Author's Notes: First and foremost, thanks soooooooo much to all of you reviewers out there. I finally reached my goal!!!!!! ^.^ yay! Special thanks to my 100th reviewer anime-obsessed:p (even though you kinda cheated but that don't matter.) next, another special thanks to CC, who helped a bit with this chapter. (See…I mentioned you…) anyway, that was a longer than usual note so I'm about done now.

"speaking"

'thoughts'

(notes)

Disclaimer: I really am not in a creative mood right about now. So all I'm gonna say is that I don't own anything…I really need to come up with better disclaimers…

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Chapter 12

Mystery of the New Moon

~3 days later~

"Inuyasha! Inuyasha!" Kagome called, running along the bottom floor. He ran off quickly after dinner and she hadn't seen him since. She had asked where he was going and all he said was to be alone. 'Damn… this boat is only so big. Where the hell did he go? I was about to tell you something really important too…'

She ran past Miroku and Sango who were gazing out on the sea. The sun was setting, creating the perfect aura, and for once Miroku didn't ruin the moment. He had his hands overtop Sango's. Both had a long stare in their eyes, as if both thinking in their own little world. "Um…hey," Kagome cleared her throat. They took no notice. "Hello?" Still nothing. "CAN I ASK YOU GUYS SOMETHING?!" she bellowed into their ears.

"Good Lord, Kagome! No need to shout," Sango had her ear covered by her hands. "If you would have talked, I still would have heard. Now what was this question of yours?"

"Have you seen Inuyasha? I've been looking for him all evening."

"I could have sworn I saw him with a blond chick not to long ago. I think he was headed to her room," Miroku smiled as he watched Kagome's reaction. He eyes were wide and her mouth hung open. "Hahaha! Don't worry. I'm just teasing you. He's only got hots for you."

*Slap!*

"What was that for?"

"For being an ass."

"Can't you take a joke?"

"Miroku. Of course she can," Sango defended Kagome, "except when Inuyasha is concerned.

"Look what you've done to Sango! You turned her against me!" Kagome huffed. "Please Sango. Control that boy toy of yours."

"Yes, Sargent Higurashi!" Sango saluted her. "And no ma'am. I have not seen Inuyasha."

"Well if you see him, tell him I want to talk to him." With that, she sprinted down the deck.

"Wonder what that was all about?" Sango looked in the direction her friend had disappeared.

"I dunno…" Miroku put his hand around her waist and slowly slid downwards.

*Slap!*

He lay on the ground and watched an enraged Sango huff away. 'Today is certainly not my day with women.'

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"Hey Kagome! You're gonna run over someone at that rate!" Rin had her arm linked around Sesshomaru. Kagome stopped and gasped for air. Running up and down the first two floors was exhausting work. "What's the rush anyway?"

"Have…you…*gasp*… seen…Inu…Yasha?" Kagome said in-between breaths.

"Um…no…"

"Oh well…"

"You checked everywhere?"

"Yeah… pretty much."

"Did you check your room?" asked Sesshomaru.

"Room? I didn't even think of that. Thanks." Kagome ran out of sight.

'Kagome…always and airhead…' Rin mentally sighed.

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She reached room 405. The hallway was dimly lit, casting an eerie glow on the people who walked through it. But at this time, Kagome was alone. She knocked lightly on the door. No answer. "Hey… it's me. Are you in there?" she whispered, knocking again. Still no one answered.

She reached for her key when she heard a soft voice, "Don't come in."

"Inuyasha… it's me. I'm coming in."

"Don't…not now."

"Why not. You're not acting yourself. Now what the hell is going on?"

"Don't mind my son," Yuki made Kagome jump. "He's always a little…angry at this time."

"I'm sorry, but did I miss something?"

"You see, Inuyasha is a hanyou, a half-demon. Every month at a certain time, they become human. He never tells anybody when that is…later if anyone were out to hurt him; them would target when he was at his weakest stage. For Inuyasha, it's the night of the new moon."

