Chapter 3

'I don't care if I never see Inuyasha ever again!' Kagome thought bitterly.

'Damn, I've done it this time!' Inuyasha sighed. It had been 4 days since Kagome left, angry with him.

He felt the unbearable guilt in his stomach as he remembered the hurt in Kagome's voice. He remembered the hurt look in her eyes and the unshed tears. 'I wonder if she's all right' he pondered 'what if something happened to her? What if she is in pain and I don't know about it?'

A look of horror and panic passed through Inuyasha's face as he thought of this. He ran to the well. Without a second thought, he jumped into it, and was transported to Kagome's era.

When Inuyasha jumped out of the well he half expected Kagome to be in the shrine. But she wasn't, all he could do was see darkness. He noticed that it was also dark outside through a crack in the shrine doors. HE almost threw the doors open when he heard voices coming from the other side.

"So Kagome, do you want to go to a movie with me tonight?" He heard a boy ask. This made his blood boil, but he nervously awaited Kagome's answer.

"Oh sorry Hojo, I already have plans for tonight." Kagome lied. 'Plan to self…make plans for tonight'

Inuyasha sighed in relief. He then noticed that he had his hand wrapped tightly around Tetsuiga and he let go slowly.

"Oh" Hojo said sounding disappointed "ok, maybe some other time then. Bye Kagome!"

"Bye Hojo" Kagome said lazily. As she watched Hojo walk away she smiled at how easily it had been to get Hojo to go away.

"So, are you actually busy or were you just trying to get rid of that guy?" a gruff voice said.

Kagome looked to see who the voice belonged to. He eyes soon landed on the shrine to the well. The doors that she had closed herself earlier were wide open and in the doorway there was a man with long silver hair, dog ears and a red kimono.

Kagome's breathtaking smile was not gracing her face, but her face was clouded over and she turned her back to Inuyasha and stomped into the house without a word to Inuyasha.

When she reached her room she noticed that Inuyasha was sitting on her windowsill.

Kagome rolled her eyes 'Great' she thought. "Go away, I don't want to talk to you." She said cold and calm.

Inuyasha was surprised at how cold she was to him. 'I shouldn't be though.' He though "Fine, you don't talk, I will." Inuyasha said, surprising himself with his boldness.

Kagome was about to say something but Inuyasha put his hand over her mouth to keep her quiet. "This is important Kagome, you have to hear this. The other day when you saw me talking to with Kiki…" Inuyasha stopped when he noticed Kagome walking out of the room. He lightly grabbed her arm and pulled her back. She lost her balance and fell against Inuyasha's chest. She quickly pulled herself away and stood with her back facing Inuyasha.

When Kagome pushed herself off of Inuyasha so quickly he became disappointed. He had felt the warmth of her skin through his kimono and he breathed in her intoxicating scent. And then he was hurt when she turned his back to him. 'I deserved it' he though.

Kagome noticed his silence and decided to speak while she had the chance. "why are you here? You've already made it clear that you think nothing of me. So why come and torture me? Or have you come to ask for the jewel shards. Because then you can Kikio can live happily ever after! Well take them. The I don't have to see it! I wouldn't be able to return!" Her voice was filled with anger but her face showed that she was hurt and confused.

"Kagome I could never think nothing of you!" Inuyasha tried to stay calm but he was getting angry. She wasn't letting him talk.

"Then what Inuyasha? You called me a jewe.." Kagome was cut off when Inuyasha stood up.

"I know what I called you!" He snapped

"Don't talk to me like that!" Kagome warned raising her voice

"I'll talk to you however I want, wench!" Inuyasha yelled momentarily forgetting why he had followed her.

"So now I'm a wench!" Kagome screamed, "I don't know what's worse, a wench or a jewel detector!" Kagome now had tears falling silently down her face. "But you call me a wench so often that I…I…" Kagome gave up trying to get through to Inuyasha and she collapsed on her bed.

Inuyasha silently watch the girl sob on her bed. He felt so guilty, he hated seeing girls cry, it was worse when he made them cry…but what was worse was that he had made Kagome cry. He quickly sat beside Kagome.

"K..Kagome." He stuttered, "I didn't mean it!" Kagome lifted her head and Inuyasha could see confusion in her eyes. He momentarily got lost in her eyes but had to look away to finish what he had started. He cleared his throat and said "I didn't mean it when I said that you were only a jewel detector! You are…" Inuyasha's voice faded and he looked at the floor, his cheeks graced with a shade of pink.

After a few minutes of staring at the floor, Inuyasha looked back at Kagome with a light shade of pink still on his cheeks "Kagome, you are so much more then a jewel detector! I don't know what I would do without you!" He finished turning 10 shades darker.

Kagome also turned pink "Do you really mean it?" She asked, not yet out of the shock. Inuyasha nodded and looked at Kagome. She was looking at him with a look of wonder. Inuyasha looked at her lips, they looked to perfect. He wanted to taste them. He wanted to feel them. He couldn't resist anymore, he bent down to Kagome bringing their faces closer and closer to each other.