mockingly.

"Who are you!" Kagome called out.

"He doesn't even know who you are anymore" the voice said as it laughed a cold, cruel laugh "he's forgotten all about you!"

"NO!" Kagome said, refusing to believe the voice's cries "SHUT UP!"

"Get away from him Kagome!" yelled the strangely familiar voices of the village people "he'll kill you!"

"No!" Kagome yelled weakly in her sleep "you're wrong! He's not…he's not a beast!" She sat up quickly, clutching her heart, which was now beating faster than it ever had before in her life. She stared across the hall at the closed oakwood door of Inu Yasha's room. Slowly, she got up from her bed and walked over to it. She opened it slightly and saw Inu Yasha's sleeping figure. Trying to be as quiet as possible, she tiptoed over to him and gently poked him in the back. "Inu Yasha?" she whispered.

Inu Yasha opened his eyes and looked up at Kagome "Kagome?" he replied, sitting up "what's wrong?"

"Want to go for a walk?" Kagome said simply.

"So…what's on your mind?" Inu Yasha said softly as the two of them walked down the abandoned streets of the village.

"I just have this weird feeling that something really bad is going to happen" Kagome said in a dismal tone.

"A premonition?" Inu Yasha asked her.

"Sort of I guess" Kagome replied, taking Inu Yasha's hand in hers.

Inu Yasha seemed surprised at her sudden action but quickly held on to her hand tightly, realizing that she needed someone's to comfort her.

"Inu Yasha will you promise me something?" Kagome said after a short, but surprisingly comfortable silence.

"What is it?" Inu Yasha asked in reply.

"Promise me that no matter what, you won't forget me" Kagome said, looking him straight in the eyes.

"Why would I ever forget you?" Inu Yasha said confused.

"Don't ask me to explain just promise!" Kagome said, starting to cry once more "please!"

Inu Yasha's heart broke "Don't cry anymore!" he yelled "Please! I don't like seeing you sad because of me!"

"Then promise!" Kagome pleaded "If you care about me at all then please, I'm begging you, promise you won't forget me!"

"I promise!" Inu Yasha said, taking both of her hands in his "I will never forget you! No matter what happens to me the last thing I'm ever going to forget is you!"

Kagome couldn't help herself, she threw herself into his arms to hug him. The two stood there for a moment, just enjoying the comfort of each other's arms. Kagome felt greatly relieved by Inu Yasha's promise, but deep down in her heart, the ominous feeling still lurked, waiting to tear her and Inu Yasha apart.

Author's note: done another chappie, make some people happy, get reviews, some happy news though this chap was sappy! says in singsong voice yay! Send in the reviews, my goal is to get at least 60 or more for this story!