Disclaimer: Of course this does not belong to me, if it did Inuyasha would be with me instead of Kagome. I look much better in a school girl uniform anyway.

DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE

Chapter 1

Tell me that this isn't a dream?

It was finished. They had finally succeeded against defeating Naraku. The Shikon No Tama had been completed and Naraku-as expected-had used it to become a full demon and that's when Kagome had turned the power of the jewel onto him.

Kikiyo had tried to, but she did not possess enough energy to complete the spell so Kagome summoned all of her energy and untapped miko powers and finished the spell. Instead of granting him the powers of a full demon like he had thought the jewel would, it instead turned him back into the human thief Onigumo whom Kikiyo then destroyed. The battle was long and lasted from the previously afternoon to dawn.

Sesshomaru and Inuyasha were back to back, both holding their fabled swords high as they battled demon after demon of Naraku's. Sango, Miroku and Kouga had battled as well almost losing their lives in the process. Luckily, Shippou was at the village with Kaede, to which Kagome was relieved-the young did not need to witness such brutal and massive destruction.

Once the battle was over, Miroku's air void had disappeared and Sango lay crying over Kohaku's body since the jewel that was once imbedded in his back was taken from him so that Naraku could complete the jewel, thus ending his life. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru had finally come to an agreement and had finally fulfilled their father's wish and placed aside their differences and joined as brothers.

The field was littered with the body parts of slain demons and smelled of burnt flesh and destruction but they had all survived. They had finally faced Naraku and survived. Kagome felt as if her heart would explode from all of the pain she felt. Physically she was ok. She had not received any severe injuries from the battle except for a few minor scrapes and bruises yet she felt a huge massive pain in the left side of her chest. She knew what the source of this pain was.

She would have to leave Inuyasha. The jewel had been completed and Naraku had been defeated so there was really no reason for her to stay. Inuyasha had told her in so many words that he had chosen Kikiyo over her so why did she need to stay? As if on queue, Kagome heard Inuyasha speak Kikiyo's name.

She looked up to where he was standing. There was blood all over his white shirt and Kagome wondered where his fire rat kimono was. He stood there, Tetsusaiga in his hand, staring at Kikiyo who was a few feet away as she stared at him in return. Kagome saw a number of emotions cross his face and those beautiful golden eyes of his as he stared at her. Kagome felt a sharp pain in her chest which almost caused her to cry out in pain.

"Kikiyo," he said with so much emotion. "Inuyasha," said Kikiyo as she looked at him in return.

Kagome knew that she could not face saying goodbye to him. It would surly kill her. She had never felt pain so deep and wounding before. It was as if someone was squeezing the life out of her. She lowered her head and slowly left the field so as to not draw any attention to her self and headed towards where Sango and Miroku rested. Kouga rested not too far away with breathing heavily and recovering from the wounds within his legs where Naraku had ripped out the jewel shards. As soon as Kagome walked towards them, Kouga some how managed to make his way to her.

"Kagome, I know that this is hardly the time or place for this but I want you to know that I love you and that I know in time that you will surly come to love me if you would just give us a chance," he pleaded with her.

Kagome looked down into his cerulean eyes and smiled sadly as she tenderly stroked his hair.

"I wish that were true Kouga, but we both would be kidding ourselves if we thought it were so. I truly wish I could love you the way in which you want me to, but I..." she broke off as tears started to make there way down her blood stained alabaster cheeks.

Tears that she had been holding back for so long. She felt a pain in her throat as the tears threatened to come more and swallowed hard. She would not cry-at least not yet. Kouga dropped his head defeated.

"Inuyasha is a fool. I would give my life to feel the love that you show him," and then his wolf pack had carried him away.

Kagome stood there staring at the place where he had once been I wish I could love you too Kouga, she thought as the pain started again. Kagome started to walk forward again and each step seemed like a huge effort. She had reached Sango as she lie weeping over her brother's body. Kagome couldn't imagine how she would feel if something happened to Souta. Kagome wanted so much to comfort Sango but she knew that Sango needed to cry. Kagome needed to cry.

Sesshomaru came forward and stood over Sango while she held her brother in her arms as Miroku and Kagome looked on. Kagome was sure she saw a look of sadness cross his handsome face. He took out Tenseiga in which seemed like a dream and touched the blade to Kohaku and brought him back to life.

