***Author's note: Hey guys this is the 25th chapter, and the first time Amaterasu and Jurou met is in this chapter. I loved the reviews, and I was honestly thinking about Kagome and Inuyasha getting engaged before I end this, and they definitely will be mated before the end. I hope you like this chapter!

FYI: I don't own Inuyasha, but I do own any characters I have made up.

Chapter 25

Kurono had to attend a Counsel meeting in the Counsel room. There were new Counsel members and the whole Counsel was staying for a couple of days to discuss business Amaterasu wasn't allowed to know about.

Kurono wanted to introduce Amaterasu to the new members. Kurono brought her and her mother to a man and woman. The woman was very pretty, with brown hair waving to the middle of her back and blue eyes. She was sweet looking. Next to her, the man stood. He had black hair and gray eyes, and next to him stood a younger and more built version of him.

The younger boy was looking at Amaterasu with interest. Amaterasu looked at him confusedly.

"Makoto, Harumi, this is my wife and mate, Mayonaka," he gestured to Mayonaka, "and my daughter, Amaterasu."

They put their fist over their heart and bowed. The young boy locked eyes with Amaterasu and as he bowed his eyes never broke from hers.

"Kurono, this is our son, Jurou," Makoto stated.

Jurou stepped forward and looked at Kurono. He bowed before him again.

"Lord Kurono, Lady Mayonaka, it is a pleasure to meet you and your daughter, Lady Amaterasu." He looked at her again.

"It is a pleasure to meet you too, Jurou," Kurono said. He smiled at the boy. "You are staying here as well?"

"Yes," Jurou said. "My parents wouldn't leave me at my house by myself." He smiled as if there were some private joke.

"I see," Kurono said. He seemed displeased. "Makoto, Harumi, let us walk and talk."

He looked at Amaterasu with a grim look and him and Mayonaka walked off with Harumi and Makoto.

Jurou turned to Amaterasu. "Hello, my Lady. Would you mind if I stayed in your presence?"

Amaterasu shook her head as she smiled at him. "Please, when Kurono isn't around I tell everyone not to act formal with me. Call me Amaterasu. I hate titles."

Jurou smirked. "Alright."

"Would you like to take a walk with me, Jurou?" she asked.

He shrugged. "Sure."

They walked outside. They didn't say anything, because they really didn't know what to say. Then the wind blew and Amaterasu's hair blew to the side of her, leaving the back of her neck bare, along with part of her back.

Jurou saw white, jagged lines on her back. They were almost gone, but they were visible. Scars.

"Amaterasu, what happened to your back?" Jurou asked. "You have so many scars."

"Nothing," she said quickly. She hurriedly cover the scars with her hair.

"That wasn't nothing," he said. "Let me see."

Amaterasu flinched away from him. The only time she was ever touched was in anger or hatred. She was never hugged or touched in a loving way. She expected him to hit or hurt her.

"It's okay," He assured her. "I won't hurt you." He reached over and moved her hair away from her back. He gently touched the scars on her back. "What happened to you?" he whispered.

Amaterasu shivered. She turned around to face him. "Nothing."

He didn't say anything. He slowly raise his hand to her face and she flinched again. "What's the matter? Are you hit a lot?"

She slowly nodded. She felt... safe with this boy she just met. She felt.

He brushed his fingers across her cheek. "I won't hurt you, Amaterasu." He wanted to tell this girl everything. He wanted to tell the daughter of the Wind demon leader everything, and he wanted to be with her. "I promise."

Amaterasu nodded. She leaned her head into his hand.

"Amaterasu!" she heard Kurono call. "Raidon is looking for you."

Amaterasu jumped and Jurou dropped his hand. Amaterasu looked at her father, and saw Raidon, a wind demon who looked sixteen with brown hair and cold black eyes, who was much bigger than her and a little bigger than Jurou, walked out from behind him.

"Raidon?" Jurou asked quietly.

