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Chapter 14: The Passage of Time

Inuyasha didn't answer Kagome. Her words had affected him greater than he would have thought. 'Did she expect me to just forget about Kikyou at this moment?' Inuyasha wondered.

Inuyasha didn't say anything and proceeded to walk back to the group. "C'mon, we're gonna search for Naraku now." Inuyasha called out to Kagome.

Inuyasha didn't say anything to anyone about Kikyou. He didn't talk much to anyone. He seemed to grow more obsessed with killing Naraku than ever before. The search dragged on for days, weeks and even months. Kagome would go back to her time every once and a while. Her friends would always try to talk her out of going back to be with Inuyasha.

Three months had passed since Kikyou had perished. Kagome had just finished another day at school while her friends followed after her.

"Kagome, you aren't going back today are you?" Eri asked.

"Yeah, I'm going back." Kagome responded.

"I wish you would stop this." Yuka stated.

"How come you haven't told anyone else?" Kagome asked.

"You're our friend and your family said they knew. What could we do to stop you?" Eri said.

"You could tell the school that I was faking illnesses and was ditching." Kagome said.

"But you're our friend." Ayumi said.

"So this Naraku guy is still alive, huh?" Yuka asked.

"He's a stubborn demon. Every time we think we have him, he gets away." Kagome answers.

Kagome and her friends found Inuyasha waiting at the steps to the shrine. Since their last encounter, Kagome's friends had asked a lot of questions and gotten a lot of answers about Inuyasha, Kagome and their quest. They haven't seen Inuyasha since he showed them his ears but now that they know about him, they have more of an acceptance of him then they had before.

"Are you still hung up on Kikyou?" Yuka bluntly asked.

"What business is that of yours?" Inuyasha responded.

Yuka was angered by Inuyasha's response. "Kagome is our friend! We're worried about her!" Yuka shouted back.

Inuyasha just brushed Yuka off. "Wow, Inuyasha just ignored her instead of shouting back. He usually doesn't do that." Kagome exclaimed.

"Kagome, I asked your family to leave us alone for the day so they went out somewhere." Inuyasha responded.

"Huh? Aren't we going back right away?" Kagome asked.

"It's been three months since... that time... I just... need a day off..." Inuyasha responded.

"So, what're you guys gonna do?" Kagome asked her friends.

"We can't stay. Sorry Kagome-chan." Ayumi answered as she and the other girls started to walk away.

"So it's just us?" Kagome asked Inuyasha.

"Yeah." Inuyasha said.

"It's been three months, huh... Wow. It doesn't feel like that long ago." Kagome said as she and Inuyasha climbed the steps to the main house.

"So, what is it that you want to do? Why did you want my family to leave?" Kagome asked as she opened the front door.

"I just wanted to spend some time with you alone." Inuyasha responded as he closed the door behind him.

"Huh? Inuyasha, that doesn't sound like you at all." Kagome said.

"I just don't feel the same anymore..." Inuyasha responded.

"And what do you mean by that?" Kagome asked.

Inuyasha approached her. "What are you doing?" Kagome asked.

Inuyasha reached out and grabbed her hand. He moved forward to kiss her and Kagome turned away. "If this is some attempt to get over Kikyou, STOP IT RIGHT NOW!" Kagome shouted.

Inuyasha answered immediately. "It's not."

Kagome was confused and bewildered. "Are you sure this isn't about Kikyou? I want this to be about me." She admitted.

"It is." Inuyasha admitted.

"Why now? What happened that..." Kagome was starting to ask.

"Sshh... you're ruining the mood." Inuyasha whispered as he drew closer.

This time Kagome didn't hesitate. She drew closer to Inuyasha and the two finally shared a kiss.

To Be Continued...