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Chapter 3

Kagome awoke with a groan unsure of where she was for a moment. "You're awake." Shippou jumped into her stomach. "Come on and eat so we can decorate the tree."

"Tree?" Kagome asked.

"Yeah," Inuyasha and I picked out a big one yesterday."

"Shippou I have to make sure I take care of the others first." Kagome sat up only to find a certain hanyou walking through the door.

"I brought food." Inuyasha said.

'What's going on?' Kagome asked Inuyasha.

"Nothing just came to check in really.' Inuyasha said while he played with Buyo's paws

'You were worried about me then.' Kagome smiled a little at this.

"No I came for Shippou and Sango but I'm the only one that can get through the well right?" Inuyasha protested too quickly while looking at her.

'Yeah right, I feel a littler better already but my fever hasn't dropped yet and I could still use a little more rest.' Kagome coughed into her hands.

'Let's get one thing straight missy. I didn't come back her to take you back you know. Your health is important and if you get better back here faster well the I suppose… hmmm… she's gone.' Inuyasha looked at her little brother Souta.

'Kagome coughed up the stairs. 'Hello Kagome.'

Huh what's going on?" Kagome looked at Hojo surprised.

'Um well I was wondering if something was troubling you?' Hojo took a step closer to her.

Kagome paused in thought. 'Don't think so.' She put her hand on her chin in thought.

'Listen Kagome I really don't mind you know. It's just that I wish… I wish you would come to me when you have a problem. I mean I want you to come to me. I mean we're basically going out so…' a blushing Hojo looked to where she had just been standing. 'Uh hello?'

'Hey what's going on?' Kagome walked into her room.

'Tomorrow's the big comprehension test and it's going to be used to see where we are placed in high school.' Eri stated.

'It's what?' Kagome looked at her friends shocked by this new information

'Have you been studying while you've been away from school?' Ayumi asked.

'I should have.' Kagome hung her head down.

'What you plan on taking the test when you're sick.'

'Kagome are you alright.' Hojo's voice said behind her.

'Hojo I need you to help me.' Kagome practically begged.

'I knew it there is something troubling you.'

'I need you to help me study.'

Inuyasha kept looking in the widow watching Kagome in a mask sitting over books. "She should be in bed resting not pouring over books." Inuyasha thought.

'The teacher said that there's going to be a strong emphasis on math and science. Better memorize your formulas and…' Hojo was interrupted by Kagome coughing.

Her friends crowded around her. 'Are you okay? You should be in bed resting.'

'I'm fine let's get back to the test.' Kagome looked at her friends with determination.

'See you Kagome.'

'Yeah, thanks for coming to visit.'

Get better. See you soon.'

'Thanks for helping me study for the test. What is it?'

'Nothing at all. Bye.'

'go girl.' She pumped her fist in the air only top end up in another fit of coughing.

Inuyasha was sitting on her bed watching her study with his Tetsusaiga across his chest. 'Is this test of yours really worth it?.' Inuyasha crossed his arms. 'Shouldn't you be concentrating on getting better rather than going out for this test?

'As soon as I'm better I'll have to go to school so I have to study.

'Getting better is more important.' She protested with yet another fit of coughing.

'they're both important.'

'So get into bed.'

'No I want to go to school you know. Go away and quit bugging me so I can study.'

'Fine have it your way.' Inuyasha jumped out the window.

'Kagome how are you feeling dear? Do you think that you could stomach a bowl of rice porridge?' Her mother asked.

'Hmmm… my head's going to split in two.'

'Yo,' Inuyasha carried a bunch of stuff in his hands.

'Inuyasha what are you doing here? I thought you had gone back already.'

'Do you guys have a cooking pot that I could use.' Inuyasha looked at them.

'Will a metal one do?'

'What is all that?' Souta wondered out loud.

'There's nothing like liver when it comes to nourishment; boar liver, carp liver, chicken liver and some medicinal herbs.'

'Are you really going to eat all of that?' Souta asked grossing out a the thought.

'Not me.' Inuyasha looked at his nails, 'Let's cook.'

'Not you then.' Souta didn't finish that thought.

Kagome looked up from her photo album. 'Here it's medicine, drink up.'

Kagome shrank away. 'uhmm… it stinks.'

'I promise if you drink it will cure any cold in an instant.'

'It's putrid. So what it might taste bad but it will definitely work.'

'Wow did you make this yourself?' Kagome looked at him.

'Sure did.'

'Well if you're sure it will work I guess I can choke it down.' Kagome looked at the drink. 'I don't know.'

'Just trust me.'

'Okay.' She drank it all while Souta turned green.

'You're right I think it's working.'

'Told ya.'

So tell me how did you learn about amking such a great cold medicine?'

'My mother she used to make it.'

'your mother and she taught you'

'well the ingredients wer a little different. She used dry ingredients but I yused fresh stuff.'

'Thanks again.

'Would you stop thanking me.' He started to walk away.

