A familiar, silver-haired boy perched himself within the branches of the beautiful, Godly tree. The God Tree- the Goshinboku- had become a more brilliant sight since the boy was removed from its wooden hide. It chose to once again blossom and glisten with brilliance in the spell of the early morning dew. To witness such a magnificent sight was often taken for granted, but always beautiful. Awe-inspiring and precious, the large tree had always brought comfort to a pair that was fatefully connected by the very same tree.
He continued leering into the shadowed confines of the well, through which the young miko traveled from present to past. Time-travel- a tedious task that scientists had been researching for countless ages- was a simple task for a female, Japanese, teenager. To complete a precious gem in which she fractured, she would leap from her simple life, to a world that had been forgotten and left for a textbook's examination. Though, she did not always consider this her motivation to return. In the past, the silver-haired boy which awaited her was her favorite reason to continue her returns.
He awaited her arrival, so he could safely escort her to the village in which their traveling companions patiently waited for their return. The hanyou wanted nothing more than the teenage miko's safety, and would often risk his own life to make sure hers remained. The girl, a reincarnation of a woman who perished five decades ago, only resembled her appearance. In personality, there was little to tie them together; merely their love for the same boy.
"What the Hell is taking her so long," InuYasha's voice erupted. He was babbling to himself, but he couldn't care less. His impatience was always incomprehensible, though, he maintained the same abilities as the miko, he never let his pride suffer and demote to such a level. Often, he thought of it, not as degrading, but as a simple retrieval. Though, the flames of an argument had just been freshly extinguished, his pride stood in the way. "I left her so she could take a bath and get some supplies, not so she could go take another one of those 'tests'!" He growled again, loathing her late arrival.

On the other side of the well, Kagome was frantically scuttling about the second story of her home. "I'm late! Why didn't anyone wake me up!" Her voice exploded through the house. She was thrusting countless items into her large, yellow sack that was always with her in the past. Though, they needed a restock on medical supplies and food, she also packed it with textbooks, clothing, and other apparel a teenager would be concerned about.
"We didn't know you needed to wake up." Souta, her younger brother, replied.
"Kagome, you should have the sense enough to know, after InuYasha had come earlier today! Can you all really be this senseless!" Her voice continued to annoyingly scream. She slammed her alarm clock into the bag before tightening the draw-string firmly and clasping the top flap over the large hole in the roof of the bag. The sack was easily twice Kagome's weight, was monstrous, to say the least. She grasped the backpack firmly with her right hand and forcefully thrust it onto her shoulders, letting a strained grunt escape her larynx. Her steps sounded like Godzilla, from the added weight, particularly as she hurriedly rushed down the stairs to her first floor.
"When you will be coming back?" A woman's voice questioned from the kitchen, as Kagome strenuously strode in.
"Two weeks, to give you a rough estimate, Mom." Kagome replied to her mother. Ms. Higurashi watched her daughter, not sure as how to assist with the tremendous sack. Kagome felt a light rub on her ankle, the furry touch instantly alerting her of Buyo, her cat. In his mouth was a large piece of cooked fish, in which was most likely stolen from her Grandfather.
"Get back here, you defiant feline," an elderly male's voice shouted from the doorway. Kagome sighed, looking from Buyo to Jii-chan and back again.
"Well, I'm off. After all, I don't want to start InuYasha's temper, again." She stated, glaring at her younger brother. "Bye, everyone!"

His claw impatiently tapping on the wood of the Goshinboku, the sound echoed to his dog-ears that twitched atop his head. His impatience quickly transformed to happiness as he saw a familiar blue glow emit from within the Bone-Eater's Well. He quickly masked his large smile with an aggravated glare as he leapt. Notorious for hiding his emotions with false-anger, Kagome still had a sense off when he really was upset.

