Hey guys! I'm baaack! But I'm really upset! I didn't put a set number of reviews for my first chapter for me to continue but I still expected to get some, but instead I only got one! :(. I felt really bad, but I still decided to put this one up anyway. But this time I want at least 5 reviews or I'm seriously not continuing my story, because honestly I have other stories to work on and other things to do. So pleeeasse review this time, give me some inspiration, encouragement, constructive criticism, anything! Because authors sometimes need to know that people are actually reading their stories and that they're not wasting their time. But anyway, I still want at least 5 reviews please. And thank you sooo much MirrorFlower and DarkWindforfor being my only reviewer! It really meant alot to me! T_T Anyway, enough of me. Here's chapter 2:

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-Chapter 2- Confusing Complications and Mixed Feelings

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Inuyasha, I don't own Inuyasha, I don't own Inuyasha... uh, wait. How much times did you say I have to write this again? :S

"Inuyasha! Wait up!" the raven-haired girl called after the silver-haired boy that had just stormed off. He didn't even bother to stop or turn around. He just continued walking as if he'd never heard her. Now she was getting mad. She ran faster until she almost caught up to him.

"Hey! Didn't you hear me calling you?!" she demanded. Still he continued to ignore her. She growled to herself. Jogging faster, she finally caught up to him, and she pulled on his hand, forcing him to stop. The moment their hands touched, a spark of electricity shot up through both of their arms, and Inuyasha felt it, but Kagome ignored it. She was too preoccupied with finding out why Inuyasha was being so mean.

"What the hell is your problem?!" she demanded, not letting go of his hand. "I didn't do you a single damn thing, so I want to know why the hell you're acting so STUPID!"

Inuyasha's ears twitched at that, but he didn't say anything. Kagome became angrier when the only response she got was silence.

"Look, I don't know what's wrong with you, but I didn't do you anything. So whatever's wrong with you, don't take it out on me. I'm already scared and confused. You think its easy being in a strange new world with demons and things lurking around every corner waiting to eat you?! You think its easy being away from my family and friends and not being sure if I'll ever return? Well it's not! And it's already bad enough without some stupid boy I just met giving me attitude and acting like a complete JACKASS! So I suggest you fix your attitude or I'll have to fix it for you!"

Inuyasha just pouted as he looked away from her.

"What can you do?" he sneered. Kagome raised an eyebrow.

"Don't…test…me…" she said between gritted teeth, and for once Inuyasha listened to her. He didn't push her any farther. He just yanked his hand out of her grasp and continued walking. She growled to herself as she continued walking beside him. So was that the end of their little feud? Already? Well, she hadn't exactly won, but she hadn't lost either, and that counted for something… right…?

Minutes passed by in silence as the two were either too mad or too stubborn to speak. Kagome was thinking to herself, 'I've got to get away from this arrogant hot-headed jerk', while Inuyasha thought to himself, 'If I kill her now then I won't have to look at her ugly face again or endure her putrid smell.' But no one voiced their thoughts, which was probably for the best since they needed a little cooling down. Now a heavy silence fell in between them, and Kagome started to feel a little bad for rowing Inuyasha. She had let her emotions get the better of her, and she wasn't one to curse either.

'Well it's all his fault in the first place!' she thought to herself. 'I was only trying to help. He didn't have to go ignoring me like that!'

Still, she felt awful inside. It reminded her of the time she had blown up on Inuyasha when he hadn't wanted to tutor her. And he had said that she was temperamental. Which was true. And now she had taken her temper out on Inuyasha (even if he did sort of deserve it). Kagome felt like crying as that memory came back to her. Even though it was only a few days ago, she missed Inuyasha already. Where was he?

Kagome stared at the ground guiltily, biting her lip as she thought of what to say to Inuyasha. She wanted to apologize, but she didn't know how to start.

"Um… Inuyasha?" she said in a soft voice. He didn't answer her and when she looked up at him his face was hardened into a mask of stone and his eyes looked straight ahead of him. She looked away and sighed.

Well, he wouldn't talk to her now. Which didn't help because if none of them were talking then they were basically sitting ducks. She decided to try again.

