InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Into the Depths of Night ❯ Chapter Seven ( Chapter 7 )

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Into the Depths of Night

Chapter Seven


Inuyasha slowly walked to his door leading out into the empty dull hallway. He froze once more, his keen ears picking up the faintest hint of a small voice beginning to hum in tune with the beautiful music that was flowing out into the house. Before he knew what he was doing, his feet were slowly taking small steps towards the slightly open door just down the hall. He held his breath as the singing grew louder, and sung with more passion. The voice sounded pure and passion was floating through its perfect tone. Somewhere down the road, he had forgotten about this room, and the instrument that was placed inside. He slowly lifted his arm and gently pushed the door open more as he stepped into the doorway.

`Wow...' his voice whispered inside his head. The sight before his eyes left him speechless. He found no words to describe what he saw or felt at this very moment in his long life. But, suddenly pain ran through his heart as he watched the look on the young woman's face. She did not look happy or joyous in her music, but sadness and a hurtful expression spread across her features as she continued with her sorrowful song. Memories start to flow back into his mind. Memories that he had thought he had locked away forever. There were reasons why he had this room locked. Or so he thought it was locked.

`Kaede...' his voice growled softly. Inuyasha just waited patiently for her to finish her song or realize that she had a listener. He let out a slow breath as he tried to calm his anger. `Do not frighten her away...' his voice whispered softly. Inuyasha pushed the voice to the side as his anger just rose. His voice kept repeating his statement and in the end, Inuyasha gave up and slowly tried to calm down. But, it soon failed and he no longer could hear the voice, his anger rising.

He slowly stepped into the room more, hoping to catch the woman's attention. She heard his footsteps and quickly stopped her sorrowful song in mid phrase. "Inu...Inuyasha..." she whispered flushed as she quickly sat up, pushing the bench away behind her.

"You need to leave this room. Now," he commanded in a low voice. Kagome stared wide-eyed at him as she quickly ran past him and into the hallway. Something about the way he said it told her that he wasn't playing around. She opened her mouth to say something as he walked into the hallway but stopped when he glared at her. "Do not go into that room again. Understood?" His eyes were begging her to defy him. She just simply nodded her head in agreement and stood frozen in spot as he stormed out of the hall wall pasted her.

The thunder clapped again loudly through the house as Kagome stood in the hallway. She slowly went to wipe her face feeling a wet substance on her cheeks. She had not realized that she had been crying. She frowned looking down the hallway to where he disappeared and slowly made her way to her room slowly closing the door behind her.

"Why?" she whispered as she felt the hot tears run down her face as she pressed her back against the door, sinking to the floor. She sat on the floor starring off into nothing as the storm battered at the old house. All that she could see were the cold golden stones that were his eyes. They seemed to burn into her, cutting deep.

`Kagome...?' her voice whispered to her. But, she didn't answer as she continued to stare off into the nothingness. `Kagome...think back to that first night were got here...in that room...'

`With...with the broken window?' she barely whispered back.

`Yes...think very hard about what...was in that room...' her voice said slowly. Kagome tried to replay that night over and over in her mind. Kagome quickly thought of everything that happen and suddenly she gasped softly and starred down the hallway. `Finally you remember...' the voice sighed softly as Kagome started to run down the hall towards the other side of the enormous house.

She soon came upon the door that she was looking for. The first room he had taken her to that night her life was ruined. She took a deep breath holding it as she slowly reached for the handle and her eyes grew wide when she heard a very faint ringing. She quickly pulled the open and ran towards the chair where her jacket laid discarded and forgotten. She dug through the pockets frantically and slowly grabbed her cell phone and lifted it out of the pocket. She stared at it wide-eyed as it rang again, indicating to her that the battery was going dead. She continues to stare at it. Her heart began to race. `This is my way home. To be rescued. Home...'
She jumped when it started to brighten up and ring loudly in her hand. She stared at the person's name that read on the front. She hesitantly pressed the screen.

