Winter's calling

Chapter 3

immortal-san- Hi! I'm here to present chapter 3 of Winter's calling! gets chills thinking about new chappie Anyways, I have had some reviews about my cliffies and what not, so to make it up to you, I'm updating and this chapter is much longer than the other two. So, let's get on with the story! I'd also like to send a shout out to heavens lil cherry. Thanks for reviewing!

Inuyasha stared at the woman before him. She looked like Kagome and she smelled like Kagome; lavender and fresh clean rain. But there was no way in hell that it could be her. He had been having a lot of hallucinations lately, this was just another one. She didn't exist in this realm any longer; he just hadn't come to terms with that yet. He walked off, leaving the young woman in shock.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome ran up to him and grabbed his wrist, trying to stop him from leaving. She gasped; she could feel the pulse in his wrist, the warmth of his touch.

"Inuyasha, don't leave," her head hung low, and tears began to form in her eyes. Inuyasha turned around, his other hallucinations never did that before. Maybe, just maybe, this was his Kagome. He could smell her tears and tried to comfort her, but he wanted to do more than that, he never wanted to let go.

''I'll never leave you… wench," Inuyasha replied, tilting her chin up so their eyes met. He used his thumb to brush her tears away and embraced her before kissing her softly on the lips. Kagome welcomed the embrace, the sweet kiss that she had longed for since her death, well, actually, since she was held captive in Naraku's castle. But still, she longed for a moment like this. They parted and both began to turn deep shades of red. Inuyasha picked Kagome up bridal style and jumped into one of the nearest trees; Inuyasha placing Kagome on his lap. Kagome welcomed his affection, but she was bothered by Midoriko and Onigumo's orders and didn't return the affection.

"What's the matter? You seem tense, I can feel it," Inuyasha murmured, inhaling the sweet scent of his Kagome. Kagome just snuggled into his chest, not wanting to spoil the moment by the orders she had been given.

"Nothing, Inu, I…" Kagome replied, but was hushed by Inuyasha's lips against hers. Kagome parted from the kiss. She left his lap; jumping from the tree and landing elegantly on the forest floor. Kagome sat against the trunk of the tree with her head between her legs.

"I can't do this! I can't just be mesmerized by all the love and attention you are giving me! Don't you think it's strange that I just come back to life and there is not a price or a reason why?" Kagome looked up, only to see Inuyasha standing there with a peaceful look on his face.

"As long as I have you then, I'm not going to worry about the strings attached to your revival," He replied, now kneeling in front of her. He helped her up, and held her hand.

Kagome pulled her hand out of his and took a couple of steps back.

"No, this won't work out. I don't really know you and I'm not going to stay and watch this fairy tale occur! It's just a lie and I can't deal with that, even if it means…" Kagome hesitated to finish her sentence. Inuyasha walked up to her and wrapped an arm around her tiny waist. He brushed some of the few strands of her hair out of her face and kissed her again with all the passion he could muster.

Slap Kagome's hand print could be seen on his cheek. Kagome was in tears by now and Inuyasha was in shock as he rubbed the red spot on his cheek. She shook her head in frustration and looked away from his piercing glare.

"What was that for? I love you. Doesn't that mean anything to you?" Inuyasha yelled, grabbing Kagome's wrist before she walked off.

"I want you to understand, I'm not going to act like nothing ever happened, that I wasn't held prisoner or I didn't die. These memories will haunt me for the rest of my life." Kagome whispered, slipping out of his grasp. Inuyasha was confused, she was being haunted, but what troubled her so? She seemed perfectly fine, but still there was something that weighed down on her.

"What happened? What has happened to you to make you act like this?" Inuyasha jumped in front of Kagome so she couldn't escape so easily.

"I think we should be friends. Until we get to know each other a bit more," Kagome tried to avoid eye contact, but she couldn't, his golden orbs seemed to draw her to him.

"Friends? I want more than that!"

''You know nothing about me, I know nothing about you. We're on equal ground,"

"I know all I need to know, your love, your touch, your scent. It drives me insane!"

"I'm not talking about that! I'm talking about our lives, our families, and the little things we should know about each other!"

Inuyasha didn't reply, she was right, but he wanted her badly, like a flower wanting sunlight. It was natural, love at first sight, or first kiss. No, both. She was the first maiden to not judge

him by his looks or his blood. She was different, and he loved that about her. He didn't even know the first thing about her family, that is, she ever had one.

"Maybe, we should just be friends." Inuyasha turned and walked towards the village.

"Inuyasha, meet me here tomorrow. I want to know more about you. Don't come until around noon, okay? I'll be waiting." Kagome was now in front of Inuyasha, to ensure he was listening to her.

"Feh." Kagome smiled as he nodded yes, he'd be coming the next day.

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Oh! I have a new story that will becoming out soon, it's called My Immortal. Yes, it's a song fic and it's not that happy.

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