For a New Years gift I decided to post ya'll another chapter. And because I know how people feel about cliffhangers.

I DONT OWN INUYASHA

Chapter 7: After Effect

Kagome shifts her head up to glance at him making him pull his up to give her room. Seeing fiery amber circles glow at her it was unbearable for her to say it while staring back at him, but with a try she ended up with an open mouth as no words came out. Closing it she ducks her head down in defeat.

"What's wrong?" Inuyasha wonders.

A very faint whisper was heard, "I-I love you."

Shimmering in bewilderment his eyes grew. He didn't know if he could ever move his muscles again, "What?"

"I love you," saying it more clearly her accent tore, she was about to tear again.

Quickly gripping a hold to her he hugs her back, "Kagome…," laying his head next to hers, "…stop crying."

Kagome brings her tears to a halt, only sniffles being left again. Being enclosed by his warmth made her feel safe and protected. Inuyasha, with one hand fitting on her head, squeezes her close to him to inform her by his movements that everything is alright. The lids on his eyes narrow as his brows gave a frustrating appearance, "Why couldn't you wait?"

"What do you mean?"

"Why couldn't you wait for me? You shouldn't have been in all that pressure."

"I wanted to say it so bad and besides…you already told me."

"What! I never told you."

"Well not literally, but I heard you say it."

"How? Did I say it in my sleep?"

"No, I heard you on the phone. You where doing it for some bet that you made with Yuri."

Oh crap I forgot what Yuri said! Gomen!

"You…heard everything," his eyes increase as he looks at her with sincere written on his face, she glances at him in return. She locks her eyes and nods unraveling her coffee opals, "from start to finish."

He snaps his head over presenting a death glare at Yuri in who had her head peeping out from the kitchen doorway along with Sango and Ms. Higarashi. Yuri shrinks her head further in the doorway that only you could see her eyes and the light brown hair of hers from that severe face viewing right at her.

"You said you where alone," Inuyasha growls in a low manner.

She pops her head out fully this time and sticks a hand out. Almost touching the tips of her index and thumb together like she was holding something very tiny, "almost."

"I'M GONNA KILL YOU!" Yuri sights the raged demon coming towards her, and the only thing in her mind was to get the hell out of there.

"Excuse me," she skips through the two women and scampers outside running for dear life. The rest of the gang - inside and outside - notices Inuyasha's roar of murder as they check what is going on, and in less than a second there were blurs of two figures chasing each other outside the shrine.

"Inuyasha," Kagome blabbers out praying that he would odey. Outside Miroku, Shippo, and jii-chan scurried for cover as they were easy targets for the blurs of red and brown/purple to run into them. Finally with everyone out of harm's way they all hanged about at the front door. All their heads swirling in the same directions in keeping up with the fast demons. Sesshomaru leans against a wall in the hallway, settling in the background. Sensing what was going on without even seeing it for himself. Only a minute in the chase of revenge the two disappear in the trees at the edge of the shrine.

Amazing strength from her leg muscles Yuri prances from branch to branch in the forest of trees. Having so much speed she starts to have a chill crawl down her spine as she loses him. Every time she looked back she saw less and less red appear behind her until she saw none at all. Not letting her guard down she plans for him to pop out of the thickets and pounce on her or catch up to her. Scouting every detail of leaves, wood, and any small amount of land below her no traces of him were marked as she decides to head out into the opening.

Jumping out of the piles of plants she turns herself into the bright sun as she lands on a branch attached to the tree of ages. Up, down, left, and right her pupils merry go round all over the scenery to see if he was out in the open. Calming down she took a breather and she visions the gang glare at her from the front door with some of the others trying to hunt for Inuyasha in case to warn her. She shouts to them for help, but she was taking a risk of letting the hanyou know where she is, "any sight of him?"

In exchange they shake their heads in a negative response with Miroku yelling back, "We haven't seen a sign of him yet." After that it got quiet, no birds were chirping, and Yuri began to have an eerie feeling of someone watching her and got ready to leap off the tree. Feet balanced on the thick branch she grasps the core of the tree with one of her skilled hands. Knees slightly bent she searches around the area once again. Top and bottom row of her molars stapled together she forms words through her teeth, "where are ya, show yourself you sneaky little mutt."

