Disclaimer: Nope, I still don't own Inu Yasha or Barenaked Ladies.

Chapter Two

I couldn't tell you I was happy you were gone

So I lied and said that I missed you when we were apart

I couldn't tell you, so I had to lead you on

"Break Your Heart"-Barenaked Ladies

Inu Yasha's eyes were still the prettiest things that she had ever seen. The fire that blazed in their depths suddenly made her feel like a coward and she thought her knees would give out. All Kagome wanted to do right then was run for all she was worth back to the well and berate herself for ever coming back.

"Kagome..." he said. His voice sent shivers down her spine and she couldn't tell if they were pleasant or just frightful. She kept expecting him to start to claw out her eyes at any minute. It was nerve wracking for her, not knowing what to do next.

There was a long silence between them and the tension was almost visible. Finally he smirked and remarked, "Took ya long enough. Too busy with "exams" to come visit sometime?"

"I-" she tried to think of some witty and sarcastic response, but her mind was at a blank. "Oh damn." She gazed at him for another moment and finally she gave in and threw her arms around him and began to sob out, "Oh God, I'm so sorry!"

Inu Yasha patted her awkwardly on the back, "It's all right..."

"No it's not!" she protested. She looked up at him, "I was awful!"

"No, it's ok..."

She didn't answer him, but merely continued to cry onto his shoulder. Oh great! she thought. Now I'm getting snot all over him! Kagome pulled her head away and looked up at him and asked meekly, "So you forgive me?"

"I'm just glad you're here," the half demon answered, smiling at her. That sent her into another fit of tears.

"You're being so kind to me!" He rolled his eyes and stroked her hair reassuringly.

A few moments passed before a voice from inside the hut said, "Mommy, Daddy, when you're done spying on Inu Yasha and that lady, what's for dinner?"

The two jumped apart like they had just been shocked and Miroku came out laughing. "Good to see things between you two haven't changed much." Inu Yasha gave the monk a look so dirty it could have dented metal, but he ignored it and asked, "So, would you two like to stay for dinner? I'm sure Sango's going to cook something good."

"I don't know..." Kagome began, but Inu Yasha cut her off.

"As long as it's not rabbit. She can't cook rabbit worth shit." A knife suddenly whipped past the half demon's face, missing him by less then half an inch.

"I think she heard you," Miroku said, looking smugly pleased.

"Really?" Inu Yasha retorted. "Was it that obvious? Good thing you're here, monk, or else we'd never know what the hell was going on."

"I know. I'm just so amazingly useful next to you."

"Stop flapping your mouth and come here and skin it, Inu Yasha!" Sango shrieked from inside. "If you're going to eat and complain, then you're going to work for your meal!" Grumbling, Inu Yasha left, disappearing into the hut.

"I love that woman," Miroku told Kagome with a smile so huge she thought his face would break. "I think, next to you, she's the only one who could threaten him into doing something he doesn't want to."

Kagome grinned back and said, "I'm so happy to be back."

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An hour and a half later, they were all sitting inside eating the rabbit meal. They sat in a square, Inu Yasha and Kagome on one side, Miroku and Sango on another, and a child in each remaining opening.

Yuko had already finished eating, so she walked up behind Inu Yasha and began braiding his hair. Much to his companion's surprise, he didn't do anything. When she was done she told him, "You know, you're hair is so pretty. It'll be such a shame when I become a demon exterminator and I'll have to kill you."

Kagome began to choke and Inu Yasha rolled his eyes as he patted her on the back then told the girl, "You're the weirdest little human-child."

After the young woman had composed herself again, she added, "There is no doubt that you are your mother's daughter."

"Why would there? It was Daddy who was the pervert, not Mommy," the little girl answered calmly. It was Miroku's turn to choke.

The monk looked at his wife and gasped out between coughs, "I wish you'd stop telling her that."

"Well it's true. When she asks me how you used to be, do you want me to lie?" the demon exterminator answered with one eyebrow raised.

The little boy, who up till now had remained silently eating, began to clap his hands and cheer gleefully, "Daddy's a pervert! Daddy's a pervert!"

"Let's go for a walk," Kagome suggested to Inu Yasha. He nodded and they both left.

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They had been wondering through the woods for ten minutes when Kagome reached out and took the half demon's hand and, to her joy, he didn't pull away. The two continued like this and she eventually rested her head on his shoulders. Finally, they came to a clearing where fireflies roamed and made it glow.

She stopped, looked up at him, and said, "I'm so sorry that I ran off like that."

"Kagome..." he started to say.

"I've missed you so much," she sighed and embraced him.

"I'm happy you're back."

Somehow she got the feeling that Inu Yasha was forcing himself to do this. Her eyes snapped up suddenly and she asked, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing," he told her.

She studied his face, a part of her disbelieving him, and another screaming that she was being paranoid. The louder side won in the end and she rested her head on his shoulder again. "I'm sorry," she apologized. After a moment she released him and declared, "Let's keep going. The night's so pretty."

They continued wandering again; winding through the firefly-lit clearing and Kagome was so happy that she could barely stand it. She wanted to shout her joy into the night and cartwheel around, or something childish like that. The young woman had to resist the urge to pinch herself and see if she was dreaming. If she was, she didn't want to wake up.

After a while the two stopped again, this time on the crest of the hill that looked down over the village. Oh my God this is too romantic! Kagome thought giddily to herself. It's like a scene out of a bad romance novel. Well, if this were a cheesy romance book, then I might as well do the expected, she decided. She gazed back up at Inu Yasha and he looked down at her.

I'm going to do it! she resolved in her head. The young woman moved into kiss him, but at the last moment the half demon turned his head away.

"I'm sorry Kagome, but this can't go on."

A/N: AHAHAHAHA! Erm...moving on. Not much else to say, except that I really want to thank you guys for reviewing. It just makes me so happy. So the third chapter will be the last. This started off as a one-shot, but I got the idea to break it up into three parts, plus, this would be a really long story to read and I don't know about you guys, but if it was me, I'd get bored. Then again, I'm as easy to distract as a two year old with ADD who's just consumed six pounds worth of pixie sticks. Anyways, please review!