Note:My first attempt on writing an anime fanfic so don't expect too much. But I'm trying my best to write a good fanfic for all of you. Hope you enjoy!
The italicized words are thoughts of the characters while the bold words are the reminisces of the past events done by the characters…
Disclaimer: Inuyasha is not mine.

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"Kagome-chan! Where are you going?" Sango asked, looking at Kagome curiously.

Kagome brushed some grass off her skirt as she stood up and smiled. "Don't worry, Sango-chan. I'm just going to look for Inuyasha." Kagome said. "I haven't seen him ever since the sun began to set. He didn't even have dinner yet. I guess he's hiding again because of the moon." Kagome looked into the sky and sighed worriedly.

"The moon?" Sango looked up. "I haven't noticed—it's new moon tonight." She said.

Kagome nodded. "He probably lost his power that's why he's hiding," said Kagome. "He never wants to show his weak side..."

"You better talk to him, Kagome-sama." Miroku advised. "He's in the clearing past the forest." He said, pointing to the direction of the forest.

"Thank you, Miroku-sama." Kagome said, running into the forest.

Shippou stood up, preparing to go after Kagome. "Wait for me, Kago—"

Miroku held Shippou by the tail. "Don't." He said. "It's better to leave those guys alone."

Shippou sat down again and nodded. "All right," He sighed.

"You'll just spoil the night for them." Miroku said, looking at Shippou.

Sango nodded in agreement while Kirara gave a short purr.

-

Inuyasha was sitting on the grass and was looking up at the sky. The sky was filled with stars and the wind blew softly through his long black hair.

"Damn it!" Inuyasha cursed. "I always hate it when this time comes!" He growled as he crossed his arms in front of him.

Inuyasha heard someone walk towards him. He looked behind him and saw Kagome approaching him.

"Kagome," He said in a whisper.

"I was wondering if you're already hungry. You didn't come for dinner." Kagome said, smiling a little. She was already standing beside Inuyasha, not having any plans to sit beside him.

Inuyasha turned his back at Kagome. "Keh! I'm not yet hungry!" He said stubbornly.

Kagome sat beside Inuyasha and looked at him. "Well then, why are you staying here?" She asked worriedly to Inuyasha.

Inuyasha looked away from her. "I'm not obliged to tell you!" He answered sharply.

Kagome still stayed relax even though Inuyasha was being rude to her. She was now used to his temper. "Don't tell me you're still hiding because you lost your powers." Kagome said, looking concerned.

Inuyasha looked at Kagome and gave her an irritated look. "It's not that!" He snapped.

"Oh, really," said Kagome, raising an eyebrow at Inuyasha.

"Hey! You don't believe me, do you?!" Inuyasha shouted.

"So what are you doing here then?" Kagome asked.

"Well..." Inuyasha looked down, looking shy about something.

"Well?" Kagome repeated curiously.

Inuyasha raised his head and looked into Kagome's eyes. "I've been thinking," said Inuyasha seriously.

"Thinking?" Kagome said.

Inuyasha nodded. "Yeah, I'm thinking. So will you stop asking questions?!" Inuyasha said to Kagome with an annoyed look on his face.

"So..." Kagome began, looking suspiciously at Inuyasha. "You've started thinking about Kikyou again," She continued with that suspicious look still in her eyes.

To Kagome's surprise, Inuyasha didn't deny it but instead, he nodded. "Yes. I was thinking about Kikyou..." Inuyasha confessed. "and you." He added.

"Eh?" Kagome said, rather surprised about what Inuyasha had said.

"Me?" Kagome thought. "What would he be thinking about me?" Her heart began to beat faster.

"Well," said Inuyasha, slightly blushing as he scratched his cheek with his forefinger. "Even though you are Kikyou's reincarnation, you're not Kikyou." He continued.

Kagome was shocked to hear Inuyasha talking to her like that. "Now, I never imagined Inuyasha would talk to me like this… What's with him tonight?" thought Kagome.

"Kikyou and you are different." Inuyasha said, looking down on the ground. "Although, you look like Kikyou, you are still different from her especially when I look into your eyes. Kikyou's already dead, but you, you're still alive—just like me."

"Inuyasha..." Kagome said, almost in a whisper.

"Huh?" Inuyasha said, looking at her direction with a curious expression.

Kagome placed her hand on Inuyasha's forehead and moved her head near to his head so that their eyes were surely connected. She looked at Inuyasha seriously. "Are you sick?" She asked curiously, feeling Inuyasha's forehead with her hand. "Or maybe you're just hungry?" She said.

