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The Feudal Fairy Tale Begins Again...

By: Msmelanie

Chapter Twenty Five: Don't wanna take a trip to China...^^

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Inuyasha sat Kagome next to a small lake. He had been running for about ten minutes and thought they had gotten far enough for some privacy. The sun had just got done setting, so the stars reflected in the small lake of water.

Kagome looked at Inuyasha. "..."

Inuyasha looked back at Kagome. "Hey."

"...hey." Kagome replied back.

Inuyasha took a seat next to Kagome on his haunches. "Do you know how much time we've actually had alone since you came back, Kagome?"

"Well...." Kagome replied as she flipped her hair back with her right hand. "There was the first night when I watched over Kaw-uhh..." She almost slipped again. "When I was watching over my son and you and I talked."

"We talked, but we weren't alone." Inuyasha replied. "We were in Kaede's hut, surrounded by the others, and soon the pup got up, remember?"

Kagome sighed. "Yeah, I remember."

Inuyasha scooted in a little closer to her.

Kagome quickly looked down and blushed. What was he doing?!

"Now, I'm not gonna get mushy or nothin'." Inuyasha said to defend his ego. "'Cause I don't do that whiny lovey crap."

Kagome slowly glanced up toward Inuyasha. What was he up to?

Suddenly, she saw his hand reach out to hers.

'Is he gonna hold my hand?!' Kagome blushed harder.

Inuyasha looked down at Kagome's hand and quickly patted it before bringing his hand right back to himself.

Kagome looked dumbfounded. 'He patted my hand?'

Inuyasha sighed as he started to rock on his haunches. "Look, I...I really hate this crap!"

Kagome looked back at Inuyasha, the blush quickly leaving her cheeks. "What crap?!"

Inuyasha quickly looked away annoyingly in the opposite direction. "Look wench, I-" 'Damn, don't start off that way jack***!' "Look Kagome, I suck at this stuff so don't expect a lot!"

Kagome looked confusingly at Inuyasha. 'I've heard of mixed signals, but this is ridiculous!' She looked at the stars at the lake below her. Was he trying to tell her he needed her? Or was he trying to tell her he didn't want to be a dad? Or was he trying to tell her to....'Inuyasha, just come out with it already!'

Inuyasha turned back around to look at Kagome as she started to look back up. "I just wanted to say...ya know...I'm..."

Kagome looked at him wide-eyed. 'What is he going to say?!' she thought desperately.

"I'm...." the hanyou took a deep breath.

"...your?" Kagome pushed softly.

"I'm sorta well..." Inuyasha stumbled. "I'm glad you're back alright! 'Cause I kinda sorta missed you, wench!"

Kagome just looked at him. "...that's it?"

Inuyasha looked at her puzzled. "'Course that's it. What'd you expect?"

Kagome rubbed her temples and closed her eyes. She had been waiting patiently for that?! She already knew that! "Why'd you have to tell me that? I already knew that."

Inuyasha 'Keh'd'. "How should I know? You humans always gotta have everything spelled out to you!"

Kagome sighed. "Fine. I know now. Can we go back?" she asked testily.

Inuyasha looked at her in confusement. "What's wrong with you? I just admitted I missed you, and YOU look like I just told you nothing important!"

Kagome huffed. Sheesh, getting this dog demon to understand anything would be asking for a miracle!

"Besides." Inuyasha replied. "We still have 40 minutes. So talk, *****."

"You expect me to carry on a whole conversation?" Kagome asked. She smiled. "Then you'd probably complain about whatever I just said."

"Yeah, so?" Inuyasha replied.

Kagome looked at the pool again. She could talk about her parents, her school days, the weather....just about anything. But it wasn't what she wanted to know at the time. "What's gonna happen to me and Kawayou?"

Inuyasha groaned. She said Kawayou again. But with the serious look in her eyes, he decided he better not say anything about that right now. "What do ya mean? I'm gonna take care of ya."

Kagome watched as she saw the reflection of a shooting star pass over the water. "Inuyasha...I mean...are we going to ever be able to leave? And if we do...what will the world be like with Youkai ruling it? And my family...do you even think they're still alive?"

She looked with sad eyes toward Inuyasha. "Tell me the truth. Is the well ever going to open?"

Inuyasha rubbed his neck. She was being serious. Oh damn, how was he supposed to say this?! "Have you figured out how the well opened in the first place?"

"Yes...Kawayou's shikon half." Kagome replied.

"Yeah, and it was different magic from yours 'cause it apparently let more than just us two in." Inuyasha said glancing at her. "If it didn't Miroku, Sango, and Shippou would've been trapped in your world." He sighed. "That would've been nice."

