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Captured Moon : Oh my god! Are you serious? I knew that she consumed dead souls, but I didn't think that it was the only thing she ate. Sorry. I'll have to find a way to work it into my story. I like you when you're crazy.

Stella: Sorry, but that's not how, but I do like your guess.

Inufreak831: You're the only one who noticed that. In my story, I made Kagome's mom really rich.

Note: I'm so sorry that it too me a long time to write this chapter. I've been really sick lately. I hate being sick. I hope you guys don't catch my germs by reading this story.

Chapter Ten

Sango stared down the well and wondered when Kagome and Inuyasha were coming back. She almost wished that she could travel through the well herself. Not only to get to Kagome, but also to see what her world was like.

She had often fantasized about what Kagome's world was like. She wanted to know what running water felt like. Or to see the thing Kagome called electricity'.

"Hi Sango." Shippo came running to her side while she was thinking.

"Hi Shippo. Where's Miroku?"

"I don't know." Shippo looked down the well like Sango was doing "I don't think she'll be coming back any time soon."

"Why?"

"It looked like something has been bothering her lately."

Sango thought about it. It did seem like Kagome was upset. She thought it had just been the ankle thing, but now she realized that Kagome had been acting a little weird seine Inuyasha got them out of Kikyou's castle.

Miroku walked over to where Sango and Shippo were sitting. He kissed Sango on the cheek then turned to Shippo. "Kaede told me that Kouga is dead."

"Yeah."

"I need you to show me where his grave is."

"Why?"

"To bless it."

Shippo had Sango and Miroku follow him to the spot in the woods that Kouga was buried. "I wonder how Kagome will take this." Sango said, she was holding Miroku's hand.

"I'm sure Inuyasha will be relieved. That's one less guy in the world he needs to compete with."

"Inuyasha really doesn't have to compete with anyone. They're both crazy about each other, they just won't admit it."

"Hey, it's not easy telling someone you love them."

"It wasn't hard for you."

"Yeah it was. I was nervous as hell."

"Really? You didn't show it."

"Hey lovebirds." Shippo called out. "This is the spot, but something is wrong with it."

"What?"

Sango and Miroku both walked to the spot that Shippo was at and just saw a hole in the ground. "I thought you buried Kouga here."

"We did."

"Then what happened to the body?" Miroku stared down the deep dirt hole.

Sango thought back to when everyone thought she had died because her brother stabbed her in the back. "Maybe he wasn't dead."

"But I didn't hear any heart beat when I checked him." Shippo said. "Do you think he's a zombie."

"No." Sango laughed at the imagination Shippo had. "I was mistaken for dead once, maybe you made that same mistake on Kouga."

"I'll tell Kaede that Kouga is still alive." Miroku said, then he walked off leaving Shippo and Sango alone.

"I feel so stupid." Shippo said once Miroku was gone.

"Don't." She picked him up and started to walk back to Kaede's house.

"But Kouga was still alive, when all he needed was help."

"I'm sure it was an honest mistake."

Shippo relaxed in Sango's arms, he was glad that he was still small enough to be carried when he was tired. "Sango. I want to get Kagome something for her birthday. But I don't know what she likes."

"She'll like anything you get her. Trust me."

"I could get her something to cover her ears with."

"What? Why would she need that?"

"So that she can cover her ears when Inuyasha is annoying her."

Sango laughed. "I know she'll like that."

"Of course she might just end up wearing them all the time."

Sango laughed even harder, "Your smarter then you look."

Kouga sat some distance away watching Sango and Shippo. That's the little boy he thought the little boy who thought I was dead. Kouga had really been awake when Shippo found him, but he didn't have the energy to do anything.

Now he sat in the shadows barely able to stand up and both his jewel shards were gone. If he could he would have jumped out and attacked Sango and Shippo (for revenge) but he couldn't.

One reason was because he lacked the ability, but mainly he knew that Kagome would never forgive him if he hurt that little boy. He just needed some way to get the jewels back.

xxxxx

Kagome enjoyed watching Inuyasha in the amusement park. He had never seen so many lights or rides before in his life. He kept staring at the different things. Kagome had to hold her sides from laughing so much at how loud Inuyasha screamed on the rollercoaster. He could look death in the face, but lost his cool when they went threw a loop.

"Inuyasha would you like to play a game or something?"

"What kind of game?"

