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"talking"

'thinking'


Kagome had hardly slept last night, after learning that the grand battle to end all battles with Naraku would occur the day of Inuyasha's weakest time, she just couldn't help but worry. He was very confidant that everything would be okay, but Kagome could see the underlining worry also in his eyes. So since she had a bad night, Kagome decided to start this day in a relaxed state... and the one thing that relaxed her the quickest was a nice hot bath.

"Aaahh... this is just what I needed," she slipped farther into the normally boiling water, but due to the morning mist that still lingered in the air around the hot spring, it was just a mild luke warm; almost like the bath water she would normally use back home. 'Home... can I even call it that anymore? I spend most of my time here, and I know my future lies here with Inuyasha... do I still have the right think of it that way?'

Kagome was wondering how her family was doing, it was still unsafe to travel down the well with the older full demon Inuyasha caged inside. Since the day he almost trapped her there, she hasn't been within feet of the well; nearly all her supplies were used up and she had been getting use to relying on the items from this era. 'Everyone must be worried about me... momma must think I've died by now.'

Kagome pulled her legs up to her chest and rested her chin on her knees. 'I wonder what they're doing right now.' Imagining her mother in the kitchen making dinner, her little brother Sota out on the shrine grounds kicking his soccer ball while dreaming of becoming a famous baseball player, while grandpa was busy sweeping the stone pathway around the shrine trying to enlighten his grandson with another story that probably was fiction... brought a smile to the young girl's face.

Just as she was finally allowing her body to completely relax and release its' tension so she was able to enjoy her bath again, a twig snapped in the surrounding area causing her to crouch lower in the spring to shield her naked body from whoever... or whatever was there. "Who's there!"

"Keep your voice down wench, it's me," Inuyasha stepped out from behind a tree and approached the rock grouping that made up the left side of the spring. Kagome relaxed some what seeing that it wasn't a dangerous demon or a perverted human trying to get a peek at her; but her calm expression quickly turned sourer the longer she looked at him.

"Inuyasha... SIT BOY!"

"Aaah!"

'Thump!'


After the initial shock of being slammed into the ground yet again, Inuyasha sat up growling his disdain in her direction, "What the hell did I do to deserve that woman!"

"You got that because you scared me, I thought you were a demon... Koga trying to get a peek at me!"

The half demon crossed his arms over his chest and glared, "Why would the flea bag be looking at you!"

"Oh I don't know Inuyasha, maybe because he's been after me since he first laid eyes on me. I don't have a keen sense of smell like you do, he could be staring at me right now," Kagome covered her chest in a protective manner looking around the trees for the blue eyes of the wolf.

"Trust me wench he ain't here, or he'd be dead right now." Kagome let a hint of a smile grace her lips just thinking about how protective he was being towards her.

It was quiet for a little while, Kagome had yet to move from the spring, idly playing in the water watching it slip passed her fingers; Inuyasha didn't move either and from his position he was able to see things he shouldn't and Kagome wasn't even yelling at him. 'Keh when did I become such a pervert, been around the monk too long. I only told her a few days ago that I loved her and now I'm literally inches from her... very naked body.'

Inuyasha shook his head to rid his thoughts that made his body heat up; trying to focus on why he was really there. "So... why are you here so early in the morning... and alone at that. What is going through your head? Do you realize how many demons hunt this early and you'd be the perfect meal."

Kagome bowed her head and began to bite her lip, trying to keep her tears at bay, "I'm sorry Inuyasha, you're right I wasn't thinking... but I just needed to get away. I'm so worried about tomorrow... I don't want anyone to get hurt."

Inuyasha could smell her tears despite all the other water in the area, causing him to panic, "Kagome, why are you crying? I told you I would kill Naraku before anything happens." His words did nothing to comfort her however and she just continued to cry, her small frame shaking with her sobs. 'Kagome.'

