This "……" means talking

This '……' means thinking or Inuyasha as half-demon(italic)

This '……' is Inuyasha's demon

And This '……' is Inuyasha's human side. (not italic)

To help I added D = demon, HD = half-demon and H = human.

Sorry its confusing.

Chapter 7

After kagome had finished her food she helped her mother clean the house, even after she told her to go back to bed, then she showered and dressed so once she was clean and ready it was late in the afternoon. 'I'll have to get to the village before dark or I might get attacked or I'll just fall over a rock, knowing me, and show up with cuts and bruises all over me' she thought as she ran from the house. "by. I'm off now but I'll be home tomorrow." she yelled to her mother over her shoulder.

Kagome had decided that today was the day she finally told Inuyasha how she felt, she was still worried he could never have these feelings for her or worse he would be appalled and never want to speak to her again, but like her mother said he may never know if he isn't told.

Kagome opened the to door the well house and ran to the opening as she jumped in swinging her legs in first. Quickly climbing up the well she began heading for the village, as she arrived she could see shippo running towards her when she came into hearing rang shippo flow into her arms as Sango approached from the hut with miroku in close toe.

"Hey shippo" she said hugging the little kitson, "I'm sorry I've been away for so long."

"Lady kagome," miroku said on approach, "do not apologise. We all understand. Although I must ay we where all a little worried when Inuyasha returned without you." he said as he reached her.

"Yes. He was rather angry when he returned then he went all mope, so we thought you two had another fight and we wouldn't see you for awhile." Sango said placing a hand on her friends shoulder as they walked back to Kaede's hut.

"Yer, well… we did have a fight but I've come to apologise… sort of."

Miroku smiled as he looked at kagome when she entered the hut into the light of the fire. She was wearing a beautiful, light blue, V neck, silk dress that flowed loosely down to her knees with a pear of blue, fat, shoes to match and a small black jacked to cover her shoulders. Kagomes hair flowed freely down her back as normal except the glitter that was eminent in her brown locks. Even in the dark light, without Inuyasha's eyes, miroku could tell she was planning something, her beauty was magnified ten times over, he snickered to himself, 'Inuyasha wont be able to resist, nice going kagome.'

Kagome sat by the fire nervously looking around. "Are you still ill lady kagome." miroku said knowing very well she was not.

"No…" she said straightening up as she looked to miroku "…No, I'm fine… really."

"Are ye hungry child" kaede asked as she served Shippo his dinner.

"Thank you kaede but I ate not long ago." she answered. But by now everyone had noticed her jiters and Sango even more so.

"Kagome." she said softly over the fire. Kagome looked to her friend with an apologetic look as kaede walked to her with a bowl. Sango nodded as if understanding and took the bowl from kaede, "Kagome do you mind seeing where Inuyasha has gotten to. He normally never misses dinner… especially with that stomach of his." she said smiling a sweet smile to kagome wishing her a silent 'good luck' as kagome stood thanking her and agree out loud to everyone else while she exited the hut.

Miroku smiled behind his food at his brilliance of knowing the females agenda and deciphering their silent code. He didn't even see the hand coming up from behind him as he continued his line of thought of the pair alone in the forest with kagome in the dress or more out of that dress as Inuyasha…. SMACK.

When Miroku regained his balance, from the powerful blast to the back of his head, he looked sadly to Sango who had just continued eating. "My dear Sango, what was tha…"

"You know very well what that was for and you'd better not start it again or next time it'll be the harikults" she said calmly as she placed more food into her mouth.

Miroku thought through his options and decided silently eating his food was the safer of the three. He would have to do the third to Sango another time when they were alone for he was certain she would not enjoy him touching her in front of the other two in the hut and then her could slowly… WHACK.

"AAWWW" miroku moaned as Sango lowered her weapon back to its position next to her. "That was a completely different line of thought." he said defensively.

"Maybe but it was a hental thought non the less." she said as he rubbed his head again.

"She did warn you miroku." Shippo said shovelling food down his throat.

"Aye, that she did" Kaede agreed as they all continued eating.

It was already dark when kagome set out to look for Inuyasha, she thought that he would have picked up her sent or her yelling almost evidently but it was ten minutes later and here she was stumbling around in the dark trying to avoid the low tree branches as she searched. Her voice had became harsh only minutes in so she just decided to aimlessly walk around waiting for her to find her, which she now wishes she hadn't because she was lost. Kagome tripped on a rock and stumbled struggling to keep her footing and was relived when a stray branch hit her hand for her to stabilise herself with.

'That was close' she thought 'I'm already lost, I don't need to be injured as well.' kagome sighed as she looked up throw the tree tops for the tenth time in the last five minutes as she checked that the moon still hung in the sky and sure enough there it was glowing down on her and her surroundings "Where are you Inuyasha." she said before she realised the branch and continued on.

Earlier that evening (just before kagome arrived)

Inuyasha sat atop the sacred tree as he thought throw his options. He felt strongly for Kikyo in the past and even now he felt deeply for her, she was the only person, human or other wise, that cared for him. She wanted to spent the rest of her life with him, or part of him at lest and that was more than anyone, but his parents, ever did. But now… there was kagome.

