DiScLaImEr: I DO NOT own ANY part of Inuyasha! I love the show and this is simply a fanfiction!

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Chapter 1

"Inuyasha! SIT!" Kagome Higurashi yelled with enough anger to kill a million demons.

Miroku the monk turned to his friend Sango and asked, "What do you think he did this time?"

Watching on, Sango just shrugged. She had seen this same thing over and over again, and didn't doubt that Inuyasha deserved it.

Kagome stormed toward the two, arms locked straight with her fists balled at her sides, a very angry look on her face.

"Um...Kagome? What did Inuyasha say?" The little fox-demon Shippo asked just to be ignored.

"He is such a stupid! Selfish! JERK!"

She kept walking, going right past them, not taking her bike or her backpack.

"She's really mad this time..." Shippo whispered into Miroku's ear as Inuyasha pulled himself out of a fairly decent sized hole.

"Kagome! Where do you think your going! Kagome!" Inuyasha's arms flailed above his head as he yelled after her.

Kagome turned around with an even angrier look and screamed as loud as she could, "SITTTT!"

'Stupid jerk, serves you right!' Kagome thought to herself.

The wide-eyed Shippo watched Kagome fume and added, "REALLY mad."

"Kagome?" Sango called after her, "Where are you going?"

"I'm going to take a nice long bath at the hotspring so I can relax and calm down."

Sango sighed and shook her head as she watched her good friend Kagome walk into Inuyasha's Forest, then she smiled, because she knew she wouldn't be gone long, because even if Kagome was mad at Inuyasha, she couldn't stay away from him.

"Will Kagome be alright do you think?" Miroku asked with honest concern that made Sango smile.

'Yes, he's a lecher, he's a pervert, and he's a womanizer, but he's still caring', She thought to herself.

"She'll be alright." She answered as she sat next to him on the grassy hill, "She's stronger than Inuyasha thinks."

"I couldn't agree with you more, Sango. Excuse me-" Miroku turned the the grouchy Inuyasha and yelled, "You should take Kagome's things to Kaede's hut!"

Inuyasha called Miroku an unpleasant name, but still picked up Kagome's things and headed off.

"We owe him and Kagome alot, you know."

Shippo jumped from Miroku's shoulder to Sango's and then to her lap and agree, "Sango's right. Kagome and Inuyasha took me in right after my parents died and let me stay with them. We were all alone before we all joined up with them, but now we have friends that will risk their lives for us."

"You're right Shippo, but if it wasn't for Kagome, I don't think Inuyasha would have let any of us come along. She's had a huge affect on him, but back then, he was still hardened and only trusted Kagome, so he let us tag along because it was what she wanted," Miroku stated his point of view.

Miroku noticed Sango's pretty smile as she agreed with him, "You're probably right, but still, Inuyasha has saved all of our lives on more than one occasion."

"Indeed, Sango. How are you?"

Sango raised her eye-brows at the monk, confused by the question. He talked as if she was a long lost friend.

"What I mean is, how have you been feeling? I'll admit, your good at hiding what your feeling, and I for one can't tell and I doubt Inuyasha can either."

With a blush, Sango opened her mouth and closed it again. Being a demon slayer had required her not to show her emotions.

"If you don't want to open up to me, Sango, its alright. I know you've been though so much and I just wanted to see if I could-"

Sango took a deep breath before cutting him off, and stared him straight in the eyes, "Its not what you think, Miroku, its just..."

She leaned over then, and she kissed him right on the lips, ignoring Shippo who was now sitting a few feet away.

"I'm sorry..." She studdered and hurriedly got to her feet and went in the direction of the forest.

Miroku wanted to call after her and say he wasn't at all sorry it had happened, but he was in to much shock to yell, so instead, he watched her back get smaller and smaller, while Shippo voiced what he thought about it, "Yuk. I can't believe she kissed you."

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Inuyasha sat in a tall tree with a glare plastered on his face, hands tucked into his sleeves.

'Why does she have to 'sit' me all the time? All I said what that she took a lot of work protecting.'

The conversation had most likely hurt Kagome's feelings, Inuyasha realized, but he was to stuborn to apologize. She had told him that if she was such a pain, he should just let her die, and when he had replied "I just might."

Those three words had gained him absolutly nothing but an angry Kagome, and an angry Kagome only sat him alot.

"Master Inuyasha! Its been such a long time!"

Inuyasha looked to his nose where Myoga the flea demon sat, beginning to suck his blood, "Myoga, get lost."

With a flick of Inuyasha's finger, the flea flew through the air.

Just then, Inuyasha picked up one of his most hated scents, just behind Sesshomaru's and Naraku's, "Koga!"