He volted over the boulders that shielded her from him, and landed in the water, not bothering with how hot it was or how heavy his clothes became one they were fully soaked. He waded through the water over to where she was sitting, once he was close enough he snatched her up into his arms to comfort her; gently running her clawed fingers through her wet hair. "Kagome... I won't let anything happen to you, I swear on my life I will protect you from Naraku... please don't cry."

Kagome gripped tightly on to his haori, burying her face into his chest, "It's not me I'm scared for Inuyasha..." she managed to pull her face away from his body to look up as his, "... it's you."

(Note: They're about waist deep in the spring and since Kagome is facing him she's not revealing any parts of her body... at least not to anyone else that is.)

That confession made his ears twitch and a look of confusion to shoot across his features, "Why the hell would you be worried about me? I told you I have everything handled."

"But I know you Inuyasha, I know you would risk everything to finish Naraku; I know that if you can't get him before sunset tomorrow you will continue to fight despite being human; the whole day tomorrow you will be weakened because of the moonless night... I can't live with myself, if you die," Kagome buried her face back into his chest and began to cry harder.

Inuyasha was trying to find the words to prove hers' false, but he couldn't because he knew she was right. He would risk his life if it meant Naraku's death, if he could protect his friends and avenge what was done to them and everyone else that died because of that evil half demon he would do it in a heart beat; but there was one part of her statement he could prove she was mistakened about. "You're wrong Kagome... you're wrong to say I would risk everything for his death... I would never risk your life. I would never allow him to get so close to you during my weakest time."

"Inuyasha?" Kagome was confused by his words. The truth was after Maru told them when Naraku was coming and what day that was, Inuyasha had spoken to both Sango and Miroku after everyone else went to bed.


Late last night...

"Inuyasha could you please explain to us why you asked us out here," Miroku was concerned about the information that was given to them surrounding their half demon friend, and Inuyasha summoning them outside of the hut right now truly worried him.

"I need to ask a favor of the two of you..."

"Yes of course Inuyasha what is it?" Sango immediately questioned, the man had done so much for her and her little brother she would never turn down his request.

"If I am unable to finish Naraku before the sunsets that night... I want you to get Kagome out of there." Both the monk and demon slayer were shocked by his words.

"Inuyasha you can't be serious."

"You know Kagome-sama will never leave your side while you're human my friend."

"That's why I want both of you with her... take her and Shippo to Mushin's temple; if I die... then the older version of myself in the well will also die, so take her there later and make sure she goes through... then destroy the well."

"Inuyasha you can't ask us to abandon you, Kagome would never forgive us if we did," Sango was trying to reason with the stubborn man, but it was no use.

"This isn't about me, you have to keep her safe... promise me you will do as I ask... promise!"

"Yes of course Inuyasha... Sango and I will keep Kagome-sama safe; and if anything happens... we will make sure she is returned safely to her time."

Once he was certain of their word, Inuyasha went farther into the woods that bore his name, most likely to his tree to think; leaving his friends with their own thoughts.

"Miroku we can't really just leave him if the sun goes down, Kagome would most likely kill herself before ever leaving his side," Sango felt terrible, her best friend and the man she loved had been through so much together, it just wasn't fair that right after they confessed their love for each other Inuyasha may lose his life a few days later.

"That's why you are the only one going with her Sango, I will stay behind and look after Inuyasha; if he asks as to why I'm not with you I will explain that a demon attacked and I stayed behind to deal with it. He may not be happy but Kagome might be less stressed this way, making it easier for you."

"Miroku..."

"Sango you must understand if Inuyasha is defeated then there is no one stong enough to stop Naraku. My wind tunnel will suck me in very shortly and I don't want you there when that happens... I want you to live."

"Miroku... I."

"Let's not talk about such things that might not happen, let's see what tomorrow is like," Miroku smiled and lead the woman he loved back to the hut to rest for the night.


Present time...

