Okay people, sorry I didn't do this on the first chapter but anyways...

I don't own Inuyasha. There, you satisfied?

Well, I wasn't going to put this up until it was finished, but seeing how everyone has pretty much lost all interest in their stories, I wanted to see if I couldn't get things active again. What happened to the rebellion people? Come on! Inuyasha and Ayame shall live and flourish!

Sorry to dissapoint you all, but I don't think I will be finishing this. (I'll still have more chapters...many more chapters. oO) I meant to put this up just as a kickstart for other authors. I'm tired of those one chapter stories. Sure, I'm ot finishing mine, but at least I give you alot of it! Jeebus!

Oh, also I don't own the song that I put in this story. It's called I'll Stay with You by Beth Hart. It's a very purty song. B

I also want to appologize for the random, bold font. I didn't do it...the website did. ee

So anyway, on to chapter four--I'll Stay with You.

(Urgh, please don't laugh, but I made Inuyasha sing...xx)

I'll Stay with You

"Gramps!"

Inuyasha awoke to shouting. His eyes shot open and he saw Ayame twisting and turning in her sleep.

"No! Naraku! Leave my tribe alone!" she cried, her eyes screwed shut. Inuyasha ran to her side. The moment he was near her she sat up, ignoring the pain, and came out of her sleep. There was a frightened look upon her face as she sat there breathing heavily.

"Shhh…. Its okay," he said to her and rubbed her shoulder.

"Oh Inuyasha!" she cried. She grabbed him and held herself close to him, "It was just like when he attacked my tribe!"

Inuyasha was at first surprised by her actions, but soon was happy that she needed the comfort. He gently scooped her up into his arms and held her. She sat softly in his lap as he hushed her and told her everything would be all right and that it was just a dream. Even though it wasn't just a dream, that it had been real, his words were still reassuring and comforting.

"You know when I was little and had nightmares, my mom would sing to me?" He said in a soft tone.

"Really? What did she sing?" Ayame asked once she had calmed down.

"It was called I'll stay with you. It's a beautiful song."

"Sing it to me," she asked.

"I'm not very good." He warned.

"It's alright, I don't mind."

He softly hummed at first, but then his lips formed words to the soft melody as his voice took a deep, soothing tone.

"I'll stay with you
I'll stay with you
I won't leave you alone
I'll stay with you yes I want to
Make your pain my own
And if you need me all night or until I grow old
No you don't have to ask me to
I'm gonna take good care of you
Yes I'm gonna stay with you…"

"You're a beautiful singer," she said drowsily.

"Thanks," he replied a little embarrassed.

He just softly held her now in the silence, soaking up every moment, but finally, seeing that she was asleep, he slowly inched his way into the covers of the bed and rested her there. But for just a second, he laid with her, but knowing that it was not right for him to do this, he left to go back to his corner.

"Don't go," came a groggy voice.

"You want me to stay?" he asked.

She gave a simple nod.

Inuyasha smiled. With great pleasure he gently crawled back into the bed with her. He didn't want anything to happen, it wasn't like that, he was just glad to be near her.

Throughout the night she had woken up like this. And it was better that he was near her to comfort her and put her back to sleep.

Ayame was the first to wake in the morning. She opened her eyes to see the soft expression of a sleeping hanyou in front of her. She smiled to herself. Then she looked out the door to where the sun's rays passed and landed on the hard working villagers.

'I must have slept a little too long,' she thought. Suddenly, Ayame saw a figure peeking into their hut. Her eyes adjusted to see it was Kagome.

"Kagome?" she said in confusion. But suddenly, the figure ran away.

Kagome ran to the stream where she and Inuyasha had sat and talked before. Finding a large rock there, she hid behind it.

"Great! She saw me!" she thought once she knew she was safe. "I can't believe he was sleeping with her! He likes her more than I thought!" She held her knees against her chest and thought about it. "How can he like Kikyo and Ayame and me?" Then suddenly, a thought crossed her mind, "What if he never did like me?"

Back at the hut, just after Kagome ran away, Ayame grabbed Inuyasha's shoulder and shook him from his sleep.

"Inuyasha!" she said trying to wake him up.

"Huh? What?"

