Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. No offense to any readers, but I'm 100 Inu/Kag and there's no room for any other pairs. Sry, I'll try 2 add a dash of Sang/Mir. And in case I use it, lal means laugh a lot because I'm sick and tired of hearing lol, so I made lal up. I f u use it without telling me, I can so ttly sue u. lal, ha! I can use it! Lal, lal, lal! Just kiddn u can use it, but seriously, if u do, u make sure to tell the person that its originality is traced to me.

Inuyasha was sitting in the God Tree when he smelled Kagome's delicious scent of wild flowers coming towards him. It was just Kagome and him after Sango and Miroku got married and moved to his new village. They offered to take Shippo, and he accepted after he heard there was a fox clan nearby. Kagome got letters from Sango from time to time, and today was no different.

Inuyasha peered down and saw Kagome staring into the tree. "Come on down Inu; I've got ramen" She added, determined to get him down. "Keh." He said as he landed in front of her. She kinda new it would be easy. They headed towards Kaede's village where Inuyasha had built an average house at the edge of it. As they walked through, a few villagers greeted Kagome, but said nothing to acknowledge Inuyasha. "They STILL think I killed their beloved Kikyo."He thought bitterly as he remembered the night he destroyed her.

Flashback Inuyasha walked through the trees into a clearing where Kikyo was standing. "Inuyasha." She greeted him coolly. "You haven't defeated Naraku yet, but do you still intend to keep your promise of going to hell with me?" "Well, not really..." he began, but was cut off as she shrieked, "WHAT! You dare to break your promise to me!" "Yes," he said, hoping she wouldn't lose her mind and go after Kagome, who was asleep at their camp. "Before you ask, I lo...I love her, not you. I was a complete fool to fall for you, and you're just a heap of dried mud now." "Ha! Love her? You can't even say it to her face. "You're afraid of rejection.' She said as she pretended to soften. "Inuyasha, I won't reject you like my filthy reincarnation will, you know I love you." "She's not filthy! You think she had a choice as to who she looked like? And no you don't love me. Our love died when Naraku killed you. I moved on and now I found the only person besides my mother who cares for me no matter what I am. You never did that; you always wanted me to be a human. Kagome doesn't care, she loves me." "Hopefully." He thought. Kikyo uttered a half-laugh, half-scream. "Fine." She said. "If I can't drag you to hell, I'll take my reincarnation." "You won't touch Kagome…ever." He snarled. He drew Tetsusaiga (sp) and in one swift motion, Kikyo was nothing but a pile of dirt being blown away by the wind (yay!finally! I HATE Kikyo so much).

He headed back to camp to see Kagome sitting up and yawning "What happened to you?" she asked tiredly. "Nothing, Kagome, it's just, Kikyo's gone, forever." He said. She stood up, walked over to him, and hugged him. "You did it, didn't you?" she said quietly. "Yeah." Then he realized how close he was getting to her, and quickly drew away, blushing. " Feh. Go back to sleep Kagome." He said. He jumped into a nearby tree and watched as she rolled over in her sleeping bag and fell asleep. "I'll have to tell her how I feel one day" he thought as he let sleep consume him. End Flashback

He looked over at Kagome, who was staring straight ahead of her, like her brain was about to sizzle because she was thinking so much. Kagome was thinking of the same memory Inuyasha had recalled. " If he destroyed Kikyo and didn't go to hell with her," she thought "he must have a reason he stayed. Maybe it was me." She looked over at the hanyou, who was walking with his eyes to the ground as if it was as the most interesting thing in the world. They approached the house and entered. Kagome dropped her huge backpack on the table with the relief of 50 million pounds off her back. She noticed Inuyasha staring at her as he quickly looked away.

"Damn! Kagome noticed me looking at her!" he thought as he blushed the shade of a brick wall (which, I hear, is very red. lal). "But I can't help it, she's just so pretty. I know looks can be deceiving, thanks to Kikyo, but her looks match her character, perfect and beautiful." He watched her as she made some ramen for their lunch. As they started to eat, a loud banging came on the door. Inuyasha got up and opened the door. A villager had come with a letter for Kagome. "Here Kagome, I think Sango sent you this." He said as he sat down. As she read the letter, she gasped.

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