A little while later he made sure that she was tucked in and patted her to sleep. 'Hmmm…. Is that some kind of magic spell?'

'Yeah,' he looked a the floor sadly, 'mu mother used to do it a long time ago.'

In the morning he had even made sure that she arrived to school ontime so that she could take the test. (Episode 89)

Kagome looked at Inuyasha surprised. "You've taken care of me before."

Inuyasha looked at the young woman that lay before him as she sat up. "Yeah I have." He answered for lack of anything better to say.

Kagome giggled. "Now I know what was in that potion that you made me."

"Feh, just eat your soup." Inuyasha handed her the tray.

"Inuyasha I need to go see the children that I've been taking care of." Kagome looked away.

"Who are these kids that you take care of?" Inuyasha looked around. The room didn't suit her. If he was going to make her stay he was going to have the room redone for her.

"They are children that I have fond all around the area that usually don't have a home. I try to take them food that I can get from the vendors." Kagome looked at Shippou.

"How do you pay for the food?"

"I work to poay for the food."

"How come when Shippou found you there hadn't been any food in you for several days?"

"I… I…" She turned red and twisted her hands.

"You don't have to answer Kagome." Shippou jumped at her.

"Come on I'll take you to see your kids." Inuyasha looked away. "How many do you usually feed?"

"Uhmmm…. 20." She answered.

"Feh, no wonder you haven't eaten in several days." Inuyasha walked out of the room. "Get ready."

They found the kids that she was feeding all waiting for her eagerly. "Are you her boyfriend?"

"Uhhh… no." Inuyasha answered turning red.

"I like you." One of the little girls said. "These other guys that look at her give me the creeps a little boy about 6 said.

"Hey, I have an idea." Inuyasha whispered in her ear.

"I know a place where we can take them and they will be well taken care of."

"Where?" Kagome asked him.

"Let me make a phone call."

"Okay." Kagome gave him a true smile.

Inuyasha walked away dialing a number into his cell.

"Who's he calling?" One of the neko youkai children asked.

"I don't know sweetie but he says he knows someone that can help you."

Inuyasha returned a few minutes later. "Come on." He took one of the kids on his back and took two in his arms.

Finally they were all on top of the building where they only had to wait for a few minutes for two youkai to show up. Kagura showed up on her feather while another showed on a cloud and a barrier.

"Lady Kagome it's been a long time." The girl that showed up on a cloud bowed to her.

Kagome bowed. "Who are you?"

"I am Shiori. You helped my mother and I over 500 years ago." Shiori said.

"Oh I you're the little bat hanyou." Kagome smiled. She had remembered this one in a dream a long while back but she didn't know why. "What do you have to do with these children?"

"I take in lost children and find them homes." Shiori answered.

"there are twenty of them how are you going to take care of them?"

"I have my husband. He's a full bat youkai. We were found by a group of them when we were traveling and she was sick. After you guys left the village we weren't able to stay. The villagers refused us anything including protection but we came across a group of bat youkai that had some hanyou that seemed to be well treated. My husband begged his father and mother to allow us to join them."

"I'm happy to know that you guys were alright." Kagome bowed to her. "Do you mind if we come by to visit them?" Kagome requested.

"Inuyasha knows where I live."

"Sesshomaru is waiting for me we must get these children to Shiori's house." Kagura took about 10 of them and followed Shiori that led them away with ten on her cloud and her barrier.

"They'll be alright." Shippou reassured her. "Let's decorate the tree."

Kagome nodded her head in agreement. "Well lookee here. It seems that you well to dos are in the wrong part of town." They looked to the tall man that made their way to them.

Kagome was backed against the wall while Inuyasha stood in front of her. "You stay away from them."

"You can't do a thing to me."

'Wait is this guy an idiot? Can't he see that Inuyasha is a hanyou? Oh no he can't.' Kagome shook out of her thoughts.

"Don't push your luck." He made a cut on his chest. "Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!" He called out the attack that sent the guy running.

"Youkai!"

"Come on let's go. He's sure to bring a group with him. Inuyasha gather the two up bridal style and went to the car.

Later that evening Kagome looked at the tree that they had decorated. Shippou had fallen asleep and had been placed in his room. "Inuyasha," Kagome whispered so softly he almost didn't hear.

"Hmmm…." He looked her direction.

"I remembered everything this afternoon. I know that they were never dreams. How did this happen because I remember dying?"

"I made a wish on the Shikon no Tama that we could all meet again in a safer time where we wouldn't have to fight evil the way we had to in Sengoku Jidai."

The room glowed all around them and Kagome was grabbed around the waist by Inuyasha. "Inuyasha, Lady Kagome the promise that all will meet again has been fulfilled."

The room went back to its original lighting. "I guess Sango somewhere around." She had already met Miroku.

"She'll be here for Christmas." Inuyasha said in her ear.

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I hope that you all enjoyed the story. I was going to make it longer but Christmas is over and I have other stories that I'm behind on. Well namely What to Say. I'll talk to you later. Arigato and ja ne!