Chapter 2

He pointed at a chair and sat across from her. "I need to tell you a secret of mine that only the headmen of the local villages know, to 'protect themselves'. I am half vampire, and I need a favor from you..."

Before he could respond Kagome had started into a laughing fit and was walking out of the room. "Even I'm not that gullible. Next time you want to play a joke on me try and make it more believable." She said with a small chuckle and left the room, leaving Inuyasha alone.

Inuyasha shook his head and let out a small laugh of his own. 'Here I am telling her the truth and she doesn't believe me. Oh well it's probably for the best, she'd never trust me if she found out. I'm a half blood, an unfinished change. I'll wait out the winter and then maybe I will tell her...' he thought, then stood and headed toward his room, needing a little rest.

He fell down on his bed, legs still hanging off the side. He small sigh escaped his lips, memories of his past flooding his mind. 'I've always had this room haven't I? Even when my parents were alive I still stayed here. I remember when I first got this room...'

Flashback time!

Inuyasha lay on his bed, little five year old feet kicking the blankets. He looked up into his mothers eyes and smiled. "I like it mommy, can I have this room?"

His mother laughed, and nodded eyes sparkling down on her youngest son. "Of course you can have it, it is your choice remember?"

Inuyasha's chubby little face lit up, and he threw a pillow at his mother, starting a pillow fight that ended in a snowfall of feathers.

End flashback

Inuyasha looked out the window and saw small snowflakes falling and had to smile. His heart seemed to ache and swell at the same time, missing his mother more than usual. 'I guess it's the girl, she reminds me of her so much. I wish they could have met, mother would have loved her...' With a small sigh he climbed all the way into bed and fell asleep, his last thoughts about the girl only one room over.

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Kagome stretched, lying in her warm bed with thick book in her hands. She lay her head on the pillow and slowly read of far away adventures and romance that she knew that she would never experience. With a sigh she put a bookmark in and put the book on a small bedside table. She stared up at the ceiling with a small frown, her mind wandering no where in particular.

Her thoughts eventually settled on her strange new boss, a source of constant confusion for the poor young woman.

'Why would he try and play a joke like that on me? Is he really that bored? Oh well, maybe I'll figure him out eventually, at least I don't have to deal with Koga.' She thought, and closed her eyes, trying to think about anything else.

She rolled onto her side and heaved a sigh, not sure if she was happy or sad now that she had escaped her home. She missed her brother more than anything and knew that he wouldn't understand why she ran away. He had grown up only knowing their father after her mothers death, never knowing how kind and gentle they had both been. He expected their father to marry him off, but Kagome had grown up thinking that she would be able to choose. Her mother had never wanted to force her into a marriage.

As she drifted off to sleep her last thought was about Inuyasha, and wondered if he was being forced into a marriage.

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Kagome tossed and turned, sweat poring from her skin and small noises of fear shattering the silence of the room. The outside world seemed peaceful, snow falling in swirling winds and a hush across the forest. Kagome however wasn't watching this peaceful scene, but was in the midst of a nightmare.

Dream:

Kagome watched helplessly as Koga charged towards her, slapping chains on her arms and legs. Her father cackled in the background and whipped Inuyasha. Inuyasha was chained on the other side of the room, trapped by her father as punishment for hiding her from him.

Nothing was as it was supposed to be, her heart was breaking at the thought of Inuyasha being trapped. She pulled against her chains, trying with all her might to get to him.

Her father hit him one more time and suddenly she was right in front of him and she looked him in the eyes. A strange emotion crossed his eyes then they went dull and he hung limp, one last breathe escaping him.

"No! No damn it, no!" she screamed, fighting as her father and Koga pulled her towards a cell, locking her in and leaving her to just stare at Inuyasha, guilt breaking her more than chains ever would.

End Dream:

Kagome woke crying, still thinking he was dead and she was trapped. Her sobs rose and she punched her pillows, trying to let out her anger on them.

A few moments later she felt to arms restrain her and pull her to their owners' body. Kagome turned and sobbed into their chest, arms clutching around their waist. Strong arms held her and a soft voiced made soothing noises and rocked her back and forth.

"What happened?" the person asked when Kagome had calmed down enough to respond.

"Inuyasha died and it was all my fault and I'll never get away from Koga and my father and my life is over and it's all my fault damn it!" she babbled, tears starting to return.

