I'M SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG! ^_^ I'LL TRY TO GET MORE FREE TIME, BUT MY MOM (GRR) DIDN'T LET ME GO ON THE COMPUTER AT ALL!! (A NEW CHARACTER!!*BOOOS*)

DISCLAIMER: ALL OF THE CHARACTERS IN THIS FIC DO NOT BELONG TO ME. THEY BELONG TO THE GENIUS RUMIKO TAKAHASHI -^_^-*CRIES* I WANNA BE A GENIUS TOO!

***************************Chapter 7 : Breaking and Entering

Inu-yasha waited by her side for about two hours. The sky outside was a white gray and there was snow falling, and he could tell it was near dusk. He took the thermometer and put it in Kagome's mouth for the fourth time. After two minutes, he removed the thermometer from her mouth and it read 99 degrees. He relaxed slightly; her temperature had gone down since he had given her the pills. Her nightmares were less frequent too. She was also smiling in her sleep. He got up and headed to the kitchen, and poured the last bit of tea into the glass and brought it back over to her. He shook her lightly; he didn't want to have to pour the tea down her throat again. Partially, it was because she almost always coughed it back up, and the second part to that, was that she also ended up spraying him with the vile stuff in the process. She rolled around to face him, her eyes were not glassy like they had been before, but every inch of her face showed exhaustion.

"Huh?"

He handed her the tea and she drank it. She felt awful, her head hurt so badly, it made her want to cry, but she knew that if she cried Inu-yasha would go into a rampage. She looked at him over the rim of her glass. He looked so concerned, as if it were himself in her position. She finished her tea and gave him a weak smile that he returned. Did he really care for her? Was he really serious about how their relationship was going? I mean, how would it go? What would mom and gramps say? Maybe they would just not mention it to them; maybe they would just keep it a secret. But then there was that dreaded thing, nagging her in the back of her mind. What if he got her pregnant, how would her mom react? She was always so kind to Inu-yasha, and now that she thought about it hard enough, her mom always seemed to think of Inu-yasha as a second son. She couldn't mind if they went out, would she? Kagome's mind jolted to another question; How in the world would Inu-yasha take all this? Did he know the meaning of going out? How could she explain to him that she couldn't become pregnant until they were married? Married, Kagome thought this word over in her head again and again. He would refuse to wear a Tux. He would never understand the meaning of marriage. After all, in Feudal Japan only prominent family lines had formal weddings, and even then, they were far beyond her time's definition of 'formal'.

Inu-yasha was watching Kagome intently. She seemed to be going through lots of thoughts, and as he watched, her face and scent changed frequently. Worry, to relief, to shock, to sarcasm and she rested on confusion. She looked up at him.

"Inu-yasha?"

"Hm?"

"Do you know what 'going out' is?"

"Yeah," She looked panicky "it's when you use the door, Baka!" He took two of his knuckles and knocked playfully on her head.

"OUCH!" she said, rubbing her head, "I'm sick, y'know!"

"And what about it?" he growled into her ear, nuzzling her neck. She blushed a deep red and pushed him away.

"I-Inu-yasha! We c-can't- not n-now!"

"Feh, you're no fun!"

With this, she got an Idea. She pulled him down into the bundle of blankets and let him lay next to her. She reached a hand to touch his ears, on instinct he moved away a couple inches. She was faster, and took hold of one of his ears. He half closed his eyes and was wearing a very stupid-looking grin on his face. She giggled and continued the ear rubbing until he was fast asleep, with a look of enlightenment on his face. She hugged him around his waist and fell asleep, murmuring two very indistinct words.

"My Inu-yasha"

Outside, the sun was setting, but the snow was a good six inches less than the day before. Most of the main roads were cleared, but they had only gotten to work on the side streets that day. Kagome's mom and dad would come home the next day, but of course, Inu-yasha and Kagome don't know that. Halfway through the night, Kagome sat up so fast, that she had to lay back down due to a pounding headache. Inu-yasha was snoozing; curled with his knees up to his chest he used to have an arm around Kagome, before she woke up. She silently got up and headed to the bathroom. She couldn't believe she hadn't realized earlier that she had drunken so much tea, that it made her so bloated. She walked into the bathroom and closed the door behind her. She was shocked to find that loads of medicines were all over the floor. She smiled and bent down to pick them up. She half-remembered when he had asked her where the pills were kept; she had felt so horrible, so she mimed where they were. One thing that she could not mime was what the fever reducers looked like. He must have gone through a dozen before he came across the fever reducers. But, he had found them after all, so it wasn't that bad. She went to the bathroom and came back out. Miroku was standing there, looking extremely uncomfortable.

"Lady Kagome?"

"Yes?"

"Where is the...uh..." He made a crude gesture, standing and holding-!

"Right through here," She marched him in and explained how to use the toilet the second time that day.

"Thank you!" he called to her retreating back. She was eager to get back to bed, and have the hanyou by her side again. She walked back to the bundle of blankets, to find a very un-wanted person standing over him.

"Kikyo!" She hissed through gritted teeth. "How the hell did you get into my house, let alone come here!?"

Kikyo turned her head slowly. "Why have you been sleeping with my man?" she said lazily, her eyes at a half-droop.

"Your-! Why you!!" Kagome snarled, clenching her fists at her side.

"After all, he did swear to be with me, after that kiss..." she murmured, her voice etched with cold anger.

"THAT KISS MEANT NOTHING, YOU MANIAC WITCH!!" Kagome bellowed pointing a threatening finger at Kikyo. Inu-yasha sat up and looked around, puzzled. He turned his head and saw Kagome standing there with rage creating a mystic aura; he could almost see her hair rising on end. Then his eyes settled on Kikyo.

"You!" he leapt up and stood in a defensive position. "What are YOU doing here!?"

***************************End of chapter 7: Breaking and Entering

I HOPED YOU LIKED IT, I DECIDED TO PUT KIKYO IN, TO TEST THE LOVE THAT THEY HAVE FOR EACH OTHER. AND, I ALSO WANT TO DISS HER! *TAKES OUT CATTLE PROD*(IT'S A PERSONAL JOKE)

IT'S UP TO YOU!! SHOULD I CONTINUE THIS FIC, OR END IT? OF COURSE NOT HERE, NOW GET OFF ME!*PRIES OFF SISTER* BUT I WANT YOUR OPINION.

R&R!!