Inuyasha spent the rest of the day with Kagome. They talked about anything they could think of and watched a few movies. Kagome's mom had come home after they were done eating. Kagome introduced Inuyasha to her mom and they had a friendly chat. Of course, Kagome's mom couldn't help but to bring up a few embarrassing moments from her childhood. Like when she was two, how she could dig into a box of Cracker Jacks and somehow become covered in the popcorn with one suck right on her nose.

During those moments, Kagome chose to hide her face in her hands as she tried once again to lead the conversation anywhere else. But now it was getting late. Inuyasha was about to leave the house at eleven, when Kagome stopped because of her phone ringing. Fear overtook her as she reached for her phone. She had no clue why she was so afraid. But she got the answer when she looked to see Miroku calling and answered the phone.

"Hello, Miroku?" she asked only to be met with silence.

"Hello? Miroku, are you there?" she questioned as she heard a ragged breath on the other line.

"This is NOT funny, Miroku," she said, getting more worried by the second.

"Ka…go…me…" a weak whisper seemed to blow through the line to her.

There was something about the voice and how he said her name that had Kagome in a full panic.

"Miroku? What's wrong? Where are you?" The questions flew out as she tried desperately to calm down.

Inuyasha was just about ready to take the phone from her, to see if he could find out what happened, but just as he reached for it, the line went dead. Slowly Kagome pulled it from her ear and then hit the speed dial to call him back. Instead of the ringing it went straight to voice mail. As she heard Miroku's voice mail, the phone slipped from her hand and fell onto the floor.

As the phone crash onto the floor, Kagome soon followed. Wrapping his arms around her, Inuyasha was able to catch her, but instead of holding her up, he sank to the ground with her. Tears rolled down her face as she clung to Inuyasha, her fist holding tightly to his shirt as she buried her face into her chest, where all her tears seemed to collect.

Ignoring his now-wet shirt, he tried his best to comfort the distressed girl, while her mind raced, coming up with thousands of possible explanations and every one even more horrible than the previous one. Taking a deep breath, she took comfort from Inuyasha and she was able to stop the tears.

"We have to find him," Kagome said just a little above a whisper.

"Are you sure you can handle it?" Inuyasha asked softly in her ear.

"Yes," she said as she pulled away from him to look into his eyes.

With a slight nod, he helped her to her feet. Grabbing his hand, Kagome walked to the front door and took the keys from the wall. Inuyasha looked at her questioningly before following her out to an old red convertible.

"Do you have your license?" she questioned before going to a side of the car.

"Yeah, why?" he asked, looking at her oddly.

"You're driving," she stated, handing him the keys and then going to the passenger's side.

Watching her get into the car, he shook his head as he opened the door of the driver's side and got in. Once in, he looked at her.

"So where are we going?" he questioned.

"I'm not sure. Did Miroku tell you were he was going?" she inquired thoughtfully.

"Yeah, so I guess we check that place out first," he said as he started the car.

Sitting back, Kagome didn't ask where Miroku had gone to. She just hoped he was okay. The phone call really did scare the daylights out of her. Plus Inuyasha seemed so sure of where they were going. She felt like she could trust him.

Looking out the window, she watched as the scenery change from houses and sidewalks to dirt roads and trees. They seemed to enter the woods that were near the city. A little farther into the woods, she couldn't see very well. The only light was by the headlights, but Inuyasha seem to know where he was going and so far didn't hit anything.

They traveled about a half hour in silence, before Inuyasha pulled the car over. Looking at him in confusion, he got out of the car in a hurry without looking at her. Quickly, she followed after him, trying to figure out what he was doing. Looking at where she saw him staring, she saw a lump in the middle of the road.

Not being able to make out what it was, she was wary of going near it. But Inuyasha just picked up his pace so that he could get to what was laying on the ground. With a deep breath to calm her nerves, she followed closely behind him. Once they were a few feet from the lump on the ground, she saw it move a little.

Whatever it was, it was still alive. Sneaking back behind Inuyasha, they continue forward. When there was a foot between them and the lump on the ground, Kagome could make out what it was. She let out a rigid gasp as she saw Miroku lying on the ground.

There was a trail of blood on the ground that came from his open wounds. Inuyasha helped him to stand and once Miroku was on his feet, Inuyasha wrapped the injured boy's arm around his neck, while Kagome took Miroku's other arm and together they helped the injured boy to the car.

Inuyasha and Kagome eased Miroku into the back seat and then Kagome went in, to make sure that he doesn't hurt himself worse. Inuyasha took the wheel and started the car. Kagome didn't know what to do as she prayed to the heavens that he would stay breathing. Inuyasha drove over the speed limit to get to the nearest hospital as fast as he could. It didn't take long for them to get there.

Once Inuyasha parked the car, they helped Miroku out of the back. Together they dragged Miroku into the hospital. As soon as the nurse saw the boy in their arms, she rushed over with a cot. Carefully, they place Miroku down on it and the nurse wheeled him away.

"I'll call Sango. Are you going to be alright?" Inuyasha asked, placing his hand on Kagome's shoulder.

"Yeah," she said as she sat down without looking at him.

With one more look, he left to go call Sango. Kagome sat on the chair with her head down. Tears stream down her face as she prayed that Miroku would make it through this. She couldn't help feeling guilty. She bet that she was the reason that Miroku was like this. It was all because he was trying to protect her. What was she going to do if he didn't make it? How was she going to face Sango?