The arogant leader of the wolf demon tribe who was in love with Kagome was coming, but going right towards the hot springs.

"Oh no you don't, wolf-boy!"

Over my dead body you'll get close to her when she's naked!

He knew Kagome was in the hot-spring because he had checked up on her to make sure she wasn't in danger. He hadn't stayed there, because if Kagome caught him, she'd sit him a billion times.

'Stupid necklace.'

He leaped twice and landed right on the edge of the hot spring, barely with a glance at Kagome before saying, "Is he here? No, I would smell his stinch if he was."

"Inuyasha! You pervert! Sit, sit, SIT!" Kagome screamed bloody murder and Inuyasha covered his ears, just to have his whole body forced underwater by the subjegation word.

A string of curses flew out of his mouth as he came up for air, but then Koga apeared, "Hey, Mutt! You leave my Kagome alone!"

"Who says she's YOUR Kagome!"

"Koga!" Yelled Kagome, "Both of you get out of here! You're worse than Miroku!"

"Hey, I take offense to that." Declared the monk as he came out of the trees, Shippo riding on his shoulder.

"Ah!" Kagome screamed in helplessness as she tried her best to cover herself under the water. This was absolutly chaotic, "Go, go, go!"

"But Kagome-" Koga started, but Inuyasha cut him off.

"Get out of here, wolf-boy! Kagome isn't even dressed and wants you to get lost!"

Koga hadn't taken time to realize that and Kagome blushed a fierce red at Inuyasha's bluntness, and out of emmbarassment, yelled, "Inuyasha! Sit, boy!''

"Why can't a girl take a bath in private without a bunch of guys coming around!"

"Hey, I'm not the only one lookin'!" Inuyasha yelled as he pulled his face out of the dirt, flailing his arms because he was the only one getting blamed.

"Idiot..." Shippo scolded as Kagome sat Inuyasha yet again.

"Forgive me Kagome, but I gotta run, don't miss me too much!" Koga called as he ran off.

"Yes, we should be going Shippo. Kagome doesn't seem to be in any danger."

'Inuyasha, you pervert. I can't believe he was actually looking!'

"Inuyasha, you turn around so I can get out," Kagome ordered as he started to get up from the ground.

"Feh!" Was his response as he did what she said.

'Thats my good dog', Kagome giggled to herself.

"How do you always show up when I'm taking a bath?" Kagome asked as she walked over so she was standing in front of him.

"Ha! You think I WANTED to look! Every time, Miroku tricks me, or you end up screaming your head off like your in trouble! Its not MY fault!"

"Come on Inuyasha, its not like Koga would HURT me."

"So! He doesn't have any right to touch you, and I'm not gonna let him! You wern't even dressed!"

Kagome smiled and said, "So much for letting me die, huh?"

"Wait a second, what does that have to do with anything!" Inuyasha sputtered, having forgotten all about that arguement.

"Oh, nothing. Thank you. Your right, you always save me."

"About time you realized it." Inuyasha declared with a burst of male ego.

'He's such a faker, trying to act like he doesn't care about us. That idiot, I've been with him for two whole years now, and you'd think he'd figure out we could see through his act.'

That was the way Inuyasha was though, and she accepted it willingly.

"Whatever, Kaede wanted me to go get food and fire wood. You go back to the village."

Kagome did what Inuyasha told her and went back to the village to visit Kaede.

"How are ye, child?"

"Fine. Inuyasha went to catch food for you. Do you know where Sango and Kirara are?" Kagome asked. She hadn't seen the slayer in a while.

"Ne. She was out sitting with Miroku not long ago, but the next thing I knew, she had diapeared."

"Oh, maybe she just went off to talk with some of the villagers..."

"Possibly. How long will ye be staying this time?"

Kagome shrugged as she sat down, "Inuyasha will decide. He said he wanted us HUMANS to get some rest before we start off again, so who knows. I'd really like to go back to my time for a little while to see Mama, Grandpa and Sota. Its been a long time since I've been back because schools out for the summer. You could always use more medicine and I could get more candy for Shippo, plus, Inuyasha's eaten all the Ramen again."

"Yes, he does have quite an appitite. Need I add he's blunt to a fault?"

Kagome couldn't help but smile at the old womans words, because she was right. Inuyasha was blunt, and that was only one more of the things that made her love him more.

She would never understand why Kikyo had wanted Inuyasha to become human.

'He's perfect just the way he is. Being half demon is what makes him, him. I never want to change that', Kagome thought sadly.

Kikyo had in a way, made Inuyasha think he wasn't worth anything as a half-demon, but she was wrong.

