Hey guys. Sorry I didn't update yesterday, but I had an orchestra concert last night and it sucked.

And I also won't be updating that often anymore because of my mother. She's going all loopy again because of the fanfiction thing. Sigh.

Standard Disclaimers Apply.

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"Inuyasha, I am aware that you are not yourself, but may I suggest that we gather information about the jewel shards instead of wandering aimlessly as we did yesterday," Miroku asked as Inuyasha stood to begin wandering wherever he pleased again.

He turned towards the monk; his expressionless eyes looking slightly left of Miroku's face, as if he couldn't focus on anything. "You may go where you wish, Miroku." With that, he turned slowly to begin wandering again.

Kagome hurried after him. She paused and turned back towards Miroku and Sango. They nodded and Kagome grunted in agreement. She ran after Inuyasha alone, not even stopping to say goodbye to Shippou.

After Kagome and Inuyasha were long gone and Sango and Miroku were already nearly to Kaede's village, Shippou began to stir in Sango's arms.

"Sango," he said sleepily, rubbing his eyes. "How come Kagome isn't carrying me? Where is Kagome? And where's Inuyasha?"

"They had to go somewhere alone."

"Why?"

Sango saw Miroku grin pervertedly and gave him a warning, which promptly wiped the smile from his face. "Because Inuyasha needed time alone."

"Then why did Kagome go with him?"

"Because we're all worried about him and even though we all wanted to follow, someone needs to search for the jewel shards. Don't worry about them, Shippou. They'll be fine." I hope, she thought to herself. She shifted her attention to the trail ahead of her. Her smile disappeared.

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Kagome sped up to walk next to Inuyasha. They'd been walking all day and her feet were beginning to hurt. She saw a rock to her right and quickly sat down. She ripped off her shoe and rubbed her aching foot. Inuyasha apparently noticed she was tiring, because he abruptly halted and gathered wood for a fire.

"Inuyasha, what's going on with you? Please don't make up excuses. I know something's wrong."

Inuyasha froze in place, his hair falling over his eyes, shielding them from view.

"I honestly don't know, Kagome. I haven't a clue." He gave up on the fire and let his hands fall to the ground next to him. Kagome slowly strode up next to him and kneeled beside him. He felt her hand slide over his as he turned to look at her.

"Inuyasha, no matter what happens, I'll always be here beside you." He turned and stared into her eyes for what seemed like an eternity to her, before pulling her into a quick kiss. He took her in his arms, and they fell asleep in each other's loving embrace.

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Okay, this one's really short cuz my Mom's coming home soon. But I hope the fluff makes up for it!

On to the review responses!

Millie M. Banshee : Yup! You was right! Exactly! Shh! Don't tell nobody! And to all you peeps reading this, POOIE ON YOU IF YOU GO READ HER REVIEW TO FIND OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING!!! Cheaters. And I do NOT watch too much Sci-Fi . . . . .. Okay maybe I do. But only when Inuyasha, Trigun, CSI, or any other of my fav animes is on! Which is practically all the time . . . . . :) Tee hee! I'm a sucker for them old Sci-Fi films!

Phantom Phire : How could peoples forget one of the best Inu-turns-demon fictions on F-F-Net!? That update was a one time thing. Watch me not update for three weeks now.

Lunatic Pandora1 : Fecked up? How rude. Your guess was halfway there . . . . . . . Okay no more hinties in the responses.

luna-moonkitty : I be happy to review your story, which I did yesterday as soon as I got home from my concert. Okayz . . . . . . . You may wanna add some strange, unexpected twist to your plot. And I don't know, I'm writing with writer's block too. *grumbles about the moron that thought of writer's block*

kitsunedemon : I know whatcha mean bout the evil school. They're makin' me take exams all week! WHAAAAAAAA!!! NO MORE EXAMS!!!! BRAIN HURTS!!!!!!! WHOOOOOOO!!! HAPPINESS!!! I no like happiness. I likes hyperness, and craziness, and weirdness, and acting-insaneness, but me cause unhappiness. KUKUKUKUKU!! UNHAPPINESS!! WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Randomunit02 : AHHHH! I SCREAM AT YOU!! AHHHHH!! HOW COULD YOU FORGET IT EXHISTED!!! "Taken" is the best mini-series ever. "Battlestar Galactica" and "Band of Brothers" are a close second.