"So does anyone else know…besides you…and me?"

"His father and Sesshomaru of course. And I think his other three friends as well. As far as I know… that's it."

"It's nothing to get worked up about. What's wrong with being a human?"

"I don't know. Inuyasha likes himself more as a demon…from what I understand. I'm afraid it's my fault he's like this. After all, I am his human half." Yuki smiled but Kagome could tell that she felt bad.

"It's not your fault. If it wasn't for you, I would have never met Inuyasha."

"I'll let you talk to him now. I trust he'll listen to you." Yuki left her and walked down the stairs.

"Inuyasha. I'm coming in." Kagome slid the key through the lock and slowly opened the door. "Inuyasha…?" he sat on a couch, facing away from her. "You alright?" She gasped when he turned around. No more claws, no more fangs and most importantly, no more dog-ears. He had black hair and the amber eyes were a violet color.

"What? Am I that bad looking?" he had a scowl on his face.

"No…it's not that. I'm just…it's just…weird to see you like this."

"Seriously, if I bother you, go sleep somewhere else tonight."

"No! I'm not trying to insult you! What's wrong with being human."

"Nothing. It's changing back and forth between demon and human that's disgusting. Sesshomaru thinks so as well. Don't you?"

"I don't give a damn what Sesshomaru thinks. Stop being all depressed and get a grip!" She sat next to him and put her hand on his shoulder. He looked away.

"Stop being nice. Stop torturing yourself and just leave. I'll be fine."

"You idiot…I already told you. You're fine the way you are. Get over it. Look at me." He didn't budge his head. So she used her hand and turned it for him. "Why won't you look at me?" He turned his head away again. "Please…" she began to sniffle. Oh how it hurt Inuyasha inside to hear her cry.

After a minute, he could stand it anymore. He wrapped her in a hug. "Don't cry woman. I can't stand it." She sniffled a couple more times then rested her head on his shoulder.

"Thanks."

"So you don't mind me like this?"

"Naw…not a bit." She looked into his eyes. Their faces drew closer and closer and then…

(dun, dun, dunnnn……….sry……..had 2 add that. *_~)

*knock, knock, knock*

"Hey Inuyasha, Kagome. Help me! The pervert is driving me crazy!" Sango's banging on the door caused them to jump apart. "I'm coming in!" Kagome ran to a couch opposite Inuyasha and grabbed a random book off the coffee table.

The door swung open and Sango ran in. "Oh, don't make me go back to him. Don't make me!" she whined to Kagome. "Inuyasha, maybe you can knock some sense into…oh. Nevermind then." She caught a glimpse of his state. "So…what have you two been up to? Anything I should know?" she said changing the subject. Sango would ask these types of questions, but not why Kagome was reading the magazine upside down.

"Why do you always assume these things, Sango?" Kagome asked putting away the upside down book. "Just because we're alone…in a room…doesn't mean we're up to something. Besides, he's not much fun today." She pointed to a frowning Inuyasha. Sango gave her a 'sure sure' look. But asked no further questions.

"*yawn* I'm goin to bed. And hopefully that pervert is still out. I don't want him bothering me." Sango left the room as quickly as she came.

~Sango's Room~

'Good. He's not back. Now I'm going to bed.' She walked into the bedroom and saw Miroku there waiting for her. 'Spoke to soon.'

"Going to sleep so son, pet?" Miroku asked.

"Yeah…so what?"

"Care to join me?" he said advancing closer to her.

"W-wait. Hold on! What are you doing? … Miroku?"

~Inuyasha and Kagome~

"I'm gonna take a walk," Kagome said tying her hair in a loose bun.

"Go ahead. You don't see me stoppin' ya."

"I meant we're going to take a walk. Besides, I highly doubt many people are out. It's almost midnight."

"That's not true. Miroku told me he was going to the nightclub downstairs. A whole bunch of people are out. Just go yourself. I'm not in the mood."

