Author's Notes: Hm... my first Inuyasha fanfic in quite some time... ^_^;;; I'm not quite new to fanfic.net but decided to make a new name that I actually plan to update from time to time. Unlike my previous stories, I pretty much have a general idea of what I want to happen and how it's going to end. Waff city, let me tell you... XD Who actually needs a plot, anyway? Hopefully I'm not too rusty at this... Enjoy~!

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, though I am going to force my dad to buy me some anime DVDs tomorrow. I'll own at least a few copies of some episodes to whatever anime I choose... =3

Er... slight note... I use certain profanity in here that some people might not be comfortable with (sorry!) but didn't think it was bad enough to raise it to an R rating. That's Inuyasha for you...

Sweet Tooth

Chapter 1: Through the rabbit hole and back...

Kagome slowly climbed out the well, her dainty hands grasping the rough, wooden rim to pull herself up. When she had nearly gotten out of the structure, a red blur suddenly grabbed her small waist and hoisted her out of the portal with enough force to knock her to the ground.

The girl barely registered the itching of her back caused by the soft grass rubbing against the thin fabric of her shirt. The boy hovering over her, nearly lying on top of her, was the only thing her muddled mind could focus on. His silky, white hair tickled her neck, and she could feel his warm puffs of air against her flushed cheeks.

"I-Inuyasha. wha-what are you-" Kagome could barely breathe and only managed to stammer out a few words.

The hanyou smirked and drew his face closer, nuzzling her neck while murmuring against her warm flesh, "I missed you."

The girl's heartbeat increased rapidly with the feel of his lips moving against her skin. She swore that she could hear the blood pumping through her veins, even without the heightened senses of her half-youkai companion.

"B-but." Kagome took a moment to try to control herself and ignore the smile that Inuyasha was pressing against her neck. ".but I was only gone a day. I-"

"Shhh." The boy lifted his head from her neck and locked his golden eyes with her blue ones. He carefully traced a clawed finger along her jaw line, stopping to gently caress her bottom lip. "I've been meaning to tell you something, Kagome."

Her eyes widened as she saw him unconsciously lick his lips and draw his head even nearer, their noses touching as he tilted his head.

Just as he was about to crash his lips onto hers, he let out the most piercing beeping sound through his partially opened mouth.

"Inuyasha?!"

Kagome winced as the noise continued, Inuyasha seemingly unaware that he was shouting directly into her ear.

The whole area began to quickly dissipate, fading away into an overwhelming sense of nothingness. Kagome could feel herself suffocating in the darkness and shot her arm out to try to grasp the hanyou that had once been above her. The beeping continued as her hand clasped firmly onto what she assumed was the boy, only to find him much.softer?

Kagome gasped for air and raised her head, looking down at the spot where her face must have been pressed against her pillow.

"Must've rolled over while I was sleeping." the girl mumbled as she lazily threw her arm over to the alarm, fumbling for the snooze button. She snuggled back into her bed and opened one eye enough to make out the bright green numbers of the clock flashing 8 o' clock.

Kagome turned over and vaguely wondered why she had set her alarm so early when it was still the middle of summer break. But that could wait until later. Right now she just wanted to get back to her dream. She was right at a good part too.

"Nee-chan, you say the weirdest things when you're sleeping."

The girl scrunched her eyes tighter, and tried to block out the sound of her brother's voice. Wait a minute. brother?

"Souta!" She forced herself off of her pillow for the second time, glaring at her brother who was currently draped over the end of her bed. "What are you doing in my room?!"

Souta quickly ran towards the door and ducked as a pillow went flying over his head. Kagome fumed and looked for something else within reach to throw at him, while he stuck out his tongue and closed his hand around the doorknob.

Souta yanked the door open, running out and yelling as a stuffed penguin sailed past his ear. "Remember, nee-chan! You promised!"

".Promised?" Kagome slowly slid out of bed and stifled a yawn while pulling some clothes out of her dresser. She was in the bathroom and turning on the hot water for a shower when it hit her.

"Oh, crap."

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She had taken a quick shower and immediately thrown on her clothes, not even bothering to dry her hair. The wet locks slapped against her face as she ran through the house, hopping across the yard while attempting to slide her shoes on.

"How could I have forgotten that today was Souta's birthday party?! I'm such an idiot.!"

Kagome continued to curse and mutter beneath her breath, skipping down the stairs of the well house. She stopped and tried to compose herself before jumping into the well, nervously running her fingers through her damp hair. Once she got on the other side, what would Inuyasha say?

"Well, only one way to find out." She took one last breath before jumping into the well, a soft blue light enveloping her before she hit the packed earth.

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"Stupid, stupid idiot."

Truthfully, Inuyasha didn't know whether he was talking about himself or Kagome. He liked believing in the latter, because the obnoxious girl was always running off to her own world and leaving everyone else to collect the shards or fight off Naraku or.other stuff. Not that they actually needed her or anything.

