Time for a change part 35

35 chapters in about 36 days. Wow I have no life. Well the end is near, all I have to do is get through the end of
Kagome's school week and it'll be time for the home stretch. Please Review after you read!

Wedge's fic of the day-

Kagome sank deeper into the water letting the cool liquid engulf her up to her neck. "Hey Sango. Why is Kirara
here?" Kagome asked. Sango thought fast. "The perverted monk has been peeking and I want Kirara to keep a look
out for him." Sango said. It wasn't a total lie, Miroku HAD been groping her and peeking more ever since Inuyasha
and Kagome had left. Kagome nodded and smiled a little. "Well you don't have to worry about that today. You should see
how Inuyasha acts when the boys at my time look at me. He'd kill Miroku if he peeked at us." However neither girls removed
there towel.

"Kagome, tell me whats wrong." Sango said. Kagome sighed a little. "Its nothing to be worried about Sango. Its kinda silly
actually." "Tell me." Kagome looked over at her friend. "Inuyasha got me this little locket for my birthday and it broke
today. I'm just a little sad about it, thats all." Sango nodded in understanding. "Are you sure you're alright Kagome?"
She asked. Kagome nodded. "Oh by the way Kagome, what's a locket?"

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Inuyasha sat in one of the tree's overlooking the unfinished house. He stared at the shattered locket in his hand fingering
the different parts while he waited for Miroku to get here. 'He better not be peeking at the girls.' he thought scowling.
Finally the monk arrived and walked over to the tree that Inuyasha was sitting in. "Took you long enough." Inuyasha grumbled
Below him, Miroku watched the hanyou very surprised that he wasn't working on the house. "Some of us don't have demon speed
like you do." The monk replied. "And why aren't you working on the house? Isn't that what you wanted me to come out her
for?" Inuyasha snorted and hopped down from the tree he was sitting in and showed Miroku the locket pieces. "Can you fix
this?" he asked.

Miroku inspected the shattered locket. "Is this why your here? Becuase you broke Lady Kagome's jewelry?" Miroku asked.
Inuyasha glared at Miroku, but the monk didn't notice. "I didn't break it you stupid monk. I gave it to her and it got
broken." Inuyasha growled. Miroku finished inspecting the pieces. "Where would you get such a thing?" Miroku mused.
Inuyasha raised a fist to smack Miroku so Miroku quickly added. "And no I can't fix it but.." Inuyasha stopped himself
from hitting the annoying monk. "But?" Miroku hmmed. "But perhaps someone in Kagome's time could. Ask her mother when you
go back." Miroku grinned. "That is if you are planning to go back." Inuyasha feh'd and put the locket pieces in his pants.
"We left the shards, my armour, and the Tetsuiga there. Of course we're going back. Now come on and help me."

'Amazing how much Kagome has made him relax. A month ago he wouldn't let his sword get ten feet from him and now he's leaving
it in her home.' Miroku thought as he helped Inuyasha work on the roof of the center room. "Tell me Inuyasha, why is there
a opening in the back of this room as well as the front?" Miroku asked. Inuyasha smirked. "It's so we can build on to this
house if we have to." Inuyasha explained. "You don't think three rooms is going to be enough forever do you?" Miroku chuckled
a little. "And I thought I was the only pervert." Inuyasha threw a piece of wood at the monk's skull and connected knocking
poor Miroku right off the room and down to the ground.

After Miroku checked to see if any bones were broken, he climbed back onto the room. "Perverted or not, that is quite a bold
statement Inuyasha. Has something happened that I don't know about?" Miroku quickly covered his head in case Inuyasha
decided to hit him with another piece of wood. Thankfully Inuyasha let him off with a glare. "So something has happened? You
didn't-" "MONK SHUT UP RIGHT NOW!" Inuyasha shouted cutting off Miroku. The two worked in silence for several minutes before
Inuyasha spoke up. "I heard her talking to her friends." he said softly.

Miroku didn't try and rush Inuyasha, letting him go at his own pace. After a couple seconds of silence Inuyasha continued.
"She told them that if I asked, she'd marry me." he mumbled so softly that Miroku barely heard. Inuyasha had a soft blush
on his cheeks. Miroku nodded. "And when are you going to ask?" Inuyasha looked down at the roof. "I'm not sure yet." he
admitted. Miroku sighed and wiped some sweat of his brow. "Just make sure you don't make her wait too long Inuyasha."

