A/N:Sorry for the excruciating long update, but the muse bunnies have been on vacation, and by the length of this chapter, it would appear that they still are. Anyway enjoy and don't forget to review! We really don't care for flames, so don't waste your time leaving one! Disclaimer: We don't own any of them!

'Were we 'just' friends? Do you love me?' Those questions danced through his mind as his hands poured over her heated skin, his lips devoured hers. Should he stop this? She started it…did he dare play along or would it back fire on him when she got her memory back.

His member pulsed against her opening begging for entry, but he couldn't, could he? To take her…lay claim to her here, like this, was it right?

'No' He thought as he shoved away from her and went to sit at the other side of the hot spring. Her eyes were a blaze with passion, her swollen breast called to him, begging him to touch them, kiss them. 'She can't know what she doing.' He thought as he licked his lips tasting the remnants of her.

Leaning towards him she stared at him wondering what she had done wrong. Standing up so that the water came to her waist she asked, "Why did you stop?"

He had to look away from her, "We…we need to talk."

"What's there to say? I know we were more than friends, and from the little bit of memories that I have, I know that we've kissed. I know that I've seen you naked and you've seen me naked, so that must mean that we've been together like this before, right?" She stated as she stepped so that she was standing directly in front of him.

Reluctantly he looked at her, "that's not exactly the truth." His body screamed at him to shut up and accept this blessing for what it was, yet his heart told him that he could not continue this without her knowing the truth, "Th-those were accidents."

Laughing as if she thought he was lying, "Surely there's nothing accidental about a kiss."

Frowning he replied, "Okay so the kiss wasn't an accident, but you seeing me naked and vice versa was all an accident." 'I'm so fucking crazy to being doing this! If this was Miroku or Kouga…'

"So then you don't love me?" She asked again sadly as she dipped low into the water so that it covered her up to her neck.

She looked as if her whole world was crashing down on her. 'She actually looks hurt. Does she want me to love her, or is this just what 'this' Kagome wants.' He watched her turn slowly in the water so that her back to him and just like that he smelt it, her tears. "Ka-Kagome, don't do that, please."

She sniffled but remained where she was.

Pushing off the boulder he waded towards her so that he was standing mere inches from her back, "Please Kagome, don't do this to me…don't make me feel bad for protecting you…don't make me the bad guy. I only wanted…"

"Please leave." She whispered.

In a matter of minutes the almost too boiling hot spring felt like ice cold water.

Stepping back he stared at her wanting nothing more than to tell her that he had always loved her, and that he would until the day that he died. He wanted to tell her that he couldn't take her while she didn't remember him, but he would once she got her memory back if that's what she still wanted.

Scenes played in her head as if she was sitting in a movie theater. Inuyasha screaming a name, that wasn't hers. He was then holding someone, the woman looked like her, but yet she wasn't. Then there were white snake like looking things gliding through the night sky. Shaking her head she heard and felt a shift in the water, 'Who is she? Is that why he doesn't want me? Is that…Kikyo.' Before she could stop herself she whispered the name out loud, "Ki-kikyo"

The hanyou stopped dead in his tracks, 'did…did she just say Kikyo?'

"She's the reason why you don't love me. She's the reason why you…You're still in love with her aren't you?" Turning to face him she continued, "You lied to me when you told me that I healed your heart…you lied."

Flashback

Sighing heavily he began, "Well Kikyo and I were really close friends at one time. But that was before you fell down the well.

"To make a long story short, Kikyou thought I betrayed her so she betrayed me and sealed me to this tree…" he said patting the branch of the Goshinboku, "for 50 years, and that's when I met you." Turning to look at her, he continued, "You released me. You saved me, but I didn't know that when I woke up I thought you were she and she was you. I…I'm sorry about that."

His eyes held so much gratitude and love that she almost reached out and touched the side of his face. If only she could remember that, if only she could make sense of this feeling that warmed her whenever he was near.

"Did you love her? I mean Kikyo. Did you love her?" She asked not really sure of why she even cared.

"Back then I thought I did, but…" He turned away from her for a brief moment but then turned back to face her, "I thought I did, but when I met you and we started to travel together you taught me things I wasn't expecting to learn. You taught me things about my self that made me rethink everything I thought I knew. So I guess if I answer that question honestly, I would have to say, no I didn't love her, but I did and still do care a lot about her, as one friend would for another."

