Authors Notes: Writers block, and school is about to start. Sorry about the length, and the quality of this chapter but it's late at night, I'm exhausted and have totally run out of ideas. The plot will thicken next chapter, so don't stop reading! Again, I am so terribly sorry about my horrible writing. Really, I know it's terrible.
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InuYasha's POV

"Hey, I'm serious Kikyo. Cut it out!" I'm not one to hurt a woman but if she holds onto me for any longer, I'll be sending a shove in her direction.

"I've been so wrong. I never saw clearly but now that I see you again, I know what to do. I want to be with you again, InuYasha. I love you." She looked like the same person on the outside but Kikyo was never this forward with me before. Either she really sat down and reflected on the last 40 or so years all of a sudden, or some demon was posessing her. And I'm willing to make a bet on the whole demon idea.

"InuYasha?" I heard a tearful voice whisper from somewhere in the thick forest.

"Kagome! It's not what it looks like.." I lightly pushed Kikyo away from me, "YOU NASTY DEMON, COME OUT AND FIGHT ME!"

I was eager for a fight after all that just happened. Kagome won't be giving me a chance to explain myself so I'm pretty much screwed there. And Kikyo is being used out of some disturbed demon's boredom. So am I going to go easy on this little bastard? Guess again.

"Come on, you coward. Stop hiding!" I drew my Tetsusaiga, preparing myself for a surprise attack.

A shadow demon jumped out of Kikyo, coming straight at me. I blocked it's first attack with my Tetsusaiga and then attacked back while it wasn't expecting anything. Not that I had to worry, it was an incredibly weak demon. At least I was lucky this time.

"WIND SCAR!"

The blast of light ripped the black demon in two, leaving nothing but a dark mist behind.

"InuYasha?" Kikyo rose from the ground, a confused look on her usually cold, emotionless face. "What are you doing here? What am I doing here?.."

"Some demon posessed you and tried to trick me into believing that you were trying to be with me again. Then Kagome walked in and saw the whole thing, running away minutes later. And now.. we're here. Anyway, I'm going to go find Kagome. Stay away from demons from now on, alright?"

"Oh, I see. I'm sorry, InuYasha." She was always sincere whenever she apologized, that was one of the qualities I fell for a long while ago. But none of that mattered now.

I jumped into the air, looking down below for any sight of black hair and stomping feet but I couldn't find any sign of Kagome. I think I managed to really piss her off this time..

Damn it, Kagome. Why do you always show up whenever something bad is happening? It's like you have a radar for these kinds of things.

Sango's POV

"Kagome? You came back!" I ran to check on my friend, wanting to make sure that she was actually alright. But that was the least of my worries when I finally reached her, Kagome was crying. And she was crying hard..

"What's wrong, Kagome? I've never seen you so upset before.." I helped her over to where I was sitting before and let her gently fall to her knees. "Come on, talk to me.. The boys are gone for a while, we're better off talking without them here."

"InuYasha has no respect for anyone's feelings but his own!" She clenched her hands into fists, breathing heavily. "I knew he was self centered but now he's really gone too far!"

"Well, yeah. Heh, but he's still a good guy. InuYasha just has his 'me' moments sometimes." Somehow I don't think I'll manage to reassure her all that much, Kagome can be pretty stubborn when she wants to be.

"Well he definitely just had one of his moments. I mean, it's been forever since him and Kikyo were together.. Why can't he just forget about her?"

So it was Kikyo.. "What were they doing?"

"She kept saying how much she was missing his company, and that she never stopped loving him. She was just standing there in his arms, and it didn't seem like he was doing much to fight it, either. I didn't think he was a liar, too. But I guess I was wrong." She wiped away her tears. So we're done with sadness, onto anger..

"Well wait.. I don't think that sounds like InuYasha. I mean, sure.. it happened before but.. You'd think he would have learned his lesson." Something doesn't sound right about this at all.

"Pfft.. Who knows? He's just an arrogant, self centered, idiot anyway!"

"Am I now?" An annoyed InuYasha asked, eyebrow twitching and all.