But he really didn't like the idea that he was an idiot. Stubborn? Sure. Sometimes clueless about certain things? Fine. But an idiot? Hell no. Then again, here he was, sitting at the well, waiting for the idiotic girl to show up.

Normally, this was to be expected. There were at least a couple more shards to collect, and she visited her world way too much by his opinion. But recently there hadn't been any rumors about the shards or Naraku or even some big old baddie to beat the crap out of.

What was worse, if there could be anything worse, was that it had only been one day. Not even one fucking day since she had gone back. Kagome had skipped off in that short skirt of hers and jumped into the well just as the sun was setting. Inuyasha remembered, because he had noticed how her white top looked kinda golden with the sun like that and how her creamy skin had.

"Shit, shit, shit! Stupid, stupid, stupid fucking idiot.!"

Now he was positive that he was talking about himself. Inuyasha sighed and rested his arms on the lip of the well, craning his neck to look down, slightly disappointed to not see the chipper schoolgirl smiling at the bottom.

He should have known better, because there was no way she would be back yet. No way in hell would she be back in less than twenty-four damn hours. In fact, he could still smell her scent floating around in the clearing if he concentrated enough. It was a little stale but still noticeable, that indescribable scent of Kagome that mingled with that jasmine shampoo of hers.

Inuyasha didn't even notice as Kagome herself landed at the bottom of the well, too focused on what was left of her scent from yesterday evening.

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Kagome dusted her skirt off and ran her hand through her wet hair a final time before beginning the tedious task of climbing up the well. 'You would think that after climbing up the thing so many times I would get used to it. but then again, by now Inuyasha normally would have helped me up.'

She clutched the coarse rope hanging along the side of the stone wall tighter while finding a place to put her foot that wasn't covered in mold or grime. The girl's mind automatically drifted to what she could remember of her dream as she neared the top of the well. She shook her head and tried not to dwell on the hazy images, instead focusing on the fresh air that replaced the dank and heavy smell that had been flooding her senses.

A smile quirked Kagome's lips as she grasped the wooden rim and imagined what Inuyasha would do if he found out she had been thinking of him like...that. The giggle that had been building in the back of her throat immediately turned into a quiet 'eep' at the sight that greeted her once she poked her head out the well.

Right in front of her was a pair of confused golden eyes belonging to the very person her thoughts had been focused on. Inuyasha let out surprised yelp and scrambled away from the well once he had registered what exactly he had been staring at. Kagome instinctively backed away, forgetting where exactly she was, and lost her grip.

She closed her eyes and waited to either hit the dirt floor of the portal or be sucked back into her own time. She certainly didn't expect a strong hand to grab her outstretched arm and yank her out of the well completely...

...and directly onto the owner of that hand.

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Inuyasha could have sworn that Kagome's scent had gotten stronger than it had been a few moments ago but settled on the excuse that he was just concentrating too hard. After all, why would she suddenly show up after just less than a day with her family and those 'test' things?

He was completely baffled when a head shot up right in front of him, the smoky blue eyes just a few inches away from his own significantly widening as he tried to comprehend what exactly was in front of him. Once realizing it was Kagome, the hanyou shot back and watched as the girl tried to do the same, only succeeding in losing her grip and disappearing down the dark shaft.

Inuyasha ran back to the well and frantically grabbed for the schoolgirl, barely able to hold back a smile upon realizing he had actually grabbed her in time. A nagging voice at the back of his mind kept reminding him that she wouldn't have gotten hurt even if she had fallen. He quickly told it to shut up and wondered if he were and idiot as well as crazy.

But he couldn't believe she was already back! The boy gave her arm a reassuring squeeze before pulling her out of the well, too ecstatic to notice that he had put a little too much force behind his meant to be gentle tug.

Kagome squealed when she landed on the familiar chest, face buried into the rough, red fabric as they tumbled backward onto the grass. She remained motionless as she lay on top of him, too stunned and embarrassed to move.

Inuyasha wasn't doing much better. The wind had been knocked out of him, and he noticed that one of his arms was still clutched near her wrist while the other was protectively wrapped around her waist. He slowly let go of her and watched with amusement as the girl slightly raised her head and quickly scurried off of him when she caught him watching her.

"S-sorry, Inuyasha! I didn't mean to-"

He rubbed at a bump on the back of his head before moving onto his feet, Kagome following and shifting nervously from foot to foot.

"Keh. I was the one who accidentally threw you on top of me, idiot." The hanyou gave her a small smirk which slipped from his face once he noticed she was in different clothes and missing her backpack.

She caught his change in attitude and looked down at the grass, twirling a damp strand of hair around her finger and bracing herself for the argument that was sure to come.

"Hey, Inuyasha...?"

He didn't like the sound of this. First, she was in different clothes. They weren't bad or anything, kinda nice actually, but were different all the same. Second, she didn't have that huge bag with her. Which meant no traveling or shard hunting or ramen. Third, she was acting all timid now? Since when was Kagome even slightly timid? He crossed his arms over his chest and waited for her to continue.

