Chapter 10
Kiseki Ai

When Inuyasha and Kagome arrived at Inuyasha's house, Inuyasha took her to the living room, "I'll get you a drink. Please, sit and listen." Inuyasha left into the kitchen, got a glass of water for Kagome. She was still standing, except this time, her hands were on her hips and she looked very angry, "Explain now."

"Kagome, please, stay calm and sit down," Inuyasha said, very calmly.

"No, I will not sit and calm down!"

"Fine. First--"

"I want to know what the hell the Shikon no Tama is!"

"It's the Jewel of Four Souls... It's a very ancient jewel created a very long time ago and through out the centuries, miko's have protected it from demons and power-craving humans. The miko's who protected the jewel had ancient powers to purify things. After the miko dies, the Shikon no Tama goes to the next keeper, but since Kikyou didn't know of your 'presence,' she left the jewel to me."

"Okay... And what'd the fuck did she mean when I stole her souls?"

Inuyasha sighed deeply, "I only found this out tonight, but each keeper has four souls. Kikyou had four souls and when she died, those souls went to you, making you the new keeper of the Shikon no Tama, I'm guessing..."

"Guessing? Guessing?! I learn all this crap that I'm some keeper of a jewel I haven't even seen and that I have four souls?!"

"And that you didn't really..." Inuyasha cleared his throat, "Um, exsist until Kikyou died."

"I didn't exsist until Kikyou died?!"

"Well, you did exsist, just never weren't... Complete, you know?"

Kagome let out a long sigh, "And Kikyou was resurrected and now she wants the jewel back?"

"Hai."

"Can I at least see this 'amazing' jewel?"

Inuyasha looked around and rushed to lock all the doors and windows. He then gestured Kagome down to the basement. Kagome shut the door behind her and Inuyasha locked that as well. He locked the basement window and shut the tiny curtains. Kagome followed him to a crawl space.

Inuyasha pulled out a large box with strips of paper on them that were something that looked like concelment and anti-sensing spells. He opened box after box until he came down to a fairly medium size kind of box covered with black velvet. Inuyasha opened it and revealed a necklace with tooth-like stones on it. Hanging from the necklace, was a glistening fushia ball that sparkled like stars.

Kagome only got a glance at it until Inuyasha shut it quickly and it put it in the boxes, and then covering the final box with more concealment and anti-sensing strips.

"These were given to me with thanks from Miroku," Inuyasha explained.

"Why were you so quick to putting it away," Kagome questioned.

Inuyasha finished with the strips and spoke while putting the box away in the crawl space, "If I kept it out any longer, youkai would be scratching at my door to get it. They can sense the Shikon no Tama's power and are drawn to it. It's very important to keep it safe..."

"That's why you don't want me to have it..."

"Hai, youkai would be after you every chance they got, especially Naraku."

"Naraku?"

"Mm-hm, he's one of the more power-craver's of the youkai clan. He's more of a hanyou though, but still, he craves it's power and wants to poison it. I won't let that happen... And I won't let you die..."

"Like Kikyou."

"Hai, like Kikyou..."

Kagome paused and as Inuyasha was unlocking doors and opening windows again, Kagome said, "You do still love her..."

"I do," Inuyasha muttered, "but you're all that matters now."

"Inuyasha, do you love her more than me?"

Inuyasha froze and looked out into his backyard, the tiny fountain was still running, "No."

Kagome frowned, but when he turned around, she put on a fake smile, "Good, because I love you."

"I love you, too."

Kagome sighed and wrapped his arms around him. She couldn't help, but frown then. Inuyasha still cares for her... Then why is he with me?

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"Oh, I hope Kagome isn't upset," Sango said, pacing quickly in the living room of her apartment.

"Calm down, Sango," Miroku was relaxing on the couch. "You've got to calm down, if Kagome is upset, she'll call you."

"You're right, of course you're right! If she's upset, she'll call me! Then I'll go over there, comfort her, and it'll get better!"

"Hai, there you go, Sango. You see? Everything will be all right."

"But I don't know, Miroku. Something doesn't feel right... Like Inuyasha is planning to take Kagome somewhere."

"Um, I highly doubt he is. Just go to sleep, we both have school tomorrow. Inuyasha probaly won't show up again, which means I have to take two pairs of notes again."

"Okay, nasai, Miroku."

"Pleasant dreams, Sango."

