Author's Note: This is my first fanfic, so please be nice! Thanks!

Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha or any of the characters in this story. I do, however, own this story and the plot, so please don't plagiarize.

On with the story…

Sunshine bathed the entire clearing where InuYasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango, Shippo, and Kilala slept soundly. InuYasha awoke with a start and realized he had actually fallen asleep for a while. He knew he mustn't do that. Not with all the demons around looking for the sacred Shikon jewel shards which were currently in Kagome's possession. From his position up on the tree, he could keep a good lookout for any enemies. He could also see the amazing view of the plants, trees, and wildlife that surrounded the grounds where they had decided to sleep for the night. It was beautiful. Not that he would ever admit it to anyone. Then again, growing up as a loathed hanyou had some advantages. He'd had all the time in the world to explore and grow accustomed to nature while everyone else ignored his existence.

A rustling noise below startled him out of his thoughts. He looked down and smiled. It was good to have friends. For the first time in his life he actually felt accepted by humans, that is, besides his mother. Kagome yawned and stretched, accidentally waking Shippo, who was startled out of his dreams and yelled, "What?! Where's the demon?" which incidentally woke up the rest of the group.

"What's the problem Shippo?" asked Miroku groggily. "You interrupted a wonderful dream I was having about Sango." As soon as the monk had spilled the words, he knew he had made a big mistake.

The demon slayer, Sango, blushed a deep red color, slapped him smartly across the face, and yelled, "HENTAI!"

InuYasha's arrogant façade never wavering, he snickered, "Feh. You're such a dumbass, Miroku. Anyway, it's about damn time you guys woke up. Humans need too much fucking sleep. We need to hurry up and eat and start searching for the jewel shards!"

"Sorry about that, guys", apologized Kagome, then added sarcastically, "and good morning to you too, InuYasha. Actually, breakfast sounds like a good idea, but as for looking for the jewel shards, we had already discussed this, InuYasha. I'm going home to my time today. I have an important exam tomorrow and I really need to get some serious studying done."

"And I already told you. You're not leaving! Why can't you just study here? It's not like you haven't done it before." InuYasha jumped down from the tree and turned to stare at her, his arms crossed.

Kagome rolled her eyes. Were they really going to go over this again? It seemed like they had to argue every single time she wanted to go home. "Why do you want me here anyway? You always say I'm just in the way."

The others stared from InuYasha to Kagome, and simultaneously deciding not to get involved, they each backed away slowly and began the usual routine of making breakfast.

Deciding it would be better to let her friends know where they were headed, Sango said, "Kilala and I are going down to the river to catch some fish for breakfast. Miroku is going to go gather wood for the fire and Shippo's coming with us to get water for tea. You know where to find us if you need us."

"FINE!" yelled the now angry Kagome and InuYasha. The others winced but carried on with their tasks. They all knew better than to snap back at the bickering two.

"Look, you know you can't leave. You know damn well that we can't find the shards without you. Do I have to remind you that it was your fault that the jewel shattered in the first place?" barked InuYasha.

"And do I have to remind you that I already know this? Stop going on about that already! All I'm asking is to go back for two days! I'll come right back after my exam."

"Feh," scoffed InuYasha, "Why should I believe that? You've said that before and you never come back on time. You're always late!"

"By a couple of minutes!" yelled an exasperated Kagome. "Look, I'm going back whether you like it or not. You're welcome to come with me if you want, to make sure I 'come back on time' as you say."

"Fine," growled InuYasha, relieved to find that she hadn't made him 'sit'. He hated not having her around, but he would never tell her. He wasn't the romantic type and would never be. He also wasn't the type to reveal his feeling to anyone at anytime. No, he was more the arrogant, irritating, stubborn type. He knew Kagome accepted and maybe even liked him that way, though, so it never bothered him or made him want to change in any way. Then again, he was caring, and he would always do whatever he could to protect the others…especially Kagome. In fact, he was a bit over-protective. Possessive, actually.

By this time the others had returned and started cooking the fish and heating up water for tea. They were carefully turned away from the scene behind them, but none could pretend that they hadn't heard the entire conversation. Try as they might to tune it out, InuYasha and Kagome were just too loud. Smirks were clearly visible on all of their faces. It was a good thing that InuYasha couldn't see them with their backs turned. It was no secret that InuYasha and Kagome had strong feelings for one another. It was no secret to anyone but them, that is. The rest just figured that they'd eventually figure it out, might even admit it, eventually. However, that eventually wasn't going to be any time soon, apparently.

"It's about time they stopped fighting," whispered Shippo to Miroku, "InuYasha is so stupid, honestly. As if no one knew that all he does when Kagome is away is mope around. Why doesn't he just tell her he likes her already?"

"I HEARD THAT TWERP!" bellowed InuYasha. In a flash he was at Shippo's side, his fist colliding painfully with the little fox demon's head. Shippo's eyes watered.

"YOU'RE SO MEAN INUYASHA!" he cried. Kagome rushed to Shippo and hugged him, then said icily, "InuYasha, sit!" InuYasha's neck almost broke with the fall and his body made a dent in the earth. Sango and Miroku sweat-dropped.

Miroku rubbed his neck and said tentatively, "Maybe we should eat now…"

"Good idea, Miroku. I'm starving," replied Sango, making her way to fire.

-xXx-

After breakfast, InuYasha and Kagome said their farewells to the others and made their way to the Bone Eater's Well. The well could somehow link Kagome's present time with the feudal era of the past, where InuYasha and the others lived.

"I hope Grandpa hasn't been making any more ridiculous excuses for my absences at school. It's embarrassing, really," said Kagome, to no one in particular.

"Feh. Shut up and go through the well already. There's absolutely no way we're staying more than two days, so you better make the most of what time you have."

Deciding to save the 'sit' she wanted to give InuYasha so badly for later, Kagome decided grudgingly that he was right and pulled him into the well with her. Before they knew it, they were traveling through time to her era. They landed on the bottom of the well. The only problem was that they landed a bit jumbled. Arms and legs were everywhere. Somehow, Kagome had managed to land on her bottom, with InuYasha on top of her!

It definitely wasn't the most comfortable position for either of them.