Inuyasha was pulled from his thoughts by the sweltering heat surrounding his body. He followed Kagome right after she left the hut to come to the spring, the sun had now since risen and was just cresting the trees around the hot spring farther heating the water. And with himself full clothed and Kagome's still in his arms, he was becoming over heated rather quickly; and his discomfort only got worse when someone awkwardly cleared their throat.

"Um... yeah."

Kagome tensed in his arms and both of them quickly pulled away from the other; Inuyasha, realizing she was nowhere near decent to speak with whoever it was, moved in front of her to shield her from the person's view.

'No one is allowed to see her naked but me... after we mate of course.' Inuyasha's golden orbs scanned the edge of the pool, his expression of anger quickly turned to that of embarrassment when he saw two and a half pairs of identical eyes staring back at him.

"Uh... dad?" Maru had a smug smirk on his face, Izayoi's mouth was covered by her hands but you could make out the pink tint to her cheeks and she wasn't staring at either of her parents in the eye, and Yuki held an innocent smile of pure joy on her tiny face.

"It's not what it looks like," was the first thing out of Inuyasha's mouth, causing Maru to raise a brow and his smirk to grow.

"What do you think we think it looks like dad?"

Inuyasha really hated seeing his smirk being shot back at him, his pup was a little too much like him. "What are you three doing here?"

Izayoi spoke up this time, her eyes still case off to the side, "When we woke up mommy wasn't in the hut... we got worried so we came to find her."

"And we didn't expect this... were we interrupting something?"

"Don't push it pup, all of you go back to the hut now," Inuyasha move towards the edge of the spring, shooing them away so Kagome could finish her bath and get dressed.

"Daddy... are you and mommy taking a bath? Daddy why are your cheeks so red? Mommy... I think daddy's sick."

"Come on pup... leave Kagome alone so she can get dressed," Inuyasha gently nudged the youngest pup to make her move back the way she came, Izayoi not far behind.

"Aren't you doing it backwards dad... I thought in order to make pups you have to take your clothes off?"

"Maru!" Kagome squeaked, completely embarrassed her second son, who right now probably wasn't much older than she was talking about sex so openly.

"Pup! Now ain't the time for you to be talking about that, especially in front of your sisters! Move now so your mother can dress, she shouldn't be in that hot water too long," Inuyasha grabbed Maru by the collar and dragged him out of Kagome's view. "Wench we'll be over here till you're ready, aferward the boy here needs a lesson."

"Get off dad, mom help he's trying to kill me!"

"Um... daddy's not killing you big brother."

Kagome could hear Yuki's innocent child like voice causing her to laugh, 'Well so much for today being peaceful.'

"Mom help!"

"Inuyasha... sit boy!"

"Damn-it woman!" 'Thump!'

"Izzy... what happened to daddy? He fell down in a hole."

"He didn't fall Yuki... momma sat him."

"Oh... I don't get it."

'Yeah... no peace at all with these three here... I better get out before Inuyasha kills Maru. I need to make the most of this day... it maybe the last I can spend with Inuyasha.'


Note: So Kagome is really worried about Inuyasha for tomorrow. I've decided to add I think another two chapters before the final battle so just bare with me okay? They will be mostly fluff with Inuyasha and Kagome, with the kids interrupting like what happened in this chapter. I've also gone over the 100,000 word mark with this story... the fist time ever for me... very excited, yay me!

Latest episode: It was cool that Kagome figured out that Naraku is very lonely... I'm sad to say I kind of felt bad for him when she said this, but he tries to steal her... so he's still bad. But basically this episode was fluff and wasn't really needed which surprised me because there wasn't much fluff throughout the rest of the series, they could have put some really good stuff in this episode and didn't, which is sad; only two left!

Thanks to:
BugBite14
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InuXKag0.0
Diamond369 (Yeah it's sad... I wish they would do a series about what happened farther after... like if Kagome and Inuyasha actually have children)
twianime01
WolfGirl64
daichilover
Frankiegirl2020
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Black Light Brightness
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