Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, All characters and such belong to Rumiko Takahashi!

Sorry for the long period of time in which I didn't post. My weekends passed by really fast for the last couple of weeks, and I couldn't find the time to write ((..As horrible as that sounds, it's true..)) Anyways. This chapter will answer the question of where they were heading off to. There will be two parts to this chapter.

Here is chapter five:

Chapter five: My place in this world

Kagome could feel the air around them becoming thick with a sort of mist. It was also beginning to become warmer.

"Inuyasha, for the last time." she yelled to him. "Where are you taking me?"

The smirk never left his face, he did not reply, only slowed and stopped. He slowly let Kagome slide off his back.

"Where are we?" she asked, looking at her surroundings. There were hundredss of trees around them, the trees were close together, making it hard to move around. She looked to Inuyasha, who motioned her to stand back a few feet, which she did.

" Sankontessou!" he yelled, cutting the trees in front of them to shreds. He then held out his hand to Kagome, which she took. He lead her in through the path he had made with his attack and, to her amazement, was the most beautiful sight she had ever seen..right before her eyes.

"Inu..yasha?" she said, the awe never leaving her face.

"Do you.. Like it here?" he asked, sheepishly. "I used to come here as a child.. It was the only place I could truly relax.. The only place I knew no one would ever find me." he looked away. "The one place no one would ever hurt me."

She walked over and hugged him from behind. "This was your own personal paradise?" He nodded.

There was a dazzling waterfall, flowers bloomed everywhere and the water was warm and crystal clear. The moonlight gave the perfect amount of light that made the pool of water sparkle. It truly was a heaven on earth...No words could describe it.

"Why don't you go for a swim?" he suggested, which she agreed to. She got undressed, she had her bikini on under her clothes, and slipped into the warm water. She smiled, her cheeks became flushed with a pink color.

"This is so nice.." she moaned, closing her eyes. After a moment, she opened her eyes again, looking to Inuyasha. He was in the same place he had been standing before she got into the water. He held no facial expression.

"Why don't you come in too?" she suggested. He looked away, saying nothing. She tilted her head in confusion. "What's wrong, Inuyasha?"

"I can't..." he replied, still looking away.

"Why can't you?" she eyed him, and smiled again, thinking she now knew why. "You don't have to feel awkward... Just get undressed, put on the shorts I gave you and come on in.. The water is so nice."

"No, you don't understand..I can't..get in the water.." he looked out towards the deep end of the water and looked away again. Kagome looked out to where he had looked and sighed.

"Well, what is it?" she got out and started to walk over to him. "What's wrong?" Inuyasha backed away from her. Growling slightly. Kagome backed off, sighing and felling hurt that Inuyasha wouldn't open up to her.

"Fine, I'll just have to go have fun by myself.." she walked away, thinking she'd play a little trick on Inuyasha. She walked towards the edge of the deep end of the water, noticing he was now eyeing her, becoming suspicious.

She smiled at him innocently, he turned his head with a 'feh'.

"Oh, Inuyasha, come–" she was cut off when she made herself slip and fall in, hoping that this would make inuyasha get into the water with her. Inuyasha stayed where he was, waiting for her to come back up.. He waited..and waited...and then he snapped.

"Kagome!" he yelled, jumping into the water. He splashed around like a fool, looking for her. He waded out into the deeper part and took in some air, diving in. His eyes searched the area under the surface.

'Kagome.. I'm sorry..please be alright.' he thought, becoming anxious. He saw something coming towards him. He placed a hand on the hilt of his sword, gripping it tightly. The figure came into view.

'Kagome!' he screamed in his mind. Thrashing around in the water to get to her. He stopped, noticing she was fine, swimming on her own towards him. He scowled, thrashing again to get to the top. He made his way slowly to the edge and crawled out, shaking like a dog to become dry.

Kagome's head popped up a couple of seconds after he jumped out.

"Why didn't you stay in, Inuyasha?" she asked, innocently. Swimming to the edge as well.

"Why did you do that, Kagome?" he said, weakly. He looked at her, a couple of wet strands of silver hair falling down in his face.

"I'm sorry, Inuyasha. But I couldn't think of another way to get you to come in the water!" she got out of the water and he watched as goose bumps formed all over her. He got up and picked up a towel out of her large yellow bag, placing it around her shoulders.

She smiled, thanking him. He walked away and sat down on a tree stump, putting his face in his hands and deeply sighing. She walked over and put a hand on his shoulder.

He moved his shoulder, as a motion for her to back off. Kagome felt tears welt in her eyes.

"I thought I lost you.." he mused. Her eyes widened in astonishment. "I thought you drowned..I thought I lost you.." he sighed deeply again.

Kagome sat down on the ground and looked up at him. She lay her head on his lap.

"To answer your question before..I can't swim" he replied, looking down at her. She looked away, truly hurt that he didn't tell her. She would have never done what she had done if she had know he couldn't swim.

"I didn't know.. I'm sorry.. You know I would never have done that if I knew I was putting your life in danger." she began to cry. She was the one fooling around, but Inuyasha was the one who could have gotten hurt.

"It's fine." he bent down and scooped her up into his arms and held her like a baby, holding her close. She was surprised. This was a strange gesture for Inuyasha. This was not like the tough, arrogant Hanyou she had spent the last two years with.

"I'm just glad you're alright.." he stroked the back of her head, his smile widening.

He took her hands and brought them up, wrapping them around his neck. She smiled, nuzzling into his neck, hoping she could fall asleep in his arms. He looked down at her peaceful face. Her eyes shot open, she could sense someone coming near. Inuyasha sniffed the air..

"Great." he muttered, a growl escaping his throat. Kagome turned her head towards the opening Inuyasha had made. A figure stood there.

"How sentimental.. " it snickered.