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Essis: Ok.

Dark Neko17: She'll have the baby as soon as she's taken care of Kikyo. She'll take care of Kikyo once she finds Kohaku. She'll find Kohaku once she is seven months pregnant. : )

Lizzy p.r.: I tried what you siad... clearing my mind and focusing on something that I like doing. It actually worked really well, thanks. I'm going to use that method more often.

Inufreak831: A lot of people have tried to guess what's going to happen with the 'overly nice' couple. You're on the right track, but in the wrong car. (That's a saying my dad taught me.)

Captured Moon: Your reviews always count for three or four. I think they changed the names so that you could have something to ponder. Sorry, but I do have a requirement this time so you are no longer the free person that you thought you once were (Mwahahahahahahahaha)

Eekolie: I guess your advice worked. This chapter is a lot longer then my last one (10 pages longer). I did the dance and it made me laugh so much. Now I'm gonna do it every time I'm stressed.

Chapter Thirty Two: Losing Something Very Very Important

Kagome and Inuyasha followed Mai and Shippo (whom had decided that he would rather walk with another kid then the two of them). "I feel kinnda bad for Shippo."

"Why?" Inuyasha looked down at Kagome.

"He doesn't get to hang around kids very much."

Inuyasha looked towards Shippo. He always had to entertain himself as a child so sometimes he forgot that Shippo might want another kid to play with. "Well he'll get to play with ours, won't he?"

"Yeah. But our baby won't be old enough to play for a while."

"What about the kids in Kaede's village."

"Huh?"

"He'll get to play with the kids in Kaede's village once we settle down there, right."

Kagome looked down at her feet and didn't answer Inuyasha. She hadn't really thought about where she would stay once the baby was born. Part of her wanted to take it to her time, but she would have a hard time explaining it to her old friends (especially if it had ears or eyes like Inuyasha.)

Plus she didn't know how Inuyasha would feel about living in her time, he might become uncomfortable with all the new and modern stuff.

"Kagome?" Inuyasha got a little worried when she stayed silent for a while, "Kagome?"

Kagome's head snapped up, like she had just woken up. "What?"

"Y-You do want to settle down in Kaede's village, don't you?"

"Umm – I think so."

"What do you mean?" If Kagome didn't want to stay in Kaede's village he was fine with that. He was willing to follow her anywhere.

"N-Nothing. It would be nice staying in Kaede's village. It would be near the well, so I would get to visit my family whenever I wanted too -"

"Kagome, would you rather stay in your time?"

She looked up at Inuyasha, Is he serious? she asked herself. He certainly didn't look like he was joking. "I don't know, maybe – no."

"No?"

"I think we'll all be a lot happier in this time. Besides, I couldn't leave the others especially Shippo."

"Ok."

Shippo wasn't paying much attention to what Inuyasha and Kagome were talking about, but he did hear the last part, I couldn't leave the others, especially Shippo. Hearing that made him smile. Sango was right about Kagome after all.

"So." Shippo started talking to Mai "Where are we going."

"A magical place."

"What?"

"All the kids go to it when they're bored. It's near the stream."

"What do you mean magical?"

"The water is magical. It glitters and shoots water up during the day time."

"What happens at night?"

Mai looked down at her feet, "I don't know. I'm not allowed to wander around at night."

"Why?"

"I had an older brother, but he died when I was two."

"How?"

Mai sighed, "Mommy said that he wandered around at night, and wild animals got him."

Shippo felt bad about asking. "I'm sorry."

"It's ok." Mai said, putting a smile back on her face. She looked up ahead the path they were walking on and smiled. "We'll be there in a few minutes." She yelled back to Inuyasha and Miroku.

"Ok." Kagome waved back.

"Come here." Inuyasha grabbed Kagome around the waist and placed her up on his back.

"Inuyasha!"

"You look like you could use a rest from walking all day."

Kagome laughed "You worry too much."

"Come on Kagome, you know you like it when I spoil and protect you."

Kagome smiled, "Yup."

Mai ran up to the very top of a hill in front of them and waved back, "We're here." She shouted.

Sango stood next to the door and watched for the three of them to get back. "Do you know where they're going?" she asked the woman. The older man was out with Miroku chopping up wood to cook dinner with.

"She probably took them to the magical' spot."

"What's that."

"I'm not sure. I've never gone there myself, but it's a place that all the kids like to go too."

"What do they do?"

"They just run around playing games. I think it's the only area in our village that's big enough."

Sango turned and looked at the woman. She was sitting on the floor washing some cloth. "What are you doing?"

"Just washing this dusty cloth."

"Is there anything I could help you with?"

"No. Why don't you go outside, enjoy the fresh air."

Sango smiled and walked out. She could see Miroku walking towards her off in the distance carrying a bundle of wood over his shoulder. She blushed a little when she noticed that his shirt wasn't on. God he's cute she giggled to herself.

"Hey Sango." Miroku said as he came up to her. "Did Inuyasha and Kagome come back yet?"

"No."

"Oh well." He kissed her on the cheek and started walking again.

