Never Change
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Inuyasha.
"Kagome-chan!" The miko couldn't help but smile at her exuberant friend's excitement. Lee bounded over in his usual green and with his bright smile, literally. "How are you on this beautiful morning? Now doubt your flames of youth are burning brightly!"
Kagome chuckled at the miniature Green Beast of Konoha's antics. According to him, she had the brightest flames of youth in the whole village, second only to his Sakura-san of course. "I'm fine, Lee-kun. How about you? Already had your training with Gai-san?"
His eyes burned and he pumped his fist into the air. "Hai! Gai-sensei and I ran our laps around the village and have down a light spar!" Kagome understood that this meant that they had run around Konoha at least three hundred times and sparred for about three straight hours, but she just smiled.
He really was a great friend, and she had promised to try to open up Sakura's eyes to his affections. If he was a little more subdued, she would possibly have established romantic feelings for him herself, but she wouldn't ask him to change; she would never ask anyone to change, not after what it did to her.
"Kagome-chan? Your flames of youth flickered for a moment; are you alright?" Kagome blinked and looked into her friend's worried round eyes. This wasn't the first time that he had caught her reminiscing on the past, and he always said the same thing. It was really amazing to her how he would understand her feelings as well as he did.
The miko smiled kindly at him and nodded. "Hai; I'm fine." She watched him smile back for a moment before she reached out and hugged him. Surprised by her actions, he looked down at her, puzzled, and set his hands on her shoulders in an attempt at comfort.
Kagome let a few tears escape from her eyes as she buried her face into his vest. She had been so desperate to please the others, her so-called friends, that she had allowed them to change her into someone completely different. Luckily, Sesshomaru had kidnapped her then set her straight with one statement, 'You are not longer the miko who gained this Sesshomaru's respect.' She had left them then, discovering a new side to the well, and meeting Lee.
"Ne, Lee-kun?" She felt his head tilt to the side and she pulled back with a smile. "Now matter what happens, never change, okay?"
AN: There's my small LeeKag. I know some of you guys are disappointed that it wasn't a real pairing, and I'm sorry for that, but this is about the best that I could do, and I liked the way that it turned out. Thank you all for reading!
Coming up: Naruto and Kagome, Itachi and Kagome, Kakashi and Kagome, Naruto and Kagome, Yondaime and Kagome, Deidara and Kagome.