I ripped a hankerchief into strips so I could bandage the wound in my arm. It didn't look all that bad. It bled a bit, but I knew it would heal all right after some time. I really didn't care about it, though. All I could think about was Inuyasha.

He had left in such a mess, and I was worried for him. I needed to be there with him to help him get through this. I hope that he wasn't hurting anyone...

I realized that I had been staring out into the night for a while, and i tried to move. When I did, though, my legs suddenly turned to jelly and I just sank to my knees and sobbed into my arm a little. I was starting to lose my control on conciousness, so I managed to drag myself to the nearest wall and fall asleep against it.

---------3rd person view

In the early hours of the morning, when it was still dark, Inuyasha slowly and unsteadily dragged his feet into the hut. Black hair hung from his head. He seemed a bit beaten. Slowly, his eyes moved along the floor until they found Kagome asleep, leaning against the wall.

Kagome... he thought to himself. She has always wanted the best for me. I know I'm not good for her, and I could hurt her, yet she stays with me no matter what. He was looking at her, remembering what she had said earlier: "I'm not going to leave you. You need me more than ever. I'm going to help you."

Her left arm was limply hung to her side with a bandage covering her wound. There was still some blood around it. A breeze went through, and she shivered.

He managed to get over to her. He sank to the floor next to her and pulled her carefully into his lap, making sure she didn't wake up, and wrapped his arm protectively around her. Subconciously, she snuggled into his warm chest.

I really do need you, Kagome. More than ever... he thought, looking down at her sleeping face. He slowly drifted off.

Yes, another short chapter…but short is sweet, right? Or maybe not…sigh