Authors Note: I dedicate this chapter to all fluff fans for Inuyasha and Kagome. I would just like to take a rant here, to ask a couple of questions.

I was looking around on the internet, and I saw lots of Sess/Kag fictions. I'm not flaming people who write them, everyone has their own inspirations, and different ideas, I would just like to know, why? Why do people think that their a good couple? I mean, Sesshomaru wants to kill Kagome and Inuyasha, I don't really get it. Can someone please answer my question? Maybe a Sess/Kag go'er? I don't know, just clarify my question please.

Another. Mir/Kag, Miroku and Sango had already gotten together in episode 132, yes, spoiler, spoiler. Sango agreed to bear his children, and their officially a couple now. So, why the Mir/Kag?

Now, the one that I think the oddest, besides the next one, San/Inu. I don't get that one is much is I don't get Mir/Kag. Someone answer these questions, but why would Sango go with Inuyasha? I mean, their just good friends, but episode 135 is pretty funny.. Sango inhales a scent that makes people drunk and hits on Inuyasha. It was pretty funny. Kagome sat Inuyasha before anything could happen though.

This, I will say, the people are crazy for writing. I think this is TERRIBLE, and I don't know where the hell you guys were thinking when you wrote it, Shippou/Kagome fan fictions. This, is the only idea I think is worse than Kikyou herself. Why!? That's like RAPE! Poor Shippou, @.@

One more, this is the one I'm most curious about. Kik/Inu. I just want to know why people should think they should get together. I'm not flaming on the people who think this, I only flame the people who think Shi/Kag should get together. Weirdo's! But, seriously. Why do people think they should get together? Is it because they were lovers first? Or, what? Just answer please.

Thank you!

Now, for real authors notes!!

Someone asked me when the angst is.. its in the last chapter.

And, to Wake-Robin, you were my 300th reviewer! Thank you! *Gives pocky*

One more thing. I know he's probably not reading this now, but, I would like to dedicate this chapter to my best friend in the whole entire universe, Doug!

On with the story now!!



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"Kagome.." He groaned out. He turned a bright red, and shut his mouth as fast as a race car.


"What?" She was still totally un-aware of what she was doing, and that he had absent-mindedly groaned out her name.


Inuyasha let out a breath of relief that she didn't know, but half of that breath was because of her motions. "Can.. you please.. stop doing that..?" He said, trying to regain his breath.


"What? But don't you want it off?" She was getting very questionable around him, and he was acting very strangely around her lately. What was his problem?


"Yes.. but.." He tried to stutter out, but she just continued.


"Okay, then stop being such a baby, and let me get it off." She started rubbing harder and faster than before, but that was helping Inuyasha none.


Inuyasha just laid there, closing his eyes shut as tight as a screw, and clenching his teeth together. He tried, to keep her teeth shut from letting out anymore noises, but he let out another small moan, and his breath was getting quicker. It took all his will-power to not just gather her up in his arms and kiss her.


'Wait, KISS her? KISS Kagome?' Inuyasha thought with shock in his mind. He finally realized, his feelings that had been at harbor at the last couple hours had been something he had not encountered for awhile.


It was..


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Grave Of The Fireflies

Thirteenth Shot

It Was Love



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'Wait, KISS her? KISS Kagome?' Inuyasha thought with shock in his mind. He finally realized, his feelings that had been at harbor at the last couple hours had been something he had not encountered for awhile.


It was..


It was love.


He couldn't deny his feelings any longer. He felt like he had known her forever, and that he had felt so safe and content with her. There was only one explanation for his actions and feelings in the past forty-eight hours. He was happy. Something he rarely felt, much less with another girl, not counting Sango of course.


They were best friends, since they were in the fourth grade. It was the good days back then. Especially since Miroku still thought he was the hottest guy around, and that he was the biggest pervert around too.


To tell you the truth, Miroku did come in second. Inuyasha was first, but if Sesshomaru was still around, they'd all be really behind in the chart.