"He...hello?" she asked in a small shaky voice. She held her breath starred off into nothing as she
waiting for the other person to speak.

"Bitch! Where the hell are you?!" rang a loud furious voice. Kagome quickly gasped softly, fear boiling up in her but she was unable to move the phone from her ear. Her whole body tensed and froze as the room stared to spin before her eyes. When she didn't answer the person growled loudly. "I will find you, and you will pay for leaving again. And don't think I don't know what you have been up to...you just wait bitch until I get my..." Kagome cried out in pain as clawed hands quickly grabbed her wrist cutting them easily. Inuyasha stood before her, once golden bright eyes slowly starting to glow a deep red. Inuyasha slowly brought the phone up to his ear.

"After I'm done with you bastard, there won't even be a claw left to touch her..." he answered in a low dangerous voice. And he tightened his grip on the phone breaking it into pieces and let them fall to the floor. He starred at Kagome carefully as he tried to regain the control over his anger. She stood motionless tears filling her frightened chestnut orbs.

`Fucking bastard! I'll fucking rip him to pieces!' his voice growled dangerously inside his head. He could feel his fangs slowly grow inside his mouth and bit down on his lip trying to control it, losing the battle fast. As he broke the skin his fangs started to pulse intensely.


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Kagome starred down are the tiny cuts on her wrists, they weren't bad. But they were still there. He had hurt her. He hadn't ever laid a hand down to harm her before. She slowly brought her gaze up towards him and watched in horror as he began to transform. She couldn't call out to him, she couldn't reach out for him. All she saw in front of her eyes was the same creature that attacked her. She stumbled backwards trying to get away but froze when a viscous growl erupted from him. She blinked back tears as she watched him slowly start to walk towards her. She held her breath and tried to move her legs to run but couldn't move. Something inside her head was telling her that he was Inuyasha and that he would never hurt her. But a larger, much louder voice screamed at her to run. To run and not look back.



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He couldn't breathe, couldn't smell or hear. His vision was blurred by a red tint that only got thicker and thicker as the seconds dragged on. The only thing that could be heard inside his being was the vicious growls from his voice and two words that it kept repeating in a low threatening voice. He watched in confusion as he felt his body start to move towards the horrified girl. His voice growled louder as he sensed her fear spike. He was causing this. Him. Inuyasha's mind was racing. He didn't know what to do to stop himself. He had to get control of himself. There had to be a way. Then suddenly he felt two tiny arms wrap around his waist and her small body pressed against his. He instantly calmed and his vision started to slowly turn back to normal. His sense of smell hit him hard as he sensed her tears lingering on her eyes. He slowly looked down at her as she buried her face into his chest. His shirt starting to be soaked through he felt it cling to his skin. He slowly, hesitantly started to wrap his arms around her. Everything inside him screamed to comfort her. To stop her pain. But, another side of him growled dangerously telling him to leave. That it wasn't right. It would never be right.

"Kagome?" he softly said starring down at her. When she refused to let go of him, and only dug her face deeper into his chest. He growled softly but firmly telling her to let go of him. His whole body tensed with her in his arms. It was wrong and he knew it. Upon hearing the growl she gasped and slowly let her arms drop to her side. He watched her as she starred at the ground not wanting to make eye contact with him.

He kept waiting for her to say something, to tell him that it was alright. That he wasn't the beast
that she just saw. That he wasn't like her bastard of a mate. He wanted to hear her voice say that it was okay. The words that left her mouth are not what he was expecting.

"I...I need to go back to him Inuyasha. It's...it's the only way..." she whispered. Inuyasha thought for a moment that he didn't hear her right. His beast raged inside him at her words. She refused to look up at him. He could still sense the fear that was radiating off of her.

"Excuse me?" he said growling again.

"I know you heard me," she said stubbornly in a tiny voice.

"Are you fucking serious Kagome?! He will kill you!" Inuyasha yelled loudly, losing his temper.

"He can't kill me. I'm his mate..." she said in a defeated voice that made him wince. He took a few deep breaths trying to remain calm.

