A Secret Love

Author's Note: Anyway, I did this to have some fun. I was thinking, what if Kikyo didn't exists in their lives (don't we all wish that?) and Kagome lived in Inuyasha's time? Well this is what this fic is about. And starting now their journey begins.

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or the characters, just this fic. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~* Chapter 12

Inuyasha walked ahead of Shippo and Kagome as they made their way through the forest. The sun was starting to set and he noticed Kagome had slowed down since they had begun their journey. In the beginning, she couldn't seem to stop talking and was excited about nearly everything they saw, while Shippo jumped and bounced around. Now the little kitsune was sleeping on Kagome's back and she was walking slowly while muttering things under her breath. Finally she stopped and let out a cry. "Inuyasha lets stop!" she whined. He looked over his shoulder at her and scowled.

"Grow up Kagome. You're a woman now, this shouldn't be too much strain on you." He said.

"I'm sixteen years old Inuyasha. I have two more years before I'm a grown woman." She informed stubbornly. "And besides, you don't really think we'll get a jewel shard tonight do you?" Inuyasha didn't answer because for one, Kagome would probably start telling him off, and he didn't feel like hearing it. That didn't seem to stop her though. She rushed up in front of him and placed a hand on her hip, glaring up at him. "You did think we'd get one tonight didn't you?" she asked.

"Why wouldn't we?" he asked. Kagome rolled her eyes.

"Probably because we're in the middle on no where! There are no demons for miles that possess jewel shards!" she announced and looked up at him with sad eyes. "Please Inuyasha. Can't we take a little rest?"

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Kagome had Inuyasha's jacket wrapped around her for warmth and her arms around his torso as she rested straddling in his lap in a tree. She smiled and cuddled up closer to him, causing the dog demon to growl. "Do you have to move so much? You don't want to fall out of he tree do you?" Kagome sat up and scowled at him.

"Would you let me?" she asked. Inuyasha rolled his eyes and wrapped his arms securely around her waist. He didn't understand why she had to be so stubborn now a day. Kagome nodded her head knowingly and leaned her head against his chest, closing her eyes. Shippo was sleeping peacefully in the branch above them and assured Kagome he was use to it, so he wouldn't roll out.

"Kagome. what would you say if I wanted to use the jewel for something else?" Inuyasha asked suddenly. He looked down at her when he didn't get an answer, and noticed she had fallen asleep and hadn't heard what he just said. He sighed and leaned his head back, hitting gently against the tree trunk in frustration. He sighed and looked at the girl in his lap and began twirling a lock of her hair around his clawed fingers. He was actually lucky she hadn't heard his question because once he thought about it, she would have jumped out his lap in a split second and used SIT against him.

"Hmm, Inuyasha." he blinked and looked down at her as she snuggled up closer to him. He smiled at her gently and looked down at the forest ground, something white having caught his eye. He narrowed his eyes at the direction he had seen it, but there was no longer a sign or scent of what ever it was. Deciding he must have been tired and seeing things, he closed his eyes and began to drift off to sleep.

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Inuyasha watched as Kagome looked around before letting out a sigh and going into the water of a hot spring Inuyasha had located for her after much begging and pleading. They had been away from home for two months now and had a good chunk of the jewel. It was evening now and Shippo and Inuyasha were sitting behind some rocks while Kagome took a bath. Inuyasha leaned against a rock and began flexing his claws lazily, when he noticed Shippo suddenly begin stripping his clothes. The little fox demon made a run for the water, but Inuyasha quickly grabbed him by his tail. "Where do you think you're going?" he asked. Shippo scowled.

"I'm going to take a bath with Kagome-chan." He answered. Inuyasha dropped the little fox demon to the ground and punched the top of his head.

"Don't be stupid. You're not allowed to take a bath with Kagome." He said, Shippo looked at the demon in annoyance while rubbing a large lump on his head.

"Why? Only you are allowed to?" he asked, Inuyasha blinked and began to blush. "How far have you gotten with Kagome any way Inuyasha? She doesn't seem to like it when you see her naked." Inuyasha let out an annoyed growl and was about to swipe at Shippo, who was now talking about how he use to always take baths with his parents, when Kagome suddenly screamed. Instinctively he tried to come to the rescue of course.

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"You have no right to be so upset Inuyasha. You saw me naked and I bashed you in the head with a boulder. Hat makes us pretty much even. What's the big deal?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha scowled even more and let out a grunt. Kagome scowled as well. It was now the next day and yet he was still mad about the night before. It wasn't like she used SIT against him.

"I didn't see a thing." He muttered. Kagome frowned and looked at Shippo.

"Did he see anything?" she asked. Inuyasha let out a growl, but she ignored it.

"I dunno, I covered my eyes." Shippo answered. Inuyasha turned to them and growled in annoyance and anger. They were on their way back home for a rest and some time away from demon fighting and jewel shard searching, so Kagome wasn't about to let Inuyasha's never ending bad mood get her down. She simply walked past him and grinned when Go-Shinboku came into view.

"We're home, guys!" she called happily. She grinned back at them and Inuyasha let out the traditional 'feh' and crossed his arms. Kagome rolled her eyes and was about to start running towards the village when she sensed what could have possibly been shards of the Shikon jewel, as well as someone looking down at them. She looked up in the tree tops and frowned.

"What's wrong, Kagome-chan?" asked Shippo curiously. She looked down at the little fox demon and shrugged.

"Nothing, I just thought I heard something." she answered and looked over at Inuyasha to see he was looking up in the trees as well and his ears were perked up. She was starting to wonder if he had sensed the same thing as her.

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"Mom! I'm home!" called Kagome. She ran happily into her house, to find that her brother and mother weren't even home. She sighed and dropped her bag on the floor. "BUYO!" she called, figuring her fat cat would be happy to see her. She, Inuyasha, and Shippo had split up in the forest, so they were off doing what ever it was they did when she wasn't keeping them from killing each other. She had just entered her room when she heard a knocking noise outside her house. She ran and opened the door to be face to face with a young man around a year or two older than her. He head dark blue eyes, and dark hair that was pulled back into a tiny ponytail at the back of his neck and two earrings in one ear. He appeared to be a priest from the way he was dressed. "May I help you?" she asked.

"I'm sorry, but I was looking for a Mrs. Higurashi.. I thought she was an older woman since she supposedly had two children." He answered a grin now on his face.

"She lives here. I'm her daughter." Answered Kagome. He looked her over, which made Kagome raise an eyebrow at him. "So, can I help you?"

"OH! Yeah, I had knowledge a man named Onigomu lived around these parts. Do you know him?" Kagome raised an eyebrow at the stranger.

"Onigomu has been dead for a while now." The monk scowled and muttered something under his breath.

"Then do you know any one by the name of Naraku?"