Disclaimer: Insert: "Whats love got to do with it" change "love" to "money". Idiotic, I know, but who actually reads this. I don't own Inuyasha, even though I wish I did. That's why this is called a "Fanfic" people. If you don't know that, then you've got problems don't you.

Chapter 3 ~

After eating grilled fish, Kagome and Koga polished off with rich puddings while they caught up together.

" Thanks for the late lunch, I was really hungry. And talking to you is always nice too." Kagome stated.

"No problem." Koga stated quietly. He was content that they could spend time together… alone. Right now there was no pesky mutt in the way, and even the she brought the kitsune child she was always with, he was asleep within minutes of eating 4 fish.

While Kagome entered a deep pensive state, Koga watched her. His eyes traced up and down her curvaceous figure to her shapely bosom. She had everything he was looking for in a mate, she was beautiful, intelligent, if sometime they were to be mates in the future, their pups would have the best of both worlds. With their demon blood they would be revered. The pups' human half, they would be compassionate, loving, forgiving, everything he loved about Kagome. There was just two problems with this picture: 1) that stupid mutt she's always with and 2) She spent half of her time in her time, back I the 20th century, or whatever century she had called it.

Suddenly, an evil grin was plastered onto Koga's face," Hug?" he asked. It was loud enough to get Kagome back to the real world. Kagome leaned forward and prepared to be embraced by Koga. They suddenly ended up in a lip lock.

" What are you doing?" Inuyasha barked as he'd finally landed. Kagome recoiled and the kiss was broken, leaving Kagome blushing and Koga in a fighting stance.

Meanwhile at Kaede's hut~

"Come on, I have to meet-" Kaede debated over whether or not to tell the teenager. After a moment she decided to surprise her," A good friend of mine. We're supposed to meet at the bottom of Mount Fiji." They set off on their way.

"Is anyone going to answer me?" Inuyasha roared. Part of Kagome was touched that he cared so much. Another part of her wanted to scream. He rarely said anything nice to her. And when he did he almost always took it back. Now here he was, demanding to know what had been going on. Kagome balled her fists. He didn't even wait to see how she reacted. She only thought of Koga as a friend, that's it!

"Do you think they got the letter?" Sango asked as she and Miroku neared the bottom of the mountain.

"Have faith, Sango. Kaede will be here." Miroku responded simply.

Kaede and Mariko were waiting at their spot at the base of the mount Fiji. They spotted two people making their way down.

Mariko was up to her old habits again. She hardly noticed the girl. All of her attention was focused on a guy who wore a monks robe and beads around one of his hands. Mariko's mind started to working like clockwork, ' So I couldn't get that guy back at the village to accept my advances. Most guys do, and at least this guy on the mountain doesn't seem like he'd try to kill me in my sleep.'

"He's cute, who is he?" Mariko asked. Miroku and Sango had reached Kaede. Before anyone could be introduced, Mariko had pinched Miroku's butt. Miroku yelped, and jumped several feet back.

"Miroku, this is your reincarnation from Kagome's time, Mariko-san." Kaede got Miroku and Sango up to speed.

Before Miroku had a chance to respond, Sango jumped a foot closer wagging her finger in his face. "Ha, that's your punishment for being such a lecherous monk. Your future self's a woman. Now you can wreak havoc on men!"

Kagome's blood was boiling, "Koga and I are just friends and I are just friends!"

" That kiss was just a little too friendly!" Inuyasha barked back eyeing Koga suspiciously.

"You didn't even wait to see how I reacted to it." a burst of fury burned through her as she continued to ball her fists," How dare you?! The kiss just happened!" Tears welled up in her eyes, but she wouldn't let them fall. Her face went from a light strawberry color, to a dark red of passion. All she wanted to do is scream.

While Koga and Inuyasha argued (Which would probably end in a fight) she would take a walk through the woods to wash-up, clear her head, and come back in a better mood. Without Inuyasha or Koga knowing it, she scooped up a sluggish kitsune and took off.

It was too late to head back to Kaede's house, so they set up came a mile from the mountain. The sky had darkened, and after a day of surprising events, Mariko and Kaede were asleep. Miroku still couldn't believe it. She looked so much like him, and after spending a few hours getting to know his younger, female counterpart, he realized that they acted very much alike.

Just then Sango walked up quietly and quite certain. She was dubious to the fact that him finding out about his reincarnation would affect him so hard. All he could do now is think about his own mortality. 'Will I die before killing Naraku, will he kill me, or did I survive the curse and die an old man?'

Just then Sango appeared out of the trees, "Sorry about what I said earlier." she tried to lighten the subject, " Spend time with your double for a few hours and you'll see what women put up with you." she added with a chuckle.

" I don't think, she, I, she'll hit on me now that she knows I will be her, or she was once me…" after thinking for a moment, " That we are one in the same."

"I was just joking." Sango realized she had struck a nerve, so she changed the subject, " Where do you think Kagome is?"

"She did say it would take some time to catch back up in 'school' again. Sleep now, in the morning we'll try to find Inuyasha and send Mariko back to the future." Miroku stated.

" Don't you want to spend time with your self- er Mariko?" Sango asked.

" Of course I do, but the past is not safe, she needs to go on with her own time." Miroku responded.

" But Kagome's with us all the time, and she's from Mariko's time." Sango stated.

"True, but it is Kagome's destiny to help put the shards back together, not Mariko." Miroku said softly.

" What do you think Shippo? Do you think this place is a good enough to camp for the night?" Kagome had asked the kitsune. He didn't know what, but he knew something had happened to Kagome and Koga while he was asleep. It was something that made Inuyasha angry (which could be anything). But Kagome had chosen to be on Koga's side of the argument and then left breathing hard and mumbling under her breath. She was now relaxed and happy, but she refused to mention what was going on.

Before he had a chance to answer a voice came from the shadows, " Kagome is it? What are you doing out here… and so all alone?"