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 25

"So you're seventeen years old? Wow, in the village I live in they would have had a great celebration on my seventeenth birthday." Said Kagome. Sango chuckled. The girls were relaxing and making casual conversation in the late night. "Did your parents have a great celebration since your one birthday away from being a woman out on her own?"

"My mother died when I was younger. But my father and brother made a big deal out of it. They sent me out the village with one of the oldest villagers telling me a thousand legends, and then when we came back, the entire village gave me a surprise festival for my birthday." Kagome laughed.

"My father is dead, so its just me, my mom, and grandfather. I think Souta would celebrate if I was to leave, the little twerp."

"Kohaku and I had a very close relationship. Don't you and your brother have one?"

"We do. He can just be a real pest." Answered Kagome and thought for a second. "I'm due to go home and visit the little guy. It's been so long. He really worships Inuyasha."

"You and Inuyasha. Is there more behind your relationship with him then you let anyone know?" Sango asked. Kagome's eyes went wide and her face reddened. She raised an eyebrow at the girl and laughed. "There is isn't there?"

"NO! Inuyasha just needs me around because he won't be able to find the jewel shards on his own and he needs it to become a full blooded demon."

"How is it that you can see the jewel shards?"

"Oh, I'm the villages priestess in training I guess you could say. Course, I'm not quite old enough to take the entire priestess title yet."

"And you're going to allow Inuyasha to use the jewel to become a full blooded demon? Why?"

"Because at first he was going to become a human. but he broke the news to me a little late into the journey, so I figure we might as well just keep on." Sango nodded in understanding. She opened her mouth to say something, but stopped and narrowed her eyes over her shoulder.

"I think we have visitors."

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"We were so close." Inuyasha and Miroku were sitting back in the room with large lumps on their heads from the girls, and Shippo shaking his head at them knowingly. "I didn't think they knew that we were there with how they just went on with their conversation." Miroku said, touching his lump and cringing in pain. Inuyasha scowled and crossed his arms, glaring at Miroku.

"If I would have known that your plan was to go spy on the girls instead of actually sensing a jewel shard, I would have never listened to you." Miroku grinned.

"You're part demon, so I know you heard the girls talking way before we looked into the bushes." He piped, causing Inuyasha to blush. Shippo shook his head.

"I'd expect this from Miroku, but not you Inuyasha." The little fox then stopped. "Never mind."

"Shut up!" Shippo quickly dodged Inuyasha's attack and glared at him. He then looked over his shoulder and jumped onto Inuyasha.

"A demon!" he yelped. Inuyasha looked at Shippo with a frown as the round glowing demon playing a pipe floated in the distance with small glowing objects around it.

"What are you afraid of? You're a demon too." Inuyasha informed. Shippo scowled.

"I know, but that demon is scary."

"What is it?" asked Miroku.

"The Soul Piper." Myoga showed up on Miroku's shoulder and began explaining things to them.

"So when he opens his eyes is when you have to watch out, huh?" Sango and Kagome had returned to hear Myoga's story.

"That's correct. We are lucky enough to see him in his pleasant mod tonight, though." Sango watched as the demon went by. Kagome looked at her. 'Poor Sango, hearing about death and children's' souls must remind her of her brother."