Sango walked to her room and Miroku slumped back on the couch, tilting his head back. What was he going to do?

The phone rang and Miroku practically tackled the phone when he picked it up, "Hello?!"

"Miroku," Inuyasha asked.

"Yeah, what?"

"I won't leave tomorrow, I think Kagome wants some time to talk to Sango tomorrow."

"Okay, just don't do anything too drastic, all right?"

"Whatever, sayonara."

"Nasai." Miroku hung up the phone and fell asleep on the couch thinking, What about Kikyou? What's Inuyasha going to do when she pops up out of no where to take back the Shikon no Tama?

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Kagome sat downstairs in the basement while Inuyasha was out getting a few things for Rin and himself. Kagome glanced over at the piano and began to play some random tune that sounded like it could be song. She slowly let her fingers drift over the keys more, making a full song that was beautiful.

As she played, she wrote the notes down on some music sheets she found in a box. When she was playing, she would pause and write words down on the music sheet. Kagome had just realized, she wrote a song on her own without the help of some stupid piano teacher! She was very proud of herself and began to play the introduction.

Inuyasha walked in silently and put the groceries on counter. He heard the piano being played downstairs with his sensitive dog ears. He crept downstairs, and there was Kagome, playing the piano with her eyes closed.

He heard some humming that went along with what she was playing; she began to sing with her beautiful, slight soprano voice, "Playground school bell rings again... Rain clouds come to play... Again..." Inuyasha felt his heart break a little as Kagome went on, "Has no one told you she's not breathing? Hello, I'm your mind giving you someone to talk to... Hello." There was a soft piano solo and Inuyasha crept into the room, Kagome with her eyes still closed. "If I smile and don't believe... Soon, I know, I'll wake from this dream. Don't try to fix me, I'm not broken. Hello, I'm the lie living for you, so, you can hide. Don't cry..." Kagome continued to play.

Inuyasha realized this song was about him, about his feelings for Kikyou. She knew how he felt about her, truely. Kagome let her fingers glide across the keys as Inuyasha approached quietly. Kagome continued, "Suddenly, I know I'm not not dreaming..." Kagome's voice began to rise to a high note. "Hello, I'm still here..." Kagome's voice went down to a normal pitch, "All that's left of yesterda-ay." Kagome finished singing, but played the ending part.

Inuyasha sat next to her and Kagome sighed, she opened her eyes and jumped a little at Inuyasha's presence.

"What are you doing here," she shrieked.

"I was listening to you sing," Inuyasha whispered; he rested his face in Kagome's hair, taking in the cherry blossom scent.

"Oh, Buddha! I'm going to go kill myself now!" Kagome was about to get up, but Inuyasha wrapped his arms around her hips and growled in his throat, "What?"

"It sounded perfect..."

"It sounded horrible!"

"It was beautiful, and that's that. You had every right to sing and write that song... I love you, Kagome, nothing can change that. I wrote that song for you, not Kikyou. You're everything..."

"Inuyasha, you always bring that up, but whenever anyone brings up Kikyou, you get all torn up inside..."

"That's because I let her die, Kagome. I can't forgive myself for that, but I'm making up for those two years of loneliness and regret with you now. Kikyou can go and try to get the Shikon no Tama from us, but she can't. She won't."

"Inuyasha... It's OK, you can love Kikyou if you want to, I don't care. I mean, we're friends that are dating, we don't have to be dating. We can be friends--"

"Kagome, I want to be more than just friends. I want us to be a couple, be able to love each other without worries. Kikyou won't stand in the way, I promise..."

"Forever?"

"Past the end of time, Kagome. Even longer."

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"Oh, Kagome should've called by now," Sango shook her hands and was pacing again.

"Sango, I've told you a thousand times," Miroku sighed. "Kagome will be all right. She understands her situation now. She's accepting it, if she has a problem, she will call."

"Fine, fine, fine! I'll just sit down, watch TV, and relax, you know, Kagome will call." The phone rang and Sango leaped over Miroku to pick it up, "Kagome?!"

"You know, you should try this position more often," Miroku smirked.

"Ursai, Hoshi Miroku! Kagome?"

"Hai, it's me," Kagome replied.

"How'd it go? Do you need me to come over? Are you going to be fine?"

"OK, slow down there, russian race horse! It went fine, I don't need you to come over, and I'm going to be perfect."