She didn't know. With thoughts and questions plaguing her mind, she didn't hear anything around her. Too deep in wishing that Miroku wouldn't die and trying to clear the thoughts and questions, she missed a person coming up behind her. She jumped a good five inches off her seat when a hand land on her shoulder. Looking up, she saw Inuyasha looking at her with a small smile.

"Sango and your mom are on the way," Inuyasha said as he took a seat next to Kagome.

The girl nodded her head and was about to get lost into her thoughts again, when she felt strong arms wrap around her and pull her into someone's lap. Instantly she froze at the contact and was about to struggle, but then she heard a soft whisper in her ear tell her to get some sleep. Relaxing in the position, Inuyasha could feel her fall into a light sleep.

They were woken an hour later to Sango shaking them awake. Looking at her, they could tell that Sango had been crying by her red and swollen eyes. Kagome's mom was going to ask a question, but the doctor stepped over to them. All heads turned toward the doctor as they all held their breath and waited for the news on Miroku.

"Well, it seems like the young man was very lucky. We were able to stable him, though he suffered quite some damage, he should be just fine in a couple of months. But, for now, you can all go in and see him. We would like to keep him over night and he can be free to go tomorrow." The doctor ended with a smile as he gave them Miroku's room number.

They all rush off to see him. When they got to his door, all of them entered but Kagome. She stood outside his door. For some reason, she couldn't get herself to go through the door. The thoughts of what could have happened were still in her head. The guilt of the situation was so much that she couldn't even take one step into the room.

Inuyasha noticed that Kagome hadn't come in. Not wasting anytime, he back-tracked to the door and stood outside with Kagome. Putting one hand on her shoulder, he waited for her to look at him. Once she did, he could see the sadness in her eyes. Pulling her into a hug, he felt her grip onto his shirt and knew that she was trying to hold back her tears.

"What's wrong?" he whispered softly in her ear as she tightened her grip.

"I can't go in there." She spoke in a whisper, but he heard it all the same.

"Why?" he asked as he took his right hand from her waist and brought it up to her face to make her look at him.

"It's my fault he's here in the first place," she said as she looked at him with guilty tears running down her face.

"You know it's not your fault. He did it because he loves you. And don't you think that he would be upset to know that you don't even want to see him?" Inuyasha asked as he tried to comfort the girl in his arms.

"You're right. But…but could you come with me?" she asked.

"I'll always be there for you," he whispered tenderly in her ear.

With a small smile, he pulled away from her, but he didn't let go of her hand. His other hand went up to her face to wipe away the tears that had started to fall. Once he was able to get a small smile back, they headed into the room to find Miroku already awake. The smile on the injured boy's face grew when he saw his little sister.

"What took you so long?" Miroku asked.

Kagome didn't answer as she let go of Inuyasha's hand and rushed to Miroku. Practically throwing herself onto him, Kagome hugged Miroku tightly as if he would disappear any second and tears streamed down her cheeks. Sango decided to go get something to eat for all of them with the help of Kagome's mom and Inuyasha.

Once Miroku was alone with Kagome, he pulled her a little away from her. A smile came to his face as he looked at her and a smile slowly came onto her face. Wincing as he sat up, he couldn't help being happy right now. Even though he was in the hospital and has suffered some injures, he had finally gotten rid of the main problem with his sister's life and she had found a guy that would take care of her. Plus he was planning on something else as soon as he was able to go out again.

"Sorry," Kagome said softly.

"What ever for?" Miroku asked, confused.

"If it weren't for me, then you wouldn't be here," Kagome said, looking away.

"Kagome, look at me," Miroku said firmly but softly as he waited for her to comply. She finally did.

"Even if I didn't do what I did, I know a certain hanyou that would have done it instead," Miroku said with a knowing smile.

"What do you mean?" Kagome asked, baffled.

"I'm saying that I think Inuyasha would be good for you," Miroku said with a small chuckle at her disbelief.

"As for me…well I do believe I'm going to ask my beloved Sango to marry me at the end of the school year."

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After they were done visiting Miroku, they all left except Sango. When they got to Kagome's house, her mom went in while Inuyasha and Kagome sat down on the porch. They watched the sunrise together with a peacefulness surrounding them like a bubble.

"So, I was wondering if…maybe…you would be my girlfriend?" Inuyasha asked nervously, breaking the silence that surrounded them.

"Of course," Kagome said calmly with a smile on her face.

"Cool, so how about I pick you up tonight for dinner and a movie?" he asked as relief washed over him.

"Sure, that would be nice," she said.

With that, they went separate ways to go home and to get some sleep. That night Kagome had a dream of a beautiful woman in a white dress with silver leaves on it. Stunning silver wings, coming out of her back, and look a lot like porcelain. She had long, flowing white-blond hair and astonishing aqua eyes. She had a smile on her full red lips as Kagome fell to her knees before her.

"You have been through much, my child," the woman said in a voice that sounded like a melody as she seem to float over to the kneeling girl.

"But now, my child, it is time for peace," she continued. "Live a happy life." She knelt to take Kagome's hand and help her stand.

With a smile, Kagome thanked her. In the next moment, she awoke with the smile still on her face.

Now, she knew she would never, ever be alone.

There you have it. The end of the story. I hope you all like. And if you could be so kind as to hit the blue button and drop off a revei.

Isabella the White Tiger