End Flashback

"Ka-Kagome" The hanyou whispered, he wasn't sure what to say but by the look on her face he knew he needed to come up with something fast. Stepping closer to her, "I never lied to you. Kik…Kikyo has nothing to do with this…I just don't think that you should be making such a decision in this state of mind. Can you understand that?"

She glared at him the old Kagome shining through, "If you love me, than what does it matter? If you loved me and I loved you then wouldn't our hearts still remember each other? Wouldn't our bodies still enjoy the feel of the others'?"

He was dumb struck, what she was saying actually made all the sense in the world, but there was one problem, "Kagome, you never told me you loved me and when I was trying…" He hesitated, 'damn I didn't want it to be like this.' "When I was trying to tell you how I feel you got hurt." 'Why in the hell is she acting like she's hurt that we didn't…' his thoughts were interrupted by a loud splash it was her falling back into the water. "Kagome" He shouted as he reach down quickly and pulled her to him. Her eyes were open but blank, "Kagome, can you hear me?" He questioned concernedly as he sat down and pulled into his lap.

She didn't respond. Memories danced through her mind or rather fragments of memories. She saw herself and Inuyasha walking into the forest, then she was sitting next time him. He was looking at her, he was trying to tell her something but she couldn't understand what he was saying. He was nervous, really nervous. She couldn't understand why. Then she saw Sango, but Inuyasha ran her off rather quickly. She remembered chastising him because of it, Miroku came soon after, then walked away and then she saw Kouga…

She heard her name being called, 'Kagome, Kagome are you okay?' Shaking her head she looked at him, "Inu…Inuyasha?"

"Are you okay? You zoned out for a minute there."

Staring at him she stated as if still in a daze, "I think I remember. When you were going to tell me, is that when Sango and Miroku told us they was engaged?"

He nodded his head.

"Is that also when Kouga came too?"

Once again he nodded. 'Thank Kami, she's finally remembering something.'

"So then what happened after Kouga came, because I can't remember anything else?" She asked innocently her voice just above a whisper.

"The usual, we fought over you, then you got mad, yelled at us and ran off and that's when you were attacked." He stated reluctantly as if he was expecting to get punished after the confession.

None of that rang a bell with her so she stored it away to think about later. What did make sense was the attraction that she felt towards the Hanyou. Although she was frightened shitless when she first saw him she couldn't shake the feeling that perhaps she was suppose to be with him. As a matter of fact that's what she talked to the Monk about when they took their afternoon strolls. Smiling up at him, "so do you want to tell me what you were going to tell me back then? I'm sure we won't get interrupted."

'She sure is more determined and open with her feeling than the old Kagome.' "Well…Uhmm…I…" He stuttered.

"Why are you so nervous? Just tell me, or would you like me to tell you what I think?" She inquired happily. Not waiting for him to continue, "Well I think I loved you. I mean how could I not have?" Resting her hand on the side of his face she continued, "Look at you, you're gorgeous, in a mysterious exotic intoxicating kind of way."

'Did she just say I was…gorgeous?'

"Sure it seems like you can be down right rude at times, but I'm okay with that, because you're not rude to me or at least not that I can remember. And the overprotective thing you do is just so adorable."

'Did she just say I was…adorable?'

With a deep scowl she finished, "no I'm almost certain…I loved you and as weird as it might seems…" Staring into his golden eyes with out blinking or looking away, "…I still do, I would be nothing less than a fool if I didn't. I just wish I could explain why I feel like this."

"You…you lo…love me?" Hearing her say it for some reason sounded crazy to him, all this time he was thinking that she didn't have memories and now finding out that she did and they were all of him.

Leaning in she kissed him softly, "yeah I guess I do."

He couldn't stop the grin that spread across his face, she loved him, she said it…she admitted it! Closing his arms around her bare back he pulled her close to him and nuzzled into her neck, "Do you know how long I've wanted to hear you say that? Do you know?" He whispered as he kissed there softly, "I don't know what I would do without you." He continued as he traced soft kisses along her jaw.

So lost in each others' embrace they didn't notice a pair of eyes watching they're every move.

Until Next Time… (Written by Simonkal of Inuy)