Inuyasha clenched his fist and gritted his teeth. "Hey, Kagome! Can't you see I'm serious here?! So will you listen?!" He said, raising his voice a little. "And try not to fall asleep when I'm saying something as important as this!"

Kagome dropped her hand and clenched it too. "If you're serious then don't shout at me!!" Kagome said, totally shouting.

"I'm not shouting at you!!" Inuyasha said defensively. "You're the one who's shouting at me!"

"You were the one who started it!" Kagome replied.

"Keh!" Inuyasha stood up and turned his back at Kagome. "This conversation wouldn't work out!" He said to Kagome. "I'm going to sleep!" He added.

Inuyasha was about to walk away but Kagome held on the sleeve of his red coat.

"Hey, release me!" Inuyasha said, pulling his sleeve.

"Wait, Inuyasha." Kagome said. "I'm sorry. Please stay." Her eyes were so convincing that Inuyasha couldn't say no.

Inuyasha sighed in surrender, slumping back on the ground beside Kagome. He crossed his arms in front of him, looking angry with himself. "I can't believe I'm doing this." He growled.

Kagome looked up at the sky. "So what were you telling me a while ago?" She said, still not looking at Inuyasha but instead, she kept her eyes on the starry sky.

Inuyasha also gazed up into the sky. "Actually, I don't know why I'm telling this to you but, somehow, I feel that you must know." He said.

"Know what?" Kagome asked, looking confused at Inuyasha.

Inuyasha turned his head and faced Kagome. "Ever since I met you, I have changed my life. You taught me how to value life and how it feels to have friends. You always make me happy and you even healed the wound in my heart." Inuyasha said. "I'm very grateful for all the things you have done for me—for simply being with me."

Kagome smiled. "I-I'm also grateful to you, Inuyasha. I want to say thank you for always protecting me and for saving me in times that I get into trouble. You were always worried about my safety and I appreciate it very much." Kagome said. She couldn't believe it! Inuyasha was actually telling her how he felt! It was too good to be true...

"Kagome, you know I'll protect you 'till the end..." Inuyasha thought, looking thoughtfully at Kagome. "But Kikyou," said Inuyasha. "She's part of my life and I also have to protect her. I just can't let her die again—I can't forget her. I'm sorry about that." Inuyasha looked at Kagome with apologetic eyes.

Kagome looked down. "I knew it! Even though, I've healed his wound... he still has a scar that will always remind him of Kikyou. He really can't forget Kikyou... Does this mean he still loves Kikyou?—No, I don't want to know the answer—because, it will only hurt me if I will know." She thought. "But still, I want to stay beside you, Inuyasha..."

She raised her head and smiled softly at Inuyasha.

Inuyasha was surprised to see her smiling after what he had just said. But somehow, there was a trace of sadness in her eyes....

"You don't have to forget her," Kagome told Inuyasha. "I understand."

"I hope you'll still be by my side—forever." Inuyasha said.

Kagome smiled again. "Don't worry," she assured him. "I will be by your side—forever," she continued. "That is, if you would let me—even if Kikyou's there in your heart." Even with her smile, Inuyasha could see sorrow in her eyes.

"Kagome," whispered Inuyasha. He placed his hand on Kagome's cheek. "Please stay with me, Kagome. I don't want to lose you." He said.

Kagome's heart began to race again. The touch of Inuyasha's hand on Kagome's cheek was light and gentle like the breeze. She wasn't expecting this from Inuyasha.

"Now, what is happening? Inuyasha's really acting weird!" Her mind thought, confused with all the things happening to her. Not knowing how to act in this kind of situation, Kagome suddenly stood up and said, "I'll just get something to eat!"

Inuyasha immediately stood up and held Kagome's hand to stop her from leaving. "Wait," Inuyasha said softly. He slowly pulled Kagome into him and wrapped his arms around her.

"Inuyasha?" Kagome whispered, not being able to move.

"I've been wanting to do this since you came over this clearing." Inuyasha said. "Your scent...I like your scent," Inuyasha said, closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, Kagome still in his arms. "Very much."

Kagome gulped as she felt herself blushing. She didn't know what to do; it was like her body was too weak to do anything. "Why am I acting like this???" Kagome thought to herself. "And what's happening to Inuyasha?!"

"You already told me that the first time I saw you become black-haired. And I'll ask you again—I thought my scent makes you sick?!" Kagome said, relieved that she didn't lose her voice like the way she lost her strength.

"I'll also say the same answer that I said last time—it was a lie." Inuyasha said, he placed a hand on Kagome's head to hold her tighter.