Her wish was granted as she sights the shadow of the tree with her on it as someone else's image draws in the picture. It was high in the air behind her and not a moment to spare she spins to see the maker of the shadow. The sun blinding her she shades her eyes with her hand, and also because of the spotless light being behind the figure she couldn't see the color of the object. All she could see is the outline of it and that it is dark, but a loud familiar voice went into her eardrums and it gave her a perfect hint to know who it was as the group also shouted to notify her, "You're finished!"

Back in the air she did what she planned to do and gravity rushes her to the ground from the tree. She paces herself as she sprints to the shrine steps, and in her own fashion she jumps in mid air, like bouncing off of a cliff, as she reaches the edge of the highest stone step. She then plants herself in the middle of the stairs as the step that her right foot smacks on breaks at the edge from the force of her landing. As the chunk of concrete breaks from the steps she completely misplaces her balance and falls.

Chasing after her Inuyasha halts at the top of the stairs as he sights Yuri tumbling about twenty-five steps down until she hits the concrete floor of the sidewalk with a dull sound.

"Yuri!" in a record of time he got to the base of the steps and sketches her on the ground on her side. He was relived that her chest was moving up and down from breathing. She could've broken her neck! The smell of blood hit him like a tsunami as she was soaked with it all over her legs, "Kagome get down here!"

He angles his knees down that his heels were touching his bottom as he searches every detail of her body. From the traces of it she had purple bruises stamped in every part of her skin that was visible. She had a bump bulging from the side of her forehead that hit the concrete floor and her cheek bone had a tiny slice of her skin peeled off and gone. Her cloths were scratched with holes on some parts of her maroon dress as the bottom skirt of it was drenched in blood.

Cries of the witnesses were being noticed as a mid age woman ran and settle down next to the injured teen, "I've called the ambulance and told them what happened. They'll be here as soon as possible."

"What?" he was so confused on what an ambulance is.

"Yuri!" cries Kagome trotting down the stairs. Her face terrified as the others fled to the incident as well.

"What about you just go we've got this handled she'll be fine," Inuyasha advises but the lady didn't listen as she held up Yuri's abused head to see how badly she banged it.

Sesshomaru was the first to get there out of the group as he came out of nowhere from enhanced speed of being a full fledged demon. Appealingly the woman did see. Kagome came moments later and kneels by next to the stranger whilst screening at the red liquid. She finds that she is bleeding from the side of her knee and that she is getting pale from the loss of blood.

"The side of her knee is bleeding really bad we need to get her to a hospital."

"I've already called the ambulance they'll be here any minute," repeats the woman.

"Thank you," thanks Kagome and her mother as everyone is standing back.

"I-Is she going to be okay," says Shippo cuddling next to Sango's shin in an anxious tone. An eye flutters open from the sound of the little boy's voice as Yuri was conscious with a crackling vocal, "Ow."

I feel like I've been hit by a Truck!

"Yuri!" everyone utters thrilled to hear her, and she leisurely tries to get up as Inuyasha set his hands on her shoulders, "Take it easy."

Pain stabs through her body while cranking up into a sitting position, but when trying to stand she felt an agonizing throb in one of her legs. She growls; irritated by seeing what was causing the pain and what felt like warm water on her legs as she also saw dark liquid stains on her dress. She lengthens her hand out and grabs a good piece of cloth quilted to the half-demon's kimono. Yanking him so hard his face was in level with hers she barks at him, "TAKE IT EASY! HOW CAN I TAKE IT EASY WHEN YOU MADE ME STAIN MY FAVORITE DRESS YOU BAKA!"

She falls half way down the shrine steps, in which could've been life threatening! And she's pissed and complaining that I'M THE CAUSE OF STAINING HER STUPID DRESS!

"Yuri listen to him your badly injured," Kagome shoves Yuri gently so she wouldn't get up.

"If you move you'll lose more blood," warns the woman.