`She wants to leave...' his voice whispered. `He will kill her, we both know this...'

"No!" he roared, "you are not to leave this house. Do you understand?! You will not fucking even go outside. You will stay in your room, in my wing so that I know where you are at all times! If you fucking disobey me I will make you pay, myself! Do. Not. Defy. Me." he said dangerously threw clenched teeth. She watched him wide-eyed and horrified. She knew by the tone in his voice that he wasn't lying. At that moment she had no doubt in her mind that he punish her for disobeying him. She pushed past him and ran out into the hallway. He didn't bother chasing after her.

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`Doll, think about it. Do you really think he CAN hurt us? Look what we did to his brother,' her voice told her softly as she laid in her bed starring off at nothing. Trying not to feel anything.

`Thing is, we don't know HOW I did that,' she whispered softly to her voice.

`Well you are my other half,' her voice said slowly.

Kagome let out a tiny sad laugh. `The day that I am your other half will be...ah never...'

`Don't say that. You have already proven that you have my powers. And what about our connection hmm? Being able to talk to me? Doesn't that make you crazy? Talking to a voice inside your head?'

`Be quiet Kikyou,' Kagome grumbled as she tried to block her mind, rolling onto her side. She starred off into the bright sunlight.

`Sunlight....' she said slowly said realizing something. She quickly stood up and jumped out of the bed rushing into her walk in closet. She quickly grabbed a bag and started to stuff cloths inside it. And she quickly grabbed a jacket and an extra pair of shoes. She quickly ran towards her door. `It's the best time to run...he will be asleep and won't even hear us leave...' she said with a hint of a smile. She was so caught up in her own thoughts and slight hopefulness that she didn't hear the protests from the voice. She opened her door slowly and peaked out into the hallway. She slowly closed it turning her back to the door taking a deep breath. She smiled to herself and slowly walked over to the door that lead out to the balcony and out towards the garden and beyond that the forest.

She was about to reach for the door handle when she heard her door slowly open. She gasped silently and held her breath freezing. She tightly closed her eyes when she felt his aura enter the room. She very slowly turned around to look up into his ferious golden orbs. She slowly opened her mouth to utter a lie that was quickly forming her head but the words never left her lips. Three gusts rushed into the room at once and in the blink of an eye Inuyasha was pinned to the wall by two younger males. Kagome gasped softly and took a few steps backwards.

The man holding Inuyasha's right arm had black hair and piercing blue eyes. The one holding his older arm had fire red hair and bright red eyes. Both were struggling in their attempt to keep him at bay. The last one was standing a few feet away from them and stood with his arms folded in front of him wearing a smug look. Kagome watched him carefully. He had longer black hair and his eyes weren't as bright blue as the other dark haired male. His seemed more misty and pale. Kagome quickly turned her attention back to Inuyasha was she hard him growl visously at the man standing before him.

`Ah, so the cousin's have arrived...' Kikyou whispered.

`Cousins?! That attach each other?!' Kagome said frantically.

`Kagome, just get rid of your bag before Inuyasha remembers why he came into our room to begin with...' Kikyou sighed.

`Oh right...' Kagome said biting her lip. She quickly threw her bag to the other side of her bed, and watched the four young men carefully.

"So cousin, it seems that we have caught you off guard," the man not holding Inuyasha down finally spoke. Inuyasha let out another loud growl and broke free of the other twos hold. He quickly leaped at the long black haired man and grabbed him by the throat pinning him to the wall.

Kagome gasped suddenly and rushed forward stepping in front of Inuyasha. "Are you insane!? Let go of him! He is your cousin!" she yelled up at him. The man with long black hair looked shocked. Inuyasha starred at him for a few moments before he quickly releasing him with the same loud snarl. The man with the black hair simple straightened his shirt and gave Inuyasha a small smirk.

"Why aren't you whipped cousin. Could a simple human female turn you so soft?" and he turned slowly towards Kagome and bowed. "It is a pleasure to meet you Kagome. I am Koga."

