Chapter Four: I Would Sacrifice For You

* Inuyasha jumped through the well and came up in the well house in Kagome’s time. As he opened the sliding doors that led out into the courtyard of Kagome’s home, he noticed the setting sun. Beautiful oranges and pinks lit up the sky just at the horizon line, and then the pinks became purple, which became midnight blue and final black. The magnificence of the scene was not lost to the hanyou.

To think he had wanted Kagome to give that up for his world of youkais and dangerous things. It finally hit him. This was her home. Kagome wasn’t Kikyo. Kikyo had belonged in feudal Japan. She had been born there and raised there. Kagome had been thrown into it half way through her life and expected to survive. And she had. There was no comparison between Kikyo and Kagome because Kagome was so much better than Kikyo had ever been.

Inuyasha hit himself again for making such mistakes. Telling Kagome to give up her home for him and comparing her to Kikyo. Not to mention hurting her feelings. He knew now. You don’t hurt those you love, or they’ll do what Kagome had done and leave you. Well, he wouldn’t make the same mistake twice.

Approaching the door, he had the urge to break it down and barge in. But he bit his lip and knocked politely, his ears twitching nervously atop his head. Soon the door opened.

“Inuyasha!” The little boy gasped. Inuyasha racked his brain for the boy’s name.

“Souta. Is Kagome here?”

“Yeah, come on in.” The boy opened the door and let the hanyou in.

“Souta? Who’s at the door?”

“It’s him Mom! Inuyasha! And he wants to talk to Kagome!” Soon enough a woman Inuyasha recognized as Kagome’s mother entered the room.

“Look here Inuyasha. Whatever you want, you can’t have her. Poor Kagome only got home a week ago, and already you want to drag her back through that damned well? I don’t think so. I want my daughter home, safe and sound.”

“I’m not going to drag her off. I just want to talk to her.” Inuyasha tried to calm Kagome’s frantic mother.

“Talk to her? Good luck.” Souta snorted. “No one’s been able to have a conversation with her since she got home. She cried for three days straight, shut herself up in her room, and hasn’t eaten hardly anything.” Inuyasha’s eyes went wide.

“Where is she?” He asked again.

“Her room.” Her mother sighed. “But if you drag her off, Inuyasha, I’m coming after you will murderous intentions.” She warned. He gulped and nodded. Then he quickly climbed the stairs. Without knocking on the door, he barged into Kagome’s room. Now where was she? Her scent was strong, but she herself was not in the room. Looking around, Inuyasha’s eyes caught the open window, curtains billowing in the soft breeze. So she had climbed out? He smirked.

Looking out the window, he finally spotted her. She was just entering the well house. As he saw her for the first time in a week, Inuyasha’s heart melted. He realized just then how much he really had missed her. He had missed her soft, clean scent, her pale face with dark eyes and hair, her thin frame, and her innocent but strong personality. Just looking at her from afar re-affirmed the love he had in his heart for her. Silently he jumped out the window and down to the ground. Slipping into the well house, he stood silently watching her watch the well.

“You could go back.” He finally spoke. Kagome gasped and turned around. She hadn’t sensed him at all.

“Inuyasha…” She breathed. Was it really him? Or was she dreaming? No! Even if it was him, she was mad at him. He had gone too far, insulted her for the last time. As much as she loved him, she couldn’t do this any more. “What do you want hanyou?”

“To talk to you.” He told her gently. Her breath caught in her throat. He wanted to talk? No! She couldn’t let herself be swayed. She had spent too many nights crying over him, she couldn’t go back, she couldn’t handle this again.

“I don’t want to talk to you, so go back where you came from.”

“Kagome, hear me out.”

“So you can hurt me again? Your words sting more than any wound I’ve ever received from any youkai, so just leave before I get hurt more.”

“I want to apologize Kagome.” She stopped. He wanted to apologize? But he never apologized. Never. To anyone. “Kagome, I’m sorry. I was wrong.”

“That doesn’t even begin to describe what you were Inuyasha.”

“I was worse than a demon. I didn’t get it until Miroku put it in a way I could understand. He said if my mother was alive, would I want to leave her? And I said no, and he told me to think about how you felt when I suggested it. Then I understood. Kagome, I’m sorry.”

“It wasn’t just that Inuyasha.” Kagome whispered.

“I hurt you. I compared you to that old priestess Kikyo. Kagome, you’re nothing like her, and that’s a good thing. Otherwise you’d be too serious and not you.”

“I’m glad you realize it.” Kagome nodded her bowed head slightly. “Well, if that’s all?”

“Yes.” Inuyasha said. After a few moments of silence, he spoke again. “No.”

“No? What do you mean ‘no’?” Kagome asked.

“I mean no, that’s not it. Kagome, I missed you.”

“You missed the crystal.”

“I don’t give a damn about the crystal. For all I care, I could stay hanyou forever and not care. Kagome, I missed you.”

