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Wow! I've really wanted to post this chapter up, so for your enjoyment, chapter 14!

Recap:

"Really? You of all people were panicking? I never would have expected you to run all that way just to find me," she beamed as she finished bandaging up him up. He looked down at the white bandages; he saw that she did a rather good job.

'Must be from personal experience,' he thought sadly.

"Thank you," he said looking up at his adorable and brave Kagome.

Chapter 14:

Amusement Park

InuYasha had run back the long distance to the car, carrying Kagome on his back. Once they had gotten in the car it was completely silent. They were both deep in thought about the events that had just occurred.

'What have I gotten him into?' Kagome thought in realization. 'He could have been killed! For his safety…I…I have to break up with him'. She sighed sadly to herself. 'I need to just move on without him…I couldn't live with myself if he had died…

'I'll just have to move on—but…I need him… I just don't know what to do! I love him so much and I can't decide whether to protect him from me or keep him closer.'

As Kagome's thoughts twisted and turned around in her aching head, InuYasha's thoughts were busily occupied with her.

'All I want to do is keep her safe. Even with her being close to me, I…I still couldn't keep her from being kidnapped. What's wrong with me? I'm a damn hanyou and I can't even keep one human girl safe.' He also sighed. 'She isn't like the other humans, though…she isn't just some girl; she's my Kagome…my Kagome,' he repeated the line in his daze as they continued the trip back to the university.

"Kagome? We're here," InuYasha stated bluntly as he parked the car. Kagome turned her head to face him; torture engraved into her eyes. She forced a smile at him and got out of the car. InuYasha winced at her forged happiness; he followed her back to his dorm.

They sat on his bed, not saying anything. When InuYasha noticed that she was so melancholy, he felt the need to break the silence.

"Kagome, what's wrong? And don't tell me 'it's nothing'!" InuYasha ordered. Kagome was taken back by his sudden forcefulness. She looked at him, seemingly in a loosing battle with her inner self. She opened her mouth to speak…but had closed it quickly. She attempted it once more.

"I… I just don't know if we sh-should be to-together anymore…" she stuttered out, tears welling up in here eyes. InuYasha looked absolutely shocked.

"Are you serious? Is it something I did? Is it because I—I couldn't protect you?" he blurted out all of his troubling questions.

"No! It's because I don't want you to get hurt! You could have died today! I know what you'll say; that there was no way my dad could have killed you because you're a half-demon," she said loudly, her breakdown beginning. She slinked to the floor and began to weep.

InuYasha just watched as she let everything out;

"No! No, I just can't keep putting you through all of this! InuYasha, I love you so, so much… but, it is because of me that you got hurt. If I hadn't been so careless, you wouldn't have been hurt so badly…" she whispered as she looked up at him. To her surprise, she was not the only one crying now.

He kneeled down and held her closely. She winced at his touch, as if it burned to hold him; as if he would get hurt again if he got near her.

"Kagome…you idiot… I love you; I would do anything for you… don't blame yourself for my actions. I do stupid stuff all the time; you know that! If you left me, I don't know what I would do; I would probably go insane…or worse…I need you by my side …please don't leave me," he pleaded with large sobs.

Kagome felt his tears dripping heavily on top of her head. She looked up at him, his eyes watery, but shaded by his bangs. She reached up to wipe away the hidden tears and held onto his cheek tenderly.

"Inu…Yasha," Kagome whispered as she leaned her head up to his lips. He leaned his head in too, both of them closing their eyes. Their lips met in peaceful bliss. She pulled him closer to deepen this very tender moment of absolute affection.

He bit at her bottom lip to gain entrance into her; her lips easily giving way to him. The hanyou explored her mouth passionately and she smiled at his wonderful passion. They regretfully broke apart to catch their shortening breaths. Holding her closely, he rested his head upon hers. Her head lay on his chest as she breathed in deeply.

"InuYasha, I love you so much," she whispered out.

"Not as much as I love you," he said with absolute sincerity and warmth. In silence and without hesitation, he began to undress. Fearing he might chase her away by this quick action, he had left his boxers on. Kagome was happy that he hadn't fully unclothed…she wasn't just ready yet.

Not wanting him to be embarrassed, she began to join in and undress herself, too.

Kagome was feeling shy and didn't want to seem too straightforward; she had also left her undergarments on. They had returned to their passionate romancing. They rested in each other's welcoming embrace.

They had fallen asleep like that on his bed. InuYasha woke up the next morning to see his Kagome sleeping peacefully in his arms. He was still in his boxers and Kagome was in her white bra and matching panties.

He looked around the room for the alarm clock; it was 6:27 in the morning. He didn't feel like waking her up just yet, so he nuzzled up to Kagome and fell back asleep, enjoying their moment together.

Later on it was Kagome who woke up. When she looked around, she noticed that InuYasha had his hand and legs wrapped around her. She looked at his face to see that his jaw was a bit swollen. She hadn't noticed it last night; it seemed as if someone had punched him square in the face. Her face looked solemn as she thought.

'I don't remember him ever being hit by my father…' She looked down at his torso and saw that his bandages had bleed through a little. 'I should probably freshen up his bandages, too' she thought dully.