"It's just a scratch, I'll heal."

"What's that sound?" questions Miroku hearing a strong sound coming from miles away.

"Sirens?" says Yuri.

"Here comes the ambulance," relieves the woman.

"Ambulance, who called the ambulance?" wonders the said injured demon..

"This woman, she saw you fall and called for help," says Kagome as the sirens got louder that everyone couldn't hear each other. The volume was driving Inuyasha crazy because of his sensitive ears as a white vehicle appears around the corner and wheels to the edge of the road in front of them. Red and blue lights were flashing on the roof of the truck as the sirens were turned off and three men suddenly came out of the back door of the object and dart towards Yuri.

"Whoa, whoa I'm not getting in that thing you can't make me!" barks Yuri, "you know I hate hospitals it's like a torture chamber."

"Too late," says Kagome as she backs up with the woman to give the men room. They examine her and chat to each other like they were planning something and next thing she new she was bandaged up and had a piece of clear rubber covering over her mouth and nose that made her inhale extra oxygen . Transporting her from the bitter ground to a lean cushioned bed she was in a small colorless room inside the automobile.

She starts to get restless and was pivoting her head. Curious on what the men where doing. She was already speeding to the hospital.

"Miss could you please settle down everything's going to be alright," said one of the men in a white suit.

Yuri focuses at one of the men softly, "I'm telling you guys I'm fine," her voice seems like a blanket was over her mouth as she then felt a thin, sharp medal inject her. Flinching she yelps in place from them giving her an IV. One man who seemed to be the youngest at an age of twenty three had a clipboard with a paper on it and reports something to the others in a quiet tone. Though she eventually heard it with her sharp ears she pretends to not hear it because of her realizing that they think of her as an average human being. A dim brown spiked haired man with a hat stands by her and speaks, "Miss please heed our request!"

"Where are they taking Yuri?" says Shippo as he eyeballs the ambulance driving from where it previously came from.

"A hospital, it's a place where people go to get better from sickness or really bad injures like Yuri's," answers Kagome looking at the little demon with Inuyasha behind her.

"We better get going then," decides Mayu, "I need to go back to the house to get my purse I'll be back in a few minutes."

"Um mom…can Inuyasha and I head over there right now. He can carry me on his back," requires her daughter. Mayu knew that the couple needed some time to chat privately so nods and carries on up the steps.

"Lets go Inuyasha," agreeing he arches down frontward, preparing his arms to catch her as she climbs on his back.

"Wait!" Souta puts a hand out and races towards the pair, "you'll be needing this Inuyasha," he hands his hat to him for coverage of his puppy dog ears. Inuyasha grabs the hat, adjusts it, then takes off.

Arriving at the hospital they made a trip to the emergency room and travel to the front desk in the waiting room.

"When can we see a young lady named Sasaki, Yuri?" Kagome told a lady typing on the computer.

"Age?" asks the lady.

"Seventeen."

"She just came in not to long ago but no visitors are allowed at this moment you'll have to wait."

"Arigato," she sits in a chair. Just noticing the room being empty and very serene. The demi demon plants himself next to her on a chair as well and gleams somewhere else. She at times stared at him and would glare elsewhere, they were looking in opposite directions. Awkward Kagome couldn't stand the silence, but in thought she had her face raised up to the ceiling.

"Inuyasha?"

"Huh," he turns his interest to her.

"Can I ask you something?" she figures this was the only time she could to say it.

"What is it?"

"Did you mean what you said…o-on the phone," she gazes him with eyes that broke like they were full of wonder and love. Revealing his facial expression to her those eyes of hers seemed like they went right through him, like it devoured a barrier in him forcing his feelings to reveal.

"Inuyasha," repeats Kagome showing concern.

"What part?" he got nervous.

"The part when you said I was something…y-you couldn't live…without."

"I…it was just…you see… (Sigh) can we just change…"

"Please…," she slaps both of her hands on one of his clawed ones that was resting on his lap. Seeing the touch of their hands together made his thinking become uneven, and expecting to see her mug all he saw was a sphere full of black hair as she is bowing her head down in embarrassment. Her bangs block her mocha eyes as he sniffs her sweet blossomed scent. His nerves felt the tension of her fingers crawl around the width of his palm as he was hearing the two words he swears he will never forget, "…for me."