"The guy Kurono wants me to mate and marry," Amaterasu stated.

"Oh," Jurou said.

Raidon walked up to her. "Amaterasu, I was looking all over for you! What are you doing with this guy?"

"I'm taking a walk with Jurou, Raidon," she stated. She hated this guy.

He grabbed her arm, and his grip was a little too tight. "Well, let's go. We're going inside."

"Ow!" Amaterasu exclaimed. "I'm not going anywhere! Raidon, let go! You're hurting me."

"You're coming with me," he growled.

"Hey! Let go of her!" Jurou snarled.

"What are you going to do about it?" Raidon snapped.

Jurou shot the wind at him, pushing him back a bit.

Raidon glared at him and shot air back making him fly several feet away.

"Raidon, stop!" Amaterasu shouted. Her eyes flashed red and black. The wind around her swirled dangerously and ominously. She made Raidon let go of her arm, and threw him over in front of Kurono. She started walking forward to do more to Raidon. "Just because you're named after the thunder god, doesn't mean you are!" she screamed at Raidon. "Don't ever come near me again."

Jurou came up behind Amaterasu and grabbed her around the waist. "Amaterasu, he's trembling, leave him alone. He won't hurt you again."

She turned to Jurou and her eyes were still crimson and black. His eyes widened.

She turned from him and ran into the house to her room.

"Wait!" he called.

He looked over to where all the wind demons were crowding around Raidon.

"What happened?" he heard a couple of people ask. "What's going on?" others asked. "Why were Lady Amaterasu's eyes crimson and black?"

Jurou disappeared and reappeared in Amaterasu's bedroom.

She was sitting on her bed, with her eyes closed, trying to make her eyes turn back to normal. Then she smelt the familiar scent that she would never be able to describe. It was Jurou.

"Get out," she snapped. She hung her head so her bangs covered her eyes.

"No," he said back.

He slowly walked over to her and sat down next to her. She still didn't look at him.

"You think I'm a monster, don't you? You think I'm evil," she said quietly. She just met him, yet she felt a connection to him.

"No. I don't think any of that," he said. "You're not evil, and you're definitely not a monster, Amaterasu. Don't let anyone tell you that you are."

She laughed bitterly. "You could very well be lying to me."

"I'm not. You can smell a lie, we all can smell a lie, am I lying to you?" Jurou told her.

She shook her head.

"Look at me," he demanded.

"I don't have to take orders from you," she snapped.

"Please?" he whispered.

She slowly lifted her head and looked him in the eyes. Her eyes were slowly fading back to normal. He watched them fade back.

"There, that wasn't so bad, was it?" he asked her.

"Yes it was," she said.

"What was so bad about it?" he asked.

"You saw my eyes."

"They're beautiful," he told her.

She laughed bitterly again. "When they were black and red? I don't think so."

"I do. They were very beautiful, very unusual," he stated.

She smiled at Jurou. She shook her head.

"Really, they are. I've never seen anything like it before," he told her. "And they're even more beautiful now."

She looked down. She was starting to blush. This was all new to her. She has never been complimented. She was never touched gently like he had touched her.

"They are a beautiful midnight blue," he went on. Then he remembered the scars on her back. "How did you get those scars?"

"A mirror," she whispered. She didn't want to tell him for fear Kurono would hurt her more, or hurt Jurou. 'Please, don't ask anymore.' Her eyes were closed.

"What happened?" he asked gently.

She slowly opened her eyes. He'd smell her lie, and tell her to tell him what happened. "My... Kuro-"

Her father opened the door. "Jurou, it is time to retire to your room," he told him. Jurou stood, bowed with his fist over his heart, and left the room. "Amaterasu, you are to marry and mate Raidon. I do not want you to get close to that boy."

"I refuse to mate and marry that bastard!" Amaterasu exclaimed. "I will become as close as I want to Jurou, Kurono."

