Well... Im so sorry the update took so long. I think im gonna update one more time before skool starts.

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There's a surprise for you all at the end :-D

Anyways, ill just shut my trap and let you read my story...

Concrete Rose

Chapter 6 Just promise me ok?

Inuyasha toke a cool drink from the stream that starts at the topmost top of the mountain you can' t even see from the village - like- city. He cupped a handful of water and stared in it. Of course he saw his reflection staring back at him. He sighed and drunk it.

Kagome was back in this village… he had no idea… how come he never knew? He was so frustrated! He was so mad he went to the nearby tree and punched it so hard his fists went right through it, creating a hole and caused all the birds to fly out. Kagome! He wanted to scream. All this time, though unknown to Inuyasha, a young raven- haired girl watched him and flinched as Inuyasha's fist began to bleed.

Kagome walked out of the fuming mad… she couldn't stand her mother! She was such a - a - cold hearted baka! She knew she shouldn't say that about her mother but she couldn't help thinking it. She was just doing a good for the sake of the less unfortunate! Kagome sighed and stopped her battle with herself. She was about to go down the hill to the stream when a noise like something big and heavy crashing into something else and breaking, scared her shitless.

She looked down the hill and saw a certain silver haired man pulled his fist out of the tree he had just drilled through. She watched as he looked up at the darkening sky and winced as the blood from his hand dripped down onto the ground and trailed after him as he turned and left. She was relieved as Sango came to her in the same direction as Kagome, herself, had a few minutes ago.

"Kagome, we should go eat… " The demon slayer said as she approached the younger girl, who paid her no attention and kept staring at the ripping surface of the stream. Looking at the mix of oranges and reds yellows and blues.

"Kagome, I said I think we should go eat." Sango tried again louder.

"I know what you and I'm coming." Kagome turned abruptly and walked of in the direction they both came.

A few days after the accident with Inuyasha, Kagome's mom finally let Sango and Kagome go back to the place to work. She made them swear not to reveal Kagome's identity but she says that she trusts the girls now that they've learned a so-called 'lesson'. But Kagome suspects she needs the money that Sango and her make.

She arrived at the grounds and to her surprise, she saw Inuyasha in the front gate. Kagome's heart jumped to her mouth. What if her foolish save did blow her cover? What if she and Sango were never allowed to come back here and her family was forced to move to some poor countryside village?

But the thoughts stopped running wild after Inuyasha walked over to them and said hi.

"Um… hey…" Kagome said back without looking at him.

"Um… do any of you know any priestesses that may have came here? Ah, heck, you probably wouldn't know. Well good day. Bye."

And with that he walked away.

"Do you think he knows? What if he somehow found out about me being Kagome?" Kagome gave a fearful glance at her best friend.

"I don't think so, look at the way he is asking everyone. I- I think you should tell him. Cause your really breaking- "

"NO! I can't… Sango you don't understand! If anyone knows we would have to move."

"Ah, but I already know." They spun around to see Ayame walking slowly towards them. "There are demons… and half demons here."

"So?" Sango said with her eyes narrowed. She didn't trust this new pig-tailed wolf demon.

"So… they have great sense of hearing." Ayame tilted her head towards Inuyasha who was just a few meters away from them. "No doubt he already knows."

"NO! I mean… let's just pray he doesn't. For our sake."

Kagome grabbed Sango by the arm and led her away… towards the kitchens where she's supposed to be, leaving Ayame. She used to be so nice… what happened to her? But she thought of that matter no more, for there were work in the Kitchens and she needed to get straight to it.

Inuyasha froze in mid sentence. He looked at the beautiful young lady that he had known as Lilly. She was Kagome? For, like Ayame had told them, he had heard the whole conversation after he had left. Now he stopped questioning. There was no need. He had found the girl that was his best friend a little more then a decade ago.

She was here. He remembered when Lilly first entered the military as the new food delivery girl and a new servant girl. She had been Sango's best friend. And Sango was a good friend of his. Oh… Kagome had done her work well. No body had known. No doubt, she was the one who saved him. She had also sacrificed her favorite silk handkerchief in the process. Now… he smiled to himself as he thought of this, he would return the handkerchief to their rightful owners.

He followed the girls, barely able to control his excitement. It was almost noon. So Kagome should be in the kitchen working to prepare lunch for the military. Hopefully he can draw her out for a little one on one chat somewhere they can't be disturbed.

Inuyasha opened the flap and looked around. Kagome wasn't there! He grabbed the nearest person by the arm and asked her where Lilly had gone. She answered him with a curt 'I don't know who you're talking about, Master Inuyasha. Is there anything we can do for you?'

"Yea there is, you can tell me where Kag- Lilly had gone." He mumbled his voice just above audible.

