Hello my fans! Sorry for the late update. So much for finishing this story before school starts, lol. First couple of weeks of school suck and it's so disorganized. I've been trying to get everything straight with my schedule and so far, still haven't succeeded. Anyway, enjoy Chapter 14!

Previously on "The Project":

Inu-yasha blushed madly. He had no choice. She was right, a deal's a deal. Of course, he wouldn't have made the deal if he had known it would backfire. "I was... I was about to kiss you," he mumbled. "Now are you happy?" he growled.

She went over to him and enclosed him in a big bear hug. "That wasn't so hard, was it?"

Inu-yasha grumbled a string of curse words. Kagome laughed.

Chapter 14

What Feels Right

Inu-yasha glared at her. She was sitting next to him on her bed after she'd hugged him. "It's not funny," he growled lowly.

Kagome only laughed louder. She couldn't help it. For some reason, she was overwhelmed with joy that Inu-yasha and her were on somewhat good terms now. She had been so miserable the past four days. It was unbelievable how much she cared about him and how much she wanted him in her life.

Inu-yasha raised an eyebrow at her increase in volume. Suddenly he got a smirk that practically shouted trouble. Without her noticing, he inched closer to her. She was still laughing. When she calmed down enough to fully see him, it was already too late. Quick as lightening, his face moved towards hers. Out of instinct, she backed away and Inu-yasha's lips missed hers by only an inch. He had kissed her cheek instead.

"Dammit," he growled in frustration with a snap of his fingers.

Kagome gaped at him. "Y-You kissed me!" she said in an angry voice, her hand touching the spot where he'd kissed her. She used her anger as a disguise to hide her blush.

"It got you to stop laughing, didn't it?" Inu-yasha smirked. He put his hands behind his head and said, "Besides, a kiss on the cheek doesn't count."

"Who says?" Kagome pouted.

Inu-yasha stood up and bowed proudly. "Yours truely," he said smuggly.

Kagome couldn't help but laugh as Inu-yasha sat back down.

"You know," Inu-yasha said after she had calmed down a bit, "I'm glad I came here. I was doubting the idea when I got here but then again, you couldn't have hated me more than you did so I gave it a shot." He scratched his head sheepishly.

Kagome smiled and said, "I'm glad you came too." She paused and then said with a chuckle, "And you're right, there wasn't much more you could do for me to hate you more."

Inu-yasha chuckled and then suddenly got serious. "That reminds me, when you see your brother again..." He got a really dark look. "Tell him to watch his back." That little boy... was going to die.

"Will do," Kagome laughed again. He looked cute when he tried to be evil. Suddenly her eyes got big and she jumped up. She yanked on his arm for him to stand up to. She pushed him toward the window and hissed, "You have to go!"

"What, no front door?" Inu-yasha complained jokingly.

"Go!" she growled as she shoved him off the window sill. He landed with a thud.

He was just about to demand what that as for when he heard her mother's voice float down from the window. "Honey, are you alright?"

Kagome whipped around to face her mom. "I'm fine!" she squeaked. She looked back at Inu-yasha. Her eyes flickered toward the street, pleading for him to leave. His presense would only make it harder for her to explain. He nodded and ran. Just before he was out of hearing distance, he heard Kagome say to her mom, "You see, there was this squirrel..."

xXx

The next morning, Sango got to be the lucky one to hear Kagome complain about having to tell her mother some crazy story about an acorn-mad squirrel all because of Inu-yasha's midnight visit. Sango didn't mind though. In fact, she smiled when she saw her friend storm out of her house, just about ready to explode. If she was angry, it meant she wasn't depressed any more. She could deal with Kagome angry, but not when she was depressed. She could get over anger but depression was a different story.

The two girls stepped out of the car and headed for the front door of Mica High School. Kagome was still ranting and raving.

"I can't believe him! That boy is the craziest person I know!" Kagome huffed.

"I know you aren't talking about me," a familiar voice interupted her tirade. She turned to see Inu-yasha smiling, leaning against the front door.