She confused him so much, she annoyed him, angered him, she made him so frustrated, She made him worry and panic because she was so fragile. And she worried about him, she laughed with him, she cared for him, all of him, she stayed with him through so much but most of all she protected him, even from himself, though she had no strength, nor power of her own but purification, she was always there ,no mater what, she would try.

But then again she made him where that ridicules necklaces, commanding him to do her will. 'but she only did that to start with because I tried to kill her when I met her' he thought 'but she should know I wouldn't attack her now'. Inuyasha growled loudly in frustration as he put his fist throw one of the branches and watched it crack and split as it came away from the tree and fell to the ground near the base. He decided there was no use tacking it out on a tree, he would go find some small annoying demon and belt the shit out of it. That night help. But the harder Inuyasha looked the less demon scents he could pick up, most had packed up and fled, the forest, when they hared he was back and frequented the near-by village. "Fucking wimps." he said as he flew from tree to tree. Inuyasha stopped in his tracks when he caught a familiar demonic sent drifting in and out the tree. When he looked up there it was, the glowing white snake like demon the where controlled by the un-dead priestess "A sole collector" he said watching it go by. Then it was clear, he had decided who he wanted to spent the rest of his unnatural life with, the first woman that every loved him, 'I just hope she still wants me.' he thought as he followed the sole collector throw the woods.

After following the demon after an awful long time, in which Inuyasha thought it to be lost, he came into a clearing in the woods. There in amongst the sole collector demons stood Kikyo as she adsorbed the soles of young woman. The sun had long since gone down so all that illuminated the priestess was the beautiful light of the moon.

Kikyo opened her eyes as slowly as Inuyasha approached her "Inuyasha." she said as if that alone was a greeting.

"Kikyo… what are you…"

"I do not have the patience for pleasantries tonight Inuyasha. I am here on business."

Inuyasha just stared at her as she spoke.

"I have been keeping a close eye on the wear-a-bout's and happening of Naraku for some days now and have hear a little of a new scheme he is cooking up" she said her cold exterior remaining ever the same.

Inuyasha snapped out of his trance and began listening intently as she continued. "I do not know much of his dealings but I believe he has created another incarnating."

"What is it. Do you know its power, what dose…"

"No, it is not known what its power is or what it is but I do know Naraku is planning something that involves you." she said as Inuyasha lowered his head in boredom "When is he not planning something to do to me" he said growing bored with his games.

"When it has something to do with a choice and me." she said strongly.

"What" Inuyasha asked as his head snapped up.

"I do not know the details but it has something to do with me and making a choice. I think you should be careful, it maybe a choice of my life or yours." she said walking towards him, placing a hand softly on his shoulder.

"then I'd choose you, you know I would" he said without a second thought until.. 'Wait, what are you doing. What about kagome.' the demon yelled in his head. Inuyasha only just heard him when Kikyo leaned into him, kiss him as he placed his hands on her shoulders holding her to him 'Kikyo… or Kagome'

Kagome continued to stumble around in the dark as her voice slowly returned tho her sight hadn't improved from the branch that smacked her in the face awhile back. Rubbing her face in exhaustion and pain as she remembered 'if Inuyasha didn't hear that scream… I don't know if he is even in the forest any more. I can't keep blindly looking in the dark… so what am I doing out here' she thought to herself, looking back she pondered 'It would only be about five minutes to walk back to the well, longer to the village.' she thought looking at her untorn dress 'and I can always tell him later… its not like I cant dress up tomorrow to' she sighed as she turned back to the well. But unlikely for kagome only a few steeps and she tripped on the root of a near by tree as she fell throw a row of bushes landing on her hands. Kagome sat up on her knees as she brushed the dirt of herself noticing her not torn stained dress 'oh no. now mums going to kill me, she just got me this dress.' she thought as she tried to stand but only tripped on yet another tree root. She sighed as she looked up, not even bothering to brush of the dirt. Kagome froze as she saw a glowing object weaving in and out of the trees. "Ssssssole Collectors" she whispered as she stood again, 'But they're… Kikyo's' she thought backing up 'But if she's… and I can't find…' kagome covered her mouth with her hand 'He's with Kikyo'.

'Idiot…. Idiot…. Idiot.' she thought as she turned around 'of course he is, why wouldn't he be with her. IDIOT.' she thought before she almost walked into a tree. Kagome stopped as her thoughts came crashing in 'he doesn't want you… he's only using you, he only protects you because he needs your eyes, why would he care, he only sees her in you… who would want you.'

Kagome stepped out from the tree and froze mid step, there only metres from her was the evidence of her thoughts, Kikyo in Inuyasha arms as they not only embraced but kissed as she looked on. 'No…No… I didn't want to see this, I didn't want to….' she thought backing up. A gust of wind blow through Kagomes hair when she turned to run away as a single tear slide from her check 'NO'.

A/N: Sorry its little but I've already started the next chap. Is really wired case I have a habit of writing interesting scenes in the middle of the store but then I have to try to piece it all together so I've written a lot just not all in order. See you next time. Oh and R&R please.