"Well, I'm sorry, Mas-"

"Inuyasha?" A girl voice stopped the worker's short.

"Sango, where's Lilly?"

"Lilly? Why are you looking for Lilly?" Sango looked confused. Inuyasha sighed. His patience was getting short.

"Look, just tell me."

"Ok… she went to the only building in the grounds. Apparently, Inutaisho just came back from some place and wanted a hot, steaming bath. So Lilly is there attending to the fire. Inuyasha, why-"

"Thanks, Sango!" he ran to towards the only actual building here. The place where his father lived. And from what Sango said, Inutaisho had gotten back from his long travel across the land to the high king of another country. Inuyasha was sure the journey was going to be way longer.

Well he was here. The ugly brown building. This is where Inuyasha finds out why Kagome hadn't been where she was supposed to be, a year ago. In the grassy grounds where fireworks could be seen lighting up the sky.

The air inside was warm, and the place smelled of rotting wood. Probably the result of when the owner of the house can be away from it for months at a time. But he walked on without meeting anybody until he came to a door to the basement of the rotting house. That's where he'll find Kagome or Lilly, he figured. Since the heating is at the bottom. So he walked down the stairs and walked to the place where he was directly above the huge bathroom upstairs. And then he saw her.

She was standing beside a large furnace. Her clothes were a bit soot-y and her hand was covered in soot. But she a bow and arrow drawn, and the arrow was pointing at his heart. Don't, he silently pleaded, you broke my heart enough in the past years…

"Lilly?" he saw a visibly relax.

"Inuyasha… how did you know I was here?" she said as she set down her bow and arrow.

"Word spreads… um… Lilly?"

"Yea."

"I know who you are."

Kagome let out a nervous chuckle. But her mind was racing. How did he know? Sango. What did she tell him? Did she betray her? How could she? How dare she? But Kagome decided to play dumb. "Of course you know who I am… you've worked with me for a year."

"No… you know what I mean… Kagome." Kagome's eyes widened.

"Kagome? Wha- what are you talking about?"

Inuyasha was pissed. How could she play dumb, after all those years? Didn't she care? "Kagome… how could you… I- I thought you and I – "

"Inuyasha," she cut him off. "There was never a 'you and I'. And I'm not Kagome, for heaven's sake."

Inuyasha couldn't stand it. He walked over and closed the distance between him and Kagome. He wrapped his arms around Kagome and thanked the Lord that she didn't fight in his arms.

"Kagome… I knew it was you. Why though? Why didn't you say anything? Why didn't you ever meet me in the fireworks field, like you had promised?"

Inuyasha could smell the tears that started to cascade down her cheeks. The salty smell that made his heart break in two. He wished that whatever it was, it would just stop haunting her and making her miserable, but he knew it was him that was the source of the tears.

"Kagome… please… I – I didn't mean it that way… I – I was so miserable when you left. I just thought that maybe… maybe we can … you know… start over…"

"Inuyasha…" she buried her head further into Inuyasha's haori. "I don't know. It's not for me to decide… I don't even know if we can start over. I mean… if anyone knows we're here we might not even be allowed to be here… I – " she couldn't continue. Someone had just lifted her tear – stained face and claimed her mouth… that someone was Inuyasha.

So they just stood there. Aware of nothing but the person in front of them. For when they had lip locked, they were both overcome with great emotions.

For Inuyasha, he couldn't believe his luck. He had found the girl that haunted his dreams and his nightmare at the same time. Dream that he had found her and everything would be magically better and nightmare of the day that she had left him. Replayed over and over and over again in his mind, making him feel that loneness over and over again.

For Kagome, it was as if a great burden had been taking of her shoulder. She had been lying to her best friend for 1 whole year. Keeping the lie, keeping and denying her true feelings. She loved him, and always had and always will, that much was true. Back then, it had been puppy crush, but now…

They broke away, gasping for air. Inuyasha, who had restored air faster, used this opportunity to lean forward and nibble her ear. Then he whispered,

"I love you Kagome… do you love me? (A/N does that sound familiar:D )

"Inuyasha… I do. I love you."

"Good. Then can you promise me one thing?"

"I don't know…"

"Promise me!"

"Ok… but it can't be unreasonable."

"Just… just promise me that you will never leave me again ok? When you left… when you left… I – I … the pain… it was just … just unbearable…" Inuyasha pulled back to look at her in the eyes.

Kagome did know if she could keep that promise, the choice was not her to decide… but the pain. The pain in his eyes and his voice was enough to make her promise anything. She nodded and felt Inuyasha pull her into another kiss.

This was bliss. Even if it was just for this moment to enjoy.

WOW! I liked the ending... did you?

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bye,

-sersee