'He's caring, and can be funny, he's annoying, and not to mention loud...but, what am I saying? Thats what makes him Inuyasha. He's willing to put his life before mine, which he has done countless times.'

For almost two years now, she had been traveling back and forth between preasant day Japan and the Fuedal Era. If she hadn't been drug into the bone-eaters well all that time ago, she wouldn't have ever met Inuyasha. Not only that, but she wouldn't have teamed up with Shippo, Miroku, Sango, or Kirara either.

What would she do when they were done with their jewel hunt and it was time for her to go back home? Would she be able to do it, or would she stay here in the fuedal era with her amazing friends and Inuyasha?

"What is troubling ye, Kagome?"

"Oh...you already know we almost have all the shards, because of the shards Naraku lost last time we battled him. He only has a few left now, and there's still the one in Kohaku's back, and the two in Koga's legs."

"Child, that should make ye happy, not sad. I believe this has something to do with Inuyasha and the others, does it not?"

"Yeah, I guess...I don't know what will happen. It kinda scares me."

"Do not worry yourself, Kagome. Fate will decide, and there is nothing we can do about it, so just cherish the time ye have left," Were Kaede's wise words.

"Your right, thank you. I think I'll go find Sango."

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"I really have lost my mind, havn't I, Kirara?" Sango whispered to her twin-tail fire cat who sat next to her in her kitten form.

Kirara rubbed her head against Sango's hand and let out a disagreeing meow.

"Sango, what are you up to?"

Sango jumped at Inuyasha's barked voice. She hadn't even heard him and he was standing right behind her, and she was glad he was a friend and not an enemy.

"Oh, hi, Inuyasha. I'm just thinking. What are you doing here?"

"I was just checking on you."

"You were?" Sango asked, surprised.

"Well, yeah, but I also wanted to ask you something...I was wondering..." In just that short time, Inuyasha got frustrated and growled, "Oh, whatever, forget it," and he started to storm off.

"Inuyasha, I think you should talk to Kagome. She's afraid of whats going to happen after our quest is over, and I think you are too."

"Ha, yeah right. I don't get scared," Inuyasha told her with an angry look.

"Ok, Inuyasha," Sango gave up.

"Anyway! You should talk to Miroku before you tell me I should talk to Kagome."

It surprised Sango, but Inuyasha was right. She couldn't scold Inuyasha for not being able to talk to Kagome when she herself couldn't even talk to Miroku.

'Sango's right, I should talk to Kagome. Who knows when I won't be able to anymore. Its too hard for me to talk to her about these things. I'm not good at it and I just screw everything up.'

"Sango!" Yelled Kagome who was hurrying over, and added as she sat down next to Sango, "I just ran into Miroku, who told me what happened. Did you really kiss him, or was it some fantasy of his?"

Kagome watched Sango's face go tomato red, and squealed, "Oh Sango! Thats great! Its about time something happened!"

"Kagome, what are you babling on about?" Inuyasha asked her like she was crazy, "There's no way Sango kissed that pervert. Every time he touches her, she slaps him."

"Inuyasha, you just don't understand! A girl doesn't want to be groaped. A kiss is completely different. Especialy the first one. Its a way to show you REALLY care about someone," Kagome yelled at Inuyasha.

"Kagome. I'd rather Inuyasha not hear about all of this..."

"Yeah, like I want to hear about you kissing Miroku. I'm going to get supper," With those final words, he bounded off.

"So, Sango, how was it?" Kagome asked her friend seriously.

"I guess there's no more reason to deny it...Miroku's a cheat, he's a lecher, a pervert, but he's still caring. You know that as much as I do, after all, you've known him longer..." Snago tried her hardest to explain.

"I understand. You know he's not perfect, but it doesn't matter. His faults just make you love him."

Oh...God...I really do love him, don't I? Sango thought, bewildered.

"Exept the groping..."

Kagome giggled, then said to her confused friend, "Oh, Sango, I just can't believe it. Its so wonderful. Are you going to talk to Miroku about it?"

"Ummm...I hadn't planned on it."

"Kagome, can I ask you to excuse us for a little while?"

Both women turned back to look at Miroku who stood with his staff in his hand. Sango blushed and Kagome smiled, "Sure. Is Shippo with Kaede, Miroku?"

"Yes. Thank you, Kagome."

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"Where do you think they are?" Kagome asked Inuyasha worriedly.

Inuyasha just sat against the wall with his eyes closed and shrugged.

"Inuyasha! You could at least ACT concerned!"

"Stop worrying. Their both capable of taking care of themselves," Inuyasha replied without even opening his eyes.

Sango and Miroku had missed supper and now it was getting late and Kagome couldn't help but worry. They were her friends and she cared about them.

