Inu-yasha's heart was beating wildly Kagome was going to wake. She had all of her memories of him and she was going to be his friend again. He got nervous, should he asker out on a date? He loved her so much and knew that she was the only one he could see marring and having a family with, that had always been his dream. To have a family with Kagome. To have her love him back. That was what he wished for most. But how could a girl, no, women want anything to do with a half- breed? Let alone marry him and have his children? Should he ask her? Or should he keep his silence and hope for just a friend ship?

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A young man passed impatiently around a hospital waiting room. His silver locks fanned out behind him as he past. Everyone in the hospital waiting room was staring at the young man as he passed. There were some whispers going on, but most people just kept quiet. Inu-yasha's golden eyes darted wildly from the doctors door to the clock and back again. He snared and started passing again.

"Settle down young man your making the other people nervous with all your passing and growling." A voice said from behind. Inu-yasha song around to see the doctor. Immediately he started bombarding him with questions.

"Is she awake? Is she ok? Can I see her? Kagome's going to be alright!" Inu-yasha yelled at the doctor. The old doctor mealy chuckled.

"My, my, my. If I didn't know any better I would say you were a new father with all that yelling and fast questions." he smiled warmly at Inu-yasha. " To answer your questions young man. Kagome's awake and she's doing fine. Yes you may go see her.-- Oh my what a Impatient boy." The doctor said because Inu-yasha was already gone.

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Inu-yasha nearly ran down the hospitals long hall to get to room in witch Kagome rested. He came to a halt out side her door and froze. He was so afraid of what he would find. Afraid of so much. What if his only friend in the world didn't want to see him. What if.. What ifs could burn in hell he thought. Inu-yasha had waited for seven years to have his Kagome back. Why did opening a little puny door scare him so much?

His clawed hand was shaking and he rested his hand on the doors cool silver handle. He couldn't understand why he was so nervous. Why he was so afraid?

Inu-yasha gulped and shuck his head, his silver hair swaying violently with the movement. He had to be brave for Kagome. He could let her down, not when she needed him. Inu-yasha straitened up and stopped his hand from shaking. He would be all the things he didn't feel at the moment like bravery. He would protect his angel what ever the coast. No matter how it hurt him to let her go when she found the one she loved. When she took a lover a husband he would stand by her. Inu-yasha promised to himself this. Never would he stop Kagome from being happy. Even if it destroyed him in the process, for she deserved far better then him. She always had, and always would.

Inu-yasha smiled sadly and with that opened the door walked quietly entered the small room. He held his breath as he walked in and stopped dead in this tracks. Kagome was sitting on a chair by a large window that had the hospitals white blinds witch were pulled up allowing sun light and a warm breeze to enter the room. This how ever didn't stop Inu-yasha. What had stopped him was the sight of his angel.

Inu-yasha could only stare at Kagome. She was bathed in the soft sunlight from the window. The light reflecting of her hair made it look softer then the finest silk, it made his fingers tingle just thinking about how soft it was. He cursed himself. He knew he would never be able to run his fingers though that beautiful main. It would never be his to do that, he couldn't keep dreaming about it. He had to stop. She was his best friend and if she found out about it, she would hate him for sure.

To suffer in silence was his fate, but if that was the only way he could have her in his life then that's what he'd do. Just to be near her….. That was all he could ask for and some one like him had no right to ask even that.

Inu-yasha just stood there staring at the angel in the chair. He watched as she slowly looked around to see who had come in to the room and stopped short at seeing Inu-yasha standing there.

Kagome froze as well as her crystal blue eyes meet his lonely gold ones. She blinked. She remembered what happened to her, but she didn't really look at him when he had come to her in her little cell. He had grow from that sad teen boy, to a sad man. She didn't know what was worse. Kagome looked him up and down. She didn't know what to think. He was wearing baggy blue jeans, and a simple long sleeve shirt. She he looked just has hansom as he always had.

But what made Kagome upset was his hair was messy and he had shadows under his eyes. He must not have gotten any sleep for days to have those. She fidgeted nervously, he was just standing there staring at her. Kagome didn't know what to say. She wanted to jump in to his arms and never let him go, but would he hate her for that?

Kagome shook her head and tried to get up of her chair to greet him, but before she could come an inch of her chair she was engulfed in two strong arms. She gasped as she was lifted of her feet by Inu-yasha's embrace.

"Kagome….. You should be lying down not running around." Inu-yasha told her gruffly. He tightened his hold slightly, trying not to put to much presser on her. He took her back to the hospital bed and made her lye down.

"Inu-yasha I wasn't 'running around' I just wanted to say hi from a normal level and not sitting down!" She laughed softly as he tucked her in. He frowned at her.

" You want to get better so don't you?" He asked her. And she just know this was going to be a loaded question. Kagome rolled her eyes.

" I'm fine Inu-yasha. Really I am. I don't want to stay trapped in bed for ever. I want to get up and do stuff." Kagome pouted. Inu-yasha sat on the edge of her bed.

"I'm not letting you get out of bed again until your at full strength again. Nope don't say any thing, I'm not discussing the matter Kagome. Your going to stay in that bed even if I have to duck tape you to it." Inu-yasha told the bewildered girl.

Kagome could only stair at him. She had never seen Inu-yasha act this way before. She looked in to his deep amber orbs and saw determination there. She knew then that he had changed, and yet….. She didn't know how to describe the change that he had go through. Couldn't name it….. But as she looked closer she could still see that terrible sadness that always broke her heart. She knew that he hadn't changed at all. Not from that sad little boy she had befriended and fallen in love with all those years ago.

No he was no different from that hurting teen that had tried to take his own life seven years ago. He was looking at her the same way he did that made her feel so small. With those lost eyes he could make a grown man feel two inches tall. With those eyes he had captured her heart all those years ago….

No Kagome thought he hadn't changed, and yet he had come to some conclusion and some how Kagome didn't think she was going to like what ever it was he decided…

I thought this a good place to end. Sorry for the long wait for this one. It just that I moved and I've been trying to adjust to the new place. Its hard. Well please review, it's the high light of my day to read a review.