"Inuyasha, what's happening to you? Are you okay?" Kagome asked just to make sure that everything was for real.

Inuyasha gently broke the hug and looked into Kagome's eyes. Her eyes were looking back at him with a questioning look. "I know it's not like me but—I really wanted to have you close to me a while ago. I'm sorry if I'm acting weird for you that I'm confusing you already. Maybe, someday, I'll be able to tell you the thing I'm still undecided..." Inuyasha said.

"Still undecided?" Kagome repeated. She wasn't sure what was happening to both of them. She wasn't sure if Inuyasha was serious about all the things he was saying and doing. Kagome wasn't even sure if the Inuyasha in front of him was the Inuyasha she knew—the Inuyasha she loved so much.

Inuyasha looked at Kagome's eyes with a serious expression painted on his face and placed his hand on Kagome's cheek. "Undecided on how," Inuyasha paused. "how I feel about y—Kikyou!" Inuyasha dropped his hand quickly and looked at the sky above them. "Kikyou's somewhere near here!" He cried.

Kagome also looked up and saw the soul-catcher youkais of Kikyou's flying high above them.

Inuyasha looked at Kagome as if waiting for her to say something.

Kagome bit her lip to stop herself from exploding in anger and looked angrily at Inuyasha. "What are you waiting for?! Staring at me as if you wanted me to come with you?!" She yelled at Inuyasha. "Go and follow those youkais and go to Kikyou! You don't need my permission!" Kagome shouted, her hands clenched into fists at her sides.

"Hey! What's the matter with you?!" Inuyasha asked, his temper rising little by little.

"What's the matter with me?!" Kagome asked him. "I'll ask you the same question! You're a big fat liar, Inuyasha!! I hate you!! LIAR!!!!!!!" Kagome shouted at the top of her lungs. She turned her back at him and started to walk away.

Inuyasha was covering his ears while Kagome was shouting but the words still went through his ears. "Why are you calling me liar?!" He asked Kagome, walking fast to catch up with her.

Kagome stopped walking and faced Inuyasha. "You're a liar and a fake! You make me sick! I hate you so much! I don't want to see you again!!!" She shouted continuously, her face was so red with anger.

Inuyasha looked annoyed. "Why are you mad all of a sudden?!" He asked, starting to get irritated.

"Because you're a liar! You tricked me... making me believe that all the things you told me a while ago were true! YOU'RE A LIAR!!!!" Kagome continued to shout at Inuyasha.

"Kagome! Come back here! I didn't do anything wrong!" Inuyasha said, running after Kagome.

"Sit!!!!!" Kagome shouted. "Stop following me!"

Inuyasha obediently crashed into the ground. "Hey!" He cried.

Kagome looked at him with narrow eyes, still looking very angry. "Wrong! Everything you did tonight was WRONG!!!" She told Inuyasha. "I won't come back here anymore!" She shouted.

After the spell wore off, Inuyasha stood up immediately and growled. "You're so immature!" He hissed.

"Look who's talking!" Kagome looked at him, her eyes burning with fury. "I'm so tired of you!" She shouted and ran towards the forest.

Inuyasha bent down, taken aback by Kagome's words. "Shish! Why does she keep on saying 'sit!' every time we fight. She's so unfair!" Inuyasha grumbled. He looked at the direction where Kagome had run and sighed. "Kagome, she's mad at me—again." Inuyasha looked disappointed and pained, remembering how Kagome shouted at him.

"I'm so tired of you!" Kagome shouted and ran towards the forest.

Inuyasha looked up to the black sky and said, "Kagome, all the things I've told you weren't a lie—that was the truth within my heart..."

-

Kagome was walking in the forest, heading back to their camp.

"I really hate it when he does that!!!" Kagome complained to herself. "One moment he's saying good things about me and the other moment afterwards he'll be seeing Kikyou and shouting 'Kikyou!', forgetting all about me." Kagome said. "I mustn't have believed him easily… He said all those wonderful things but they were all lies. Inuyasha's only acting like that because he's a human tonight." She looked up into the sky and sighed. "After the new moon, he'll be hanyou again." Suddenly, she stopped walking and felt a soft breeze blow through the trees around her. "But something in my heart tells me to believe in him…" She thought to herself.

A sudden rustling of leaves disturbed Kagome.

"I told you to stop following me!" Kagome said and turned around, expecting to see Inuyasha.

But it was Shippou with a confused look on his face.

"Huh?" Shippou said, looking at Kagome.

