I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA!

To explain this entire story...

In the 2nd Inuyasha movie, Kagome and Inuyasha kissed...

But, the episodes following that movie didn't include ANYTHING about the kiss.

So,

I've read many demands online and decided to write what probably happened since that movie between Inuyasha and Kagome.

Enjoy :)

It had been 3 days since they escaped from the castle...

Memories haunted Kagome's mind constantly.

He kissed back... She thought over and over. Does that mean... he feels the same way?

She sighed and sat down, staring off at the orange sky. Oh, I forgot... He loves Kikyo... Not me.

Meanwhile Inuyasha had his own irritating thoughts.

She kissed me! He thought. She seemed to enjoy it...

He dared a look at her.

She seemed to be looking back and their eyes locked for a sliver of a moment before they both turned away.

Shippo sensed their discomfort as did Sango and Miroku.

Shippo was the first to break the silence. "So, um, Kagome, we're gonna set off to find more shards, right?"

Kagome snapped out of her daze. "Yeah, in the morning, I guess..."

Inuyasha's eyes were glazed over, deep in thought.

Images of that night krept into Kagome's mind again.

His red eyes... His demon claws... He'd scared her half to death, sure, but... Something about his demon form made him look, well, sexy to her.

Then came the part that haunted her; she stretched up on her tippy-toes, their lips touching... The struggling stopping slowly... His lips mimicking her lips' movement.

Do I love him? She asked herself.

The sun finally set over the horizon and she climbed into her sleeping bag.

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He made sure everyone was asleep before Inuyasha jumped down from his tree and walked over to the small stream nearby.

"Why did I kiss her back?" He asked aloud in a quiet whisper. "She's Kikyo's reincarnation... Yet, she's the one I am so protective of... She's the one I love..."

Kagome stood up and walked over to him quietly.

His cheeks turned deep red. "You're awake...?"

"Mhhmm." She responded.

"Why don't you go back to sleep?"

"Not tired." She lied, but she wanted to see what he had to say.

"So, um, Kagome... about the castle..."

"What about it?" She asked, a little nervous and angry at the same time.

"Why did you, um... kiss me?" He asked, clearing his throat.

"Because... I... um... wanted to save you... You've saved me many times, and I thought I should, um, return the favor. You, er, kissed back?" Now her cheeks were a deep red.

"Did I? Hm, didn't noticed."

"Oh," She sighed, disappointed.

Unknowingly, he grabbed her hand. She held onto his carefully, not knowing what he was doing.

"Inuyasha?" She looked into his eyes.

She's so beautiful... He thought.

What is he doing! She thought as he leaned in closely. Is he going to-

He closed the distance between their lips and kissed her.

She instinctively kissed back.

Her lips were warm against his. Nothing between them would ever be the same... He knew he loved her... She knew she loved him...

They knew they were in love.

When they pulled away, Inuyasha looked into her eyes.

"I don't know how the others would react to 'us' but, for now, we should keep it a secret... okay?" He told her.

"You mean there is an 'us'?" She asked.

He smiled. "Of course, I just kissed you, didn't I?"
She smiled back and hugged him.

He kissed her forehead and whispered, "I'll always protect you, Kagome. I love you."

"I love you, too." She replied, shocked that he really meant it. He really loved her!

They split apart and Kagome went to bed smiling.

He watched her, like he always did, as he sat in the tree just above her.

Little did they know, a little fox was watching.

"Oh, my, god." Shippo gasped, his little fox tail poofing up. "Inuyasha loves Kagome and Kagome loves Inuyasha! I knew it!"

"If you tell anyone, you're dead." Inuyasha growled, suddenly behind the fox, grabbing Shippo's tail.

"Ah! Let go!" Shippo yelled.

"Shh! You'll wake the others! If you tell anyone about what happened with me and Kagome, you're dead meat, ya got that?"

Shippo nodded and Inuyasha dropped the little fox onto the ground.

I'll never live this down with Shippo. He thought as he saw the fox curl up next to Kagome.

To be continued...