"I saw Kagome, it looked like she was spying on us."

"What would she be suspicious of us for?" he said as if he were clueless.

"Uh, Hello! We are in the same bed!"

"Don't worry about it, I don't care what she thinks." He said as he got up. Ayame suddenly realized something. He had taken his shirt off in the middle of the night! He turned his back to her and stretched. Now she could see every single curve and muscle. Her eyes widened. Her heart skipped a beat and sent the strange, warm feeling throughout her entire body.

"Are you feeling better?" he asked her as he searched for his shirt.

"I am," She replied after shaking herself from such feelings.

"Can you get up?"

"I can try,"

She gently brought herself to her feet, using the wall as a support, Inuyasha watched her as she did so. She took ginger steps to the door now, moving slowly. But suddenly, a pain shot through her wound and she lost her balance.

"Ayame!" Inuyasha said, startled as he ran and caught her before she could fall forward.

She suddenly felt herself fall into Inuyasha's arms. She stayed there for a moment, her eyes closed. She could feel his soft, warm skin beneath her hands. Finally, she looked up into his handsome face that was now filled with gentleness. Once again, she had to catch her breath, but feeling that she stayed there too long, she tried to get back up on her feet as he helped her up.

"Thanks," she said quietly, looking at the ground, her cheeks burning with embarrassment.

"I don't think you should be going out anywhere today," he said as he picked her up and carried her back to her bed. He placed her atop the covers. "Stay here and I'll bring you breakfast."

"Okay, thank you, Inuyasha," she said as he grabbed his shirt and put it on.

"Anytime," he replied.

Once he was finished getting dressed, he headed out the door.

"Don't try to get up, okay?" he said just about to leave.

"I won't," she said with a smile.

He smiled also and gave her a wink. Her heart pounded at it.

'Why do I keep having these sensations when I'm around him?' she thought, 'Not even Kouga made me feel this way!'

Yes, she was still in love with Kouga. She hoped that he might be the one for her to marry, but she wasn't going to waste her time on tracking him down and convincing him. She wanted to fulfill her grandfather's wishes as soon as possible.

Inuyasha looked around the village for someone who would make breakfast for him, but he found no one. After a while, he ran into doctor Kameko whom was coming back from gathering herbs for her medicines.

"Hey, do you know where there's someone that can make breakfast for Ayame?" he asked her.

"Oh there are plenty of women who would love to serve their savior here!" she laughed, "Who wants to make Lady Ayame's breakfast!" Kameko shouted to the village.

Women popped out of their huts from everywhere, running to Inuyasha and giving him all the food they had made. Inuyasha almost fell at all the pots and pans that were shoved into his arms.

He came back to Ayame's hut with the food, carrying whatever he could. He gingerly stepped into the hut, trying to balance the stacked plates.

"Inuyasha! Where did you get all this?" she mused at all the food.

"From the village women," he said putting down the plates. "Man do they love to cook!" he said looking at all the food once it was set down. "Well, what do you want first?" he asked.

"Hmm…any rice?" she asked.

"Is that even a question?" he replied as he counted ten bowls of it.

After they had eaten to their content, they lied around lazily and gave their stomachs time to digest. Soon, the boredom grew infuriating to Ayame.

"These damn wounds!" she said sitting up suddenly. "I can't just sit around here all day!" she said pounding her fists onto the ground. Inuyasha looked at her. She seemed miserable. He could understand her frustration. Then, suddenly, he had an idea.

"Ayame, I think I can help you," he said, a soft look upon his face. "I want to show you something," He stood up and held his hand out to her.

"What's your idea?" she asked, her gaze turning to his eyes. Suddenly, her heart skipped a beat, for in his eyes she saw gentleness like she had never seen before. His eyes glowed like warm embers, still alive with heat, she could see ocean waves softly caressing the silky sands of beaches through his eyes, she could also see two lovers in the pouring rain as their lips met and made what was once cold, warm- and for a moment, she saw those two lovers being them.

Ayame quickly snapped back, she met his gaze once more, but could not stop losing herself within it.

"It's a surprise," he replied after a moment, it was almost like he wanted her to see the look in his eye. She gave a curious smile and took his hand.

Oh my gah! My favorite chapter is next!

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