Chapter 3 – Words of Reason

So it's been a bad day all together, so I decided to update sooner than I expected. Hopefully you will all like this chapter and help to make a bad day turn into a good day.

'But I was just his shard detector and nothing else. He loves Kikyo and not me.'

Inuyasha sat in the Goshinbuko Tree upon his favourite branch, not understanding Kagome's reason for saying this at all last night.

'Hasn't she realized that I want to stay with her? I'm at least trying to ignore Kikyo when she comes around.'

'Because you haven't told her that yet stupid!'

'Keh! What do you know?'

'We've already gone through this. I'm you. The part that does the thinking for you, but you've never listen to me until now.'

'Who says I'm listening?'

Too busy in his own mind, Inuyasha didn't hear Miroku approach. "Inuyasha! Are you planning on joining us for dinner?"

Being suddenly pulled from his thoughts, Inuyasha glared down at the lecherous monk, whom was standing at the base of the tree.

"Get lost Miroku! I don't need you to baby sit me!"

"I came on behalf of a certain priestess who was concerned you are angry with her," replied Miroku in his ever calm voice.

By now Inuyasha was thoroughly confused. What was with Kagome? "Keh! Stupid wench doesn't know what she's talking about. I'm not angry."

"Oh, so why have you not spoken with her since you return from her home? You bring her back to the hut and take off without a word. Do you have any idea what you put Kagome through in just one day?" asked Miroku. Miroku has considered Inuyasha and everyone else his new family for a long time and would do anything to bring harmony to the constantly feuding hanyou and priestess.

"Keh! What do you know anyways?" asked Inuyasha who had turned his face away from his friend. "You're the one how goes around touching every woman's butt who's with in your age limit. Just leave me alone."

"Now that just pains me to hear you say that to me Inuyasha. I would gladly give it all up for the woman I love," replied Miroku in a hurt voice. "Perhaps it would be better to tell me what is troubling you. I may be of service to your cause."

"How many times do I have to tell you to go away? You're like a fucking moth to a flame buddy and if you don't back off you're not going to get your happily ever after."

Miroku knew he had pushed the right buttons. He just needed to push them a little further and he would get what he came after. He knew he wasn't here for Kagome. She knew where Inuyasha was and knew he needed some space. She always had a sixth sense for Inuyasha when he was bothered.

"Have it your way Inuyasha. Don't crying to me when Kagome goes home again and won't listen to your pleas to come back."

"Who said I asked her to come back, huh? She was the one crying over me when I went to go and find her!" yelled Inuyasha, whom was very proud of that fact.

"Oh she was now. Are you sure it wasn't because a certain someone yelled at her for being stupid when you know perfectly well that she knows that you wouldn't yell at Kikyo that way?" prodded Miroku, while sitting at the base. He had accomplished his mission. Now all it took was a couple of carefully worded questions and answers would come flowing out.

"Keh!"

"Come now Inuyasha. You know you wouldn't talk to Kikyo like that. Have you ever considered how that makes Kagome feel?"

Inuyasha never thought of it that way before. He knew Kikyo could take of herself. He'd seen it proved many times. But there was something about Kagome that always made him scared when she was alone. "Hey Miroku? Can I ask you something?" asked Inuyasha while jumping down from the tree to sit next to Miroku.

"Sure Inuyasha. What has been troubling you?" 'Mission complete!'

"Why does Kagome think she's just a jewel detector?"

"Hmm. Well it might have to do the times you ran off to be with Kikyo secretly. Or the countless of times you've called her that. Or…"

"Okay, okay I get it. I'm fucking jerk. So how would I go about changing her mind about that?"

"Well, there are many ways Inuyasha. But I'll give you two of the simplest options to go out this. One being to direct approach. Tell her what you really think of her. This is not always the most effective though Or option number two, show her how you feel with little gifts that have a lot of meaning to both you and her."

Inuyasha thought it all over. He knew he was a more direct person, but when it came to Kagome, he often frozen. She was only human after all and humans were weak, right? So why did he turn in a pile a nothing around Kagome?

'Why does everything have to be complicated?'

'They aren't complicated baka! You just make it harder than it should be.'

"Inuyasha? You alright in there?" asked Miroku, trying to bring Inuyasha back to the land of the living.

"Keh! Shut up monk and leave me alone. Tell Kagome that I'll see her tomorrow." With that Inuyasha jumped back into the Goshinboki Tree the think over his options once more.