Disclaimer: Inuyasha and co. does not belong to me, y'all probably know that already right.

A promise is a promise

Chapter 1: A peaceful place

" Kag-chan, wait up," yelled the little boy. He was running out of breath because of all the running . He stopped behind to take a little rest.

" Come on Inu, we're almost there," said the raven haired girl. She skidded to a stop, and went over to the little boy. She stopped right in front of him, and looked at his face. Inuyasha's face was all red and his breath was coming in short gasps, which brought a worried look at the little 8 yr old girl, Kagome.

" Ok, maybe we should rest a bit. We'll head to the playground later on." Kagome looked around the place, she spotted a huge oak tree, with its leaves still full grown, a great place to rest on.

Inuyasha looked up at Kagome, and he suddenly smiled. Inuyasha's a month older than Kagome, but Kagome always beats him when they're running.

(A/N: Ok, so now Kag is 8 yrs old, while Inu's 9. )

" Inu, let's go over to that tree," Kagome pointed out. Inuyasha followed where the little raven-haired girl was pointing.

He stood up and he headed to the tree without saying a word. Kagome looked at Inuyasha's retreating back and smiled.

Kagome put her hands together in the back and skipped happily, following right behind Inuyasha. She watched as Inu sat down on the grass and leaned on the tree. Kagome flopped down right beside him, and leaned on his shoulders.

Inuyasha was a bit startled, but he dare not make a move. He looked down at Kagome and he leaned his cheek on Kagome's head, and he murmured," Thank you Kag-chan."

Kagome blinked, her eyes darting upwards and she stared at Inuyasha questioningly. " Wad'ya mean?" Kagome asked innocently.

" Remember, you chose me over those guys back then," Inuyasha muttered.

Kagome reminisced back when she first saw Inuyasha. He was being teased by the other kids about being half demon. Humans and even demons pushes him away from their group. She watched for a moment as he got teased, and there was one kid who yanked his ear and Inuyasha growled fiercely. He yanked the boy's collar, and he was about to punch him when Kagome ran towards him, and yanked the boy out of his hands.

" Don't you dare touch him again, or else you'll taste my fist." Kagome warned the small boy, and then she shoved him forward. Inuyasha just blinked and looked at her. Ever since then, Kagome always followed him everywhere he go, and because he couldn't take it anymore, he asked her if they could be bestfriends. Kagome instantly agreed, and Inuyasha wa so delighted. From then on, they became bestfriends, always had each other's back.

" Ohhhh that, no prob Inu-chan," Kagoem raised her small hands and put up a thumbs-up.

Inu smiled lightly, and laid his head back on to Kagome's and both fell asleep, as the wind blew away.

A/N: I'm fallin asleep dang it. I was actually thinking of ending the chappie here, but nevermind. Anyways, the tree is the Goshinboku tree, I just didn't have the time to explain it yet, and it is near the well from the shrine that Kag lives.

Next Day

" But mommy, I don't wanna go," Inuyasha cried.

" Honey, mommy doesn't wanna leave this place either, but daddy wants us to be there with him in America," Mrs. Kaitou explained softly, " plus, you'll get to see your stepbrother Sesshoumaru again."

" No! I'm not going!! And I hate stepbrother. I don't wanna leave this place ever.......and I won't leave Kag-chan behind!" Inuyasha screamed out. He went off running towards outside, and he slammed the door shut on his way out.

" Inuyasha! Hold on honey," Mrs. Kaitou yelled after Inuyasha.

Inuyasha kept on running, not looking back. He was running out of breath but he kept on running. Even if he's a hanyou, he's still a kid, and he's not yet in tune with his supernatural powers, heck, he can't even leap up on trees.

Inuyasha spotted Kagome walking, he turned right on the curb and he purposely avoided bumping on Kagome. He just doesn't want her to see him like this, and he's not yet ready to explain things out.

He kept on running, and he suddenly stopped right in front of the shrine, where Kagome lives. He ran up the steps, and headed to the Goshinboku tree. He looked around, finding out no one was there, he headed towards the grass spot and sat down.

He suddenly tripped right in front of the tree. The leaves swayed slightly with the breeze, and no sound can be heard except the rustling of the leaves and birds chriping.

Inuyasha's face was still slumped on the ground, and his shoulders started to shake lightly. He raised his head, he wiped his tear stained cheek with the back of his hand and sniffed.

He suddenly tried to get up, pushing himself up with both his hands . He stood up and dusted his shirt off, and stared at the tree for a while.

" Kag-chan....... I'm sorry"

He started to head off back to his house, shoulders slumped and head bowed down. He took one final look at the tree and went off.

A/N: Oh well......btw..Inuyasha's last name is Kaitou ok? I've actually put up the first three chapters of this story a long time ago, but I've taken it out because I lacked out of ideas to what I'm actually gonna do with this story, but I've put it up once again because I have some new fresh ideas and the writer's block for this story is long gone. The recent one that I have done is only chapter 4, and I didn't take the time to edit the first three chapters, so if its really that bad gomen. reviews please =)