Kagome nibbled her nail carefully as she sat outside the hospital room. Naruto and Kakashi were in there. She looked to the stunned Sasuke and crying Sakura. Reaching out her arms causing a small trickle of blood to come from her kunai wounds, she wrapped her hands to his head pulling them to her shoulders whispering, "Its okay, they'll be fine."

She hesitated partially not so sure of herself of what she was assuring them. Sasuke stopped carefully muttering, "He's such a loser."

Sakura wiped her tears into her. They stood there for a moment bleeding lightly in response to before. Kagome know he didn't know how to respond to it, to what Naruto had done or said. The doctor walked out carefully as Kagome stepped foreword, "Go inside and check on Kakashi and Naruto. I'm going to speak to the doctor for a bit."

They nodded walking in as Kagome moved towards the doctor, "is everything okay?"

"Naruto is healing nicely and quickly thanks to the fact, will you are sure to know and Kakashi also. No fatal wounds and he'll be healing soon also."

She let out a relieved breath, "thank kami. Thank you for everything."

He nodded as she turned walking into the room. Kakashi wore his arm in a sling sitting up watching as Sakura choked Naruto swinging him back and forth yelling, "YOU IDIOT WHY DID YOU DO THAT!"

Sasuke sighed sitting back muttering casual thanks to him. She smiled to the three turning to Kakashi. Walking over she motioned herself to the side of the bed, "are you okay?"

He nodded to her smiling, "fine."

They sat there for a moment as she looked up, "why did you-you protected me and you said some things. I'm not sure if it was just in the heat of the moment but…"

A small twinge of a smile came as he turned to her lying against the headboard of the hospital bed. Fiddling around with his other hand as if he was looking for something he clarified, "it's true, I love Muskagi and always well and I, I have feeling for you. I know that because you and Muskagi are going to be one and you are just like her already, it has to be love. Plus, you are technically my wife, dead or not. We could make it official."

She looked to his hand as he pulled out a box. She took it shakily then looked up to him her breath caught in her throat at the glimmer of the gold wedding band. She was washed over with the sound of the arguing trio her lips stuttering yet then she jolted out calling, "I, will it's not the most romantic method of admitting love or proposing but-I accept."

Sakura turned her head smiling quickly turning to the others and nudging tem to look. Naruto cheered, "Alright, Sensei!"

Sasuke sighed to his outburst yet smiled a little looking to them. Kagome was a wonderful person, she reminded him of his mother at best. For them to be together, well. Kakashi was already like a second father to him it was only fitting to have a second mother, "alright."

Sango and Miroku listened to Inuyasha explaining the situation. They continued to grip their weapons harshly eyeing Kikiyou. Sango muttered annoyed, "So this whole time, she's been here?"

Inuyasha nodded gulping while Miroku added, "And you wanted Kagome to give up part of her soul for someone who is supposed to be dead so you two can have a child."

Kikiyou began, "please don't say it like that."

Sango snapped, "but it is like that isn't it! You're swayed all these people but until you've done so for me you have only my pity and resentment!"

Miroku took her hand carefully standing to leave causing Inuyasha to follow, "Please Sango, Miroku, just give her a chance. People can change!"

Defensively Miroku clarified, "we already established that we'd give her a chance Inuyasha! And obviously people can change, she changed you."

"But for now she is the least of your worries, we are the least of your worries. You should be worried about how Kagome is going to react."

Inuyasha turned to Kikiyou who he saw sitting inside, "you've been gone for a month! She proved herself we can use her to help destroy Naraku!"

With a moment Sango and Miroku didn't answer. They turned to him whispering, "Kagome has heard everything you've said and we stand to wonder, you're not questioning about her or our traveling yet."

He stopped looking to the ground, "I'm sorry, what happened?"

"Kagome threw us into the portal to here because there was an attack from some stupid rebels. She was left there alone; I shuddered at the thought of what might have occurred yet to her luck Kakashi saved her. She could have died yet you are still here worrying about those already dead."

Inuyasha gave in leaning against the hut, "it came to me as a thought that you would be okay with this but I love Kikiyou and she has proven to me everything."

A sudden wind came as Sango spoke, "where is Shippo? I haven't seen him since we got here? And Kirara?"

The subject change was god's work as Inuyasha clarified, "they are with Keade they'll be back soon."