"Hey Inuya-"

"Why?"

She was suddenly cut off by Inuyasha's rough voice. He spoke so low that for a second Kagome wondered if she had imagined him talking.

"What?" she asked in surprise. He was talking to her!

"Why'd you say it?" he repeated.

"Why'd I say what?" she asked confused. Was he referring to her calling him a jackass?

"Why'd you say that you needed me?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome was almost too shocked to speak. He was back on this again? Why was this so important to him?

"W-why do you care?" she asked back, shakily.

"Just answer my damn question! You don't know me! I'm just some half-demon you just met who doesn't even know why he saved your pathetic life, so how the hell can you need me?!" Inuyasha yelled. "Why...why would you need me? Why would anyone need me?"

Inuyasha's voice broke off on the last word, and for a second it looked like he would cry (which of course he didn't). His face, his voice was filled with so much emotion that Kagome didn't know what to say. Silence filled the empty space between them, and neither of them would look at each other.

"I don't know..." Kagome finally said, breaking the silence. "I have no idea why I said it. But that doesn't mean that it isn't true. I mean...If you hadn't been there, that demon would have probably killed me. I'm new to this place. I didn't even know demons existed until that one attacked me at the dance. I'm not sure how I got here. I don't even know where here is. You're right. I'm weak, pathetic and practically useless. But... I do need you. If I go walking around by myself I'll surely die before morning. I know we just met and all, but with you I feel safe. Like, if something comes to attack me you can save me. So.. I do need you..."

"So what you're basically saying is that you need me as a scapegoat for your ass?" Inuyasha asked. He sounded angry.

"What?! No!" Kagome said a little hurt. Is that how he thought of her? "I'm just saying that with you here I don't have to worry about anything."

"So now I'm like your guardian?" he sounded even angrier. Kagome felt like crying. He was twisting up her words to make her seem like such a horrible person!

"No! I...I..." Kagome failed to find the right words to say and Inuyasha just looked at her cockily, as if to say that he proved his point. Kagome could feel the tears brimming the corners of her eyes. Now he thought that she was some selfish person who was only using him!

"You want to know why I need you?!" she suddenly yelled. "Yes, it's true; I need you for all those things! But I need you even more...to keep me sane!"

"What?" Inuyasha asked. A look of shock crossed his face.

"Yes, that's right! Without you here, I might just go crazy! I don't know anyone or anything here! You're the only person I've met so far, and maybe the only one who will talk to me! I know you don't like me very much...and I may smell awful to you…but you're the closest thing I have to a friend! And if I do die here, I don't want to die alone. I want to die seeing at least someone's face...someone who's not killing me...someone who's not an enemy...someone who's a friend...someone who's...you."

Inuyasha was speechless. Did she really mean that?

"And besides," Kagome continued, the tears now streaming down her face, "I know you're not evil! I know you! You promised to protect me! Even if you don't remember it, I do! And every time I see you, I see my boyfriend Inuyasha…and I feel safe. I feel happy. I need you around Inuyasha, because if you're not here I think I'll go crazy! Don't you see?! I've been waiting for ever to find you, and now I have."

Inuyasha stared at Kagome, totally surprised, and even a little...touched? He felt a strange stirring in his soul, as if it just wanted to cry out to her.

"You've been…waiting for me?" he asked in a strange voice. Kagome just nodded, unable to speak anymore because of her tears. "But how…why?"

"I...I..." Kagome tried to get her words out, but nothing came except for a loud sob. Inuyasha stared at her with a soft expression. He walked over to her and gently took her in his arms.

"Tell me... why are you crying?" he asked. Kagome stared at him.

"I don't know...I'm...hurt."

"Why?"

"That you think of me in the way you do when you don't even know me."

Inuyasha didn't say anything.

"Do you believe me Inuyasha? Do you believe that I need you?"

"I...I...you..."

"Please just say you believe me so that we can move on! I need to know!"

Inuyasha exhaled sharply.

"I believe that you need me...but I don't understand some of what you said..." he said in an almost angry tone. But Kagome didn't care. He believed her and that was all that mattered.

