DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA (sadly...)

Last Time--

He looked at her once again, when all of a sudden, the branch he was holding on to broke.

Oh Shit.

Chapter 2: Love and Hate

Kagome looked in the direction of the sound.

Who's there? What if it's a demon! Oh, I should've told someone where I was going. Now I'm gonna be dead, and they don't even know I'm gone!

"W-who's there?" she yelled into the now silent woods. No one answered her call. "If you're a demon, stay away! I'm warning you! I have, um... friends that are, um... waiting for me... and if I don't come back soon, they'll come looking for you and they'll kill you!"

Then a thought popped into her head.

What if it's Miroku!

"Miroku? If that's you as soon as I get back I'm gonna have Sango knock you out!"

What if it's... Inuyasha?

Her heart began to beat faster.

What if he's been watching me this whole entire time?

She quickly slid lower into the water, a small blush starting on her face.

If that's Inuyasha, I'm gonna 'sit' him into oblivion!

No you won't.

Oh no... not you again...

Yep, it's me.

NOOOOO!

Haha, very funny. Anyway, you wouldn't 'sit' Inuyasha into oblivion, would you?

What makes you say that?

I know you better than you know yourself, since I am you.

Oh, that's comforting.

You wouldn't sit him though, would you?

Well... I guess not...

You want him to be here with you. You love him. If you just told him how you felt, then you two could be together forever!

Maybe...

Try it. Tell him how you feel about him, and see what he says. I promise you, you won't regret it.

Well, I guess...

Ok then.

Ok... (silence) Hello? Did you leave? I WASN'T DONE TALKING TO YOU YET! ARRGGGHHHH! (silence) Maybe the voice was right. Ok, well, here goes nothing...

"Inuyasha?... SIT!"

With Inuyasha--Earlier

Oh no! The branch! She's gonna know I'm here! If she finds me, she's gonna 'sit' me into oblivion! I should leave.

Inuyasha didn't leave. He sat there, looking at her.

Maybe I should tell her how I feel... No... she'd just laugh and leave back to her own time... But maybe she wouldn't...

Then her heard her voice- "Miroku?"

MIROKU! Does she want me to be that lecher? She better not!

Her voice again- "If that you, then I'm gonna have Sango knock you out!"

Inuyasha felt a bit of relief. At least she didn't like Miroku. Kagome was then silent for awhile.

I wonder what she's thinking right now? What if she's thinking about me? Maybe I should tell her that it's just me...

He started jumping to the next tree, when he froze in midair.

"Inuyasha?" Kagome asked sweetly. "SIT!"

He gulped, and fell to the rock covered ground.

A/N: ok! this is where it ends! hahaha! jk... i'm gonna keep writing, cause i wanna find out what happens! here ya go :D---

Inuyasha hit the ground with a loud, resonating thud.

Kagome gasped. "INUYASHA! You were spying on me! How long were you there!" she paused, then "Why were you there?"

Inuyasha had walked towards the edge of the hot spring and sat down as soon as the spell had worn off. He looked at her, then the ground, as he blushed slightly.

"Feh."

Kagome inwardly smiled. He's blushing! Wait... why's he blushing?

"Oh Inuyasha?"she asked in a sing-song voice. He looked into her eyes. "Why are you acting like Miroku?"

His eyes flashed. "Acting like Miroku! I wasn't acting like Miroku! You just leave camp, all alone, without telling anyone that you were even leaving, and a number of demons could've been watching you, or they could've attacked you, and then what would I do?"

Kagome's heart skipped a beat. He was worried about me? Maybe he does love me!

"Inuyasha... were you worried about me?" she asked.

He looked to the left and mumbled, "Yes."

"You were!" She swam over to where Inuyasha was sitting, forgetting all about the fact that she was naked. She stood up and threw her arms around his neck. "Oh, Inuyasha!"

He was blushing furiously now. Slowly he put his arms around her slim waist, and he hugged her back. Kagome began to whisper quietly, so quietly, that even Inuyasha had to strain to hear.

Kagome was trying to speak out loud, but the words just wouldn't come out. When they finally did, she could barely hear them.

"Inuyasha," she said, "I love you!"

Inuyasha was shocked. She loves me? Slowly the words began to sink in. She loves me! What if I heard her wrong though? What if she really doesn't love me? Better make sure...

"What did you say, Kagome?"

Kagome blushed deeply. He had heard her! Yet, he was still holding her in his arms. He hadn't thrown her into the hot spring and ran in search of Kikyou. She decided it was now or never. She looked into Inuyasha's amber eyes.

"I love you, Inuyasha."

He grinned.

"I love you too, Kagome."

Slowly, Kagome leaned closer to him. His lips found hers, and they kissed.

Unknown to the Hanyou and the Miko, an evil figure slowly turned and walked through the woods, thinking of ways to kill them both.

oooooooooooOOOOOOOOooooooooo! MUAHAHAHAHA! who is the evil figure watching Inuyasha & Kagome? Find out in Chapter 3!

haha, ok well, here's thanks to my reviewers:

alliwantislove : thanks!

kogasangel18 : my favorite Inuyasha character? hmmm well, probly Inuyasha himself, but i like Miroku, Sesshomaru, and Kagome too... lol yeah... all them ones:D

BlueroseS.S : im glad that you think its good!

Fennikusu Kasai : that sorta makes sense... lol... thanks for all the compliments!

aeria147 : thanks! i don't know how ppl come up with ideas... lol... they just do somehow, someway, i guess... lol..!

SweetInuLover : I'm glad you like it!

lol, well, i hope you like this next chappie! sry if you don't, i'll try to make the chappies better! lol... yeah, well, R&R!

-hanyouxmiko990