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A/N: I just wanted to thank all of those of you who reviewed. It keeps me motivated and wanting to update sooner. As for not continuing the story, I'll definitely keep it going if I keep getting the kind of feedback you've all been giving me the past few days.
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Kagome walked back towards Kaede's hut and was greeted by a load smack and a "hentai!"

"Miroku is at it again," she muttered softly to herself as she shook her head. Poor Sango, she had to deal with the lecherous monks tendencies all the time. Luckily for Kagome, Inuyasha made sure Miroku didn't get away with that with her.

Kagome walked with her head lowered, looking at the ground, and deep in thought. So deep in thought in fact, that she didn't see a furry orange ball galloping towards her at full speed. The orange fur ball jumped at her with such a force that she was thrown backwards onto the ground. Kagome laughed as Shippou hugged her stomach, his small arms not even able to reach half way around.

"I didn't realize you missed me so much, Shippou," Kagome said merrily. She couldn't resist the innocent look he gave her and she giggled.

"Momma, it seemed like you were gone forever." Shippou said cutely while snuggling in to Kagome's stomach. Kagome continued to laugh softly. She looked up and noted that they were just on the edge of the forest. Behind her, Inuyasha was fuming. The little runt was rubbing his scent all over the miko's body. Inuyasha deducted that is was probably partially to make him made, too.

"I wasn't gone that long was I?" Kagome asked, a surprised look spreading across her face.

"You were gone half the night," Inuyasha shot in roughly. Kagome gave them both apologizing looks. Her mind was leaping at the excuses she could use if they questioned where she had gone. Most of her ideas were incredibly lame and others were just too farfetched.

She even considered telling them she was going to the bathroom, but she had been gone far too long for that. Next she considered telling them she was attacked by a demon, that would explain why she was gone so long and why she smelled of a demon, but then it hit her she didn't have a scratch on her. Not to mention Inuyasha would over the idea of her wandering around the woods and being attacked. There would be screaming for sure. She knew the question would pop up sometime, but didn't know when. She only hoped she had a reasonable excuse by the time came. She was jogged from her thoughts when what Shippou had said earlier registered.

"Hey wait, when did you start calling me Momma, Shippou?"

"It is alright, isn't it?" he asked worriedly, his innocent eyes widening. From the look on Shippou's face, he was about to cry.

"Of course!" she said hurriedly. Inuyasha only stared at Kagome with a subtle look of horror. Did she really want to have a pup that badly? The three of them continued to walk back to the hut, Shippou riding on Kagome's shoulder.

When they arrived they found an unconscious monk on the floor and a seething woman with steam rolling out her ears. Her lightly tanned face was a deep crimson and the glint of murder lingered in her eyes. Kagome walked the short distance across the hut to stop Sango from killing the perverted monk.

"Inuyasha," Kagome said quickly. The said hanyou looked at her with slightly raised eyebrows. He then glanced back at the rumpled heap on the floor that he assumed to be the monk, Miroku. To be perfectly honest if you didn't have demon smell it was hard to tell, save for the recognizable purple robes.

"Could you please drag Miroku out of here before Sango slaughters him?" Kagome asked him fearing for the perverted monk's life.

"He deserves it," the demon exterminator ground out heatedly.

"I know he probably does, but I need to tell you something." Inuyasha looked back at Kagome with a look that clearly said, "What are you up to?"

Sango took many deep breaths to calm her self.

"Alright Kagome, what is it you wanted to tell us," Sango asked slowly, clearly she was still really angry.

"I'm going back home for an hour or so, Kagome said quickly hoping Inuyasha wouldn't catch on.

"What?" he practically screamed in her face. Kagome face faulted and glanced around the room. She backed up and went over to her huge, bright, yellow backpack. She rummaged through it, but still couldn't find what she was searching for. Kagome bent down deeper into the bag until it was to her waist. Thus the result of this was for her already very short skirt to get even shorter.

Inuyasha glanced away from the scene, his face flushing as he mumbled something along the lines of a curse to Kagome's time. Sango being in somewhat of a blind rage didn't notice the dazed hanyou's reaction to her best friend. Otherwise, she would have smacked Inuyasha and he would be unconscious for even noticing such a thing. Because if he noticed it, that meant he had to have been looking there in the first place. Kagome stood up quickly and spared a glance back at Inuyasha. She gave him an odd look and asked him if he was alright.

"Inuyasha, are you sick because you look really red," she said, her eyebrows rising.

He gave her a blank look and replied, "I'm fine, leave me alone." Inuyasha huffed and turned around.

"Um Kagome, what do you have in your hand," asked a weary Sango. Kagome did a double take to the packages in her hand.

Oh, well, I was going to give you the last of the Ramen for Inuyasha, but he doesn't look to be well, so I think I'll let you and the others have them instead. He shouldn't force anything down while he's sick."

"I'm not sick!" Inuyasha exclaimed, aghast at the thought of missing out on ramen. Kagome merely brushed that off.

Shippou going unnoticed for all this time finally spoke up. "Do you really have to go Kagome? I mean you just got back from where ever it was you were."

"Yeah Kagome, where did you go last night," asked Sango. Inuyasha was about to throw in his two sense when Kagome cut him off.

"I'll tell you when I get the whole story and when I'm ready. Until then I'm sorry, but you'll have to wait."

"We understand, Kagome-chan," said Sango thoughtfully. Kagome walked over to Sango and hugged her as a thank you and a goodbye. She turned to Shippou.

"Tell us whenever you're ready Momma," he said to her sweetly. Kagome smiled gently down at him and turned to Inuyasha for his consent.

Inuyasha looked away and muttered, "Feh." Inside Inuyasha felt woulnded. Hurt because Kagome couldn't tell him what was going on. Sure he wasn't totally honest with her some of the time, but he thought at least she was with him. He quickly glanced at her to find her starring at him sadly. Inuyasha watched her as she handed Sango his favorite food, but right now it didn't seem to matter.

Shippou walked towards Kagome and wrapped his little arms around her legs. She looked down at him and smiled.

"Don't worry Shippou, everything will be just fine and I'll be back in a couple hours. Hopefully…" She crossed back over to the other side of the hut and picked up her backpack. Kagome walked out the door tossing over her shoulder "Take care and see you in a few hours!" Inuyasha made a move to follow Kagome when Sango stopped him.

"Don't, she looks like she has something important on her mind right now." Inuyasha gave up seeing her fierce glare and went to sulk, sitting against the wall. It was at this time that Miroku decided to come inside.

"Ah, where was Lady Kagome off to in such a hurry?"

"Where else does she go on her own, stupid?" Inuyasha said this very bitterly.

"I would hope she goes to the bathroom on her own," Shippou piped up from beside Sango. This caused a chuckle to erupt from Miroku and a giggle from Sango, lightening the mood a lot. Inuyasha just continued to sulk within his own thoughts.

She walked to the Bone-eaters Well feeling a bit down. She didn't like to keep things from her friends, especially not from Inuyasha. Kagome jumped down the well and was surrounded in a blue-purple light. She looked up and saw the roof of the shrine signifying she was home. Kagome climbed out and walked out the door. Souta was outside getting ready to go to school when he spotted her. He quickly jogged over and gave her a hug saying he missed her and that their mother was in the kitchen cleaning up from breakfast. Kagome thanked him and he continued on his way to school.

Kagome walked into the house and crept into the kitchen. Her bag dropped to the floor with a soft plopping noise. Her mother turned around sharply, startled by the sudden clatter. Oh yes, Kagome was going to get answers and she wanted them now.

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