Kagome blushed but spat out angrily, "Of course not! I don't even want to think about you let alone talk about you! Besides, if I called you crazy, you'd take it as a compliment." She had been talking about him but she didn't want to give him the satisfaction that he was, in fact, on her mind quite a lot.

Inu-yasha laughed and said, "You're right about that!"

Kagome scowled and huffed noisily. She turned her nose and walked through the doors with Sango in tow.

"Aww, come on," Inu-yasha complained as he jogged to catch up with her. "I was only joking." She kept her head straight and attepted to ignore him. "Besides, aren't I the one who should be angry? You're the one who pushed me out the window."

Kagome growled, "I had to. Would you rather I let you stay and my mom see you in my room?" She sideways glanced at the uneasy boy. "Didn't think so. Besides, you're just lucky I didn't have enough time to drop an ancor on your head! I can't believe you would come to my house so late on a school night."

Inu-yasha just smirked. "You have to believe it. I just did it last night." Kagome stuck her tongue out at him and he laughed. "Speaking of last night, are you ready for today?"

Kagome looked at him questioningly and then remembered their promise. She blushed. She'd never let anyone know that she couldn't sleep after he and her mom left. She had been thinking about how their date would turn out all night. Realizing that Inu-yasha and Sango could probably see her blush, she scoffed and replied, "I'm not worried. Besides, I'm only doing this because it was a promise, not because I want to."

Inu-yasha rolled his eyes at her and said, "You're such a bad liar."

Kagome huffed and turned to face him. "I am not lying!"

Inu-yasha raised an eyebrow at her. After only a split second, he turned straight forward again and said, "Yes you are. It's in your eyes."

Kagome's jaw fell open slightly and she stopped walking. Inu-yasha kept walking until he realized she had stopped. He turned around cocked his head to the side, trying to find out why she was looking at him like that. Sango had stopped walking behind Kagome. She just watched the two talk. It was really quite entertaining.

Kagome was about to say something like 'you don't know me so stop acting like you do' but she saw Inu-yasha's face first. She suddenly started laughing. He looked just like a puppy with his head tilted to the side like that.

Now Inu-yasha got annoyed. "What's so funny?" He cocked his head to the other side.

She tried to suppress another wave a laughter but failed. Now Sango was laughing behind her having realized what her friend was laughing at.

Inu-yasha crossed his arms across his chest in frustration. "You two better be laughing with me and not at me," he warned.

Kagome calmed down and walked toward him. "No, of course not, we would never laugh at you," she said innocently. She went past him toward her locker, a snickering Sango following her.

It took a while for the wheels in Inu-yasha's head to process the way Kagome had said that statement. He glared and said, "Are you being sarcastic?"

Kagome and Sango laughed again as they reached their lockers. Inu-yasha was just about to go over to them when Miroku came up behind him. "Inu-yasha!" he shouted in his ear.

Inu-yasah winced and turned to face his friend. "I'm right here! You don't have to yell!" He matched Miroku's volume perfectly.

Miroku flinched when Inu-yasha raised his voice but soon got over it. "I've been looking for you every where! If you were where I could find you, we wouldn't have this problem!"

Inu-yasha looked at Kagome and Sango who were just turning the corner, their giggles only just now receeding. He groaned and glared at Miroku. "What do you want?" He had wanted to talk to the two some more.

"I have the perfect idea to get Sesshomaru back!" he blurted.

Inu-yasha's eyes brightened. "Really?" he asked hopefully.

"Come here, you have to meet somebody first..." He grinned myscheviously. Just then the bell rang. Miroku chuckled and said, "Well, I guess you'll have to meet her after school." He began to walk to their lockers with Inu-yasha following.

"Her?" Inu-yasha asked with a raise of his eyebrow.

Miroku grinned again. "I meet her when I got here this morning. Apparently, she has a major crush on your brother."

Inu-yasha groaned. What made Miroku think he cared?

