"InuYasha. . .what does this mean for . . us?" Kagome asked, as she pulled back and broke the kiss she had desired for so long. Although it wasn't their first kiss, it was the first one that InuYasha complied to and was, well actually a bit romantic.

InuYasha looked at her for a moment. Does she need this spelled out for her. "This means, Kagome, will you be. . mine?" he asked unable to think of anything else to word it as. He had read things like this in those weird book Kagome brought from her time occasionally. But they all said mushy stupid stuff, and that wasn't InuYasha's style really, nor did he think Kagome really liked all the mushy stuff.

Kagome was even more stunned. Was this a dream. Everything seemed so perfect. She gazed into his enchanting eyes, almost getting lost in them. She didn't want shi moment to end. "Of course I will be." She released finally as an over sized smiled took over her face. Finally she thought to herself, smiling ever so brightly.

"Come on, we should get back to the others before they suspect something," spoke InuYasha after seeing that loving, warm, home giving smile; that made InuYasha realize he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her.

InuYasha stepped away and held out his tough battle warn hand. Kagome stepped beside him, still smiling, she laced her soft delicate fingers with his.

"FINALLY!" exclaimed Shippo. He had been watching and listening to whole time.

Kagome glanced over at InuYasha, expecting him to drop her hand and deny everything like he normally did. She had actually because a bit used to that action now.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, don't let your ego go to that small little head of yours." Slyly commented InuYasha as the new couple walked by the little fox demon.

Miroku and Sango were both already sound asleep, exploring the world of dreams as their bodies rested. Night had come quick across the land. Winter must have been growing closer as the days were being to get shorter.

Kagome layed her blankets out. Wont it be nice to finally get some sleep Kagome thought to herself as she rested her weary head on her soft welcoming pillow. Curling up she pulled her comfort providing blanket over her. As she closed her begging eyes, Kagome felt a warmth engulf her, and wrap its arm around her slender waist. She looked to see a fire rat kimono of her true love around her. Resting her head again Kagome fell fastly asleep feeling safe and protected by her InuYasha.

Morning showed its bright face as the sun woke the land once more. Kagome arose once again before the others. Gently, she slid out from under InuYasha's protective grip. He twitched a little bit, then rolled over and fell back asleep. Smiling at him, she turned around and picked up a bag from the ground.

As quietly as she could, Kagome tip-toed off into the woods. She stopped once she was out of sight of the others. Which didn't take to long, the forest was very dense. Kagome scanned the area to see if anyone else was there to grace her presence. "No one." She muttered happily to herself as she slid out of her school girl outfit. Opening her bag, she pulled out a pure, midnight black kimono and slid it on. She tied the black belt around her so it fit snuggly, well at least around her waist it did.

Kagome crammed her school outfit into the bag and walked over to a rather large tree. She bent down and reached her smooth arm into an opening. "Just where I left it." She spoke to herself as she clenched her soft hands around the handle of a large fighting sword. The blade was almost as wide as the tick hundred year old tree. It was no ordinary blade that was for certain. The handle was gripped with black tape for a good, secure grip when fighting. Not only that, the sword gave off a strong spiritual aura. This was no ordinary sword. I shouldn't be sneaking of like this, but it's the only time I can practice. Kagome thought. She shook the ideas and took the sword into an pen field just ahead.

Before beginning she tied her hair up in a high ponytail. "hmpf." Escaped her lips as she unleashed the sword again from its sheath. Just as swiftly she began spinning and tossing the sword around gracefully as if it was nothing to her elegant hands. She moved and glided the sword as if the air was her opponent and she was slicing it to pieces.

Mean while back with the group, the powerful hanyou started to rise from his slumber. "Morning bab—" he trailed off as he rolled over and realized his love was no longer resting beside him. "Kagome. . .Kagome!!" InuYasha sat up in a panic. His head jolted around furiously as he searched the surrounding woods. His eyes darted from tree to tree to every bush and every gap. "Where is she?!?" he spoke to himself.

It isn't like her to go off without me. InuYasha thought as he jumped up to his feet. What if Naraku captured her. Kagome! His train of thought continued as he took off running, faster than a speeding bullet as some would say. That's her scent his sensitive nose picked up as he continued his speed. She's close Kagome please be okay! As he ran following his nose that he was very, very, thankful to have to this crucial moment.

Her sent grew stronger as he reached a clearing in the woods. He was getting closer to the clearing when he saw the sun's reflection off a blade. I don't sense a demonic aura he thought as he raced towards her sent.

InuYasha finally reached the clearing. His eyes couldn't believe the shock he had seen. Was that his baby girl, his little miko with a sword in her hand? Even better, where did she learn to handle a sword like that? With such elegance, such grace, and a the same time she exerted so much fierceness and concentration.

Kagome was so focused on her moves and becoming one with the blade, she didn't seem notice InuYasha's presence. That is, until he interrupted and exclaimed, "Kagome!!"

She quickly whipped around, putting the sword back into its sheath, all in one motion. This was going to be hard to explain. She knew InuYasha was going to be furious with her. She not only snuck way from the others, but kept something from him.

The wind swept through the clearing, blowing shades of brown, yellow, and green all around. The wind swiftly ruffled its way through Kagome's raven black, silk smooth hair. It even brushed one strand of her goddess like hair into er piercing eyes.

InuYasha took a few steps closer to his love and stared into her eyes. After moment he grasped her into his strong arms and just held her. He rested his thought heavy head on her shoulder and spoke softly, "I was worried sick about you. I thought Naraku

Kagome was over whelmed into sadness and guilt. She never wanted to make him worry like that. She remembered the times Naraku had captured Kikyo. The pain and kidnapped you. I thought I lost you." He tightened his hold on her a bit more. worry that lurked inside him, inside his half demon eyes. Did she put that same feeling, that same fear, into him again.