She remembered the way she had lived before, if you could call it living; with her father and sister. Kagome sorely recalled how she would wake up every morning and look into the mirror to see nothing but a hopeless girl trying to get by. She had looked so dead; save for the fact she still had a heart beat.

Shaking her head to rid herself of those past memories, Kagome thought about something she never considered much about before; her future. She prodded InuYasha gently with a finger in the shoulder. He began to stir before he opened his drowsy eyes to see her with a beaming smile looking at him. He smiled back, happy to see her this morning; he was actually happy to see her every morning.

InuYasha placed a kiss gentle kiss on her cheek and nuzzled into her neck. She giggled at his actions and began to rub his ears. He placed his swaying head on her stomach and let her gentle hands massage his sensitive ears. The feelings he had masked when she had first done this wonderful ear treatment were all forgotten as he dove himself into the pleasure.

"InuYasha?" she asked innocently. "How did you get that bruise on your jaw?"

He had almost forgotten that he had gotten in a fight with that creepy gang leader while he was trying to sniff her out. He had forgotten that words existed while she was caressing his doggie ears; finding his voice, he answered her.

"When I was trying to find you yesterday, I lost track of your scent. I was in a bad neighborhood and I had to ask some freak if he or his gang had seen you come by. He pissed me off so I rammed him against the wall…he socked me in my jaw so I punched the guy back…he did go through a heavy wall…but I think he lived," InuYasha said casually as if it didn't matter; Kagome rolled her eyes and smiled.

'That's so like him,' she thought playfully.

"We should probably get some lunch," Kagome mentioned. "It's already 11:18," she finished as she pointed at the clock on his nightstand.

"Can't we just stay here?" he hoped. He began to purr out loudly at the attention his ears were getting; he silently prayed that she would agree to stay here and just be with him…especially if it meant an ear rub.

"No," she sighed out and released his ears. "I'm hungry and I bet I smell like blood and who knows what else. Besides, we need some ice for that bruise of yours; I also need to re-bandage you before your wound gets infected," she listed out.

"We should do something about those cuts on your arms first," he said sitting up, looking into her eyes. "I can heal quickly but you're going to take more time." She smiled at his concern for her; he returned the gesture.

"Okay. But we should get cleaned up first, though." He nodded at the suggestion and they both got up.

She left the room with a towel to go to the showers; InuYasha went to do the same. They met in the front of the building when they were done showering. They had taken some extra time to take care of the re-bandaging, ice packs and Band-Aids for their wounds.

Kagome was dressed in a blue sweater and black skirt today, while InuYasha wore a white T-shirt with a red jacket and blue jeans. They were off to lunch; they had agreed that they wanted to spend the last few days of their school vacation time together, enjoying themselves.

InuYasha wanted to make Kagome forget about what had happened; he wanted to forget his failure to protect her. He held onto her waist protectively as they strolled into a nearby restaurant. They were quickly seated and ordered up their lunch.

"What do you want to do today?" InuYasha asked casually as he munched on a french-fry.

"Hmm…I think the amusement park would be fun," Kagome said happily. "I've never been to anything like that before."

InuYasha looked surprise; he had never met anyone who hadn't been to even one amusement park before. 'Guess her father wouldn't let her leave the house,' he thought miserably. That thought was quickly put in the back of his head as he noticed her smiling lovingly at him.

"The amusement park sounds wonderful," he said joyfully.

After eating, they wasted no time to get to the fun park. Once they had entered and purchased the wrist-bands, Kagome was dumbfounded at all the rides and attractions there were available. InuYasha grinned at her wide-eyed expression. She was so cute!

The rides were so fun and plentiful. There was a fast rollercoaster that had weird twists; other rides had mechanical seats, Go-Carts; it had everything! There was also an interesting water-ride on a wooden flume that entered through a big red heart with birds adorning the sides of it.

InuYasha took her to the rollercoaster first; to his pleasure, Kagome was so scared she had clung onto him the entire time. She said it was fun after the ride was over and had released her fingers that had dug into his arm so tightly. He just rolled his eyes playfully.

They had gone on every ride in the whole amusement park; he had especially enjoyed the Tunnel of Romance log ride. By the time they were finished, it was well into the night.

"Wow! And that one with the little cars that connected to the ceiling? It was so invigorating!" Kagome exclaimed happily like a kid. She had felt just like a happy child; she hadn't been so happy like this ever since her mother died. InuYasha chuckled at her enthusiasm; Kagome looked up at him expectedly.

"So what was your favorite ride?" Kagome asked him.

He was undeniably happy at her enjoyment of the evening. 'Looks like I finally did something right…' he thought to himself contently

"Um…the one with the white birds," he admitted, blushing crimson at the memory.

InuYasha had been almost as active as the ride itself; kissing her vigorously and running his hands through her wonderful hair. He was pleased that he wasn't the only one enjoying the romance; she had returned the intimacy once she had grasped the concept of the ride.

He had blushed again after she said it had been her favorite ride too.

In the car ride back to the university, he had held her closely.

-----------------------------------------To Be Continued---------------------------------------------

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