"Hold on," Miroku said, impatient with his friend, "you didn't let me finish. She can do our job for us. All we have to do is encourage her to persue him and give her some information on him. I talked to her for no more than five minutes and I already know that she's going to annoy the hell out of Sesshomaru. It's the perfect plan. Your brother gets to go through hell, she gets to spend time with her crush, and we get to laugh at Sesshomaru's misery." Miroku held his head proudly in the air. Inu-yasha didn't even help him with this plan. The two had reached their lockers by now and were gathering their books.

Inu-yasha thought about it a moment and then asked, "How do we know she'll stick to him? You know how my brother is and how harsh he is to someone he doesn't like. What if she gives up after only a couple days? I don't know about you but I think that he'd need a whole year of annoyance before we would be even close to even."

Miroku nodded in agreement. "Believe me, she'll stick to him like glue for five years in the least. She's just as stubborn as you, maybe even more. And she's just as stoic as your brother and hardly ever takes 'no' as an answer, so they should get along just fine." He finished with a smirk.

Inu-yasha slammed his locker door shut. A smile slowly spread across his face. "Sounds like a plan," he grinned. "When do we meet her, and how do we encourage her?"

Miroku closed his locker door too and grinned. "We meet her after scool and all we have to do is tell her that your brother is highly interested in her but just won't admit it, not even to her." The two went to their first class, history. Just as they reached the door to their class, Miroku added, "Oh, and her name is Kagura."

xXx

It was weird for Inu-yahsa not to see Kagome in his classes, especially since they weren't really fighting any more. When the bell rang for lunch and Miroku and Inu-yasha went down to the cafeteria, all Inu-yasha could think about was where he would take Kagome for their date. When he had made the bet, he didn't think she would say yes and so he didn't really put thought into the matter of where they would go. Now, he had to come up with something by that night.

Miroku and Inu-yasha made it to the cafeteria by now and went in line for nuggets. Miroku was talking about something but Inu-yasha was still distracted by his thoughts.

"Um, Inu-yasha?" Miroku said with a raised eyebrow.

Inu-yasha snapped back to the present and looked at his friend. "Hmm?"

Miroku rolled his eyes and said, "You haven't heard a single thing I've said, have you?"

Inu-yasha coughed uneasily.

Miroku sighend irratably. "I was saying that you have to find out Sesshomaru's schedule for Kagura. She'll have better access to his life if she knows where his is at all times. And you'll have to find out his favorite hang-out spots."

Inu-yasha nodded. "It's not a problem. One day of spying should be enough to find out everything." He'd have to spy since his brother would never just come out and tell him everything he needed to know.

The two grabbed their trays and walked to their favorite table. But just as they were about to sit down, Inu-yasha felt someone staring at him. His eyes instinctivly turned to Kagome's table. There she was, staring straight at him. When their eyes met, she looked away hastily with slightly pink cheeks. She began talking to Sango who was sitting across from her as if she had never even seen him.

Inu-yasha smirked and went over to her table. Miroku saw where he was headed and just smiled. When he saw the two talking to each other and not yelling before he'd sneaked up on Inu-yasha earlier that morning, he figured it had to be a good sign, considering neither he nor Inu-yasha had even had a glimpse of Kagome for quite some time. He knew Inu-yasha would explain the story to him when he wanted to. So, Miroku just sat down and talked to the people (mostly girls) around his table.

Inu-yasha plopped down right next to Kagome. "Hey," he said as he ate a french fry.

Kagome rolled her eyes and said, "Even after I told you it was a bad thing to do, you still continue to have rude manners and eat while you talk around us ladies."

Inu-yasha raised an annoyed eyebrow at her. He finished chewing and said, "Do you ever have anything nice to say?"

"Not to you," she said, accenting the last word.

Inu-yasha rolled his eyes and sighed audibly. "Anyway, I'm picking you up at eight... Just so you know."

A blush sprang to Kagome's face. Why did he have to keep reminding her about tonight? In an attempt to distract them and herself from her pink cheeks, she asked, "Where are we going?"

"Uh," Inu-yasha studdered, "i-it's a surprise."

Kagome smirked. "Is it a good surprise?" she pressed.