Kagome gasped as did Miroku when Kohaku woke up and hugged his sister lovingly. Sango was beside herself with happiness as she hugged Kohaku and cried tears of happiness instead of the ones she had just shed that were full of sorrow.

Kagome was shocked. Sesshomaru was doing something for someone other than himself and a human no doubt. Kagome smiled at him and he smiled back in return shocking her completely. Sesshomaru actually smiled? At her! Kagome felt tears come again as she watched the happy reunion of brother and sister.

She would let Sango and her brother have their moment and then she would tell them all goodbye?

Except Inuyasha. She could not face him right now. If she did, her heart would no doubt betray her and she knew that she would break down and beg him to chose her! Not Kikiyo!

"Kagome?" She heard him say her name with so much emotion it made her heart bleed.

She closed her eyes and willed her self to not cry then slowly turned around to face him. He was standing some feet behind her as she turned to face him. Kikiyo was standing nearby with a smug look on her face. She had finally succeeded in taking Inuyasha from her, but was he ever hers to begin with? Kagome could not bring herself to look him in the eyes. Every time she did she was drawn into the golden depths and she lost her thought. She didn't dare speak for fear that her voice would betray her.

Even if he did choose to stay with her, they both knew that he would not want to stay in her world and she could not stay in his. Maybe it was better this way.

"Kagome. We need to talk."

She nodded her head slowly.

"Kagome," Inuyasha said.

Kagome would still not look up. Inuyasha reached out and pulled Kagome's chin up so that he could see her eyes. This was as painful to him as it was for her.

He had spent many nights contemplating on what to do when this time came. He had chosen Kikiyo hadn't he? But Kikiyo did not make him feel the way that Kagome had. Kagome had always been there for him. Encouraging him, befriending him, supporting him, LOVING HIM. She didn't want to change him like Kikiyo had wanted to. Kagome LOVED him. Not just his human side, nor his demon side, but both sides because that was who he was. Kikiyo had wanted him to become full human so that the jewel would be no more and so that her duty as a priestess would be finished.

Did she truly love him or did she see him as a way out? If their love had really been that strong then would he have been so quick to think that she would betray him and vice versa? Inuyasha thought back to all of the times that Kagome was there for him. She had never left his side. When he was jerk, when his demon blood had gotten the best of him she was there. Even when he always chose Kikiyo over her, she was there. Inuyasha finally realized what he needed and wanted to do. Kagome would still not meet his eyes. He smelled the mixture of water and salt and knew that she was trying hard to fight back tears.

"Kagome? Please look at me," he said.

"I can't," she said in a small voice barely a whisper.

"Why?" he asked.

"Because, I know what you are going to say."

"Do you?"

"Yes. Please Inuyasha," her voice trembled.

"Just let me go," she said as she tried to loosen her chin from his stern yet gentle grip.

Inuyasha then pulled her into his arms and held her as if he was afraid that she would melt away. Kagome could take no more. She felt her body began to wreck with sobs so fierce that they threatened to break her. This would be the last time she felt his warm, strong embrace. She could lie in his arms for days and listen to his strong heartbeat.

Inuyasha held Kagome for what seemed like hours but her cries did not stop. She held onto his shirt as though she was hanging on for dear life. Inuyasha crushed her to him even more careful not to squeeze too hard least he break her bones.

He ran his claws through her ebony hair and placed feather kisses on the top of her head.

"Kagome, I know that I have been a real jerk, but can you forgive me?" He asked.

He felt her nod her answer and Inuyasha sighed heavily. She was always forgiving him. No matter what he did to her. She would forgive him.

Always.

Inuyasha felt tears start to form in his eyes as well.

"Kagome, will you please stay with me?" he asked.

Kagome wasn't sure if she heard him right. Was he asking her to be with him?

"Inuyasha?" she asked as she looked up at him while still in his embrace.

His eyes were as clear as pools of golden water and Kagome saw love shine brightly in them.

"Feh." Do I have to repeat myself?" he asked smiling.

"You…want… to… be… with me?"

Inuyasha smiled, bent down and kissed a tear that was on her cheek and licked the remaining ones that spilled over her eyelids. Kagome shuttered at the intimate contact.

"Yes," he said lovingly as he looked into her eyes.

