Well I guess I'll spend the rest of the day writing this. I'll try to make it pretty long.Also I set the last chapter up wrong.but I'll try to make this one as believable as possible.

Here's tha chapter!

Chapter 9

Shippo and Inuyasha looked at each other and nodded. They're relationship to each other had grown since Kagome was asleep. Inuyasha took over for Kagome caring for the kitsune. They were now a lot closer. "Three days," they said together.

"THREE DAYS? Oh no, I have a test today!"

"What back in your time?" they said.

"NO DUH DUMMIES!" she retorted.

"Well if you want we'll take you to the well before we search for the shard again," said Inuyasha.

"IS THAT ALL THAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU? SOME STUPID SHARD?"

Inuyasha understood this. "Well, Kagome I'm sorry. Do you want to go or not? This test of yours seems pretty important. We're wasting time just sitting here and talking." He paused like in the forest. "Well?" He made sure to say this softly so as not to rush her. After all we're on a shard hunt. If she leaves now we're going to have to start over again. He waited for her answer.

She was thinking like Inuyasha. Well we'll have to start over if I leave now. After all I'm the only one that can see the shards. And Inuyasha would sit at the well the whole time. He denies this but Sango would always confirm that he never left the well. And Mr. Kenji would give me a make up test since I would be sick to him if I wasn't at school. But I've been studying so hard. Damn this guilt. Well I should finish the hunt first. She had made her decision.

"I'll stay for the hunt. But I'm really hungry. Is there any more?"

"Uh yeah." Inuyasha rushed outside for more. He gave her his ramen. The water. He went and pored the leftover hot water into the foam cup, stirred it a bit with another fork and went back. "I just pored the water, so just wait a minute," he said as he went inside. He gave it to her and she sighed.

"So close and yet so far," she said triggering another smile from everyone.

"Miss Kagome when do you think you will be fit to travel?" said Miroku.

"Whenever my head stops spinning."

"Oh ok."

He groped Sango quickly and ran out. Sango followed him with yelling's of "Hentai!" just as it had occurred multiple times in the past three days.

Inuyasha secretly thought there was something between the monk and the slayer for some time now. I never thought they would actually get together but that's not what it smelled like as they were back from the spider. Hhmm. Give match-making a try maybe? Maybe. He smiled.

Kagome was watching this and wondered what he was thinking about. She decided to ask. "Inuyasha what are you thinking about?"

He jumped. "Uh nothing," he said quickly. "You should eat, it'll get your strength up. You'll heal faster."

Maybe I should. She picked up the cup and started eating. This is pretty good considering Inuyasha made it. She was expecting it to be crunchy. I thought he didn't know how. Even so it's not that hard but still. "Inuyasha? How did you make this?"

"Well, Shippo helped me."

Her reaction was much the same as Sango's and Miroku's. "He helped you? And you let him?"

"Well yeah, the way I saw thing it was either that or not at all," he said slightly blushing.

"Well I had fun," Shippo said. "I thought you would have too." It seemed that way at least.

Sigh "Well I did. There I said it."

There was silence.

"Go ahead laugh."

They didn't.

"Um, well yeah I'm going with Sango and Miroku," Shippo said. With that he left.

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In a couple days Kagome was able to travel again. Inuyasha was over-killing the situation again. "Are you sure Kagome? Cause can take another half a day if you'd like. There's no rush."

"Yes I'm fine." It didn't bother her. It made her feel important. Loved even. She pushed it aside for now. Does Inuyasha really love me? Does he really value me over Kikyo? Does he see as more than shard detector? These questions burned in her mind as she tried to find the answers but the only way to get them would be to ask Inuyasha.

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They set off at about mid-day.

They walked to the next village during the next few hours. It was almost dusk and they were debating whether to stay there or sleep in the wilderness. Actually it was only Inuyasha wanted to leave the village.

"Inuyasha, come on, it's nearly dusk and I feel like sleeping in a room tonight," said Kagome.

"Yeah why not? It's been a while Inuyasha. Even you have to be missing it," said Miroku.

"More people are staring at me than usual," he replied in a nervous voice.

"Just deal with it tonight please. For me?" said Kagome in the sweetest voice she could muster.

Damn, why does she do that to me? He sighed. "Fine but first thing in the morning we're gone."

"Ok," she said apparently pleased with herself. "I'm going to sleep."

"I'm going to scout around the village. I'll be back late."

"Ok Inuyasha." He left. "Now we're alone my dear Sango."

"Nope." I'm going to bed too." She left into the other room.

"Ah alone again."

"What about me!" shouted Shippo.

"Let me rephrase," said Miroku. "No one to grope."

"Hentai," Shippo muttered as he walked out to where the girls went.

Inuyasha was scouting around the village in the dark. When he noticed something very strange. It looked like a green light in the distance. Hhmm. Strange. It took him a while but he remembered. Kikyo!

He ran. Towards the light.It was her. She looked like she always did. Her hair tied in a long ponytail with her normal white haori and red bottoms.

"Kikyo!" he yelled.

She didn't hear him.

"Kikyo!" he called again.

She seemed to come out of something of a trance. Though she was somewhat ignoring him.

Damn him, why does he have to come around at such a crucial moment? "Inuyasha? What are you doing here? Following me again are we?" I love teasing him like that. It was one of my favorite things to do when I was alive.

"No just wondering why you're so close to the village where I just happened to stumble into."

"I lived here Inuyasha."

So that's why they stare more. "You didn't happen to tell the village about what happened between us did you?"

"Very deductive of you Inuyasha. Just the children. I disguised it as a bedtime story and the children told their parents and they guessed the truth. That's not what I'm out here for. I'm out here to pass on."

Inuyasha's heart sank. "Why?"

"There's nothing for me here now."

"What do you mean?"

"You're not mine anymore."

"And how would you know that?"

"Hell is calling. That's all I need. It means that what I came back for is gone."

"Meaning. . ."

"I can't have you."

Inuyasha said nothing to this.

"Goodbye Inuyasha." With that she dissipated into a pile of dust and clay.

Inuyasha sighed. "Goodbye Kikyo." He continued on.

Kagome watched this with confused eyes. Goodbye Kikyo. I admire you for leaving with no regrets.

Suddenly, Kikyo's voice filled her head. I'm not gone, young Kagome. Not completely.

"Kikyo?" she squealed aloud.

Well somewhat. The rest of your soul has returned to you. But it was part of me over two years. Therefore I might be with you for an undetermined amount of time. Could be a week, could be a year.

"Oh no! I don't want you here!"

I don't want to be here. We're stuck with each other.

"Damn."

Lets go back to camp. Or Inuyasha will worry.

"Hey! He's mine now you know."

Well you saw and heard didn't you?I can't have him. As long as I'm stuck I might as well enjoy the ride.

With that, they started back.

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LoL my favorite and longest chapter yet! I hoped for it to be my best and it looks to me like it is. Tell me how you guys feel! A.K.A. Review!

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