Okay, so I know that a lot of you have been wondering why Sesshomaru didn't just revive Rin with the Tensaiga. Well, for one thing it would kinda mess up my story, but I have a reason behind it.

See, you know how InuYasha's Wind Scar kinda evaporates demons when he uses it? Well, my reasoning is that Rin's body was evaporated too, and that, now don't quote me exactly on this, to revive someone using the Tensaiga, you need their body.

But that's just me. Sorry this chapter took so long, but enjoy.

Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha.

Previous Chapter: "I know," he was looking at the place in the sky where Sesshomaru and Kagura had disappeared too, "I don't like this one bit."

Although InuYasha had expected to have more unpleasant run-ins with his brother, for a while there was no hint of him. Every morning when InuYasha awoke, he sniffed the air, and was pleased to catch not a hint of Sesshomaru.

The close encounters that he and Kagome had had with Sesshomaru and Kagura made the half-demon nervous. And one day, when breakfast had been eaten, and everybody went their separate ways for a few hours, Shippo to the meadow to play by himself, Miroku to the village, no doubt to flirt with women, and Sango and Kilala to keep an eye on him, InuYasha decided to follow Kagome as she took a walk through the woods.

Jumping as silently as he could, he kept a close eye on her as she strolled lazily through the woods. Suddenly, she spun around and fired an arrow into the exact tree InuYasha had been perching in. He didn't have time to duck, so the arrow grazed his shoulder.

"Oww! Kagome! What the hell are you doing?" He yelled, poking his head out of the tree.

Her mouth dropped open, "InuYasha?" She asked in relief, then an angry look came across her face, "SIT!"

Thunk, "Kagome!" InuYasha sat up and spit out leaves, "What's your problem?"

"I should be asking you the same thing!" Kagome out her hands on her hips, "You scared the living daylights out of me! I thought you were Sesshomaru or some other demon!" Her face softened, "I'm sorry, did I hurt you?"

"Just a little." InuYasha rolled up his sleeve and took a look at his wound. "Seems okay." He said.

"I'll put some disinfectant on it." Kagome opened up her backpack.

"No, Kagome-"

"Oh, you big baby." She rolled her eyes, "It only stings for a second." She pulled down his sleeve. And sprayed the wound.

"OW!" InuYasha yanked his arm away and gave her a dirty look.

She giggled, "Oh, InuYasha." She tweaked his right ear.

She fully expected him to yell at her, but instead he caught her hand gently and closed his fingers around it.

"Umm, InuYasha? What are you doing." He had never done anything like that before.

"I have to tell you something, Kagome." He said, looking into her eyes. Big mistake, his heart started pounding so bad that he was afraid he would have a heart attack.

"What is it?" She was worried, "Is there something wrong?"

"Well." He was so nervous that he was fiddling with the hem of his shirt. "The thing is…"

Kagome out her hand on his, and he looked at her smiling face. "It's okay InuYasha, you can tell me."

The hanyou took a deep breath, and grabbed both of her hands. "You see, Kagome, the recent run-ins with Sesshomaru have made me nervous, he is angry with me, and I'm afraid that he might kill me."

"InuYasha, what are you getting at?"

"He dropped one of her hands, and reached out to stroke her beautiful brown hair. "I would never forgive myself if I died without telling you this, Kagome, I love you."

Her dark eyes opened wide and her mouth dropped. "But why did you have to wait so long to tell me?" She whispered.

"Huh?"

Kagome's eyes filled with tears, "I had almost given up on you."

"What do you mean?" InuYasha held her hands tighter.

"I love you too, InuYasha. I'd almost forgotten how much, considering the whole Kikiyo situation."

"Kikiyo?" InuYasha scoffed, "I am almost ashamed to admit that I once loved that walking corpse. She is all in my past, Kagome, and it is you I want in my future. Forever."

Kagome's heart filled with joy. "I want to be with you forever too InuYasha." and with that Kagome leaned in and they kissed.

