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As we entered the town, I noticed that it was small, quaint, and good enough for and over-nighter. Miroku, of course, decided to use his charm to get us the prime room in the castle that stood on the hill just up a ways.

"There is much danger here. Might we stay here and vanguish the evil spirits that loom here?" Right on the button.

The people of the castle gave us a lavish meal and beautiful beds.

"Hmph, we didn't need to stay here. I could have stayed outside," Inuyasha said with a smirk on his face.

I smiled at him. "Inuyasha, just admit it, it was a good idea to stay here." He looked at me with a smug face, then turned away to mumble to himself.

I ignored him and turned to sango. "Hey, Sango, do you by any chance know if there is a bath here?"

She thought for a second, then replied, "I'm sure there is one...this is a castle."

"Good. I'll go find it. I really want one." I stood up and walked out of the room to find a bath.

After I told him what she did, he growled and tried to stand.

"No! Inuyasha you need rest, you're hurt." I tried to push him back down.

"Heh, this is nothing." He tried standing again. Unstabel and weak, he managed to get to his feet. He started to walk slowly, using his sword as a crutch.

"Inuyasha we need to find someplace to stay until you feel better."

He stopped and looked at me. "Kagome...I want you to leave. I can take care of myself. Go find Sango and Miroku." He turned and started to walk away.

I ran in front of him so he had to stop. "Are you insane? Why would you want me to do that?" I was more furious than hurt because I knew he was just being selfish and stupid.

His eyes widened in surprise. "What?"

"I'm not going to leave you. You need me more than ever. I'm going ot help you."

"You can't. I won't let you. I'm going to eventually turn into a full demon, and I could hurt you."

"I really don't believe that."

His face became furious. "How would you know? I could become completely crazy and destroy everything, you in the process. I won't allow that."

"Too bad. I'm not leaving you."

His face scrunched up in anger, then relaxed in defeat. I knew I had won. "Don't do this..." he said in a last attempt.

"Too bad. It's my choice." I wrapped my arm around his waist and helped him to an abandoned hut up the hill. It was in the middle of the night, and i was tired myself. Inuyasha stood up straight and and shook me off.

"What's wrong?"

"I feel really strong all of a sudden. I seemd to have regained by strength...that must mean that I'm going to transform soon. Kagome, please leave." He pleaded. "I would never forgive myself for hurting you."

"Not a chance." We went in the hut, and I started to build a fire in the pit. I set up my bed, but didn't get in it. I was anxious to see what would happen to Inuyasha. He was sitting up against the wall, deep in thought.

Suddenly, Inuyasha cringed and put his hands to his head.

"No! Inuyasha! You can't transform!" I hurried to his side.

"No..Kagome...I can't stop..." He was thrashing a little, and I held his head in my arms and put my face to his hair.

"Inuyasha, please. Try to resist." Then a loud roar ripped from his throat. I lifted my head to see his face. His eyes were a dark shade of red. He slameed up against the wall, fighitng for control. I held him tighter.

He was growling and snarling, but I wouldn't let him go. "Inuyasha!" I yelled. "Please! Please try!" He snarled more and his large fangs stuck out of his mouth like blades. He twitched and then shot his teeth into my arm that was near his face.

"Ah!" I gasped. That was all I managed to get out. I was then off of him in a second and harshly pushed to the floor of the hut. He was on top of me, held up by his arms. He was pinning me down with his grip. I was frozen with fear, I couldn't even scream. He was snarling, his eyes crazed with his power. He seemed to be struggling with himslef. His eyes squeezed shut, then he was cringing away from me.

"Inuyasha... " I whispered.

"Ka.....ka...gom.." He studdered. "I....I..." and then he was gone. He ran out of he hut, roaring as he went. I stood up, weakly, and stood at the door of the hut.

The morning light was shining into the hut when I woke up. But it took me a minute to realize that I wasn't where I had fallen asleep. I noticed the gentle hold that was on me, and how warm and cozy I was. I looked up, confused, and saw his face.

Inuyasha was his half-demon self again. He was asleep. His face was so peaceful. I was surprised to see him so at peace and...so beautiful.

I felt my face warm up as a blush set in. I know I shouldn't be embarassed. There are lots of people that look that way when they sleep. I shouldn't be ashamed. Still....

Inuyasha slowly opened his eyes after i put my hand down. He looked down at me.

