Kagome opened her eyes, and had to blink to adjust to the bright sunlight. Someone held her close, but she could not remember anything that happened. She began to panic, and she turned sideways, and looked into the face of a sleeping InuYasha. She sighed with relief.

'Nothing bad could have happened if I'm in his arms…'

She looked the other way, and saw Kaede watching her.

"What's going on?"

Kaede smiled. "Ye are alright, do not fret."

After a moment, Kagome realized she was covered with blood, and lying on the cool, damp ground.

"Umm…"

InuYasha began to stir, and she turned to look at him. His warm amber eyes fluttered open, half closed and then opened wide.

"Kagome! Your alright!!"

He kissed her, and squeezed her in a tight hug.

"Kagome!"

He kissed her again before he realized Kaede was watching him. He blushed and pulled back some, but still held her to him.

The elderly priestess laughed gently. "Do not be embarrassed, InuYasha. Ye were worried about the woman ye love, and are understandably happy to see that she is alive and well."

The hanyou nodded thankfully and again pressed his lips to those of Kagome's.

"I was so worried about you…"

Kaede stood.

"I will leave ye two for the time being, I must return to my cottage and get some things to treat thy wound, Kagome. InuYasha, will ye be all right, or do ye think ye will need treatment as well? Those are some angry-looking voids where her fangs went through ye…"

InuYasha shook his head.

"No thanks, Kaede…I'll heal quickly now I'm demon again."

The old woman nodded. "As ye wish. I shall return shortly."

Kagome smiled. "Thank you, Kaede…thank you so much.

"This is my purpose on earth – to help those in need of help. Plus the fact that ye, Kagome are Ki- well," She grew silent for a moment at the look on InuYasha's face. "Never mind. Farewell for now, and take care of her, mind ye InuYasha!"

Kagome looked into InuYasha's eyes for a long while, until the hanyou looked away and began to draw in the dirt beside him with a fingertip. He sighed heavily, and tried to meet the young priestess' eye, but failed.

"Inu- InuYasha?"

He turned and flashed a quick, but obviously false grin at her before turning again to draw complicated patterns on the earth.

"What's the matter, InuYasha?"

He shrugged, still refusing to face her. "Nothin'…"

She was silent a moment. "Yes, InuYasha…something is wrong. What is it?"

With a great sigh, he turned to face her, his eyes shining with sorrow.

"I guess you aren't gonna stay with me now that I hurt you so badly, it's…it's fine I understand you want to leave…"

His mouth was quivering lightly and his eyes held a look of empty despair.

"I would run too if I had to stay with a monster all the time…If you want I'll take you to the well…I know you don't want to stay with me…I wouldn't want to stay with anybody who bit me and turned me into some what the fuck ever thing…after I opened myself so, eagerly…lovingly… to them…" He trailed off before he continued. "I'm nothing but a fucked up, demented bastard."

He bit his lip and went silent, staring at the ground. Kagome chuckled lightly, and he looked at her, a confused, hurt glare.

"I don't really find this funny…" He blinked slowly, and suddenly Kagome wrapped her arms around him with a smile.

"InuYasha, you aren't a bastard. You aren't demented. You aren't fucked up. You aren't a monster! And I don't want to leave you! I love you, InuYasha, with all of my heart! It wasn't your fault! It was because your blood leaked into my wound, my body. It was nobody's fault! It was an accident!" She smiled. "In all truthfulness…the bite was…super-kinky…"

He drew in a breath.

"R-really?"

Tears ran down Kagome's face, but she laughed.

"It's true, InuYasha! I…I love you… I adore you… I truly and honestly do."

The hanyou smiled lovingly and clutched Kagome's head to his chest.

"I love you more than life itself!"

She pressed her face to his chest and murmured her reply.

"I love you too, InuYasha."

InuYasha moved his hands from her head and neck down to the small of her back as she trailed her lips up his torso, then his neck, and finally kissed him. His grip tightened slightly as she traced his lips with her tongue and then began to explore his mouth. He blinked, then closed his eyes and eagerly returned her kiss. He sighed when she finally pulled away, his heart pounding. Her stormy eyes burned with an irresistible, animal desire. He shuddered as she placed her hand near the top of his left thigh and gently squeezed. She kissed him again, their tongues engaged in a fiery battle as she slowly crawled her fingers up his leg.

"Kagome!" He choked out her name.

"InuYasha…" She answered in a husky whisper.

He let out a small yelp when she placed her warm hand atop his erection, falling to a gasp when she closed her hand around him and gently rubbed, up, down, up, down…The hanyou closed his eyes, breathing as though he had just fought an extremely powerful enemy. He moaned as she tightened her grip and picked up speed. His aching member begged for release, and though he tried to retain the intense, scorching sensation that rose from his very core, with a groan of ecstasy, he erupted. The girl paid no mind as the crotch of his pants became soaked with the hot liquid of love. He fell trembling onto the ground, pulling Kagome atop him. Her blanket fell open, the sides tumbling over her lover's bare sides.

"G-goddamn…" He let out a shuddering sigh and hugged her close.

They lay in each other's arms for a moment before footsteps drew near.