"Um... could you do me a favor?" She looked hopefully up at him and bit nervously at her lower lip. If he refused then she was screwed. First her brother would kill her and then all his little friends and then her mom and then grandpa somewhere in there... and while she was at it, why not the cat too?

He looked over her skeptically, arching an eyebrow and watching as her teeth worried at her lip. "What kind of favor...?"

She took a deep breath and decided to explain as quickly as she could, so he would have less of a chance of saying no without hearing the whole story. "See, my brother is having a birthday party today, which is where a bunch of people get together and celebrate the day of your birth and you get cake and presents and play games, so he's inviting a bunch of kids over to celebrate..." She took another breath and continued before Inuyasha could interrupt. "...and Souta wanted more than anything to have you over today to see him and all his friends because he adores you and everything so I promised I would bring you except that I forgot until today because of the shard hunting and all and if you don't come then everyone is going to hate me and Souta's birthday will be ruined and-"

Kagome gasped for air and was about to continue when Inuyasha clamped a hand over her mouth.

"God damn it! Don't you ever shut up?"

His grip loosened when he realized that he had just cut off all of the girl's oxygen, signaled by her teeth biting the calloused flesh of his palm. After she clawed his hand off and drank in the precious air around her, Kagome shot him a glare and gave a half-hearted kick in his direction. Inuyasha easily dodged and sat against the edge of the well, the girl soon joining him.

"So, what do you think?"

She gave him a bright smile, seemingly forgetting that he had almost accidentally suffocated her and lightly leaned against his shoulder. Inuyasha leaned back and played with a lock of her hair.

"I think that it's stupid that you're going around with your hair all wet. You could get sick."

She snatched her hair back and tossed it over her opposite shoulder, sticking out her tongue before leaning back against him.

"I told you that I forgot his party was today. I was in a hurry to bring you over there, so I didn't have much time to enjoy modern luxuries like hair dryers. And quick, give me a yes or no so I know whether or not I have to prepare my own funeral."

Inuyasha contemplated this for a moment, glancing down at the red welts that were forming on the palm of his right hand. Damn it, Kagome just had to be one of those people whose bark was just as bad as her bite. Anyway, beside the fact that he wasn't comfortable around kids, especially kids from Kagome's world, and still wasn't sure what the hell a birthday was, he still could find a flaw in her plan.

"Kagome, in case you haven't noticed, I don't fit in all that great with people from where you're from."

She looked confused for a moment before a look of understanding crossed her face, and she tugged on one of his furry ears. "What? You mean this? It's all taken care of!"

"'All taken care of'? What the hell is that supposed to mean?"

"Just like I said! In case you haven't noticed, today's the new moon!" She gave his ear a gentle rub before removing her hand from his head. "A couple of weeks ago, I helped Souta plan when his party would be. Just had to keep track of the moon's cycle for a couple of nights and recheck it against a calendar with the moon's phases on it in my time."

Inuyasha could just stare at her as she continued to smile, obviously proud of herself. He hadn't even realized it. When had he grown so comfortable that he didn't have to worry about turning human every month? Well, at least not as much as he used to.

"So? Please! We've put in so much work for this! And Souta's so excited! You don't even have to stay for the whole thing if you don't want to!"

Kagome began to tug on his ears again, but Inuyasha grabbed her wrists with an annoyed grunt.

"How long is the stupid party?"

"Well, all of Souta's friends are arriving around 4 I think... and the girls are leaving at 9. The boys are spending the night and leaving tomorrow morning." Her smile became even larger once his words had sunk in. "Does this mean that you're coming?! Yeee, Inuyasha! I'm so happy~!"

She wrenched her arms free from his grasp and wrapped them around his neck. Inuyasha was too shocked to do anything but awkwardly pat her back and relish in the feel of her pressed against him. All too soon she pulled away and stood up, still beaming as she tugged at his hand to urge him to stand.

Kagome still held his hand as they both stood looking down into the well. She gave his hand a small squeeze before they both jumped into the depths of the portal.

Right before they landed on the other side, Inuyasha gave her hand a small squeeze back.

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Author's Notes (again): How was it? I'm not too rusty am I? Sorry for the rushed ending and most likely numerous errors in there... And about the new moon thing... I know that the days probably wouldn't match up since the moon is on a 28 day cycle (I think) and it's very unlikely that the new moon would be on the same day in Inuyasha's and Kagome's times but still! This is the whole point of fiction. It doesn't have to make that much sense...

Reviews, comments, and suggestions are welcome! Anything that you think could fit into this story or any IY/K moments you can think of (which is essentially all this story is ~_^) feel free to tell me! I have plenty of room to add the idea if I can fit it into my general 'plot'.... if you can call it that. Thanks and sorry for the long A/N! Look forward to the next chapter hopefully soon!