Kagome suggested a game that she always thought was fun. The one where you hit something with a hammer and see if you can ring the bell. Inuyasha was able to win it without any trouble and he won Kagome a large stuffed kitten.

"Thanks Inu."

"Anytime." He said with lots of pride.

A man walking by was selling cotton candy, so Kagome bought some. "Do you want some?" She asked him.

"What is it?"

"Cotton candy."

Inuyasha grabbed a small bit of Kagome's candy and tried to think of some reason why people in her time would eat pink cotton.

"It's not real cotton." Kagome said when she saw the confused look on his face, "You'll like it."

With a cautious attitude he placed the piece of cotton candy in his mouth. A great big smile appeared on his face and he grabbed more. "Don't take it all Inuyasha." Kagome said while pulling it out of his reach.

"What should we do next." Kagome looked around "Do you want to go on a ride?"

Inuyasha nodded and followed Kagome to the Ferris wheel. The man who was running it told them to get ready to sit down when their chair came. Inuyasha, amazingly, had not trouble at all. But at the last moment Kagome slipped and fell into his lap instead of her seat.

"Sorry Inuyasha." Kagome felt really embarrassed. She moved out of his lap and sat next to him as the man closed the bar so they wouldn't fall out.

Inuyasha watched the people walking around below them. He felt so far away from everything. When the wheel reached the top he placed his arm on her shoulders. "You feel cold." He said, "You should have brought a jacket."

"I know. I forgot it."

He pulled off the red shirt he wore over his white one and handed it to her. "Here, this should keep you warm."

"Thanks." She slipped it over the shirt she was wearing and looked up at the stars. "Look at the stars Inuyasha."

He looked up.

"Have you ever seen anything so beautiful in your life."

Inuyasha took his eyes out of the sky and looked at Kagome. "Yes."

Kagome blushed, she knew what Inuyasha was talking about and felt very faltered. He looked down at his hands and decided that now would be the perfect time.

"Kagome, could I tell you something."

"What." Kagome turned a little bit so that she was facing Inuyasha.

"Kagome, I -" he took in a deep breath, It's now or never "Kagome, I — I love you."

Kagome put her hand over her heart. Reading it on paper and hearing it from him were two separate things. She could tell that it wasn't easy for him to open himself up like that.

She put her arms around him "Oh Inuyasha I love you too."

Inuyasha turned Kagome's chin up and brushed her lips lightly with his. His kiss made Kagome's hart melt and he knew it by the way she relaxed in his arms. When her mouth opened a little bit he slid his tongue inside it. She taste nice he thought to himself.

They were interrupted by the man telling them their ride was over. Both Kagome and Inuyasha got up and tried to not pay any attention to the sick smile he had on his face.

"Have fun you kids." He yelled out as they away.

"Come on, I know another ride you might like." She grabbed his hand and took Inuyasha to the entrance for the tunnel of love.

The line wasn't very long and they were able to get into their boat quickly. "This ride is usually really tacky." Kagome said "Or course, most people don't spend their time in here looking at the scenery."

Inuyasha smiled at the way Kagome blushed. When the small boat started moving he scooted closer to her and kissed along her neck. Kagome closed her eyes and leaned into Inuyasha.

He nibbled a little bit on her ear then lifted his head and looked at Kagome. He never thought he could care so much for one person before. Even when he and Kikyou had been together he never loved her as much as he loved Kagome.

Kagome had a question expression on her face, one that said why did you stop. So he laughed a little bit and met her lips.

The ride ended just too soon for the two of them. "Do you want to go on it again?" Inuyasha asked.

Kagome looked at her watch. As much as she wanted too, it was getting late "Sorry Inuyasha, we should be getting home soon."

"Alright." He sighed a little then followed Kagome out of the park. As they walked home Kagome started to limp a little bit. The pain killers were wearing off.

"Do you want me to carry you?" Inuyasha asked.

"Sure." Kagome could have walked the rest of the way without any trouble, but she wanted Inuyasha to hold her.

They were almost home when Kagome spotted one of the shops that was still opened. "Wait Inuyasha, I think those people sell costumes. We should stop there."

"Why?"

"We're going to a costume party on Saturday."

"What's a costume party?"

"A party that people dress up for."

Inuyasha carried Kagome into the store and set her down. "What are we going to get here?"

"I already know what I need to buy. You should find yourself a good costume."

Kagome walked away leaving Inuyasha a little helpless. He looked at all the wigs, masks, and outfits they had. He eventually decided on the black wig and normal street cloths (thinking that he could go as a human.).

