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(A/N)- Sorry it took me so long to have another chapter out. The wait will never be this long again. I promise. I hope this chapter makes up for it. I appreciate the reviews I got. Takes out cookies to give to reviewers. Gives different cookies to non-reviewers Snickers at the people who didn't review when they eat my poison cookies and fall to the floor (I'm kidding. Maybe ...) Lol Sorry, my bestfriend was over and we were eating coffee ice cream. (It's almost twelve at night when I'm writing this). I bet he is asleep right now. So, I thought, if I'm up, why not work on Kiss Me Under Stars of Moonlight. So here I am talking to myself ... (Technically, right now I am, until someone reads this) Lol. I have no idea what I'm talking about. Enjoy the chapter!

Chapter Four- Time Alone

"KAGOME!" Shippo yelled as she jumped off InuYasha's back.

InuYasha reluctantly let go of her hand as Shippo jumped into her arms.

"Hey Shippo." she said "Did you sleep well?"

He nodded.

"Where were you? I woke up and you and InuYasha were gone. Sango told me not to worry, and Miroku said that you and InuYasha needed some time to yourselves." he said.

Kagome glanced at InuYasha. He was smiling at her. She smiled back and looked down at the young fox demon.

"Well we're both okay Shippo. They were right. There was nothing to worry about." she said.

Suddenly a loud slapping sound broke the morning silence.

"Kagome." said Sango, as she walked out of the palace.

"Hey Sango." Kagome said.

Miroku followed soon after. There was a red handprint on his face.

"Good morning Kagome." he said.

She smiled and said it back to him. A few seconds later a servant came up to them.

"Excuse me, but the Lord has had a specail breakfast prepared for you before you take your leave." he said.

"Thank you. We will be right in." said Miroku.

The servant nooded and bowed to them before walking away.

"Shall we?" asked Miroku.

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They walked forward. Shippo was in front of everyone, Sango, Kirara, and Miroku in the middle, and InuYasha and Kagome in back. InuYasha took hold of Kagome's hand. She laced her fingers through his and smiled up at the hanyou. He kissed her lightly on the lips. No one noticed because they were in front of them. She blushed and kissed him back. There was another loud 'slap'. Kagome looked away from InuYasha to look ahead of them. Miroku was holding his hand to his cheek.

"PERVERT!" yelled Sango "YOU'RE LUCKY I DON'T HAVE MY HIRAIKOTSU WITH ME MIROKU! OTHERWISE YOU WOULD HAVE EITHER A BIG HEADACHE, OR A BROKEN HEAD!"

"Now Sango. I didn't do anything. Honost." he said, smiling.

She glared at him.

"Oh really? Then who did?" she asked, her arms crossed.

He shrugged then his eyes went wide. Sango looked at him for a second.

"A sign of a demonic aura!" he said pointing over Sango's shoulder.

Everyone turned to look. There was nothing there. Sango turned back around.

"There's nothing there Mir ..." Sango started.

Miroku was walking away. He was almost to the palace doors.

"HEY! WAIT!" she yelled after him.

She ran to catch up with him and hit him on the back of the head before walking in, shortly followed by a smiling Miroku. There was another slap and a yell from Miroku as Sango's boomerang hit his head.

InuYasha shook his head.

"They'll never change." he said while walking up to the sliding doors.

"You never know InuYasha. You just never know." Kagome said while smiling.

"What do you mean you never know?" he asked.

she looked up and smiled at him.

"Just look at us InuYasha." she said.

"What do you mean?"

She just smiled. Can he really not see how we've both changed in so many ways since we first met?

"You'll realize it someday InuYasha" she said while walking inside.

She was about half way in when InuYasha pulled her back out by the arm.

"InuYasha?" she whispered.

He had a glassy look in his eyes, then he smiled and kissed her lightly. She shivered at his now familiar touch and held onto him as he embraced her. After a few minutes Kagome pulled away.

