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A/N: Okay, here is a new chap again. Sorry to keep you waiting! Wait.You didn't have to wait almost at all! But still. Here is a new chap. I hope you like it.

Well yes, you did have to. I have problems to contact my mender, so this chap is not mended. Sorry for the delay!

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Chapter nine: Kagome's back again

"How could you let Kagome leave?" Shippo asked from Sango. Shippo had found Kaede's cottage empty. Sango had told him that Kagome left. She hadn't told the part of confession. Nether the part of Kagome to come back to help her. Now that she had confessed it aloud to Kagome, and herself, she found it difficult to be around Miroku. To her luck, Miroku didn't notice anything.

"Hey, Sango! Why?"

Sango glanced down first at Shippo and then at Miroku. Miroku and Shippo both glanced her back and waited for her to answer. Sango couldn't tell them that she is coming back. Otherwise she might have to tell why she changed her mind of not returning.

"Like I would have any permission to make her stay! Her true home and family is at the other side of the well!"

"But, but."

"Sango is right" Miroku interrupted Shippo. "Kagome doesn't really belong here."

"But, but." Shippo had a tear coming down his cheek.

Sango came sad when she saw tears coming down Shippo's cheeks. 'Please Kagome. Come back soon.'

***In Kagome's time***

Kagome had a towel around her hair and pyjama on. It was evening already. Her family had been little worried about Kagome when she had been at the feudal age, because she hadn't said anything.

'I have to go back. I promised to Sango to help her. But.I don't want to see Inu-Yasha.' Kagome shook her thoughts away. 'I made a promise and I'm going to keep it. Inu-Yasha can go to hell! He isn't the one and only.' Kagome sighed. She was tired of those thoughts. They circled around in her mind, but she had made up her mind; she will go back. It was her duty as Sango's friend.

***Other where***

Two white dog-like-ears turned as he smelled a familiar scent as sun was up in the sky.

***At the well***

Kagome pushed herself up and out of the well. She hadn't done that for some time. Kagome dropped her back on the ground and took few times deep breaths. "I wonder if no one even notices that I came." 'Inu-Yasha would but like he would care.' Stubbornly Kagome lifted her bag on her shoulder and made her way to the village.

"Kagome!"

Kagome looked in front of her and saw Sango running toward her. "Sango!" She shouted to her happily and waved her hand to her.

Sango came to Kagome. "You can't even guess how happy I am to see you. Shippo is blaming me of letting you go!"

Kagome gave a giggle to her friend. She knew how Shippo liked her much. Like a big sister. "I think I must apologize him of scaring him."

Sango nodded. "Give me your bag. I can carry it."

Kagome nodded too and gave her back to Sango. She was happy that she didn't have to carry it. It was so heavy!

Together the girls came to the village. As they entered, villages shouted that Kagome had returned. So, you can guess that it didn't take a long time to get it to Shippo's and Miroku's ears.

"Kagome!" Shippo shouted as he ran toward Kagome and jumped in her arms. "I thought that you left us for eternity!"

Kagome smiled to Shippo and gave him a little squeeze. "Sorry Shippo. I made a stupid thing. I promise that I won't do it again."

"Promise?" Shippo asked with few happy tears in his eyes.

"I promise." Kagome squeezed Shippo again.

"Nice to see you back Kagome."

"It's nice to be back Miroku."

"Let's take your back to Kaede's cottage. I think she'd like to see you too." Sango said and the whole gang went to Kaede's cottage.

Kaede had heard from villagers that Kagome had come back and waited for them to come at her cottage's fireplace. There wasn't a fire now.

Kagome, Sango, Shippo and Miroku came in. "Hi Kaede." Kagome greeted. She was only one night away but it wasn't like usually. This time she had said that she won't return. That's why it was so big thing that she came back.

Sango put Kagome's bag in the corner where it usually was. From there she looked at the talking friends. A smile came to her face when she saw Kagome happily talking. Like nothing had happened. She saw ship happily curled on Kagome's laps. Kaede was happy too. Then her gaze went to Miroku. He was happy too of course. 'Wonder if he would be happy if it was me not Kagome.' Sango decided to join the conversation.

Later Sango and Kagome were at the well. They sat on the edge of the well and talked about that and that. One question had bothered Sango's mind. She knew that it would hurt Kagome to thing about past but she still wanted to know what had happened between her and Inu-Yasha.

"Kagome?"

Kagome looked at Sango. She saw Sango's serious face and her face went serious too.

"What happened between you and Inu-Yasha?" Sango looked to Kagome's eyes. "Please. Tell me." She said that like a mother to child.

Kagome turned her head. "I asked from him that did he really need me. You know that he is always thinking about Kikyo. First he said that he does, because I can sense Shikon shards. Somehow the conversation went to Kikyo. You know too that she isn't really Kikyo." Kagome turned to look at Sango for a support.

Sango nodded. She agreed with Kagome. "No, she isn't. She's only a moving body. She doesn't have any soul or heart left in it."

"I said it to Inu-Yasha and other facts of Kikyo. He is just so blind to see them. Even, when they are said right to his face. So, you can guess how he reacted. That was when he answered my question. He doesn't need me." From corner of her eye, Kagome noticed that Sango was going to say something. "No Sango. It wasn't only his mind that said it. His heart was in it too."

Sango shut her mouth. She moved her head too and looked at the ground under her feet. "So, that is what happened." It was only a whisper but Kagome could here it.

Kagome nodded. Kagome made a laugh. "Doesn't sound so terrible, does it."

Sango lifted her shoulders. "I don't know. If I think that Miroku would do that to me."

Kagome interrupted her. "Oh yeah! I almost forgot Miroku! Why are we talking about me and that jerk when we should talk about you and Miroku?"

Sango gave Kagome a terrified look. "It's okay. Really."

"Oh no! Not at all! I promised to make you two lovers didn't I?"

"LOVERS?!! Oh no. I think you got it all wrong."

"Oh, come on! Don't be so shy! I have seen how Miroku sometimes looks at you. He likes you Sango!"

Sango blushed a little. "He looks at all the girls like that!"

Kagome thought it little. "Yeah, true, but there is a little difference how he looks at you than other girls."

Sango decided to look at the ground again and be quiet.

"Hmmm. What can we do to make him yours." Kagome asked from herself and thought a little while.

Sango didn't mind to say anything. She could hear that Kagome was at it. She couldn't do anything to her anymore.

"I know! Listen to these Sango."

A/N: So, what do you say? I have noticed that people doesn't like my story anymore. Or I think so. I just had gotten few reviews of my previous chapter. Was it that bad? I know that in my story there doesn't happen much but I think it is better to make things clear and go on slowly, not like from magic or something. In the next chapter you will know what ideas Kagome has!! Please review. If you don't. I might just quit writing this. I think I gained only one review last time. It made me so sad. I felt like a good cry! Sorry it took me so long to get this at ff.net!