AN: I don't have an introduction for this one, I didn't think it was necessary. Thanks for the reviews! I know I had Inuyasha talking too "nice" and stuff like that Sorry Tera! I mean I love him so there is a limit to what I'll make him do. But the thing is he didn't only kiss Kagome . . . .wait I think I gave something away XD Oh also, the directory on this site changed so I'm a little iffy on how to use it Hopes she posted right

Disclaimer: Meh . . . I'm not rich this must mean that I didn't come up with anything concerning Inuyasha, except this fic of course.

Chapter 4

The leaves brushed against the outer walls of the sturdy hut. The light of the rising sun had just began to creep through the inner corridors of the hut. Kagome awoke to the serene songs of the waking birds. As she shifted in place, about to stretch, a roaring pain rushed up her spine. She opened her eyes but before she could reflect on the pain a squeal escaped her slender lips. "So you're finally awake" A husky voice calls out to her as she sits up.

"Have you been watching me all this time Inuyasha?" She asks as she looks directly at him. He is sitting right beside her futon but is leaning against the wall with his arms crossed over his belly, his hands are hidden within the sleeves of his red kimono top.

"Don't flatter yourself. You started talking in your sleep so I came to check your wounds to see if they were doing alright"

"Oh, thanks for your concern. I-"

"The only reason I'm not going to let you die is because I made a pact with Sesshoumaru that I will follow through with until the end"

"Grrr . . . you're such a creep Inuyasha!"

"What? Did you think that I was going to let you go or that I wasn't going to straighten up that attitude of yours because I kissed you? Don't get me wrong you may look like Kikyo but you disgust me"

"I don't care about your stupid pact with Sesshoumaru. I'm a human being and I will not be held as a play thing or a maid! I will not conform to you or your brother's ideals from which you derive the character that I should play!" Kagome stands up and walks toward the bedroom doorway while crossing her arms over her upper torso and giving her back to Inuyasha.

"Kagome . . . I didn't ask for your opinion on the matter so shut the hell up!" Inuyasha stands up and walks over to Kagome. He places both his hands on each of her shoulders and leans in to whisper in her ear in a childlike manner "Kagome, are you really that mad with me?" Kagome doesn't budge or make a sound. Inuyasha then takes a lock of her ebony black hair with his right hand and raises it to his nose, taking in what was left of a lavender scent. "All that blood that you had all over you made your scent even more repulsive to me" With this comment Kagome shoved away Inuyasha's hand and walked into the kitchen and out the front entrance, leaving Inuyasha with a smile in the entrance to the room. 'That silly, silly woman.' He thinks to himself.

"Oooooh that jerk! Now, who does he think he is?" Kagome fusses under her breath as she stammers through the semi-busy streets of the village. She looks down at her clothes and lets out a squeal as her eyebrows begin to quirk. 'That pervert undressed me!' She was no longer wearing her green and white school uniform but a white and red priestess outfit. 'He is never going to hear the end of this! . . . Oh my God! I was totally knocked out last night! What if he tried something on me!' She stood in the middle of the village in fear of what Inuyasha could have done to her while he was 'tending to her wounds'

"I hope you know that he meant well my dear . . . Inuyasha that is" a husky yet feminine voice calls out to her from the door way of a hut near by. Kagome turns to look at an elder woman, who was wearing the same apparel as her own. "He didn't mean to hurt you so badly last night. I suppose that even after so many years he doesn't even know his own strength. I'm glad you're alright though Kagome and I'm glad those garments fit you, they were my sister's"

"Oh thanks for the clothes ma'am-"

"They call me Lady Kaede around here my dear"

"Right . . . and I think you have Inuyasha all wrong Lady Kaede. He's a brut and he loves to hit woman that can't defend themselves."

"Now, now dear. Come inside and have some lunch."

"Ah, alright" Kagome follows her inside and the two sit around an old fashion kettle. Kaede takes a pair of bowls, that were placed in front of were she was sitting, and begins to pour in some soup with a ladle.

"Inuyasha, may be a half-demon but you have to remember that he is half-human as well. He doesn't know how to handle situations like the one the two of you are in and with you looking the way you do it must be hard for him" She says as she passes Kagome the bowl and the two begin to dine.

"Looking the way I do?'

"Yes, you resemble my dearly departed sister. She was brutally killed by Inuyasha's older half-brother Sesshoumaru, ruler of the western lands.:

"He's the one that brought me here"

"It is sure as the sun rises in the east that Sesshoumaru wants to use you because you look like my sister so much . . . Yes, yes he must want to harm Inuyasha once more . . . why else would he have brought you here. He has no need for a slave, let alone a human slave" At this Kagome's eyes opened wide as she gazed over at the elder woman. She knew . . . she knew about the pact. She had to know or else why would she have said such a thing.

"I don't know anything about that . . . Lady Kaede . . . what kind of a relationship did Inuyasha have with Kikyo?"

"Why they were going to get married! He even asked her to let him use the Shikon no Tama to become a full-fledged human . . . Sesshoumaru heard word of the wedding and headed this way. He brutally killed my sister and along with her he killed the love this village had for the half-
demon. She was a priestess as well, and a very loved one. The villagers even to this day fifty years later, blame Inuyasha for her shortlived life."

"Wow, what a sad way to go. It's almost like one of those stories you read about but you never think you'll meet someone that has happened to" She said in a low voice as she continued to eat her food. Kaede let out a small smile and looked over at Kagome once more.

"Kagome . . . I wonder . . . maybe you will be the one to take this sad story and make it a happy one . . . do you think that might be possible?" Kagome looks over at Kaede and blushes. She had only known Inuyasha for two days and already she couldn't stay in the same room with him for too long let alone fall in love with him. It was crazy!

AN: Yeah I totally rewrote this story as I was typing it up. If noone knew . . . I write my stories on paper and then transfer them into my computer. Anyway, I think it came out better this way so everything is a-ok. XD I hope you all liked this chapter . . . NOW LEAVE SOME REVIEWS WILL YA?I want to be able to get over 10 reviews com'on!Heh . . . but I'm not forcing you ya know I just want to know what people think! Bah bye until next time!