"Come on InuYasha. Our food will be getting cold." she said, taking his hand in her's, and leading him inside.

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"Good-bye!" yelled Kagome to the Lord as they walked down the path later that day.

She was waving along with everyone else. Except InuYasha who was standing there with his arms crossed. As they began to walk again Kagome ran up to InuYasha.

"Come on InuYasha. Don't look so unhappy." she said while standing in front of him.

He resisted the urge to smile.

"Heh. Why should I?" he asked.

She smiled and put her face closer to his.

"Because if you don't, I'll have to say something." she whispered.

"Say what?" he asked.

She smiled again.

"Do you really want to know InuYasha?" she asked him while smiling.

"Yeah. I do."

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Everyone was watching them talk. Sango had a smile on her face. She knew exactly what Kagome was talking about. So did Miroku.

"Something's different about them ... but what? Have you noticed it Sango?" Miroku whispered to her.

She nodded.

"I have. But I can't put my finger on it either." she said while continuing to watch them.

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"Just tell me Kagome! What will you have to say?" InuYasha asked in a loud voice.

"If you don't stop looking unhappy, I just might have to say the word 'sit'." she said, not even realizing it.

Her eyes went wide as InuYasha crashed to the ground. He lifted his head and glared at her.

"Oops. Sorry about that InuYasha. Didn't actually mean to do it ..." she said quietly while backing up.

He stood up quickly and ran after her.

"I'LL GET YOU KAGOME!" he screamed.

She laughed as she ran and knew that InuYasha was only playing around with her. If he hadn't been, then he would have caught her right away. As they disappeared up the path, everyone looked after them. Sango shook her head while smiling.

"Yeah, they've definately changed all right." she said.

Miroku nodded.

"Maybe we'll find out exactly how someday soon. And why Kagome is talking to InuYasha again." he said.

She nodded.

"Maybe."

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Kagome screamed as InuYasha 'jumped' on her and they began to roll down a hill in each other's arms. They stopped on a break in the hill. InuYasha was ontop of Kagome. He smiled down at her. She smiled back.

"Am I acking happy now?" he asked.

She smiled again.

"Not happy enough, but you will be." she said.

He looked at her with confusion on his face.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

She laughed and rolled over. They began to roll down the next part of the hill.

"Kaaaaagooooomeeeeee!" InuYasha yelled as he flipped over and over again. She laughed.

They landed in a small stream at the bottom. InuYasha stood up with his arms out, completely soaked, his hair in his eyes. Kagome brought her head halfway above the water so only the top of her head and her eyes were showing.

He glared at her.

"I'LL SHOW YOU HAPPY!" he yelled and jumped at her.

She screamed and jumped up. He made her fall back into the water. He was ontop of her again. They both laughed. He kissed her lightly. Kagome smiled and pulled his head under the water as they were kissing. Then she jumped back up and started splashing him. He smiled and splashed her back.

I don't understand her. This world is full of hate and misery, and yet Kagome can always find something to be happy about. She is such an amazing person. It feels so natural to be with her. I may not understand her, but I know one thing: I will spend the rest of my life trying to. The rest of my life will start tonight, but for now, I just want to be here and share her happiness.

He splashed her again.

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Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Kirara were sitting on the break in the hill watching InuYasha and Kagome. Sango and Miroku were smiling. Shippo was sitting there with his arms crossed and a frown on his face.

"Why can't I go play with them!" he whinned.

Miroku looked down at him.

"Well, you see, when two people ..." he began.

Sango slapped him.

"Don't be saying things like that to him! He's too young!" she said.

Miroku rubbed his face.

"I was just going to say that went two people .." he caught her hand, " ... are in-love, they need to be left alone sometimes."

She stopped trying to hit him.

"Oh ... sorry Miroku." she said.

He nodded.

"They need to be able to go off and take their ..." Sango slapped him again.

"Don't even try and say you were being innocent there ... Wait, did you say in-love?" she asked.