"What do you mean?"

"Inuyasha explained what I needed to know. I got to play the piano, which made me feel a lot better--"

"Inuyasha has a piano?"

"Well, Sesshoumaru technically does, but close enough! Anyway, I got to play the piano, I wrote a song (amazingly) and I feel a lot better now. Inuyasha also said the sweetest thing!"

"Don't you dare, Kagome," Inuyasha said from next to Kagome.

"What'd he say," Sango shrieked.

"OK, Inuyasha told me how he still wanted to be more than friends and that Kikyou wouldn't stand in the way. Then I asked, 'Forever?' Inuyasha replies with--"

"Don't," Inuyasha exclaimed, trying to grab the phone.

Kagome hung it up and put on speaker phone, "Inuyasha says: 'Past the end of time, Kagome. Even longer.' It was too sweet! He's such a cute puppy!"

"My god," Sango exclaimed.

"What," Miroku asked.

Sango moved the speaker away from her mouth and said, "Inuyasha told Kagome how he still wanted to be more than friends and that Kikyou wouldn't stand in the way. Then Kagome asks, 'Forever?' So, Inuyasha replies, 'Past the end of time, Kagome. Even longer.' Isn't that so sweet!"

"Hai, it is. What's wrong with Inuyasha?"

"I don't know, but it's working great for Kagome."

Kagome shrieked and ran around. "I've got to go," Kagome exclaimed. "Ja ne!"

"Sayonara, Kagome-chan!" Sango hung up and Kagome lunged at the phone, hung up, and ran some more.

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"Come on, Kagome, I'm tired," Inuyasha shouted from the bottom of the stairs.

"You can't catch a girl, eh," Kagome smirked from the top.

"Keh, you're the one who's using all your mind games on me."

"Mind games? I'm just running around!"

"Precisely..."

"You're so slow!"

"Slow? You wanna see me be fast? I've been jogging for the last half hour!"

"Fine! Show me fast, pansy boy!"

Inuyasha lunged, but Kagome dodged and slid down the stairs. Inuyasha ran beside her, but Kagome jumped off early, landing on her own two feet. She ran into the back yard and stuck her tongue out at Inuyasha.

"That's suppose to be down my throat right now," Inuyasha exclaimed from the back door.

"Hentai," Kagome made a disgusted look.

Inuyasha lunged at Kagome again, but before she could dodge, Inuyasha pinned her down to the ground. He rolled her over, laid on the ground, and held on to her hips. Kagome squirmed some, but Inuyasha grinned, "Keep squirmming and I don't think I'll ever let you go because that feels really good."

Kagome stopped and lightly punch him in the arm, "Hentai! Hentai! Hentai! Hentai!" She was now whining: "Let me go!"

"Nope," Inuyasha smirked and brought her down so she laid on top of him. "You're eyes are turning gray..."

"Oh well. I think having gray eyes would be cool."

"It'd be somewhat youkai-like."

"Big deal? You're a hanyou and you don't seem to care that you have amber eyes."

"And fangs and claws!"

"Yeah, those too. Along with cute little dog ears. You're such an adorable puppy!" Kagome pinched his cheek, then smiled innocently.

"Call me a puppy again and--"

"And what? You'll kiss me? Oh, the horror!"

"I'll--"

"Aw, what's a matter, puppy? Afraid Kagome might keep calling you puppy?"

"You asked for it." Inuyasha began to tickle her.

Kagome shrieked and laughed. She squirmed on top of Inuyasha, making him get a little too happy. Kagome couldn't help, but keep laughing and shrieking. Some neighbor threw an apple at them--which hit Kagome in the head--and exclaimed, "Keep it down, hanyou! Some people are trying to sleep!"

"At nine?!"

"Yes!"

"Lazy bums," Inuyasha muttered, carrying Kagome inside.

"Inuyasha... What's up with your hair," Kagome squinted her eyes.

Inuyasha looked outside at the moon, it was just as he feared... The new moon. "Oh, fuck."

"What's wrong?"

Inuyasha put Kagome down and rushed to his room. He put a towel over his head, swung a pair of sunglasses on his eyes, and noted himself not to show his teeth or hands. Kagome knocked on his door, "'Yasha, what the hell are you doing?"

"Nani mo..."

"Don't lie. Take those sunglasses and the pink towel!"

"Iie!"

"Hai!"