Kurono slapped Amaterasu across her face. Her eyes flickered black and red. "You will do as I say, and that is final."

"The hell I will!" Amaterasu shrieked.

"Where is this disobedience coming from?" he demanded. "I am your Leader, your father, and you are to listen to me."

Amaterasu stayed silent. She looked at the floor, her eyes flickering from black and crimson to normal.

"I don't want you telling that Jurou boy anything about those scars," he stated.

"I'll tell him any damn thing I want," she snapped.

He slapped her again. She threw him into the door. Her eyes were black and red now, they weren't flickering anymore. She never had fought with Kurono like this before. She was feeling alive again. She was feeling like she could stand up to him. She hasn't spoken to Kurono like that either.

Kurono got up and threw her onto her bed with the wind. Then he slammed the door closed.

Amaterasu made a vase go flying at him just before he slammed the door. It smashed on the door, and the roses fell to the floor, and the water dripped down the door. She heard the lock click.

"I hope you learn your lesson when you are in there. You are not getting out anytime soon," Kurono said.

Her eyes were still red and black. She tried to reappear in the hall, but she couldn't, he had a spell to keep her in put on the room. He could get in and get out, everybody else probably could too. But she was literally locked in. "Dammit!" she screamed.

She kicked the bed. She was so angry. She took several deep breaths to calm herself. Her breathing was heavy, and her heart pounded in her chest. She sat down on her bed. She looked around. At least she had something to do. She had her books and the really big TV she got from Mayonaka and Kurono because they didn't want her downstairs all the time when they had meetings. And she had the mini fridge she bought without Kurono and Mayonaka's knowledge. She had sodas and juice in there and milk, and she had bags of chips and stuff in the closet. So she had something to eat when she got hungry. She didn't have to wait until dinner when Kurono would ask Mayonaka to bring it to her.

Amaterasu sighed, getting up and grabbing her tank top and sweat pants and headed to her little bathroom in her room.

After she took a shower she brushed her long, wet hair and brushed her teeth. She pulled her hair into a bun and exited the bathroom, and crawled into her queen sized, tall bed. She curled up in a ball and turned the TV on with the remote.

An hour later, someone appeared in front of her bed.

"Amaterasu?" he asked in a whisper. "It's me, Jurou."

"Jurou?" she whispered back. "It's the middle of the night. What are you doing here?"

"I wanted to tell you that I heard the fight between you and your father," he whispered.

"Please, don't call that vile man my father," she hissed.

"Fine, Kurono. He's a real bastard, isn't he?" Jurou asked quietly.

"Yep, but he tries so hard to hide it," she said, rolling her eyes. "Is that all you came to say?"

"I know he hit you. I bet he threw you into a mirror too, right?" he asked.

She nodded.

"Tomorrow, I want you to come with me to the park," he said.

"I can't get out of here," she told him. She got out of her bed and stood next to him.

"I can though. I can unlock the door, and lock it back up. Then we can go to the park," Jurou stated.

"Kurono has a key lock on this door," Amaterasu said.

"I can pick the lock," he told her.

"I don't know, what if Kurono comes to check up on me?" Amaterasu asked.

"Amaterasu, you have to live a little. Kurono is shooting you down," Jurou said. "I'll take care of him if he finds you gone."

Amaterasu smiled. "I can take care of Kurono anyway. I'll go with you tomorrow."

Jurou smiled back at her. "I'll unlock the door when they start the meeting."

She nodded.

"I'll see you tomorrow, Amaterasu. Sweet dreams," he whispered. Then he disappeared.

Amaterasu smiled as she crawled back into her bed and turned the TV off and fell asleep.

Amaterasu woke up as she fell asleep, her head resting on Jurou's chest. But something small and warm was in her arms. She looked down to see Chiyo curled up on Jurou also, but in her arms. She smiled at Chiyo, then she looked at Jurou who was still sleeping. She snuggled into his chest and hugged Chiyo closer to her. This was her family.

