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Author's Note: I'm updating quickly so ya'll don't have to wait a long time for the rest of the series. I've decided on 14 chapters, but that might change so keep checking back and I'll be sure you tell you when the last chapter is.

Now that that's taken care of, just one more thing before the chappie. Please review if you are reading, plz. I love getting reviews, even like 4 word long ones. And if you send suggestions I'll be sure to consider it and I'll give you your props in the authors note for that chapter. I wanna make sure people are actually reading this before I work my tail off to finish it!

Oh and one more thing-sorry-there will be some fluffiness between Inu/Kag (well maybe not fluffiness but one of them might actually get feelings for the other :) check it out to find out)

How Long Is Eternity? Chapter 9: My Stole Heart

"But if you're dead how are you here and what do you mean it's Sango's fault?" Kagome asked the boy, claiming to be a ghost. Sango didn't say a word, her face had grown ghostly white and made her purple orbs shine brilliantly. She closed her fists, hard, so her knuckles turned white like her usually pale face.

"Oh Kohaku, I'm so sorry. I was just scared, but I didn't want you to die." Tears formed at the corners of her delicate-looking eyes. The tears fell down her cheeks, shining like glass. But Kohaku didn't move, he just smiled evily, with a look on his face that asked: "Are you done yet?"

"It doesn't matter Sango-nee, you still killed me and for years everyone believed I to be the killer of our village-but I wasn't, was I?" His voice still sounded possessed and he looked like he was going to kill someone.

"Sango didn't kill the village and she didn't kill you. Naraku took over your mind and possessed you." Kagome cut in, but a cold glare from Sango showed her that her words were a mistake. She covered her mouth with her hand and took a few steps back. But Kohaku caught on.

"That's what she told you is it? Wow, I didn't think she lied to her best friend." After that Kohaku grew quiet, watching his sister flail in pain from the memories. "Huh? Lie to me? What'cha mean?" Kagome asked, but Kohaku stayed quiet still.

His evil smile hadn't left his young face since Kagome and Shippou had gotten there. Kagome clutched the kitsune in her arms, watching the scene with huge bright eyes. "Can you explain now?" Kagome grew impatient, tapping her foot on the ground, but Kohaku just laughed, a menecing evil laugh.

Kagura appeared behind the boy, one of her giant feathers floating behind her. "Naraku needs you Kohaku." She said in a casual voice, like she had just come from a party. "Bye nee, I'll be back soon for my revenge."

He jumped on the feather with Kagura and it floated away in the breeze, the sky beginning to lighten up; it had to be seven in the morning. Kagome still held the fox and her eyes and face were full of confusion. She looked up at Sango, but Sango was walking away, her head hanging low.

"What did he mean? Who slaughtered the village Sango?" Kagome asked but Sango just shushed her. "I'll tell you when the time is right." And she walked away, a confused ebony haired bandit following behind her, still carrying their newest companion.

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Inuyasha stuffed his face with the food sitting on the ground by his feet. He didn't even chew but remarkably got it all down. Miroku sat, staring at him, trying to contain his laughs as his friend practically chocked to death from the big ham he had tried to shove down his throat.

"Inuyasha, take a break: chew your food. It ain't going anywhere." The monk said, not able to contain his laughing as the hanyou looked up at him, food dripping down his chin and all over his lap and shirt. "Whads so fuddi?" Inuyasha asked him, trying to sound threatening but the food in his mouth just added more humor.

"Can we go now? I wanna see Sango." Miroku said, watching the younger male stop eating and look up at him. "Why da ya wadda stee dat whode?" He asked, swallowing his food so his partner could understand him.

"Because she isn't a whore and I know," the monk replied, matter-of-factly, "that you wanna see Kagome again." Inuyasha raised his eyebrows at the monk's comment. "You know, water works." Miroku added and Inuyasha laughed, "Oh so that's her name!"

"Fine," the hanyou rose to his feet, all the food on his lap and shirt sliding to the ground in a sticky mess. He packed away the remaining food, which wasn't a lot, and followed his partner. "But I don't wanna see water works again, gods, she's so annoying and a crybaby."

"Sure Inuyasha, whatever you say," the monk teased him, waving a hand behind him at Inuyasha. "Too much lieing is never a good thing." At this he laughed, watching the dog demon's face turn tomato red as he yelled and cursed after the older male.