He was quickly pushed aside from the man with shorter black hair. "I assure you that it's a much more pleasure to meet me Lady Kagome. I am Miroku." Kagome stood wide-eyed at the two men before her. She blushed when she heard the third bright orange haired man burst out laughing from behind the two.

"Leave her alone you two," he pushed the two against the wall laughed looking at her. " I am Shippou, please excuse those two. Its not everyday that we get to meet a female that could tame the wild Yash."

"Oh..." Kagome said in a soft voice still blushing. "It's a pleasure to meet all of you." She didn't know what to take of the three new males. She slowly moved back towards Inuyasha and stood slightly behind him. She frowned watching them. She didn't feel their auras when they first arrived and it made her uneasy. `I should have felt them...' she whispered in her head.

Kikyou laughed in her mind. `You think that if they wanted to catch Yasha off guard, they would let their aura's be noticeable?'

Kagome let out a small laugh at Kikyou's pet name for Inuyasha. The four males stopped their
conversation and starred at her as if she was laughing at them. She quickly blushed and looked down at the floor. Pretending that nothing had happened. She tried to get the attention off of herself. "So, you all live here...right?" she asked slowly looking up at him them.

Koga smiled brightly at her. "Well, you have done your research haven't you? Yes, we live here. Though, we are often gone on..." he paused hearing a soft growl from Inuyasha and gave him a confused glance before quickly recovering, "family business," he finished. Miroku glanced at his brother slightly confused also but also covered it up with a fake smile. She could see right through them all. She stole a glance up at Inuyasha quickly, knowing that he was hiding something from her.

`All though it doesn't surprise me that he would,' Kikyou chimed in. Kagome tried to ignore her. `Think about it, there is a war about to go on. It's already happening from what I can tell. And hunny, we are right in the middle of it.'

Kagome down casted her eyes and starred at the ground. `In the middle of it huh?' She bit her lip
trying to control the flow of emotions that started to run through her. She was snapped out of her
thoughts when she suddenly felt a hand grab a hold of hers and start to drag her out of the room. She quickly started to panic and looked over at Inuyasha as Shippou pulled her out of her room rambling on about showing her his favorite spots around the mansion.

She felt a spike of fear run through her when she could the glimpse of Inuyasha's stern stare at her. She knew that he had not forgotten why he had first went into her room. She would be punished later and she knew it. She just didn't know what he was capable of. Or if he would even harm her. A tiny little part of her whispered that he would never. But, she heard Kikyou's voice shatter the tiny whisper. `He would.'

"Kagome? Kagome?" Shippou waved his hand in front of her face. He frowned when she snapped out of her thoughts and starred up at him. "You don't need to worry about him. He is mostly all bark and no bit" he paused for a moment. "Mostly." Kagome tried to hide her shiver.

Kagome tried to change the subject. "How did you three know my name?" she thought suddenly. She looked up at him confused when he started to laugh. "What?"

"Do you think that what you did to Sesshoumaru would go unnoticed?"

"It was not...that bad," she whispered remembering the cold eyes of the elder brother.

"Oh, but when you have not heard of Fluffy being injured in over 800 years, the word would get around quickly."

Kagome stopped suddenly in the middle of the hallway and let her hand drop away from his. "Over...800 years?" Shippou looked down at the tiny female with sympathy.

"You do not understand our world just yet. It will take some getting used to I am sure. But, it will all come to together in the end. Everything will be fine. Once the brothers take you in, there isn't
anything that can hurt you," he said with a reassuring smile.

"Not even Bankotsu?" she whispered.

"How do you know that name Kagome?" he said in all seriousness. He stood frozen, as if he was a living statue. It didn't even seem like he moved a muscle as he stared intently at her.

`Not everyone needs to know this Kagome. Do not give out our secrets to every demon that we meet.' She quickly put on that fake smile and softly said, "What name?"

Shippou looked confused. "The name you just said. How do you know it?"