"Of course!" he said a little too quickly. "I mean, yeah, you're going to love it."

She smirked with a suspicious eyebrow raised. "I bet I will." She giggled and Sango did too. She had told her friend about the bet that morning so Sango was able to keep up with their conversation.

Suddenly, Sango said, "Where's your friend?"

Inu-yasha blinked. "You mean Miroku?"

"Yeah."

Inu-yasha pointed at him who was currently sitting alone, a few girls walking away angrily. "Right there."

Sango was quiet so Kagome jumped in. "You know," she said, "you aren't a very good friend. You keep leaving him over there. How come he never comes over here when you do?"

Inu-yasha looked over at his friend. He felt a wave of guilt wash over him. "I... I don't know."

When Inu-yasha just kept staring at his friend's back, Kagome got impatient. "Well, don't just sit there, tell him to come over."

Although surprised that Kagome cared, he obeyed anway. "Miroku!" he called. Miroku turned around and saw Inu-yasha telling him to come over with a hand gesture. He went over to them with his tray and sat down next to Inu-yasha.

"Hey ladies," he said in a flirtacious voice.

Inu-yasha nudged him with a warning glance. There would be no womanizing with these two girls and Inu-yasha would make sure of that.

The four chatted until the bell rang.

xXx

Inu-yasha drove home, thoughts bouncing around inside his head.

Gym had been hell again. Kouga continued to annoy him to no end. Stupid little bastard. Inu-yasha was trying to think of a really good prank to get him back with.

On top of that, he had met Kagura. There was no doubt in his mind that she would do her job. Miroku was right about everything he had said about her. Their conversation was only a few minutes long but Inu-yasha had been dying to get away from her after the first few seconds. She was tenacious, irritating, and apathetic, just what they needed. Since all Inu-yasha had to give her was Sesshomaru's phone number, he promised to give her some more information she needed the next day. He wondered what Sesshomaru would think of her.

His thoughts were centered around Kagome, however, and their date. After pondering all day, he still didn't know where to take her. Sakura would have been his first choice but he had already taken her there. He wanted variety, some where quiet and somewhat romantic. Again, he wasn't much into romance but he'd give it a shot. According to Miroku, all girls loved romance so he took it from him.

Inu-yasha pulled into the garage and hoped out the car. He noted that his mother and Sesshomaru were already home. He figured as much since he had walked with Kagome to her house again, chatting about nothing in particular. They wanted to save some conversation for that night. Kagome had inquired where they were going to go again, but Inu-yasha just told her she'd have to wait and see. The first time she had asked, he wasn't prepared to answer so his reply sounded improvised. This time, he answer was more solid even though he really didn't know where to take her.

Inu-yasha made his way to his room, dropping his backpack with a thud. He thought of picking his clothes for that night but decided the task would be easier if he knew where he was going. After a few minutes of just standing there, Inu-yasha gave up and decided to ask his mother for suggestions.

He found her rummaging around in her desk in her room. When she looked up and saw him, she said cheerfully, "Hi honey. Need something?" She always had a knack for reading minds.

"Actually, I do," he said as he walked over and sat on her bed. "I'm going on a date tonight and I wanted to know if you had any ideas of where I should take her."

Izayoi smiled. "Did you think about Sakura?" she asked.

"I already took her there."

She thought about it for a while and suddenly snapped her fingers. "I know just the place!" she proclaimed. "It was the place your father took me on our first date and where he proposed. It's called Zake. Everyone is so nice and the music is wonderful. I'm sure she'll love it." Izayoi wrote something on a piece of paper on her desk and handed it to her son. "Directions," she explained without being asked. "I'd know how to get there from anywhere." Izayoi smiled.

Inu-yasha returned her smile and said, "Thanks Mom." He gave her a quick hug before exiting her room, busy thinking about the upcoming night.

xXx

Inu-yasha pulled up to Kagome's house at exactly eight o'clock. He dressed casually, a loose navy blue button-up shirt and a white tee under it with black pants. He left the first few buttons of his shirt open. He brought his red and white jacket with him too.

