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Inuyasha had a look of stark terror on his face. Kagome looked at him, baffled- she�d never seen him look so scared.

�InuyashShe She whispered, lifting her hand towards him.

Inuyasha scrambled away from her touch as if she had suddenly developed Sesshomaru�s acid attack. �Shit!� He reiterated.

Kagome didn�t know what she had done or said, but his reaction to her scared and confused her and she felt the hot sting of tears that began to form. �What�s wrong? What did I do?�

�Bitch! You didn�t do anything!�

�Why�why are you acting like this?�

Her choked sobs made Inuyasha�s scowl soften, but only slightly. He was furious at himself. Her sympathizing or understanding only made him feel worse. �How much did I fucking drink last night?� He said, half to himself.

�Ano�I don�t know�why?�

Inuyasha stomped over to the corner where Kagome�s backpack lay and unceremoniously upended it, dumping the contents to the floor. Kagome�s tears dried instantly as anger took the place of upset at the sight of her belongings being pillaged. �You jerk, what do you think you�re doing?�

Kagome�s hands fisted at her sides as Inuyasha ignored her, looking for something in the bag�s contents. �Inuyasha, Osuw-�

He found what he was looking for and stomped back over to the irate girl, covering her mouth to silence the command with one hand and thrusting an object at her with the other, before turning on his heel and storming out, nearly ripping the rice paper door off of its tracks in the process.

When Kagome calmed slightly from her shock, she opened her hand and stared at the compact Inuyasha had shoved at her. �Huh?� Kagome opened the compact and studied her reflection in the small mirror. �Okay, my face looks normal�a few dark circles and my eyes are bloodshot�� She moved the mirror to scan her chin, her ears, her neck�

�Oh�shit is right.� She whispered aloud. Her knees buckled under her and she fell into a heap to the floor. �Inuyasha�� �When did this happen? I didn�t even feel it�my dream! Oh�no, not a dream�but why was he so mad? I didn�t exactly force myself on him. He�s probably mad because of Kikyo�� A thousand thoughts went through her mind, the two most important, �What does this mean?� and �I have to find him!�

Kagome gathered her strength, gingerly dressed, and went out into the village. She knew, or rather hoped beyond hope, that Inuyasha would never get so upset with her that he would go far. She was basically alone and over ten days from Kaede�s village and the well if she traveled on foot. Inuyasha had only made such good time because he wasn�t hindered by silly things like mountains or rivers or the need for roads. As the fear of being stranded so far from home hit her, new tears began finding their way to the surface.

�Get a grip!� She muttered under her breath. �It�s Inuyasha! He wouldn�t leave.� As much as she adored the hanyou, she didn�t do a very good job of convincing herself. �I�ve never seen him so�.so�.why couldn�t he even look at me? Is he that disgusted with me?� Taking a deep breath, Kagome collected herself and reached out with her miko powers, trying to find the distraught dog demon.

Her aura felt three youkai presences nearby. One was Shiori. One was Inuyasha. The other didn�t matter because she had more important things on her mind.
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Kagome hurried to the beach where she found Inuyasha sitting on his haunches, staring at the empty ocean. She didn�t speak as she walked towards him, but when his ears twitched in her direction, she knew he was aware of her presence. He still wouldn�t look at her.

With a sigh, she plopped down beside him and waited for him to speak.

Out of the corner of his eye, Inuyasha studied Kagome as she stared at the point on the horizon that had held his attention. �Well, I�ve haven�t been sat to the Underworld�.yet.� He winced. �Why is she just sitting there?� He took a deep breath and swallowed as he dug his claws into the sand.

�I marked you,� he managed. His voice sounded hollow, even to his own ears.

She nodded.

�I�I don�t know when, but that�s an intent claim.�

�Oh.�

�Damn it! Don�t you get it, bitch? How in the seven hells can you be so calm?� He snapped at her angrily.