“Then why did you drive me away?” She looked up, hurt evident in her eyes. Inuyasha cupped her cheek in his hand.

“I couldn’t say it.”

“Say what?” She pulled away from his soft touch. “Inuyasha, stop speaking in riddles. What couldn’t you tell me?”

“I wanted you to stay because I care for you. Because I love you Kagome. I love your scent, your soft hair, your innocent personality and your bravery even though you were thrown into the middle of a world you knew nothing about and told to fight demons. I love you. Was that clear enough?”

“It doesn’t make sense! How can you tell me you love me when all the time we’ve known each other all you’ve done is hurt me?”

“I was scared. Every time I called you wench I beat myself up because I knew you hated it. I couldn’t talk to you otherwise.”

“You don’t hurt people you love Inuyasha.” Kagome let a lone tear trickle down her face. “You hurt me so deeply I can’t even begin to tell you. How do I know I can trust you again?”

“I was hoping we could try again. Please Kagome?”

“Inuyasha, I can’t go back to feudal Japan. I need to stay here. You belong there. It’s just not possible. I was foolish to even think…”

“Kagome, I belong wherever you are. I don’t care where it is, whether it’s here or there. I’ll live here from now on if you want. Just please give me another chance?”

“You… you would sacrifice your life there for me?”

“In a heartbeat. Kagome, I love you. I will do anything to regain your trust.”

“Oh Inuyasha!” Kagome finally broke down in tears. Throwing herself into his arms, she hugged him tightly. “I love you. I love you so much it hurts.”

“Feh.” The hanyou muttered. Kagome looked up, but she could see his face was bright red and he was half smiling. “It took you long enough to admit it.” She laughed.

“Stupid dog boy.” She grumbled, affectionately rubbing behind his ear. He began to purr and melted into her arms. “You do know this means you’ll still have to re-build my trust, don’t you?”

“I’m willing to make an effort.” Inuyasha promised.

“And you realize I am not going back through the well… at least not for a long time, right?”

“I’ll stay here with you.”

“But…” She began to object.

“I belong with you, regardless of time or era.” He told her softly, admiring her beauty. She smiled.

“I like this new you Inuyasha. You’re sweet this way.”

“Feh.” She just laughed. But Inuyasha had something else in mind. When Kagome saw Inuyasha’s expression, she stopped laughing. And slowly they closed the gap between each other.

As their lips met, pure love intertwined with passion as it filled their veins and surged through their souls. Each small touch was soul searing and their minds went numb from the unbelievable sensations that raged. Inuyasha’s head went blank and his instincts took over. Kagome was good, she was the one he loved, she was his mate. Kagome, too, lost all thought as Inuyasha’s sweet and tempting lips claimed her for his own.

“Kagome?” Kagome’s mother called. They broke their kiss and pulled apart, breathing heavily.

“I’m in the well house mother!” She yelled back as soon as she could.

“You’re not leaving again, are you darling?” Her mother cried out worriedly and flung the doors open. Then she gasped to see her daughter in the intimate hold of such a dangerous hanyou.

“No mother. I promised I would stay, and stay I will.” Kagome pulled out of Inuyasha’s grip.

“He’s not dragging you away again?”

“No mother, he’s not. Actually, Inuyasha is going to stay with us for a while mother.”

“He is?” Her mother looked skeptically.

“Yes.”

“Kagome, is he safe?”

“I love him mother, and he loves me. He’s sacrificing his life there to stay with me here. I think he’s safe.” Kagome giggled when her mother’s jaw dropped.

“My daughter and a hanyou. Well, stranger things could happen.” And they laughed.

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“Today is the day Inuyasha said she would come back and visit!” Shippo jumped around happily.

“I know. I still have a hard time believing Inuyasha moved in with her on the other side of the well.” Sango laughed.

“But they love each other. I’m just happy they worked everything out. For a while there it was touch and go.” Miroku joined in.

“It looks like we get a happy ending after all… Miroku, you and I get each other, Inuyasha and Kagome get each other, Kagome has the crystal, and Shippo has all of us.” Sango reasoned out.

“Hello? Is anyone home?”

“Kagome!” They all cried out in surprise.

“I thought I would come early and surprise you all.” She smiled. Behind her stood Inuyasha, their hands were intertwined.

“So Kagome, you’ve returned once more to feudal Japan.” Kaede smiled knowingly.

“Yes. Kaede, as wise as you are, I have to tell you you were wrong. I didn’t have to choose one world or the other after all. All I had to do was breathe, and time did it for me. And now I can have both worlds.”

“I’m glad you’ve proved me wrong Kagome.” Kaede laughed.

“All we had to do was breathe… just breathe.” *

The End.

~~~Yeah, the last line is corny. But hey, it’s late, I’m tired, and I felt like being sappy. So there! Anywho. REVIEWS would be very much appreciated! Much love, Vixen- Rix13Rix@aol.com~~~