Tough Questions by Conqueror_Kagome

Bathing

~Hey I decided to rewrite the first chapter of this story first so here is the beginning I will finish the rest tomorrow hopefully and I hope you like it....~

Bathing

Kagome walked to the hot spring with her bath stuff with a smile on her face.

'Today was great we got three more shards and I actually didn't have to sit Inuyasha.'

Kagome had reached the stream and with practiced ease slipped out of her clothes unaware of the eyes in the forest watching her every move. Kagome slipped into the water with a sigh and slid her eyes closed in deep thought.

'There are only a few shards left other than the ones Naraku had...soon will have to face him. It's been a weird 4 years...' Kagome moved to sit on a stone in the water and leaned against the side of the spring and decide to soak for a while and think.

~ Three Years Earlier ~

Kagome and Inuyasha sat next to each other in a grassy meadow staring off into space.

"Inuyasha..." Kagome whispered after a while in silence.

Inuyasha turned slight to look at her. "What?" He said softly.

"I...um...what are we going to do after we defeat Naraku?" She shyly looked into his eyes hoping for the answer she had dreamed about.

Inuyasha gave her a blank look and stayed silent for a while. "I...I really don't know Kagome. I haven't really thought about it..."

He watched Kagome's face for her reaction carefully and upon see disappointment he searched for a better answer to give her. Coming up with nothing he decided maybe the truth would work. "That's not...I mean..." Inuyasha sighed deeply. "I have thought about it; it's just I not sure it's the best choice."

Sighing in relief Kagome gave him a small smile and moved closer to him. "Well tell me and maybe I can help you figure it out."

Inuyasha ears twitched in nervousness at where this conversation was heading but Kagome smiled seem to give him a small feeling of peace that everything would be fine. "Kagome...when we finally get the jewel whole again I..." He pause her a moment considering his next words. "I want...you to stay here. That is if you want to... I don't know why it's just..."

Tears formed in Kagome's eyes as she listened to Inuyasha's words, her smiled brightening. She reached a hand up and caressed Inuyasha's cheek and was shock when he leaned into her hand. "It's ok Inuyasha, that's all I needed to hear."

That sat in that position quietly for a few minutes then Inuyasha's ears picked up the sound of Miroku's foot steps. "Good then cause I wasn't going to tell you anything thing else. Feh, wenches their nothing but sappy, flesh, and emotion if you ask me." Inuyasha stood quickly and stormed away from Kagome.

Kagome watched him walk away and smiled, not hurt at all by his rude way of getting out of the conversation.

~ Two Years After That ~

'I can't believe him...we were...I thought.' Tears slipped down Kagome's face gracefully.

She had finally finished her miko training and had gone to find Inuyasha to tell him her news. She had expected him to be in the forest looking for some meat for dinner but no. What she had found broke her like glass that had finally hit the bottom from being throw of the side of a 14 story building.

He was in the forest yes but he was not search for food. He was sitting under a tree with Kikyou in his lap. She wanted to scream but she couldn't, it was like she didn't know how she found herself walking up to them.

"Why? Why Inuyasha I thought you said you wanted to stay with me, for us to live here together...why Inuyasha why?" Kagome fell to her knees and started to cry softly, keeping her eyes to the ground for as not to see the image of Inuyasha and Kikyou together.

To her surprise she felt a hand on her cheek forcing her to look up. Inuyasha stared down at her his eyes were...comforting. Kagome didn't understand.

Inuyasha bent to kneel beside her. "I told you I wanted you to stay here yes. You're my friend Kagome but...I love Kikyou. I..." He paused to look back at Kikyou for a second to make sure she hadn't left to find Kikyou staring at him intently. "I thought you understood that..."

Kagome let out a sob and removed Inuyasha's hand from her face. "Well I guess I didn't..." Her voice was cold causing Inuyasha to wince ever so slightly. "I have finished my training Inuyasha..." There was a long pause of silence that seemed like hours to all of them. "I'm going home I will be back as soon as I can."

Kagome stared into Inuyasha's eyes letting one last tear fall before quickly getting up and running to the well. Inuyasha moved to go after her but was stopped by a cold hand on his shoulder.

"Let her go Inuyasha, she needs time to herself she will come back when she is ready." Kikyou could not believe the words that had just come from her mouth but did not do anything to take them back.

To Be Continued...