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Kagome lay awake on the cool grass. It was almost noon, and the bright sun was rising into the center of the pale sky. The clouds floated by like cotton as she tried to make shapes out of them, like she used to do when she was a child.

Her partner lay snoozing next to her, but even in her sleep she didn't look peaceful, like something was haunting her dreams. Kagome tried solving the puzzle of the ex slayers village, but the only answer she came up with was that Sango destroyed the village; but Sango couldn't do that, not Miss Tender-Hearted.

She looked back towards the sky, but something rising over the hill caught her attention. It was thousands of demons, each following one another similtamiously. Kagome shook Sango awake and pointed to the hill and Sango gasped in terror: she had seen these demons before!

"We'll never be able to fight them all off." Kagome said as the both jumped up and stood back to back. The demons circled around them, launching towards them with armored attacks. Sango through the Hiraikotsu and it hit several demons in the head, knocking them down with what had to be a deathening blow, but they got up off the ground like nothing had happened.

Kagome shot her sacred arrows at them, her miko powers coming in handy. The arrow went straight through one of the demons stomach and continued flying through the air, hitting one demon after another, but only few died.

"What are we going to do?" Sango asked, wide-eyed with terror. Shippou used his magic on the demons, and even tried transforming into one of them, but almost got hit by the boomerang and decided it was best if they could tell who was on their side.

"BACKLASH WAVE!" A voice rang through the air as a blinding light flashed. When the light settled, all the demons lay dead on the grass and Inuyasha smirked happily, flinging the Tetsuiaga over his shoulder. The monk appeared behind him only seconds later, panting for breath. "You wimp." Inuyasha said laughing at his almost fainting partner.

He looked over to Sango, watching his every move, and stood up straight, his breathing becoming oddly regular. "I'll take care of the clean-up, everyone get back!" he warned, his left hand grabbing at the cloth over his right.

"Everyone 'cept water works, let her get sucked in!" the hanyou added in, as the miko began yelling at him. "MY NAME IS KAGOME KA-GO-ME! CALL ME BY IT!"

Miroku unclothed his hand and a giant hole in the middle of it sucked in all the demons, amazingly. "How can they all fit?" Sango had wondered, watching in awe.

"Hello my precious angel, we came to see you both!" Miroku replied happily, chirping like a blue jay.

Inuyasha glared at him, "I didn't come to see them, I came to strenghten the Tetsuiaga and make fun of, what'd you say your name was again, Gakoma?" The hanyou laughed loudly at this remark, until he got kicked in the stomach by a very angry miko. "KA-GO-ME!" she repeated, her voice sounding very pissed off. "Yeah same difference." the hanyou informed her.

"Um my sweet, would you like to go somewhere where there is less bickering?" The monk replied, his eyes sudisifying. She nodded, "Oh please. I gotta headache." And the couple walked off, leaving the two stubborn ones to yell at each other.

But Kagome had stopped yelling, and instead was just staring at him. His dark gold eyes were so beautiful that Kagome had gotten lost in them. "What are you staring at water works?" He said grumply, bringing her back into reality.

"Something ugly!" She retorted haughtily, knowing that her words were a lie. She would never admit it to herself, but she found the hanyou oddly attrative; and his eyes deep and whole.

"I was just thinking that I was looking at the same thing!" He replied back, looking over the bandit. Her shirt was baggy and too big, slipping slightly off her shoulders and her pants were baggy and too long. Her hair was tangly but smooth, shining in the sunlight, and her skin was milky and pale.

"Oh, I didn't know you were looking in the mirror!" She gripped at him, as if it was a sin to say she was ugly.

"Ha Ha! You're an idiot!"

"Well you're a bitch!"

"Wench!"

"Bastard!"

"Whore!"

"Attrative..." Wait-she didn't just say that! She turned away, her pale skin turning pink it color.

"Yeah we'll you're a-wait, what did you just say?" The hanyou replied, his eybrows raising.

But Kagome didn't answer, she couldn't have feelings for him, could she? Yet she felt that deep in her heart she knew knew she did...

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Well there's chapter 10! Review please! Kagome is getting feelings for Inuyasha, what's too happen next? And what is Sango's big secret?

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