FD: here is the next installment, as promised. again, sorry. thanks to all who've reviewed, favored and/or added this story to their alert list. I'm also going through a bit of writer's block for the next story. I gotta wrap my head around the story for the quote. i hope to have it up, faster than these two, unless that problem with my laptop persists. don't forget to review this story.

"speaking"

'thoughts'

FD: any author notes (A/N) are the voices in my head interjecting their thoughts into the story.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers or the movie(s) from which this(these) quote(s) was(were) taken.

Pairing: Kagome and Legolas. It is AU for Inuyasha. Now go forth and read and review.

Dawn

"Then I shall die as one of them!"

Kagome sighed as she watched Aragorn storm from the room. Silently she made her way to Legolas and Gimli.

"Don't worry, Legolas, you two are still friends."

"I hope you're right Kagome," Legolas said as he pulled her close.

They stayed together for a moment until they heard Gimli clear his throat. All three then went to get ready for the upcoming battle.

~FD~

Legolas glanced down to the woman standing next to him. She was fidgeting, which was so unlike her. Her eyes widened when the army from Isenguard arrived. He heard her mumbled whisper of, "How can we win?"

He gently reached around her and pulled her into him. She settled in and he told her, "The night is darkest before the dawn. And I promise you, the dawn is coming."

"You don't know that we can win this."

"We'll make it. I promise you. Have I ever broken any promises to you?"

"No, you haven't."

"See, we will win."

"Seal it with a kiss," came Kagome's response.

He leaned down and pressed his lips against hers, before reluctantly letting her go. Once the battle began he quickly lost sight of her. When the uruk-hai lit the explosive, he thought he heard her scream. He quickly looked around as he slayed the uruk-hai. He didn't see her. 'She better be alright.' He continued fighting until King Theoden called for a retreat. Hoping Kagome was there, he rushed to the center of Helms Deep. When he realized that she wasn't, he was upset.

As they rode out to fight, he hoped to see her somewhere in the masses. As the fighting died down, he couldn't find her anywhere. He carefully walked over to the rubble. After minutes of searching, he gave up. As he headed towards the rest of the group, eyes downcast, he heard movement behind him. Slowly, he turned and underneath a dead uruk-hai was an injured Kagome.

"Kagome!" he yelled.

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Kagome wobbled a bit as she tried to stand up. As she was about to collapse, two arms quickly wrapped themselves around her. She hissed in pain and the arms released her slightly. She looked up and saw Legolas staring down at her.

"You're fine?" Legolas questioned.

"Pretty much, except for my torso."

Legolas quickly released her and checked her over. "It seems the explosion caused quite a few injuries. You need those looked at."

"I know, but I can barely stand."

"I'll carry you."

"And here I thought I would have to beg."

Instead of answering, he simply hoisted her into his arms, mindful of her injuries. He carefully made his way back to the others. Kagome looked up to the elf that was carrying her and when he looked down at her, she placed kiss on his lips and said, "I love you."

"I love you, as well."

"Promise?"

"Yes."

And he sealed that promise with a kiss.

The End

FD: well there you have it. I got it up before the end of the day, as promised. the quote was: "The night is darkest just before the dawn. And I promise you, the dawn is coming." said by Harvey Dent from The Dark Knight. well, now please go review.