Back to the subject at hand, Inuyasha loved Kagome. He really couldn't say much more, and, he wanted to be with her. But, there was a long time ago.. when he did encounter this feeling before.. and just before she came, he remembered looking at pictures, and writings that he had done about that certain girl he loved, and met a long time ago...


Then, suddenly, realization, hit him like a rock.


His parents... the whole loyalty act... they had been searching... for, her. The girl from long ago...


He got up, not feeling the pain in his pants anymore and looked at her. "You..Kagome.. how long did you say you went to school for? As in, what year did you drop out for whatever reason?"


Kagome looked at Inuyasha, "When I was twelve. I don't remember much from that year though.." She said sadly.


"Kagome, come with me." He lead her up to his room, and shut the door behind them.


He sat on the bed, and took out a very old book that was in tatters out of his blue and black pillow. He pat his hand next to him, as to say, 'Come here.'


She complied and sat next to him, he opened the book, and a little dust came out, and he whipped it away. Just like he did last time, and out came pictures that were a little old and dirty, he took them out and whipped them off. He handed them to her.


She gasped. "Thats..me.." Her eye's were wide. When she looked at the next picture, and touched it, the whole scene she had forgotten from long ago, became fresh in her memory...


-Flashback-


It was a gloomy cold day, rain dropping down in buckets. No birds were there to sing, it was just dark. Very un-welcoming.



A boy stood at the exit to the school building. Kagome stood perpendicular to him, and she had tears running down her cheeks, as did the boy.


Those were the first tears she had ever cried.


"Well, I guess.. this is it.."


"I guess so.."


Suddenly, Kagome ran up to the boy and hugged him around the neck, crying in his arms. He returned the embrace. "I'll remember you forever, I will never forget you.. I guess its now or never, I love you." He spoke to her.


"I love you too." Kagome pressed her lips to his, the rain dropping gently around them, as if they all didn't have a care in the world.


That was Kagome's first kiss.


They broke apart, as a car came up, and pulled up to Kagome. "I will never forget you..don't forget me. I will love you, always."


"As I you."


The car drove away, and Kagome watched outside the back of the window until she could see him no more. She cried, and cried, not only for what happened, but her family problems too. She would never see him again...


That day, was the first time anyone had told her that they loved her.


-End Flashback-


Kagome looked at Inuyasha slowly, and let it go. She jumped into his arms, and held him around the waist, "Inuyasha.. it's you.. I thought I would never see you again, and here you are.."


Inuyasha held her tightly also, smelling the wonderful scent she emitted. "Oh, Kagome.. I missed you.. and I thought I would never see you again also.. but still, here you are.."


"Here I am. With you." She pulled away and locked gazes with him, "I still love you."


"As I you." He said, repeating the line, he had said long ago.


That was all Kagome needed to hear. She leaned up, and kissed him. Her warm lips came on contact with his, and she wrapped her arm's around his. He pulled her into his lap, and he returned the embrace by wrapping his arms around her waist.


Now, this, was how life should be.


He spoke in his mind, to his family, 'Thank you.. mom. Thank you.. dad. I love you guys.'


She pulled away, crying a little bit. "Inuyasha.. I missed you so much. I still can't believe your back.." She hugged him tighter.


"I can't believe your here with me now either.. but, please, can I ask you something?" He said, warily.


"Yes." She said, wondering what was on his mind.


"Do you trust me? Trust me enough, to tell me anything?" He looked into her eyes, pleading with them.


"Yes." She repeated.


"Well, what happened, when you were twelve? Your past.. explain to me." He said, hoping she would trust him enough, or STILL trust him enough, to tell him. He wanted to know, and he wanted to make sure nothing like that happened to her again, he didn't want to see her hurt. He loved her, and he would always protect her, worse comes to worse. Even in death.


She looked him in the eyes.


"I will tell you." She took a deep breath, and began the tale to a story, long, long, ago.


"It all began, when I walked in the door.."


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AN: Oh yes, here we go. Her past is coming in the next chapter, hold on to your seats people, its going to be a bumpy ride, back to the past!

On a better note: Inuyasha and Kagome are together! Yay!!!