Chapter 23

Kagome's Return

An- Hi! I've been gone at swim camp all week, and am leaving again for a month of Japanese camp in a week! I'll try to put in as many chapters this week as possible!

"Ohhhh.. My head." Xelloss slowly opened his eyes to see.

"Hi!"

Xelloss looked at Shippo, blinked, and fainted again.

Meanwhile, Inu-Yasha had disappeared to.somewhere.

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Kagome sat at dinner with her family, bored out of her mind as her grandfather debated new diseases to use as excuses for her many absences from school lately.

"Hmmmm. How about this one- SARS seems to be really common this time of year.. Then again, herpes might work."

"Grampa, cut it out!!!!" Kagome's nerves were on end. What was Inu-Yasha thinking, waiting for over a week to come back and get her? He really didn't see her as anything but a shard detector, did he? And here she had thought he was past that! That stupid jerk! She really. missed him.

Quietly, she got up from the table, and went to her room. Slamming the door behind her, she turned to fall onto her bed. but it was already occupied.

"Hey Kagome," Inu-Yasha said, flushing. "Uh. I'm. that is. well.what I'm trying to say is." he sighed. "Look, I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings. Nothing happened with Kikyo, okay? So, could you just come back? Please?"

Kagome paused for a moment, and then hugged the hanyou.

"Thanks, Inu-Yasha. let's go. wait a moment. isn't the well still messed up?"

"Yeah, probably. But, if we just jump back in each time we're wrong, we'll get there eventually."

Kagome smiled. "Okay!"

Picking her up on his back, Inu-Yasha headed for the well.

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"Anyone got an asprin???"

Lina looked over at the mazoku.

"Nope, sorry Xelloss, I'm all out."

"Owie."

"Hi!"

"Oh cruel world," Xelloss exclaimed fainting again.

Lina turned back to the campfire, and stuck another snake on a stick to roast.

"Gee. I wonder where Inu-HENTAI!!"

"Inu-Hentai?" Lina asked, looking at Sango confused. "Ah, right," she then added, noticing the large bump on Miroku's head.

"As, I was saying," Sango growled, "I wonder where Inu-Yasha went."

"Who knows?" Miroku yawned. "He's probably off sulking like he always does. He's such a stuck-up idiot."

Sango stretched out on the ground and rested her chin on one of her hands, a look of complete casual boredom as she spoke. "Or, he could be standing right behind you ready to kill you for saying that."

"Or that," Miroku agreed laughing. "I wouldn't be surpr-wait a minute." He turned to see Inu-Yasha standing behind him, murder in his eyes. "Eep"

Kagome sat down by the fire and sighed happily as Inu-Yasha chased Miroku around the clearing screaming something about having roasted hoshi for dinner.

An- Awww.. How cute!! Please review and give me ideas as to what should happen next!!!