"You must be hearing things. I did not say anything," she said trying to play it off. He starred at her for a few moments and decided that he would talk to his cousin about it later. He needed to first get her away from his brothers and Inuyasha so that they could talk about family business.

"Well than, I shall show you the wing where me and my brothers reside," he said as he started to
ramble on again. She walked next to him down the large hallways trying to get her thoughts
straightened out. She wasn't really paying attention to anything that he was saying, rather looking at his mouth moving but hearing no words. She thought she heard him mention something about who build the house, but she wasn't sure. She was snapped out of her thoughts when a question blinked brightly in her mind.

"Are you all dog demons?" she asked. Shippou stopped walked abruptly and stared at her. He opened his mouth once but couldn't think of anything to say to her. He in shock, but he quickly recovered.

Shaking his head he replied, "No, I am a Fox demon, and Koga is a Wolf demon. And Miroku, well nothing really explains...what he really is. Only, the brothers are dog demons..." he slowly finished. She watched as he started to frown at something and grimace slightly. While he seemed to be lost in thought she quickly pointed to a picture on the wall and asked about it. He blinked a few times, again confused at the second sudden turn in their conversation. He glanced at the picture and once again started rambling off about a famous French painter. Kagome continued to follow him through the house. She thought a few times that it felt like a maze and that they had passed corners more than once.

`This part of the house is not as beautiful as Inuyasha's,' she stated sadly.

`Perhaps we can get him to take us outside...and perhaps...get away from him and have some alone time. It's been rather...annoying having Inuyasha around every corner.'

Kagome glanced up at the young man next to her. `He would get upset, and not to mention what Yasha would do to him if we did escape from him.'

`Now is the only chance we are going to get for a while. It won't be every day that Inuyasha is
distracted by something that will get his mind off of us, you...whatever,' Kikyou said in a tired voice. Kagome sighed softly than quickly looked up at him and ran over to the window.

"Will you show me the garden?" she asked in fake excitement. Shippou took a look out into the garden and smiled.

"If that is what you wish. Miroku takes care of this garden himself. Keeps him busy from starting...ah well lets just say that it keeps his hands busy," Shippou said blushing slightly. Kagome tried not to laugh at his tiny blush and took his hand tugging gently towards the door. He laughed and followed her.

"You can tell me all about the flowers. You seem to know a lot about this place. You could help me have a better understanding of it. And ultimately that will make me feel more at home," she said smiling up at him.
Kikyou laughed slightly. `More like a prison to me...' Kagome chose to ignore her.

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Shippou lead her through the garden when Kagome asked to stop and sit underneath a very large tree in the center of the garden. "So how old are you guys?" she asked sitting at the edge of the large tree. Shippou sat on the other side leaning back with is eyes closed.

"Well Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha are the oldest, Sesshoumaru being the oldest. Next comes Koga, than Miroku and lastly me," he said in a quiet sleepy voice. "But that isn't all of us. Those are just those of us in the house at the moment," he continued.

Kagome smiled slightly knowing that he was getting tired and she continued to ask questions until she found on that would take him forever to talk about. "Where did the house come from? Who first built it?" As he started to explain in the same drown out voice, she slowly stood up and started to edge away from the large tree. When she finally was far away enough she started to run through the garden as fast as possible, and didn't stop until she put herself on the entire side of the garden that filled the entire back yard.

She stopped near a small pond and collapsed onto the cool grass and starred up at the bright blue sky that floated above her. She slowly closed her eyes trying to catch her breath. `Free at least!' she said happily.

`Not totally free, but this works,' Kikyou replied also happily. She again slowly opened her eyes and gazed up at the sky. She took a deep breath of the fresh spring air and slowly pulled herself up. Looking around she realized that she had never been to this part of the garden before, nor had she even saw it. She looked up at the house and realized she was on the western side, no longer in the backside of the huge house.

This part of the garden was full with nothing but white lilies and the deepest red roses she had ever saw. `Wow, this place is really amazing isn't it?' she thought.