"Inuyasha!" Kagome shouted. "Don't talk like that!"

"Just trying to break the gloom, wench! I hate it when you're so serious!" Inuyasha yelled back. He turned away from Kagome.

"Well, I'm sorry!" Kagome said trying not to cry. "That I can't put on some stupid smile for you right now!"

Inuyasha growled in frustration. "I don't want a stupid smile, I want MY smile!"

"What?!" Kagome cried out. "What are you talking about?!"

"MY smile!" Inuyasha barked out as he turned back around. "The great smile YOU only use for me!"

For a second, the only sound that could be heard was the wind whipping through Inuyasha's long hair and the small babbling the lake made as it passed over a few rocks.

"I..." Kagome said stunned. "I have a great smile?"

Inuyasha looked at her. He was surprised she had stopped yelling. "Well, no. Not your usual one, just mine. When you show me the smile that's just for me. MY smile."

Kagome couldn't believe it. Here it was, she was finally letting the fact that she'd probably never return back home reach her but...she couldn't help it. For the first time in a VERY long time...(if ever really)

Inuyasha had actually been...sweet.

And he still didn't even know it.

Inuyasha looked at Kagome as she looked back at him. "Look, Kagome. I've always protected ya in the past, and NOW I'm gonna protect you and our pup. Okay?"

Kagome looked back at him. "Okay, but I want to check out the well in one week...one more time."

Inuyasha huffed. "Yeah well, fine."

"...I-inuyasha?" Kagome asked softly.

"What wench." Inuyasha replied as he started to get up.

"Are we going to live in a tree?" Kagome asked.

Inuyasha looked at her and smiled smugly. "Why? You scared of heights?"

Kagome frowned. "No, it's just that it gets cold! And you know, where can you store food?! And-!"

Inuyasha held his hand up to her. "Calm down, wench. I'll deal with that crap when the time comes." He knelt down. "Now let's get back already. Any more than an hour, and that pup of ours'll figure out how I tied that kimono around him."

Kagome smiled as she climbed on the back of Inuyasha. HIS smile.

"And don't worry about the cold." Inuyasha replied as he started to take off. "I'll make ya a kimono too. Gotta start making new little kimono's anyhow." Inuyasha finished.

Kagome tried to imagine what she, Kawayou, and Inuyasha would all look like in red kimonos. 'Hmm....yeah...Inuyasha would be crossing his arms with me standing right beside him and our 1/4 youkai son would be right below fiddling with the knots on his Kimono. Yep...a perfect Japanese family.' she smirked. 'Hey, wait. What did he say about new little kimono's?'

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Now, it's finally time for reviews!

To Jemibub: That sounds like a new name. Anyhow, I can't tell you right now, 'cause I know what I just put up, and if I told you, everyone could figure it out! And I like to make my reviewers wonder and ponder... But thanks for the compliment! To Kagome-Chan: Inuyasha's really yours? How do you control him? And bonding...well, it depends on how you describe that. To Aisuru: (Laughing) You have no idea how much those skills will help him out! But secure bonding with dog demons is gonna take some time. To Mooncadet: Thanks for the mess up catch. And looky I'm writing more as we speak. To: Kagome: Hi! Glad my characters aren't OCC. Even at the parts I guess you could deem sweet, I try to keep it as if you were actually reading the real thing. To Animegoddess: A Good Christmas present? Yep, I did do this on December 25th. Now, I have explained myself toward the end of the first update, so if anyone ever 'skips' that part, I'd go back and read it. Oh Kami, how I missed writing! To Aldrean Treu Peri: I hope I spelled that right. Thanks for reading my fic. Wow, once in an entire setting?! You readers just really amaze me. I'm positive my poor computer would probably freeze on me. Thanks for being a very dedicated reader and thank you so much for your review! See ya later Space Reader!^^ To Twin Star of Suzaku: You thought that pup was smart then, what do you think about now?^.~ To Mistress of Richard Cox: Hmm...you know that's a good question...^^' Bring In Kouga? (Looks through quick outline)...ummm...

And that's the reviews! Okay, I just wanted to say I'm sorry again. I know I'm overapologizing (Oh no, I'm turning into Shinji!) I just REALLY hated when I couldn't update for you guys. I hope that this special four chapter edition at least helped a little. Thank you everyone for reading, and I hope to put up new chapters in one to two weeks again if not sooner! And I know I stopped mentioning this awhile ago, but if you want to me notified first of updates (Or problems with updates, or voting as some of you did for the four chapter option) just tell me in your review!^^