"Hey, Kagome," he said cooly.

"Hi." I replied with the same tone. "Are you ok? I was so worried about you when you ran off. I-"

He held up his hand to quiet me. "I'm ok. You shouldn't be worried about me. I feel bad when you worry. I just...I didn't want to hurt you. Unfortunately that didn't work either." He said as he losened his hold on me. He looked to the floor. "I'm so sorry for what I did, Kagome. I didn't mean to hurt you. I lost control for a minute there. Are you ok?"

"Inuyasha I'm fine. Don't worry about my arm. It will heal," I said standing up. "What we need to do now is get going and kill this demon. But first," I said squatting down in front of him, "I want to know why a demon is trying to kill you. Tell me everything."

Inuyasha sighed. "Fine. I'll tell you," he said, straightening up where he sat to tell me his story.

I was on his back as he ran across the villages and fields.

"Where are we going?" I asked him.

"Uh, to her castle. Her family owned it before they all died off. She just lives there by herself, I guess..." Inuyasha sounded distracted. He didn't sound like himself.

"Inuyasha, is there something wrong? You don't seem like yourself," I asked.

"No. Why? What's wrong?" He answered a little too quickly.

"N-Nothing..." I studdered, looking down.

I heard him sigh, and then he stopped suddenly. We just stood in silence for a moment, and then he lowered me down. I just looked at him in surprise.

"Inuyasha, what are you doing?"

"I need to talk to you," he said quietly. He was looking down to the ground.

"Can't it wait? We should go get Amaya before you transform!"

"It has to wait because that's what I wanted to talk to you about." He raised his eyes to mine. I didn't like where this was going. "You see, I can't control my full-demon side. You know that too because I ended up hurting you against my better judgement."

"You couldn't help that!" I shouted at him. I didn't want this conversation to go on any longer.

Inuyasha kept his voice cool. "I refuse to hurt you again. I refuse to be responsible for something happening to you. I couldn't live with myself. This is going to get dangerous, not only because of my transformations, but also the fight that I will have to face against Amaya."

"I'm not leaving," I said firmly.

He grimaced. "I was afraid of that. I suppose I will have to hurt you anyway because I won't take you with me."

"No! Inuyasha!" I grabbed his arm to make sure he wouldn't take off, even though I knew that wouldn't do anything.

"Kagome," he continued, ignoring my plea. "There may be another option that I may be forced to take...If I get too out of control, I will be too dangerous for anyone to fight off. If that happens..." He sighed. "I will have to...destroy myself to stop any harm I may inflict." He dropped his eyes again.

I just stood there, speechless, frozen, and shocked. I couldn't understand what was happening. Did he just suggest killing himself? How could he possibly bring that up? Tears started to well up in my eyes.

When my thoughts finally sorted themselves out, I exploded. "Inuyasha!" I nearly shrieked at him. "How could you possibly say something like that?!? This is completey irresponsible of you! I can't believe you would even consider...!" I had to stop myself from going crazy.

Inuyasha looked back up with wide eyes as I continued. "I really care about you! Haven't you realized that yet? I want to be with you and help you, always. You're just being selfish!"

Inuyasha's expression relaxed. "Kagome-"

"No, I'm not finished." I interrupted him. "I won't allow this. I still can't get over the fact that you just mentioned SUICIDE! I mean, talk about taking the easy way out! If you care about me too, then you should know better than to even try to pull something like this. I am here to stick by you through all the hard stuff that comes up, and I want to help you beat this demon!" I paused to take a breath.

A crooked smile appeared on his face.

"What are you smiling about? This is a serious matter! I really think you should at LEAST try to-" I didn't even have time to finish the sentence.

Inuyasha wrapped and arm around my waist and pulled me closer to him in one swift move.

"Inuyasha-"

"Shh." He spoke in a soft tone. "Just be quiet for a minute..." He was slowly lowering his face closer to mine, closing his eyes. I started to blush. Is he about to...? Before I could finish the thought, it happened: His lips made contact with mine. He tightened his hold around me with his one arm, the other one cupping my cheek. I stopped breathing.

I never thought this day would come. This moment was probably the happiest I've ever had, and I really didn't care if it was my last. We just stood still, our kiss so soft and innocent, and yet so beautiful. It seemed to have lasted forever.

After a minute, he pulled away, his expression so soft and so serious at the same time. He then pulled me in to wrap both arms around me in embrace. I couldn't believe what was happening right now.