Sango smiled and watched him leave. After pulling herself out of the daze she was in, she walked over to the spot that Mai's father was. "Hello sir." She said.

"Oh. Hello Sango."

"You and your wife have been so nice. Thank you for taking us in. Not many people want to."

"Why?"

Sango shrugged. "They don't trust Inuyasha."

"Why wouldn't they trust him, has he done something wrong."

"No." Sango said, not remembering the stories of what he was like before Kikyo put him under the spell, "They don't like him because he's a half demon."

"Interesting"

Sango looked up at the man, a little confused. "What do you mean?"

"In this village, we honor people who are half demons."

"You do. Why?"

"Humans and Demons usually stay away from each other if they can help it, pardon the attacks on either side. So when a demon and a human are able to befriend each other – even love each other – we honor that."

Sango looked off in the direction Kagome and Inuyasha had walked off in. "I wish we had more time to stay here. Inuyasha would really like it here."

"Well, my house is always welcome to you and your friends if you need a place to stay."

"Thanks." Sango bowed a little bit and walked off, once again, meeting Miroku half way and getting another kiss on her cheek.

"I still say that I'm the luckiest guy in the world." Miroku whispered in her ear before joining the elderly man again.

Inuyasha, Kagome, and Shippo really enjoyed the magical' place Mai had taken them too. There was already a bunch of kids running around playing (Shippo and Mai quickly joined them.) Some of the ones that were to young for self control wanted to play with Inuyasha's ears.

He acted like he didn't like it, but Kagome could easily see through him. She could tell that he was actually enjoying himself. She walked over and sat down next to the stream that shot water up into the air every few minutes.

"I wonder how it dose that." Inuyasha said when he sat down next to her.

"It's a -" she had learned about this type of thing in her science class, but stopped herself.

"It's a what?" Inuyasha looked at her.

"Do you really want to know? A lot of people prefer to stick with a magic' theory in life."

"No. Tell me."

Kagome smiled. "It's an under water geyser."

"O-Oh."

Kagome could tell that her answer confused Inuyasha even more, but she didn't feel like going into the whole scientific theory right at that moment. "I'll explain it some other time." She said, leaning up against him.

Inuyasha wrapped his arm around her waist. "It's really nice here."

"This spot?"

"No – well, yes – but I mean this village. It's a really nice village, the people don't stare at me." He let go of Kagome and moved so that he was laying on the ground, his head resting in her lap.

"I'm guess you'll be happy when you're a full demon. Then nobody will treat you with any less respect then you deserve."

Inuyasha looked up at Kagome; she looked a little sad when she talked about him being full demon. "Kagome?"

"Hmm."

"D-Do you want me to be human?"

Kagome didn't answer; instead she rubbed his ears. Inuyasha waited for her response, but when it didn't come he closed his eyes and enjoyed the feeling. After a few minutes, without meaning to, he fell asleep.

She continued rubbing his ears even after he fell asleep. He had a little smile on his face that melted Kagome's heart, so she couldn't bring herself to stop.

They day continued on like that for a while. Kagome rubbing Inuyasha's ears while he slept in her lap. Mai and Shippo playing with the other kids. And water shooting out of the stream every ten minutes or so.

"Kagome."

She turned her head when she felt some one tug on her shirt. It was Mai. "Hello Mai."

"We should go. It will be dark soon and my mommy and daddy don't want me out at night."

"Ok. Go get Shippo, then we'll leave."

Mai ran off. Kagome sighed and tried to think of the best way to wake Inuyasha up. "Inuyasha." She whispered. One of his ears twitched, but he didn't wake up. She smiled and leaned down to kiss him.

It was only a soft short kiss, but it did the trick. Inuyasha opened his eyes and looked up at Kagome. "You let me fall asleep." He mumbled.

"You looked so cute, I didn't have the heart to wake you up."

"But you just did."

"That's because it's time for us to go back."

Inuyasha groaned and stood up. He helped Kagome to her feet the brought her real close. "I will admit, that was a nice wake up call." He leaned down and kissed her fully on the lips. Kagome wrapped her arms around his neck and only pulled away when she couldn't hold her laughter in any longer.

All the kids that were near the two of them started making kissing noises and, in high pitched tones, kept saying Oh Inuyasha.' (It was their imitations of Kagome). She thought they were hilarious.

"Come on" she tugged on his shirt. The two of them walked over to the spot that Shippo and Mai were in.

"Are you guys ready to go?" Inuyasha asked.

"Yeah." They said in unison.

By the time all four of them were back at Mai's house, dinner was already being served. "Oh no!" Kagome gasped when she saw this. "I was supposed to help you with dinner, I'm sorry."

"Don't worry about it." The woman said. "Sango helped me. Besides, I knew you wouldn't get back in time."

"How?"

"Almost everyone loses track of the time when they go to the magical' place."

Kagome smiled. She really did feel guilty about not helping cook, but there was no point in dwelling on the past. So she sat down next to Inuyasha and enjoyed the meal.

"So." The woman looked at Kagome. "Sango and Miroku tell me that you're Inuyasha's mate."