As Inu-yasha went up the stairs, he couldn't help but think about what was in store for him and his date. He had never been to Zake before and so didn't know what to expect. He didn't even know if it was Kagome's style. But he figured that if his mom thought it was nice, it couldn't be that bad, especially since his father had even proposed to her there. As he rang the front door bell, he wondered what Kagome would look like, if she would resort to her normal baggy clothes or if she would get more dressed up. He soon found out when she opened the door a moment later.

Kagome was amazing, absolutely stunning. Inu-yasha could just picture his jaw on the floor as he took the whole sight in. Kagome's face was lit up with her bright smile. She had on light make-up, just blush and mascara, not that she needed it. Her bangs fell in tiny curls around her face while the rest was pulled back behind her shoulders, thick and wavy. He could just barely make out her dangling sapphire earings hiding behind her hair. She wore a strapless cerulean dress that flowed down to her knees. It hugged in all the right places. A knitted blue scarf protected her neck as she held it up with her arms. Her heels were black with a tiny silver bow.

When Inu-yasha didn't say anything and stared instead, Kagome looked at the floor with a blush.

"You look beautiful," Inu-yasha breathed, sorry that his words were a severe understatement.

Kagome's blush deepened and she said, "Thank you."

Inu-yasha smiled, still in awe.

Kagome, having realized they needed to get going sooner or later, yelled back into the house, "Mom, I'm leaving!" She was just about to walk out and close the door when Mrs. Higurashi came onto the foyer, camera in hand.

"My, you two look wonderful!" She then proceeded to snap shots of them both. Inu-yasha was startled at first, and squinted at the bright flashes.

"Mom!" Kagome yelled, blushing. She attempted to take the camera from her but her mother dodged and snapped a few more shots. Inu-yasha grinned, throughly entertained.

"Come on, let me get one good picture of you two," she complained.

"God Mom, you act like I have never gone on a date before," Kagome said exasperated and crossed her arms.

"Please?" her mom asked, ignoring Kagome's comment.

Kagome rolled her eyes in annoyance. "Just one," she warned. She went over to Inu-yasha, grabbed his arm, and led in inside. Inu-yasha didn't resist but he was a little uneasy. Kagome led him to a bare wall for a background. She slipped her arm around his torso and leaned her head against his chest. Taking his lead from her, Inu-yasha drapped his arm around her shoulder. They were both surprised to feel that it felt right to be so close together.

"Make it quick," she growled, annoyed about the inconvenience. Mrs. Higurashi smiled and held the camera to her eye.

"Smile!" she said a tad too cheerfully. Kagome smiled sweetly and Inu-yasha's smile turned into more of a smirk when he felt Kagome tense at her mother's behavior. "Perfect!" she exclaimed and took a few more shots.

"Hey!" Kagome shouted, pulling away from Inu-yasha. "I said just one!" This time when Kagome tried to take the camera, she succeeded.

Kagome's mom just smiled. She got her pictures, she was happy. She then grabbed the two of them by their arms and led them to the door. "Alright, you two have fun now. Kagome, try to be back by eleven at the latest, it is a school night." Mrs. Higurashi nudged them to the door.

Kagome grabbed her purse and said with a slight roll of her eyes, "Yes Mom." As soon as the door closed shut, Inu-yasha couldn't hold it anymore and laughed. Kagome growled and said, "It's not funny." She was blushing from embarrassment but once again she was using anger as a disguise.

Inu-yasha laughed, "That right there is something my mom would do."

"She normally doesn't do that," Kagome stated as she began to walk down the stairs with Inu-yasha following.

When the two got to the car, Inu-yasha politely opened the door for her, got in on his side, and they were off.

xXx

Zake was only a few miles from school, in the middle of two strip malls. Actually, Inu-yasha passed it almost everyday but he never stopped by to try the food out.

When the couple got inside, they both stared in awe. There was a bar nestled in a corner where the smoking section was. In the other three corners were quiet places with a white leather couch and an end table, some populated with magazines. Right in the middle were a few couples dancing to some slow songs that played softly overhead. Every where else were small tables set for two, a couple for three or four, each with a single candle placed in the middle. The dimmed lights doubled with candle light created a mysterious but romantic aura. It was a place for relaxation and peace as well as romance.