Calming down from her reaction his face got softer and swings his free arm to her chin. Curving one of his thin fingers it hits the bottom of her chin, and pushes it up so her face climbed up to his.

Amber and chocolate never separating each other as time froze, and memories began to spill on how long it took then to be this close. To have this bond this powerful that it could never be broken. Their noses were brushing slightly together both recognizing there breathing flow on there skin. His hand releasing her chin he rests his forehead against hears, and silver and raven mix together.

"I meant every word," smoothly mumbles Inuyasha and Kagome gasps her eyes stunned. His voice held no lie and she could undergo it in every bone in her body

"Kagome…I promise always be there for you like you where for me, and I want to build…a relationship with you…would you be fine if…if I started…courting y-," now it was his turn to be staggered when Kagome shuts her eyes kissed him in accepting his fragmented offer.

Is this a dream…no it can't be it feels…so real…

Disconnecting a promising kiss they both didn't move any further away from each other. Reopening their eyes their foreheads still met, and Kagome was the first to smile giving her inuhanyou a faint smile.

"I guess that's a yes?"

"Hai," giggles Kagome as she gave him an unforgettable hug. It was the second hug they'd had in one day and it warmed his heart to know that as he tightly wraps his arms around her. Kagome was now buried in red like as if she was apart of him. Forever wanting to stay in this position they finally divide only making skin contact with their hands.

"Kagome?"

"I have something else to tell you."

"What is it?"

"You know when I get out of control and my demon half takes over making me into a full demon…a monster."

"You're not a monster Inuyasha you can't control your self it's not your fault," upset she disagreed of his choice of words.

"Well…I got out of control today and I barely made it to my sword before I couldn't control myself…," brows twitching he was growling at her and he noticed he was turning back to his stubborn self but he didn't want to. He wanted to be kind to her just for these few moments that he had with her, "and my mind was thinking of horrible things. The pleasure of killing, the want of blood, and never getting enough of it, but…it wasn't the only thing I was thinking of…for the first time…I though about you…protecting you…my demon side was thinking of you…as mine or his," he was scratching his head while peeping up at the ceiling, blushing.

"Inuyasha," astonished by his words she didn't know what else to say.

"It also means that if I'm near you I won't hurt you…I never forgave myself for hurting you when Naraku set you and me up and turn me into a full demon because of the jewel's power. When we were inside him in our final battle," he swirls his neck to her in a serious expression, "…this time I'll protect you."

She smiles thankfully and looks down narrowing her eyes, "I always thought that I was yours ever since I first meet you," she leans against him. Her midnight head on his shoulder.

Shutting her eyes he glances down at her as red as his kimono thinking that she is drifting off to sleep, but he knew smart enough that the others would come soon.

"Tired?" he asks.

"Yeah," she utters sheepishly.

"You know you're gonna have to get off of me soon though."

"Why?"

His eyes get gigantic in shock, "Do you want everyone to come in and see us like this?"

No answer.

"Get off Kagome," he pushes her to try to get her up.

"No," she refuses.

"Get off."

"No."

"Now!" he deepens his voice

"No."

"If you don't get off of me now I'll shove you off your seat."

"I will if you do me a favor."

"Like what!"

The teenager spies at the features of his face, "Tell me that you love me," his golden irises shrink with an anime sweat drop drooping down his head. He then gives her a stubborn face an eye brow twiching, "I already told you."

"Not to me; you said it to Yuri because of that bet. I want you to say to me…just this once," innocence drew on her expression and she sinks her fingers in his huge red sleeve hanging her. The miko was practically making a puppy face.

Surrendering he he rests his cheek bone on a curved angle of her head gazing somewhere, "I love you."

She suddenly sits up on her chair properly with a enlightened smile, "Now then, let's wait for the others."

And so while holding their hands, their connection, they wait.

What's going to happen to Yuri! Hope you liked the chapter.

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