"Are you serious?! That's great! Because now... we can get along...?" Kagome said hopefully. Inuyasha gave a stony stare.

"I never said that we could," he said. Kagome's face fell. "But...we can try..."

Kagome's face lit up and she smiled. It wasn't a yes...but it was definitely not a no.

"Great... Hey look! There's your robe!" Kagome said suddenly, pointing at something in the distance. Inuyasha's head snapped in the direction that she was pointing.

"Where?" he demanded.

"Right there," Kagome said, pointing harder. There it was, lying on the ground near the well. Without question, she broke through the trees surrounding the forest that they were currently in and walked over to the robe and picked it up in her hands. Then, she walked over to the well and sat down on the edge of it. When she did, she felt a strange pulsing coming from beneath her, from the well, but she ignored it. She held the robe in her hands and delicately stroked the fabric that it was made of, studying each fold and stitch of the piece of fabric. It was so soft. Inuyasha wordlessly walked up to her and stared at her confused. She didn't acknowledge his presence until he sat down beside her on the edge of the well. She looked up at him, surprised at his presence.

"Whatcha doin'?" Inuyasha asked her. She shrugged.

"Looking at your robe," she replied. Inuyasha snorted.

"What's so special about it?" he scoffed. Kagome shrugged again.

"I don't know... but it saved me somehow... you tell me," she said suddenly, turning to him.

"Huh?"

"This robe...it's not normal. It saved me from death...with that poison gas. Why... how did it do that?" she asked. Inuyasha's face scrunched up in a sort of "pouty" expression.

"Don't ask me. It's the robe of the fire rat. It has unique abilities."

"Robe of the fire rat..." Kagome repeated softly. "Where'd you get it?"

A pained look crossed Inuyasha's face when she asked that, but it only stayed there for a few seconds before it was quickly replaced with anger. Kagome saw it though.

"It's none of your damn business! Now gimme back my robe!" he snapped. He snatched the robe rather rudely out of her hand and got up. Kagome sat there stunned for a few seconds. What the heck?!

"Huh? What's up with your attitude change all of a sudden?" Kagome demanded angrily, getting up from the well.

"I don't like nosy people prying into my business," Inuyasha replied, as he fixed the robe on him.

"Well you could have just said that! You didn't have to be so rude!"

"Who are you to tell me how to act? I don't gotta listen to nobody!"

"I'm, not trying to tell you what to do! Where's all of this coming from anyway?! I just asked you a simple question!"

"Well stop asking questions and then maybe we won't have a problem!" Inuyasha sneered.

"You have a problem either way! I have nothing to do with it! You're just a problematic person filled with a bunch of problems, and no one can help you because if they do they'll fall into your problem which will create their own problem because of your problematic problemness!" Kagome said hotly. Now she was fuming. That jerk! Inuyasha didn't say anything after that (though his face did scrunch up in confusion at what she said). He just turned his back to her and ignored her. This of course made Kagome even angrier.

"What are you doing?" she asked. He didn't answer. "Oh, so now you're giving me the cold shoulder? What did I do? Just tell me what the hell I did to you for you to be-"

Suddenly Inuyasha turned around and stared at her. Immediately she stopped talking in mid-sentence and gasped, because the expression on his face was one that Inuyasha (her boyfriend) had given her before. It was a look that caused a spark to shoot up through her whole body and made her feel warm right down to her toes.

"Sssh. Let's not fight anymore, okay? We may draw attention to ourselves," Inuyasha said softly. Kagome couldn't answer; all she could do was nod. Inuyasha stared at her for a long time after that, and no matter how hard she tried to look away she just couldn't. His eyes held her captive.

Finally, after what seemed like hours, Inuyasha looked away from her. He still had the strange look on his face, and Kagome was still confused. She didn't know what to do at all.

"Inuyasha... is everything okay?" she asked shakily. He didn't answer. Slowly, she got up from the well and walked over to Inuyasha. Gently, she placed her hands on his arm. His head snapped up to look at her at the feel of her touch and his eyes met hers briefly.