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Sango got out of the water and motioned for Kirara to go and get Inuyasha. The cat-demon disapeared in an instant.
They both quickly changed before heading to Kaede's hut. Inuyasha and Miroku were nowhere to be found, but Shippo was
sitting in the middle of the room doodling with his crayons. Kagome blinked. "Hey Shippo I thought you ran out of crayons."
Kagome said. Shippo nearly jumped out of his skin. "Oh hi Kagome! Yeah I thought I did to, hehe, but I found some more."
Shippo said nervously. Kagome gave the kitsune a suspicious look before looking more closely at the small box of crayons
that were next to him. 'Thats not the box I brought him.' she thought suspiciously. The box she had brought him had been
much larger.

'So where did he get those?' Kagome wondered sitting down next to the little kitsune to look at his drawings. The only place
he could have gotten them was Kagome's time, and he wouldn't be able to go there himself and she hadn't brought them, so that
left one person. Inuyasha. 'Why would Inuyasha bring Shippo crayons? I can understand why he wouldn't want anyone to know.
That would ruin his image, but why would he do it in the first place?' she wondered as she looked closely at the picture.
It was a surprisingly good picture of Kirara considering it was done in crayon. "Thats very good Shippo!" Kagome praised
smiling. She decided that if Inuyasha was trying to make ammends with Shippo, she wasn't going to stop him.

Shippo gave her a grin. "Do you think she'll like it?" he asked. Kagome nodded and gave him a pat on the head. "You're as
good as Inuyasha." she said cheerfully. Shippo blinked. "You mean Inuyasha uses crayons too?" Kagome giggled. "Not exactly,
I've never seen him use crayons, but I have seen him paint. He's very good at it." "INUYASHA CAN PAINT?!" Shippo cried.
Not understanding what the big deal was Kagome nodded. Just then Inuyasha and Miroku entered. Inuyasha saw the furry
projectile flying towards him and caught him by his waist with one of his hands before he got anywhere near him. Shippo
didn't seem to notice that he was in the grip of the hanyou's hand and could easily be squished. "INUYASHA CAN YOU TEACH ME
HOW TO PAINT!?" Shippo cried exitedly.

Inuyasha blinked. "What?" Shippo grabbed onto his hand excitedly. "Kagome said you know how to paint. Can you teach me?"
Inuyasha felt a surge of pride that the little kitsune had come to him for this. Just then Inuyasha noticed the many pairs
of eyes that were watching him. "Keh, maybe." he said before dropping the little boy. Shippo gave a little cheer when he
hit the ground. "All right! When can we start!" Shippo said excitedly getting up off his rear end. "Hey! I didn't say I would
I said maybe!" Inuyasha protested, but Shippo didn't hear as he bounded back over to a smiling Kagome excitedly. "Did you
hear that Kagome! He's going to teach me!"

Kagome simply smiled warmly and rubbed the kitsune's head. "Thats great Shippo." she said turning to smile at Inuyasha.
Shippo grabbed his crayon and started drawing like mad grining ear to ear. Kagome patted the ground next to her and Inuyasha
came over and sat next to her. Kagome rested her head on his shoulder while looking up at him and stroking one of his ears.
Without thinking, Inuyasha leaned down and pressed his face against her neck. He opened his mouth slightly and nipped her.
Kagome gave a cry of surprise and jumped back grabbing her neck with one of her hands.

Inuyasha blinked in surprise realizing that he'd just bitten Kagome. Sango and Miroku, who had both sat down looked over
curiously. "K-Kagome! I'm sorry I wasn't thinking! Are you alright?" Inuyasha cried fearing that he had hurt her. Kagome
rubbed her neck gently and smiled reasurringly. "It didn't hurt Inuyasha. I just wasn't expecting it." Inuyasha leaned
over and moved her hand away so he could see the damage he had done. The bite mark was barely visible. It would be gone
in a few minutes. Inuyasha sighed relieved that he hadn't bit her harder. Inuyasha noticed Shippo watching him with
wide eyes. Inuyasha gave him a look that said 'tell her and I wont teach you.' Shippo nodded and simply grinned happily.
Inuyasha gently rubbed Kagome's neck and pulled her into his lap still apologizing. Kagome just rested against him and
smiled. "The next time your going to do that, warn me." she said teasingly.

The two of them sat in silence while Shippo drew with his crayons. In the corner Miroku groped Sango and got boomeranged.
Only the hanyou and the kitsune knew what biting really meant.

Thats that. And I'll tell you right away that Inuyasha biting Kagome doesn' mean he's claimed her as his mate. I don't want
a bunch of readers thinking that :). Please be a good reader and review!