Kagome followed him, she soon discovered that he in fact was leading her to the well that would transport her back to her world. Inu-Yasha turned when she stopped at the edge of the clearing. He motioned for her to come closer to him; she reluctantly walked towards him.

"I think you should go home now!" Inu-Yasha said softly.

Kagome shook her head is disagreement.

"Look, you have a family there and people who love you more! I can't keep you from them!" Inu-Yasha exclaimed.

"Say what you want, but I am not going back, my place is here with you!" Kagome whispered.

"Please go! I was so scared when I saw her bleeding you and SesshoMaru!" Inu-Yasha begged.

"Whatever Naraku or anyone else throws our way I am more than prepared for it to come! And I will face it by your side!" Kagome argued.

Inu-Yasha smiled at her and pulled her into a hug, she almost pulled away.

"I will not fall for the same thing twice!"

"Don't worry I wont do it again!" Inu-Yasha whispered.

Kagome returned his hug and the kissed his cheek, when she did his dog-ears flicked back and forth several times.

'I love you Inu-Yasha, I really do!" Kagome cried.

Inu-Yasha pushed her back a little bit and smiled at her.

"I love you too, that was why I was so worried!" Inu-Yasha whispered to her.

He hugged her tighter and she allowed him to but for only a minute.

"Jeez Inu-Yasha, take a bath once a decade!" Kagome exclaimed.

"I'll do it tomorrow," Inu-Yasha exclaimed,

"Promise?"

"Yes, I do"

"Okay!"

Inu-Yasha got up and started to walk away.

"Hey weren't you going to get fire wood?"

"What for? It's summer, remember?" Inu-Yasha laughed.

Kagome ran to catch up with him, when she did she took his hand and walked with him back to their campsite. Along the way they had to go through a small village, only to find that Miroku was at it again.

"Sir, there is an ominous cloud above this household, may I exorcise the spirits?" Miroku asked.

"Of course Houshi-sama!" the man replied.

Inu-Yasha sighed, they both decided that there were no help for Miroku, and there was never going to be. Not even in the future, where Kagome came from. When the 'exorcism' was complete everyone settled into the rooms the lord of the house had provided. But Kagome found that she could not sleep and walked out into the yard where Inu-Yasha was sitting quietly.

"Come in, will you?" Kagome asked.

Inu-Yasha got up and carried Kagome inside and set her in her bed and sat down next to her. She tugged on his shirt he looked at her with a question on his face.

"You can sleep with me if you want, just don't pull anything funny!" Kagome whispered.

He curled up on the floor next to her, and then she pulled him closer so that she could watch him sleep in the dark. Every once in a while his ears would flick or his hand would paw like a cat's at a ball of yarn.

"He is so cute when he sleeps, I wish I could just pet him like a puppy!" Kagome giggled.

He rolled over and she rolled him back over to face her, it was then she fell asleep with the one she loved lying next to her, although he wasn't that close she felt like she was physically attached to him.

"Wake up." Came a soft whisper in Kagome's ear.

She looked around in the darkness for the source of the voice; she saw two pure golden pools staring at her once sleeping form. Kagome rubbed her eyes and looked up again, the person was now bathed in moonlight and she had to squint to see properly on account of the blinding moonbeams. The person perched over her was clad mostly in white and had long beautiful hair.

"SesshoMaru?" Kagome said with a yawn.

"Yes. Come with me." SesshoMaru said softly and with that he had gone.

Kagome got up slowly and put her sandals on, then went off in the direction the demon lord had gone. She didn't have to go far, he was leaning on a tree about twelve yards into the trees.

"What do you want?" Kagome asked sounding annoyed.

"UrukaMaru, she is so powerful, I mean, I'm scared, what if she goes after Rin or someone you love?" SesshoMaru asked.

"She'll totally wipe them out. We should confront her ourselves and get it over with." Kagome suggested.

"NO, then we would be giving her what she wants, that would hurt us more." SesshoMaru objected rather loudly.

"Wait, Demon Lord SesshoMaru of the Western Lands, are you trying to protect me?" Kagome asked with mock respect.

"As a matter of fact, I most certainly am." SesshoMaru replied. "Why?"

Kagome came up so that she was almost chest to chest with him; he slowly stroked her hair with his index and middle fingers. She pulled back so that he could not touch her.

"Because I cannot let you die after you saved me like you did, I was so scared when that woman showed up and said she wouldn't let me bring you back." SesshoMaru whispered.

"I can't do this, for as long as I have been here I have been scared of you, that you would kill Inu-Yasha and then go after me." Kagome said softly.

SesshoMaru slowly raised his other hand, he had gotten his arm back.

"I think you are scared of this..." SesshoMaru decided.

"yeah well I'm not...." Kagome said, then thought about it for a moment. "Damn, you win...."

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