�Well�� She began slowly, trying to think and carefully choosing her words while biting back the irritation he was eliciting, �How am supposed to feel? Sad? Happy? Angry? Proud? Disappointed? Why don�t you explain it so I can understand. Then, I�ll decide how I should feel!�

�Kuso! I didn�t ask permission and I bound myself to you! Do you realize how much more danger that puts you in? Villagers who know the significance of it will run you out for being with a demon. And demons will hunt you just because you�re human. Even worse if they find out it was done by a hanyou! And there are others who would be after you just to get to me,� His voice reached an exasperated pitch, �And that�s just the half of it!�

�What�s the other half?�

Inuyasha sighed and scowled at the sky, as if daring it to fall and put him out of his misery, �When a male inuyoukai marks a mate, he chooses her. Her and only her. If she denies his claim, he will not take another. There will only be the one�� He didn�t dare add that the reason was because most died of a broken heart.

Kagome sat, silently contemplating. She tried not to blush. In all actuality, this was the very thing she�d wanted for so long�to be his chosen, to be the only one, �What if the female accepts the claim?� She asked timidly.

Inuyasha froze. While this was what he�d rarely dare hope for, he couldn�t believe it was. He looked away, unable to look in her eyes and afraid his own would reveal himself too much. He sighed again, �Kagome? What about love?�

Kagome�s heart broke. �He was upset because he made a mistake. He didn�t choose me. He doesn�t love me. Now he�s stuck.� She straightened her back and sniffled, �Inuyasha, how common is it for two people to marry without love? It happens even in my time. I understand that you made a mistake, but I won�t let you be alone forever because of it.� �Unless you really hate me so much.� She added mentally.

�Shit! I don�t want your pity! I�d rather have nothing at all than a loveless mating!� Inuyasha jumped up, preparing to run back towards the village. Maybe past the village. Maybe past the mountains and the valley on the other side. He was so tightly sprung, all he wanted now was to get away. Far, far away. And fast.

His mind was made up, she didn�t love him, the words that went unspoken confirmed as much. As much as he wanted her by his side for the rest of his life, he wasn�t going to hold her to something she didn�t want. Besides, it would hurt too much; waking beside her, never touching her, never kissing her, watching her grow old, knowing that she had given up everything for him. He would be reminded each time she smiled and each time she cried that it wasn�t her decision- that he�d decided for her.

Kagome reached forward and grabbed Inuyasha�s pant leg before he could leave.

He could smell the tears before he even saw her face. Her voice was hoarse and quivering. Even with his sensitive ears, he strained to pick out each syllable over the sound of the waves. �Am I really so awful? That you�d rather be alone than with me?�

�Kagome�it�s�.it�s not that. I won�t let you give up your life because I was stupid!�

�Don�t I get a say in this?�

�No!�

�Fine!� She hiccupped, �I know this isn�t how you wanted things, but�we can�t change it now, right? Will you�will you just think about it?�

Inuyasha sat down again and wiped a tear from her chin and looked at the girl. Her eyes were now puffy, her nose was red and running, and her skin had become blotchy. And his mark was on her. She had never looked more beautiful. �You know I hate to see you cry.�

�Gomen.�

�No more apologizing today.�

�Remember that when I �it� you for something later.� She smirked through her tears.

�Oh? So you plan those out now, huh?�

Kagome�s stomach grumbled, breaking the tension and bring a giggle to the miko.

�Come on, wench. Think you�re stomach has recovered enough for breakfast? You still owe me that ramen from last night and we still have a lot to do.� Kagome nodded and tried to stand. Having lost the contents of her stomach earlier, her nausea was gone, replaced by a dull ache, and her legs felt like jello. Inuyasha noticed her struggles to stand and wrapped an arm around her waist, helping her up. As she regained her footing, she stomped her left foot that had fallen asleep, trying to bring back feeling in her toes. Inuyasha started to pull away, but she wrapped her arms tightly around his torso, hiding her face in his haori. �Inuyasha�even if�I mean, if I�m nothing else, I want you to know� You�re still my friend.�

Inuyasha hugged her in return and rested his chin on her head, whispering, �You know, you�um�you�re�you�re mybestfriend.�

Kagome pulled away to look in his eyes.

�Really?� She asked with a smile, her eyes shimmering again.

�Feh!� Inuyasha blushed, �Oi, why are you crying now?�

�That�s the sweetest thing anyone�s ever said to me.� She answered, nuzzling into his haori again.

�Yeah, well, don�t let it go to your head,� He retorted, still trying to sound as gruff as possible with out ruining the �moment.�

They held each other as seconds or minutes or hours passed, the same thought on both of their minds.

�Friends�but is it enough?�

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