"Iie!"

"Hai!"

"Iie!"

"Hai!" Kagome snatched the sunglasses and ripped off the towel. Inuyasha's amber eyes had turned to brown and his hair was black. "I-Inuyasha..."

Inuyasha sighed, "It's nothing, really... I'll be fine."

"What'd you do to your hair? You don't have your amber eyes. What about your claws and fangs?"

"Gone too..."

"G-gone?"

Inuyasha groaned, "Since I'm a hanyou, I have a certain time of the month where for one night, I become human. Which means I lose my dog ears, my fangs, and my teeth, plus, my hair turns black and my eyes become brown..."

"Every new moon?"

"Hai... You can leave now, I don't care..."

"No, actually," Kagome wrapped her arms around Inuyasha's neck, "you don't look to bad as a human either."

"Really?"

"Ano, hai! You look kinda cute, except I think I like the dog ears better." Kagome smiled and kissed Inuyasha.

"That's a relief..."

"You didn't have to hide it from me, you know. You're still Inuyasha to me."

"What strange love do we have, or what?"

Kagome giggled, kissed him again, and whispered, "We have a miracle love..."

"Kiseki ai? What kind of talk is that?"

"Something I made up... Kiseki ai to me is true love no matter what and a love that people say is impossible. A love that's forbidden a lot, but doesn't matter because the two love each other. Through thick and thin, 'til death do they part... They love each other, a true miracle..."

"Where'd you read that...?"

"No where, I just created it when Okaa-san disowned me... I wrote it in my diary as a memory for my knight in shining armor and I. I hoped it would be a hanyou, and you know what? My wish came true... A loving hanyou protected me and cared for me, even when others denied it or others tried to interfer. You promise forever... And I wished for forever. Arigatou, Inuyasha..."

"Do itashimashite, Kagome..."

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Sango flipped through the channels and came upon the american channel of MTV. She always seemed to enjoy this channel, even though she never knew what they were really saying. "What's up with this channel," Miroku pondered aloud. "I mean, you have this... Christina Aguilera person all, 'Ooh! Look at me, I'm so sexy, I'm so beautiful!' I just don't get it, she only sings. Big deal if she's sexy and beautiful. She doesn't even make sense!"

Sango rolled her eyes, "It's the fact that she's beautiful and sexy that makes her wanted. Guys drool over her and woman want to be her. She's a role model in the U.S.A. That's how that place works."

"Still-- Ooh, hey, I like her!" Miroku pointed at Britney Spears. "Now that's what I call sexy and beautiful in an american girl!"

Sango glared at Miroku and narrowed her eyes. Miroku noticed this and gulped, "Of course, she's only an american girl and way out of my league. I don't need her when I have the perfect girl right next to me."

"Ano, I'm not that perfect, I mean... Um," Sango's blush deepened as she talked, "that girl has all those curves and stuff. I-I don't have that! I have--"

"A perfect body that shouldn't be changed one bit." Miroku kissed Sango on the cheek and her blush deepened even more than it already was. Miroku grinned, "I think you're way out of my league too."

"Oh, trust me, any girl is way out of your league."

"That's nice."

"You know you like the abuse."

Miroku snorted and stared into Sango's eyes. Sango stared back into Miroku's. Sango gulped, bit her lip and as Miroku closed his eyes, Sango did as well. They leaned in, mouths parting slightly. Each of them wondering what their offical, first actual kiss would be like. Each tilted their head in opposite directions and kissed.

When they kissed, sparks seem to fly in the air and their hearts beated together as one. They both fell into it. Sango seemed to crawl on top of Miroku. When their lips parted, Miroku smiled and Sango did as well.

"I have a present for you," Miroku whispered. "I couldn't wait until your birthday next week to give it to you."

"Really," Sango smiled widely.

"Hai, I know you'll love this. It's so you don't feel so lonely all the time." Miroku handed her the box.

The box had holes in it and it felt a little heavy. Sango opened the box and a cat smiled up at her. "Meow," it called out.

"It's so adorable," Sango exclaimed, picking up the small cat.

"It's a girl, just to let you know," Miroku said. Sango glared at him a little and Miroku added quickly, "The pet shop owner told me so!"

"Riiiiight..."

"I swear!"

"Ano, anyway! I love it, she's so adorable and cute! She looks really reliable too! Oh, look at her!" The small cat leaped from Sango's arm on to her shoulder and rubbed it's face againist Sango's. "She loves me! Miroku, you're too sweet."

