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You mean more to me then that

chapter 2- a battle begins

InuYasha sat by Kagome's side willing for her to wake up when at long last she finally did.

"Inu...InuYasha?" she asked opening her eyes.

"What is it kagome?"

"InuYasha I'm sorry I didn't mean..." her words were cut off as they turned to sobs.

"Kagome what are you talking about?" Inuyasha asked taking hold of her hand. This only made her cry harder, but she still managed a few words between sobs.

"He...stole the...jewel sh..shards"

"Kagome! How could you let such a stupid thing happen?!" she only cried harder and harder.

'I knew he would hate me when I told him.' Kagome thought she would die crying right then and wished she would. For her, anything was better then having InuYasha mad at her.

"Kagome! Kagome im...sigh im sorry. I shouldnt have yelled at you it wasen'y your fault. Im sorry you got so hurt and I'm sorry I yelled at you please believe me. He pleaded to her as he held her in his lap. She was far too weak to portest so she just gave in and collapsed into him, resting her head on his chest. InuYasha leaned back against the wall. He placed his head on hers and wrapped his arms tightly around her slender form. He quickly fell asleep breathing in Kagome's scent. She went wide eyed when she felt the weight of InuYasha's head on hers. She quickly relaxed and happiness and fatigue washed over her. She smiled and fell asleep in InuYasha's arms.

With Sango, Miroku and shippo

"Shall we go see what InuYasha and Kagome are doing? He asked stressing the word 'doing'.

"cant you keep those perverted thoughts out of her head for once?" said the demon slayer before slapping him upside the head. She threateningly clutched her hirikostu. (sp?)

" put that away my dear Sango for what we will be doing we will certainly not need that." said the monk.

Sango sighed and joined the monk and the kitsune. They slowly, ever so slwoly so that InuYasha wouldn't hear, walked towards the room in the hut where kagome and InuYasha was.

'That stupid monk. He's gonna get a slap for this...'thought Sango as the tip-toed along.

5 days later

kagome, InuYasha, Miroku,Sango, shippo and kilalla all continued along the path in absolute silence. The only sounds were the wind throught the trees, the birds singing nearby and everyone's rythem of footsteps.

"InuYasha" exclaimed Kagome, breaking the Erie silence, "I think I sense some jewel shards."

InuYasha bent down and kagome hastily hopped on, kilalla transformed at the sound of the words jewel shards. Miroku, Sango and shippo claimed on as InuYasha ran towards the direction in which kagome was pointing. It wasn't long till they came across the same silhouetted demon that attacked kagome. He held the vile containing the jewel shards in it's clawed hand. His short black hair only just long enough to cover his ears. His green robes blew in the breeze. His fangs and claws were longer then then 2 inches. He held a sword at his side. His eyes assessed his attackers.

Kagome got off InuYasha and reached for an arrow. She was terrified of this demon. It nearly killed her. She strung the arrow thinking the sooner they get rid of it, the sooner there will be only one demon to be afraid of. Naraku.

"Who the hell are you" asked InuYasha, his blood boiling.

"I am Akito. I desire the shards of the sacred jewel." he said unsheathing his sword, readying himself for battle.

It was a long fight. It seemed to drag on forever. Sango and miroku were both hit by the hirkotsu. both InuYasha and akito had serious wounds all over there bodies. Kagome also had wounds, but nothing as bad as InuYasha. He took the full brunt of the attacks to kagome, Leaping in front of her to save her from harm.

InuYasha and Kagome looked at one another and nodded.

"You ready?" asked InuYasha raising his tetsuiga above his head.

"Ready" she replyed, taking aim of her arrow.

"WINDSCAR"

"GO"

both battle cries could be heard throughout the forest. Akito screamed as the yellow bursts of power combined with blue shot at him at an unmatchable pace, finishing him off for good.

"NOOOOOOOOOOO" was his last word as his body faded away into nothingness.

Kagome weakly sank to her knees and let out a deep breath. She clutched her arm. It hurt from when akito attempted t slice her with his sword. He would have succeeded if it wasn't for InuYasha.. There was a small gash from the incident.

Kilalla grabbed miroku and sango and thrust them on her back. She slowly carried them to keade's hut.

Kagome got her backpack and searched the contents for her first aid kit.

" let me see your wound kagome" gently taking her hand so he could examine her upper arm.

" mine is not as bad as yours InuYasha." she said painfully withdrawing it.

" would you quit acting like it's nothing!" he said taking her hand again. He began bandaging her

wounds. She blushed slightly but InuYasha didn't see to notice.

" now that your done let me see your wounds"

"Keh" he said as she bandaged him up.

" now hurry up and get the jewel shards"

'does he ever think about anything else?' she thoguht. Picking the vial up and slinging it around her neck and climbed on InuYasha's back as he hurried bach to keade's. Kagome stayed up as long as she could with him under the star-filled sky, but eventully she fell asleep on InuYasha's shoulder. He smiled and quickened his pace.