"I don't know what's wrong...but I don't think we should stay here," Kagome said. Inuyasha looked away from her.

"Yea...you're probably right," he said, looking at the ground.

"Why don't we find some place to sleep tonight?" she suggested. "I'd feel better with something over our heads."

Again, Inuyasha didn't answer her. She found this very strange. Was he mad at her or something? What was up with his sudden change of moods? She hesitated a moment, then she suddenly grabbed his hand and started walking. He looked at her surprised. She stopped walking and turned to him. She must have read the question in his eyes because she said, "Well, we're not going to find any shelter standing here, now are we?"

Then, she smiled a big, bright, cheerful smile which made it almost impossible for Inuyasha to not respond to. A tiny smile played at his lips before it vanished, but Kagome didn't notice because she had already turned back around and had continued walking.

After about half an hour or so, they came to a small, abandoned hut not too far away from the forest. Kagome looked at Inuyasha and he nodded.

"Are we...should we...stay here?" Kagome asked uncertainly.

"Well, it's better than sleeping on the ground," Inuyasha replied.

"Yea...but it might be someone else's..."

"I doubt that," Inuyasha snorted. "It's too run down to belong to a decent human being. Besides, there's no furniture or anything in here. It looks abandoned."

"I don't know..."

"Look, do you want to stay here where it's warm and dry, or outside where it's cold and wet and crawling with bugs and nasty things waiting to eat you?" Inuyasha demanded.

'Well when you put it that way...'

"Fine," Kagome sighed. "I guess it's alright to spend the night. I mean…we're not hurting anyone right?" She still looked uncertain. Inuyasha just shook his head as he entered the hut. Kagome timidly followed.

Upon entering, a foul stench hit Kagome's nose.

"Eck! It reeks in here!" she complained. Inuyasha turned to look at her.

"No. It's just you," he said. Kagome's face turned red at his comment, and she looked away so that he wouldn't see that his comment had stung her, but he saw anyway.

"I'll take this side of the hut," Kagome said stiffly, without turning to look at him. She walked over to the right side of the hut and sat down with her back to him. He raised an eyebrow at this, but he didn't question her. He just went to his side and sat down. Neither of them said a word. A light breeze blew and the door of the hut flapped open, letting in the cool night air. Kagome shivered which caught Inuyasha's attention. A few seconds later, Kagome felt something drape over her head. She pulled it off, only to realize that it was Inuyasha's fire rat robe. She looked over to him, only to see him laying down with his back turned to her. Immediately her feelings of anger for him left as she was touched by his token of thoughtfulness.

Kagome draped the robe over her like a sheet. She felt much warmer. Then, she turned her back to Inuyasha and lay down on her side of the hut. She stared at the bland wall of the hut and thought about her family. To think, that just a few hours ago she and Inuyasha had been walking around in her backyard, and they had touched the tree… Goshinboku. And now, here she was in a strange new place, almost died from a demon, and sleeping in the same hut as a rude, arrogant, mean, hot-headed boy who was kind of cute and very familiar (from her dreams), and not knowing if she would die when she woke up, or if she would ever wake up...

Was she ever going to get back home? Would she ever see her family again? What were they doing right now? Did they realize that she was missing yet? Were they worried? Did they call the police yet? What about Inuyasha? What had happened to him? Where was he? What was he doing? Was he thinking of her? Would she survive even just a day in this horrible, strange new place? These and other questions flooded Kagome's mind. A huge yawn escaped her mouth and she didn't realize how tired she really was. Finally, exhausted from the activities of the day and the over-whelming thoughts that swam around in her head, Kagome fell asleep.

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Okay... so I guess being in a new, strange world with some stranger makes people a little testy huh? Yea well... Kagome's gonna get through it eventually. I think. What do you guys think? Please review! Tell me how you think the story should go or what should happen, cause honestly I need some ideas. Well anyway, I'll make it short this time:

Question of the Day

So why did Kagome say she needed Inuyasha? And why is it that every time he looks at her he gets a pained expression? Could it be that they have a secret past together? Or perhaps... well, you figure it out!

Till next time:

~Mate ne!~ ^_^