Kagome pushed the wheel chair towards the shrine as Sasuke and Sakura pushed Naruto. She made mild conversation standing before the wall, "I should go, I'll see you later, in a couple of months."

Everyone stood confused, "What do you mean?"

She mischievously ginned, "you'll see. Sasuke, I'll look out for Itachi and see what I can dig up. Naruto, Sakura be safe alright and Kakashi."

He smiled pushing himself up, "I'll wait for you to come back."

Turning to them she smiled. She put her hands together quickly disappearing into a portal back to the others.

Miroku extended his hands smiling, "welcome back Kagome."

Sango extended another hand out smiling also as she took them, "you okay?"

Kagome nodded showing her kunai wounds healing. Swallowing she asked, "where is Inuyasha and the others?"

Sango and Miroku turned to each other for a moment causing her to question smiling, "What's wrong?"

Walking to her side Sango entangled her arm with Kagome's as Miroku wrapped his arm around her shoulder, "Now Kagome. Everyone's fine but there is something you should know."

Carefully she waited to hear an explanation only to have them stop by the sounds of shippo's voice scream out, "Kagome!"

Turning her head she turned the corner his mouth agape at what she was looking at. Kirara ran towards Kagome with Kikiyou on her back and Shippo in her arms. Kagome stopped, her breath pausing. Turning to Sango and Miroku who looked at her apologetically causing her to scream, "Inuyasha!"

The trees shook as her voice felt like tremors against the earth. Shippo held on to her as she pet him yet kept her eyes to Kikiyou demanding, "What are you doing here?"

She stepped back carefully explaining, "Kagome, I think you're overreacting, I can explain-"

"Then start with why the hell you're here!"

Sango and Miroku held her back calling to rationalize, "Kagome! Calm down!"

She pulled at them turning annoyed with her protection of her, "What is going on?"

Sheepishly Inuyasha moved in front of Kikiyou protectively, "You've been gone for a few days, Kagome, so you haven't gotten used to it but, when I returned Kikiyou was protecting the village! I swear I didn't trust her at the beginning but I told her to prove it and she did! Please Kagome, she proved it to everyone! Even Sango and Miroku! Now all I need you to do is…"

She turned a little to Sango and Miroku, "You trust her? She's gained your trust?"

The two paused then hesitantly nodded bowing in almost a feeling of treason. Kagome took in a deep breath, her eyes softened, "You want me to give her enough of her soul to be determined living…"

Kikiyou hid her face carefully behind Inuyasha, "Yes, to have Inuyasha's child and be a family."

She shook her head walking towards them. She slipped a shuriken out causing Shippo to pulse, "Kagome?"

Cutting her hand with the blade, Inuyasha walked towards her in concern yet then she threw the blade causing it to slide across her neck. Everyone called to her in shock yet she caught it, setting her bleeding hand to the now opened flesh wound. Inuyasha walked towards her but a light slid up Kagome's arm into her, soon enough she began to breathe, "There."

Stepping back Kagome wrapped her hand with a cloth. She took the Konoha headband from Sango's hand speaking finally to Kikiyou, "We have things to speak of, for beginners. Stay out of my way and one thing you do can unravel the trust he so kindly stored upon you."

They looked at her not sure to be glad or not. Inuyasha kissed Kikiyou leaving to Kagome's side he spoke, "Thank you Kagome."

The wind blew gently as he saw her shake she turned to him, "No problem, you love her. You deserve a second chance."

He smiled to her for a moment, "So what's your plan?"

"These couples of months are going to be used well, for training for the chunin exams in the other world; I'm accepting my life there. Since you are going to have a kid, you can't be on the team. You're going to be our sensei a jounin."

He stopped smirking catching the headband, "Cool, but what about Naraku?"

"He's part of our training, Sango, Miroku, and I. Then in 4 months we'll go to the chunin exam."

He nodded smirking, "I hope Kikiyou will be okay with the fact that incubation time for a demon baby is only 3 months."

They laughed to each other lightly. He nodded to her turning and heading back as she glanced back to the forest with a small cocky smirk on her face. In triumph she whispering, " Inuyasha, you just go punk'd, second chance my ass. She's going to turn you inside out before you get the chance."

Turning back she smiled running foreword besides him unaware of the glass mirror she was currently being watched in. Naraku's lips thinned, "perhaps instead of losing in battle like expected we should travel to this world and see what we could learn eh Kanna? Kagura?"

They nodded bowing.

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