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Fukai Mori

The sun had risen not long before.. casting a bright glow of rays over the treetops; Beneathe which, the hanyou called Inuyasha stood, pondering. Very uncharacteristic of him, of course, but he was deep in thought, eyes scanning through the branches cluttered infront of him. He'd found this spot, secluded in the woods, purposely to spare himself the presence of his other travelling companions.

            Inuyasha and group had left the town in which most of them considered a type of sanctuary- Kaede-baba's town, that is. Kagome knew it as the place she'd arrived in when she'd first fallen through, and into this time. The hanyou knew it as the place where his past, present and future all were changed. Miroku, Sango, and Shippo didn't really have many attachments to the area, other than they were moderately safe while being there- That's all they needed to know.

            Dazzling white ears that stuck out from Inuyasha's head twitched silently.. His eyes were half-closed, trying to block out the sunray which had broken the protective walls of his wooden thinking grounds. With a huff, he unfolded his arms and began trudging through the thick trees, dodging low-lying branches. Soon, he reached a clearing and watched the sight there…

            Kagome stood, one hand close up to her beautiful pale skin, blocking the slight breeze from touching such porcalin. Her lips, though not wet with the gloss she always came back from her time wearing, were curved ever so slightly into a smile. Inuyasha soon noticed why she looked different. The fuku which she almost constantly wore was replaced with a kimono. It almost looked as if it were from this time, but small changes told him it clearly wasn't.

            Moving forward, Inuyasha spoke up, quietly.

            " Why are you so dressed up? Sneak back to the well again? "

            The girl smiled, and nodded. Her lips stayed pressed together allowed no words to seep through them- Which Inuyasha found strange..

            " Well.. um.. "

            He grinned sheepishly trying to think of something to say but just folded his arms as he always did in these situations. And as he did so, he looked Kagome over. Hmm, Something else looks different.. Something.. he thought. When he finally noticed her blushing because his eyes were on certain parts of her unconsciously, he blinked and muttered an apology.

            He stood there a long while, basking in the silence. It wasn't often that Kagome didn't speak and he wondered why she didn't now. Normally, wouldn't she have plastered his face to the ground if she'd caught him looking at her? For sure..

            While the hanyou wasn't looking Kagome smirked slightly, pushing on hand through her hair, making the sweet essence of it attract Inuyasha even more than it would have normally. Noticing this, of course, he looked up, but almost fell over upon what he saw.

            Kagome.. No, it couldn't be. She'd never looked like this before.. So beautiful and graceful. Sure, Inuyasha knew he liked how Kagome looked but gods, she'd never looked like this before. Yet, it was very peculiar.. She still was the same as when he'd walked into the clearing, not long ago. He couldn't put his finger on what had changed, but something seemed wrong. Wait.. this can't be WRONG. It's just.. incredible.

            Swiftly, and without warning Inuyasha leered forwards and pulled Kagome into a strong embrace.. Embaressment washed over him, but he let it slide as he ran his fingers through her hair, watching each tendril caress his skin.

            After all, Inuyasha mused, she said she wanted to stay with me.. right?

            The girl in his arms seemed to melt in his arms, but still didn't speak. Silence overwhelmed them both, making the moment last forever..

AN:

Woo. It's not dooooone! Don't worry! I wouldn't leave you guys hanging with all those questions I put in there. Why isn't Kagome speaking, and what's different about her? Er, this isn't gonna be like The Little Mermaid or anything just so you know. One of my friends asked that and I just had to clear that up. Anyways, I hope you're enjoying it. I'm trying to be descriptive but I think maybe I'm going overboard. But, I'm kind of tired anyways. The next chapter should be up pretty soon. Hell, I might write it tonight. I just wanna thank Jessica-chan for getting me back into writing fanfics from reading your. Luv ya! ^_^/)

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