Maybe, just maybe, we'll find out what the mission is in this chapter. ^_~

Now I know you don't want to read anymore authors notes, so begin the fic will.

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Chapter 12: Secret's Out

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Kagome sat in the hot spring hugging her knees under the water. She sighed and closed her eyes. Inu Yasha sat behind her washing her back. It wasn't sexual in any way. Inu Yasha saw nothing sexual in bathing, and since he didn't, neither did Kagome. He sat there humming as he did it. (An: This can be as dirty as you want to imagine it.)

She glanced back at him. "You having fun over there?" she asked.

He looked over her shoulder then resumed with washing. "What's your favorite color?"

"Red." She said. "Are you about to ask me personal questions?"

"It only seems fair." He said. "What's your favorite food?"

"Oden."

"Is there a food you don't like?"

"Cooked carrots."

"Are you straight?"

"Last time I checked."

"What's your favorite animal?"

"The panda."

"Can you read?"

"Yes."

"Can you write?"

"Yes."

"What's your favorite book?"

"Of Mice and Men."

"What religion are you?"

"Buddhist."

"Is Miroku your friend?"

"My extremely perverted, unholy friend."

"Who are your parents?"

"I don't know. Me and my sisters are orphans of the church."

"Oh. Then where did you learn to play poker?"

Kagome smiled and said, "Brother Souta taught me."

"Is he better then you?"

"We're evenly matched."

"Do you know any self defense besides your priestess skills?"

"If by self defense you mean archery, tae bo, taekwondo, kickboxing, two forms of karate, and reggae interpretation, then yes."

There was a pause of silence, then he continued to ask questions. "How often do you lie?"

She shrugged. "I don't know."

"Are you a trusting person?"

"I think so." He must be starting to trust her. She had to admit that she was starting to trust him too. "Why?"

He stopped and said, "Okay, my turn." He turned around and so did she. She started washing his back. He didn't speak for a while only sitting there letting her massage his back. She sighed. Maybe he didn't trust her enough.

"Can I talk to you about something?" he asked in a serious tone.

Her eyes widened. "Uh, sure!" she said. She hugged herself and he turned around to face her. His eyes had a distant look in them, as if he was hiding something deep, something that disturbed his soul."

He looked down at the water as if looking for a way to approach the subject. He looked up at her again sadly. "Do I look real to you?" he asked.

That was a strange and confusing question. "What do you mean?" she asked.

He looked up at the sky and said. "Believe it or not, but my eyes used to be golden. I used to have a best friend. His name was Shio, and we were tighter then a model's ass."

Kagome sweat dropped at that comment, but continued to listen.

"We grew up together, I talked to him about everything, he talked to me about everything, and as a fighting, we were 'nearly' unstoppable." (AN: Emphasis on nearly........) "We were going to have this thing called party night. I went out to get the sake, and he went out to get the prostitutes. He was a magnate for woman." The pain in Inu Yasha's eyes became more visible. "I went to the house where we were supposed to meet, but he never came. Instead, I was approached by an evil priestess. She purified Shio, and tried to purify me! I barely escaped, but in the process, she stole my sword, and without it, by demon blood slowly took over me and I was alone and condemned critically insane."

Kagome sat there is a sympathetic silence.

Inu Yasha's eyes suddenly flashed angrily. "That's when I planned my mission!" He clenched his fists and looked down at them. "I had never seen the priestess; she disguised herself during the dual. But I remember her scent like it was yesterday. So I decided to find a random church and possess it. I would degrade every priestess who came there to purify me by beating them on their own turf. And when she finally came, I would slay her and take revenge for Shio!"

Kagome looked at him sadly. He tilted his head forward to that his eyes were shadowed by his hair. Obviously, this was a hard memory to relive. She raised a hand and laid it aside his cheek. He looked up at her and put his hand over her hand. "Then I met you. You have so much power over me, I can't hurt you."

Well all thoughts of trying to purify him now had completely flown out the window and where replaced by the closeness she felt toward him. She leaned forward and kissed the cheek that was not occupied by their hands. He looked at her stunned.

She smiled, winked at him and went to go get dressed.

She got up on shore and she heard him say, "Well that's fine and all, but a possession kiss can only be done through the lips!"

She smiled and tied her priestess uniform together. "Drop it, Inu- kun!"

"You owe me a possession girl!" he said pointing at her.

"Dream on!" she simply said. "Seeya at the temple!"

"Dream on my ass! I can give you nightmares if you're not careful!"

"You already give me nightmares!"

"That's cold!"

"Like your style!"

"Go to hell!"

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O_O Kinda reminds me of the relationship between me and that boy in my computer applications class! I swear, (literally) the whole time in class, we swear at each other back and forth. He calls me Billy, and I call him Betty. ^_^ It's funny, I'll kill him someday.

How many people are gonna freak on me because I put Shio in the story? T_T