InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Sengoku Shorts ❯ His Heart ( Chapter 4 )

For: Rashiea

Fandom: Inuyasha

Pairing: Inuyasha/Kagome

Theme: Something to Protect

Words: 156

 

His Heart

 

Inuyasha's back was leaned against the tree, his arms crossed, tense. The night of the new moon was never a pleasant one for him.

 

Kagome sat down next to him and pushed a strand of black hair out of his face. “Aren't you going to get any sleep?”

 

“Keh,” he scowled, “You know I can't.”

 

“But we're all together. We'll be safe.”

 

Inuyasha turned his face away from her. “You just don't understand.”

 

Kagome placed a hand on his shoulder. “What do you mean?”

 

“It's different now. Before I only had to worry about myself. But now if I let my guard down, it's not just my life I'm risking, it's… yours, too.”

 

“Inuyasha…”

 

“Kagome, you don't understand what it feels like to have… something to protect.”

 

Kagome reached out and turned his cheek to her, and looked into his eyes. She knew exactly what he meant. For she too had something to protect: His heart.