"The cat is a youkai kind of... It can transform to a larger, more fierce beast, but I highly doubt that'll happen a lot."

"I think I'll name you... Neko!" The cat looked like it was fake gagging and Sango giggled. "All right, no Neko. How about... Kiara?" The cat purred and seemed to smile at Sango. "Great, Kiara it will be. I'm Taiji Sango! That's Hoshi Miroku, he's kind of an etchi, if you know what I mean..."

The meowed and glared a little at Miroku, then cuddled up in Sango's lap. "I knew you'd love her," Miroku smiled.

"You couldn't wait to give me Kiara?"

"I'd been feeding her for a few days, she didn't seem very happy though. So, I just decided to give it to you a week early... Precisely a week actually!" Miroku pointed to the calendar, it was Friday and Sango's birthday was next friday.

"You're too sweet sometimes... Other times you can just be a plan, flat out, perverted jerk."

"I love you, too, Sango!"

"I know you do." Sango kissed him and Kiara began to purr in Sango's lap, falling asleep. "We'll have a great time here with Kiara, right?"

Miroku faked a smile and replied, "Of course."

Sango hugged Miroku closely and she thought, He's not that bad after all, he's being really sweet. Extremely sweet, actually. He gave me Kiara and he gives me flowers and my favorite kind of chocolates... He's making sure I'm not alone. Sango petted Kiara and listened to the music playing on the television. This'll last a long time...

Miroku sighed and listened to the music as he watched Sango show affection for Kiara. How am I going to tell her Inuyasha is planning to take Kagome away to Sengoku Jidiai? How will I tell her that I'm a monk too? What am I going to do?

"Kiseki ai," Sango whispered.

"What," Miroku looked at Sango curiously.

"Kagome told me about miracle love when she moved in. It's a forbidden love that can't happen, but happens anyway... Like Kagome's and Inuyasha's relationship. Our relationship is like that because you're a perverted teenager with a kazaana looking for an heir, and, well, I promised my family I'd be a demon exterminator. You know, master the Hiraikostu and follow my blood. Right now, I'm suppose to be doing that, but instead, I'm with you which is more than that..."

"It is?"

"Hai..."

"Um, Sango... There's something I have to tell you..."

"What's wrong?"

"Ano, uh, I don't how to say this..."

Kiara leaped off Sango's lap and drifted off into Miroku's new room. "Kiara, what are you doing," Sango giggled.

They both followed Kiara and when they arrived, Kiara was holding a staff with her tail. Sango took it and eyed it carefully, "T-This is a hoshi staff..."

"Um, yeah," Miroku replied, taking the staff. Miroku pulled out his robes and slipped them on, holding his staff. He wrapped the beads around his arm sleeve that concealed his kazaana. "Promise not to freak out?"

"I-- What?"

"Promise not to freak out, I said."

"I promise..."

"Inuyasha and I are from the Sengoku Jidai."

"The what?!"

"State War Era, 500 years ago..."

"Y-You're from the past?!"

"Hai... Inuyasha is as well. Our families came through a well to escape and live in a peaceful time. After that, my grandfather raised me as a hoshi until he passed away. After that, my father taught me everything. So, techically speaking, I am a hoshi from the Sengoku Jidai."

"I-I'm dating a hoshi?!"

"Hai... It's againist the laws of Buddha, but ever since we first met, I haven't been able to focus as much as I use to be able to!"

"Miroku! Don't you know what this means?! If you're a hoshi, and I'm a demon exterminator, then that means we can't be together!"

"But remember what you said! Kiseki ai! Miracle love, Sango! This is a miracle love! Don't let these facts stop us from being together!"

"You're right... But why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"It was forbidden by my mother... Now that I'm not under her supervision anymore, I can tell you. But there's more."

"Oh, Buddha."

"Inuyasha plans to take Kagome back to the Sengoku Jidai to protect her from Naraku. He wants the jewel, but if Inuyasha doesn't give the jewel to Kagome by the day of your birthday, Kagome will die. Either way, if Kagome keeps or doesn't keep the jewel, she'll die and Inuyasha doesn't want that to happen. So, I'm not sure when, but at noon one day, I have to meet him at the well or else we won't see them in a long time. And I really mean a long time."

