A/N:Sorry for the delay, school…you know how that goes…

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"That's Weird," Kagome said to Sango as they left Inuyasha's front door, "he didn't say anything about leaving did he?" Sango shrugged.

"They probably just went to town to grocery shop or something, don't worry about it."

"That's true,' she thought, the possibility that they'd need to grocery shop too never really crossed her mind. She was just so used to them always being there.

'I'll just drop by later and see if he's home.' She told herself, looking back at the house.

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"I wonder what relatives," Kagome said, flipping the note over to see if there was any more written on the back.

'I hope they get back soon…' she thought, sighing. She tucked the note in her back pocket and started to walk back to her house. She decided to take a shortcut through the woods, since it was a nice day out.

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Inuyasha's ears pricked up (or as much as they could prick up under a sweatshirt.) He tensed and sniffed the air. His mind recognized the smell instantly Kagome.

He crouched down and looked around, trying to locate her. She was too far away for him to locate and exact point. So he started crawling along the ground towards his house, trying to take the least likely path she'd take. After a minute her scent drifted, so he cautiously stood up and looked around. There was no sign of Kagome, so he made a run for it. Dodging in and around trees, branches, rocks, and fallen logs. A branch snapped behind him and he looked back. He saw nothing, but when he turned his head around again, he saw a low branch and then darkness.

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"Wake up! Inuyasha wake up! Are you okay? Oh god, please wake up!" Inuyasha slowly, and painfully, opened his eyes. The sunlight hurt and he had to squint, making his headache worse.

He sat up fast and reached for his face. His sunglasses were gone. Panic stated to set into his mind. Slowly, with shaking fingers, he reached up and felt the top of his head. He could feel silky hairs, not fabric.

'She knows, it's happening all over again. She knows I'm a freak and will be disgusted and terrified just like all the others.' He couldn't think straight, his mind was disoriented from hitting the tree. He looked over and saw Kagome staring at him. 'Why is she looking at me like that?' He wondered.

"Stop staring at me!" he shouted, then sank back to the ground, his head pounding.

Kagome looked shocked and leaned back in surprise. "Inuyasha, I-"

"Just go ahead and say it, you think I'm a freak! What else is new? Just like everyone else! Well you know what, I don't need you, I don't need anyone!" He was yelling so hard and in so much pain, tears streamed down his cheeks. He sat there, panting and not really knowing why he was yelling at Kagome, just knowing he had to yell.

The two of them sat there for a moment, neither daring to talk. After a moment, Kagome leaned forward and hugged him. He was shocked, he didn't know what to do. He could feel her crying against him.

"Inuyasha, " she whispered, "I don't think you're a freak, and I know you don't need me…but I need you…"

His mind was racing, she was the first. He was overwhelmed by joy and fatigue. He wrapped his arms tightly around her and they cried together.

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"So, you're a half demon?" she asked, still confused. "Is Sessho-maru a half demon too then?"

Inuyasha shook his head, "No he's a full demon."

Kagome sipped her hot chocolate with a blank look on her face.

He laughed to himself at how cute she looked. "Most of the time he's "human" but when he needs or wants to be he's full demon. I on the other hand, am human usually only when there's a new moon out. Otherwise I'm half demon. I can sometimes go full-demon, but that's rare."

"So…how were you always human?"

"An old friend of the family, named Kaide, found a potion that keeps me human, but it's only temporary for 24 hours. I have to take it every day with Dr. Pepper, kind of like a vitamin pill."

"What does the Dr. Pepper do?"

"Oh, nothing, it just makes the potion taste better. But it didn't work for some reason last time, so Sessho-maru went to find Kaide and ask her what went wrong. I was trying to hide, I didn't want you to find me like this…"

"Why not? You're still cute. Your eyes are beautiful and your ears look so soft! I just wanna touch 'em!" She lunged for his ears and started rubbing them. He closed his eyes happily and let her have her fun, before wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her into his lap. He rested his head on her shoulder and held her tightly.

She smiled and laid her head on top of his.

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From the window a figure watched the scene. 'This wasn't supposed to happen!' He thought, before angrily disappearing into the woods.

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A/N: Short little ditty, but again, a necessary chapter.