She didn't know what time it was, and right now, she didn't care. But she knew she had to get up. It was Thursday. She had school, and so didn't Chiyo and Jurou. She looked at her clock, and it was almost six o'clock. She inhaled, taking in Jurou's scent, along with Chiyo's.

When the alarm went off, Chiyo and Jurou woke up. Chiyo snuggled into her even more. Amaterasu looked down at her, and Chiyo looked up at her.

"Amaterasu?" She asked. "Is everything okay now?"

Amaterasu hugged the tiny girl closer to her. "Yeah. It's fine now. There's no need to worry."

"Are you sure?" Chiyo asked.

Amaterasu smiled at her. "Yeah, I'm completely sure, Chiyo." She snuggled her face into Jurou's chest, her nose filling with the scent of him. Her favorite scent in the world.

"We gotta get up," she mumbled. She sighed. She wanted to stay with them forever. But she had school, only today and tomorrow. Today was Thursday.

Jurou groaned. "Why don't we stay here?" he asked. He leaned down and kissed her.

"Don't tempt me," she said.

Chiyo rolled her eyes and untangled herself from Amaterasu's arms. "I want to go to school, and I don't want to stay here while you do this." She crawled off the bed. "And if I go to school today, I'll be able to see Shippo." She grabbed some of her clothes from her closet and headed to the bathroom.

Amaterasu heard the shower start. She turned back to Jurou. "We have finals. We only have two more days," she told him. "Then college."

"College," he groaned. He laid his head back on the pillows.

Amaterasu inched up so that her face was just above his, her hair around them. She pecked his lips with hers. "It won't be that bad."

Jurou smiled at her. "Come on, we need to get up."

She smiled back.

When Kagome got to the school, she kept an eye out for Amaterasu. She really, really needed to talk to her. She was the only one she could talk to. Sango wouldn't know how it was to be with a demon, or even a half demon. As far as Kagome knew, Sango and Miroku didn't get that far yet, basically because they were both human.

So Amaterasu, definitely.

She didn't look at Inuyasha or talk to him at all today. Just being with him was making her stomach have butterflies. And not the good butterflies; the nervous ones. When she got out of the car she bolted. She found Amaterasu with Jurou, walking to the front doors. Kagome knew Inuyasha was probably really worried about her, but she needed to get away, so she could think, and talk to Amaterasu.

"Amaterasu!" Kagome called as she hurried up to her.

Amaterasu looked worried. "Kagome? What's wrong?"

"Can I talk to you? Alone, please?" she asked. Then she turned to Jurou. "No offense, Jurou, but it's something that I don't want a physical audience to."

"No offense taken, Kagome. I won't even listen in mentally," Jurou promised. He smiled at her. "I'll go in with Inuyasha."

His name sent the nervous butterflies fluttering. "Okay."

Kagome dragged Amaterasu away from the school, so that the half demon, and demon couldn't hear them.

"What is it, Kagome?" Amaterasu asked. She was horribly worried now.

Kagome blushed from the neckline up. "Um, well, I want to ask you about when you mated."

Amaterasu froze. "Oh." She wasn't expecting this.

"Yeah, well…" Kagome gave a nervous laugh. "Um, were you nervous?"

Amaterasu recovered herself. "Sort of. I mean, I was a little nervous about it, it's forever, and I was nervous about the actual mating too."

"Were you ready?" Kagome asked. "I mean, did you guys talk about it at all?"

"Sort of," Amaterasu stated. "Jurou brought it up once before, and then when I actually decided, and he was ready, it just sort of happened."

"Did it hurt?" Kagome asked. "I mean, when the connection formed, did it hurt?" She was still flushed, and she was looking at the ground.

"Not for us, really. It was just a warm sensation in my head, that's all," Amaterasu informed her. "But Inuyasha has to mark you, so it might hurt."

Kagome blushed. "Right. So he has to bite me?"

