Rook: Thanks so much for those kind words. But I' am so not the best writer mostly I just write a bunch of nonsense. Although I appreciate that you enjoy my stories.

Thanks again everyone for the support and the reviews. Heres the next chapter.

"Shut up, stupid girl."

He placed his hand over her mouth. He continued dragging Kikyou along she kicked, and fought as hard as she could. But he was bigger, taller, and stronger. Soon Kikyou looked up in the trees, when she saw Inuyasha.

Her eyes grew wider, was she ever so glad to see him. Inuyasha jumped down from the trees. The man looked alarmed. The boy was clearly not a complete human. And then he noticed the ears on his head.

"Leave Kikyou alone."

"Oh whats this? What are you going to do, your just a kid."

So he was a kid, but so what. He couldn't just stand by and let him hurt his friend. The only person who did not hate him. He ran forward knocking the man down, the impact caused him to release Kikyou. He looked at the little hanyou boy.

"Your a little freak."

"Don't say that about Inuyasha." Kikyou yelled.

He looked at the young girl. Wondering why she was standing up for him. He was a half demon, why did she care so much. If anything happened to him, it shouldn't be her problem.

"Why do you care about him. He's a half demon."

"Shut up."

Inuyasha started slashing away at the man. Blood starting to cover his claws, right now he didn't care. But soon he stopped when he saw all the blood. He backed away slowly from the man. He wasn't dead yet, but he had lost a lot of blood.

"Can't kill me can you." he taunted Inuyasha.

He focused his attention on Kikyou. He would have to teach her a lesson, for caring about some half demon. He grabbed Kikyou by the ankle.

"Such a shame you would have been a gorgeous woman."

He threw Kikyou off the edge of the cliff. Any minute now she would hit the water, and perhaps die. Without any hesitation Inuyasha jumped off the edge. Kikyou had already fallen into the water, he swam down after her.

"What foolish children."

The man sunk down on the ground. He had already lost so much blood as it was.

"Damn that half breed."

He could no longer stay alive, and soon he was dead. Inuyasha saw Kikyou sinking he grabbed her and swam back up to the top. He jumped out of the water with the young girl in his arms. Inuyasha looked down at her.

"Kikyou, Kikyou wake up please."

She was still alive, but why hadn't she woken up. What could he do right now. She would freeze to death if he didn't do something. He shook her slightly, mahogany eyes opened. She focused her attention to the silver haired boy.

"Oh good your awake. Here put this on."

He took off his red top and placed it over her. (I have no idea what it's called, someone tell me) She gratefully accepted it. And suddenly she did not feel so cold anymore. She could see that he was wet too. He had went in to save her, no one had saved her life before.

"Its the cloth of the fire rat, it will keep you safe from anything." he told her.

She blinked curiously, he was being really kind to her right now. Didn't he care about what happened to him. What if he got sick because of her.

"Don't you need this?" she asked him.

"No, I'll be fine."

He wasn't going to sick because of some water. He wasn't weak like humans, not the he thought Kikyou was weak. She had actually stood up for him, against that man. To him, she was far from weak.

"Inuyasha sit with me."

He hesitated at first. But soon he walked over to her, and sat besides her. She covered him with the other half of his top. She just couldn't let him get sick. Although he probably wouldn't, she just didn't want to take any chances. Kikyou soon leaned her head on his shoulder.

"Thank you Inuyasha, for saving me."

"Yea, it was nothing."

He couldn't have let her die like that. She was the only friend he had in the world. If he lost her, what would he have. He would go back to being alone with nothing. She had been the only person who did not hate him.

She actually cared about him. Even though she hardly knew him, and he was a half demon. That was reason enough for others to hate him. Humans and other demons, it was reason enough for Sesshomaru to hate him.

He glanced at her, how she was leaning on his shoulder. Why did it feel so nice to have her here with him. It was probably because he had been alone so long. That having someone care, and want to be near him. Had felt good, he just wanted to be around her. She made him feel better, not so alone and not so empty.

"Kikyou." he whispered.

But she had already fallen asleep. He blushed a little, he had never been close to a girl like this. He held her in his arms, and now this. This seemed all to strange and weird. But a good kind of weird, he couldn't explain.

"Night, Kikyou." he yawned.

(Kikyou's dream)

She was having a replay of what happened earlier. But instead of falling off the cliff, Inuyasha had went over instead. All she could do was watch as he fell over. She didn't want to loose him, her only friend. Kikyou jumped over after him.

The two children reached for each others hand. The current grew faster, causing both of them to drift away. When she got out of the water, Inuyasha was gone. She didn't have any idea where to find him.

"Inuyasha." she called out.

She heard some coughing she followed in the direction, of which it came. There she saw Inuyasha lying there barely alive. She ran over to him, he looked up at her.

"Kikyou."

"Inuyasha, are you alright. Say something."

She shook him, trying to keep him from closing his eyes. Could he leave her like this? Especially when they were just starting to trust each other. When they had both finally find friends. Someone who was just like them, alone.

"Inuyasha, your gonna live right...I"

She woke up with a start. Her pulse quickening, that wasn't a dream it was a nightmare. Inuyasha was now awake too. He rubbed his eyes, and looked at the worried girl. Wondering what happened now. It couldn't have been that man again.

"Are you alright Kikyou?"

She shook her head and hugged her friend again. He was now used to that familiar hug, and didn't hesitate to hug her back. She was clearly concerned about something.

"Whats wrong?" he asked again.

"I had a nightmare, and you were dead. But I knew it wasn't true. Inuyasha you'll always be my friend right? I mean you want leave me alone."

He turned her so that she was facing him. Golden eyes staring back into mahogany. Of course she would always be his friend.

"No way Kikyou, I'll always be here. Will you go back to sleep now." he reassured her.

She nodded and placed her head back on his shoulder. He closed his eyes too, and the two children soon drifted off to sleep. Inuyasha thinking of the promise he made to her, one that he would always keep.