`Yes, it is. Remember to be careful, nothing in this place is normal.'

Kagome smiled and continued to walk around very slowly taking every chance she could to smell the flowers. She walked around the corner and found a small fountain that stood elegantly in the middle of the small flower garden. She froze when she felt the strong aura surround her. She quickly glanced around to find the source of the presence. She held her breath when she saw the small whiff of bright white hair. There were only two people that she knew of that had the platinum white hair. Everything about his aura told her to run, but her curiosity got the best of her. She slowly continued to walk forward.

`Is this Sesshoumaru?' she asked.

`No, I don't think so. His aura was...different' she replied slowly. It was familiar to her and yet it
seemed like she knew not of who it belonged to. She knew that who ever it was, would be just as
dangerous as the brothers, if in fact it wasn't the brothers.

`But, surely Yasha would have informed us if there was another member of his family was here. Right?'

`Don't be so sure. They are all about keeping secrets. Only a select few humans in this world even know that demons exist. It's one of the biggest secrets in history, and you some how managed to stumble upon it. No matter how hard I tried to keep you out of it.'

`We really didn't stumble upon it,' Kagome laughed to Kikyou. `It is not by chance that you and I are basically the same person. Or the fact that you couldn't keep me out of it, being what I am.'


`What we are,' Kikyou corrected. Kagome took a small step towards the turn in the garden.

`Ah yeah, what we are. There has to be a rule about being insaine if you talk to yourself I swear.'

`Oh, it only makes you insaine if you answer yourself,' Kikyou said amused.

`Than I am insaine as can be,' she stated as she continued to make her way towards the area where the aura was flowing from.

She held her breath at the sight that beheld her eyes. The white hair did not in fact belong to either of the brothers. But instead to a beauty beyond any human would be capable of achieving. She had the same bright white hair that looked glossy and smooth. It made Kagome want to reach out and touch it.

As she took a step forward suddenly there was a gust of wind that had enough force to knock Kagome down to the ground. She screamed and covered her face waiting for something to come out and attack her but instead she felt something warm wrap around her. She slowly opened her eyes and tried to keep her flying hair out of wide chestnut eyes. She saw the woman that she thought was real and was standing before her once plan as day, floating ten feet off of the ground and no longer in flesh form. There was a smile upon the woman's face. Her bright golden eyes shot right through Kagome and she slowly stood up.

"Thank you for coming to visit me Lady Kagome," the form replied. Kagome starred at it in awe. The light that was surrounding the woman's form was a bright golden color that almost matched her eyes. The world around Kagome had disappeared and all that remained was the woman and her enclosed in the bright orb of light. Kagome couldn't find words to reply. "I will leave you with a gift as for my gratitude. You are the first to visit in almost a 150 years my little one," the voice continued.

"You know the brothers?" she asked softly surprised that she even found her voice.

"I know of everything that is here and there," she replied in her sing-song voice. The wind gusts change directions suddenly and the woman spoke again. "Little one, listen closely," she spoke in a quick, hushed tone. "Do not fear the brothers, instead find a way into their hearts. Things are not what they should. And things are not what they seem. Do not run from your troubles, also don't go running head on into them," the woman's paused and bent down reaching her arm out. Kagome gasped softly feeling warmth flow into her body the moment the woman's hand touched her skin. "You are the light that they have all been waiting for," the voice whispered. And it leaned down more and kissed Kagome on the forehead. Kagome felt had hit her hard and she saw nothing but bright white light.

Kagome opened her eyes quickly whirling around and looking everywhere. She started to panic slightly but froze what she felt something slip out of her hand. She gazed down at the ground searching quickly for what could have fallen from her grasp. She slowly bent down and lifted up white gold necklace. She starred amazed at the beauty. She held it up to the light and hanging gracefully from the chain was a large diamond that sparkled in the bright sunlight. She gasped softly and slowly reached out to touch the beautiful gem. She smiled when she felt the warm presence of the woman.

