Kagome returned to the past just a few nights after leaving. She had grown weak in her time, and she knew why. While she was there he mother told her sometimes people didn't fall in love of their own accord. Sometimes people were meant to be without knowing it. She had told her daughter, some people had to learn to love, that sometimes love was something that had to grow, much like a flower.

She had told her daughter, sometimes love was not a fairytale.

But she had also told her daughter that those who had work for love, who to learn to love, to fight to love, those people loved the hardest. In all her mother told her "Sometimes loved does not come easy, sometimes is a game of give and take"

Kagome never understood how her mother could be so understanding, then it dawned on her, that she was just like her own mother.

Kagome sat on the well, it was early morning, a spring day, cool and crisp. For some reason she could hear the trees blowing in the wind a little better then normal. Kagome sighed and looked down, for some reason she felt like crying. Was it self pity?

"Kagome?" Came Inuyasha soft voice,

Kagome looked up, and used her arm to wipe away one lone tear "Inuyasha"

Inuyasha walked to he and she looked up "You ok?"

He was being nice, not brash "Yes, I'm fine"

"You don't look fine" He said a bit hard,

"What that supposed to mean" She asked flat, but he wold not get to answer.

"You have returned" It was kikyo and behind her Miroku and Sango, Shippo and Rin. Wait Rin? He heart started to beat a little faster and Inuyasha knew what she was thinking. Kikyo also saw Kagome's eyes land on the young girl.

"It is good that you returned, Naraku has been seen" Kikyo said,

Kagome snapped her eyes to Kikyo "Oh" Was all she could say, Kikyo would help her along,

"It is unsafe for the children, they will be staying with my sister"

Kagome nodded "You sure your up for this" Inuyasha then asked a bit harsh,

"I'm fine Inuyasha and if you say I dont look fine again I will S-I-T you"

Inuyasha rolled his eyed and crossed his arms "Fine what ever, you coming are not?"

Kagome jumped off the well and followed the group back to the village. The would spend the day there and in the morning they to would go after Naraku's trail. Kagome didn't say much during the day and no one dared asked her again if she was ok. But as the afternoon came Kagome found herself near a river, sitting alone, not really knowing what her own head was thinking.

"Kagome?"

Kagome turned from her spot on the ground to see Sango standing with Rin, the little girl had flowers in her hands. Kagome sighed once more, she was tired, she turned to look back the flowing river "I just needed a break" She spoke. Sango and Rin looked at each other before walking and sitting next to Kagome.

"Are you sure you want to fight Naraku?" Sango then found herself asking,

"I have to" Kagome answered not looked at her,

"You, you dont have to, you are not bound to it"

Kagome then looked at Sango "Yes I am, it was in my body, and I broke it"

Sango didn't know how to respond to that "It was not your fault" Sango finally said,

"It was no ones fault, not Inuyashas, yours, miroku, well all just got pulled into it, but we are the ones to deal with it, we have to"

Kagome was right and Sango would not argue.

"Do not worry Miss Kagome, Lord Sesshomaru will defeat that mean man!" Rin said cheerful and full of faith. Everyone, all day and dared not to speak his name, and in a second this littlegirl and ruined all there work off keeping what was really on Kagomes mind, off her mind. Rin didn't know better though. Kagome and Sango looked at the little girl, she seemed way to happy.

Kagome to laid her head on her bent knees, how in the hell did this happen. Did the kami's hate her? Was she being punished from sometime she did? Why was she always being called on?

She knew Sango wanted to say something, Kagome closed her eyes, this was funny, way to funny, well not funny, just messed up.

"Its just like sleeping beauty" Kagome spoke, her face still down, she had not meant to say it loud, but she did find it ironic that she was comparing life to that fairytale.

"Sleeping Beauty?" Rin asked confused,

Kagome looked up and smile soft at the sky, the sun was setting.

"That's right, you don't know that story, it has not been written yet"