AN: JOY TO THE WORLD, DAMN THIS FIC IS DOING SUPER GOOD! err . . . something like that! anywho, thank you reviewers, you touch me! even after me getting two teeth pulled out (one having to be drilled in two to be yanked) and having half of my face being numbed (the cursed numming shit they put in your mouth for the teeth pulling; I couldn't feel my lip until two and a half hours after the operation) and of coarse, the most horrid thing on earth, doing homework on the holidays, I come to find TONS of reviews in my mailbox, all telling me how lovely this story is, even though I think it's a bunch of crap. THANK YOU ALL FOR REVIEWING!!!!!!!


This chapter is dedicated to: the reviewers.(I spent half the night trying to think of something worthy for you all!)

PS: Info about the line thing will be at the end of this chapter, thanxs!






Earth Bound, But Flying
(This goes back to after Inu and Kag's walk together)










Brushing her hair and generally getting ready for bed time, Kagome sighed as she looked out the open screen door, out side, to where a certain half demon lay residence in a tree, trying to fall asleep, but failing miserably, as was shown in his tossing and turning about. Kagome swore, every time he shifted about like that, she was about to have a heart attack, seeing how perilously close he came each time to falling off his high up, selected branch. She squeaked in fright as he really did almost fall off, signaling to her that that would be the very last straw.

Inu Yasha! Come in here right this minute! she screamed, peeved.

The said (or yelled) half breed smirked. She was getting worried about him? Falling off the tree? Even after all the times he had done it before? This was new. But first, he had to see whether this was really the case or not.

he asked childishly back instead of his usual feh'. That'd get him no where, unless you meant the ground, because of a certain subduing spell.

You're gonna fall off! Your not very small Inu Yasha, and you know it! So get your butt on the ground before I make you! she felt like she was dealing with a five year old here, not a seventeen year old, and this made her quite angry, because as we said before, her last straw had snapped.

Inu Yasha blinked. This reminded him of arguing with his mother when little, trying to avoid the 'life treating' bath. Come to think of it, his mother and Kagome would've problem get along very well with each other; they could gang up on him and pester him twice as much as they could alone.

Before he could stop him self (his mouth is just as bad as Miroku's hands) he said:
You sound like my mother

Kagome blinked, but returned it with a not-so-well-thought-out-remark:
Well, since she's not here's it's my job! So get in here! NOW!

He was scared for a moment, like he was when he was little, hearing his mother count to three before she used force on him to get him out of his hiding place, but then thought of a great plan, one that would definitely get him hurt later on, but a good one.

He started to fall out of the tree.

Yeak! Inu Yasha! she gasped, watching him fall out to, in her opinion, certain death.

But he landed, at the last possible moment, with practiced ease, and turned around to pull down one corner of his eyelid, then stick his tounge. (AN: Don't ask, it's a Japanese thing)

When Kagome got her heart beating again, she screamed the magic word: so many times over, Inu Yasha didn't think he could move, but he didn't care, he was laughing at her absolutely priceless face she had made, even though it made him feel a slight bit (gasp) guilty.

Let's go to bed now, she yawned, tiered.

he asked, widened.

Yes, you, me, Shippo, she replied, yawning again. It had been a long day!

She went and got her sleeping bad and Shippo, and settled down, suggeling into it's comfy pillows, warming her self.

Are you coming? she asked, her voice muffled from the extra blanket she had placed on top of the bag.

Inu Yasha was stunned. She wanted to sleep with him?!?

Not like THAT she yelled, toughly embarrassed. He had been spending way to much time around Miroku.

He winced. He had said that out loud?

Yes you did, now come on! she snapped, impatient. She could definitely use the extra body warmth tonight!

Jeez, coming wench! he snapped back, flopping into the bed' with a thud, turning his back to her.

She yanked him around to face her.

What now bitch? he grumbled, glowering.

I'm cold, you're warm, she mumbled, then hugged him close. She was, cold, sleepy, and had a kid with her that was both and more.

Even Shippo cuddled into the dog boy, admitting too that he was quite warm.