Amaterasu smiled. "Yes. He has to bite you, as funny as that sounds. And dogs bite on the collarbone, the top part of it, I mean. So good luck with that."

"Do I want to know how you know so much about this?" Kagome asked.

Amaterasu's smiled widened. "Sweetheart, I'm a demon, of course I'll know how other demons mate, because I'll have to know who's mated to what demon," she informed Kagome.

"So you have to know," Kagome mumbled. "How do you know when you're ready?"

"I don't know, for me it was when I wasn't nervous about it. But that was me, and you're not me," Amaterasu said. "Do you love Inuyasha?"

"Yeah, I love him completely," Kagome stated. She blushed a bit more.

"Do you want to be with him forever?" Amaterasu asked.

"Yeah."

"Then what's stopping you from mating him?" Amaterasu asked. "Is it the mating thing or the marking thing?"

"The mating thing," Kagome told her.

Amaterasu nodded. "If you keep thinking about it, you'll either be worried or you'll end up preparing yourself. If you don't think about it and just do it, you may or may not regret it. Inuyasha doesn't want you regretting it, so he wants you to be ready, or, more or less, prepared," Amaterasu explained. "Take your time, Kagome. You don't need to decide this now."

"So you're saying I should think about it?" Kagome asked.

"I'm saying you shouldn't worry about it, but definitely give it some thought. If you end up regretting it later Inuyasha's gonna beat himself up over it," Amaterasu told her.

"You know you could have just said that instead of the long confusing speech," Kagome grumbled.

Amaterasu smiled. "I know." She turned serious now. "Anything else you want to ask me?"

"Not really, I pretty much got what I wanted," Kagome stated.

"Do you know what you're gonna do?" Amaterasu asked. She gave her a look.

"I'm gonna keep it at the back of my mind for a bit," Kagome told her. "Maybe steer clear of Inuyasha today to think about it."

"Wait, you're thinking of mating him soon?" Amaterasu asked, her voice getting high. "Kagome, you've got time, you don't have to mate him this soon."

Kagome didn't say anything for a bit. "I know."

The first late bell rang.

Amaterasu looked to the school. "We're gonna be late." She grabbed Kagome's wrist and appeared at Kagome's locker. "Do you need anything?"

Kagome shook her head.

"Promise me you'll give yourself plenty of time to think about," Amaterasu said. "Promise me you'll wait until your ready."

Kagome sighed then looked at her wind demon best friend. She sighed. "I promise."

Amaterasu smiled at Kagome again. "Good, I'll make sure of it."

At that moment Amaterasu turned quickly to look down the hall. Then Kagome saw Sango running down the hall to them.

"There you guys are!" Sango exclaimed when she got to them. "I've been look for you guys everywhere!"

"Really?" Amaterasu asked. "Do you have something to tell us?"

"Hey, no fair. Stop getting all the info from Jurou," Sango scolded her. "I'm glad that I didn't tell Jurou the important stuff. Well, yeah, I need to tell you guys something!" She stopped there.

"And?" Kagome asked.

Sango didn't say a word, but held her hand out to them both.

When Kagome and Amaterasu saw the ring, they squealed and both hugged Sango at the same time, while jumping up and down.

"Miroku proposed?" Kagome squealed.

"He did!" Amaterasu said. "Even look at the ring!"

They jumped up and down together, Sango in the middle. When they stopped they started to homeroom.

"Sango, I'm so happy for you!" Kagome said.

"Me too!" Amaterasu squealed. "So when's the wedding?"

Sango rolled her eyes, but smiled. "No date yet, Amaterasu. But I do want you and Kagome as my maids of honor," Sango stated.

"Really?" Kagome asked. "That's different."

"I know," Sango stated, smiling. Then she ducked into her homeroom, and Amaterasu and Kagome went to their homeroom.

When Sango was in homeroom, she thought about when she told Kohaku that Miroku asked her to marry him.

