Chapter 3: Inuyasha

Kagome strayed through Tyoko until they came to a small resturant. She felt hungry and asked the others if they were and all said, "Yes!" in a chattery voice. So all five of them went into the resturant-which was a Wendy's-and ordered soemthing.

Kagome got a hamburger with everything on it and some noodles that was served there as most Japan resturants had. Kinye ordered a hamburger with cheese and fries. The others got the same-lots and lots of noodles with some chicken.

As they sat down to eat, they began to chat somemore, this time Kinye was included. "Now," Eri started, "tell us who he is."

"And since you seem perfectly okay now, tell Hojo yes next time you see him!" Yuka urged.

Kagome looked up and swallowed her bite of hamburger and stated, "I'm not saying and I just can't go on a date with Hojo-yet."

"Yet? Then when?" Kinye asked.

Kagome glanced at Kinye and answered, "I don't know, but not now!"

"Come on, Kagome! Tell him yes next time he asks you to go somewhere!" Ayume begged.

"I might..." Kagome said, but her mind was still hooked on Inuyasha. Would he be mad at her for takin the jewel? Most likely. That was when it hit her full in the face. Inuyasha might just come looking for her! and he could find her too. This was not good!

Inuyasha spun around to Sango, Miroku, and Shippo. "I have to go find Kagome!" he growled.

"Why? She won't come back..." Shippo whined.

"She will if I make her!" Inuyasha snapped.

"And what if she doesn't want to come back?" Miroku stated.

"Of course she does!" Inuyasha argued.

"Not after the way she spoke to you last time! She seems to believe you see her as Kikyo and no one else." Sango snarled.

"Wha-Hey! How do you know that?" Inuyasha suddenly asked with anger.

"We listened." Miroku replied calmlu.

"Why you little!" Inuyasha's face had turned hard as he stared at Miroku with hatred.

"Inuyasha! Don't you attack Miroku!" Sango suddenly snapped.

"As if, why waste my strength on such a little pest?" Inuyasha sighed.

"You need to rest! There must have been a reason why Kagome left her pack, lets see what she left." Shippo said, and within the second, he popped up by kagome's backpack and began to dig through it. "Hey! She left us some food and her first aid kit thing!" Shippo grinned, withdrawing a small box full of medical supplies.

"Finally! Something to take care of Inuyasha's wounds!" Sango breathed.

"I'm not letting you touch me with that stuff!" Inuyasha growled.

"Then put it on yourself, you stubborn mule!" Shippo growled.

"You!" Inuyasha suddenly growled. "You get back here!"

Shippo grinned his mischeivous grin and threw the medical supplies at Inuyasha, but the half-demon caught them and glared at Shippo. Shippo hopped over the well, trying to keep out of Inuyasha's reach. Inuyasha reached for him, but his foot caught on the side of the well, opposite side of Shippo and he fell-witht he five jewel shards still in his hand.

"Um...I have to go." Kagome said, shoving herself to her feet and racing out of the resturant and towards the famliy shrine. She had to seal up that well somehow! No one could meet Inuyasha right now, no one!

As she raced home, she heard her friends and Kinye calling after her, "Kagome! Wait!" Kagome didn't listen though.

When she reached the shrine, and began to climb up the stairs, panting from her long run. She raced across the yard, despite her aching legs and flung open the doors that led to the old well. She stepped inside and looked for the hammer and nails that Grandpa had left somewhere in there a few nights ago...Where were they.

"Hello Kagome." came an oddly fimilar voice.

Kagome looked around in the dark, "Inuyasha..." she breathed.

Though she couldn't see him in the darkness of the wellhouse, she knew he was there. "Why are you here?" she suddenly snapped.

"For you...and the jewel." Inuuyasha replied simply, moving fromt he shadows.

:"Get out, Inuyasha! No one can see you! I have famliy over, that's why I left, I can't come back! You have to go back though! If Kinye or Roan saw you, I'd be in a lot of trouble and so would you!"

"Well I'm not leaving Kagome!" Inuyasha answered back.

"But you can't stay here..." Kagome's voice had lowered. She was glad, angry, and sad. Inuyasha was with her, but he couldn't stay and she couldn't go. He had come after she had told him not to, and all he wanted was the jewel and her so he could get the rest of the jewl shards. "Besides, you don't need me for anything, but the jewel!" she accussed.

Inuyasha didn't say anything for a moment. When he spoke, his voice was quiet, "You know that isn't true..."

Despite the truth in Inuyasha's voice, Kagome couldn't help it, "Yes it is!"

Inuyasha shook his head and moved towards her. "Kagome, I came here to say that I don't see you as Kikyo, I see you as Kagome."

Kagome couldn't help but smile, her feelings thrown away and into confusion. She knew Inuyasha couldn't stay, buthe wouldn't leave, what should she do? Suddenly Inuyasha grasped her arm and looked her deep in the eyes. "Kagome, if you truly can't ever come back, then I have to tell you soemthing. Something important."

"What?"

"I love you." Inuyasha said and then pulled Kagome into a kiss. Through her shock, Kagome found herself unable to pull away, she was frozen. Had she heard right? Did Inuyasha really love her?

When Inuyasha pulled away, his eyes were sad. Kagome looked deeper into his eyes and saw great pain. Just as he stepped back, he grimnaced as if he was in pain. Kagome moved forward, "Waht's wrong?" she asked.

"Nohing." Inuyasha replied.

"Nothing? Well there's something wrong, are you hurt?" Kagome demanded.

"A little." Inuyasha said.

"Where? Why?

"My stomach, Naraku's little puppet." Inuyasha growled.

"Naraku? What has he done this time?" Kagome asked.

"KAGOME!" came her friends' voices.

"Oh no!" Kagome breathed. "Here put this on!" Kagome said, grabbing a hat she always kept in the wellhouse so she wouldn't lose it if Inuyasha ever happened to appear. Inuyasha blinked as the hat was shoved on his head, but didn't try to pull it off.

"Kagome? Is this who you wouldn't tell us about?..." came Eri's stunned voice.

"Um..." was all Kagome could say.