Kagome rolled her eyes. She was starting to dislike that term. "Yeah." She sighed.

"Don't get to excited." Inuyasha said sarcastically. He didn't know if he should feel offended by her tone or not.

"It's not that." Kagome smiled. "It's just. The word mate' sounds so unromantic."

"Why don't you two get married then. I'm sure the word wife is much more romantic."

Kagome smiled. "No. I can't marry Inuyasha."

"Why not?" Inuyasha and Mai's mom both asked as the same time.

"It would be to complicated."

"Complicated?" Inuyasha stared at Kagome.

Sango could tell that Kagome was desperate for a change of conversation. "So. How long have you guys lived here?" she asked the older couple.

"Only a few years."

The meal was finished while everyone had simple, non-important, conversations. Mai's mother began to gather up the dirty dishes and looked at Sango and Kagome. "Why don't you two girls take a bath. The men can take one after you."

"At the stream."

"No. There's a hot spring near our house. Mai, why don't you take them to it, you could use a bath too."

"Ok mommy." She stood up and pulled Kagome out the door. She likes to pull people she thought to herself.

It only took Mai a minute or so to find the spring. When the three of them reached it, she started to undress and jumped in as quickly as she could. "Do you need help undressing?" she called out when her head was above the water again.

"That's alright." Sango said.

Mai jumped out of the water and ran to Kagome. "I'll help you." She said and began to unclasp her necklaces.

"T-Thanks." Kagome laughed. Mai was a really spirited girl.

Kagome got into the water and swam around before sitting next to Sango. "These people are nice." She said.

"Yeah. We should stop here on our way back. Inuyasha would like it."

"What do you mean?" Kagome asked.

"Mai's dad told me that the people here, actually like half demons."

"Really. That's great. Oh, that reminds me, thanks for changing the subject at dinner tonight."

"Anytime."

Inuyasha stood outside and tried to decide between the two trees near the house. Neither one looked appealing. "Inuyasha" he turned and saw Kagome standing in the doorway.

"What?"

"Aren't you going to sleep in my room."

"I don't know, Mai's parents said -"

Kagome grabbed his hands, "They're the ones that told me to come get you." She pulled him indoors and walked to the little room that she and Shippo were supposed to sleep in.

Shippo was soundly sleeping by the window. Kagome glanced at him then moved into her bed. Inuyasha took the spot next to her and wrapped his arms around her. "Kagome"

"What?"

"Why don't you want to marry me?"

Kagome sighed, she hadn't meant to hurt his feelings or anything. "I told you Inuyasha, it would be to complicated."

"What do you mean?"

"I'm only 16. In my time, girls don't usually get married till they're in their 20s. I'm just not ready to get married."

"But you're ready to have a baby?"

"I can't really back down on that now, can I?"

"B-But if I asked you to marry me would you say yes."

"Inuyasha, please don't tell me that was your idea of a proposal."

"No. I was just wondering."

Kagome reached up and ran her fingers through Inuyasha's hair. He moved a little to kiss her and rested one of his hands on her hip. "Inuyasha" Kagome took in a deep breath as he kissed lightly along her neck. "Inuyasha, Shippo is right over there."

"I know." He mumbled in-between his kisses. "Otherwise my hand would be more places then your hip." He gave her one last passionate kiss before closing his eyes and going to sleep.

Kagome didn't fall asleep as quickly as he did. She snuggled in closer, but Inuyasha's question kept running through her mind would you say yes' Would I? she kept asking herself.

Morning came quickly and after a wonderful breakfast Mai and her family showed them the path that Kohaku was last seen on. "Thank you, for everything." Kagome said giving the small family one last hug.

"Take care of yourself Kagome." The elder man said.

They all walked away in silence.

In fact nobody talked till it was lunchtime and Kagome started to cook some food. "It will be ready in a few seconds." She said.

"D-Do you think we'll visit that village again?" Shippo asked.

"Maybe on our way back." Inuyasha said while stretching out on the grass.

Kagome served him a bowl of homemade vegetable soup. "Here you go." She kissed his cheek and set it down next to him.

"Thanks."

"Hey Inuyasha," Sango said after taking in some of her soup. "Why do you let your hair get so long?"

"What?"

"Your hair is longer then Kagome's. Haven't you ever gotten it cut."

"No."

"Why?"

"I like it long."

"So do I." Kagome ran her finger through it. "If you ever got it cut, I would have to blow on the dog whistle till it grew back." She held up her dog whistle.

"Funny." Inuyasha said sarcastically.

Suddenly Kagome's face when from happy to confused. Something was missing. She felt around her neck and under the collar of her shirt then screamed.

"What!" Inuyasha yelled out, covering his ears.

"The jewel, it's gone!"

"Where is it!" Miroku pulled down the collar of her shirt to make sure she wasn't just overlooking it.

"I don't know it just gone!"

I was worried that I was losing my cliffy-writing-ability. : ) Last night I thought of the most evil cliffy in the whole world, but don't worry, it won't happen for a few more chapters.

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