He paid for it with the few dollars that Kagome's mom had given him and walked out of the store to wait for Kagome. He was only alone for a few minutes till she walked out holding her own bag.

"What did you get?" She asked him. He showed Kagome his black wig and street cloths.

"You're going as a human. That's really cleaver."

"What are you going to be?"

Kagome looked in her bag, "I don't know if I should show you."

Inuyasha reached out and grabbed the bag before Kagome had a chance to react. He opened it up and saw a white wig and dog ears. It only took him a few seconds to add two and two together.

"You're going as me aren't you." He smiled.

"Yeah."

"So that must be why you wanted cloths like mine."

Kagome laughed "Yeah."

"I feel honored." He said with a big smile on his face. He thought it was funny that Kagome would want to go to a costume party as him.

They walked home in silence, but it was a comfortable silence. The kind of silence that says were just enjoying each others presence.'

"Did you two have fun?" Kagome's mom asked when they walked into the house. She had stayed up, waiting for them.

"Yeah." Kagome said.

"That's good." She set down the magazine she had been reading "Inuyasha, I got the guest room ready for you. It's just down there." She pointed to a door.

"Alright."

Kagome watched Inuyasha walk into the room. She was a little disappointed that she wouldn't get to sleep in his arms tonight, but she was too tired to make a big deal about it.

"Good night mom." She said

"Good night honey."

Kagome hugged her mom, then walked up the stairs and into her room. When she crawled under her covers and closed her eyes, she kept playing that moment in her head. The moment when Inuyasha told her that he loved her.

xxx In Kikyou's castle xxx

Kikyou stood by her window looking out. She felt like something was coming, but she didn't know what. The sun was starting to set and she could see some trees slightly swaying in the wind.

"Lady Kikyou. Dinner is ready." One of the servants announced. She followed him down to the dinning room and sat at her normal spot. The food wasn't cook very well, but she was hungry enough to eat it.

Halfway through her meal she could feel someone's eyes watching her. She sent her servants away so that she was left alone in the room, then stood up.

"Who is in my castle, show yourself!" she yelled out.

She was answered by silence, so she yelled out again. "I know someone is there. Show yourself!"

Someone grabbed Kikyou by the waist and threw her against the wall. Before she had time to react she was pinned. Two hands lifted her arms above her head and pressed the against the wall so she couldn't move.

"Who are you?" she yelled. Being attacked seemed to have no affect on her attitude.

"You should know, you're the one who gave to order to have me killed."

Kikyou relaxed in his grip a little bit, "Oh. You're the one who was snooping around my castle. What's your name?"

Kouga was a little worried about how calm Kikyou was acting, but he tried not to show it. "Kouga. I'm a wolf demon, and I won't hesitate to kill you right now."

"Silly demon. You can't kill me."

"Why not."

"I've died before, so you can't kill me now. Is there anything else you want to know."

Kouga let go of Kikyou's arms, but didn't take his eyes off of her. He was ready to jump and attack at any moment. "What do you want with Kagome."

"How do you know her?"

"Tell me! Are you going to hurt her?"

Kikyou thought about it. "No. I guess not."

"Then what are you planning on doing to her."

Kikyou walked away from Kouga and sat down at the table. She continued to eat her food while glancing up at him every once and a while. "Tell me. Why do you care so much about Kagome."

"She's going to be my mate someday."

Kikyou laughed. "Even I'm not blind. Inuyasha is in love with her. You don't stand a chance."

"Someday I'll kill Inuyasha than I'll take Kagome."

Kikyou smiled when she heard this. "Would you like some wine." She poured him a glass, but he didn't take it. He obviously didn't trust her.

"You still haven't told me what you're going to do to Kagome."

"Do you actually care for her?"

"Y-yes."

Kikyou drank the glass of wine she had offered to Kouga earlier. "Maybe you could help me."

"Help you. Why would I help you hurt Kagome!" he yelled.

"Stop yelling!" she screamed out "I'm getting a headache"

The sudden burst of anger shocked Kouga. He didn't feel as confident as he did before.

"I'm not really planning on hurting her. I want to hurt Inuyasha. I figured the best way to hurt someone is to hurt their hart, not their body."

"What do you mean?"

"I hate Inuyasha, and I know that he's in love with Kagome. So I found a way for Kagome to break his heart."

"She'll never do that. Kagome's too nice."