Flashback begins

The next morning Sango was making breakfast for Kohaku and herself. When Kohaku came into the kitchen, Sango was at the stove, making eggs, humming. When Sango put the plate down in front of him seconds later, she smiled at him.

"You're happy today," he stated. "Something happen?"

"Yes!" Sango squealed. "Miroku proposed to me!"

Kohaku smiled. "I know."

Sango looked at him quickly. "How'd you know?"

"He asked me if I'd let him marry you. He said since I'm the man of the house it's only right to ask me," Kohaku stated.

"You knew!" Sango exclaimed. "How long?"

"He asked after you went into the living room," Kohaku stated. "Yesterday." He smiled.

Sango shook her head and smiled. That was why he fled from downstairs so quickly. "You sneaky little brat," she said lovingly.

Flashback ends

Sango smiled at the memory. The bell rang and she stood up and hurried to first period.

At lunch, Sango and Miroku sat next to each other and held hands. Miroku stroked the hand that was in his with his thumb. Amaterasu sat next to a Kagome who wouldn't look at Inuyasha, and Jurou sat next to the very worried Inuyasha.

Inuyasha stared at Kagome. He wondered why she wouldn't look at him, he was worrying, and it was driving him insane. Did he do something wrong? If he did, what did he do?

He opened his mouth to say something to her, but Amaterasu shook her head. Her eyes had an urgent look in them. He closed his mouth.

Lunch was uneventful. Amaterasu and Sango talked about Sango's engagement and the guys only talked a little about it. Miroku wanted to have Inuyasha and Jurou as his best men, since Sango's having two maids of honor.

During all of her classes, Kagome thought about mating Inuyasha. She kept it at the back of her mind, like Amaterasu said, and slowly made her decision for when.

And that when was soon. She was sure of it now. Of course, she wanted to be with Inuyasha forever, but whenever she actually thought about mating him, she got nervous butterflies in her stomach. But now she was sure, even if she still got nervous butterflies in her stomach.

Still, whenever she saw him she got nervous butterflies in her stomach. So she planned on waiting.

After school, Inuyasha pulled Amaterasu aside.

"I need to talk to you," he said.

Amaterasu rolled her eyes and smiled. "Essh, you and your girlfriend. What is it with you people? It seems like ever since I became Leader everyone needs to talk to me," she said jokingly.

"Kagome came to talk to you?" Inuyasha asked.

Amaterasu nodded. "Yes, yes. So I'm betting you're gonna ask about Kagome, right?"

"Yeah," Inuyasha stated. "She talked to you about me?"

"That's confidential, my friend," Amaterasu stated. "So you're worried about her silence."

"Yeah," Inuyasha said. "Did I do something wrong?"

Amaterasu shook her head. "Nope. But I've got advice for you. When she actually looks or says something to you, then you approach her, otherwise wait for her to look or talk to you, boy," she said. "Which might be later today." With that she disappeared.

Inuyasha looked around. It almost seemed like Amaterasu was trying to get the confrontation over with. She seemed busy and distracted.

Inuyasha walked to his car, and waited until Kagome opened the passenger door and climbed in. Then he got in himself and drove them home.

He didn't say anything to Kagome, just like Amaterasu told him.

When they got home, Kagome still didn't talk to him. She got out of the car, without a word, and entered her house. Inuyasha looked after her worriedly. He entered his own a little after she entered hers.

Inside, Sesshomaru and Rin were in the kitchen, Rin sitting on a stool, and Sesshomaru making something. Rin's stomach was now sporting a semi-lump.

Rin waved at Inuyasha, a big smile on her face. "Inuyasha, tonight we have to go get the baby and me checked out. So you'll be home alone for a bit."

"That's great," Inuyasha said. She was smiling at him still. Inuyasha motioned to Sesshomaru to step out into the next room.

Sesshomaru followed Inuyasha into the living room.

