I hope you all like my fanfiction. Please don't be afraid to tell me if you like it or not. If you all seem to like it I'll continue on with the story. RR!

Italics represent a dream or thougths. Thougths have a sinlge ' around them. In a dream, the sayings will have ". I do not own Inuyasha or any of the other characers that are presented on the show. I might create some new characters soon. Hope you enjoy!

Chapter 1: Love Reveals Itself

Kagome sleepily opened her eyes, the bright morning sunlight shining through the flap-door and filling the hut. She felt Inuyasha holding her close to his body protectively in his lap. She looked up, smelling his light scent and running her fingers through his hair. She knew he wouldn't feel it; That was the point.

Ever since the Inu-gang had defeated Naraku, they were all becoming closer and closer.

Kagome snuggled closer to Inuyasha, burrying her face into his chest. He tightened his grip around her protectively, warmly. Kagome soon fell back asleep, lost in Inuyasha's warmth.

It was a hot summer morning and the heat was still rising. Sango and Miroku sat on the hill as Shippo and Kilala played in the field below.

"Hey Miroku?" Sango said in a questiong tone. She looked at the monk, looking into his eyes.

"Yes, dear Sango?" he replied, looking innocently and lovingly back to the one he loved.

"You love me don't you?" she asked.

"Well, of course. Why do you ask?" He wasn't quite sure why she was asking him this. She knew he loved her.

"Well..why don't we look for a hut of our own?" she asked after a moment of hesitation.

Miroku was surprised at her statement. "A hut...of our own?" He looked nervously at Sango, not sure if she was serious or just testing him. She'd done a lot of that lately.

"Yes." she replied. "With Naraku defeated, what's stopping us from beginning our life together?" A smile played across her lips as she said this. She was fully serious.

"You are quite right my sweet Sango. We should begin looking. But...first..." Miroku turned fully to face Sango, taking her hands in his. "Sango, my love? Would you do me the honor of being my wife?"

Sango looked away, smiling and blushing. She'd been dreaming for so long of this day, and it had finally come. She looked back, staring deeply into her lover's eyes. "Of course Miroku. I would love to be your wife." she said smiling brightly.

"Oh Sango. Thank you!" he said befor eleaning in and kissing Sango sweetly and lovingly on the lips.

Inuyasha awoke, the sunlight flooding into his amber eyes. He smelled the familliar and much desired scent and looked down at the sleeping girl in his arms.

She looked so peaceful, a smile on her face as she dreamed a happy dream.

'Kagome will be 18 in two weeks.' Inuyasha thought as he listened to Kagome's steady breathing and heartbeat. 'In her time boys and girls of that age go to an extra type of schooling called...college. When I first began to try to get to know Kagome, she talked of what colleges she was going to go to and how far away they were.'

Inuyasha began to worry about how far away Kagome was probably going to be and feared he wouldn't see her even half as much as he did now. 'She takes long enough to go to her regular school. I go crazy when she goes. I'll never see her if she leaves for college.' he thought.

His thougts were interrupted as the young miko in his arms stirred in her sleep.

"Kagome, I don't know if you know this or not, but I really don't want you to go away to college. I miss you so much when you go back for regular school. I don't know what I'll do if you only come back for holidays. I'll never get to see you. I...I love you Kagome."

Inuyasha felt Kagome's heart skip a beat as he said the last sentence. She was indeed awake. Apparently she'd woken when she stirred and he hadn't realized.

"Do you really Inuyasha? Do you mean it?" Kagome asked as she looked hopefully up at the one she'd long for for so long.

"Yes Kagome. Really." He smiled warmly anf gently down on Kagome as she suddenly brightened, her eyes filled with love and nuzzled his nose with hers lovingly.

Kagome now looked deep into Inuyasha's amber eyes. "I love you too Inuyasha." she said, smiling equally as he was.

"You don't know how long I've wanted to hear you say that." Inuyasha leaned down, his lips brushing Kagome's. "Yes I do." Inuyasha just smiled slightly as she said this. "I love you so much Kagome." he said, whispering between their lips.

Kagome smiled and met his lips full on, filling the kiss with so much love, warmth, desire and longing, showing Inuyasha how she loved him as much as he did her.

When they broke the kiss, Inuyasha was smiling.

"What? I don't think I've ever seen you smile like that." Kagome said, curiosity in her eyes.

"You just...make me so happy, Kagome."

Kagome smiled and kiss Inuyasha's cheek sweetly.

"Hey...um...Inuyasha?" Kagome's voice was suddenly wuiet and nervous, somehow sad.

"What is it Kagome?" Inuyasha allowed his concern to freely show, covering all his features.

"I know it's only the beginning of the summer. But...when are we gonna talk about me going to college?" "I mean...I'll be 18 in 13 days." Kagome stood and walked over to her giant yellow backpack. She pulle dout a stiff piece of paper and walked back over to Inuyasha, gently sitting down in his lap, being careful not to hurt him. "Read it."

Kagome has taught Inuyasha many thing such as reading, geography, math and what was history to her time.

"That's a college in...America." Horror was written all over Inuyasha's face as he processed the informatin he'd just read.

Kagome sadly nodded her head, looking away, afraid of what he might say.

"Not that I'm not happy for you...I know you worked hard to get into such a good school. But why'd you have to pick one so far away? I'll surely never see you now." His voice cracked in worry and anxiety as he said this, and a look of sadness fell over his face.

Kagome ran to her backpack once more and pulled out a much older looking piece of paper and handed it to the hanyou as well, a more hopeful and encouraging look on her face now, and once again placed herself freely in his lap.

A look of confusion then replaced the saddened one the was on Inuyasha's face moment's ago. "I don't understand Kagome."

Kagome smiled at the confused hanyou as she tried to hint what she ment by the second letter. "Look at the date Inuyasha." (A/N: At this point in time, fuedal Japan didn't have "colleges". But they did have a similar type of schooling.)

"You're going to be schooled...here?" Inuyasha's face brightened as he said and process the information.

"I could be. It just depends."

"On what?"

After a moment of hesitation, Kagome looked up at Inuyasha with love in her eyes. "On you."

"Me?"

"Yes. You."

"Why me? What have I got to do with what college you go to? It's your decision. You busted your ass to get in. Not me."

Kagome smiled. Inuyasha was so kind to her, even if he tried to brush it off with his tough guy act. He respected her greatly.

"I love you Inuyasha. And depending on you determines whether I stay or go."

Inuyasha looked down, still confused, at Kagome. "Well what do you want me to do?" he asked, his confusion evident in his face.

"Inuyasha, if I stay here, it'll be for good. And i'd stay just because I love you; Just to be near you. But...are you ready for me to be here all the time...for good?" Kagome had a questioning and hopeful look on her face.

Inuyasha replied without hesitation. "Yes."

Kagome smiled once again. She leaned up and kiss the hanyou sweetly. "I love you."

He smiled and returned the kiss, his hand tangled in her midnight black hair.

I know, it was a fairly shor tchapter. I apologize but I just wanted to give y'all a taste of what the story will be like before I made it long only to find out you hate it.So please RR and I'll try to update as soon as I possibly can.-D