"Kagome! Kagome!" Shippo made to bound forward on top of the young priestess, but Miroku caught the back of his kimono.

"Ummm…" Sango looked helplessly at Miroku at the sight of InuYasha and Kagome cuddled so close together, Kagome's naked self, shielded from everyone but InuYasha, only by the blanket, atop the dog-demon's own half-naked body.

"Damn it…"

He hugged Kagome closer as Kaede walked from the trees, carrying a small hamper over her arm.

"Oh my…"

Kagome blinked, and to her relief, InuYasha pulled her out of the spotlight.

"Kagome!!" He laughed, wriggling under her.

"Stop tickling me!!"

She picked up and started pretending to tickle him.

"I'm - going – to – piss – on – myself!"

She kept pretending to tickle him, and with a cough, he stood up quickly, shoving her off his lap.

"Kagome you made me piss my pants!" He glared at her.

"Uh…sorry…" She made a face as though trying to control her laughter.

"Gods!" He made an angry, embarrassed face, but Kagome could see he was about to burst with laughter. He turned, quickly winked at her, and stomped off into the trees. The girl turned to their silent audience and laughed.

"Oops!"

They all chuckled, and to her embarrassment, it was obviously feigned laughter.

'Oh no! They know what we were doing!'

She blushed furiously, and, casting a quick glance at the forest, sighed dramatically and threw herself onto the earth.

"Kagome!" Shippo, taking the bait, rushed forward and shook Kagome's shoulder. The girl opened her eyes just barely, to appear that they were still closed, but she could see the kitsune shaking her worriedly, Sango and Miroku looking at each other, clearly at a loss for words, and the silently laughing Kaede rummaging through the hamper she held for her equipment. Kagome fluttered her eyes and slowly sat up.

"What - happened?"

No one answered her, but Kaede kneeled beside her.

"Let me see thy wounds, my child."

With a slow nod, the young priestess uncovered her stomach, and Kaede went to work, applying some thick paste that made the gash on Kagome's belly sting in protest, but nonetheless it instantly drew up and became smaller.

"Wow…how does it work so fast?"

But the old woman shook her head and began to stitch the injury, then proceeded to wrap cloth around Kagome's waist.

"There ye are."

Kaede stood and nodded, and Kagome stood up too.

Miroku looked at her. "Can you walk, Kagome?"

She nodded, and followed them towards the cabin.

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InuYasha perched, naked, on a branch, listening silently for Kagome. Finally, he heard her soft footsteps and leapt down to meet her. She gave a short shriek, but then started laughing when she realized it was only he.

"What are you doing?" He looked from the back bag that was slung across her shoulder to her hand, which gripped her school shoes. She was dressed in an oversized haori, the long legs of her pants drooping over her sandaled feet.

"I was just going back to my time for a little bit."

He blinked. "Why?"

"Because, silly, I miss my family, and besides, you tore up my school uniform!" She poked a finger in his chest with a playful smirk.

"Well, you look better without it, if you know what I mean."

She glared at him. "Hey!" Then she smiled and began to laugh. "I'll be back soon. Anyway, what happened to your clothes? My boyfriend isn't running around naked, now, is he?"

He smiled softly. 'So I'm her boyfriend now.' He spoke with a shake of his head. "No, your boyfriend isn't. Your boyfriend has been washing his pants, and then he hung them in a tree and stayed there waiting for you. By the way, do you know why he had to wash his pants? Because his girlfriend got him so riled up he popped while he was still dressed and soiled them all to hell."

Kagome grinned wickedly.

"I might be a while over there… you're welcome to come and eat dinner with us, of course after you put your pants back on anyway."

She looked him up and down and smiled. "Oh yeah, I have your kimono!" She sat down her shoes and removed her backpack, and then started to rummage through it.

"Aha!"

Her pale fingers grasped the soft, bright fabric of InuYasha's kimono, and she pulled it out, and with a smile, handed it to him.

"Thanks…" He took it from her, smiling softly. "Do you want me to walk you to the well?"

Kagome smiled back, taking his hand. "That would be nice…but your, um, naked, InuYasha…"

He cast a glance down his body. "Oh yeah…well, my pants are still wet and this stupid kimono doesn't go down far enough to cover up my goods…" He shook his head, scowling. "Be careful… I should be able to hear you if you scream really loud, and if anything happens, scream as loud as you can…I'll come fight, nude or not." He squeezed her hand. "I love you."

She stood her toes to kiss his lips softly. "I love you too…InuYasha…"

With a smile she picked up her luggage, turned and walked away from him, turning only to give a small wave.

"I love you InuYasha…"

His words continued to swirl in her head as she walked towards the well, and before she knew it, she was standing at it's wooden sides, gazing down into the blackness that led to her family and era. With a deep breath, she climbed over the edge and let herself fall into the depths, closing her eyes as a bright blue light began to shimmer around her.

InuYasha pulled his kimono around his shoulders. Kagome must've made it to the well all right. He brought his hand to his forehead, the sleeve of his kimono brushing his nose. He inhaled her sweet, flowery scent and his eye's fluttered as he thought of her.

'I love her more than I can say…"