"Shippou-chan?" Kagome said, rather disappointed that it wasn't Inuyasha who had followed her. "Why are you here?"

"Miroku said I better follow you because you were taking too long…" Shippou answered. "Where's Inuyasha?" He asked, looking around.

Kagome suddenly became hotheaded again and said, "He's still over there. Thinking about his beloved Kikyou!" Kagome looked behind her to the direction where Inuyasha was. "I hate—him—so much!!!!!" Kagome shouted the words with so much anger.

Shippou looked scared and said to Kagome, "Wha-what happened?"

Kagome's eyes darkened. "You want to know?" She asked Shippou with a scary voice.

"I-I think I don't want to know anymore…" Shippou said, backing away. "You go ahead. I-I'll just go get Inuyasha…" He said and ran away to Inuyasha.

Kagome sighed. "Inuyasha…" She murmured sadly.

-

"What do you think happened to Kagome and Inuyasha?" Sango asked Miroku while she played with Kirara.

"Perhaps they're getting along well or they're fighting again." Miroku said in an 'It's-Obvious' way.

"I like the first one better." Sango told him.

"But I think, it's the second one that happened…" Miroku said, looking at the forest.

Kagome was walking towards them, her hands clenched into fists in rage.

Miroku whispered to Sango, "I think it's better if we do not ask her anything."

Sango nodded.

Kagome looked at Sango then at Miroku, then sat down beside Sango silently.

None of the three dared to break the silence.

After a while, footsteps were heard from the forest.

The three of them and Kirara looked to see who was coming. Inuyasha was walking his way towards them, eyes looking straight at Kagome.

"Inuyasha, don't!" Shippou said, trying to stop Inuyasha.

Inuyasha stopped and turned to Shippou. "Will you mind your own business?!" He shouted.

Inuyasha continued to walk and stopped in front of Kagome. His face was now calm and he looked neither angry nor sad. He was serious.

Kagome looked up at him but didn't stand up. She just glared at him, waiting for what he had to say.

Inuyasha took a deep breath and said, "Okay, Kagome."

"What?" Kagome asked, raising an eyebrow. "If Inuyasha will say sorry, I'll forgive him so we can talk again. I just have to control my temper." She thought.

Inuyasha looked into her brown eyes intently.

"I can't believe it. He'll say sorry to me!" Kagome's heartbeat was now racing.

"Say sorry to me." Inuyasha said with a demanding voice.

Kagome clenched her fists again and her eyes darkened. "What?!" She exclaimed, immediately standing up. "Why should I?!"

"Because you acted so immature a while ago." Inuyasha answered, not even raising his voice a bit.

"Why you—you," Kagome's face was so flushed in wrath.

Miroku immediately stood up and went to Inuyasha. "Come on Inuyasha. You're only making her madder." Miroku said, trying to stop Inuyasha from talking anymore.

Sango also stood up and patted Kagome on one shoulder. "Kagome-chan. Please calm down…"

"Kagome, can't you see I'm helping you out? If you'll just apologize to me, I'll forgive you." Inuyasha said, even though Miroku was covering his mouth a while ago. He had bitten the lecherous monk's hand to keep him from blocking his mouth. "The problem with you is you're so naive! You always talk too much and you never even bother to listen to me!" He added, making their fight worse.

Kagome had taken more than enough. She threw one last look at Inuyasha and faced Sango. "Sango-chan, I'll borrow Kirara. I'm going home." She said and took her bag.

"That's it! Go home! You always do that when you're too immature to say sorry." Inuyasha shouted at Kagome. "It's nothing new to us!" He turned away from Kagome; his arms crossed in front of him arrogantly.

Kagome ignored him and started climbing on Kirara.

"You want something new? How 'bout this?" Kagome said, shooting glares at Inuyasha's direction. "I'm not going back here anymore!!!" She shouted and started to rise up with Kirara.

"Hah! You always say that but you always come back!" Inuyasha shouted back. "We'll see how long you'll last this time!"

"That's right, Inuyasha!" Kagome retorted. "You'll really see!"

And she was gone.

Inuyasha slumped on the ground, his arms crossed. "What a bitch!" He complained.

"I think Kagome-sama was really mad, don't you think Inuyasha?" Miroku said, looking at Inuyasha.

"She'll come back, you'll see," Inuyasha said, lying on his side and not facing the others.

"But what if she wouldn't come back anymore?" Inuyasha thought. He felt guilt arising within his heart. He pushed the feeling aside and reassured himself. "She'll come back." He thought to himself. "She must…"