Kagome was spell bound as he held her captive with the love in his eyes. All she could do was stare. And when she felt his soft firm lips on her own, she swooned with ecstasy. She had dreamed of this moment for so long that she could not believe that it was finally coming true. Inuyasha belonged to her.

When the kiss was broken she moaned with regret never wanting it to end. When Kagome opened her eyes she looked up just in time to see Kikiyo with an arrow in her hand as she aimed it towards Inuyasha. Inuyasha quickly turned and placed Kagome protectively behind him.

"Kikiyo, stop!" he growled.

"If I can't have you, no one will," she said as she aimed for Inuyasha's heart.

Kikiyo almost succeeded in firing her arrow when a sharp crack of energy hit her body sending it into the clay pieces that it was. Inuyasha and Kagome turned around surprised to see that Sesshomaru had been the one who had destroyed her. When they both looked at him questionably he answered.

"I could never stand the Bitch anyway."

Kagome looked stunned as did Inuyasha. Then suddenly cold rain began to fall from the sky in torrents into her eyes.

Kagome jerked up right and cursed. The pain in her head was so intense She fell backwards. "Kagome!" asked Inuyasha worriedly as she felt her head rest on something warm and stern. Her head was resting on Inuyasha's lap with a cold compress on her forehead.

"What happened?" she asked confused.

"You went to the old village witch and asked her to relieve your pain," he stated sadly.

"What?" she asked. "What pain did I have?"

Had it all been a dream?

"Weren't we fighting Naraku?" She asked.

"Stupid girl," does it look like we just fought Naraku? Inuyasha asked with a look of worry crossing his handsome face.

"The witch said she thought that she had given you a love potion, but instead she had given you a potion for a dreamscape."

Love potion, thought Kagome.

It was then that she remembered. They had went to a village that was being attacked by demons and it was at that village that she had heard some of the villagers talk about a old witch there who could rid anyone of any problems of the heart. Kagome had sought her out because she had come across Inuyasha and Kikiyo again. This time they were both staring lovingly into each other's eyes and it seemed as if they were going to kiss again.

Kagome could take no more so she immediately left the scene and headed towards the village. She had stated to the witch what she needed and the witch had given her some type of concoction that would take the love from her heart. When everyone asked her what she was getting from the witch she had stated that it was for pain that she having in her leg from the recent battle. She remembered taking the potion that night while they stayed at an inn in which Miroku convenience the owner that a black and ominous cloud was hanging over. The next thing she remembered was fighting Naraku early the next day. So it had been a dream? Inuyasha had not chosen her? Kagome felt sharp pains in her chest again and felt tears come to the surface.

"I had to go in after you," he said.

"What?" Kagome asked coming back to reality again from her thoughts.

"I took some of the potion to go in after you. The witch said it was the only way," he stated.

"The only way for what?" asked Kagome.

"Kagome you have been asleep for five days."

"Five days!" asked Kagome startled. Was she really asleep that long?

"We thought at first that the witch had given you poison but found out later what it really was. She told me the only way that I could wake you up was to go into your dreams my self. So I did. Miroku and the witch performed the spell and I entered your dreams," he said as he ran his claws through her onyx hair.

Kagome was shocked and then scared. Had Inuyasha seen what she had been dreaming? Had he seen into her heart? As if he had read her mind, he confirmed just that.

"I was there with you Kagome, the whole time. At first your dreams were nightmares. I would sit and hold you until we could figure out what to do. I dried your tears away when you would cry. I felt as if someone was tearing out my heart because I could not stand to see you in so much misery."

Kagome remained silent and closed her eyes as she felt more tears start to form behind her eyes.

"Inuyasha," she simply said.

It had all been a dream. Could she live with that? Inuyasha looked down at Kagome lovingly. While it had all been a dream his love for her was not. He had been in Kagome's dreams and had seen the love she had for him. He had never felt a love so deep and strong before. Her love for him consumed her. He never knew that he had been causing her so much pain. He loved her with all his heart, but he could not let his emotion for her show right now.

He had a lot of enemies and until their battle with Naraku was over he could not risk showing where his true feeling lie. He knew that Kikiyo had tried to kill her. She would definitely try again if she knew his feelings for Kagome. It was true that he had loved Kikiyo once, but not like this. This was truly unconditioned love. Once they had defeated Naraku, he would choose Kagome instead of Kikiyo, he already had-just as he had in Kagome's dream.