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Shippo panted from his long run and leapt into the large branches of the tree that faced the bone eaters well.

"Gasp! Inu-Yasha isn't here! Does that mean Kagome's come back already?"

He turned his head in all directions, scanning the forest below. After wondering where his two companions could be, he leapt to the forest floor and ran.

"I wonder if Inu-Yasha gave Kagome the flowers I picked? I wonder if she likes em'?"

He was about to run by the field of lilies but stopped when he noticed someone was there.

"Huh?"

Inu-Yasha and Kagome stood in the field, surrounded by fireflies. He saw Inu-Yasha and Kagome lean towards each other, closing their eyes.

"I…I..", Inu-Yasha breathed gently.

"Wha?! What are you guys doin' way out here?!", Shippo thought to himself.

He blinked curiously from behind large blades of wild grass, looking on at the couple in the field. Inu-Yasha and Kagome both leaned closer to one another...until…

Shippo's jaw dropped as he moved closer to get a better look. "Wait! Are they gonna?!" , his eyes widened in surprise until a large hand shielded his curious stare and another cupped over his mouth.

"Hey! Mmmph!!", he cried as the hand muffled his voice.

"Sssh! Quiet Shippo", a familiar voice hissed. It was Miroku. Sango sat behind him, looking on at the spectacle.

"Miroku….", she whispered sleepily, "Must you restrain Shippo like that?"

He sighed and turned around, kneeling so the grass hid him from his companions in the field.

"Yes…I'm afraid this isn't something a child should witness."

"Oh."

Shippo continued to struggle in protest as Sango crawled and settled beside her lecherous companion. "Just…why are we spying on them like this?", she blushed guiltily as she cast a curious glance out into the field.

Miroku turned around and released one of his arms momentarily, Shippo firmly held with the other.

"I can't resist!", he blurted, his hand cupped over his mouth as he whispered. "That stubborn hanyou is finally going to do it! He's going to admit how he feels to Lady Kagome…this is absolutely priceless!", he grinned in amusement as he admitted this.

"Oh", Sango repeated as she joined Miroku's gaze into the field. "It's about time…"

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"I…um…", Inu-Yasha whispered as he moved closer, his lips inches away from Kagome's.

"Yes…Inu…Yasha?"

She closed her eyes, feeling Inu-Yasha's warm breath brush against her soft lips.

"I…need my kimono back before you leave…"

She opened her eyes and stared at him.

"Your…your kimono."

"Uh…yeah, when you're finished with it that's is…", He pulled back and looked at her blankly.

Kagome pushed away, closing her eyes tightly in embarrassment.

"Th…That's what this was about. Your kimono?!"

He blinked and continued to stare, a look of utter confusion forming on his face.

"Y...Yes?"

"Heh…he's kidding, right? Please tell that's what's happening…."

She froze and stared back at him, a nervous smile on her face.

"Eh? What's with you?"

She sighed and walked away from him, the awkward smile still on her face.

"Oh!…Of course he wasn't really going to…I mean, this is Inu-Yasha we're talking about! There isn't a romantic bone in his body…at least not for me anyway…"

She sighed and quickened her paced until Inu-Yasha ran to catch up to her.

"Hey! Kagome, wait!"

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"Well, it appears that he really is hopeless, isn't he, Sango?" Miroku waited for Inu-Yasha to run after Kagome then stood up, releasing his grip from Shippo's eyes.

"HEY! I thought you two were supposed to be asleep!", Shippo cried once free of Miroku's grasp, "What'd you do that for?!"

Miroku shook his head and walked away.

"Don't worry, Shippo. You didn't miss anything at all."

Shippo blinked in confusion. "Huh?! Then why'd you cover my eyes so I couldn't see, huh?!"

His curiosity grew as Sango stood up and followed Miroku back to camp.

"I agree, Miroku…", she admitted flatly. "Inu-Yasha is as hopeless as he is stubborn."

"WAIIIT!!", Shippo yelled as he ran after them. "What happened?! I wanna know!!!"

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Lol…Did anyone see that coming? Anyway, don't worry ^-^ Something you've all been waiting for is finally going to happen in the next chapter! *dodges laptops and mouses*

Anyway, Thanks for the reviews, guys! I'm working on the two alternate endings to this as we speak.

Cookies to all who guess what happens next! *grins*

-Ryosei