Two hands turned her face to look straight into two pure gold eyes. "I am perfectly fine, your still with me, don't worry. I won't let anyone take you away I swear it." Inuyasha promised, looking her in the eye to let her know how serious he was.

Realization dawned on Kagome and she started to smile, then she threw her arms around Inuyasha's neck and squeezed him as tight as possible. "Don't you ever do that to me again!" She scolded, knowing that she was being irrational.

Inuyasha just laughed and started to stand only to hear a small sound of fear come from Kagome. "What's wrong?" he whispered, sitting down next to her again.

"Please, just don't go?" Kagome asked, her face bright red. 'What am I doing? I can't ask him to stay the night in my room, if my father ever found out he really would murder Inuyasha!' she thought, but didn't change her mind. She was too afraid, too shook up to want to stay alone tonight.

Inuyasha looked at her for a moment then nodded and stood to go over to the lone chair in Kagome's room. "No, you can't sleep in that! It's so stiff!" Kagome objected, getting up and pulling Inuyasha back over to her bed. She was bright red but she wouldn't give in. "You can share with me, it's big enough. I'll just stay on one side and you on the other alright?"

Inuyasha nodded and gave her a small hug before climbing onto the opposite side of the bed as her. As he pulled the covers up to his shoulders and turned away from her Kagome finally realized what he was wearing, or she should say what he wasn't wearing. 'Oh god what have I gotten myself into? He's only wearing boxers, oh god I'm sharing the bed with a half naked gorgeous man...'

Kagome carefully climbed onto her side of the bed and turned away from Inuyasha, staring out the window. She noticed that it was snowing and she smiled.

"Inuyasha?" She whispered.

"Hmm?"

"Are you still awake?"

"Yes."

"Look out the window, it's snowing like crazy!" she exclaimed, mesmerized by the snow.

Inuyasha smiled and rolled over to look out the window with her. "Yes I noticed before, it's been snowing like that for a few hours now."

Kagome smiled and rolled over to look at him. "Don't you just love the snow? It makes the world almost seem gentle, like nothing bad will happen to you while this beautiful blanket is there to keep you safe." She whispered.

Inuyasha nodded and answered, "I love the snow but for other reasons. I love the snow because it always reminds me of my mother. She loved the snow a lot as well and could spend hours walking through her garden just watching the snow fall. It snowed the day she died as well."

Kagome, whose eyes had started to drift closed, was startled back into wakefulness. She looked up at him and nodded in understanding. "The snow reminds me of my mom too. But it didn't snow the day she passed away, it rained." Kagome sighed and rolled back over to look out the window. Slowly the steady flow of the snow put her sleep and she relaxed, not having another nightmare all night.

After Kagome had fallen asleep Inuyasha just lay there, not very tired anymore. There had been so many things today that had reminded him of his mother, a subject he did not like to think about very often. He let his mind wander to any subject but her and ended up thinking about Kagome. The second she entered his mind he realized just how close it was until he had to take blood, and how close he was to a very much alive young woman.

His eyes widened and he started to back away even farther from her, not trusting himself. He hadn't had human blood in so long that she was just too tempting for him to stay close and not have had any blood yet. He started to get up, considering getting some animal blood from his personal supply but before he could even get out of the bed he found a little hand holding onto his hand.

He looked over at Kagome and realized that she was still asleep and had no idea that she wasn't letting him leave. He sighed and built up his resolve then climbed back into the bed, this time pulling her close. He wrapped his arms around her and took in her smell. 'Mmm, she smells like roses and rain...' He thought, pulling her a little closer.

Even this close he felt no temptation to taste her, almost as if harming her would harm him more than her.

"I promise never to harm you Kagome Higurashi." Inuyasha whispered, and then allowed himself to drift off to sleep.

Unknown to him the girl he held close was wide awake, and a small smile spread on her face. A feeling of pure joy and safety wrapped around her, more so than at any other time in her life.

"And I promise to never leave you." She whispered back, then followed Inuyasha into sleep.

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End of chapter 2

Awwwwwwwwwwww! I'm having a sweetness overload! I actually did not plan this chapter to be like this, but now that it has my god it's so cute!

Lol, well I hope you guys liked it, and I'm sorry it took so long to update, stupid school keeps me all busy and what not. Oh and the snow theme, lol, that would be because it is snowing like MAD outside, it's soooooo awesome!

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