"YES YOU ARE!" Kagome and I shouted in unison, both pointing fingers at him.

"Kagome, come with me for a sec, alright?" He walked over to Kagome, grabbing her by the arm.

"Why should I go anywhere with you!" I saw her struggling for a moment, but everyone knew that she wanted to go with him. No matter how many times InuYasha screws up, Kagome will always have feelings for him.

"Don't be stupid. Come on."

Kagome's POV

"Listen InuYasha, I know that you loved Kikyo a long time ago but why can't you just forget about her? Just when I think that I'm starting to.. Pfft.. Nevermind!" It wasn't as if he'd understand anyway, I'd have to spell out my feelings for him.. and even then some confusion would be looming overhead.

"Starting to, what?" He pulled me closer, taking my hands in his. It felt nice to be so close to him but everytime something like this happens he forces me to stare into his eyes the entire time and that never made things any easier.

"Nothing.. Just forget about it." I tried to pull away, not wanting to feel his presence anymore. We were both useless when it came to feelings, together we're even worse off.

"No! Don't do that Kagome, finish your sentence."

Before I knew what was happening, InuYasha pulled me even closer, finally closing the gap between us and lowered his head to mine. I recognized what was happening from the other night, but everything was so different this time. Neither of us were half asleep, it seemed to be on purpose. As if he really meant it.. like he loved me.

I put my shaky hand on his shoulder, hoping that this little motion would mean something to him, even if it was a small token of my feelings. It's not as if I can control myself very well right now..

He broke the kiss that was shared between the two of us, and took me into his arms once again. Never had his kimono ever felt so soft, nor has his eyes ever looked so gentle. It was an all new InuYasha.. the guy I've been waiting for. The man I knew he was, behind all of the curses and taught bravery.

"Inu.." I burried my head in his chest, wanting to savour the moment for as long as I could. Moments like these never happen to me, it'd be a real shame if I didn't enjoy it.. Who knows when he'll have enough nerve to try this again? It is InuYasha, after all.

"I love you, Kagome.. Alright? It's not as if that word is easy to say, so I don't know what you expect from me. And you being stubborn about the whole Kikyo situation didn't help much." He ruffled my hair, but soon stroked it back into place for me. He feels so warm..

"Then what really happened with Kikyo? You haven't told me yet and don't you go and think that kissing me will make everything go away!" Normally, I would push him away and find a distant rock to perch myself on, arms crossed and a scorned expression on my face. But this time, all I could do was stare at him. Why does he have to have fuzzy ears! Everything just got a little more complicated.

"She was posessed by a demon, stupid. And I'm not about to throw her to the ground. It's not like Kikyo chose to be posessed or anything, and I wasn't after her. The thing I was after was inside of her, so I needed to do my best to lure it out. So excuse me if you walked in at a bad time, Kagome. Just don't assume things next time, or this might have to happen again."

"Pfft.. hey.. WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN!" Just when I thought he had redeemed himself..

"..Hey, Kagome! I was just-"

"SIT BOY!"

What did I just do? "Oh crap.." I rushed over to his side, helping him up from the ground. "I'm sorry, it's just so natural now."

"Telling me to sit is natural to you!" Has it really become that common? He might have a point.. maybe I am a bit harsh sometimes.

"Kagome.."

His eyes were crazed, his ears were much too stiff, and his smirk was more than worrying.

"What are you.." I backed away quickly, dashing into the forest once again.

InuYasha tackled me to the ground, pinning me to the dusty floor. "See? It's not that fun, is it!"

I struggled to free myself from his hold, but there was no use. He'd always overpower me, he'd always overpower almost anyone. "I'm sorry!"

"Yeah.. well I hope you learned your lesson." He jumped off of me and landed on a low tree branch, watching me from above.

"I sure did. You hurt my butt!" I rubbed at it slightly, hoping to force the numb feeling away. But.. my butt was a goner this time.

"What is it with you and that thing?" InuYasha tilted his head to the side, with a finger placed roughly against his chin and cheek. "Maybe we should get you a shield.."