"Its ok, Kagome. You shouldn't worry," Shippo added and jumped on her lap.

Kagome smiled at the fox-demon and patted his head.

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Another hour passed, and Kagome stood up and declared, "Inuyasha, I'm going to go look for them and there's nothing you can do about it."

"Whatever. Try not to get yourself killed."

"Hm! Fine!" Kagome stuck up her nose and moved the straw mat out of her way as she exited the small hut.

"Kagome, wait, we're coming with you!" Shippo yelled as he pulled the unhappy Inuyasha out by the pantleg. The look on Inuyasha's face was funny and Kagome smiled.

Inuyasha squinted at her and asked, "What are YOU smiling about?"

She didn't even answer, she just started walking toward the forest.

"Come on you two, the sun will be going down pretty soon," Kagome said happily as she looked back.

'This is the way I like it...what will I do when its all over?'

Kagome led the others to where Sango and Miroku had been earlier, and she jumped behind a bush, pulling Inuyasha and Shippo with her.

"What's your deal!" Inuyasha yelled, and Kagome covered his mouth with her hand.

"Look at them Inuyasha..." She whispered, voice soft.

'Here she does, getting all mushy again. It must be a human curse', thought Inuyasha before he had actualy looked.

Sango was leaning against Miroku's shoulder and his arm was around her waist, not on her butt. That alone was surprising, but then he figured out the were both sitting there sleeping.

"Lets go..."Kagome whispered with a whispy smile.

"But I thought..." Inuyasha started but decided arguing with her wouldn't do any good, so he stood up with one more look at the sleeping couple and followed her out.

'Maybe when we've finished our journey, Sango and Miroku will get married and have children', Kagome day dreamed. She just wanted her friends to be happy, that was all.

"Where are YOU going?" Inuyasha asked Kagome accusingly as she started to split off from them.

"I'm going to the stream to watch the sunset."

"Why would you want to do that?" Inuyasha was completely uninterested, and Kagome sank a little. She was hoping he'd come with her.

"Because its pretty, thats why!" She huffed and stormed off, Inuyasha just happy she didn't sit him.

Kagome waited as the sun just started to go under the horizen, 'Its so pretty. Its so hard to see it in my time with all the buildings and polution.'

She was so happy for Miroku and Sango, who she hoped had finally settled their differences, but she was still sad. Inuyasha would always belong to Kikyo. Admiting that to herself hurt more than anything, because she really did love him. It had taken her so long to figure out, it was actualy pathetic.

'Oh, I'm just going to make myself cry...stupid me. Inuyasha hates when I cry. I'm so tired, but I havn't been able to sleep lately. I've been thinking too much.'

"Hey."

Inuyasha sat down beside her with just one word, arms and legs crossed.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome whispered with surprise.

"What-" Kagome started to ask, but knew if she asked why he had come to sit with her, he'd leave immediatly, because he didn't like explaining himself, "Nevermind...um, is it ok if I go home for a few days?"

Without looking at her, he asked, "Why?"

"Well, we need more supplies, and I want to see Mama, Sota, and Gramps. I havn't gone back to my time in weeks, and I just thought since we'll be here for a little while, I could go see them."

"Ok."

'Ok? Whats up with HIM? He always argues about me going back home.'

He look unsure and afraid, and Kagome grabbed his hand, "Inuyasha, everything will work out fine..."

'I'm such a coward. I should just say it, but no, I sit here and let her reasure me. Kagome...you mean so much to me now, even though I never thought I could love again, I do. Why can't I just tell you? You tell me every time you come back here. You put yourself in danger to be here with me.'

Inuyasha let out a long sigh, knowing he couldn't say those words to her. He had to show her somehow. She deserved it for all the times she had endangered herself to help him.

He pulled his hand out of Kagome's and stood, facing away from her so she couldn't read his face.

"Inuyasha, what's wrong? I want to help you..." Kagome pleaded as she stood also and placed a hand on his shoulder.

Inuyasha didn't mean to do what he ended up doing. It was Kagome who had told him that a kiss was special, and was a way to show how you really feel.

He didn't mean to, but he did.

Inuyasha pulled her to him in a tight hug, drawing comfort from her, something she always seemed to offer, "Kagome..."

'What is he doing? I don't understand...' Kagome whispered in her head, hugging him until he drew away a few inches and stared into her eyes.

'Kagome, I want you to see what I can't say...' pleaded Inuyasha mentaly as he kissed her softly.

Kagome just kind of melted against him afterward, understanding.

It was quiet as they held onto what they feared they couldn't keep, but another voice broke that silence and Kagome went cold.

"Hello, Inuyasha."

"Kikyo..." Inuyasha whispered as he laid eyes on his first love.

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