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Inuyasha laid his head down on her chest that was still rising and falling quickly. He listened to her heartbeat. "Kagome be mine forever, please," he whispered. Going back to a life without loving her or being able to not feel her love was a thought that he just couldn't bare.

"Forever, Inuyasha," Kagome said in agreement.

Inuyasha looked at her, "There's one more thing that we have to do, then you can sleep."

"What is it, Inuyasha," Kagome said between yawns.

He lifted Kagome up and took her over to see the sun rise. As they stood there, Inuyasha stood behind Kagome with his arms around her. He waited till the first rays of sunlight danced across the sky, making sure that Kagome was watching them. When he saw that they held her attention, Inuyasha sank his teeth into the back part of her left shoulder and neck. As he did Kagome passed out instantly, from the pain. He held her in his arms, licking the blood up from the wound. While he did his saliva mixed in with her blood. Helping the wound to heal faster. Inuyasha laid her down, wrapping his haori around her naked body, and left for the village to get some supplies.

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As Inuyasha reached the hut everyone, but Kaede, was still sleeping. Kaede had taken one look at Inuyasha and had known everything was ok. Everybody had been worried when the two hadn't returned the night before, but hadn't had the urge to go out and look for them. Not after the morning before. He carefully walked into the hut. Without waking anyone he grabbed Kagomes' backpack, two of her blankets, and a pillow. When he stepped back out of the hut Kaede had a look on her face that annoyed him.

"I'll be back later on with Kagome," he replied.

"Do ye wish to have something to eat, or maybe take it with ye?" Kaede asked.

Inuyashas' ears twitched as he heard the others starting to wake up. "Not right now, old woman. Maybe later," he grumbled as he headed back to the hill. He had known that they wouldn't be back before nightfall. Everything that had happened, had taken a lot out of Kagome. She would probably sleep till nightfall, if not longer.

When he got back to the hill he stood there starring as Kagome slept. She had obviously tossed and turned while he was gone, but her breathing was still peaceful. His haori was no longer spread out on top of her, but wrapped around her. He smiled when he saw that she had tangled one end in her hand, and squeezed it tightly. He took one of the blankets and spread it out on the ground, and laid her on the blanket.

After he had wrapped her up in it, he tossed her backpack on his back, and picked Kagome up. He jumped up into the nearest tree, hanging the backpack on a nearby branch, and sitting on a limb up against the trunk. He set her down between his legs, wrapping his arms around her, as she nestled into his chest. Inuyasha grabbed the second blanket and draped it around his back, and then let it drape over his shoulders and arms to keep both of them warm.

As he sat there in the tree watching Kagome sleep he started to think about everything that had happen. "For the first time in my life everything feels right and good," he continued to think to himself. He gave Kagome a gently squeeze, that got him a grunt back. He smiled. "My Kagome. My mate forever. For as long as I live I will never love anyone else. For as long as I live..." The sudden thought came to his mind Kagome was human. Her life span was much shorter than his. He looked down at her with loving eyes. "What am I going to do? I'll lose her no sooner than I really start to enjoy life together with her," he felt a tear slide down his cheek and land on Kagomes. Then another and another. Inuyasha kept crying, and holding onto Kagome for dear life. Until he finally drifted off into sleep.

(Mean While) back in the village

"I wander where Kagome and Inuyasha are? They still haven't gotten back from last night," Sango said a little worried.

"They are probably out sleeping, exhausted from another long night," Miroku smiled. But his smile was only short lived.

"THUD"

Miroku found himself face first in the dirt.

"Kaede you don't happen to have an extra set of those beads do you?" Sango sighed. Miroku face showed worry as he waited on the old woman's response. Kaede just laughed.

"I wouldn't worry yeself over Inuyasha And Kagome. Inuyasha was here this morning to retrieve a couple of things, and said that he and Kagome would return later." Kaede replied changing the subject.

"Well I guess that leaves us free to help you Kaede, "Sango replied.

(Mean While) back to Inuyasha and Kagome

When Inuyasha woke it was night all around him. He looked down at the still sleeping Kagome. Her shoulder was almost healed. There was a crescent moon forming on the back of her shoulder, also. Inuyasha fell back asleep.