InuYasha strode over to the well, glancing in curiously. Kagome was sitting on her knees, the huge bag sitting in the bottom of the well next to her.
"InuYasha, I'm sorry I'm late. I'll explain if you can help me get my bag out of the well." Kagome quickly apologized, giving a nervous chuckle at the size comparison of her and the large bag.
"Why the Hell do you keep bringing all of this useless junk! Your bag wouldn't be so big if you would just leave those 'books' of yours in your era!" The inu hanyou's upset voice replied. Though, he leapt down into the well, obediently grabbing the bag. He also was helpful enough to allow Kagome onto his back. He leapt out of the well, acting as if the extra weight were non-existent.
Ignoring InuYasha's slightly defiant remark, she smiled at him, "Arigatou, InuYasha. Shall we return to Kaede's village?" Kagome smiled gently at him, hesitantly releasing her beloved half-demon. InuYasha was just as hesitant to let her down, wanting nothing more to embrace her and protect her; though, he would never want anyone to know it.
InuYasha nodded, not giving Kagome back to large bag. He didn't want Kagome throwing her back out, or anything along those lines, that would cause her to have to return to her era. Last time she got sick, he ran all over Japan retrieving remedies to help her recover from her illness, as well as watch over her, all night.
"What took you so long," his harsh voice broke the silence, "You said that you were okay and wouldn't be late. Considering what night it is…" He muttered his last sentence, loathing the new moon. The moon cycle was constantly monitored by him, learning the amount of days between each new moon, and mastering its observance.
"I feel asleep, and no one woke me up. I didn't mean to take so long." Kagome quickly replied, staring at him with a reassuring smile. Her brown eyes, locked with his amber eyes, he couldn't help but feel his love for the miko build. He couldn't help but feel resentment for how he had originally treated her. When she first freed him from Kikyou's spell, he acted violently and even tried to kill her. Now, no such thoughts filled his mind; but opposite to that, with thoughts of protecting her, even if it meant his life.
InuYasha and Kagome both strode into Kaede's hut, InuYasha quickly dropping the immense bag onto the floor.
"Kagome-sama, I see you have made up with InuYasha, and safely returned." A monk's voice greeted them. He flinched as the floor shook when InuYasha dropped Kagome's bag. "I see you intend on staying a while…"
"Yes, because I was gone for a bit. I just hope we get a good deal of Shikon no Kakera while I'm here." Kagome replied sitting down next to Kirara, the taiji-ya's faithful, two-tailed companion. She purred quietly and rubbed against her, whilst the miko smiled and scratched her back lightly. She felt a small kitsune tackle her, landing carefully in her lap and grinning happily in her lap.
"Kagome, you're back! Did you bring more Ninja Food?" Shippou eagerly questioned, having missed having "junk food" for the several days Kagome was gone.
Kagome smiled down at the fox kit, "Yes, Shippou. I brought plenty, and some more crayons." InuYasha sat down across the room from the kitsune and Kagome, crossing his legs and concealing his arms within his large haori sleeves. He silently glared in jealousy at Shippou, wishing that he had gone out to play with Kirara. He always enjoyed time with Kagome, especially if they were alone.
"Kagome-chan, I see you've returned from your era." A female's voice spoke through the doorway of the hut.
"Yes," Kagome replied, "I suppose that I just needed some time back there. Thank you for your patience." Sango walked in, removing her sandals before walking onto the wooden floor and sitting next to Miroku. Kagome looked across the room to InuYasha, whom now directed his gaze to the window. The sun was almost set, and night would soon follow the sun's departure. She knew he would probably venture off to think, but would wander far off from the village. He always had a tendency to do something along those lines, and Kagome would typically follow. Shippou and Kirara could already begin to sense the change, and they all knew that he was typically rather irritable during his period of weakness.
The inu hanyou stood up, leaving his arms in his sleeves and walking towards the doorway, pausing to speak, "I'll be back later tonight." With that, he wandered outside and disappeared into the growing darkness.
Kagome sighed, removing Shippou from her lap and walked over to her large bag. Removing large quantities of snack foods and laying them on the floor next to Shippou.
"I'll be right back." Kagome stated, running out after InuYasha.