Chapter 3; Do you Love Me?

A/N: I didn't post up how many reviews I wanted last chapter, So I'll say 10 reviews, considering that I still have only 8 (good reviews included, Bad reviews, none, but not included,)

Anyways, I bet you're wondering what kind of 'change' InuYasha was talking about. I can't tell you though, you'll just have to read on and find out.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the InuYasha characters, though I don't know why we have to do that disclaimer anyways…

Kagome's eyes fluttered a moment before they snapped open. She immediately sat up but groaned as she pressed a hand to her throbbing head. She looked around and realized that she was in her room. She leaned over and looked out the window, seeing that it was still night, then something in the sky caught her attention; there was no moon. It was the night of the new moon.

She sighed and closed her eyes, wondering where InuYasha was.

Then, she heard a soft sigh from the side of her bed. She opened her eyes to see a human; InuYasha crouched over the side of her bed, sleeping peacefully.

She smiled sadly and silently wished it was her InuYasha loved, not the dead priestess; Kikyou. The only way that there were ever remotely similar was the fact that they nearly shared the same soul.

Kagome sighed again and closed her eyes again only to snap them open at the realization that she should be dead, considering the amount of blood she'd lost. But here she was, alive. But why was she alive? She questioned, lightly touching the back of her head, finding only soft black hair, not a large raw wound with blood caked in her hair. She looked down at herself and sighed a sigh of relief, she still had her own clothes on from when she'd changed after…after. She shook her head to clear it; she didn't want to think about what happened. But… what had happened between the time she'd collapsed in the feudal era to the time she's woken up, in her own bed, home and time?

She looked down at InuYasha, wondering if he'd had anything to do with the sudden disappearance of the wound at the back of her head. Kagome was so involved with her thoughts; she didn't realize InuYasha had woken up until she heard his voice.

"Kagome, you're awake," he said, drawing her out of her thoughts.

"InuYasha…." Kagome whispered softly, avoiding his direct brown gaze.

"Yes, Kagome?" He said, silently sucking in a breath.

"What happened to me?" She asked.

"You nearly died," he said quietly.

"I know, but tell me what happened to me. Like, why aren't I dead? And how did I heal so quickly?" She asked, turning her head to meet his brown-eyed stare with her own eyes brimming with tears.

"I-I changed you," he said, dropping his gaze to his now fisted hands.

"What do you mean?" She asked softly.

"I had to change you to save your life." He told her, looking into her eyes, waiting for her rejection.

"What am I?" She questioned him, lifting her hands to her face and staring at them. They looked normal enough; they didn't have claws like InuYasha's did when he was in his half-demon form.

"You are a half-demon, like me," he said, closing his eyes. He didn't want to see her disgust and rejection at being a lowly half-demon like him.

"but I don't look any different," she said quietly, taking her eyes away from inspecting her hands to rest on InuYasha's taught face.

"That's because it's the night of the new moon." He sighed. When she didn't speak, he opened his eyes and looked up to see Kagome staring at him, looking quite confused.

"Because I changed you into a half-demon on the night of the new moon, it becomes your time of weakness, in other words, you turn back into a human for that night."

"But, Why me? Why not Kikyou, the one you love?" she questioned him, feeling her anger at his decision well up inside her.

"I did offer it to her, that's why I left camp. But she refused. She said that she'd rater be an undead priestess than to live as a lowly half-breed," he spoke quietly, "I'm sorry I didn't give you a choice, Kagome. I'll spend the rest of the night outside your door."

He stood, his hands clenched at his sides, hidden by the sleeves of his top, and walked out of her room, quietly shutting the door behind him.

So many things to tell her, but how do I make her see? I should tell her the truth about my past. No! Impossible! InuYasha thought to himself.

"InuYasha…" Kagome began softly, but stopped herself, clutching a hand to her chest.

He's holding something back, and he's trying to hide it. But what he's trying to hide, I don't know. Why can't he be the man I know he is? Why can't he be the man I love him for? Kagome thought, her hand going to her tear-stained cheek.

"InuYasha, you can be such a big baka sometimes." Kagome whispered as she stood and walked to the door. Standing in front of it, she sighed and placed a hand on the cool wood.

"InuYasha still loved her, even though I love him. Not like he'd ever pay attention and realize it." Kagome whispered to herself.

Ah, but she didn't know how wrong she was..

InuYasha loved her deeply, and he knew that she loved him too. She'd unconsciously said so when she slept. When he'd heard her say that, he was quite surprised. And, as she'd lain there, he turned over the idea of telling her about his past, about what really happened between him and Kikyou fifty years ago.

InuYasha sighed and closed his eyes. He felt guilty about making Kagome cry. As he thought about that, his mind slipped into the memory of that fateful day; the day he killed Kikyou.

InuYasha's Flash Back

"Sister Kikyou!" A young Kaede cried out, frantically trying to lose the demon behind her. InuYasha jumped down from the trees and sliced the demon in half.

"Thank you for saving my sister," Kikyou said. She may have been grateful that he'd saved the life of her younger sister, but she was disgusted with the fact that he was a half-demon.

"Look, just give me the jewel and I'll leave you alone." He said, popping his knuckles in a warning gesture. Kikyou glared at him and turned away.

"Leave now and I won't be forced to kill you." She said, before she started walking away. That was that night that he'd stolen the jewel and the night he'd watched in horror as Kikyou was killed while he was pinned on the tree of ages, helpless to aid her.

End Flash back

InuYasha was broken out of his thoughts by Kagome's soft voice.

"InuYasha," she said quietly as she sat down next to him.

"Yeah?" He said, acting disinterested.

"I've finally come to terms with being a half-demon." She said softly

"I just thought I'd let you know," she murmured as she stood and walked back into her room.

"Whatever, we're going back tomorrow." InuYasha said.

Tomorrow was certainly going to be an interesting day, InuYasha thought.

A/N: I hope you all liked this chapter, and, hopefully, I'll get more than just 8 reviews, also I think that the people who've reviewed on the other chapters can review on this one…. Anyways, yeah I know, Kikyou isn't exactly a ray of sunshine in this chapter, let alone this fan fic.

I'm a natural born Kikyou hater. InuYasha and Kagome a meant to be together, if they weren't, then we wouldn't have much of a show, now would we?

Again, I'll take 15 reviews if I can. If not, I'll just settle for 10 or 5 more reviews and try and be patient, even though I have chapter 4 and 5 all ready to be typed up.

That should be motivational enough

And the reviewers are: inukawaii, Amanda hopeless romantic, IamHermoineGranger, Leatitia, kenkao7rocks5forever, InuYashanKagome, and inuyashachick04.