Kikyou pushed her plate away. "She's only nice to him because she had so many happy memories of him."

"Well, there's nothing we can do about that."

"You're really stupid for such a strong demon. I found a spell that will get rid of all her happy memories of Inuyasha. She'll only remember the times he made her mad, or the times he made her cry."

"So she'll - "

"She'll leave him. She'll leave him broken hearted. He'll wonder what he did wrong." She smiled at that image in her head. "She might even go running to you."

Kouga loved this plan. He would get to have Kagome at last. "What do you need my help for?"

Kikyou turned to the gigantic windows at the end of the room "I've been trying to get Kagome to come to my castle but she's too far away. If you could get her with in a few miles it would be so much easier for me."

"How did you get a castle like this anyway? It wasn't here a few months ago."

"Have you heard of someone named Naraku?"

"Yeah."

"This was his castle, but I killed him. Then I moved it up here in the mountains so Inuyasha and Kagome wouldn't get suspicious."

"You killed Naraku."

"Yes. I even have his jewel shards. They're hidden in my room."

Kouga walked to the window and stared out for a few moments then turned to Kikyou. "Alright." He said. "I'll help you. I'll get her close enough to you castle."

xxx Near Kaede's house xxx

Sango walked into the clearing and saw Shippo kicking the air and punching a tree. "Shippo it's getting late. I think you should go to bed now."

Shippo was really sleepy from practicing all his moves, so he didn't argue with her as they walked back to Kaede's house.

"Sango. What are we going to do for Kagome's birthday?"

"I don't know. I think we should have a big party for her."

"That would be a lot of fun. I can't wait till they get back. I'm gonna show Inuyasha how much I've been practicing."

"I think he'll be impressed. I've never seen someone work as hard as you."

When they got to Kaede's house Miroku was the only one inside. He was sitting in the corner polishing a knife. "What's that for?" Shippo asked him.

"I got this in the market today. I thought I might give it to Kagome for her birthday."

"Why would you give her a knife?"

"She might want some protection after her arrows run out. It's happened before."

Shippo shrugged off what Miroku said, he didn't really care. He went to his small bed in the other room and fell asleep quickly. After he was gone Sango sat down next to Miroku and watched him finish the knife.

"So, what did you get her?" Miroku asked as he tied some cloth around his gift.

"You'll have to wait and see." She said.

When Miroku set the knife aside Sango moved across the room and sat in his lap. Miroku smiled at the glint Sango had in her eyes. "Do you realize," she whispered in his ear "that we are all alone. How often dose that happen?"

"Not often enough."

"Yeah. We shouldn't waste it." Sango kissed Miroku passionately on the lips. She felt his tongue going into her mouth and his hands resting on her hips.

"Sango. I love you." He moved her off of his lap and laid her down on the floor. "Are you sure you want to do this."

"Yes." She grabbed his shoulders and pulled him down on top of her. He straddled her hips and kissed her neck and shoulder while his hands moved under her shirt to massage her breast.

When Sango let out a small moan Miroku decided to tease her a little bit. He pulled her shirt above her head and kissed along her neck and down to her breast. He sucked on her nipples for a little bit then moved his kisses down to her stomach.

Sango gasped. He tugged lightly on her skirt and pulled it off. He lifted his head for a few moments to stare at her naked body. "Beautiful." He whispered.

Sango sat up a little and pulled off Miroku's shirt. He laughed at her impatience and added his pants to the pile of clothing accumulating beside them.

He positioned himself over Sango and looked down into her eyes. He loved the way they were sparkling. He lowered himself to meet Sango lips and thrusted into her at the same time.

Sango gasped. It hurt a little, but only for a few seconds. Miroku kept his pace slow so that he wouldn't hurt her. She wrapped her legs around his waist, "Faster." She managed to say between her gasps.

He granted her wish and sped up his thrust. Sango's muscles tightened around Miroku and tried not to scream when she felt herself being thrown over then edge. Miroku released himself soon after Sango and placed kisses on her neck and shoulders.

It took them a few minutes to catch their breath. When they finally did the first thing they did was put their cloths back on. Not a very romantic end to everything, but they didn't want to have to explain to Shippo or Kaede in the morning why they were naked.

Miroku laid down and put his arms around Sango. He kissed the back of her neck one last time before falling asleep. Sango felt Miroku's warm breath on her neck as he slept and drifted off to sleep herself.

xxx End of chapter 10 xxx

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