It was the most erotic moment in InuYasha's life. To look and see Kagome's eyes closed with pleasure, and to have the taste of her in his mouth, meant more to the half-demon then he ever thought it would.

InuYasha and Kagome were on their way back from the forest when they ran into Sango and Miroku. Sango was furious, and didn't take InuYasha and Kagome to figure out why, considering the huge red handprint on Miroku's face. Despite that, and the fact that Sango wasn't speaking to him, Miroku was smiling. Then a look of puzzlement came across the monk's face, as he saw the miko and hanyou holding hands. Sango saw them as well, but she didn't say anything, she just smiled.

"So? Anything exciting happen?" She asked

"Feh! I don't know what you're talking about Sango." The half-demon scoffed, but clenched Kagome's hand tighter.

"What happened to you two?" Kagome nodded to Miroku, whose face still bore the mark of Sango's hand. Sango scowled, and shot the monk a venomous look.

"Oh the usual." She muttered.

Kagome smiled sympathetically, but InuYasha was looking worriedly at the setting sun.

"What's wrong, InuYasha?" Kagome asked, tugging on his hand.

InuYasha's face clouded over, "It's almost sundown."

"So?"

"So it's not safe outside at night anymore. Not with Sesshomaru after us like he is." InuYasha snapped more sharply then he meant to.

Kagome's dark eyes filled with hurt, but she leaned up against the hanyou. "Don't worry, InuYasha. We'll be okay, we always are."

"I don't want anything to hurt you ever again." InuYasha wrapped Kagome in his arms, "I would die before I ever that happen."

"InuYasha, nothings hurting me!" Kagome said gently, "But if it makes you feel better than I'll go inside."

"I'll come with you." Sango followed the miko inside.

One by one, all the humans and demons in the hut that night fell asleep, except, of course, InuYasha. Long into the night he stayed awake, listening for sounds, but he heard nothing, at last, near morning he fell asleep.

He awoke to hear birds twittering, and the sound of: "MIROKU! YOU PERVERT! And a slap sound.

Instantly, the hanyou was awake, and grabbed his Tetusaiga, and raced outside. Kagome was there, studying under a tree, and Shippo was racing around trying to catch butterflies. Sango was cleaning her weapon, and tactfully ignoring Miroku, who was sulkly rubbing his red cheek.

"KAGOME!" InuYasha yelled, and everyone jumped, not knowing he was there. "What are you doing? Why didn't you wake me?"

Kagoem shut her book and walked over to InuYasha, "I couldn't! You looked so sweet sleeping!" She giggled and tweaked his ear.

"Stop that! What if something happened while I was sleeping? I wouldn't be able to protect you!"

"Relax, InuYasha." Miroku said lazily, "Nothings going to happen."

No sooner had the words come out of his mouth when a huge cloud cast over the sun, and way, way, up in the sky Kagome could see, something.

Suddenly, InuYasha started to growl, "Sesshomaru." he muttered.

Kagome cast a fearful look into the sky, she could just make out a shape. Of a feather. "Sesshomaru?"

The dog-demon was standing before them in no time, but he was alone.

"Get back Kagome!" InuYasha warned, drawing his Tetusaiga.

Sesshomaru laughed, "I have no intention in harming that human you have traveling with you, InuYasha. Or any human, ever again, no, my business is with you alone!"

"The get oin with it!" InuYasha growled.

Sesshomaru held up something that was clenched in his hand. It sparkled and gleamed, even though the sun was still covered up.

"It was the completed Shikon jewel.

Kagome gasped, "You've completed the jewel!" She exclaimed, "I don't believe it!"

"Believe it girl." Sesshomaru said, but his eyes were still, trained on InuYasha. "I do believe that now I get a wish."

"Yeah, that's right." InuYasha said angrily. "And what are you planning on wishing for? That I'm dead?"

Sesshomaru laughed again, "Oh no, dear brother. Didn't I say that I would never hurt another human again?"

"What?" InuYasha said, but he was soon consumed in a flash of blinding white light.