`This must be the gift she wanted to give to you,' Kikyou said.

`It's beautiful,' Kagome said in awe.

`Why don't you put it on? It's yours now.'

`Don't rush me.' But Kagome slowly in latched the necklace and very carefully put it around her neck. It fit perfectly. She latched it back closed and looked down at it around her neck.

`Well that was an unexpected. What are your plans now?' Kikyou asked.


Kagome stayed quiet for a few moments pondering on what step of action she should take next. `We will make our way back to Shippou and than we will go talk to Yasha. She was right, I can't go running head on back to...him.'

`What do you plan on saying to Inuyasha?'

`I am going to, try to persuade him to give me more freedom. He will have to give in,' Kagome said with a small smile. Kikyou sighed.

`I don't like what you are thinking." Kagome ignored her comment and started to make her way back around to the back of the mansion. She slowly walked through the many paths of the enormous garden and eventually made her way back to the large tree near.

Once she arrived she found no one there. She looked around frowning and looked in the surrounding areas for any sign of Shippou. None.

`Do you think he is out there looking for me?'

`If he really wanted to find you I am sure that he would. He is a demon after all," Kikyou responded. `Yeah, you are right,' Kagome sighed and looked up into the large tree. She noticed that if she tried she could climb up into it. She smiled as she stepped onto one of the tree's large roots that escaped from the ground and made her way up into the tree.

`Be careful, we don't need you breaking our body because you are too clumsy to stay in a tree,' Kikyou said.

`Psh, I am not cl-` right before she could finish the sentence a sudden rush of air landed next to her and she saw Inuyasha crouching low on the branch she sat on. She screamed and started to fall backwards. Her mind started to race as she lost her balance and fell backwards off the tree branch. She closed her eyes tight waiting for the end result of the fall. Instead she met the hard chest and arms of a male. She quickly opened her eyes and blushed slightly looking up into Inuyasha's golden eyes. She thought for a moment she saw concern hidden behind them. But, if you had saw it, it was no longer there.

He stood frozen holding her. She felt like she would burn underneath his gaze.

`Told you that you are clumsy,' Kikyou stated with a satisfied voice.

Kagome bit her lip looking up at him and barely whispered, "s-sorry." He tilted his head slightly to the side still starring down at her. She noticed that it wasn't her he was looking at. But rather the necklace she just received from the beautiful woman.

"Where did you get that necklace?" he asked in a small voice. He never left his eyes off of it.

"I-I. Well, there was this beautiful lady with white hair, just as yours that gave...it...to me...?" she
realized half way through how ridiculous that sounded and starred up at him wondering if he would believe her.

"No such woman exists Kagome. Now, where did you get this from?" he stated in a deeper voice.

"I am t-telling the truth. That is who gave it to me. She was in spirit form almost and she talked to me and gave it to me as a gift. She was in the small rose and lily garden on the west side of the
mansion," Kagome quickly tried to explain.

Inuyasha slowly lifted his gaze up into her eyes and starred at her for a few seconds. "Why did you leave Shippou and take off?" he asked in a demanding voice.

"I wanted some alone time. You are constantly watching me. I am not an animal that needs to be
locked up in a cage..." she almost whispered. She held her breath waiting for his response. She than noticed that he had still yet to set her back on the ground.

"Just, don't take off again..." he said slowly frowning. He than slowly set her back onto the ground and turned to walk away. She watched him walk away biting her lip. After a few more yards he paused and turned to look down at her. She held her breath again looking up into his eyes and waited for him to say something. "The garden on the western side, is yours now. You may go there whenever you please." With that he turned around and disappeared.

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Okay sorry about the formatting errors. New laptop and had to fix a couple things!

Well this is the latest chapter. I am sorry that it has taken so long to update. No, I have not given up on writing this story. It is my baby. Life has just taken a few turns that have been unexpected and I have not had time to write has I have in the past. Which sucks. But I will be having another chapter up with in the next week! Hope you all enjoy it!