Inu Yasha was surprised. Since when did he become a heating pad? But with a sigh (a grunt actually) he wrapped his armed around Kagome, pulling the girl and boy closer to him. (Shippo is wrapped up in a ball between Kagome's and Inu Yasha's stomachs; Kagome is then curled around him, and now Inu Yasha's curled around them)

As soon as the other two where asleep, Inu Yasha, he licked the back of Kagome's neck experimentally; she did nothing. He then decided to get it done and over with, so her sank his teeth into the back of her neck, sucking away the blood that came out gently with his tounge, not unlike a cat lapping up milk.

Satisfied after a few moments, he licked the puncture mark he had made, his demon blood healing it some what, but still, the two marks remained, marking her.


The next morning~


I'm so glad we found this hot spring Sango! Kagome squealed to her friend, smiling.

Yea . . . she said distantly. The Houshi had been avoiding her all morning. Well, not ignoring her, but what had happened this morning, when he said that he . . . loved her. Was it because she didn't say I love you too' or what? She was so confused!

Sango, you all right? she asked her friend. Sango had been so, weird this morning, ever since she came out of her room that is, with Miroku following. That gave her an idea' of what had happened.

Sango, did you and Miroku-

she screamed, blushing furiously at the thought.

Then why have you and Miroku been acting so funny? she questioned, yanking off her shirt, as they where at the hot springs.

Err . . . it's because . . . Sango stopped, trying to peel her cat suit off, caked on her by blood.

Because what? Kagome asked, testing the waters with her toe, then splashing in.

Jumping in her self, Sango motained for Kagome to come closer.

He said he . . . that he . . . loved me, she gulped, whispering into her trust worthy friends ear.

Oh my god!

Yea, I know

. . .

So what are you going to do about it?

I don't know! He's so confusing! He's acting like it never happened!

Oh . . .

It's like . . . it's like . . . he's regretting what he said . . . she said, whispering the last park sadly, about to break into tears; holding her legs close to her chest, eyes looking at her knees.

Oh Sango! Kagome said, patting her friend's back gently. I'm sure it's not that!.

She only sighed in return.

Kagome hmmft'ed in reply' to Sango's situation, then picked up her shampoo bottle.

Well, in my opinion, he didn't even deserve you then! she offhandedly sniffed, rubbing the lather into her dirty hair.

I mean, really! He's being a bigger jerk than-

Sango whispered, staring at the back of her neck.

What is it Sango, do I have a tick on my neck?

No, but you have a marking on your neck she breathed in awe, suddenly Kagome knew the track her friend her was going down.

WHAT? You're kidding, right? We, we, we, we didn't do anything last night!





Really truly?



Are you sure?

I would know Sango!

Are you absolutely sure?

I'm positive!





Then how did you get a mating mark on the back of your neck?

A WHAT?

A mating mark. Demons do that to place a hold' on their mates, to make sure no one else takes them

Oh my god oh my god oh my god!



He must have done it when I was asleep!



We slept in the same bed last night, for warmth, and he had a great position for the back of my neck!

So Inu Yasha's decided your his mate then?

I -I guess so!

Silence.

He really needs an explanation for this

Other wise he's-

Dead, Sango, dead











AN: Yay! That was tons of fun to write! Instead of one messed up relationship in this story, you get two! Imagine that, two for the price of one! Anywho, for the winners of the line contest, two people have won it: Talhonjik and Skittels, even though Skittels came first, I'll give you both a prize! Please request a picture and put it eather in your review or an e-mail. Dosen't matter to me! ^_^
But seriously peoples, if you want a request, just name it and I'll try to do my best (just don't over load me!)! I've already done a great sketch of a rather wet Miroku (litterly) with a koi flopping about on his head (from chapter two). I'll get that up loaded on my computer and colored as soon as possible, so if you want that, just leave me your e-mail addess in your review and say you want the picture, K? Oh, yes. If you have a great suggestion for a scean for this story (fluffy or waffy), I'll look at it, and it has a great chance of getting in there, alright? With all that said, review! Those things really do insprire me, so much! THANX AGAIN PEOPLE!