"Where are you going Inuyasha?" Izayoi looked at Inuyasha who was leaving their home.

"I'm going to play!" He shouted. She smiled. "With Kagome-chan?"

He looked away. "M-Maybe." He blushed and walked out.

"Kagome! Lets go!" Inuyasha yelled outside of Kagome's home. Just a 2 minute walk from his. Kagome rushed out. "Inuyasha you need to stay quiet! You can't yell everywhere you go." She closed her front door.

"I don't care. We're gonna be late!" He grabs her hand and they rushed into the forest. Inuyasha sneaked into his home trying really hard not to make noise.

"Inuyasha." Izayoi was standing in their doorway. Inuyasha jumped and turned around sharply. "M-Mom."

"Do you see how dark it is outside Inuyasha!? It probably almost dusk!" Izayoi said to him sharply.

"I was with Kagome!" He defends himself. "Does that make it any better? I don't want anything happening to you! Inuyasha what if something happens to Kagome!? Her mother isn't going to let you play with her anymore!"

"I won't let anything happen to Kagome!" He yelled at her back. She paused and looked at him. She crotched down and grabbed his shoulders. "Look Inuyasha your only 8 years old. I won't let you go out like this anymore."

He looked at her. "What do you mean."

"I'm going to limit your time with Kagome-chan."

"What!? You can't do that!" He pushed her away. "Inuyasha I love you. I'm just trying to protect you."

His eyes started to tear up. "I DON'T NEED YOU TO PROTECT ME!" Then he ran off into his room.

Izayoi sighed.

There was a knock on the door. Izayoi put her utensils down and walked to the door.

She opened it. It was Kagome. "Hi Ms. Izayoi. Is Inuyasha here?" She was wearing a beautiful light pink kimono with a bow in the back, which was dark pink. Her bow was a little off. "Where are you going Kagome?"

Kagome blushed. "Inuyasha said he promised to take me to the festival tonight!"

Izayoi looked at her.

She really didn't Inuyasha leaving this late. The sun was already setting. Izayoi smiled. "Come in, can you stay right here for a second?" Kagome nodded and Izayoi went upstairs to Inuyasha's room. She knocked on his door. "Inuyasha?"

She opened the door. He was laying on his bed sulking.

"Inuyasha, Kagome is downstairs." He shot up. But then he looked away. "Tell her to go home." He had forgotten that it was the day of the festival.

She looked at him and got on her knees over his bed. "But she's wearing such a pretty kimono." He looked away and blushed. She sighed. "Look, I'll let you go off with her, just for tonight. And if you come home as soon as the festival is over, I'll consider letting you stay out with Kagome." He looked at her.

"Really, mom?" He smiled.

She nodded. Then he jumped off the bed. "Hold up a second!" He froze immediately.

He stood up and put her arms on her hips. "I know your not leaving without wearing a kimono right?" He smirked.

"But mom I wear one everyday! My red one is fine!"

He shook her head. "Na uh."

She went in his drawer and took out his black kimono. "This one would probably match Kagomes."

Izayoi came back down. Kagome was still standing in the same spot. She's too adorable.

"Did you put on Your kimono yourself?" Izayoi asked as she bent down to her.

Kagome nodded. "I'm a big girl now, so I need to put my own clothes now!" She smiled.

"Turn around. Your tie is messed up." Kagome turned around and Izayoi fixed her bow.

Then Inuyasha came down the stairs.

"Kagome!" He ran to her and then examined her. He blushed super hard.

Izayoi smiled. "Are guys are too cute!" That made Inuyasha blush even more.

"Mom stop it. Lets go Kagome."

He grabbed her hand and pulled her to the door.

"Make sure you remember what I said, Inuyasha." Izayoi told him as she opened the door for them.

He nodded and went off with Kagome.

"Inuyasha how much money do you have?" She said as they were rushing to the festival. "I got all the money I saved since my birthday two years ago! What about you?" He said as he looked at her. "I have all of my savings!" She was painting.

He stopped. "Are you okay?" He asked her. She nodded. "Come." He turned around and crouched down. "Get on my back, I'll carry you." She smiled. "Okay!"

She got on him and then they left off.

They got to the festival and looked around.

"What do you want to do first!?" Inuyasha asked her. She was walking besides him. "Hmm, I don't know, what about you?"

He smiled. "I'm hungry!"

Kagome looked around, "Oh look! There's Teriyaki chicken over there!" Kagome grabbed his hand and pulled him to the stand.

They ordered food and played games. "Kagome, you haven't eaten anything since we got here." They were sitting down. He got Kagome all sorts prizes and toys.

"Oh, I'm just not hungry really." She wasn't looking at him when she said that. He looked at her face. She looked like she was in pain. Shew as breathing heavily. He put his hand over her chest. "Kagome are you alright?" She looked at him but she couldn't say anything.

"Kagome, answer me."

She closed her eyes and a pain noise only came through. "Kagome! I promised nothing would happen to you! Tell what can I do!?"

She looked up at him. "H-H-om-"

He made out what she was saying. He got up and put her on his back and grabbed their things.

He rushed to her home.

When he got there he banged on the door. "Ms. Higarashi!"

Kagomes mother opened the door. "Inuyasha, what is it?"

"Something's wrong with Kagome!"

Her mother looked at Kagome. "Oh no. Quick come in and lay her on her bed I'll get her water."

He dropped the things inside and ran up the stairs to her room.

He gently laid her down on her bed. "Kagome, your home now."

She opened her eyes.

"I-I'm sorry..." He grabbed her hand. "Its ok Kagome, I got to spend time with you."

Then her mother came in. "Inuyasha you should go home now, okay?" He looked at her.

She knew he didn't want to leave.

"I know you want to stay for Kagome but she needs to be alone right now." He looked at Kagome and then back at her mother. Then he nodded. "I'll tell you when you can come back to see her."

He walked to the door and then stopped. "Bye Kagome."

Kagome couldn't respond back to him.

He left.

He opened the door of his house.

"Inuyasha, your early." She looked at him. "What's wrong?"

He looked at her. "Something happened to Kagome. Her mother told me to leave." He was so sad.

"Oh, baby." She embraced him.

He started to cry. He kept it all in until now.

Who knew he would need that embrace for the next 6 years.