Authors note: Hello all, I've only gotten one review so far, but I did after all, just submit my story yesterday (2/18/04) So I'm not too worried about it yet. Anyway ON WITH THE STORY!!!

Disclaimer: Seriously! Do I really look like Rumiko Takahashi? If so, then I would suggest you see an eye doctor or somethin' cuz I ain't anywhere near being Rumiko Takahashi. (I'm just an obsessed fan)*sob* *sob*

The Talk

Inuyasha and Kagome were sitting on side of the river because Inuyasha wanted to talk to her about his feelings for her and for Kikyo.
"So Inuyasha, what did you want to talk about?" Kagome asked. (This is taking me forever to write because I'm eating apples and caramel dip AND IT'S JUST SO GOOD!!!)
"I wanted to talk to about.... Kikyo." He replied. *Oh. . . Kikyo. . . and here I thought that he was going to tell me he loved me. Why do I keep setting myself up for a broken heart? I should've known I was never going to be with him* Kagome thought miserably.
"What about Kikyo, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked, wanting him to spell it out for her.
"I wanted to tell you that I no longer think, that I owe her my life. . . and that I want to be with you." Inuyasha said blushing about ten times brighter than his kimono.
Kagome had been staring at the river awaiting the inevitable answer when he said that, and after he did, her head shot up to stare at him with the biggest smile on her face and tears of happiness in her eyes.
"Do you really mean that Inuyasha? Because if you do I just want to say that I have feelings for you too." Kagome asked her smile getting bigger and bigger. Inuyasha just smiled and stared at the river looking at his reflection.
Then an evil idea came over him. *Let's have some fun in the water, shall we?* Inuyasha thought with an evil grin coming over his face.
"Inuyasha, what are you thinking?" Kagome asked, eyeing him suspiciously.
"Oh, nothing..." Inuyasha said looking away, "We should get back to the village. Here let me help you up." Inuyasha said holding his hand out and with a smile that could fool anyone.
Kagome took his hand and was pulled up, and then picked up bridal style and thrown into the river with a big splash. Inuyasha jumped in after her and swam up to her.
"INUYASHA!!! You jerk! That wasn't very nice!" Kagome said sarcastically actually enjoying being in the water swimming with Inuyasha.
Inuyasha just swam closer and took her waist in his arms, pulling them closer together. Kagome just wrapped her arms around his waist and leaned her head against his chest.
"Kagome, I know this'll probably sound weird but . . . I love you . . I've loved you for so long . . . it's just that I was afraid that you wouldn't love me back." Inuyasha said inhaling Kagome's sweet scent.
"It's been the same here Inuyasha . . ." Kagome said looking into his deep, beautiful, golden eyes.
Inuyasha leaned down and let his lips brush against hers. Kagome kissed him back. They stood there like that, in the river, at night for a few minutes enjoying each other's company.
Then finally, they decided that it was time to head back, and so they waded out of the river and built a fire to sit by and let their clothes dry. Neither of them said anything as they let their clothes dry. They both just sat there staring at each other with looks of understanding. So after their clothes were dry enough, they got up to head back to the village. They walked back to the village together not saying a word, but both of them had small smiles on their faces.
Kagome's sleeping bag had already been laid out for her in it's usual spot in the hut and she went to it and picked Shippo up out of it and set him down beside it, while she got situated and then brought him back in and held him as a mother would.
Inuyasha walked in and sat in his usual sleeping spot and leaned up against the wall, staring at Kagome, happy that they now had the Kikyo situation taken care of.
"Good night Kagome." Inuyasha said falling into a deep dreamless sleep.
"Good night Inuyasha." Kagome said falling into a deep sleep also.

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