"Come on. Stop being a child and let's go. We'll take a walk on the deck."

"No."

"Please?"

"No."

"Please?" *puppy eyes*

"No…oh…alright fine. But no more of those looks."

"Come on. Let's go." She took his hand and led him down to the deck.

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"Wow. It sure is beautiful. I never see this many stars back at home!" Kagome admired the pitch-black sky that was illuminated with millions of little dots. She leaned against the railing as the night breeze. It was quiet all around.

"It would have been a lot nicer if you could see the moon."

"Aww. Quit complaining. I thought I told you that there is nothing wrong with being human. Come. Let's sit down somewhere." She found a pool chair at the very end of the deck. You could hear the waves crash against the sides of the ship. It all added to the moment.

Kagome sat on Inuyasha's lap and closed her eyes. After a minute he was wondering if she was still awake. "Are you sleeping?"

"…No…not really."

He stroked her hair in a constant motion. His hand brushed some hair out of her face and moved it behind her ear. He noticed a silver chain hanging from her neck. "What's that?"

"What's what?"

"This." He took the chain from around her neck and placed it in his hand. A key was on the end of it.

"It's a key."

"I realized that. For what?"

"Um…my house."

"Unless you live in a doll house, this is not for your house. Now what is it for?"

"For…my diary."

"Oh really? Did you bring it along?"

"No. I'm not gonna let you peek though my personal things like that."

"Oh well, then I'll just keep it."

"What good is it to you?"

"That when we get home…then I'll look."

"Come on! That's not nice! Give it back." She tried to reach for it but Inuyasha held it away.

"If it's that important to you, come get it." He slipped it down the front of his shirt with a smirk.

Kagome stopped deciding what to do. "Do you think I'm a slut who goes feeling guys up just to get back a certain key?" Inuyasha just smiled. "Don't answer that."

"I think I have a way so that I won't have to get it myself."

"Oh? How?"

"Let's make a deal. You can't move until I get that key back." She moved her head closer and closer. Their noses were completely pressed against each other. Kagome tilted her head slightly. They stayed like that for a minute. Inuyasha had had enough. He moved in to kiss her but she moved her head away. "Ah, ah, aaahhhh. I said you can't move until I have the key."

"Kagome…that's pure torture." He whispered the words so that even she could hardly hear.

"Just give me then key. It's not that hard."

Reluctantly, he put the chain in her hand. "Happy?"

"Much better. See that wasn't so hard was –" she stopped suddenly.

Inuyasha pressed his finger to her lips. "Shhh." They sat there in silence for what seemed like hours, gazing deep into each other's eyes. Kagome spoke first, "Inuyasha I – " once again she was cut off, but this time it wasn't a finger that stopped her… it was a sudden kiss.

He pulled away quickly. "Kagome…I'm sorry…really. I didn't mean to…"

"That's alright, don't you worry. I'll return the favor…" she slowly moved forward, kissing him back. Kagome had a feeling that was almost indescribable. She felt that if she didn't grab something and hold on to it, she would float away. She slowly put her arms around Inuyasha and loss all sense of time. It was her turn to repay him for the night of the dance. She started to find it rather hard to breathe. "Air…"

"Feh, you humans need air so quickly."

"Last time I checked, you were also human."

They stayed in silence for a minute. "Kagome,"

"Hmm?"

"There is one thing that I've never said to anyone."

"Hmm? And what's that?"

"A-aisuru."

Kagome smiled at what she just heard. "No one has ever told me that. But I don't want to hear it from you."

"What do you mean? You like someone else?" Inuyasha asked in a hurt tone.

"No. It's not that. You're not yourself. This is your human side talking. What if…your demon side doesn't agree? Say it to me again when you're back to your normal self."

"Alright…" He kissed her once more and they walked back to their room, hand-in-hand.

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Little did they know that someone was watching them…someone very interested and someone they'd meet in the near future…

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Okay…well only 3 more chapters left…so sad *cries* anyway…review plz…k, luv u all.

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