"Wow," Kagome breathed. "It's wonderful."

Inu-yasha smiled. Just like his mom said, 'she'll love it'. Just then a waiter in black clothes and a white apron approached them.

"Welcome to Zake," he said polietly. "Business is slow tonight so I can give you a table now." The man lead them to a small table in the back close to the back exit.

Even after the two ordered their drinks, they still looked around the place. After a while, Kagome turned and smiled widely at Inu-yasha. "I love it. Thank you."

Inu-yasha smirked and said, "Told you you'd love it."

Kagome picked up and scanned her menu. She gasped. "My god, this food is more expensive than Sakura!"

Inu-yasha, curious, picked up his menu also. "You're right, it is," he said nonchalantly. When he saw her uneasy face, he said quickly, "Don't worry about it. I'm paying of course."

"But that sure is a lot for just one meal," she said grimly.

Inu-yasha grinned and said, "I'll worry about the bill."

Although she was still unsure, Kagome eventually picked lemoned chicken topped with mazerella, a ceaser salad, and a baked potato. Inu-yasha went with the seafood dish, complete with lobster tail, marinated shrimp, and crab cakes. When their drinks came, they ordered and their food came a short while after that. They were asked to pay for it then, so they would be free to just leave when they wanted to. Inu-yasha did so and gave them a generous tip, knowing that the food was too much for them to want dessert.

Inu-yasha sipped his drink and said playfully, "So, do think that I maybe just a little bit won you over? I mean to the point that you don't hate me anymore?"

Kagome chuckled softly after she finished a bite of her chicken and said, "I never hated you, Inu-yasha. You just assumed I did."

"Well, wouldn't you if I kept glaring at you?" Inu-yasha asked, recalling all the times Kagome had either glared or ignored him. He popped a shrimp into his mouth.

Kagome chuckled again and said, "No, I'd think that it just meant you wanted me to leave you alone. But you didn't think that. You just kept bothering me."

"Aren't you glad I didn't leave you alone?" he asked smuggly. "You wouldn't have been able to come here." He gestured around the room.

"I'm glad I came here but that doesn't mean I didn't want you to leave me alone." She finished up her salad.

Inu-yasha sighed in confusion. "I don't get it. Why do you want me to leave you alone? I never did anything to you."

When he saw Kagome look down at the table, her almost finished food sitting there, refusing to look up at him, he wished he hadn't brought up the subject. He knew her previous relationship had something to do with it and everytime she was reminded of it, she got quiet. He wanted to know what happened, so he could fix it, whatever it was. He really hated to see her so full of pain. He wished he erase the memory away permenantly.

Inu-yasha saw Kagome bite her lower lip uncomfortably. Just then, the opening chords of Back At One by Brian Mcknight played. He smiled and stood up.

Kagome looked up at him. His hand was held out for her. She smiled and took it.

Inu-yasha led her to the dance floor in the middle. He wrapped his arm around her waist as she placed her hand on his shoulder. He enclosed her other hand with his own and swayed slightly with the rhythm of the song.

The two circled slowly as the song played. Inu-yasha couldn't help but think that he loved how close Kagome was. She was close enough for him to feel her warmth. It felt so right for her to be dancing next to him, her head leaning on his chest. As the chourus played, he coudn't help but notice how true it was.

One... you're like a dream come true...
Two... just wanna be with you...
Three... girl it's plain to see... that your the only one for me...
Four... repeat steps one through three...
Five... make you fall in love with me...
If ever I believe my work is done... then I start Back at One (yeah)

Kagome pulled away from Inu-yasha's chest. The hand he had been holding slid around his neck to meet her other hand and they interlocked. She felt him slip his other arm around her waist to join the other. Inu-yasha looked into her eyes. He thought back to how much he had gone through to get to this point, and saw how much he deserved it. He gone through a lot for this girl but he liked her enough not to mind. She was one of the most stubborn girls he had met though. Most girls he won over by a day, two at the most. Kagome had taken almost two weeks. But when he thought back to it, he knew she was worth it.