"What?" he asked.

"Rin seems… a little hormonal," Inuyasha stated. "Is that normal?"

"I don't know anything about the stages," Sesshomaru said. "Do you?"

"Do I look like a girl or a doctor?" he demanded. He had his arms crossed over his chest.

Sesshomaru gave him an annoyed look. "I don't know, you could have fooled me." He smiled in his mind as Inuyasha glared at him. "I think since the pace the pup's growing at, she's going through each stage faster for a human pup and slower for a demon pup."

Inuyasha nodded. "Probably. It's probably nothing to worry about, Sessh."

Sesshomaru nodded and when back into the kitchen to Rin. Inuyasha stayed downstairs and ate dinner with them, then went up to his room.

He was going to start studying, but he was still worried about Kagome. Did he do something to bring about her silence?

It was about five o'clock when he heard Sesshomaru's car start outside.

Kagome finally had brought up enough courage to confront Inuyasha. She headed over to his house, only to knock on the door, and Sesshomaru opened the door, while carrying Rin.

"He's in his room," Sesshomaru stated. "I'm bringing Rin to a check up."

Kagome looked at Rin, who smiled at her, then her eyes fell on her stomach, which wasn't flat anymore. Then she looked questioningly at Sesshomaru.

Rin sighed. "He won't let me walk around, because he doesn't want the baby to hurt me."

Kagome nodded.

"Now, we have to go," Sesshomaru stated. Kagome stepped inside as Sesshomaru carried Rin out of the house and closed the door.

Kagome started up the stairs, and the butterflies returned. But she did her best to ignore them.

She knocked on the door. "Inuyasha?"

When Inuyasha heard her voice he wanted to bolt to the door and quickly open it, just to see her face, but he slowly got up and slowly opened the door.

"Hey," she said. "I want to talk to you about something."

"What is it?" Inuyasha asked. He was worried. Really worried.

Kagome saw Inuyasha's panic. She stood on the tips of her toes and kissed him quickly. The butterflies disappeared, just like that. "Don't worry," she said. "It's something good."

She had one hand on his chest and she pushed him into the room and closed the door.

She walked over and sat on the bed. Inuyasha sat down next to her.

"So what is it?" he asked.

Kagome kissed him again. This time it was longer, and a little more intense. "I love you," she told him. "And I want to be with you forever, officially, starting tonight." She kissed him again and didn't pull back until she needed air.

"You decided, you're sure?" he asked.

Kagome nodded. "I'm sure." The butterflies returned. "But sort of nervous. But not because of the staying forever part," she assured him. "But the mating part, I'm worried, because I don't have any idea what I'm supposed to do."

"Oh," Inuyasha said. "I don't either, so don't feel bad. Kagome, if you're nervous, we don't have to do this," Inuyasha told her.

"I know," Kagome told him. "But I'll always be nervous. Everyone's nervous their first time for doing something, right?" She kissed him again, and he leaned back.

He broke away. "You're sure?"

Kagome nodded. "If you keep asking, I'll back out now. I'm sure."

"Maybe I want you to back out now," Inuyasha muttered.

Kagome looked at him. "Why?"

"Because, I feel like… you'll regret it later. I don't want that," Inuyasha told her.

"But I won't," Kagome told him.

She kissed him intensely again, and this time Inuyasha didn't pull back. Kagome's hands were on his chest, slowly moving to his shoulders. Inuyasha's hands were on her hips, and their breathing became heavy. Kagome pulled back to breathe, then kissed him again. The butterflies started to fade.

****Author's note: Hey guys, I already told you I don't do lemons, so this is where it ends. Sorry to disappoint you. Okay, well, for the last chapter, I got a review from someone, they signed it as 'no name'. Whoever you are, you sounded like my eighth grade English teacher. I absolutely loved her. And I might also say to you that I am in the process of trying to get one of my own stories published, so you honestly made my day! Thanks for reading and please review!