A tear fled from Kagome's eyes, followed by another one that traced her face down to her chine. She buried her head into InuYasha's fire rat Kimono. "I'm sorry," escaped her lips in the form of a whisper. "I didn't mean to worry you."

"Baby, its okay." He replied gently, pulling his head back and lifting up her chin. He gave her a gently, soft kiss on the lips, then added, "Just don't do it again. Or I just might have to bite you." He laughed softly a embraced her again, giving her a nibble on the neck.

A smile raced Kagome's face. His fangs tickled against the sensitive skin on her neck. She was over whelmed that InuYasha wasn't angry with her.

"How did you learn to handle a sword like that though Kagome?" InuYasha asked as he pulled away from the embrace.

"Well. . " kagome answered taking a moment to search her mind forn answer. "Well, I've watched you. . And I guess I just taught myself."

InuYasha chuckled. "Heh, your almost as good as me," he smiled.

Suddenly a dark feeling pushed the happiness out of her veins. A gloomy presence cast over he fun loving heart. Naraku was near. "InuYasha. . " kagome started, looking around alertly.

"Yeah?" he replied with a serious one over powering his voice.

"Do you sense that " she asked still looking around, searching for a glimpse of their cold hearted enemy.

"Its coming from where the others are." The hanyou exclaimed using his demon senses to pinpoint the demonic aura's where abouts. "Quick get on, the others may need us."

"Right." She replied without a second thought. She jumped on his back. Wrapping her legs around his waist and her arms around his neck gently, to make sure she didn't choke him. But still she had a decent enough grip to hold on while he runs at his high speeds.

InuYasha jolted off at full speed. He was in fight mode now. This was a good thing for those he was fighting with, or protecting. But bad news to his enemies. He was a fierce fighter, he didn't take loosing kindly. It made Kagome feel safe fighting on his side. Knowing she was fighting with someone who had such dedication to the battle.

The tree's flew by quickly as InuYasha raced past them. It wasn't long before they were back at their camp site. Their eyes darted quickly around the area taking in images of everything chopped down, every tree, and every burning flame. Their camp site had been destroyed to say the least. Fire had grazed through the clearing, empowering and over throwing every blade of grass, every bush and all of their food supplied.

"Where's Sango Miroku and Shippo?" Kagome worriedly spoke into InuYasha's pure, snow-white dog-ear. The destruction before them was surely immense, but there was no sign of the others anywhere. "can you pick up on their sent at all?" Thinking quickly she asked before giving him a chance to answer her first question.

InuYasha used his keen sense of smell to see if there was a trace of their friends. "no luck. The smoke is to thick, I cant smell anything." Along with no sent of that disgusting poor excuse of a half-demon, Naraku.

The fire was growing quickly. Before the couple knew it, there were standing in the last unburnt patch of grass in the small clearing.

"hold on." Warned InuYasha as he regripped Kagome's thighs and leaped into the air almost effortlessly. Kagome wrapped her arms around his neck hoping the sleeves of her midnight kimono wouldn't get in his way of seeing.

After a few leaps into the air, dodging trees from getting in their way, the two finally landed in the field where the bone eater's well resided.

"Oh no! The well!" Kagome exclaimed jumping off of InuYasha's back and racing towards the well.

The well was completely destroyed. The rotted wood that once formed a square around the opening in the ground that connected the two era's was no slashed into large pieces and spread all through the field. The ground seemed to be growing to close the gap in the ground now. And to top all that off, a barrier had been placed around the well, making it impossible for anyone to get into the well. Or even near it for that matter.

Kagome fell to her knees before the buried and watched the ground completely close. My family: mother, Sota, grandpa, I cant ever see them again. My friends, and school, what am I going to do. Her hear sank as these thoughts raced through her mind. Her beautiful eyes, now filled with sadness stared at the ground. A few spare tears ran from her eyes and raced to the ground.

An ice cold breeze rippled through the air, ruffling through kagome's hair one more. InuYasha caught a glimpse of the destroyed well before seeing Kagome fall to the ground in despair. He raced over to where she fell and kneeled down beside her. Feeling the chilling wind, he quickly undid the shirt of his fire rat kimono and placed it around her elegant shoulders. He then placed his muscular arm around her, pulling her closer to him.

Kagome buried her head in his chest, letting her tears fall as they came. "its gonna be okay. I promise." InuYasha confidently and soothingly spoke to her. He lightly pressed his lips against the top of her head. "I love you." Softly released from his lips. Wrapping his arms around her slender body squeezing here tightly to assure him that she was safe as long as she was in his arms.

"How am I supposed to get home? How will I ever see my family again?" sobbed the worried Kagome. She tightened her grip on InuYasha's strong arms as her tears finally began to lighten up. Did he just tell me he loved me, Kagome suddenly thought. In the mist of not being able to return home, InuYasha had a way of making her feel better.

"We'll find out who did this and fix it. Don't worry." He confidently spoke once again as though he was forming a plan in the middle of speaking. Although her thought of her forever being with him brought this warm feeling into his heart, he wanted her to be happy no matter what. And he also knew that it would be far to difficult and horrible for her to never see her home again.

"InuYasha," Kagome spoke, lifting her head from his chest and gazed into his entrancing eyes. "I love you too."

A smile over whelmed InuYasha's face. He leaned down and pressed his lips against hers, both of them sharing deep, passionate kiss, forgetting their problems with the would around them.