"So, go with you to the past or stay here and almost never see Kagome again?"

"Hai, those are the only choices. Inuyasha refuses to let Kagome stay here, but I don't think he's told her that yet..."

"Le'ts get some sleep, we're both tired, and we obviously have a lot to think about..."

"Hai."

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"What do you mean," Kagome growled.

"Naraku wants to kill you, Kagome," Inuyasha exclaimed. "Could I make it any clearer!"

"Because he wants the fucking Shikon no Tama?"

"Yes! If I don't give you it, you'll die and if I do, he'll let you live, but you'll die if you have the Shikon no Tama because youkai desire the power! Don't you get it, we have to go back!"

"I can't desert school and my friends! How do we know that I'll be in less danger there than here!"

"I can protect you better there, damnit, Kagome! Please, just go with me to the well on Sunday! You have to, I won't and I can't let you fucking die! Not again!"

"Inuyasha, I'm already protected by my father! Don't you ever wonder why I get all these white tulips? I don't have a secret lover, it's my father letting me know that he visited me! What will happen if I go back? I don't know if he'll still be able to visit me! Inuyasha, just understand, onegai. I can't leave..."

"And we can't stay!"

"You just don't want to leave Kikyou here!"

"Don't you fucking bring her up! I may still love Kikyou, but that doesn't fucking mean that I love her enough to dump you! I want to still be with you, Kagome and no one else! Just... Leave me here and give me the Shikon no Tama..."

"I won't give you it until we're in the Sengoku Jidai! Sango and Miroku can come with, they're our friends! We can all be together and we can all protect you, Kagome! Onegai, come with me." Inuyasha felt like a weakling with what he did, but he couldn't help it. He got down on his knees, wrapped her arms around Kagome's waist, and he rested his head on Kagome's stomache. "Kagome, onegai, you can't die. Not again... I was in so much pain the first time. Just, come back with me. We can live together and we can protect each other..."

Kagome sighed and she petted Inuyasha's head, "All right, I'll come with you if Sango and Miroku come with."

Inuyasha leaped up, hugged Kagome, and swung her around, "Arigatou gosaimazu! Arigatou Arigatou! Arigatou! Arigatou!"

Sessohumaru walked in, "I came back early. My buisness there was done--" He stared at the couple, Inuyasha swinging Kagome around while she gasped for breath. Sessohumaru cleared his throat.

They paused and stared for a moment. Kagome stuttered, "H-Hello, Sesshoumaru-sama!"

Inuyasha put Kagome down, "Feh, back early, like always."

"Where's Rin," Sessohumaru asked, dropping his suitcases.

"She's sleeping over at a friend's house."

"It's a female?"

"Of course, god, and even if it was a male, do you think an eight year old would do anything with a friend? They don't even know about that kind of crap yet."

"I was just making sure, hanyou. I'm going to go upstairs and sleep, it's been a long flight and I don't want to hear you two."

Kagome turned bright red and Inuyasha snarled, "We haven't gone that far yet!"

"How far then, pathetic hanyou! Far third? Far first? Or did Kagome turn you down?"

Kagome was enraged, but held her tongue and let Inuyasha speak. "It's none of your buisness how far we are," Inuyasha snapped, "you don't need to know! Why would you want to know, hentai?"

"I don't think that way, hanyou. Stay out of my site and we'll be fine!" Sessohumaru stormed upstairs and slammed his door.

Kagome stood there, shivering of the fear brought upon her. She realized how frightening Sessohumaru could be. She held on to Inuyasha and snuggled into the haori she was wearing.

"He's terrifying, how can Rin not be afraid of him," Kagome asked, looking at Inuyasha.

"Because he treats her like he's her own fucking daughter," Inuyasha replied, not showing a stitch of fear.

"Rin's lucky to at least have a surrogated father..." Kagome sighed. "Let's go to bed, shall we?"

Inuyasha and Kagome walked up to Inuyasha's room and there was a white tulip, sitting there. Kagome smiled, took the tulip and kissed the flower. Inuyasha smiled a little and put out a cup of water, "This'll keep it alive until tomorrow..."

"Arigatou, Inuyasha..."

"Do itashimashite..."

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As Sango and Kagome fell asleep, they thought one thing. The one thing that kept them loving and caring for these two men. It was the only thought that kept these couples together and prevented a tragic ending was only this: Kiseki ai.