"Kagome," he said cooly. "I never thought I could ever feel this way about someone. I've never even felt like this around..." he paused. I knew he probably was thinking about Kikyo. "You care more about me than I ever truly imagined, and that makes me really glad to have you by my side."

He twisted his head to whisper something in my ear. "If you really want me to stay with you, then I will never leave. I will always be with you, whenever you need me." My heart just about did a cartwheel in my chest. I realized that I was tearing like crazy, and i whiped them away.

A moment passed. I decided to speak first. "So... " I said, composing myself and pulling away. "Are you ready?" I said, smiling.

Inuyasha smiled back. "Always."

ok i give up. I'll keep going:


We were back on track, heading for the castle. I hoped that he wouldn't transform soon, otherwise we wouldn't get there. We had to defeat Amaya as soon as possible, or else, Inuyasha will...

I couldn't finish that thought. I only concentrated on our getting there.

When we arrived, I gasped at the sight of the castle. It was vast and huge. I couldn't belive the size of it. The design was ancient and artistic.

My thoughts were interrupted when Inuyasha suddenly spoke. "She's in the center of the castle. Her brother used to wait for me there, before a fight. I know the family well enough to know that they each take after one another," he said, putting me down.

"How come I have never heard of them before? Why dind't you tell me about them?"

"Because," he said, facing me. "It hasn't come up in over 50 years, and it didn't seem liek a good time to bring it up. I didn't want to worry anybody."

"So I guess she found out about when you where put under that spell?"

"Yea, I guess so, and now she knows that I woke up. So, here we are." He looked at me. "Are you sure that you want to do this?"

"You don't even have to ask." We went to enter the castle.

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We walked cautiously, Inuyasha leading me to the place where I knew we would probably have to fight with Amaya. I was worried, but I was preparing myself as well.

"We're almost there," he said suddenly.

The castle was abandoned, it's halls completely silent and empty. I creeped me out, and I clung to Inuyasha to keep me brave. We were comming along this vast doorway with giant doors stretching at least 10 feet above my head. It was intimidating.

"Preapre yourself," he said, pushing me behind him and keeping an arm protectively next to me.

"I will. Oh, and Inuyasha?" I said touching his shoulder.

He turned to face me. "Yea?"

"Be careful. Know that I am here to help you in any way that I can."

His expression softened. "Yea, I know." He turned to open the towering doors.

I expected Amaya to be there, waiting for us, to lecture us about her plan and about how she wants to get rid of us. Either that, or she would just come right out and attack first thing. I was surprised to see that the room was empty, and Amaya was nowhere to be found.

"Er...Inuyasha? Are you sure she's here?" I asked, confused.

He kept his gaze foward. "I know it. She's here all right. I can smell her scent." He slowly advanced into the room, holding me by the arm.

"Where?"

"Just wait." He stopped in the middle of the room and started to turn to look around the gigantic room.

I looked too, trying to see what he was talking about. However, I didn't really see anything. The room seemed empty to me. All there was was a throne-type platform int eh back of the room.

Suddenly I heard a cackle, an annoying, high-pitched cackle at that. It echoed around the room, and it seemed to last forever. It hurt my ears.

Inuyasha quickly turned toward the back of the room. He put his hand to his sword.

"Inuyasha," the voice said. "Glad to see your in top form." I saw the speaker finally emerge from the shadows. Amaya. "I wanted this to be a good fight." She stepped down from the throne that stood against the back wall.

"Well then I guess you'll get one," Inuyasha said in a stern tone.

"Well then, shall we?" She moved a little closer to us. Inuyasha pushed me back as she moved foward.

"Yet again, you tie yourself down with a pathetic human girl. How amusing." She took another step.

"I don't find it amusing at all...in fact, I find it quite normal."

"I guess I shouldn't judge, at least, not until we fight." At that point she lunged at Inuyasha. He shoved me out of the way and whipped out his tetseiga. He blocked her attack just as she came in for it. She bolted backwards and then fowards again in another attempt, but Inuyasha was ahead of her. He took a swipe with his sword, forcing her to rebound back in defense.

I was on the side, yet again, watching them go at it. I kept my hands held tight at my chest, worrying about the outcome. I felt helpless.

hey so hwo is life? im guessing busy well just letting you know im looking forward to teh rest of teh story. i really liked how u have started