Inu-yasha kept staring into her eyes. Now, he had won his kiss. Now he would claim his prize. After everything he'd been through, he could finally kiss her. He leaned down and hesitated, waiting to see if she was okay with it. When she didn't pull away, he continued his advance. Suddenly, she froze and Inu-yasha felt her instantly tense up. He pulled away, afraid he went to far. Her face was as white as a sheet and her eyes filled with terror. But she wasn't looking at him. She was looking past him, over his shoulder.

Inu-yasha turned around and saw a man in about his early twenties. He had charcoal black hair that fell in tendrils around his shoulders. His dark eyes seemed to pierce the waitress that greeted him. He wore a dark business suit and carried a brown briefcase.

Inu-yasha turned around to ask Kagome if she knew him but she wasn't there. He panicked and swept his eyes around the room. He finally spotted her at their table, grabbing her purse and heading out the back exit. Gritting his teeth, Inu-yasha darted to their table, threw his jacket on, and ran after her. He burst through the back door and soon spotted her running across the street onto a grassy block where a small park was. Benches dotted the area as well as trees but there wasn't many people around, considering the fact that it was pretty dark by now. But Inu-yasha took no notice. He sprinted after Kagome, calling her name in hopes that she would stop and turn around.

He caught up with her in the middle of the small park, grabbed her arm and yanked her to a stop. "Kagome, what's--"

"Let go!" she shouted as she tried to free herself from his grasp. Inu-yasha didn't obey. "I said let go!" she shouted again and wretched her arm from him. She took off running again but Inu-yasha easily caught her arm again, causing her to drop her purse.

"What's wrong?" Inu-yasha demanded.

Kagome's tears clouded her vision but she still yelled at him. "Dammit Inu-yasha, let go!" He refused and instead tried to pull her closer. She pushed him roughly away. "Go away! It's all your fault! You should have listened to me from the begining and left me alone! But you didn't!" Inu-yasha was scared now. He had never seen her like this and it was scaring him shitless. She continued to yank on her arm, desperate to get away from him.

"Kagome--"

"Dammit Inu-yasha! I said let go! You don't listen! I told you to leave me alone! I told you to go away! But you don't listen!" Inu-yasha desperately tried to think of a way to calm her down. She twisted her arm in an attempt to get away from him, but his grip was too strong. "Let go!" she shouted again. "I mean it Inu-yasha, go a--"

Inu-yasha yanked her toward him. He grabbed her shoulders and looked into her teary eyes. Without another thought, his lips crashed onto hers, silencing her. He stayed there a moment before he pulled away. She looked at him, her puffy red eyes wide in surprise. He was suprised himself. He did it out of instinct almost. It was simply what felt right.

Suddenly Kagome burst out sobbing and leaned into the warmth of his chest. Her legs gave way and she slid down to the patchy grass, using Inu-yasha as support. She sobbed into his jacket.

He didn't remember how long they sat there. All he remembered was her quiet sobs and his hand stroking her hair.

"I'm sorry," she mumbled into his jacket.

Inu-yasha didn't answer, just continued to hold her, daring anyone to take her from him.

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And that's Chapter 14! Now, I know I said this would be the last chapter but that obviously isn't the case. I was supposed to put Kagome's explaination in this chapter but it's already too long. So that's what you have to look forward in the next chapter! That and the end... Sigh... I'm going to miss this story. I don't know about ya'll but I'm not really looking forward to the end. I have liked writing this story... Anyway, so yea, Kagome's going to explain everything in the next chapter. I know you guys have been dying to know what's happened! I didn't tell until the very end.

Speaking of the end, I think this chapter has too much drama in the end. My story is supposed to be humorous and it doesn't seem like the drama fits... Of course, anyone who's seen Madea knows that humor and drama can go together perfectly, LOL! Anyway, tell me what you think about this chapter. See ya next time!

Hiko18