"Yes. I did." he said.

Shippo was watching them.

"You think that InuYasha was finally able to tell Kagome how he feels?" he asked.

"I don't know." said Sango "That's not like InuYasha."

"Yes, that's true, but he knows that Kagome was not being herself lately." Miroku answered her "He probably wanted to know why and their feelings probably came out. Something of the sorts had to of happened. It would explain a lot." he said.

"You're right. It would. I'll talk to Kagome about it later." said Sango.

"And I'll talk to InuYasha. One of them is bound to tell us, if not both of them." said Miroku.

Shippo stood up. They looked at him.

"Is something wrong Shippo?" Sango asked him.

"I just think that you two should let them tell you themselves. We all know how InuYasha and Kagome can be. They'll tell us when they're ready, but go ahead and do what you want. I'm just a little kid, what do I know?" he said, then walked away.

They watched after him.

"He's right Miroku." said Sango.

"I know. Maybe we should wait for them to tell us." he said.

She nodded and stood up. He did the same. They took one last look of the two before following Shippo.

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Kagome and InuYasha came back a few hours later. By now their clothes were dry. They were smiling. It was just beginning to get dark. They had an assortment of food with them.

"We got some things for dinner tonight." said Kagome, placing the things down on a mat in front of the fire.

There were different types of fish, crab, fern root, and different types of mushrooms.

"Wow Kagome." said Sango.

"I'll start a fire." said Shippo, using his Fox Fire on some wood they had gathered in InuYasha's and Kagome's absence.

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InuYasha sat down by a tree near Miroku and watched Kagome help Sango and Shippo. Kagome laughed as Sango said something to her. He smiled. She is amazing. He couldn't take his eyes off her.

Kagome seemed to sense something. Her head had shot up and she seemed to be listening to something. She looked over at InuYasha and her face softened. She had felt his eyes on her. She smiled. He smiled back as she went back to cooking the food.

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Sango was digging through Kagome's bag, looking for some of the herbs and spices Kagome carried with her.

"Ah, found them. Here you go Kagome." she said, handing them to her.

"Thanks Sango. I almost forgot I had these." she said.

Sango glanced over her shoulder.

"InuYasha is watching you Kagome." she said.

Kagome blushed.

"I know. I noticed it a few minutes ago. He's still watching me then?" she asked.

Sango nodded. Kagome smiled.

"Oh ..." she whispered.

Neither one of them said anything else on the matter, and finished cooking.

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In about an hour, everything was finished and Kagome and Sango brought InuYasha, Miroku, and Kirara their food. They thanked them and Kirara gave a soft mew of apprieciation. Sango and Kagome smiled and went to get their own. Shippo was already eating his.

They sat down next to him. Kagome saw that InuYasha looked upset that she wasn't by him, and saw how he tried to hide it when she looked up at him. She smiled and walked over, sitting down close to him.

"I'm sorry InuYasha. I didn't know that you wanted me by you." Kagome said.

"I didn't."

"Okay then, I'll go back to where I was." she said while beginning to stand up.

"Don't." he said.

He grabbed her wrist and pulled her back down. She smiled.

"That's what I thought." she said and leaned her head against his shoulder as she ate. His arm soon wrapped around her. She smiled and soon fell asleep after her food was gone.

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"Wake up Kagome." said a soft voice in her ear.

"Hmm ..."

"Please, I need to ask you something." they said.

That's InuYasha's voice.

She opened her eyes. InuYasha's face was very close to her's.

"What's wrong InuYasha?" she asked quietly.

"Nothing Kagome. I just need to ask you something." he said.

"Okay. Go ahead and ask me InuYasha." she said, sitting up.

"Not here Kagome. Can we go somewhere else?" he asked.

She nodded. He helped her to her feet and led her off into the forest.

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(A/N)- Okay. I will have more out soon. I hope you liked the chapter! Please review! (Please read Flight Hikari's Story. It is amazing!)