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Decisions of the Heart

Chapter Six:

The Broken Promise

It was Sunday, the most boring day of the week. Nothing good was on TV. There was nothing to do. So, Kagome sat on her bed, bored, until her mind wandered off on something else. Hey, I'll even give you a hint, it starts with I.

WARNING! FLASHBACKS AND MAJOR FLUFF AHEAD!!!!!!!!

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"Inuyasha." Her voice was tender with emotion. He looked at her, bored, amber eyes displaying no emotion.

"What?"

"Have you ever thought about what would happen when the jewel was complete?"

"What a stupid question, of course I have!"

"Duh! I know you want to become a great demon and all, but what about ~us~? I mean Miroku, Sango, Shippo, and ~me~?" Her words were hesitant, almost afraid that he would throw it back up in her face. But, his face softened a bit.

"I dunno. I guess it can all stay the same," he said, somewhat grumpily.

"But what if I can't pass through the well?"

"I don't wanna think about it."

"Why?"

"Because, when you leave. . .I-I miss you." Both blushed instantly, not wanting to meet eyes.

"Really?"

"Yeah."

"I miss you, too. That's why I always come back." Kagome took his hand in hers and smiled at him. ~I won't tell him how I feel, just yet~

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Even the memory made Kagome flush.

"This is so confusing! Does he care, or not? I wish I never left those shards there! Now the only way I can go back is if Inuyasha comes to get me. . . Oh, I'm starting to miss it already! I'm such a baka!"

She sighed, pulling her up he knees and tucking them under her chin.

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I was cold, dark, and raining. The gang had found a cave. Miroku and Sango were bickering near the front, Shippo and Kirara went prancing about the middle, and somehow, miraculously, Inuyasha and Kagome were near the back all alone. He was awake, watching her sleep, chest rising up and down, night black hair fanned out under her, a small smile on her face. ~She looks so pretty when she's sleep. GAH! What am I thinking?~

She stirred, and woke, sneezing.

"What's wrong?" he asked suddenly, eyes alight with concern.

"I-I-I'm c-c-cold!" she stuttered, rubbing her arms vigorously.

"Here." He removed his fire rat jacket, and put it over her shoulders. They both blushed as Kagome leaned on his shoulder, and fell asleep.

~Kagome, how do you do this to me?~

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Kagome sighed heavily again.

"Now I know I really do miss him. What I would give to see his face one last time before we part for good," she sniffed, taking one arm and raking it over her eyes harshly. "If only that ugly witch hadn't brought Kikyo back! Oh no! Now I'm starting to get evil thoughts again. She won, and I lost, there's nothing I can do about it. She has Inuyasha's heart. . .and life."

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It was snowing fiercely. It was coming down in big chunks as the wind whipped their faces raw. Sango and the others had went to a village earlier, to take find a place to rest, since Shippo had a slight cold, while Inuyasha and Kagome were going to pursue a Jewel Shard and come back a little later. But fate had a strange way of turning things around.

"It's just ahead!" she cried, shivering from head to toe in her school uniform. Even in Inuyasha's jacket she was freezing. Suddenly, the snow underneath them broke, and a giant snow demon popped up from underneath. He was as big as the tallest tree, with thick, mangled white hair, tiny beady eyes, and gigantic arms; it much resembled a yeti.

Inuyasha placed Kagome behind a tree and took out his Tetsusaiga. The yeti backed up, then stuck its arms in the ground, and swung his legs forwards and jabbed Inuyasha in the stomach. He started flying backwards, but rammed his sword in the ground, so he didn't get blown away.

"WHERE'S THE SHARD?" Kagome concentrated for a moment, but it was difficult because she was worried about Inuyasha and her whole body was numb.

"THERE ARE TWO! IN IT'S ARMS!" He nodded, and he got that trademark arrogant smirk on his face. He pulled his sword from the ground and started to get covered in blue wind(is it that, or red?) while the yeti got swathed in red.

"THE WIND SCAR! HERE IT GOES!" Once the two colors collided, he rose Tetsusaiga and slammed it down. The demon gave a screech of pain, as it disintegrated into nothingness by rays of light.

The jewel shards fell lightly onto the crust of the snow and Kagome stumbled to pick them up. They were glowing a purplish, black light, but when she closed her fist over it and opened her hand back up, they were glowing a shimmering crystal shine.

"Inuyasha, are you OK? I was worried."

"It's not big deal." He ignored the stabbing pain in his stomach for a moment.

"Still. . ."

"YOU ACT LIKE I WAS NEVER HURT IN A FIGHT BEFORE!" Tears rimmed her eyes.

"SO I'M NOT ALLOWED TO BE WORRIED! YOU SHOULD BE HAPPY SOMEONE CARES!" Inuyasha stopped as tears continued to stream down her face.

"Don't cry."

"WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?" She was shivering uncontrollably, but stopped, as he wrapped her into a hug.

"I do." His voice was gentle. She mumbled some incoherent things, and nuzzled into his touch.

"Let's go."

"Alright."

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Kagome rolled over on her back.

"I promised myself not to think about that jerk, and now look what I'm doing!" she growled, covering her face with her hands. "What a hard promise to keep. I can't stop thinking about him because I love him so much!"